In the city of Qunu, the royal capital of North India, the Tang army led by Zhao Congfang was stationed opposite the Brahmin temple, which was originally a settlement for the wealthy. After the Tang army took over, a large number of slaves were requisitioned for renovation, the redundant courtyard walls were demolished, and the entire camp was enclosed with walls and sentry towers, and the entire area was equivalent to three Brahmin temples.

The Aryans also believed in feng shui, and the opposite side of the Brahmin temple was also the closest to the god because it was backed by the river in the city, and was regarded as the best feng shui treasure outside the temple.

The temple worship elders originally chose this place as a settlement for Brahmin and Kshatriya nobles, but now it is occupied by the Tang army, and they have to move to a slightly less feng shui part of the city.

Among the generals in Anxi, Zhao Congfang's ability to command operations is not as good as Feng Changqing's, his courage and courage are not as good as Bai Xiaode, and his strict management of the army is not as good as Duan Xiushi. Li Siye dared to put him in remote North India, just because his level in all aspects was relatively balanced, he could stand alone, and he was also good at making decisions on the spot.

Recently, the king of the Dravidian tea kingdom in the Deccan Highlands has for some reason developed an ambition to claim to be the leader of the crusade against outsiders, to send troops to help restore northern India, and to vow to drive the invaders from the east north of the Indus River.

The king entangled thousands of Kshatriya warriors and more than 30,000 Dravidian tea shudras as he crossed the Deccan Plateau and reached the lower reaches of the Ganges tributary in the lower reaches of the Brayaga.

When Zhao Congfang learned of this, he took the initiative to attack, and only led 2,000 elite Tang army as light cavalry, and defeated the Dravidian tea army on the banks of the Ganges River in one fell swoop, so that only the king fled south with a few hundred warriors.

The Tang army captured 10,000 Vaishyas and Shudra slaves, and Zhao Congfang usually drove them into the banks of the Ganges River by driving them into the banks of the Ganges, slashing them with horizontal knives and throwing them into the river, saving food and feeding the river fish.

But when he saw the rows of black-skinned Dravidian tea soldiers that day, the joy in his heart was comparable to seeing a cool spring in the desert, and even a shrewd person like Dai Wang could not have imagined such a business opportunity, but he keenly captured it.

Kunlun Nu was far more expensive than Silla in Chang'an, and these thousands of dark-skinned captives were like glittering gold in his eyes.

He immediately ordered the lieutenant generals around him: "Kill the old, weak, sick, disabled and those with slightly lighter skin, and the rest of the people will be tied up with hemp rope and brought back to Qunu City." ”

These Dravidian people, who were regarded by the Aryan race as the feet of Brahma, the Shudras, were slightly higher than the untouchable Dalits, but they were also untouchables and were discriminated against because of the color of their skin. But they never dreamed that one day they would be valued because of the color of their skin, and they would become real slaves and embark on a journey to a foreign land.

Zhao Congfang imprisoned the captives in the fence of the horse farm outside the city of Qunu, and immediately selected ten of them who were slightly better-looking, and ordered people to go to Hexi with his letters, hoping that this great business would be allowed and supported by Li Siye, and at the end of the letters, he asked to set up cards in North India to collect commercial taxes from foreign Arabs and Byzantines.

Four months later, Li Siye sent a reply letter to Qunucheng, and Zhao Congfang took the envelope in the stone hall of the mansion and sent the messenger down to rest. He opened the envelope and read it carefully, and at the end of the reading could not help but be indignant.

