In the early morning, the sun rises on the Nile, and the sun shines on the embankment in the distance, and the sailboats on the river are covered with a thin layer of gold, and the sparkling river reflects the ethereal sail shadow, and the Nile presents the most beautiful picture to the world in the early morning.

For the Egyptians, the Nile is their river of life, and the Nile floods begin to flood in July and do not recede until September and October, which the Egyptians call the "flood season". During the flood season, floodwaters flood the soil on both sides of the Nile, and the water level rises considerably, filling the high depressions with water. When the flood waters receded, the soil was unusually moist, and the sediment left behind by the Nile, rich in organic matter and minerals, accumulated on both banks for crops. Moreover, each time the Nile floods, the salt in the soil is diluted, making the land suitable for cultivation, thus solving the problem of land salinization.

This has been the case for thousands of years. The valley and delta of the Nile became the main population and agricultural area of Egypt because of the abundant water sources and fertile soil.

Once upon a time, after the Arab invasion, the Copts who had lived here for thousands of years lost all their land, and as pagans, they could not own land, but could only work as tenant farmers. For thousands of years, they have lived like this.

And all this, a few years ago, was brought to an end with the revolt of the Copts - the Turkish and Mamluk rule was overthrown. The lands that once belonged to Mamluk were allocated to the common people, and of course, the infidels were not the objects of the distribution.

While the Copts were there rejoicing for their freedom and wealth, no one noticed that the house that once belonged to the Mamluk lords also welcomed their new owners, those Celestial Empire people who looked very different from them, became their "neighbors", of course, they were not simply "neighbors", they were His Majesty's guards, the army that the king brought from the Celestial Empire, as the king's guards, they stayed in Egypt as a reward for helping Egypt win freedom, They inherited some of the Mamluks' possessions and became the new rulers of the Egyptian countryside.

In the early morning, when pale blue curling smoke came out of the kitchen chimney of the house, several people with blue noses and swollen faces broke into the mansion crying out.

"Master, master, you must save us......"

In the silent courtyard, the crying was unusually harsh.

Zhao Minggong, who was woken up, yawned, stretched his waist and walked over, and when he saw the person kneeling on the ground, he asked casually.

"Apudullah, what's wrong with you?"

Kneeling in the courtyard were his tenants, who had to be redistributed according to the principle of "whoever cultivates owns" because all the land in Egypt belonged to Mamluk, with the exception of non-Copts, who became the property of the new dynasty magnates, and the king's guards received a considerable portion of the land.

Although most of the ordinary soldiers did not own land comparable to that of the dynastic magnates, they were still able to live without food and clothing, and it was the cultivation of the non-Copts that ensured their livelihood. In a way, they are also the protectors of these people.

"Dear lord, our house has been taken away, and our daughter has also been robbed......"

Servudalla, who was kneeling on the ground, cried.

According to the habits of the Celestial Empire, the Egyptians have long been accustomed to the title of "lord", and in the past few years, these "lords" have always been their protectors, which is why Apudullah came to seek protection.

"Master, I have always been your most faithful servant, I will pay the rent on time every year, I never dare to delay, and it is under your protection that my family and I can be safe, but now, those mobs ignore the reality that we accept your protection, and rob my property, daughter, this is simply disrespectful to you......"

Listening to Apudula's cry, Zhao Minggong's mind immediately came to mind the girl standing next to Apudulla's family when he paid the rent last year, the girl's appearance was delicate, and her smile was even more charming. She was snatched away!

It's worth it!

Rob the people's daughter!

I was just thinking about it in my heart, how dare those mobs be so bold! How dare you come for real!

"Apodula, don't worry, with the master here, I will naturally give you justice."

Just as Zhao Minggong's words fell, there was another commotion outside the door, and then a burst of people poured in.

"Apudullah, I knew you were here!"

As soon as the leading Rick saw Apudullah and the others kneeling there, he immediately shouted.

"Do you think it's okay to come and ask the master?"

Rick bowed at Zhao Minggong.

"Forgive our presumptuousness, noble lord, we have come to your mansion because, according to the king's decree, all pagans must convert to the Church, otherwise they will not be protected by the law and by anyone, lord, in the past you were their protector, but now, if they do not convert to the Church, then you can no longer protect them as you did in the past......"

Rick's blunt words made Zhao Minggong's face change slightly, he didn't know about this decree, and even the previous government and health meeting had clearly asked them not to intervene in the conflict between the two. For them, not getting involved in the conflict between Copts and non-Copts is undoubtedly the best option.

But, to put it simply, in reality, for every resident of the prefecture, these non-Copts were not just tenant farmers in the traditional sense, but also their property.

"So, is it also stipulated that as long as they convert to the church, I can continue to provide them with protection?"

"That's right!"

Rick replied bluntly.

"Will you convert to the Church, Aservdura?"

Looking at the servant Dula who was kneeling on the ground, Zhao Minggong asked rhetorically.

"If you are willing to convert to the Church and be baptized, I can still be your protector. Protect your family and property. ”

"This, this ......"

Just as Aservdulla hesitated, Zhao Minggong looked up at Rick again and said.

"Rick, Aservula's daughter is there, and I'm going to ask her for her opinion too!"

The sudden question made everyone slightly stunned, and before Rick could answer, Zhao Minggong said again.

"Rick, you must know that if she converts to the church, she is protected by me, and if you dare to hurt her, don't blame the lord for my dishonesty!"

The cold threat made Rick's heart tremble suddenly, and thinking of Ina's delicate appearance, he still insisted on it with some heartache.

"Aservdullah is not willing to convert! Ina didn't convert either...... So ......"

