Chapter 291: The Englishman Who Can't Be Saved (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
In the end, it was little Jeanne who opened her mouth and said, "It seems that this is really the case." β
"Not to mention the other small Mongol countries, it may be even more different on the European side. Before, with the exception of my grandfather, I had never even heard of anyone acting under the slogan of resisting alien ruleβthe alien lord seemed to be part of the order. She thought for a moment and shook her head.
"Even the war against the Saracens was against the infidels, not the aliens. Judging from a series of records, as long as the other party is willing to convert, the kings and lords on our side will even welcome them very much. It is said that some of the nobles, the ancestors of which were those who converted to Saracen, and on the other side, there has always been no shortage of defectors from our side. β
"There's no shortage of these in storybooks." Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and continued: "I think that both Franks and Saracens like to write stories about their heroes falling in love with women in the other camp. And both of them are very convinced that the other has a large number of female knights and the like. A lot of the stories started when these people were arrested......"
"What's wrong with you, look at this kind of thing?" Jeanne Jr. questioned.
"Is this my fault? They themselves write this kind of thing every day, and I don't write it. Zhu Wenkui decisively denied it.
"This ...... Also normal. Guo Kang explained: "Under the long-term confrontation, there will definitely be women participating in the battle, and then leave this impression on everyone." β
Besides, such examples are not uncommon. I have heard that in Spain the local aristocracy gave special decorations to the women who participated in the defense of the city, and in the east, in the places where we came into contact, there were such deeds. Actually, it's just me...... Well, as far as I've heard, there have been such female warriors in our Catholic countries in the northwest and Turkmen in the east. β
He originally wanted to talk about his father-in-law's experience, but after thinking about it, he changed his words and avoided the topic: "It can be seen that the fight is fierce, and these things are possible." β
"You're right." Xiao Jeanna admitted it directly, but she changed her words and asked again: "But think about it, is there such a story between the Central Plains and the grassland people?" In such a long history, have you ever seen a writer or folk singer talk about this subject? β
"Well, I only know ...... Mulan" Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and said, "Is it that I read too little?" I can't think of anything else. β
"But Mulan is the author's own heroine." Jeanne Jr. pointed out.
"Enemy women, generally can't write." Zhu Wenkui said: "Maybe it's the same as what I just said, it's the lesson of the Zhou Dynasty that is more tragic." Therefore, after that, no one talked about marrying a barbarian. β
"It's probably not just a moral issue β the scholars and doctors are morally opposed, but it's still very popular among the people, but in fact, there are so many of them that they can't control it at all. This kind of theme that the folk don't have, it can only be said that everyone really doesn't like it. The people of the Central Plains should really look down on barbarians, and they are not even happy to fall in love with others. β
"If that's ......" Jeanne thought for a moment and asked again, "Mulan is a character of the Northern Dynasties." The level of civilization of these people is already relatively high. If the gap between the cultural level of the Northern Dynasties and the steppe people is too great, what about the Southern Dynasties of the same era? Is there any such work in the Southern Dynasty where the female knight Mulan was captured, or fell in love with them? β
"It's even more unlikely." Zhu Wenkui was surprised: "The armies of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties can only fight for some time occasionally. Most of the time, as soon as he went out, he 'lost the king'. And when it's time to win the battle, everyone is not in the mood to care about this kind of thing. β
"Right, you see, I'll just say it's quite a big difference." Jeanne nodded in conviction: "As a result, the Seris people have really been very serious. I have never seen an English expel an invader. β
"Ah, that's really ......" Guo Kang thought for a while and found that this was indeed the case: "I doubt why you call them 'Anglos'." The Anglos are already extinct, right? β
"That's what it's used to call you." That's all little Jeanne can explain.
"Well, that's what it's called in French." Zhu Wenkui hasn't reacted yet: "Actually, it's gone?" β
"There are definitely survivors, but the ethnic sense is gone." Guo Kang told him: "The Anglo-Saxon tribes only entered England in the fifth century, when the Roman Empire collapsed. There were not many of them, and after the conquest of the local area, they only existed as the upper class. Of course, this is not surprising, as is the case all over the world. Since antiquity, it has been difficult for outsiders to replace the natives by blood. β
After that, these people did not rule for long, and they were constantly attacked and encroached upon by the Vikings. Later, the Normans dealt them another fatal blow. Records from the time of William the Conqueror say that of the 1,000 first-class lords in all of England, only 13 survived after the conquest, and of the 8,000 second-class lords, only 10% remained. In the relatively prosperous city of York, only a quarter of the population remained, and more than half of the settlements in the other counties were destroyed. These places have not been restored until now, hundreds of years. β
"After that, the Normans occupied the upper strata of society, and the Anglo-Saxons, who were already precarious, practically disappeared."
"I thought the war in the Central Plains was terrible enough...... Zhu Wenkui muttered.
"Actually, the whole world is just as miserable. The Central Plains appear even worse because there are more records. And England only has a detailed record this time, so we only know this time. Guo Kang shook his head and said: "As for other civil wars and conquests, there are no reliable records to be found. People don't know, just pretend it didn't happen. β
Moreover, the Norman rule was extremely solid. Over the years, although the king has changed several families, the overall composition of the nobility has not changed much. If there are no surprises in the future, it is expected to continue. β
"That's normal, it's a common thing here." Zhu Wenkui was not surprised: "They occupied LinkedIn Gran or during the Northern Song Dynasty, right?" It is estimated that there will be no problem in persevering until all the remnants of all walks of life are destroyed. β
Guo Kang thought about it and felt that he was still too conservative.
Not to mention the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, or the fall of the Qing Dynasty, this time is too short - in the original world, until Guo Kang crossed the time, this pattern did not change much.
According to the own research of modern British scholars, at the rate of decline of the local aristocracy, it would take a thousand years for a family to fall to the social average. This is still ideal data, in fact, because of intermarriage, shell change and other methods, it will be longer. The ascent of civilians is of course difficult, and it takes an average of 10 generations to move from the lower to the middle classes.
In the 800 years for which information is available, most surnames have not had any ups and downs, and they are still in their original positions. Comparing the list of students at the top universities in the 13th and 21st centuries, you can also see that many aristocratic surnames are still prominent.
It's not even the same as in the neighboring France. At this point in the ages, the knightly families in France can only last an average of three or four generations, and they will decline. The great nobles held out longer, but soon faced an increasingly powerful king and gradually lost their privileges.
As for the Ming Dynasty, not to mention. According to statistics, nearly 50% of the Jinshi did not even have a student within three generations of their ancestors, and they belonged to the lower class of society in the real sense. No matter how feudal and backward it is, it is also a bureaucratic empire with an imperial examination system, and it is not comparable with an aristocratic country at all......
"The people of this country are probably not saved." Guo Kang said to them.
(End of chapter)