Bai Dong drank tea slowly, and occasionally asked Yue Ji if she was used to living in Lao Qin, there are many kinds of flowers on this terrace, and Ben Zuo is a little incomplete, can you give me a little introduction? Just don't get to the point. Anyway, he was not in a hurry, Fan Kui took the initiative to find him to cooperate, not only played the name of the ancestor 'Tao Zhugong', but also took the initiative to reveal the identity of Yue Ji, and his posture was very low, since the initiative is in his own hands, then wait for Fan Kui to speak.

Fan Wei looked at Bai Dong and let out a leisurely sigh: "When you meet a smart person like Bai Zi, Fan will not go around the corner." I heard that thousands of carts were used to lay the river sand in the Weishui Execution Ground, and the Meng family tied up on the execution ground also exceeded 10,000, but Qin Jun ordered Zuo Geng to stop it at the critical moment when Wei Ying gave the killing order, isn't it strange? ”

"Hehe, this is the king's heart of forgiveness, what's so strange? Lao Qin is no more than Wei Qi, and he will not feel distressed if he kills tens of thousands of people at one time. ”

"If this is the case, why does Junshu not go down sooner or later, but only when Wei Ying gives the order? This is clearly a high-ranking person who made a statement to Qin Jun that he wanted to accept the heart of the Meng family. It's so calculated, if it is a change of peace, Qin Jun will not be able to move his countrymen to the Western Regions casually, since it is a pardon for the Meng family's capital crimes, and then exile them to the Western Regions, it will become a great grace, even if the more than 10,000 members of the Meng family can only survive one-third, it will become the seed sown by Lao Qin in the Western Regions, and become a bridge between Lao Qin and Zhurong in the Western Regions."

Fan Qi smiled slightly: "At that time, it will be easier for the old Qin caravan to travel through the vast Western Regions, or even reach the Persian Empire, and the distant Aegean Sea?" ”

"Do you know anything about the Aegean Sea?"

Bai Dong was finally moved. It is not uncommon for people of this era to have a certain understanding of the Western Regions, and even to come into contact with the Persian Empire. After all, as early as the Shang Dynasty, Hetian nephrite entered the Central Plains. But there are only people who know about ancient Europe and the Aegean Sea. Unexpectedly, the descendants of Tao Zhugong in front of him actually knew.

"Shirako really knows the Aegean Sea. It seems that I didn't show the name of my ancestor in vain this time? Fan Qi smiled and said: "In this way, that kid Childe has told you everything, but he is worthy of your 'teacher'."

"You were the one who bought Syld's mother from the Persians?"

Bai Dong suddenly put down the tea bowl and stared at Chu Kui: "The Fan family used to trade in the Aegean Sea, with the Persian Empire, and with the Greeks? ”

Syord's mother was captured by the Persians, and it was because Huaxia had a buyer that she was sent to Huaxia because she was attacked by the Qiang. This was bought by Xi Qimu by mistake. If there is no accident that day, I'm afraid Sylde will not change from West to Vander?

"It's not so easy to get through this thousand-year-old trade route"

Fan Qi smiled bitterly: "After the ancestor left the Yue Kingdom, he and the Xi Shi girl did business all over the world, and in just ten years, my Fan family's business spread all over the world, even as far as Bashu and Lao Qin. But it was only after arriving in Lao Qin that the ancestors remembered the legend of the Shang King who entered the Western Regions to mine jade, and started to look for this trade route in the Western Regions."

"Well, at that time, the Qiang people were not the most powerful force in the Western Regions, and the power of the Chengkou Zhurong was even weaker than it is now. It should not be difficult to cross the Western Regions and reach the easternmost province of the Persian Empire by means of Tao Zhugong. ”

Bai Dong nodded slightly, Fan Li is not only a commercial means, but also unparalleled in the world. It is not too much to say that he is Zhuge Kongming in this era, Zhang Qian can touch the corners of the Persian Empire, let alone him?

"This road is not easy to walk, first to avoid Lao Qin's eyes and ears, after entering the Western Regions, and to walk in the most dangerous area, the Fan family is to do business, but it has become a fat sheep in the eyes of the Western Regions, the best warriors of the Fan family and the hired rangers died one after another, but the ancestor still managed to cross the terrifying highlands and enter the beautiful country of his dreams. The Persians were the fiercest warriors, but also the most shrewd merchants, and it took them half a year to gain their trust, and in the city of Cyrus they met a Persian governor with whom they became good friends. When he left Cyrus, his ancestors taught the Persians how to use carrier pigeons to send messages, and at the same time heard stories of ancient Greece and the Aegean Sea from this good Persian friend."

"I see. If I'm not mistaken, it's just an accident, because the Western Regions are changing so fast, and so is the Persian Empire. Although Tao Zhugong has been involved in the Persian Empire, your Fan family is far from being able to successfully open up trade routes, and carrier pigeons flying over the Western Regions also have a high chance of being caught by birds of prey. ”

Bai Dong nodded, Fan Li really only heard that if he really ran to ancient Greece, it would really be against the sky, what else is going on with himself?

