Destiny Only Han

Chapter 823 Liu Ying: Sir, This Way...

Suez City.

In the empty streets and alleys, more than a dozen Han soldiers holding shields and long knives looked like they were facing a big enemy.

They knew very well that the current emptiness was just an illusion. Behind some broken house, there would be pairs of eyes full of hatred watching them, and they were ready to rush out at any time to fight them to the death.

They often heard about such things from veterans who traveled from north to south.

In the past, the former Qin had a car overturned in South Vietnam, and the Dahan also encountered such a situation when he suppressed the rebellion in the Nanyang island country.

Therefore, it is not too much to be cautious.

But in the middle of them, the dark-skinned Egyptian interpreter dressed in Han Chinese clothes looked calm and breezy. He held an earthen horn in his hand and loudly yelled slogans in Egyptian to persuade him to surrender.

For example, the Han army did not grab food...

Another example is that the Han army came to liberate them civilians, and only attacked those garrison governors, Chief Topos and Cormack who oppressed and exploited them...

Gradually, those Egyptians who didn't know where to hide before got out from the corners, with doubts on their faces.

Well, actually they have nothing to worry about.

The poor are forced to die, and the Egyptians also firmly believe that the world of the dead is much better than the world of the living!

And this is why they have been building pyramids unremittingly for thousands of years.

Under the exaggeration of the native Egyptian religion, all Egyptians live only to prepare for death.

After death, everyone will be "due" (judged) by Osiris in the underworld. Osiris will compare the soul of the deceased with the Feather of Truth (Feather of Truth) on the balance, and the soul that has become heavier due to sin will be judged by Ami. Te is devoured, and those light souls are sent to Yalu (Beautiful World).

And the pharaoh is a descendant of Osiris, so building a tomb for the pharaoh will of course be taken care of by Osiris...

Well, another reason why the ancients believed in gods was that it was more reliable to pray to gods after getting sick than to see a doctor...

After all, praying to God will cost you some money at most, but asking for a doctor...

At that time, Hippocrates' theory of body fluid balance was popular in the Mediterranean area. The treatment of diseases mainly relied on enema, vomiting, bloodletting, or amputation and craniotomy...

Therefore, out of the need to do good deeds, not everyone among the Egyptians can repair the pyramids for the Pharaoh, only those free people with clean backgrounds and skilled craftsmen have this qualification!

The important thing is that Pharaoh believed this too.

So building the pyramids is not a hard job. The workers have beer to drink and even have holidays.

After all, this is related to whether the pharaoh himself can "fly up after death" and abuse the workers. Naturally, some people will make trouble for him, such as the craftsmen and peasants who left vulgar words in the tomb of Cao thief...

In the distance, listening to the chatter between the civilians in the city and the translator, Dou Guangguo gradually raised the corners of his mouth, and a little surprise flashed across his face.

He has been floating on the sea these days, and he has often found translators to learn the Egyptian language, so he can more or less understand the communication of those people.

And his surprise lies in the last conversation he had with Liu Ying when he left Chang'an City.

Everything that happened now was within Liu Ying's expectations!
Especially when the translator said that civilians were not to be robbed, and only the governor of the garrison, Chief Topos and Cormac were attacked, the Egyptian civilians immediately came out of hiding, and some even shouted loudly to lead the way...

"why are you laughing?"

Chen Cheng, who commanded the soldiers to take over the port and at the same time sent pilots to direct the warships to dock, walked over and asked with a slight frown.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and in the midst of strategizing, he will win a decisive victory thousands of miles away..." Dou Guangguo replied with a serious face.

No way, His Majesty can't hear it, but it's normal, His Majesty's brother-in-law, the acting governor of Egypt... Chen Cheng deleted the word sycophant that came to mind, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's normal for a capable person to be incapable... But, I want to ask, what are you laughing at?"

Dou Guangguo pointed to more and more civilians who took to the streets in the distance: "Did you see what happened there? It is exactly the same as what His Majesty said a few months ago!"

"Oh?" Chen Cheng suddenly opened his eyes wide, with a look of surprise and doubt on his face: "Tell me carefully."

Dou Guangguo pulled Chen Cheng aside, out of the way, and whispered:
"Your Majesty said that as long as we show our identities and say that we only attack the upper echelons of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and at the same time do not commit any crimes against the common people, the other party will definitely eat the pot of milk to welcome the king's teacher!"

Chen Cheng tilted his head: "Why?"

