Chapter 2109 To imitate Daming's imperial examination system
"Your Majesty, the unification of the Ming Empire is not only the unification of the administrative territory, but also the unification of culture and economy, especially the unification of culture. This is an important reason why the Eastern world can always remain strong."
"The history of the East has not been smooth sailing. It has also encountered many disasters in history. Among other things, more than a hundred years ago, they were ruled by the Mongols. However, due to cultural unity, the East
People can rise from the ashes of many disasters and become strong again."
"The reason why our Europe is divided and dispersed is largely due to cultural disunity. The combined area of the entire Europe is about the same size as the Ming Dynasty, but the entire Europe is very dispersed. There are countless large and small states, all kinds of
The various languages and writings are also diverse.”
"Like Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, English, German, etc., although their languages and characters have great similarities, they are not unified languages and characters after all."
"This largely determines the division of our Europe. Dispersion is inevitable, while reunification is unpopular and only short-lived."
In the Spanish palace, Alfred was analyzing the differences between the East and the West in detail to Charles V.
"I see."
After hearing this, Charles V nodded.
"So Your Majesty, from now on, we must first establish Spanish as the only language and script of our Spanish Empire. Everyone in the territory of our Spanish Empire must use Spanish and scripts, and prohibit the use of a second language and script.
use."
"Books and writings work together on the same track. Easterners had established such a system as early as the Qin Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, laying the foundation and pattern for the unification of the East."
"In the Ming Dynasty, although the pronunciation of people in various places is different, and the differences are very huge, they can always be firmly unified because of the unity of writing."
"Even the vassal states of the Ming Empire, Korea, Japan, Siam, Luzon, etc. are now using the language and writing of the Ming Dynasty. The people of the Ming Dynasty do not need to bring any translators when they go to any place in the east.
Replace any currency."
"Because the written language, currency, etc. of the Ming Empire are popular throughout the Eastern world, this has a huge effect on their economic and cultural development."
Alfred continued.
"I see, then are the vassal states like Japan and Korea willing to give up their own languages and writing?"
After listening to this, Charles V thought for a while and asked.
"Although North Korea and Japan have their own languages, they do not have their own characters. They have always used Da Ming characters, which are square characters."
"In Korea and Japan, those who can speak Ming dialect and write Ming characters are people of status and status. For them, it is an honor and privilege to use the language and characters of Ming Dynasty."
Alfred explained in detail.
"In this case, we must first unify our Spanish language and writing. But apart from relying on decrees to promote it, are there any other effective means?"
Charles V nodded, thought for a while and asked again.
It seems that it is not difficult to achieve the unification of language and writing in Europe, but when it comes to doing it, there seems to be no good way.
Because the languages are very similar, they all use Latin and alphabetic scripts, and there are many, many similarities, which is somewhat similar to the Fangyan spoken in various places in the East.
Once you learn English, you will be able to understand some French, Spanish, Italian, etc., and even many of the words will still be the same.
In this situation, unifying language and characters seems to be a very simple matter, but it does not seem to be an easy matter.
"Your Majesty, this requires us, like the Ming Empire, to break the blockade and control of power by the great nobles, lords, etc., and to give opportunities to people everywhere so that they can also have the opportunity to participate in national affairs."
"We can imitate the Ming Empire and implement the imperial examination system to select talented people across the country. Regardless of their origins, as long as they have talent, they can serve your Majesty. In this way, your Majesty's rule can be further consolidated."
Alfred remonstrated again.
"I know about the imperial examination. The Ming Empire holds it every three years. Even people from Hong Kong can go to the Ming Empire to take the imperial examination."
When it came to the imperial examination, Charles V also nodded slightly and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"In the Ming Empire, taking the imperial examination only looked at your knowledge, not your background."
"There are many people who take the imperial examination who are not Han people from the Ming Dynasty, but people from a few tribes. But as long as they do well in the imperial examination, they can still become officials, and even become high officials."
