Chapter 528 The Strange Prime Minister of Caliphate
Chapter 528 What a strange prime minister of food
Bacher lay on the ground and wailed: "Sir, that was all taught to us by the Prime Minister. Those wealthy families were also introduced to us by others. We are just humble businessmen. How can we know so many children from aristocratic families?"
Su Chen was stunned: "Who introduced you?"
"Linghu Gui, Bu Defeng."
Su Chen thought for a long time, but he had no impression of these two names, and they sounded strange.
"How do you know these two people?"
Su Chen asked.
"The Linghu family has great influence in the Hexi Corridor. Every time the villain's camel caravan passes through the Hexi Corridor, it needs to send gifts to the Linghu family, so he got to know Mr. Linghu."
"Bu Defeng is the prince of a tribe in Tuyuhun. I used to do business with their tribe when I was young."
After hearing what Bacher said, Su Chen asked again: "You just said that your prime minister taught you to collude with the remnants of the aristocratic families. How can he, the prime minister of the Great Eclipse, also recognize the disciples of the aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty?"
Bacher replied: "I don't know, but when the Prime Minister found me, he once asked me about the situation of Qiwang and other great noble clans in the Tang Dynasty. I answered truthfully."
"After the prime minister listened, he asked the villain if he knew any other noble families in the Tang Dynasty. Then the prime minister asked us to come to the Tang Dynasty to ask for help from those noble families. He gave us a lot of gold and wrote a letter asking us to interact with the noble families.
When doing so, take out the letter to show your identity."
The more Su Chen listened, the more strange he became: "Where is that letter?"
"It was burned. At that time, Haizhou officers and soldiers were chasing us. We were afraid, so we burned the letter."
"Do you remember the content of the letter?"
"That's the prime minister's letter. I haven't read it yet!"
Su Chen said angrily: "Captain Li, drag this dishonest thing out and feed it to the dogs!"
"Sir, please forgive me. I really don't dare to peek at the Prime Minister's letter! But when Bu Defeng was reading the letter, I secretly glanced at it a few times. I didn't peek much, and I only remembered a few words!"
Su Chen glanced at Bacher and said, "I remember those contents, tell the truth."
"Probably he invited them to a feast and treated them with generous gifts. I don't remember the details clearly. Although I have lived in the Tang Dynasty for many years, I still have some difficulty in reading the characters of the Tang Dynasty."
"Um?"
Su Chen was surprised: "You said the letter was written in Chinese?"
Bacher nodded and said: "Yes."
"Do you, the cannibals, write a lot about men?"
Bacher shook his head and said: "There are very few big cannibals who have been to the Tang Dynasty. The little man is the big cannibal who has stayed in the Tang Dynasty for the longest time. The little man can speak the Tang dialect, but he can't write many words.
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Su Chen asked in confusion: "Then how did you do business with Datang?"
"Persians, many Persians can write beautiful Chinese characters. When we come to the Tang Dynasty to eat people, we have to hire Persians who can write Chinese characters."
Su Chen nodded. The Persians began to have contacts with China during the Han Dynasty, and they have continued for hundreds of years. It is normal for many Persians to be able to write Chinese characters.
As for the cannibals, they used to be vassals of Persia or Rome. Before Muhammad unified the tribes, they had almost never left the cannibal peninsula.
But this prime minister of food not only knows the five surnames and seven looks, but can also write Chinese characters. This is very strange!
For foreigners, the difficulty of learning Chinese is hellish. This Persian prime minister is very evil!
"Is your prime minister from one of your noble families?"
A look of pride suddenly appeared on Bacher's face: "Of course, the Prime Minister was born in the Rotaim family, and he followed the great prophet when he was young..."
Su Chen was even more puzzled. The prime minister of Dashi, who had followed Muhammad around when he was a boy, had no chance to learn Chinese.
Muhammad's missionary activities were not smooth sailing. In the early days, he was expelled from various places and wandered on the Dashi Peninsula. It was much more miserable than Confucius's travels around the world!
Those who followed Muhammad at that time must have been die-hard fans of Muhammad, and they were definitely not fans of Eastern Confucian culture.
But he knew the Chinese nobles very well and could even write Chinese characters!
This is outrageous. He opened the door for outrageousness. It’s outrageous!
Seeing that Su Chen was quite satisfied with his answer, Bacher begged softly:
"Sir, if you have anything else to ask, I will tell you everything I know. Can you please take pity on us and give us an old blanket? I'm freezing to death."
At this time, a Qianniu Guard came forward and said, "Sir, your butler is outside and seems to be looking for you."
Su Chen stood up and left the main hall without saying a word.
Arriving outside the yard, Su Chen threw a jade pendant to Qian Niuwei just now.
"Boy, you are very clever! I reward you!"
"Thank you Lord Protector for the reward!"
There was no housekeeper outside at all, Su Chen just wanted to leave quietly.
What Bacher said today was beyond Su Chen's expectations. Su Chen needs time to analyze and investigate.
I was also afraid that Bacher would see some flaws, and if he asked questions next time, the effect would be bad.
So Su Chen took advantage of Bacher not paying attention and winked at the leader of the Qianniu Guard next to him. This guy is quite smart and did a good job!
The information Su Chen received from Bacher was a bit confusing, and it was difficult to tell whether it was true or false.
Not to mention the weird Prime Minister of Food,
Su Chen knew nothing about the identities of Linghu Gui and Bu Fengde whom Bacher confessed.
As for Bacher and Arrud himself, Su Chen had no idea whether they were really big food merchants.
Su Chen sighed: "Hey, I have to ask Li Er for help!"
?Back home, Su Chen wrote a letter to Li Er and asked the housekeeper to send it to the palace quickly.
"Brother Su Chen, the master of the workshop said that your steam engine is used to pull carts."
Seeing that Su Chen was finished, Si'er ran over and asked.
Su Chen rubbed Si'er's red little face: "This is just for testing. It's too small and can't even pull a car."
"When my brother gets to work at National Taiwan University, he can pull a long train carriage that can hold dozens of people in one carriage!"
Si'er blinked: "Then this little one can't even pull Si'er?"
Su Chen's eyes widened: "What do you want to say?"
"Brother Su Chen, you can make a small carriage for Si'er. Si'er wants to ride in a carriage without a horse!"
"The master in the workshop said that my brother's steam engine can pull more than 100 kilograms. Si'er only weighs 50 kilograms, so he must be able to pull it."
"Are you okay, brother Su Chen?"
Si'er hugged Su Chen's arm and started acting coquettishly.
"Si'er, that experimental steam locomotive runs very slowly and can only run on the railway track. Do you want to ride on it too?"
Si'er nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Si'er wants to!"
Su Chen was a little confused about the little girl's thoughts, so he smiled and said, "Okay, since Si'er likes it, my brother will make one for Si'er."
"Let's go to the workshop and find a carpenter to make a small carriage for Si'er!"
A few spare wheels were left over from the manufacturing of steam locomotives, and a few carpenters quickly made a small carriage for Xi'er.
