Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 52

Longmen Mountain 4000 years ago.

Dayu led the people to slay the evil dragon, dredged the river, solved a flood problem in the Yellow River, and benefited the common people.

The most primitive ancients were still in a state of ignorance, fearing the heavens.

In many people's hearts, they still think that manpower is invincible, but Dayu is different. For the survival of the people, for the future generations, and for the development of a better Chinese civilization, he firmly believes:
With your own hands, you can create the future!
Even if you compete with the sky and nature, you will not hesitate.

Under the camera of the live broadcast, countless stones rolled down the mountain stream and fell into the turbulent turbulent water.

"Long, Qi, Kui, Ji, wrapping the rope."

"Gao Tao, Long, Yi, prepare wooden spears."

"Hou Ji and Boyi, each of you lead your men to block the upstream and downstream, and you must not let this evil dragon escape."

One by one of Dayu's subordinates once again divided their responsibilities and acted clearly.

Muddy water depths.

That hideous and ugly dragon appeared, opened its mouth, spit out its scarlet tongue, and roared horribly towards the crowd on the shore.

The terrifying sound waves shook the wilderness, like a demonic beast that emerged from hell, making people daunting.

What greeted it was a sharp spear.

Long, who was taller and as strong as an ox, this ancient man nearly two meters tall, took the lead and jumped into the river.

Like a fearless warrior, it is shocking to watch.

Looking at this extremely dangerous scene, Lin Feng was stunned, these are our ancestors!In order to survive, you must risk your life and fight against the beasts.

Long, Qi, Kui, and Ke, four men, plunged into the water one after another, and fought the dragon face to face.

"Boss, this is the Altar Sky Sword, please kill the evil dragon."

An old wizard with strange decorations, holding a short knife in both hands, speaking tremblingly.

Dayu took the broken knife, looked back at Lin Feng as if, and then also plunged into the water.

Man, fight the dragon.

Disparity in strength.

However, although this Huaxia ethnic group was terrified, none of them ran away, and they were all fighting hard.

The river water was dyed red.

Can't tell if it's human blood or dragon's blood.

The surface of the river was scarlet, and the shocking color made every audience in front of the TV feel suffocated and heartbroken.

Relative to modern comfortable living.

Ancestors, it's not easy!

"I want to cry, who can hug me!"

"There are no sharp weapons, no back-up medical treatment, only a passion, and dare to fight fierce beasts. How much courage is this?"

"I am a man of seven feet, and I have burst into tears. The history of the development of Chinese civilization is also a history of blood and tears!"

"Great ancients, I praise you."

"These clips are simply the reflection of history thousands of years ago. How did the radio program be filmed?"

"The unyielding ancients are conquering that world."

"Looking at the ancients fighting for their lives against the evil dragon, I really wish I could rush down and contribute my own strength."

"Who would have thought that Dayu slaying the dragon is not a fairy tale, but a real existence."

"Dayu is mighty! The Huaxia tribe is mighty!"

……

Shortly after.

The people on the shore held the rope, and Lin Feng also went to help, dragging Dayu, Long and others ashore.

Everyone was covered in paint and dripping with blood.

The dragon was beheaded, and some of the corpses floated on the river and flowed far away.

There is no need to worry about the next work of cleaning up the river, and you can let go of your hands and feet to do things.

"Success..."

Everyone was cheering, with victorious smiles on their faces. They gathered around Dayu, sang praises, and regarded him as the leader of the Son of Heaven.

Afterwards Dayu and the others simply applied herbs and wounds with hemp rope, and everyone began to eat.

Burnt river fish, berries, and no other food.

They stayed so long to dredge the river that they almost ran out of food.

Lin Feng picked up a berry from the ground.

After one bite, it was sour and hard to swallow.

Turning their heads, the others ate with gusto without any complaints.

There is light in everyone's eyes, and perhaps they are all looking forward to better and better days in the future.

"The predecessors planted trees, the descendants took advantage of the shade, and the younger generation boldly represented the 14 million people in the future, and thanked the Chinese ancestors."

Lin Feng's words came from the bottom of his heart.

Dayu, who was sitting on the stone, looked surprised and asked, "14 million people?"

in this primitive age.

Numerology has not yet developed, and there are no counting units such as ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, and billion.

How do people count?
There are three ways.

One, knot counting means that each knot on the rope represents one or one time.

Second, chip counts (or small stones) each chip represents 1, or 10, or 100, etc.

Third, draw each line on the wood to represent 1, or 10, or 100, etc. 4. Abacus Use the abacus to count and perform calculations.

Especially the first kind of knot counting is the most widely used.

And the method of counting with knots was not only used in ancient times, but also has been used in some ethnic groups.

People in the Song Dynasty said in a book:

"The Tatars have no written language, and every time they send out troops and horses, they make an agreement with grass, so that people can communicate, and they are eager to spark."

This is to use grass knots to mobilize army horses, and to convey the number of people to be mobilized!
Others, such as the Tibetan and Yi nationalities, have written characters, but this method has been used for a long time among the general illiterate people.

Not only have we knotted ropes in the East, but also in the West.

It seems that our planet has long been like a global village.

It's just that there was no telegraph and telephone at that time.

Legend has it that the ancient Persian king once fought a war and ordered his soldiers to guard a bridge for 60 days.In order to allow the soldiers to keep watch for more than one day and not one more day, the Persian king used a long leather strap and tied 60 buckles on it.He said to the officers and soldiers guarding the bridge: "After I leave, you undo one buckle a day. When you finish undoing it, you can go home."

In the oracle bone inscriptions in ancient my country, the "number" of mathematics.

The right side of it represents a right hand, and the left side is a wooden stick with many knots: for those who "count", remember to tie the knots.

The birth and structure of the word "number" is related to knotting.

Lin Feng pointed to the vast mountains and rivers, and replied loudly:
"If you tie knots and count, the population of the descendants of China can circle around our vast planet."

"If you count stones, they can be piled up into a towering mountain."

"If you use wood chips to make marks, you will consume a whole forest of wood."

As soon as this word comes out.

Dayu was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

What was the population in his time?
Extrapolation available.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the population was about 400 million.

Calculated over the millennium, the estimated total population of the Huaxia nation is about 20~40!
in modern society.

That is the population of a small town.

So how could Dayu not be surprised?
After a long time, Dayu said, "How much does your modern age know about this era?"

Lin Feng replied, "It's limited to some fairy tales, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake."

Dayu frowned and asked, "Is my story also treated as a myth?"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Thousands of years have passed, thousands of seas have gone through many vicissitudes, and many ancient relics are difficult to preserve."

"There are also overseas barbarians who often question our Chinese civilization and the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. They all think that history is fabricated."

Dayu immediately said, "You future generations, don't you want to refute?"

Lin Feng said helplessly, "There is no physical evidence, only some illusory myths and stories, it is difficult to refute."

of course.

We ourselves have always firmly believed that the history of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors does exist.

Dayu stomped his feet angrily, got up and said, "Those who are not of my race are truly abominable. How dare you suspect that I, Dayu, is a myth, a fabricated false existence, come with me!"

The other Huaxia people were still eating in place.

Dayu was very angry, and led Lin Feng, one in front of the other, towards the stone mountain behind him.

There is a cave here.

The traces of man-made carvings are very heavy, and there are still a lot of clothes, dry grass, fire piles, etc. inside.

This is where they temporarily sleep at night.

Lin Feng was suspicious.

Could it be that this cave contains some shocking secrets?
(End of this chapter)