Chapter 302: Republic (12)
“…… Is Mongolia a country with its own territory, or is it a group of people? For the Great Song Dynasty, the sum of these people who have lived on this land and the land since ancient times is the ...... of the Great Song Dynasty."
“…… Don't say that the Han people are Song people, and during the Northern Expedition, the Great Song Dynasty killed no fewer traitors than barbarians. Many of the original so-called Dongman were still accepted as Han Chinese, and there were several retired soldiers surnamed Hei in our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and people from all over the country in the army. Live in the land of the Great Song Dynasty according to the system of the Great Song Dynasty and accept the civilization of China, and you are a person of China. We don't care where your ancestors came from, whether you are from China or not, everyone understands it......"
“…… The state, the imperial court, and the government exist for the people of the Chinese land to live a better life, cultivate and produce, and the wealth created by this civilization can easily exceed the benefits of plunder. The military exists only to protect the way of life of a civilized nation. I think the standard for defining civilization in the Great Song Dynasty is here......"
Because it was his beloved wife who was telling the truth, Hao Kang listened with a gloomy expression. If the other party wasn't his wife, Hao Kang would have sneered at him a long time ago. Because of listening to it, Hao Kang's mood became more and more depressed, and the Great Song Dynasty's view of civilization was completely different from Hao Kang's Mongolian view.
Hearing that he was exhausted, Hao Kang said, "It's late, go to sleep." ”
When he was sleeping, Hao Kang didn't hug his wife like before, and then he felt his wife holding his hand in the dark. This feeling diluted the unhappiness accumulated in Hao Kang's heart, he firmly believed that his wife loved him, and a person who loved him deeply used everything he knew and learned to tell things naturally not to harm Hao Kang. With this basic point, Hao Kang had to face things that upset him. He grew up at the height of the war between the Mongols and the Great Song Dynasty, and in that era when power was everything, killing was the fastest and most effective means of communication. Hao Kang has heard many stories of the Mongols slaughtering all sides and seizing countless riches. I have also seen how the people of the Great Song Dynasty celebrated the news of 'exterminating hundreds of thousands of barbarians' and 'the plan to exterminate one million this year will be successfully achieved'.
After returning to the Yuan Kingdom, Hao Kang still faced all kinds of fierce wars and struggles, and finally had to participate in the internal struggle of fratricide, thus losing his mother and his home. Hao Kang is grieving the loss of his beloved, and now he suddenly finds himself thinking that the loss of a loved one in the war is something he does not want to accept, but the war itself is Hao Kang's concern. He was born in troubled times, grew up in troubled times, lived in troubled times, and this troubled times are a part of his life.
Today, my wife finally put forward an idea, to build a civilized country to end the troubled times. Mongolia has never ended troubled times, Genghis Khan killed his father-in-law and brother-in-law to start the Mongol Empire, and there has never been a day since that it was not in troubled times. It's just that Mongolia has the most powerful power in troubled times, and only Mongolia goes to devour others, and no one else comes to devour Mongolia.
Can such troubled times really end? Hao Kang was exhausted when he had this thought, and he fell asleep just thinking about it.
When I woke up the next day, I saw my wife sitting on a stool next to the bed in her pajamas. Hao Kang hugged his wife and pulled her back to the bed.
"Don't make a fuss." Mu smiled.
Holding his wife, Hao Kang buried his head in her arms. Looking at Hao Kang's appearance, classmate Mu couldn't help but struggle and giggle a few times, and then she suddenly stopped struggling, hugged Hao Kang with one hand, and gently stroked Hao Kang with the other.
Feeling a great peace, Hao Kang finally felt that all kinds of uneasiness in his heart dissipated. He continued to bury his head in his wife's arms, and said in a sullen voice: "I want to conquer this troubled world." ”
"Hmm." Classmate Mu responded indifferently, and she could hear that she couldn't say anything at all.
After a while, Hao Kang whispered, "I want to end this troubled world." Classmate Mu simply didn't speak this time, but didn't continue to caress Hao Kang.
Hao Kang raised his head, and Hao Ran said, "I said that I want to end this troubled world, will you laugh at me?" ”
"Why are you laughing at you?" Mu asked.
"Because no one in Mongolia has ever dared to speak like that." After Hao Kang said this, he let go of his wife and lay on the bed with his back facing the sky. He is indeed a little weak-hearted, and conquering the entire troubled world is Hao Kang's true words. Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, and the Great Song Dynasty and Zhao officials were all leaders in the troubled times. They have all faced countless enemies, and the corpses of these enemies are the ladder to the highest position. The more corpses accumulate under their feet, the higher they stand, and finally reach the point where no one can reach them.
said that he would end the troubled times by himself, Hao Kang felt weak in his heart and hot on his face for no reason.
"You...... Did you think about it late yesterday? Classmate Mu asked softly.
"I don't know, I just think about it, the Great Song Dynasty has always said that the Zhao Guanjia ended the troubled times and let the Great Song Dynasty enjoy peace." Hao Kang made an excuse for himself.
