Fulousha is a Tianzhu city-state that thrives because of Buddha.

There are more than a dozen shrines in the city, such as the temple of Kasegada.

There are also ancient and small primitive sects such as Brahmanism and Jainism, which have just been revived, and dozens of churches and temples of all sizes have also been left in the city.

If you are interested, climb to the top and look into the city, but see the pagodas standing in a forest, the shrine is sagging, and the purple smoke is swirling.

You will think that you have come to the kingdom of God, or to the Elysium of the western heavens.

The world-famous Jiandra incense market is spread outward around these temples and shrines.

Or for the exclusive castle flower garden, such as the Semitic "Babylon" Sanssouci incense society.

Or it is an open-air market, where the common local spices are traded.

There are incense sellers who walk alone in various markets with rare treasures, and there are also rangers from all over the world who sit on the ground and attract buyers with magic tricks such as spirit snakes and juggling.

Most of the Roman merchants came in groups, as was the case with the caravans of Alexander and Uncle Charles.

They either had just returned from Chang'an and Luoyang in the Eastern Han Kingdom, and passed through the Jiandra Buddha Kingdom on the way.

Or they came all the way from Constantinople, in addition to the Roman gold coins that jingled in their skins, these adventurers from the western kingdom of Yunhai would also bring myrrh, Suhe, and tulip oil grown in Canaan, Egypt, and Athens to the incense market in Fulousha.

The monks from the Southwest China Sea countries such as Yavati, Cochin, and Puluo who came to make pilgrimages brought with them the incense of chicken tongue and cardamom.

The ancient Hebrew merchants came from overseas in a cloud sail, followed the Tianzhu River to the north, and dropped an iron anchor outside the city of Fulousha.

The master in a white robe with a linen round neck is directing dozens of foreign men to carry baskets from the sea boats of acacia gums from the Nubian highlands, or pearl coral from the Persian Sea.

If there are merchants from the Eastern Jin Dynasty who bring perilla and musk from our Eastern Han Kingdom, then all the strange fragrances in the world will be gathered here.

The distribution place of spices in the world of Jiandra incense city is really worthy of its name!

Sogdian merchants from the north were bartering with the Tianzhu natives.

Cheap copperware, knives, or linen cloth from the northern nations were exchanged for resins and seeds of golden sand, sandalwood, and clumsy belots.

And those pilgrims from the southwest islands or desert areas seem to have just come out of the barbaric era, and they don't know what trade is.

The clothes do not cover the body, and the skin is black like a Kunlun slave.

Each of them held a few pieces of Ammad incense or acacia resin, and stood solemnly on the edge of the bazaar and on the steps of the Buddha's temple.

There is no price tag and no signboard, and it has its own faction among the many merchants in Jiantuoxiang City.

All transactions are spontaneous, as long as you want, the buyer's clothing, pendants, swords and utensils can be exchanged, except for the golden sands that everyone loves in the world.

Thankfully, this is a benevolent place where Buddhism flourishes, where merchants are compassionate and spice traders are not deceived.

If it is changed to some city-states of Rome and Persia, the goods are cheap and small, and it will be miserable to be caught by Haoqiang and sold as slaves!

The Sassanid merchants, who had long been familiar with the way of business, and some old Kushan clans, built rows of shops on both sides of the horse road in the city.

Like the peasants, the sun rises and the sun sets, buying and selling spices from all over the world, and earning the difference in price.

Over time, a unique Xiangjie community has been formed in this royal city.

It is connected with those open-air markets, all kinds of traveling merchants, and the self-produced and self-sold ancient castle incense society, which has become the blood and warp and weft of this key Tuoxiang market.

Although the layout of Fulou Shawang City Xiang Market is not as clear as that of Chang'an East City and West Market, nor is it as sweeping as the Beloeia Market, there are rules to follow.

The surrounding bazaars where the Kushan Palace is located are mainly worldly incense.

