Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 296 The barbarian wants to be an official, and he is recruited to expand the territory
"I see. In this case, it seems to be quite troublesome." Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and accepted what his sister said.

"The imperial courts of all dynasties have actually had similar ideas in this regard. The smart people in the imperial court first value whether you have the conditions to rebel, then whether you have the ability to rebel, and finally whether you have the intention to rebel."

"Because thinking is something that generally follows the conditions. When the conditions are met, you can't do it without thinking. And ability...the Central Plains has never lacked capable people. In fact, such people are in excess. So it is meaningless to think about these things. Big, it’s the most appropriate to look at the conditions at the time.”

"Looking at it this way, the only breakthrough is to avoid this problem. Besides, this matter may really be impossible." He said frankly.

Monk Daoyan nodded, seeming to accept Zhu Wenkui's answer.

"Actually, thinking about it the other way around, it's very difficult for the imperial court to make concessions. If you don't say anything else, you can see Nanyang now. This is not unfounded worry. After these overseas people grow up, they will really want to compete with the imperial court for legitimacy. " Little Jeanna also said.

"If they are strong, they will learn from the Javanese Yuan and intervene in the struggle for the only legal system; if they are weak, they will learn from the Jiaozhou of the past, draw a clear line with the Central Plains, and classify themselves as natives, so as to maintain their status as chieftains. She thought for a while, and gave an example: "However, for the imperial court, it seems that there are two bad results to choose from..."

"You see, the worse situation is that these people bring some Central Plains people to become kings on their own and break away from the control of the court. They are likely to take away a considerable part of the semi-Sinicized territory, making the previous foundation useless, and making the locals People are stronger."

"The worse situation is that these people are directly opposed to the imperial court. Beat him, and it will be a laborious expedition; if you don't fight, it will seriously affect the authority of the imperial court."

"So for the imperial court, if they are far away, they can pretend not to know; if they are very close, the imperial court will take action; as for not being far or not close, it is the most disgusting. I guess it is almost the same to expect them to disappear every day. Even if It is a good thing to be wiped out by the barbarians."

"For our country, it doesn't really matter. Because our country is just a country, and we don't care about the existence of other countries." She compared: "But the Central Plains Dynasty is actually not a country, it is 'Tianxia'. This kind of regime It is impossible to accept an organization of the same culture and level.”

"But on the other hand, as long as you avoid these things, you can still deal with them. After all, our side is really far away."

Guo Kang nodded in approval.But before he could speak, Monk Daoyan spoke.

"The princess is smart." He said politely, "These ideas should not be a sudden flash of light, but carefully considered and sorted out. Have you thought about it before? Or has an expert pointed it out?"

"Master Qi has already explained the basic principle." Little Rangna said, "As for the specific case, after a preliminary understanding, it shouldn't be difficult to understand the whole story."

"Then what he said was taken seriously." Monk Daoyan commented: "But why haven't I seen them all this time?"

"Together with their father, they study issues such as suzerain-vassal relations every day, so they must have thought about it very clearly—I also listened to what they said." Zhu Wenkui said: "However, nearly a year ago, my father said that the north will There is a big problem, so I urgently called Master Qi and others to help. Although until now, nothing has happened..."

Monk Daoyan nodded and did not ask further questions.

Guo Kang estimated that this is also expected.Although the previous results were very unreliable, Qi Tai was still an elite bureaucrat of the Ming Dynasty. The basic thinking of these courts should be very clear.

"We do have this idea." Guo Kang and Theodora looked at each other and said taking advantage of the situation.

"Actually, this is not intentional. You should also be able to see that it is very difficult for us to maintain the orthodox Chinese culture here. Therefore, we simply chose a completely different route."

"How is it different?" Monk Daoyan asked with interest.

"In the circle around the Central Plains, we all learn from other people's systems and cultures, and then transform our own interior from top to bottom. But we can completely reverse it." Guo Kang said.

"They start from the end and learn the results of the development of the Central Plains; we start from the beginning and refer to the process of the development of the Central Plains."

"I've been here for many years, but I haven't seen this idea." Zhu Wenkui said helplessly, "What kind of strategy is this? Can you explain it in detail?"

"Actually, this is not a 'idea', but a natural development. My thoughts are just an afterthought-style summary-I don't have the right to formulate and implement strategies." Guo Kang first made a statement.

"And the essence of this question lies in the understanding of 'Rome'. In other words, what is Roman civilization, especially our current Roman civilization?"

Monk Daoyan still looked at him with interest, little Rangna began to think, and Zhu Wenkui seemed to be listening attentively.Beside, Princess Ma picked up the soup bowl with peace of mind and drank it, as if she didn't care much about it.

"My idea is that Rome is actually a Chinese-style regime, a product of half of its development." Guo Kang continued.

"I know you guys are promoting Lao Tzu's transformation into a Hu, but these are just legitimacy myths, right? Do you really take it seriously?" Little Rangna asked.

"Those myths are of course myths, for the convenience of everyone to understand." Guo Kang didn't care: "The real situation, as I said, is the other way around?"

"Reversely?" This time, little Jeanna didn't react.

"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "Lao Tzu Hua Hu, just like what I said, the countries around the Central Plains, is a typical 'learned' model. But our side, the actual situation is not like this .”

"Before we came here, Roman civilization had developed for quite a long time. It does have many places close to the Central Plains, but these areas were not directly learned. After all, due to the distance between the two sides, the There was very little communication for a long time."

"Then think about it. In this case, there are many similarities. What does that mean?" He asked back.

"You mean that different civilizations will actually develop in the same direction?" Little Jeanna had chatted with Guo Kang many times before, knew some of his thoughts, and immediately reacted.

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "I call this 'convergent evolution'. We are all human beings, so the final choice may be very similar. And if we continue to develop, we can actually use 'communicate with the Central Plains'." different civilizations' way to communicate. I think this is a better choice."

(End of this chapter)