Chapter 639 The nasty middleman
The countries outside the Western Regions cannot be the same as the tribal countries in the south. Whether it is the Kushan who is about to die, the Sassanthemum Persia, or the Roman Empire, this is not a place where he can show off his lower limits casually. Although the Mongolian expedition in later generations, the environment he faces is different now.
At that time, there were only two countries in the whole world who could destroy it on paper. One was the Jin Dynasty and the other was Khwarezm. The Southern Song Dynasty could only protect itself and did not have the ability to destroy Mongolia. The Jin Dynasty, which was close to us, was in love and killing the Southern Song Dynasty. The first battle of the Mongolian raid was to sweep away the Jin Dynasty's horse farm. This attack on the horse farm was still before the Battle of Yehuling.
The Mongolian cavalry that swept the world was actually the war horses raised by the Jin Dynasty outside the border. In addition, in the late Jin Dynasty, various foreign policies that still considered themselves invincible in the world, were still fighting against the Western Xia and Southern Song. Only the Ming army, who fought on both sides in the late Ming Dynasty, learned five success powers.
The Southern Song and Jin dynasties during the Song and Jin dynasties were actually the opposite of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the treatment of Mongolia. How could I not be able to defeat the Mongols in the Jin Dynasty? The Song dynasty could not be able to defeat the Mongols if I could do it. After the two countries were destroyed one after another, their descendants might have learned lessons hundreds of years later. The Ming dynasty learned the lessons of the Song dynasty. I might not be able to defeat you, but I am not convinced, and I cannot beg you like the Song dynasty. In fact, this was the policy of the Jin dynasty during the Mongolian-Jin War. The difference was that the Jin dynasty believed that it could defeat Mongolia, but it was just because of bad luck.
But the Ming and Jin dynasties were clearly at the end of the year, but they were so stubborn that they thought they were invincible in the world, they were really similar.
Because the Jin Dynasty was stabbed by Mongolia, the Qing Dynasty learned about the political methods of the Song Dynasty. Hundreds of years later, when facing Mongolia, he shouted that the Manchu and Mongolian family would use money to buy Mongolia in the south of the desert, and pursued and fought relentlessly against the dissatisfied Mongolian Khanate. If you can use money to open the way, you can beat your emperor and your wise mind, and if you can beat it, you can beat it, you can beat it, and if you can beat it, you can beat it, you can beat it.
Mongolia was stabbed by the Jin Dynasty on the back, which led to the war horses and armor for the Western Expedition. After all, it was the Jin Dynasty that had accumulated a hundred years of family fortune. In the year when Khwarezm did not withstand Mongolia, Mongolia actually had no opponents in the world. The Arab Empire was no longer a country that competed with the Tang Dynasty for Central Asia. Before the Mongolian Expedition, the country was similar to the separatist state of the Tang Dynasty.
The Jin Dynasty should be the golden age of Sassanthemum, known as the Second Persian Empire, and the new King of Kings should have been born. The Roman Empire should have been in the late period of the four emperors' rule, but Diocletian should not have died.
Rome and Persia should have started a hundred years of mutual attacks, and they were eventually stewed by the rising Arabs. When the Arabs rose, it was very similar to when Mongolia was taking power, and Song Jin, who was staring at him, was killed.
Not to mention the Kushan, which had already declined significantly, the two Roman and Persia empires that were still well-run, Sima Ji faced a greater difficulty than Mongolia at that time. He also had to face the fortifications of Persia in the east. I don’t know if the Gorgen Great Wall was established in this era, and it would not be easy if it was established.
The Great Wall is not unique to all dynasties in China. Persia also built the Great Wall. Unlike China, it only built the Great Wall in the north. The Great Wall of Persia has all sides. Although it is also helpful for terrain in the Western Regions, there are many channels from northeastern Iran to the river, and there are not as tall foothills as the Caucasus. Therefore, the Persians had to build the linear Gorgen Great Wall here, which is about 200 kilometers long.
There were two Great Walls in Persia facing the east. Behind the Gorgen Great Wall, a Tamisha Great Wall was built as a backup line after the first line of defense was lost.
Two hundred kilometers is enough, let alone a double-layer defense line. Persians also built the Great Wall against the Arabs in the southwest and the Caucasus Mountains in the north. Persia is similar to Luoyang's geography. Although there is no need to build such a long Great Wall like China, it is needed on all sides. The Great Wall left over from the later generations of Persia is second only to the length of the Great Wall of China.
Because of its geographical location, Persia needs to fight on two fronts for a long time. It faces Rome on the Western Front and the Eastern Front facing nomadic peoples that spread from the Mongolian Plateau to Central Asia. The Great Wall on all sides requires a lot of wealth and manpower. Finally, it chose to give up the Great Wall at the southwest end that seems the least dangerous. The Arabs will thank them.
The Arabs were very similar to Mongolians against Song and Jin, and they had done all the Romans and Persia with big eyes.
Sima Ji thought about how to deal with the Persian middleman, and while taking a carriage to the Tingwei Mansion, Luo Yong quickly gave up his official duties and came over, not knowing why the King of Yan came here suddenly.
