Great time travel

Chapter 7. It’s so easy to earn points

Praise you, Nile!
You were born from the earth and came to us to give gifts to the poor.

It brought nourishment to Egypt, irrigated the fields, and kept the livestock alive.

You quenched the thirst of the desert far from water.Keep our barley and wheat alive.

Fill the granary and fill the treasury.

We play the harp for you, we sing your praises...

Accompanied by the "Nile Carol" sung by Nile fishermen, ancient Egypt ushered in a new dawn.

For the ancient Egyptians, the Nile was the center of the universe.Beyond the valley of the Nile, there is only barbarism and chaos.

In their hearts, the Nile is not only a river, but also the life and soul of Egypt.She created Egypt in a desert!

As the Greek historian Herodotus described in his works: Egypt is a gift from the Nile.

Under the nourishment of the Nile River, the Egyptians enjoyed a rich life of abundant grains.The protection of the vast desert allowed Egypt to avoid most of the fronts of external enemies.The above-mentioned unique conditions made the ancient Egyptian civilization, like the Mesopotamian civilization of the same period, not repeatedly destroyed by invaders from all directions, torn apart by endless wars, but seemed as solid as the stones of the pyramids. .It was not until 3000 years of time surged through it that the ancient Egyptian civilization was slowly swallowed up.

But at least in the fourteenth century BC, this ancient civilization was still in its flourishing period, and was about to usher in even more glorious years.

In the morning light, the Nile River flows slowly as before, and the morning breeze blowing across the water is cool and soft.

The dark green river meanders across the dry desert field, nourishing the woods and fields on both sides.Facing the sun, the clear river water is shining brightly and translucently. Wild ducks and hippos live in the dense reeds. Under the date palm trees on the bank, there are ancient megalithic ruins.The morning sun smeared the clouds, and the holy halo made it difficult to move your eyes away.The light of the sun god was shining on the earth, bringing infinite hope and vitality to the Egyptians.

From time to time, white sails pass by on the calm Nile River, countless beautiful white lotus flowers rippling with the waves, stamens like gold, petals like snow, green leaves like emerald... It is indeed a pair of Egyptian characteristics. The scenery is simply breathtaking.

Standing on the banks of the Nile River more than 3000 years ago, feeling the slightly moist breeze on the Nile River, looking at the Nile River water that has been flowing for an unknown number of years, the leader of the Japanese Immigration and Pioneering Group, Mr. Miyamoto, the former deputy police chief, Can't help but be filled with emotion.

"... Sigh, after so many days in the underground shelter over there, I feel like my body is about to get moldy. Now it's finally time to see the sun again! But... isn't the sun a bit too poisonous?" He said Couldn't help covering his forehead with his hands, squinting and complaining to Wang Qiu.

Well, the sky of Thebes in ancient Egypt was as blue and pure as it used to be, clear and cloudless, despite the excessively bright sunlight pouring down...

——As the former government official with the highest position and prestige among the survivors of the end of the city, Miyamoto resolutely chose to leave the base of the end of the world and go to another world in order to avoid conflicts with the leader of the Takashiro family base and the leader of the right-wing group Soichiro Takashiro The unknown road of colonization.And his wife Takako Miyamoto, daughter Miyamoto Rei, appointed son-in-law Ihoyaga Igo, and several subordinates in the police station system also followed.

"...No way, the sun in Egypt is so fierce. It's still a relatively cool morning! By noon, if we don't illuminate the [Universal Adaptive Lamp] in advance, we modern people may not even have a door. can not go out!"

Also bathed in the overly warm sunshine, Wang Qiu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "...how do you feel about this place?"

"...Well, when I was in school, I heard that Egypt is the most fertile land in the entire Mediterranean..."

Looking around at the rippling ditches, green wheat fields and orchards, stepping on the black and fertile soil under his feet, there was a hint of greed in Miyamoto's eyes, "...Now I am standing here personally, only to realize that this is indeed true. It is a treasure land with rich products! When I was a child, I also did farm work in my hometown in the countryside, but looking at so many prefectures in Japan, I am afraid that there is no prefecture with as much arable land as here!"

——Indeed, in terms of the natural conditions for the development of agriculture, ancient Egypt, which was nurtured by the Nile River, was indeed unique and unique in the world.

