Chapter 577: The Ganzhou Feast
Ganzhou has experienced several baptisms of war, and the territory of Ganzhou is even more dilapidated. There is no rooster crowing for ten miles, which is the truest portrayal of Ganzhou's current situation. Luo Shichang was 'escorted' by Khorasan soldiers all the way to Ganzhou City, except for Khorasan soldiers in armor, he rarely saw ordinary people in coarse linen shirts.
A few clouds of black smoke rose from the east side of the city, and according to the accompanying Khorasan soldiers, the corpses were being burned. Luo Shichang took a heavy breath and found that the air was indeed mixed with a scorching smell unique to the burning of corpses!
A group of soldiers dressed in obvious Xia military attire was repairing the city walls, surrounded by Khorasan soldiers with sticks. Seeing Luo Shichang and them dressed in Xia Guo's clothes, those Xia Guo soldiers stopped their movements and looked over with their eyes blank.
But then it was a beating by the Khorasan soldiers!
At present, Xia Guo is here to sue for peace! In any case, Khorasan must not be provoked. Otherwise, Liangzhou will be in danger of being lost. So Luo Shichang deliberately turned his face away and just pretended not to see it. The accompanying Xia envoys also avoided their faces in embarrassment.
When they arrived in the inner city of Ganzhou, the staff department instructed someone to arrange the Xia State delegation in a small courtyard in Ganzhou County. They were not allowed to leave the courtyard except for some food.
And in a courtyard to the northwest of the county office, the Mongol mission headed by Yelu Ahai had just received the latest order from the Great Khan.
"If Khorasan really sells the firearms to us, it is okay to give them back to the crane. It's just the style of the Khorasan merchants, and I'm afraid of ······," he hesitated.
This is the latest consensus between Khorasan and Mongolia!
As long as Khorasan sells firearms to the Mongols, the Mongols will completely abandon the return to the Crane. Anyway, the territory of Huihe has been almost emptied by Khorasan, and Mongolia will not be able to bargain if it wants to come back. On the contrary, firearms, which are of greater benefit to Mongolia.
Of course, Khorasan is going to sell fireworks that are already lagging behind! Artillery, firemines, and other newly developed firearms are not on the list. But with the fireworks, Mongolia is already very satisfied. After all, Khorasan has already reflected the military value of fireworks in the previous siege battles.
Yelu Ahai also thinks this deal is good! Mongolia had previously discussed with Khorasan about the purchase of fireworks, but Khorasan refused on the grounds that it was a military secret. Now, in order to make Mongolia give up its territorial claim to Huihe, it is willing to trade fireworks.
This is also the result of Mongolia and Khorasan each taking a step back.
In the end, both sides are unwilling to fight in Huihe, so using certain conditions to satisfy each other's appetite is the result that both sides are most willing to see. In addition, Khorasan and Mongolia have reached a further consensus on trade. That is, among the commercial goods traded, there can be human trafficking. In the past, it was all done secretly, but now that the official has come forward to determine it, those businessmen who do human trafficking do not need to hide it.
There is also pig iron trading! Mongolia's iron smelting technology is not comparable to Khorasan's, and no large-scale iron ore has been found to be mined. Therefore, Khorasan needs to deregulate pig iron and allow pig iron to flow into Mongolia.
For a long time, Khorasan had an attitude of only entering and not leaving pig iron. Even the iron pot, Khorasan has strict export restrictions. Now, in order to ensure that there is no fighting on the northeastern border, the Khorasan side has also promised to relax the control of pig iron.
But that doesn't mean pig iron can flow into Mongolia on a large scale.
According to Li Chengji's meaning, this matter will be discussed slowly. What quality and quantity of pig iron to export each year need to be determined in writing. And the Mongolian side should also give Khorasan convenience in another matter.
The contents of these negotiations were written on a blank sheet of paper in the form of letters, and they could see them clearly. Although they knew that the contents of the letterheads were likely to be seen by Khorasan's ears and eyes, they did not feel that it was a confidential matter.
for it was settled before the Great Khan. It was also the messenger of Khorasan who came forward - Yarawachi. This is what many people expected! As the leading figure of the Li family firm in Mongolia, Yaravach represented the interests of Khorasan.
Now he has come forward to show that he is the envoy of Khorasan and negotiates with Mongolia on behalf of Khorasan, which is also reasonable. So the content of the negotiation is that they don't say it, and the Khorasan side is also clear.
After a few days, Khorasan's soldiers and horses stayed in Khorasan. Let Li Zunwei, the king of Qi who stayed in Liangzhou City tremble, finally breathe a sigh of relief. And Li Shichang, who had lived in Ganzhou City for several days, finally got the opportunity to meet Li Chengji.
It was not only a demonstration, but also to highlight the great power ceremony of Khorasan. Khorasan held a feast on the ground of the former Qi royal palace. The name was to reward the whole army and celebrate the victory of the Eastern Crusade. In fact, it was done for the Huihe, Western Xia and even Mongolia and other forces and tribes.
It was not only the envoys of the Xia Kingdom who came, but also the Huihe and Tubo tribes in the south of Qilian Mountain. As well as the characters of the four states of the Qarakhanid Kingdom, the Huihe Kingdom, and the Qarluq Xia Kingdom, which can be regarded as a great banquet for the local forces in the new land of Khorasan to meet the new lord.
Therefore, although the time for preparation is still short, the General Staff Division can be described as doing its best. A lot of food unique to Khorasan was delivered quickly. During this period, the precious objects from the Huihe, the Xia Kingdom, and the Eastern Kara Khanate were also taken out and put on display. In order to show the strong posture and magnificence of Khorasan.
When Li Shichang and the others came to the banquet place, they saw a large golden tent. The sun shone on it, reflecting a dazzling golden light. Some embroidered patterns of birds, animals, flowers, grasses, insects and fish are densely spread on the tent, like a beautiful picture.
Luo Shichang noticed that there was a lotus platform only in Buddhism. It's just a pity that there is no Buddha on the lotus platform. In front of the tent, there is also a sea of flowers, red, blue, white, and yellow. Some women dressed in fancy costumes walked in and out of the sea of flowers, chasing butterflies that kept flying around, laughing and playing.
Some of the women wore dresses that were unique to Khorasan! It was a new style of clothing with a top and a skirt. The waist is tight, and the blouse has sewn buttons. In order to highlight the aesthetics, the buttons are all small flowers in full bloom. The clothes are dominated by roses, moons and other patterns.
The lower body of the dress is embroidered with lace, mostly cotton. Bright, lively, and light colors are the mainstay. The ornaments on the head are simpler, either with pigtails or a yarke hat with beads and tassels hanging from the edges.
After it was rumored that the founder of Khorasan was a Han Chinese, Luo Shichang looked at it all Hu Feng. So in his mind, most of the lords of Khorasan were Hu people.