"Yawn! Yawn! Liang Xiao sneezed twice in succession, but he had to avoid it in time, otherwise he would have to sneeze Luo Xuli's face. He took out a handkerchief to wipe his nose and muttered, "Who, I really don't know how to pick the time." ”

"What did you say?" Luo Xuli blinked, inexplicably.

"Oh, there's a saying in our hometown that when someone misses you, you sneeze."

"Really?"

"Who knows, just believe it." Liang Xiao smiled. "Some people say that people who really love each other will have a heart, maybe a feeling."

Luo Xuli took a lot of effort to let Liang Xiao explain several times, and finally understood what this meant. She thought about it, a little lonely. "Then the person who missed you just now will be the princess you said?"

Liang Xiao was speechless, not knowing how to explain to Luo Xuli.

Seeing that Liang Xiao was speechless, Luo Xuli stood up and stomped her feet. "Will you really protect Dawan and protect me?"

"Of course." Liang Xiao hurriedly said: "I am an envoy sent by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to form an alliance with Dawan. Since they are allies, of course, they must help each other. ”

"Well, you can't break your word." Luo Xuli looked at Liang Xiao and bit her lip lightly. "What you said, you must remember. If I'm in any danger, you must be there for me in time. ”

"This ......"

Without waiting for Liang Xiao to speak, Luo Xuli pursed her lips and let out a long whistle, and the white horse that was grazing in the distance heard the sound and galloped over. Luo Xuli turned over on her horse, turned her horse's head, smiled at Liang Xiaoyan, said something in Greek, giggled, and rode away.

Liang Xiao didn't understand. I saw Paris standing stupidly aside. Hurriedly called him over. Paris smiled sheepishly. The princess said she would not give up. Fight like the warriors of the Amazons. My lord, who is she going to fight? Will she be with us? ”

"Practice your arrows well." Liang Xiao's eyes widened and he pushed Paris aside. Paris didn't leave. "Tell me, my lord, if the princess wants to join us in the battle, we will all work hard......"

"Are you looking for a beating?" Liang Xiao was furious and clenched his fists. Paris saw that it was not good, and ran away. While running. He exclaimed, "My lord, let the princess teach you Greek." She can speak and write, and she is very knowledgeable, but she is the most suitable gentleman. ”

Liang Xiao's heart moved, thought about it, and shook his head with a wry smile. This is already inextricable, if you get along day and night, can you still have no accidents? It's better to stay away. Can't be provoked, can afford to hide.

But why am I still a little bit excited?

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Guishan City is the capital of Dawan. The nearby population was much denser than Suye City, and it only took two days for Old Andrew to recruit nearly three hundred people. Among them are middle-aged and elderly people and teenagers. There are also many young people who are in the prime of life.

Liang Xiao was surprised. Although he had the intention to form a loyal man, he didn't want to arouse the suspicion of Dawan's ministers before he was fledgling, so he told Old Andrew in advance not to recruit young adults for the time being.

Old Andrew told Liang Xiao that these people were poor people of Greek origin. There is a large population in the vicinity of Guishan City, and the good land and pastures are occupied by the magnates, and most of the poor people have no place to live, so they can only work as domestic servants or even slaves. When they heard that they had the opportunity to join the army, they couldn't ask for it. Hearing old Andrew say that the old country of Greece was dead, they didn't think about it, and they wanted to be with people of the same blood.

Liang Xiao was a little sad when he heard it. Alexandria was so beautiful back then, but now the Greek remnants are so depressed. Thinking that hundreds of years later, the Han people were also bullied by nomads, and he was partial to Jiangnan, he relented and decided to accept these people.

Liang Xiao counted the number of people, tested their respective abilities, and handed over those who were good at foot combat to Lao Ande. They will remain in Guishan City, and then they will rush to the mountain pass and build a fortress to stop the attack of the Wusun people. Those who are good at riding and archery stayed, acting as a squire knight, and followed him to the Tsukishi.

In the end, Liang Xiao got one hundred and seventy-three knights, mainly young people of seventeen or eighteen years old. After several ideological work, several middle-aged and elderly people who are more open-minded are willing to change to become horsemen. There is another important reason why Liang Xiao chose them, these people have all fought in Bactria, they are more familiar with the terrain there, and some have even fought with the Yue people, and they have their entourage, so they don't have to worry about getting lost.

Liang Xiao asked them all to wear Han-style robes and capes, and promised to equip them with the same Greek dresses in the future to preserve a memory of their homeland.

Because of the overcrowding, Liang Xiao personally entered the city and communicated with Yu Cai.

Seeing Liang Xiao come to visit, Mo Cai was very happy, personally greeted him outside the gate, and said with a smile: "Liang Jun, I was about to go to you, but I didn't expect you to come." ”

Liang Xiao had also been to Cai's house before, and this time, it seemed that there had been some changes. There were nearly twice as many guards at the door, countless horses and carriages stopped in the square in front of the door, and the people waiting to be received had been discharged more than a hundred steps away, and they all showed surprised eyes when they saw Yu Cai personally coming out to greet Liang Xiao. Soon, someone recognized Liang Xiao, and there were exclamations for a while. Although there was no shortage of criticism, no one dared to mention it in front of Yu Cai.

