Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2209, the true awakening of national consciousness
On the campus of Royal Institute of Technology in Beijing, many students are watching "Huo Qubing Defeats the Huns". The wonderful movie, the bloody battle, many young students feel as if their blood is boiling.

At the same time, a strong sense of national pride and identity emerged spontaneously, so that on the second day, the entire school was filled with words and sentences written by these students to express patriotism.

"The great Chinese nation!"

"Unyielding spirit, self-improvement!"

"I love you, my country, and I'm proud of you!"

"Why don't you die a hundred times to serve your country!"

"A good man should carry a three-foot green spear, defend his home and country, and kill all thieves!"

"Women are weak, but they can be Hua Mulan if they are loyal to the country!"

On campus, the students kept discussing the movie last night, using poems, songs, etc. to express their inner feelings.

For the first time, I deeply recognized my own nation, my heritage and my motherland in the true sense.

For these thoughtful, learned, and knowledgeable young people, they are now more able to accept their identities and identify with their identities and ethnic groups.

This kind of thinking is called the awakening of national consciousness in later generations!

Many people may find it strange that the people of Ming Dynasty also said they were from Ming Dynasty before. Isn’t this the awakening of national consciousness?
In fact, this really can only be regarded as the initial awakening of national consciousness.

Everyone just knows that they are Han Chinese, but they don't have a specific sense of what a Han Chinese is, or what kind of deep consciousness they have in it.

This has been the case from ancient times to the present. In fact, it is not only the case in the East, but also in the West and even the whole world. Before the national consciousness is awakened, the biggest manifestation is the disunity.

In the past dynasties, before the national consciousness has not really awakened, it is possible that only people in the border areas can empathize with the invasion of foreign races, and for people in other places.

Even if it is the same nation and the same country, other people will not have any feelings, nor will there be any emotional fluctuations, and they cannot feel that this is an invasion of their own nation.

Even when the invaders killed one's own home, as long as the other party didn't destroy one's life, it didn't matter even if a foreigner became the emperor.

This point was very clearly reflected when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs.

A large number of Han people not only failed to fight against the Qing army, but even helped the Qing army to conquer more than half of the country.

Why is it so?
There may be various reasons, etc., but in the final analysis, it is that the national consciousness has not been truly awakened, and everyone has no awareness of this aspect. It is the same whoever becomes the emperor, regardless of his life or death.

This situation continued until the late Qing Dynasty. When the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Beijing, they encountered no resistance except for the Qing army. The local people were even hired by the invaders to help transport supplies, The coalition forces act as guides, build ladders and so on.

Some even became mercenaries, hired by the invaders, and aimed their guns at their own people.

why is it like this?
Some people may say that traitors are running dogs or something, but this is not very accurate.

In a real sense, the national consciousness is still not awakened, and everyone does not have this awareness, thinking that whoever gives money can be a slave to whomever, it is the same anyway.

This situation continued until after the Revolution of [-], the May [-]th Movement, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when national consciousness gradually and truly awakened.

Only then did the Chinese truly realize what a nation is and what a family, country and world are.

Only then did the difficult people's war of resistance finally defeat the invaders, win the arduous war, defend their own country, and continue their own inheritance and fire.

If it weren't for the awakening of national consciousness, the eight-year war of resistance might not have been won at all. You have to know how many traitors and lackeys there were at that time. They were working for the devils and harming their own people.

But because of the awakening of national consciousness, the common people are willing to do everything in their power to support, and the strength of the entire nation can be mobilized. In the case of great disparities in all aspects, they finally fought hard and ushered in victory. .

Can it be said that if it is not for the awakening of national consciousness, this may be won?
Impossible, more likely to copy the rhythm of the Qing army's entry, wherever the invaders went, they defeated the old rulers, they became the new rulers, and the people still lived their lives.

This is not only the case in the East, but also in the West.

Taking the Holy Roman Empire as an example, the Holy Roman Empire was very loose at first, consisting of many states and autonomous regions, and everyone did not have any national consciousness.

Until later, with the rise of the German nation and the awakening of national consciousness, the Holy Roman Empire was renamed the Holy Roman Empire of Germany.

Later, with the further awakening of national consciousness, Prussia finally emerged to unify the whole of Germany in response to the popular will and establish the German Empire.

This is a typical awakening of national consciousness, and the entire nation has become united and powerful like never before.

