Little Jeanne's point of view made everyone confused for a moment. There is no way, even for a well-informed person like Monk Daoyan, this is probably the first time he has heard of this theory.
"That being said, it's not impossible..." Guo Kang tried to smooth things over.
"Sometimes there is no need to get too hung up on the definition. To be honest, how many civilizations are there in the world that have never been barbarians? Aren't the Persians just a civilization with a history of more than 2,000 years? They also migrated here before and annexed rice. It started at the bottom, and then it got wider. Apart from Zhongyuan, I can’t think of another one that has developed all the way to now.”
"So in the final analysis, 'barbarian' should be more of a relative concept." He simply took himself as an example and comforted: "If you have to say it, I am also a barbarian. My family also ran away from the Central Plains and settled here. Several generations. In real terms, what's the difference between it and legends like Taibo and Chunwei? It's not as 'civilized' as them."
"I just feel that they care too much about these issues." Little Jeanne said dissatisfied: "Every day I am struggling with who is a barbarian. In the end, even my own relatives are counted among the barbarians."
"Well, it's actually nothing." Guo Kang comforted: "The Zhu Xia-Barbarian system was proposed by Emperor Zhou. But Emperor Zhou himself took the lead in not abiding by the defenses between Yi and Xia, and followed the Rong every day. Di Lian's marriage was finally killed by Xirong's father-in-law. The emperor is like this, and the princes also follow suit. People like the Jin Kingdom also do similar things. "
"So, it is normal to have barbarians among relatives. It is better to say that everyone often jumps back and forth between Zhu Xia and barbarians. Some princes, today they obey the emperor of Zhou, that is, Zhu Xia, but if they disobey in a few days, they will be expelled Xia Ji has become a barbarian. So this is not a problem at all."
"Just work hard. If you succeed in your career in the future, some people will recognize you as a Chinese." He told little Jeanne: "You don't need to tell me then, everyone will be related to you."
"I don't expect this..." Little Jeanne probably just expressed her dissatisfaction with Zhu Wenkui's words, but when he said this, she hesitated.
"I just think everyone is weird. In the whole world, they are the only ones who are particularly entangled with the problems of this ethnic group and that ethnic group. We have never seen anyone here think about these, aren't they living a good life? According to French standards, said Kyle The special-speaking Bretons and the German-speaking Lorraine people are both French. The standard of distinction is looser than that of the Yuan Dynasty."
"It's very simple." Guo Kang said with a smile: "In the Central Plains, we have actually lost the space for expansion. The farming civilization has reached the end of what the geographical environment allows, so we can only continue to draw out enemies, and then everyone fights each other - failure They became barbarians and were driven out."
"Of course, you can also do the opposite. If you can't beat others and get kicked out, you can declare others to be barbarians. This example is also very close to you, so it is not unusual at all..."
"This cycle continues, so they pay special attention to the distinction between ethnic groups. In fact, there are too few things that can be divided. On the contrary, if there are many things, everyone will immediately change their views and not care about these. If you look at the pre-Qin period, everyone would I don’t care much about these, but it’s actually because there is still a lot of room for expansion, so I am willing to accept these people.”
"It seems true when I think about it..." Zhu Wenkui muttered: "I have never thought about this before. They said that my great-grandfather started his career by expelling the Tartars, and I have always remembered it like this..."
"It's true that the slogan is like this, but it actually mainly talks about the legitimacy of the regime." Guo Kang helped him analyze: "You can't tell it just by looking at the Ming Dynasty, but it's obvious when you look at other countries."
"The Grand Duchy of Moscow was the number one tax collector and thug of the Golden Horde; Timur's regime was a branch of the Chagatai family, and also served as a prince to the Eastern Chagatai; Osman was the Ilkhanate Agents in Asia Minor. You see, these regional countries in the 'post-Mongol era' basically worked for the Mongols, and then gained recognition and took advantage of the opportunity to develop."
Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and found that this was true.
In fact, Guo Kang didn't even finish his words. The Safavid dynasty that later unified Persia again was also supported by the Ilkhanate. Their sect received the support of the Khanate and was able to develop and grow.
Later, the Mughals in India, the Safavids in Persia, the Ottomans and Russia in Eastern Europe, this string of powerful countries, can be said to have all started as the weaklings of the Mongols, with few exceptions.
"Comparing them, you will know why we emphasize 'driving out the Tartars'. This is not an expulsion for individuals, or even for a group, but for the legal system." Guo Kang analyzed: "In order to express his specialness, He pointed out his own legitimacy and only emphasized it."
"Is that so?" Zhu Wenkui asked doubtfully.
"Of course." Guo Kang said: "In terms of the number of Tatars expelled since then, the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the Yuan Dynasty."
"Well……"
"The enemies fought by the Ming Dynasty when it was founded were basically Han Chinese." He gave an example: "Look at the warlords who were nominally loyal to the Yuan Dynasty: Wang Baobao's men, the main force were the wealthy families in Henan, and they formed regiments to train the armed forces; Li Siqi's men, the main force They are the powerful armed forces of Guanlong; the main force of Polo Timur's men are the powerful armed forces of Sichuan... To put it bluntly, they are a group of powerful Han people and country gentry, armed to defend the Great Khan."
"The ordinary Mongolians at that time rebelled earlier than the Han people. Before the Red Scarf Army came, the Mongolians near Xanadu began to rebel every day. In the end, the Hongjila tribe mutinied, and the local nobles all I fled to Dadu and basically gave up there.”
"Perhaps because of this, the Red Scarf Army became the most special peasant army. They started from Bianliang and fought all the way to the grasslands, and they were able to replenish their troops." Guo Kang explained: "Zhao Zhao, who even the Central Plains people dare not ask for, The Song Dynasty is different, the Han and Song Dynasties can even incorporate the Mongols."
"Isn't that tribe the tribe of the queens of the Yuan Dynasty?" little Jeanne asked curiously.
"Indeed." Guo Kang nodded: "But the nobles are relatives of the emperor. What does this have to do with the herdsmen?"
"It seems to be the same..."
"So, I guess it's not a problem in this area." Guo Kang said, reminding: "As for the more core reasons, it's not obvious at home, but if you compare it with other people, you will know that your Taizu I have never worked for the Mongols, how strange it is."
Guo Kang was actually not sure whether Zhu Yuanzhang really accepted the title of the Yuan Dynasty, but it actually didn't matter. At least he had saved his own wealth and didn't take the initiative to ask the Yuan Dynasty to fight. This alone makes it different from almost all other countries.
Even the Muscovite state of later generations dared to say shamelessly that it was resisting the Mongolian regime and succeeded in saving the country through curves. Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to feel guilty about when he boasted about this.
Zhu Wenkui brother and sister were speechless for a moment.
I asked a friend who can draw to help me prepare to make "The Sinful Life of Socrates". There is an easter egg at the beginning, and I will slowly serialize 2333 from now on.
(End of chapter)
