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I don't know if it's because of language or what factors, the Chinese dynasties are really a little lackluster about foreign countries, for example, the official name of the Parthian empire has become rest in China, and the name of the rest country can be said to be because of the transliteration, but it is not even called rest in the back.

The aliens who came from far away were first called "white clothes and big food", and that was because the aliens all wore white robes, and the people who came to China later changed to black robes, and as a result, the white clothes and big food immediately became "black clothes and big food", and there would be aliens wearing green clothes who became "green clothes and big food".

What is the factual situation? It was the foreigners who wore white or black, but the Umayyad dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid dynasty who was dressed in black, and as a result, some changes were made in clothing, they were actually from the same land, and the ruling dynasty was also changed, and the race was basically the same.

One can imagine how closed it would be to rely on the clothes of people of different races to distinguish from the clothes of different races, rather than by country. People who call themselves "central countries" can be called "central" without knowing anything about the world other than themselves, and they know how to describe what kind of thinking it is.

It is true that the business of the empire with the countries of Central Asia needs to be discussed and negotiated in detail, but it will not be on the day of the great court meeting, nor can it be a long discussion on a topic in the council hall.

Regarding the proposal of Central Asia to clean up and even carve up a certain region with the empire, there is actually room for negotiation on this issue, but at present, the empire does not know so much about the distant and distant places, so it is difficult to have any reference for a while, so it can only be delayed.

Probably knowing that the results would not be achieved in a day, a detailed analysis would be carried out and substantive discussions would be held, and the envoys of the Central Asian countries were content to step aside.

Once a person has an idea and thinks that idea is good. Then he will think about it out of control, and Anglie really thinks that his idea is good, if only Bactria can do business with the Eastern Empire, then he will be the only purchaser, and the word "only" alone should understand how big the stakes will be!

"It doesn't seem to work either? The caravans of the Eastern Empire can only reach the border, but Parita and other countries can cross the border to reach the Eastern Empire, so they are not the only trading countries, and we will only become the only sales place for the Eastern Empire to the west? "Anglie is not a stupid person:" At first, the Eastern Empire may have difficulty reacting to some things, but once they think that Bactria is an obstacle to business, then ...... War becomes an inevitable ......"

It is almost impossible to go to war because you want to open up trade routes, which is almost impossible to see in the history of China. That's because in the "Shinong Industry and Commerce" under Confucianism, merchants are the most lowly in status. Outside of China, however, it is not new for the state to wage war to open up trade routes, and there are quite a few examples in Anglie's mind, such as his ancestors...... That is, the comrades living on the Greek side of the Mediterranean have waged wars countless times in order to open up trade routes.

Anglie didn't know the empire of the East so well, but people always relied on their own thoughts to scrutinize, so cold sweat immediately broke out on the door of his head when he thought about it.

Ta Plati didn't know what Anglie was thinking in his heart, and when he saw that Anglie's forehead was full of cold sweat, he asked strangely, "Is it hot?" ”

What kind of joke? The climate on the Imperial side is mild compared to Central Asia. It will even be a little cold for Central Asians. There are many desert areas in Central Asia, and the landform is mostly Gobi, but on the imperial side, there are green shades one after another, and the Nanling side also belongs to a rainy and humid climate. Central Asians don't feel hot at all in Nanling.

Of course, Anglie would not tell Taprilates that he was frightened by some of the things he thought of, and pulled a forced smile: "I'm not so used to the weather here, it seems to have caught a cold." ”

Ta Plati glanced at Anglie in surprise and did not delve into it, and began to pay attention to what the officials of the Eastern Empire had said.

The civil and military forces of the empire are making certain reports. What is going on now is the county watchman who has been recalled from the county to report on some matters in his county.

Anglie was also listening to the reports of the imperial guards, and although he did not understand all the words of the imperial Chinese, only the ones he could understand made him feel the strength of the Eastern Empire again.

