Finally, it needs to be pointed out that in the entire Seris world, the end of the monarchy system was not even in the Qing Dynasty, but in the Puppet Manchukuo.
This is actually another attempt to use more "external" external forces after the internal reactionary forces, including the border ethnic groups, have been unable to support it. From this perspective, Puyi's choice is quite accurate. However, the Japanese are not as good as Rouran in terms of political management, and in the end it was just an embarrassing farce.
The result of persisting in the reaction to the end was to completely destroy the sign of the monarchy and the last dynasty. Even after the Cold War, royalists existed in many countries around the world, but it was rare to find another party with such a bad reputation.
After abandoning the monarchy, a lot of previous problems were solved.
The removal of the taboo of "not being able to claim that he overthrew a brutal ruler" made propaganda much easier. In Yongzheng's thinking, the "Huayi family" part and the legal description of "the virtuous people live there" can be used directly. Many of the theories used in later generations to construct the "Chinese nation" can be traced back to this. Yongzheng himself probably could not have imagined that the "complete body" of this theory was used in conjunction with the liberation narrative after several improvements in modern times.
And these were obviously beyond the scope of Yongzheng's ability at the time - not only could he not control the virtues of his descendants, he could not even take care of the virtues of his ancestors. Because Yongzheng himself knew that Dorgon and those people were really wicked...
After doing this calculation, we can be completely sure of who and what we can refer to for this current state.
First, we must continue to cut ties with other European countries. This is what the Purple Horde Khanate must do. But the good thing is that this is already being done, and it would be impossible not to do it...
Showing that it is different from other barbarian countries is the foundation of Rome. If we give up this point, the flag of Rome will lose its meaning. Therefore, the Purple Horde Khanate has never been shy about its experience in starting up. It does not think that it is like the European nobles who obtained territory through marriage, inheritance, etc., but bluntly stated that it wanted to regain the Roman homeland.
This is actually a very hateful act, and can easily be targeted by everyone, even worse than Li Zicheng. But the Purple Horde Khanate is already being targeted by everyone, so it doesn’t matter...
Of course, one advantage here is that Europeans are not united with each other, and they cannot unite to defeat the invaders. On the contrary, countries like France have always hoped to team up with the Purple Horde Khanate to besiege Shinra.
With the confidence to shout "I am different from you", we no longer have to worry about the fragmented "legal system" and inheritance rights issues in each territory, and can construct a new narrative in a unified manner. This will of course make all the landed nobles dissatisfied, but again, as long as you can beat them, this won't be a problem.
Secondly, they could directly promote their kindness to Roman civilians as part of their legitimacy construction. In Guo Kang's view, this is a very powerful argument.
In fact, in ancient times, taunting the people and punishing crimes was also a common reason for war. It was not in modern times that someone suddenly came up with the idea of "liberating the world." Defeating the ignorant and backward European lords and liberating the serfs from the manors is worthy of great praise from both the church and the Confucian perspective.
Previously, in order to win the support of as many people as possible and deal with powerful enemies, the Khan's court had been consciously or unconsciously ensuring the rights of citizens in order to stimulate the morale and determination of the soldiers.
For a long time, the territory of the Khanate was a long strip along the Black Sea coast, lacking sufficient depth, so there was almost no "safe internal area". In order to protect their acquired property and status, people everywhere had to participate in battles. This custom also became one of the sources of the military's combat effectiveness.
It's just that before, the Purple Horde Khan's court may have been limited by its level, so it never formed a systematic theory, and it didn't actively publicize and use it.
But in fact, this theory has great potential, especially in the current situation in Europe. After all, the surrounding barbarian countries are too outrageous. Dorgon would have to say it was too barbaric when he saw the kind of army that could slaughter a city and wipe out himself...
The Purple Horde Khanate does not need to become the master of the king immediately. As long as you pay a little attention and form an advantage over them, there will be no problem.
And these are also related to combat effectiveness. When the Western Han Dynasty was running the Western Regions, Chen Tang's soldiers were ordered not to loot, so they did not loot or destroy the city after the siege. You must know that the quality of the Han Dynasty's army in the Western Regions was not very high. There were even many professional adventurers who joined the army purely for money or even borrowed money. But they can still do it. This kind of discipline of command and prohibition is the basic guarantee of combat effectiveness.
In Guo Kang's view, he must at least be at this level in order to be considered a "regular army."
Therefore, taunting the people and committing crimes is not only an excuse for foreign wars, but also a theoretical basis for improving legitimacy, and is also a measure that is beneficial to the military's combat effectiveness. There was so much to say in this regard, and it didn't take long for Guo Kang to come up with the words.
With these two additional theoretical supports, the concept of "Roman nation" can be promoted openly. This is actually a conspiracy. Even if you say it directly, the enemy has nothing to do. Because the banner of Rome is truly universal and has appeal.
In the culture of the Mediterranean world, the "tianxia" of Rome and the Central Plains people was similar, and it was a concept that was almost equivalent to the known world. This conceptual Rome has strong compatibility.
Although there had always been only loose Romans in the past, there was no Roman nation with a cultural core, resulting in a very unstable empire. However, it is not too difficult to make up for this shortcoming through the transformation of the Central Plains and create a universal nation similar to the Chinese people.
And if one day, the current Khan's court is unable to punish the people and punish crimes, it can also achieve renewal by activating the periodic law - for a civilization, the periodic law is obviously a good thing, which means that it can finally complete a whole cycle. The life cycle of the wheel can be "self-sustaining".
Compared to the regime of the Purple Horde Khanate, Guo Kang actually valued the entire civilization more. These preparations he made will then become the theoretical basis for opposing tyrants and barbarians at the same time - in short, he is preparing to pave the way for everyone in advance for what Li Zicheng lacks.
As for how to construct a legitimacy narrative that transcends regional scope in Europe, there is actually a more successful example, which is the Red Horde Khanate in later generations.
Although this country has a national income of less than one yuan, many theoretical breakthroughs it has brought about are still very practical in Europe.
(End of chapter)
