"Aren't I helping to come up with ideas?" Zhu Wenkui was a little reluctant.
"You'd better forget it." Little Jeanne said speechlessly: "Anyone who knows a little bit about this kind of thing knows that the concepts inside are extremely confusing. But there are some things that cannot be said publicly, especially those that cannot be said by authorities. People say it themselves. You should pay attention to this."
"I won't talk nonsense outside." Zhu Wenkui explained: "Isn't this just making suggestions?"
"Okay, okay, your suggestion is very good, don't mention it again next time." Little Jeanne prevaricated.
"Then this Greek issue..." Zhu Wenkui was still struggling.
"This is not a big problem." Theodora, who had been watching, said, "After all, the situation in Europe is different from that in the East. Our requirements here are not so high, as long as it makes sense in general, that's fine."
"Your requirements are too high. To define an ethnic group, you want to see the bloodline, the writing, and the dynastic heritage of the ruler... This is too difficult. According to this standard, Europe may not even have a conclusive All ethnic groups no longer exist.”
"That's right." Guo Kang also nodded: "Even in ancient civilizations like Greece, the language and religion have undergone great changes, and the rulers are basically foreign. The situation in Egypt is a little worse than him. And more places may not be as good as Egypt."
"Worse than Egypt?" Zhu Wenkui, who had just gained some knowledge, was a little surprised.
"Egypt is pretty good. At least the Copts are still there. Although the language and religion of the others have changed, their bloodline has not changed significantly. Even local customs have many ancient relics." Theodora said clearly. Carefully investigated:
"The upper-level rulers can often only manage a region roughly. The impact of a change of dynasty is also very limited, because the changes at the grassroots level are always slow and continuous. Even if the Arabs occupied Egypt, it was just a smooth flow - it was necessary to It’s not that there were many conflicts within the church at that time, and many sects labeled as heretics would rather defect to paganism, it would be impossible for them to change the local religion so easily.”
"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "I talked to 'Old Sea Urchin' before, and I had the same feeling. The gap between Egyptian Copticism and Egyptian Tianfang Sect may be much smaller than that of Egyptian Tianfang Sect and Central Asian Tianfang Sect. . In most places in Europe, civilization is not as well preserved as in Egypt. Among other things, you yourself should know about the twists and turns in France."
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
In fact, the Middle Ages were not always the "Dark Ages." Before the Roman legacy had completely faded, the Franks rose up in time and established a country in the rich homeland of Gaul. Their management also improved for a time, allowing the local civilization to breathe and recover.
However, after that, the Frankish Kingdom exploded faster than the Greeks. The authority of the kingdom quickly collapsed, and the lords acted independently and attacked continuously. Coupled with the invasion of foreign enemies, the gains accumulated previously were quickly lost.
After the Capetian dynasty became strong and settled in the country, after all these twists and turns, it is hard to say how many Romans and Gauls there were. Even Frank's concept has gradually taken a back seat. In their country, even the old and young like the Copts can no longer be found. And this is already a place in Europe where civilization is better preserved.
Therefore, the situation in Europe is actually that everyone is competing against each other.
"His idea is to stabilize the foundation of Rome as much as possible." Theodora continued to explain for Guo Kang: "But in my opinion, the effect in this regard may only be of secondary importance. When negotiating with the Ming Dynasty, the balance of With the right identity, the value is higher than this."
"We are actually not too worried about the issue of unstable foundation. Although in the eyes of the Central Plains people, it may be a structure of a small clan facing a big country, but in fact, we are neither an independent small clan, nor do we manage a unified big country."
"There has never been a 'Greek state' in history. The first ones called Greece were a group of city-states. They all seemed to hate each other. How could they possibly form a unified country?"
"As for the later 'Hellenization', it was actually the Macedonians who brought some Greeks to fight everywhere and gained a reputation. But most Greek city-states have never liked the Macedonians. They have always regarded Macedonia as...probably' It's like a familiar one. They are still barbarians after all. They were forced to join after they couldn't defeat them."
"Even so, many Greeks still chose to be loyal to Persia. Until Darius's death, there were still Greek mercenaries moving around under his banner, fighting against the Macedonian army, hoping that the Persian king would return again and lead everyone Launched a counterattack. The Greek city-states back home rebelled every day, trying to get rid of the control of the Kingdom of Macedonia. They did not stop until they were all annexed by Rome. "
"The current Greek region is still a concept established by the Romans - they didn't even want to recognize Thessaly and Macedonia." She shrugged: "So, the Greeks cannot establish a reliable common understanding, because Really never.”
"As for other places, it's even more scattered. Bulgaria is actually just a few tribes that form a state with a leader. But in other places, even this step is not perfect."
"So, from Serbia to the Russian countries, almost all Slavic countries rely heavily on strong rulers. Once a strong monarch dies, a seemingly strong country will often become vulnerable or even disintegrate quickly. Because Their civilization foundation is too poor and they have almost no accumulation, so as long as the country is not stable, it will collapse quickly. It doesn't even need a strong enemy to give it the final blow."
"You see, this is actually the situation we are facing." She spread her hands and said.
"Yes, if the Greeks traced their history according to Seris standards, they would probably have gone back hundreds of years." Guo Kang nodded: "We can even say that after the Battle of Chaeronea, there was no real Greek civilization. existed—they had been conquered by outsiders such as Macedonia and Rome.”
"So what is Macedonia's equivalent to Greece?" Monk Daoyan's foreign history seemed not enough, so he had to ask humbly.
"It's probably equivalent to Mongolia. They occupied the southern, more civilized areas, and then organized a group of local supporters to launch an expedition." Guo Kang couldn't think of other similar ones, so he just made a metaphor.
"Then there will be no Greece?" Zhu Wenkui was also stunned, as if he had just realized the seriousness.
"Yes, in Greece after that, even the traditional city-states quickly declined." Guo Kang nodded: "Rome is a unified country after all, and there is still a difference between it and Greek civilization."
"In this case, where is the Greek civilization?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"The east side must be gone too." Guo Kang spread his hands: "Those places were originally the homeland of Persia. After the fall of the successor state, the Greek immigrants were quickly assimilated."
"I have to find a place with many relics...probably India." He thought for a while: "After the Indo-Greek countries were separated, it seems that they persisted for a long time, and they carried forward the tradition of internal fighting in the city-states and have been fighting civil wars with each other and their compatriots. . Fortunately, the locals in India have weaker fighting capabilities, and even this cannot eliminate them. Therefore, they are probably the last orthodox Greeks."
"Well……"
(End of chapter)
