The Hetao area was controlled by the Xiongnu Aries King and Lou Fu King, and did not belong to Han County.The Han Chinese could only control Shangjun south of the Hetao, and only south of the Great Wall, and north of the Great Wall, generally known as Saiwai, were all controlled by the Xiongnu.You can still see Han Chinese people here, but these Han people are either merchants or serfs who travel between Han and Hungary.They were taken captive by the Huns to cultivate the land on both sides of the Yellow River for the Huns.Looking at the green wheat seedlings and the people working in the farmland, Liang Xiao couldn't help but sigh."
If you can't recapture Henan in this life and drive the Huns to Mobei, what will you see in the future under Mengtian under Jiuquan" Mei Gao said with emotion: "Yes, such a good granary, in the hands of the Huns, is like a sword hanging over the head of my big man, which may fall at any time."
If you want to be peaceful, you must take this sword into your own hands.Out of the car Peng Peng, the city is on the other side.The ministers of the DPRK and China sat down and said, the scholars and doctors learned from fame and fortune, how could there be one person who shared the worries of the country. ”Liang Xiao stretched out his hand to hold Mei Gao's shoulder, shook it vigorously, and laughed.Young people are easy to accept new things, and the outside line of the Gao Sai has greatly changed from the thinking when he was in Chang'an, although he is a scholar, he is very proud at the moment."
The past, count the romantic characters, and look at the present."
Liang Xiao shook the reins and galloped forward.The officers and knights shouted and rushed forward, and even Ma Rong got out of the carriage, jumped on his horse, mixed in with the crowd, and shouted merrily.Pedestrians on the side of the road saw this group of high-spirited young men and avoided them one after another.Although the smoke kicked by the horses' hooves choked people, they were not annoyed at all, but showed some appreciation.Qin Shi Huang patrolled Shuofang.Although nearly a hundred years have passed, the road is still wide and flat, and the poplars and willows on both sides are thick.The trees are shady, and the farmland in the distance is connected, and walking through it is like in a painting.For a while, Liang Xiao actually had a feeling of returning to Guangling.Liang Xiao and others galloped all the way.It was miles for a few moments, and it was not until the horses were gasping a little that they stopped.Liang Xiao looked around and saw a long convoy parked under the shade of a tree on the side of the road, dozens of people resting under the tree, some were drinking, some were eating, and some were stretching out their arms and kicking their legs to relax their muscles and bones.There were not only horses but also many camels in the convoy, all carrying large and small packages.It's like a long journey to get here.Liang Xiao gave Mei Gao a look."
Let's go and see" "Just what I want." ”Mei Gao smiled, stretched out his hand to call the interpreter, and walked over to the group of people together.Seeing Liang Xiao and the others approaching, those who were resting immediately gathered over.Liang Xiao and the others were fierce, and they carried bows and swords, these people were a little nervous, but they didn't dare to take the initiative to cause trouble, they just raised their vigilance and stared at Liang Xiao and others.Liang Xiao has long known that the north is in difficulty, and it is common for young people to block the road and rob.This was not only the case for the Huns, but also for the Han Chinese.So he only greeted Mei Gao and Tongyi, and even Tu Niu'er and Pang Shuo stayed in the distance.These people are businessmen, not as a last resort.Won't actively hurt people."
Go and ask them where they are from, where they are going, can you invite us to have a drink" There were still more than ten steps away from the merchants, Liang Xiao reined in his mount and motioned for the interpreter to come forward and ask.The interpreter jumped off his horse and shouted a few words.A middle-aged man walked out of the team and chatted with the interpreter with a very respectful expression.The interpreter came over and said with a smile: "They came from the west, and they were going to go to Chang'an via Taiyuan.I heard that Zhujun is from Chang'an, and they are very willing to invite Zhujun to drink wine and tell stories. ”Liang Xiao smiled.Merchants from the Western Regions want to go to Chang'an to trade, so they naturally want to inquire about the market in Chang'an.Liang Xiao beckoned Mei Gao to dismount, led the horse, came to the middle-aged man, and politely saluted.The middle-aged man has a dark complexion, wrinkles like knives, his eyes are very vigilant, but his smile is very kind.He ordered someone to spread a blanket on the ground, warmly invited Liang Xiao and others to sit down, took out a few glass cups, took out a bottle of wine, and said with a smile in half-baked official dialect: "The wine from rest is also invited to taste the two Langjun." ”Mei Gao looked at the bright red wine and was reluctant to drink it.Liang Xiao took a sip and said with a smile: "Good wine." ”"Lang Jun is an insightful person."
The middle-aged businessman gave a thumbs up.Seeing that Liang Xiao drank it, Mei Gao also took a sip, but he was so rushed by the sour taste of wine that he frowned."
What kind of wine is this?"
”Liang Xiao put down his wine glass and arched his hand to the middle-aged businessman."
The official words are so good, I think I often go to Chang'an.The boy Liang Xiao, who is also from Chang'an, is now in the palace as a lang, and there may be a chance to see you again in the future, I don't know if I can know the name and surname of the foot. ”As soon as he heard that Liang Xiao was on an errand in the palace, the middle-aged businessman's eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly returned the salute."
