Chapter 440: Nomads and Khanates
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This kind of marriage politics can be described as a very normal thing in the Chinese Empire.
Isn't the first emperor and Prime Minister Mei Andao closely linked by their in-laws?
It is precisely because of the connection of in-law that it seems that Lizhou Wang Lide is a semi-independent monarch, but in fact he is inseparable from the Chinese Empire.
From the time he was able to accept the Ministry of Rites and marry the minister of the Huaxia Empire, he was already a member of the Huaxia Empire.
Because of this, the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Kingdom in the south invaded the Chinese Empire.
Without saying a word, King Lide first asked the imperial court for permission to send troops to intimidate the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Kingdom.
and indicated that he was preparing to support the news of the southern general Mu En, and the Huaxia Imperial Court immediately agreed to this news after a little consideration.
The Chinese court would not refuse the request of Lizhou, the king of Lizhou, after all, the Chinese Empire could nominally ask Lide to send troops.
Even the Chinese Empire could ask the Kingdom of Poland to send troops, but considering that Lizhou was developing and the Kingdom of Poland was in turmoil, the Chinese Empire defended itself against the enemy.
But now that Lizhou Wang Lide took the initiative to ask to participate in the battle, the court of the Huaxia Empire and even the Holy Son of Heaven of the Huaxia Empire would definitely not choose to refuse.
Because of this, the Holy Emperor of the Chinese Empire appointed Lide, the king of Lizhou, as the governor of Lizhou, and gave him the right to act cheaply.
Because of this, he led the soldiers of Reju to send troops to the border between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Reju as soon as they were appointed.
Because of the participation of King Reed in the war, the Kingdom of Bulgaria had to withdraw troops to the northwest of the Kingdom of Bulgaria to defend against Reed's offensive.
The people of the Bulgarian kingdom knew the characteristics of nomadic armies, after all, they had been nomadic armies before.
Even the Bulgarian kingdom today has some nomadic characteristics, although the Bulgarian kingdom has gradually become Slavic.
But in the fiefdoms of the army and some lords, the nomadic character of the Bulgarian kingdom did not completely disappear.
This can be seen in the architecture of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, which still retains the characteristics of the architecture of the nomadic khanate.
That's right, the nomadic khanates actually had buildings, and even cities, whether it was the Bolgar Khanate or the Khazar Khanate, they all had cities.
The Cuman Khanate was a bit different, they could only maintain their nomadic nature and could not settle down, so the Cuman Khanate did not have cities.
Of course, it is said that there were no cities in the Cuman Khanate today, and they still built some cities before.
However, with the gradual eastward migration, the western territory of the Cuman Khanate was eroded, and they no longer have cities.
The Bolgar Khanate and the Khazar Khanate were different, and the Bolgar Khanate and the Khazar Khanate were richer than the Cuman Khanate.
That's because both the Bolgar Khanate and the Khazar Khanate had economic resources, and it can be said that the cities of these two khanates had a certain commercial character.
The reason why the Bolgar Khanate built a city was because the Bolgar Khanate had a trading place similar to a black market.
The Khazar Khanate, on the other hand, was becoming a feudal dynasty because the northern Silk Road made it rich and the Khazar Khanate converted to Judaism.
Although today the Khazar Khanate has called itself the Khazar Empire, and even the monarch is recognized as emperor by the monarchs of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire and the Chinese Empire.
But that's all there is to it, the title of emperor of the Khazar Khanate is not recognized by most people.
Even the people of the Khazar Khanate liked to call the Khazar monarch Khan or His Royal Highness.
He was not addressed to His Majesty the Emperor, which troubled the Emperor of the Khazar Khanate, Ashina Zechariah.
Ashina Zecharias had to bring in personnel from the Chinese Empire to teach the people of the country the difference between an emperor and a king.
In fact, the official title of Ashina Zechariah, the monarch of the Khazar Khanate, was Khan of the Khazar Khanate and Emperor of the Jewish Empire.
In Ashina Zachariah believed that the title of emperor did not know how noble it was to be the title of king.
On this continent today, there are only four or five countries where the monarch is really qualified to be called an emperor.
Monarchs of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, monarchs of the Chinese Empire, monarchs of the Arab Abbasids, and monarchs of the Carolingian dynasty.
However, in the eyes of the Chinese Empire and the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, although Ashina Zecharias was called the emperor, and the state was called the empire.
The Chinese Empire and the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire did not agree with this.
Although the Chinese Empire and the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire were at war, scholars from the two countries still had some exchanges.
Scholars of the Chinese Empire and the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire believe that the Khazar Khanate was not really an empire.
For a very simple reason, scholars of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire believed that the Khazar Khanate did not form a complete feudal system, and scholars of the Chinese Empire believed that the Khazar Khanate did not achieve a county imperial system.
Although the officials in the Khazar Khanate had already used Huaxia official positions, and the local tribes were also appointed by Ashina Zecharias as taishou or county guards.
But this does not prevent the fact that this group of "officials" of the Khazar Khanate is really officials of the Khazar Khanate.
Nowadays, the nomadic groups on this continent are probably living the best life of the nomads who belong to the Chinese Empire.
To put it bluntly, Liju is a nomadic settlement, they herd, ride horses, shoot arrows, and there is no shortage of food.
The people of Reju have the enthusiasm to implement the state and county system, and it is perfectly executed.
Lide, the king of Lizhou, also paid taxes to the imperial court several times, and yes, the king of Lizhou took the initiative to pay.
It stands to reason that although Lizhou is called a state of the Chinese Empire, it is actually a semi-independent state, and there is no need to pay taxes at all.
However, Lizhou Wang Lide took the initiative to pay taxes every year, and paid taxes in accordance with the tax laws of the Chinese Empire.
Even so, Lizhou was a relatively wealthy region, especially in the Chinese Empire.
When the Chinese Empire was invaded, the king of Lizhou raised his arms and shouted, and the herdsmen of Lizhou put down their farm tools and put on their armor, and rode on war horses to follow the king of Lizhou and stationed at the border.
The armor of the people of Lizhou is different from the past, the armor they wear is the armor of the Chinese Empire, and the weapons are also the weapons of the Chinese Empire.
Even the war horses have been replaced from the original war horses to the war horses of the Chinese Empire, and the mixed-race war horses of the Chinese Empire can be described as one of the best war horses in the world today.
The original war horses of Lizhou were cross-bred with the war horses of the Chinese Empire.
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