The group of people successfully entered Loulan City. The cities here were all made of earth and looked gray, without the feeling of a majestic national capital.
Not to mention compared with great cities like Chang'an and Luoyang, this city is nothing even among the county governments of various counties.
However, after trekking for so long without even seeing a ghost, the sudden appearance of so many people still made everyone in the team a little excited.
Luo Zhongkan was okay, after all, he was the son of the Luo family, and he had the stigmata to suppress him all the time, but the others were normal people, and they had accumulated countless irritations after living like this for a long time.
However, whether it was Luo Mo or the warriors, their discipline was second to none. According to Luo Zhongkan's arrangement, everyone stayed in the inn specially designed for travelers and merchants, and then began to try to gain access to all aspects of information about Loulan Kingdom.
Luo Zhongkan came to the Western Regions not to play, but to collect the customs and customs here, draw a map of the Western Regions, record the special products here, and see what the Central Plains can get from here.
These are all very important political tasks, and the most important one is that he wants to find a stronghold suitable for the survival of the Luo family in the vast Western Regions. Luo Ling clearly told him in the letter that he wants to establish a similar base in the Western Regions. A stronghold like Luocun.
The Western Regions will definitely be included in the rule of the Central Dynasty in the future. In the future, each generation will send a Luo son to the Western Regions to take charge of the Central Dynasty to assist the management of the Central Dynasty at that time.
The first thing to do when entering the Western Regions is to learn the local language, so that you can get rid of most of the troubles. Among the three hundred people, Luo Zhongkan specially selected some people who were good at speaking.
These people are talented in languages. Within a short time after entering the Western Regions, they learned a Western dialect full of dialect.
Of course, there is no common language like Central Plains Yayu in the Western Regions, but many of the languages here are very close, with very weird intonations, but basically understandable.
After entering Loulan City, Luo Zhongkan relied on his language proficiency to start chatting with the locals. He spoke pure Loulan dialect. No one expected that this person would be a Central Plains person. Luo Zhongkan said that he went to a distant place to do business and had not come back for a long time. , and then under the offensive of money, a large amount of news was extracted.
The Loulan Kingdom was much larger than he imagined, both in terms of population and the size of the oasis. Then Luo Zhongkan got the news that King Loulan was cutting down the trees in the oasis in order to plant more food or get more of livestock.
This made Luo Zhongkan a little shocked and angry.
Although he has only been here for a short time, Luo Zhongkan has already deeply felt that this is a very beautiful land, and the oasis is no different from the Central Plains.
As a result, King Loulan now wants to cut down the tree!
The oasis is surrounded by desert. If you cut down the trees on the oasis, won't the oasis be destroyed?
It is true that the Central Plains has experienced thousands of years of slash-and-burn farming, and large tracts of forests were cut down, but the situation was completely different. King Su clearly established many rules even when cutting down forests.
For example, a large number of trees in the mountains are not allowed to be cut down. For example, trees near water sources are not allowed to be cut down.
"The roots of the forest are used to stabilize the water and soil underground. Water and soil are the foundation for the growth and maintenance of all things. Only by protecting a certain amount of forest can the land be cultivated for a long time, especially in a land of abundant harvest. It will take generations. We will ensure that there are enough forests on the plateau."
Because of this rule, the Zhou royal family did not cut down trees from the surrounding areas when repairing the palace, but obtained them from more distant places.
Is this true in the Central Plains, not to mention the Western Regions where the natural conditions are far inferior to those in the Central Plains?
Luo Zhongkan can already imagine that if King Loulan continues to cut down trees like this, this oasis will sooner or later turn into a bare desert. If another river dries up and the water volume decreases, in less than twenty years, this oasis will be deserted. Buried by yellow sand.
"The mere King Loulan dares to destroy Zhu Xia's land!"
Luo Zhongkan's eyes flashed fiercely, and he immediately wanted to rush into the Loulan Palace and chop off King Loulan's head.
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More than ten miles outside Loulan City, Luo Zhongkan greeted the daredevils and left quickly, with scattered corpses behind him.
Don't get me wrong, of course Luo Zhongkan would not kill King Loulan just because he cut down a tree.
After all, we only brought 300 people this time, and we still have to maintain the polite and etiquette attitude of a country. If there are 3,000 people, then Luo Zhongkan probably really takes action directly. He can't be polite to a black sheep like King Loulan. .
Although Luo Zhongkan did not take action, conflicts broke out within the royal family of Loulan Kingdom, and the prince launched a rebellion against King Loulan. In such a city, the entanglements of interests were still very complicated.
It is said that the prince's wife was a beautiful woman, and was attracted by King Loulan, so Prince Loulan held a grudge and staged a farce of a loving father and a filial son.
It is quite similar to the prince in the past who told the story of killing the Emperor of Zhou.
Luo Zhongkan had to lament that there was really nothing new under the sun, and such weird things could be seen everywhere.
