The lotus hat brings the setting sun, and the green mountains return alone.

——"Sending Master Lingche" Liu Changqing [Tang Dynasty]

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After solving the mystery of the bracket, the three of them restored the underground fortress to its original state. Bai Fu asked the Sun brothers to return first and continued to lurk in the mansion of Lady Guo State.

Bai Fuli decided to investigate the first floor of the underground room after Xuanzong knew that the mansion was transferred.

After several days of ambush, I finally saw the visitor at the third update of the fifth night. The man was wearing a night-distanced dress and flew into the mansion like a big bird.

This man used a winch to open the sluice gate and dived into the bottom of the well...

Half an hour later, the man returned to the ground, looked around, and then left.

Bai Fu sneered in the corner. From this person's body shape and lightness skills, Bai Fu had already recognized this person, and he was Gao Lishi, the confidant eunuch of Emperor Xuanzong.

The appearance of Gao Lishi confirmed the inference between Sun Dashanren and Bai Fu - Xuanzong wanted to take the wealth of Lady Guo State for himself.

"The transfer of the mansion is urgent." Bai Fusi said.

...

A few days later, the Sun brothers brought two good news: First, the forged fake gold, silver and jewelry have arrived in Chang'an and can be transferred at any time.

Secondly, the buyer of Lady Guo’s mansion has been found, and it is a Persian Hu.

Bai Fu was amazed at the efficiency of the Sun brothers. Sun Dashan smiled and said, "You are very familiar with this Persian Hu, Brother Bai."

As he was talking, he heard from the clerk that a Hu man asked to see Bai Fu at the door.

The Grand Sang smiled and said, "Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."

Bai Fu pondered for a moment, smiled on his face, and had already guessed who the person was.

The guy brought the guest into the living room, and it was his old friend, Persian General Alberts.

Not seen each other for several years, Alberts gave Bai Fu a big hug as soon as he entered the door.

The four of them sat down, savored tea and greeted each other.

Alberts said: "You were 'killed' for the incident of Yuwenba, and we all thought you were really dead. His princess was heartbroken and sad, and he didn't want to stay in Chang'an anymore and returned to Persia.

I arrived in Luoyang a few days ago and heard that the young master survived, so I rushed over. It would be great to see you. If His Highness the Princess knew you were safe, I would be ecstatic. Thanks to the true god Ahura Mazda for his blessing."

Speaking of Persian princess Boniati, Bai Fu asked: "How is your highness's current situation?"

Alberts sighed: "After His Highness returned to Persia, he handed over the royal family the roll of Halazimi's parchment. His Majesty the Queen did not reward him heavily, but instead, because His Highness had seen the roll of parchment, he put His Highness under house arrest in the palace to prevent leaks of the secret.

His Highness the Princess was worried that His Majesty the Queen would take her anger on me, so he asked the old ministers in the court to find an errand and arrange for me to return to the Tang Dynasty.

Because of the An Lushan rebellion, Tubo took advantage of the emptiness of the defense of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions and seized areas such as the Hexi Corridor, thereby cutting off Persia and Dashi's passage from land to Tang.

So, I chose to come to Tang by sea and get ashore from Nanhai County. Unexpectedly, after heading north, the former fertile fields were broken and deserted. Only then did I realize that the war was tragic and the rebels hurt the people of the Tang Dynasty so deeply..."

Looking back on the past, the four of them were both passionate and emotional.

...

Back to the present, Sun Dashanren gave Alberts the transaction of Lady Guo’s mansion.

Alberts said: "No problem, my identity in Chang'an can represent the Persian royal family. Unless His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty intervenes, others cannot stop this transaction.

In addition, I have many old friends in Chang'an, all of whom are rich merchants from Persia, Dashi and Sogdian. They have strong financial resources and can cooperate with us to transfer houses many times without being noticed by others."

After dealing with the matter of Lady Guo’s mansion, Bai Fu asked: “General, I heard what you said just now. This time I came to Zhongtu by sea. I wonder which road is easier to walk on or across the land of the countries in the Western Regions?”

Alberts said: "From land to the Tang Dynasty, we have to cross the desert, Gobi, and the Palacioles and other high mountains, wind and sand, severe cold and heat, and changeable climate. Once we get lost, we are trapped in the Gobi desert, and we cannot find an oasis, and we will hardly survive.

In addition, there are many thieves and horse bandits along the way. If there are no elite armed escorts, they will not be able to escape the life of being robbed and killed.

Although the journey from the sea to Tang is much longer, as long as you choose the sailing season, avoid hurricane currents, and have a smooth journey, you can reach the southern states of the Tang Dynasty in dozens of days.

