North, Aleppo.

When the Golan Heights was still in the midst of a fierce war, it seemed that it had been far away from the flames of war, and the Fujian Kingdom was bloodline with industry and commerce, and the problems of the Eastern Romans were solved, and immediately countless merchants were rushing for the business opportunities of Syria and Constantinople, and embarked on this road.

Moreover, it is also the rear of the grain and grass supply in the rear of the Fujian army, the grain and grass on Mesopotamia transferred from the Amu Darya River and the Syr Darya River, and the grain purchased in Egypt from the port of Antioch are also transported to Damascus through here to supply the front-line army.

As if in peacetime on the Silk Road, Aleppo was in a state of prosperity and bustle, with merchants from Persia and Sogdia marching into the inns with curly beards and camels laden with Oriental goods, and local shops flourishing.

Even the Red Mansion Restaurant, which relieved the physiological and psychological needs of these long-distance business travelers, came into being, and the light 36-string lute in the alley played melodious music, and also had the beautiful lyre of the Greek beauty of the Mediterranean.

The restaurants are crowded with bold Hu merchants, and occasionally I see the elegant and reserved figures of Han merchants on this vibrant business road.

At the head of the city, the mosque that had been ruined by the abandonment flourished again, almost as if it were a play against him, and the priest of the Christian Orthodox Church opened a new church opposite, not far from it, and the Zoroastrian holy fire was hung high, and the believers of all ethnic groups often wanted to be safe and generous, and rushed to this oil and water, and even the extinct Egyptian religion, there were a few big Egyptian fat men who stood up on the street corner.

However, the most attractive thing is the Hongwen Hall in Damin, because what the Confucian scholars of Fujian promised was not to save your soul after death, but to save your current life. Chao for Tian Shelang, Xi Dengtianzi Hall. If you want to be prosperous, the Hongwen Museum is in the collection!

Regardless of race, no matter how much alms are given in that temple, the aspiring local wealthy families still take out the best and send the best children of their own clan to the Hongwen Pavilion to learn the culture of Damin.

The sun was setting, the merchants from Mesopotamia at the gate of the city were still waiting for the tax to be paid, and a commotion came, and the angry Indian soldiers scolded and scolded with spear shafts to rudely push the merchants of various ethnic groups and their carts across the avenue.

"The army is recharged! Idlers give way! ”

After all, war is the top priority of Damin today, looking at the appearance of these Indian Yakees, the high-ranking Tang people have to hide aside, constantly muttering that we Tang people have the strength to not see you Indian barbarians.

Before the merchant caravan crowded at the gate completely got out of the way, the herds of camel caravans on the avenue had already swayed and jingled camel bells, dragged by the Min army to the city gate, swaggering arrogantly like a gentleman, and heavy grain bags hung on the left and right of the two humps of the camels.

These were the finest wheat unloaded at the port of the Euphrates near the city of Edessa in the north, and the roads of ancient Rome and Persia had been abandoned in years of war, and they had to abandon the four-* carts with large loads and use camel caravans to carry them.

I just found the superiority of the soldier in the Tang Dynasty merchants, but as soon as the camel team arrived, a large group of Tianzhu soldiers became sad again, the camel team was thousands, if you want to count the grain and complete the handover, you can't do it in two hours, and normally there is another half an hour, they can close the city gate and rest.

The city gate guard is a middle-aged Tianzhu man in his early forties, and it is estimated that the ancestor is also an Aryan nobleman, but he was born quite fair-skinned, and there is no black appearance of the lower caste, but unfortunately this city gate guard is not worthy of this ancestral bloodline at all, the head is bald into the Mediterranean, not to mention, the face is round, a simple appearance, the stomach is still round, and the leather armor of the largest infantry in Damin is tightly propped up, and people are worried about it, for fear that he can break the leather armor.

The city gate guard also has a resounding name, Lao Wang!

A few years ago, Tianzhu was like a widow who had been married, and once again ushered in a new Langjun Damin, Tianzhu also rose up a Central Plains fever, not only the upper aristocratic families were willing to change their Han surnames and Han names, but even the common people also set off a wave of name change fever.

You must know that the lower caste is born, it will accompany it for life, and it can never be tampered with, and Huaxia is different, but it is not the emperor's surname Li, and the people of the world cannot be surnamed Li. So with the pride of Lao Tzu and the King of Min having the same surname, on the land of Tianzhu, countless Li dogs, Li Jiluo, and Li Er came out in a daze.

But there are many people surnamed Li, the freshness is gone, Lao Wang pondered for a long time, and felt that there was a Taiyuan Wang clan in the Central Plains, and it was not bad to think that there was a Taiyuan Wang clan in the Central Plains, or the descendants of the ancient royal family in the Central Plains. How magnificent!

