On August 25, 1693, light rain on Diwu Island, India.

South Asia in August is still shrouded in the power of the southwestern monsoon. These cyclones from the depths of the Indian Ocean carry a large amount of wet water vapor, and then land on the thirsty land, nourishing countless farmlands and rivers. It can be said to be the life-saving source for most people in India in the agricultural society.

Because of huge investment in building well-drained water facilities, there is not much obvious water accumulation in the streets of Diwu County. Of course, it is just "not very obvious". In fact, in relatively low-lying places, water accumulation still exists in large quantities, which creates conditions for mosquito breeding.

Diwu County is now basically without Indians. After years of continuous "change", the majority of people in Diwu County are immigrants from China, with Portuguese and Indian-Portuguese people not accounting for the majority. The entire city has also been greatly developed. The original Portuguese city is very small and the layout is very messy. People on the east coast not only renovated it, but also expropriated the surrounding land (only paid a small part of the money and materials to the Indians), and carried out large-scale development.

In the current Diwu Island, it can be said that except for a few ponds (both reservoirs) and woods, there are basically no farmland, and there are only a small number of vegetable fields. The entire island has a very high degree of urbanization, and basically all are Chinese-style buildings. There is basically no trace of India. Even Portuguese-style buildings are more than Indian-style.

Similar to this is the Asakusa area to the west. This new colony with a history of more thorough history than Diu Island is originally a desolate small fishing port. After the people on the east coast arrived, they first used the local Indians to carry out a wave of infrastructure construction, and then sent them all away and sent them to Oman to fight with desert robbers.

The urbanization level of the Asakusa area is not as high as that of Diwu Island, but it is quite good. After all, more than 4,000 immigrants from mainland China are not fake. A considerable number of these people are engaged in agriculture. There is fertile alluvial soil near the Asakusa, with sufficient nutrients and no shortage of water. Therefore, it was quickly divided up by military households from Denglai and successfully started agricultural planting. Of course, the majority of the local economy still relies on re-export trade. Like Diwu Island, the income is quite good.

In other words, the Diu Management Committee, a provincial administrative region, currently has two cities with a population of about 12,000,000 people, controlling two key nodes in the Rajput settlement area in northwestern India. Among the many foreign colonial forces in the Indian subcontinent, it is also a relatively successful one.

The Indians opposite the Diu Management Committee - whether they were local governors, warlords, or the Delhi central court - basically also knew the origin and identity of the East Coast people. At first, the East Coast people entered India to colonize with the Portuguese vests. At that time, the Indians couldn't figure it out. They really thought that these very fierce but many good-for-product colonists were Portuguese, and once thought that they were servants summoned by the Portuguese from Macau. But after so many years, no matter how slow the Indians were, they should know the truth!

But what if I know the truth? Could the Indians still punish the East Coast people's "deceptive behavior"? It's impossible to think about it. Now their country still maintains a unified state on the surface, but the inside has long been divided. The governor and warlords seized the central government's jurisdiction and did not listen to the propaganda. Even the taxes and food that should be given can be deducted, let alone other things. The East Coast people once imagined that if the Mughal emperor Aurangzebu, who is now in his seventies or eighties, died, his successor

The inheritor will definitely not be able to control the situation, and there will be chaos in India. Therefore, basically no one will come to care about what the East Coast people are doing or what they want to do, in addition to facing the warlords in their Rajput region. But the warlords also have one characteristic, that is, they are selfish and cruel competition. Before the East Coast people have truly touched their interests, they have no reason to launch any retaliation against the East Coast people. Therefore, for now, the East Coast people are absolutely safe.

Today, the Director of the Diu Management Committee, Yao Tongzhong, sat in the famous Guoxing Zen Temple on Diu Island, listening to the lectures of Zen Master Baozhi, who has been deeply studying India and Buddhist history for many years, so as to have a clear understanding of the expansion behavior in the next few years. The explanation is one-on-one, but interrupting questions at any time is the privilege of the superior.

"...India is found in ancient Chinese books, and its names are three, one is called body poison, one is called Tianzhu, and the other is called Xiandou. Xuanzang said that India is the righteous sound, and said——"

"Stop! Zen Master Baozhi, I know that you have studied Indian history for many years and have learned five cars, but our time is precious, so please try to focus on it? Well, let's talk about the history of the nearby Rajput area. In simple terms, the rest will not be involved for the time being, and I will talk about it later if I have time." Yao Tong, Xiaozhong, put down the teacup and said helplessly.

"Uh--" Zen Master Baozhi was silent for a while, and nodded randomly, "To be simple, the Rajput people are a mixed race, that is, a race formed by the mixed races of various ethnic groups invaded from northwest India and local natives in history. The proportion of leaders and generals of this race is relatively high, so the folk martial arts atmosphere is good. Although it is not a matter of being brave and fearless in fighting, it is much stronger than other natives."

