What the envoy of Wusun presented was a broken leather belt.

No wonder he looked familiar. This person is the guerrilla who fell from the horse when he flew over Cao Mengde's head and hooked Liu Bei's arm with a bow stick during the bow competition.

Fortunately, Liu Bei reached out and grabbed the leather belt around his waist. Although it broke, the power of the cushion also saved his life.

"It's Xiaguan." King Wusun envoy, this salute: "Thank you Changshi for coming to the rescue." ”

"It's a gesture." Liu Bei smiled back: "I don't know if the king has healed?" ”

"It's been fine for a long time."

A few words of greeting. Liu Bei asked, "I don't know why the king is here?" ”

"It is for trade." The envoy of the king of Wusun said: "I heard that Changshi expelled Hulu, pacified the Western Regions, and restored the trade route. Then the starry night came to meet each other. I don't know, can I build a school library in Akiti Castle? ”

"Yes." Liu Bei nodded happily. First show the gesture, and then talk about the sale. King Wusun used good means.

"There are many slaves in our country. Can it be sold with Guishan? The envoy asked again.

"How many slaves do you have?" Liu Bei asked rhetorically.

"Yes, yes." The king of Wusun made this the source of slaves in the country of Wusun in detail.

The largest source of slaves, of course, was foreign wars.

In the process of Wusun's rise, he successively defeated the Dayue clan, the Sai people, and the Northern Xiongnu. Therefore, the trio was the largest source of slaves in the country.

A slave begets a son, and he is a slave. From generation to generation, the number of slaves was considerable. It is said that there are no less than hundreds of thousands at this time.

The Da Yue clan (dà ròu zhī) is a Europa race, originating from a branch of the Great Indo-European Migration in the East European Plain.

The Cypriot people, referred to as the Cypriots, belong to the Indo-Mediterranean type of the Europa race.

"Wusun is in Zhurong in the Western Regions, its shape is the most different, and today's Hu people are blue-eyed and red-bearded like monkeys, and they are also of this species."

According to this theory, the Wusun people should also be a red-haired, blue-eyed (blue-eyed and red-bearded) and light-pigmented Europa race.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Yue's family, Sairen, although they are sold." "The Northern Xiongnu have a blood feud with the Han Dynasty, forget it.

King Wusun was overjoyed: "How much does the chief envoy need?" ”

"Let's start with 10,000 households." Liu Bei said with a smile: "You can imitate Guishuang, a household of ten people, each person twelve baht gold." ”

"Thank you for the long history." King Wusun made this prostrate himself to the ground. It must be known that Guishan is based on 5,000 li, while Wusun is less than 2,000 li. The expenses along the way are more than half less than those of Guishuang.

"Hurry up." Liu Bei stretched out his hand to help.

Compared to slaves. Liu Bei prefers Wusun Xiji Horse. Then he asked, "I wonder if your country's 'Polar Horse' can be sold together?" ”

"Why not!" King Wusun was overjoyed.

The price of horses in Luoyang is extremely high. The reason why the price is so high is that Gainhao has a monopoly on the right. See the price is high. Northern nomads such as Wuhuan, Southern Xiongnu, and Gaoche have been stockpiled and sold. It also pushed up the price of horses.

The Western Regions is different.

"Wusun Kingdom, Dakun Mizhi Chigu City, go to Chang'an for 8,900 miles. There were 120,000 households, 630,000 mouths, and 188,800 victorious soldiers. It is 1,721 miles to the east and 5,000 miles to the interior of Kangjubo in the west. The ground is flat. Rainy and cold. Mountains and pines. Do not plant trees in the field, chase water and grass with the animals, and have the same customs as the Huns. It is connected with the Xiongnu in the east, Kangju in the northwest, Dawan in the west, and Chengguo in the south. ”

After making peace with the Han Dynasty, crops were planted. Grains such as barley, wheat, and millet are grown in the Akaya area. The upper-class nobles of the Wusun Kingdom gradually ate grains. No longer only eat beef and mutton, cheese, but also drink peach and milk wine.

Nowadays, Wusun has good horses.

Even if the price of horses is quite low, with Liu Bei's current financial resources, he still can't buy them on a large scale. After all, it is known as the second 'West Pole' in the world.

Then he said: "I want to open a horse market in the three cities of Liuzhong, Qu Li, and It. Now the trade road is dredged, and the thieves are extinct. Why don't your horses be sold at the horse market? ”

"That's wonderful." The envoy of the king of Wusun nodded happily.

