Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 198 The Nile River is a river that can become my mother river

From this perspective, Guo Kang's plan is actually a bit thankless.

Cao Xun was also obviously doubting whether, with the fighting power of the Egyptians, even if they were organized, it would still be as bad.After all, the Purple Horde is used to prioritizing military issues, and the local Egyptians, no matter how you look at it, don't seem to fit this standard.

However, although he has rich experience, Guo Kang still has an advantage in terms of vision.

The world he lived in before had a history of 600 years longer than the current world.Although the time alone is not too long, these 600 years happened to be the time when the world's most dramatic changes occurred.People have also acquired more historical knowledge through investigation and research.

He knows more about the future and the era with unknown prehistoric records than people in this world.The experience and laws summed up by scholars are also clearer and more useful than the conclusions of philosophers in this era.

The development trajectories of these two worlds are not exactly the same, but as long as the basic principles are not too different, many things still have reference value.Based on this, Guo Kang has the conditions to take advantage of his vision to make deeper analysis and more accurate judgments.

For example, regarding the combat effectiveness of the Egyptians, Guo Kang actually didn't want to trust their judgment.Because according to the principles he learned in his previous life, the gap between human beings cannot really be that big.As long as the observation time is longer and the number of samples is larger, the real situation can be discovered.

Observing the performance of the Egyptians in the "future" he knows, that is, from the 15th century to the 21st century, you will find... Well, the Egyptians fought wars, and it seemed that they were still the same "Fira", an authentic picture look...

This made Guo Kang himself lose confidence.

"I think this may be because the Egyptians have never been taken seriously." He pointed out: "For thousands of years, they have not undergone systematic organization and training, which will definitely lead to a serious decline in combat effectiveness. And the decline in combat effectiveness, and As a result, the rulers do not like to let them serve as soldiers. This forms a cycle, so that they can only sink at the bottom. Not to mention military commanders, even a Spartacus who has the ability to lead slaves to rebel against their masters will find not come out."

"If we train the Egyptians, it should still be effective. The most important thing here is to get them out of the previous organization and environment and re-enter our organization. If it can be done, even in the military field, it should be It is also valuable." He considered it carefully and said cautiously.

"You said Spartacus, I seem to have seen it in a story. Does it have anything to do with the fighting power of the Egyptians you mentioned?" The Queen Mother asked strangely.

"The two are directly proportional, the stronger the fighting power, the more 'Spartacus'." Guo Kang replied.

"The main force under Spartacus is actually some Roman veterans. Before the infighting in the city of Rome, Sulla, Cinna and others crowded out and killed each other, vying to disband each other's legions, causing Roman soldiers to be helpless. Order status. Many people were kicked out of the army and had no food or clothing, so they had no choice but to rebel with him."

"These people have military experience, understand battle skills, and their role on the battlefield is much more important than slaves and gladiators. With them as the backbone, Spartacus was able to defeat the regular Roman army in an organized way many times."

"Of course, these people also led to his defeat in the end. Because the veterans didn't want to leave Italy, his strategic plan to jump out of the siege could not be implemented in time, and finally fell into a complete passivity." Guo Kang shook his head: "They didn't even have Crassus hit..."

"Then the Egyptians don't have these veterans, so they can't rebel, can they?" asked the Queen Mother.

"I think that's the case. Besides, other rulers don't recruit Egyptians to join the army. I guess they also have this consideration." Guo Kang thought for a while and said: "If they are allowed to serve as soldiers and exploited in the same way as before, then They really have enough technology to rebel—these people really have swords in their hands."

"Since we are going to exploit to the end, we will take advantage of the situation to completely expel them from the army to prevent chaos. Therefore, even if the Mamluk army in Egypt recruits auxiliary troops, it only hires Bedouin herdsmen, and basically never recruits Egyptian farmers. .They may not have thought about it so carefully, but they should know this experience."

"Is that the same reason why Egyptians are not allowed to be officials and enter the upper echelons?" Mrs. Irina also asked.

"I think so." Guo Kang nodded: "I know some history. As far as I know, both Seris and Rome, and even the Alemanni region, seem to have this commonality."

"For example, in the example just now, Spartacus, who took the lead in opposing Rome, was a high-ranking gladiator and was said to be a star. You know, not all gladiators in ancient Rome were poor people who were killed, but gladiators who could fight It is very respected, and even many free people will take the initiative to engage in this industry. Spartacus has won his freedom and has become a coach. In Roman society, he can be regarded as the upper middle class."

