The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 331 Intelligence from the West ([-])
"Dear Sima, if you have a request, we will definitely handle it seriously. As for the price, please rest assured that you will be satisfied."

"Good, as long as you make me satisfied. I will definitely not treat you badly."

Hmph, you profiteers, the prices are so low.But at most, I suffered a little in the first two years, and then after I had enough seeds, I spread cotton planting in China.At that time, the cotton textile industry will become the new competitive product of Fuxingshe—that is the real super killer that can enter thousands of households.

"Next, I will talk about the third article, books. I am not very interested in the books of Guishuang and Sassan. I need books from Rome and Greece. Such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Ur The works of Bian, Papinian, Paul, Gaius, Modestinus, etc. All the books of these great masters, as long as they are not collected here by the official. One book can be exchanged for ten top-level Shu brocades. "

When Guan Yi mentioned the names of the three great philosophers of ancient Greece and the five great jurists of ancient Rome, Kurshan and others stood up at the same time and bowed deeply.

"O omnipotent and omniscient Dahan Da Sima, your wisdom may only be compared with the eternal holy fire. Of the eight sages you mentioned just now, your humble servants have only heard of one or two. I didn’t expect you to be so familiar with Rome while you’re far away in China. We must respect your will and do our best to collect all kinds of books for you.”

"Good, next I will talk about the fourth article, people! Although I know the existence of the Roman Empire, I don't know Latin. So it is useless for you to bring the book back to me. Therefore, you have to give it to me. Buy literate slaves from Rome. If Rome is too far away, go to Sassan to buy them. If Sassan can’t buy them, go to Guishuang to buy them. In short, you must buy someone who knows Latin for me. If you can invite Guishuang , Sasanian, and Roman scholars. As long as his knowledge is recognized by the official. Then, how much is the scholar, and the official will give you the same weight of gold!"

As soon as these words came out, another layer of fanaticism was added to the adoring and fearful eyes of Ku Ershan and others.

The geographical environment of Huaxia, the desert in the west and north, the sea in the east, the rainforest in the south, and the snow-capped mountains in the southwest... It is too closed.The closed geographical environment and a group of culturally weak chickens in the surrounding area have led to the Chinese civilization's self-development to a very high level, but also a corresponding lack of communication, promotion and mutual confirmation of the same sub-civilization.If this situation does not change, it may not be a big problem in this era.But the further you go, the more obvious the characteristics of the so-called sauce jar culture.

In Guan Yi's plan, production in Guanzhong was resumed and the domestic situation was completely stabilized.He will organize people to revise the "Ji Han Law" on the basis of the "Shu Ke" formulated by Zhuge Liang.If we can get the nutrition of the essence of Greece and Rome in this process, it should be of great benefit to the future of this country and this nation.

It is the responsibility of a time traveler to seek not only for a time, but also for all eternity!

"Then I will talk about the fifth article, um, this article does not require you to buy things from the west to sell to me. It is to ask you to bring my books to the west. First translate them into your own language, and then Local scholars translated it into Guishuang, Sasanian, and Roman languages. In this matter, I will not know whether you are doing things with your heart in the short term, but it depends on your conscience!"

"Respectable Da Sima, please rest assured that your servants will faithfully carry out your orders. I, Ku Ershan, will spend one-tenth of the profits from the Dahan to set up a translation library in Kucha. must help Da Sima, and spread the glory of the great man to Europa!"

"Very good! Ladies and gentlemen, I will return to the Western Regions after all. At that time, I will know whether you have done a good job in this one. Then, the last one, this is not a new regulation, but the former Han Dynasty more than 200 years ago. Regulations. But I would like to reiterate here: it is not allowed to bring silkworms out of the customs! It is not allowed to kidnap or help brocade weaving and porcelain craftsmen to go out of the customs! If there is any violation, all the caravans will be killed on the spot! Afterwards, my big man found out, no matter where you fled to the ends of the world, my big man's pursuit will follow you like a shadow! Ladies and gentlemen, in the past, Po Huhou once said that those who commit crimes against strong men will be punished even if they are far away. But please keep it in your heart and don't say it Do not predict!"

"How dare we offend Dahan Tianwei? We will definitely follow Da Sima's orders. We will never violate this rule."

