Despite this, Guo Kang also understands that whoever can have the last laugh in each sect still relies on force.

The Greeks made the greatest contribution to the worship of God. They used their knowledge to transform this simple low-level sect into a perfect religion. It can be said that without them, there would be no whole church and doctrinal system that followed.

However, in Guo Kang's time, few people knew about the contribution of the Greeks to the entire religion and even to the construction of the bottom layer of European civilization. Even if we praise the Greeks, we are also praising the contribution of classical philosophy to modern philosophy and science. But in reality, this is not a "direct inheritance" process.

The achievements of ancient Greek civilization were not confined to a small Greek region, but were the sum total of various civilizational achievements in a long period of time from Persia to Sicily, from Egypt to the Black Sea coast, from the late classical era to the fall of Rome. For a long time, the center of "Greek philosophy" was not in the mainland, but in Alexandria.

After the end of the Classical Age, Eastern Rome and the subsequent Celestial states continued to develop. The immediate source of modern philosophy is also their work, not that all knowledge suddenly disappears and suddenly pops up a thousand years later—this is obviously impossible.

But it can't be helped, it was Western Europe that won in the end, and they clearly didn't like Eastern Rome and the Celestial world. The end result is this bizarre narrative.

On the surface, they are praising the contributions of the Greeks, but in fact the benefits are all their own. Those who do not know will simply ignore the Arabs and Persians altogether, and those who know a little about the historical facts and find that the logic is not right can easily think that Greece is being over-boasted.

From that time on, a little memory of the distant past was given to the Greeks, and the great credit for the "revitalization of civilization" was left to Western Europe. When someone is disgusted, let the Western civilization "represented by Greece" take the blame; In normal times, it was the "Western European-centric" Western civilization that guided the Eastern world, including Greece.

Moreover, the contribution of Greek civilization only mentions these distant, indirect and subtle revelations, and ignores more and more direct help, in order to exaggerate its own strength.

Even these enlightenments only propagate some tools such as philosophy and political theory, and try to avoid mentioning religions that are really at the core of civilization, so that people do not understand the great role of the church in promoting philosophy and science, and the long-term and powerful influence of the "Eastern world" on "Western" religions. So much so that if everyone wants to praise Greece, they can't boast about the real place.

This is not because the Greeks were not powerful, of course, but because people tend to only care about the near future. The "historical experience" they summed up is basically only concerned with the most recent events. The Greeks were not good from the late Middle Ages, and everyone didn't care.

Similarly, the influence of the Persians on the world of Celestial Religion is also the same. obviously has a huge influence, even the mainstream of culture, but who makes him often suffer. Especially in modern times, not to mention that they can't defeat the great powers, they are often beaten by the Afghans. So everyone habitually ignored him.

In any case, religion and all kinds of ideas and words are just a means. These methods may indeed be useful, but they also work by improving morale and assisting in improving combat effectiveness. If you still can't beat it after upgrading, it still means that you don't have a ......

Thinking of this, Guo Kang continued to extend an invitation to Father Mikhail.

"Our new army comes from a variety of sources, and I estimate that it will face this situation for a long time to come." Guo Kang said: "My personal ability is limited, and my energy is also insufficient. Therefore, I want to find a group of clergy who are not only upright and steadfast, but also good at guiding believers. ”

"I mentioned it to the Patriarch once before, and he promised to help me recruit a group of volunteers. But I don't think that's enough. "One reason is that there is a real shortage of manpower," he explains. Another reason is that our group of soldiers and priests is not only to form this war group, but to use it as a seed to bring more new soldiers in the future. ”

"If things go well, we also hope that they will return to their hometowns and help form the legions. So, there is a need for more people to get involved, especially those who are familiar with the local situation. This will be more beneficial to long-term development. ”

Father Mikhail nodded, looking to understand what he meant. However, for the sake of safety, he still asked: "On the Patriarch's side, it's not like you can't even make up the current little people, right?" ”

"It's mainly that I'm overstaffed." Guo Kang explained: "The original plan was to make up 100 households for each manor, and a priest would cooperate in the management. But when the system was first established on our side, I was going to have one monk for every ten people. ”

"This is not only to calm everyone's emotions during the war, but also to do a lot of things that need to be done in peacetime. For example, in addition to training, it is also necessary to lead everyone to recognize and practice words and recite classics. I am working with a few brothers in the church to write a booklet, and I will ask you to help teach it to you when the time comes. ”

"That's what we do." Father Mikhail said politely.

"That's good." Guo Kang nodded: "There will be more things in the future." I'm going to get the Order of Light, the brothers who display the steam shrines, involved. They will train everyone and learn some basic knowledge and crafts. In the future, they will be taught the techniques of operating ordnance and repairing all kinds of equipment, and these will be of practical use. ”

"In addition, I plan to take their families into account." He continued: "We're going to run more than just an army. If you want to ensure that the military is reliable, you must ensure that the whole society is functioning normally. So, I thought it would be possible to include the form of the Textile Order that we just discussed. Even not only textiles, but also various handicrafts, where there is a need for improved technology, can be considered. ”

"That should be a lot." Father André complained: "After I looked at the situation here, I feel that all the handicraft equipment in Rose's hometown needs to be upgraded......

"Then you can try it." "What we want to change is the whole society, the army and the church, which are manifestations of this order," Guo said. Therefore, the improvement of society will also benefit our church and the army. ”

"For a country, the understanding of sacrifice and war is the most important part. This is also the biggest difference between us and the barbarians. For example, he said: "Throughout the Mediterranean world, there are not many armies that are called elite. But they, without exception, are just disposables, and they will be defeated sooner or later in the event of a real war. ”

"And our confidence is accumulated in this way."

(End of chapter)