Thorin and all the Yiqu clan members have arrived outside Longxi City, which is almost the same time as expected.
Ying Zheng took Meng Wu and his son, and Yu Tu took the four elders to greet them outside the west city gate.
Long before that, Xu Wan led the Longxi army to wait for the Yiqu tribe at Yongding Pass and escorted them all the way back to Longxi.
Now, the Yiqu clan members have been settled ten miles west of Longxi City, and Suolin, the first elder, the second elder, and the third elder are all looking forward to it.
"Brother Wang!!" When he saw Ying Zheng galloping towards him, Thorin shouted and rushed towards him.
"Good brother!!" Ying Zheng ran forward and dismounted, "Has the journey been smooth?"
Thorin cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to Brother Wang, this journey has been extremely smooth. Come, Brother Wang, I will introduce you to some elders."
At this time, the three elders behind Thorin also came over and said in unison: "See your Majesty."
"Elders, please excuse me." Ying Zheng raised his hand and said.
"Brother Wang, this is the great elder, Yu Yong." Thorin gestured respectfully with his hands and said.
"I see you, Your Majesty." The elder was tall and tall, with a straight nose and a broad mouth, and a bit of domineering look between his brows.
"This is the second elder, the Yu family." Thorin gestured to the old man next to the first elder and said.
"I have met the king." The second elder said with cupped hands.
"Haha, I've heard about the reputation of these two elders for a long time, and when I saw them today, it was indeed true." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
At this time, Yu Tu and others from behind also followed.
"Grandpa!" Thorin stepped forward to hug Yu Tu and asked with concern, "How are you, are you not dizzy again?"
"Haha, good boy, I still miss my grandfather." Yu Tu said with a smile, "My grandfather's bones are stronger than before."
"Old Patriarch." The first elder and the second elder also called out, and walked quickly to Yu Tu, looking at Yu Tu up and down.
"I heard that you were seriously ill a while ago?" the great elder asked.
"Well, I went to the King of Hell for a while, and he rescued me again." Yu Tu said with a smile.
"Oh, thank you so much for saving your life, Your Majesty." The First Elder looked at Ying Zheng and bowed his hands.
The second elder also bowed and saluted.
"Haha, it's just a piece of cake. Let's go and wait until we enter the city." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
Yiqu's tribe rested where they were, while Yu Tu, Suolin and the elders followed Ying Zheng into Longxi City.
After sitting down in the mansion, Ying Zheng said a few polite words, and then asked, "I wonder what the total population of the Yiqu tribe is this time?"
The great elder replied: "Your Majesty, the Yiqu clan has a total of 240,000 people, and now they have all moved away."
Two hundred and forty thousand, this number is not much, but it is not a lot.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Now, the land for each household has been allocated. When the whole family enters the northwestern part of Longxi, we will check again. If there is no naturalization, we will make up for the land."
"Okay!" The first elder and the second elder looked at each other, with joy in their eyes.
"Brother Wang, this is Yiqu's household registration book." Solin took out two bundles of scrolls from a box and handed them to Ying Zheng.
Although this action is simple, its significance is very significant.
When a country submits its household registration register to the monarch of another country, it means complete surrender and surrender.
After Ying Zheng took it with both hands, he opened it, looked at it, and handed it to Meng Wu: "General Meng, this matter is still left to you."
"Wei Chen takes orders." Meng Wu responded.
At this time, the great elder also took out a scroll, held it in both hands and handed it to the front, saying: "Your Majesty, this is a map of the countries in the Western Region. Please take a look at it."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng suddenly became interested and said urgently, "Then open it and take a look."
The Great Elder walked up to Ying Zheng, opened the scroll, and said, "This map of the Western Region was obtained in exchange for sheepskin when I went to Jingjue for fear of getting lost.
, although it has been used for many years,
But the handwriting is still clear. "
"Yes, when my brother returned to the clan and mentioned that the king wanted to secretly investigate Jingjue, the great elder deliberately found this map of the Western Region." Thorin added.
When the map was unfolded, two mountain ranges were clearly marked on the north and south sides. The more open area in the middle was marked with kingdoms of different sizes and with rather strange names.
Yu Tu, who was sitting next to Ying Zheng, came over, pointed at the vein at the top of the map, and said: "This continuous mountain peak is called Tianshan Mountain. It is a sacred mountain believed by many city-states in the Western Region. In its northern part, there are many The Xiongnu, Wusun and other nomadic tribes are active, and to the south are the countries in the Western Regions. The reason why the countries in the Western Regions believe in this mountain is because Tianshan Mountain is a natural barrier, which can prevent the countries from suffering a lot. Harassment."
"I have heard of the Tianshan Mountains before. It turns out they are in this place." Ying Zheng looked at the mountain range on the map carefully and said attentively.
Yu Tu moved his finger to another mountain range at the bottom of the map and said, "The larger mountain range in the south is the Kunlun Mountains."
"Kunlun Mountain?" Ying Zheng's attention quickly turned to the mountain range below.
"Yes, Kunlun Mountain." Yu Tu nodded slightly and continued, "The south side of Kunlun Mountain is the plateau occupied by the Nuo Qiang people. They are a branch of the Qiang people. Although their population is not too large, The territory is very vast.”
Ying Zheng nodded and said he had heard of it before.
"These two huge mountain ranges form two barriers in the north and south. For thousands of years, the countries in the Western Region have rarely been invaded by foreign tribes. Although they occasionally kill each other, they can't cause too much trouble." Yu Tu said.