However, there are many people in the same village who have changed their surnames to Wang, which does not reflect the noble bloodline that his ancestors are Aryans.

A generation older than those kings, old king!

However, this magnificent name doesn't seem to bring him much luck, the first soldier to be a soldier after the establishment of the Mansion in Damin, he has been mixed for more than ten years, and now it is still a small team rate, and he has not even mixed up with the seven-grade brigade rate.

Fortunately, this team leader Lao Wang is also delicious, except for the troublesome time in front of him.

It is rumored that camel soldiers are good at killing cavalry, because the smell of camels makes horses very annoying, and the stinky horses can't stand the bad smell of camels, which shows how stinky camels are. The first camel at the gate of the city walked leisurely to the old king, and a pool of hot fresh Xiang was on the ground, and the old king was immediately confused.

"Thief bird, if you don't come sooner or later, you will come at this juncture, delaying grandpa's resignation."

While checking the entry procedures, the old king was still scolding and scolding in his mouth, but the soldiers of the army were not good at stubble, listening to the old king's swearing, the bearded guy from Persia was very angry and replied with a swear word rich in Fujian characteristics.

"Niang Xipi, Lao Tzu has traveled thousands of miles to give you dung mouths to eat, and I can't get a good one, don't be long-winded, hurry up and collect the food, Lao Tzu is still in a hurry to go back to Edessa to take a good bath!"

The smell of camels is only the Sogdians and Arabs on the Silk Road can be satisfied, even the Persians can't stand it, the two dialects scolded each other, the two soldiers nodded and smiled at each other, took the entry procedures, led the camels, and the Persian soldiers staggered into the city.

The unpleasant smell of camels smoked the faces of more than 20 government soldiers at the city gate, and they kept scolding while counting, and occasionally scolded with the soldiers and civilians who transported grain, which was also considered to be a good life.

There was a new Arab in his team who was obviously stupid, and he had passed three or four camels in a row, not only did he not scold the Persian ghost who transported the grain, but he was depressed by the damage, and the old king, who was patrolling back and forth, looked at it and grinned.

"Don't be depressed, brother! Wait to send away this group of people who smear on their bodies, Lao Wang, I will lead you to the old tavern on East Street to have a dashing time, and you can't find the north if you are happy! Ha ha! ”

Rubbing his hands in detention, the newcomer muttered that he didn't know how to answer, but a sheren boy next to him who had already been familiar with Lao Wang laughed and shouted: "Come on, Wangtou, I'm afraid you will already drill into Mrs. Zhang's kang nest in Dongcheng after you get off work!"

Knowing this bit of love and affair at his head, a team of people laughed loudly, but Lao Wang's round old face turned red with a smile, and he waved his hand angrily and shouted: "Get out!"

However, thinking back to the neighbor's husband who went out to do business, and the plump and milky body of the young woman Huaxin who stayed in the empty house, Lao Wang's heart was itching again.

The camels slowly squeezed into the city little by little, and the sun fell more and more into the Mediterranean, and when he looked back at the timer sundial from the city gate, Lao Wang couldn't help yawning, and thought about how to flow into the boudoir of the big girl next door after work, but at this moment, Leng Buding from afar, a few Sogdian merchants who had lost their goods and desperately ran back with camels neighed and roared as hard as they could.

"Sand leopards! Sand leopards are coming! ”

A merchant shouted two words and fell to the ground with a crooked body, revealing a large string of trembling arrows behind him, and the mournful roar just heard the old king and more than twenty or so leisurely goosebumps.

The most correct name for these desert tribes in West Asia in this era is the Arabians, and the Europeans of the same era also call these desert barbarians Saracens, but Li Jie has the impression that these people are called Arabs, so the generals and ministers of the upper Min also call them Arabs.

However, the folk are more vivid, in this era, the Arabs are high nose bridge nose and slightly curved, deep eyes, high eyebrow bones, and beard, thin and tall, quite like a leopard in the forest, or from the desert, so the common people give the Arabs a code name, sand leopard!

But when the leopards come, they are all going to eat people!

After being dumbfounded for a moment, Lao Wang woke up and shouted loudly in a frightened voice: "Close the city gate quickly!" Everybody into town! ”

Almost as soon as Lao Wang's words fell, the She boy had already subconsciously put his hand on the gate that had just been repaired after the last time the city was broken, but who knew that at this time, a tall and strong figure suddenly rushed out and grabbed his hand.

"You can't close the gates yet! The army's food and grass have not yet entered the city! Rescue the army of food and grass! ”

Seeing the Persian captain who had just scolded him rushing out of the city, Lao Wang's eyes were full of anxiety......