Hmph, that's not necessarily true.Silk is woven by silkworms, and ceramics are fired from clay.How low its cost is, and its profit is so great.If any businessman does not want to control the production technology of these two things in his own hands, he must be lying!
These seven merchants now certainly seem to be the middle and lower class of merchants.But in the foreseeable future, with the blessing of the big man's various unique products, as long as these guys don't die on the road, they will become super businessmen sooner or later.But in this era, when the wealth of businessmen expands to a certain level, they will naturally attract the attention of the rich and powerful—either by prostitution or collusion between officials and businessmen.Either be framed by the rich and powerful to destroy the family, nothing else.

What if these guys got rich later and hooked up with the local princes and nobles?Are the local princes and nobles desperate for profit and taking risks?So, this kind of thing has to be guarded against.

As the saying goes, say the ugly words first, and save these guys from accusing themselves of saying nothing.

After finishing the above passage with a murderous look, Guan Yi's complexion suddenly changed, and he raised his glass again: "Everyone, as long as you can bring me what I need, the supply of goods from Fuxingshe is absolutely guaranteed." Satisfy you first. Sooner or later, everyone will become one of the top businessmen in Central and Western Asia. Come, seven future business overlords, win victory!"

"Thank you Da Sima, Yin Sheng!"

"Next, who will tell me, what is the current situation in the Western Regions? What is the current situation in the Western Regions Changshi's Mansion in the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"

"Honorable Da Sima." It was finally not the unscrupulous Kurshan who stood up this time. "Please ask your humblest servant Aziz to explain this question to you."

"Hehehe, please tell me."

"There are currently 55 countries in the Western Regions. The countries are of different sizes and have distinct strengths and weaknesses. Among them, the four strongest countries are Shanshan, Khotan, Shule, and Kucha. The people of these four countries are about 8 to [-] to [-] people. .It can mobilize [-] to [-] troops."

The Western Regions mentioned by the Han Dynasty probably refers to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (mainly southern Xinjiang) in modern society.In the era that Guan Yi lives in now, due to the low utilization rate of water sources, the population here is really very limited.

Not far to the west of Dunhuang County, there are two checkpoints, Yangguan and Yumenguan.Among them, Yangguan is in the south and Yumenguan is in the north.Going out of Yangguan, not far to the southwest, is Shanshan, after passing Shanshan, and then going southwest, to the southern bottom of the Tarim Basin, is Khotan.Going northwest along the edge of the Tarim Basin after Khotan is Shule.After passing Shule, continue to go northeast along the foot of Tianshan Mountain, which is Kucha.After passing Kucha and going southeast, you will return to Yumen Pass controlled by the big man.

In short, in the Western Regions, where there is almost no rainfall all year round, only oasis will be permanently resident.The reason why the oasis can exist is because of the nourishment of snow mountains and snow water.

The entire Tarim Basin is surrounded by Kunlun Mountains, Altai Mountains and Tianshan Mountains.The interior of the Tarim Basin is arid, but at the junction of the basin and various mountains, due to the moistening of snow water, there are large and small oases.The oases on the edge of these basins are the foundation of the establishment of the countries of the Western Regions.

Of course, the trend of snow water and groundwater in snow-capped mountains is generally stable.But there are occasional changes.Once the water source changes, the former oasis is likely to turn into a desert, and the country that was established on this oasis often has to relocate or perish.

Where there is destruction, there will naturally be new life.Changes in the trend of water sources will also cause deserts to become oases.Therefore, the stars move, and the sea changes.On the land of the Western Regions, along the perimeter of the Tarim Basin, there are more than 30 or more than 50 countries dotted around.

The amount of water source often determines how many people this so-called country can support.No matter how much water is available, the water resources here are extremely limited.Therefore, even the most powerful country here would hardly have more than [-] citizens.

Now, although the entire Western Regions are known as 55 countries, these so-called countries actually conform to the classical meaning of the Chinese character "country": a city is a country.

Among the 55 countries, big and small, the four strongest are Shanshan, Khotan, Shule, and Kucha.It's like the four overlords in the southeast, northwest and north, each occupying a corner of the Tarim Basin and dominating each other.But this kind of overlord is actually the same as the overlord in the classical sense of the Spring and Autumn Period: small countries only need to express their surrender and tribute to the overlord, and follow the leader to fight when there is a war.Other than that, you can still live your life behind closed doors.

Therefore, according to the cost-effective ratio, in this era, directly occupying and ruling the Western Regions is really a deal that is not worth the candle.

(End of this chapter)