Tibet

Chapter 413
"What did he ask for?"

Constantine was old and cunning, he felt that since Li Ye threatened him with Kang Hua, he must be trying to get something?
"He made two demands, the first one, let us make a decision, if we don't want to submit it, he will submit it to Bahanna."

Abandoning Juzhanti was a joint decision made by the nine countries of Sogdia. They knew that Dashi wanted to seize this strategic place, so they voluntarily gave up. Now that Dashi's power has been completely pulled out, can it be taken over again?

"Father, what's your opinion?" Kang Mead asked his father.

Constantine shook his head, "Tang Jun is not doing charity. He won Juzhanti and returned it to us. They took a fancy to the strategic position of Juzhanti, and they just replaced Dashi. I said last year, whoever gets Juzhanti Whoever mentions the battle will get involved in trouble, and Tosao knows this, and they don't want to raise the issue with each other, otherwise Hamill came to kill last year, and they will definitely focus on the Tosao country."

"But there are more than 2 Sogdians in Juzhanti!"

Constantine sneered, "The land is dead, but the people are alive. There were originally 10,000+ people in Juzhanti, but now there are only [-] left. Are the others dead? Didn't they all come back? He If you want to pull Khan, let him do it. We pumped out all the people, and what you get for Pulling Khan is just an empty city. If the Great Food Army comes back in the future, Pulling Khan will definitely become the first of the Big Food Army The goal."

"Thank you father for reminding me, I understand."

Constantine didn't care much about Juzhanti, he asked Amber again, "What's his second request?"

"He wants our countries in the river to bear part of the military expenses, that is to say, to pay him a protection fee every year."

Constantine nodded slowly, "This is his real purpose. Remember, all this and that is just an illusion, and money is his real goal. As long as we give money, even if we don't go to Chang'an to see him, He won't pursue it either!"

Amber sighed and said, "The Pope is right. I feel the same way. He threatened us with descendants of Kanghua, which is actually for this purpose."

Kang Meide frowned, "We have to pay tribute to Datang every year and pay his military expenses. I'm afraid it's too heavy. Father, we can't bear it."

"Don't worry!"

Constantine asked: "Did he mention the tribute?"

Amber nodded, "He mentioned it. He said that as long as we are sincere, it is not impossible to send a pot of soil to Chang'an all the way."

"This bastard!"

Constantine scolded and said with a smile: "I guessed that he would pay the tribute. He will not ask us to pay the military expenses alone. The Tang court does not allow it, so he wants us to give him the tribute in exchange for the tribute. He paid for the military expenses in name and gave him the money, and he was responsible for explaining that we did something false to the court, even if the Tang court was angry, there was nothing he could do about it.”

"Then how much does he need every year?" Kang Mead asked again.

Amber shook his head, "He didn't say anything, but we're going to talk to him."

Constantine sighed slightly and said, "This guy is not simple! He is much more cunning and powerful than Gao Xianzhi. Gao Xianzhi only knows how to kill and plunder. This guy will make us pay him willingly."

Early the next morning, Li Ye took a thousand cavalry to inspect the Amu Darya River.

In the boundary agreement reached between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Kingdom, the northern section was bounded by the Amu Darya River, while the southern section was bounded by the Mugar River.

Of course, this is the result of the Battle of Talas, but in history, the Tang army was defeated, the border between the two sides became Congling, and the Tang Dynasty lost even the broken leaves.

Historically, one of the biggest consequences of the Battle of Talas was the spread of papermaking to Arabia. Among the prisoners of the Tang army were craftsmen who could make paper, and finally spread from Arabia to the West.

But there is also a saying that papermaking was passed from the country of Bahana to Dashi. The country of Bahana had a close relationship with the Tang Dynasty and learned papermaking from the Tang Dynasty.

From the point of view of history, it is more reasonable for the Sogdians to spread papermaking to Dashi. They travel between Chang’an and Baghdad, and they will definitely bring the paper of the Tang Dynasty to Dashi. Control, the Sogdians live in Luoyang and Chang'an, where the culture is extremely developed, and it is normal for the Sogdians to learn papermaking.

The Amu Darya is not too far from Samarkand, and it only takes one day to ride a horse. This section of the Amu Darya is also a famous agricultural area, with endless wheat fields, but most of it is desert.

Li Ye urged the horses to come to the Amu Darya River. It was really a big river with a width of several miles. Residents on both sides of the river used ferry boats to get to and from each other. However, it would freeze in winter, so they could travel directly on the ice.

Li Ye found a city on the other side, pointed at the horsewhip and asked, "Where is the city on the other side?"

The official who accompanied Li Ye said: "That's Charzhu City, which belongs to Anguo."

Li Ye frowned, "Are there any Nine Kingdoms of Sogdia located west of the Amu Darya River?"

"Yes! Anguo Charzhu City, Wumu City, and Huoxun Kingdom's Pusong City are all west of the Amu Darya River, but they are still under the jurisdiction of Anguo and Huoxun Kingdom. Dashi did not occupy these three cities."

Li Ye had a strong intuition that the big cannibals didn't take the Amu Darya boundary seriously. Their current signing is only a temporary compromise. Once they stabilize and their strength recovers, they will definitely expand eastward.

The Nine Kingdoms of Sogdia also knew this, so they would not really surrender to the Tang Dynasty. For them, they were too close to Dashi and too far away from Tang Dynasty.

After only patrolling the Amu Darya for more than an hour, Li Ye turned around and returned to Samarkand. He was just looking around, and he had to attend the inauguration ceremony of the king the day after tomorrow.

It is said that Ziad will also send representatives to attend.

It was already midnight when Li Ye returned to Samarkand. The whole group was exhausted and fell asleep after entering the barracks. Li Ye was so tired that he didn't even take off his shoes.

The next morning, Li Ye was woken up by a soldier, "Captain!"

Li Ye sat up slowly, the sunlight outside was so dazzling that he couldn't open his eyes, so he covered his eyes with his hands and asked, "What's the matter?"

"A little Han lady came looking for you, she said she came from the Saintess Society, and sent you a letter."

Li Ye nodded, "Let her in!"

It must be Ah Ling who delivered the letter to him, but how could it be a little Han lady?

After a while, I walked into a little lady wearing a white gown of the Saintess Society. She was about ten years old, with big eyes that were flexible. She looked like a little Han lady. It is rare to see Han people here, especially Han women. Very few.

She walked in and curtseyed, and handed a letter to Li Ye, "This is a letter from the silver saint to the governor!"

She spoke fluent Sogdian.

Li Ye asked with a smile: "Is it the left silver saint, or the right silver saint?"

"It's the Zuoyin Saintess!"

The saint of Zuoyin is Ah Ling. Li Ye read the letter, and there was only one sentence, Ah Ling asked him to meet at the Sapphire Hotel at Chenshi tomorrow morning.

"What's your name? Can you speak Chinese?" Li Ye asked with a smile in Chinese.

"My name is Kang Ming, which means Kang Guo Guangming Temple. The general can call me Xiaokang."

The little lady spoke Chinese. Although she stuttered a bit, she still spoke clearly.

"how old are you?"

"Ten years old this year!"

"How long have you been here?" Li Ye asked again.

"I don't remember, it's been many, many years."

"Then where is your hometown? Do you remember?"

Xiaokang lowered his head and whispered for a long while: "Luoyang!"

(End of this chapter)