Diqin Designer

Chapter 384 How Culture Changes a Country

Will there still be such a stupid country in the future?
Anyone with a normal mind wouldn't think this way.

The development of a country is accumulated step by step. Even if the ideas of Western countries are correct, it still takes time, sweat and wisdom to accumulate bit by bit, rather than just copying the Western countries' ideas and expecting that the country can be transformed from poor and weak to rich and strong immediately.

It is true that correct ideas can guide the country onto the right path, but ideas must also be supported by actual production practice, otherwise they will become empty talk and fantasy.

What's more, from what Li Nian said, the Western countries' approach is not correct. It would be strange if no trouble comes if you move the wrong things into your own home.

Li Nian smiled and said, "So, these people started a civil war to drive out their country's original leaders and support the person they think is right and can lead them to a better life."

"Just when these people were overjoyed, thinking that the old court that persecuted them had been driven away, that the light of freedom, democracy and human rights would shine upon them, and that a happy and beautiful life was about to begin, they discovered that things were 'slightly' different from what they had imagined."

"Instead of a better life, the bandits tore off their disguises and revealed their ugly faces. Instead of supporting them, we took the opportunity to invade them, destroy their economy, occupy their territory, and rob their resources..."

"Those whom they regarded as leaders, righteous men who dared to resist the tyranny of the old court and could lead them to a better life, also bared their fangs, bit them madly, and devoured their flesh and blood."

"During the old dynasty of this country, there were food subsidies, so that even if not everyone in this country could eat enough, they would not suffer from famine. But after they believed in the Western countries and overthrew the old dynasty with the help of the Western countries, the subsidies stopped, and the food that was originally affordable with a small amount of money became a high-priced item."

Wang Jian asked curiously, "Have they come to their senses at this time and miss the old dynasty?"

Li Nian shook his head and said, "On the contrary, many people still hate the old dynasty and still believe that they will have a good life. What they are experiencing now are just some tests before the good life comes. This is the power of the cultural exports of Western countries. Even though they have been poisoned, they are still willing to believe in the Western countries' tricks."

This made the First Emperor and others feel incredible. Are these people only concerned about food and not about beatings, or are they so stupid that they don’t even understand who has harmed them?

In fact, Li Nian also found it incredible. He could only say that this was an excellent matching mechanism in the Middle East, which was really difficult to support. Just like a certain Lang, when everyone thought he would fight back strongly, he suddenly got angry.

The First Emperor then asked a rather strange question: "Where is this country located?"

Li Nian understood what the First Emperor meant immediately. The First Emperor felt that such a stupid nation was rare. If he met one, he must not let it go. He had to sell them the "health products" produced in the Qin Dynasty. Even if this was not the future, his ancestors might have lived there.

The First Emperor had bad intentions. The others also heard what the First Emperor meant and looked at Li Nian, wanting to know who was so stupid.

Li Nian said: "The people of this country are located in Jizhou (the area in Central Asia), but it is not only this country that is influenced by Western countries. There are many other countries, even in China, there are people who believe in the Western countries, especially in the early years."

"Because Western countries are more advanced and prosperous than China, some people have a sense of inferiority and self-deprecation, and have fabricated many rumors to elevate foreign countries and belittle China. For example, the classic rumor that Chinese tableware must be washed seven times is a foot basin."

These words made the First Emperor and others frown. They had rarely thought of the concept of China before, but influenced by Li Nian in the past year, they knew the importance of "China". They were the people of China, and Daqin was also a country of China.

Whether it is them and the people of the Qin Dynasty today, or their descendants, they are all Chinese. This concept will run through the years and follow history from ancient times to the present.

In their minds, China is not inferior to any other country or nation, but in the future generations where Li Nian came from, there were people who were born in China and were Chinese people, but they worshipped foreign countries and belittled China.

"This rumor probably said that the Foot Basin Nation loves cleanliness and is serious about their work, so they strictly require dishes to be washed seven times. However, a Chinese citizen working in the Foot Basin found that washing seven times was too troublesome, and thought that washing five times was already clean enough, and he could wash more dishes and get more rewards, so he only washed five times."

"Later, when he was checked by the foot basin man, he found that the Chinese man was still quibbling that washing five times was almost the same as washing seven times. The foot basin man just said indifferently, 'You are a dishonest person, please leave.'"

