Han Dao world

Chapter 354 Roman Merchant
After the Xianbei envoy listened to the interpreter, he looked at Liu Xie quietly for a moment, bowed with his chest up, and turned to leave.

Liu Xie stopped him and ordered someone to prepare some food for him.

The messenger was a little surprised, but still accepted it.

He came from Shuofang City early in the morning, and his stomach was already empty.It was already afternoon when they rushed back to Shuofang, and they could only eat some dry food on the way, which was definitely not as exquisite as the food rewarded by the emperor of the Han family.

When the food was brought up, the envoy sat cross-legged, devoured it hungrily, and turned a deaf ear to the ridicule from the side.

After the envoy finished eating, Liu Xie asked, "What is the envoy's name?"

The cannibal has a short mouth, and the messenger after a full meal has a particularly good attitude.As soon as the interpreter finished speaking, he bowed and replied, "Your Majesty the Emperor, my name is Anthony."

"Parthians? Romans?"

Anthony glanced at Liu Xie in surprise. "Respected His Majesty the Emperor, my ancestors were Romans. Later, they moved to Parthia and lived in Mulu City."

"How did you become Fuluohan's envoy?"

Anthony blinked his blue eyes and said nothing.

Liu Xie beckoned to Lu Xiaohuan for her silk handkerchief, and waved it in front of Anthony.

"Because of this?"

Anthony's eyes suddenly widened, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, but when he realized something was wrong, he retracted again, with a smile on his face.

"Yes, I'm here to buy Seris. Fu Luohan said he could give it to me, but now he is going to be defeated by His Majesty the Emperor. I walked thousands of miles this time, but got nothing."

"If you are willing to tell me about your hometown, I can give you a horse of Celis."

Anthony blinked and nodded.

Liu Xie called Cai Yan, prepared paper and pens, and drew pictures while chatting with Anthony. It took about an hour before he finished talking.

He kept his promise and gave Anthony a piece of silk.

This was robbed from the spoils of the defeat, and it was not a high level, but Anthony was very satisfied and thanked him again and again.

Liu Xie laughed loudly and patted Anthony on the shoulder. "After I defeat Fuluohan, I will do business with you, big business."

Anthony smiled and left contentedly.

While tidying up the manuscripts, Cai Yan asked, "Your Majesty, where is this Parthia?"

"Do you know the story of Gan Ying?"

"I know a little bit. Could it be that this Parthia is Anxi where Gan Ying used to go as an envoy?"

Liu Xie nodded, feeling a little emotional.

In the nearly two thousand years of world trade history, the silk of the Central Plains was one of the best-selling commodities, but the Central Plains Dynasty failed to profit from it, and only enriched those long-distance transshipment merchants and grassland peoples.One of the reasons is that the people in the Central Plains have no idea where the silk was sold and how profitable it was.

Gan Ying once reached the Persian Gulf, only one step away from the final destination, but was fooled by King Anxi and gave up the final attempt.

Of course, even if Gan Ying could reach Daqin, his focus would not be on the silk trade.

Scholars in the Han Dynasty believed in Confucianism and seldom talked about benefits. They paid attention to etiquette and righteousness, and secondly, merit. Few people would talk about benefits.

Liu Xie is so poor now that he can't be aloof.

He wanted to use the profits from the silk as military expenses, so naturally he couldn't let these profits be taken away by the nomads on the grasslands, fattening his opponents and impoverishing himself.

Realizing that Anthony might be a Roman, he subconsciously wanted to test it out.

Although he also knew that the blond and blue-eyed Anthony was probably not a real Roman, but a barbarian.

"The prairie is a natural passageway. It is nearly ten thousand miles from east to west, and can reach almost all major countries." Liu Xie looked at the Yinshan Mountain in the distance. "If we don't occupy such a traffic artery, we will be occupied by the enemy."

"Besides me, a big man, are there other big countries in this world?" Cai Yan felt incredible.

Liu Xie pointed to the transcript in her hand. "Sitting in a well and looking at the sky, deceiving one's ears and stealing one's bell, that's what an unwise person should do."

Cai Yan was a little embarrassed, lowered her head, and muttered, "I'm just a woman, I dare not call myself a wise man."

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Fu Luohan waited anxiously for a whole day, and finally got Anthony after dark.

He didn't bother to ask Anthony why he came back so late, and directly asked the emperor of the Han family for his answer.

Knowing that Liu Xie was willing to fight him decisively, he was relieved and laughed out loud.

Ma Teng guarded the city tightly, not only arranged a large number of archers on the city, but also arranged elite infantry under the city wall, which reminded him of Cheng Yi, Gao Shun, and that painful night.

The attack was very difficult, but the chance of success was very low, so Fu Luohan had to make another choice.

If the emperor of the Han family refused to fight, he could only retreat on his own initiative.

The plundered cattle and sheep were too little in supply to last long.

As for Liu Xie's surrender, he didn't consider it at all.

As a descendant of Tan Shihuai, how could he surrender to the Han like the Huns and be the dog of the Han.

Even if there is a truce, the Han people should send the princess to marry.

Excited, Fu Luohan asked Anthony what he had seen and heard.

The messenger is not only as simple as sending a letter, but also has the task of observing the other party's reality.

Anthony is a businessman, and he is good at haggling and haggling. He is the best candidate for a messenger.

But he didn't know that Anthony didn't want to hang out with him at this moment.In Anthony's eyes, he is a ship about to sink.

Facing Fu Luohan's inquiry, Anthony said that although the Han army is all elite, but its strength is too small, the commander has an absolute advantage and will definitely win.

Fu Luohan was very happy, and he thought so too.

As soon as Anthony turned around, he told the Xianbei young handsomes who had a better relationship, don't dream, you can't beat the Han people.The commander-in-chief killed two sons, refused to surrender, and wanted to fight the Han people desperately.You didn't have your son dead, so there's no need to go crazy with the commander in chief, run away if you can, and surrender if you can't.

Anthony doesn't fight, but he buys trophies and knows many Xianbei handsomes very well.When he said this, the Xianbei people who had no fighting spirit were even more half-hearted.

Fu Luohan convened the generals to discuss the matter, full of confidence to fight the Han people to the death.

The young commanders of the various ministries agreed verbally, but in their hearts they regarded Fu Luohan as a lunatic.Except for a few direct descendants of Fu Luo Han, no one really wanted to fight the Han people to the death.

Just think about the battle of Chengyi.

The Han army had a considerable number of armored cavalry, and their morale and equipment were better than theirs. They also robbed a large number of cattle, sheep, and supplies, so they had no worries at all.Without enough assurance, they don't need to accept the challenge at all.Just wait two more days, and the Xianbei people will run out of food and collapse without a fight.

Seeing the expressions of his subordinates, Fu Luohan knew in his heart that there were not many opportunities left for him.

If he could not win this battle, even if he returned to the grassland, he would be a tiger without claws and could only be eaten by others.

If you want to regain your glory, you can only go all out to defeat the emperor of the Han family.

After some instigation and a heavy reward, Fu Luohan managed to stabilize the morale of the army and was ready for a decisive battle with Liu Xie.

Early the next morning, Fu Luohan ordered his entire army to go to battle, and set up an array in the east of Shuofang and south of Dahe.

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