"Luo Yong, if a person wants to obtain ill-gotten wealth but does not want to be arrested, what should he do first?" Sima Ji was silent for a long time before slowly asking the young Grand Jin Tingwei.
Luo Yong was stunned, because the King of Yan was taking the exam to teach him, and this matter had not been born before. After thinking for a moment, he answered, "Report to King of Yan, if this is the case, he will naturally hide his identity first and prove that he has nothing to do with this matter."
"Oh..." Sima Ji couldn't help but sit up a little after hearing Luo Yong's words, and praised, "You are right. Go to office work, I have also returned to my house."
The outside of the Western Regions is different from Southeast Asia, and the degree of civilization is different. To be honest, compared with the West Asian civilization, China is not wrong with the four ancient civilizations, but it is also a young man in civilization. Other people's civilization is earlier than China, but China has no rivals in the long agricultural era in East Asia.
Although the fighting power of the Hu people cannot be underestimated, they are all concentrated in the north, and there is nothing else. They cannot be compared with Persia in West Asia and Rome in the west. Sima Ji would rather be neighbors with the Hu people, and would definitely not be neighbors with empires of the same level. Compared with Persia in Rome, the Hu people seemed to be pleasing to them.
Who can guarantee that their country will not lose once for thousands of years? In the history of China, the Yuan and Qing dynasties existed, but Persia lost once and became a country of peace. Their local Zorosa was driven out of nothing. From the perspective of China's civilization, local culture was replaced. The cost of defeating once was so heavy that we could not think deeply about it.
After returning home, Sima Ji summoned Cao Qian and Qian Ming, two generals in charge of the imperial guards, to ensure that there will be no chaos in the country when they practice their own self-worth in their lives.
"I went north to the grassland to appease the grassland tribes during the southern expedition. It may take a year to meet the grassland tribes. This time I left a little longer. You two are in the capital and must maintain the stability of the court." After the two confidants arrived, Sima Ji began to teach stability maintenance work.
"King Yan, let us go with you. There are many tribes in the grassland. Even with the assistance of the four tribes, nothing will inevitably happen. How can we both feel at ease?" Cao Qian and Qian Ming spoke one after another. Although Sima Ji's reason was high-sounding, after all, who knows what would happen when they go deep into the grassland? What should we do if we can't do it at that time?
"Since you have already commanded the imperial guards, please protect the capital. You are no longer the commanders of the Jin Guard Chongqi and the Longque Camp. You always look at the problem like this. How can you stand alone and serve my great Jin?" Sima Ji said unceremoniously, "What threats are the grassland tribes to threaten me? I have hundreds of thousands of string control men who claim to be? When I go out to the frontier, I will naturally have the Jin Guard Chongqi and the Longque Camp guards, plus the four Xianbei soldiers, no one will come out to seek death. If I don't look for them, they should all thank Changshengtian for their blessing."
"I know!" Seeing that Sima Ji had decided to leave, the two stopped talking nonsense and listened to Sima Ji's arrangements, how to maintain stability, how to deal with relationships between all parties, and what groups should be careful about the troubles caused by groups.
In fact, Sima Ji didn't think something would happen. He had changed all the people who could take swords in the capital. How could anyone who didn't even let eunuchs and palace maids leave behind a coup tradition?
The commanders of Cao Gan and Qian Ming and the two of them have been replaced, and even the soldiers inside are being renewed, because recently a group of Yanshan students have graduated, and the army also needs fresh blood. Compared with the predecessors who have already started to try to handle government affairs in various places in Dajin after graduation, the new generation of students also need an occasion to experience.
Let the two leave, Sima Ji summoned all the kings in the capital and expressed his willingness to go to the grassland. "The southern expedition is a century-long plan. Even if I am invincible in the world of Jin, I can only put the main force in one direction at a time. I have to try my best to comfort me during this period. When I am not here, you should also pay more attention to the Southern expedition. When I am not here, I have asked the Secretariat to add the content of the Southern expedition. You can handle it as usual."
"Uncle Wang, comfort is necessary, but my nephew thinks that the Hu people will be ignorant of the importance and think that we have something to ask for by the other party." Sima Bing said, "If we take advantage of the Nanzheng to hold us hostage us."
"Good question, this is my purpose. Although many Xianbei leaders are Xianbei leaders, they are also kings and princes of my Great Jin. Do you think that if they can't beat us, are they willing to be kings and princes of the Great Jin or Xianbei leaders?" Sima Ji spoke slowly. This matter is not difficult. It can be used to use the ruling class to get rid of the national emotions of others.
The self-unity of the ruling class is much easier to implement than nationalism. In later generations, it is extremely difficult to fight the ruling class. Don’t mention the vague national emotions of the grassland tribes.
"You and the people of Jin are both from Jin, but their ideas are also very different." Sima Ji said it very bluntly. What do these royal kings think of the people? Murong? They just think of the grassland tribe. This is the consistency of the ruling class.
Chapter completed!