After Mongolia went south to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty, it invaded Europe from the west. This caused Mongolia to be recorded in almost all the histories of various ethnic groups in Asia and Europe. Its influence even reached Turkey and the Arab world.
The power of the Mongols is indeed a fact that cannot be denied. In the palace of the Mongolian commander who conquered Europe at that time, Russian princes and nobles, the sons of the Georgian king and queen, many prominent sultans, and the princes of Korea could only Kneeling humbly in the palace tent.
In the field of history, there is an academic theory that Genghis Khan and his followers conquered the world, promoted exchanges between the East and the West, and promoted the national integration of China, but there are also many different views.
Historically, the attitudes of various countries toward the period of Mongolian rule were very different. Some praised "Genghis Khan is the greatest emperor of mankind", while others said that the Mongols were brutal and ferocious.
The first act of genocide in history actually did not occur during Hitler's time in World War II, but during the era when the Mongols led by Genghis Khan conquered the world.
When Genghis Khan was educating his descendants on the way back from the Western Expedition, he said a famous motto: "The greatest pleasure in life is to kill all the enemies, rob them of all their property, watch their relatives cry bitterly, and ride their horses. Rape their wives and daughters”.
During that period, all people in the world who were unwilling to be massacred by them, plundered by them, or enslaved by them were the enemies of the Mongol Dynasty.
Mongolia's influence on Europe is far less than this. The largest Black Death outbreak in Europe during the Middle Ages also had a great relationship with Mongolia.
The outbreak of the Black Death originated from a war, and the origin of the war was just a street dispute between a group of Italian businessmen and local Muslim residents. The Muslims then sought reinforcements from the Mongols who were marching westward.
The Mongol prince, who was about to conquer the entire Crimean Peninsula, took this opportunity without hesitation to send troops and besieged this group of Italian merchants and the garrison of the Eastern Roman Empire within the walls of Kaffa.
The solid city defense of Kaffa and the tenacious resistance of the defenders made it difficult for the galloping Mongolian army to conquer. The siege lasted for a full year. At this time, the horrific plague began to break out in the Mongolian army, and the soldiers fell one after another. The fierce and wild shouts of killing could no longer be heard in the camp.
The defenders of Kaffa City did not know what happened in the Mongolian military camp. They were just curious as to why the Mongols, who had always been aggressive in attacking, suddenly became quiet and stopped attacking for several days.
Could it be that the Mongols have given up after being unable to attack for a long time? Or are they accumulating new energy and preparing to launch a more powerful attack? Amid the speculation, the exhausted Kaffa defenders spent a rare and peaceful day.
However, one morning a few days later, the Kaffa defenders were surprised to find that the Mongols had once again set up a siege formation under the city. And this time, they seemed to have changed their tactics and no longer used ladders or ladders. Instead of letting thousands of soldiers surround the city wall and storm it, they set up rows of huge wooden trebuchets more than three people high outside the city wall.
Following the Mongol prince's order, countless deadly new projectiles flew towards the city of Kaffa. In an instant, the Kaffa defenders were all stunned. Those shells... were all human beings!
Before the Kaffa defenders could even react to what was going on, corpses of soldiers infected by the plague and rotting were suddenly thrown into the air and flew into the city of Kaffa. The city of Kaffa was filled with dead corpses.
Soon, the rotting corpses began to pollute the air and poison the water. People finally understood the intentions of the Mongolian army, because the horrific plague - the Black Death - also began to break out in the city of Kaffa.
Patients suffering from this disease initially developed symptoms such as chills and headache, followed by fever, delirium, coma, extensive skin bleeding, malignant sores, and respiratory failure. They died one after another in as little as two or three days, or as long as four or five days.
The skin at the back is often dark purple, hence the name "Black Death" for this terrible disease.
People at that time did not know that this was the plague. Within a few days, people in Kaffa within the city walls died one after another. The streets in the city were full of dead bodies covered with malignant sores and black spots. Kaffa became a hell on earth.
Those who were lucky enough to survive were all covered in black veils and fled out of the city in panic.
The Italian businessmen in the city of Caffa embarked on the road to escape. They boarded a sailboat and prepared to return to their hometown in Italy. However, little did these people know that they were accompanied by rats and fleas, the main culprits in spreading the Black Death.
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The flea-infected rats climbed onto the ship's mooring ropes, hid in the cargo hold, and followed the ship as it sailed toward the Mediterranean.
While the Italian merchants' fleet was still at sea, the news that the city of Caffa was enveloped by the Black Death had spread to all directions, and people in Europe suddenly became panic-stricken.
The fleet traveled a long way back to Italy, but no one allowed them to dock because people were already infected with deadly germs while the ship was sailing on the sea, and the sailors were dying one after another.
This group of businessmen finally arrived at the port of Messina in Sicily. The panicked port director quarantined the ship. Unfortunately, it was too late. When the first mooring cable was connected to the shore, the rats had already landed first. Briefly,
The stop was enough for the Black Death to land in Europe.
In just two years, the Black Death sent nearly one-third of Europe's population to hell, and more than 20 million people disappeared.
The great destruction caused by the Black Death became a turning point in European history. This great destruction caused the population of Europe to plummet and became devastated and changed beyond recognition.
