How can Ah San’s higher caste behave so ignorantly for a country that claims to have historical heritage, especially a group of aristocrats who pretend to be superior?

Ah San hasn't risen many times in history, but the civilization is really not bad at all. They once built a powerful country and almost dominated the territory west of the Himalayas. They have been repeatedly invaded by foreign enemies since the Maurya Dynasty. After the arrival of the Da Yue clan, it was reduced to an alien rule.

The Gupta Dynasty was built on the ruins of the Guishuang Empire. At that time, the Guishuang Empire was divided into the north and the south. The north was the territory of the Dayue noble group, and the south was the territory of the Asan indigenous people.

During the 370 years of the Guishuang Empire, although Asan was conquered by the Dayue people, to be honest, he may not be really convinced. There were frequent conflicts between the North and the South. The number of battles with the Ganges as the boundary is not too small. Usually the Dayue noble group in the north can thoroughly teach the Asan indigenous group to be human.

Ah San may not be good at fighting, but they are very good at sect and enjoyment. They can't do the Da Yue clan by force, but they use the clan 1 sect to pull the Da Yue clan into the big pit. In the end, it is also because of Da Yue. The Clan’s counterattack really launched a North-South war, but Ah San, who had lost most of his life, won once in that war, and the Guishuang Empire came to an end.

"There are many records about Han in the historical records of the Yue people."

"Yes, yes, they are ashamed, we are gloating."

For a period of time, the Guishuang Empire was also a hooligan who collected tolls on the Silk Road. The real conflict with the Xian Han was because the Han army entered the Western Regions again. In fact, the two sides did not send a large number of local military teams to fight. It was to support the Western Regions. The country engages in proxy wars.

Later, the Guishuang Empire was a little bit unwilling to fight because of the trouble with Asan in the south. After textual research to restore the relationship, he thought of the marriage, and sent people to the Western Regions Protector House to deliver the credential, but did not understand the importance of the princess of the Han Dynasty. It is clear that the Han Dynasty is not the country that needs to marry a princess to seek development time. They were not even the most prosperous Huns, and of course they were given a severe lesson. At that time, the Han Dynasty only dispatched the garrison of the Western Regions Protectorate and mobilized the servants of the Western Regions.

The big defeat of the Dayue people in the Western Regions was indeed taken as a joke by the Asan natives in the south, and it was precisely because the Dayue clan was defeated in the hands of the Han Dynasty with the servant army as the main force in the war, which gave the Asan natives greater The courage to pursue independence one after another. So if you count it seriously, the collapse of the Guishuang Empire is somewhat attributed to the Han Dynasty, and the other driving force is the Sassanid dynasty after the restoration of the Persians.

"Whether it is the man who appeared in'Our Sea' is currently unknown." Katluk Karp shook the glass cup in his hand, which was filled with wine from the Western Regions, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "They are in' Our sea's attack on ships is because it is even less known. We should pay attention to the safety of sea routes, so our fleet is in action. But those are secondary..."

The lord of a city is still a Brahman. Katluk Karp’s ostentation should not be too small. The front line of the team is a warrior with a large axe, and two warriors with a shield and a spear are on both sides. Several large carriages are surrounded by one. The cavalry with magnificent armor must carry the flags, and the most important thing is that the number of servants accompanying them is not small, and a lot of enjoyment items have to be carried in several carts.

Of course, there are also Han Chinese detained in this team. They are locked in iron cages. From the outside, they have not been abused for the time being, and their spirits do not seem to be weakened.

Cuttack needs to walk hundreds of miles to Fahrenheit, passing through many cities, including many towns and villages. During the 13-day journey, Li Ming saw at least part of the Gupta dynasty with his own eyes. The rumors about the development of farming here are not false.

Li Ming was of course a Han army, and he was the one with the highest position among the captured people. Because of his status, he was treated much better than his peers, he could ride in a fairly comfortable carriage, and even served with two dark-skinned Asan.

