They [the Chinese] also treat the foreigners who visit them for the sake of trade with great cordiality and entertain thein the most winning manner, affording them every help and advice on their business. But on the other hand, they hate to see soldiers, and not least those of the Great Khan’s garrison, regarding them as the cause of having lost their native kings and gods. -Marco Polo, The Travels of Marco Polo (1300s) Q: Why do the Chinese mentioned in the above passage despise the "Great Khan's garrison"?