The essence of the Persian Empire lies in the western region. Zeng Yi and his party climbed over mountains and ridges and ran wildly all day before finally arriving in western Persia. As soon as they arrived in the west, everyone felt how powerful Persia was, especially those who had never been here before.
The masters of the Jinyiwei were quite disdainful of Persia at first. When they were in the eastern part of Persia, they saw that the land was vast and sparsely populated, and there was not a big city for hundreds of miles. They all regarded Persia as a barbarian land. But when they came to
In the west, after seeing the huge cities, the comings and goings of people, the developed commerce, etc., everyone put away their contempt.
"Now you know why I said Persia is the biggest threat to the imperial court?"
Several Jinyiwei masters immediately said: "Your Majesty, I admire you for your insight!"
"Don't underestimate the people of the world. Persia is not much worse than the Central Plains. If it weren't for the numerous internal races and conflicts that limited themselves, Persia might be stronger than the Central Plains now!"
Soon, the group of people arrived near the Imperial City of Persia. Isfahan is one of the oldest cities in Persia. It was built during the Achaemenid Dynasty and has been the capital of the dynasty many times. It is the only way to travel between the north and the south.
, a famous center for handicrafts and trade. The Imperial City of Persia was very developed. At first, everyone was worried that a few Central Plains people would suddenly come here and they would need to disguise themselves. It turned out that the people here were mixed, with people from both the East and the West.
"This saves trouble, let's go in directly!" Although the Central Plains has basically cut off its contacts with Persia due to the hostility between the two sides, the Xixia and Tubo courts and other countries have very close business contacts with Persia, and many people enter and leave the Persian imperial city.
They are all businessmen with oriental faces.
The group of people just changed their clothes. The masters of Jin Yiwei all changed into military uniforms and acted as guards to protect the caravan. Zeng Yi and others all changed into more gorgeous clothes and became merchants.
"Stop! Where are you from?"
Compared with the Central Plains, they were already on the verge of war. When they saw the Easterners, the guards of the Persian Imperial City stopped a few of them and asked them.
"This general! We are all businessmen from Xixia!"
"Businessmen?" The guard looked at the few people who came empty-handed and immediately asked: "Where are your products?"
"Everything has been sold on the road. I don't plan to go back now. Come to the Imperial City to see what goods you can bring back!"
The guard nodded and said, "Take out your customs clearance document." The customs clearance document is an ancient passport, which was once called a talisman, a festival, a biography, a passing office, a public inspection, a degree document, a road certificate, etc. However, a few people in Yiyi were like that.
This thing, even if it has a customs clearance document from the Central Plains, how can it be obtained?
The Central Plains is powerful, and the surrounding countries are basically barbaric lands. Customs clearance documents are of no use at all. Later, several neighboring countries were in hostile relations with the Central Plains, and they basically smuggled out of the country. Zeng Yi and others did not use customs clearance documents at all.
It was my habit, and I didn't expect it at all. When the Persian guard asked me this question, I was instantly dumbfounded.
Nothing could be seen on Zeng Yi's face, but he had already become anxious in his heart, and the people behind him had secretly grasped their weapons and were ready to take action. "Mader, this really means you will die before you start the battle."
!Isn’t it possible that you were exposed as soon as you arrived in Persia?”
"Why, no?" The Persian guard suddenly became suspicious when he saw the stunned Zeng Yi, and his hand had already grasped the handle of the scimitar at his waist.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zeng Yi said quickly, taking out a token from his pocket.
"Yipitang? You are from the Xixia Yipintang. Didn't you just say merchants?" Seeing Zeng Yi actually taking out a Yipintang waist badge, the Persian guard asked with confusion.
"Royal caravan, we are all Xixia royal caravans. The Yipintang brand is easier to use. They are all in name, just in name!" Persia is now an ally with Xixia. When Zeng Yi said this, the Persian guards were not intercepting them.
Return it to Zeng Yi.
A few people finally entered the Persian Imperial City smoothly. After entering the Persian Imperial City, they found an inn and immediately split up to inquire about the news. The huge Persian imperial city was full of people and people, and the information was very easy to find out, so there were only a few people.
After an hour, everyone returned to the inn.
"How's it going? Let's talk about the news you got, right?"
The boss spoke first: "The Persian navy is very powerful. According to the information currently discovered, Persia has three huge fleets! The overall displacement even exceeds that of the Central Plains."
"Yes, but fortunately there is only one of the three fleets. It is in the south of Persia, and the other two fleets are deployed in the west. And if the other two fleets want to add the first fleet, they need to go a long way around. There is no way.
It can’t be reached in ten days and a half, and the only thing the Central Plains needs to deal with is the southern fleet!”
"This is indeed good news!" The four people took turns talking. Zeng Yi looked at several Jin Yiwei spies. They looked at each other, and one of them said: "The basic situation is already known to several adults.
Strictly speaking, this fleet is deployed in the port of Shirov in the Persian Gulf!"
"Port Shirov?" This was the first time Zeng Yi heard this name. He frowned and looked at the Jinyi Guards curiously.
"This Shirov Port is the largest port in the Persian Empire. According to the current information, it is estimated that it will surpass Dengzhou Port! Since the opening of the East-West trade route, Eastern ships sailing to the Persian Gulf often sail along the coastline and sail into
After the Persian Gulf, most goods are loaded and unloaded at the Port of Shirov on the north coast. This can be called the most important port on the maritime trade route. Of course, the most powerful fleet in Persia is stationed here."
When Zeng Yi and others heard about Shirov Port, they all frowned. After a while, the fourth child said: "It's actually simpler than we originally expected. It is impossible for a port that is used by both merchants and military to be completely under martial law and lurk."
It would be easier to go in and investigate!"
Zeng Yi also nodded: "Well, we can't find any useful information here. Get ready and leave for Shirov Port immediately."
This time, they couldn't go empty-handed. They pretended to be businessmen. They came here and said they had finished buying the goods. When they went to Shirov Port, they could no longer use this excuse. They simply purchased a batch of supplies.
, because of Zeng Yi’s Yipintang waist card, several people also purchased a batch of steel ingots produced in Persia that are subject to export restrictions. Persian scimitars are famous all over the world. Although they are not real Damascus steel, they are also good quality steel ingots. They will know the Central Plains.
, and you can also earn some pocket money.
"I'm telling you, second brother, if you can't survive in the future, we can completely rely on the cards from various countries in your hand to trade in trends. We can make a lot of money along the way!"