Chapter 351: The Great Khan's Basic Qualities

Guo Kang has a habit of looking for a similar historical case as a reference if possible.

Of course, this is just a reference. After going through so many things, he has understood that even if they look similar, two things can be very different. It is more reliable to use historical experience to eliminate erroneous options than to copy them directly. If you want to copy it, you must think about it yourself and then change it.

For example, there is no case of how to establish a Romanesque state in Europe in modern times. Because at this time, Europe was basically the world of nation-states, and this model was inherently antithetical to Rome. If it spreads further, then the Red Horde is the closest.

The Red Horde consisted of dozens of Ulus, but its state-building was not based on geography and ethnicity, but on common beliefs. In that respect, it seems to be more like the Great Food Empire. Of course, these universal empires have many similarities that can indeed be used as references to each other.

If you can't build a "civilized state" like the Central Plains regime, like this, it will be the best choice. The success of the Red Horde and its emergence as the most powerful Slavic regime in history has already demonstrated the viability of such a state composition.

As for the outcome of the Red Horde, don't worry too much about it. Because that, to put it bluntly, is made by death, as long as it doesn't go to that level, you don't have to worry about it.

This question is not difficult to understand when it comes to Dehuan, because to put it bluntly, it is "what is the most important quality of a Great Khan".

The history of the struggle for hegemony in the steppe may give people the illusion that military capability is the most important. But in fact, for the Khan, the military level only needs to pass. What really determines the upper limit is the ability to organize.

Back then, Genghis Khan was chased by people more than once, losing to Sankun and Zamuhe. The reason why he was able to save the defeat every time was not because of how outstanding his performance in commanding the operation was, but because his political ability played a role. This is also the most outstanding place where he compares to other chiefs.

Later, the entire grassland was also reorganized by him from scratch, breaking the boundaries of various tribes, and reorganizing it into thousands and thousands of households, and achieved great results. After the success of these political means, the fighting power of the Mongols was given a chance to be brought into play.

At the same time, the system he established also completely changed the history of the grassland.

Before him, every once in a while, a new tribe would rise up and everyone would change their names. But after this reform, there will be only "Mongolia" in the hundreds.

The system he established also spread out of the desert and spread to the entire continent. The Mongol-style khanate, which had the legitimacy of the "Golden Family" as its name, did not disappear until the 20th century, far surpassing the various nomadic tribes that preceded it. If we include the other types of countries that have emulated this system, then the impact of this system goes far beyond the Eurasian steppe, and has a lasting and huge impact on the surrounding countries.

Therefore, in fact, Genghis Khan is not a figure like Xiang Yu or Bai Qi, but Liu Bang on the grassland. With a political skill that surpassed his contemporaries, he established a far-reaching cultural system and created a nation when force was not the best.

If it weren't for the repeated blows from external forces, it is estimated that it would have lasted longer than the Han Dynasty and become a source of legitimacy for the eternal lineage.

And the problem of the Red Horde lies in the roots.

The most outstanding ability of the Mongols back then was not to fight, but to pull people. Running to the Central Plains can win over the Han Shihou, running to West Asia can win over the Armenians and Nestorians, and running to the steppe can win over the various Turkic tribes...... Therefore, although there are many defeats, they can always fight more and more, and finally defeat the enemy.

But the Red Horde's ability to pull people can be called a shame for the steppe.

Kublai Khan knew that if he wanted to gain a firm foothold and even counterattack his hometown, he had to win over the Han army. Don't look at the previous performance of Jin Guo and the Southern Song Dynasty, but this is not a problem of ordinary people, it is that the officials on both sides are too unbelievable.

However, the Red Horde liked the Jiangnan officials and did not like the Han army. Not only could they not pull out the Han army to defend the Great Khan, but they also forced the people to the opposite side. With this kind of political level, Kublai Khan shook his head when he saw it, and obviously lacked the basic qualities of a great khan. Guozuo is not as good as Yuan, which is quite normal.

And the final collapse of the Red Horde is also a very familiar process.

During the Northern Yuan Dynasty, there was often a phenomenon of Taishi controlling national politics. Taishi was originally an official position in the Yuan Dynasty and was responsible for managing the Lingbei Province. But when the Yuan Dynasty fled north, most of the remaining territories were under the jurisdiction of Lingbei. As a result, the power of the Taishi swelled dramatically, and finally spiraled out of control. It was not until the time of Dayan Khan that the problem was solved by reorganizing the 10,000 households.

And within the Red Horde, there was also a huge Ulus of Rus, which controlled most of the Khanate's strength. This is no longer a question of ethnic distribution......

Under this kind of administrative operation of Dayan Khan, no matter what is done, there will be people who are dissatisfied. Some people believe that the Red Horde oppressed the main peoples and persecuted the Urross; Some believe that the Red Horde pursued chauvinism and favored the Rus'...... These two points of view can still coexist, and whatever you do is wrong.

Eventually, the Khanate collapsed with the deposition of the last Red Horde. And the new state, like the new khanate that killed the Great Khan first and established it back then, is in a state of lack of legitimacy, and it can't explain what it does. Fortunately, on the Eastern European side, the overall requirements are not high, and they can still be maintained, and they are not attacked and killed by various princes by the same as Yexian.

In fact, from the point of view of civilization, such a low-level mistake should not have occurred in the first place. Later generations sometimes thought that there was a bureaucratic problem in the Red Horde, but the fact that the Slavs were able to suffer from bureaucracy is a civilizational miracle in itself......

However, the actual ability and background of the local people cannot support this new situation, which has the consequence of almost promoting the seedlings. In the end, it really returned to the state of actual control of the country by boyars from all walks of life.

Therefore, Guo Kang felt that it was not their philosophy and legitimacy that were problematic, but the Slavs themselves. If the Purple Horde had relied on this model to operate, many problems would not have been a problem.

Therefore, this pioneering attempt really had to be done by the Romans.

In the plan, he was ready to co-opt a large number of Slavs, on the one hand, to expand the basic plate of Rome and add a foundation to civilization; On the other hand, as a preparation, if he encounters internal obstacles in the process of implementing new ideas, these people will be his most loyal help.

However, regardless of the goal, the current "raw" Slavs will definitely not work. As for what to do, he can only try it himself.

The intermittent posts of the first few chapters are because they can't be posted in those two days.,It's not a problem with this book or chapter.,It's like this on the whole platform.。

I don't know if I can resume it, but it won't affect my future speeches anyway

(End of chapter)