Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 455 Qin System and Jewish System

"But I really don't know how to get the maximum benefit." Joanna complained: "I have thought about this issue before and communicated with them about it. I even asked Mr. Guo specifically when I met him last time."

"However, he is obviously not interested in this. Didn't you tell me about that Eastern allusion? I just told him that I am actually a wandering princess. If he is willing to support me, I will have a great future. As a result , but he wasn’t interested at all.”

"Besides, it's not that he doesn't have the consciousness of being a rare commodity, he really feels that I'm not worthy." Joanna spread her hands: "When I went to ask for an interview, I happened to run into him and the Crown Prince and others in Sophia Cathedral. They discussed it in the conference room. They made a large map that included the entire Mediterranean world, and then took color-blocking boards of different colors and drew them there. Later they told me that it was when they were thinking about future strategies and strategies. Geographical direction, and those color panels are the different provinces they planned.”

"The dynasties of the Eastern Empire, from ancient Rome to Byzantium, all accepted the existence of various small vassal countries in the border areas, but the Roman Khanate was even more strict than them. As far as I feel, their ideas are very simple, and foreign countries far and near In their eyes, there is not much difference, they are all in the same category. And other places with conditions must be classified as provinces and managed directly..."

"This is caused by history." Eudocia explained: "In their view, they are not conquerors, but revivalists. The expansion of the Mediterranean world is not an invasion, but the recovery of lost territory. So they naturally You will feel that there should not be an independent country in the homeland of Rome. As long as there are conditions, we will definitely work in this direction."

"That's right. And these Romans don't care about romance at all. Constantine completely ignored the skills I learned with great difficulty!" Joanna poured out her bitterness: "Shouldn't this be a very romantic encounter? ? This is a story about a general and a princess in distress. But you see, they have no interest in rescuing the princess at all - these people spend all day thinking about how to color that map! "

"Uh..." Eudocia smiled awkwardly: "Reality is reality after all, and it is impossible to get the ideal results for everything. You should look for opportunities in the future."

"After the Ross gang is destroyed, the city will not be empty. The positions they vacate will definitely be filled by other forces." She told Joanna: "Unlike the Jewish community, the Ross community is not divided because of religion. Formed. They gather simply to make a living. They can form an organization because they have been left unattended for a long time and need someone to organize them to work for a living while providing appropriate shelter. Therefore, if you want to replace them and fill the vacancy, in daily life As long as we can do a good job in management and providing livelihood, that’s all.”

"We have also seen the management capabilities of the upper management of the Ross people. Maybe this is enough in their hometown, but here, it can be said to be very bad. What's more terrible is that these people have no self-awareness and do things without restraint." She shook her head: "It's not difficult to perform better than them."

"So, if you want to make a fortune while the Russians are finished, you shouldn't think about how to control the neighborhood and expand the number of thugs like the mafia grabbing territory, but you should cooperate with the government."

"Their power is also limited. No matter how bad or brutal the Ross gang is, it is still the most basic order. When they are first eliminated, there will definitely be a transition period here. You don't have to worry about other things, as long as In the name of recruiting craftsmen, just hire them to do the work." She planned for Joanna:

"There are a lot of these people, and most of them are working in the city. Didn't you rent a pier in the west before? You can gather them all there, give them extra pay, and let them return it as soon as possible. The unfinished quays and dock facilities have been repaired.”

"This is a small city. Even if you just select the best, you will have to spend a huge amount of money." Joanna immediately calculated: "I don't know if the funds I can mobilize urgently are enough."

"If you don't have enough, just owe them first and coax them for a while. Just let other merchants and craftsmen believe that you have enough money." Eudosia said without thinking: "The Medici family is now considered a business giant, so we can My reputation in the banking world is enough for this kind of thing."

"What is money? Isn't it just a tool that drives the circulation of goods? The problem at this time is not that there are no people in the city who make goods or move goods, but that the groups that organize them for production and operation have disappeared. You just need to If you try to keep your money going, you'll have money. As long as the results are normal, you'll be fine."

"This will indeed cost a lot more and take a lot of risks, but this is what I told you before, the opportunity that Eastern businessmen call 'rare things to live in' - rather than forcing them to go and have a love affair with Mr. Guo story."

"You are Lu Buwei, not Zhao Ji - why do you always bring in the wrong people?" She looked a little helpless and warned: "At this time, don't think about saving anymore."

