Cusco is a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands.
As the capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco has a history of only more than 100 years, but it has developed very rapidly. In just over 100 years, it has grown to a huge scale. It is one of the largest cities in the Golden Continent, comparable to
Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Kingdom.
Although it is located in a tropical area, because the city is built in the Andes basin at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, the climate here is very cool and does not have the unbearable heat of tropical areas.
The entire city is planned and built in the shape of a puma, using a large amount of rocks to build, with neat planning and strict hierarchy.
Outside the city is a vast agricultural area, where a large amount of corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes are grown, three high-yielding crops native to Golden Continent.
The city is divided into areas such as the handicraft area, the aristocratic area, the sacrificial area, etc., and they are strictly divided.
Unlike the capital of the Aztec Kingdom, Tenochtitlan is located in a hot tropical area with a low altitude, so a large amount of water canals are used to surround the entire city, which not only achieves a cooling effect, but also makes Tenochtitlan
The city of Titland became famous as the Garden City.
The city of Cusco, which is built on a plateau, is different. It is located on a cool plateau and does not need water to cool down at all.
The land here is fertile and rocky, and the entire city is built with rocks.
Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin walked in the city, admiring everything here with great interest.
The stone-paved streets are very spacious, clean and tidy.
Unlike the Europeans, the cities of the Inca Empire and the Ming Dynasty all built culverts for drainage and sewage, so the whole city was clean and tidy, instead of being as smelly and dirty as European cities.
The buildings on both sides of the street are also full of exotic flavor and strong religious color. Pictures of the Sun God, Quetzalcoatl, etc. can be seen everywhere.
In the underdeveloped cities of the Inca Empire, huge squares were built, and in the middle of the square were huge pyramids or temples.
You can see that a large number of people come here to pray devoutly, pray to God, and ask for God's blessing and forgiveness.
"What a precious civilization!"
"The Europeans are really evil. Historically, their arrival directly destroyed this precious civilization and buried all their history and civilization in the dust of history."
"To the extent that those who came later rarely knew that a great and ancient civilization was actually born on this land."
"What a pity!"
Liu Jin looked at it carefully and sighed in his heart.
The history of the Americas in later history textbooks is all about the massacre of native Indians by European colonists, but there is little mention of the glorious history and culture created by the Indians.
Of course, this is also a historical necessity and a natural necessity.
The so-called law of the jungle and survival of the fittest is just that.
The European colonies conquered this place and wiped out most of the local Indians. Even if the Indians had a glorious history, what would they do?
No one cares about it anymore, and no one cares about it anymore.
The eliminated civilization is the same as the eliminated species, no one cares about it anymore.
In history, if we were also destroyed by others, our fate would not be much better than theirs. Even if we were not destroyed, there would still be various crises in future generations, even if our ancestors remained
I almost lost my Chinese characters.
Liu Jin, who came from a later generation, knew too little about the Inca Empire.
Because no one mentions it at all in history textbooks, the only people mentioned in the South American countries in later generations are the South American liberators. Other than that, it seems that it rarely makes news.
At this moment, you can have the opportunity to come to the city of Cusco, have a good visit, and appreciate the culture, art, religion, etc. of the Inca Empire.
It also made Liu Jin couldn't help but be amazed by the art and culture of the Inca people.
Their art, city construction level, technology level, religion, etc. are actually not much worse than those of Europeans.
The reason why they were wiped out in history was entirely because they did not have antibodies against smallpox, plague and other diseases in their bodies. Europeans used despicable means to spread these diseases wantonly.
This resulted in a drastic reduction in their population and the collapse of the entire empire. Otherwise, considering how big the Spaniards were, it would be a fool's errand to conquer this huge empire.
I feel happy for it in my heart.
Fortunately, it was the Ming Dynasty who conquered this place. Although the Ming Dynasty wanted their gold and silver, they were not as despicable and shameless as the Europeans.
