It was precisely because of this "historical experience" that Guo Kang dared to assure others that the Greeks could not create a legal system that was divorced from Rome.
"We don't have high requirements for language." He said: "Language barriers are indeed easy to cause divisions, but it is equally impossible to build a stable country just by relying on language."
"So, we don't actually need to achieve such high requirements. As long as we can unite the core group and form an overwhelming advantage over the forces trying to split, we can solve these problems. Continue to develop, restore the homeland of Rome, and rebuild the unity of Europe. It’s not impossible.”
"Can the Mediterranean world really be unified?" Princess Jeanne smiled, obviously not taking it seriously.
"Of course." Guo Kang also smiled.
"Then Mr. Guo thinks who can unify it?" Monk Daoyan also smiled and asked.
"Those who don't like killing can unify it." Guo Kang replied.
"This is not a low request." Monk Dao Yan said with emotion.
"In our case, it's actually not bad." Guo Kang answered truthfully.
Thanks to the tyranny of the surrounding countries, this request is indeed not difficult - as long as it is more decent than the Ottomans in history, it is enough.
After all, Ottoman rule cannot even be said to be religious oppression. Other Turkic tribes of the same race and belief were the ones who suffered the most massacres.
The same was true for the Greeks. After the Greek War of Independence began, the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch has been opposing Greek independence, and has been running around to appeal, telling believers that Heavenly Father is on the side of Rome and Sudan, and asking everyone not to rebel. But the Ottoman Sultan said he was incompetent and ordered his execution.
This order was resisted by the judge on duty. He believed that this kind of treatment was harmful to the chaos, so he was unwilling to cooperate with the procedures, and he was killed as a result.
A mufti remonstrated with the Sultan, hoping that he would stop the massacre, and was executed as a traitor who colluded with Greece; some religious jurists argued that Greeks who lived in safe areas and did not participate in the riots should not be killed, and were also regarded as Traitors were killed; the mullahs in Smyrna really couldn't stand it, and said that killings must go through procedures, and demanded that a formal fatwa be issued first, allowing the massacre of Orthodox Christians, and then take action. In this way, they were still treated as "Tongxi" and killed together...
Humans have always committed a lot of killings, but even for famous people like Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, their killings had obvious purposes. However, many of the Ottoman killings were almost illogical and even went beyond the scope of religious vendettas, making it difficult for many religious people to understand.
Even so, there are still Greeks willing to serve them. Until World War I, there were Greek soldiers in the Ottoman army, which shows how outrageous the others were.
To be honest, Guo Kang feels more and more confident that this kind of country can maintain it for such a long time...
"I still don't know much about the history of Haixi." Monk Dao Yan looked very curious about his thoughts: "Master Guo, who thinks that the level of mercy of any historical figure is enough to meet the standard here?"
"In comparison..." Guo Kang thought for a moment and said, "It should be enough to be more lenient than Shi Hu."
"Uh..." Monk Daoyan didn't answer for a while.
"Are you serious?" Zhu Wenkui reminded.
"Seriously." Guo Kang nodded.
"In our circle, the one who is best at recruiting heroes from all walks of life and winning people's hearts is Osman." He gave an example: "You also know that their behavior is like a group of bandits. But even such a ruler can Recruiting a large number of pagans to serve him shows what other people are like."
"In comparison, Shi Hu was indeed cruel, but he also knew that he had to encourage farmers and mulberry farmers to resume production in order to stabilize his rule. He also accepted Fotucheng's advice to provide famine relief and reduce corvee labor in order to win over the lower classes. And we The monarchs from all over the world here are just cruel... and nothing more." Guo Kang spread his hands and said: "They don't even know how to act. They are not as good as Shi Hu."
"..."
Zhu Wenkui didn't know how to answer. After being stunned for a while, he had to say: "Well, it seems that I still underestimated these people..."
"That's how it is here." Guo Kang had long been numb to this.
"Hey, a hundred years ago, France might have had hope." Princess Jeanne couldn't help but sigh: "Unfortunately, looking at it now, it seems that there is no possibility."
"It is normal to encounter low periods." Guo Kang said: "I have said it before, right? When the flowers are blooming, the true heritage of a civilization cannot be seen. The threshold of civilization is in this low period."
"If we can get through the trough with as little loss as possible, then this civilization will undoubtedly be quite strong and can embark on the path of positive development. In the next round of prosperity, we can accumulate more. If we can embark on this process, Even if it succeeds.”
"Not many civilizations can meet this requirement." Zhu Wenkui said: "We still have the Song Dynasty in our hometown."
"The Song Dynasty at least opened up the south and increased the capital of civilization." Guo Kang said: "And it is not up to him to decide whether it counts as the accumulation of this civilization. It is useless for him to expel others? After expulsion, it is not Destroyed by the Northerners.”
"As for France, I think it's a matter of method. They established the country by integrating the various lords from top to bottom and bringing them into the direct jurisdiction of the king. Although this has an effect and rehabilitates some areas, overall It’s still empty.”
"As for us, we operate from the bottom up. Every inch of land in Rome is conquered by us; every citizen is trained and organized by ourselves. Except for some mountainous areas from Zhao'an, There are almost no places where others surrender and we accept them as a whole. Therefore, we have more control over the places."
"Although France is strong, you see, if it loses against England, there will be problems at home." He analyzed: "Local nobles will be disobedient, and various places will resist the king's orders. Everyone has no strength, but If we can’t gather together, if this continues, we will naturally be defeated individually.”
"I do feel that way." Little Jeanne nodded and said to her mother: "My great-grandfather was able to organize forces from all over the world, so even if he had just suffered a big defeat, he could still recover quickly and finally drove the English back to the sea. . But my grandfather didn’t have the ability to manage, so the situation quickly took a turn for the worse.”
"The country may really have some problems." She judged: "The entire kingdom seems powerful, but it is almost entirely dependent on the king's personal ability to maintain it. In this case, isn't it the same as the Slavs that Brother Kang said?"
"Yeah, it's not like..." Guo Kang quickly comforted him.
(End of chapter)