Ying Zheng looked at the Western Region between the two mountain ranges and asked, "How many countries are there in this Western Region?"
"Thirty-six in total." Yu Tu replied, "The strongest among them are Loulan, Qiuci, and Khotan."
After that, Yu Tu pointed out the positions of these three powerful countries with his hands.
"Where is Jingjue?" Ying Zheng asked.
Yu Tu pointed to the location between Loulan and Khotan and said, "On the south side of the entire Western Region, between Loulan and Khotan."
"Oh." Ying Zheng nodded and asked, "Where did the Yiqu tribe originally live?"
Yu Tu smiled bitterly and shook his head. He poked a corner of the lower right corner with his finger and said, "It's right here. This was originally the land under the jurisdiction of the Huns, but because the environment was not very good, they just ignored it. Abandoning that place, it is a pity that the population of Wu Yiqu is not weak at all compared with the powerful countries in the Western Region, but they can only choose to succumb to a small corner."
"Have you ever thought about going to the Western Regions to find a place to live?" Ying Zheng asked.
Yu Tu said: "Haha, I have thought about it, but I have no choice. After passing Dunhuang, there is a pass called Yumen Pass. Loulan's defenders are stationed there. Not to mention my small number of troops, even the Huns also It cannot be broken easily."
Ying Zheng looked at the map, found the location of Yumen Pass, clicked on it, and asked, "But this location?"
Yu Tu looked down and said, "Exactly."
Ying Zheng placed his index finger on the place where the Yiqu tribe originally lived, and then followed the marked route and slowly slid his finger towards the location of Jing Jueguo.
"Surprisingly..." Ying Zheng murmured, "So far?"
"Yes." Yu Tu nodded slightly and said, "Every time I go to Jingjue Country for business, I have to walk for more than twenty days to get there."
When it came to doing business, Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Old patriarch, what do the people in the Western Region like? I have brought a lot of good things this time. I wonder if they will like it."
Yu Tu frowned, laughed, and said, "There are too many good things from Da Qin. As long as they are valuable, people from the Western Regions will like them."
Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi and said, "Meng Yi, go and bring a few boxes of goods and let Mr. Yiqu know whether they are suitable for you."
"Yes." Meng Yi responded, turned around and walked out of the door.
Several elders, including Suo
Lin Du looked at each other, their eyes full of expectation.
Yiqu is poor, so poor.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have forced them to move a thousand cows.
The reason why we wanted to restore our country before was, in the final analysis, because we wanted to live a good life.
No one wants to risk their lives unless they have no choice.
The wealth of Da Qin at this time is well known.
Not long after, Meng Yi came back, followed by a few sergeants, each two carrying a large wooden box, which seemed quite heavy.
"Let's go take a look." Ying Zheng stood up and left the table first, and came to the first box.
A sergeant opened the box, and everyone looked inside.
What I saw inside were pieces of brocade silk of various colors.
Ying Zheng picked up the top piece of red silk and scattered it.
Everyone in Yiqu stretched out their hands almost at the same time and rubbed their thick fingers on it.
"What a delicate satin!"
"Yeah, I seem to have touched the red hijab again."
"Is it possible that you want to marry again?"
"I'm old, I can't marry anymore, I can only watch Thorin marry me."
"Hahaha……"
Several elders joked with each other and laughed together.
Yu Tu smiled and said: "Yes, it is indeed good to use this silk and satin to do business. You must know that all the tribes in the Western Regions wear cloth and coarse linen. Even the royal family rarely wears silk and satin like the king. I I dare to conclude that using this silk and satin to do business with the royal families in the Western Regions will be several times better than cattle and sheep."
Just look.
"Dong Yiqu, are you saying that these silks and satins are mainly sold to the royal family?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Yes." Yu Tu said with a smile, "Originally, I was still thinking. If the king doesn't go with the army, something might go wrong. But if the king goes with the army, he might not even be able to enter the Jade Gate Pass. But. If the king brings these silks and satins with him in exchange for state gifts, I doubt he will be stopped."
"Hey, Mr. Yiqu is very thoughtful. It seems that I brought the right silk and satin." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Then take a look at this one."
Ying Zheng pointed to the second box, and the sergeant on the side opened it gently.
Several cloth bags were exposed inside the box.
Ying Zheng personally picked up a cloth bag and opened the mouth of the bag, which contained dark green tea leaves.
"Haha, this is also a rare thing." The great elder said, "Looking at the appearance, it is the best tea from Badi."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng said with a smile, "I didn't expect the great elder to know a bit about tea ceremony."
Yu Tu glanced at the great elder sideways and said, "He is an anomaly in Yiqu. He doesn't like drinking, but he loves tea like his life. Whenever he has some interaction with the Central Plains, he will buy some tea."
"Hahaha, it's funny, it's funny." The great elder said with a laugh.
"Since the Great Elder likes it, I have enough control." Ying Zheng said grandly.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
"You're welcome, Great Elder." Ying Zheng looked at the third box and waved his hand.
Two sergeants stepped forward and opened the lid more carefully.
The moment the things inside were revealed in front of everyone, all the Yiqu tribesmen were stunned.
After a long while, Thorin asked in a daze: "Brother Wang, what is this? How can it be so exquisite?"
"Haha, this thing is called porcelain, and it is unique to the palace." Ying Zheng said.
At this time, several sergeants took out pieces of porcelain from the box and placed them in the hands of everyone in Yiqu.
Including Yu Tu, everyone in Yiqu stared blankly at the porcelain in their hands, as if they had seen the most beautiful thing in their lives.
