The dispute between Li An and Li Xiaolu was mostly caused by a difference in perception. It was relatively simple, and there were no dark conspiracies involved. On the other hand, many religious and political differences had huge conspiracies behind them, as well as many dirty interests.
Sometimes, it was meaningless to adhere to some boring principles, but if they did not adhere to them, the huge wealth maintained by this interest group and the prestige that made the people obey them unconditionally would disappear, and their small group would suffer a huge blow. Therefore, even if the people had to pay an extremely heavy price, they had to maintain this persistence.
Because no matter how big the loss of the people was, the interests and supreme status of this small group could not be shaken. If they did not adhere to it, the people could live a peaceful life, but the interests of this small group could not be guaranteed.
For example, the battle between Shia and Sunni lasted for more than a thousand years. People of different factions kept fighting together, causing countless bloody conflicts. A large group of political groups came into being and led the people of different factions. They used the national weapon to constantly promote that they were right, and the factions that insisted on other beliefs were ignorant infidels. This constantly deepened the misunderstanding of the people of different factions, which then caused irreconcilable contradictions and huge internal friction in the entire Arab world.
As for the huge internal strife in the Arab world, no one could calculate how much damage it had caused to these countries, but it was definitely not a small loss. More than a thousand years of internal strife would definitely cause a lot of damage to the world. Moreover, these internal strife would continue to exist, and it seemed like it would never stop.
If they wanted to stop this endless internal friction, one faction must stand up and admit their mistakes, or both sides must no longer adhere to the so-called principles and cancel the hostility between them.
However, this idea was too naive, because it would seriously violate the interests of the high-level leaders of the two factions. They had instilled their principles in the people, and they had been affirmed by the people. If they rashly overthrew these principles, not only would the high-level leaders lose face, but it would also shake the ruling foundation of these high-level leaders, leading to the collapse of the regime. Once the regime collapsed, the interests of these high-level leaders could not be guaranteed.
There was also the French Revolution, which replaced the monarchy with a republic, which seriously violated the interests of the surrounding countries' monarchs. If the people in their countries learned from the French Revolution and overthrew the monarchs, then these domineering monarchs would lose everything. Therefore, these emperors desperately tried to stop the French and jointly stifle the development of the republic.
In addition, there were many religions in ancient times that had their own set of theoretical systems, and these theoretical systems were supported by all the believers, so their status in the religion was always high, and they could always obtain huge benefits. However, some people found that this set of theories was wrong, and they gave very convincing examples, which made the believers doubt the religion, and this would inevitably shake the interests of the religion. Therefore, this person who dared to question the religion's theory was cruelly executed. His death was quite tragic, and he was burned to death in a fire.
The arguments between ordinary people were often caused by differences in cognition. They would not overly pursue who was right and who was wrong. Even if they argued until their faces turned red, there would not be much harm, and there was no conflict of interest.
The arguments between religious and political groups were much more serious. They could not easily admit defeat. Even if it caused huge losses to the country and the people, they would never admit defeat. Otherwise, the interests of this interest group could not be guaranteed.
In the struggle between two groups in the later years of Hua Xia, one of the groups was defeated and retreated to a small island. At this time, if they could consider the overall situation and choose to surrender, the entire Hua Xia could be completely unified. However, in this way, the interests of themselves and the large group of people behind them could not be guaranteed. For the interests of their own small group, they would never surrender, even if it caused the entire Hua Xia Empire to be divided. In the eyes of the interest group, their own interests were the most important, and the interests of the country and the people could only be slightly behind.
These were the more conscientious interest groups. If it were some unconscientious interest groups, they would only consider their own interests completely. In order to obtain huge benefits for themselves, they would betray the interests of their country and the people without blinking an eye.
Traitors did not only appear in one race. Any country and race had traitors. As long as it was a behavior that harmed the interests of the country for their own interests, they could be defined as traitors. This showed how large the number of traitors was.
In the later years of Hua Xia, many nationalistic youths complained that there were too many traitors in Hua Xia. It was simply a country of traitors. However, the other countries were also like this. The situation was similar. Even between many allies, there would be obstacles for each other because of different interests.
To give the simplest interest, the United Kingdom and the United States were quasi-allies. When the United Kingdom was suffering, their allies' businessmen were still continuously transporting large amounts of energy and materials needed for the war to their enemies. Why did they do this? Of course, it was to make money. Because selling goods could make money, of course, they would sell. As for what these goods were used for, they only cared about making money. They would not consider so much.
In the later years of Hua Xia, when the Wokou pirates invaded, the western countries that sympathized with and supported us sold more war resources to the Wokou pirates. If the western countries did not sell the most important strategic resources to the Wokou pirates, the Wokou pirates would not have been able to invade Hua Xia at all. All of their advanced weapons would have been useless. However, for their own interests, these businessmen did not hesitate to sell the war resources to the invaders of Hua Xia.
As for how great of a disaster it would bring to Hua Xia after these resources were in the hands of the invaders, they did not think about it. They only cared about how much money they could earn and how much profit they could obtain. As for how great of a loss the strategic resources they sold caused to the Hua Xia Empire, they did not think about it. After all, the free world advocated benefits above all else. For benefits, they could make any kind of dirty deal.
