Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 708 The madness of backwardness, the openness of progress

Sama is an officer of the glorious Caliph's Guards, and now the second Abbasid monarch, Caliph al-Mansour, is in charge of the entire black food.

Caliph means succession in Arabic. After the prophet returned to heaven, a total of four caliphs succeeded him.

Among them, Ali, the fourth caliph, was the son-in-law of the prophet. His family was called the holy descendants and was regarded as orthodox by some believers.

Sunnis regard Ali as the orthodox caliph and refuse to recognize the legitimacy of other caliphs.

Shia Muslims regard Ali as the first generation Imam, and Ali and his descendants as the orthodox successors of the Prophet, but admitting that the other three caliphs are also the successors of the Prophet, does not respect the blood of the Prophet so much, but respects the superior The ability of the applicant is more important.

These two sects later developed into many branches of sects, but in the first year of Qianyuan in the Tang Dynasty, these two sects were the two most powerful religious forces in the black food.

The Sunnis recognize bloodlines more, and they are better combined with the secular feudal imperial power, and their teachings are more secular. Today's Abbasid dynasty can trace their bloodlines to the family of the Prophet, which is also the caliphate family supported by the Sunnis.

However, Caliph Mansour is a flexible monarch who governs the country. He eased the relationship with the Shiites and allowed the Shia leader VI Imam to preach in the holy land of Mecca.

In politics, Caliph al-Mansour promoted many Persian nobles to his court. The ancient Persian kingdom had perfect administrative experience and established a top-down feudal system in the Abbasid dynasty.

First of all, the caliphate is the political and religious ruler of the entire Abbasid dynasty. Like the Chinese emperor, he has supreme power.

In the caliph's court, the best officials and scholars can serve as viziers. This position is equivalent to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and is the head of the bureaucracy that assists the caliph in governing the country.

There are also scholars and advisors in the caliph's court, as well as various appointed ministers in charge of various affairs.

Outside the palace, the Khalifa Janissary is the most powerful standing army that belongs only to the Caliphate. Now Mansur the Great has 20 Janissaries, which is the most powerful military force in the entire Abbasid dynasty.

The commander of the Guards was named Emir, and now the great Emir of the Abbasid dynasty is a general who was born as a slave. This general named Abu is said to have commanded the battle of Hengros, and is now deeply influenced by the Caliphate. Sur's trust, it is said that he is about to become the governor of Egypt.

Like the Tang Dynasty, the Abbasid Dynasty also faced huge governance problems.

Moreover, compared with the Chinese civilization, which has always had the concept of great unification, the current Abbasid Dynasty is a hodgepodge.

Sunni priests, Persian bureaucrats, Khorasan guards, put together a huge dynasty.

And this huge dynasty spanned the Eurasian continent, with a population of nearly 2000 million under its rule, and ethnic and religious issues were a hundred times more complicated than those of the Tang Dynasty.

Unable to rule such a large territory, the caliph could only appoint five governors to be responsible for the frontiers of the empire.

Under the governor, there are divided nobles, each occupying cities and villages.

These are all the news about the Abbasid dynasty that Xu Hao inquired about from the mouth of the food captain Sama.

Although the players also inquired some of these news from ordinary Dashi merchants, these merchants did not have access to the high-level executives of Dashi in black, and the information they knew was also very one-sided, far less detailed than that of Sama, a former imperial guard officer.

[The black-clothed food information you submitted has been approved, and you have gained XX points of experience! 】

Seeing the prompts popping up constantly from the system, Xu Hao felt refreshed. No matter what kind of god it is, the one who gave him experience is a good god!

Xu Hao even planned to use Saha's appearance to build a Town God's Temple in Bao'an County to thank him for the experience points he provided.

However, Saha stayed for two days to supply supplies, and then hurriedly continued to go north.

If Saha wants to submit his credentials, he will naturally go to the big port.

He learned about Yangzhou and Quanzhou Port from other businessmen, so after he was anxiously replenished, he planned to go north along the coastline to Yangzhou Port.

Xu Hao quickly proposed to help Saha pilot the navigation. Saha thought for a while that he didn't have Datang's charts, so he could only agree.

After seeing off Saha, Li Zhai also finished communicating with Ahwazd.

There was a crew member on Ahwazd's ship who could speak Hindi, and the interpreter at the port could also speak Hindi. Finally, they stopped communicating in Li Zhai's crappy Latin, and the efficiency immediately improved a lot.

After the exchange, Li Zhai found out in despair that Byzantium is really in decline today.

The former territory of the empire was occupied by the big food in black, and even the Mediterranean Sea fell into the hands of the big food in black.

The religious struggle is getting more and more intense, and now that the entire King Castle has just been taken back from the barbarians, some kind of iconoclasm has started.

