The word "Dashi" comes from the transliteration of the ancient Persian Tajik. When the Persians ruled the Arab world, they used this word to refer to the Arab tribes. Later, through the ancient Silk Road, the word was also spread to China, so the Chinese used this word to refer to the Arab tribes.
People in the area collectively called them Dashiren. In the Han Dynasty, they called them Tiaozhi, and in the Tang Dynasty, they called them Dashi.
Fang Jun didn't know much about Dashi Country, but he knew that Muhammad, the Islamic prophet recognized by Muslims, was considered by most Muslims to be the last messenger sent by Allah to mankind. He was also commonly known as "the Holy Prophet" among Muslims...
The founder of the Great Food Kingdom was born in Mecca on the Red Sea Coast of the Arabian Peninsula. When he was a child, his family was poor and he worked as a domestic servant. When he was forty years old, he thought about a new religion and went to Mount Hira near Mecca day and night, spending all his energy in thinking.
, seeking the art of rescuing souls. He saw a shadow on the mountain, thinking it was the shadow of the angel Gabriel. He met Jews and Christians and was greatly influenced by them, so he created his own monotheistic Protestantism to replace the old Arab religion.
Some polytheistic religions were later called Islam.
Its essence is to obey the destiny, love mankind, and seek peace in the world. China is also called Islam. Later, the number of believers increased and they were not allowed to live in their hometown, so they went north to the city of Yatlib. In 622 AD, Islam began as a religion.
It was the first year of the Era. Later, troops were raised to level the Arabian Peninsula.
After Muhammad's death, his power became more powerful, conquering Persia, invading India in the south, becoming enemies with the Tang Dynasty and Tubo in the east, and establishing the tyrannical Abbasid Dynasty.
"Tajik" is pronounced like "大衣可", so Dashi should be pronounced "大yi (four tones)" instead of "大shi"...
The name "Hussein" is very common among Arabs. Fang Jun even knew that the name of the black president of the United States had these three words in it.
In his last life, Fang Jun felt that the name Hussein seemed to have been around for a long time. He once asked Baidu for its meaning. Baidu said that the original meaning was "a handsome man"...
But what surprised him was that the bearded man in front of him had a vicissitudes of life, but his voice was clear, powerful, and full of energy. Although his voice in Chinese was inevitably weird and unpleasant, he didn't sound very old.
Fang Jun couldn't help but ask: "I wonder if your Majesty is noble this year?"
After traveling for a long time, he always shouted to the cultural people, and Fang Jun's words also subconsciously became literate. As soon as the words came out, he realized that something was wrong. I am afraid that a word like "Gui Geng" would not be understood by a crooked man. He just thought
When asked again "How old are you?" Hussein already replied: "I am twenty years old this year."
He is actually a China expert...
This was even more surprising than the huge difference in appearance and age: "It seems that you have come to the Tang Dynasty a lot. You can speak Chinese so well, which is surprising. But Hussein is your name, I don't know."
What is your surname?"
Fang Jun had been sitting behind the desk, looking very rude, but Hussein obviously didn't care. He replied respectfully: "I am from a Hashemite family in Medina."
Damn it!
Fang Jun was in awe.
That's Muhammad's family!
The oldest and noblest family in Arabia!
Fang Jun asked in shock: "Isn't there a war going on in your country now? Has Baghdad been captured? Has Damascus been captured? Has Jerusalem been captured? It's incredible. As a member of the Hashemite family, you actually came to the east?"
Fang Jun didn't know exactly when Muhammad died, but he had read an article introducing Arabia before, which seemed to be in the early Tang Dynasty. After Muhammad's death, his status was inherited by the "Four Caliphs", and from that time on
The country of Great Food began its path of expansion through conquests in the north and south.
During this period, they unified the Arabian Peninsula, occupied Iraq, destroyed the Sasanian dynasty of Persia, ravaged Jordan, Palestine and Syria, captured Jerusalem, then defeated the Byzantine army and captured Damascus, and then invaded and occupied Egypt.
Alexandria…
It can be said that the big food country of this era is an invincible existence in West Asia.
And a descendant of the Hashemite family, instead of fighting bloody battles for his family on the battlefield, why would he come to the distant east instead?
Doing business?
Fang Jun doesn’t think that the Hashim family is so poor that they need to come to the East to do business and earn military expenses...
Hussein’s eyes widened!