“…… The empire is not the largest in the known world. In some ways, the Seleucid and Mauryan empires were larger than the Eastern Empire. However, the administrative system of this Eastern Empire is very perfect, more than a little more advanced than the rudimentary administrative system of Seleucus, and it is also better than the rigid administrative system of the Mauryan Empire in an all-round way......" Anglie was comparing, he was thinking: "And one thing must be recognized, we and Parthia are still able to organize expeditionary expeditions, there is no reason why this Eastern Empire can't do it, once it really monopolizes the caravan and provokes this empire, I'm afraid it will be ......"

This is not to say that the Seleucids and the Mauryan Empire did not have an administrative system, in fact, every country had its own administrative system, but the administrative system of some countries is relatively rough.

For example, on the Seleucid side, because the Greeks and Macedonians were the ruling class of the empire, in addition to the king, there was a royal council under it, and then the country set up many provinces, each of which had a governor. The Governor is the supreme governor in charge of the civil affairs of an entire province, and there is a general in charge of the military, and the third person is the treasurer of the province. In addition to the highest governors, generals, and financial officials, the following official positions are quite rare, and some are also some officials such as chiefs, but most of the affairs of the provinces are entrusted to private contracting, that is, the so-called contract system.

The empire divided the administration into counties, counties, townships, li, and pavilions, while the Seleucid side only had two types: provinces and cities. While each level of the imperial administration had a dedicated official designation, it was tantamount to extending the tentacles of the center to the grassroots level layer by layer, while Seleucus was a simple way of controlling the upper echelons and letting the administrative units below the city go unchecked. Comparing the two, it is clear that the administrative system of the empire was relatively strict compared to that of Seleucid.

Seleucus is currently the first power in Central Asia, and the administrative system of other countries in Central Asia is basically imitated from Seleucus, which means that the administrative system of Central Asian countries is actually not very good.

"It's so complicated, they have officials of all levels except the center. There are also officials of different ranks outside the central government who control every inch of the territory. Ta Plati's face was full of shock: "According to their administrative system, it is equivalent to knowing each level of administrative units at all times, whether it is pre-war mobilization or financial taxation. ”

Anglie didn't say anything, he is a descendant of Athens, Greece, the Greek administrative system is almost the template of the Mediterranean countries and some countries in Central Asia, once upon a time the Greek system was considered the most advanced administrative system, but compared with what he saw and heard when he came to the Eastern Empire, it is really not ashamed to think that the Greek system is the most advanced administrative system.

"We need to understand and learn from their way of governing the country, at least about the mobilization part." The nations and tribes around Parthia were not weak, and Tapilates would not mind learning more advanced things with a sense of crisis: "And compared to their administrative coverage. We also seem too shabby, and a lot of the benefits are taken up by the contractors. ”

"Contractor people?" Anglie finally accosted: "We will contract the tax collection affairs to the merchants, it is the merchants who complete the tax amount, we basically don't care how they collect taxes, as long as the contractors complete the targets issued by the king, even if it is a matter of anger, it is the contractor to bear the anger of the civilians, and then we can calm the anger of the civilians by only dealing with those contractors." If our officials collect and assign taxes directly, can it be so simple to quell public grievances if something goes wrong? ”

Seems to be the same thing, huh? Anglie's words stunned Taplates for a moment.

It's really not a single level that determines the quality of a system. Whether or not to be advanced also varies from place to place, and it is also necessary to consider the needs of one's own country, and the thinking and culture of each nation are also the key to determining the system.

"They're talking about the military." It was the season of Aracasia, the dark-skinned but not completely dark Dravidians. In fact, it is the black race on the Indian side, the so-called Kunlun slaves of some dynasties. His name is Ramanum? stone, than a "shhhh

The majority of the population in Alacsia is Serb, but there are not only Serbs in this country. Like the Dravidians and Aryans? There are also quite a few Punjabi people. They were close neighbors of Bactria to the north, the Mauryan behemoth to the south, and Seleucus the same behemoth to the north. It is a small country sandwiched between several powerful countries.

