The name of the country ruled by Yelu Dashi was not "Western Liao", but "Liao". And the country is not a kingdom, but an empire of great color. Yelu Dashi himself is the Heavenly Blessing Emperor of the Liao Empire!

In addition to proclaiming himself emperor, Dashi continued to follow the foreign policy of the Liao state of self-proclaimed China. In the name of the "Peach Blossom Stone Emperor", he interacted with the Western world.

At the same time, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern and Western Song Dynasty also regarded themselves as Chinese orthodoxy.

So for Westerners in this era, there are a total of four Peach Blossom Stone countries...... And it's not easy to mess with! Among them, the weakest peach blossom stone, the Liao Empire, is already so strong that the Turks, the Great Cannibals, and the Romans tremble.

No one dared to say "no" categorically, no one dared to anger the powerful Taohuashi Emperor, the conqueror of Persia, the protector of Baghdad and Constantinople, and the defender of Tianli in the West.

Otherwise, the Sword of Heaven will be pointed at Baghdad, Constantinople, or even ...... Rome!

The doom of the Seljuk Turks will return!

However, at this moment, the caliphs, the pope, and the emperors of Rome probably never dreamed that Yelu Dashi, the peach blossom stone emperor who made them extremely awe-inspiring, was suffering from the upheavals that had taken place in the eastern world.

Although he called himself the "Peach Blossom Stone Emperor" to Westerners, in fact he never thought of returning to his hometown.

In his opinion, how can there be a Tabriz in his hometown?

Although the wealth of Persia is not comparable to that of China and Tianzhu, it is not comparable to the Khitan State that pretends to be the orthodox Chinese state.

This country is also an ancient civilization with a long history and was once very strong!

Although visibly weakened after being conquered by the Great Cannibals, the emaciated camel was larger than the horse. Moreover, the little capital that the two Persian empires dominated the West in the past is now in the hands of the "Western Liao Empire" founded by Dashi.

Perhaps, as long as they succeeded in digesting Persia, Dashi and his descendants, they would be able to turn Western Liao into the Third Persian Empire......

However, it was not easy to digest Persia, for Jerodashi was not a Persian, and the number of men he brought with him from the east was limited, and the number of men he had brought with him was less than a million—the result of counting many of the subjugated Qarluqs, Tatars, Barbarians, and Kipchaks.

With less than a million people, Jerodashi ruled over a vast land stretching from the land of the Seven Rivers in the north to the vicinity of Baghdad in the south. The number of foreign people ruled by his empire is probably more than 15 million! And most of them believe in the Celestial Religion!

In this case, in order to stabilize his rule, Yelu Dashi had to pacify the Celestial Sect in Persia, Hezhong, Qihe, and other places.

At the same time, he was also subject to the Tianli religious state of Xiliang in the east and the Buddhist country of Xixia, as well as the two Chinese states of Zhou and Song, which were powerful in the West, and did not dare to abandon Tianli and convert to heaven.

In addition, the Roman state in the western part of the Oshishi Empire was Christian. Immediately after the Western Liao took control of Persia (including later Azerbaijan), he established alliances with the Eastern Romans and the Holy See. If he fell to the Heavenly Sect, the Western Liao Empire was afraid that it would be enemies on all sides.

Therefore, in the past few years, Jerodashi has adopted the strategy of coercion rather than eliminating the caliphate. Turning himself into a "protector of the caliphate", he receives annual coins from Baghdad every year. At the same time, he forced the Caliphate to issue religious decrees to the leaders of the Celestial Sect in Western Liao, telling them to submit to the rule of the Western Liao court.

At the same time, Oishi also made efforts to promote the Tenri religion in the territory, hoping to bring more Persians into the religion.

However, the Persians were not interested in the Tenrikyo at all, and they did not win a few believers with great effort—this is a matter of course, and the Tenrikyo teachers under Oishi did not even speak Persian, nor did they understand the history of Persia and the living habits of the Persians, so how could they succeed in preaching so quickly?

At this time, the Manichaean Bright Peak sent missionaries of Persian descent to spread to the Persians the religion of their ancestors, Manichaeism, which was integrated with the Heavenly Doctrine. Actually achieved good results! After all, Mo Niangzi and those people were originally from Persia, so they could naturally mingle with their relatives in their hometown.

Moreover, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism still have some foundations in Persia, and now these foundations have been absorbed by the Holy See. So Manichaeism in Persia soon showed signs of revival.

In this situation, Jerodashi also pushed the boat and began to promote the revival of Manichaeism in Persia.

Although the Manichaean Church led by Mo Niangzi has adopted a policy of integrating the Tenri Sect over the years, Manichaeism and the Tenri Sect are two sects after all!

While Oishi supported Manichaeism, there was also a suspicion of betraying the Tenri Sect.

So the relationship between the Western Liao Empire and Western Liang is rapidly cooling!

Without the support of Xiliang, there was a crisis in Shangjing Province and Zhongjing Province in Western Liao.

After all, the main power of the Western Liao was placed in the rich Persia, and the relatively barren rivers and the land of the Seven Rivers were inevitably neglected - the current Western Liao was also facing the dilemma of Sassanid Persia in history, and it was necessary to focus on the West and have to ignore Central Asia. The whole country is a bit top-heavy!

