At this time, Cao Cao also took Zhou Yi to the compound, and as soon as he entered the living room, he heard Liu Xin and others happily talking about something. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

So, Cao Cao also asked very curiously: "Yo, big brother, what are you talking about, so happy, it makes me happy to say it." ”

Liu Xin smiled and told Cao Cao and Zhou Yi the news that he had been summoned by Emperor Han Ling.

After Cao Cao heard the news, he was naturally overjoyed, because Cao Cao felt that he was about to have a big brother who would be the prince.

Zhou Yi also understood how important the summons of Emperor Han Ling was to Liu Xin, and the most important thing was that Liu Xin had become Zhou Yu's "uncle", or it could also be said to be a godfather, so Zhou Yi also congratulated Liu Xin.

However, Zhou Yi was a little puzzled by Zhou Yu's appearance in Liu Xin's compound.

After all, among the people present, the youngest Huang Quan is sixteen or seventeen years old, and Zhou Yu, a four or five-year-old Xiao Zhengtai, will always give people a feeling of being out of place.

So Zhou Yi couldn't help but call Zhou Yu and took Zhou Yu to chat on the side, the conversation was naturally about why Zhou Yu was here, as for the crystal pendant in the shape of a cross, Zhou Yi naturally knew it, after all, Zhou Yu would not lie to his father.

Zhou Yi looked at the cross-shaped crystal pendant, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide, after all, Zhou Yi is also a person who has seen the world, although Zhou Yu knows that this cross-shaped crystal pendant is worth a lot, but he doesn't have an exact concept in his mind, and Zhou Yi is different, when he saw this cross-shaped crystal pendant, Zhou Yi only had one thought left in his mind, that is, they couldn't afford to buy this cross-shaped crystal pendant after packing and selling it to their Zhou family!

On this point of view, Zhou Yi reached a consensus with his good brother Sun Jian.

Zhou Yi looked at the cross-shaped crystal pendant hanging around Zhou Yu's neck, and then looked at Liu Xin, who was talking and laughing on the side, his eyes were full of tangled emotions.

It stands to reason that Zhou Yi thinks that he should return this cross-shaped crystal pendant to Liu Xin, because this cross-shaped crystal pendant is too valuable, and Liu Xin only gave it to Zhou Yu as a child, which made Zhou Yi feel a little liver pain, as Zhou Yu's father, what kind of gift should he give Liu Xin in return?

Of course, Zhou Yi also knows that it is impossible for him to return this cross-shaped crystal pendant to Liu Xin, of course, this is not because Zhou Yi covets this valuable crystal pendant, but because Liu Xin gave this cross-shaped crystal pendant directly to Zhou Yu, and it is also a meeting gift from Liu Xin as a godfather to Zhou Yu, and this cross-shaped crystal pendant also has a unique meaning, even if Zhou Yi wants to return it to Liu Xin, Liu Xin will definitely not agree. At that time, Zhou Yi felt that he would definitely not be able to beat Liu Xin, after all, Liu Xin's identity as an "immortal master" was here, and his right to speak was much greater than Zhou Yi's, and Zhou Yi would definitely not be able to say anything about Liu Xin.

Therefore, since Zhou Yi can't resist, then lie down... Ah no, it should be that since you can't refuse, then accept it with peace of mind, anyway, Zhou Yi is not that kind of pedantic old pedant.

However, there should still be a number of courtesies, and there should still be polite refusals, just like the red envelopes given by adults when I was a child, no matter how much you have to express a sexual refusal, and then you can accept it, this is not a routine, but a due courtesy.

So, Zhou Yi came to Liu Xin's front and thanked Liu Xin with a serious face: "Immortal Master Liu, thank you for the gift you gave to the dog, but I think this gift is too valuable, so please take it back Immortal Master Liu." ”

Liu Xin had long expected Zhou Yi to say this, so Liu Xin had already prepared his words, and said with a smile: "Where is it, this is a special gift for Zhou Yu as Zhou Yu's godfather, unless Brother Zhou Yi doesn't want me to be Zhou Yu's godfather, otherwise I have no reason to take back the gift I gave to Zhou Yu." ”

Zhou Yi also expected what Liu Xin would say, so he pushed the boat down the river, and then said: "Liu Xianshi can become the godfather of the dog, that is the blessing of the dog, and it is also the luck of me as a father, I can find such a good godfather for my son, so how can I refuse Liu Xianshi to become the godfather of the dog, but to be honest, this crystal pendant is too valuable!" ”

Zhou Yi also felt that this crystal is a high-end product in Dahan, especially the cross-shaped crystal pendant that Liu Xin gave to Zhou Yu, the crystal material is clear and transparent, and it is the crystal in the crystal at a glance, and the carved shape is even more magical in Zhou Yi's opinion, comparable to the piece of He's bi back then, and today's heirloom jade seal!

