"Sogdian?" After hearing Qian Junnan's identity as Hu Shang, Lu Chen directly touched his chin and started thinking about it.
The Sogdians are more commonly known as the "Nine Surnames of Zhaowu" in history books. The "Old Book of Tang" records: "Their lord's surname is Wen. The Yuezhi first lived in Zhaowu City in the north of the Qilian Mountains in Zhangye, which was conquered by the Turks, and was surrounded by Congling in the south. , so there was a place where the people and branches all took Zhaowu as their surname, never forgetting their origins."
The most famous figure among the Sogdians is An Lushan, the instigator of the "Anshi Rebellion", a historical event that turned the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline in the mid-Tang Dynasty.
In fact, the so-called "Nine Surnames of Zhaowu", its original sound is "articub" in the Turkic inscriptions, arti means "six", "cub" is the transliteration of "zhou", which means "six states". In ancient China, states refer to regions Or country, the six states refer to the six states where Sogdians are kings.
According to "Book of the Sui Dynasty: Biography of the Western Regions", the nine surnames are Kang, Mi, Shi, Cao, He, An, Mu, Nasebo, and Wunahe; while "New Book of the Tang Dynasty: Chronicles of the Western Regions" lists Kang, An, and Cao , Shi, Mi, He, Shi, Huo Xun, Wu Di. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Sogdian people with nine surnames here lived in fifteen small countries in the Guishui River Basin (Amu Darya River in Central Asia). They were Kangguo, Anguo, Caoguo, Shiguo, Miguo, Heguo and Xiaoguo. Anguo, Dongcaoguo, Zhongcaoguo, Naseboguo, Muguo, Caoguo, Biguo, Cymbal Khanate, and Wunaheguo.
The greatest contribution of these Hu merchants to history is that through their trading routes, we found the "Silk Road".
"Silk Road", what a good thing! When he thought of the words "Silk Road", Lu Chen's heart was very moved. He was worried that no one would help him with the information at this time. Wasn't he dozing off on his pillow?
What's more, there are "Jewish" ancestors among these "Nine Surnames of Zhaowu". Lu Chen is very clear about the "ancestral precepts" and "nature" of this group of people. After all, when future generations go on missions, they can We often have to deal with those targets who have the shadow of "Jewish plutocrats" behind them.
"Yes, the villain had someone secretly touch on them. They are indeed Sogdians from the west!" Seeing Lu Chen's expression and somewhat suspicious tone, Qian Junnan hurriedly explained.
"Sogdians! You can use them!" Lu Chen nodded, "What do those people want?" Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan and continued to ask.
"Furniture and iron stove!" Qian Junnan replied, "But, sir, hasn't the iron stove shop been given to Prince Zhao? I'm afraid we can only give them furniture!" Qian Junnan said with a sad face. .
"It's okay!" Lu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile, "I gave the shop to them, but the method of making the iron stove is still in my hands. You can sell the stove directly to them from Zhuangzi, but you have to understand the price! "Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan and said.
"It's natural. In this regard, you can rest assured!" Qian Junnan also said with a smile. Qian Junnan's expression at this time looked like a black businessman.
"That's right! We can ask them to add this when the time comes. I think the nobles from the Western Region countries will also like it?" Lu Chen said and took out a glass ball from his sleeve. It was Lu Chen who went for a stroll in the workshop area and picked up something to play with in Liulicang.
Seeing the "glazed ball" in Lu Chen's hand, Qian Junnan's eyes suddenly lit up again.
"But, sir, our auction is not over yet!" Qian Junnan naturally knows that this "glazed glass" is a sacred item for making money, but the monthly auction in Chang'an City is not over yet. , if this glass ball strays out again, it will be somewhat difficult to explain.
"So what?" Lu Chen said nonchalantly, "Actually, the real gimmick of those auctions is the glazed products of the twelve zodiac signs. Are the other things important?" Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan and asked, " Besides, who knew these things came from my place?" Lu Chen smiled evilly at Qian Junnan.
"Master, what you mean is..." Qian Junnan immediately understood the meaning of Lu Chen's words, and then gave Lu Chen a thumbs-up, "If I want to talk about insidiousness, it's you, sir!"
"How are you talking!" Lu Chen glared at Qian Junnan, "This is only the first step, there is a second step!" Lu Chen waved directly to Qian Junnan.
"What do you mean?" Qian Junnan stood up and left his seat, and came to Qian Junnan's side, hunching over. This posture made the little fat man somewhat uncomfortable.
"Sit there! Sit there!" Lu Chen pointed to the chair closest to him. Looking at Qian Junnan's face that was a little twisted due to discomfort, Lu Chen couldn't bear it.
"Hey! Thank you, sir!" Qian Junnan smiled and sat on the chair closest to Lu Chen, and even moved the chair to make himself closer to Lu Chen.
"Little fat man, have you ever thought about it?" Lu Chen asked Qian Junnan in a low voice.
"What are you thinking about?" Qian Junnan was a little confused by Lu Chen's direct question.
"Those Hu merchants are carrying such valuable things back. Is it really safe on this road?" Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan and whispered.
"Master, don't you want to play a trick of taking advantage of others?" Hearing Lu Chen's words, Qian Junnan trembled and looked at Lu Chen in a low voice and asked.
"Nonsense!" Lu Chen gave Qian Junnan a slap in the face. Qian Junnan covered his head with an aggrieved face and said, "How could I do such a thing!" Lu Chen glared at Qian Junnan. , "But although I don't do it, it doesn't mean that others won't do it! Think about it, think about it carefully!" Lu Chen was still inspiring Qian Junnan.
"My lord, you mean those people from aristocratic families..." Qian Junnan was slightly startled, then looked at Lu Chen, not daring to elaborate further.
"Think about it! People from aristocratic families spent so much money to take back the colored glaze products. These Hu merchants are taking them back. The road is not peaceful. If there is something wrong with these Hu merchants, no one can say it. What happened, right?" Lu Chen raised his eyebrows as he spoke, giving Qian Junnan a "you know" look, and Qian Junnan nodded repeatedly.
"So! Has the business of the escort bureau come?" Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan and smiled. Originally, Lu Chen asked Ye Tong to summon the familiar escort bureaus to start the "logistics" business in the Tang Dynasty. However, after hearing that the Sogdian Hu merchants had found Qian Junnan, Lu Chen suddenly had another idea in his mind.
"Master, you still know how to do business!" Qian Junnan naturally understood the meaning of Lu Chen's words, and gave Lu Chen another thumbs up with a lewd smile, and slapped him with a blatant flattery.