Therefore, when Ang Lee thought about how some people in the future flattered the western countries, he felt very disgusted. Their prosperity was completely built on the foundation of other people's pain. If they did not have the primitive accumulation of evil, how could they live such a comfortable life now? People who boasted that the western countries were all shameless people. They only saw the western civilization, but they did not see how many bad things these people had done before and how many disasters they had caused other races to suffer.
Li Xiaolu naturally could not win against Ang Lee. However, she did not want to go against her own heart and deliberately curry favor with Ang Lee. She even felt that Ang Lee was joking with her. After all, planet Qiming was just in front of them. It looked as big as an egg. No matter who it was, they would not imagine it to be as big as the earth.
Li Xiaolu was not the only one who found this hard to accept. When Ang Lee came into contact with astronomy in his previous life, he also found it hard to accept. This was because the moon and stars that he usually saw were too small. Even if they were a little further away, they should not be that big! After deep contact, he slowly understood the charm of astronomy and began to believe in science. He believed that the stars in the sky were much bigger than what he knew.
"Assistant Minister Li, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's watch the sunrise properly! The last time I watched the sunrise on the sea, I was still very young. I looked out from the small crack at the bottom of the cabin. In the blink of an eye, many years have passed. "
Li Xiaolu did not want to think about astronomy anymore. After all, her cognition caused her to be unable to accept this kind of thing no matter what. Therefore, it was better to instinctively avoid it. Compared to boring astronomy, she still preferred to see more intuitive beautiful scenery. For example, the sunrise on the sea was a kind of beautiful scenery that fascinated her.
"Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. Let's enjoy the scenery!"
Ang Lee was also a person who understood romance. If all the astronomy knowledge was popularized, then there would be no chance to make up stories in the future. Listening to the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl was interesting. However, if one understood that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were huge fireballs, then it would completely lose the romance and become quite boring.
Therefore, sometimes, it was not necessarily a good thing for people to know too much. This was because the more they knew, the clearer they could see things, and the easier it was to see a lot of disharmony. Sometimes, being confused was actually a good thing. At least, being confused was better for people's health.
For example, if there were only a few acne on a person's face, it would not give people the feeling that it was a big deal. However, if a person learned microbiology, they would know that there were countless mites on these acne beans, densely lying on the face. The food that they usually ate was also full of a lot of bacteria and disgusting small insects. In this way, living was not particularly painful. They could not even eat properly because there were always a lot of bacteria in the food.
There was also a very painful reality that people only had one life for everyone. Before the emergence of this science, people believed that there would be an afterlife. Even if they suffered in this life, they could obtain a rich life in the afterlife. In this way, people would live very comfortably and happily. After knowing that people only had one life, people would be eager for quick success and would be anxious because life would disappear soon. Of course, doing anything had to be done as soon as possible and pay attention to efficiency. If it was slow, this life would pass, and because there was no next life, there was no hope.
Of course, this also put an end to some scoundrels because some people owed debts in this life and did not intend to pay them back. Instead, they set the date of payment in the next life and waited until the next life to pay the money back. However, if there was no next life, naturally, they could not use this trick to cheat. Therefore, this science also stopped some scoundrels from making a living.
Ang Lee remembered very clearly that in the Hua Xia, where the popularization of science in the future was relatively high, people did everything in a hurry and seemed to be particularly busy. In another country that believed in the afterlife, the ordinary people's lives were very prioritized. It could be regarded as a kind of slow life! It was because they believed that their lifespan was infinite. After this life, there was the next life, the next life, and the next life. In this way, what was there to be anxious about? They just had to live their lives slowly.
Ang Lee reached out and hugged Li Xiaolu in front of him. He looked at the place where the sun was about to rise in the east. This feeling was very wonderful. It was Ang Lee's blessing to be able to hug such a beautiful little beauty.
"Assistant Minister Li, everything is ready. Can we set off?"
A subordinate walked over carefully and asked.
Ang Lee looked around and saw that his subordinates were indeed all ready, so he nodded and said, "Okay, we can set off."
When the subordinate heard the order, he immediately roared and ordered the fleet to set off. They left the northern port of Egypt and went to Spain, which was thousands of miles away.
Before they set off, there were naturally Egyptian officials in charge of sending them off. However, Ang Lee did not like such occasions, so he let his subordinates come forward to entertain them. He had been staying with Li Xiaolu.
With the order, the outermost steam boat of the team began to move and dragged the huge transport ship out of the port and into the depths of the sea.
The transport vehicle was very noisy, but Ang Lee rested quite well, so the noise did not make him irritated. Instead, it made him feel very comfortable because the sound of the steam engine was very vigorous. It gave him a very heroic feeling.
"The ship is setting off. We're going to Gibraltar. Are you very happy?"
Ang Lee looked at Li Xiaolu in his arms and asked.
Li Xiaolu smiled and nodded. She said happily, "I've never been so happy in my life. I've left my hometown for so many years, and I don't even know what it has become. I really want to fly back to my hometown immediately!"
After saying that, her face was full of longing, as if she really missed her hometown.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Don't worry! Your wish will come true very soon. At most ten days to half a month, our fleet will reach Gibraltar and your hometown. At that time, you'll be able to see what your hometown has become. "
"Mm, but we should watch the sunrise now. It's my first time sitting on such a beautiful deck to watch the sunrise."
Li Xiaolu said excitedly.
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