Jinguangmen, west of Chang'an City, ushered in a huge caravan, this caravan has nearly 100 camels, the caravan members except for the Central Plains translator, almost all of them are deep-eyed and high-nosed Beihu people.

The leader of the caravan was a burly young man with a thick beard. His expression was solemn, his demeanor was generous, and his deep eyes exuded a breathtaking majesty.

The people of Chang'an City were very surprised by the arrival of this team, and even the white-haired old man who was close to old age said that he had never seen such a large caravan in Chang'an in his life.

Since the ninth year of the Great Cause, nearly ten years, the world has been in turmoil, the mountains are isolated, the prosperity of the world has been replaced by the smoke everywhere, and the severance of trade routes has been inevitable.

I never thought that in just three years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, such a huge caravan came from the Western Regions.

This is a messenger of peace, a symbol of prosperity, and an affirmation and confidence in the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

The long Silk Road, the vast territory of the Western Regions, and the farther foreign lands all convinced that a Tang Dynasty that could defeat the strongest Turkic cavalry in the world on a frontal battlefield would be able to unify the Central Plains and bring lasting peace.

The young leader of the caravan led the procession to the Tang West Market. According to the regulations, he must first hand in the documents issued by his own government and the entry documents of the Datang border gate, and go through the entry procedures at the official office in Xishi, and then he can lead the camel team to the freight yard to unload the goods.

After everything was arranged, the young man came to the most prosperous Qilin Building in the West Market.

He was very familiar with this place, and when the head of the Qilin Building saw him, there was both tacit understanding and a hint of respect in his eyes.

With a gesture, the young man knew that his perennial private room here had been cleaned and ready to move in.

Speaking of this unicorn building, it has a great history. Seventeen years ago, Yang Guangchu ascended the throne, and he wanted to make great achievements, so he set the promotion of trade as the national policy of the Great Sui.

Chang'an West City is the most important international trade market, so it is naturally the top priority.

At the suggestion of Pei Ju, the minister in charge at the time, Yang Guang ordered the construction of a concierge building in the middle of the West Market for foreign businessmen to rest, so as to attract foreign businessmen to live here for a long time.

Yang Guangming Yu Wenkai, the most prestigious architect at that time, presided over the construction, and dispatched more than 800 skilled craftsmen from all over the country to build it together.

The building is a brick and wood structure, designed as a seven-storey building, with complete functions and facilities to meet all the daily needs of merchants.

In order to achieve the effect of being at home, the interior decoration adopts the customs and habits of different countries and regions; Famous dishes are also specially prepared by famous chefs from all over the world; There is also music and dance that can be compared to the royal court, and it is like paradise on earth.

In order to facilitate trade, there are also dozens of translators in different languages to serve merchants; There are also many soundproof secret rooms for merchants to negotiate trade.

On the day of the capping, Yang Guang, the emperor of the Great Sui, personally came to the ceremony, and he personally wrote a plaque for this building, and ordered it to be the Qilin Building.

He also ordered the court stonemasons to carve two living unicorn stone beasts, which were outside the gate. The unicorn is an ancient beast, which can ensure peace in the world, eliminate disasters and evil, and live a long and healthy life......

After the completion of the Qilin Building, it soon became a landmark building in the West Market, where customers were crowded every day.

I don't know how many large quantities of trade have been completed here, and I don't know how many merchants have made huge fortunes here.

In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the trade routes were blocked. The Qilin Tower quickly dimmed.

Fortunately, the chaos did not last long, after Li Yuan became the ruler of Chang'an, Kuang helped up Sheji, quickly pacified all parts of Longxi, and the westward trade route was soon opened.

Since Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, the Qilin Tower has been repaired, and the number of merchants has gradually increased, and the Qilin Tower has slowly recovered its former atmosphere.

This time, this huge caravan settled in the West Market, and the business of Qilin Building quickly became popular. But the young leader was not in the middle of the bustle, he was alone in his private room, looking at the beautiful street scene of Chang'an City by the railing.

This is Chang'an, the Chang'an of his dreams. The young man's name was Yi Nan, and he was the new khan of the Xue Yantuo tribe on the shore of Lake Balkhash, and he had Han blood in his veins, and even he himself had lived in Chang'an City for fifteen years.

Yi Nan's grandmother is from the Chang'an Wang clan. Many years ago, Wang met a handsome Beihu man in the old city of Chang'an, and they fell in love with each other at first sight, not knowing that she was in love with a tribal prince.

After the prince returned to the grassland, he inherited the throne of Khan, and he personally came to Chang'an to take his beloved Han wife to the grassland to be his princess.

Why, although the new princess gave birth to a son and a daughter, she still can't get used to the life of constant migration on the grassland and the wind blowing all day long.

While playing with the pipa brought from his hometown of Chang'an all day long, the Khan had a new love, and the Wang family left the grassland in a negative mood, returned to his hometown Chang'an, and remarried someone else.

She dared to love and hate so much that his departure became Khan's eternal regret.

After many more years, Wang's son in the steppe became the new khan.

The new khan came to Chang'an in search of his mother, he bought a huge mansion for his mother, and led Yi Nan, who had just turned three, to accompany him to his grandmother and receive advanced cultural education in Chang'an.

Yi Nan accompanied his grandmother for fifteen years, until his father Khan sent someone to pick him up and let him become a man of the steppe again, a qualified heir to the throne......

In Yi Nan's heart, although Chang'an is not his hometown, it is better than his hometown. There was his dear grandmother here, and a happy childhood.

After his grandmother died, the bones remained in Chang'an, and whenever he came to Chang'an, he would definitely go to worship. The majestic palaces, wide streets, and profound culture of Chang'an City have been deeply engraved in his heart and dreams.

Today, he succeeds as tribal chief. When he learned that the Tang Dynasty had defeated the invincible Turkic soldiers and horses in Hedong, he knew that a magnificent Tang dynasty would soon appear.

On this trip, the merchant fell second, and he specially came to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that Xue Yantuo is still subservient to the Mobei Turks, so he has no choice but to pretend to be a businessman.

Actually, he wasn't afraid of anything, he just didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.