"Oh, I understand, am I investing for him... This business can also show goodwill to the Roman Emperor." Joanna suddenly realized.

"Yes. And you can relax. I guess you won't have to hold on for long." Eudocia comforted her again: "This matter is of great importance, but everyone is seriously under-prepared, so it seems It was extremely hasty. All parties will soon come to their senses and come to maintain order - because maintaining order is also a kind of power in itself."

"At that time, as long as it is handed over properly, the mission will be considered completed. The favor you did for him is the 'Zhao Ji' you gave him." She reminded.

"I understand." Joanna nodded: "However, you said not to expand your power... But I do feel this time that there are too few people under my command to mobilize, and it is really inconvenient. I don't know if there is any What solution.”

"I think it would be better for you to consider other methods." Eudosia said bluntly: "The Roman Khanate is the typical Qin-style country we just mentioned."

"It is said that as early as Brother Tian's time, the Central Plains people called Rome at that time Qin. Because the two sides have many similarities. As for the current Rome, it directly follows many experiences of the Central Plains, and is better than ancient Rome. It’s much more exaggerated.”

"Their system is almost entirely military-centric, and everything revolves around improving organizational capabilities and defeating enemies. This is their most basic need. Therefore, they naturally hate uncontrolled independent forces, unless you also Be included in their military mobilization system. If you still try to manage your own power, I'm afraid you will conflict with them soon."

"If it's hard to understand..." She thought for a while: "Don't you know more about the Jews? They have completely opposite organizational methods."

"The Jews hate the unity of politics and religion, because every attempt to unite politics and religion is an attempt by secular rulers to seize the divine power of the priests. But the Central Plains-style system, especially the empires since the Qin Dynasty, is precisely based on the unity of politics and religion. based on."

"The aspect that Jewish organizations are least good at may be military. I guess the reason is the same: as long as a strong military leader appears, they will also try to compete for theocratic power, from the legendary King David to Herod recorded in the history books The king is no exception. Therefore, the priests who control this ethnic group will also deliberately suppress this aspect."

"As time went by, although the Jews also had organizations engaged in fighting, their direction had been completely distorted. Back then, the kings of the Herodian dynasty left them an army, but the Jews were more keen on assassinations and attacks."

"The well-known 'Assassins' in later generations are actually juniors. In this regard, the earliest organization formed was the Jewish 'Dagger Party' at that time." She told Joanna: "These people should be the first to combine assassination and Organized killings are used as a tool to try to use violence to intimidate other people in order to achieve religious and political goals. Moreover, although they are nominally for the Jews, the targets of their wanton assassinations also include a group of people they believe Disloyal brethren.”

"So, although they looked fierce, these people didn't have much fighting power. Later, the Romans brought in a large army and demolished Jerusalem." "There are many corresponding places in other aspects." She continued to give examples. : "I used to think that Jews were selfish and stingy because of their nature. But after seeing the system of the Qin people, I began to suspect that they might have been distorted like this by their own culture. You see, the opposite of selfishness and stinginess is not Is it to value the collective, discipline and justice? These qualities are precisely to strengthen organizational capabilities and are requirements brought about by a highly militarized society."

"So, I have a guess that the Qin system and Jewish society may be two different extremes of our human society. As a businessman, I will definitely prefer a Jewish-style society that favors individuals and low organization, because this kind of society There are actually fewer restrictions, and as long as you comply with the requirements of the divine authority on the surface, you can do whatever you want."

"But our society cannot always be peaceful. There will always be natural disasters and wars around us. Can we avoid these situations if we don't want them?" She spread her hands.

"No matter how taboo it is, war will come sooner or later. The Jewish society with poor organizational skills will be wiped out by the Qin-style military society. As long as competition between people still exists, this outcome is inevitable."

"Of course, these two do not exist alone. Among them, there are many that can be regarded as transitional states. For example, your commercial colonies and city-states can also be regarded as a link. You can consider what you adopt. The organizational method depends on which end of the two poles it is closer to. If you find that your organization is closer to the Jews and there happens to be a Qin country next to it, you have to consider how to deal with it."

"So how do the Jewish communities deal with it now?" Joanna thought about it.