Taking care of captives as servants is exaggerated? Let’s talk about Ah San’s social culture. From the translator, Katluk Karp learned that Li Ming was a nobleman (actually a second-class man), and he gave the necessary respect according to Ah San’s social tradition. Ming robes who don't have a title are not treated like this.

The Gupta dynasty is located in East India. At this stage, it has been occupied by India, and it can be regarded as a rising regional power. They are relatively peaceful with neighboring countries. The only things they don’t deal with are the Vajradja in the southwest and the powerful Sassanid dynasty. However, the Sassanid and Gupta dynasties are separated by several countries, and there are border pressures. The frontier of Vajdagarh.

Because it occupies the golden area of ​​the Ganges River Basin, the agricultural development of the Gupta Dynasty has a natural advantage, and again because the country is relatively stable, what Li Ming saw is naturally a peaceful scene, but some things are not that easy to understand.

What Li Ming didn't understand was how there were so many races in a country. The whiter the skin, the more noble the status in the Gupta dynasty, the darker the skin, the more humble. What he usually sees is that the people working in the countryside are dark-skinned. Those people usually look extremely thin and very poor in terms of wear. [] He has seen the dark-skinned pariah need to make way for someone more noble than himself, and there will be situations where the pariah kneels on the ground and kisses the land before the feet of the noble race, even if they are beaten, they did not resist, and seemed extremely submissive. .

Social phenomena can often directly explain the status quo of a country. People in different regions have their own social rules. What Li Ming does not understand is how the upper class of the Gupta dynasty used to adjust the teachings. Only those who are defined as untouchables The group is as docile as a lamb, and even the untouchables take everything for granted.

If Li Ming couldn't understand the social phenomena he saw, the monks that he could see anytime and anywhere, and the cows that could stray freely, both of them seemed to have a status that he didn't understand on Asan's side.

There are two kinds of monks Li Ming saw. One kind of monk is extremely luxurious at first sight, and the other kind of monk is always in a state of self-abuse, but both can be highly respected.

Once paused in a city, Li Ming was invited to a party because of his status as a nobleman.

It was a kind of debate in an open space. No one was the host. The group that could participate had a very clear class limit, and there would be no untouchables anyway. Participants are also in a variety of ways, some are ready for everything that can be enjoyed, and some are just sitting dry. He didn’t understand Sanskrit. It was through the interpretation of the interpretation that he knew what it was debating. From this, he also knew that Ah San’s obsession with the religion would be able to speak for several days and nights because of what a certain **** was doing. Can't convince anyone in the end.

In history, Zhu Xia actually had the habit of holding gatherings in the open air, but it was hosted by the village elders. They talked about the years of the village, usually related to farming. In total, how to seek favorable policies from the government? It is still a folk culture of eating and drinking. Under normal circumstances, this kind of gathering is quite effective, at least the grassroots government cannot ignore it, and it can play a role in the people's voice to the center.

If there is anything Li Ming has discovered, it is because he has seen Ah San's holdings of gold. People with a little identity never lack all kinds of gold jewelry. Even those so-called untouchables will try their best to collect gold. He doesn't need to deliberately calculate, just from the amount of gold that he sees, it can be seen that Ah San's holdings are really amazing.

This time Li Ming’s "sightseeing tour" arrived at the end of Fahrenheit City. Nearly two months of study allowed him to learn some basic Sanskrit, and he was still able to maintain good treatment for the place he arrived...that is, he was comfortable. The residence and servants really don't know what kind of mood they should be.

When he arrived at Fahrenheit City, Li Ming was treated differently again. He was even taken into Asan’s Miyagi and arranged in a very good environment, where he was able to visit to a limited extent.

Fahrenheit City is located on the lower reaches of the Ganges River, approximately near Patna, Bihar, in the present-day Asan. It is called Balenfuyi in "The 1 Kingdom of Buddha", and Bozhalizi in "Story of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty". Whether it was during the Guishuang Empire or the Asan independence period, it has always been one of the largest and most prosperous cities in Asan in ancient times. And all of it has such a background, because Ah San once the capital of the "Great Unification" Maurya Dynasty is here.