"I ask you again, Aservdula, are you willing to convert to the Church?"

Facing the old man's questioning, Aservdula, who knew that there was no choice, nodded desperately, and then closed his eyes in pain.

"I'm willing, I'm willing to take refuge ......"

Conversion to the Church is only a formality, and for the Copts, they know that those pagans choose to convert to the Church and betray the faith of the past, then any pagan has the right to kill them, so even if it is only a formal conversion, it is also a betrayal.

On this day, in the village church, Aputula and his family and friends converted to the Coptic Church, and although many of them were very reluctant, they also made the best choice for themselves under the pressure of reality.

After the forced conversion, another wedding took place in the church, and Aservdullah watched as his daughter Ina married Master Zhao and became his fourth wife. Although the Koppians were now the masters of Egypt again, they did not abandon polygamy, which, according to the Bible, was also supported.

Compared with the previous forced smile, when watching his daughter marry the noble "Master Zhao", Servant Dula's face was filled with a bright smile, in his opinion, his daughter's marriage is undoubtedly a great thing, being able to marry "Master Zhao" is not only extremely glorious, but his identity has also changed, and even Rick, who beat him before, looked at him with a change in his gaze, and there was an inexplicable awe.

When Aserv Dullah was complacent about the change in his identity, in the royal palace in Cairo, Gu Duping asked rhetorically.

"With so many people marrying protectors, it's inevitable that there will be some suspicions of taking advantage of the fire to rob!"

Facing Gu Duping's rhetorical question, Zhu Hemo said with a smile.

"If only in some respects, it is true, but, you know, it is almost an inevitable, natural thing, in the case of Egypt, how many Arabs invaded here back then? Why are there so many of their descendants? In fact, in addition to religious conversion, what is more important is integration, national integration, this process of integration is never gentle, but full of blood and violence, just like in Rome (the Byzantine Empire is the name given to them in modern Europe, the monarchs and subjects of the empire consider themselves Romans), under the scimitar of the Turks, how many Romans are there now? There are only a handful, but in just two hundred years, millions of Romans and Slavs living there have become Turks, is it just a religion? Of course not! ”

Shaking his head, Zhu Hemo pondered for a moment before saying.

"The greatest pleasure of a man is to subdue the rebels, to defeat the enemy, and to take all that he has. rode his horse, and accepted his beautiful wife and concubine. ”

Although he is young, Zhu Hemo, who is in a foreign land, has his own understanding of this sentence.

Perhaps, Temujin's words seem to be extremely barbaric, but they break the essence of national integration, all the flowery rhetoric, but just a cover-up, any civilization, its national attributes are with the father and not the mother. In fact, the so-called fusion, to put it bluntly, is a question of who to sleep with! ”

Listening to the jaw-dropping talk of the king in front of him about the issue of "going to bed", Gu Duping couldn't help but feel a little difficult to adapt, in fact, he didn't know that when the king and His Majesty discussed this issue, he had also blushed.

"Let's not talk about how the Mongolians robbed other people's wives and concubines back then, and relied on the dolls they gave birth to to grow and grow. Let's just talk about it now, why does this king support Wang Wei to "take advantage of the danger of people", to put it bluntly, he wants to expand Wang Wei's power, those Wang Wei are the same as this king, they are from the Celestial Empire, they are the most trusted people by this king, their wives and concubines may be pagans who have just converted, but they can't change the fact that the dolls they gave birth to have a relationship of Celestial Empire blood, and they can't change the fact that they are Chinese. Now Wang Wei has 15,600 people, if each of them marries ten wives and concubines, gives birth to one wife and concubine and gives birth to five children, then twenty years later, Wang Wei and their families will exceed one million, but it only takes a few generations, and Wang Wei, who had more than 10,000 people back then, will grow to the point that he is not inferior to the Copts? Go on the scamp? ”

Shaking his head, Zhu Hemo said with a smile.

"For those people, it is to take advantage of the fire to rob, but for us, it is a rare opportunity, and in this process, there is a process of eliminating and rising, there are hundreds of thousands of Egyptian women of the right age to marry the Chinese, even if they were pagans in the past, then those who are converted can have hundreds of thousands of fewer children, and the number of Chinese can increase by hundreds of thousands, in fact, such a thing has become a reality in Nanyang."

Can it be like this? Gu Duping couldn't help but be a little stunned, listening to the king mention Nanyang, he naturally thought of the rapidly expanding population of these people in Nanyang, behind the expansion of the population in Huaxia, behind the integration, no one would care about the fate of the natives.

"Then, how can you guarantee that a woman in Huaxia will not marry an outsider?"

Surprised, Gu Duping asked really.

Thanks to his father's teachings, Zhu Hemo did not have the slightest pedantic on many issues, but continued.

"Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat", it means that a woman marries her husband, and her husband is her whole life to dress and eat, and when a woman chooses a husband, she must consider the property status of her husband's family, just like here, Wang Wei's territory is thousands of acres, and it is normal to live in a mansion and enjoy beautiful concubines.

It's true!

How many "strange women" in the world do not care about poverty, after all, there are many ordinary people in the world. But it is these laymen who ensure the inheritance of the national bloodline.

Perhaps, Gu Duping is unfamiliar with Egypt, but he has been to Nanyang, and many things that he has witnessed in Nanyang in the past and have never considered are now understandable after confirming each other with the words of the king.

Nodding, Gu Duping pondered for a moment before looking at the king in front of him and asked.

"Your Lord, then, does it mean that in the future, after the Roman Empire has restored its statistics in Constantinople, we should pursue a similar strategy?"

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