"The vice king has really been in charge lately." Liang Xiao smiled: "I came to visit you at this time, didn't disturb your official business, right?" ”

"What can be done, it is nothing more than those parents who are short, who occupies whose business, and who uses improper means to seize the market. Especially recently, silk has been tight, and many people have come to Tuoluzi, wanting to buy more goods and resell them to Parthia. ”

Fu Cai shook his head again and again, sighing, but there was irrepressible pride in his eyes. After Liang Xiao came to Guishan City and brazenly slaughtered the Wusun envoy, the Han merchants in Dawan heard the news and rushed to meet the Han envoy. When you ask to see the messenger, you naturally want to give some greeting gifts. Knowing that Liang Xiao needed a large amount of silk as gifts, the Han merchants took out their best goods, either giving or borrowing, even if they were selling, they would make as little money as possible.

Accumulation adds up, and the more silk brocade in Liang Xiao's hand, the less supply in the market. Silk brocade was transported from the Han Dynasty, and the quantity was originally limited, and now it is even more difficult to find. Among the many goods transshipped to the West, silk was the most popular for its ease of transportation and high profits. All of a sudden, the supply decreased. Prices naturally skyrocketed.

At this time. Yu Cai, who has a good relationship with Liang Xiao, is close to the water and gets the moon first, and it immediately becomes important. He took advantage of his good relationship with Liang Xiao to give priority to the purchase of silk from Han merchants, controlling almost half of the market and making a lot of money.

Seeing Liang Xiao, Wu Cai naturally welcomed it from the bottom of his heart.

Yu Cai welcomed Liang Xiao to the inner courtyard, ordered someone to take out more than a dozen knives, and placed them in front of Liang Xiao. Liang Xiao took a look. It was the loot seized from the Wusun people that day, and his heart immediately understood, and he turned to Wu Cai and said: "The vice king is really clever, and no conspiracy can hide from the eyes of the vice king. ”

Mo Cai picked up a knife, pulled out half of the blade, and sighed: "Don't hide it from Liang Jun, these knives appeared in the hands of the Wusun people, it is really a shame for my Dawan." ”

Liang Xiao was puzzled.

"Some of these knives are in the collection of Vice Wang Chanfeng, and they come from the poison country in the south. It's made of iron from Hyderabad, and it's unusually sharp. Dawan is not common. Cicada Feng is a royal family, which was quite popular with the old king, so there are so many collections, I hoped that he would use these treasure knives to protect his family and defend the country, but he did not expect to be used as a murder weapon by the Wusun people, intending to kill the messenger. ”

Liang Xiao suddenly realized, and at the same time, his heart moved. He didn't know what Hyderabad was, but he knew that there was a kind of Uzi iron in India, and the sword made of it was very sharp, which was called the Damascus sword, which was later introduced to the Central Plains and was named Indian iron, also known as iron iron, which is synonymous with superior weapons. Could it be that these scimitars were made of Uzi iron?

Liang Xiao hurriedly took out the short knife. "Vice King, this knife was taken from Gulu Fox, could it be that it is also made of this kind of iron?"

Yu Cai took it, took out the short knife and glanced at it, and smiled. "That's right. If you look at the pattern above, it is the characteristic of this weapon. ”

Liang Xiao patted his head and laughed to himself. He should have thought of this a long time ago, this snowflake-like pattern is a characteristic of Uzi Iron, and he has not paid attention to it. If it weren't for Yu Cai's careful explanation, he would still be in the dark. In other words, this time I went to Bactria in the south, and I had to collect some of these raw materials.

Iron is an important strategic commodity. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, let alone fight. If Xie Guanglong hadn't beaten an iron spear, but asked him to use a wooden-handled spear, maybe this guy would have been hacked to death with a knife.

Liang Xiao was overjoyed. "So, I've gained a lot this time."

"Of course." Yu Cai smiled: "These are Liang Jun's trophies, please take them away." Those war horses, I will send someone to Liang Jun later. In addition, there were the king's bounty and horses. ”

Yu Cai took Liang Xiao's hand and said meaningfully: "Liang Jun, that horse is my king's beloved thing, you have to cherish it." ”

Liang Xiao thanked him again. He glanced at the knives on the table, picked out the two most ornately decorated, and presented them in front of him with both hands. One of them is in the hand of Mo Cai, who has been playing with it for a long time, especially the gem on the hilt. Yu Cai hurriedly excused himself: "This is Liang Jun's spoils, how can I accept it." ”

"This is my trophy, and I have taken it. Now is my gift to the vice-king. The vice king is about to lead the army to the battle, and without a treasure sword, how can he take advantage of the vice king's heroic appearance? Please also ask the vice king not to refuse. ”

Tsai laughed with satisfaction. He did take a fancy to these two knives, but he was just embarrassed to speak. Liang Xiao was interested, took the initiative to give it to him, and fell into his arms, pretending to excuse himself, and then he accepted it half-pushed, half-pushed, and wanted to refuse and welcome.

Liang Xiao smiled secretly in his heart. This Dawan person is really living too leisurely. As the vice-king, who is about to take on the important task of fighting against Wusun, Mo Cai actually does not first value the practicality of the weapon, but the jewel decorated on it. With such a nobleman in charge, how could Dawan not be weak.

However, the weaker he is, the stronger his dependence on him, and of course he is happy to see it, and is even willing to contribute to it.

The two were polite, and Liang Xiao immediately mentioned the excess soldiers. Mo Cai didn't care at all, and waved his hand lightly. "It doesn't matter, if the military salary and materials are not enough, you tell me, and I will allocate it to you. These poor people of Greek descent have always been a nuisance, and Liang Jun is willing to discipline them, and we can't ask for them. ”

Liang Xiao expressed his gratitude again-

(To be continued......)