Due to differences in language, customs, and culture, the government offices in Jeju encountered many difficulties in the early days of their administration, and many local people, especially the wealthy and nobles, did not understand or implement the new policies and guidelines of the government, resulting in chaos in the livelihood of the people in Jeju. Fortunately, churches were established in various places, and with the efforts of the servants of God, there were more and more believers in the churches, and with the help of the power of faith and the appeal of believers, the thoughts of the people of all ethnic groups in Jeju gradually reached an agreement with the government, and the social order became better and better.

As the saying goes, political power has borders, and religion knows no borders, and Luan Yi has reason to believe that under his influence, the ideas of the people of Jeju will soon be pinned on the churches under his influence, and they will finally have the same beliefs, customs, and language as the Holy Chinese Empire.

The dust has settled in Jeju, and it is time for Luan Yi to return to Beijing. Returning to his hometown, this expedition was not very fruitful, first forcing the Xiongnu to become a vassal state of the empire, then destroying Xianbei, and finally opening up Jeju. The grassland outside the Saiwai was pacified in one fell swoop, which means that from now on, the empire will no longer be more worried about the invasion of the steppe peoples, and the northern frontier of the empire will be safe.

In addition, the territory of the empire was greatly expanded, almost double as before the war.

"What is the wolf Juxu, Le Shi Yanran. My Luan Yi's achievements far surpass those of my ancestors. Thinking of this, Luan Yi couldn't hide his proud look. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wonder why, in the 5,000-year history of China, the emperors of the past dynasties could not achieve the results he could achieve, despite their great efforts and huge costs.

On the way back to Beijing, he had been thinking about this question, and by combining history and what he had learned, he finally found the answer.

Historically, there is no doubt that only a strong nation can completely annex a weak nation. But the so-called strength here does not refer to the size of the territory, imagine that in the Spring and Autumn Period, one of the five hegemons, the territory of Qi was not large, but it could command the princes, why is this? The answer is written in the history books, civilization and military power. At that time, the State of Qi had the Jixia School Palace, where hundreds of sons and hundreds of virtuous people from all over the world gathered to jointly shape the image of the cultural center of the Qi Kingdom. The state of Qi used this to spread its ideas in all directions, and relied on strong military power as a backing, which made the princes of all walks of life look at him.

Therefore, civilization and military power are important elements of strength, not the size of the territory.

This statement can also be proved by later history. When the European powers discovered the New World, which country had a larger territory than the Americas? But they took over the Americas, precisely because the Europeans had a crushing advantage over the Native Americans. candy floss

Another example is the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, apart from the United States, which country can they compare with the Qing Dynasty? No, but they captured the Forbidden City with 8,000 men. Why is that?

There are many reasons, but Luan Yi will definitely not admit that Chinese civilization is inferior to the Western powers, so this factor can be set aside here. In addition to the issue of civilization, first of all, due to years of isolation from the country, the military strength of the Qing Dynasty, especially military technology, was far inferior to that of the European powers; Second, after the Second Industrial Revolution, the social productive forces of the European powers developed by leaps and bounds, while the Qing Dynasty remained in the primitive stage. Third, the Qing Empire imposed harsh governance on the people for a long time, resulting in the country not thinking about the people, and the people not knowing that there was a country. So much so that during the Opium War, when the British fleet bombarded Humen, the people of the Qing Dynasty who stopped at the beach clapped their hands and praised when they saw the British fleet sinking the Qing Dynasty warships. Such a country can not be defeated. Therefore, in addition to military strength and productivity, the people's support and love for the country are also the key factors in evaluating whether the country is strong or not.

Combined with cognition, Luan Yi summarized the elements of strength as follows: strong productivity and technology, advanced ideas and culture, a large population base and a well-trained army, abundant taxes and warehouses, the people's support for the country and love for the monarch, and their own personal qualities.

Comparatively speaking, whichever country is stronger than its opponent in these points, the more likely that country will annex another country.

Thinking of this, Luan Yi suddenly found that although he had never summarized these problems, he inadvertently put these elements in the first place in the process of governing the country.

He founded the Church of Our Lady and relied on the Church of Our Lady to win the support of the people and educate them. At the same time, he also imported the religion of Our Lady to neighboring countries, using the powerful incitement power of religion to imperceptibly assimilate the foreigners in neighboring countries into Chinese civilization.

At the same time, he also encouraged business and commerce. While the merchants sold the products of the empire to foreign countries, they also let the gentiles see the wealth of the merchants of the empire, and then think of how rich the empire was. And in the eyes of the average person, the rich and the powerful are to some extent equal.

In addition to the abundance of wealth, the arrival of a dazzling array of imperial products in foreign countries also allowed ignorant Gentiles to see the powerful productivity and production technology of the empire, and showed the extraordinary culture of the empire to the Gentiles with the help of handicrafts.