"They generally believe in Hinduism, and of course there are also Greens, but not many. They claim to be the Kshatriya class and established some separatist regimes in the early days. Before the Portuguese arrived in India, the separatist states of the Rajput were Rajput, Cambé, Mandu and other countries. These states were big and small, with different forces, but they were all called wealthy overall."

"Wait--" Lieutenant Colonel Yao Tong interrupted Zen Master Baozhi and asked: "Does these countries have exact history or documentary materials to survive?"

Zen Master Baozhi was silent for a moment, and then said: "Some are there, some are not. The ancient history of India is similar to that of our country, but the historical records of China have not been lost, and there is almost no difficulty in inferring the age. However, Indian historical records are mostly lost, and the facts are not continuous, or even contradictory. Occasionally, there are a few scales and half claws, and they often appear in stone tablets, songs or myths. It is difficult to verify, and external history needs to be used, such as related records in Chinese, Greece, and Ceylon historical records."

"This Indian doesn't like to write history." Yao Tong was immediately happy.

"Indian history is mostly recorded by Brahmins, but they love poetry and literature and despise the record of the grandfather, so they record very few classics in ancient India. Many studies can only rely on external history or speculation. Such research is a helpless move." Zen Master Baozhi, who has read a large number of Chinese and foreign historical records with the help of the translation, said: "It is normal for us, Chinese people, to focus on history, and to look at the world, and there are almost no countries. It is normal for India to be deserted in the record of the grandfather."

"I have studied many foreign historical records, visited many city-states in Rajput, recorded some songs and legends, collected some antiques, coins, and some stone tablets, and went to some abandoned ancient cities. After years of sorting, I have gained some experience in the history of Gulajput, but I dare not say that I understand it at all. General Yao, please look at this ancient coin-" As he said that, Zen Master Baozhi took out an ancient coin from beside him, and saw that one side was Greek and the other side was Indian, which seemed to be extremely old.

"Is this the coin used by Gulajput?" Yao Tong was a little surprised, took it and looked at it carefully, and asked.

"Yes." Zen Master Baozhi nodded and said, "This was minted by Alexander after the invasion of India and was spread in northern India. We can refer to the political, economic and commercial situation at that time from the quality, weight, appearance of the coins, and certainly no guarantee of accuracy. Some larger coins will also mark the achievements of the king, which is another clue. My junior brother Baotong specializes in studying this knowledge. After a few years, he may write a specialized book of knowledge to introduce the business and economy of Gulajput that was verified."

"Oh? Zen Master Baotong hasn't seen it for a while, so he turned out to be writing a book. When this masterpiece is published, I must buy it to read it. It's all about learning." Yao Tong immediately complimented.

Zen Master Baozhi immediately thanked him. Then he talked about the history of the Rajput people, and the arduous struggle of this ethnic group with the Green Cult armed forces from Central Asia over the past few hundred years, pointing out that in fact they defended the existence of Hindu culture, otherwise northern India would have changed color long ago - ironically, the so-called bravery of the Rajput people actually mainly comes from the bloodline of their external invaders, but they are not Green Cultists.

The last time the Rajputs fought against the Muslims was after Babur was defeated by the Sybani Dynasty in Central Asia and led two or three thousand defeated generals to run south to India. Of course, when the coalition forces formed by the Rajput states met Babur's troops, they had already developed through snowballing. As a result, after a large-scale battle, the Rajputs were defeated and many city-states were forced to surrender to Babur.

Fortunately, Babur urgently needed government in other parts of India, and he was gentle and wined over the Rajput people who were slightly combative to let them join Babur's command to fight. And because of this, the Rajput area retained considerable independence. Even the later Mughal monarchs wanted to retain power and even wanted them to convert to the Green Church, but they did not succeed in the end, and even military conquests were not completely successful. After the founding army quickly corrupted and degenerated, the Mughal court did not have a good way to deal with these local powerful factions.

To this day, when the central court of Delhi was disappointed and its prestige was greatly reduced, the Rajput region even disobeyed them even more. So it made people wonder whether some of the official orders of Delhi would be dismissed by the local powerful people in Rajput, although they still respect Delhi's rule on the surface.

After such an in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation from Zen Master Baozhi, Yao and Director Yao had a comprehensive understanding of the historical origin and current situation of the Rajput people. Originally, he didn't agree with it when someone asked him to ask Zen Master Baozhi, but now he really feels that this great monk can be called "Rajput". It is indeed not easy to make such in-depth research in such a short time. He is now considering whether the Management Committee can allocate a fund to Guoxing Zen Temple every year to repay his merits.
Chapter completed!