Zhang Yong retreated after reporting the military situation.
Ying Zheng had no contact with Wu Sun at all, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Only Kukanci was still frightened.
He was really afraid that Touman would go to Dawan as soon as he was happy.
Fortunately, it was winter at this time, and the heavy snow not only saved the remnants of the Yueshi, but also blessed Dawan.
But Wusun was miserable. They didn't intentionally invite the remnants of the Yueshi to flee into the country, but they were uprooted by the Xiongnu, leaving their country and family ruined.
Xiongnu, just tell me, have you been coveting this family for a long time?
In fact, when the Xiongnu army appeared at the Yuezhi border, Ying Zheng knew that there was no need to hesitate to accuse him.
Touman had long planned to expand westward, but he was just waiting for the opportunity and looking for excuses.
And the source of the disaster that Yueshi and Wusun suffered this time really lies in Ying Zheng.
He extinguished the Xiongnu's fighting spirit to go south in Yinshan, and silenced Touman's thoughts of invasion. In desperation, Touman could only choose to march eastward or westward.
The Donghu in the east heard that they had fought against the Xiongnu before, but neither of them gained much benefit. Thinking that now that the west has been conquered, the next one to suffer will definitely be the Donghu.
Looking at Kukanqi who was slightly nervous in front of him, Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Why, are the Huns scary?"
Kukanqi straightened up and said forcefully: "Although the Huns are brave, they have nothing to be afraid of. What I'm afraid of is that Dawan is unprepared and will be caught off guard."
Ying Zheng knew that he was trying to force the situation by saying this, so he did not expose it and said with a smile: "In my eyes, the Huns are nothing. When I captured Touman, I let him return to the grassland. If you are really afraid of him, Call him and I'll just send him a letter."
Kukanqi and Mod's affection for Ying Zheng instantly soared, even to the point of worshiping him.
"In that case, I have to thank the King of Qin." Kukanqi said, "We will definitely buy more goods from Da Qin and sell more blood horses to the Qin court."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng pretended to be surprised, "This is a good deal. If I equip all the Qin troops with sweat horses, the Xiongnu will be even less of a match."
Kukanchi: "..."
At present, Dawan's army has not caught a few horses, so you want to equip the Qin army with them?
"Hahaha, King Qin is joking." Mod said with a smile, "The total number of sweat horses is so small. I wanted to buy a batch before, but the King of Dayuan didn't sell it to me."
Kukanchi looked at Moder with a dazed look in his eyes, as if he had some doubts about what he said.
Moder glanced at him, and Kukanci finally understood and said: "Yes, foreign royal families want to buy our blood horses, but the royal court is not willing to sell them easily. Previously, ten of them were given to Da Qin. , which is unprecedented.”
Ying Zheng couldn't see through their thoughts, so he immediately smiled and said: "We will talk about the bloody horses later. I am not rich enough to equip all the soldiers with horses. Now I might as well show you what I brought here this time." Goods.”
Merde's eyes lit up and he said continuously: "Okay, okay, let's go and have a look, let me open my eyes."
Ying Zheng expressed his request, and then took two envoys to the headquarters of Huben Army.
After entering Jingjue City, Yingzheng was absolutely safe, so he stationed the Huben Army ten miles east of the city, leaving only a group of guards to guard the Jingjue Palace.
Most of the goods are still on the way and have arrived from Jiayuguan. Now there are only some goods in the camp. Ying Zheng put them in the grain and grass cart and wanted to sell them to Khotan first.
The soldiers moved the boxes of goods in front of the two envoys, opened the boxes, cleaned the shockproof sawdust inside, and displayed each item of goods in front of them.
Moder first smelled the tea leaves and kept nodding: "Good tea, it seems the taste is different."
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Tea leaves are naturally diverse due to different production methods. What you have is green tea, and there are black tea, white tea, and oolong tea next to it. What I brought are tributes sent from various places, and they are not ordinary tea sold by tea merchants from various places. goods."
"Well, that's good. I'll have a drink later." Merde handed the teapot in his hand to Kukanci, then leaned over and picked up a roll of brocade, "Is this the fabric used to make gorgeous clothes?"
Ying Zheng was really amused when he saw that he looked like he had never seen it on the market before, but he suppressed a smile and explained: "This is satin, not cloth. The materials and workmanship of the two are different."
Mod said: "I saw that Dawan's royal family all wore colorful clothes. I guess this brocade also comes in all colors."
Ying Zheng pointed to several other boxes: "In there are brocades and silks of different colors."
Mered looked at them one by one and couldn't help but let out a burst of admiration.
If you take this back to the women at home, it will make them look so beautiful.
Wu Chan smiled and said: "Hehe, the royal robe I am wearing is made of these brocades."
As the queen of Jingjue, her clothes are naturally luxurious. Before Ying Zheng came to Jingjue, the royal family's clothes could only be described as being of good style. As for the materials, they were incomparable to what they are now.
As early as in the meeting hall, Merde was quite shocked when he saw Wu Chan for the first time. Queen Jingjue already has a peerless beauty, and coupled with the royal robe, she is like a heavenly being descending to earth. As a result, Moder never dared to look at him.
Now that I'm closer and I take a closer look, I can't help but wonder to myself, could this queen be a fairy? How could he be born so noble?
"No wonder, the noble ladies in Dawan have suddenly improved their temperament a lot. These clothes are indeed much better than commoners." Mod said with a sigh.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "Our female workers in Da Qin are much better than those in other places. Their workmanship is more precise and they can cut clothes more appropriately. You will know when the time comes."
