"Boss, the Oghuz are from the East, do you want to contact them?" Alki has been by Lao Luo's side for a long time, and he has gradually understood Lao Luo's character, so he has never dared to speak in a cowering manner.

"No, at least not for the time being," Lao Luo came to his senses and realized that he had thought about it a little, at least not so much at the moment, but it was obviously not a good time to contact the Oghuz people now. "So, when you get back to Olki, tell Ark to find out the names of these Oghuz, and where they come from, and what goods they have brought."

"Yes, boss. And what about those Caucasians? "Olki meant to ask if there was a need to pay attention to the Caucasians.

Lao Luo has no interest in this, for the time being, although the Caucasian people who sell things have some wisdom, they are still in a barbaric period, even if they need to recruit some good hands in the future, but for these unruly races, forget it. The most obvious difference between the human race of this period and the later generations was conceptual, and the difficulty of maintaining a faithful community was only an increase in self-inflicted trouble. Lao Luo replied to Alki with a silent shake.

Orki is Bulgarian, and the reason why he asked Lao Luo how to treat the Caucasians was that he thought that it might be better to go to the East and have more people he knew. People have selfishness, this Lao Luo understands, and he doesn't plan to study it deeply, but selfishness depends on what to put on, in the East, Lao Luo believes that he can recruit more people, as long as he wants to.

Then recruiting too many people here is to make trouble for your future, and sooner or later it will be a big deal.

Stan had already assigned the task of buying supplies, so he didn't have anything to do at this time, just watching the strange thing with Lao Luo.

Lao Luo wandered around the streets, not only to find a guide, but also to understand the East today through the window city of the West in front of him, after all, he had never been to the land of this era, and the only understanding he had was from the books of later generations and the oral accounts of some people in this era.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing.

Lao Luo believes this, and sometimes what he sees with his eyes is not necessarily true. As a special fighter, Lao Luo knows this very well.

So he focused on the things that he didn't understand and couldn't verify. For example, what is the quality of the knives of the Persians, for example, what is the material of the stirrups of the Seljuks, and what is the material of the clothes of the Oghuzians...... All these things illustrate the level of industry of a country or a tribe or, to put it another way, the potential for war.

Of course, these things are seen, at most, they are a peep in the tube, and it is impossible to verify all the true situation, but after all, one point seen with one's own eyes, so many points observed, will converge into a comprehensive understanding and understanding.

Then, many uncertain things in the future will be more certain.

As for what will happen in the East in the future, Lao Luo doesn't have a definite goal yet, but expect him to be a kowtow worm, don't think about it.

Vaguely, Lao Luo had a similar sense of foreknowledge of the future, not an accurate prediction, but a prediction of the future, roughly similar to a soldier's feeling of danger. What you will face in your homeland is likely to be far more mysterious and bloody than what you will do on this side of the Mediterranean.

Therefore, before arriving in the East, the more prepared you are, the more relaxed you will be in the future.

Yes, be prepared.

After observing for so long, Lao Luo came to several conclusions, first, that this land was still the most influential in the Eastern Roman Empire, that is, the Byzantine Empire, as can be seen from the fact that these tribes all communicated in ancient Latin, although the popular language in Constantinople was Greek; Second, although the Seljuks were a loose union, the alliance was on the rise, and many of the Seljuk merchants who came here spoke Latin, and it is believed that there were also many people in the eastern land who could speak Chinese; Third, the influence of the yellow race in the east was declining in this land, and the confrontation between the Song and Liao countries not only caused narrow-mindedness, but also made the combat power worse and worse, and finally it was boiled by Mongolia.

It's not that Lao Luo doesn't pay attention to his other half of his bloodline, it's just that he feels sorry for the great empire that Jin Ge Iron Horse's journey has been going on for a long time, and he also sighs at the endless regret that the tribe fell in the end.

At present, the Byzantine Empire will hold out for many years, but from here to the Far East, this land is changing in wind and rain, and if you come, then this land will add one more variable, and many things will not be the same as before, so everything must be considered accurately.

It doesn't matter if you go back to the East and bring back your friends, but if you bring back your enemies, it's a sin.

Lao Luo took everyone to travel around, but also found a lot of good things, not much technical content, but really good things, all kinds of Western crop seeds, in addition to grain, there are some vegetable seeds, spice seeds, although not much complete, but there are many things that are not currently available in the East. Lao Luo's space has already collected a lot, and it is estimated that these are almost all the types of plants that can be seen in future generations.

Naga and Mnachi have long known Lao Luo's habits, as they did in the African steppes, and in Cairo as well, so it is not a big deal in Ankara.

Alki saw some differences in Lao Luo's behavior, this is not the habit of soldiers, is it...... I can't help but say that I can follow Lao Luo, Alki is a different person, he is also thoughtful, he thinks more than Mnachi.