Unlike other major agricultural areas in the world, Egypt, which is surrounded by deserts, rarely rains. All irrigation water comes from the Nile River, and agricultural fertilizers also come from the Nile River-the fertile soil of Egypt is "a gift from the Nile River". In July, when the star Sirius rose in the sky, the water of the Nile River immediately rose on time and flooded a large area of ​​land on both sides. Three months later, the water of the river subsided and everything returned to normal.Moreover, every time the flood recedes, a thick layer of silt will be deposited on the cultivated land by the river. This layer of silt is so fertile that as long as the Egyptians scatter the seeds indiscriminately on the ground and step on it casually, they will die. You can sit at home with peace of mind and wait for the crops to grow well before harvesting, and the yield is definitely not low.

For thousands of years, the flooding pattern of the Nile River has been very stable, and there are rare droughts or floods. The Nile River provides water and fertilizer for Egypt's agriculture, and the scorching sun of the Sahara Desert provides sufficient energy for the growth of plants. , so that Egypt has been rich in grain harvests and rich in life since ancient times, becoming the "bread basket of the Mediterranean" and the most coveted agricultural area in the entire Western world.

"...But this fertile land doesn't welcome you very much, Miyamoto-san."

In order to prevent Mr. Miyamoto from having any unreasonable thoughts and causing trouble for himself, Wang Qiu had no choice but to play a side drum for him in advance—if these modern Japanese settle down on the banks of the Nile River, they will definitely not obediently become obedient citizens of King Memphis. They will only separate a piece of territory for self-government, "...if they only live in the periphery of Egypt, then the Egyptians are a very good neighbor. Because they occupy the best territory in the entire Mediterranean world, they look down on the wild lands around them, Therefore, ancient Egypt was a very gentle country in nature. Apart from guaranteeing trade routes with Asia, the Egyptians basically had little interest in expanding their territories. Many alien races lived near the ancient Egyptian kingdom for hundreds or even thousands of years. As long as they don’t take the initiative to provoke, the Egyptians are happy to live with them peacefully and have no idea of ​​robbing these poor ghosts. Even if a foreign war breaks out, the ancient Egyptians’ wars are basically of the type of defending the country. As long as the enemies are driven out It's fine to go abroad, and I have almost no interest in chasing death and north.

But if you want to live in their homes, or even cut off a piece of land, it will be a bit embarrassing - after all, ancient Egypt is not an immigrant country like the United States. On the contrary, due to the single ethnic group, the social atmosphere is even very xenophobic. Similar to modern Japan and Korea.

Moreover, today's Egypt is at the end of the No.18 dynasty. Although there are constant foreign wars, Egypt has enjoyed nearly 200 years of peace, and the population has multiplied and expanded to as many as 700 million!And the inhabited land in Egypt is the green land along the Nile River, which is less than [-] square kilometers (the area of ​​the ancient Nile Delta was much smaller than the modern one, just like Shanghai in the Spring and Autumn Period was still submerged under water) , it is conceivable that the population of this place has already been almost saturated, how could foreigners be welcome to share the territory with them? "

"...Is it true that ancient Egypt did not welcome immigrants? Even in Japan, there are many illegal immigrants from Southeast Asia!" Miyamoto asked with a frown.

"...Yes, there are indeed many illegal immigrants in modern Japan, but you should also know what kind of life they live in Japan." Wang Qiu replied, "...In fact, there are also illegal immigrants on the banks of the Nile River today. Settled by alien races, but don't you like your descendants to play Exodus with them?"

"...Exodus? Could it be...Jews?" Uncle Miyamoto opened his eyes immediately.

"...Yes, in the Goshen area of ​​the Nile Delta in Lower Egypt today, there are all 40 Jews in the world living, and they are discriminated against and oppressed by the native Egyptians. As for the Exodus in the Bible, then roughly in the next century..."

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——Speaking of which, if we only look at it from the Bible, the experience of the Jews in Egypt was really wronged: they were first politely invited in by the Egyptian Pharaoh, and they worked hard for the Egyptian Pharaoh, and set a good record. Less credit, thus winning the right to settle.But in the end, they were deprived of equal treatment by the Egyptians and treated like slaves...so angry that the prophet Moses cast a spell to part the Red Sea and brought the Jews out of Egypt.

But the problem is that the history books of any nation will put gold on their faces, and the Jews are no exception.

If you look at it from the perspective of the ancient Egyptians, the Jews ended up in this kind of end, it is completely self-defeating!

