The appearance of Queen Loulan really made many men take a breath of cold air.
But this does not include the men who just came from Donghu!
At this time, they were discussing how to persuade Ying Zheng to let them go and not to attack them!
They also found out a lot of information along the way.
It seems that the young master of Da Qin is very powerful. The success of Da Qin depends entirely on this young master!
And that magical weapon was also invented by that young master!
They thought about it for a long time and decided to wait until they entered the city.
No matter how good the negotiation is now, what if the situation changes after arriving at the palace?
"Stop! Who is it?"
When he arrived at the gate of the city, he was immediately stopped by the soldiers guarding the city and asked for routine questioning.
Donghu and Xiongnu are adjacent to each other, and the customs and appearance of the two places are similar.
Nowadays, the Huns are already their territory in the Qin Dynasty, and the people of the Huns often come to Xianyang to do business and send wool. The soldiers who defend the city have become accustomed to it.
"We are from Donghu and want to meet your Majesty the Qin Dynasty!"
King Donghu said in a Chinese language that was not very fluent.
"What? Are you Donghu people?"
Several soldiers guarding the city immediately raised their weapons.
"Little brothers, don't be excited. We have no other intentions. We are here to surrender and want to meet the Emperor of Qin...!"
King Donghu put down his posture and explained patiently, "I am King Donghu. These are my generals and ministers. The following few are the soldiers who protect us. I only brought these few people with me on this trip. What harm can there be?"
"In order to express my determination, Donghu, I have traveled thousands of miles to bring many gifts to His Majesty the Qin Dynasty!"
After hearing these words, the soldiers guarding the city raised their necks, looked them up and down suspiciously, and then looked over their carriage carefully.
Sure enough, there were only twenty or thirty of them, each equipped with a machete, two carts of rare jewelry, and nothing else!
"Are you really here to surrender?"
Even after careful inspection, the soldiers guarding the city still couldn't believe it.
"That's right! I hope my little brother can lead the way!"
King Donghu saluted, nodded and said.
"Okay then, come with me!"
Several city guards discussed it, and one of them led them towards the city.
"Thank you little brother!"
King Donghu personally thanked him.
"Come on, next one!"
Another soldier took his place and shouted to Loulan Guo, who was lining up behind.
"Who are you?"
The soldiers were not confused by the woman's appearance and asked with serious faces.
"Young general, we are from the Loulan Kingdom and want to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Qin!"
The person who answered was not Queen Loulan, but the previous minister who knew the Chinese language.
The Queen nodded repeatedly, indicating that what he said was what she meant!
"You also want to see His Majesty?"
This confuses the soldiers guarding the city.
What day is today?
Why do all the surrounding countries come to see His Majesty?
"That's right!"
Minister Loulan nodded.
"Why do you want to see His Majesty?"
The soldier asked sharply.
"Although our Loulan Kingdom is not big, we have always admired the culture of the Central Plains. Today we have come here to surrender. I hope His Majesty the Qin Dynasty will allow it!"
The minister said simply and clearly.
"Oh? Another surrender?"
The soldiers were even more confused.
If this happened every day, wouldn't Great Qin be able to dominate the world without having to fight a single battle?
"Xiao Liu, take them into the city, don't let them run around!"
After a careful search, the leader of the city defender put a group of people into the city.
Taken by a young soldier to the palace!
They couldn't stop such a thing. When they arrived at the palace gate, someone would naturally inform His Majesty.
Whether His Majesty sees you or not, it's none of their business!
"yes!"
The soldiers responded and led a group of people into Xianyang City.
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"Little brother, I want to ask, when we came here, we heard several very sharp "woo-woo" sounds from time to time. What are they?"
After entering the city, King Donghu kept getting close to the soldiers leading the way, and finally asked the doubts that had been lingering in their hearts.
It is said that Da Qin has weapons from hell, and the sharp sound is very terrifying. Does Da Qin really have hell?
However, the soldier turned his head and glanced at him, as if looking at an idiot, "You didn't even read the newspaper, did you?"
"Newspaper? What is that?"
King Donghu looked confused, and other ministers also looked at each other and shook their heads.
Along the way, they were only thinking about how to persuade Ying Zheng, and they also had to estimate the strength of Da Qin through the lives of the people. They had no time to think about anything else!
"You have been in Daqin for so long, and you don't even know the newspapers...?"
The soldiers couldn't help but sneer, "Have you seen that kid? He is the newsboy. Give him three cents and you can buy a newspaper. What you want to know is on it!"
"Thank you little brother!"
After receiving the answer, King Donghu immediately winked at the people around him.
The subordinates quickly followed what the Da Qin soldiers said and went to find the newsboy.
Sure enough, I actually bought a newspaper.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is a shop behind that child, and the things sold in it are gray and white, and they are piled up like a hill!"
After buying the newspaper, the subordinate glanced around, ran back with bright eyes, and said excitedly.
"Oh? What is it?"
King Donghu asked doubtfully.
"I don't know, but it looks...like...salt!"
When he said this, his subordinates hesitated and were not sure.
Because in their Donghu, the eyes are all black and big pieces are stuck together.
Knock off a little bit each time to use as seasoning.
Moreover, this thing is in very short supply, and people have to carefully hide it at home if they get a handful, for fear of being stolen. How can it be sold on the street? The gray hair is still white and thin, piled up like a hill?
"What do you mean like salt? That's salt!"
After hearing this, the officers and soldiers of Da Qin looked at the few people and felt that they were country bumpkins who had never seen the world.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at the plaque of the shop behind the child.
There are four big characters clearly written on it, Song Ji Salt Village!
The purification technology and mining of refined salt were all in the hands of the imperial court, and then distributed to the merchants below for unified pricing.
However, there is already room for profit for merchants, and many merchants have begun selling refined salt!
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of salt villages like this in Xianyang City!
"What? Is that really salt?"
The minister who had just returned from buying a newspaper was shocked.
He was just guessing, but he didn't expect it to be salt.
Has the development of Great Qin reached this point?
Snow-white refined salt, just displayed on the street?
If this were in Donghu, salt of this quality would be worth a thousand dollars!
Even the salt that the king eats is not half as fine as this!
