Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 237 The Three Kingdoms Era of Tianzhu

After confirming the idea, the remaining thing is how to use the half a year to extract greater benefits in Tianzhu, and it is time to lay the foundation for the business route from Tianzhu to Chang'an.

At this time, Tianzhu was rich in rice, cotton, sugar cane, and various spices, but lacked in textiles and iron smelting.

But at this time in China, the textile, iron smelting, and ceramics industries were at a high level, but cotton, sugar cane, and especially spices were the most lacking.

This is simply a perfect complement!Merchants from the Central Plains transported high-end textiles and porcelain from the Central Plains to Khotan.

Khotan ate a small part of it, and then transported a large part to Tianzhu, and transported his own white cloth and fine cloth to Tianzhu.

Tianzhu merchants transported the raw sugar produced from sugar cane, as well as pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and fragrant leaves to Yunyutian, and Khotan ate some of it, and then continued eastward.

After arriving in the Liangzhou area, Zhang Zhao will use the yellow mud decolorization method, or even the more advanced activated carbon and sulfur dioxide decolorization sugar production method, to turn rough sugar into white sugar and sell it to various parts of the Central Plains as his most important source of funds.

Do not!wrong!It was still a little short, Zhang Zhao knocked his head, only brocade and porcelain were not enough.

Because the loss of porcelain land transportation is too great, silk and satin alone cannot achieve the purpose of searching for the money of local tyrants in Tianzhu, and one more thing must be added.

right!tea!Zhang Zhaoxiang has another blockbuster product for later generations in China, and now he has to cultivate the habit of drinking tea in the middle and upper classes of Tianzhu.

With the three major products of brocade, tea, and porcelain, we can truly absorb blood from the middle and upper classes of Tianzhu to strengthen ourselves.

When it comes to tea, Zhang Zhao thinks of my small cup of tea with milk. How can such a clean and hygienic delicacy not spread to Tianzhu?
"Wu Yuan'er! Send someone back to Shule, and ask Zhang Zhong to bring more tea bricks that someone asked him to prepare to the vendors. They must be delivered here in the spring of next year."

"Tea brick?" Wu Yuan'er froze for a moment, then remembered what it was.

"My lord, when we left, Zhang Changshi said that he hadn't fully figured it out yet, so I don't know what's going on now?"

"There is no tea brick, and the tea has to be shipped, so go!"

Tea bricks actually appeared as early as the Taihe period of Emperor Wenzong of Tang Dynasty, but they were still relatively rudimentary.

So Zhang Zhao summoned a group of tea masters to improve it according to the memories of later generations. They were still experimenting when they left. I think this is not a difficult technology, so it should be no problem.

After finishing the tea business, there is only the question of the strategy against Tianzhu, that is, who should be wooed?Who should be exploited?And the question of who should be eliminated.

Zhang Zhao spread out the map in his hand, which was found from the city of Bashawa.

At this time, India, after the collapse of the Jieri Dynasty that ruled most of India, actually entered a period of tripartite confrontation, yes!India also has three kingdoms.

One of these three kingdoms is the Shahi dynasty of India where Zhang Zhao is currently living.

The Shahi Dynasty occupied the upper reaches of the Indus River. If it hadn’t been for the sudden arrival of Zhang Zhao, 30 years later, Madapolo’s grandson Jayapra would have brought the Shahi Dynasty into its heyday, controlling the entire Indus Valley and Kashmir.

It's just that the good times didn't last long. At the time when the Shahi Dynasty in India was at its peak, the Tianfang Sect invaders from the north came.

In the battle of Peshawar, the Shahi Dynasty was directly driven into the mud. More than ten thousand elites died in battle, and Jayaporo was also captured alive. Later, he burned himself to death in shame.

But the territory of the Xiaxi Dynasty is not too big at present, and among the current Three Kingdoms, it can be regarded as average in strength.

The second of the three kingdoms is the Quzheluo-Protihara Dynasty, also known as the Balikhar Dynasty.

This is a large North Indian country that received the largest inheritance after the collapse of the Shari Dynasty. It is currently in a period of prosperity, but it will enter a period of decline in 30 years.

The third country is the Balo Dynasty. This dynasty, even those who are not familiar with Indian history, may be familiar with this name.

Because this is the last great Buddhist empire in India, Nalanda Temple and Chaojie Temple are on the territory of this dynasty.

Among them, the Esoteric Buddhism represented by Chaojie Temple had a great influence on Tibetan Buddhism in China in later generations.

At present, the Baltic Dynasty is at the lowest ebb in history. It has changed from a large empire that almost unified the entire India 80 years ago to a small country shrunk in the Ganges Delta.

At this time, although it is called the period of the Three Kingdoms of India, it is not the only three countries, and there are still some powerful countries in South India at this time.

It's just that these three countries occupy the richest Indus and Ganges river basins in the Indian subcontinent, and control a population of more than 40 million.

Other countries are less important than them, especially culturally and economically.

Zhang Zhao reached out and tapped on the territory of the Boluo Dynasty, and he quickly made a decision.

The ally he supported in India is the Polo Dynasty!
Because among the three kingdoms, the Shahi dynasty and the Balikhar dynasty are both Brahman dynasties, and only the Balo dynasty is a Buddhist dynasty.

It is undeniable that Zhang Zhao also bears a deep imprint of Buddhism on his body at this moment.

Whether it is the Guiyi Army in Dunhuang or the Kingdom of Jin in Khotan, they are all countries with a very strong Buddhist atmosphere. With such an advantage, it is very convenient for Zhang Zhao to pack himself as the protector of Buddhism.

Well, he could even say that he is a follower of Buddha from the north who came here to save the Balo Dynasty.

This has four advantages. One is that it can integrate into Indian society at the fastest speed, so as not to fall into a situation where everyone is hostile.

