Chapter 1112: Reopening the Silk Road
"The Silk Road has reopened."
When this news came from Gaochang, almost the entire Western Regions was shocked.
Since the Tang Dynasty and Gaochang became enemies, Gaochang directly blocked the Silk Road, and the Silk Road Hu merchants either went home directly, or stayed in Yanqi and Qiuci and other countries.
These Silk Road Hu merchants stranded in Yanqi and Qiuci and other countries can be described as a dilemma, most of them came across thousands of miles, and they were naturally unwilling to return home, but the reopening of the Silk Road was far away.
Not to mention that Gaochang and Datang are at war again, it's okay if Datang wins, but if it loses............
Everyone was already disheartened, thinking that this time the Silk Road would not know how long it would be interrupted, but they didn't expect it to end so quickly, and the winning side was Datang.
A group of Hu businessmen were overjoyed, but repeatedly sent people to Gaochang to test, but the situation is not stable Gaochang has been in a closed state, and now heard the news of Gaochang's opening and the reopening of the Silk Road, naturally everyone cheered, and the Silk Road, which had been blocked for a year, was once again unblocked.
One by one, Hu merchants formed a camel team that had been idle for a year, carried heavy bags and goods, dug up their buried treasures, and stepped on camels to the east, they had only one goal, that is, Datang.
When they arrived in that magical country, a land full of wealth and fine silk as heavy as gold, as long as they could get the silk and return smoothly, they could get a thousand times the reward, and become the superior people of their own country, which is why even if the Silk Road was dangerous, there were still countless Hu merchants who ventured to come.
Under the yellow sand, the camel bell is melodious! With the appearance of camel caravans in Gaochang City, the originally dead Gaochang City once again appeared in waves, and then became more and more lively, and Gaochang City, the pearl of the Silk Road, once again exuded dazzling brilliance.
"What, turn in your weapons!"
Outside Gaochang City, accompanied by the camel bell, a camel team of dozens of people came to the outside of Gaochang City, when they heard that the Tang Army was going to hand over their weapons, they coaxed one after another, holding scimitars one by one, vigilantly looking at the Tang Army guarding outside Gaochang City, you must know that they came all the way, encountered sand thieves and corrupt officials who sucked more blood than sand thieves, and finally relied on the weapons in their hands to protect them.
"This can't be? We have been to Gaochang many times, but we have never been asked to surrender our weapons. Baden, the leader of the Hu Shang team, said in a broken Chinese voice.
"That was Gaochang before, and now this place belongs to Datang, so you have to follow the rules of Datang, otherwise Gaochang will be the best end." Tang Jun, who was defending the city, smiled coldly and pointed to the city wall not far away.
The leader of Baden turned his head to look, and his face couldn't help but change, only to see that the Gaochang city wall not far away was abruptly missing, although there were already bricklayers repairing the city wall, but now it was only about two zhang high, five zhang high city wall, and there was a gap of three zhang missing.
"Break the city with one blow!" The leader of Baden took a deep breath, and suddenly remembered the news that shocked the entire Western Regions recently, that is, the Tang Army broke through Gaochang City with one blow, and the entire Western Regions was terrified.
Even Gaochang City was broken by a blow, and the Tang army put the scimitars in their hands in their eyes, and at the moment the leader of Baden silently handed over the weapons in his hands, and the camel team behind him also did the same.
After Baden entered Gaochang City with a camel caravan, he carefully looked at Gaochang City after the war, and saw that Gaochang City was in order, and the people of Gaochang on the streets did not seem to have changed much, so he was relieved.
What Baden didn't know was that all along, this was the result of the Tang army being able to keep his hands, so that Gaochang City could be preserved, and Gaochang was pacified in only two battles, and Gaochang was not too damaged.
"Shop, what is the price of Gaochang wine this year?" Baden led the caravan to a familiar inn to live in, and asked the shopkeeper.
