Chapter 391: The Old Capital of Gul
Fislogu, Datilsmen. In the Gur language, it means the gate of wealth. Because this place leads to Khorasan in the west, it is the only place to enter the Gur Mountains. And businessmen, in turn, often represent wealth. So over time, the locals called it the gate of wealth.
Although at this time, the indigenous people of Afghanistan, the Pashtuns, had not yet taken shape. However, Pashto-speaking tribes have been widely present in the mountains, river valleys and plains of Afghanistan.
This Gur people are one of the tribes of the Pashtuns in later generations. It's just that with the southward migration of the ethnic group and the collapse of the Gur Kingdom, the tribes of the Gur people have been completely assimilated by other tribes, and there is not even a trace of existence.
In later generations, the Gur Mountains, the birthplace of the Gur people, were also occupied by the Harraza people, the descendants of the Mongols dominated by Genghis Khan.
Of course, all this has changed with the arrival of Lee Seung-ji.
At least the Harraza people have no chance of appearing. Even the Pashtuns, under Lee Seungji's intentional assimilation, will disappear silently from the water like a blister that has just come out of the water, before it blooms its brilliance.
Pashto, a hodgepodge of Hindi, Farsi, and Arabic, will also be replaced by Khorasan's three official languages: Persian, Huihe, and Chinese.
Other languages will be recognized as inferior languages and will not be allowed to be put on the table. As Khorasan became stronger, many ethnic groups voluntarily gave up their language and learned the official language. This is the fundamental way to gain the recognition of mainstream Khorasan society!
Otherwise, you will always be stuck in a remote ravine, accompanied by poverty for the rest of your life.
This policy of linguistic assimilation has already been discussed in the political hall of Khorasan. Along with this, there are detailed requirements for customs, dress, food and drink. All customs and customs that are not officially sanctioned by Khorasan are bad customs. In the territory of Khorasan, it will be forbidden. Those red turban army who are like vultures and make people vigilant. Like the religious police in later Arab countries, they will always keep an eye on those citizens who do not conform to the rules, so as to take corresponding punishments.
However, it was wartime, and for the sake of the stability of Khorasan and the smooth progress of the war, these decrees were still being prepared and discussed. First, it is possible to check and fill in the gaps, so that the implementation of the decree can be more secure. Second, with the power of victory in the war, those tribes who have strange hearts can obediently accept the fate of assimilation.
For these, Hetosabel, who had just surrendered to the First Route Army, naturally did not know.
Of course, he didn't bother with that. After all, at the moment, a task with both opportunities and dangers is determining his future status in Khorasan.
"Open the door! Open the door! The infidels called! A small soldier of the Shah tribe stood under the gates of the Great Tilles, shouting loudly.
Hetosabel led more than 30 people, sat on horseback and waited quietly.
"You're from the Shah?" , A soldier guarding the city looked at it for a while, and then asked out loud. The territory of the Inshah tribe is to the west of Fislogu, and the tribe is very numerous. So their outfits are easily recognizable.
"Don't talk nonsense! Let your rulers come forth. Let's just say that Hetoshabel, the patriarch of our Shah tribe, is here, and let him open the gates of the city quickly. ”。 The little soldier of the Shah tribe commanded. It is also the Shah Department that can squeeze into the top five among the seventeen tribes of Gur. Therefore, in the tribal coalition, the status is not low.
At this time, the city gate was guarded by a tribe that was much inferior in strength to the Shah tribe - the Talbe. Therefore, when the people below meet, the Shah Department will naturally be more arrogant.
Soon, a small commander of the Tahr tribe appeared at the head of the city. After seeing Hetoshabel's appearance, he immediately ordered his men to open the city gates. And for the first time, he came to Hetosha and said goodbye to him with a smile.
"Reward you, and guard the gates." Hetosha threw a dinar with a blank face.
"Yes, yes, yes...", the little commander nodded in response, and his attitude was even more flattering. In the end, their realm can be said to be the poorest realm in Gur. In the past, when Gul Sultan was still alive, with the status of Fislogu, there would be merchants who would come here to buy and sell.
But after the death of Gul Sultan, the world was divided into three points. The land of Gur, which is full of poor mountains and bad waters, and the roads are difficult to travel, there are few business travelers. In addition, the surrounding tribes have lost their restraint and are prone to plundering. There are even fewer business travelers who dare to venture here.
After all, although money is important, it must also be spent on life.
Therefore, the Gur Mountains have returned to the previous situation of scarce materials and poor birds not.
The patriarchs and elders are having a hard time, and the people below are even more unhappy. Therefore, this dinar is still very rare for this little commander.
After passing through the outer city and the inner city, we arrived at the military fort of Fislogu. This is the most common mode of city in Central Asia. The outer city was the residence of the common people, and the inner city was the residence of the dignitaries and kings. The words of the military fort are like a military camp. It is the most important military point in the city.
Although Fislogu was not the capital of the Gur people a long time ago. But in the early days of the rise of the Gur people, it was still of great significance. So much of the gold and silver treasures that had been plundered from other places were poured on this city. The desolate Gur Mountains have a large city with a circumference of three miles and a width of two miles, in the shape of an almond.
Although it is incomparable with Puhua, Xunsigan, Malu and even Yeli, Kebuli and other cities. But in this closed terrain of Gur, it is the only great city.
There are functional buildings such as palaces, mosques, and libraries built by skilled craftsmen. Most of the books in the Great Library of Gizzini, the capital of the previous Cogening Dynasty, were looted here.
Nowadays, although the country of Gur is in great decline, it has not suffered from war. The various functional buildings of Fislogu are still largely well preserved. The gardens in front and behind the houses along the street are the same as when the city was founded.
The flowers and fruit trees planted inside are competing for beauty, and they are blooming fragrant flowers.
It's not the first time Hetoshabel has been to the city! Once upon a time, when the Sultan of Ghor was still alive, he came here with his father Khan to pay tribute to the Sultan.
Heto Shabel, who was accustomed to the wild scenery of the jungles, meadows, and Gobi Deserts, and lived in tents, and slept in the wilderness, was immediately shocked by the city built with such stones.
The people who walked all over the streets, dressed in silk clothes and embroidered with patterns, became the objects of his envy.
But now, he doesn't have the hillbilly mentality he used to have.
Because after the alliance of the Gur tribes took control of the land of Gur, this city of the Gur people has been opened to all tribes. Many of the treasures in the city have also become a means for the tribal chiefs to win them over.
The houses with gardens, the fine palaces, also became their things.
The whole city, and the infinite riches, are theirs.
At this moment, walking on the streets of the inner city near the military fort, the noble merchants who used to wear luxurious silk clothes are gone. In their place, there are tribesmen dressed up as tribesmen. Many houses have also been torn down or abandoned and replaced with tents.
The ubiquitous human and animal droppings make the entire street stinky. Hetosha whipped his mount with some disgust, and got out of this filthy place as quickly as possible.