"Mr. Guo, how did you judge this?" Zhu Wenkui had been shocked several times today, but he still thought what he said was a bit strange.
"Because on our side, those who rely most on the identity of Romans are those of us who also consider ourselves Han." Guo Kang replied.
"I would like to hear the details." "Zhu Dajiao" actually lowered his head and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, you are too polite." Guo Kang returned the greeting.
"First of all, of course, it's because there is such a basis for recognition. After all, this kind of emotion and recognition does not come out of nowhere." He explained: "History always continues to develop. It is impossible for Brother Tian to suddenly descend to earth and just All of a sudden everyone became Roman."
"That's true." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "We don't like to poke Brother Tian, and we certainly won't behave like Romans just because Brother Tian suddenly appears."
"Uh..." Guo Kang felt that Zhu Wenkui might have a misunderstanding about "Roman hobbies", but he was being reasonable and didn't distract himself.
"How do I put it...Rome in Europe is roughly like China in the Central Plains." He compared it: "Although they don't have as long a history as China, they were once an ancient and powerful civilization here. To this day, many barbarians are known as He is proud of his connection to Rome, and even fakes his relationship with the ancient Romans to compete for the title of Roman Orthodoxy. The influence of Rome is evident."
"This is not the same." Zhu Wenkui pointed out: "As far as I know, the people around us, such as North Korea, Annan and others, have always been superficially respectful throughout the ages. I have never seen them really agree that they are Chinese."
"When my father fled, he met many Annan people in Nanyang. I think they are deliberately emphasizing the difference between themselves and the Central Plains people, constructing their own legends, emperor's legal system, and even their own tribute system. To be honest, In this regard, I think the two sides are not similar.”
"That's not just because we are alive." Guo Kang sneered: "Believe it or not, if Heavenly Father suddenly appears and moves all the Chinese people away, these groups will immediately declare themselves 'Southern China'," 'Holy China', 'Third China'? When the time comes, not only will they have to compete to recognize their ancestors, but they will also have to fight with each other!"
"This..." Zhu Wenkui thought about it carefully and found it really difficult to refute.
"The attraction of Chinese civilization is too strong, just like a whirlpool on the sea." Guo Kang once again compared it: "If these civilizations don't paddle hard and try to stay away, they will be sucked in and disappear instead of simply stopping. Stay where you are.”
"If it is really absorbed by the Chinese civilization, then the local kings and nobles will end up with the chieftains who were converted to their native lands. You should also understand this kind of thing. Only when China declines, they will Only in this way can we ensure that we can maintain our independent status while trying to compete for the right to claim the entire civilization.”
"However, most of the time, the Chinese side has an absolute power advantage. The possibility of being annexed and absorbed exists for a long time. Therefore, the more they have been influenced by China in civilization and have similarities, the more they have to Emphasize your own differences so that people can maintain their 'authenticity' and not be assimilated. This is roughly my view."
"According to your point of view, Rome is on the way downhill." Zhu Wenkui said.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "The barbarians were not worried about being annexed by Rome. Later, they even thought it was weak and could be bullied. The only time New Rome has been conquered by outsiders so far was by these barbarians. As time goes by , the situation of Roman civilization became increasingly worse, even reaching the edge of extinction."
"Have you never called in?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"Really not." Guo Kang said: "Purple tent came to the city twice, and the Greeks in the city invited them in. This is... a daily routine in the Roman Empire."
"All right……"
"You know, at that time..." Guo Kang scratched his head: "Although some Greeks, especially those with pious beliefs, later regretted it. But to be honest, we are already the group of people who are most like Rome."
"The Greeks here all admit that they and the ancient Romans actually look similar to those in the Central Plains, with white skin, black hair, and black eyes." Guo Kang pointed to himself: "But the barbarians here , they are all colorful and look different at first glance.”
"In other places in Europe, you only need to make such a simple judgment. For example, you have seen the French nobles. Their hair is basically black and dark brown. This kind of hair is indeed closer to Rome in blood. of."
"I think that over there, we are all so similar in appearance that we can't distinguish them with these basic characteristics." He said, "If you put Central Plains people, Mongolians, Romans, etc. together, there will definitely be a difference." Quite a bit. But if you put an Alemanni barbarian next to it, the previous ones won't seem to make much difference."
"This..." Zhu Wenkui thought for a while: "It makes sense."
"I think the ancient records of Hu people are nothing more than high noses and deep eyes. When Ran Min hunted and killed Hu people, he used this as a standard, which resulted in 'high noses and many beards and half of them died indiscriminately'. There were many manslaughter." He compared: "But We assume that if the Celtics were being hunted, there wouldn't be many accidental killings."
"The Celtics are already in dire straits. Stop persecuting the Celtics." Guo Kang pointed out.
"Humph! Humph!" Hearing Celtic, Nurhachi, who had been following behind, suddenly rushed over, rubbing and arching everywhere. Guo Kang and Zhu Wenkui hurriedly stepped aside.
"Why is it so horny?" Guo Kang was startled.
Zhu Wenkui quickly called Old Ivan in Greek and asked him to calm the wild boar, and then turned back to Guo Kang. "This pig is very smart. He must have heard about Celts."
"ah?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you before." Zhu Wenkui said helplessly: "When my father recruited this group of people, he was targeted by several Irish mercenaries in the town and wanted to rob them."
"At that time, their team was being reorganized, and few of the people present could fight. At the critical moment, Nurhachi suddenly rushed out, broke the leg of an Irishman, and pushed another one over. His stomach was covered It was exposed. The other mercenaries were frightened and fled away, and then the situation was over. But after that, as long as you talk about Ireland or Celtic, it will get excited."
"Ah..." This time it was Guo Kang's turn to be surprised: "Is this wild boar so ferocious..."
"Maybe the Irish are too weak. My sister told me that the Irish have been afraid of wild boars since ancient times. This may be the reason." Zhu Wenkui said.
"Afraid of the wild boar...then no one else dares to seek revenge from King Wu?" Guo Kang asked.
"No. Of course, the main reason is because the Irish are so worthless." Zhu Wenkui explained: "The mercenary managers and employers didn't care much about this loss, so the matter passed."
"But you are right. As of the last batch, among all the people who came to protect my father... and among the animals, Nurhachi is already the most ferocious and capable of fighting." He paused awkwardly mid-sentence. , added.
"So, I actually hope that people like Jessica can be as good at fighting as you said. Otherwise, others are not as good as these pigs..."
"At least we still have Nikita." Seeing his helpless look, Guo Kang could only comfort him.
"No, Nikita has no fighting ability at all." Zhu Wenkui sighed: "That guy just likes to perform in front of everyone. In fact, he is very timid. If he encounters trouble, he will shrink back immediately. Alas, there is no hope. of."
"..." Guo Kang felt a little sympathetic to their team again.