"Can you hire some and bring them back to Persia?" Mod said.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I have no say in this, but you can let your subordinates learn."
Moder smiled bitterly and said: "I am taking guards all with me. How can a grown man learn from this?"
Kukanchi on the side was no longer curious about these tea leaves and silks, but he found a few calligraphy and paintings from a box. After reading them, he couldn't help but admire them loudly.
Merde was attracted to him and saw that he was holding a landscape painting in his hand. The brush strokes were clear, the depth was staggered, it was dignified yet grand, and it was soft and gentle.
"Oh my God, this is a work of art!" Moder exclaimed.
Ying Zheng waved his hand and asked the guards to open all the calligraphy and paintings.
Immediately, the paintings and calligraphy opened by the guards formed a circle, surrounding Merde and Kukanchi in the middle.
"These are just the things that I brought out to open the eyes of Loulan and Yutian." Ying Zheng said, "And they are not of the highest quality. If I ship goods to the Western Regions again, I also want to sell some pens, ink, utensils, musical instruments, etc. here."
After walking around for a while, the two envoys started asking about the price.
Ying Zheng thought that the price quoted for the landscape painting was exaggerated, but unexpectedly, Mo De said it was cheap.
Then he more than doubled the price of the second painting.
"Why, the price of this painting is still different?" Mod asked.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "The calligraphy and painting are all made by different painters, with different names, and naturally the prices are different."
"Oh, so that's it." Mod said, "May I ask King Qin, what was used to paint this painting to make it so lifelike?"
Only then did Ying Zheng realize that apart from China, no foreign country had ever seen a writing brush, so he asked Meng Tian to bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and write a few words on the spot.
Merde was amazed again. He tied his mane to a bamboo joint and could write?
I am curious about everything. It seems that the cultural differences are really not that big.
After looking at all the goods, Mod said: "Your Majesty, King Qin, I want to buy all your goods first, and then send people to transport them back to Persia first. When the goods you have on the way arrive, I will also buy them. ”
"Then I will go to Qin with you. If I don't have enough money, I will ask them to transport more gold and silver. What do you think?"
It seems that Prince Murd is betting that the goods in front of him can be sold at a good price in Persia. After all, Persia is very rich in minerals and has countless cattle and sheep, but there are not many commodities for daily use by the people.
Come and try it quickly. 】
Even if these things are not circulated among the people, they are enough for the princes and nobles alone.
Ying Zheng waved his hand: "You want to take it all, what about the cargo list from the Western Regions?"
Wu Chan helped him and said: "Yes, it's like Khotan produces beautiful jade, Dawan produces fine horses, if these things are brought back to China, the King of Qin can also make another fortune. You, Persia, only take gold and silver, and don't have any special products. Why?" We also want to grab Khotan’s goods.”
Moder became anxious when he heard this: "It's okay if the price I offer is higher. If it doesn't work out, why don't I go to Khotan to buy some fine jade and exchange it with the King of Qin?"
Ying Zheng laughed loudly and said: "What you have in front of you is not too much. I can make a sample for you. If your Persian king likes it, it will not be too late for us to discuss the future."
"Then let's do it." Seeing that King Qin agreed, Mo De quickly ordered his men to bring gold and silver and began to count the money.
Persia came with sincerity, and naturally he brought a lot of official silver. After inspection, Ying Zheng asked Meng Tian to collect the gold and silver and hand the goods to Mod.
After Merde happily accepted it, he sent someone back to Persia.
The next day, Ying Zheng asked the two envoys to look around first. He and Wu Chan said they wanted to explain to Khotan, so they rushed to Khotan with their team.
While driving, Ying Zheng asked Xiang Wuchan: "What did you say in the letter you sent to the King of Khotan before?"
Wu Chan said: "As early as after you left last time, I mentioned to King Khotan that Jingjue might move its capital because of the desert. He was also quite surprised and worried whether the desert would expand to them."
"It's really hard to tell," Ying Zheng said, "It's still unclear in which direction this desert will expand, but judging from the rotating properties of the millstone, it should spread in all directions at the same time. Will it? It is indeed difficult to predict how it will affect Khotan."
"Then how should we discuss with him this time?" Wu Chan asked.
Ying Zheng said: "We can't control the desert, but we can hand over the commercial rights that originally belonged to Jingjue to Khotan and allocate him some land. The condition is that he must try his best to take away the objects and livestock that we cannot take away." Buy it and maintain the supply of jade to Da Qin."
"Okay, everything is up to you." Wu Chan said with a gentle smile, "Whether I am the head of a country or the head of a family, I will listen to you."
Ying Zheng nodded, his heart numb with sweetness.
Halfway through the journey, they entered the territory of Mumi Kingdom, but saw a group of people in front of them.
After informing each other, they learned that it was an army from Khotan. They had just fought a battle with Ronglu and were returning victorious. They were willing to escort Queen Jingjue into the city.
Entering the city of Khotan with the Khotan army, Ying Zheng and Wu Chan entered the meeting hall of the Khotan palace.
Although this hall does not have the grandeur of a royal palace, there are many exquisite jade stones in it, which is obviously very noble.
I saw a person sitting in the middle, wearing a brand-new royal robe made of brocade and a jade crown. He had a thin face and was about thirty years old.
It was the King of Khotan.
When Ying Zheng was getting married to Wu Chan, he came to Khotan and met the King of Khotan, but it was a routine matter and there was not much in-depth communication.
But this time, there was something important to discuss with him. After all, this conversation involved the future trend of the entire Western Region.
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