The Persian Emperor Tahmasp I still had many highlight moments.
When he was fifteen years old, he defeated the Uzbeks and beat King Bukhara to the point where he was wounded and fled. He died of illness a few years later.
At the age of twenty-five, he annexed the Shirvan Khanate.
At the age of thirty-eight, he annexed the famous city of Sheki, and Persian influence extended to the Caucasus.
It was a pity that when they encountered the Ottoman Empire, they were beaten and had to move their capital for ten years, and they had to cede land before they could regain the old capital. The Shirwan Khanate, which they annexed, barely warmed their hands, and had to spit it out to recognize its independence.
With the continuous loss of territory, the political, religious and ethnic conflicts in Persia have accumulated into a powder keg that is about to explode.
Therefore, the Persian emperor chose to invade Afghanistan and ease the crisis of rule by expanding its territory.
This is why Persia provoked Wang Yuan...
Neuropathy!
Persia has many plateau terrains, but its coasts are plains. These plains are Persia's main grain-producing areas.
It only took a few months for Qi Jiguang to conquer coastal cities one after another. He did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but only robbed things after breaking the city. The goods he grabbed immediately shipped them to ships and sold them to Han merchants.
Among them, countless grains were grabbed. After enough military rations were reserved, some could be sold.
Fighting all the way to the gates of Ahvaz, Qi Jiguang's offensive was finally blocked.
Khuzestan is the core grain-producing area of Persia, and its capital, the city of Ahvaz, is also Persia's second largest trade center. A military invasion here is equivalent to Persia being stuck in the neck. Even if it knows that it is very dangerous, Persia must
Send the main force to rescue.
The crown prince, Ismail Mirza, personally led an army of 30,000 people. His main force was the border defense troops drawn from the Western Front. As soon as he was halfway there, he heard that Ottoman had taken advantage of the opportunity and entered.
It was useless to go back, so Ismail accelerated his march, and finally saw Qi Jiguang outside the city of Ahvaz, who was besieging the city for reinforcements.
The two sides set up their battle formations, with 5,000 Indian soldiers and 30,000 Persian troops.
Ismail took out his telescope, took a few casual glances, and then ordered: "Retreat to the stronghold and defend carefully."
There was no way to fight. Although Ismail had an army of 30,000 men, they did not dare to fight Qi Jiguang's 5,000 men.
"Negotiating peace?" Qi Jiguang frowned.
The envoy said: "Our country admits its defeat and asks your country to provide a reasonable peace condition."
Qi Jiguang asked: "Can you represent the Persian emperor?"
The messenger shook his head: "I represent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Qi Jiguang heard some mystery and said: "The matter is very important. I can't make the decision. I will send you to see the Crown Prince of Tianzhu."
Wang Zheng was at the seaside 200 miles away, and soon saw the envoy sent by the Persian Crown Prince.
Wang Zheng smiled and asked: "Can the crown prince of your country make the decision?"
The messenger said: "The prince cannot make the decision, but when he becomes the emperor, he can make the decision."
Wang Zheng asked: "You want me to help send troops to seize the throne?"
The envoy shook his head: "No need, as long as you don't send any more troops."
Wang Zheng asked again: "What benefits do I have?"
The messenger said: "Please give me a price."
Wang Zhengshi opened his mouth loudly: "I want all the cities in the coastal plain of your country!"
The messenger immediately refused: "Impossible."
Wang Zheng smiled and said: "Then you bid."
The envoy said: "As long as your country ceases its troops but does not immediately withdraw its troops and surround the city of Ahvaz, the crown prince will take care of the rest. After that, Gombrun Port (later Bandar Abbas Port)
) and Shahpur Port (later Khomeini Port), the ten years of tax revenue from the two ports will be handed over to your country, and Tianzhu can directly send tax collectors. Persia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and compensate for gold worth 100,000 Chinese silver coins.
"
"What else?" Wang Zheng asked.
The messenger added: "The Crown Prince has a daughter who is thirteen years old and is willing to marry you. From then on, the two countries will be good neighbors and friendly and will not attack each other."
