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Chapter 7: It's Easy to Brush Scores (Medium)

Praise be to you, Nile

You were born from the earth and came to us to give gifts to the poor.

It brought nourishment to Egypt, irrigated the fields, and allowed livestock to survive.

You quenched the thirst of the desert far from the water source. Let our barley and wheat survive.

Fill the granary, and fill the treasury.

We play the harp for you and sing your praises......

With the song "Ode to the Nile" sung by the fishermen of the Nile, a new dawn was ushered in in ancient Egypt.

For the ancient Egyptians, the Nile was the center of the universe. Beyond the Nile, there is only barbarism and chaos.

In their hearts, the Nile is not only a river, she is the life of Egypt, the soul of Egypt. It was she who created Egypt in the middle of a desert

As the Greek historian Herodotus described in his writings, Egypt was a gift from the Nile.

Nurtured by the waters of the Nile, the Egyptians enjoyed a life of abundant abundance. And the protection of the vast desert allowed Egypt to avoid the vast majority of the outside enemy's troops. As a result of these unique conditions, the ancient Egyptian civilization was not repeatedly destroyed by invaders from all sides and torn apart by endless wars, as was the case with the contemporaries of the two river basins, but seemed to be as solid as the stones of the pyramids. It wasn't until 3,000 years of time passed on it that it slowly swallowed up the ancient Egyptian civilization

But at least in the 14th century BC, this ancient civilization was still in its prime and was about to reach even more glorious years.

The Nile River flows slowly in the morning light, as in the past, and the morning breeze blowing across the water is cool and soft.

Dark green rivers meander over the dry desert fields, nourishing the woods and fields on both sides. The clear water of the river glows with a translucent sheen in the sun, wild ducks and hippos inhabit the dense reeds, and ancient megalithic ruins stand under the date palms on the banks. The morning sun smeared the clouds, and the holy halo made it difficult to take your eyes off. The light of the sun god was covered by the earth, bringing infinite hope and vitality to the Egyptians.

On the surface of the Nile River, there are a little white sails sailing by from time to time, and countless beautiful white lotus flowers ripple with the waves, with gold-like stamens, snow-white petals, and jade-like green leaves.

Standing on the banks of the Nile more than 3,000 years ago, feeling the slightly moist breeze on the Nile, and looking at the Nile River that has flowed for an unknown number of years since ancient times, Mr. Miyamoto Masa, the former deputy police chief of the Japanese immigration development team, couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

“…… Alas, after a few days in the underground shelter over there, I feel like I'm getting moldy. Now it's finally time to see the light of day again, but ...... Isn't this day a little too poisonous? He couldn't help but cover his forehead with his hands, squinted and complained to Wang Qiu.

Well, the sky of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, as blue and clear as ever, was as clear as ever, and let the excessively bright sun pour down......

――As a former government civil servant with the highest position and prestige among the survivors of the end of the Bed Lord City, in order to avoid conflict with Soichiro Takashihiro, the leader of the right-wing group of the Takashiro family, Miyamoto resolutely chose to leave the apocalyptic base and go to the unknown path of colonization in another world. And his wife Takariko Miyamoto, daughter Miyamoto Rei, son-in-law Hiroshi I, and several subordinates in the police station system also followed.

“…… It can't be helped, the sun in Egypt is so fierce. It's still relatively cool in the morning, and when it's noon, if you don't shine a light in advance [Universal Adaptation Light], we're modern people who are afraid that we won't even be able to get out of the door."

Also bathed in the sunshine, which was a little too warm, Wang Qiu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "...... How does this place feel? ”

“…… Well, when I was in school in the past, I used to hear that Egypt is the most fertile land in the whole Mediterranean......"

Looking around at the rippling ditches, green wheat fields and orchards, and stepping on the black and fertile soil under his feet, Miyamoto's eyes showed a hint of greed, "Now that I am standing here in person, I realize that this is indeed a treasure land with rich products, I also worked as a farmer in my hometown in the countryside when I was a child, but looking at so many prefectures in Japan, I am afraid that no prefecture can compare with the arable land here."

-- Indeed, in terms of the natural conditions for agriculture, ancient Egypt, which was fed by the Nile, was indeed blessed with a unique blessing and is rare in the world.

