Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 481 Tianzhu (Special thanks to book friend 2019…9435 for the monthly ticket!)

Seeing that the capital Baghdad had been lost and the remaining areas of the Western part of the Arab Empire were in chaos, many governors sent money to the Zhou army to express their intention to surrender.

Currently, the three corps of the Longxiong Army are stepping up their efforts to attack the western states of the Black Caliphate. It is only a matter of time before they are completely defeated.

The Black Caliphate was founded by Muhammad in 632 AD and lasted for 361 years until it was destroyed by Zhou Shizu Chai Zongxun in the 34th year of Kaixi (993 AD).

The territory reached its peak of 13 million square kilometers in the 8th century, and when it was destroyed by Chai Zongxun, it still had more than 8 million square kilometers.

The population is over 13 million, mostly Arabs, with a small number of Turks.

Chai Zongxun was overjoyed after reading it and said:
"Once the Black Caliphate is defeated, the remaining twenty or so small countries of the Star Religion in Central and West Asia can be said to be in my pocket!"

Tang Qigong, the chief eunuch standing beside Chai Zongxun, stepped forward and said:
"I congratulate Your Majesty! For the first time in Chinese history, we have conquered the world of the Star Religion!"

Chai Zongxun nodded and said with a smile:

"These countries were called the 'Nine States of Zhaowu' during the Tang Dynasty, and were once vassal states of the Chinese Empire.

Now that it has been incorporated into my Great Zhou, the people are enjoying my benevolent rule and becoming a part of my Chinese civilization, it is also a very good thing. "

Due to the fatigue from the long journey to Fengshan at Mount Tai, the emperor and his ministers took a day off and held a morning court on July 17, the 34th year of Kaixi.

The emperor and his ministers decided on the candidates for governors who would go to the Black Arabs to establish government rule. Most of them were officials who had performed well in the past decade or so.

The garrison was selected from the 20th to 25th Corps of the Longxiang Army, with a total of five armies and 150,000 people.

The Prime Minister Li Hang came out and said:
"Your Majesty, the Black Caliphate has been destroyed, and the Star Cult countries will no longer have anyone to resist our Great Zhou.

The Green Arabs are far away across the sea and will not dare to invade our territory. The Roman Empire is our ally and we have friendly relations. This is why our territories in Central and Western Asia are safe and secure.

Your Majesty, in my opinion, after pacifying the Black Arabs, you can order the Longxiang Army to immediately march south from the Ghazni area and take over the more than ten small Star Sect countries in the area.

There will be quite a few Longxiang troops stationed in these newly conquered territories in the future. I suggest that we prepare for the future and expand the army of our Great Zhou.

Your Majesty will make the final decision."

In the area south of Ghazni to the sea, there are more than ten small countries such as Sindh, Saffarid Dynasty, and Tal, which have Zarism as their state religion.

To the southeast of these small countries, there are dozens of small Indian city-states that believe in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Before the establishment of the Gupta Empire in the 4th century AD, Indian history was in a period of internal division and constant invasion by foreign races.

Around the 1st century BC, Kalinga reached its peak under the rule of King Karlovy Vary.

In the 1st century BC, Andhra began to flourish and was located west of Kalinga. Later, it was driven out of the western Deccan by the Sakas who invaded northwest India and was forced to retreat to the east.

In the first half of the 2nd century, Andorra rose again and drove the Sakas out of western Germany.

In the 3rd century, the Kingdom of Andura began to split again.

From the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century AD, northwestern India was invaded many times by foreign ethnic groups over a long period of time.

In the early 2nd century BC, Greeks from Bactria invaded northwestern India.

In the 1st century BC, the Sakas entered northwestern India and defeated the Greek dynasty there.

At the end of the 1st century BC, the Parthians invaded again and established a dynasty that ruled for 1 century. The Kushan tribe among the Yuezhi established the Kushan Dynasty.

In the 3rd century, the Kushan Empire split.

320-540, Gupta Dynasty, founded by Chandragupta I, reached its peak during the reign of Samudragupta and Chandragupta II
606-647, the Harsha Dynasty, established by King Harsha.

After the death of King Harsha in 647, the empire collapsed, feudal lords established their own regimes, and northern India fell into division again.

Until the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, India was politically divided and in a state of disunity.

The Ghaznavid Empire, which had just gained independence from the Samanid Empire at that time, took advantage of its flat terrain and sent troops to northern India several times, seizing the Hindu holy site of Sanaisa.

It was not until the Star Religion world went to war with the Great Zhou Empire that the Ghaznavid Empire's military operations against India came to an abrupt end.

Deputy Minister Wang Dan came out of the class and said:
"Your Majesty, the Star Cult is about to be completely pacified, and there are no more major enemies around.

It is clear that Fusang will soon surrender to the muskets and artillery of the Great Zhou Royal Navy. In the future, the Great Zhou Empire will enter a prosperous era with peace all over the world and all enemies defeated!"

Chai Zongxun nodded slightly and said:

“You two dear ministers’ opinions make sense.

After the rule of the Black Caliphate was established, the imperial court vigorously promoted the new policies of agriculture, industry and commerce of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and encouraged Han people to settle there with preferential policies.

Today, our Great Zhou is strong, economically prosperous, and has a large population. It is time to vigorously expand our territory and occupy a larger living territory for future generations of Chinese people!
To go to India from the Great Zhou, one originally had to cross the southern foot of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the road was difficult and obstructed.

In the next step, our Great Zhou must not only completely pacify the remaining countries in the Starry Sky Sect world, but also, since we have opened up a smooth road from the southwest plain to the Tianzhu plain, why not march into Tianzhu?
I have decided to send the 13th to 16th Longxiang Army Corps to station in Central and West Asia. Once the rule of the newly conquered territories is stabilized, we will begin to attack India. "

India is one of the four ancient civilizations in the world. 55000 years ago, the first modern humans or Homo sapiens came to the Indian subcontinent from Africa, where they evolved earlier. The earliest known modern human remains in South Asia date back to about 30000 years ago.

After 6500 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization developed in Mehrgarh and Balochistan, Pakistan, with the development of food cultivation, animal domestication, construction of permanent structures, and crop storage.

Ancient India also had an active commercial sector. It was a major exporter of silk, cotton, sugar, gemstones, and spices to the West, which were exchanged for gold and silver from other countries.

Ancient India was more divided than unified in history. From 2300 BC to the 4th century, except for the Maurya Empire that lasted 137 years and the Kushan Empire that lasted nearly 100 years, which were unified and powerful empires, the rest of the period was an era of division among various countries.

Minister of Rites Kou Zhun came out and said:

"Your Majesty, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Master Xuanzang was sent to the Western Paradise to seek Buddhist scriptures. This Western Paradise is India.

Buddhism was originally the most popular religion in India, but for some reason, from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (sixth century) to the present (late ninth century), the dominant religion in northwestern India has gradually been replaced by Brahmanism (Hinduism).

According to the "Great Tang Records on the Western Regions", the climate in India is hot and crops can be harvested three times a year.

Moreover, most of the land is plain, with a lot of arable land, many rivers, and a constant flow of merchants and travelers.

If your majesty takes it, you can add a large and rich land."

Chai Zongxun said:

"Even so, India is so rich in products, but it has been more than 300 years since the division in the early Tang Dynasty, and the country is quite weak. This is what God has given to our Great Zhou!

I will recruit 450,000 young men from across the country to form the 26th to 30th Dragon Army Corps to prepare for the future conquest and rule of India."

(End of this chapter)