Liu San pointed to one of the maps and said, "It is said that there are two trade routes, but in fact, they should be counted as four, three on land and one on sea." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info This land is divided into the middle line of the north and south, which is called the jade road, the fur road, and the spice road. The northern line from Chang'an, the Eastern Han Dynasty is Luoyang along the Wei River to Yu County (now Baoji), through Wang County (now Longxian County), over Liupan Mountain Guyuan and Haiyuan, along the Zuli River, in Jingyuan across the Yellow River to Guzang (now Wuwei), this road is the earliest one, the distance is shorter, but there are no people along the way, the supply can not keep up, and it is impossible to go without carrying a large number of supplies. The southern line crosses Longguan, Shangtai (today's water), Didao (now Lintao), Caohan (now Hezhou) along the Wei River from Chang'an, crosses the Yellow River from Yongjing, crosses Xining, and crosses the big Douba Valley (now Bidukou) to Zhangye, this road has sufficient supplies along the way, but the distance is the farthest, and it has a lot of trips. The middle line and the south line are separated in Shangtai, passing Longshan, to Jincheng County (now Lanzhou), crossing the Yellow River, tracing the Zhuanglang River, turning over the Wusheling to Guzang, the length of the middle line route is better than the south line, the supply is worried about the north line, and the three evils are taken lightly, so the middle line is actually the most important trade road at present. ”

Yang Ke listened to Liu San introduce the name of this route, and couldn't help but be a little strange, how in Liu San's mouth, the name of the Silk Road was not mentioned, but he thought about it and immediately understood, this trade road was originally developed to obtain foreign jade, and the real export of silk was actually a matter of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the heyday was also from the Sui and Tang dynasties, that is, Hu Shang settled in Chang'an according to their own research on historical materials, there were tens of thousands of people, but since the middle of the Tang Dynasty, wars were frequent, trade routes were blocked, and sea routes gradually replaced land routes. The Maritime Silk Road originated in the Qin and Han dynasties, flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan dynasties, reached its peak in the early Ming Dynasty, and declined in the middle of the Ming Dynasty due to the sea ban. As a result, China has lost a golden opportunity to open up to trade. As for the name Silk Road, it is not ancient. At the end of the 19th century, the German geologist Richthofen called the east-west road the "Silk Road". On the basis of years of research, the German Huttsen wrote a monograph "The Silk Road". Since then, the title of the Silk Road has been recognized by the world, and it has an official name - the Silk Road, in general, the Silk Road is the general name of the East-West transportation route that has been connecting Europe and North Africa since ancient times, starting from East Asia, passing through Central Asia, West Asia, and then connecting Europe and North Africa. The Silk Road was not only the transportation artery of the Eurasian continent, but also the trade route of China, India and Greece, and the bridge where the three major cultures converged. Thinking of this, he interjected and asked: "Judging from the map, after these three lands converge in Zhangye, how many routes are there from the end?" ”

Liu San nodded: "Since the convergence of Zhangye, there are also three routes. ”

Speaking of this, Liu San pointed to the map and explained one by one: "After the meeting of the north, south and central lines, from Zhangye to Dunhuang through Jiuquan and Guazhou. The middle section, the Green Ridge (present-day Pamir) or the Talas (present-day Zhambyl). There are two roads from Yumen Pass and Yangguan to the Western Regions: from Shanshan, near the north of the South Mountain, the west of the Bo River, to the south of Shache, and the south road to the west of the Green Ridge is out of the Da Yue clan and rest. From the former royal court of the Cheshi (now Turpan), with the Beishan, the Po River westward to Shule (now Kashgar) is the north road. In the west of the North Road, there are Dawan, Kangju, and Amcai (between the Black Sea and the Aral Sea). There are two important forks in the northern route: one is southwest from Yanqi, through the Taklamakan Desert to Khotan in the southern route; The first is to go west from Qiuzi (now Kuqa) through Gumo (Aksu) and Wensu (Wushi), turn over Badaling (Beleili Pass), pass through Chigu Castle (the capital of Wusun), and go west to Talas. Due to the two roads running through the north and south in the Bailongdui, Harashun and Taklamakan deserts, the conditions are harsh and the roads are difficult. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, another one was opened in the north of the North Road, called the New North Road. The original Hanbuk Province was renamed Nakado. The Xinbei Road runs northwest from Dunhuang, passing through Yiwu (Hami), Puzihai (now Balikun Lake), Beiting (Jimusar), Luntai (Banquan), Gongyuecheng (Huocheng), and Yiye (Tokmak) to Talas. Because there are many city-states and many tribes along the way, or because of wars, or because of extinction, or because of natural disasters, or because of the discovery of new roads, etc., there are many reasons, so the route often changes, but it can be roughly divided into three roads: south, middle and north. ”

Yang Ke asked, "Can the gentleman walk through these business routes?" ”

Liu San said confidently: "After walking through the New North Road, it was still five years ago, passing through Cymbal Khan (now Ferghana), Kang (now Samarkand), and An (now Bukhara) to Mulu to meet with the Middle Road to the west, Talas, along the northwest of the Syr Darya, around the Aral Sea and the north shore of the Caspian Sea, to Tana on the east bank of the Sea of Azov, by water, to Kerch, to Constantinople (now Istanbul). ”

Yang Ke roughly calculated, Constantinople where Liu San arrived was actually ancient Rome, and now it is the era of divided into Eastern and Western Rome and ruled by four emperors. Then he asked: "There are only a few people who can reach extremely far places in my Dajin, and Mr. is really traveling thousands of miles." Now that I'm done talking about this land, how about the sea route? ”

Liu San smiled and said: "As for this sea route, it is time to ask the owner to tell the prince about it." ”

Yang Ke turned his head and saluted Liu Honggu, and said respectfully: "Dare to ask for advice, and listen to you." ”

Liu Honggu pursed her lips: "The dignified King Yu, well-informed, the little woman can't afford to teach." Having said that, she still got up and walked to the map, and began to explain another chart to Yang Ke: "The sea route is also divided into three, starting from the Qin and Han dynasties, and the eastern route goes all the way to the west through Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Goryeo, Yamadae, and Yamato. The southern route is the longest, passing through the kingdom of Linyi, the kingdom of Huan, the kingdom of Champong, the kingdom of Sri Buddha, the kingdom of the Three Buddhas, the kingdom of Japo, the country of Langyaxiu, the country of Dandan, the country of Panpan, the country of Boli, the country of Boni, the country of Heling, the country of Ma Rakba, the country of Funan, the country of Chenla, the kingdom of Angkor, the kingdom of Linyang, the country of terracotta, the country of Rahu, the country of eight hundred daughters-in-law, the country of Falla Bodi, the kingdom of Sukhothai, the kingdom of Ayutthaya, the kingdom of Pi, the kingdom of Bagan, the kingdom of Shan, the kingdom of Baigu, and the kingdom of Ava. On the western front, there are Magadha, Mauryan Empire, Andura, Gupta Empire, Jieri Empire, Sinhala, Tiaozhi Kingdom, Fula Kingdom, Adan Kingdom, Majia Kingdom, and Mugu Dushu. ”

Hearing that Liu Honggu was like a few treasures, casually reporting this long list of ancient country names that made people misty, Yang Ke couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't close his mouth in astonishment for a long time.

Yang Ke in Honggu's impression has always been calm and free-spirited, and the first time he saw him show this kind of expression in front of him, he couldn't help but feel very proud, clapped his hands and said: "It's all for nothing to tell you, you just need to remember the route, and the girl is free to teach you other things." ”

Liu San listened from the sidelines and couldn't help but smile.