Unlike other major agricultural regions in the world, Egypt, surrounded by deserts, receives very little rain, and all irrigation water comes from the Nile, as well as agricultural fertilizers – the fertile soil of Egypt is the "gift of the Nile", and every July, when Sirius rises in the sky, the Nile rises on time, flooding large swathes of land on both sides, and after three months, the river recedes and returns to normal. Moreover, every time the flood waters receded, a thick layer of silt would be deposited on the cultivated land along the river, and this layer of silt was so fertile that the Egyptians could simply scatter the seeds into the ground and step on them themselves, so that they could sit at home and wait for the crops to grow before harvesting, and the yield was definitely not low.

For thousands of years, the flooding of the Nile has been very stable, and there are few times when there is a drought or a flash flood - the Nile provides water and fertilizer for Egyptian agriculture, and the scorching sun of the Sahara provides sufficient energy for plant growth, so that Egypt has a rich grain harvest and a rich life since ancient times, and has become the "bread basket of the Mediterranean" and the most coveted agricultural area in the entire Western world.

“…… But you are not very welcome in this fertile and rich land, Mr. Miyamoto. ”

In order to prevent Mr. Miyamoto from thinking anything wrong and causing trouble for himself, Wang Qiu had to beat a side drum for him in advance -- if these modern Japanese settled on the banks of the Nile, they would definitely not be obedient to King Memphis, but would only divide a piece of territory and engage in self-government," ...... If you just live in the vicinity of Egypt, then the Egyptians are a very good neighbor. Because they occupied the best territory in the entire Mediterranean world, and looked down on the surrounding wilderness, ancient Egypt was a very moderate country by nature, and apart from securing trade routes with Asia, the Egyptians had little interest in expanding their territory. Many alien races have lived near the ancient Egyptian kingdom for hundreds or even thousands of years, and as long as they do not take the initiative to provoke, the Egyptians are happy to live in peace with them all the time, and they have no intention of robbing these poor ghosts. Even if a foreign war broke out, the war of the ancient Egyptians basically belonged to the type of defending the country, as long as the enemy was driven out of the country, it was forgotten, and there was almost no interest in chasing the dead and chasing the north.

But if you want to live in their homeland, or even take away a piece of land, it's a bit difficult - ancient Egypt was not a country of immigrants like the United States, but because of its homogeneous ethnic composition, the social atmosphere was even very xenophobic, similar to that of modern Japan and Korea.

Moreover, Egypt is now at the end of the 18th Dynasty, although foreign wars continue, but Egypt has enjoyed nearly 200 years of peace, and the population has multiplied and swelled to as much as 7 million, and Egypt's inhabitable territory is this green space on the banks of the Nile, which is less than 20,000 square kilometers (the area of the ancient Nile Delta is much smaller than the modern one, just as Shanghai in the Spring and Autumn Period was still completely submerged under water), it is conceivable that the population of this place has long been almost saturated, How is it possible to welcome foreigners to share territory with them? ”

“…… Was it true that immigrants were not welcomed in ancient Egypt? Even in Japan, there are a lot of illegal immigrants from Southeast Asia," Miyamoto asked, frowning.

“… Yes, there are quite a few illegal immigrants in modern Japan, but you should also know what kind of life they live in Japan. Wang Qiu replied, "...... In fact, there are also foreign settlements on the banks of the Nile today, but do you like your descendants to play Exodus with them? ”

“…… Exodus? Could it be...... Jew? Uncle Miyamoto immediately opened his eyes.

“…… Yes, in the Goshen region of the Nile Delta of Lower Egypt, all the 400,000 Jews of the world lived, who were discriminated against and oppressed by the indigenous people of Egypt. As for the biblical book of Exodus, it was born about the next century......"

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-- Speaking of which, if we look at the Bible alone, the experience of the Jews in Egypt is really wronged: they were first politely invited in by the Egyptian pharaohs, and they worked diligently for the Egyptian pharaohs, and thus won the right to settle. But in the end, they were denied equal treatment by the Egyptians, and they were called like slaves...... So he was so angry that the prophet Moses cast a spell to separate the Red Sea and take the Jews out of Egypt

But the problem is that the history books of any nation will put gold on their faces, and the Jews are no exception.