This is the same in Italy on the Apennine Peninsula. The original Italy was similar to the Holy Roman Empire, torn apart, and this situation continued until the national consciousness was not awakened.

It was not until the awakening of national consciousness that a kingdom that conformed to the will of the nation appeared on Italy's side and eventually unified the whole of Italy, allowing the divided nations to finally unite and form the future Italy.

Of course, in history, the national consciousness of Western countries generally awakened earlier than that of the East, and they were awakened one after another and established major countries of later generations.

Once the national consciousness is awakened, the strength of the entire nation will be united.

This point has been well reflected in many regions and countries.

For example, countries that were once divided can finally be united again, such as the merger of East and West Germany. Without the awakening and unification of national consciousness, it is impossible to merge together.

Another example is that in later generations, even though there is no unity, everyone recognizes their identity and nationality. Even on a global scale, during our most difficult period of the War of Resistance, Chinese people all over the world supported us, donating money and materials, and even directly Return home to participate in the war of resistance.

This is the best embodiment, the awakening of a national consciousness can unite the entire nation and make the entire nation stronger than ever.

At this moment in Daming, the original national consciousness is already in the stage of awakening. Since ancient times, under the great unification, its own national consciousness and sense of identity have been very strong.

Over the past 30 years, the Ming Empire has entered unprecedented prosperity and prosperity, which can easily stimulate the sense of national identity and the awakening of national consciousness.

Coupled with the education and propaganda through newspapers and new-style schools, it can be said that the national consciousness itself is already in the stage of awakening. Now the broadcast of this movie has further accelerated this awakening and promoted the national consciousness of the entire Ming Empire. awakening.

At this moment, as the movie was played in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, the whole of the Ming Dynasty was deeply shocked by it.

At the same time, this kind of national consciousness and national consciousness is constantly awakening in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Even those sour and rotten scholars who have always despised warriors and said that the soldiers are Qiu Ba are all splashing ink one after another at this moment, feeling the urge to join the army and defend their home and country.

Of course, the current Ming Dynasty does not need them to join the army, but the poems of historical patriotic poets such as Xin Qiji, Lu You, Wen Tianxiang, etc. are also suddenly popular in Daming.

When you die, you know that everything is empty, but you don't see Jiuzhou Tong in sorrow.Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, and the family sacrifices were never forgotten to tell Nai Weng.

Lying in a lonely village, I don't feel sorry for myself, but I still think about defending Luntai for the country.Lying in the middle of the night and listening to the wind and rain, the Iron Horse and Glacier fell into a dream.

After a hard encounter, there are few stars around.The mountains and rivers are broken, the wind blows catkins, and the life experience is ups and downs.

There is righteousness in heaven and earth, and manifolds are mixed.The lower part is Heyue, and the upper part is the sun star.

The famous poems of these patriotic poets also quickly became popular.

Even the sisters in the brothel Chu Guan began to use these poems to compose and sing, expressing their inner feelings of worrying about the country and the people.

As for the Xinxue school, the students also expressed their patriotism with their immature writing, expressing their inner pride for this country and this nation.

Above the court, in the past, these ministers often only recognized their fellow countrymen and fellows, and they fought fiercely for power and profit.

Many times, I don't really think about some things for this country, and think about doing some practical and good things.

Just like in the past, civil servants and military generals were against each other.

The frontier defense of the imperial court was empty, the frontier soldiers didn't even have enough to eat, and their weapons and equipment were completely inadequate. The Tartars repeatedly went south, looting the border, burning, killing and looting.

However, the civil servants above the imperial court, they have great power, they clearly know that they should rectify military affairs, pay attention to border defense, and allocate more money and food to support them.

But they didn't do this, because of the confrontation between civil and military officials, they even kept suppressing generals, constantly suppressing the opening of the frontier army, greedy for the food and salaries of the Mexican frontier army, and so on.

When doing these things, there is no disturbance in their hearts, and they don't even think about the entire Ming Dynasty, because in the eyes of these officials, even if the court dies, it is not up to them to change the dynasty. These civil servants came to rule.

Therefore, the strength of the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with them. What they care more about is how much power and money they have in their hands, and whether their family can become stronger because of this.

This is a typical manifestation of the lack of awakening of national consciousness.

Of course, after the awakening of national consciousness, there are still many such people, but more are still emerging heroes who sacrificed for the country and the nation.

(End of this chapter)