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Chapter 1116 Illiteracy
Akbar the Great is annoying because he is not yet the Great and probably never will be.

He may indeed be the wisest of all the rulers who have had a place in India. Although people outside preach him as a ruler with religious tolerance, in fact he thinks that he is not tolerant of religion. All his actions It is all to better integrate the people on this land.

He abolished the habit of not eating pork and killing pigs, shaving his beard first and then encouraging his subjects to shave, and at the same time encouraging people to drink alcohol in moderation.

At the same time, the bad habits of Hinduism are also attacked.

Just before the Tianshi monk gathered his troops, Akbar had just summoned learned Christian scholars, Brahmans, Hindus, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Jews and Zoroastrians to gather in the capital city of Agra and let them Take turns speaking freely to debate.

In the end, he believed that all believers actually have the same eternal God.

It is very strange that he personally did not advocate or guide his subjects to believe in any sect. His grandfather, Mughal founder Babur, father Humayun and teacher Bairam Khan all advocated the promotion of religion by force.

But he said: I haven't realized it myself, why should I guide others?
Despite the external threat of rebellion and war, Akbar still abides by the habit of appearing on the balcony of the Red Fort in the early morning and accepts the letters of grievance from his subjects. Ba was well received in the hearts of his subjects.

In the land of India, it is relatively easy to govern the place, because there are the most amazing subjects in the world. As long as the chaotic religious affairs are managed well, everything can be solved easily. No matter what laws and regulations the ruler issues, they will receive extraordinary praise. — Anyway, those people don't understand anything.

Religious affairs were not too difficult for Akbar. He tried to change the teachings, hoping that all religions would be equal, each would serve his own work, and eliminate the opposition between them.

But there was too much resistance, so he planned to set up a sect by himself, at least so that these religions would not affect him, and the name was tentatively named 'Ding Ding Laxi', which means a holy religion.

At present, there is only one person in this religion. In fact, it is not a bad thing to have fewer people. It is like setting up a company with one person and sending out business cards. The company's chairman, executive president, sales director, and security captain... Who doesn't give a thumbs up when they see it?
The same is true for Akbar, who directly served as the leader of Tintin Lashi and the highest elder of the sect, and reached the pinnacle of his life.

In the final analysis, the problem is that Akbar is illiterate.

He has a unique understanding of the philosophical systems of various sects, and he also has good attainments in listening to a song and watching other people's paintings. The court culture atmosphere is very strong, and he has also established a special translation department for foreign cultures such as Turkic, Greek, and Arabic. As far as institutions are concerned, Akbar's cultural level is not low.

But he is illiterate, and he can't even write his name.

And it's very stubborn. If you say that you can't read because you were displaced by the war when you were a child, and you didn't have a learning environment, this may be reasonable, but it's not easy to explain why the aristocratic education from your father's generation is still widely inherited.

After he grows up, he always refuses the court teacher to teach him how to read, which is stubborn.

Until now, he is 38 years old. Everything that needs to be written is ghostwritten by others; all letters are read by others.

The most prominent Mughal king was likely dyslexic.

For him, it is not difficult to rectify, govern and reform India's politics, economy, military, religion, culture and art. What is really difficult is the locust-like Buddhists who landed in the southwest.

Mughal's military strength is very strong, but the problem is that Akbar's overall view is not very good, and the generals under his command are almost of the same virtue. What really allows him to traverse this land is his unparalleled military technology—— The horses of the Afghan nobles, the muskets and cannons of the Ottoman Empire.

In short, when the Mughal army fought against Indian chiefs, it was just like Chen Mu, a thousand households in Xiangshan, fought against Japanese pirates along the coast, winning in technology rather than tactics or strategy.

Therefore, there are often [-] Mughal troops fighting [-] places where the rebels can't find the north.

This is also the reason why Mughal's territory expanded southward and westward based on the Ganges River. The land near the Ganges River was very easy for him to conquer, and the closer to the Deccan Plateau, the more difficult the war, because the more dependent The more technical the army, the greater the logistical pressure.

Now that the offensive and defensive situation is easy, the [-] anti-insurgency elite sent to the east were all intercepted by the armed merchant ships led by the Nanchang warship, and Patna, an important town on the retreat road, fell into the hands of heaven and earth, resulting in the silence of this elite army. Disappeared without a trace in the imperial sequence, while the Bengal rebellion remained.

Immediately after the princes and nobles whose territory is adjacent to Bihar Province assembled [-] troops to attack Bihar, they were defeated by a group of monks. Are you angry?

Originally a very easy counter-insurgency war, the intensity escalated because of the monk's involvement. The uncontrolled enemies in the west were eager to try, and the Western military government in the south was also "eager to try", which suddenly caused chaos in the relatively stable political situation in the country.

The aristocrats have the main war faction and the main peace faction. What is annoying is that this time the main war faction and the main peace faction are not determined by religion or position as they were in danger before, but by the location of the territory.

Anyone who is close to the jurisdiction of the Western Army Mansion or Bihar Province is the main peace faction; those whose territory is close to the capital and the Rajput nobles are the main war faction.

This situation made Akbar very angry. He complained to his close friend Sheikh Faiz more than once: "This group of people can't say anything useful, just like asking them to debate religion, you can't hear it." Any rational advice, no useful help."

"The emperor of Ming Dynasty asked me to communicate with merchants. Those people are really merchants. My envoys asked for 20... two?"

When mentioning this matter, Akbar raised his hands above his head helplessly: "No god knows how much 20 taels is. They say it is as heavy as two elephants. Do those people still weigh the elephants for this matter?" ? They really thought I would give them that much silver?"

"Let me ask the King of Spain, what are the consequences of provoking the Ming army, King of Spain?" Akbar was extremely confused by all this, frowning and stated in a very puzzled tone: "The one who was killed by Suleiman The guy who was beaten up again and again by the Caliph? It looks like he was beaten up again and again by the Ming army."

"I won't give them any silver. Soon, soon I will know how many troops the Western Army has here, and those Buddhists. I will know how many of them there are."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)