Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 214 The Actress Who Played the Actor

"Tell me, if we adapt Serris' scripts into dramas, will it be effective?" On the way, Guo Kang suggested to Li Xuanying: "I haven't thought about this problem before, but look, The allusion to 'Jiuquan' just now is obviously very popular."

"And, as you told me, stories like Zhuge Liang would be popular even in Greece. Since we have so many familiar themes, we can definitely use them."

"This is indeed possible." Li Xuanying thought for a while, and said: "In the past, everyone didn't pay much attention to this aspect. They just took Serris' books and threw them directly to the students. In fact, the scripts and dramas are the most important ones. It's easy to spread."

"In the past, the situation was special. I have been busy fighting wars for many years, so it is normal not to pay attention to it." Guo Kang said: "Now that I am free, I think we should pay attention to it."

"Old Ivan's circus went to the barracks to perform, and the soldiers ran to watch it every day. There is already a place where the training is relatively strict, and it is conceivable how scarce the entertainment of others is."

"Now that we have some money, we should make up for it." He judged: "Since there is such a demand, no matter what we do, everyone will always take the initiative to find entertainment. Instead of letting them drink alcohol and have sex with prostitutes, Why don't you offer something else."

"These types can't replace each other." Li Xuanying said.

"It doesn't need to be completely replaced, just a little squeeze is a little bit." Guo Kang said: "Even if it is just a little improvement, it will be a big profit for us."

"Is it so serious? Is it worth serious consideration?" Li Xuanying felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill.

"That's really too serious." Guo Kang nodded.

Everyone has seen too much about the dangers of alcoholism, and the Purple Horde Khanate itself has drunk to death sweat.And if you look at the Mongolian khanates, people who died of alcoholism abound.The problems caused by drinking mistakes are even more numerous.It can be said that this is already a landmark problem.

However, while it is impossible to eliminate it, it is still possible to manage it.

After Zhou destroyed Shang, Zhou Gong, the ancestor of Zhou Li, personally formulated the "Jiu Gao" that clearly restricted drinking.The reason is that people in the Shang Dynasty were very fond of drinking, which caused a series of serious problems.

Even the reason why the people of the Shang Dynasty liked to drink was the same as that of the Romans, because they liked the taste of wine in leaded bronze vessels.With this kind of lessons learned from the past and the ready-made etiquette requirements, at least for the upper echelon, there is a reason to intervene in the management.

Another issue may not be easy to be noticed, but in the future, the impact may be even more uncontrollable.

According to Seris tradition, women should not be brought into the barracks casually.It's just that even in the Qin and Han Dynasties with strict military discipline, this rule may not always be strictly followed.As for Europe... people don't have this awareness at all.

The armies of various countries in this era, in addition to combatants, generally have many accompanying merchants and civilians.Since the military lacks a dedicated logistics system, it must rely on these contractors and employees to complete various supplies, maintenance and other tasks.Among them, there are a large number of prostitutes, or other personnel who are part-time prostitutes.

Since the army always drags a long tail, the maneuverability can also be imagined.

Europeans always make a fuss, thinking that the purple tent army marched too fast, and thought that nomadic factors might be at work.But Guo Kang felt that it was just that they themselves were too slow—in his previous world, Europeans made a lot of fuss, thinking that the "Oriental Army" like Ottoman was running too fast.

The order of the army and the speed of movement are not the most immediate issues.Because in this world, there are also various diseases, including willow disease.

Later generations may just find this disease difficult to talk about, or simply ignore it.But in this day and age, they can have a very deadly effect on the military.

Especially in the late 15th century, syphilis, which was very lethal, suddenly appeared.

The source of this disease cannot be fully determined in later generations.Some people believe that this disease has existed for a long time, but its toxicity suddenly increased for some reason for a certain period of time; but more people believe that it is not a native disease of the Eurasian continent, but a part of Native Americans to Europeans. return gift.

In Guo Kang's world, not long after Columbus returned, King Charles VIII of France led his army to attack Naples.In order to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the French for generations, Charles VIII assembled the most elite army that could be dispatched, including 100 gendarmerie knights, [-] Swiss infantry, and more than [-] most advanced artillery at that time.This army of tens of thousands of people penetrated the whole of Italy from the north within a year.

