Chapter 166 After three continents, there is finally a country
Li Nian moved the wooden stick to Hezhou: "The situation in Hezhou is different from that of Xuanzhou, Yingzhou and Rongzhou. They belong to the coexistence of the country and the primitive tribe."
The ministers looked over and saw only the area on the map that belonged to Hezhou. Some country names were marked on it, such as Ptolemy, Carthage, and Kush...but more places were not marked. It shows that these places have no state.
It’s not easy. After traveling through three continents, I finally saw a continent with a country. The ministers were full of curiosity at this moment. They should compare it with the Donghu and Xiongnu in the north, the Qiang and Dayue clan in the west, and the Yue people in the south. Big difference.
First of all, let’s introduce the geographical environment, climate and people there. Li Niandao: “The climate of Hezhou is high temperature, less rainy, and dry. It is symmetrical from north to south with this line, and goes south and north from this line. Lower.”
Someone had noticed the lines on the map a long time ago, but they didn't know what they were used for. Now that Li Nian mentioned it, it seemed that these lines were of considerable use.
“Although it has decreased, the climate in most places in Hezhou is equivalent to the transition between spring and summer in Xianyang. More than half of the areas are hot all year round, and nearly half of the areas have hot warm seasons and warm cool seasons. Season. ”
The weather is hot and there is little rain and dryness. I’m afraid this is not a year-round situation in Hezhou. There was a severe drought and it was difficult to plant crops. Everyone was thinking about this. Only Young Master Hu Hai asked with a clear mind: "Isn't it true that people there don't need to wear thick clothes all year round?"
Li Nian looked at Young Master. Hu Hai, he didn't know how Ying Zheng would deal with Hu Hai, but even if Ying Zheng wanted to deal with Hu Hai, he would at least be a young master at this time.
Li Nian smiled and replied: "Not only do you not need to wear thick clothes, you don't even need to wear more clothes, just enough to cover your private parts."
Hu Hai didn't seem to expect that Li Nian would answer him. After being stunned for a moment, he asked with a smile: "Wouldn't that save fabric?"
Hu Hai's words made Li Nian pause for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, he realized from a certain In a sense, this is true. This kid is also a talent. He can think of wearing less and saving fabrics when the weather is hot.
Li Niandao: "What the young master said is true. It is indeed very economical on fabrics. The people there are also different from us in appearance. Their skin color is darker and darker than mine. The exposed skin on their bodies is like ink. The lips are also thicker, and you can tell at a glance that he is not from my tribe."
With skin as dark as ink, thicker lips, and wearing very few clothes, you can tell at a glance that he is not from my tribe. How beautiful.
“Of course, not all Hezhou people are like this, and there are also some with lighter skin, but overall, most Hezhou people have the above characteristics.”
"The terrain of Hezhou is generally relatively flat, roughly bounded by this line. The southeastern half is higher and the northwest half is lower. Mountains are mostly located in the coastal areas on the north and south sides. There is the world's largest rift valley in the east of Hezhou. And the world’s largest desert and longest river are also located in Hezhou.”
No one thought much about the largest rift valley and the largest desert, but they didn’t expect that the longest river was also there.
Before today, they thought that Da Qin was the best in many things, but now they know that this is not the case at all.
The territory is not the largest, the river is not the longest, the mines are not the richest, the dense forests are not the most prosperous in the world, and the mountains may not be the highest...
Everyone guessed it right, it really is not, because of this At that time, Mount Everest was in the Western Region and did not belong to the Qin Dynasty at all.
Li Niandao: "Let's talk about these countries first. In terms of civilization development, they are not completely inferior to the Qin Dynasty, especially Ptolemy. Ptolemy is actually the name of his dynasty, such as the Xia and Shang we call , Zhou, in fact it can be called Egypt. "Egyptian civilization." It has a long origin, and a king established a country here more than three thousand years ago."
Unexpectedly, in the third thousand years, a country was also established in the outside world, and everyone began to silently calculate in their hearts that it would take more than three thousand years. Before, it was equivalent to which dynasty they knew.
Li Nian continued: "Ptolemy was not a kingdom founded by the locals in Hezhou, but a dynasty established by Ptolemy from Zhuzhou. As for why it was a foreigner in Hezhou, Jianguo, we’ll talk about it later when we have time.”
"Let's say that Ptolemy has gone through three dynasties and his kingdom is stable. But from my perspective, the current Ptolemaic prince does not look like a human king. If he ascends the throne, he will definitely be a foolish king, indulge in licentiousness and indulge in pleasure. What will happen to him will be The Beginning of Ptolemaic Decline ”
After Li Nian said these words, Ying Zheng looked at him specifically. This guy seemed to know Ptolemy IV and said this in a predictive tone...
If the news comes back in the future It proves that his words are true, and all the ministers will be surprised at the accuracy of this kid's prediction. Who knows that this is the history that this kid knows.
But he also understood why Li Nian did what he did. This was something he and Li Nian had discussed beforehand. It was impossible for Li Nian to remain invisible to others all his life, so what he said and did must have a correct and appropriate meaning. As for his origin, he can’t just tell everyone that he comes from later generations and knows the history, right?
Ying Zheng didn’t want too many people to know Li Nian’s true origin, so he had to weave a special background and experience for Li Nian.
Li Nian continued: "The monarchs of Egypt are generally not called kings, but called 'Pharaohs'. Their civilization has made great achievements in medicine, astronomy, arithmetic, calendar, architecture, etc. Of course, if Compared to the military force, even six more Egypts will not be able to compete with Great Qin.”
Hearing this, all the ministers smiled, Da Qin was indeed full of martial virtue.
The ministers who had just completed the great feat of annexing the Six Kingdoms had absolute confidence in the military force of the Qin Dynasty. Even if Egypt was not inferior to the Qin Dynasty in other aspects, so what? Can its military force be comparable to the Qin Dynasty?
“The current pharaohs of Egypt are from Zhuzhou, which makes them distrust the local Egyptians. During Ptolemy I, the first soldiers were mainly Greeks who also came from Zhuzhou. But now, The number of Greek soldiers was gradually insufficient, so the Pharaoh could only recruit local people into his army. However, the army composed of these local Egyptians was not loyal enough. He often launches rebellions. "
Ying Zheng commented: "When you come to a country as a foreigner, you don't have enough manpower, and you don't trust the local people, you should behave like this."
This is what he said. Egypt thought of Great Qin. Although Great Qin and the Six Kingdoms were essentially the same family as China, people from the Six Kingdoms would not think so, and would also think that Great Qin was a foreign country.
If it weren't for the opinions that Li Nian suddenly dropped into the palace to give him, his Great Qin would have been on the path of not being trusted by the people of the Six Kingdoms.
The ministers are thinking about how to deal with Egypt. Since the Nashizi Pharaoh of Egypt is an outsider, his trusted confidants are also outsiders, and the people who rule are locals, why not provoke and deepen the relationship between the two? Contradictions, did Da Qin benefit from it?
After briefly talking about the Ptolemaic Dynasty, Li Nian then talked about Carthage: "It is said that this country has been established for nearly six hundred years, and its system is quite special..."
< br>Speaking of this, Li Nian specially emphasized "special".
Because Carthage did not have a king, but instead established a Senate like Rome, as well as a citizen assembly and a parliament of hundreds, with aristocratic senators in charge.
(End of this chapter)