Many people who survived questioned the old system and wavered in traditional values. It was the epidemic of the Black Death that objectively destroyed the old social system and ushered in the dawn of the Renaissance in Europe.
From a fundamental point of view, it can be said that the Mongols caused this disaster, and the impact of this disaster on the world is even more profound.
A European scholar once said that compared with Temujin, Hitler seemed to be an angel.
Regardless of his merits or demerits, Genghis Khan's influence around the world is definitely far greater than that of any Chinese emperor in any period. He has attracted the attention of historians from all over the world for thousands of years.
So when I heard that the excavated Mongolian emperor's mausoleum was the mausoleum of Genghis Khan, the entire press conference venue was excited.
"Excuse me, what evidence do you have to prove that it is Genghis Khan's tomb?"
"Have any of the wealth that the Mongols looted around the world found in the tombs?"
"Who is the discoverer of this tomb? What was the discovery process like?"
Countless questions in various languages filled the entire press conference, and many reporters were as excited as if they were intoxicated. You must know that the legendary Mausoleum of Genghis Khan has gathered the wealth of the entire world.
Seeing that the venue was boiling like boiling water, the host quickly shouted through the microphone: "Quiet, please be quiet. It's not the question period yet. First, please introduce the situation of Genghis Khan's Mausoleum to everyone..."
"Ahem, I know my friends all want to move on to the next step, but this is my job, and you still have to listen patiently to what I have to say..."
Director Liu is very good at mobilizing the emotions of these reporters. His words made many people laugh, "Now, I will show you some video materials. There are scholars from various countries who study Mongolian history. I believe they will tell you about this mausoleum."
True or false..."
Director Liu gestured to the staff present, and some edited images immediately appeared on the wall behind Zhuang Rui and Director Liu.
The winding underground passages, the magnificent underground buildings connected one after another, and some pictures of the funerary objects in the mausoleum were all revealed, causing exclamations in the audience.
When the scene of Genghis Khan's main tomb came out, no one in the venue could stay calm anymore. The gold that shone dazzlingly under the lights made everyone breathe a lot heavier.
When the text on the parchment scroll was enlarged and appeared on the screen, countless flashlights lit up. Most of these reporters were doing scientific research, and they all knew the importance of text to a tomb.
At this moment, the reporters at the scene all believed that this was the tomb of Genghis Khan, because as the announcer, China would not hold such a press conference without conclusive evidence.
"After our experts who study Mongolian history have confirmed the texts unearthed in the tomb, there is no doubt that this tomb is indeed the mausoleum of Genghis Khan. Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask them..."
After showing the slides, it was time to ask questions. As soon as Director Liu finished speaking, more than a hundred hands in the audience raised their hands.
An American reporter stood up after being called and said, "Hello, Director Liu, I am a reporter from the Associated Press. I would like to know how many cultural relics were unearthed in total during the excavation of Genghis Khan's Mausoleum?"
"Currently, the cultural relics are still being cleaned up. After the cleaning work is completed, the relevant data will be gradually opened to the public..."
Director Liu's answer was watertight. He was talking about relevant data, which means that some data will not be released to the public. This is also a language skill.
After the supporters were called, several more reporters stood up, and Director Liu also answered the questions one by one with witty remarks. Of course, these reporters had all greeted them beforehand.
Suddenly, without being called by name, a reporter stood up and said loudly: "Director Liu, I am a reporter from Itarcom. If I understand that period of history correctly, Genghis Khan once laid down the entire
Russia, and the property plundered from our country is countless.
I strongly urge the Chinese government to disclose these cultural relics and return the wealth plundered from Russia, which belongs to Russia and the people of the world..."
"Yes, that's right, the wealth of Genghis Khan's mausoleum should belong to the people of the world..."
"Require the Chinese government to disclose the number and types of cultural relics in Genghis Khan's mausoleum..."
The question of the Russian reporter who looked a bit like a polar bear received responses from many people. The gold in the main tomb of Genghis Khan's mausoleum just now made these people feel extremely unbalanced.
You know, as the barrier between Mongolia and Europe at that time, Russia was deeply devastated by the Mongolian cavalry. During the Mongol Empire, almost the entire Russia fell.
Of course, all their treasures were plundered by the Mongols. However, nearly a thousand years have passed and they have no clear record of what treasures were robbed.
"this……"
The Russian reporter’s very abrupt question was obviously not within the scope of Director Liu’s response preparation.
Moreover, this question is very sharp. If the answer is not good, it will cast great doubts on the archaeological excavation. Director Liu, who was calm and composed just now, suddenly broke out in a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Sir, our country has always been very disgusted with banditry. If you have proof that Genghis Khan stole something from your country, I think our government will be very willing to return it..." Zhuang Rui's voice from the side
The sound started.
"This this……"
Hearing Zhuang Rui's answer, the reporter was speechless. How did he know what items Genghis Khan had snatched from Russia? There was no record of it at all.
"Damn, it's so shameless. You still want to ask for something that is more than a thousand years old. You don't even think about how many things your country has stolen from China in modern times?"
Zhuang Rui cursed secretly in his heart and continued: "As far as I know, there are a large number of Chinese cultural relics in your country's St. Petersburg Museum. The Dunhuang documents alone are 12,000 volumes. Can I understand that you are willing to represent your government?
What about returning these cultural relics belonging to China?
