The clash of civilizations has never stopped almost since the day human civilization was born.

The conquest and expansion of civilization to barbarism, and the destruction of civilization by barbarism by virtue of its barbarism, have never stopped in the history of mankind.

As a depression of civilization, Russia seems to have no chance of all this, it has never been conquered by civilization, nor has it been strengthened by barbarism.

But it is undeniable that when the Grand Duke of Russia, Vladimir, married the royal princess Anna of Byzantium, and brought the Orthodox Church to Russia, the Orthodox Church took root in the land, and the land was changing. And after the fall of the Byzantine Empire, with the expansion of Ivan IV, a very special "Messianic" mood was formed in their hearts, thinking that they were the heirs of the Eastern Roman Empire.

It's just that compared to the Ottoman Empire, Russia is still too weak, and for the Russians, they can at most imagine Constantinople in their hearts. However, not everyone liked Byzantium, and as for Peter I, His Majesty the Tsar of Russia, he hated Byzantine Russia. However, even if he was disgusted, he could only stay in a Byzantine palace.

"My God, this is spectacular!"

Looking at the model in front of him, Peter I couldn't help but exclaim, he was the tsar who ascended the throne with his brother Ivan V two years ago, and he did not have any power, and the power in Russia was usurped by his sister Sophia, and Sofia, as the regent, left Ivan V in Moscow, and Peter I and the Empress Dowager could only take refuge in Preobrazhenskoye.

However, in Preobrazhenskoye, Peter was also exposed to many cultures that he could not reach in Moscow, just as his teacher Vladimir brought to him now, science from China.

"Your Majesty, you see, this palace is the palace of the Ming Kingdom, I once had the honor to see this palace, although I only witnessed it from afar, but its majesty is still imprinted in my mind."

When mentioning the Ming Kingdom, Vladimir's expression was full of nostalgia for the country.

"Vladimir, what does the Ming Kingdom really look like?"

Unlike his mentally retarded brother, Peter was extremely intelligent, and just like now, he could even talk to Vladimir about the Ming Kingdom in simple Chinese, and there were many more books from the Ming Kingdom on his shelves.

"The Ming Kingdom should be the richest and most powerful country in the world, and the wealth possessed by one of his provinces is almost equal to that of the whole of Europe, and the fleet they possess cannot be compared with even two Turkeys......"

Among the Russian aristocracy, Vladimir is rare, a person who has been to the Ming Kingdom, he once stayed in the Ming Kingdom for three years, and it was those three years that allowed him to see the strength of the Ming Empire.

"So, because it's so strong, you argue that we should withdraw from Siberia, right?"

Peter asked rhetorically.

"My Majesty, why should we offend a great power for the sake of that barren land of Siberia? Now, because of the Eastern Governorate, our relations with the Celestial Empire have long since fallen to the freezing point, and Her Royal Highness does not know what kind of opponent Russia is facing, they are a stronger opponent than the Turks! ”

Looking at the tsar, Vladimir spoke directly about a reality.

"At a time when the attention of the Turks is all focused on Vienna, we have not yet taken any advantage in places like Ukraine, and if we clash with the Celestial Empire again, God forbid, if we provoke them, maybe another Mongol invasion awaits us."

The Mongol invasion had an impact on Russia, which has not been cleared to this day, which was a disaster, but it also changed Russia, and among the Russian nobility there were many Mongol nobles who surrendered, and perhaps because of this, they had a special attachment to the land.

"If that's the case, I'll lead my legion to defeat them!"

Peter confidently said that perhaps he and the Empress Dowager were forced to take refuge in the village of Preobrazhensky, but it also allowed him, who likes military games, to establish his own army, the Preobrazhensky Corps and the Semenovsky Corps. Although the size of these two "legions" was not large.

"However, my majesty, until now, the flintlock pistols produced in Russia cannot be compared with the weapons of the Ming Kingdom, but in the Ming Kingdom, even the flintlock pistol has been eliminated, and now they are using a more advanced rifled rifle."

Vladimir's words silenced Peter for a moment, and then spoke.

