sweeping the world

Chapter 682 Dead Enemy

In the follow-up reception, Yuan Qiao received enough goodwill from various countries one after another. Without exception, they wanted to reach mutual friendly relations and establish trade channels.

Yuan Qiao had a rather disdainful attitude towards the so-called friendly relations between those countries. What he wanted was for each country to agree to go to Han to purchase grain.

As for the equality relationship, it doesn't exist at all. As long as it is the countries around them, the Central Plains elites have only two consistent attitudes towards those countries, and that is to choose to surrender or be destroyed.

When the Central Plains Dynasty knew a country, it would think of fighting until it surrendered and became a younger brother or directly occupying the country’s land. This kind of thinking has appeared since the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was the same when the Qin Dynasty was unified. The Western Han Dynasty even put this domineering thinking into action. However, it is an attitude of ignoring reason for countries that are beyond their reach.

Is it true that the king's land under the whole world and the king's ministers on the shore of the land are not just talk, it is something that the Central Plains dynasty has always said that it can be done. So, the tribute system also emerged under this kind of thinking.

Of course, Yuan Qiao would not show the mentality of an elite educated in the Central Plains culture, that is, he would more or less show some arrogant behavior when receiving envoys from various countries, but any country including Persian Sassanid (excluding Sasanian) The Romans who arrived), even if they felt unaccustomed to or unconvinced by Yuan Qiao's arrogance, most people actually took it for granted.

A strong country should have the appearance of a strong country, and it is a law that the strong do not show color to the weak.As the weak, it is often even joyful to accept the contempt from the strong. After all, it is better for the strong to despise the weak than to directly exert force.

Yuan Qiao treated the chief and deputy envoys from Persian Sassanid as equal to the greatest extent, which was based on the premise that Persian Sasanian was not a weak country. This kind of attitude made Ardashir very useful and even proud.

"We have the strength to have an equal dialogue with the Han Empire." Ardashir actually doesn't know much about the current Han Kingdom, but more about the Western Han and Eastern Han, especially the Western Han who defeated the mighty Huns and fled. : "The Han Empire obviously knew this too."

Urgutai Bahram was looking at the scenery outside the carriage. They had already left Jiankang City and were now arriving at the boundary of Liang County.

As the largest city in the world, Jiankang City has impressed the diplomatic missions of various countries very deeply. All kinds of things from the oriental civilization can surprise them. After seeing the buildings of the oriental civilization, and seeing how the Han people live, the impression is the most. The deep one is about the road.

During the small imperial court period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiankang, as the capital of the small imperial court, had traffic connecting various places. The roads were relatively wide at first, and later included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and after the transformation of the left and right lanes, what the diplomatic missions of all countries saw was a neat and clean road. A wide and orderly road.

It can be said that in the current countries in the world, there are not many roads divided into left and right. Basically, people going to different directions on the same road are mixed.

The Han Dynasty has long implemented left-right branching, and the one-way one-way street allows people who have never seen it to see the benefits at a glance, and can instantly see the sense of order.To be honest, having roads in order and not having order are two completely different situations.

"I don't know how many similar roads there are and how long they are." Urgutai Bahram said that it is a national highway level road: "After driving for so long, I didn't even feel a single bump. I can imagine how the road is. smooth."

Ardashir had to recall that Persian Sassanid naturally had wide roads, but there was no distinction between left and right lanes, and it was impossible for the road to be very long if it was level.

The national road they walked on was rebuilt on the original road. According to the specifications, the total width of the national road is 16 meters, and the left and right sides are each [-] meters wide. There is a separation road in the middle and guardrails on both sides. Similar roads can be seen except in Han Even Rome, which is famous for its convenient transportation, does not have it.

They are not ordinary people. No one knows what the transportation of a country means. The higher the status, the more knowledgeable people are, the more they can judge the strength and control of a country from the transportation of a country.

After entering Liang County, some sensible people breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time raised their hearts. That is because the road extending from Jiankang to Liang County will end, but Liang County sees the use of huge manpower and Material resources are building roads.

"All roads lead to Rome, and convenient transportation not only guarantees the Romans' control over the provinces, but also expands a larger territory." Urgutai Bahram has personally been to the territory of Rome, the country Rome's traffic is extremely impressive: "Compared with Rome, our traffic is far inferior, so there will be constant rebellion in the provinces."

"I just learned that the Han Empire is going to build a national road that is thousands of miles long." Ardashir got the news from the officials of the Hongru Museum: "It is the kind of national road that we took when we came out of Jiankang City."

"What a courageous country!" Urgutai Bahram knew that the Persian Sasanian kings had similar ideas, but they were unable to act due to national strength and the surrounding environment: "Perhaps... The most important thing we should do after we return is to advise His Majesty to turn the plan into action."

Ardashir smiled wryly. The reason why the Persian Sasanian kings had ideas but did not take action was not only because of national power and the surrounding environment, but mainly because of the rejection of the nobles of the provinces.

In fact, everyone knows that the central government’s control over the local area will be strengthened after the transportation is convenient. It is precisely because of this that the local authorities will reject it. What they want is that the central government’s control over the local area is weak, so that they can give them more convenience. , such as developing one's own family strength.

Whether in the Parthian period or the Sasanian period, the Persian central government has never had strong control and restraint over the localities.

During the Parthian period, in addition to the central royal family, there were six major nobles. Later, it was said that the Romans were so powerful that they could destroy Parthia. It would be better to say that the conflict between the central government of Parthia and the six major nobles reached a breaking point. Vologasis V was so broken that he had to hold the six nobles until the end of the game. It was really the end of the game, but what he didn't expect was that the Ardashir family, which they trusted so much, would rebel.