In Xia Guo Yu, who was originally a Han Chinese, lost the Huns for many years, and is now trafficking back and forth.Chang'an is also going to go once in three or five years, and it is really a blessing to be able to meet Liang Jun. ”"I only go once in three or five years, Guo Jun's business is far."
Liang Xiao pointed to the heavily loaded camels and horses, and said half-jokingly: "This trip must have earned a lot of money." ”Guo Yu shook his head again and again."
I make a lot of money, but I don't have a lot of money.In a few years, I won't be able to run away, and I'm thinking about going to Chang'an to be a sitting guy.When the time comes, I will ask Liang Jun to take care of it. ”"Well said, well said.Why, is there too many thieves along the way, or the tariffs are too heavy"".It's a long story, since Liang Jun is interested, let's talk about it. ”Guo Yu said enthusiastically.He beckoned someone to send drinks and food to Xie Guanglong and others, and he talked with Liang Xiao and Mei Gao.In Liang Xiao's plan, it was a step to open up the Western Regions sooner or later, and he couldn't ask for the opportunity to listen to the merchants talk about the situation in the Western Regions.Although Mei Gao hadn't thought of this step yet, he saw that Liang Xiao was quite interested and wanted to hear about it.Guo Yu determined from the words and deeds of the two that these two people were from Chang'an, and maybe they could use their strength to settle in Chang'an in the future, so they were naturally very enthusiastic.Guo Yu is a businessman.As the saying goes, the merchant sits on the Jia, the merchant earns hard money, selling goods for thousands of miles, not only exposed to the wind and sun, but also has to face robbers and robbers and the extortion of corrupt officials.The reason why we can stick to it is, of course, profitable.Even with so many risks and countless levels of exploitation, the profits of Wanli Selling Goods are still more than twelve, which is quite a lot beyond ordinary commercial profits.Guo Yu is very modest and says that there is nearly 30% of the profit.Such a high profit, of course, comes from the tight demand for goods.Selling goods for thousands of miles, of course, are luxury goods with high profits, such as wine, glass, jade, gold and silver in the Western Regions, silk and lacquerware in the Han Dynasty, among which the profit of silk is the most considerable."
You don't know, the favorite thing of the Hu people in the Western Regions is the silk of my Han Dynasty, a high-quality silk silk, sold to the Western Regions, and the price is still in short supply when it is three or five times the price.According to those Hu merchants, they sold silk to far away places in the west, and the price could be higher. ”"Silk is just clothing, and as for being so valuable," Mei Gao didn't quite understand."
Hehe, Lang Jun doesn't know.Xiyi people like silk, in addition to the noble and exquisite silk, there is another reason. ”"What is the reason?"
"Xiyi nobles like to wear purple clothes, and purple is extremely difficult to color, but the purple on silk is the most gorgeous."
Therefore, if you want to have a good purple garment, you must use silk.And the silk is transported thousands of miles, and it is extremely difficult to obtain.Scarcity is expensive, so the price is high.I have heard that even the nobles of Xiyi are reluctant to destroy the worn silk clothes, but dismantle the silk threads, re-weave them, and boast in front of others. ”Mei Gao was dumbfounded, even Liang Xiao, who had been mentally prepared for the Romans to like silk, was taken aback.Silk is so popular in the West that it is no wonder that despite the long distances and dangers, these people continue to follow suit.It turns out that the profits are so huge.If Liu Ling was asked to sell several ships of silk to Rome every year, wouldn't he exchange a few ships of gold for a few ships, and compared with the land route, the carrying capacity and speed of the sea route would have a great advantage.Guo Yu only went to the Western Regions, and it would take three or five years to come and go, and if he went from the seaway, even if he went from Huainan to Rome, it would not take half a year, plus the time to wait for the monsoon, it would take less than two years to go back and forth."
You are so profitable, the Huns will not spare you, right?"
”At the mention of the Huns, Guo Yu sighed and poured bitter water.The Han officials were greedy enough, but they were not yet overtly robbing, at most they counted more when calculating taxes.The Huns, on the other hand, often collected more than fifty percent of their taxes, that is, half of the goods were given to them for white belt.This is not bad, if you encounter a ruthless person, you will directly grab it all."
In the past two years, the grassland has suffered a white-haired disaster, and the Huns have become even more fierce, robbing everywhere.After the thousands of miles of Zhuo Evil Mountain, I saw three caravans being robbed, alas, pitiful, people were gnawed by wolves.But what is the way, no matter which way you go, you have to pass through the territory of the Huns.Whether you can pass safely depends on luck. ”Liang Xiao and Mei Gao glanced at each other and smiled in unison.The more brutal the Huns were, the more help the Han army would receive in the future to counterattack the Huns.Not to mention anything else, you can get a lot of useful information from this Guo Yu's mouth right now.This information is not in the book, and every step is taken by Guo Yu himself with his feet.With this thought, Mei Gao immediately took the initiative and said with a smile: "Guo Jun has been going to and from the grassland for so many years, he must be very familiar with the situation on the grassland."