Herbaceae, antiseptic diet, women's powder

The spice trade is mainly concentrated in this area.

The Roman merchants who came from the western kingdom of Yunhai, after entering Fulousha, generally came with these spices.

It is said that before the spices of the East entered their tables, only sea salt was used as the seasoning in the minced meat eaten by the world.

Wealthy families such as princes and nobles, dukes and counts, or wealthy businessmen would also add condiments such as honey, olive oil or rose vanilla to the naan roast to enhance the taste of the staple food.

The staple food has been like this for a long time, the taste is the same, and it tastes like chewing wax, just satisfying, and there is no fun at all.

Later, the Persians brought all kinds of strange incense to Athens, Antioch and Rome in chariots and merchant ships, shocking the government and the public of the Western Empire and maddening the world.

The salted beef and mutton roast is sprinkled with pepper, fennel, cinnamon, rosemary and other spices mixed with a milled powder, giving off a heavenly atmosphere.

Since then, the Han Kingdom and Tianzhu in the East have become fairy-like kingdoms in the hearts of the Romans.

Being able to cut the clouds on the horizon into neon clothes is our Oriental Han Kingdom.

It can turn rotten mince meat into a delicacy in the world, and it is Tianzhu, which is rich in spices and gold.

So whether it was Julius Caesar, the founding king, or later Augustus the Great and Antony, and then Alexander, two hundred years ago.

The Romans have marched all over the country for silk, gold and spices from the East.

However, God did not fulfill people's wishes, and Alexander the Great's 100,000 Roman iron horsemen had already fought along the city-state of Herat, the Salang Pass, the Gaofu Royal City, the Kabul River, and the Kabor Pass until the east bank of the Tianzhu River.

The country of Jiandra Xiang is close at hand, but the first emperor of the ages suddenly fell ill and died young.

The road to the East came to an abrupt end, and the burden of the silk and spice trade between Rome and the Eastern kingdoms fell to us and other Eastern and Western merchants.

Around the tower of the wheel king, it is the place where the Buddha incense trade of the Fulousha city-state is located.

The old shops and incense-making workshops of resins such as clumsy bello incense, acacia, sandalwood, and Suhe are all gathered here.

Our merchants from Khotan, Wusun, Qiuzi, Rouran and other northern countries come to Tianzhu, and they generally come to this Buddha incense.

The procurement of spices does not require too many people, so after dawn, Uncle Su and I only took Qin Chong, Guo Helmet and others to the Xiang City to investigate.

The rest of the men continued to stay in the camp to rest their horses, waiting for the time to return.

Uncle Su is proficient in Persian and Sogdian, I can also handle Tocharian in the North, and there is still a lack of translations in Tianzhu Sanskrit and Sabbath for the Xiangshi transaction.

Duo'er is not in the team, and the Semitic Sa Bing and the wheat field deer of the old people of Beitianzhu Guishan are also in charge.

In the morning, the purple sun was already high.

A group of six of us followed the bustling flow of cars and horses and people, and walked into the city from the east gate.

In order to avoid the Sanssouci incense society in front of me, so as not to offend my worry-forgetting poison cup, everyone specially chose a remote horse road that extends north along the city wall.

The road is lined with low, dilapidated grass huts, mostly inhabited by penniless Puritans and devout ascetic Buddhist monks.

I didn't expect this to be such a scene here, and I didn't prepare a meal to be given along the way, leaving some gold coins and money for fear of offending these cultivators.

We had no choice but to salute with our palms together and hurry by in trepidation.

After the grass liao, we passed a Buddhist temple and several Jain shrines along the way, and finally came to the northeast corner of the royal city, where the palace square of the former Kushan Dynasty was located.

The royal palace is built on the mountain, and the square with black stone tiles is facing the water of the mighty soup.

The mountains and rivers are surrounded by the sun, which is really a treasure of feng shui!

