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After arriving in the capital, Changsun Sheng and Changsun Wuji father and son; the two military generals Pei Yuanqing and Guo Shubiao whom he had befriended in last year's battle; and the censor Zhang Tianxiang who worked with him to exterminate the Zhang family in Qingshui County, Tianshui County.
It is indispensable for several people to pay a visit, make connections, and inquire about the situation in Kyoto, so as not to be blinded when entering the capital and not knowing when they were tricked to death. After all, he still has Changping Wang Qiu Rui in Kyoto.
The mortal enemy is watching in the dark.
When visiting these people, he was very particular about the gifts he brought. Even buying expensive gifts in Kyoto would not reflect his sincerity, so he had to buy some good things unique to this place.
The products exported from the Western Regions to the Central Plains were mainly horses, wine, agate gemstones, cattle and sheep, furs, medicinal materials, etc., while the products exported to the Western Regions from the Sui Dynasty were grain, silk, porcelain, cloth, ironware, handmade daily necessities, and tea.
But at this time, the nomads did not know the importance of drinking tea to them who ate meat every day, so they did not start drinking tea in large quantities. Only a few nomads living in Shazhou and Gaochang who had more contact with the Han people found that drinking tea was beneficial to them.
Wang Junlin has already begun to arrange for Deng Yuzhuo to send caravans to Turks, Tuyuhun and other nomadic peoples to sell tea, which will become another major means of making money for Wang Junlin.
At this time, the streets were extremely noisy and hawking. Groups of livestock were walking through the street. The air was filled with the sour smell of livestock, but everyone was in high spirits and was not affected at all. Central Plains merchants and Turks,
The Tuyuhun people, the Great Cannibals, the Tubo people, the Tiele people, and even the Sogdians and Persians appeared. They were born businessmen. Wherever there were business opportunities, they were there.
Wang Junlin is now the richest man in Gaotai City and even Zhangye. The gifts he wants to buy are all precious treasures. Ordinary things are not worth mentioning. Otherwise, the people below would have purchased them, so there would be no need for him.
Come here in person.
After just a round trip, except for buying a fist-sized jadeite for three hundred taels of gold in a shop opened by Persians, there was nothing that caught my eye.
Unknowingly, he walked to the central square at the intersection of four streets. This is the best area in Gaotai City, and the shops are relatively high-end.
At this time, Wang Junlin saw a large store called "Samarkand Treasure Store". This store was the largest store Wang Junlin saw today. From the store layout, it can be seen that it was a store opened by Hu Shang.
, and their main business is jewelry, but they also include other valuable items. In short, they buy or sell anything that is more precious.
After being separated from Sha Qianmo, the horse thief king of the Western Regions, Wang Junlin carefully investigated and studied some things for more than a month, and came to a conclusion: the entire Western Regions, and even the entire Sui Dynasty, as long as the shops opened by Sogdian merchants
, it is very likely that there is the shadow of Sha Qianmo behind him.
Sogdian merchants were already extremely famous in this era. They were famous all over the world for being good at doing business. There were two types of Sogdian merchants in the Sui Dynasty. One was those who had lived in the Sui Dynasty for many years and had been naturalized in the Sui Dynasty. They were already able to speak fluently.
Like ordinary Sui Dynasty merchants, they could open shops, buy properties, and even marry and have children in the Sui Dynasty. These Sogdians still mainly engaged in business. They opened the most barbarian wine shops and jewelry stores. In other places, kings
Junlin didn't know that the four treasure shops in Gaotai City were their property.
There is also a kind of Sogdian merchants, who are traveling merchants on the Silk Road. They transported Sogdian jewelry, Persian carpets, Roman gold and silverware, and food spices to the Sui Dynasty. They also brought Sui Dynasty silk,
Porcelain and paper were transported back to the Western Regions, and even to the West, and even as far as eastern Europe. They did not stay in the Sui Dynasty for too long, and usually sold the goods directly to the shops in the Persian mansion. They were all Sogdians.
share a common language and beliefs.
However, Wang Junlin's investigation shows that these Sogdian merchants are inextricably linked to the horse thief king in the Western Regions. First of all, Sogdian merchants are almost never robbed by horse thieves on the Silk Road; secondly, Sha Qianmo's 30,000
The most powerful horse thieves in the Western Regions snatch countless goods and treasures every year, but they have never heard of Shaqianmo having their own caravan or shop. Finally, the Sogdians are originally descendants of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
According to the records of the Sui Dynasty in Chinese history books, the ancestors of the Sogdians originally lived in the "Zhaowu City" (now Zhangye, Gansu) at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. They were destroyed by the Huns during the Han Dynasty and were forced to move west to Central Asia. At any time, they established Kang'an and other nine cities.
It is a small country with the famous nine surnames of Zhao and Wu in Chinese history books.
Therefore, Wang Junlin had reason to believe that behind these Sogdian merchants was Sha Qianmo, the horse thief king. Even Wang Junlin recalled Sha Qianmo's terrifying wealth and royal appearance at that time, and it was very likely that Sha Qianmo was the king of these Sogdian merchants.
