那就不会死那么多人了
“so many wouldn't have died.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If commoners could grow more of this,”
那就 不会死 那么多人 了
“so many wouldn't have died.”
如果真如你说得那么好
“If it's really as good as you say,”
“Look at all the needless suffering we could have avoided if we had this earlier.”
In Chinese historical narratives, the welfare of commoners ('laobaixing') and famine prevention are central measures of moral governance and social stability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
then [it] wouldn't be the case that
Use this structure to introduce a desirable counterfactual outcome dependent on a hypothetical condition.
so many people die
A blunt, spoken phrasing expressing heavy loss of life.
Indicates a counterfactual change of state or realized conclusion in a hypothetical conditional sentence.