The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 348 All the Way Westward ([-])

"Ding Dong~~Ding Dong~~~"

The camel bells are melodious.

On the desolate Gobi, a caravan of more than a hundred camels is slowly but steadily heading west.

This is the camel caravan of Ku Ershan, a businessman newly signed by Guan Yi.In the entire camel team, apart from [-] Bactrian camels, there were also [-] war horses, [-] warriors, and [-] fellows from the Kurshan Chamber of Commerce.

The ship of the desert, the camel.Mainly divided into Bactrian camels and dromedary camels.The former is suitable for carrying heavy loads, while the latter is the main mount for camel cavalry in some countries in West Asia and North Africa.As a businessman, of course all of Kurshan's caravans are Bactrian camels.

A healthy Bactrian camel can carry a maximum load of more than 400 kilograms.Its limit is to carry such a weight of goods and move forward continuously for four days, and can walk fifty kilometers a day.Of course, Kurshan's goal this time is the far west of the Western Regions, and he must take great care of his team of camels.Therefore, the average load on each camel in the caravan is only two hundred catties.One hundred and five camels, plus the money carried by the [-] Chamber of Commerce buddies, the total load is only about [-] tons.

Of the eleven tons of supplies, water, food, and gold coins accounted for a little more than one-tenth.The rest are [-] bolts of Shu brocade and a very small amount of bone china.

There is no other way. Although the overland Silk Road is famous far and wide, this road is really too difficult to walk.For merchants in the Western Regions, in order to maximize profits, the best thing to buy from Han soil and sell in the West is of course silk.

Ceramics are too heavy, bulky and fragile.Never been the first choice for overland transportation.In addition, Jihan's current porcelain production level is generally lower than that of Soochow.If it weren't for the fact that bone china is not easy to break, Kurshan probably wouldn't consider transporting it.

Walking in the middle of the caravan, Kurshan's face was blown by the cold wind with thick gravel, but his heart was burning.

This time, his Kurshan family really paid a lot of money. There are more than 100 camels, which is two-thirds of all the camels in the entire family!The thirty samurai were not casually hired high-end goods, but accumulated by the family for many years.Not only is martial arts outstanding, the key is to follow clearly and have high loyalty.And the goods carried by this camel caravan, the money spent on purchasing them in Handi almost drained the entire family's liquidity.

The family invested heavily, and Guan Yi did not treat him badly.A total of four thousand pieces of Shu brocade!It's a trivial matter that he only charged him twenty gold coins for each piece of Shu brocade, the key is the amount!Four thousand pieces of Shu brocade, purchased at one time.Such an abundant supply of goods has not been seen in the entire Western Regions for hundreds of years.No way, as long as this Shu brocade is transported to the west of Shanshan, each piece of Shu brocade can be sold for at least fifty gold coins.If it is shipped to Sassanid Persia or even Rome... tsk tsk tsk, hundreds or even thousands are easy.After such a trip, the assets of the Kurshan family will increase dozens of times in an instant!At that time, I will hire more swordsmen to challenge those unscrupulous businessmen who dominate the business world in the Western Regions.

Just as Kurshan was indulging in beautiful visions, a burst of intensive hooves brought him back to reality.

On the Gobi Desert, the dense sound of horseshoes often does not mean any good things.More often it is a reminder.Therefore, with the sound of horseshoes, the warriors of the Kurshan caravan drew their swords one after another, and ten warriors with the most exquisite riding skills quickly got on their horses.The guys from the rest of the Chamber of Commerce also started to organize the camels into a circle with familiarity.

On the Shalong in the distance, a fiery red flag appeared.Seeing this flag, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Deng Song, the garrison of the Dahanyang Pass and the captain of the Tunqi School, pays tribute to all merchants. After crossing this Shalong, you will find Yang Pass. According to the order of the Grand Commander, all caravans must be inspected before leaving the pass. Please come out and answer!"