"Are you worried that you don't have enough strength?"
"How could I do it?" Hao Kang never underestimated strength, let alone after experiencing all kinds of life and death.
"Do you think that others don't want peace? It's just that too many people want the peace they decide for themselves. Mu said a sentence from the basic training content of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After the first day of conversation, Yang Congrong was not surprised when he received the news that Hao Kang said that he had something to do for two days. It would be too boring if the content of what was talked about today and tomorrow was the same as yesterday, and Yang Congrong was worried about whether he would walk away. With free time, Yang calmly visited the city of Damascus.
The Bairada River, which originates in the East Lebanon Mountains of the former Lebanon Mountains, disappeared into the desert after covering a large fertile oasis in the area, and this land, called Guta, has supplied a large population for thousands of years, Damascus was built on a platform, 690 meters above sea level, overlooking the Baidara River, the original residential area seems to be located in the eastern part of the old city, the city and the oasis developed together, and after a time Damascus occupies the position of dominating the smaller settlements in the vicinity.
The supply of water was assured, the land was fertile, and the natural conditions made Damascus self-sufficient. Situated on the edge of the desert and at the eastern end of the only shortcut to the former Lebanon Mountains, Damascus became a trading center for caravans to begin and terminate.
Yang Congrong had long heard that an avenue had been built in the city during the Roman Republic, and he rode through this straight and wide avenue, and then looked at the chaotic houses on both sides of the road and the various winding paths naturally formed between the houses, Yang Congrong felt a little regretful in his heart. There used to be such a city in the Great Song Dynasty, but now it is rare to see it. With the promulgation of the four-story standard building regulations, the major cities of the Great Song Dynasty have carried out standard transformation.
Kaifeng City, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, is especially obvious, because the whole city has basically been rebuilt, and now Kaifeng City is a beautiful city composed of super wide roads, street trees, sidewalks, green spaces, parks, sports fields, and various communities. Just like the current political situation of the Great Song Dynasty, the whole city was built after planning, so every part of the whole city has its own purpose.
After passing the naturally formed Romans Avenue in the city of Damascus to the outside of the city, Yang calmly finally saw the beauty that the travelers had told about. Poplars, apricot and nut orchards, olive groves and vegetable gardens growing along rivers and streams are an idyllic sight that impresses travelers who pass through the desert.
Quickly passing through these beautiful scenery, Yang calmly continued to walk in the direction of the desert, and it was already evening when he reached the edge of the desert and green space. Under the fiery sunset, you can see patches of red willow forests and poplar forests. Although these plants are still very young, Yang Congrong likes them very much. He ordered, "Let's camp here and stay overnight." ”
"Let's go back." Guards advised.
"No, I'm going to watch it here." Yang smiled calmly. It didn't take long for him to return to China, and Yang Congrong couldn't stand the chaos of the Eastern Mediterranean.
"There's a planting station nearby, let's go there and spend the night." Hao Kang, an official in the small court, hurriedly said. Sleeping in the wilderness, in case something happens, he can't explain it.
Yang Congrong didn't embarrass everyone, he responded: "Okay, let's go there." ”
It was a bit of a military station, and probably the last thing that was lacking in this era was the military-related field buildings. The steward in charge of this place also had the technicians of the Great Song Dynasty, and the technicians were shocked when they saw Yang Congrong, and hurriedly greeted them, "Jiedu envoy, why did you suddenly come here." ”
Yang Congrong talked to the technician for a while, and suddenly became interested, and asked the people who can speak Chinese here to have a tea party. When the Yuan Kingdom was opened, they also learned from the Great Song Dynasty to propagate that 'labor is the most glorious', and the Zhao officials of the Great Song Dynasty had even put forward the political slogan of 'working people turning over and becoming masters', and no official dared to openly oppose this political correctness. What's more, in the process of establishing the province of Ouluo, Yang Congrong also had to take the lead in hard work, and after experiencing the hard work, he naturally understood how stupid it was to discriminate against laborers.
The atmosphere is like this, Yang calmly talked about planting trees again, and everyone was interested when they talked about it. The local person in charge said proudly in a northern accent: "Yang Shangshu, we have planted nearly fifteen miles of saplings this year, look at how the saplings are alive." If we can survive sixty percent, we will plant another fifteen miles. ”
"You're amazing!" Yang said calmly and admiringly: "But if you plant another fifteen miles, do you have enough manpower?" ”
"The king has stipulated that anyone in the city who wants to use coal must participate in planting trees."
"What a king, it's the Great Khan." Someone corrected it immediately.
"Oh, when we were in the Yuan Kingdom, we thought that burning coal was better than burning wood, fast, and there was no need to smoke and burn. There is a shortage of wood here in Damascus, the king...... If the Great Khan can bring coal, it will be more convenient for us. ”
Yang Congrong's opinion of Hao Kang is a little better, at least after the education of the Great Song Dynasty, Hao Kang's understanding of common sense is okay. But these are the results of Yuanguo's education, how is Hao Kang going to educate the people?