Liu Han looked at Qiu Ge with some surprise, Qiu Ge's appearance was completely different from Qiu Ge, the white horse galloped vertically and horizontally, the silver spear swept thousands of troops, Qiu Ge was heroic, and the Hu people were invincible when they saw it, but what about Qiu Ge?

Qiu Ge, who appeared in front of Liu Han, had deep sunken cheeks, pale face, blank eyes, wearing a shabby linen clothes, the hemp clothes only reached the knees, revealing a pair of hairy legs underneath, and a pair of straw sandals were sucked on the feet, the straw sandals were also worn, and the laces of one of them were broken.

"You are Liu Han of Hanhai Trading Company, Liu Da shopkeeper, my name is Qiu Ge, my father," Qiu Ge sat down on the floor without waiting for Liu Han to speak, and as soon as he sat down, he tilted to the side, his left elbow was propped on the small square table, and after yawning, he turned his head to the young man next to him and said: "Brother Duanmu, you talk to him first, I'll sleep first, I said, is this necessary?" The Western Regions are tens of thousands of miles away from us, not to mention the Western Regions, even if we are outside the Saiwai, the Xianbei people, we can't control it, and we can protect the Qiang people in Liangzhou if we protect the Qiang General's Mansion, Huangsha Pass, hmph, can our army get out of Huangsha Pass? What are you doing out, eat sand!"

Qiu Ge muttered very dissatisfied, Duanmu Zheng smiled bitterly and asked Liu Han to sit down, Liu Han was a little dizzy by Qiu Gelei, and sat down dizzy, suddenly remembered, and then stood up and saluted Duanmu Zheng, staring at the young man in front of him, this person is the main person who is talking to him.

His movements had already fallen in Duanmu Zheng's eyes, and Duanmu Zheng showed a faint smile. Liu Han did not have much information in the General's Mansion, the most important thing was reported after Qiu Ge came back, Qiu Ge walked with Liu Han for a few days, and became the person who knew Liu Han the most in Liangzhou except for the king of Hanhai Trading Company.

"I can't see that this person actually has a martial arts cultivation. Duanmu made a judgment in his heart, but he felt that Liu Han's reaction was normal, no matter who had seen Qiu Ge and saw Qiu Ge again, he would be a little surprised.

"I heard that Mr. has been in the Western Regions for more than ten years. Duanmu Zheng didn't go around in circles with Liu Han, and went straight to the point.

Liu Han was slightly surprised, he thought he was going to ask about Tuoba Ying, he had already made a draft in his stomach, and the most important thing was to hide what he had done, but he didn't expect the other party to say nothing, but instead asked about the Western Regions.

"Yes, the grass people have been doing business in the Western Regions for many years, and they know some things about the Western Regions, so I don't know what the adults want to ask?" Liu Han hurriedly replied.

Duanmu Zheng smiled slightly, at this time the servant brought tea, he ordered to replace the tea in front of Liu Han, Liu Han looked at Duanmu Zheng carefully, and was about to meet Duanmu Zheng's gaze, Duanmu Zheng was very curious about Liu Han, because of the family relationship, he used to be very concerned about the development of this trading company, and admired the management skills of the owner of this trading company very much, so he was very curious about the owner of this trading company.

Judging from the appearance of this famous and mysterious middle-aged man, Duanmu Zheng felt that he was very ordinary, not as dazzling as Qiu Ge, nor as profligate as Qiu Ge, and not as square as himself, at least he thought he was square.

It's very ordinary, just like those trading buddies who are busy in the Western Regions trade road, their faces are a little dark, the color of wind and frost is very heavy, and their palms are thick, if it weren't for a jade pendant on their waists, there is really not much difference from other guys, but the only difference is the boots under their feet, these boots are a little strange, not like the common sheepskin boots on the business road, nor the deerskin boots that the nobles like, tied together with a few ropes, it looks a little weird.