Dou Guangguo continued to explain:
"Didn't you see it? Look at the clothes of those civilians. The clothes are old and worn out. They are thin and short, and there is not even a little extra flesh on their faces! Fortunately, there is no snow here all the year round, otherwise, after a heavy snowfall, the roads on the streets There must be corpses everywhere!"

Chen Cheng looked at it carefully and nodded approvingly.

He used to patronize command operations and occupy the port, but now it seems that it is indeed a bit abnormal.

This place is close to the port, and the bay formed by the accumulation of river water is often haunted by big fish. In addition, there are oases all around the city. Although there are not many wheat seedlings growing on the farmland, but judging by the size of the farmland, the people here should not lack of food.

Therefore, the people here are so weak and poor, even inferior to those nomadic tribes under the jurisdiction of the Anman Duhufu who are hungry and full in the desert and live in no fixed place. It is really incredible!

Seeing that Chen Cheng agreed with his statement, Dou Guangguo continued, "Then why do you think they are so poor?"

Chen Cheng thought for a while:
"Probably because they're lazy."

"I heard from those Egyptian merchants that they mainly depend on the sky for their food. The fertile soil is formed after the flood every year, and the harvest can be harvested after planting!"

"So unlike our farmers who work hard all year round, their farmers work for half a year and rest for half a year. Isn't it normal for them to be poor?"

Well, farmland can be planted in flooded areas.

The reason why it is difficult to farm in the Yellow Flooded Area is not the flood, but the unstable flooding time and the uncontrollable amount of flooding. But the most important thing is that the Loess Plateau in the upper reaches of the Yellow River has too much sand, which is covered by silt after flooding, causing the soil to ripen. The longer the time, the lower the fertility.

But ancient Egypt was different.

The upper reaches of the Nile River originate from the tropical rainforest, with less sand and gravel, and more humus of rotting plants. These substances are washed down together with the heavy rain in the upper reaches. Although the middle reaches flow through the desert, there are oases on both sides of the river.

Coupled with the lack of rainfall, the sand floating on the bottom surface of the soil expands under the action of the wind to expand the large desert on both sides of the river, and finally forms a thick fertilizer deposit layer instead of a sediment cover layer, with an average thickness of [-] per year. mm or more.

At the same time, the flooding of the Nile River comes from the southward movement of the equatorial low pressure belt, and the amount and time of its flooding are basically stable.

Therefore, there is naturally a special agricultural model.

"Poor, is it because of laziness?" Dou Guangguo smiled, and a little anger rose in his heart.

Compared with Dou Yifang and Dou Changjun, he has never suffered from poverty. After all, when he was about four or five years old, Dou Yifang was already working as a personal maid beside Lu Zhi. Taking advantage of the opportunity to spend no money, the annual distribution of food, rice, cloth and silk was naturally sent outside the palace.

Later, he entered the Dahan Public School, and Dou Yifang became Liu Ying's family son, and there were many flatterers and flatterers around him.

But at this moment, he still felt that he was out of place with these 'meat eaters' guys.

Perhaps, only His Majesty is that special existence, he is the chosen one, and the only one... Dou Guangguo sighed in his heart, and then said:

"When we passed by Shendu before, the people there looked very lazy. As long as they had food for three days at home, they would rather lie on the ground and bask in the sun than go out to work."

"Why?"

"Because for every ten dollars they make, nine will be taken away!"

"The same goes for the people here."

"Those lazy people you saw are the real masters of this land, but it's a pity that there are two big mountains on their heads now!"

"Two big mountains?" Chen Cheng frowned.

Dou Guangguo nodded heavily:
"That's right, two big mountains!"

"The Greeks represented by Ptolemy V; the Romans across the sea!"

"The people here are so impoverished because they have been exploited endlessly by these two forces."

"Only by smashing these two mountains will the people here be truly reborn!"

"Your Majesty wants us to build the Egyptian Governor's Palace here, not for wealth or to enslave them, but for the benefit of the world and the building of Great Harmony together!"

"So, that's why when the civilians here heard that we were going to arrest the Governor of the Garrison, Chief Topos and Cormac, they immediately became enraged and scrambled to lead the way for our army!"

Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, feeling a little inappropriate for his previous remarks, but the real reason why he was silent for a long time was because of what Dou Guangguo said about the establishment of the Egyptian Governor's Palace.

At this moment, he remembered the wish Liu Ying had made when he followed his father to the palace to celebrate Liu Ying's birthday.

