In the seventh century AD, with the birth and spread of Islam, Arab-Islamic culture emerged. In a short period of time, the Arabs were united, and they were given magical power, allowing them to walk out of the Arabian Peninsula and establish a vast territory.

The Arab Empire. In the process of their expansion of borders, the Arabs quickly grew from backward nomadic peoples to the entire medieval nation that held high the torch of civilization.

Furthermore, many areas within the territory of the Arab Empire were advanced areas of ancient civilizations, allowing the Arabs to widely inherit the rich cultural achievements of different ethnic groups. The Arabs had a broad mind of embracing all rivers, between ancient Greek and Roman culture and modern Western culture.

It inherits the past and opens the future, and acts as a medium in the integration of Eastern and Western civilizations, and gradually integrates Greek, Persian, Indian and Arab cultures within the empire in the long-term development.

The emergence of culture is first of all thanks to the importance and promotion of culture by caliphs throughout the ages. In order to ensure the prosperity and consolidation of the country, they attached great importance to the intake of advanced culture and put forward the motto of "the most beautiful decoration for people is knowledge". The Arab Empire

On the one hand, the Caliph organized the power to vigorously translate and study ancient Greek, Persian and Indian cultural classics, and on the other hand, it encouraged Muslims to travel far away to collect classical works and visit and learn. The scope of the research includes philosophy, literature, history, art and natural sciences.

and other fields.

During the Abbas Dynasty, the Caliphs also established a large-scale translation and research institution in Baghdad, called the "Palace of Wisdom". These efforts created the spirit of the Middle Arabs to be good at learning, promote education and academics, and brought about

The prosperity and development of culture. After the continuous development of Umayyad, Abbas, Fatima and the post-Umayyad dynasty in Spain, Arab culture has matured, and they have been in philosophy, medicine, mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, language

A large number of outstanding thinkers, scientists, and writers have emerged, and they have reached the forefront of the world.

During the prosperity of Arab culture, cultural centers such as Baghdad in today's Iraq were formed. Baghdad is located in the middle of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, one of the cradles of human civilization. It has an ideal geographical location and has been around for centuries. It is not only Arab.

The capital of the empire, a famous city of Islam, is also the center of economy, trade, culture and transportation in West Asia and the Middle East, and has also become the link for the exchange of Eastern and Western civilizations. Eastern civilization is here to the West; similarly, Western civilization is also from here.

Passing to the East...

As a later generation, Zhao Xiao knew very well that there was also a civilized world in the West of the Song Empire. However, because the Central Plains dynasties have been self-confidence and thought that they were the center of the world, they always had an exclusion of external civilizations and called it "Yi".

'.This view naturally makes them refuse to accept external civilization, but regard what they have learned as orthodox, so although they are doing business with the West, they are still vigilant about the entry of their culture.

After the rise of the imperial examination, Confucianism dominated, while natural science became a "miscellaneous art". Naturally, people in culture would not devote time and energy to these tricks, and those who study and research became alternatives. Even if they had some entitlement, they would not be able to do so.

It is to use it to measure the calendar and predict good and bad luck. It is difficult to make great achievements and breakthroughs in treating diseases. As practitioners, craftsmen are also listed as untouchables, and their achievements are difficult to summarize and promote.

Often, people die and lose their skills and cannot be passed down to future generations.

Zhao Qi knew that the driving force for historical progress was not those beautiful paintings and poems, but the natural science that has always been despised by Central Plains culture. Since he came to this era, he has tried to change this state and establish a technical school in his own Zhuangzi to train him.

Craftsmen encouraged the craftsmen in the workshop to work hard and innovate; after he succeeded to the throne, he collected a group of aliens with various skills and established a research institute in "Genyue". He also taught some of the knowledge he learned in his previous life.

They are to make up for their shortcomings in this regard and promote the development of natural sciences.

However, after all, Zhao Qiong was not born with a genius in his previous life, and he was powerless to do anything, which made him think of the world of Western civilization that he had coveted for a long time. It is easier to use philosophicalism than to study it with all his thoughts.

And it is effective quickly. It is an excuse and necessary to punish the Seljuk Empire to hinder trade. Otherwise, if you plunder foreign cultures to expedition thousands of miles across the sea, you will be called a warrior by those "old antiques".

Of course, Zhao Qie didn't rule out that he wanted to see if that world was really as mysterious and prosperous as described in "One Thousand and One Nights", experience the exotic style of ancient times, and stroll on the streets of Baghdad to meet Alibaba with

, leave the "come here" on the gates of the palace and the Grand Mosque, listen to the teachings of the ancestors personally, select some works of everyone in the "Palace of Wisdom" to bring them back to China, and lead them to the

What a wonderful thing it would be to come to the Song Dynasty to study and preach!

