In this environment, Guo Kang very much hopes to determine the core concept of "Romans" and form a stable group like the Central Plains people.
It’s not like no one has tried it before, but to be honest, the level in Europe is really not good. Even the Romans themselves were not sure what else, apart from a citizenship, could be used to form a trans-regional "Roman" consensus.
The Greeks once tried to bind Rome and Greece. But they soon entered a rhythm of constantly "expelling Greek citizens", and it was obvious that they could not continue like this.
Although it gives everyone a very unreliable feeling, the Greeks are already the civilization with the oldest history and the most developed culture in Europe. He can be deflated for more than two thousand years, provided that he can really live for more than two thousand years. Although the other barbarians are indeed capable of fighting, it is not as good as the Greeks to expect them to do this...
Therefore, Guo Kang feels that it is still necessary to refer to the example of the Central Plains. For example, Yongzheng's "regional" theory can be used directly.
The Purple Horde Khanate can definitely declare "the Roman family". As long as they are under Roman rule, everyone is Roman. Different languages and cultures are normal phenomena, because regional differences will inherently lead to such differences.
Ordinary people here do not have a view of the world, but at least they know Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother. I can tell you that the world was created by Heavenly Father, and all people come from the same ancestor. We all have the same origin, and we must eventually become one. This is Brother Tian's goal of establishing universal faith, and it is also where human salvation lies.
This theory is not even afraid of the impact of science on theology in modern times. Because even if we use biological analysis, human beings are indeed evolved from the same ancestor.
On the other hand, the Purple Horde's belief in Heavenly Father and its understanding of Rome were inherently bound.
The Roman Church believes that there is a corresponding relationship between the kingdom of heaven and the earthly kingdom. The definition of Rome can cover everyone in the world. It is completely possible to create the concept of "Roman nation" and directly replace the concept of members of the Roman Church. In this way, even if all modern methods are used, the theory can still be self-consistent. This theoretical foundation can also be started from now on.
As for the concept of "tianxia", it can also be gradually derived. Not only will it not be abandoned in modern times, but it will be continuously strengthened due to the improvement of transportation and the strengthening of connections around the world.
In Guo Kang's world, modern Seris people actually still have the concept of the world, but their own strength is not enough. They are just like the Song Dynasty. Although they still have a theoretical foundation, they are unable to be the common master of the world, so they can only give up this request temporarily. But in fact, this is a question of military strength, and it will not have much impact on Rome.
In short, this trick can also be learned from the people of the Central Plains.
The concept of ethnic groups in the Central Plains is a theory that can be expanded infinitely. From the Xia tribe, to the Chinese Alliance, and then to the concept of the Han people, this is how they have been "stacked" from generation to generation.
When it comes to the speed of cultural expansion, the Central Plains people are actually not good at it. Their method makes progress very slowly. But the good thing is that compared with the barbarian culture that "is booming and dying", this kind of expansion is very stable.
Not to mention the Central Plains people, this is also the case with other secondary civilizations attached to them. After Vietnam defeated Champa, within a generation, it completely wiped out the local Hindu and Tianfang culture, and they never reappeared after that - you know, these two are already very popular around the world. Advanced civilization.
In modern times, the construction of the Seris national concept is a reenactment of the process from China to the Han people, which is equivalent to another upgrade and expansion. Judging from the results, compared with history, this expansion was extremely smooth. Although the counterattacks and resistance it encountered existed, they were basically negligible compared to other civilizations. Obviously, this is the best reference object.
Although it is claimed to be based on the French national construction, this Eastern-style ethnic model is obviously a different situation. According to European theory, this structure cannot be explained at all. In Guo Kang's previous life, a series of troubles arose because of his poor historical foundation. However, these were all technical problems, not conceptual issues involving the core of civilization.
This model can be roughly divided into two parts. One part is the model of the Red Horde Khanate, and the other part is actually the "Yongzheng model" after several magical changes in modern times. As for the red tent model, Guo Kang felt it was better to give up directly. The level of this thing can only be said to be inferior to that of the Qing Dynasty, so forget it...
The biggest problem with Yongzheng's thinking is not difficult to solve here.
Can "the Huayi family", "the world" and "legitimacy" be obtained? In fact, it’s not impossible.
The biggest problem in Yongzheng's theory is that one needs legitimacy while at the same time prohibiting others from gaining legitimacy. In fact, as long as he gives up the superior status of the Eight Banners, he can directly realize the "Huayi family"; as long as he does not insist on the hereditary system, he can directly gain legitimacy. However, these two points are precisely the most impossible.
In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the lower-level bannermen under the Eight Banners had serious livelihood problems. Because the Eight Banners pay silver, commonly known as "hardcore crops", is only issued to bannermen who serve as soldiers. If a male of the Eight Banners does not have a title or has not become a soldier, he will not receive it directly.
The population of the Eight Banners continues to grow, but the number of flag soldiers remains unchanged. By the time of Qianlong, there were about 600,000 men in the Eight Banners in the capital, but only 120,000 soldiers. As for those with titles, they account for less than 1% of the total number of bannermen, and the remaining four-fifths have no money.
Moreover, the Qing government did not allow them to farm, work, or do business, leaving them with no income at all. What should I do if I have no food to eat? Figure out your own solution, the court won't care anyway, if you starve to death it's your own business.
This is the Beijing camp with the best treatment, and you can imagine how good it is in other places.
Under such circumstances, filling the shortage of troops has become a top priority for bannermen families, but due to limited quotas, most people cannot fill the gap anyway. Qianlong tried to reduce the number of men in the Eight Banners and reduced a large number of Han Eight Banners, but this phenomenon still could not be alleviated.
What is very darkly humorous is that the real improvement in the situation of the banner people came during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom War in the late Qing Dynasty - because many banner cities were destroyed, a lot of vacancies were suddenly vacated, which made life easier for the remaining banner people...
But even so, the Qing Dynasty verbally emphasized preferential treatment for bannermen. This is not an economic problem and has nothing to do with reality, but is caused by the imperial court's theory of governance. In the end, this situation of "you can't do it but you must say it" is formed, which offends everyone.
Therefore, the best way is to directly avoid this situation: do not bind Rome to a certain ethnic group that cannot be expanded or changed, otherwise it will only be abandoned by everyone.
(End of chapter)
