Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1309 The Second Silk Road

On one side are the desolate Xiongnu tribesmen, bloody people, screaming cattle and sheep, looking gloomy, while on the other side are the signs of happily burning and eating the injured and died of the unfortunate death of beef and mutton. Compared with the Western soldiers, it really made Yu Fuluo feel uncomfortable.

"General..."

Standing in front of Fei Qian, Yu Fuluo really didn't know what to say for a while.

Speaking of the friendship between Feiqian and Yu Fuluo, it has always been changing. At first, Yu Fuluo still had some psychological advantages, but as time went by, such psychological advantages gradually narrowed. Not only did he no longer have any so-called advantages, but he was a little afraid of Fei Qian's majesty and bearing...

Fei Qian smiled, pointed to the side, and said, "What's the matter? What's the matter? Come, sit down."

At this time, Fei Qian, General Zhengxi's words, naturally had an imposing manner. Although the words of the words faintly revealed the attitude of the superiors towards the inferiors, Yu Fuluo did not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction at all, and hurriedly sat down.

"Someone and Shanyu are brothers..." Fei Qian opened his mouth and said, these official words basically don't need to be drafted, "Since they are brothers, they will naturally help each other. You might as well just say it bluntly, someone who can help will naturally help, and he will never be stingy, Shan Yu can rest assured..." Of course, if you feel that you can't help, there is nothing you can do.

When Yu Fuluo heard this, he was naturally very moved. He stroked his chest and said: "The general has a deep friendship, and the little king will never forget it! Alas... Now the royal court is in such a catastrophe. With little food and clothing, general... Well, can the general provide a batch of supplies to overcome the current difficulties..."

Oh, is it a beggar?
Fei Qian smiled, and said without knocking: "I need supplies just because of this? No problem, I will ask Yongyuan to contact you later..." Yu Fuluo must not even think about taking it for nothing, Cui Hou As someone who is in charge of the caravans on the eastern and northern routes, and who has been in contact with Yu Fuluo from the very beginning, he naturally understands what Feiqian means. At that time, the price should be whatever it is. Just a small discount.

Yu Fuluo was stunned for a moment, blinked, and said: "Let Cui Yongyuan come? This...General, you see, Wang Ting is already like this now, Xiao Wang...I really have nothing on hand. Can't... can..."

"Want credit?" Fei Qian said, and then said generously, "Look at what you said, what's the matter, no problem! But the amount should not be too large. After all, business needs turnover, as the saying goes. , Borrow and repay, it’s not difficult to borrow again..." Anyway, in the Han Dynasty, in fact, transactions were often carried out in the form of credit. Pay it back.

"Credit... credit... oh..." Yuvro stared, sighed for a long time, and said, "Okay, credit..."

Fei Qian smiled slightly, nodded, and then, in front of Yu Fuluo, ordered someone to go to Xihe to find Cui Hou to come here.

For foreigners who came to worship or pay tribute, in the Han Dynasty, there was still some sense of equivalent exchange, but in the feudal dynasties of later generations, it seemed that they would not give it out ten times and a hundred times, as if it was a shameful thing. In my Qing Dynasty, when the heavens, the earth, the universe, and the universe dominated Jiangshan, there were still people who hired foreigners to forge some messy so-called national documents, and went to the capital to do this business.

"Hey, business belongs to business." Fei Qian smiled and waved his hands and said, "Regardless of whether the business can be done or not, there is still some friendship with Shan Yu. In this way, I will sponsor Shan Yu some funds in my own name. ...Zi Chu, fetch someone's purse!"

Huang Xu took the order, found a cowhide bag from the luggage, and handed it to Yu Fuluo.

Fei Qian motioned, and asked Yu Fuluo to open it by himself.

"This is..." Yu Fuluo opened it and couldn't help being stunned. He saw some gold and silver Zhengxi Tongbao in the money bag, exuding a pleasing brilliance, "This...is this the general's 'sponsorship'?"

Fei Qian haha ​​smiled and looked up to the sky, and then said: "Of course it's not only these! Shan Yu, these Tongbao are just a trick... Shan Yu, I don't know if you have heard a saying that is called 'It's better to retreat and make a net'? "

"It seems that I have heard that the general means..." Yu Fuluo nodded, then looked down at Tongbao, and said, "Is this the 'retreat and make a net'?"

