Out of the desert oasis operating a private inn, walk through the stretches of sand dunes, sometimes big and sometimes small in the wind with fine sand, accompanied by the sound of clattering and jingling camel bells. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is a relatively large caravan moving slowly, with more than 600 camels, the guide of the caravan is an authentic Arab, the name is Sacharyumo, as for the full name, too long, I can't remember, and this caravan is an authentic Han caravan, they come from the easternmost part of the world, the Great Song Empire.

"Rumo, how far are we there, if we are going to camp in the wilderness tonight?" The one who spoke was the boss of this caravan, his name was Zhanfeng, and then looking at the scimitar hanging from his waist, and his sturdy body, he knew that this guy was definitely a master who was not easy to mess with, and Liumo was Sacha Liumo, this is what everyone in this Han caravan called him, and it is said that the name Sacha Liumo is too tongue-twisting.

In fact, he is also a merchant, but his business is relatively small, and he is the only one in the entire caravan, and as a local, he often acts as a guide for the caravans that come and go, in order to obtain high remuneration, such as the caravan of Zhanfeng, he gave Sacharihim two pieces of silk as a reward, which is a very high reward, in ancient times, a very ordinary Chinese silk transported to Central Asia can be sold for twenty gold barris, can be exchanged for two thousand dinars of silver, and if this silk is transported to Europe, Its price will increase by more than 20 times, and Zhanfeng gave Sachaliumo two pieces of silk as a reward, which can be said to have given him a sky-high price, so the greedy Sachaliumo took out all his resources to provide the best guide service for Zhanfeng and the other team.

"Ou~ My dear friends in Middle-earth, don't be so anxious, I don't think we need to camp at night tonight, see that sand dune, after that, we will reach the first stop of the Seljuk country, the city of Uleshit." Sitting on a dromedary, Sazaryumo pointed to the large sand dunes in front of him and said to Zhanfeng. And when he had finished speaking, he continued to play the mizhafa (Arabic instrument) in his hand and hummed a long tune peculiar to his homeland. This is really an Arab who can sing and dance.

When it comes to camels, there is a big difference between the camels in the Arabian region and the camels in the Han region of China, and its most obvious feature is the hump, the land of Middle-earth does not produce dromedary camels, so the camels of Zhanfeng and others are Bactrian camels, and the origin of dromedary camels is West Asia and North Africa, the body size is taller and slender than the Bactrian camel, the legs are more slender, and it can run faster in the desert, but its weight-bearing capacity is slightly inferior to that of the Bactrian camel.

Sazaryumo was right, and under his leadership, Zhan Feng and the others arrived at their first stop, the city of Urest, at dusk.

The city is not a small town, but a huge border city, and through the gates with a distinctly Islamic style, you will be greeted by a bustling market and trade, where you can see all kinds of people, including dancing girls with veils and naked bellies, second ancestors who swaggered through the city with slaves, officials who managed the market, and third brothers who opened and sold goods, European merchants in leggings and gentleman's hats, and Gauls who were used as slaves. There are also street musicians who play mizhar (plucked instruments in the Arabian region) on the roadside to entertain the performing dancers, but the only thing that is rare under this prosperity is the black-haired, black-eyed and yellow-skinned Han people of the East.

"We can set up a stall here now to try it, but don't worry, your goods from Middle-earth are absolutely sought-after, it won't be long before you can get a high return, and then you can set up a business store here, you can do long-term business, you have so many people in the caravan, there must be no problem with the manpower of the business, as soon as you choose the address of the stall, I will take you to go through the procedures for doing business locally, and then we can continue to the next stop." Walking on the lively street, Sachaliumo said to Zhanfeng beside him.

"Liumo, thank you so much, when you return to the Great Song Dynasty, I invite you to go to Bianliang City, our imperial capital, to the best Shangri-La restaurant in our empire to eat, drink, and taste tea, and please taste the most exquisite oriental food." Zhan Feng said cheerfully holding Sacharumo's shoulder.

"Of course, of course, I must go to your Great Song with you this time, I have to go home with my wife and children, I want to settle in your Great Song Dynasty, because I think your Han people in the Great Song Dynasty are much friendlier than the Muslims on our side, simply put, I can praise Allah anytime and anywhere in front of you, and read my Qur'an freely, and the people of your caravan did not say that the emperor and the gods you believe in will punish me with divine punishment, and I also yearn for your Great Song Dynasty very much for this reason." Sazarymus said sincerely.

"Hahaha, Liumo, you are right, our Great Song Dynasty is very free in this regard, although the vast majority of people in our country are the only true gods who believe in Taoism, but our country also has many other beliefs, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, these beliefs can exist, as long as we don't gather people to make trouble and defy the laws of our Great Song Dynasty, our Great Song Dynasty can protect foreign people, but our laws clearly say that it is not allowed, Foreign people are not allowed to intermarry with Han Chinese. Zhan Feng said to Sacharumo.

"This is really a strange law, why did your emperor make this law?" Sacharyumo asked suspiciously.

"Hehehe, you won't understand the purpose of our law."

"Well, magical Oriental, O, here we are," said Sacharyumo, who walked into a building similar to a yamen with Zhanfeng, and said to Zhanfeng as he went: "Dear friends of Middle-earth, this is a place for foreign merchants to go through business procedures, and the natives only need to pay ten black copper dilholmes, and you, as foreigners, have to pay twenty dinars of silver. ”

"It doesn't matter, you have to have an upfront investment to do business, don't you?"

Zhanfeng and Sacharumo had just finished the formalities and were about to leave when they suddenly heard a noise at the door.

"Dodge, dodge, the great Lord of the City of Muriqi is here, all of them dodge." A rough voice came in.

After the Seljuk soldiers who rushed into the hall rudely pushed away the merchants who were standing at the door to register their goods, a Seljuk Turkic nobleman dressed in jewels and completely nouveau riche swaggered in, looking through all the goods that the merchants had come to register one by one, Zhan Feng frowned and asked Sacha Rumo: "Rumo, who is he, why is he so rude." ”

And Sacharyumo hurriedly pulled Zhanfeng's sleeve and said to Zhanfeng in a very small voice: "You don't want to die, he is the lord of this city, the noble Berke of the Seljuk Kingdom, named Wu Murich, is the nephew of the mother of His Majesty the Seljuk Sultan, he is greedy and very narrow-minded, don't conflict with him, no matter what he asks you for a while, you give it to him, save your life." ”

Zhan Feng was originally a high-minded and arrogant person, but now that he is in another country, he has to be cautious, and when he sees Sazaru's nervous face, Zhan Feng has no choice but to answer in a low voice.

"Huh?!" After a while, Wu Muric came to Zhan Feng and the others, picked up the goods they had registered, and looked at them, and their eyes were full of greedy green light, "Is this your product?" Well?! Central Plains Han people?? ”

"Hehehe, yes, respected city lord, my employers are from the far east of the world, the distant Song Kingdom, they have just come out, and I hope that the respected city lord will take care of them." The payment for the two silks was still useful, said Sacharyumo with a very flattering smile at Muriqi.

"Welcome, guests from the East, welcome to our great Seljuk Turkic Empire for business, I am the lord of this city of Ulecht, can I see your wares?" No Muric said very politely.

But no matter how euphemistic his tone was, the greedy light lurking in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what, helplessly, Zhan Feng had to sigh in his heart, and said very politely to Wu Murich: "Respected city lord, please, our goods are not far ahead." (To be continued.) )