The war of hegemony among the great powers in the Spring and Autumn Period was a reflection of the near decline of slavery. Qi Huan and Jin Wen put forward the slogan of "respecting the king and rejecting foreign countries", which has the significance of maintaining the slavery order. But their real purpose is to use this slogan as a means to expand territory and plunder wealth. Just press "Spring and Autumn Annals", in? 242? Years, a country of war? 483? Second, will the DPRK hire an alliance? 450? Time. In fact, these military actions and North Korea's conscription alliance are plundering of small countries by big countries. The State of Jin stipulated that the vassal states "hired at the age of three, faced the court at the age of five, met in case of something, and did not form an alliance", and squeezed property from small countries. Take Lu as an example. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Jun lived only in the Zhou Dynasty. 3? Time, and qi, jin, chu unexpectedly? 33? The second time. Small countries beg to avoid being bullied by big countries in the form of "hiring things and offering things", so small countries will always be "only strong and obedient" among big countries, and "there is no shortage of professional contributions, so they should fight when they should"? . Lu said to him, "Today, I am here, too. I am among the great powers. I am still afraid of asking for it. " In addition, the people of small countries have to perform military service and hard labor for the rulers of big countries. Small countries have reached the point of "no age, no job, no service, no service" and dare not "forget their posts"! Sometimes, you have not only contributed to a big country, but also been killed by several big countries at the same time. The so-called "sacrifice jade and silk, second place" and "respect * * * (offer) money and silk to newcomers." ?

Although the war for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period inevitably brought all kinds of tragedies, disasters and pains, it also produced objective effects conducive to historical progress.

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First, the war for hegemony accelerated the pace of reunifying China. In the wars of hegemony and annexation, big countries have opened their territories. The small country of Shandong was annexed by Qi, the small countries of Hebei and Shanxi by Jin, the small countries of Jianghuai and Hanshui by Chu, and the small country of northwest by Qin, which reduced hundreds of countries in the early Spring and Autumn Period to several big countries and realized local unification of the region. This trend of centralization has laid the foundation for the unification of the whole country and the establishment of centralization of authority.

Second, the hegemonic war has accelerated the replacement process of the old and new systems. The Spring and Autumn Period is a transitional stage in which the old and new systems alternate, and there is a struggle between the emerging feudal system and the declining slavery in society. The war of great powers for hegemony has hit and weakened the slave owners' aristocratic groups to varying degrees, cleared the obstacles on the way forward for the feudal landlord class, and promoted the development of new forces. This is especially true in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

Third, the war for hegemony has promoted national integration. During the Spring and Autumn Period, barbarians, barbarians, Rong and Di living in the surrounding areas constantly harassed the Central Plains. The overlord of the Central Plains also called for "resisting foreigners" to confront it. As a result, unprecedented ethnic migration and exchanges have emerged. Huaxia and other ethnic minorities interweave and live together, breaking the inherent geographical boundaries between ethnic groups and creating a very favorable premise for the exchange and integration of all ethnic groups, thus strengthening the economic and cultural ties between Huaxia and other ethnic groups. For example, Jiang Rong made an indelible contribution to the development of Jin after winning the "land of barbarians" given by Jin; The unique "Ronglu" (soybean) of Shanrong is also "distributed in the world" because of Qi Huangong's Shanrong. It is precisely because of the hard work, exchange of needed goods, mutual marriage and mutual influence of the people of all ethnic groups that the economic development and national integration of all ethnic groups have been effectively promoted.

In a word, the war for hegemony broke the dividing line between ethnic groups and gradually disappeared, forming several fusion centers, namely Chu in the south, Qi in the east, Jin and Yan in the north, and Thailand in the west. With the frequent contact, mutual learning and mutual promotion among ethnic groups, the social economy has achieved rapid development, and all ethnic groups have embarked on the track of feudalism.