But his good wishes were ruined by the hateful bureaucrats in the court, which forced Zhao Qi to give up this rare opportunity and could only select some elites from the "Genyuan" to form a contingent to realize his own

Some of them are proficient in the language and writing of the Arab region and are familiar with the geography and humanities of various countries here; some are responsible for finding livestock, crops, fruits, vegetables, and collecting various seeds; some are specializing in the miscellaneous arts here, which is also

Excellent craftsmen; of course, there are also special talents who collect information and skilled combat skills, who are good at picking doors and picking locks, kidnapping tickets and hitting sticks!

Zhao Qi's plan to capture all the doctors, alchemists, craftsmen, famous scholars and language talents in Baghdad, who are proficient in numerology, astronomy, geography, and linguistic talents. "Please" come to the Song Dynasty, and the books are another robbery.

The goal is that this is a tool for inheriting knowledge and must not be spared. Zhao Qiong intends to use their knowledge to promote the technological level of the Song Dynasty. As for those religious people and kings, officials are not interested at all, and they still keep their homes to harm them.

Just for yourself, don’t come to Dasong to grab territory...

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"Master, Your Majesty means that these scholars and craftsmen are much more valuable than gold, silver and wealth. If we now drive our troops into the city, they may die in war or hide, which will bring us great results.

It would be better to lure them out to capture them first, and we can also divide and disintegrate their internal forces!" Chen Gu briefly explained the emperor's meaning to the two marshals, and explained that it was amazing, but it was not because of himself

Holding a gold medal and taking advantage of the situation to suppress others.

"Hey, fortunately, Deputy Chief Chen reminded me, otherwise it would be a big mistake if I didn't do it well, but please tell me how to act!" Cheng Xishou sighed and said. It seemed that the emperor could see far. As an old navy, his role in talents is profound.

I have experienced that from the earliest small merchant ships with double guns to the tall and powerful giant warships equipped with hundreds of artillery, they are all the contributions of those craftsmen, and every progress is indispensable to the wonderful ideas of those people in the "Genyuan".

"Haha, the general still remembers what method did the Jurchens use to siege our Bianjing City and disarm the people in the city step by step, and were able to enter the city without bloodshed. Without moving his fingers, he emptied all the accumulation of our Song Dynasty for a hundred years without moving his fingers.

, The official staff craftsman took it away!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

"Oh, Deputy Chief Chen is so smart. I forgot this ready-made method!" Ma Wei and the others were in trouble with the emperor back then, and they all left Bianjing City. They were not able to see the tragic situation when the city was broken, but this did not prevent them from knowing it.

The Jurchens played tricks on the day.

"It's really impermanent. I hated the Jurchens' way of breaking the capital and plundering my Song Dynasty. Today we have to pick it up and use it on the big cannibals!" Cheng Xishou said with a wry smile.

"Mr. Don't think too much. The emperor once said that in this world, the strong are respected. As long as you win, no one will feel inappropriate because of the method you use. Complaints are just helpless "shenyin" for the loser!"

Wei said...

The next day, the Song army shot a book at the inner city of Baghdad, saying: God has the virtue of being alive. Scholars, craftsmen, doctors and alchemists in the city can carry their own belongings and family to leave at sunset. The heavenly soldiers ensure their safety.

Infringe upon his property. When another heavenly soldiers enter the city, those who resist will be killed without mercy, and those who surrender will be guilty of leaving the city after the sunrise tomorrow!

When the sun set, Song Jun indeed opened the west gate, but no one knew whether it was true or not, and he did not dare to come forward rashly until someone plucked up his courage to try to walk towards the city gate. Song Jun did not stop them from leaving.

After a safe escape, people rushed out of the city gate in groups of three or five, and all of them left. Seeing that the enemy kept their promises, more people rushed out of the city gate in batches, but outside the west gate was a river.

The upstream and downstream are blocked, and you can only take a boat if you want to leave.

Song Jun prepared a ship for those who left the city very considerately, but wanted to get on board but had to be reviewed. Those who were responsible for the inspection were very vicious, and many people who pretended to be scholars and other identities were pulled out of the crowd, and ordinary people and money were

If they are confiscated and beaten, they will be sent back to the city. If they are officials, priests and others will be sent to the military camp. Those who pass the review will register their names and specialties and can board the ship in batches!

"Deputy Chief Chen, how can you tell at a glance who is a real scholar and who is pretending to be a fake?" Ma Wei was very curious about Chen Gu's methods and asked in a low voice.

"Haha, it's very simple. Carrying books with you, the tools are the people we want, which are their most precious property and a tool for making a living; as for those luggage, they are all gold and silver, they are naturally fakes that want to get out of troubled waters and want to get out of here.

"Chen Gu said with a smile.

"I'm afraid these people who boarded the boat will never come back?" Ma Wei sighed and asked with deep sympathy.
Chapter completed!