At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 645: Two-Level Meetings and Advisors
Theodos thought for a moment and said, "Now the entire Ptolemaic Empire, from nobles to commoners, wants reforms. This voice cannot be suppressed. If we do not agree to the reforms, the nobles and commoners of Ptolemy will support the sacrifice in the countryside of Khnum."

“What reforms do you want?”

When Ptolemy VI heard the name Khnum, he frowned and felt a nameless anger in his heart. He was the sun god of Ptolemy and his authority was not threatened. But Khnum pierced his authority and let the common people of Ptolemy know that he was a Greek, not a sun god. The Ptolemaic high-level officials were a colonial regime. There is a saying that goes, the truth is the sharpest knife. The reason why the Ptolemaic royal family formed an alliance with the Ptolemaic sacrificial group was to use their power to make the common people of Ptolemy forget that they were outsiders. But now Khnum directly overturned the table. If Khnum was in front of Ptolemy VI, he would definitely be cut into pieces.

Theodos said: "Your Majesty, establish a parliament and absorb some of the nobles and priests of Ptolemy to join it. Absorb the power of the local nobles and priests into the kingdom, and they will not support Knum, a rural priest."

Ptolemy VI was a little hesitant when he heard this. No king wants to limit his rights, and in Daqinzhou, the Senate and the parliament are organizations that limit the king's rights. After all, Ptolemy VI's hometown is in Greece. He knows nothing about parliament, so he naturally doesn't want his rights to be restricted.

But now Ptolemy's situation also requires him to absorb some local nobles and priests. If he does not give this condition, these local factions will turn to support the rural priest of Knum and want to drive them away. So Ptolemy VI was in a dilemma for a while.

Bias immediately retorted: "It is not feasible to establish a parliament. If we take a step back today, those local nobles will probably try to take over Alexandria. If we give them Alexandria, they will think that Your Majesty is an obstacle and want to drive us back to Greece.

Have you read the history of the Han Dynasty? When the monarchs of the six kingdoms faced the powerful Qin, they not only did not try to unite, but instead kept ceding cities to expand Qin. In the end, Qin destroyed the kingdoms of the other six kingdoms that had been passed down for hundreds of years. If they had resisted Qin's annexation fiercely, it would have been impossible for Qin to destroy six kingdoms of equal strength. "

The Greek high-ranking officials have already regarded the position of Alexandria and the Ptolemaic high-ranking officials as their own territory, and naturally would not allow those country people to come to their territory to grab food.

Theodos persuaded bitterly: "The times are different now. If we don't win over the nobles, the rural cult of Khnum will win them over. We only have a few hundred thousand people, while the Egyptians have tens of millions. Without the support of the local nobles, the kingdom will not be able to rule so many Egyptians."

"As for the worry that the Egyptians will replace us, don't worry. We can establish a two-level parliament. The lower parliament will be composed of Ptolemy's local noble priests. They have the right to propose laws and bills. Our people will occupy the upper parliament and can review and approve or reject their bills. In this way, we can win over the local nobles, but the initiative of the kingdom is still in our hands."

When Ptolemy VI heard this plan, his eyes lit up and he said, "We can give it a try. Theodos, you will be the speaker and prepare to establish a two-level parliament."

June 48, 2rd year of the Han calendar.

The leader of the Seleucid uprising army came to Zhang Pijiang with a tired and sad look in his eyes and said, "We need weapons to fight against the tyrant."

Zhang Pijiang saw the rebel leaders and shook his head, saying, "You need to arm your minds even more. You were lucky to have escaped this time, but you can't always be so lucky."

Less than two months after the leader of the Seleucid rebel army arrived at the Yanzhou Governor's Office for military training, Antiochus IV led 6 troops north to attack the territory of the peasant uprising. Faced with this situation, the leader of the Seleucid rebel army returned to his own territory with 5000 muskets and 20 cannons supported by the Han Dynasty.

In October of the 47th year of the Han calendar, the two sides fought a fierce battle in Armenia. Seleucus' peasant uprising army was defeated again. 10 peasant uprising soldiers died on the battlefield, and more than uprising soldiers captured by Antiochus IV were brutally executed.

Just when the peasant uprising was about to be completely wiped out by Antiochus IV, a fire broke out in his backyard. The Jews in Jerusalem rebelled under the leadership of their high priest. The Jews in the city killed all the officials appointed by Antiochus. They wanted to establish a Jewish state in this area.

Under the current situation of the Seleucid Empire, even if the Jews really wanted to establish a country, they would generally not object. However, the country established by the Jews happened to be around Damascus, which was already the core of Antiochus IV's rule. Now he relied on the two big cities of Damascus and Antioch to maintain stability in front of the Seleucid Empire. He could not accept the loss of Damascus.

So faced with a fire in his backyard, Antiochus IV had no choice but to abandon the peasant uprising army that was about to be destroyed and instead lead a large army to encircle and suppress the Jewish rebellion.