With this kind of God-given opportunity, of course Luo Zhongkan had to do something, such as Loulan Kingdom's national information, such as the number of households, military distribution, output, etc., as well as Loulan Kingdom's books.
Although this place is relatively backward, these things are still very important. Luo Zhongkan and his people received these information openly.
In this process, it is normal to sweep away all the treasures of Loulan Kingdom.
Of course, it is understandable that a fire accidentally breaks out after borrowing something, but the Loulan people hold on to such a normal thing, as if Luo Zhongkan and the others have done something wrong.
But there was no way, the host didn't welcome him. As a polite and civilized person, Luo Zhongkan had no choice but to leave. Facing the aggressive host, he had no choice but to kill a few people to intimidate him.
This move was indeed very effective. The new Loulan King looked at Luo Zhongkan and others in horror as they walked away. He had no idea where these people came from. News of the Han Dynasty was still circulating in the Hexi Corridor. There is no news yet. spread to the south of Tianshan Mountains.
"Let's go to the next country. Loulan is so small and has a lot of treasures. These things have never been seen in the Central Plains."
Luo Zhongkan was playing with some exquisite jade stones in his hand, and someone came over and said, "Sir, the head of the family said that the Western Region is a treasure land, and he was really not lying at all.
There are many things here that are not seen in the Central Plains, and there are also many things that are common in the Central Plains.
If the unique things from the Western Regions can be brought back to the Central Plains for sale, the family will become extremely wealthy. If they can secure their position in the Western Regions, control the trade routes between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and eat from both sides, it is no lie that they will be as rich as the enemy. "
Luo Zhongkan's body froze while riding on the camel. Although he didn't know much about business, he still knew about buying and selling. Rare things such as jade from the Western Regions would definitely arouse the pursuit of nobles in the Central Plains.
The camel bells rang melodiously, as if they were really a merchant cavalry. Luo Zhongkan said softly: "If you want to communicate with the Western Regions, relying solely on the power of the family will only result in more losses than gains. You will need the full help of the court, but the family can indeed reap benefits from here. , I think that’s what big brother means too.”
For Rock's, making money has always been an extremely important thing. After all, Rock's has too many places to spend money.
It has always been said that in order to maintain cultural hegemony, Rockefeller needs to continuously invest countless amounts of money.
In terms of force, brave warriors rely on faith on the one hand, and money on the other.
Whether it is training, maintaining combat effectiveness, or even various benefits, a lot of money is needed.
The reason why the Luo Kingdom can afford it is because the money that the nobles used for enjoyment and extravagance was spent on the people of the country. In the fashionable saying of later generations, wealth redistribution was done well.
But no matter how good the distribution of wealth is, it will not work without a source. Before, there was a country as a tax, but now only Zhaocheng is left.
It is simply impossible for such a city to cultivate warriors of the level of three thousand warriors, so Luo Shi has been doing business to subsidize the huge consumption.
After walking for a while, Luo Zhongkan muttered: "We should send someone back to deliver a message to the eldest brother, give a preliminary account of the situation here, and see if the eldest brother thinks it is necessary to send more people.
We are in the Western Region and do not know the situation in the Central Plains. This may not be conducive to the big brother's decision. "
Although Luo Zhongkan believes that with the current fatigue of the Central Plains, it is impossible to send people to the Western Region. After all, sending out a large army is completely different from a small team like theirs, but what if the eldest brother thinks that more people should be sent?
So a team of five people led a local guide and returned Luo Zhongkan's letter along the same route. Luo Zhongkan did not ask them to hurry. The most important thing was safety. There would be no problem even for three to five years, as long as everyone was fine. .
It took a full two years for the first letter to be delivered to Luo Ling. Luo Ling was indeed very interested in what Luo Zhongkan described in the letter, whether it was the fertility of the land, the rare products, or the frailty. All the countries in the world asked Luo Ling to regard this land as his own.
In particular, Luo Zhongkan emphasized that King Loulan was gradually destroying the environment of Loulan Kingdom. These people did not know how to make the land fertile and their farming skills were not high. They should make plans as soon as possible.
Luo Ling touched the God of the Four Seasons in his arms and thought to himself, it would be great if this artifact did not need to consume the family's heritage. It would be perfect to use it to forever suppress the Western Region.
In the letter, Luo Zhongkan also said that the Western Region is too vast, and I am afraid that the brothers who came out with him within ten years will all stay in the Western Region, so he hopes that Luo Ling can agree to dare warriors to take concubines in the Western Region. .
From the moment the dare warriors appeared in the world, they have always been clan soldiers. They used to be members of the public clan, but now they are clan members, so of course their weddings and funerals need to be taken care of by the family head.
However, generally speaking, as long as it does not violate morality, the family allows free love. Just report the person to the head of the family, and the head of the family will grant a property. However, taking concubines, especially taking barbarians as concubines, requires the consent of the head of the family. After all, the concubine is a concubine. He is also a member of the public clan and is still a member of the family, so he has to be cautious about this.
(End of chapter)
