After staying in Gaochang Wangcheng for two days, Ming Jian left, just tell me the direction, and it is useless to stay here longer.

In the past two days, Ming Jian has made a lot of seeds of some crops, vegetables, and fruits from the Western Regions into the dungeon space, so that the dungeon can create greater value for himself.

Leaving Gaochang City, Ming Jian took his bodyguard Yue Yun to continue to fly west in a helicopter, he was going to see how many countries were in front of him.

After a day's flight, the plane landed on the outskirts of a city.

After coming down, he collected the plane, and Ming Jian and Yue Yunwang walked away.

When he arrived at the city gate, Ming Jian found that this was a medium-sized city, the city walls were still very high, there were a lot of people coming in and out, and there were many soldiers guarding it.

Just as he was about to enter, several soldiers surrounded him.

"Stop!" A soldier shouted in half-baked Chinese.

Walking over to stop Ming Jian and Yue Yun, the soldier asked, "Who are you?" What are you doing in Samarkand? ”

Samarkand?

Ming Jian secretly thought that this was on the territory of Khorezm, no wonder the city was so prosperous, it turned out to be the capital of Khorezm, even in modern society, this is a good city.

As soon as Ming Jian made a look, Yue Yun immediately took out some scattered silver, handed it to the soldier, and said: "This military master, we are merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, and we have come to Samarkand to do business. ”

The soldier took the silver and weighed it, and said with a satisfied smile: "It turns out to be a merchant from the Great Song Dynasty, let's go in." ”

Ming Jian and Yue Yun smiled at him and calmly walked into Samarkand City.

The religious atmosphere of Samarkand City is very strong, and the commercial atmosphere is also very strong, its location is indeed very conspicuous, and merchants from all countries have it.

"This place must be taken down, otherwise this financial road will still be curbed by others in the future, once it is taken down, it will be easier to dump goods to the West at that time, and the price can be cheaper, as long as Westerners use the goods of the Great Song Dynasty, the boss of the world will be the Great Song Dynasty!"

Mingjian secretly made up his mind.

However, Ming Jian felt that the Great Song Dynasty could not come forward, at this time, the Khitans should be allowed to come forward, historically they established the Western Liao Empire in this area, and now with the support of the Great Song Dynasty, they should be able to easily defeat Khorezm.

Then, it is time for the Great Song Dynasty to come out and get a piece of the pie, to settle the territory of the Khitan people, provide them with weapons and wealth, and provide them with the direction to continue to move forward, the Khitan people should not refuse, right?

Samarkand's climate is very hot, the city is on the edge of the desert, fortunately there is a river passing through it, which makes the city very agriculturally developed and has a resident population of more than 300,000.

Khorezm stationed 100,000 troops here, and they can often be seen in the city showing off their mighty patrols, this army is mainly cavalry, the mounts are very majestic, and the strength is very good.

However, the cavalry was dominated by the Seljuk Turks, and the current Khorezm should have been subject to the Seljuk Turkic Empire, and these Turks were very fierce and rampant.

When maintaining order, the slightest dissatisfaction will kill, and the Han people, who are the most seriously bullied by them, the hatred of history, makes the Han people cautious here.

The Turkic cavalry often practiced, and it seemed that the pressure of the Song army to break through the Western Regions made them feel it, and they also used team attack and defense as their basic tactics, and Ming Jian even discovered their heavy cavalry.

On the other hand, the Seljuk Empire should practice the politics of the First Army, and the army is what they value the most, so the equipment is very good.

First of all, the armor of the Turkic cavalry looks very heavy, which makes it difficult for bows and arrows to shoot through, and the defense is very good.

The heavy cavalry were armed to facilitate hand-to-hand combat, and the Turks were accustomed to curved swords and were equipped with a spear with a hammer on its head, which was somewhat odd.

Once surrounded by them, it will definitely be impossible to escape death.

Although I did not see the actual combat of the Turkic cavalry, from these aspects, Ming Jian could already deduce that the cavalry of the Seljuk Empire was very strong, and it was difficult to defeat them without the help of artillery.

The gates of Samarkand were heavily guarded and strictly checked, and it seems that the nomads also made progress, and the city became more and more attractive to them.

At night, the city gates are closed, and there is a curfew in the city, and pedestrians are not allowed to go out.

After a month of observation, Ming Jian's impression of the city of Samarkand and the Turkic cavalry deepened.

Ming Jian bought some seeds for crops, sent them into the dungeon space, and then left, continuing to fly forward.

This trip took another three months for Ming Jian.

In the field of vision, Turkic cities appeared, which, although small in size, were all controlled by the Turks.

The original Persian Empire disappeared, many parts of the Mediterranean coast of the Byzantine Empire were also occupied by the Turks, and most of Asia Minor became the territory of the Seljuk Empire.

However, Ming Jian also found that the population of these regions is very small, and it is definitely not a good thing to just conquer, and once the people in these places rebel, the end of the Seljuk Empire will come.

The Turkic people's lack of cultivation is evident in the fact that agriculture in these regions is underdeveloped, and they rely entirely on the sky for food, and such a dynasty will definitely not last.

Moreover, the Seljuk Turks imposed a very brutal policy on the locals, with a lot of exorbitant taxes and heavy exploitation. This is the easiest to provoke resistance, and when the time comes, as long as the Great Song Dynasty burns it lightly, I am afraid that the foundation of the Seljuk Empire will be shaken.

Ming Jian's actions are very cautious, although there are helicopters, Ming Jian is still very careful, in case he dies here, it will be a big joke.

Anything that can be solved with money along the way will be solved with money, which made Yue Yun hold his breath, and several times, this kid almost ran away.

After leaving the territory of the Turks and traveling further, he entered the territory of the Byzantine Empire, and a completely different atmosphere greeted him.

After three centuries of glory, the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries, the current Byzantine Empire entered a stage of decline.

Foreign enemies invaded frequently, not only the Seljuk Empire, but also the Holy Roman Empire and the Normans.

After investigation, Ming Jian felt that the Byzantine Empire at this time was already very weak, and if the Song army came to attack, it would take less than a year to conquer them.

However, the culture of the Byzantine Empire is quite developed, the atmosphere of civilization here is very strong, and the productivity is relatively developed, which makes Ming Jian feel that he can support the Byzantine Empire.

Blind conquest is not the goal, the Mongol Empire conquered so many territories, but in the end it was still just a flash in the pan, winning over the Byzantine Empire, which may be for the Great Song Dynasty, you can get what you want without so much effort.

On this morning, Ming Jian said to Yue Yun: "Ying Xiang, get ready, let's go visit the emperor of the Byzantine Empire today. ”

Yue Yunleng said: "Master, this? It's too dangerous! You'd better think about it, right? ”

Ming Jian said with a smile: "This Byzantine Empire is in turmoil, as long as we give them a little support at this time, we can get a powerful ally, you go and prepare, we will not be in danger." ”

"Yes."