Chapter 756 My America
After the end of the World War, the slave owners had actually been preparing to turn their territories into new countries, which was not easy. The United States could not help with the internal cohesion of the country. Immigrant countries have no history, and having no history in the United States is not a particularly important thing and does not hinder development.
But in the Persian Gulf, history became extremely important as the identity of the new country. Using the flag of the Confederate States of America as the new country's flag, Orthodox Christianity as the country's mainstream religion, and Greek and Armenian as common languages were just superficial work.
Whether Armenians, Greeks or Assyrians, they are the main ethnic groups in the new country and must be taught.
Regarding this aspect of history, Sheffield can only try to figure it out from the perspective of Chinese history, and how to sort out a history that is clear but absolutely should not overemphasize hatred.
It is impossible that the history of the new country begins with the ancient Greeks recording that the Assyrians were a brutal military conqueror and that the decline of the Assyrian Empire was largely due to the attacks of the ancient Armenians? Aren’t the slave owners artificially creating contradictions?
What is the national concept of Chinese history? This can be explained from two aspects. The first is the history of dynasties since the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, which occupies a large part of history. But this is definitely not the definition of Chinese history. The definition of Chinese history is based on the map of 1820, which is the 25th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. It is defined by what happened to all the lands and ethnic groups on that map.
The reason why it is defined this way is simple, because it is the most advantageous way. That was the time when China's territory was the largest in history.
In this era, slave owners were very aware that the map of the Yuan Dynasty that occupied the entire Siberia had not yet appeared, and the map of the Ming Dynasty was also different from that of later generations and had shrunk a lot.
When the Republic was first established, the map of the Yuan and Ming dynasties was different from that in the history textbooks. It was similar to the maps used in textbooks of other countries when describing Chinese history. So many people in the 21st century think that imperialism is slandering our history, but this is overthinking. The maps in Chinese history textbooks were revised by Tan Qixiang. To put it bluntly, the maps opened up new territory.
The fundamental reason for expanding the territory on the map was to prevent the territorial differences between the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties from being too great, and at the same time to counter the Soviet Union's statement that except for the Qing Dynasty, no dynasty had ever controlled the area north of Heilongjiang River, so that the three dynasties would have a certain degree of continuity.
But the definition of Chinese history is still based on the map of 1820, and what happened to all the ethnic groups on it. So when describing dynasties, we must also describe what happened to Tubo, Xiongnu, and other lands that were not under the control of the dynasties at the same time.
As a citizen of the United States, Sheffield can also guess another reason. The consequence of telling history in this way will definitely cause some people to at least miss Mongolia, because without the country and the Mongolian Plateau, it is like a piece of history is missing. At least for some people, once the time is right, there is no need to mobilize public opinion to recover Mongolia, and they will support it without thinking.
It must be said that Sheffield has seen everything and has guessed it from a malicious perspective. Therefore, the history of the new country will definitely include the history of the Assyrian Empire, the Kingdom of Armenia, and ancient Greece and the Roman Empire in textbooks.
This is just like many modern countries, which often take the first power to appear in the region as the source of history. For example, the history of Mongolia begins with the Xiongnu. This is not outrageous, because the tombs excavated during the Xiongnu period have proved that most Mongolians do have the same DNA as the Xiongnu.
But it is an exaggeration to start with the Huns when talking about the Turks. Although the Turks were a branch of the Huns, with the help of technology, the genes of most Turks are no different from those of the Greeks. They are just a group of Greeks who were assimilated into the Turkish culture.
Kazakhstan is a recognized Turkic country, but its history began with Queen Tomyris. The Massageta people she led were actually a branch of Persians and have nothing to do with modern Kazakhstan. French history is Gaul, and Burmese history is the Kingdom of Piao, which was established by the Qiang people.
When it comes to the three major ethnic groups in their own territory, they need to think carefully about it, while arousing a sense of pride and avoiding internal conflicts. In fact, except for Iran, the history of other ethnic groups in the Middle East is not easy to sort out.
Among the three major ethnic groups in the territory, the Greeks have the largest workload, which involves the issue of national identity. Although the Eastern Roman Empire faced the problem of Hellenization after Constantinople the Great, most of the subjects called themselves Romans.
Even in the Greco-Turkish War that just ended, most Greek soldiers called themselves Romans. The reason was that after the Ottoman Empire destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire, all Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire were called Romans. Compared with the name of Romans, the Greek Kingdom had only been independent for a hundred years, and the name of Greeks was not yet recognized by the Greeks.
However, the history of ancient Greece cannot be abandoned. Europe and the United States do not have the four ancient civilizations, but five, which include ancient Greek civilization. Moreover, the achievements of ancient Greece in mathematical geometry are extremely important to the history of Europe and the United States. Sheffield cannot give up this point if it wants to establish a Christian country.
