"We and other believers have different understandings on some doctrinal details." Lama Wang said euphemistically: "So, they may not welcome us."
"Hey, we are the same as you." Tuo Huan sighed: "I have never seen any help from the church members. Rather, I spend most of my time fighting with the church members..."
"It's nothing, it's more reasonable." Muhammad said it was understandable: "Actually, we continue the teacher's theory and have similar ideas."
"Tell me about it?" Tuohuan also became interested.
"One of our basic views is that the geographical environment determines the local society, and the local social conditions determine the fate of the country and civilization. Therefore, although they believe in the same religion, the nomadic Berbers on the edge of the desert and the settled Berbers in the city There is a big difference between the Bers. On the contrary, in the prosperous cities of Andalusia, the differences between Arabs, Berbers and even Christians are not so big," Mohammed analyzed.
"For example, when the teacher was doing research in the Library of Alexandria in his later years, he classified the mortals in the world into four types based on numerous archival documents in Egypt."
"The most basic ones are farmers, that is, planters. The second is handicraft practitioners. But if this kind of profession wants to scale up and develop, it can only be done in settled cities. Nomadic Bedouins and Berbers There is no such situation in the Er tribe. In addition, there are merchants who engage in commodity exchange to obtain price differences. Finally, there are those engaged in management, services, lending, alchemy and other occupations, and obtain supplies directly without working."
"Many tribes also engage in planting, so farmers exist. Businessmen are everywhere. But their handicrafts are very backward, and the number of people who get something for nothing is very small, which makes their society simple and backward, and The settled population is almost completely different.”
"We are even a little bit doubtful now, is it true that although religion is the highest ideal identity in faith, it is not the commonality of human civilization in the world?"
"I remember that I introduced before that Cordoba was once the second most prosperous Mediterranean city at that time. The first was Constantinople." He compared it: "When I came here, I was still calculating with the Patriarch Wang. Once. Cordoba fell in 1236 in your calendar; and Constantinople fell in 1204. Looking at it this way, the two were destroyed by barbarians at about the same time."
"The teacher has always believed that there are cycles and laws in history. However, we found that the cycles in different places are not the same, because the geographical endowments are different, and the resulting civilization characteristics are also different. Of course, the laws of history are also somewhat different. ” he reasoned.
"But conversely, that is to say, two places that are not adjacent but have similar civilizations may have similar historical patterns. I even suspect that Constantinople and Cordoba are not the same from a historical perspective. In the not-too-distant period of time, it was successively looted and destroyed by barbarians. Is it caused by the same civilization cycle?"
"So, I heard that you are Peach Blossom Stone people, so I want to communicate with you even more." He looked at Guo Kang and explained: "Peach Blossom Stone is a place with extremely developed civilization. The prophet even told us that even if it is extremely far away , if possible, we should also strive to pursue knowledge.”
"According to our theory, they should have the most obvious characteristics of a civilized society. If we summarize the history of Peach Blossom Stone and compare it with our research results, we should be able to better discover the laws of history, right?"
"The cycle on our side is indeed very obvious. I can find more books for you later." Guo Kang said: "But what does this have to do with our strategic goals?"
"We believe that the reason why the reinforcements we found are unreliable is because they are closer to regimes such as Castile, and the nature of our civilization is quite different. Even a common religion cannot make up for it. This huge difference - they don't regard us as themselves just because we are church members," Muhammad replied.
"But on the other hand, from a civilizational perspective, who is the closest to Cordoba?"
"That's what you mean..." Guo Kang nodded.
"Normally, this kind of cooperation is difficult. If two civilized areas are close to each other, they will merge into one in most cases. And if they are far apart, they will compete with each other and it will be inconvenient to support each other. In addition, Everyone in the world is declining at the same time. When we encounter difficulties, you are also in hardship, so everyone is also unable to do what he wants."
"But now, the civilization here in Constantinople has suddenly risen again, which gives us great hope." He reminded: "Look, since our historical laws have many similarities, do we Can we also refer to your experience to make Andalusia glorious again? At least I personally think that this is possible."
"I told my senior brothers and students about this point of view. Some people still have some doubts, but most people think it is feasible. Of course, even those who have doubts support this action. Because we are now , in fact, there is no other good choice.”
"Although our country is in decline, we still insist on the habit of running schools. The sultan and the emirs are willing to support education, and often appoint scholars as consultants and officials. Therefore, we still have a certain degree of persuasion there."
"Before coming here, we have negotiated with the Emir and Prime Minister of Granada. As long as you send people to help, we will be happy to pay tribute to you and join the Roman system. We will also try our best to persuade other Emirs to join the Roman system. Rome is the co-owner, and under the guidance of your country, we will strive to defeat our enemies and preserve our civilization."
"Oh? Are they actually happy with this?" The Queen Mother was an exception.
"The Nasrid Dynasty of Granada is famous for its flexible diplomacy. It has been paying tribute to the Christian countries for a long time. It is better to say that our small countries over there, as long as they are alive to this day, understand the reality." Mohammed explained.
"The Tunisian dynasty and the local Banu tribe have long been influenced by the teacher's school of thought. Although he was forced to leave because of the failure of the political struggle, the reputation of our school has always been there. We can easily obtain supplies along the way. Even calling on more people to join the war. With the support of Rome’s elite, they will also have the courage.”
"In addition, there are historical and nominal issues." He continued: "Countries such as Castile claim that they are the indigenous inhabitants of Spain, and we are invaders who seize their territory. But now Thailand In France, most of the locals are also converted. The number of Arab immigrants is too small, and there is only one name left. What's more, here, there are even many Christian communities that have not converted - who would Only one religion is allowed to exist like they do."
"Of course, I also admit that the history of ownership there is a bad debt, full of various marriages that no one recognizes, and contracts that have been repeatedly made and broken. But there is one thing I can be sure of - before we and them, This is the Roman province."
"So, I think it is better to support the return of Rome and re-establish the administrative districts in the west. In this way, we even have the name. England and Portugal can't say anything."
(End of chapter)