Of course, for Lao Luo, as long as there is no threat, it is a good thing for his subordinates to want to make a difference.

And these thoughts do not need to be spoken.

The next day, Alc's report came out. Ankara looks very big and has a lot of people, in fact, it is a medium-sized town compared to later generations, Lao Luo doubts whether the total population here has reached 300,000, so many things happen in the morning, and it is likely that everyone will know it in the evening, although there is no communication equipment in later generations, but the power of word of mouth must not be underestimated.

Alketa's information was mixed, but it was comprehensive. There are three caravans throughout Ankara, all of which are claimed to be Oghuz, each from a different tribe. One of them was the Khazars from the northern tundra, which was later on the banks of the Yenisei River, one was the Khazars who were attached to Byzantium, and finally the Qarluqs whom Lao Luo had met.

Lao Luo heard this introduction, probably a little impression in his heart, it can be said that these tribes have not left a good reputation in the history of China, the people of the Han Dynasty have the longest history, there are records from the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that the Han general Li Ling once lived in this tribe, and there are also records in the Tang Dynasty that it is said that it is a return to recognize relatives, and in the late Tang Dynasty, there was an emperor who canonized the leader of the people of the Huangjia people, in fact, it is a poor tribe that "eats big households", there is no principle of survival, it is the kind that falls with the wind.

As for the Khazars, it is a bit sad, they were originally part of the nine Oghuz people, but because of their belief in Judaism, they broke away from the alliance and leaned towards Byzantium, and in the later history of Lao Luo, a hundred years later, they would be exterminated under the siege of the Byzantines, the Kievan Rus' and the Seljuk Pechenegs.

The most important thing is the Qarluqs, this is a multi-faceted tribe that falls with the wind, the Turkic Khanate was subordinate to the Turks when it arose, and the Xue Yantuo Khanate was subordinate to Xue Yantuo when it arose, and the Tang Dynasty fell to the Tang Dynasty when it was most prosperous.

The grass on the wall has always been looked down upon, so they have never been able to become a tribe that can establish an independent state, and they have always relied on other tribes to survive. Of course, there is also the most important key point, which is the tribe that Li Zhan and Zhang Lu, the descendants of these artisan battalions, hate the most.

However, at this time, the Qarluqs and some of the Uyghurs who migrated westward established the Qarakhanid Kingdom in the Seven River Valleys, which refers to the area through which the seven rivers that converge and flow to Lake Balkesh, mainly the area of Afghanistan in later generations.

The group of Qarluqs that Ark went to investigate came from the Qarakhanid Kingdom, and the whole team was probably less than 300 people, and the leader was the tall guy who Lao Luo had seen at the scene to show his sword, and he was the one of the three Qarluqs who stepped on the strength of the clan, and his name was what corn philo, and it was said that he was also the descendant of some elder in the tribe.

They had come to buy iron ore and grain, and the day before yesterday they saw these Qarluqs arguing with the Caucasians about the price of ore. Listening to Alke's story, Lao Luo couldn't help but feel funny, the Qarluq people rode donkeys to find horses, and the Seven River Basin itself has iron ore distribution, but unfortunately the people of this era still don't understand the mining of iron ore in the depths, of course, it may be the relationship between the difficulty of iron ore exploration and mining.

However, this still can't be said to Alkemin for the time being, and with Alke's explanation, the goods they brought attracted Lao Luo's attention. Not because of anything else, but because the group brought at least four hundred slaves, who were actually losers in tribal battles, and some of them were rumored to be from the Goshu tribe.

The name of the Geshu tribe, Lao Luo only knew it from the name of the Tang general Ge Shuhan, when he was a soldier, he had nothing to do and specially inquired about the history of this tribe. The Geshu tribe was originally a tribe of the Western Turks, and later in the Tang Zhenguan period, the ** royal family collapsed with the capture of Jieli Khan, and Ashina Helu buried the royal court of the Western Turks, and the Geshu tribe surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Li royal family was famous for treating foreigners well, and the Geshu tribe was also stable, and later there was such a Tang foreign general as Geshuhan.

However, with the reign of Xuanzong, the Anshi Rebellion and the death of Geshuhan, there is no record of the Geshu tribe in the history books.

Lao Luo was also puzzled by this, "Alke, is there any other information about this Geshu tribe?" ”

"The person who informed the news only said that all the slaves were defeated and captured, but I noticed that although those slaves were thinner, they were all warriors." Alke was also a little embarrassed, the inside information of these foreigners was actually difficult to find out in a short period of time.

"Well, then, you can find a few guys to come forward and buy those people who are said to be from the Goshu tribe," Lao Luo also understood his difficulty, so he thought of such a way, "We people with the face of the East will not come forward, you can call Shangstan to go with you." ”

Alke answered, Lao Luo was not worried that he had done things badly, but he was a little worried about whether this Geshu was what was recorded in the history books.