"That's right!" Fei Qian clapped his hands and praised, "Shanyu is indeed extremely intelligent! Shanyu might as well think about it, if your soldiers and mine are used to eating for nothing, there are still people who would be willing to go to the battlefield Do you want to fight? Shanyu thinks about it again, when I went to Bingbei before, compared with Shanyu's current situation, how could it be any better? Also, Shanyu has never heard of Baishiqiang's current situation. pass?"

"Hmm..." At first, Yu Fuluo felt that Fei Qian's throwing out these treasures seemed to be insulting, and he was a little upset, but after hearing Fei Qian's words, he frowned, blinked, and thought about it. After a while, it seems that what Fei Qian said is somewhat reasonable.

Fei Qian's strength back then may not be so good or powerful, but now...

"The general is saying that he is willing to teach me this 'fishing method'?" Yu Fuluo said tentatively.

Fei Qian nodded seriously, then waved his hand, and moved away from the left and right.

Yu Fuluo also immediately sat up straight with a solemn expression, and also ordered his guards to stand farther away.

"Shan Yu, do you know what Shang is?" Fei Qian said slowly, "You know that the reason why China is China is born from Shang, because of Shang? One of the earliest dynasties in China is called the Shang Dynasty? "

"This..." Yu Fuluo's eyes widened. He didn't think there was any problem with Fei Qian's grammar of "one of the most" that is used by later generations. He just immersed himself in Fei Qian's words, hoping that Fei Qian could speak more clearly. Understand, "The general means..."

"I mean, Shan Yu is sitting in the treasure mountain without knowing it..." Fei Qian smiled, with the confident smile of a life mentor.

"Baoshan?" Yu Fuluo repeated.

Fei Qian nodded, and said: "Bai Shiqiang, Shanyu knows, now people drink kumiss, drink one bowl after another, eat beef and sheep barbecue, eat one, watch one... why, rich! Why are there Money, business! Although big men are big, they also need a lot of things, especially those that big men don’t have, and they need... even flowers and plants, and they are all money!"

"You want flowers and plants?" Yu Fuluo subconsciously looked at the ground.

"Of course, it's not random flowers..." Fei Qian chuckled, "There is a kind of flower called cotton. I don't know what the tribes or small countries in the west call it. It’s beautiful, ahem, I can’t help it, our emperor likes it, so we courtiers also like it... There is also a kind of grass called alfalfa, the leaves are flat, like a heart shape, or oblate , most of which are three leaves together. It is said that if you can see four leaves growing on one stem at the same time, you will get the help of the god of luck and your wishes will come true... Shanyu you know, we Han people, I still believe in this…”

"Look at Shanyu..." Fei Qian looked at Yu Fuluo and nodded his head in a daze, and continued to instill, "Baishiqiang only has a few people, and he has only traveled so far to the west, and he will be selling some cattle and sheep soon. Fur, and some things like fruit and wine that the big man doesn't have, are already rich, but Shan Yu has so many people now, if you find some things that the big man needs, not only can you exchange for supplies to restore the royal court, You can also make a fortune, and even...hehe... Besides, Shanyu didn't want to track down where the rebellious elder fled? Is this a multi-purpose thing? Does it mean that Shanyu is sitting in Baoshan right now? Unaware of it?"

"This..." Yu Fuluo pondered for a while, although he knew in his heart that not all of Fei Qian's words were true, and it was impossible for all of them to be beneficial to the Huns as Fei Qian described, but there were some other things hidden in it. Something, but the problem is that what Fei Qian said is also true. Bai Shiqiang has indeed become richer in the past two years, and even the complexions of ordinary people seem to have turned rosy, and he really needs to investigate the situation in the west and north. Go and track down the damned Great Elder who fled. If you can find something by the way, you can exchange it for supplies...

"But... the west and the north are mostly deserts, and I'm afraid there is nothing..." Yu Fuluo is somewhat smarter now and knows how to bargain, "I'm afraid that the general will say no to the things I found... Besides Yes, the general needs it too, why don't you go find it yourself?"

