At the beginning of September of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army fought fiercely with the Samanid and the army of the Great Food Empire in the ancient city of Everross, and after a whole day of fighting, the remnants of the Samanid army were all annihilated, and the 100,000 troops of the Great Diet Cavalry were annihilated. Adullah was captured by the personal guard battalion, so far the war in the northwest that lasted for a whole year in the fifth year of the Apocalypse officially came to an end, and the good news was then sent back to the Chang'an base camp by Xuanyingwei as quickly as possible, Li Xuanqing immediately asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a special envoy headed by Wang Shoutian to the northwest, ready to go to Baghdad to see, accompanied by members of the Xuanying Weilong group to prepare to talk about commerce and trade in the winter when the two sides can't fight, after all, although the north has entered winter, but there is no climate in the south, Xihai County also entered a period of rapid construction after the construction of the straight road from Nanzhao Dali City to the city, and the opening of the land passage also made the economy along the way enter a period of rapid development after the Nanyang caravan detoured to Manraka to reach Xihai County. In recent years, the internal development of the Tang Empire has never been inseparable from road construction, so the political envoys of the three provinces from Guangdong to Nanzhao joined forces, intending to use the straight road to pull the industry and commerce of the states and counties along the way to make a breakthrough before the railway was built.

Wang Shoutian's mission is going to start from Chang'an, and it is the first time since the establishment of the Tang Empire that it has dealt with other countries in a real sense, so the cabinet is very cautious, in addition to preparing national letters and gifts, more importantly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to accumulate enough experience in handling foreign affairs, although even Wang Shoutian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs himself thinks that the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food Empire will not eliminate the contradictions between each other just because of such a foreign affairs interaction, which should be regarded as a truce treaty concluded between the two sides during the winter truce. To be honest, if it weren't for Wan Yi's request in the battle report that Ayebi, the commander of the Great Food Empire, asked to meet the Tang Emperor and showed that the Great Food Empire wanted to establish diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuanqing would not have considered this matter.

Therefore, after Wang Shoutian arrived at the Northwest Front and joined Wan Yi, he talked to Ah Yebi as soon as possible, and after learning about the situation on Ah Yebi's side, he found Wan Yi and prepared to pardon the captured commander.

"Minister Wang, you mean that our Datang is not going to take this Ayebi as a prisoner, but as an envoy of the Great Food Empire, and then you follow him over for a return visit, right?" Wan Yi looked at Wang Shoutian, who took over as Minister of Foreign Affairs because Zhang Qi was transferred to North Korea Province as a political envoy, "But we wiped out the other party's 100,000 cavalry, is it reasonable for you to go over like this?" Will there be any danger? ”

"Don't worry, Dashuai, no, as for how to say that this is actually a matter of Ayebi, anyway, I have already brought the Tang Dynasty Book over, and even if they don't want to, it will be difficult to fight in the winter?" Wang Shoutian knew that Wan Yi was not familiar with the twists and turns of foreign affairs, so he explained with a smile: "As for our Tiance army to defeat the opponent's army, it would be better to say, with your big victory behind me, I will have a lot of confidence on the Baghdad side, if they dare to use any other means against Da Tangte, do they still want to be beaten again?" The people of the Great Food Empire would not be so shameless, and they couldn't afford to lose this person. ”

Wan Yi didn't care when he saw that the envoy didn't care, so he didn't talk anymore, but just told Wang Shoutian to bring more people, and it was best to let the Flying Eagle Brigade send personnel to participate, so that if there was anything, he could use force to cover Wang Shoutian's withdrawal from Baghdad. Wang Shoutian did not refuse this point, and the participation of troops like the Flying Eagle Brigade in foreign affairs activities is also a kind of confidence guarantee for the people of the special mission. However, Wan Yi felt a little unbelievable when he saw that Wang Shoutian's business list actually took out all the breech guns he had equipped before, and the hot weapons represented by the guns were the magic weapon of the Tiance Army. However, after seeing that Li Xuanqing and Hu Xiaosi had signed, he didn't say anything, but after that, he still sent someone to urgently report to the General Staff to ask the reason.

In fact, the reason why Li Xuanqing is willing to take the breech gun out of the country as an export commodity is not only to make a lot of money by using the hundreds of thousands of guns eliminated in China, but also because the equipment department has solved the key technical problems of the repeating gun, similar to the kind of revolver machine gun in later generations, the sample gun has been trial-produced, and the effect is very good from the reaction of the various units involved in the test, although from the perspective of Li Xuanqing's later generations, this kind of revolver machine gun still has countless shortcomings. However, this is the equipment department from the concept to the final test, one-stop design and manufacturing, etc., completely detached from their own guidance, which has a different meaning, so Li Xuanqing immediately let the equipment department be the equipment unit after hearing Qin Yao's report that it was enough to meet the equipment requirements. With such a big killer in front of you, the breech gun is enough to be eliminated, so you don't care if you take it out to make money, not to mention that the big food empire without an industrial base can't solve the rifling problem in a short time.

