Chapter 28 Baku Agreement (Part 1)
Baku, golden autumn September.
In the past few months, as Qitad ordered, the leader and mayor of Baku City have completely repaired Baku City with cement.
In the past, Turkmen Khan built a stone city, but it was not made layer by layer with neatly cut marble like Makhachkara, Derbint, and Astrakhan. Instead, it was burned into ashes with a local seaweed and added clay to stabilize the large and small stones together.
This method is naturally fine to use as an ordinary family, but it is obviously not enough to be a city.
During this period, the Truchen army captured a large number of Kurdish, Persian, and Georgian prisoners, all of which were used to repair the city walls.
Replace all the clay about one meter inside and outside the city wall with cement, and the middle part remains unchanged, and it becomes a solid city wall.
A round and mottled castle, about six miles in radius. The Baku Khan of the past obviously learned from the great city of Baghdad in the Middle East at this time. In the round castle, there were two small circles divided into the round castle, and Khan lived in the small circle at the center.
The circle in the middle is home to nobles and officers, and the outermost are civilians.
There are a large amount of white marble on the western coast of the Caspian Sea, otherwise there would not be so many "white cities" appearing, such as Astrakhan, Atlau, Makhachkara, and Derbint. The weak Bakuhan naturally has no manpower and material resources to build such a castle.
However, in the small circle in the center, a dome building with a distinctly Islamic style is still very eye-catching. This small fort is made of white marble, covering an area of about ten acres, and there are gardens and fountains inside. Nian I forgot to take it for myself, so it has become a temporary place for Qitade to stay.
On this day, representatives from Persia, Georgia, Khorasan, Ashgabat and Dorbastan gathered in Baku. According to Qitad, they were invited to discuss major events in the Caspian Sea.
In the garden of Baku Khan, Qitad set up a large round table with snow-white cotton cloth. The guests sat together, drinking coffee or milk tea, chatting and laughing.
On the second floor of the palace, in a secret corner, Bayar was whispering to Qitad.
"Khan, the young man with fair face and handsome appearance is Karim Khan's court director, eunuch Aga. By the way, in Persian, Aga means eunuch"
"He is a prince from the Kagar tribe near Isfahan. He was castrated by Adirsha at the age of six, and his aunt became the woman who was also the chief general of Adirsha at that time, Karim."
"Because of this relationship, after Karim came to power, Aga was very favored"
"Also, Khan, unfortunately, the Bakukurds who went to join Karim Khan successfully arrived at Shiraz. However, in addition to Faisal, Karim Khan also has his nephew Ali, who is the most prestigious among the Kurds"
"Ali was obviously unhappy to see the arrival of the Bakukuku people. He had always had a good relationship with Aga. When the leader of the Bakukuku people just stepped into Shiraz's palace, Aga was executed on the spot for insulting the palace maids and despising the Khan."
"The Kurds who followed him to Persia were incorporated into the tribe of Ali"
Qitad felt a stern.
"Is this Aga Khan who later replaced Karim Khan?"
“The one on the left of Aga is Ahmed, the leader of the Pashtun people from Mashhad in Khorasan region. The blind Sharuk is controlled by two straits, one of which is the Pashtun people”
"On the right is Shah, the leader of the Turkmen in Ashgabat. The Aga family used to be from the Turkmen region. Later, they followed Irhan to conquer Persia and moved their tribe to Isfahan..."
"Shah is also one of the forces behind Shah Rukh. At present, the Turkmen and Pashtun people are evenly matched. This is the only reason why Shah Rukh, the grandson of the great Adirsha, is still alive"
"So Shah has something to do with Aga?"
"Most yes"
"The one wearing a black turban, a white robe and a long beard is the big mahlam Mahmood in the Tubasidan area"
"The one who said nothing and dressed like Europeans was the King of Central Georgia, Iraqi II."
"Well, they all speak Turkic. It seems that Turkic is still a popular language in this area"
"Yes, this has a lot to do with the existence of the Ottomans. By the way, Khan, it's getting late..."
"No, we have the advantage now. As a Khan, how can I appear easily? You go down and greet me first"
Bayar had no choice but to slowly walk down the stairs.
Bayar, the same age as Qitade, and together with Chu Huer and Techina, he was originally the candidate for Zaisan prepared by Lash for Qitade. There were generally three Khans of the Turkuts. Dazaisan presided over the administrative system, the second Zaisan presided over the military system, and the third Zaisan presided over the external.
Bayar did not disappoint the title of Sanzaisang. He learned Russian and Turkic since he was a child. After the Qing mission arrived, he learned Chinese. He was the only Mongolian who could speak Chinese after Qitade "awakened".
He does not look like an ordinary Mongolian person, but like a prince from the Turkic tribe that was as numerous as a cow, and he was trained as a Sanzai Sang since childhood, and his personality is also known for his smooth and cleverness.