"The ancestor later organized several caravans into the Western Regions, but unfortunately never succeeded, but when he died, he left the legend of this thousand-year-old trade route, hoping that the descendants of the Fan family can realize his old man's ideals, and one day arrive at the legendary Aegean Sea, and see the brilliant civilization of ancient Greece with their own eyes. After so many years, the Fan family will release hundreds of carrier pigeons every year, and even if only one of them can fly to the Persians, it will not be cut off. I did not expect that ten years ago, I had received a letter from a Persian descendant of the Persian governor, who was now only a general with only a few hundred soldiers, who had captured a noble woman from ancient Greece and asked me if I wanted to buy it; The price is high, but I think it is worth buying, the descendants of the Fan family have tried many times without success to build a trade route to the West, if they can get a noble woman from Greece, or can get some information from her, maybe they can fulfill the last wish of the ancestors. ”

"This Greek noble woman is Syrd's mother, right? But you would never have imagined that the Persian warriors who escorted him would be attacked by the Qiang, and she also became a slave of the Xi family, and even gave birth to Sild with Xi Qimu? ”

Bai Dong smiled and shook his head, Fan Qi must have been very depressed, he tried his best but did not get the opportunity to contact the 'Western World', but let Xi Qimu, a lucky guy, have a 'deep contact' with the Western World, and even gave birth to a child

Fan Qi smiled bitterly: "Is Baizi laughing at me for failure?" I really wasn't lucky enough. However, Sylde actually became a student of Baizi, which is a great thing, according to the information obtained by the Fan family, not long after you met Silde, the Xi family surrendered the city, and then Qin Jun pardoned the Meng family and exiled them to the Western Regions With so much information, if I can't guess what Qin Jun and Baizi want to do, then I am not worthy of being the head of the Fan family. Bai Zi, the Fan family is very sincere, I just want to fulfill the wishes of my ancestors, not for the sake of profit, and I also hope that Bai Zi can cooperate with the Fan family, after all, only the Fan family and the Persians are in contact now"

"So what? If the Western Regions cannot be stable, the trade routes will not be accessible, and Tao Zhugong's accidental experience cannot explain anything. How much can the Fan family know about the Persian Empire? Did you know that the land of the Persian Empire was larger than that of Lao Qin and the Six Kingdoms of Shandong combined? The Persian who keeps in touch with your family is just a petty officer, and he can't help much. If you want to cooperate with me, unless the Fan family has bigger hole cards, I will suffer a lot"

Bai Dong would not believe that Fan Kui had handed over all his hole cards, and if he wanted to cooperate, he had to show enough sincerity first.

"Sure enough, I still can't hide that Bai Zi is a more suitable candidate for this thousand-year-old trade route, the Fan family has been operating in Lao Qin for many years, and originally wanted to cooperate with Wei Ying, but now it seems that Bai Zi is a more suitable candidate. As long as Bai Zi agrees to cooperate with the Fan family, the Fan family has spent countless manpower and financial resources over the years and sacrificed countless family children in exchange for the Zhurong Map of the Western Regions. This map records the distribution of the strength of hundreds of tribes of the Qiang people, the personality preferences of the tribal leaders, the attitude towards the Chinese people, the grievances and contradictions between them, and the information of the twenty-three cities and Zhurong is also on the map. With this picture, coupled with Bai Zi's means and strength, I believe that it will be easier for the Meng family to gain a foothold in the Western Regions. Baizi, if you want to 'sow seeds' in the Western Regions, the Fan family will help you 'intensively cultivate', is this sincere? ”

Bai Dong glanced at Fan Kui, nodded slightly, and said, "Give me the picture, I'll give you a promise." After this trade route is completely opened, the Fan family caravan can use this trade route to trade, but the profits obtained from this will have to be paid to Lao Qin Sancheng! As for whether it can reach the Aegean Sea, it depends on the strength of the Fan family. ”

"Fan Kui thanked Bai Zi, but I still have a reluctant request, the Fan family hopes to participate in the construction and development of the Western Regions" Fan Kui is a smart person, since Lao Qin has the ambition to control the Western Regions, it would be too stupid not to take a piece of the pie at this time.

"It's not a matter of talking, the Western Regions are adjacent to Qin, and sooner or later they will be in the hands of Lao Qin, and the Fan family is not qualified to share this cup. If Mr. Fan is not satisfied, then forget about the cooperation, without your Western Regions Zhurong Map, Lao Qin will just spend more time and die a few more people. The people of the Xi family should have died, do you think Lao Qin will be distressed? ”

"No matter what, as soon as you are in Baizi." Bai Dong was too strong, and Fan Wei knew that he had no bargaining chips.

Watching Bai Dong leave, Yue Ji frowned slightly and said, "Brother, why don't you mention Bai Yue's family, speaking of which, Bai Dong can be regarded as half of the Fan family."

"Bai Dong is not an ordinary person, in less than two years, he will be able to rise in the Qin State and become the first favored minister in front of Yingqu Liang, is this what ordinary people can do? I can't see through him at the moment, and if I mention that incident rashly, if it causes him to rebound, it will only miss a big thing. Opening this thousand-year-old trade route is the greatest wish of our ancestors, and I will not allow any variables. (To be continued......)

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