This Deng Song was the eldest son of Deng Quan and Deng Guobin, Ji Han Siwen envoy who died in Yecheng.This person and his younger brother traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, and met Guan Yi through Lu Ya's bridge.For such sons of martyrs, Guan Yi certainly fully respected their opinions: What do you want to do?I will try my best to be satisfied.

Then this Deng Song took the initiative to ask Ying to come to this Yangguan to serve as a guard.From Guan Yi's point of view, the military pressure on Yangguan will not be too great in a short period of time, and it will be more about dealing with businessmen.This young man who has been in business with his father since he was a child is familiar with everything about businessmen.He neither looks down on businessmen, nor knows all kinds of tricks of businessmen.Really a good candidate.Therefore, Deng Song's request was satisfied.

"Oh~~~It turned out to be the son of the hero Deng Guobin who was extremely brave and loyal. Your humble friend Kurshan greets you. May your father's heroic soul find eternal life in the holy fire."

"Hey~~~ You guys are very good at inquiring about the news. You even know about my father. Well, based on this, I am optimistic about you! Okay, after the greeting, you still have to do what you have to do. Package all Open it, brothers, search it carefully for me!"

"General Deng please do whatever you want. As Da Sima's most loyal servant, I, Ku Ershan, will never bring silkworms out of customs."

"Forget it, I'm just a captain, not a general. As for this captain, if my father hadn't died a heroic death, I wouldn't have this position. Because of this, everything I do here is important. I was watched by the big man. Therefore, I am absolutely serious and will never show any personal feelings."

"Of course, of course, we are all servants of Da Sima. We must do things for Da Sima seriously."

The inspection of more than a hundred cavalrymen was very meticulous, but very quick.After more than an hour, the entire inspection was over.

"Very good, there are no prohibited items at all this time. Let's go!"

"Here!"

"Well, old Ku, is there anything else you haven't shown me?"

"Ah? Oh, that's right. When I set off from Chang'an, Da Sima asked me to deliver a letter to you."

"Hmph, your caravan is really moving too slowly. The court's mansion reported to me a month ago. Why do you say you are so careless? If I hadn't reminded you, you would have forgotten about it gone."

Did Kurshan forget this?Of course not.The fundamental reason is that Guan Yi told Ku Ershan very clearly: You took so many Shu brocades from me this time, it would be a pity to sell them in the Western Regions.Go farther, to Sasanian, to Rome.While making high profits, bring me back Roman books and scholars by the way.Considering that it is too far for you to go, and there are too many forces from all parties on the way.Let me send someone to go with you.I'll make them wait for you at Sun Pass.

But in the view of the profiteer Kurshan, money is to be earned, and the goods can also be shipped to Sasan and Rome.Roman scholars and books should also be brought back to Da Sima as much as possible.But what does it mean to take Ji Han's officials all the way?If it was in the past, the Han officials more than 100 years ago would be nothing more than that.Now this big man, from Da Sima down, to that Fuxingshe or something, everyone can do business.After going all the way, what should they do if they are familiar with the business route?What you need to know is that when Banchao sent Gan Ying to Rome as an envoy, countless senior merchants tried their best to prevent Gan Ying from crossing the strait.There is no direct official contact between Dahan and Rome.

Therefore, during the inspection just now, Kurshan deliberately forgot about Guan Yi's arrangement.

Unfortunately, who is Guan Da Sima?How could you be allowed to forget?
"Hahahaha~~~ Hello, Lao Ku! This general is Long Yulong Zihui, the general of Han Longxiang. I have been waiting here for a long time under the order of my family's chief minister. This general will bring three hundred cavalry this time, ten big men Scholars from Chengdu Taixue traveled with you to the Western Regions, Sasanian, Guishuang, and Rome. This one is Li Mi, Li Lingbo, the patriarch of my Dahan Fuxing Society. And this one is your old acquaintance, the representative of the Elamites. Yi... On this journey, there is a general who will protect the safety of your caravan, so you can rest assured to make money!"

Looking at the smiling, familiar Long Yu.Ku Ershan felt helpless for a while: "Hey~~~ Allow me to say MMP in my heart, please?"

(End of this chapter)