"Why can't we learn from them? We can learn from them, hire their craftsmen to Moscow, and make weapons for us, just like the foreigners here now, aren't they the ones who make muskets and artillery for us? ”

Compared to Moscow, Peter was undoubtedly free in the village of Preobrazhensky, and there were many foreign expatriates here, and Peter often corresponded with foreign expatriates in the vicinity, learning Western knowledge, including seafaring knowledge and shipbuilding technology, from those foreign expatriates, and was deeply influenced by Western European culture.

Now, when Vladimir brought them Chinese culture, although he was surprised by the advanced Chinese civilization, in many cases, he was more influenced by Western European culture, after all, he came into contact with the most expatriates from Western Europe, the Netherlands and other countries. As for the Celestial Empire, it is more of a knowledge that exists in books and maps.

"Your Majesty, what do we use to attract them? You must know that the Ming people believe that the native is the Celestial Empire, if it is not a last resort, no Ming people are willing to stay away from their hometown, and compared to Russia, they are more willing to go to the colonies and the feudal kingdom of the Celestial Empire, where they speak the same language and believe in a common religion, all of which are incomparable to Russia. ”

"Oh, I see."

Peter nodded, puzzled.

"In that case, why are they still full of desire for Siberia, why do they still occupy our Eastern Governorate, the steppes of Kazakhstan are not very good steppes, is there no better steppe in the Ming Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, Russia has a better place than Siberia, but this does not prevent us from longing there, and besides, for the Ming country, the desire for the Kazakh steppe is not so much a desire for the land as a hatred for the enemy."

"You mean Qingguo?"

Peter said as he looked at Vladimir.

"Those Tatars, why do they look like they are chasing after them?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, no Ming people will forget the shame and hatred that the Tatars brought to them, in the Ming country there is a saying "only dead Tartars are good Tartars", and the hatred between them and the Qing State will not end because of where those Tatars retreated, for them, it doesn't matter where the Tatars retreated, the important thing is that those Tatars are still alive, and the Ming Kingdom does not want them to live. ”

Vladimir's answer made Peter silent for a moment, he had a certain understanding of the conflict between the Ming and those Tatars through some books, but he could not understand the actions of the Ming people.

"When we defeated the Mongols, for example, when we annexed the Kazan Khanate, we gave the Mongol nobility a choice, either die or be allegiant, and later, they chose allegiance, they converted to Orthodoxy, they gave up the Mongol name, they became part of Russia, why didn't the Ming people do it?"

As he asked rhetorically, Peter walked over to the bookcase and picked up a book.

"I've read a lot of books about the Ming Kingdom, and I can speak Chinese, but one thing is for sure, in Chinese civilization, except for the Han Chinese, everyone is barbarian, all barbarians, they don't bother to mix with barbarians, and they don't forgive barbarians, you know, what does that mean?"

Looking at Vladimir, Peter asked rhetorically.

"This means that we Russians, no matter how much we learn from them, will never be able to integrate into their civilization, and in their system we will always be barbaric, and how do they treat barbarians? Civilize! ”

Vladimir looked at the Tsar, and it was hard to imagine the words spoken by a twelve-year-old.

"In their upbringing, we have only two choices, either to give up our culture and become Chinese. Or, like the Tatars...... Banished, killed! ”

Looking at the tsar in amazement, Vladimir retorted.

"Your Majesty, this is obviously a misunderstanding of the Chinese civilization, they are the most tolerant civilization in the world, they are willing to treat any outsider equally, as long as those people are willing to ......"

Suddenly, Vladimir's words stopped, he looked at the tsar in astonishment, and at this moment, he even wondered, could it be that he had directly misjudged?

"Are you willing to accept their education?"

"No, Your Majesty,"

Shaking his head, Vladimir retorted.

"We can't think that just because they hunt down the Tatars, they have to be indoctrinated as the only option, after all, one of the reasons why they won't let the Tatars go is that the Tatars owe them too much blood debt, forgive ......"

Shaking his head, Vladimir said seriously.

"Forgiving them is God's business, and the Ming people believe that their mission is to send them to God, and pay for them with blood, I don't think they have done anything wrong, and I can even say that the existence of the Tatars themselves is a joke! And the people of the Ming Kingdom just want to put an end to all this. ”

"Of course they're a joke!"

Surprisingly, Peter did not object to Vladimir's judgment.

"From the day they ceded the Eastern Viceroyalty to us, they were destined to be a joke, and their own choice!"

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