Simultaneous transmigration, but with low martial arts and low magic.

Chapter 30 Captain of China - Guo Jing!

"Hey, Guo Jing, wait a minute."

Stopping Guo Jing from making his way away, Li Ke met Guo Jing's puzzled gaze and said in a deep voice:

"It's no use for you to go back; Temujin won't listen to you at all."

Not only you, but he wouldn't listen to even his most beloved daughter, Princess Huazheng.

Even so, I still want to go back and persuade the Great Khan not to march south!

Guo Jing spoke with unwavering determination, his eyes showing no sign of backing down.

He had made too many mistakes, and the thought of countless people dying because of him filled Guo Jing with endless self-blame and guilt.

So even if his persuasion failed and he died in the desert, he would have no regrets!

"Guo Jing, Mongolia is not just one person's Mongolia, Mongolia belongs to all Mongolians."

The Great Khan of the Mongols was merely a representative of Mongol interests. Even without Temujin, there would be another Temujin; there would never be a shortage of a Great Khan of the Mongols.

Just as after Temujin died, Tolui, Chagatai, and Ögedei succeeded him as Great Khan of the Mongols.

Moreover, the huge conflicts between grassland civilization and agricultural civilization due to resource trade and cultural customs are not so easy to resolve.

Even if Temujin promises you he won't invade the south, will others agree?

They and their families relied on gathering hay to eat their fill and to become wealthy.

Do you really think that Temujin could forcibly suppress everyone's greed, stop them from burning, killing, and looting, and make them lay down their butcher knives?

If Temujin were to actually do that, he would only be betrayed by all the Mongols and die on the spot.

The final outcome was the holding of another Kurultai (assembly of assemblies) to elect a new Great Khan who served the interests of the Mongols!

Upon hearing Li Ke's words, Guo Jing was stunned, his face filled with despair.

Li Ke's words completely shattered his last shred of hope.

Tell him that it is almost impossible to prevent the Mongol army from marching south to burn, kill, and plunder!

And he is one of the culprits who brought all of this to fruition!

Countless people will die on the spot because of his decision, and their families will be torn apart because of his decision!

Thinking of this, Guo Jing gripped his longsword, intending to commit suicide on the spot to atone for his sins.

"clang!"

After knocking Guo Jing's sword away, Li Ke said in a deep voice:

"The mistake has been made, and it's too late to regret it now or to atone with death."

Instead of continuing to blame yourself and doing nothing to shirk responsibility, it's better to try to do something within your capabilities.

After a pause, Li Ke continued:

Throughout China's thousands of years of history, it has been proven that barbarians are all "people who fear power but do not cherish virtue," and we must try to curb their animalistic desires.

The only way is to use real deterrence to tell them that they absolutely cannot do this, and that they will die if they do.

At the same time, give them a way out, and don't push them to the point where they have nowhere to retreat.

In this way, they will not become a fierce wolf, but rather a docile sheep.

Just like during the Han and Tang dynasties in history, when a powerful, unified dynasty emerged in the Central Plains, the nomadic people of the grasslands would become known for their singing and dancing.

Hearing this, Guo Jing thought for a moment and nodded slightly, feeling that what Li Ke said made a lot of sense.

This is indeed the case, but the problem is that the entire land of China has now been divided into several countries, including the Western Xia, the Jin Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty.

Conversely, the Mongols unified the entire desert and grassland, concentrating their power and becoming stronger than ever before.

The fate of the Central Plains seems to be already clear to the naked eye.

"Senior Brother Li, what should I do?!"

With nowhere else to turn, Guo Jing could only place his hopes on Li Ke, hoping that Li Ke could point him in the right direction.

"The solution is actually very simple: kill until the Mongols dare not go south to plunder."

At the same time, we will crack down on unscrupulous merchants in border areas who hoard goods and engage in buying low and selling high.

This will provide Mongolian herders with a way to make a living, and a path to wealth through hard work in animal husbandry!

"this……"

Upon hearing that he was to take action against his former 'comrade', Guo Jing hesitated.

After all, he grew up in Mongolia and is considered half Mongolian.

Hearing that the goal was to kill the Mongols until they dared not advance south, this was far too difficult for someone of his kind nature.

"Still can't make up your mind? No problem, go and explore the border areas more."

When you see those who are burned, killed, and looted, when you see those ordinary people whose wives and children are torn apart, and when you see those orphans who have become beggars because of the death of their parents.

I reckon you'll be able to make up your mind then.

After falling silent, Guo Jing nodded.

I've decided to go to the border region to see if the Mongols really prey on ordinary civilians when they're harvesting grain.

Let's try to stop them again. If we really can't stop them, then...

The thought of such a scene sent a shiver down Guo Jing's spine.

Hua Zheng, Brother Tuolei, and the Great Khan will probably be quite disappointed when the time comes.

But even if they were quite disappointed, he could not allow the Mongols to continue burning, killing, and looting!

"Guo Jing, when you make that decision, you will become a thorn in the side of the Mongols, the landlords, the powerful, and the wealthy merchants."

Those landlords, powerful merchants, and wealthy landowners will hate you for harming their interests and want to tear you to pieces and bring you to justice.

The Mongols will also resent you for blocking their southward advance to raid and plunder, preventing them from quickly becoming wealthy through burning, killing, and looting.

Both sides will hate you to death and wish they could get rid of you as soon as possible.

If you don't want your policies to collapse with your death, then strive to become stronger.

When you possess unparalleled strength, when no one can kill you, you can use your immense power to realize your ideals.

Then, with his own power, he suppressed the world, stopped wars, and prevented countless tragedies from happening.

Upon hearing Li Ke's words, Guo Jing's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded in agreement:

"I understand! I will become the world's strongest warrior, stop the Mongol army from sweeping south, burning, killing, and looting, and stop the unscrupulous merchants on the border from bullying the herders!"

This prompted him to ponder how to resolve the enormous conflict between nomadic and agricultural peoples.

Preventing war between the two sides from continuing the burning, killing, and looting was too difficult for him; he simply couldn't think of a solution.

Conversely, we should strive to enhance our strength, using it to stop the Mongols from burning, killing, and looting, and to crack down on unscrupulous merchants who buy low and sell high on the border.

That was much simpler for him, and he knew exactly what to do.

Upon seeing this, Li Ke smiled and said:

"Looks like I should celebrate the birth of the Chinese captain ahead of schedule."

"Captain China?"

Guo Jing was a little confused by this nickname and didn't know what it meant.

"It is called Xia because of its great etiquette; it is called Hua because of its beautiful clothing."

Since the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors, Chinese civilization has been passed down for more than four thousand years, bearing the responsibility of educating all people in the world.

"A captain is one who receives the world's support, with provisions brought and followers gathered in droves. He carries the hopes of the people; this is what makes him a captain!"

Upon hearing Li Ke's words, Guo Jing nodded slightly, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Although he couldn't quite understand what Li Ke was saying, he inexplicably felt that the nickname "Captain of China" sounded impressive.

So Guo Jing set a goal in his heart: to become the "Captain of China"!