Shelter the underprivileged!

Save the people from the fire and water!

Create eternal peace!

At that time, he was too young, and even laughed twice when the Supreme Emperor teased Liu Ying.

Now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor has been fulfilling the oath of the past!

Perhaps, this is the pride of the proud son of heaven, the emperor of the world... Chen Cheng's face was full of admiration, and he nodded heavily:

"Well said, I support you, if there is anything I can help, just say, what I can do, I will do it, if I can't, I will ask the chief guard to help you!"

Dou Guangguo bowed his hands and said, "In that case, thank you very much!"

Chen Cheng shook his head indifferently: "You are too polite, don't forget, we are schoolmates! By the way, what are the Governor of the Garrison, Chief Topos and Cormac?"

Dou Guangguo showed a bit of anxiety on his face: "I also heard what His Majesty said, but I don't remember much now, so let me just say it, and you can listen to it. If there is something wrong...you can go to Your Majesty!"

"Hahaha...you boy! You look like someone who has studied in Dahan Public School!" Chen Cheng patted Dou Guangguo on the shoulder vigorously: "You just say, anyway, the matter of Egypt has nothing to do with me, so I will be a washer." Listening to the book..."

Dou Guangguo recalled it for a while, and said seriously:

"Your Majesty said that Egypt under the rule of the Ptolemy family is basically divided into three parts, namely the mainland of Egypt, the Greek cities controlled by Egypt, and the territories outside Egypt."

"Now it is Ptolemy V, not only overseas territories such as Cyprus and Cyrenaica are basically gone... Egypt has also become the back garden of the Romans, and they need to provide the Romans with a lot of cheap wheat every year. In order to let the citizens of the other party or other people have free bread to eat!"

"It's just that the armed forces mastered by the Ptolemy family can still make them domineering, the fish people..."

"Although it is not their king who is really in power now, but the chief minister of the royal government, the chief minister of finance..."

"But together with these two people, all bureaucrats including the local finance officer and royal scribes are all Greeks from outside, and they have nothing to do with real Egyptians!"

"Your Majesty also said that although Egypt is a Hellenistic successor country, it also inherited many of Egypt's old systems, such as dividing Egypt into Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, and dividing Nome similar to 'counties' , each Nome has a Nome Chief, who is mainly responsible for agriculture and civil affairs.”

"On top of Nome, there are also garrison governors who can only be served by Greeks. At first, these garrison governors were only in charge of military affairs, but slowly, the garrison governors excluded the Nome chief who served as Egyptians, and took charge of military affairs by themselves. Now even the governor of the garrison has secretly defected to Rome, and the search is even more serious, in order to please their new master..."

"As for Nome, it is subdivided into Topos, which is similar to the 'township', and the village in the 'li'. These bureaucrats are still held by Greeks, especially the village-level Komak, who is a privileged supervisor. They don't do production, and the daily drinking and eating meat are all provided by the common people in the village!"

"So, under this mountain of Greek bureaucracy, there's this dilapidated scene you see..."

Chen Cheng nodded and pointed to the warship entering the port: "I understand why His Majesty gave you this flag! The red and gold flag is the only one for a big man!"

Dou Guangguo smiled: "Yes, Davidia involucrata flowers and golden ears of wheat represent peace and development, and the Zhanlu hanging in the middle is entwined with thunder, telling the world that the big man will smash the darkness with thunder, and break this cruel and ruthless shackles !"

Chen Cheng wanted to say something, but suddenly felt the ground tremble slightly, and in the distance, there was also the sound of thunderous horseshoes.

"The enemy came so fast?"

ps: For ancient Egyptian agriculture, you can refer to these books.

"Water Conservancy Irrigation in Ancient Egypt" - Li Yuxiang from Jilin University
"Analysis of Agricultural Water Conservancy Irrigation in Ancient Egypt"—Huang Minghui, School of History, Capital Normal University
"The Nile Irrigation Project and the State Governance of Ancient Egypt——Also on the Formation and Social Form of Ancient Egyptian Civilization"—Li Yijing, School of Humanities, Tongren University
"On the Influence of the Nile River on Ancient Egyptian Civilization"—Xie Zhenling, Conductor Yuan of Tianjin Normal University

pps: Regarding the Egyptian system, the reference is "Exploration of Ptolemaic Egyptian Bureaucratic System", the original text was published in "Journal of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities (Social Science Edition)" No.30 Volume [-], Issue [-].

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