Second, he can quickly gain the friendship of the Bolo Dynasty. With the trust and help of this local snake, Zhang Zhao can absorb a large amount of wealth from Tianzhu faster and more cleanly.

The third reason is that the Balo Dynasty was farthest from Zhang Zhao. King Zhang is now in the upper reaches of the Indus River in northwest India, while the Balo Dynasty is in the Ganges Delta and Bengal in the east.

Even if Zhang Zhao wanted to plunder, he couldn't plunder the Boluo Dynasty, so he simply brought him over.

The last advantage is that in the eyes of Chinese people at this time, Tianzhu is the hometown of Buddha and the birthplace of Buddhism, which is somewhat sacred.

Zhang Zhao helped the Polo Dynasty, so he could take away some things he wanted, such as precious Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist relics, etc., and he could also make a myth of this experience and use it to strengthen his Buddha relationship with King Zhang.

You must know that in the entire Hexi area at this time, whether it is the Han people, the Tubo people, the Uighurs or the Liugu tribe, and the party members represented by the Li family of the Dingnan Army, they are all very devout Buddhists. It greatly reduces the difficulty for Zhang Zhao to recruit them.

At the same time, at this time, Hexi and Longyou were going to compete with other people in the Central Plains, so Zhang Zhao had to use Buddhism.

Buddhism at this time occupies a large amount of fertile land, does not pay taxes, and has its own armed forces.

What's even more hateful is that these bald heads always absorb refugees and annex the land, as if they are a country within a country, and they are using theocracy to challenge the imperial power.

The conflict between Zhang Zhao and Buddhism is almost inevitable in the long run.

But he didn't completely unify the whole country, and his methods should not be too harsh, so the Buddhist relationship he obtained from Tianzhu will have a great buffering effect.

Once the object to be wooed and supported is determined, the object of looting is quickly determined, and of course it is the big and rich Balihar Dynasty.

Although he is now the strongest in the Three Kingdoms, but this strength is relative to the local aborigines.

According to the information Zhang Zhao heard, the Balihar Dynasty and the Shahi Dynasty generally fought back and forth, and sometimes even suffered a small loss.

In general, the two are almost on the same level, and their strength is suitable for the excellent matching mechanism of the Tianzhu region.

Therefore, in Zhang Zhao's case, the Balihar Dynasty is not called strong, but puffy.

Moreover, the Balikhar Dynasty has been established for almost 200 years. After they occupy most of the Ganges River Basin and continue to exhaust the fishing, I am afraid they do not know how much treasure they have gathered. It is just for King Zhang to give They 'inventory'.

The last thing left is the Shahi Dynasty, which is destined to be wiped out.

Zhang Zhao will stay here for more than half a year, and it is not a problem to keep Modapolo and the Shahi Dynasty royal family. There is no reason to be a thief for a thousand days, so they should be cleaned up.

"Tiance, go and call Bach Maha!" Since he decided to kill Modapolo, then Bach Maha is the best choice.

Originally, Kalmaha was the most suitable, but now Zhang Zhao can't trust the old fox.

Bahmaha is 33 years old this year. As the eldest son of Kalmaha, he was once placed high hopes by his father.

But after some training, Bach Maha didn't learn much skills. His administrative ability could not manage a town, and his military ability could only lead 80 people.

The only thing he learned was a set of intrigues that seemed like tricks to Kalmaha.

So he was gradually given up by his father Kalmaha, and now Kalmaha Zheng is focusing on training his half-brother.

His father didn't pay attention to it, and Bach Maha's status in the family plummeted. Resentment towards his father and jealousy towards his younger brother filled his heart.

However, he is not without advantages, Zhang Zhao keenly discovered that this person still has some cleverness, and also has a flexible moral bottom line and a clear understanding of his own situation to match.

In short, this is a shameless and clever little guy who knows he can eat a few bowls of dry rice. Isn't such a person suitable to be a dog's leg?
"I am going to execute Modapolo, what do you think?"

Bach Maha knelt down in front of Zhang Zhao without the slightest hesitation, and Zhang Zhao also sat down like a sword and didn't ask him to get up, and unceremoniously released his big move.

Bach Maha raised his head suddenly, he looked at Zhang Zhao in shock, and then slowly lowered his head under Zhang Zhao's gaze.

"Modapolo is a captive of the Great Khan, so of course he is at his disposal."

"Then what if I want you to kill Modapolo?" Zhang Zhao continued to ask, with a half-smile on his face.

It was only at this time that Bach Maha realized that surrendering was not an easy task. People despised him for taking refuge in foreign enemies, and he even killed his own monarch.

Zhang Zhao tidied up the hairballs on his clothes in an orderly manner. In this era of cotton cloth, pilling should not be too common.

"It seems that you still don't want to be a king!"

"Being a king?" Bach Maha raised his head in shock for the second time, his head was now in a mess.

If it is said that killing King Modapolo is a disaster for a person like him, then in the face of the temptation to be a king, killing his own king does not seem to be an unacceptable thing.

At least the former king is not dead, and there is no place for the newcomer!

"Profusely! Can I be a king too?" After thinking for less than half a minute, Bach Maha made a decision, but he wanted to hear an accurate answer from Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao didn't speak, just nodded, then stood up and waved to Guo Tiance.

Because what Zhang Zhao wanted Bahmaha to do was not only to kill the king Madapolo, but also to kill his father Kalmaha. At least half of the more than a thousand Kshatriyas who were captured should be disposed of.

After Bahmaha finished these things and handed over the treasures of these hundreds of Kshatriyas, he would get a chance to be king.

Of course, this matter is against human relations, and Zhang Zhao would not discuss it with him, so Guo Tiance came in to replace Zhang Zhao and explain to him.

(End of this chapter)