Military field. The empire now had more than 600,000 professional soldiers, a large number of troops that even exceeded the population of many small states at the beginning of the third century AD. It is true that as the northern frontier of the empire is restored, the empire will be disarmed accordingly, and the number of standing troops will drop to about 400,000. But as a country with a population of more than 40 million, and with the encouragement of family planning, a predominantly adolescent population was formed, the empire had an abundance of young and middle-aged people. In the event of a conquest, the Empire can raise millions of troops in a short period of time with a single wave of its arms. Such a huge number is beyond the reach of even the powerful Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

More importantly, at a time when the nations of the world have just broken out of the Bronze Age and developed into an iron civilization, the empire has broken through the bottleneck of iron smelting, reached the early stage of iron and steel civilization, and mastered the use of firearms, and produced pure heat weapons such as grenades, mines, explosive packs, and earth cannons. Although the use of firearms was in its infancy, and compared with the red-coated cannons of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the earthen cannon was slightly weak, but its power had already played a decisive role in the war, allowing the empire's military technology to surpass the nations.

Besides, the earthen cannon is already the prototype of the cannon, and the craftsmen of the empire have found a way to make it, and with enough support, the time for the real cannon to come out is just around the corner.

Thinking of this, an unprecedented sense of pride ignited in Luan Yi's heart. Religion, commerce, and the military, as long as they master these troikas. First use trade to open the door of the other party's country, then sow the seeds of Chinese civilization with the religion of Our Lady, and finally use military deterrence...... Luan Yi believes that no country in this world can resist this combination punch.

After leaving Jeju, Luan Yi spent time in the car thinking nonsense, planning for the future, reminiscing about relatives, or preparing for current political affairs. Stopping along the way, he briefly inspected the livelihood of Luzhou.

Facts have proved that Zhang Zhao is indeed a cadre. Under the control of the first Luzhou Thorn Shi, it took only more than two years for Luzhou to start from scratch, from a deserted and uninhabited no-man's land, to now basically realize that the people live and work in peace and contentment, full of uncle's vitality. On the grassland, there are loud singing and happy herdsmen everywhere, and some military towns in the continent have also been built one after another, and the bells of the church in the city can be heard early in the morning.

Luan Yi was very satisfied with this, and the worry about Luzhou disappeared without a trace. He praised Zhang Zhao greatly and gave Zhang Zhao a rich reward. He also promised Zhang Zhao that when Luzhou's side was on the right track, he would recruit Zhang Zhao to Beijing for more important positions.

Zhang Zhao is grateful to Dade.

Bidding farewell to Zhang Zhao, Luan Yi went south along the grassland, and when he passed by the Great Wall, he stopped the army, jumped out of the carriage, and looked at the fortification in front of him, which was translated by Westerners as "- the great wall", with mixed feelings in his heart.

This "man-made landscape", which was hailed as one of the seven wonders of the world by later generations, brought endless glory to the sons and daughters of China in the future, and even derived the saying that "if you don't climb the Great Wall, you have never been to China". But at the moment, as a person who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty for nearly 40 years, Luan Yi suddenly had a diametrically opposite understanding of the Great Wall.

Among the Seven Wonders of the World, whether it's the pyramids of Egypt and the lighthouse of Alexandria, or the hanging gardens of Babylon or the Colosseum in Rome, and the temples...... These miracles are either the tombs of emperors, temples of faith, or places of entertainment, but the Great Wall of China is a fortification.

What does this emblem?

People say that the Great Wall is thousands of miles long, and standing on the cliffs, it is a symbol of greatness and the crystallization of human civilization.

Luan Yi agreed. The Great Wall indeed embodies the outstanding architectural attainments of Chinese civilization, and at the same time, it also embodies the traditional virtues of Chinese sons and daughters who are hard-working and hard-working. He is indeed worthy of the pride of all the sons and daughters of China.

But on the other hand, the appearance of the Great Wall is not only a proof of the glory of Chinese civilization, but also an explanation to the world - how long it existed, the ethnic minorities on the northern grasslands persecuted the children of China. It is like the annual rings of a big tree, which is a testament to the tragic history of the development of Chinese civilization.

It is not only the pride of Chinese civilization, but also the sorrow of Chinese civilization.

What makes people feel ridiculous is that this fortification, which is known as the greatest fortification of ancient human civilization, resisted the invasion of the steppe peoples?

Can't say no! However, throughout thousands of history, ethnic minorities have successfully broken through the Great Wall no less than 100 times, and it has become commonplace in the last years of the Song Dynasty until the Qing Dynasty. This proves that no matter how long and thick the walls are, they cannot withstand the invaders.

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves, as long as you let thieves remember, no matter how high the courtyard wall is, it is useless, the wall is dead, people are alive, and the best anti-thief technique is to either take care of the courtyard more, or kill him as soon as the thief remembers you.

Just like Luan Yi is doing now, using armies and conquests to protect the territory of the empire.

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