Guo Kang's analysis was interrupted by Nurhaci's harassment.
However, Zhu Wenkui was very enthusiastic and kept urging him to continue speaking. Guo Kang felt a little strange at first, but after thinking about it, he probably understood his purpose.
"If you mainly want to know how we maintain the identity of the Central Plains here, I can tell you directly." He said: "It is simpler to talk about this alone."
"Have you noticed?" Zhu Wenkui smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, when I first came here, I felt that this place was stained with Hu customs, the customs were mixed, and it was closer to barbarians than Java. It looked weird. But in After staying here for a long time, I feel that it is not easy to maintain it like this."
"It's nothing, it's normal to have such thoughts." Guo Kang waved his hand and said indifferently: "To this day, every time I see Jorn Olafsson wearing that Tang robe and walking around outside the Purple Palace, I often feel Strange."
"Did you learn your uniform from the Tang Dynasty?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"To be precise, it's not called learning, it's called copying." Guo Kang said: "Of course, it's not direct copying. Some of the etiquette systems of Nanya officials were really handed down from the Tang Dynasty, and some came from the Liao Kingdom - more accurately. To put it bluntly, it is the sacrificial attire of the emperor and southern officials recorded in the records of the Western Liao Dynasty. The formal ceremonial attire of the Beiya mainly comes from the Yuan Dynasty, and John's Qixue attire is also copied from the "Yuan Dian Zhang"."
"In short, the channels are very complicated, but the source is quite single. If we trace the source, they actually all come from the Tang Dynasty - because the objects we copied were originally copied from the Tang Dynasty, including the "Yuan Dian Chapter" Cowardly dress up."
"So that's it..." Zhu Wenkui began to think.
"In this regard, I don't think it is our credit." Guo Kang said: "After Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, the nominal central army was Qixue and Wuwei. One of them wore Tang Dynasty clothes, and the other also wore Tang Dynasty clothing.”
"The various forces of the Yuan Dynasty that are now traveling in all directions follow a similar system. Therefore, if you look at it from the perspective of natives, it is actually very strange - probably half the world's people are wearing Tang Dynasty military uniforms , and then beat each other back and forth.”
"In this context, it doesn't seem strange to us - at most, it's a bit rare for a man with a yellow hair and a beard to wear this kind of clothes in the past."
"Other aspects are not so strict, such as hats." He compared: "The hats here were originally copied from the black gauze hats from the Tang and Song Dynasties, but many people here have Greeks with half-long hair. Or the Romans had short hair and were not used to the hairpin accessories. Therefore, after the system was perfected, they were combined with the Orthodox cylinder hat and changed into a simple black gauze cylinder hat."
Strictly speaking, the hats of the Purple Horde Khanate are more like those used by the Ottomans in later generations. Of course, this is not surprising. After all, both sides are adapted from the old Eastern Roman systems. Many of the hats, robes, architectural styles, and even the star and moon symbols and barbecues made famous by the Ottomans originated from the early Greeks. .
"You see, it is obvious from such a comparison. The place with the strongest 'Han style' here is in the military. This is not necessarily the case in other fields where 'culture' is more important." Guo Kang continued: "So Once you say it, it’s easy to understand, right?”
"Do you mean, do you rely on the army, or is it easier for the army to preserve the culture of the Central Plains?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"I think the core of the Central Plains culture is related to military affairs." Guo Kang said: "Each civilization has its own characteristics. In terms of the length of civilization, Egypt is not much worse than us; in terms of cultural influence, the United States Sopotamia is the source of many civilizations from India to Ireland; compared with them, no matter how outstanding the Chinese people are, they are not able to ignore the influence of others."
"Our real feature is the organizational skills developed through long-term water control projects and high-frequency wars. I think this is what distinguishes us from other ancient civilizations, and even makes us unique."
"And war is about this kind of organizational ability."
"Once it reaches a large scale, individual bravery is of little use on the battlefield. How to organize an army, how to motivate them in an appropriate way, and how to use efficient means to supply them to maintain combat effectiveness, this is the victory or defeat of the war. key."
"I have seen the most heroic and fighting Greeks, and I have also seen the most cowardly and insignificant Han people." Guo Kang spread his hands: "If you see more, you will find that the difference between us is not that big. Back then, the Greeks were still known as good at fighting. He is famous for going out to work as mercenaries for others. Except for people like Persia..."
Halfway through, he remembered a few Persian stories and changed his words: "Well, even the Persians have powerful warriors."
"Yeah." Zhu Wenkui was used to them insulting Persia and didn't say anything.
"So you see, this kind of organizational ability is most directly reflected in the military."
"This is why I specifically tell the story of Shatuo." He mentioned the previous example: "These groups who call themselves 'Han' here, like Shatuo, are essentially a military group with mixed origins - you see You will know the origins of everyone in the government."
"My ideas may be... non-mainstream, but for the current situation, there seems to be no more appropriate way of saying it." He hesitated and said, "You should know more about the Central Plains than I do. You can see for yourself in the future. Is it this way."
"Then why did you choose the banner of Roma and think it is very suitable?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"Look, from the west of Persia to Europe, which civilization do you think relied most on militarized organizations for its rise?" Guo Kang asked rhetorically.
"Oh, the Romans..."
"Which civilization do you think is more scalable, and the early expansion was based on the expansion of the scope of the country's people?"
"I understand." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "No wonder the ancients said that Da Qin is similar to us."
"The ancients may not have known much at that time, and they even spread rumors, but I think these commonalities do exist." Guo Kang said: "Aren't Roman citizens citizens of the country? Aren't the legions an organization of the citizens? Look, Just follow it."
"I think that if conditions are bad and all Chinese characteristics cannot be preserved, then the most basic thing should be preserved, which is organizational capabilities. And the flag of Rome is already understandable to people here and is consistent with our 'military civilization' The core is the closest.”
"As for other cultural things, as long as the organization is preserved, some can be retained. Of course, conversely, this is why we cannot give up the identity of Rome."
"Bulgarians are still Bulgarians after they break away from Rome; Greeks are still Greeks after they break away from Rome; even the cultural level of Slavs still has the identity of Rus." He listed: "But if we don't have Rome, If we use this banner to attract more people and build a larger and more stable organization, then we will definitely be gone soon.”
"Actually, even in Western Europe there are many people who really like Rome and are even willing to work hard, but they can't get the entire group to be so involved. How can personal hobbies compare with matters related to life and death? Everyone's situation It’s completely different!” Guo Kang sighed.
"That's why I say the last Roman must be a Han."