There were outbreaks of smallpox, plague and other diseases in the Inca Empire, and many people died. However, the Ming Empire helped them overcome the difficulties, and also taught them how to prevent smallpox with cowpox, how to isolate, diagnose and treat infectious diseases, etc.
Preserving this huge empire, preserving their civilization and inheritance, allowing people to know their existence and their history, also allows them to have a future.
"Not bad."
Emperor Hongzhi also watched with great interest, nodding his head while watching.
"Your Majesty, although most of the tribes descended from the Yin and Shang Dynasties are still very primitive and backward, the Inca Empire, the Aztec Kingdom and the Mayan Empire have developed extremely brilliant civilizations."
"They have extremely high attainments in the three major fields of astronomy, mathematics and art, and will not lose to other civilizations at all."
"The city of Cusco we see before our eyes is one of the representatives of the art, mathematics, astronomy, and religion of the Inca Empire."
Liu Jin also smiled and talked to Emperor Hongzhi about the city of Cusco in front of him.
"Hmm~"
"After all, he is a descendant of the Yin Shang Dynasty and has a common ancestor with us Ming people. Our Ming Empire is the most powerful country in the world, so naturally they will not be too different."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said.
"..."
Liu Jin was immediately speechless. This thing was used to deceive the local indigenous people. This deception made even the Ming people believe it, and they all believed that they had a common ancestor with the Ming people.
There is no way, even if you don’t believe it, look at the people walking in the streets and alleys.
All of them have the same face as the Ming Dynasty people, with black eyes, black hair, and yellow skin. Even their faces and facial features are similar.
In addition, everything from the Ming Dynasty was very popular here. The Inca Empire learned from the Ming Empire in everything, so these people dressed similarly to the Ming Dynasty people.
He kept his hair short, shaved off his beard, and wore Ming Dynasty clothes, so that when Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin and others were mixed in, they did not attract any attention.
Look at the many shops on both sides of the road. These shops, restaurants, teahouses, etc. are almost the same as those in the Ming Dynasty. They all use Chinese characters to write their signs.
There are actually a lot of people from the Ming Dynasty here. Many people in the middle and upper classes of the Inca Empire can now speak Ming dialect, write Ming characters, and learn from the Ming people in every aspect of their behavior. This person, wearing the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, speaks
When talking about Ming Dynasty, you even think that he is a Ming Dynasty person.
Occasionally, you can see bicycles or cars driving here, and Ming people's products are everywhere here.
You can see people building houses out of concrete. The clothes people wear here are made of cloth produced in factories in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the tools and the like used by people here are from the Ming Dynasty.
And the rice, flour, dried fish, etc. in the shops here are all shipped from Daming.
The ancient city reveals a strong flavor of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the way to distinguish the Ming people from the locals is still very simple, that is, look at the momentum.
The people of the Ming Dynasty often have a arrogant look, with their nostrils turned upward, while the native Inca Empire people, even if they dress, speak and behave the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty, their demeanor is still quite different.
This can be seen especially among the younger generation.
Many young people, those born locally in Golden Continent, have mixed-blood descendants whose fathers are from the Ming Dynasty and whose mothers are from the Inca Empire. They are often the proudest.
When I arrived at my grandparents' house, my attitude was so arrogant that my nostrils turned to the sky. However, the people from the Inca Empire around me treated them respectfully.
Although they all have the same face, there is a huge gap in identity.
The people of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the Inca Empire. The people of the Ming Dynasty are the children of the sun god, while the people of the Inca Empire are sinners and blasphemers. However, as long as they work hard to atone for their sins, they can return to the embrace of God and become people of the Ming Dynasty.
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"What your Majesty said makes sense. After all, they have a common ancestor. After all, they are descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties."
Liu Jin thought for a while and nodded.
I have no choice but to deceive and deceive myself, and I even believe it.
This is actually quite good. The people of the Ming Dynasty accepted this, and they also believed in this. Everyone got along with each other willingly. The Inca Empire became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, retaining its own civilization and inheritance, and the people of the Ming Dynasty got their own.
What you want is the best of both worlds. (To be continued)