"That way, you can understand what I mean." Eudosia continued: "Guo Gongzi's actions today, whether intentional or unintentional, can be seen as a continuation of the overall strategy of the Roman Khanate. ”

"Is this overall strategy to integrate the various regions and not allow such independent communities to emerge?" Joanna asked.

"That's obviously it." Eudosia nodded, "The Jews are the most obvious of all ethnic groups - of course, I suspect that they may not have considered the Jews when they developed this strategy." It's just that in practice, the Jews are the most sensitive to this. The other forces in the city, such as the unlucky Rus' this time, were not at their level. ”

"Religion is important in any civilization." Joanna understands: "The Jews have to touch this most important issue, and it must be the highest priority." ”

Odosia nodded.

"I have read some popular literary works of the Han people, and I have also looked up the corresponding historical prototypes in the Li family's collection." She told Joanna: "Isn't it popular in the city lately? I also deliberately read some information about the main character Zhuge Liang. ”

"When this wise man was in charge of the country, his monarch told everyone that in the future, Zhuge Liang would be in charge of the political affairs of the country, and he would only be responsible for the sacrifices. This story is very popular, and even became an allusion. If you look at it this way, the most important function of the Han emperor is to be in charge of the sacrificial power. ”

"The regime of the Roman Khanate, at its core, is still the idea of Han land. I think they should instinctively apply their own conventional thinking. Unfortunately, the actual situation here is too different from that of the Han region, so there will be a series of problems. ”

"I really didn't pay attention to that, and I think they're doing a pretty good job." Joanna commented: "Although it is true that most of the cities are a little chaotic, under Roman rule, most of the cities and villages are the most orderly places I have ever seen. ”

"It's not been too long since you've been here. I've been exposed to it a lot, and I can see it. Eudosia said: "The Roman Khan's court was quite at a high level when it came to interpreting scriptures and making strategic decisions. However, when it comes to actual implementation, the effect often varies greatly. Although it is impossible for any regime or place to implement its policies perfectly, this kind of behavior is certainly not normal. ”

"I guess it's because of the big differences in the situation in different places. In the plains of Romania, the original society has almost collapsed, and it has been almost four generations since they were formed from scratch. In these places, their policies with Han thinking are easy to promote; However, in the capital, in some mountainous areas, or in the remote Rus' regions with full aristocratic power, it is much more difficult to generalize. ”

"Also, in different areas, it's the same. On the religious side, for example, their success has almost always been based on the reform of the church, and other aspects are relatively less conspicuous. Of course, the most successful place is the military, and the reason should be the same. ”

"Is the military tradition here the strongest?" Joanna said unceremoniously, "I didn't find that the Greeks were so capable of fighting?" ”

"Not the Greeks, it's the Romans." Eudosia corrected: "If you compare it with the Han dynasty, you will find that the original civilization of Rome developed very unevenly. Of all these areas, the military is the least far behind political and social management. At least, there were military systems and the like over there, and there are similar systems here, so there is also a basis for implementation. ”

"Is that so? I thought that the big countries were almost the same. Joanna said.

"That's a lot worse. Alemanni is also a big country, how come I don't see what military system they have. Odosia laughed.

"They can't be counted." Joanna noted: "Alemanni was neither a civilized man in the Roman context, nor a unified nation; Moreover, there are many princes, and in terms of the individual forces that the ruler can manage, it is not 'large'. They weren't of that type in the first place. ”

"As for other countries, when France was still on the rise, it also developed in the direction of Rome, but then it was crippled, and there was no follow-up; Even in the city-states of my hometown, there were people who advocated emulating the ancients and organizing citizen training, and my brother cried every day for the restoration of the citizen army. It's just that we're too small to make such a big sense. Therefore, if a civilized power is produced, it should be about the same. ”

"You are originally from Rome, and of course you look like Rome no matter how you think about it." Odosia disagreed: "Persia is also a great country of ancient civilization, why don't I see that they are the same as us?" In Khorasan and the river, in India, there were once large countries with a high degree of civilization, and they did not have citizen soldiers and no military district system. ”

"The various military reforms in history, as well as the various military systems for 2,000 years, are characteristic of the Han Chinese and the Romans, and other civilizations do not have this ability. We have been fighting with the Persians for so long, and we don't know yet. ”

"Then the Persians have such a backward system, why can they fight for so long?" Joanna asked rhetorically.

"I just said it, because Rome is also lame." Odosia spread her hands: "Just look at the field battle, Rome has won too much, but it's useless." The gap in other areas is not so easy to fill. ”

"Unfortunately, there are too few records of confrontations between Persians and Han Chinese. Otherwise, we should be able to see how big the gap between the two sides is if these advantages are fully brought into play. ”

"After all, they are too far away, and indirect comparisons are not necessarily prepared." Joanna agreed.

"yes. The only example I know of is from a friend of Li Lang, who said it was from the previous Yuan Dynasty. Eudosia told her, "At that time, there was a port called Quanzhou, which was like the present Constantinople; There were many Persians in the port, and like the Rus' here, they also established communities and organized their own armies. ”

"In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the court was unable to control the situation in various places, and the local Persians had ambitions and were ready to occupy it. However, although nominally officially recognized by the Yuan dynasty, the Persian army never showed anything to stand out. ”

"From beginning to end, these Persians were fighting with the militia groups organized by the local gentry and wealthy clans. The locals did not leave any more impression except that they were disgusted with their tyranny and poor military discipline. Eventually, when everyone could not stand them anymore, the provincial governor brought back a more regular regiment from the front, and the Persian army was destroyed in one fell swoop. ”

"This kind of caravan armament is generally not very formal...... Oh, it's hard to say. Sometimes, because of the amount of money given, the caravan armament behaves better. Joanna hesitated, and finally didn't judge: "But according to this story, I feel that the Persians are indeed inferior to the squires of the Yuan Dynasty......." ”

"There's no way to verify it now." "They didn't say how many of these Persians were, but they said that there were many foreigners in the area, and they had lived there for a long time, and even the Persians and the natives were of mixed race, and there were so many that they formed a group," said Eudosia. But after this incident, the local Persians, and even those half-breeds, mysteriously disappeared. As a result, we can't find any other way to compare. ”

(End of chapter)