When the Ardashir family became the royal family of the Persians, the first king Ardashir I and the second king Shapur I were committed to eliminating the remnants of the six nobles, but more often they had to compromise , and then the six nobles may be dying and weak, but there will always be new nobles appearing, and the political system of the Persians is such a thing, resulting in the Sasanian Dynasty. Although it is not as miserable as Parthia, it is right to say Control is not much better.

"Even in Rome, where the transportation is extremely developed, Rome (referring to the capital) cannot completely control the provinces. Facts have also proved that the traffic that comes is not a panacea, otherwise there will be no military chaos (official chaos) " Ardashir is no stranger to Rome, it should even be said that he knows better than his own country, or how to put it, you don't need to know yourself but you must know your sworn enemy.Pointing to the huge crowd who were working, he said: "I heard that the reunification of the Han Empire was only in recent years, and their emperor ended the large-scale foreign wars only last year, but there are still many local wars, and domestic Daxing Project."

Of course Liu Yan hasn't proclaimed himself emperor yet, but he doesn't know how to use the title of king to the outside world, but uses the title of emperor who is tall.

The news about the outbreak of a large-scale drought has not been disclosed, and only a very small number of people know about it. They are worried that the news of the outbreak of the drought will cause turmoil. The center adopts a step-by-step method to centralize the management of the people and wait for the establishment of sufficient control Power and order will detonate the news.

After completing the centralized management of the people, giving them a salary that will prevent them from starving to death, and then announcing that a drought is about to break out will cause the people to panic and unite on the side of the country, and will not give ambitious people more opportunities to coerce the victims. Chance.So the order in which the news is revealed is also a university question.

The first group of missions, including the Persian Sasanian, did not stop temporarily until Shouchun. They could see a large number of people working together in various counties along the way. Extremely amazed, extremely surprised by Han Guo's organizational ability.

"It can be seen that although the Han people have returned to the country for only eight years, they (the people) are very obedient to the ruling class." Urgutai Bahram is a sensible person, and said: "Only those who love the ruler will be happy to be ruled." Driven, and only those who trust the ruler will be willing to accept the appointment, which proves that the current Han emperor is supported."

Of course Ardashir knew this truth, and he had his own opinion: "It also proves that the Han Empire has an efficient administrative system."

In fact, it is not that simple to start a national-level project. It is not enough manpower and material resources to start a national-level project. It is also related to crucial organizational capabilities.Many countries have enough manpower and material resources but are unable to start national projects because of insufficient organizational capabilities, and organizational capabilities were not a problem at all in the Central Plains dynasties, and it can even be said that they have sufficient experience.

"The Romans are coming." Ardashir only learned the news the day after he stopped in Shouchun. While his mood became gloomy, he did not care to have more emotions about the Han Dynasty: "They have already begun building the country. Kang set off, and the reason why we stopped was to wait for the envoys from those countries, including Rome."

If the Han and the Huns are mortal enemies, then the Persians and Romans are also mortal enemies, one of which must be eliminated.Before Ardashir's mission, he found out about Rome and sent a mission to Han, and even the Persian Sasanian navy was ordered to intercept, but the Romans still came after all.

Although the current Rome has been ruled by four emperors, it has not yet formed a real division. It only has the concept of west and east. The division into Western Rome and Eastern Rome occurred in AD [-].

After the chaos of military officials in Rome, the country fell into a period of weakness due to long-term turmoil, but it stabilized again during the Illyrian Dynasty. Governance" era.

The second "co-rule of four emperors" in Rome ended in the hands of Constantine, but it took 14 years of civil war to reunify, and Constantine became the only Augustus in Rome.

Today's Roman Augustus is Constantius. His path to Augustus is full of Roman characteristics, that is, he must fight his brother to win the throne of Augustus. The problem is that the area that Augustus can really control is the Eastern Rome after the division, while the European part of Western Rome is under the autonomy of each family.

In the renewed confrontation between Rome and Persian Sasanian, it was actually the eastern part of Rome that was fighting against the complete Persian Sasanian. Even so, it could still suppress Persian Sasanian and rub against the ground for a long time. The reason was that under the rule of Persian Sasanian There were occasional major rebellions by the Arabs and Kushan remnants, as well as frequent invasions by nomadic tribes from the northeast.

"The Han Empire knew that we were at war with Rome, so why did they let us stop and wait for the Romans?" Ardashir felt that he was not being respected, and said angrily, "We have already shown enough sincerity!"

Ardashir was not only angry with the Persians who were traveling with him, but he also went to Yuan Qiao to express his dissatisfaction.

"It is the greatest sincerity for me to receive you in person." Yuan Qiao expressed his dissatisfaction in the face of Ardasil with an inexplicable mood: "I am the servant of the big man, and it is only the general who goes to receive Rome and other countries."

Ardasil didn't understand the official position of the Han Dynasty at all, and when he heard that Yuan Qiao who received him had a higher official position than the Han official who received Rome, he immediately felt much better.

"The Sindu people are friends of the Romans, and you have entered a state of war with the Sindu people..." Egutay Bahram said in a confused tone: "The friends of the enemy are also enemies, and the enemies of the enemy are Friend, isn't it?"

Yuan Qiao immediately laughed when she heard the translation. Persian Sassan and Jidoruo were actually enemies, but Persian Sassanid drew Jidoruo before he came. Whether countries are enemies or friends is not that simple.

Ardasil said: "We have a long-standing friendship with the Han Empire, and we will be natural allies in terms of needs. There is no need for you to receive the Romans. You should expel them from the country."

Yuan Qiao's face darkened immediately, and she said very displeasedly: "The big man doesn't need anyone to teach him what to do."

Ardasil wanted to continue saying something, but Urgutai Bahram, who was standing on the side, hurriedly stopped him regardless of the influence, but Yuan Qiao left in a huff.

(End of this chapter)