Slaves and good horses are removed. Liu Bei is also preparing to build a winery in Gaochang. Produce wine.

As mentioned earlier. Compared with the Central Plains, the Western Regions is an undeveloped piece of jade. And it can be deeply complementary to the Central Plains.

As long as the snow melts and the road opens, the famous products in the countryside will continue to be transported. In particular, such as the organ carriage, the fire jade Huasheng, the golden silk blanket, the best bedding, the fox and the big cloud, the brocade mattress, the rooster song Hua pillow, the jade elixir, the glass fragrance, these money-burning luxuries, will inevitably be warmly sought after by the countries of the Western Regions.

A bottle of glass fragrance can be exchanged for ten West Pole horses, which is a hundred. It's far more cost-effective than using five baht.

The most expensive ones are often the most extravagant.

The envoy of King Wusun, who lived in the embassy of the Western Regions for several days, was very fond of washing and plumbing utensils. Asked Liu Bei if he could go to Chigu City to sell.

Why not?

The problem is that washing and plumbing is not only a commodity, but also a skill. Even if all the accessories are bought, they need to be visited by Lou Sang Nenggong in person to complete the laying.

Saying. In the former Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu ordered craftsmen from the Central Plains to build a Han-style palace for Princess Heqin in Chigu Castle. Wusun also admired Han culture very much. Liu Bei Fu was so happy that he gave birth to a bold plan.

Sending away the envoy of the king of Wusun, he summoned a good craftsman from Chang'an who came by car 400 miles a day, and told him what he thought in detail.

Then the good craftsman took the command and departed.

Five days later, Liu Bei invited the envoy of King Wusun to the banquet.

During the banquet, someone was ordered to carry a white mountain giant tree platform. When the curtain was unveiled, the gaze of the envoy of King Wusun was firmly absorbed like a magnet.

On the high platform is a miniature model of a city.

Liu Bei ordered his craftsmen to build it carefully according to the topography of Chigu City.

Please ask the envoy of King Wusun to take a closer look.

"Washing and heating, but carving insects are small skills." Liu Bei pointed to the city model of the towers, row upon row, the streets like a chessboard, and the majestic palace, and said: "Why not supervise the construction of a royal city?" ”

The envoy of the king of Wusun asked stupidly, "I don't know...... How much does it cost to build such a magnificent Tongyi capital? ”

Liu Bei smiled happily: "The price is one billion." ”

The envoy of the king of Wusun sighed: "With such a huge amount of money, it is really difficult to withdraw it. ”

Liu Bei smiled again: "Bartering is also acceptable." Slaves and good horses can be converted into five baht at the market price. ”

A West Pole horse can be sold for 100,000 or even 1 million. A billion dollars, but for 10,000 good horses. If you count the slaves. This huge amount of money is actually not as difficult as imagined.

Linxiang Hou is good at building a city, famous all over the world.

In other words.

A city with complete functions that far surpasses the current is the top famous product in Linxiang.

It is also the biggest luxury.

"Can you give this thing to the subordinate to bring it back?" The envoy of Wusun pointed to the mold and said.

"Yes." Liu Bei smiled kindly.

Because of the oasis, the Western Regions is a city-state. Compared to the Akaya Castle of the country of Wusun. The countries of the Western Regions are Liu Bei's biggest potential customers.

Liu Bei vigorously renovated its Qiancheng, and first completed the transformation of the embassy in the Western Regions. The intention is self-evident.

Nowadays, when building a city, most of the materials do not cost money. The most expensive is labor. In terms of supervising the construction of the largest Linxiang city, it cost no more than 100 million dollars. It is conceivable how profitable Liu Bei is to build Chigu New City at a price of one billion.

The most important thing is that if the city is handed over to Liu Bei. Everything you need is at your fingertips. In the sewer network, there are several secret passages hidden, which is also a gesture.

You don't need to get it, two said.

In case of any change in Wusun, Liu Bei led a large army to attack the city. Wouldn't it be more likely to have a few secret passages?

Let's see what King Wusun thinks.

When King Wusun returns to Akaya Castle in the spring of the following year, everything will be known.

There is no hurry.

The prince is young and can afford to wait.

Suddenly there were a few blizzards, and the end of the year was approaching.

King Shache sent an envoy to report.

There was a large group of herdsmen, dressed in rags, who were coming along the Green Ridge River towards its Qiancheng.

Or begging for humility.