Angada specially accompanied the Persian merchant Sa Xi in, so that Yang Chong had a high understanding of Saxi's identity; Sasse was an interesting old man, middle-aged, gray-haired, sharp-eyed, well-dressed, spotlessly dressed as if he were going to a banquet, and spoke in a somewhat low-key manner. Yang Chong's initial feeling was that he had only heard this name somewhere, but when Yang Chong looked down at the information registered by the Ministry of Rites, he suddenly remembered that this name appeared in the account book of Tygis, and the name was written in exactly the same way.

It's just that Yang Chong lowered his head, not letting An Jiatuo and Sa Xi see his surprised eyes, and when Yang Chong raised his head, his eyes were clear and his face was full of smiles. Yang Chong asked, "Can Mr. Saxi's caravan be used as a mission?" ”

Angada replied first: "This time it is the Mebis caravan that represents Persia, they are now traveling to the city, originally I also wanted to bring them to see you, but they said that they are old customers with the Wei family, and they will come to you when they buy goods later." ”

Come back after trading with the Wei family, this is a polite word, even Sa Xi's smile was embarrassed for a moment, Yang Chong pretended not to see it and said: "Master An, this is what you said, when the time comes, if he doesn't bring the goods back from me, I will settle the account with you, the account you let me lie down for a few days last time has not been settled, how much money will I make less money, the Cui family wants to find you stubble, and I am good to stop it." ”

With a peaceful smile on his face, Angata said, "That's my fault, my hands are itchy for a while, I didn't think about whether you can stand it or not, and this kind of thing will never happen in the future." Sasse has brought a lot of good things this time, if you want to be interesting, you can pick some goods first. ”

Yang Chong sighed and said, "I want three kinds of diamond, iron, and fire." ”

Angada asked, "Do you know Huoqi?" ”

Yang Chong smiled and said, "Isn't it phlogopite?" The color of Tianzhu is like purple gold, there is light, torn as thin as cicada wings, piled up like yarn and heavy. In fact, the performance is similar to that of mica in the Central Plains, but it contains other minerals, which looks good, if I want to have fun, if the price is expensive, forget it. ”

"How so?" There was a kind of respect in Sa Xi's eyes, his caravan also carried beasts, corals, glass, agate, water spirits and other goods, Yang Chong was not at all moved, it was not easy for an official and a young man. With sincerity, Sa Xi said: "If Lord Yang wants, these three goods will be given to you at a discount of ten percent of the market price, and I will give you a red coral as a gift for our caravan." ”

Yang Chong thanked him: "I don't dare to accept red coral, if Boss Sa Xi can afford me, just buy some goods from my shop." Diamond and iron are at 90% off as you said, but with fire, I can get up to 5% off the market price. ”

Sa Xi said with a smile: "Lord Yang is really a businessman, and he knows the goods, so he will pay the price you said." ”

Yang Chong said dryly: "I will arrange it in the evening, tomorrow you will bring the goods to Xiaozhenzhai, find my shopkeeper and the old man, calculate the specific things with him, and talk to him about buying goods." ”

When he got off work, Yang Chong refused all the invitations for the evening and rushed to the warehouse of Xiaozhenzhai, Lao Cripple and Lanos had just finished counting the goods, Yang Chong personally bargained, and finally said that it was 2,700 yuan. Lanos was ready to live in Chang'an for a long time, and agreed to settle the bill with one hundred taels of gold and one thousand one hundred copper coins, and the old thief smiled and said: "The owner is extraordinary, and these goods can earn at least 1,500 yuan." ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "I can't earn it, I will arrange for them to live in Maxingfang tonight, they are my friends, and before Chang'an is stable, the food and accommodation are mine; Tomorrow I will ask for an interpreter, and then arrange for them to go to Baijiangzhuang to have a look. The old cripple said that it would cost some money, but the old cripple heard that Yang Chong had the idea of arranging for Lanos and Luo Han, and hurriedly agreed.

Lanos and Luo Han didn't expect Yang Chong to take them home, and after Miao Yun showed them the guest room, the two of them were in a much better mood; The two of them, like the Europeans of later generations, did not refuse Chinese food, Yang Chong took out another jar of wine from the warehouse, and the three of them chatted while eating and drinking, talking happily. After eating, Yang Chong flipped through the parchment scrolls brought by the two under the oil lamp, and found that there was only one medical book mainly in philosophy, literature, and law.

Lanos and the others were very interested in the two oil lamps in Yang Chong's yard, and Luo Han sat down after watching it for a long time and said, "Yang Chong, this kind of oil is also available in Asia Minor, but we mainly use it to make Greek fire, which is the equipment of the navy. ”

Greek fire, Yang Chong put down the parchment roll, and inquired carefully, only to know that Greek fire is a weapon that spews oil through the throat, but the current Greek fire is too troublesome to use, and the throat is often blocked, and the navy needs to replace the hose almost every time it is used. Yang Chong immediately understood that the concentration of oil was too thick, and the correct dilution was not measured, and Yang Chong learned that Luo Han knew the structure and manufacturing method of the pipe, so he made up his mind to get this technology in his hands.

Unlike Lanos, Rohan's strengths lie in architecture, Byzantine mansions, schools, theaters, baths, colonnades, etc., all of which are the first to speak; Rohan knew about Greek fire because the man who studied the weapon in the navy was Rohan's teacher, an expert in fountain design. Yang Chong briefly introduced his experience in the past three years and his current assets, and in order to make the two understand, Yang Chong said that the Shannan Villa was an experimental center.

Lanos was very envious, when he first met Yang Chong in Shanshan, Yang Chong was still penniless. Yang Chong comforted: "My Great Sui is an open land, how many Persians, Great Qin, and Sogdians live here, marry wives and have children, and will never leave the land. When you arrive in Chang'an, even if you arrive at home, live with me first, and then move out when you are familiar with everything, I believe that you will not be worse than me in the future. ”

Kou Jiuhui and Miao Yun couldn't understand the conversation between the three, and waited for Lanos and Luo Han to return to the room before asking, "The head of the family seems to be very serious about the two of them?" ”

Yang Chong told the two of them the content of the conversation and said: "They are the same as me, they are both merchants and craftsmen, Lanos should surpass Qiao Hu and Wang Fu in chemistry, Luo Han is an engineer in construction, close to my senior brother Yu Wenkai, if these two people are willing to help, it is my two major helps." ”

There is a comparison to be convincing, Miao Yun nodded and said: "It is impossible for the head of the family to accompany them all the time, let God abandon it, Perthley knows Greek, otherwise let him be with the two." ”

Yang Chong said categorically: "No, Lanos and Luo Han have their own assets, even if they help me, they won't enter the other courtyard, you and Perth Limmi will go to the human market tomorrow to see if there are any slaves who know a little Greek, no matter where they are, as long as they are not Tiele, Turkic, Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, other Hu people are fine." ”

Miao Yun nodded and promised, Yang Chong's domestic slaves were Hu people, the six craftsmen of Perth Limi were all from Qiuzi and Khotan in the Western Regions, and one-third of the forty or so children brought back from Hanchuan Shu were Hu people; Even among the earliest house slaves Yang Yi to Yang Shi, there were three Hu people, Yang Er and Yang Wu were Rouran people, and Yang Shi was Yiwu people. As for Yang Chong's request, Miao Yun understood that the people of Tiele, Turkic, Tuyuhun, and Goguryeo would only become slaves as prisoners of war, and they were not suitable for the Yang family.

(End of chapter)