If Xiliang advances westward at this time, or there is a rebellion in Hezhong and Qihe locally. I'm afraid that the empire of Yelu Dashi will have to be planted with a big heel.

At this time, there was a drastic change in the East. The Great Song Dynasty was defeated by the Zhou State in the Great War of the Central Plains, and the country was also divided into two. And the Jin State, which was originally attached to the Jurchens of the Great Song Dynasty against the Great Zhou, also began to advance westward after the Great War in the Central Plains, and has now entered the northern part of the Kipchak steppe!

Will these nasty Jurchens go south from the Kipchak steppe to attack the land of the Seven Rivers?

Although the Jurchens have been defeated and declined, it was in the East! If you suffer in the East, you will not be able to play in Central Asia and the West. Didn't the Liao State also be violently beaten in the East and only revived in the West?

And no matter how weak the Jurchens are, there are millions of people, and the number is no less than that of the Western Liao people.

Now the Western Liao people mainly live in Persia, and there are few people in the Seven Rivers and the River.

Therefore, the Yelu Dashi in the palace in the Tabriz Mansion is really a little uncertain at this time.

And the other thing that made him unsure was that the Eastern Song Dynasty, which was separated from the Great Song Dynasty, quickly returned to the West!

And it is more active and powerful than the previous Da Song!

The handwritten letter of the Mo Lady sent from Guangming Ding is now placed on Yelu Dashi's desk.

In the letter, Mo Niangzi told Dashi that the Eastern Song Dynasty was a united country governed by wealthy merchants! Therefore, we will adopt a more active policy of exploration in the West.

After winning the Central Plains War, the Great Zhou also seemed to focus on overseas expansion.

Therefore, in the foreseeable future, the navies and merchant ships of the Eastern Song Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty will spread to every corner of the Western Ocean, including the port of Nanjing Avaz in the Western Liao...... Maybe it won't be long before the envoys of the Eastern Song Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty will take warships to ask for concessions from Western Liao!

"One south and one north, press it together! What a hassle......

Putting down the letter from the ink lady, Yelu Dashi pressed his forehead and muttered in a low voice.

His henchmen Han Dagou and Xiao Tieniu were sitting in his study at this time—this was a Tianfangjiao-style study. The palace of Jerod Stone in Tabriz is the palace of the original emir of Tabriz, and all of them are Tianfang-style buildings.

Hearing Da Shi's words, Xiao Tieniu and Han Dagou glanced at each other, Xiao Tieniu said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the top priority of Da Liao is to train the new army!" ”

"Train a new army?" Dashi shook his head and said, "Less than a million nations support nearly 100,000 troops, and the burden is already very heavy. ”

"It's not a conscription of the nation as a soldier," Han Dagou said, "but a conscription of a young man from Geluluo to join the army...... It's like the Ghulam military system. ”

"Ghulam?"

"Yes, you can requisition young soldiers, raise them in the barracks from an early age, teach them firearms and various methods of foot combat, and make them believe in Manichaean principles."

It's a quick learner! In the blink of an eye, the Western Liao Guards are about to be trained!

Yelu Dashi nodded, "That's a way...... The cavalry is enough, but the infantry is a little insufficient. Persia is mountainous, the Caucasus to the north, and Asia Minor to the west are all mountainous terrain, and there are many fortresses, and it is indeed impossible to do without an infantry army, which can be called the Guards, under my personal control. As for firearms...... What kind of firearms can we build? Can it be used? ”

"We can only build hand cannons now." Han Dagou, who was in charge of building weapons, shook his head, "But we can buy it from the Eastern Song Dynasty!" Buy a batch first, and then slowly find a way to imitate it. Anyway, training Scouts doesn't happen overnight. By the time the Scouts were trained, firearms were imitated.

With tens of thousands of new firearms troops, our Daliao will be able to conquer the Caucasus to the north, Asia Minor to the west, and maybe Constantinople! This Constantinople is the foundation of the king! ”

"Buying firearms from the Eastern Song Dynasty?" Yelu Dashi seemed to understand something, "Does Da Liao want to kiss Song Yuanzhou?" ”

"Not necessarily," Han Dagou said, "Da Zhou, Eastern Song Dynasty, whoever is willing to sell our cannons and muskets is our good friend."

If we want to buy really good things, I'm afraid we have to choose a side between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Song Dynasty. ”

"That makes sense!" Yelu Dashi nodded, "Which of you will take a trip to the Bright Peak?" ”

"Let's go this way!" Xiao Tieniu said.

Dashi said: "When I saw the Holy Maiden, I told her that if I could buy 3,000 muskets and 100 cannons for Da Liao, I would allow the Manichaeans to set up a bishopric in Persia." Eastern Rome and the Great Food Eater would also be asked to allow Manichaeism to spread legally within their territories. ”

He paused, and then said: "After meeting the Holy Maiden, I will go to Palembang to meet the governor of Nanyang Province of the Great Zhou, and discuss the purchase of guns with the Zhou people...... Take a look at their conditions, and report them to me immediately. ”