"This has greatly consolidated the rule of the Ming Empire in various places, especially in some of the territories newly incorporated into the Ming Empire. The locals have a very strong sense of identity with the Ming Empire and are proud to be Ming people. This is a big factor The reason is that the Ming Empire treats them equally."
"As long as people from minority tribes learn the language and writing of the Ming Dynasty well, they can also take the imperial examination and become officials of the Ming Dynasty."
"Take the South Caucasus region that I have visited as an example. Part of the South Caucasus region originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire and part to the Kingdom of Georgia. The main people here are Caucasians and Georgians."
"But since this place came under the rule of the Ming Empire, the Ming Empire implemented the Ming-style and Sinicization system here, requiring local people to learn Chinese, write Chinese characters, change Chinese surnames, etc."
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"At first, everyone was not very happy, but the Ming Empire treated them equally. The locals could also participate in the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations. There were also several great talents who were highly valued by the court. This quickly made the locals have a lot of influence. Strong centripetal force and sense of identity.”
"In just over 20 years, people in the South Caucasus no longer consider themselves Caucasians and Georgians. They all call themselves Ming people, speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and celebrate Ming festivals."
"When I returned to Spain from the Ming Dynasty, I passed through the South Caucasus region. I have a deep understanding and feeling of this."
"The locals do not feel that they are outsiders. They all say that they are Ming people, because they feel that they are indeed citizens of the Ming Empire. Although they have some differences in appearance from the Han people, they are the same in all aspects."
"They can take the imperial examination and become officials of the Ming Empire. The current Ming Emperor has also canonized several local beauties as concubines, and princes of their blood have been born."
"Not only the South Caucasus, but also Eastern Europe was originally the territory of the Slavs and Tatars. It was only about ten years ago that the Ming Dynasty occupied this area."
"But now the Slavs in Eastern Europe basically no longer believe in God. They have converted to Buddhism and Taoism like the Ming Dynasty people, and they have basically changed their names. They are the same as the Ming Dynasty people in every aspect.
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"All this is because the Ming people have been committed to promoting their own language, writing and culture, and at the same time attracting elites from various places to join them. In this way, the Ming Empire's control over these new territories will be extremely strong.
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"The original people in these territories are becoming more and more cohesive and united towards the Ming Empire, and gradually regard themselves as Ming people and are proud of them!"
Alfred sighed repeatedly as he spoke.
Compared with the Ming Empire, Europe has never been unified. Spain and Portugal were also unified at one time, but even if they were unified, these two relatively large countries soon fell apart.
Already.
As for the British Isles, reunification is a big deal. Even if they are unified together, they will soon be divided again.
On the other hand, the Ming Empire has such a vast territory, but it will not be divided. Even if it is divided, it will be reunited soon.
There is an extremely sharp contrast between the two.
This is the fundamental difference between Eastern and Western cultures.
"I see!"
After listening carefully, Charles V finally understood why the Ming Empire became stronger and stronger as it fought. With such a huge territory, why would it not split?
This territory has already reached Europe, spanning the entire Eurasian continent, as well as Golden Continent, Australia and other regions. Not only did the Ming Empire not split because of its excessive territory, but because its territory was getting larger and larger, the Ming Empire
Getting stronger and stronger.
"In this case, our Spanish Empire must be like the Ming Empire, not only to promote Spanish and writing, but also to recruit a large number of talents from all over the world, so that we can unite."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"In addition, Your Majesty, you should accept concubines from all over the world, such as the Netherlands, which has always been alienated from us in Spain and is not willing to follow us in Spain."
“I believe that we should first focus on unifying the Netherlands, promote Spanish and writing in the Netherlands, and appoint some talented people from the Netherlands.”
"At the same time, Your Majesty should use this method to win over the hearts of the people in the Netherlands by turning noble women from the Netherlands into concubines. Of course, there is no need to be polite to those who are unwilling to follow us, and they can be eradicated directly. Only in this way can we
Just like the Ming Empire, a truly unified and powerful empire was established and prospered for a long time."
Alfred nodded solemnly. He had focused on learning these things in the Ming Empire and gained a lot of experience from them.