Listening to Liu Han's somewhat atmospheric answer, Duanmu Zheng suppressed the wonder in his heart, and still asked with a smile: "The general has always paid attention to the Western Regions, but unfortunately the road is far away, and he knows very little about the current situation in the Western Regions, and he doesn't know much about the merchants who come and go, so I want to explore one or two things from Mr. ”

Liu Han thought for a moment when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The general is now more concerned about the safety of Liangzhou." ”

Duanmu Zheng's expression did not move, but he secretly admired in his heart, he was worthy of being the person who could establish such a powerful trading company as Hanhai Trading Company, and he understood the purpose in one sentence.

With the current strength of the Great Jin Dynasty, there is no strength to go to the Western Regions, Qiuyun is more worried about the safety of the Western Xinjiang, or more precisely, the safety of Liangzhou, the situation in the DPRK and China is obscure, Liangzhou can not be chaotic now, if Liangzhou is in chaos, it will inevitably affect the direction of the court, from the recent Di Bao, the emperor's purpose is to make a smooth transition to the court, but once Qiuyun leaves Liangzhou, the movement of the Saiwai Hu clan is very critical, if it is not for this, the imperial court has already been urged, Qiuyun may have already set off.

"The Western Regions have been stable in recent years, but there are many hidden dangers, the contradictions between the countries are not small, and at the end, Yixun, Guizang and the three kingdoms are fighting for the grassland, west of Tianling, there is a big country Yuezi, the territory is not clear, I haven't been there, however, the monarch of this country claims to bring 200,000 armor soldiers, this country is attacked by Anxi further west, and the main forces of Yuezi are in the west, however, it is said that the situation in Yuezi is not good.

Due to the attack of Anxi, Yuezi has a tendency to develop to the east, but the main force of Yuezi is still in the west, fighting against Anxi. ”

"I heard that Anzai's national strength is very strong. Duanmu interjected.

"I don't know about this, it is estimated that it should be stronger than Yuezi, and Yuezi and Hadan can only support it. Liu Han pondered and said: "The problem of Yuezi going east is not big, even if it wants to hit Liangzhou, it will take more than ten years, the biggest danger in the Western Regions comes from Tubo and Xianbei, Tubo and Xianbei expand to the Western Regions from the north and south, last year, Tubo Yalong and Gaochang conflicted, although it was repulsed, but this is not a test of Tubo to the Western Regions, however, it is said that there seem to be some problems within Tubo, its new monarch is too few, the minister is in power, in the domestic dispute, biased towards its tribes, causing other tribes to disagree. Therefore, for the time being, Tibet was unable to concentrate on expanding to the Western Regions. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Han paused and looked at Duanmu Zheng, Duanmu Zheng's smile did not change at all, it was still the same as at the beginning, and even his sitting posture had not changed, on the contrary, Qiu Ge had already let out a soft snoring sound, lying on all fours.

Duanmu said gently: "It's okay, let's talk about ours, the second son Xuanxiu is tired, and he sleeps with him." ”

Liu Han asked with some curiosity: "Xuan Xiu is still very tired?"

Duanmu Zheng was finally happy, Liu Han was even more confused, Duanmu Zheng smiled: "You'll know in the future, let's ignore him for now, let's continue to talk about the Western Regions." ”

Liu Han looked at Qiu Ge, who was snoring, and couldn't help but lower his voice by two points: "Actually, the real danger in the Western Regions comes from the Xianbei people in the north. Puli countries are relatively weak, even the Tuoba tribe is not as good, a total of several countries can mobilize no more than 80,000 troops, so, these countries have always adopted a compromise policy towards Xianbei, every year to Xianbei to provide a large amount of salt and cloth, so Xianbei did not find an excuse to attack the Western Regions for the time being, this is one, second, this is also thanks to Gaochang, Wensu several large countries, these large countries are more politically clear, although the individual against Xianbei has no strength, but once united, Xianbei people are very troublesome to deal with. ”

Duanmu Zheng thought for a while and said, "A few months ago, an envoy from Shan Huan came to my Great Jin, hoping that the imperial court would send troops to the Western Regions to protect them from the invasion of Xianbei. According to what Mr. said, the Xianbei people have not yet attacked the Western Regions, so this Shan Huan's envoy is not telling a lie?"