The war lasted for three months. After paying a heavy price, Antiochus IV finally put down the Jewish rebellion. The Jewish rebellion made Antiochus IV very angry. In addition, he could not tolerate a disloyal nation approaching the core of his rule. He ordered his soldiers to drive all the Jews out of the city, and then ordered all these Jews to be massacred.

Later, a bard recorded the situation here: "When the king heard the news, he thought that the Jews had risen up in rebellion. He roared like a beast and left Egypt. He led a large army to occupy the holy city. He ordered his army to kill everyone they met without mercy. Anyone who climbed onto the roof was to be searched and killed. Then they killed the old and the young, exterminated women and children, and slaughtered virgins and babies. In three days, 80,000 people were killed, 40,000 of whom died by the sword, and the rest were sold as slaves."

Antiochus IV then issued Hellenistic decrees in his own territory. The temples in Jerusalem were desecrated, statues of Zeus and other Olympian gods were erected, and traditional Jewish festivals were not allowed. Antiochus IV wanted to use Greek culture to unify the people under his rule, but these decrees aroused strong resistance from the local people.

It may be that Zeus was blessing the rebels in the Seleucid Empire. After solving his worries, Antiochus IV had planned to continue to eliminate the remaining peasant uprisings in the north. However, Antiochus IV died of a serious illness at this time. The whole city of Antioch was in chaos. The Seleucid nobles spent all their energy on seizing the power of the king. No one cared about these defeated generals. This gave the peasant uprising a chance to catch their breath.

The leader of the rebel army asked: "How to arm the mind?"

Zhang Pijiang said: "Equal distribution of land, even now your territory is still the size of a Han county, there should be millions of acres of land, you only need to give each farmer 50 acres of land, so you can recruit tens of thousands of soldiers with high morale, and these soldiers who get land and their families will be your most steadfast supporters. Don't say you don't have time, the more critical the time is, the more you must strengthen your supporters. Without these civilians supporting you, you are just a large group of bandits."

As he spoke later, he felt a little disappointed. He had no doubt about the determination of these rebels to rebel and smash the old world, but even now they still had not established a new system. It was easy to vent hatred, but it was very difficult to establish a new world. These peasant rebels were obviously unwilling to do those difficult things, but these were precisely the things they would never do. These rebels were like duckweed in the water.

Some of the leaders of the rebel army were hesitant. After joining the Global Unity Conference, they also wanted to distribute the land equally. But before they started, Antiochus IV led a large army to attack them. They were defeated miserably, and most of their core members died.

The Jewish uprising finally attracted the main force of Antiochus IV, giving them a chance to breathe, but their territory was reduced by half, and their troops were only 3 or so. It can be said that the peasant uprising forces of the Seleucid Empire were like a candle in the wind, and could be destroyed at any time. At this time, they were more concerned about military strength and even less about the equal distribution of land.

"We no longer have enough people to distribute the land equally." The leader of the rebel army showed a sad expression.

Zhang Pijiang said: "It is because you did not distribute the land equally that you are now in such a situation of repeated defeats."

The leader of the rebel army thought for a long time and said slowly: "Can you ask the ambassador to arrange a few consultants to help us distribute the land evenly and establish a sound military system?"

At this time, the leader of the rebel army felt that he had lost his way, and the Han Dynasty became his lifeline. Since the Han Dynasty attached so much importance to equal distribution of land, let's give it a try.

Zhang Pijiang thought for a moment and said, "This ambassador will report this to the imperial court."

After these people left, Zhang Pijiang began to write a report. The Seleucid rebels lacked an excellent leader and a combat-capable organization to revolt in their territory. They were still at the level of peasants' instinctive rebellion against the nobles, and their organizational strength was entirely dependent on their hatred of the nobles. Their internal organization was lax and it was difficult for them to form combat effectiveness. Should the Yanzhou Governor's Office send an advisory group to guide the rebels in building their organization?

Then he sent the telegram to the imperial court. The Han court replied: "Yes."

June 48, 2rd year of the Han calendar.

"I am your advisor. I will teach you how to form an uprising regime."

The leader of the rebel army looked at the big officer and asked, "What should we call you?"

"My last name is Liu Ruyi. You can call me Comrade Ruyi, or Consultant Liu."

"Comrade Ruyi?"

June 48, 2rd year of the Han calendar.

Liu Ruyi led the Han Dynasty's advisory group to the territory of the Seleucid rebels, but the situation on the rebel territory was very bad at this time. Their territory was destroyed, and a large number of young people died on the battlefield. Because the land was not divided, a large amount of land was left uncultivated, and there was not much food and grass in the rebel warehouses, which could hardly maintain the daily operation of the rebels.

Liu Ruyi sighed at the situation. He knew that the Seleucid rebels were in a bad situation, but he didn't expect it to be this bad.

"Now we have to find a way to get food to feed the people. We rebelled to keep the people alive, not to send them to their deaths."

The leader of the rebel army, Qilun, smiled bitterly and said, "The Seleucid blockade is tight, and we have no money left, so we can't get any food."

