Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 193 Nanyi Worshiping God Church

Everyone seems to be able to accept Guo Kang's suggestion.

"I always thought that Egypt was a strong enemy. Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem too difficult to deal with?" Mrs. Irina said with emotion.

"Egypt is indeed a strong enemy. The Mamluks are not weak opponents." Guo Kang explained: "But Sheikh is a relatively easy enemy to deal with."

"If we fight against the whole of Egypt, then this war is not worth fighting at all; if we fight against all the Mamluks, then at least 10 legions and the same amount of auxiliary troops are needed, and I dare say that we can fight within a year." End the battle; but if, as I have just said, even the Sheykh is not a life-and-death enemy, then both legions should suffice."

"Well, I'll just say it's amazing." The queen mother looked very proud and said to everyone in the Cao family.

"This...isn't magical." Guo Kang felt that she was overjoyed, so he had to say: "In fact, they are all very simple ideas."

"The ancients said that the outcome of a war can be largely determined before the battle. Some people get more help, some people get less help. Those who get more help are easy to win, and those who get less help are easy to lose. This is natural. reason."

"I heard that people who are good at fighting don't fight on their own, but try to increase their allies and reduce the enemy's accomplices. Therefore, before King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou, he had obtained two-thirds of the world, but still Think that the time is not ripe. Because increasing your own strength is never too much, and weakening the enemy's strength is never enough."

"The art of war says that the outcome and direction of a war are often determined before the start of the war. Therefore, before deciding to start the war, it is necessary to strive for a favorable situation. This is exactly what military strategists need to consider."

"So, it's not really my credit." He finally said, "It's just that the time came, and I happened to hit it."

"Manage it as you want." Guo Kang replied: "Everyone worships the same God, but there are some local differences in etiquette, so don't worry too much about it."

"The way to fight can be summarized into two parts: 'Know Yourself' and 'Know Your Enemy'."

"One more thing." He said straight to the point: "I hope to reform the church and add more functions."

"Before, we didn't have to spend much effort to get the details of the internal situation of the Mamluks, because this time they took the initiative to come to the door to rescue the soldiers. With the active cooperation of these high-level Mamluks, it is much easier to obtain key information. .”

"It's not modesty, it's seeking truth from facts." Guo Kang didn't agree, insisting: "I didn't create this situation. It's just that the situation of all parties happened to give me an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"I hope that the church can add a department dedicated to recruiting and managing Tianfang believers, or, on top of the current church, build a larger organization that manages all religions." Guo Kang repeated the advice given to Wang Dalaima at that time over again.

"It's also because of this that I hurriedly lobbied everywhere, hoping that everyone can accept this proposal." He looked around the crowd: "I must emphasize again: this opportunity was not created by me, not even by Rome. Therefore, the window of opportunity It's limited, and I don't think it's possible to recreate it manually."

"The same is true for Andalusia. Their envoys directly told us the local situation, the enemy's movements, the resources that can be mobilized... and so on, so that we can save lives. If we send spies ourselves, Slowly investigate and understand, not only the news may be distorted, but the progress will be much slower. But with the help of these people, the situation will be completely different."

"The reason why my deduction and planning went so smoothly is because the whole situation is in our favor." He reminded everyone.

"That's why I can take this opportunity to try to analyze what can be used. Weave a new network of interests and try to guide other forces to accept it."

"So, this idea is actually very simple, and everyone knows this theory. But what effect it can play in a war depends on the specific situation."

"The scriptures say that if you don't accept what the Heavenly Father has given you, you will suffer disaster instead. If we also fail to grasp the opportunity given by God, it is probably not just a matter of pity. How will the strategic environment develop in the future? There is no next opportunity to break the situation in the southern trade route, and I can't predict it."

"This is even more true for the enemy. If we don't carefully understand the enemy's power structure, internal factions, and main contradictions, then we can't disintegrate them. We don't know who is the key person who needs to be dealt with by force; who is the wall Grass, just let him wait and see."

Several people present became serious, Guo Kang waited for them to think for a while, and then made another request.

"Then what do you want to do?" Mrs. Elena seemed to be more concerned about the church's issues and asked proactively.

"This child is so humble." The queen mother shook her head and smiled.

"Our church manages them?" Mrs. Irina asked in surprise, "How... how?"

"Then have you talked to Wang Mushou? What does he think?" Cao Xun asked.

"We know we need to win over allies, so what can we offer our allies to attract others? After clarifying these, we are confidants. Similarly, we know that we need to win over allies, so who are worthy of wining, where can they be placed, and what can they do? Function? These are also knowing the enemy.”

"I have discussed with Master Wang several times before." Guo Kang nodded: "However, if this matter is to be done, the level involved is very high, and it may have to be passed at the 13-member meeting. Therefore, I also I very much hope that more people will support it.”

"You know, in many places, there are beliefs and customs left over from ancient times. It's just that after being incorporated by the church, they were given a new name. We have seen many such examples. Many places have inherited the regionalism of today. Customs are preserved like this.”

"Since these pagan religions with large differences can be accepted by the church, of course the Tianfang religion with very small differences can also be accepted."

"Before, Greek officials proposed a new church model called 'Eastern Rituals, Roman Church' in order to ask for help from the bishop of Rome. In short, the ceremony, church activities, and even the appointment and removal of personnel are still held by the local church. Decide for yourself, you only need to respect the bishop of Rome in terms of organization."

"The Roman Church often uses this method to maintain its existence in some places where it is difficult to preach and change local customs. The situation we encountered is actually similar. Therefore, we directly refer to their experience and build our own 'Southern Worshiping the Church of God', isn't that all right?"

(End of this chapter)