"To make a living, this Chinese man continued to look for a job washing dishes in a restaurant in Jiaoben. However, because he only washed dishes five times in the last Jiaoben restaurant, all the restaurants he found would not hire him. Even the landlord of the house he rented and the Jiaoben school he attended disliked him."

"Without any help, this Chinese citizen had to move to another foot basin city, and he told other Chinese citizens who came to the foot basin about his experience, 'When washing dishes in the foot basin, you must wash them seven times!'"

Li Nian had also read these stories before, but at that time he wondered if toilet water was really drinkable? Even if it was cleaned very cleanly, normal people would not drink it, right?
The Foot Basin People are really perverted and inhuman. They can even drink toilet water. If there are Foot Basin People coming to China in the future, it is best to have someone keep an eye on them to prevent them from stealing toilet water.

After listening to Li Nian's rumor, Wang Jian sneered and said, "The person who made up this rumor should be killed. In his rumor, he deliberately made the Chinese people appear lazy, cunning and greedy for small profits, so as to highlight the seriousness and rigor of the people in the foot basin. Later, he made the Chinese people regret it, hoping to show that the Chinese people are cowardly and incompetent, and can only regret it unwillingly!"

"In this way, the ugly and bad nature of our Chinese people has been revealed in this rumor. On the contrary, the people of Jiaoben have noble character and are upright. They humiliate their compatriots and flatter foreigners. Their intentions are extremely sinister. How can the person who made up this rumor not be killed?"

Li Nian glanced at Wang Jian and thought to himself: "If you do this, old general, I'm afraid I'll have to kill a lot of people!"

Li Nian said: "This kind of rumor was once widely circulated in China, poisoning countless people, making them think that foreign countries are good, even foreigners' arrows are fragrant, and China is bad, everything is bad."

"I also categorized the characteristics of foreign countries: British gentlemen, French romance, German attention to detail, the rigorous and serious people of the United States, and the rich and open United States..."

"It was not until the development of China that people gradually saw the real situation abroad. They found that France was romantic but irresponsible, the United States was rich and open, but the poor had no place to stand, and the Chinese were rigorous but made fakes and discharged nuclear waste water into the sea..." "However, even with the facts in front of them, there are still people in China who cheer for Western countries, promote the beauty of the West, and belittle their own country."

The First Emperor said calmly: "These people are no longer considered Chinese people, but are just the hawks and dogs raised by the Western countries in China. They are so obsessed with the Western countries, why don't they leave?"

Li Nian smiled and said, "They do want to, but Western countries are not stupid. They recruit people with skills and money, but not trash."

At this time, the First Emperor discovered another problem. Li Nian seemed to have listed Jiaoben as one of the western countries in his words. However, Jiaoben was obviously close to Daqin and was located to the east of Daqin. Why was it included in the western countries?
This shouldn't be Li Nian's carelessness, so there must be a reason. The First Emperor quickly thought about the answer in his mind, could it be...

He confirmed with Li Nian: "Li Nian, why do you put the Foot Basin on the same level as the Western countries? As far as I know, the Foot Basin is to the east of Daqin!"

Li Nian replied: "Your Majesty, the 'East' and 'West' of the countries are not only divided by geographical location, but also by ideology, thought and culture. Jiaoben is heavily influenced by the West. Although it is located in the East and the majority of the population is yellow, it can be considered one of the Western countries."

Just as he thought, although the Jiaoben Kingdom was geographically located in the East, its cultural ideas were influenced and infiltrated by Western countries. This made the First Emperor deeply feel the power of cultural invasion!
The First Emperor soon thought of another point. Although the Jiaoben Kingdom was very close to China, it leaned towards the Western countries. Given its geographical location, it would definitely be used by the Western countries as a means to deal with future China.

The road ahead for China in later generations must have been very difficult. No wonder Li Nian felt that the difficulties faced by the Qin Dynasty were nothing compared to those faced by China in later generations.

According to what this kid said, the last dynasty of China was the Qing Dynasty. This kid had a very bad impression of the Qing Dynasty. This dynasty did not lead China to prosperity, but instead led to China's weakness, causing China to suffer many humiliations and put it in danger of national extinction.

