"This is just the simplest organization. To form a country, more things are needed." Guo Kang continued: "There are many ways to build such a giant organization, but it certainly cannot just rely on these most basic ones. The easy way.”
"These more complex ways are religions."
"We all know that there are various religions in the world, but their common feature is to grant the legitimacy of rule through a supernatural being. Wizards and priests ensure the authority of the regime by conveying 'divine orders', Ask people to abide by the order it establishes.”
"Next to us, there are Egypt and Persia, and Rome itself is also a typical example." He gave an example: "The Egyptian Pharaoh directly declared that he was a god, and the Persian king also always liked to associate himself with gods. The Romans have also always been in this regard. Following their example, the Führer era began to claim that important figures would become gods after death.”
"Later, after entering the age of God-worshipping, this tradition stopped. Otherwise, I estimate that Rome would develop like the Shang Dynasty."
"Shang Dynasty?" Princess Jeanne seemed to have little knowledge of the history of Serris.
"That was a dynasty two thousand and five hundred years ago." Guo Kang didn't know how many times he had popularized this dynasty with Europeans - and as expected, he received a look of surprise and disbelief. Of course, he had long been accustomed to this, so he just continued to narrate without dwelling on the issue.
"Their development trends at that time were obviously similar to what they are now." He compared it: "In the beginning, the Shang king was only called 'Emperor' after his death, but later it became everyone who was alive. If Rome continued to develop , it is estimated that like them, he will eventually move towards the God King mode."
"I heard you say before that it is also a big country with frequent wars and an expanding army." Little Jeanne continued and agreed: "Looking at it this way, it does look a lot like Rome."
"Even this time is too exaggerated." Princess Jeanne sighed: "Two thousand years of Rome is surprising enough, but it turned out that this was an earlier country..."
"But were the people of that era really the same as when ancient Rome flourished? With a powerful army, huge public works, and a large number of slaves?"
"Serris is a public works country. Without water conservancy projects, this civilization might not exist." Guo Kang said: "The same is true for the army."
"As for slaves, they are really rare." He explained: "The Seris people in ancient times were all moral gentlemen. People in the Shang Dynasty loved freedom and did not want to see others being enslaved. So compared to other civilizations, They didn’t have many slaves.”
"That's it..." Princess Jeanne nodded half-underlyingly.
"This has been the case for us for three generations in ancient times." Zhu Wenkui also commented after finishing the dumplings.
"After the worship of God spread, the authorization methods used by everyone changed. Of course, the essence is still the same." Guo Kang continued: "Like Seris, Rome also shifted from 'claiming that the ruler is a god' to 'The ruler who claims to be an agent entrusted by God'. Although it seems a bit alienating, this method is actually more advanced."
"The reason is actually not difficult to understand: humans are not gods after all, and the various behaviors that are not in line with divinity made by the god-king will repeatedly impact divinity itself, the legitimacy of the entire regime, and the resulting stability. .”
"So, it's better to keep a little distance like this. As long as you maintain your highest control and highest interpretation power over divinity, this method is also very suitable. Moreover, its stability is much better than the previous one, even It can be transferred between different dynasties and used.”
"According to your statement, it seems that divine will is controlled and operated by humans..." Princess Jeanne couldn't help but say.
"This should also be approved and supported by God." Guo Kang was prepared this time and immediately said: "France itself is a good example. Everyone should know that His Majesty the King has the title of 'the most Christian'. "
"It's called 'Rex Christianissimus'." Little Jeanne nodded: "But I don't know how to translate it well. The latter word is a derivative word. Its root is 'Christian', and then it is turned into an adjective, and finally a final word is added. Advanced. Greek is okay, but Chinese doesn’t seem to have this way of changing the part of speech by adding affixes. I don’t know how to translate it properly.”
"It's okay. Chinese is very flexible. Specific nouns can be directly used as adjectives under conventional circumstances. You see, last time we both said, 'That so and so, it's too Song Dynasty.' Isn't this just an example." Zhu Wenkui I think it's almost the same: "You can also change it to the highest level, just like 'you are the most beautiful'."
"It would be okay to just say 'the most Christian king' here." He concluded: "Anyway, everyone knows that it is used as an adjective to indicate that he is the highest in Christianity and is closest to Brother Tian."
"Spoken language is easier." Guo Kang also nodded and said casually: "It can be said that His Majesty the King is Mary opening the door to Brother Tian - Christ has arrived home."
"..."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Princess Ma almost laughed beside her, Monk Daoyan also smiled and shook his head gently, while Lama Wang just went to drink the soup. Zhu Wenkui looked at his cheap stepmother and younger sister. He wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed to laugh directly. Theodora looked at Jeanne and her daughter who had not yet reacted, and then at Guo Kang.
"Let's continue talking about the topic." She reminded aloud.
"Well, in short, this method is also used in Europe, but people may not pay much attention to it. Although there may not be a systematic theory, in the long-term process of governing the country, the courts of various countries have actually summarized these Conclusion." Guo Kang said quickly.
"The previous king of Hungary was called the 'Apostolic King', while the Castile side claimed to be the 'most Roman Catholic king'. There are many such examples, and obviously everyone likes to claim that they are closest to the Father."
"It's easier to understand when you say it this way." Zhu Wenkui breathed a sigh of relief: "Actually, everyone is doing it, so there's nothing to be taboo about."
"Yes, this is a necessary behavior. Using this method is obviously approved by Heavenly Father, because this is the most consistent with the core concept of the doctrine - that is, establishing order in the name of Heavenly Father." Guo Kang explained : “This is also the only way for historical development and the evolution of the church.”
"In Seris, it is not that there is no church - because their church is the government itself. Correspondingly, they also have a whole set of procedures to maintain legitimacy. For example, the prophecy that was popular during the Han Dynasty is a typical example. This is obviously This is no longer an exception.”
(End of chapter)