I don’t know if you have paid attention to a question. Is the Egyptian pharaoh who accepted the Jewish immigrants in the Bible really an Egyptian?
——When the Jews moved into Egypt, the nomadic Hyksos invaded Egypt and occupied a large area of ​​the Nile Delta.However, although the Hyksos gained power for a while, their numbers were too small to suppress the resistance of the native Egyptians, so they recruited people from all over Asia to help, just like the Manchu Qing wanted to use the Mongolian Eight Banners to deal with the Han people.The early Jews were issued green cards under such circumstances, and happily came to Egypt to enjoy super-national treatment. The "Egyptian pharaohs" who were friendly to Jews in the Bible were actually Hyksos only the leader.

After more than 100 years, the No.18 dynasty established by the Egyptians finally launched a counterattack, successfully expelled the Asian invaders, and recovered the Nile River Basin.The Hyksos, who were old enemies, were naturally completely defeated and wiped out, and the Jews, who were the accomplices, saw that the situation was not good, so they quickly knelt down and begged for mercy from the Egyptians.At that time, the founding father of the No.18 dynasty in Egypt, in view of the years of wars in the country, the sparse population, the barren land, and the attitude of the Jews seemed to be quite submissive, he forgave these guys and allowed them to continue to live on the banks of the Nile, hoping that they could integrate among the Egyptians.

Then, another 200 years passed, and the once barren and dilapidated banks of the Nile River were already overcrowded, with less land and more people, and the Egyptians themselves had to worry about living space.However, there is an alien Jew who occupies a large area of ​​the Nile Delta to rule independently. They are neither willing to believe in Egyptian gods nor speak the Egyptian language, nor are they willing to intermarry and assimilate with the Egyptians, and they are even very opposed to the Egyptians. Laws and government decrees, even if you serve hard labor, you will be miserable, and you have almost become a country within a country.Moreover, many years ago, together with the invaders, the Hyksos, they committed a lot of blood debts to the Egyptian people, but now they have been stripped of their minions and lost their own arms...

Faced with such a situation of cultural division and almost self-reliance, what would the native Egyptians think, and what should the Egyptian pharaoh and the government do?
——Even if it is only for anti-separation and shifting social conflicts, persecution of Jews has become an imperative "political correctness"!

Of course, in the background era of "Daughter of the Nile", the Jews were not so miserable in Egypt, but they had become third-class citizens who were squeezed out and bullied everywhere, and the conflict with the Egyptians was unprecedentedly high... If in such a In the social atmosphere, the Japanese are still grabbing territory in the overcrowded Nile River Basin. It may be difficult not to arouse strong hostility and armed conflicts from the native Egyptians-and they are absolutely unbearable!
"...In short, don't even think about the fertile land on the banks of the Nile. The Egyptian royal family will not agree, and we and Doraemon can't help you fight the Egyptian kingdom for territory. But Egypt's colonies in Asia, That is to say, the future Palestine, maybe we can find a way to enclose a piece of land, those lands were originally conquered by the Egyptian army not long ago, King Memphis should not care too much."

Seeing Mr. Miyamoto's face just showing a gleam of joy, Wang Qiu poured cold water on him ruthlessly, "...But, don't be too happy, Palestine these days is just like the 21st century , is located in the focus area where various ethnic groups fight and fight. Basically, they have to fight every day. There are horse thieves in the mountains, pirates in the sea, and sand robbers riding camels in the desert. Any enemy country that wants to invade Egypt will come from there. The arable land and water sources necessary for the colony must also be snatched from the Phoenicians or other peoples - the king of Egypt will give you a legal name at most, if you want to get the land, you have to find a way yourself - this is endless Can you bear the big melee situation?"

"...I'm afraid it won't be enough, because we have too few people. But in any case, we still need a place to build a new home."

Miyamoto was stroking the beard stubble on his chin, muttering, "...You guys have to find us a place to live."

"...Don't worry, Doraemon and I have already surveyed the address of the new colony, and it is guaranteed to be safe and rich!"

Wang Qiu patted his chest confidently, "...However, building a colony requires a lot of money, and we have to work together to earn this money, so we must establish a good relationship with the Egyptians, a group of big customers... Okay Alright, you should be familiar with the surroundings of Thebes City. Now, we should go back to the palace to see how your first labor business is doing and whether you are satisfied with the customer... "