The Seleucid rebels had always been roving bandits. If they could fight in a mobile way, they could eat wherever they went. But they were suppressed by Antiochus IV in the northwest of the Seleucid Empire for three years. During these three years, they killed all the nobles and powerful people, ate all the food, and spent all the wealth. Originally, there were about two to three million people in this land, but now there are less than 50.

Liu Ruyi looked at the map and said, "The Caspian Sea can connect the Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu. They still have food. Now you should take out all your gold and silver treasures and buy some food to get through this difficult time."

Although the rebels' territory did not have a coastal area, it was close to the Caspian Sea, where the Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu had power. They had a lot of food in their hands, and it could even be said that this was the only external channel for the rebels. Liu Ruyi also understood that the Xiongnu were also eager to see the Seleucids kill each other. Now they just needed money to buy food.

But the leader of the rebels, Chiron, said: "I can still take out 200 talents of gold, but this is all I can take out."

The Seleucid rebels did not have a perfect organization. Instead, their model was the mountain king form of Liangshan. There were many factions within them, and Qilin was only elected as the leader of the most powerful one among them. It was difficult for Qilin to manage the situation within the other rebel armies, and most of the money they looted during the rebellion was obtained by these leaders. Now that Liu Ruyi wanted them to give up the money, the other rebel leaders all looked unhappy. It was hard to give up the money, not to mention that the rebels were in their current situation. It was even a question whether they could survive next year. These rebel leaders all planned to find a way out for themselves, and naturally they were unwilling to give up the money.

"It's useless to support a rotten wall!" Liu Ruyi cursed inwardly. He finally understood why the Seleucid rebels were getting weaker and weaker. There were many factions inside, and each leader had his own ulterior motives. Under such circumstances, it would be strange if the rebels could defeat Antiochus IV.

Liu Ruyi could only say seriously: "You all thought that the rebels had failed and you had a chance to survive. In order to kill all those who had connections with the rebels, the Ptolemaic Empire has killed millions of people. Ptolemy VI even said that it would rather kill thousands by mistake than let one go. After a year of killing, anyone who had connections with the rebels was killed. Do you think the Seleucid nobles will be righteous by the Ptolemaic nobles?"

The leader of the rebel army was shocked when he heard this. In the Mediterranean region, the nobility and righteousness are not related. This is a term only used by the Han Dynasty. In other words, the nobles of Seleucid would not let them go.

So the leaders could only grit their teeth and say, "I will pay 150 talents of gold to buy food."

"I'll give you 100 talents of gold!"

In this way, each of the leaders again spit out some money, and they got 1250 talents of gold, and then they tried to find a way to buy food from the Huns.

After the meeting, Liu Ruyi found Qilun and said, "You think this model doesn't work. The numerous mountains and hills can't bring out the combat effectiveness at all. The internal organization is too poor."

Qilun smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone is united in this way. We in Seleucus have not produced a hero like the Holy Son of Heaven."

The rebel army had been failing all the time, so it was naturally impossible for any prestigious leader to emerge. Even Qilin was just a tall man among the short ones.

Liu Ruyi said: "This equal distribution of land is a good opportunity to accumulate prestige. If you don't find a way to organize yourself internally, you will never be able to defeat the nobles of the Seleucid Empire."

"How to do?"

Liu Ruyi: "Arrange your people to distribute the land equally."

Liu Ruyi directly learned the advanced experience of the Han Dynasty. He first retired a group of soldiers and made them village heads. Then he asked them to measure the land acre by acre with ropes, and then distributed 50 acres to farmers. As expected, the morale of the rebels began to rise after the land was divided. At the same time, he used these village heads as grassroots organizational forces, asked them to train soldiers, and told the villagers who got the land to protect their land from being taken away by the nobles. The villagers who got the land were also in high spirits, and they promised not to let the nobles take their land away.

As expected, many things seemed very difficult, but once they were done, they could be quickly advanced. In mid-March, the rebels obtained land one after another. Liu Ruyi also found a way to get them farm tools and oxen to help farmers with farming. The grain from the Xiongnu Kingdom was purchased, and the desolate land was reclaimed. Wheat seeds were planted one by one. Smoke from cooking appeared again in the village. Farmers plowing the fields could finally be seen on the rebels' territory. Order began to appear on this land. As long as the autumn harvest was over, the food problem of the rebels would be solved.

Of course, the factions within the rebel army were also a problem. Although Liu Ruyi specifically sent more of Qilun's men to distribute the land evenly in order to accumulate prestige for the young rebel leader, it was obviously not enough for him to overwhelm the other superiors.

Liu Ruyi simply learned from the tradition of this civilization and set up a meeting system, where all the leaders of the rebel army had the right to vote, and the actions of the rebel army were decided by voting. Of course, in order to avoid military divisions due to disagreements and to unify the military power of the rebel army, he proposed that Qilun, the leader of the rebel army, have the right to command the military, and all the leaders of the rebel army must obey Qilun's orders.

But this proposal caused fierce opposition within the rebels. Although the rebels had only been established for three years, in these three years, the rebel leaders had already tasted the power, and they were not willing to give up the power in their hands. Compared with the invisible and intangible parliamentary voting rights, they cared more about the command of their own army.

(End of this chapter)