Li Ming moved into Ah San's Miyagi, and the first one to greet him was Kapil Malik who had too much contact on the road.

"Our contact will end with the separation." Kapil Malik is still a big man in Cuttack, but when he arrives in Fahrenheit, he becomes a small and insignificant character. He came to Li Ming with only one purpose, and made the final attempt: "I thought I would spread the news, and your people would come to rescue the two-month journey, but it didn't happen. It seems that you are not important. People can also be seen from the intensification of sea attacks."

"Kshatriya is your samurai class, isn't it?" Li Ming discovered that the Asan in front of him had a certain purpose, and he also deliberately contacted him. It is difficult to communicate outside of the two because of language barriers. Waiting to master a little. The Sanskrit language can stumblingly communicate: "I am in a class similar to you. Although I don’t understand your customs, people like me don’t seem too noble to a big man. They only have the privileges of a knighthood, but never There are so many privileges like your Kshatriya."

"Oh, you finally said something about the country." Kapil Malik seemed to like shrugging his shoulders and talking? He spread his hands and said, "Can you tell me why you are here?" He saw that Li Ming was indifferent, and continued to shrug his shoulders and said, "There is always a purpose, isn't it? Maybe what you want is not needed. In the way of fighting each other."

Li Ming is not sure if what he heard is what he understands, but he has heard some key points. For example, Kapil Malik doesn't care how much damage the big man caused to the Gupta Dynasty. What Kapil Malik wants is to gain. Benefit.

"We are a prosperous country, and everything comes from prosperous trade." Kapil Malik said that this was somewhat arrogant, but afterwards he made a mocking expression and said: "You may not Understand what prosperous maritime trade means, that is, once we get serious, there will be overwhelming warships filling up the'our sea', and you will definitely not be able to achieve what you want with force."

Li Ming was totally unaware of recent developments, and was silent for a while, and asked, "Do you know Dahan?"

"Of course." Kapil Malik raised his neck and said proudly: "The surname Malik has a history of more than four hundred years."

Li Ming also wanted to say that the surname Li has a history of thousands of years, but he was reluctant to talk about it, and then asked: "Then what is the big man you know?"

"A long history? Ever defeated the mighty Huns? Can you despise the Yue people?" Kapil Malik shook his head and said with a smile: "Those are not important to us. Your land force is powerful, but it doesn't threaten us~ lightnovelpub.net~ The Gupta Dynasty’s cognition is correct, and they cannot cross the Himalayas themselves. Even if the Han country re-enters the Western Regions, the Han army will defeat the Huns and many ethnic groups. The Persian Sassan carried it, and there was really not much energy left to invade the Gupta dynasty all the way south.

maritime? The Gupta dynasty, which inherited the maritime power of the Guishuang Empire, their trade was based on the use of the sea. They kept hundreds of warships for a long time, not to mention. The outbreak of war can be "violent" at any time, because the development of maritime trade is not yet Lack of troops familiar with the sea. In this way, their confidence in their maritime power does not stem from arrogance.

Li Ming's knowledge base is limited, and he doesn't even know that the Han Dynasty has taught the Guishuang Empire. He knows more or less that if he can invade Asan from the land, he will not play the maritime invasion that he is not good at.

"The thing that impressed me most was silk, the kind of silk that only you can make." Kapil Malik patted his palms. A San who had been standing beside lifted the cover of the plate in his hand, revealing A kind of transparent cloth: "We can spin yarn, but we can't make silk. We need silk, Persians need silk, Romans, Egyptians, Greeks...no one doesn't like silk."

Regarding raw silk, it is true that only the Chinese civilization currently has the control. The rest of the plain text has always wanted to explore this secret. Asan has even studied the use of spider silk to make silk.

"Do you know what I mean?" Kapil Malik showed obvious confusion: "Perhaps you Han Chinese defeated the nomads and re-emerged, but there is no reason to go all the way to start a war about land ownership. So we There must be what you want. If you don't want land and water, you can get all the commodities that can be exchanged as long as you provide silk."

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