"This kind of people are relatively well-informed and have the ability to organize. Only when they take the lead in rebellion will they pose a real threat." Guo Kang listed: "Chen She is the head of the village, Zhang Jiao is a wealthy family, and Huang Chao is a salt dealer. Scholars... Those who lead the rebellion are basically people of this level, and there are not many people at the bottom of the society."

"Rome encountered a lot of rebellions back then. Until the 4th century, there were still large-scale civilian uprisings. The leader of that time was a doctor. And until now, the church in Rome takes the lead in rebellion, and it is often dilapidated. Knights and low priests."

"Just a while ago, Alameni was still making trouble." He remembered Captain Jessica, and said, "This time the priest and mercenary leader should be leading the charge."

"This kind of thing should have two sides. If you want to stabilize the rule, you can only give up these available soldiers and officials."

Lady Irene thought about it.

"That's not bad. In terms of military affairs, we can give it a try. Anyway, the Mamluks there are rebellious, so we definitely can't manage them well. The only people we can keep stable are these civilian soldiers." Guo Kang said.

"As for combat power... Anyway, the requirements are not high, as long as you can defend your own village. Our Khan Court also started from defending the village and practiced it bit by bit. Even if they only learned a little, at least they can save the garrison troops. Save us some money."

"What I really hope for is the religious aspect." He reminded everyone: "Since Egyptian civilians don't care about these, we can just take some action."

"Then why do you insist on creating a new sect?" The queen mother asked, "Is it more convenient for them to join our current church?"

"This is not to strengthen the church, but to strengthen Rome." Guo Kang said seriously.

"We already have churches that worship God, but this is not enough. In the future, we will definitely attack North Africa and the Fertile Crescent, so as to restore Rome. But these places are now the territory of the Tianfang Church, and we will not It might be possible to get them all to join the Church of Worshiping God in Rome, so you'll have to think of something else."

"So, is the goal of our efforts to revitalize the church or Rome?" He asked the crowd.

There is no objection to this question.It is said that Rome was chosen by the Father, and the church also acts for Rome, so of course Rome takes precedence.

"Yes, that's the case." Guo Kang nodded: "The key is not the worship of God, but the worship of God in Rome—the Poles also say that they believe in the Father, do you see what they have done to us? What's the use of religion?"

"In the same way, whether it is Tianfang religion or not is second. The key point is that our own people should believe in Rome's Tianfang religion, not someone else's. We need to hold the power of organizing believers and explaining the scriptures in the hands of Rome. Only then will there be a real effect.”

"Even if this group of Egyptians joined our God-worshiping Church, it would be just icing on the cake. But if we build a Roman Catholic Church, use them as the backbone, form an organization, and train priests, then we can use them as the basic Pan, intervene in the world of Tianfang Sect, and strive for more interests for Rome."

"Hey, maybe my brain still can't react." The queen mother said helplessly.

"It's actually nothing. The ancient Romans often did it too." Guo Kang quickly persuaded: "The Romans saw which gods were effective and met their needs. Even if they were the enemy's gods, they often snatched them back and worshiped them themselves. "

"I heard that Juno, the Queen of Rome, was originally the main god of the Viai people. The Romans won the Viai War and directly moved back the goddess statues of other city-states. They just replaced the sacrificial rituals with Roman-style ones. They even snatched the mother goddess directly, what else can't be accepted."

"Then we also do it directly?" The queen mother felt a little inconceivable.

"In ancient times, people were much more casual with gods than we are." Guo Kang said with a smile: "It is said that at that time, the Romans went out to war and liked to sacrifice to Mars, the god of war first. However, every time they won a battle, everyone would say that they On the contrary, if they lose, they will say that the soldiers have worked very hard, blame Mars for being too good, and have never beaten the gods on the opposite side, so they have to find a way to grab their strength Come and worship yourself."

"We don't have this habit anymore."

"Of course, I think it may not be limited to Rome. Seris probably snatched it in his early years." He added: "Like Pangu, there is a high probability that it was a god introduced from the south when the Han Dynasty expanded southward."

"And there is another saying that the Central Plains lacks the tradition of worshiping goddesses in ancient times. Gods like Nu Wa are also not native to the Central Plains, but may have been acquired during the expansion to the north."

"So, this is actually not a big deal, but it can be used to obtain religious claims." Guo Kang pointed out: "You see, Egypt is one of the few fertile places in the world. So in terms of religion, we can conclude that, The Nile is the most suitable river to be our mother."

"And then...'Your mother is fine, but from now on it will be my mother'."

"This kind of logic was often used by the ancients."

(End of this chapter)