Milan and Ferrara defected to France, Florence and Rome were captured, and finally, the French army successfully occupied Naples in the south.Charles VIII, dressed as Eastern Roman Emperor, crowned himself in Naples, and it seems that wish will soon be granted.

However, in an attempt to maintain local control, syphilis broke out in the French army.Soldiers were plagued by diseases, which eventually caused the entire army to fail and collapse.Charles VIII also contracted this dangerous disease when he was having fun with the people, and died unexpectedly more than a year after returning home, and the direct line of the Valois dynasty has since become extinct.

Charles VIII's army came from all over Europe, and the European armies at that time, from time to time, the warring parties would exchange women in the camp tacitly while fighting.This caused the disease to spread rapidly and spread everywhere.

And after that, the disease couldn't be controlled at all. In the 19th century, British Army statistics found that 30% of soldiers were infected with willow disease.

The French were the more serious victims - in Vilnius, the Russian army defeated Napoleon's Grande Armée, throwing tens of thousands of French corpses into mass graves and hastily buried them.Later scholars conducted excavations and found that more than 80% of the remains of French soldiers suffered from severe syphilis, so that there were obvious traces on the bones.Under such circumstances, it is conceivable how much combat power the army can maintain, and this is obviously not the only time the French army was destroyed by "General Hualiu".

Therefore, this is not a question of moral cleanliness, but a real threat to the military.But Guo Kang didn't know how to remind others about this kind of thing.Tuo Huan is now calling him Guo Banxian, if this continues, he might as well learn fortune telling.

But ignoring it directly is not enough.

According to the first theory, he has to prepare now.Because for the evolution of the disease, it is only a small error to appear earlier or later than a few decades.Whether such a highly pathogenic strain will emerge anytime soon is anyone's guess.

The second is more troublesome.Guo Kang's long-term plan has always included starting from Beihai and taking the Vikings' old route to explore America.However, because of long-term adaptation, Americans are more resistant to this disease than Europeans, so as long as it spreads in Europe, it is easy to cause serious damage.

Moreover, such diseases spread very quickly, because European sailors certainly cannot control their lower bodies.Letting Brother Tian come by himself will not prevent them from infecting and spreading the disease.

In his world, Columbus himself may have been the earliest communicator.Doctors at the time recorded several cases as soon as his ship landed.Columbus himself was insane and had hallucinations during his second voyage.

Although he himself believed that this was a manifestation of his being chosen by the gods, and that the heavenly father asked him to go to the uncivilized world to spread light, but according to the analysis of later generations of doctors, this was a symptom of syphilis.Sure enough, in the end, Columbus had half-body edema, quadriplegia, bone pain all over his body, and a state of mental confusion. He died in long-term pain and madness.

Of course, it may be due to the special status of Columbus himself that this question is not often raised.After all, he brought a turning point in the fortunes of Europe, an act that also had religious significance.It is estimated that many people really find it hard to accept that people's apocalypse is actually a disease of flowers and willows...

In the end, what Guo Kang could come up with was to use religious constraints and provide entertainment substitutes.

The knowledge from the "future" allowed Guo Kang to design many plans and wanted to try them one by one.But every time he struggles to the end, his conclusions based on "science" often have to rely on the help of religion to be implemented.

Always facing this kind of situation gave him a sense of black humor, but this time, the starring role was himself.

This phenomenon can even become a big topic in philosophy and theology.With Li Xuanying's cultural level, even if I told him, it would probably be difficult to understand, let alone help him.So Guo Kang thought about it for a long time, but he could only think about it for himself first.

Seeing that he fell silent, Li Xuanying wisely didn't ask any more questions.Since he was a child, he was often taught by his father because he was too stupid than Guo Kang.Seeing smart people start to think about problems, in order to avoid embarrassing themselves, they habitually stop talking...

