Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 453 I feel like I’m not as good at fighting as Yuan Shen…

"In this way, you can understand what I mean." Eudocia continued: "Mr. Guo's behavior today, whether intentional or unintentional, can be seen as part of the overall strategy of the Roman Khanate. continuation."

"The overall strategy is to integrate various regions and not allow such independent communities to appear?" Joanna asked.

"Obviously that's the case." Eudocia nodded: "Jews have the most obvious characteristics among all ethnic groups--of course, I suspect that they may not have considered the Jewish issue when formulating this strategy. It's just a practical matter During the execution, the Jews were the most sensitive to this. Other forces in the city, such as the Rus who were unlucky this time, were not at their level."

"No matter which civilization, religion is very important." Joanna can understand: "The Jews have to deal with this most important issue, and it must be the highest priority goal."

Eudosia nodded.

"I have read some popular literary works of the Han people, and I also searched for the corresponding historical prototypes in the Li family's collection of books." She told Joanna: "Aren't the Three Kingdoms versions popular in the city recently? I even read some specially. Information about the main character Zhuge Liang.”

"When this wise man was in charge of the country, his monarch told everyone that from now on, Zhuge Liang would be responsible for the political affairs of the country, and he would only perform sacrifices. This story was very popular and even became an allusion. If you look at it this way, the Han emperor The most important function is to control the power of sacrifice."

"The political power of the Roman Khanate still has Han thinking at its core. I think they should instinctively apply their own traditional thinking. Unfortunately, the actual situation here is too different from that of the Han, so that's why A series of questions.”

"I really haven't paid attention to these. I think they did a good job." Joanna commented: "Although most of them are indeed a bit messy, under the rule of Rome, most of the cities and villages are the ones I have seen. The most organized place.”

"You haven't been here for a long time. I've been in contact a lot, so I can tell." Eudosia said: "The Roman Emperor's level is quite good when it comes to explaining the meaning of scriptures and making strategic decisions. High. But in actual implementation, the effect is often very different. Although no matter which regime or place it is in, it is impossible to implement its policies perfectly, but their performance is definitely not normal. "

"I guess it's because the situation in different places is quite different. In the plains of Romania, the original society has almost collapsed. It was almost built from scratch by them. It has been four generations. In these places, they Policies based on Han thinking are easy to promote; however, it is much more difficult to promote them in Dadu, in some mountainous areas, or in remote Rus areas where there are complete aristocratic forces."

"In addition, the same is true in different fields. For example, in the area of ​​religious jurisdiction, their success is almost always based on the transformation of the church, and other aspects are relatively less conspicuous. Of course, the most successful place is the military The reason should be the same."

"Comparatively speaking, is the military tradition here the strongest?" Joanna said bluntly: "I didn't find that many Greeks are good at fighting?"

"They are not Greeks, they are Romans." Eudocia corrected: "Compared with the dynasties of the Han Dynasty, you will find that the original civilization of Rome developed very unevenly. In so many fields, compared with politics, There is the smallest gap with social management and military aspects. At least, the military system that existed over there has a similar system here, so there is a basis for implementation."

"Is that so? I thought all major countries were similar," Joanna said.

"That's a big difference. Alemanni is also a big country, why don't we see any military system in them." Eudosia smiled. "They can't count." Joanna pointed out: "Alemannia is neither a civilized person in the Roman context, nor a unified country; and there are many princes, in terms of the individual power that the ruler can manage, it is not Not really 'big'. They just weren't that type."

"As for other countries, when France was still rising, it also developed in the direction of Rome, but later it was crippled and there was no follow-up; even the city-states in my hometown had some people who advocated following the example of ancient times and organizing citizens Training, my brother is shouting every day to restore citizen soldiers. It’s just that our size is too small, so we don’t have such great significance. Therefore, if a large and civilized country emerges, it should be similar."

"You are originally from Rome, so of course you look like Rome no matter how you think about it." Eudocia disagreed: "Persia is also an ancient civilized country. Why haven't I seen them like us? In Khorasan and the river, in India, There have been big countries with a high degree of civilization, but they did not have citizen soldiers or military zone systems."

"The various military reforms in history, as well as the various military systems in the past 2000 years, are the characteristics of the Han and Romans. Other civilizations do not have this ability. We have been fighting the Persians for so long, and we still don't know. .”

"Then the Persian system is so backward, why can they still fight for so long?" Joanna asked back.

"I just said it, because Rome is also lame." Eudosia spread her hands: "Just looking at the field battles, Rome won too many, but it is of no use. The gap in other aspects is not so easy It can be made up for.”

"It's a pity that there are too few records of confrontations between Persians and Han people. Otherwise, we should be able to see how big the gap between the two sides will be if these advantages are fully utilized."

"After all, they are too far apart, and indirect comparisons are not necessarily prepared." Joanna agreed.

"Yes. The only example I know is from a friend of Li Lang, who said it was an example from the Yuan Dynasty." Odosia told her: "At that time, there was a port called Quanzhou, which was similar to what it is now. It has a large port like Constantinople; there are many Persians in the port, and they have established communities like the Russians here, and they have also organized their own armed forces."

"At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the palace was unable to control the situation in various places, the local Persians became ambitious and prepared to occupy it. However, although it became a formal armed force recognized by the Yuan Dynasty in name, this Persian army never showed any outstanding performance."

"From the beginning to the end, these Persians were fighting back and forth with the militia organized by the local gentry and wealthy families. In addition to being disgusted with their tyranny and poor military discipline, the locals did not leave any more impression. Later, everyone finally couldn't stand them , the provincial governor brought back a more regular regiment and armed forces from the front line, and the Persian army was destroyed in one fell swoop.”

"This kind of caravan armed force is generally not very formal... Oh, it's hard to say. Sometimes the caravan armed forces perform better because they are given more money." Joanna hesitated, but in the end she did not make a judgment: "But according to this story, I feel that the Persians are indeed inferior to the squires of the Yuan Dynasty..."

"There is no way to verify it now." Eudocia said: "They did not say the number of these Persian soldiers. They just said that there are many foreigners in the area and they have lived there for a long time. Even the Persians and locals are mixed. So many that they formed a group. But after this incident, the local Persians, and even the mixed-race people, mysteriously disappeared. Therefore, we can't find any other way to compare."

(End of this chapter)