At present, he has short hair, short beard, neatly combed, wearing a gray-brown wool suit, a white vest, and a bow tie. The suit top was not worn on his body, but was held in his left arm.
When he seemed to have walked out of a door, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
In the past few days, he, the Foreign Minister, has been welcomed and sent to him. They also know that his status is equivalent to the "third Vizier" in the Persian-Turkish system in the Truchen Khanate. Therefore, he stood up regardless of whether he wanted to or not.
After saying hello to them, Bayar also sat down, then picked up the coffee pot on the table and poured himself a cup of coffee.
Bathed in the comfortable autumn sun and the autumn wind, Bayar slowly tasted coffee, and everyone did not dare to disturb him, so they had to wait quietly.
After a while, Bayar said, "The Khan is still on the way, but he has fully entrusted me to negotiate with you as a representative of the great Truqin Khanate"
Although the others were a little annoyed, they still held back because they didn't have much relationship. However, the King of Georgia Iraqi could not sit still.
He forced a smile.
"Zaisang, can you tell me the truth, can Dahan come?"
Bayar smiled and said, "Didn't I just say that, I'm still on the way, I'll definitely be here in the past few days."
Seeing his disappointed look, Bayar continued: "What a good weather and the good food, just stay for a few more days"
"Zaisang", the Ajia, who looked like a young man, spoke up.
His voice was soft, round and pleasant, neither like an adult man nor an ordinary woman, but was between the two and very pleasant.
He looked calm and did not look like a teenager, but like an old man who had experienced vicissitudes.
It can be seen that the Turkmenistan leader Shah from Ashgabat and the Great Mahmoud of Dorbastan are very respectful to him.
Bayar also became solemn.
"Please tell me, manager"
"Since the Khan has not arrived yet, I might as well discuss a business with Zaisang first"
"Oh?"
Bayar couldn't help but ponder.
He suddenly thought of something.
"In addition to Rasim, there is also a great merchant from Persia, named Ali, who is said to be the person behind this Aga who looks harmless"
"Yes, Ashgabat, Khorasan, and Dorbastan are nominally the territory of the Persians. It is normal for a Persian merchant to wander in these places with peace of mind"
"It is not the way Truqin's family is using merchants to make arrangements in various places. I heard that Karim Khan also has a layout in Khorasan, and most of them were operated by this eunuch himself"
After looking at the others, he said, "It's not good to do this. I'll talk about business later. Since everyone is so anxious, why don't we just start talking about it first?"
Everyone naturally wanted to applaud and welcomed each one.
Bayar said: "But before that, I want to hear your opinions"
After many pushes, Aga really pushed out.
Aga smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'm not polite."
"Azerbaijan has actually been conquered by the Truqin Khanate. Is it necessary to discuss Azerbaijan's affairs?"
He understood one thing when he saw King Iraqi of Georgia, but not King Tiemuzara of East Georgia.
"Azerbaijan will inevitably be divided, otherwise Iraq will not appear here"
"No," Bayar nodded, "But this is just one of them. As a responsible big country, our country is also a big country on the side of the Caspian Sea, so naturally we have great responsibilities and abilities to deal with disputes with neighboring countries."
"Ahem, it is said that the status of Ashgabat, Dowasan and Khorasan, which originally belonged to the Persian Empire, remains unresolved. Our Lord is very worried. If everyone doesn't mind, we will solve it together at this meeting."
After saying that, he immediately looked at Aga, but he did not see any turbulence in his face.
In his heart, he thought that Aga was really a mature young man, but in fact, Aga, a descendant of the Turks, did not take the so-called Persian Empire into consideration.
Aga said: "Then let's discuss Azerbaijan first. This place has been the territory of the Persian Empire for hundreds of years, either directly under the jurisdiction or as a vassal state. Recently, due to the slight slack within the empire, it shows signs of being out of the control of the empire."
"In any case, this place is ultimately inseparable from our country"
"So, I suggest that the Truchen Khanate and the Persian Empire share the country equally, Zaisan, what do you think?"
"No!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Iraqi said quickly.
"Before the Truchens arrived, the land north of the Alas River belonged to the Georgians. Since we were going to discuss the ownership of Azerbaijan, how could we put the Georgians out of the matter?!"
Aga still smiled, "His grandpa, if I remember well, Eastern Georgia is also a vassal state of the Persian Empire, and it needs to contribute food, wealth and beauty to the empire every year."
As soon as these words came out, Iraqi immediately stopped talking.
Because he was sandwiched between East and West Georgia, the Georgian king in the middle did not actually become a vassal of the Ottoman or Persia. In order to balance East and West Georgia, the Ottomans and Persians did not take it seriously and let it be in fact independent.
Chapter completed!