The two bypassed the audience in twos and threes, and the busy staff back and forth.Along the way, many troupe members seemed to know Li Xuanying, and no one came to stop him.Li Xuanying took him backstage with ease.

"Why are you so familiar?" Guo Kang said in surprise, "How many plays have you sneaked out to watch?"

"Uh..." Li Xuanying was a little embarrassed: "How much? Not much."

Guo Kang thought about it, and decided not to ask further questions.Both myself and the church are going to use drama to promote it in the future. It is better to have a close friend who knows how to do it than to go directly to it.Of course, just don't let his father know.

After the show, everyone seemed to be relieved, and some actors were sitting in the preparation room to rest.When they entered the door, the actors of "The Sun" and "Goddess of Sex" passed by hand in hand, heading for the exit on the side of the stage.It seems that the rumors should also be true.

Everyone should know Li Xuanying, and some people gave him winks.Seeing him nodding, he said hello.

Next to him, the leader of the chorus held a script book, grabbed a singer, and kept asking him to repeat a few lines.When Li Xuanying passed by, she looked back at him a few times.It's just that neither of them paid attention, and they were still practicing there.

"What's wrong?" Guo Kang asked.

"That person sang wrongly, and the team leader corrected him." Li Xuanying said.

Guo Kang stopped and listened carefully.Unfortunately, with his level of understanding, he really couldn't find out what was wrong, so he had to give up and move on.

Finally, Li Xuanying took him to an independent office door, and knocked on the door: "Is anyone there? It's me, Alex."

"Please come in." A clear and pleasant voice came from behind the door, it seemed to be a boy with a slightly higher pitch.

Li Xuanying pushed open the door, walked in, nodded inward, and then pulled Guo Kang in as well.When he entered, he turned around and closed the door carefully.

In this small office, there are two ceiling-high shelves on two walls, one of which is full of various performance props and costumes, and the other contains a lot of sundries and several rows of books.In front of the shelf, there is a desk and a small cabinet.On the table were a mess of manuscript paper, two bottles of ink, some worn-out quills, and two brushes.On the corner of the table, there is an oil lamp.

A man wearing a complicated blue robe and a long white skirt stood up from behind the desk.Guo Kang recognized that this was the actor who played the deceitful goddess Apata just now.

"Gui'an, I'm Odoses." The actor seemed to have guessed Guo Kang's identity, bowed to greet him politely, and then looked at Li Xuanying, as if waiting for him to introduce him.

"You're welcome, this is my brother Guo Kang, I told you about him before." Li Xuanying looked very out of touch, as she said, she went to pull the chair next to her, ready to let Guo Kang sit down first.

Taking advantage of this time, Guo Kang took a slight look at the other party.

Eudoses had long, flowing black hair tied back in a braid.On the white and round oval face, the facial features are exquisite and correct, and they are so delicate that they are somewhat beautiful.

Guo Kang couldn't help feeling that the Greeks have special hobbies, and I don't know if it has something to do with the appearance of the people here.He looked at Li Xuanying, who was obviously very familiar here, and couldn't help but continue to think.

"Sit, sit." Without realizing it, Li Xuanying called the two of them to sit down: "By the way, brother Guo Kang is also a member of my own family who knows everything, so there is no need to continue pretending here."

"Ah, that's it, I'm sorry." "Odoses" looked relieved, and his tone of voice raised again, becoming a light and girlish voice, but he still looked at Guo Kang politely and cautiously, Apologize to him afterwards.

"Huh?" Guo Kang didn't react for a moment.

"Her name is Eudocia, she is my old friend." Li Xuanying introduced in Greek, and Guo Kang fully confirmed the gender of this person.

"Ah..." Guo Kang nodded awkwardly.

The two men didn't seem too surprised by his reaction.Li Xuanying laughed with an expected expression on his face.

Odosia sat back at the desk, but seeing Li Xuanying's appearance, she couldn't help herself, raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Okay, what are you proud of?"

"His expression is rare." Li Xuanying said cheerfully.

For a while, Guo Kang next to him was even more embarrassed, and even began to reflect on whether he had gotten along with the Greeks too much, and his thinking was crooked.

(End of this chapter)