However, Liu Xin didn't care, because Liu Xin knew that as long as he completely unlocked the warehouse in Chengdu, a crystal pendant of this level could be described as how many or as many as it wanted, and it would be okay to sell it for a pound for a hundred yuan...

Therefore, Liu Xin shook his head with a smile, and said indifferently: "Brother Zhou, let me tell you the truth, this crystal pendant is worthless in my opinion, and it can even be said that the value of this crystal pendant is not as valuable as a piece of silver." ”

Zhou Yi looked at Liu Xin speechlessly, if Liu Xin was not the original owner of this crystal pendant, Zhou Yi would have scolded Liu Xin for not knowing the goods.

And Cao Cao and the others around him also looked at Liu Xin with the same expression as Zhou Yi, waiting for Liu Xin to give him a suitable explanation.

Liu Xin shrugged his shoulders and explained: "Everyone knows a saying, it's called rare things are expensive. ”

Everyone nodded, indicating that they all knew this sentence, so Liu Xin continued: "Since everyone knows this sentence, then I will also say it directly, a crystal pendant like this is almost one per person in the Western Regions, and the price of this crystal pendant is equivalent to buying a pound of mutton in Dahan." ”

Before Liu Xin finished speaking, Zhou Yi shook his head helplessly, saying that he didn't believe Liu Xin's "nonsense", how could such an exquisite crystal pendant be worth a pound of mutton.

However, Liu Xin's next words persuaded Zhou Yi, "Don't think it's incredible, why is this kind of crystal pendant so cheap in the Western Regions, it is in response to what I just said, rare is expensive, there are a large number of crystal ores in the Western Regions, I once saw a crystal ore pit more than ten times larger than Luoyang City in one place, so the crystal production in the Western Regions is extremely high, and the crystal can be said to be the kind that does not require money, as long as you give up some effort, You can take the tools to the crystal ore pit to make some crystals, so the value of the crystal pendant depends on the craftsmanship of the craftsman. ”

"And those craftsmen who make crystal jewelry, because there are a large number of crystals for them to carve, so the skills of these craftsmen who make crystal jewelry have improved very quickly, and it can even be said that they are thousands of miles a day, so the manual cost of these craftsmen is not very high, so I will say that the value of this crystal pendant is not worth the price of a pound of mutton."

After Liu Xin's explanation, Zhou Yi also believed eight points, and couldn't help but say: "I see, this is like a war horse sold by another race, if you only sell ten taels of gold in Liangzhou and Bingzhou, you can sell it for a hundred taels of gold in Luoyang, and even sell it at a high price of two hundred taels of gold in Jiangdong!" ”

Zhou Yi is also a well-versed person, and soon understood what "scarcity is expensive" and what is called "trade difference".

Sun Jian couldn't help but sigh at this time: "No wonder those businessmen make so much money, it turns out that by taking such a little road, they can speculate on items of mediocre value to sky-high prices, which is really a good thing." ”

Liu Xin smiled and shook his head, Liu Xin didn't dare to benefit the country with Sun Jian's thoughts... Wrong, it's Gou Tong, Liu Xin is an immortal master, not a membrane mage.

Liu Xin nodded to Su Jia, Su Jia turned on his projector with understanding, and made a map of Eurasia with a "sinicization" style on the wall on the side, which marked the names and territories of the Han Dynasty and various countries, and the city from which Liu Xin set off was naturally in Athens.

Everyone looked at this "sinicized" map of the Eurasian continent in amazement, and became curious about the various countries marked on it, especially the territory of the Han Dynasty compared with the entire Eurasian continent, there is still a big gap.