Along the way, the sea is vast and the sky is vast, gulls and egrets are flying, fish are chasing, and occasionally you can see giant whales like hills floating out of the sea, and the sky-summit waterfall spewed out from the dorsal fin…”

The scenery depicted by Alberts fascinated everyone, Bai Fu sighed: "One day, I will also go out to sea to see the vast world outside the Tang Dynasty."

Alberts smiled and said, "I will accompany you next time. If His Royal Highness knows that you are coming to Persia, you will be very surprised."

Bai Fu said: "What is the size of a building ship used for navigation? Can it withstand wind and waves?"

Alberts said: "The sea boats we are now riding are all made in the Tang Dynasty. The ships built by the Wuzhou Shipyard in Fujian, Jian, Quan, Zhang and Chao are all over the world.

The Datang Shipyard can not only create flat-bottomed Sichuan ships that deal with reefs and dangerous shoals, but also create wide Wu ships that adapt to the monsoon. Especially the huge sea ships, they are traveling around the seas as overseas foreign ships.

This kind of sea ship has a tall tower, a strong hull, and has several masts, which can support sails with huge surfaces. When you are on the wind, you can travel a hundred miles a day.

However, when sailing in the sea, the quality of the ship is important, but more importantly, the experience of the captain and sailors. Whether it can sail safely depends on their accurate judgment of the terrain and climate such as routes, ocean currents, monsoons, etc.

With long-term navigation experience, the Sailors combined astrology and arithmetic to create a kind of astrology navigation technology called "Star-Turning Art" that can determine the position of a ship in the sea.

Why, Young Master Bai is planning to go out to sea in the near future?”

Bai Fu said: "I am considering whether it is possible for my business to build a transportation channel from sea to Persia.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, since the Marquis of Bowang, Zhang Qian, the West-West Corridor was officially opened. As the general said, although this land road can connect the vast land of the east and west, it is difficult and dangerous, and the freight cost is quite high.

The maritime channel has existed since ancient times, formed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and expanded in the Former Sui Dynasty.

My sworn brother Chen Honghu was the young leader of the Minjiang Gang. After destroying the rebellion of King Yong Li Lin, he took charge of the Jianghuai Navy. He was under his command of a thousand warships and tens of thousands of soldiers who were carrying boats.

As long as we transport the goods to the East China Sea by sea, we can transport the goods from Persia and Dashi to the Central Plains through the Jianghuai River and the Grand Canal.

If the sea route is feasible, I would like to join forces with the merchants of Datang and Persian and Dashi to build another maritime corridor to sell the goods of Persian, Dashi and Dashi to achieve great business.

Jewelry, jade, spices, rare animals, medicinal materials, horses and other specialties from Persia and Dashi were very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and silk and utensils from the Tang Dynasty were also hard to find for all countries.”

After saying that, Bai Fu ordered people to find a map and reveal his ideas, which made everyone feel very passionate.

Tu Xing Sun Zhuang was ambitious and patted his chest and said, "Brother Bai, if possible, can I join the great cause of my two brothers?

I have been traveling for half my life, and at the farthest distance, I have reached Yumen Pass. Now I have half my body buried in the soil and have no other wishes. I can't rest, so I want to walk around."

Sun Dashan Man smiled and said, "My brother said so much. I have heard that Persia has a long time ago, where food is paved with gold, horses are everywhere, and beautiful women are everywhere, and there are many charms. I have always wanted to see it. I am just afraid of the Gobi desert and dare not travel west. If the waterway is accessible, we two brothers are willing to explore the way first."

Sun Dashan was fucking and muttering, and his words were humorous, and everyone smiled and laughed.

...

After everything was arranged, the Sun brothers, Huang Zhen, Tang Kui and Bai Fu personally took action to secretly transfer the treasures of Lady Guo’s mansion through the underground waterway. Then they exchanged the fake gold and jewelry into the secret room, and mixed the fish eyes with pearls.

Everything is sealed as it is, and the top layers are real. If you don’t get it in the sun and check it carefully, it will be difficult to find out what’s wrong.

To eliminate the treasures distributed to the Sun brothers and the remaining treasures, Huang Zhen and Tang Kui hid them secretly in nine locations including Chang'an and Yizhou.

The warehouses that hide treasures are all the warehouses with the highest level of secrets in the Sichuan Gang and Tang Gate, and they are foolproof.

Huang Zhen and Tang Kui handed Bai Fu nine half-part gold medals.

Huang Zhen smiled and said, "The usage of this half of the gold medal is like an army tiger talisman. Once it fits closely with another gold medal in the warehouse, the treasure in the warehouse can be taken away at any time.

Gangmaster Jiang joked that this batch of treasures is huge and cannot be preserved for you for free. You will have to charge one ten thousand of your storage fee."

After saying that, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.
Chapter completed!