"How do you know that I didn't send anyone there?" Fei Qian chuckled, and said casually, but Yuvro suddenly changed his color, "I sent someone out a long time ago... Has Shanyu ever drank the wine from the west? It’s inconvenient this time, let someone bring some to Shan Yu next time... As for things, we’re all adults, don’t you know if it’s worth it? It’s like..."

Fei Qian randomly picked up a stone from the ground, and said: "For example, this stone, I said it was very precious, it was accidentally dropped by the gods in the sky, Shan Yu, do you believe it? Right, isn't this the end? It works. What is useful is useful, and what is useless is useless no matter how nicely you say it, isn’t it, Shan Yu?”

Yu Fuluo nodded subconsciously, as if he still felt something was wrong, but he just didn't know what was wrong with Fei Qian's words.

Fei Qian smiled slightly, looked at Yu Fuluo, and thought in his heart, the title of the best debater I got in college was false?Do you know what is the concept of stealing?Do you know what is taken out of context?

"Baishiqiang took the road in the Hexi Corridor. Shanyu can also go there, but there is also a road here in Shanyu, which Baishiqiang doesn't have..." Fei Qian took the stone in his hand and scratched on the ground casually, Said, "My people report that from here, along the western mountains and through this desert, and then there are several mountains, and some tribes, and even through these distant mountains, you can reach a vast majority. The place is plain, and the boundless is the pasture..."

What Fei Qian drew is the route called the Grassland Silk Road by later generations, and it is also the second Silk Road connecting the land of the East and the West.

The Grassland Silk Road refers to the commercial channel connecting the Eurasian continent from the Mongolian grasslands. After crossing the Yinshan and Yanshan Mountains, along the Great Wall, it goes northwest through the Mongolian Plateau and the northern part of Central and Western Asia, and can directly reach the Mediterranean European region.

Compared with the Silk Road of the Hexi Corridor in the traditional sense, the grassland silk road has a wider distribution area. As long as there are aquatic plants, there are roads to go. Therefore, the route of the grassland silk road often changes with the times. Changes vary from person to person, and they are not static. Of course, walking is more difficult, but the problem is that the Hu people are naturally adapted to this long-term migration, and they are naturally more adaptable than the Han people.

Besides, the vegetation in the current stage of the Han Dynasty was not so damaged. There were much more oases in the desert than in later generations, and the Shanxi merchants of later generations were still able to get through in a more harsh environment, so there is no reason why the Huns at this stage people can't go...

Fei Qian watched Yu Fuluo's eyes widen, as if he wanted to firmly memorize the route on the ground, waited deliberately, and then wiped it with his feet casually when he felt that it was almost done, and said, "If Shan Yu Interestingly, I can ask someone to prepare some equipment and supplies for long-distance travel. Even if it is on credit, it will be calculated according to the cost price... Brothers belong to brothers, business belongs to business... When Shan Yu finds them Good things, these will naturally be earned back by hundreds of thousands...Even if there are no special good things, just think about it, did you also accumulate a lot of skins and dried meat back then? How many years did those western tribes have? Has the caravan passed? Ten years? 20 years? Or even longer? After so many years, how much leather has to be accumulated? Think about the time when a clay pot...a copper kettle...even a little tea brick...could be exchanged How many things? How many skins can be exchanged? Shanyu think again, if Shanyu has what these tribes want, will they choose to cooperate with the defecting elder? At that time, there may be someone who will directly defect you The head of the Great Elder was traded for something... Haha, we are all brothers anyway, and we will definitely not let Shanyu suffer from the price..."

Following Fei Qian's description, Yu Fuluo's eyes lit up a little bit.

That's right, when there was no Feiqian to open up business, many of the Huns' skins just watched a little moldy and rotted, and then became a pile of waste that no one wanted, and those tribes that had no caravan for many years, the Aren't there as many skins as white picking?
Just like General Fei Qian of Zhengxi said, bring some Han utensils, and even if you don’t find any special flowers and plants, as far as those leathers are concerned, it can still be regarded as a huge profit!
And the most important thing is, maybe more tribes can be gathered, when the time comes...

"Okay! Let's do it like this!" Yu Fuluo made up his mind and agreed.This matter, Yu Fuluo thinks it can be done!

For a moment, both Fei Qian and Yu Fuluo laughed, but what was hidden in the laughter, who would benefit in the end, who would have the last laugh, is unknown...

(End of this chapter)