Wang Zheng said: "I already have a wife."
The messenger smiled and said: "In your country, there is a distinction between wives and concubines. The daughter of the crown prince can marry you as your concubine."
Wang Zheng shook his head: "Your country still needs to compensate for the military expenditure of 500,000 taels of silver, which is 500,000 Chinese silver coins."
"Yes," the envoy said, "but it needs to be paid in installments, and after the crown prince seizes the throne, he hopes to obtain a loan from your country."
Wang Zheng said: "We will discuss the matter of borrowing money later."
The two sides reached a deal, and Wang Zheng didn't think about where to occupy it. In fact, Tianzhu hadn't digested it yet.
After receiving Wang Zheng's promise, the Persian prince Ismail immediately marched to the southwest in secret, leaving an empty camp behind to confuse others.
This guy secretly detoured for twenty days, cut off the food routes of the Ottoman invasion force, and almost wiped out 10,000 Ottoman soldiers. With the power of victory, and as the crown prince, he marched directly to the capital Qazvin, watching the towns along the way.
He surrendered and used force to ask his father to become the Supreme Emperor.
It is true that the Persian emperor was unpopular, and the crown prince was brave and good at fighting. The nobles and businessmen wanted to get rid of the war as soon as possible, and collectively turned to the crown prince who was "on the side of the Qing emperor".
Historically, after Crown Prince Ismail came to power, he immediately embarked on military and political reforms, swept away the decline in Persia, and quickly recovered a large amount of lost territory. However, this guy was too jealous and cruel. His brothers and sisters, who were threatening, would either
Killed by him or blinded by him.
The prince, princess and ministers were so frightened that they jointly launched a palace coup to kill this guy and supported a half-blind prince as a puppet.
The half-blind emperor was blind but unwilling to be a puppet. Persia entered a period of chaos and lost half of its territory.
The half-blind emperor finally took control of the government by using various means, but he was cruel, cruel, arrogant and lewd. He was betrayed by his eighteen-year-old son Qingjun, and reluctantly became the supreme emperor. The Safi Dynasty ushered in the Abbasid era and actively reformed.
After working hard to govern and expand its territory, Persia actually entered its heyday.
At this moment, Ismail had not yet revealed his cruel nature, and the "Qing Jun Side" operation was successful, and the Supreme Emperor died suddenly.
The two most profitable seaports in Persia were given tax collection rights to Tianzhu for ten years.
For Tianzhu, since the tariff revenue is its own, of course it must resume trade. However, the trade with the Ottomans will not be interrupted. There are four major trading centers in the entire Persian Gulf, one belongs to Portugal, one belongs to the Ottomans, and two
Returned to Persia but taxed by Tianzhu.
Ottoman and Persia go to war again!
The new Persian emperor Ismail was indeed more capable than his father. Despite internal and external difficulties, he actually fought back and forth with the Ottoman Empire.
Due to lack of money, Persia could only seek a loan from the Tianzhu National Bank. Wang Yuan took the opportunity to mint a large number of gold, silver and copper coins and send them there.
Persia was unwilling to accept copper coins, but could not refuse, which resulted in Tianzhu copper coins being widely circulated in Persia.
The two major commercial ports in Persia will not be able to get their tariff rights back for at least 20 to 30 years. They owe a lot of debt to Tianzhu with interest, so they can only use tariffs as collateral. The textile industry in Persia was also destroyed by the Ming Dynasty.
Tianzhu's cotton cloth was shattered by the impact.
The Ottoman Empire was slightly better, and it was very pleasant to be a second-rate dealer.
But while the royal family, nobles and merchants were making money, the Ottoman domestic handicraft industry was declining day by day. If you could make a lot of money through resale trade, who would develop industry, not to mention the cotton cloth in the East was so cheap.
Persia and the Ottomans quickly became the dumping grounds for products from the Ming Dynasty and Tianzhu.
In the Xinjiang region, the Xiliang County of the Ming Dynasty ushered in the third King of Xiliang!
