Zhao Shiheng puffed up his chest confidently and walked to the world map hanging on the wall of Qianqing Palace.

He raised his right hand and struck hard in the Arab region and the European region.

Two crisp sounds of bang and bang attracted the attention of everyone in Qianqing Palace.

Zhao Shiheng said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, gentlemen.

The empire continued to expand, and it was extremely difficult to maintain stability in these two places.

The overall cost of governance is completely worth the loss.

If these two local empires want to rule, extremely troublesome things will happen.

There will be rebellions here one after another. As long as all the locals are not killed, the rebellion will never end.

Chen's judgment is based on two points.

The Arab region and the European region have unified beliefs, and their beliefs are monotheistic beliefs.

Monotheistic beliefs are completely different from Chinese beliefs.

In addition to ancestor worship, China believes in many gods and Buddhas, which are mainly practical.

No god has emerged to rule over everything.

The beliefs of these two places are completely different. They are monotheistic beliefs.

I have briefly studied monotheistic beliefs. This kind of belief is extremely cohesive, and monotheistic beliefs are also extremely exclusive.

After thousands of years of development, people in these two areas have had faith since birth.

Unbelievers are very rare in these two areas.

They are completely different from the Empire and its surrounding areas.

In our and surrounding areas, unbelievers dominate.

It is precisely because of the existence of monotheistic beliefs that the cost of governance in these two areas is extremely high.

Unless all the indigenous people in these two areas are slaughtered.

Otherwise, even if they can be suppressed for a while, when the empire declines slightly, these two places will inevitably rebel.

The empire's rule over these two regions will continue to consume various costs.

It is just a belief in one god. After hundreds of years of subtle influence, coupled with the dilution of the Han people, it is possible to solve it.

But there is a new situation here in Europe, in order to resist the empire.

Led by Russia, England, and France, they are engaged in national awakening.

They believe that people living in a certain area and sharing common living habits are of the same ethnic group.

There were signs of national awakening in Europe before.

During the period of rapid development, Russia was defeated in the war and the army suffered heavy losses.

If Russia wants to rebuild its army, the lowest serfs can capture hundreds of thousands or even millions with just one order.

But officers who have received military education and have the ability to command are basically the legitimate sons of small nobles or the concubines of big nobles.

The Russian emperor's prestige has been greatly reduced due to continuous defeats.

He certainly couldn't force these people to obey.

It can only be done in the name of defending the Slavic nation.

Inspire the national sentiments and patriotic sentiments of these noble descendants.

This method was extremely effective, and the Russian army quickly recovered and rebuilt.

England and France saw this low-cost method that could unite people, and they followed suit.

This method has achieved excellent results, and Germany has just become independent.

They were originally a state of the Holy Roman Empire, and they were all the same people.

The citizens of Germany now consider themselves Germans, and they no longer consider the Austrians to be their kin.

If this trend develops, the countries in the European region will never have the opportunity to unify.

National awakening has both advantages and disadvantages for the empire.

One aspect that is beneficial to the empire is that Europe will not become a thorn in the side of the empire.

The disadvantage is that it is not conducive to imperial rule and it is almost impossible to assimilate ethnic groups with the same beliefs and national identity."

Zhao Shiheng's speech made most people in the Qianqing Palace become silent.

They are all thinking about the upcoming impact of monotheistic unified beliefs and national awakening in Europe and Arabia.

Prince Su Shu thought for a moment and said in surprise: "The idea proposed by Mr. Zhao feels very fresh.

But there is one thing I don't agree with.

Mr. Zhao said that the national awakening in Europe began in Russia.

I rather think that the national awakening in Europe is imitating the policies of my father.

My father has been using the Han policy to assimilate the chieftains within the territory and the indigenous people in the newly occupied areas.

Especially the indigenous people within the radiation circle of Chinese civilization and the indigenous people who do not have their own culture.

They were simply unable to resist the empire's various assimilation policies.

After the Sino-Russian War, the empire captured a large number of soldiers.

Some grassroots soldiers serve as labor to atone for their sins.

But for officers with status, Russia almost always pays ransom.

These knowledgeable officers had experienced the empire's assimilation policy in prisoner camps.

Does the national awakening that Mr. Zhao talks about look like the assimilation policy of the empire?

It's just that the empire was huge, and Chinese civilization had been passed down for thousands of years.

We hardly need to strengthen our self-identity, we only need to assimilate other races through our rich heritage.

These European countries are completely incapable of assimilating other ethnic groups.

They don't even have self-identity as their own ethnic group.

The Russian officers who returned will definitely reflect on why their side was defeated.

The weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Empire, and the cohesion of the army is not as good as that of the Empire.

These people are not idiots, they will definitely transform themselves according to the template of the Imperial Royal Army.

Russia's subsequent performance turned into what Mr. Zhao calls a national awakening.

As long as a nation has formed a self-identity, it is indeed extremely difficult for foreigners to rule.

Even if we Han people are ruled by foreigners for a short period of time, after the aliens decline, heroes will surely stand up."

When Zhao Shiheng heard what Prince Su Shu said, he immediately admitted his mistake.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. I only skimmed the information and did not understand it in depth, which is why I made some mistakes. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince corrected me."

Zhao Shiheng immediately admitted his mistake. It was an inconsequential mistake and did not affect his argument.

There was no need for him to argue with Prince Su Shu because of this mistake.

Grand Governor Qi Gangyi sighed: "What Mr. Zhao said makes sense.

If an alien race comes to rule us Han people, the alien race must be suppressed with bloody massacres.

Even if this is the case, it can only be suppressed for a while.

When we capture the European and Arab regions, it is best to gain something.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The harvest is greater than the cost of sending troops, so that the imperial army can continue to expand externally.

Otherwise, given the empire’s foundation and spending tens of millions of taels of silver coins in each war, it would not be able to last for long.”

Prime Minister Qian Mingyi thought for a long time before he said: "I don't think it will be difficult to occupy this area as long as the Royal Army can make up its mind.

Mr. Zhao is right, the term "ruling cost" is very accurate.

The most difficult thing about these areas is to manage them, other than to completely eliminate them.

This kind of area that has already formed a national identity must pay a very high cost to govern it.

This is just a small problem.

The empire now only has a unified ethnic group, the Han people, and a foreign race that cannot be assimilated has joined the empire.

Over a long period of time, it will inevitably tear the empire apart and increase the cost of ruling the court.

It is rare for a powerful country to die from foreigners.

Most of the reasons are internal problems.

There are only Han people in the empire, so some conflicts are internal conflicts and are easier to deal with.

Even if it is handled improperly, it will not cause serious consequences.
To be continued...