The shop Wang Junlin saw was called 'Samarkand Treasure Shop'. Samarkand means "fertile land", which is translated into Chinese as "Kangju", so at a glance, he knew that it was one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
Founded by the Kang people, the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu were historically established in Central Asia during the Sui Dynasty. The Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu were the predecessors of the five Stan Kingdoms in Central Asia in later generations.
Wang Junlin has been thinking these days, if he had not come to this era, wouldn't Sha Qianmo have been poisoned and died of arsenic poisoning? But according to the original history, if Sha Qianmo died, would the nine members of his command represent the elite of the nine surnames of Zhaowu?
The horse thieves went to Central Asia and established nine small kingdoms, which are the so-called Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu.
But now that history has been changed because of him, Wang Junlin is very confused about whether the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu will appear according to the original history. Maybe Sha Qianmo wants to build a country that is more powerful than the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu combined, so
He has been accumulating wealth and power.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the store, a middle-aged Sogdian man wearing a roll-brimmed hat came up to him. He saluted with the etiquette of the Sui Dynasty: "Dear guest, welcome to our store. I wonder what I can offer you."
What kind of help?”
Wang Junlin waved his hand to the four soldiers to stay outside the door, and walked in alone. The little lynx followed his feet and ran in.
Wang Junlin noticed that the middle-aged Sogdian man's face changed color when he saw the little lynx at his feet. It seemed that the smile on his face became more sincere at that moment, which made him more sure of his guess, but in
At this moment, an idea suddenly came to his mind, and he said casually: "Did my elder brother ask you to wait for me here?"
The middle-aged Sogdian man suddenly looked surprised. He quickly scanned the other customers in the shop, and after making sure that no one was paying attention, he said enthusiastically: "I originally wanted to go to the house to meet the second king at night, but unexpectedly the second king has already
I guessed what the king meant, please come and sit in the back room."
Wang Junlin thought to himself that this Sogdian was indeed the one who killed Qian Mo. Then he remembered what the other person said and was a little surprised. He just had a sudden idea, but it turned out that killing Qian Mo really meant this.
"Also, calling me the second king? I'm playing poker! I'm the second king. How can I become the second king just because I'm sworn brother with a different surname from Sha Qianmo? No, Sha Qianmo is not so generous. He must have something to ask for.
Him." Wang Junlin muttered secretly in his heart.
Wang Junlin followed the shopkeeper into the living room of the back room, where Sogdian merchants entertained distinguished guests. The room was brightly lit, the walls were painted white, and there were several Persian velvet rugs with gold edging hanging on them.
It is filled with silverware made by famous Damascus craftsmen, and the floor is covered with thick Persian carpets, which is very gorgeous.
He sat down on the couch, and the Sogdian merchant gave him a bowl of buttermilk, and then said: "The king just sent a decree yesterday, asking me to go to the two kings to tell him something. I don't want the two kings to kiss each other today."
To. The second king and the king are worthy of being brothers."
Wang Junlin smiled and thought that the psychological offensive had already begun. However, in his future plans, the Western Region would play an extremely important role. Since he had accidentally met Sha Qianmo, it was as if the other party came to him for help at this time.
Likewise, how could he do something without relying on the other party's strength, such as asking Sha Qianmo to send a team of horse thieves to Zhangye County every time the emperor really wanted to transfer him away from Zhangye County.
Therefore, he is not afraid that Sha Qianmo will ask him to help him, but he is afraid that he is now too weak and unable to help the other party. This will lower his status in Sha Qianmo, and he will not be able to treat each other as brothers on an equal footing and carry out greater cooperation.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Just tell me what the elder brother wants me to do for him!" Wang Junlin has discovered that the middle-aged Sogdian man in front of him is obviously not an ordinary Sogdian businessman. He can come to him on behalf of Sha Qianmo.
It is very likely that he is an important person under Sha Qianmo's command.
The middle-aged Sogdian man smiled and said: "Second king, the villain's name is Kang Obama. He is responsible for preparing military supplies under the king. The king asked the villain to come to the two kings because he wanted the two kings to prepare some weapons."
Wang Junlin wondered if the changes in Central Asian history were about to begin?
He said with some emotion: "You speak Chinese so fluently, and it seems that you are often active in the Sui Dynasty. I ask you, did the king secretly recruit troops and raise some troops in addition to the 30,000 horse thieves, so he let you
Ask me to prepare weapons and equipment."
Kang Obama thought to himself that it seems that the relationship between the king and the great Sui poison general is extraordinary. Even the most confidential things among the nine Zhaowu clans have been revealed. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Yes, the second king Mingjian
, the king gathered another 30,000 troops and began to train troops secretly. In order not to attract the enemy's attention, it was difficult to raise a large number of weapons in the Western Region, so he asked the villain to ask the two kings to help raise them."
Wang Junlin thought for a moment and said, "How many weapons do you want, brother?"
Kang Obama said: "Sixty thousand knives, 40,000 bows, 500,000 feather arrows, and five thousand sets of iron armor."
ps: I'm sorry that I have something to do today and I'm late for the second time. I'm sorry to ask for any tickets or anything.