Zhu Guankai was only twenty years old when he succeeded to the throne, and the Xiliang Kingdom was in a mess by his father. He personally led troops to kill his uncles, obtained large tracts of pasture as rewards for soldiers and herdsmen, and then lowered commercial taxes on textile factories to accumulate strength.
In two years, he wiped out all the Oara tribes in one fell swoop and took over the pastures north of the Tianshan Mountains, which was equivalent to occupying the entire territory of Xinjiang in later generations.
Then, the Gilijis led their people to join them and sold their wool happily, and Zhu Guankai began to personally conquer the Kazakh Khanate.
At this time, the Kazakh Khanate had been divided into large and small tribes. The chief of Dayuzi (tribal alliance) belonged to the nominal Great Khan. In the Qing Dynasty of another time and space, Dayuzi was annexed by Jungar and finally became a vassal of the Qing Dynasty.
; Xiaoyuzi directly joined Russia; after Zhongyuzi joined Russia, he nominally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Guankai personally fought for two years and fought all the way to the east bank of Lake Balkhash.
The Xiliang Kingdom is rich in cotton and wool, and has steam engines for textiles. It has become the strongest power in Central Asia.
Zhu Guankai was just a prince of Zhibi, in fact, he was just a county king. He felt that this was incompatible with his own strength, and he did not engage in the tactic of being obedient and secretly violating, so he directly sent an envoy to Beijing to ask the emperor to upgrade his rank.
Of course Zhu Zaiyi was unwilling, otherwise where would the emperor's face be? Do we still need the majesty of the imperial court?
Zhu Guankai was also an upright young man. Since the emperor didn't give him face, he didn't give the emperor face either, and immediately announced his separation from the Ming Dynasty and established himself on his own.
The two sides fought a battle in Hami, and the Ming Dynasty won a complete victory, but that was all.
Zhu Guankai personally led the cavalry to harass Qinghai and made Qinghai a mess, which was just in time to help the Ming Dynasty beat the increasingly disobedient Mongolian and Tibetan tribes.
Fighting back and forth is not a problem. It is a waste of money and food, so we can only stop fighting.
Zhu Guankai was still the king of the Ming Dynasty and the prince of Zhibi. He paid tribute to war horses every year, which gave Zhu Zaiyi enough face.
But in the face of the forces of various countries in Central Asia, Zhu Guankai claimed to be the emperor of Xiliang. This guy continued his personal expedition and fought southwestward to the border with the Bukhara Khanate (Uzbekistan). At this point, he finally stopped and declared Buddhism as the state religion of Xiliang, instantly falling into
Amidst the rising rebellions.
For the next thirty years, Zhu Guankai had been suppressing religious rebellions and could not spare the energy to expand. At least 200,000 herdsmen died under his orders.
Zhu Guankai died of illness before he reached the age of sixty. The three sons fought for the throne and fought together, and the Xiliang Kingdom fell into pieces.
His youngest son, Zhu Shoujun, fought until he was forty years old, and finally reunified the Xiliang Kingdom. Due to the poor livelihood of the people, he could only work in farming in his later years, and he was extremely obedient as the watchdog of the Western Regions for the Ming Dynasty.
While working as a dog for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Shoujun actively promoted Confucianism and Chinese, and also supported the development of physics.
The Xiliang Kingdom once again showed its power, already the grandson of Zhu Shoujun, destroying Bukhara in the south, pacifying Kazakhstan in the west, and carrying Russia in the north. At its peak, its territory included Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Gansu territory west of Jiayuguan.
Then it collapsed again and was divided into four. The kings were all named Zhu.
It’s just that throughout Central Asia, Chinese has become the upper-middle-class language. Everyone from top to bottom believes in Buddhism, and it is a unique kind of Buddhism called “Tianshan Sect”, which also integrates and absorbs some Green Sect teachings. Turpan and other
Shibali has become the holy land of the "Tianshan Sect", and a large number of Central Asian believers come here for pilgrimage every year.