How could this ungrateful Tang noble know that the great Arab Empire in the far west had captured Baghdad? How could he know that the bravest and wisest Arab general, Khalid al-Islam, known as the "Sword of Allah"
Ben Velid had led the Arabs quickly through the inaccessible Syrian desert, annihilated the 50,000 Byzantine army on the banks of the Yarmouk River, and occupied Damascus, the capital of Syria?
He only set sail for the distant east after Khalid ibn Velid sent troops from Damascus to capture Jerusalem. Even if businessmen came to Tang during the same period, they would not be able to bring such detailed news!
In the name of Allah, how did this Tang noble know this?
Could it be that Allah gave him a dream?
Seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of Hussein's two attendants, Fang Jun laughed, feeling that he had said too much, and quickly ordered the scribe on the side: "Hurry up and arrange seats for the messengers of Allah and serve tea!"
The clerks then went to move the chairs. It was not that they were rude, but that in the eyes of all Tang people, these Hu merchants from the Western Regions were lowly and low-class people. There was no need to treat them with courtesy. If the general manager was willing to receive them, it was already giving him face.
Okay...
As for what Fang Jun and Hu Shang said, it was even more confusing and incomprehensible. Messenger of Allah?
Several scribes who had never come into contact with Arab merchants were confused. Who is Allah?
Is he the emperor of the barbarians?
Oops, the general manager is well-informed and knowledgeable. Hu Shang didn't even say which country he was from, but the general manager already knew who the emperor was...
Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder he is the general manager, I’m convinced!
A chair was brought in and tea was served, but Hussein did not sit down. Instead, he bowed and saluted Fang Jun again, with some urgency in his tone: "I have taken the liberty to come here to see you this time. I really have something urgent to ask of Your Majesty the Marquis.
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Fang Jun rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Why are you so impatient? Sit down first, drink some tea to quench your thirst, and then talk about it slowly. I am the most hospitable. A saint in our Tang Dynasty once said
"It's not a pleasure to have friends from far away." Since you have come to the Tang Dynasty from afar, we are destined to meet you. No matter what difficulties you have, I will do my best to help you. Come and have tea."
Regardless of whether people believe in God or not at all about Buddha's fate, he picked up his teacup and paid tribute from a distance.
Hussein had no choice but to sit down with his two followers and pick up the tea cup.
A light and timeless aroma penetrated into the nostrils, and several people were shocked. However, they had never drank such a light green drink before, and they were a little embarrassed. When they saw that Fang Jun had taken a sip, they imitated the same thing and became a little embarrassed.
He took a shallow sip.
When the tea enters the throat, it is smooth and astringent, leaving a fragrant aroma in the mouth. It neutralizes the greasiness of the beef in the mouth and makes it very refreshing.
Hussein's beard curled up and he asked in surprise: "What is this? I have never seen it before."
Fang Jun smiled and said: "These are tea leaves, the leaves of a plant. Don't underestimate these small leaves. A tea tree can only pick a few young leaves every year. It is more expensive than gold. In the Tang Dynasty, only nobles could
A top-notch luxury product that can only be enjoyed. Moreover, this kind of tea can relieve the greasiness in the belly, clear away heat and detoxify, and is beneficial to the body and mind."
The Arabs eat beef and mutton, drink milk on a regular basis, and have many meat and dairy products that are more practical in their daily life. Tea is the best drink they need. Otherwise, why would tea become the largest commodity in East-West trade like porcelain in later generations? Or even
Due to the large demand of ordinary Western people for tea and porcelain, a huge trade deficit between the East and the West led to Western countries having to balance the trade balance by dumping large amounts of opium to the East, which indirectly contributed to the Opium War...
The Hussein in front of us is an Arab noble. Can we sell tea to the West in advance and earn a lot of gold coins from him?
Unexpectedly, Hussein only briefly expressed his wonder and curiosity about tea, then quickly changed the topic and said with a serious expression: "Your Excellency, the Marquis, I will tell you the truth, I came to the Tang Dynasty this time to lead a large-scale army.
Unfortunately, they encountered a hurricane and heavy rain along the coast of Tianzhu on the way, and half of the merchant ships sank. They had to lead the rest of the merchant ships to trade with the Tang Dynasty. But who knew that when they entered the Yangtze River and wanted to go to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty by water, they encountered
Pirate attack..."
Fang Jun was stunned and thought to himself, how bad is your luck?