Wan Yi was still waiting for a reply from the base camp, while Wang Shoutian took the envoy and Ayebi and about twenty high-ranking generals of the Great Food Empire who were temporarily released, and began to arrive on the shores of the Aral Sea along the Syr Darya River in the later generations, and then began to head south towards the territory of the Great Food Empire. Because Safar's side was carrying out military management, Wang Shoutian decisively vetoed Ayebi's request to use Safar to go to the Persian Governor's Palace, what kind of joke, wouldn't it be troublesome for Sima Daoxin to let these people go out and let them go from Safar? Therefore, Wang Shoutian would rather go the extra mile than bring trouble to the Saffarid, which had just been pacified by the empire. As for the procedures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has consulted with the Admiralty, and in two months the Navy will arrive in the territory of the Persian Governorate to receive the mission and return by sea.

Wang Shoutian actually took the most orthodox road in and out of the two river basins in this era, from the north to the south to the source of the two rivers and then arrived in Baghdad, this road lasted more than a month to arrive in Baghdad, which is also the first time after nearly a thousand years from Gan Ying's envoy to the countries of West Asia that the envoy of the Central Plains Dynasty entered the two river basins in a foreign land. Wang Shoutian almost walked while recording what he had seen and heard along the way against the records about West Asian countries left by Gan Ying back then. In addition to protecting the safety of the mission, the accompanying members of the dragon group surveyed and mapped the terrain along the way and then drew a topographic map, which is also the reason why Wang Shoutian finally decided to return to China by sea, which is equivalent to crossing the entire black-clothed food, and almost a single mission completely drew the topographic map of most of the black-clothed food-eating countries on the map.

However, after Wang Shoutian arrived in Baghdad, he once again felt the completely different customs and customs of this land from the Central Plains, especially when he saw the churches and temples of the Tianfang Sect that can be seen almost everywhere in this city, he couldn't help but sigh, but he was afraid that the days of confrontation between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food would be long in the future. Because although the strength of the black-clothed Great Food has fallen a lot since the split of the Great Food Empire of that year, with the support of the Heavenly Sect, after occupying the headquarters of the orthodox Great Food Empire, in fact, the Black-clothed Great Food has inherited the most essential part of the Great Food Empire back then, and because of the Heavenly Sect, a large number of disciples can be mobilized to participate in the war against foreign races and foreign religions at any time. This was also the idea that Wang Shoutian had after seeing that almost most of the people in the city were Tianfang Sect followers. And Ayebi temporarily arranged them to rest in a similar post house after returning from Wang Shoutian, and he himself also needed to report to the caliph about the battle, although he finally lost this battle, but for him there was also a lot of gains, figuring out the strength of the Tang Empire's army, and also knowing the Tang Dynasty's attitude towards Anxi, and the Tang Dynasty was still willing to communicate with the Great Food Empire at least in the short term. Therefore, although Wang Shoutian did not know how he persuaded their emperor caliph, the high-ranking generals who returned with him in the following days were fine, and Ayebi was also arranged to be a high-ranking official to receive the envoys of the Tang Dynasty on behalf of the Great Food Empire.

"Your Excellency, I don't know what your country's opinion is on the friendship expressed by my Datang?" The one in charge of translating for Wang Shoutian was the dark guard that Xuan Yingwei had developed from the Samanid side before, and it was probably the first time to participate in a meeting of this level, so his voice was a little trembling when he translated, but Wang Shoutian smiled at him and signaled him not to be nervous.

"Your Excellency, the Caliph of our empire welcomes the conclusion of a credential with the Tang Dynasty, agrees to your country's trade requirements, and we are also very interested in the new weapons that your country is preparing to sell." Ayebi had obviously consulted with the higher-ups in advance, so after a little thought, he continued: "And our country has also entrusted my family to be directly responsible for the transaction with your country, but we have a request, I hope that your country can release our soldiers and generals who were captured in the previous war. Speaking of this, Ah Yebi's face turned red, after all, he was the defeated boss anyway, and his confidence in front of the other party was not enough at all, but thinking of the conditions he had promised in the royal court before, he still gritted his teeth and said it.

