In 647 of the Shengyuan Dynasty, Gu Simi Khan sent an envoy to Liang to mourn, and because of business, he was "assigned" by the king of Western Tapir Yi to be stationed in Jinye, specializing in the business of Xianguo.

In the following year, the two countries began to make formal contacts, and the Xian State exported iron products and daily necessities to the Ximan, which exported native products and precious metals, and the Western Tapir Yi also set up embassies and shops in the two places to facilitate bilateral transactions.

After seeing the advanced nature of Xianguo, at the end of 648, a delegation of 50 people and 300 students were sent to Shanling to learn the advanced technology and culture of Xianguo.

Of course, learning is okay, but it's not unlimitedly open. Bailiyan only opened up cultural and humanistic projects such as agriculture, basic medical care, basic metallurgy, literature, carpentry, pottery, basic shipbuilding, etc., but they can improve life in a short time.

At the same time, in exchange, Xianguo sent a team of 60 experts to Western Tapir to provide relevant technical guidance and help them explore mineral resources and improve agricultural efficiency.

Of course, this kind of help obviously cannot be selfless, proper intelligence investigation and infiltration are inevitable, especially what makes Bai Liyan curious about how many gold and silver mountains there are in Xibei, I don't know if I don't check it.

In the preliminary exploration alone, more than 40 large gold mines and 26 silver mines were discovered, and the total amount of any one of them exceeded the reserves currently developed by the Xianguo Lingshan silver mine.

The quality and purity of the local precious metals are very high, more than sixty percent are natural gold and silver nuggets, and the smelting cost is very low, even if it is an abandoned gold mine, most of them are caused by the backward smelting technology and high smelting cost of the Western Barbarians. In the Central Plains, and even in Xianguo, casually abandoned gold mines are enough to enrich the country.

In addition, the local gem varieties are very rich, but have not been effectively explored and utilized, animal resources and plant resources are not lacking in some medicinal value, economic value and even industrial value of resources, but there is a lack of artificial cultivation and planned development.

The above is just a casual tourist investigation, and it is not realistic to search them all, but the new mines discovered here alone are enough for the current living standards of the Western Barbarians for hundreds or even thousands of years. It is no wonder why the princes of the West Sea are desperate to crusade against the Western Barbarians, obviously these riches are too tempting.

When he saw Gu Simi Khan, he was still easy-going, and he couldn't see any emotion. This is not unrelated to the optimism and open-mindedness of the Western barbarians.

Due to the abundance of life and the absence of large-scale natural disasters, the Western Barbarians lived a self-sufficient life until the Central Plains extended their power to the West Sea, and the main threat to the West Barbarians came from the West Sea countries.

"Ben Hou's butt hasn't been hot yet, Your Excellency's hind feet have arrived, Lord Gusimi Khan is really well-informed."

"Hehaha, where, where. Yongxing Hou is now famous in the Central Plains, every move has attracted much attention, you just entered the city and the whole city knows, in the next is also an afterthought, one step earlier is just luck. ”

Gu Simi Khan's face was calm, but as long as he smiled, there were always three horizontal folds on his forehead. It seems that the Western barbarians have this trait, whether they are young or old, as long as they grin, the fluctuations of the forehead scalp and flesh tissue are particularly large.

After some greetings, Bai Liyan asked him what he meant:

"Lord Gusmi Khan is here to defend the country and blockade the Western Sea."

"Exactly, not long after the war between your country and the Wei Kingdom, the naval army of the Wei Guo Chen State captured the merchant ships of the Xian State in the West Sea, and our people suffered great losses. When I heard that Your Excellency had come to Boyuan, I immediately rushed over to ask you when you would be able to end the war and resume trading. ”

"Even if the war is over, the defense of the country may not be able to accommodate our merchant ships in the West Sea and continue to trade with your state. However, it is not completely impossible, when the war is over, we will immediately send our navy to the West Sea to escort the escort, if the country refuses to open the ban, it may not be impossible to fight another naval battle with him. ”

Gusmi Khan was overjoyed when he heard the news, and he said:

"This is good, your country's sea ships are huge, and there are powerful artillery, and the guards must not be your opponent."

"At that time, I hope that your country can provide food and drink supplies to meet our army's sea ships."

"Please rest assured, although our port is small, there are still ships, and it is not a problem to supply food and drink. However, I don't know when your country will be able to send ships to our territory, and if it drags on for too long, the losses will be great. In addition, the delivery of goods will be greatly delayed, which will damage the credibility of our trading company. ”

"Oh, these Your Excellencies can rest assured, if there is a delay in the exchange between your state and our country, the resulting loss of reputation is not in your state, and the resulting losses are also borne by our country, if there are creditors to negotiate with your state, you can let them come to me, as long as it is reasonable, this hou is willing to pay for the due losses."

Most of the trade between the Western Tapir and the Xianguo has signed contracts and insurance, and the losses caused by the blockade of the West Sea and the seizure of the merchant ships of the Xianguo without reason should be borne by the insurance.

In order to avoid disputes and protect the rights and interests of both parties, Bai Liyan suggested that they should enter into contracts and participate in insurance in accordance with the Xianguo Contract Law when dealing with private people.