China was dark and gloomy, with the Qing Dynasty standing there emitting a foul odor. Outside China, Western countries were rising up and were like a group of beasts, eyeing China covetously.

I really want to know how China in later generations escaped from the environment of internal and external difficulties, successfully founded its country, and rose to become one of the world's superpowers.

Li Nian returned to the story about a certain country in the future: "The happy and beautiful life did not come, but the cheap food was gone. Although the people of this country still believe in the Western countries, they are really hungry. However, the new dynasty they support will not indulge them. Dare to be dissatisfied? They will all be hunted down as remnants of the old dynasty. The new dynasty cannot be tough externally, but it can strike hard at home."

"If I can't control the foreigners, how can I control you unruly people? Anyone who dares to cry out for hunger will be given a 'peanut' by the 'merciful' new dynasty. As long as they eat it and no longer cry out for hunger, then they are definitely not hungry."

They did know about peanuts, a crop from another continent that Li Nian had mentioned, but the "peanuts" here were definitely not the ones they knew before. It should be some kind of weapon or poison from later times that could take people's lives.

Killing people will certainly make the dead not cry out for hunger. This is indeed a "good" way to solve famine and hunger disasters. However, the people of this country do not deserve sympathy. They deserve what they have suffered.

This cultural invasion is truly dangerous. It can plunge a country into chaos and cause it to overthrow. The Qin Dynasty must be vigilant. It is best to influence other countries rather than be influenced by them!
Li Nian continued, "This country is one of the examples of being influenced by Western countries. However, this country is only a small country, which may make Your Majesty and the others think that it is normal for a country to be weak and poor and be influenced by Western countries. But what if a world-class power is also influenced and overthrown?"

This instantly attracted great interest from the First Emperor and others.

They already knew that world-class powers were influenced by cultural exports. Li Nian had already said that China in later generations was also influenced by the thoughts and culture of Western countries, but after listening to this kid's words, it seemed that this world-class power had a great background.

Under the surprised and curious gazes of the First Emperor and others, Li Nian said: "The Bear Country was once one of the superpowers in later generations. The superpowers in later generations: one is the United States, and the other is the Bear Country. These two countries were the two strongest countries of that era, and many countries formed camps with them as the core."

"However, in the 1990s, more than 2,200 years from now, the Bear Country, which was destined to leave a heavy mark in human history, collapsed and fell apart."

"This huge country, which appeared for the first time in human history, has only existed for 69 years. The Bear Country has created many brilliant achievements. It launched the first artificial earth satellite, completed the first human space flight, and took the first photo of the back of the moon..."

Li Nian did not explain what these achievements were, but just by hearing "the first time the back of the moon was photographed", Qin Shi Huang and others knew that this was definitely something that the Qin Dynasty could never do at present.

"The founding and rise of China in later generations was also related to this country. But your majesty and the others should not misunderstand. China's rise in later generations was achieved step by step by the Chinese martyrs, not by charity from others. When the Bear Country was strong, it was the world's top. The so-called 'top' means the top of the world. Only the United States can compare with it. No other country can compare with it, and neither can China at that time."

"When it was at its strongest, the United States was far inferior to it, and the Americans even thought that they could not win the competition against the Bear Country. However..."

Li Nian changed the subject and said, "The huge country of Mao Xiong has finally collapsed! There are many reasons why Mao Xiong fell apart, but the fact that it was influenced by the culture of Western countries is undoubtedly one of them."

The power of this country can also be felt from Li Nian’s words, but such a powerful country can also be overthrown due to the cultural influence of other countries.

This made the First Emperor and others, who had originally believed that as long as the Qin Dynasty was strong enough, it would not be harmed by the cultural invasion of other countries as Li Nian mentioned, look serious.

The First Emperor was puzzled and asked: "Since this country is so powerful, how did the Western countries influence this country with their culture?"

Li Nian said: "Although this country is strong, it has shortcomings. Its shortcomings have been seized upon by Western countries. Naturally, Western countries have dealt a heavy blow to it, and in the process, they have demonstrated their strengths in these areas to the people of this country."

"In terms of industrial production, the country focuses more on heavy industry and neglects light industry. As a result, although it is a superpower with good production and manufacturing capabilities, the people's lives are quite simple."

(End of this chapter)