I am Da Song

The Zhuliya Kingdom, also known as the Chula Dynasty in India.The largest and longest ruling dynasty in southern India established by the Tamils.

He has existed for more than 500 years.After all, according to the characteristics of the Indians who do not resist, if there is no foreign invasion, it will not be a big problem for them to survive for another thousand and five hundred years.

However, because Indy did not have the right to speak, this famous dynasty was not well-known in later generations.

Even Zhao Huan, a traveler, was at a loss when it came to Zhuliye Kingdom.

Tang Yi had no choice but to introduce to Zhao Huan: "Because the Sanqi Buddha Kingdom provided wrong information to our court, our court mistakenly thought that Zhuliye Kingdom was a small country. Before that, the court formulated detailed levels of etiquette for receiving tribute envoys. The country of Ye is a small country, use the lower courtesy, Myanmar is a big country, use the upper courtesy.”

"But it wasn't until I went south to the navy that I realized that was far from the case. The Juliya Kingdom has a well-disciplined and well-trained army. Unlike other Indian armies, the Julia Kingdom's troops have received professional training and high morale , and a strong martial tradition.”

"They have three large legions, and each large legion has several small legions. Even the most common legion contains three brigades, consisting of a war elephant regiment, a cavalry regiment, two infantry regiments, and two auxiliary regiments. According to the information that came back, one of its elephant regiments included [-] to [-] elephants, and each cavalry regiment included [-] to [-] cavalrymen."

"A large army has about 3 people, including more than 1000 elephants, more than 5000 cavalry, and more than 2 infantry."

"Except for cavalry and elephants that cannot directly participate in naval battles, the country's infantry is largely assigned to the navy as marines. Indy's characteristic archers have always been its elite force and can provide high-quality firepower on warships."

"Heavy infantry born in the warrior class (Kshatriya) are used to using high-quality iron swords as weapons and shields to block opponents' attacks. As for the coastal pearl collectors who are specially recruited into the army, they are also required to go into the water in the melee to destroy the enemy. Key settings such as the ship’s anchor.”

"Although their shipbuilding technology is far inferior to that of the Central Plains, a single ship can carry more than 400 soldiers."

Zhao Huan finally got serious and said: "So, the army of this country will definitely not be less than one hundred thousand?"

Tang Yi asserted: "Considering the local climate is hot, the land is fertile, and the grain is cropped three times a year, they can mobilize more troops. Honglu Temple estimates that they have at least 15 troops, and the maximum may be close to 20."

Zhao Huan felt that the figure of 20 was unlikely.

Because this exceeds the upper limit of Indy's organizational capabilities.

Never underestimate the role in an organization.

Even if a country has advanced technology and rich financial resources, if it cannot organize and use it, it will be equivalent to the Song Dynasty of the Shenzong Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Everyone has seriously underestimated the power of a country if it can fully mobilize all its systems and integrate all industries.

When the Jurchens raised their troops, they briefly realized this super mobilization ability, and as a result, they wiped out the two superpowers in East Asia.

Atta is a typical example of later generations, with strong organizational ability, not only can sweep the government army, but also the Midi army that can fight is miserable.

Don't say that Midi won the war. From the beginning to the end, Midi failed to defeat his opponent, and the two sides were in a stalemate from the beginning of the war to the end.

Mi Di withdrew in embarrassment.As long as the opponent pulls their hips a little, they will not act like a dog in a hurry.

Zhao Huan is a firm believer in organizational power. With the example of Song Dynasty, he does not believe that Zhuliye can organize and mobilize 20 troops.

If he had this strength, the territory would not stop at the southern tip of Indy.Even if it is a low latitude and a high latitude, it can be reversed to the vicinity of the Ghaznavid dynasty.

Therefore, the size of the army of 10,000+ should be the level he can normally have. Like the population, it is about one-tenth of the Song Dynasty in the feudal era.

This is also in line with Western data. The same population size in the West can only organize [-] to [-] troops.After all, their civilization is backward than that of Indy, not to mention that the climate is not as good as that of southern Indy.

Moreover, the Zhuliya Kingdom has a very wide territory in southern India, including Sri Lanka and the Maldives.It is almost on the brink of the Maritime Silk Road.

Just collecting business taxes from the Maritime Silk Road can make them a lot of money.

Money can afford more troops.

Tang Yi said: "The expansion of the Zhuliye Kingdom to the east is not only for territorial ambitions. It is also for taxation on the Silk Road."

"I have been in Zhenzong's Dazhong Xiangfu for three years. The first tribute sent by the Zhuliye Kingdom is a pearl shirt and hat, 100 taels of pearls, [-] ivory plants, and [-] catties of frankincense."

"Although the king of this country speaks cowardly, he calls himself a little chicken, and is as cheap as a dog. But his country is absolutely rich, and he has earned countless gold on the Maritime Silk Road."

Zhao Huan's eyes couldn't help being shocked, if this could be regarded as "a small chicken, cheap as a humble dog".

I am afraid that most countries in the world will not live as well as pigs and dogs.

What is the pearl hoodie that was given?

But 1000 taels of pearls!

This tribute alone is enough for people to see the essence of his big dog.

Regarding the price of pearls, there are really detailed records in the Song Dynasty. In the Zhezong Dynasty, the price of a pearl was as high as 94 thousand yuan, which is 94 guan.

In the Huizong Dynasty, that is, during the reign of the Taishang, the price of the inch was as high as 200 million.That is, the circumference is one inch. Note that the circumference is one inch, which is not particularly large, and the value is as high as two thousand to three thousand coins.

That is to say, based on the lowest price of 94 guan, pearls worth more than 2 taels are as high as 190 million guan.

This is so low that it cannot be lowered, as there is only one pearl for every two.

However, it is impossible for one or two heavy pearls to be the lowest price.

It is impossible for a small country to use small and low-quality pearls as tributes to the Celestial Dynasty.

After all, one of the crimes in the Central Plains is the omission of tribute, without the courtesy of vassal officials.

Therefore, the quality of the tribute must be very high-quality, and it will not be shoddy in this regard and provoke Shangguo.

The price of these pearls is far more than 200 million guan.

And ivory and spices are things that are more expensive than gold.

It can be said that Zhuliye Kingdom's tribute this time is actually using a large amount of real money to open the way.

Paying such a high price to pay tribute is bound to have a bigger conspiracy.

Zhao Huan asked: "What is the purpose of their tribute request? The Holy Dynasty is so far away from them, and they have traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute, so there must be a great conspiracy."