If the Central Asian countries are most curious about the Eastern Empire, then it is the urgent understanding of the military strength of the Eastern Empire, they have repeatedly tried to cooperate in the division of the Western Regions, in fact, it is also out of a kind of temptation, wanting to know whether the army of the Eastern Empire can stretch its hand so long. It's a pity that repeated attempts have not come to any conclusions, and now when I hear the military general of the Eastern Empire report on his military achievements, how can he not listen attentively.

“…… The war against the Xiongnu and other Hu people in the northwest has come to an end, and we did not achieve the goal of total annihilation in this campaign. Follow-up intelligence showed that the part of Huyanmi that escaped had merged with the Maudun Department on the border of Wusun and was currently invading the southern part of Wusun. ”

The person who reported was Meng Tian, who had just returned to Nanling, and he was now the general of the empire's expedition to the west.

"The result was the elimination of 130,000 Hu people and the forced surrender of 140,000 Hu people, including Touman. Later, we carried out 'one out of ten' for the Hu people who surrendered, and lost some Hu people on the way, and the Hu people escorted to the rear were almost 110,000. Those prisoners of war have been gradually handed over to the 'Steppe Dispatch Army', and the leaders of the rest of the tribes who escorted them to Nanling this time were some Xiongnu nobles such as Touman. ”

In fact, there is usually a triumphal ceremony for the return of the soldiers who go out to fight, and there is such a link as the sacrifice of prisoners. This ritual was used to demonstrate the strength of the empire, as well as to show the king and the populace the results of the war. However, Meng Tian and some other people from the Western Expedition Corps are not the last group of people to return to Nanling, and some people from the grassland dispatch army such as Sima Xin will come back, and the navy will also participate in the prisoner sacrifice ceremony when they capture savages on some islands, so the relevant ceremonies will naturally be postponed.

"That guy named Touman seems to be the leader of a tribe with a population of more than two million on the Eastern Grassland, what do those steppe people call him Shan Yu?" Taprati lowered his voice: "Such a guy was actually captured by the Eastern Empire? ”

Anglie attaches great importance to the other aspect: "I don't know if you have noticed, the wars in the East are often fought by hundreds of thousands of people, and compared to our side, the scale of their wars is really large. ”

Indeed, in the event of a war in a Mediterranean country, the scale of a war involving tens of thousands of people is usually large, and a battle of 20,000 or 30,000 people between us and the enemy can often decide the fate of a country. The scale of the fighting in Central Asia was larger than that of the Greek city-states in the Mediterranean, but hundreds of thousands of people were rare.

In fact, in the countries of the Greek system, their soldiers are all professional soldiers, that is, they do not produce in peacetime and specialize in training killing skills, and after the outbreak of the war, such professional soldiers also participated in the war, and it was basically difficult for farmers and other civilian people to participate in the war.

The Central Asian countries also had specialized professional soldiers, and the number was not too many, but the Central Asian countries were somewhat different from the Greek city-states in that after the outbreak of war, the Central Asian countries would recruit farmers, merchants, craftsmen and other civilians from the people to participate in the war.

There were also related examples in the land of China, war was only a matter between soldiers, and had nothing to do with non-professional samurai, the Spring and Autumn Period was like that, the scale of the war was not large, the countries that broke this rule were Qi and Qin, and then non-professional samurai also joined the war, and the social status of the samurai began to plummet.

Anglie and Taprati are not unclear about the difference between temporary conscripts and professional soldiers, they are not so frightened by the tens of millions of troops of the Eastern Empire, the former Leonidas? Xerxes I also led hundreds of thousands of troops to invade Greece, but hundreds of thousands of troops were blocked by hundreds of Spartan professional soldiers at Thermopylae.

Some of the things they heard next were stunned, and they looked at each other a little: "What!?" There were more than 300,000 professional soldiers in the Eastern Empire? ”

Not? Oh...... That's about part of the Empire's millennial expansion plan. (To be continued......)