Now in charge of the Byzantine Empire is Constantine V, who can barely be regarded as the rejuvenation master of the Byzantine Empire.

He led the troops into Syria, briefly recaptured Syria from the cannibals in black, and blocked the cannibals' fierce attack.

After returning from victory, Constantine V believed that the decline of the Byzantine Empire was because the people of the Byzantine Empire were too keen on worshiping gods.

Constantine V had fought against the Black Dashi many times. You must know that the Abbasid dynasty in this era was much more civilized than the Byzantine Empire. In Baghdad, the capital of the Black Dashi, even non-believers You can live freely, the only difference is that you have to pay a pagan tax more than believers.

Black Clothes Dashi even allows people who believe in Christianity to live in their territory, and rarely persecutes their own people because of religious factors.

Even the current Vizier (Prime Minister) who is dressed in black is a believer who only converted a few years ago. This Persian Prime Minister was originally a Zoroastrian believer.

In contrast, the Byzantine Empire, which was on the defensive, was much more conservative.

A large amount of land was occupied by the big food in black, and the pious believers in the five major dioceses of the Byzantine Empire all retreated to King Castle.

The believers of these sects have different beliefs, and now they are debating scriptures in King Castle every day after losing their land.

They accused each other of heresy and even fought.

Constantine V attributed the low combat effectiveness of the Byzantine Empire to the overly fanatical religion. In order to cool down the religion, Constantine V ordered the destruction of icons in the empire.

The logic of destroying holy statues is similar to the meaning of Han Yu's letter to Tang Xianzong in the middle Tang Dynasty, requesting the destruction of Buddha bones.

The priests of the Byzantine Empire often held icons to ask believers to solicit donations, and fanatical believers even used all their wealth to gild the icons.

The icons of the church became a tool for the priests to earn money, and the priests recited scriptures to the icons day and night, completely useless.

Avazd even complained about the destruction of the icon by Constantine V, not to mention the chaos caused by this movement in the Byzantine Empire.

Rebellions broke out all over the Byzantine Empire, but they were all suppressed by Constantine V.

Li Zhai is also a little speechless, can these insects manage Junbao well?Is it true that you really want green radishes?

Li Zhai has a feeling of disillusionment among netizens. Is this Rome?

Li Fuhai patted Li Zhai on the shoulder and said, "The Byzantine Empire has already declined in this era, and there is no way around it."

But before Li Fuhai comforted Li Zhai, Li Zhai raised his head and said, "Since this is the case! Then let me plant the flag of the Tang Dynasty in Junbao! Han Luo is always better than Lu Luo?"

After saying this, Li Zhai rushed to the forum and began to write his Roman conquest plan, which made Li Fuhai dumbfounded. The brain circuit of his companion is really strange.

[The Byzantium information you submitted has been approved, and you have obtained XX points of experience! 】

However, the exchange with Ahwazd cannot be said to be fruitless. Li Zhai has also gained a lot of experience by submitting information about the Byzantine Empire.

Everyone was satisfied, but Ahwazd was a little disappointed.

Is this the legendary Tang Dynasty where silk and gold are everywhere?

This port is not prosperous, is it?

Besides, except for Xu Hao's official uniform, Ahwazd didn't see anyone wearing silk. Apart from some porcelain, there were almost no valuable goods on the wharf in Bao'an County.

This feeling made Ahwazd very disillusioned.

To make matters worse, Ahwazd sold the date palms that came with the ship in the Lion Country, and exchanged a large amount of benzoin, but when he arrived at the dock in Bao'an County, no one took it.

Xu Hao didn't notice Ahwazd's depressed mood. Li Zhai was busy writing his Roman conquest plan. Only Li Fuhai continued to communicate with Ahwazd with an interpreter. After learning about Ahwazd's anxiety, Li Fuhai said:
"Captain Ahwazd, our Bao'an County is just a small port in Datang. If you want to trade, you still have to go to a big port like Quanzhou or Yangzhou."

Ahwazd was overjoyed when he heard the words, he wanted to open up a route to Datang, but now that he has arrived in Datang, the return flight also needs funds.

If he could not sell the goods he put on, he might be killed by the angry crew as soon as he went to sea.

Li Fuhai looked at Ahwazd's goods, and it was indeed top-quality benzoin.

After estimating the value, Li Fuhai said to Ahwazd:

"Captain Ahwazd, I can buy your cargo."

Ahwazd looked at the Tang man in front of him in surprise, and immediately said exaggeratedly:
"My dear Lee! You are my benefactor, and when my child is baptized, you will be my child's godfather!"

Li Fuhai smiled and said: "I can buy these goods, but you want to take me back to the voyage, how about this deal?"

　This piece of information was read a long time ago, and it was a headache to check yesterday. If there are any mistakes, readers please correct me.

　　But a few big historical events should be right.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)