After confirming the idea, the only thing left is how to use these six months to extract greater benefits from Tianzhu and lay the foundation for the trade route from Tianzhu to Chang'an.
At this time, Tianzhu was rich in rice, cotton, sugar cane, and various spices, but was relatively lacking in textiles, iron smelting, etc.
But at this time, China's textile, iron smelting, and ceramic industries were very advanced, but cotton, sugar cane, and especially spices were most lacking.
This is a perfect complement! Merchants from the Central Plains transported high-end textiles, porcelain and other items from the Central Plains to Khotan.
Khotan ate a small part of it, and then transported a large part to Tianzhu, and also transported its own white folded cloth and fine silk cloth to Tianzhu.
Tianzhu merchants transported the crude sugar produced from sugar cane, as well as pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and fragrant leaves to Khotan. Khotan ate part of it and then continued eastward.
After arriving in the Liangzhou area, Zhang Zhao would use the yellow mud decolorization method, or even the more advanced activated carbon and sulfur dioxide decolorization method to make sugar, to turn the crude sugar into white sugar and sell it to various parts of the Central Plains as his most important source of emergency. .
No! wrong! There was still a little difference, Zhang Zhao knocked on his head, brocade and porcelain alone were not enough.
Because the porcelain was too damaged by land transportation, silk and satin alone could not achieve the purpose of collecting the money of Tianzhu rich people, and something else had to be added.
right! tea! Zhang Zhaoxiang has become another hit product for later generations of China, and now he has to cultivate the habit of drinking tea among the middle and upper classes of Tianzhu.
Only with the three major products of brocade, tea, and porcelain can we truly draw blood from the middle and upper classes of Tianzhu to strengthen ourselves.
Speaking of tea, Zhang Zhao thought of my Yong's cup of milk tea. How could such a clean and hygienic delicacy not be spread to Tianzhu?
"Wu Yuan'er! Send someone back to Shule and ask Zhang Zhong to ask the vendors to transport more of the tea bricks that someone asked him to prepare. They must be delivered here in the spring of next year."
"Tea brick?" Wu Yuan'er was stunned for a moment, then remembered what it was.
"Your Majesty, when we left, Zhang Changshi said that he hadn't completely figured it out yet. I wonder what's going on now?"
"There are no tea bricks, and the tea leaves have to be shipped. Let's go!"
Tea bricks actually appeared as early as the Taihe period of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, but they were still relatively rudimentary.
So Zhang Zhao convened a group of tea masters to improve it based on the memories of later generations. It was still being tested when he left. I guess it is not a difficult technology and should be no problem.
After finishing the tea business, the only remaining question is the strategy for Tianzhu, that is, who should I win over? Who should be exploited? And the question is who should be eliminated.
Zhang Zhao spread out the map in his hand, which he found from Basawa City.
At this time, India, after the collapse of the Harsha Dynasty that unified most of India, actually entered a period of tripartite confrontation, yes! India also has three countries.
One of these three countries is the Shahi dynasty of India where Zhang Zhao currently lives.
The Shahi dynasty occupied the upper reaches of the Indus River. If Zhang Zhao had not arrived suddenly, thirty years later, Jayapala, the grandson of Modapala, would have brought the Shahi dynasty into its heyday and controlled the entire Indus Valley and Kashmir. .
But the good times did not last long. Just 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 were killed in the battle. Jayapala was also captured alive. Later, he burned himself to death in shame.
But the current territory of the Xia Xi Dynasty is not large, and among the current Three Kingdoms, it is considered to be average in strength.
The second of the three kingdoms was the Quzheluo-Protihora dynasty, also called the Balihar dynasty.
This is a large country in North India that received the largest inheritance after the collapse of the Harsha Dynasty. It is currently in a period of strength, but will enter a period of decline thirty years later.
The third country is the Polo 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 within the territory of this dynasty.
Among them, the Tantra represented by Chaojie Temple had a great influence on Tibetan Buddhism in later generations of China.
The Pala dynasty is currently at its lowest ebb in history. It has transformed from a large empire that almost unified the entire India eighty years ago to a small country huddled in the Ganges Delta.
Although this time is called the Three Kingdoms period in India, these three countries are not the only ones. There are also some powerful countries in South India at this time.
It's just that these three countries occupy the Indus and Ganges river basins, the richest areas of the Indian subcontinent, and control a population of more than 40 million.
Compared with them, other countries, especially culturally and economically, seem less important.
Zhang Zhao reached out and tapped on the territory of the Polo Dynasty, and he quickly made a decision.
The allies he supported in India were the Polo Dynasty!
Because among the three kingdoms, the Shahi dynasty and the Palihar dynasty were both Brahmin dynasties, and only the Pala dynasty was a Buddhist dynasty.
It is undeniable that Zhang Zhao also bears a deep mark of Buddhism on his body at this moment.
Whether it was the Guiyi Army in Dunhuang or the Khotan Kingdom, they were both countries with an extremely strong Buddhist atmosphere. Such advantages made it very convenient for Zhang Zhao to package himself as the protector of Buddhism.
Well, he could even say that he was a Buddhist believer from the north who came specifically to save the Polo dynasty.
There are four advantages to doing this. One is that you can integrate into Indian society as quickly as possible to avoid being hostile to everyone.