“The Jews themselves are aware of this problem.” Eudocia said: “Among the previous investors of the theater company were Jewish businessmen. From what I have observed, Judaism is more of a culture than a religion. "

"But this creates a paradox: if Jewish culture is to be maintained, the organization and strength they can maintain will not be enough to establish a normal country. Even the army that once existed will soon fall into civil strife as it did then. If they want to maintain the Jewish kingdom, they must make major changes or even abandon Jewish culture like the Hellenistic Jewish state back then, and then they will no longer be Jewish.”

"This problem can be said to be unsolvable. Therefore, some people simply gave up the idea of ​​founding a country. Probably after AD, more and more obvious 'Messiah' beliefs appeared among the Jewish community. The word Messiah , gradually changed from a general title to a specialized title of the only savior.”

"These people believe that before the Messiah appears, everyone should be content with the status quo and forget about establishing a group with a higher level of organization. Anyway, even if it is done, it will eventually collapse because it exceeds the upper limit of civilization's capabilities, leaving everyone Suffer it again." She concluded: "I suspect this is a way to avoid shortcomings. Simply giving up unrealistic goals can reduce the negative effects."

"Moreover, even the priests themselves are mutually exclusive with this culture. The hereditary priests have no ability to manage the country, but they always want to have the power to manage the country." She continued to give an example: "As for the Jewish community, it is actually in the hands of the Jewish priests tool."

"The priests always drive the subjects to provoke the locals for their own interests. If the locals give in and gain benefits, they themselves will eat most of the benefits; and if the other party really fights back and starts to settle the blame, the priests will He will immediately abandon his subjects, run away, and then change places and use his irreplaceable bloodline to gather a new group of believers. I don’t know how many rounds I have been doing this since ancient times."

"If this continues, sooner or later others will be unable to bear it. After the Jewish Kingdom was outlawed by the Romans, many groups took the opportunity to get rid of the control of the priests. The core figures who maintained the religious community also relied on inheritance from teachers rather than blood relationships. Religious scholars, that is, rabbis. In this way, their organization becomes more loose - but a loose and isolated organization is actually more suitable for their cultural background, so it may be a good thing."

"Having said all this, I hope you can understand the trend and also see your own position." She sighed and said seriously to Joanna: "If you understand the trend, you will understand the general trend; if you know your own position, you will understand the general trend. Understand what you should do in this general trend given your identity and situation."

"If you go with the trend, you will easily win; if you go against the trend, you will definitely fail. This is why I always feel that Guo will definitely succeed this time. You see, things have reached this level, even if he loses this time , even if you die, the trend is no longer able to stop you." She shrugged: "If you could see all this clearly, you wouldn't have any doubts about your future plans."

"I can't always help you with advice. You still need to make your own judgment on these big and small matters." She finally advised.

"I understand, I understand." Joanna nodded quickly: "In the past few years of dealing with you, I really feel that your opinion is reliable, but I will try to think about it as much as possible - I won't Have you made plans yourself? Don’t worry, I will manage it well during your absence."

"That's good." Eudocia nodded and said, "By the way, this time I am moving urgently, and I still want to bring more necessities. Please give me two more people to help."

"Okay. Do you need mercenaries?" Joanna was very generous: "The store where my mercenaries are stationed is right in front. Bring more to protect yourself."

"No, you can keep it for yourself. It should still be used." Eudosia said, "I'm just moving things. Two ordinary servants are enough."

Joanna nodded.

The carriage came to the alley in front and stopped in front of a shop.This place is relatively far from the center of the turmoil. From time to time, some residents poke their heads out of the door and discuss the distant fire in a worried voice, but the overall situation is relatively stable.

The entourage on horseback stepped forward to call for help, and soon the guys from the shop hurriedly came to greet him.Joanna jumped out of the car and gave them some instructions.

"Don't get out of the car, just go." She turned around, greeted Eudocia in the car, and then turned around and shouted: "John, where is John? Bring someone smarter and go Help this lady. Just follow her instructions and don’t ask any questions. Do you understand?"

A clerk in the shop nodded immediately and waved to another helper.The two jumped onto the platform behind the carriage, and the coachman immediately drove the horses, turned around, and drove away.

Although she was still a little worried, Joanna couldn't care so much anymore.She started yelling and giving orders to the guys as usual.When the carriage reached the alley, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw Eudocia opening the curtains and waving goodbye to her.

"This guy is too polite. Is it necessary to be so formal?" She shook her head and laughed, then turned to shout to everyone: "You're welcome today. Pass out the rum! Anyone who can lift a sword can do it." Come with me!"

"Okay!" Everyone shouted immediately.

(End of this chapter)