From the point of view of the ancient Egyptians, the Jews were completely dying in the end

I don't know if you have ever noticed the question, is the Egyptian pharaoh in the Bible who accepted the internal migration of the Jews really Egyptian?

-- When the Jews moved into Egypt, the nomadic Hyksos invaded Egypt and seized a large area of the Nile Delta. However, although the Hyksos were temporarily in power, they were too few to suppress the resistance of the Egyptian natives, so they recruited people from all over Asia to help, just as the Manchus wanted to build the Mongol Eight Banners to deal with the Han Chinese. It was under these circumstances that the early Jews were granted green cards and happily came to Egypt to enjoy national treatment, and the "Pharaohs of Egypt" who were friendly to Jews in the Bible were actually Hyksos leaders.

More than 100 years later, the Eighteenth Dynasty, founded by the Egyptians, finally fought back, successfully expelled the Asian invaders, and recovered the Nile Valley. The Hyksos, as their old enemies, were naturally completely defeated and destroyed, and the Jews, who were accomplices, saw that the opportunity was not good, so they quickly knelt down and begged the Egyptians for mercy. At that time, the founding father of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, in view of the country's years of war, sparse population, and barren land, and the seemingly docile attitude of the Jews, spared these men and allowed them to continue to live on the banks of the Nile, hoping that they would be able to integrate into the Egyptians.

Then, two hundred years later, the once barren and dilapidated banks of the Nile River were already overcrowded, with little land and many people, and the Egyptians themselves were still worried about living space. However, there was a foreign Jew who occupied a large part of the Nile Delta, and they were not willing to worship the Egyptian gods, nor speak the Egyptian language, nor were they willing to intermarry and assimilate with the Egyptians. Moreover, many years ago, together with the invaders of the Hyksos, they had committed a great blood debt against the Egyptian people, but now they have been pulled out of their claws and lost their arms......

What would the indigenous people of Egypt think in the face of such a culturally fragmented and almost self-reliant situation, and what should the pharaohs and government of Egypt do?

-- Even if it is only for the purpose of opposing separatism and diverting social contradictions, the persecution of the Jews has become an imperative and "politically correct" move

Of course, in the background era of "Daughter of the Nile", the Jews were not so miserable in Egypt, but they had also become third-class citizens who were ostracized and bullied everywhere, and the contradictions with the Egyptians were unprecedentedly high...... If, in such a social climate, the Japanese were to seize land in the overcrowded Nile Valley, it would be difficult not to provoke strong hostility and armed conflict among the indigenous Egyptians - who could never afford to die

“…… In short, the fertile soil on the banks of the Nile, you don't even think about it. The Egyptian royal family will not agree, and we and Doraemon will not be able to help you fight with the Kingdom of Egypt and grab territory. On the contrary, Egypt's colonies in Asia, that is, the future Palestine, may be able to find a way to enclose a piece of land, which was originally the latest conquest of the Egyptian army, and King Memphis should not care too much. ”

Seeing that Mr. Miyamoto's face had just shown a hint of joy, Wang Qiu ruthlessly poured a scoop of cold water on him, "...... But don't be too happy, just like in the 21st century, Palestine is in the focus of wars and battles among all ethnic groups, and basically there are wars every day, there are horse thieves in the mountains, pirates at sea, and sand thieves on camels in the desert, and any enemy country that wants to invade Egypt will come from there, and the arable land and water necessary for the establishment of colonies will also be snatched from the Phoenicians or other peoples -- the king of Egypt will give you a legal name at most, and if you want to get your hands on the land, you have to find a way for yourself - Can you afford such an endless melee situation? ”

“… I'm afraid it's unbearable, because there are so few of us. But no matter what, we still need a place to build a new home. ”

Miyamoto was touching the stubble on his chin and muttered, "...... You'll have to find us a place to stay. ”

“…… Rest assured, the address of the new colony, Doraemon and I have already surveyed it, and it is guaranteed to be safe and rich."

Wang Qiu patted his chest very confidently, "...... However, building a colony requires a lot of money, and we have to work together to earn it, so we have to build a good relationship with the Egyptians...... Well, you should be familiar with the environment in this part of Thebes, and now, we should go back to the palace and see how your first service business is going, and whether you are satisfied with your customers......"