Secondly, he can quickly gain the friendship of the Polo 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 Baltic Dynasty is the farthest away from Zhang Zhao. King Zhang is now in the upper reaches of the Indus River in northwest India, and the Baltic Dynasty is in the Ganges Delta and Bengal in the east.
Even if Zhang Zhao wanted to rob, he couldn't rob the Polo Dynasty, so he simply roped him in.
The last benefit is that in the eyes of the Chinese at this time, Tianzhu was the hometown of Buddha and the birthplace of Buddhism, which was somewhat sacred.
After Zhang Zhao helped the Polo Dynasty, he could take away some of the things he wanted from here, such as precious Buddhist scriptures and Buddha relics. He could also mythologize this experience and use it to strengthen his relationship with Buddha as King Zhang.
We must know that in the entire Hexi region at this time, whether they were Han people, Tubo people, Uighurs or Liugu tribes, as well as Dangxiang people represented by the Li family of the Dingnan army, they were all very devout Buddhists. This Buddhist relationship can Greatly reduce the difficulty for Zhang Zhao to recruit them.
At the same time, at this time, Hexi and Longyou had to compete with other people in the Central Plains, and Zhang Zhao had to touch Buddhism.
At this time, Buddhism occupied a large amount of fertile land, did not pay taxes, and even had its own armed forces.
What's even more hateful is that these bald heads always absorb refugees and annex land, as if they are a country within a country, using divine power to challenge imperial power.
The conflict between Zhang Zhao and Buddhism is almost inevitable in the long run.
But he has not completely unified the country, and his methods cannot be too harsh. Then the Buddhist relationship obtained from Tianzhu will have a great buffering effect.
Once the target of support was determined, the target of plunder was quickly determined. Of course, it was the large and wealthy Balihar dynasty.
Although he is now the strongest among the Three Kingdoms, this strength is relative to the local natives.
According to the information Zhang Zhao heard, the Balihar Dynasty and the Shahi Dynasty usually fought back and forth, and sometimes even suffered small losses.
Generally speaking, the two companies 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, it is called puffy.
Moreover, the Balihar Dynasty has been in existence for nearly two hundred years. They have occupied most of the Ganges River Basin and continued to fish from the river. I am afraid they themselves are not sure how much treasure they have accumulated. It is just right for King Zhang to come and give it to them. They 'panpanku'.
The last thing left is the Natsuki dynasty, which is destined to be destroyed.
Zhang Zhao will stay here for more than half a year. It is not a problem to keep the royal family of Modapolo and Shahi dynasties. They can only be thieves for a thousand days and there is no way to prevent thieves for a thousand days. It is time to clean them up.
"Tiance, go and call Bach Maha here!" Since he has decided to kill Modapala, Bach Maha is the best candidate to be the loser.
Originally, Jal Maha was the most suitable, but now Zhang Zhao can no longer trust this old fox.
Bach Maha is thirty-three years old this year. As the eldest son of Kal Maha, he once had high hopes from his father.
However, after some training, Bach Maha did not learn many skills. His administrative ability could not control a town, and his military ability could only lead one hundred and eighty people.
The only thing he learned was a set of conspiracies that looked like tricks to Kalmaha.
So he was gradually given up by his father, Karma. Now, Karma is focusing on training his half-brother.
His father did not pay attention to him, and Bach Maha's status in the family plummeted. Resentment towards his father and jealousy towards his younger brother filled this man's heart.
However, he was not without his merits. Zhang Zhao keenly discovered that this man was still smart, and he also had a flexible moral bottom line and a clear understanding of his own situation to match.
In short, this is a shameless and clever guy who knows how many bowls of food he can eat. Isn’t such a person suitable to be a bitch?
"I am planning to execute Modapala, what do you think?"
Bach Maha knelt down in front of Zhang Zhao without any hesitation. Zhang Zhao also sat down with a golden sword without asking him to get up, and even launched his ultimate move without any hesitation.
Bach Maha suddenly raised his head. He looked at Zhang Zhao in shock, and then slowly lowered his head under Zhang Zhao's gaze.
"Modapala is a prisoner of the Great Khan, and of course he is at the mercy of the Great Khan."
"What if I want you to kill Modapolo?" Zhang Zhao continued to press, the expression on his face was even more like a smile.
It was only then that Bach Maha realized that surrender was not an easy matter. He was already looked down upon by others for seeking refuge with foreign enemies, but he still killed his own monarch. He was the kind of person who was completely dead and unable to survive.
Zhang Zhao slowly sorted out the pills on his clothes. This one was made of cotton, so pilling shouldn't be too common.
"It seems that you still don't want to be the king!"
"Being a king?" Bach Maha raised his head in shock for the second time. His mind was now in chaos.
If killing King Modapala is a disaster for people like him, then in the face of the temptation of being a king, killing his own king does not seem to be an unacceptable thing.
At least the original king will not die, and there will be no place for the successors!
"Great Khan! Can I also become a king?" 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 Bach Maha to do was not only to kill King Madapala, but also to kill his father Karma, and at least half of the more than a thousand Kshatriyas who were captured had to be disposed of.
Only after Bach Maha finished these things and handed over the treasures of hundreds of Kshatriya families would he get a chance to become a king.
Of course, this matter was against human ethics and Zhang Zhao would not discuss it with him, so Guo Tiance came in to replace Zhang Zhao and explain to him.