The Hu merchants of the Silk Road did not directly transport a kind of goods to Datang, but took the specialties of their hometown when they set off, went to the next city to sell, and after obtaining profits, they bought a batch of local specialties and transported them to the next city, so that they could not only meet their livelihood through continuous profits along the way, but also meet their livelihoods, and the camel team would continue to grow.
This time, Baden came to take Qiuzi's specialties to be sold in Gaochang City, ready to buy a batch of grape wine to Chang'an City, and finally buy a batch of silk and Tang specialties to return, but then repeated the buying and selling methods, and finally exchanged all the goods in their hands for money to bring back to their hometown, which is the complete model of the Silk Road.
"Wine! There will be no wine this year! However, the innkeeper shook his head.
"No wine?" Baden couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the innkeeper in disbelief, you must know that the caravan has a limited cargo capacity, and most of the goods selected are high-value, easy-to-carry goods, and Gaochang wine can be sold at a good price when it is transported to Chang'an City, which is a first-class cargo.
The innkeeper nodded and said, "Yes, this year's grapes have been used by the Mo family to make raisins, not only is there no wine today, but there will be no wine even in the future." ”
"Raisins! Mo Jiazi! Baden's heart moved, you must know that after the grand event of the Western Regions in Chang'an City, the name of the Mo family has already spread throughout the entire Chang'an City, and the seeds of the same weight as gold, an apple is exchanged for a golden apple of the same size, and all kinds of exotic ............books are purchased at a high price, and all the merchants of the Western Regions know that as long as they can bring the things that make the Mo family take a fancy to them, it is a matter of time to get rich overnight.
When the Baden leader thought of the treasures he had collected all the way, his heart moved, if he could make Mo Jiazi take a fancy to him, then wouldn't he have to go to Chang'an City again, and he didn't care about wine at the moment, and inquired about Mo Jiazi's whereabouts.
There were not a few Hu merchants who thought the same way as Baden, and soon, a group of Hu merchants found the camp of the firearms supervisor, and one by one the treasures were placed in front of Merton.
"It's all a mess." Merton looked at the treasures in front of him, and couldn't help but smile angrily.
"Why don't they take it all!" Zhang Mu asked on the side.
Merton said helplessly: "You still have to have the money to buy horse bones, leave all the books and seeds, and let them sell other treasures in Chang'an City." ”
"Yes! Master! Zhang Mu nodded, and quickly returned some of the dazzling treasures, leaving only a few inconspicuous books and seeds.
Suddenly, a group of Hu merchants left the treasures in their hands, and only a few books and seeds were bought by the Mo family with a lot of money, which made a group of Hu merchants sad, thinking that they had also collected a lot of seeds at the beginning, but the Silk Road had been interrupted for a year, and it had already been broken.
Now that the Mo family wants to get news from the West, they have to rely on these Silk Road merchants, and he naturally spares no expense in rewarding some books and seeds that Merton recognizes, and some books and seeds that he has not heard of are also rewarded, which will definitely make Hu Shang's trip worthwhile.
The merchants were disappointed or left excitedly, but Baden was even more lucky, in the year when the Silk Road was interrupted, he always gritted his teeth and persevered, even if he sold out the goods, he still did not give up the books and seeds in the end, and now he finally reaped a rich return.
After the departure of the Hu merchants, Merton looked at the rolls of parchment and seeds with satisfaction, after a year, the Silk Road was unblocked again, even if one of these books and seeds was successfully planted in the Tang Dynasty, his efforts today will be rewarded thousands of times.
Just as Merton was immersed in his own world, a commotion interrupted his train of thought, only to see Xue Rengui hurriedly come and say: "Lord Sacrificial Wine, the messenger has returned to bring His Majesty's will, and the general has summoned the generals to go to the big tent of the Chinese army." ”
"Your Majesty has come to decree?" Merton suddenly rose, and now Hu Shang is moving eastward, the Tang Dynasty is moving westward, and the Silk Road is completely unblocked, and there is no longer any obstruction.