Wang Shoutian looked at Ayebi's face secretly amused while listening to the translator's words, but his face was very serious, "Your Excellency Ayebi, I am very concerned about your request, but the soldiers of your country rashly participated in my Datang's war against Saman and caused huge losses to Datang, so you can't just say release with a word, so it will hurt my country's soldiers who are fighting bloodily on the front line." After a pause, seeing that Ayebi's face was broken, he suddenly smiled and said: "But after all, Datang and your country are about to sign their credentials, so we can think of a compromise solution, you see this is good, your soldiers must serve three years of labor for our country as prisoners of war, and after three years, you can unconditionally take them home, and we will not stop them." If you need it now, then you need to compensate our country for the damages, how about it? Wang Shoutian's face was full of smiles when he said this, as if he was coaxing a child to eat candy, but the other people in the Foreign Affairs Department around him couldn't help but mourn for Ayebi when they saw him. Sure enough, Ayebi showed a thoughtful look after seeing Wang Shoutian's sincere eyes, and said after a while: "Your Excellency, I need to report this matter to our caliph before I can decide, but I personally express my gratitude for your country's affection and care for us, I think I should redeem some of the generals in advance, so that I can give an account to our nobles." ”

Wang Shoutian smiled slightly and nodded: "There is no problem with this matter at all, your country can send someone to Genros to find our commander, and he will agree to your request." ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, and I think I will satisfy you with the following signing ceremony and business requirements. You must know that for your country's silk and porcelain, these trade goods, my country and the Daqin people further west are very fond of it, and the price will definitely satisfy you. Wang Shoutian saw that Ayebi took the initiative to go around to commerce, and immediately understood the other party's thoughts, so he smiled deliberately: "Please rest assured, my Tang Dynasty is rich and prosperous, we can provide as much as your country needs, and it can be transported to Baghdad or the nearby Persian Governor's Mansion very quickly, and I hope Your Excellency will give convenience when the time comes." "The price of commodities in the Tang Dynasty, the traditional silk and porcelain, these things are at the price here, and the Tang Dynasty has long heard about it, although it will definitely be cheaper than the market price at that time, but compared to the domestic price, it is almost a money grab, especially in the hundred years when the Silk Road was cut off, silk is basically equivalent to the price of gold in Dashi and Daqin, and it is still priceless, and it can't be bought at all, so after Wang Shoutian gave Ah Yebi ten horses of silk on the spot, the other party's face changed. Secretly sighed that the other party was indeed a mission that came out of the Silk Empire, and he was generous. And after Wang Shoutian saw the performance of the other party, he also strengthened Li Xuanqing's idea, if he doesn't fight, he will make money, and if he fights, he will rob money, otherwise, according to the current national situation of Datang and the strength of the Tiance Army, how can he take the initiative to sign any national credentials.

After accompanying Wang Shoutian around without results, he opened his mouth to ask about the weapon, Wang Shoutian didn't say much, and directly asked the guards behind him to bring a brand-new breech gun and send someone to guide Ayebi to test the gun himself.

"Your Excellency, this is my country's latest weapon, how powerful you also feel, how about it, the gift I brought is okay, right? This rifle is a gift to you. In our Datang, this rifle costs fifty taels of silver, and now I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, have decided to give you half of the price, plus five rounds of ammunition for each rifle. Wang Shoutian's words made Ah Yebi unable to close his mouth and at the same time a thoughtful look appeared, obviously coveting the breech gun while he was still able to maintain basic calm.

And after Wang Shoutian completed the task, he didn't say much, and even the other party didn't stop him from leaving, but asked the entourage to prepare the credentials and other business agreements. Three days later, that is, on October 15 of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the Caliph of the Great Food Empire held a banquet in the palace to entertain Wang Shoutian, and officially concluded a letter of state with Wang Shoutian. In this regard, Wang Shoutian also nodded in agreement, and said that the first batch of goods from the Tang Dynasty would be delivered to the territory of the Great Food Empire in two months at the latest, and for the silk and breech guns they expected the most, Wang Shoutian also said that the quantity would definitely satisfy the other party. As for the prisoners of war and the follow-up war and the issue, both sides have a tacit understanding and don't say much, whether it is Datang or Dashi, they all flatter a principle for this kind of thing, and the results on the battlefield are much more reliable than the results negotiated at the negotiation table. This point, whether it is Datang or Dashi, has been confirmed by countless examples in previous history.

This was later called the first time in the diplomatic history of the Tang Empire that it took the initiative to conclude a letter of state with another country, and Wang Shoutian's hundreds of pages of records after returning to China also recorded this trip completely, and then spread all over the world, and the people of the Tang Dynasty also learned about the world through another channel for the first time. ()

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