Liu Han was slightly surprised: "Oh, there is still this situation," he frowned: "This Shan Huan country is in the north of Gaochang, the country is not big, the total strength is about 30,000 people, and the offerings they pay to the Xianbei people every year are not much, and they haven't yet... Oh, remember, I see. ”

"What, sir, what do you think?" asked Duanmuzheng.

"I heard that the lord of Shan Huan has a daughter, fifteen years old, beautiful and unparalleled, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of them are fine, all countries have sent people to ask for relatives, it is estimated that Xianbei people also sent people to go, however, Xianbei people Ru Mao drink blood, do not know how to educate, the princess naturally looks down on it, Xianbei people can't ask for marriage, there is a sense of forcibness, Shan Huan country is unwilling, but can't afford to provoke, so I have to ask for help from my Dajin. ”

"So that's the case?" Duanmu was silent for a moment and asked, "Sir, do you have any evidence?"

"Yes, Shan Huan once sent people to court the princess, just imagine, the daughter of the lord of the country, and with such a reputation, how can it be difficult to find a good couple? Besides, there are many marriage proposal envoys from all over the world, and they have to find another one? But if they want to ask for the help of a strong country, but in the Western Regions, who will threaten him? Who else is there besides the Xianbei people? Therefore, the Xianbei people are the hidden danger of the Western Regions. ”

Listening to Liu Han's assertion, Duanmu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "How to stop the Xianbei people?"

"Actually, the expansion of the Xianbei people to the Western Regions is good and bad for our Great Jin, there are two good points, the Xianbei people expand to the Western Regions, they will not be able to form a joint force to move eastward, and naturally they will not be able to pose a threat to our Great Jin; secondly, Tubo has always regarded the Western Regions as its sphere of influence, once the Xianbei people attack the Western Regions, they will inevitably have contradictions with Tubo, and the two countries will fight each other in the Western Regions, and there will be no threat to the Great Jin Dynasty and Liangzhou.

There are also three unfavorable situations: first, the countries of the Western Regions still yearn for the Great Jin, but Xianbei attacks the Western Regions, if our Great Jin cannot be stopped, it will seriously damage the prestige of our Great Jin in the Western Regions; second, if Tubo and Xianbei reach an agreement in the Western Regions, the two will share the Western Regions, which will inevitably enhance their friendship and may even jointly agree to attack our Great Jin; third, if Xianbei is allowed to control the Western Regions, the trade between the Great Jin and the Western Regions will be forced to be interrupted, and the Great Jin will no longer be able to obtain the rich wealth of the Western Regions, and if the Xianbei people understand, they can make full use of the trade between the Western Regions and Anxi Yuezi to accumulate wealth, thus posing a huge threat to the Great Jin。 ”

After Liu Han finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank a few sips of water, his eyes peeked at Duanmu Zheng, Duanmu Zheng frowned deeply, and seemed to be very embarrassed and a little confused.

After a long time, Duanmu Zhengcai said: "I agree with the first few points, and the last point, my Great Jin is rich all over the world, and the Western Regions trade with my Great Jin, which is nothing more than a jewel bearded girl, even if it is a horse, it does not have a great impact on my Great Jin, and Mr. seems to be serious." ”

Liu Han shook his head and said: "It's not serious, although my Great Jin is rich all over the world, but the Xianbei people are poor, the grass people have been in the Western Regions for many years, and they know the abundance of the Western Regions, and the countries of the Western Regions are just not good at management. ”

Duanmu Zheng frowned and looked at Liu Han, from the family of the gate valve to the ordinary people, the Great Jin Dynasty was convinced that the Great Jin Dynasty was rich all over the world, and the trade with the Saiwai Hu people was a gift to the Saiwai Hu people, and the Saiwai Hu people had nothing to trade with our Dajin except horses? But they needed our salt, tea, grain, silk and satin, as well as the iron tools that were officially prohibited from exporting, there was no trade, and the biggest loss was the Saiwai Hu people, and our Dajin had no loss.

This concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the officials and people of the Great Jin Dynasty, but today Liu Han said that the interruption of trade routes poses a huge threat to the Great Jin Dynasty, which cannot help but wonder if Duanmu is not puzzled.