When Lukaz came to Luoyang again, it was still the season when the peony flowers were in full bloom, and the smile on his face was brighter than the peony flowers, holding Liu Ze's hand tightly, and he was unwilling to let go for a long time.

"Mr. Lukaz is full of spring breeze, and it seems that this trip to Rome has made a lot of money." Liu Ze also had a smile on his face, and his smile was very sincere.

"Thanks to you, it's worth the trip, I've been a merchant for many years, and I've never encountered such a smooth business, and the two truckloads of porcelain are almost sold out in Rome. By the way, the bark of the cinchona tree you asked for by Shopkeeper Liu was also found for you, and a large cart was pulled. As he spoke, he handed Liu Ze a sample of tree bark.

Liu Ze took it and saw that it was really the bark of the cinchona tree, and he was overjoyed, originally he only mentioned it occasionally, and he didn't have much hope that he could find it, and he didn't expect that Lukaz would have such a big harvest as soon as he went.

"This bark is not easy to pick, and Mr. Rukaz is really a powerful man."

"This matter is also simple, under the heavy reward, there will be a brave man, this time after I arrived in Egypt, Zhang Bang paid a lot of money to buy this bark, there are thousands of people unveiled, not afraid of hardships and dangers to look for bark, but after the moon, you can get a big car, if Liu shopkeeper next year, you can pull two more cars."

"It's enough, Mr. Rukaz has also spent a lot of money on this acquisition, and I can settle it at Jane's shopkeeper later."

When the cinchona bark arrived, Liu Ze was naturally like a treasure, and he didn't ask how much Lukaz spent, even if Lukaz falsely reported the flower head, it didn't matter, just pay it to him. Unexpectedly, Rukaz did not mean to ask for money.

"Such a trivial matter, how can I worry about it, Shopkeeper Liu can open up such a big financial road for our people, I have long been grateful, this car of bark, the right to be grateful."

"In business, friends belong to friends, business belongs to business, this batch of bark is also purchased by Mr. Lukaz with a lot of money, how can you take advantage of it in vain, the money must be paid, Mr. Rukaz must not refuse, Mr. Rukaz can send the bark thousands of miles away, I am very grateful."

"Money can never be collected, if the shopkeeper Liu feels that he can't go, I have a reluctant request."

"Sir, please."

"Can Shopkeeper Liu hand over all the porcelain shipped to the West to our people, and let us act as an agent for the sale of porcelain in Persia and Rome, as for the price, it is naturally determined by Shopkeeper Liu, I don't know what Shopkeeper Liu wants?"

Liu Zexin said, this old slippery head, really is an old fritter who has been immersed in business for decades, and he doesn't do loss-making business at any time, and he will exchange a cart of bark for the exclusive agency of porcelain in the West. However, even if he doesn't mention it, Liu Ze has to hand over this exclusive agency to him, after all, this is a win-win deal. At that moment, he said cheerfully: "Okay, let's make a decision!" ”

Lukaz was overjoyed and said, "Thank you to Shopkeeper Liu for your success." But I don't know how much porcelain Shopkeeper Liu still has? ”

This year, the Shu brocade in the Luoyang market is already priceless, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to get the exclusive agency of blue and white porcelain in the West, Liu Ze said: "For specific cooperation matters, Lukaz may as well sit down and talk to the shopkeeper Jane, and he is fully responsible for this matter." Since Mr. Rukaz is willing to act as an agent, we need to sign an agreement, after all, this is not the same as buying and selling now. ”

Rukaz hurriedly said: "This is natural. ”

Liu Ze suddenly thought of something, that is, he talked about Dawan Ma with Su Shuang Zhang Shiping last year, Lukaz has been doing business and walking in the Western Regions for many years, and he should know more about the situation in the Western Regions, maybe he knows the situation of Dawan and Dawanma. Liu Ze opened his mouth and asked: "Mr. Lukaz has been doing business in the Western Regions all the year round, so he must know the situation there well. ”

"Shopkeeper Liu is serious, I don't know what to say, I should know everything, and I will say everything."

"Thousands of miles away, there is a country named Dawan, it was when Zhang Qian passed through the Western Regions in the former Han Dynasty that the world first learned that there was such a country, and it was rumored that Dawan had been destroyed by the Xiongnu, is there anything wrong?"

"Yes, as early as ten years ago, the Northern Xiongnu army crossed the Green Ridge, broke through the Ershi City, annihilated the main force of the army of Dawan Kingdom, and then broke Guishan City, killed the King of Dawan, and the 25 countries of Dawan and Loulan, Yueshi, and Wusun all died in the Xiongnu."

Liu Ze's mind about the Western Regions and the Xiongnu records are limited to the Han Book and the Later Han Book, but the Chinese historical books of the past dynasties are all using the Spring and Autumn Period, the language is unknown, and the foreign countries are even more brush-by, according to the Han history, Emperor Wu was a heavy money to seek sweat and blood, but sent the general Li Guangli to conquer Dawan twice, Dawan Ju, is to kill its king is not widowed, so Dawan is attached to the Han Dynasty, but it is limited to tribute, as an independent country, Dawan still exists. The record is at this end, what is the final fate of the Dawan Kingdom, there is no record in the historical materials, there are long rumors that the Dawan Kingdom and Wusun and other countries were destroyed by the Xiongnu, and now I have heard that Lukaz confirms and confirms, and it should not be wrong.

"The Xiongnu were divided into two divisions in the north and south, and the attack was not stopped, and the Northern Xiongnu were forced by the Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu and the Xianbei tribes, and their momentum was gradually poor, and they moved west from the north of the desert, why did they still have the strength to destroy the countries of the Western Regions?"

