Shicheng Town, the garrison of the envoy.
"Master's house, Master's house! Alang is back!"
Kang Randi, the garrison of Shicheng Town, who was reading official documents, heard the words shouted by his servants. He sat blankly for a moment, then stood up suddenly and ran towards the door.
Kang Kejing stood in the courtyard, saw her father walking out of the room, and said with a smile: "Aye, Kejing is safe..."
Before he finished hearing the words, Kang Randi, who was originally overjoyed, suddenly had a look of anger on his face. He picked up a staff and rushed towards Kang Kejing, cursing in his mouth: "You irritable brat."
, see how I deal with you today!"
Kang Kejing was shocked, turned around and ran away.
The father and son chased each other and ran around the yard five times. When the servants saw this, they looked at each other, but no one dared to stop them.
Finally, Kang Randi, who was out of breath, couldn't run anymore.
He shouted to Kang Kejing: "Come here!"
Kang Kejing: "I won't come!"
Kang Randi: "Come here! I promise not to beat you!"
Kang Kejing: "Put down that stick first!"
Kang Randi threw the scepter aside and shouted to Kang Kejing: "Go to the study, my father has something to ask you!"
Kang Kejing saw her father turning around and leaving. After thinking about it for a long time, she finally followed him.
The father and son entered the study. Kang Randi first took a sip of water and then asked, "Tell me everything that happened since you left Shicheng Town."
Kang Kejing did not dare to hide anything, so she spent a quarter of an hour telling everything she had experienced these days.
After Kang Randi listened, he didn't speak for a long time.
After a long time, Kang Randi's first question to Kang Kejing was: "Did you really meet Supervisor Zhou?"
Kang Kejing nodded quickly.
Kang Randi: "He really asked you, will the Kang family side with the Sogdians or the side of Shicheng Town?"
Kang Kejing nodded again.
Kang Randi was silent.
Kang Kejing saw this and advised: "Father, the opening of Daqi Trade Road is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our Kang family and Shicheng Town. If we can seize it, we will be able to regain the prosperity of the past."
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Kang Randi interrupted him: "Shut up! You are young, what do you know?!"
Kang Kejing was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "This time I traveled, not only to Chang'an, but also to Liangzhou, Dunhuang and other places... I used to think that Shicheng Town was already a big city, but now it seems that,
It’s just a tiny place.”
Kang Randi was furious when he heard this and shouted to Kang Kejing: "The Daqi Trade Road involves a lot. The water in this situation is deeper than the Qiemo River. How can you know the pros and cons?!"
Kang Kejing gritted his teeth and asked: "According to my father's wishes, is it possible for Shicheng Town to be huddled in a remote place forever and slowly decline?" Kang Randi picked up a book on the desk and pressed it with all his strength.
He threw it at Kang Kejing and said angrily: "Go back to your room. You are not allowed to come out without my permission!"
Kang Kejing clenched her fists, was silent for a moment, and then strode out of the study.
Seeing his son walking away, Kang Randi seemed to have lost all his strength. He sat on the folding chair and turned his eyes to the documents on the desk.
I don't know how long it took, but the servant outside the door said carefully: "Master, people from Kang Juguo are here again."
Kang Randi: "Let them come in."
Not long after, several envoys dressed as Sogdians entered the study. The leader turned out to be Kang Zongchang, who had been wanted by the Tang Dynasty.
After Kang Zongchang entered the room, he kept staring at Kang Randi and asked, "How is Kang Shijun thinking about it?"
Kang Randi did not answer the question, but said to Kang Zongchang: "If you don't stay in Kang Juguo and come to Shicheng Town, aren't you afraid of being arrested?"
Kang Zongchang chuckled, his words full of hatred: "My family have been killed, my property has been taken away, and even my reputation has been ruined. The only thing left is this humble life... As long as it can bring about the destruction of the Tang Dynasty
, what’s the harm in giving up this life?”
Kang Randi: "The Tang State has existed for hundreds of years, controlled all corners of the country, and had millions of soldiers. How can it be easily destroyed?"
Kang Zongchang: "A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest. Although the Tang state was strong, it was plagued by internal and external troubles and had already been in crisis."
"Take last year for example. Gao Xianzhi of the Anxi Protectorate destroyed the Shi Kingdom because of his greed for money. The other kingdoms among the Nine Surnames were in danger. After all, if the Tang Dynasty can destroy the Shi Kingdom today, it will be destroyed tomorrow.
After Kangju, the Sogdians, who had been scattered in the past, were united for once because of this incident. The rich contributed money and the poor contributed efforts. No one wanted their hard-earned family property to be taken away by the Tang State. "
Kang Randi shook his head and said: "If you want to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, just relying on the nine surnames of Zhaowu is simply nonsense."
Kang Zongchang: "We Sogdians travel across the Western Regions and run in shopping malls. What do we rely on?"
Kang Zongchang first pointed to his finger, then pointed to his mouth, and finally said: "Businessmen do business firstly by their brains, secondly by their eloquence, and thirdly by their capital. These can naturally be used in strategies... Indeed, the nine surnames of Zhaowu are all
A small country is short of major generals and cannot even raise a decent army. But we have money, brains and eloquence, so we can naturally join forces to attract other countries to attack Tang."
Kang Randi: "Luring other countries to attack Tang? Would any country take this risk?"
Kang Zongchang: "Not all countries are aware of the national power of the Tang State. As long as we praise it, the Tang State lacks military strength and only has 20,000 people stationed in Anxi. Naturally, someone will give it a try."
When Kang Randi heard this, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "The other country you mentioned is a big food?"
Kang Zongchang didn't intend to hide it, he just nodded lightly.
After Kang Randi thought carefully, he said: "No, although Dashi is powerful, it is at best equal to the Tang State, and it still cannot shake the Tang State's position in the Western Regions."
Kang Zongchang: "If one family can't do it, then bring in another family."
Kang Randi was stunned: "Introduce another family?"
Kang Zongchang touched the beard on his chin, squinted his eyes, and smiled without saying a word.
Kang Randi thought for a moment and asked: "The other country you mentioned is Tubo?"
Kang Zongchang nodded first, but seeing that there was still hesitation on the other person's face, he added: "If you feel that Dashi and Tubo are still not enough, then add Qiuci, Gaochang, Cheling..."
When Kang Randi heard this, his face became more and more shocked, and he couldn't help but murmured: "What on earth did you do?"
Kang Zongchang: "The Sogdians left their homeland and visited countless foreign lands for business. In these strange places, our brothers and sisters would live, live and even bury their bones there... But no matter how wandering, every Sogdian
Everyone understands that our roots are in the Zhaowu Kingdom, and if the money is gone, we can make money again. If the roots are cut off, the country will be destroyed and the species will be destroyed."
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