Guo Kang has a habit. If possible, he would like to find a similar historical case as a reference.
Of course, this is just a reference. After experiencing so many things, he finally understood that even when two things look similar, they can be very different. It is more reliable to use historical experience to eliminate wrong options than to copy it directly. If you want to copy, you must think about it yourself and then make changes.
For example, there is no case that can be directly copied on how to establish a Roman-style country in Europe in modern times. Because during this period, Europe was basically dominated by nation-states, and this model was inherently opposed to Rome. If the scope is further expanded, then the Red Horde Khanate will be the closest.
The Red Horde Khanate was composed of dozens of Uluths, but its state-building was not based on region or ethnicity, but on common beliefs. In this respect, it seems more like a food empire. Of course, these universal empires have many similarities and can indeed be used as reference for each other.
If it is impossible to build a "civilized country" like the Central Plains regime, something like this would be the best choice. The fact that the Red Horde Khanate could be successfully established and become the most powerful Slavic regime in history has demonstrated the feasibility of this kind of state formation.
As for the ending of the Red Horde Khanate, you don’t need to pay too much attention to it. Because to put it bluntly, it was made through suicide. As long as you are good at it, you don’t have to worry about it.
This question is not difficult to understand for Tuohuan and others, because to put it bluntly, it is "What is the most important quality of a Khan?"
The history of grassland hegemony may give people the illusion that military capabilities are the most important. But in fact, for King Khan, the military level only needs to be passing. What really determines the upper limit is the ability to organize.
At that time, Genghis Khan was chased away more than once, losing to Sangkun and Zhamuhe. The reason why he can save the defeat every time is not because of his outstanding performance in commanding operations, but because of his political ability. This is also where he stands out the most compared to other leaders.
Later, he reorganized the entire grassland from scratch, breaking the boundaries of each tribe and reorganizing it into thousands or ten thousand households, and achieved great results. After the success of these political means, the Mongols' combat effectiveness was given the opportunity to display.
At the same time, the system he established also completely changed the history of the grassland.
Before him, every once in a while, a new tribe would rise and everyone would change their names. But after this reform, there are only "Mongolia" among the hundreds.
The system he established also left the desert and spread to the entire continent. The Mongol-style Khanate, which used the "Golden Family" as its banner of legitimacy, did not disappear until the 20th century, and its vitality far exceeded the previous nomadic tribes. If other countries that followed this system are included, then the impact of this system goes far beyond the Eurasian steppes and has had a lasting and huge impact on surrounding countries.
Therefore, in fact, Genghis Khan is not a figure like Xiang Yu or Bai Qi, but Liu Bang on the grassland. With political skill that was beyond that of his contemporaries, and even though force was not the best, he established a far-reaching cultural system and created a nation.
If it had not been repeatedly attacked by external forces, it would probably have lasted longer than the Han Dynasty and become the source of legitimacy for the eternal lineage.
The problem of the Red Horde Khanate lies at the root.
The most outstanding ability of the Mongols back then was not fighting, but recruiting people. If you go to the Central Plains, you can win over the Han princes, if you go to West Asia, you can win over the Armenians and Nestorians, and if you go to the grasslands, you can win over the various Turkic tribes... So although you suffer a lot of defeats, you can always fight more and more, and finally win. enemy.
But the Red Horde Khanate's ability to attract people is a shame to the grasslands.
Kublai Khan knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold and even counterattack his hometown, he had to win over the Han army. Although the performance of the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty was worrying before, this is not a problem of ordinary people, but the officials on both sides are too incredible.
However, the Red Horde Khanate liked the Jiangnan officials and disliked the Han army. Not only could they not pull out the Han army to defend the Great Khan, but they were also forced to the opposite side. At this level of politics, which made Kublai Khan shake his head at the sight of him, he obviously lacked the basic qualities of a great Khan. It is quite normal that Guo Zuo is not as good as Yuan.
The final collapse of the Red Horde Khanate was also a very familiar process.
During the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it was common for grand masters to control state affairs. Taishi was originally an official position in the Yuan Dynasty, responsible for managing the Lingbei Province. But when the Yuan Dynasty fled north, most of the remaining territory was under the jurisdiction of Lingbei. As a result, the Taishi's power expanded rapidly and eventually went out of control. It was not until the Dayan Khan era that the ten thousand households were reorganized that this problem was solved.
And within the Red Horde Khanate, there was actually a huge Oros Uluth, who controlled most of the strength of the Khanate. This is no longer a question of ethnic distribution...
Under this kind of administrative operation that makes Dayan Khan angry, no matter what is done, some people will be dissatisfied. Some people think that the Red Horde Khanate oppresses the main ethnic group and persecutes the Oros people; some people think that the Red Horde Khanate pursues chauvinism and favors the Oros people... These two views can actually coexist. Anyway, no matter what they do, it is wrong.
Finally, with Grand Master Oros deposing the last Red Horde Khan, the Khanate also collapsed. And the new country, like the new Khanate that was established by killing the Great Khan first, is in a state of lack of legitimacy, and it can't even explain what it does. Fortunately, in Eastern Europe, the overall requirements are not high and it can be maintained. Without He Yexian, the princes of all walks of life took the opportunity to attack and kill.
In fact, judging from the level of civilization, such low-level mistakes should not have occurred. Later generations sometimes believe that the Red Horde Khanate had a bureaucracy problem, but the fact that the Slavs could actually suffer from bureaucracy is a miracle of civilization...
However, the actual ability and foundation of the local people are unable to support this new situation, which has resulted in an almost destructive effect. Finally, as expected, it returned to a state where boyars from all walks of life actually controlled the country.
Therefore, Guo Kang feels that it is not their ideas and legality that have a problem, but the Slavs themselves. If the Purple Horde Khanate relied on this model to operate, many problems would not become problems.
Therefore, this pioneering attempt really had to be done by the Romans.
In the plan, he planned to recruit a large number of Slavs, on the one hand to expand Rome's base and add a foundation to civilization; on the other hand, it was also as a preparation. If he encountered internal obstacles in the process of implementing new ideas, these people would He is his most loyal supporter.
However, no matter which goal, the current "original" Slavs will definitely not work. As for what to do, he can only try it himself.
The reason for the sparse posting of the first few chapters is because I couldn't post them in those two days. It's not a problem with the book or the chapters, it's the same across all platforms.
I don’t know if it can be restored. Anyway, it won’t affect my subsequent speeches.
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