However, Liu Xin didn't plan to say more, and pointed directly to Athens and said: "This is the location where I set off from the Western Regions to return to Dahan, and I have experienced dozens of countries or regions on the way, they all have their own cultures, languages, customs and specialties, and the currencies are different, plus in addition to the grasslands on this road, that is, a large range of deserts, especially the kind of desert that stretches for hundreds of miles, which is simply something that ordinary people can cross, so this road can be described as dangerous, and you may die from various accidents at any time. So although it can be worth a lot of money to transport the crystal pendant back from the Western Regions, I think that the most experienced strong team in the Han Dynasty can't go back and forth in this trade route, after all, in addition to natural disasters, there are also man-made disasters, where are the wars in the Western Regions, and the countries I marked on this map may have perished now. ”

Liu Xin gave Su Jia another look, Su Jia immediately turned off the projector, and the map disappeared naturally.

Sun Jian reacted at this time, and couldn't help sighing, to be honest, Sun Jian just had some temptation and wanted to pull up a caravan from Jiangdong to do business in the Western Regions.

At this time, Zhou Yi couldn't help but speak: "Immortal Master Liu, your route back from the Western Regions is probably longer than the Silk Road." ”

The Silk Road, also known as the Silk Road, is a trade route that crossed Central Asia, crossed the Pamir Plateau and arrived in West Asia from China, and was divided into the land Silk Road and the maritime Silk Road from the mode of transportation.

The overland Silk Road started from Chang'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and naturally started from the capital Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, crossed the Longshan Mountains, passed through the Hexi Corridor, passed through Yumen Pass and Yangguan, arrived in Xinjiang, and then passed through Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa along the oasis and the Pamir Plateau, and finally arrived in Africa and Europe, while the Maritime Silk Road started from the southeast coast of China, passed through Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, and finally reached Europe.

Therefore, the Silk Road is not only a "national highway" connecting the East and the West in ancient China, but also an international channel for economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in ancient China and abroad, Asia and Europe, and its significance is not trivial.

And Liu Xin's road to "return to China" is actually a different kind of Silk Road.

Of course, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Silk Road was actually in a state of abandonment, the reason was still that there were years of war, there were many Han Liukou, bandits and bandits occupied the mountains everywhere, and the alien troops on the border were ready to move, how could the Eastern Han caravans have the time and energy to go to the Western Regions to trade, and the caravans from the Western Regions naturally had no way to reach the Han Dynasty.

Speaking of the Silk Road, Liu Xin couldn't help but nodded, pretending to be a nostalgic feeling and said, "Silk Road, my ancestors were the Han who left the Silk Road, through the silk porcelain and tea lacquerware brought out from the Han Dynasty, they bought the first industry in the Western Regions, and then they had a place to stay. ”

Liu Xinke hasn't forgotten his "setting", so he couldn't help but feel it, made up a story by the way, and continued to add "settings" to himself.

After hearing about the history of Liu Xin's "ancestors", everyone felt the same way, after all, being able to re-walk the road when their ancestors came, this is also a legendary journey.

Liu Xin sighed and began his own concluding "speech", "I think the status of businessmen is a little too low now, after all, everyone knows that businessmen are not producing, only knowing that they get something for nothing, and they will transport those products that have been produced to other places in order to seek high prices, in fact, this perception is too one-sided, after all, businessmen are also helping different places to communicate with each other, and it can be regarded as a response to the phrase "scarce is expensive", I dare to say that businessmen will become an irreplaceable profession in this world in the future. ”

Liu Xin was "predicting" the future here, but Cao Cao and the others were confused.

The matter has been revealed.

Liu Xin naturally didn't forget to say that the drinking party was good, except for Zhou Yu, who was drinking juice on the side, everyone else was very happy, especially Sun Jian and Wang Shuang, the two of them hid on the side and blew liquor on the bottle, and Liu Xin was a little worried that they would drink to death here...

Fortunately, Su Jia said that she had been monitoring the vital signs of Sun Jian and Wang Shuang, and promised to let them "get out of the sea of wine" before the sudden death of these two drunkards, and Liu Xin was relieved.

It doesn't matter if Wang Shuang died, but Sun Jian died young, and Liu Xin felt that it would be a pity.

Liu Xin thought so, and Wang Shuang, who was drinking on the side, felt a chill on his back again, and knew that someone was calculating him again...

Wang Shuang looked back and happened to see Zhong Hui again...

PS: 2-in-1 chapter, I'm going to work.