"It takes money and manpower to set up checkpoints in towns and rivers, and I've been doing it myself for so long. didn't think of it but wanted to give Li Siye seventy percent, isn't this equivalent to kneeling to earn money? ”

His lieutenant Kang Huaien crossed his hands beside him and explained: "Dr. Li is in charge of the entire Hexi, Anxi, Beiting, and Hezhong, and all places need money to strengthen defense, and in my opinion, it is already extraordinarily generous to be able to leave us thirty percent of the money." ”

Zhao Congfang naturally looked dissatisfied, and asked Kang Huaien rhetorically: "As far as you are concerned, we are more than 20,000 miles away from Chang'an, and we have not been able to return to our homeland for more than ten years, just want to gather some money to perhaps comfort our hearts, is this also wrong." Now, if it weren't for the fact that there is oil and water to be fished in North India, who would want to stay in this hellish place where birds don't. ”

Kang Huaien did not have the slightest embarrassment on his face, and continued to cross his hands and said: "What the general said is extremely true, we live outside the territory, so we are so obsessed with money. However, why does the general have to worry about setting up cards to collect taxes, so it is really worth the loss to hurt Dr. Li. ”

"Huh?" Seeing that Kang Huaien's tone had changed, Zhao Congfang smacked out the meaning of his words: "In General Kang's opinion, how should I choose?" ”

General Kang seemed to have a draft in his stomach, and crossed his hands and approached Zhao Congfang: "This North India is rich in products, but the pepper and spices are already under the control of the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce, and Dai Wang, the head of the association, is a close confidant of Dr. Li, and we don't have a chance to intervene in it." But Kunlun Nu is completely different, Dr. Li called it a dirty little thing in the letter, it should be unsightly, and only let you discuss with Dai Wang to decide, since it is a consultation, there is a lot more room for maneuver. ”

Zhao Congfang showed an epiphany when he heard this, nodded and said, "Go on."

"Selling live people is different from pepper and spices, Dai Liulang doesn't need us to introduce pepper and spices, but selling live people can't do without us. These prisoners in the hands of the general can be negotiated with him at a good price, how much money each prisoner will be handed over to us, and how much he can sell if he takes these prisoners and sends them to Chang'an, and we don't ask anything. ”

"Wonderful," Zhao Congfang couldn't help but clasp his hands together and said: "General Kang's plan is very good, but how to communicate with Dai Wang, how to exchange for the best price for us." ”

Kang Huaien stepped forward and spoke: "If General Meng does not give up, Huaien is willing to ride a fast horse to Shule Town to meet Dai Liulang, and he must negotiate a reasonable condition for the general." ”

"This is very good, and I will order horses for you, and send you to Shule."

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Kang Huaien went all the way to Qunu City from the branch of the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce in Shule Town, and went straight to the Great General's Temple-style mansion as soon as he got off the horse. When Zhao Congfang heard the soldier's report, he excitedly ran down the steps to support General Kang's hand and personally welcomed him to the stone hall.

"Wynne has returned proudly this time, and there must be good news to tell so-and-so."

"That's true, the subordinates have already negotiated with Dai Liulang, the price of Kunlun Nu in Chang'an is 1,300 guan per person, and the Western Regions Chamber of Commerce is willing to buy it from us at the price of 500 guan per person, but there are two conditions."

"Still on the ground?" Zhao Congfang was a little incredulous, he had already suffered a lot at this price.

"These conditions can be easily completed by the general, otherwise it is impossible for your subordinates to respond for you. The first condition is that Kunlun slaves only need to be men under the age of forty, and they must be in good health and have no disabilities. The second condition is that each Kunlun slave must be purified before it can be delivered to him. ”

General Zhao tugged at his beard and thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it a bit inhumane to purify a good strong labor force into a eunuch?" ”

Kang Huaien didn't care, and said demagogically on the side: "The difference between the general's words, these Dravidian tea shudras, even their own kings don't treat them as human beings. Why should the generals raise their worth, just as if they were cattle castrations? Recently, the noble surnames of Chang'an like to use Kunlun slaves as their entourage, but because the risk of castration is too high, it is easy to die, so Dai Liulang hopes to control the risk at the place of shipment, as long as the cut can survive, he can save you from the loss of gold exchange, a Kunlun slave fifty taels of gold, no two words. ”