Now that the merchants of Xianguo have been detained and detained, and have even been confiscated by the Patriotic State, the resulting loss policy is not enough to compensate at all, so it is necessary to settle accounts with the Chamber of Commerce of the Western Barbarians.

Of course, it stands to reason that war is force majeure, and it is considered unlucky to lose it, but this is not the case at the moment. When Bailiyan made the insurance regulations, it also avoided "force majeure", carried out fuzzy processing, and operated according to the situation.

If "force majeure" is written, in the current thinking of people, it is obvious that the shipwreck is also force majeure, the flood disaster is also force majeure, and being hit by a car is also a force majeure, so it loses the meaning of insurance.

Considering all factors, Bailiyan decided that the National Qianfang would first bear the loss of premiums and compensation, and then seek compensation from Weiguo. In addition, it is also necessary to take into account the political attitude towards the Xiban in the future.

After the unification of the territory, the Xianguo will also face the problem of how to treat foreign races, and Bailiyan is more inclined to cultural tolerance, geographical unity, and political consultation. Let foreign nationalities have a sense of identity with the Central Plains, and on the premise of no independence and no confrontation, they can retain their own national cultural traditions, relative independence, and regional autonomy, but they are absolutely not allowed to engage in geographical division and armed confrontation.

Therefore, from now on, it is necessary to comprehensively win over and support the Western Barbarians in terms of culture and economy, and it is very necessary to give them appropriate favor and care in terms of policy, and they must feel that the Xian country can be trusted, and they must not continue to solve the land and wealth problems by barbaric colonial force, this road will not work.

For Bailiyan's guarantee, Gu Simi Khan is very satisfied:

"Thank you very much for your selfless help, and our people will never forget your kindness."

"Hehe, although Ben Hou has promised to send the navy to open up the trade route, but it has not yet taken place, and it is too early for Lord Gusimi Khan to thank him."

"What Your Excellency said is extremely premature, and I would like to ask Your Excellency to take more trouble to open up the trade route as soon as possible and solve the troubles of our people. In addition, our people believe that what they have learned in your country has benefited a lot, so they hope to send 2,000 more students to study in your country, and I don't know what Yongxing Marquis will do. ”

"This ......"

Baili Yandun was surprised, because two thousand was too much, and when he hesitated, Gu Simi Khan said:

"Our clan also hopes to buy the latest firearms from your country, learn your country's military system, gold, silver and jewelry are not a problem, as long as your country has it, the price is fair, our clan is willing to buy."

"To tell you the truth, Lord Gusimi Khan, this is not something that can be done by gold and silver, and two thousand people are too many. Moreover, your country only sent 300 students at the end of the previous year, and now it has not yet completed its studies, and it will be sent again, so our country really cannot spare the funds to accommodate your students. ”

"Then how many people do you think is more appropriate for our country to send?"

Gu Simi Khan asked sincerely, and Bai Liyan said after careful consideration:

"If it goes well this year, we can send another 300 people before the end of the year, and when the students from Liang and Sun finish next year, it will not be too late for your state to send more students. As for the new firearms, at present, China is not enough to use, and the power is huge, China has no plans to sell them to the outside world for the time being, and I hope that your Excellency will forgive me. ”

Gu Simi Khan sent 2,000 people to Baili Yan in one go, which was really unbearable. First, a large number of craftsmen in the Liang State and Sun Kingdom are in the final stage of training, and the Xianguo itself has to cultivate human resources, and the educational resources that can be moved without affecting production are very limited.

There is still a certain language barrier for the international students sent by Ximan, and the starting point of the training is higher than that of ordinary regular students, so it is extremely time-consuming and laborious to cultivate, and the cycle is as long as five years.

As of the end of last year, the Yongxing Military Factory had produced more than 80,000 long and short guns of various types, 60,000 of which were equipped with about 60,000 people from the 78 and 2 town armies, and the rest were equipped with the Xianwang Forbidden Army and the Chenling auxiliaries, and about 4,000 advances were handed over to the royal guests for training the new army.

If the production of automated semi-automatic weapons with more advanced processes and more complex structures is produced, even if there is a bolt-action rifle with a magazine that can only pull one shot and one shot, the output is also very small, and there is no excess capacity for export.

Seeing that Gu Simi Khan was a little disappointed, Bai Liyan also knew that the Western Barbarians would only show their true feelings in front of those they trusted. When they go abroad, even if it doesn't go their way, they will show listening and restraint, and rarely have a seizure in front of them, because they don't have the capital.

Seeing this situation, Bai Liyan said:

"In this case, the trade of the West Sea will be included in our negotiations with the Patriotic Nation, and we will be able to sell more iron weapons and some arms to your state. How about arranging for 50 of the 300 people sent by your country this year to our armament battalion for further training to learn tactics and the use of new weapons? ”

"Yongxing Hou is grateful for his kindness, how to pay the money."

"Money...... It is still calculated according to the price of the previous year, and the specific transaction matters will not be too late for you to send someone to Shanling to discuss in person after the armistice. ”

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