The ancients fought wars, why did the southerners always fail to defeat the northerners, was it really that the northerners were too strong?
Throughout Chinese history, you will find a special phenomenon that the wars of each dynasty were from north to south. Whether it was the Sui Dynasty defeating the Southern Dynasty, or Zhao Kuangyin unifying the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, or even the Qing army entering the pass, it was from north to south. So, were ancient southerners really not able to fight northerners?
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qin unified the whole country, but at the beginning of its establishment, the State of Qin was only a small state in the northwest. Qin Feizi, the first emperor of Qin, only raised horses for the Zhou clan. Because of his merits in raising horses, he was awarded a piece of Qin land, historically known as "Yingqin". During the reign of King You of Zhou, Inuyasha attacked, officially becoming a princely state because of his merits in protection and expulsion.
Compared with the State of Qin, the State of Chu is a big country. However, there were many literati and poets in the Chu state who wanted to lead the army and fight against the soldiers. The Qin kingdom is really incomparable. However, this situation is also based on the national economy. In ancient times, the economy represented by population, the Chu state covered an area of 1 million square kilometers.
However, chu land is mostly in the Huai River and Jianghan, and there is more land and fewer people. In the later period, the economy of the south gradually developed. Indeed, the economy of the Chu state is very ordinary. In the Han Dynasty, the economy of the south was promoted by the introduction of various technologies, while the north fell into chaos due to many wars, and the northerners began to gradually move south.
During the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin emphasized the importance of literature and did not use military generals in the imperial court. More and more people are learning to read. Especially in Gangnam.
The north advocated force, just like the Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty, which had reached Guangzhou, but still had Beijing as its capital, because the north was the homeland of the Mongolian people and it was difficult to adapt to the southern environment. Since then, the North has been the seat of this regime. Everything in the North is about the regime.
From the beginning, the geography of the North was poor, and the relationship between people was complex. Like the northern Huns' "mother-wife" system, the father's wife, sons, and brothers could inherit it. Under the derivation of this relationship, a vast network of relationships is mixed together. The North therefore attaches great importance to feelings and rights. But the South is different. In the South, it was mainly reading and doing business. Their social relations are relatively simple. They are usually an exchange of benefits. They pay little attention to feelings. Ancient southerners were satisfied as long as they could live a stable life.
The north has always been a nomadic people, it is difficult to settle down, they always maintain a sense of crisis, Nurhaci's Qing Dynasty is a nation on horseback, but by the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing dynasty royal family has become accustomed to a life of respect and privilege, has forgotten the suffering of the north, but it is worth mentioning.
In modern times, Southerners advocate change and reform. Southerners are more focused on wisdom, while Northerners are armed.