Although the Northern Huns were continuously defeated by the Han Dynasty in the south and north of the desert, they had to move westward, but their strength is still not to be underestimated, and the warriors under their command are all dead soldiers who have survived a hundred battles, in comparison, Dawan Wusun and other countries in the Western Regions are relatively weak, not good at swords, plus the country is small and the people are poor, each fighting for itself, how can it stop the rolling iron cavalry of the Huns."

"It is rumored that the Dawan country is rich in good horses, and it is called the 'sweat and blood horse', but I don't know if the Dawan horse will become extinct after the death of the Dawan country?"

"Whether the sweat and blood horse is extinct, it is not known, but although this Dawan is dead, but it is not extinct, its people are forced by the Xiongnu, and they have moved south to the south of the Green Mountains and the border of West Kunlun. It's just that because they have moved out of the Silk Road, the specific situation of the Dawan people is unknown. ”

When Liu Ze heard this, he became interested and said: "Mr. Lukaz, according to your words, the Dawan people have not been exterminated by the Huns, and the Dawan horses will not be exterminated if they want to come." ”

"According to common sense, this Dawan horse is domesticated by the Dawan people, as long as the Dawan people still live, the Dawan horse will not be extinct. On the road to the Western Regions this time, the merchants who could hear it chatting, and there were large groups of Huns going south, also to find sweat and blood. ”

Liu Ze secretly calculated in his heart that the Huns were also looking for sweat and blood horses, presumably they were also eager to find these good horses, and how could they make a comeback. It seems that he has to hurry up and act, can not let this batch of sweat and blood horses fall into the hands of the Huns, once these sweat and blood horses are obtained by the Huns, over time, with the strength of the Huns and the sweat and blood horses, to Emperor Wu after the maintenance of hundreds of years of advantage over the Huns will no longer exist, not to mention that the Central Plains is about to fall into turmoil, at that time, the Huns who have obtained the sweat and blood horses are like tigers, and they will not know how much deep suffering they will bring to the Chinese nation.

He chatted with Lukaz for a few words, and then arranged for Jian Yong to negotiate in detail on the specific matters of the cooperation between the two sides, and he retreated to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to discuss the matter of going west. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei listened to Liu Ze's words and agreed greatly, and Zhang Fei was even more gearing up, urging Liu Ze to hurry up.

Liu Ze said with a smile: "The third brother doesn't have to be anxious, this is thousands of miles away from West Kunlun, how can you do it without making some preparations, not to mention that this trip is likely to encounter the fierce Hun cavalry, and the strength of you and my brothers alone will never work." ”

"What's not to do, my Zhangba snake spear hasn't really come in handy, this time it's not bad to be able to meet the Hun cavalry in the Western Regions, at least I can kill it happily, don't you say, second brother?" As soon as Zhang Fei heard about the war, he came to his senses, how could he fall behind when he had such a good opportunity.

Guan Yu smiled slightly and said: "Guan's Qinglong Yanyue Knife has not yet tasted blood, and he is trying to find a few Huns to sacrifice the knife, so that they can also understand that there are heroes in the Central Plains." ”

"The two virtuous brothers are really heroic, this trip to the Western Regions must be worthwhile, I have quickly sent a message to Guan Hai, let Pan Feng and Wu Anguo take three hundred cavalry to disguise themselves as merchants, and immediately set off from Quyang, walk to Aipingyang, and meet us at Fenglingdu, we also need to make some preparations here, and set off in three days." Liu Ze looked at Guan Zhang's enthusiastic appearance and felt inspired, and told them the plan.

Liu Ze personally ordered more than a dozen men with better martial arts, withdrew 100,000 taels of gold from Jian Yong, and disguised themselves as a caravan, and the things in the car were not goods, but all long and short weapons, bows and crossbows, arrows, armor and skins, these things were hidden in the mezzanine of the special car floor, which was full of dry food, clothing, tents and other daily necessities.

The reason why Liu Ze acted so low-key and unassumingly was because he didn't want to cause trouble, just imagine that if a heavily armed cavalry unit appeared near Guanluo, it would inevitably shake the court and the local government, and if it didn't work, it would be determined to become a rebel and be directly exterminated. Therefore, Liu Zecai ordered Pan Fengwu Anguo to lead 300 cavalry to disguise themselves as a caravan, and not to go to Luoyang to meet directly at Fenglingdu, another reason is to go to Aipingyang Energy Province for one-third of the way.

Luoyang was about to stop, Liu Ze and Guan Zhang immediately went on the road, looking at the direction of Chang'an. There was nothing to do all the way, and three days later, Liu Ze and the others arrived at Fenglingdu, and Liu Ze ordered the caravan to rest in the hotel by the ferry, waiting for Pan Fengwu Anguo and others who came from Quyang.

After another three or four days, Pan Feng and Wu Anguo hurriedly led a team to rush over, completely according to Liu Ze's orders, disguised as a caravan, so that they were delayed for a few days, if they advanced by light cavalry, at least half of the time could be saved.

Pan Wu and the others reported to Liu Ze that according to Liu Ze's order, they selected 100 and 200 people from the Tianzi team and the Dizi team respectively, all of whom were sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers, with superb martial arts and skilled bows and horses, and could be described as the elite of the elite in the Phoenix Valley. Liu Ze was very satisfied, and the two sides of the army were united, continued to disguise themselves as caravans, passed through Chang'an, and went straight to Liangzhou.

The farther you go west, the more desolate it becomes, after passing Longxian and Tianshui, crossing the Yellow River in Jincheng, and entering the Hexi Corridor.