People often say that the ancestors of the Dayue clan of the Guishan royal family are my old clan in Longxi, and today I finally believe it.

Now this North Tianzhu area

The largest Royal Square has been abandoned and has become the largest open-air incense market in the city-state of Fulousha.

Facing the Yangpo embankment of the Tianzhu River, when the city was built, it was all made of long bluestone barriers, and now it is a natural dock for merchant ships from all over the world.

"Uncle Su, I knew that Fulousha was on the bank of the Tianzhu River, and we built a big boat in Daliluo River! Descend the river and reach the dock in front of you in a maximum of three days! ”

Standing on a high place and looking down into the distance, I couldn't help but sigh when I saw the sails on both sides of the long river, the blue water and the waves, and a Persian ship full of spices pulling anchor.

"Young master, if the caravan goes to Jiankang by sea this time, your idea is very good, hehe, it's a pity that we are taking the land route!"

Uncle Su laughed and said, I don't know if it's a compliment or a laugh at my whimsy.

"Hey! How difficult it is to build a seafaring cargo ship! At that time on the Antioch beach, the boatman gave a six-month deadline. With this effort, we have all arrived in Chang'an City! ”

After listening to Uncle Su's words, I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh.

"Young master! It seems that we had advanced thirty Roman gold coins and ordered a three-masted ship to go to Rome! ”

"If it weren't for the trip to the Knight's Castle, where old Hesrul got in the way, we would have crossed the ocean to Rome! The young master may even meet the beautiful Miss Yamika! Hahaha! ”

Listening to me tell about the past of the city-state of Antioch, Qin Chong and Liu Zhen'er also happily reminisced, as if they had long forgotten that period of hell.

"Young master, don't forget to take me with you next time you go to Rome! Sa Bing is willing to lead the way for you! ”

Sa Bing, who came with him, smiled innocently, with a thick Canaanite accent in his half-baked Handiaya dialect.

"Okay, Brother Laosa! I almost forgot that you were still half a Roman! Hahaha! ”

The Rimika's Shadow flashed through my mind, a little blurry, and a little heartache.

"Young master, the province of Syria is also the land of the Eastern Roman Empire, and I am a native of the entire Roman country!"

Sa Bing retorted anxiously, his blonde hair and maroon beard fluttering in the wind.

For the first time, I felt that this Canaanite brother was also a heroic man who stood tall in the sky.

"Old Sa! The execution racks on both sides of the road from Belroea to Antioch are still there! The Eastern Roman Emperor Lao'er's life and death strategy may still have your name! Hahaha! ”

They are all good brothers who are born and die, Qin Chong also teased without any scruples on the side.

"It's the old country! Ha ha! Homeland! ”

Sa Bing smiled heartily, the first half is Chinese, and the second part is Khotan's Tocharian language.

After getting along with me and Qin Chong and Liu Zhen'er day and night with me and the three Han people, this Canaan Laosa fully understands the meaning of his homeland.

"General Sa, when you go to the east and pass by the Heavenly Mountain in the future, I will take you to a place where there are villagers from your homeland!"

I stopped smiling and said to Sa Bing very solemnly.

"Native countryman?"

Sa Bing looked at me suspiciously, still not understanding what I meant.

"Yes, now there is a state of Tuyuhun in the Eastern Han Land, and there is a tribe of Romans in the territory of this kingdom."

I replied quietly, with such a vision in mind.

In the future, on the banks of the Huangshui River in the far east, they will build a few mansions for Sabing and them, buy a pasture, and marry a woman of Roman descent as a wife, which will surely relieve their homesickness.

"Young master! Suhe! Daqin's Su Hexiang! ”

I don't know when, Uncle Su and Miss Tianlu have already walked far ahead.

They stopped in front of an incense shop, and Tian Lu picked up a milky yellow piece of incense and shouted happily to me.

The white clothes are fluttering, and the bright and pure Tianzhu Sanskrit sound seems to float from the fairy world.