After scholars from the United Company finished combing through the history of the three major ethnic groups, Sheffield's job was to reconcile them. To reconcile some of the conflicts between the Assyrians, the ancient Greeks, and the ancient Armenians. The conflicts between them were replaced by ethnic groups that no longer had direct descendants, so the barbarians recorded in ancient Greek documents were not the Assyrian Empire. The ancestors of the Armenians did not play a role in the decline of the Assyrian Empire.
The workload for slave owners was relatively small because there were so many ethnic groups in the Middle East, making it easier to cut.
"Honey, are you editing historical materials again?" Annie leaned against the door frame and asked her husband who was busy. "Is this boring work interesting? What's the point of not handing in history?"
"That is the center where all the civilizations coexisted, including ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and Mesopotamia. Do you think it was the United States before colonization? A group of nomadic Indians?" Sheffield looked up, closed the book in his hand, and said, "I can't let the newly established country get too close to the United States. It must have an independent consciousness, otherwise it might be annexed by the United States in the future."
The annexation of his current Pasha territory would certainly be beneficial to the future world status of the entire United States of America, but it would be completely disadvantageous to the Sheffield family. The slave owners saw this very clearly, so they made Orthodoxy the mainstream belief at the beginning, and then distinguished themselves from the United States through historical heritage.
Sheffield knew about the oil under his territory, so why did he want to share it with the United States, which already had a population of 100 million? When did the monopoly capitalists serve the country and the people so well?
Wasn't it just to share the risk that he forced Edith Rockefeller's son to obtain Canadian citizenship?
The new country in the future can even have a certain degree of pro-Russian thinking, because the Soviet Union at least has a main ethnic group, and its appeal to other countries is limited. The United States is an immigrant country, which is very deceptive to many ordinary people. If too much oil is discovered in the future, the United States will have evil intentions, and there is a possibility of annexation.
Independence should be achieved sooner rather than later. Sheffield should become independent immediately while it has gained strength from the World War and the situation in the Middle East is relatively stable. John Connor has even invited Kemal of the current Republic of Turkey as an important guest for independence.
It is very interesting to think that a leader who personally overthrew the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire would be invited as a distinguished guest by the Pasha of the Ottoman Empire.
Kemal had even written back to express his willingness to attend, and thus Sheffield, the Pasha of the Ottoman Empire and the founding father of the current Republic of Turkey, reached an agreement on this matter.
In early 1923, Sheffield brought Anne and Natalia to Los Angeles, and from there they sailed on a battleship to the Persian Gulf. This trip was very relaxing as the world war had just ended and the world was in a peaceful environment.
Sheffield and his party stayed in Hawaii and Manila for a while before arriving in Vietnam. Anne complained that Vietnam had resisted French rule for a while after the war.
This is not surprising. In addition to the spread of revolutionary flames in post-war Europe, the colonies of Britain and France also showed signs of instability. Of course, the two colonial empires were still powerful, and they eventually put down the colonial resistance.
"Honey, do you have any ideas?" Anne asked, looking at her husband's face.
Sheffield shook his head slightly. Yes, but it has no great effect now. For example, the eleven dash line was drawn directly. Once the eleven dash line was published, Vietnam was doomed to regard China as its mortal enemy in the future. It was almost drawn on the beach, and no one could tolerate it.
But that is a matter for the future and cannot solve the current problem. Sheffield shook his head and said, "There is no other way. While France is still powerful, we should promote French culture as much as possible and maximize the benefits."
If it weren't for maximizing profits, would the slave owners have spent so much time creating a historical heritage for the new country?
After leaving Hanoi and making one last replenishment in Goa, India, Sheffield arrived at the Persian Gulf, the territory he had been fighting for in the past decade. For this place, he directly participated in the World War, even earlier than the United States, and he invested countless money in this place.
Now that the land is completely in his hands, all the efforts are worth it. In 1923, the federal government of the United States officially announced the end of the trusteeship in the Persian Gulf and let the locals choose their own future.
The entire city of Kuwait was decorated with lights and lights, Sheffield's portrait was held high, and the residents of the city shouted, "Saint William!"
Witnessed by Kemal, the founding father of Turkey, Sheffield announced without hesitation, "The name of the new country is the Confederate States of America, which means that all the nations of the territory are united under the witness of God. Look at that flag, that is our national flag!"
Witnessed by 100,000 Kuwaiti residents, the Southern Cross flag was raised high, representing the birth of a new country.
I haven't finished the book today. Hehe, I don't mention how many people know the history of historical map changes.
(End of this chapter)
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