"I see. In that case, it seems to be quite troublesome. Zhu Wenkui thought about it and accepted his sister's statement.

"In this regard, the imperial courts of all dynasties actually have similar ideas. The smart people in the court value first of all whether you have the conditions to rebel, then whether you have the ability to rebel, and finally whether you have the heart to rebel. ”

"Because thinking about this thing, it generally follows the conditions, and when the conditions are reached, you can't do it without thinking. And the ability ...... There has never been a shortage of capable people in the Central Plains, and this kind of people are actually surplus. Therefore, it is not meaningful to consider these, and it is only appropriate to look at the conditions at the time. ”

If you look at it this way, the only breakthrough is to avoid this question. In addition, this matter may really be helpless. He confessed.

Monk Daoyan nodded, looking quite acceptable to Zhu Wenkui's answer.

"In fact, if you think about it the other way, it is difficult for the imperial court to make concessions - if nothing else, you can see Nanyang now. This is not unfounded, after these overseas people become bigger, they will really want to compete with the imperial court for legitimacy. Jeanne Jr. also said.

"If they are strong, they will learn the Javanese yuan and intervene in the struggle for the only legal system; If they are weak, they will learn from Jiaozhou back then, take the initiative to draw a line with the Central Plains, and classify themselves as Turen, so as to maintain their status as Tusi. She thought for a moment and said, for example: "But in this way, for the imperial court, it seems to be a choice between two bad outcomes......

"You see, the worse situation is that these people set themselves up as kings with some Central Plains people and broke away from the control of the imperial court. They are likely to take away a considerable part of the semi-Chinese territory, leaving the previous foundation in vain, and making the natives stronger. ”

"Worse yet, these people are directly opposed to the imperial court. Beat him, laborer expedition; If you don't fight, it will seriously affect the authority of the imperial court. ”

"So for the imperial court, if you are far away, you can pretend not to know; If it is very close, the court itself will take action; As for whether it is far or not, it is the most disgusting, and it is estimated that it is almost the same as looking forward to them disappearing every day. Even if it is wiped out by the barbarians, it is a good thing. ”

"For our country, it doesn't really matter. Because the country here is only a country, and we don't care about the existence of other countries. She compared: "But the Central Plains Dynasty is not actually a country, it is 'the world'." It is impossible for such a regime to accept an organization of the same culture and level. ”

"But on the other hand, as long as you avoid these, you can deal with them. After all, our side is really far away. ”

Guo Kang nodded in approval. But before he could speak, Monk Daoyan spoke.

"The county lord is smart." He said politely: "These ideas should not be a flash of inspiration, but carefully considered and sorted out." Have you thought about it before? Or has someone else pointed out? ”

"The basic principle, Master Qi has already talked about it." Jeanne said: "As for the specific case, after a preliminary understanding, it should not be difficult to understand the reason. ”

"Then what he said counts as well." Monk Daoyan commented: "But why haven't you seen them all the time? ”

"Together with their father, they study issues such as the relationship between clans and vassals every day, so I think about it very clearly—I also listen to them." Zhu Wenkui said: "However, nearly a year ago, my father said that there would be a big event in the north, and he urgently called Master Qi and others to help. Even now, nothing has happened......"

Monk Daoyan nodded and did not ask any more questions.

Guo Kang estimates that this is also expected. Although the previous results are very unreliable, Qi Tai is also an elite bureaucrat of the Ming Dynasty no matter how he says, and the basic ideas of these imperial courts should still be very clear.

"We do think that way." Guo Kang and Theodora glanced at each other and took advantage of the situation to say.

Actually, it wasn't intentional. As you may be able to see, it is very difficult for us to maintain the orthodox Chinese culture here. So, we simply chose a completely different route. ”

"How is it different?" Monk Daoyan asked with interest.

"The circle around the Central Plains is all about learning other people's systems and cultures, and then transforming themselves from top to bottom. But we can do the exact opposite. Guo Kang said.

"They start from the end and learn the results of the development of the Central Plains; Let's start from scratch and refer to the development process of the Central Plains. ”

"I've been here for years, and I don't see it." Zhu Wenkui said helplessly: "What kind of strategy is this, can you explain it in detail." ”

"Actually, it's not a 'way of thinking', it's a natural development. My thoughts are only hindsight – I don't have the authority to formulate and implement strategies. Guo Kang first made a statement.

"And the essence of this question lies in the understanding of 'Rome'. That is, what exactly is Roman civilization, and especially our current Roman civilization? ”

Monk Daoyan still looked at him with interest, Xiao Jeanna thought about it, and Zhu Wenkui looked deaf. Next to her, Princess Ma picked up the soup bowl with peace of mind and drank it, as if she didn't care much about it.

"My idea is that Rome is actually a Chinese-style regime, halfway through its development." Guo Kang continued.

"I know you're promoting Lao Tzu or something, but these should just be legal myths, right? Are you serious? Jeanne Jr. asked.

"Of course, those myths are myths, and they are for everyone to understand." Guo Kang didn't care: "Isn't the real situation, as I said, the other way around?" ”

"The other way around?" This time, little Jeanne didn't react either.

"yes." Guo Kang nodded: "Lao Tzu Huahu, as I said, the countries around the Central Plains, is a typical 'learn' model. But on our side, that's not the case. ”

"Roman civilization had been developing for quite some time long before we were here. It does have a lot of places that are close to the Central Plains, but these fields are not directly learned. After all, due to the distance from each other, there was little communication between the two sides for a long time. ”

"Then think about it, in this case, there are many similarities, what does it mean?" He asked rhetorically.

"You mean that different civilizations will actually develop in the same direction?" Xiao Jeanna had chatted with Guo Kang many times before, and she knew some of his thoughts and reacted immediately.

"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "I call this 'convergent evolution'. We are all human beings, so the final choice may be very similar. And if it continues to develop, it is actually possible to communicate in the form of 'different civilizations that can communicate with the Central Plains'. I think that's the better choice. ”

(End of chapter)