Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 76 Firearms and Chariots

Regarding Guo Kang's thoughts, Zhu Wenkui thought for a while and said that he still had to think about it.

"This is just my own random thought, not a serious reason." Guo Kang said: "After all, I am not a philosopher."

"If these principles really make sense, then we should also learn from your experience." Zhu Wenkui was quite serious: "I have always been a little worried about my sister's situation, and I hope the experience here can help."

"Hey, if possible, I still want her to learn more serious cultural knowledge, instead of being so wild now. I'm really worried that she will learn more crookedly in the future." He sighed and said.

"You don't need to force this kind of thing." Guo Kang persuaded: "If we only thought about culture itself, we probably won't be able to keep culture now."

"The Persians have a long history, and their civilization is already very profound. However, they were killed by Alexander the Great of Macedonia. For a long time after that, the Persians didn't even know the history before Alexander. We have to wait until Later, from the records of the Greeks, they learned about the deeds of people like Darius and Cambyses.”

"Before Alexander, the Persians continued to use a kind of cuneiform writing written on clay tablets. This thing has been in use for 3000 years, and it has been passed down from prehistoric Mesopotamia. The Macedonians destroyed it from ancient times. Babylon has been an archive that has been passed down for thousands of years. Now even if an inscription is found, no Persian scholar still recognizes these things.”

"The year of Alexander's birth and death is..." Zhu Wenkui tried hard to recall the historical knowledge he learned here.

"They are the same generation of King Huiwen of Qin." Guo Kang said, "Both of them were born in 356 BC, Brother Tian, ​​but King Huiwen lived more than ten years longer than him."

"Oh, it's easier to remember this way." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "...well, although it's weird to use Brother Tian to record the year."

"This is the church's calendar." Guo Kang explained: "I'm more used to using this, because it's simpler, and I don't have to keep adding up the year numbers."

"If you feel that the name is too long and inconvenient, you can change it. The Roman theologians have calculated that the year of Brother Tian's birthday is the first year of Emperor Hanping's Yuanshi. Yuanshi means the beginning and the beginning. The year is counted in Yuanshi, and the number It's the same above."

"I see." Zhu Wenkui was a little surprised.

"Alexander was born 356 years earlier than Brother Tian, ​​so it is recorded as 356 years ago." Guo Kang continued: "Look, this makes the expression clear."

"As for our Four Books and Five Classics, at this time, except for "Mencius", the rest may have been completed more than 400 years before the Era. So, don't worry about memorizing it every day. The Persians just want to memorize it, but they don't have this What about the time period book?"

"Looking at it this way, we seem to be..." Zhu Wenkui couldn't find a suitable word for a moment, he was stunned, and then said: "The things we use all day seem to be some very luxurious things."

"Yes." Guo Kang spread his hands: "You grew up in the Central Plains, and then you have been living in places like Java or Zizhang, so you probably don't realize this problem. In fact, the people there are too 'civilized' .”

"Not only people from the Central Plains, but even Xianbei, Khitan, and Mongolia." He shook his head and said, "Alexander himself didn't mean to do evil. He even wanted to have a good relationship with the Persians and asked the nobles to accept Persia People, just didn't succeed. But judging from the results..."

Guo Kang scratched his head and compared: "Compared to the damage they caused to civilization, Shihu can be regarded as a virtuous person..."

This comparison makes Zhu Wenkui feel a little unbelievable, but according to Guo Kang's example, it seems to be true.He can only say that he still has to think about it, and plans to go back and think about these examples with too much information.

"It's actually not too profound to say these things." Guo Kang said: "If she wants to learn martial arts, let her learn it well. Do we preserve civilization by talking? I don't think so. Swords are the only way civilization can be achieved." The foundation of continuation."

"At the beginning, Dayu conquered Sanmiao by showing the shield and the dance of the big axe. Until now, it has always been like this."

"If you only talk about culture, the Song Dynasty is not weaker than the Tang Dynasty. Thanks to technologies such as printing, it will only be stronger than the previous dynasty. But you see, the Tang Dynasty has long since ended, and our whole world has There are traces of it everywhere, and from time to time it will suddenly make you realize that it once existed. And Da Song... To be honest, I really don’t have much impression.”

"The Tang Dynasty has never sent missionaries of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism to actively spread its own culture like the church here. How did he obtain such a large cultural influence?"

"It also depends on 'Da Yu's relatives'." Zhu Wenkui nodded.

"That's right. A strong military force does not necessarily mean a civilization is developed, but if the force is not strong enough, civilization must be in trouble. Even in our situation, don't we still have to rely on swords?" Guo Kang said: "Oh, there may be more people now. Firearms."

"So, it's a good thing that she is like this now, so don't worry too much about it."

"Hey, you still know how to persuade people." Zhu Wenkui smiled bitterly: "Okay, let her do it."

Next, Zhu Wenkui seemed to really think about Guo Kang's words seriously, and didn't talk to him about anything else.The two followed Jessica and the others, and walked a long way before they came to the place where the weapons were displayed.

"Why is it so far away?" Zhu Wenkui couldn't hold back in the end and muttered.

"This is a firearm, very dangerous. And it makes too much noise when fired, so we have to stay far away from the camp." Guo Kang said: "Fortunately, we have a lot of open space here, so we can train casually."

Zhu Wenkui looked over there, and saw a row of large and small artillery on a leveled land.Next to it, there are also several modified two-wheel and four-wheel carts parked.Wooden boards were added to the car, and felt was covered, and the launch holes opened on the outer wall of the car could be vaguely seen.

"This is their modified sample." Guo Kang introduced: "In principle, these things are probably shield vehicles. It's just based on their experience that they have been specially modified to maximize their advantages."

"However, the characteristics and needs of different armies are somewhat different. We are here to prepare for the actual exercise to see how to use and how to modify it, which is more suitable for our army."

Zhu Wenkui nodded knowingly: "I understand now. This is also a very old ordnance."

Just as he was talking, Nurhachi rushed over first, jumped onto the two-wheeled shield car, and swayed around, using it as a rocking chair.Old Ivan followed quickly, trying to drive it off.

"Nurhachi also likes the shield car very much." Zhu Wenkui said.

"yes……"

　(It should be the first PY in this book)

　　Recommend a foreign historical novel "Through the Middle Ages: From the Establishment of Habsburg".If you like foreign history, you can go and see it.

　　


(End of this chapter)