Amira was right, if the so-called royal palace of this Saori country could really be called a royal palace, then the sheep he drove would be a herd of cattle.

When Shao Xi looked at the slightly tall adobe house in front of him, he couldn't believe that this was a place where a king lived.

Don't say the word "luxury", this house is a bit dilapidated compared to the post house where they once settled in Wuhaiguo.

Shao Xi never expected that the house where the king of Shazhi Country lived would be like this.

Amira stopped from afar, pointed there and said to Shao Xi: "That's where the old king of Aziz lives, we can't enter at will, but a few guests are distinguished guests from the Central Plains, presumably the old king will receive you." ”

The palace of this Shazhi country does not seem to be heavily guarded, but there are some guards at the door and around it, if it weren't for Amera telling Shao Xi that this is the palace, maybe this place will really be regarded as a post house.

"Thank you very much today, you go and do your own work!"

"Okay! Thank you to a few distinguished guests! ”

After Amira saluted Shao Xi and the three of them, she left five sheep behind and drove the sheep away satisfied.

It was lucky for him to meet Shao Xi and a few people today.

Looking at the figure of Amela leaving, Shao Xi understood more deeply at this time that the country was small and weak, and it was the people who suffered after all.

Obviously, people living on the same land want to divide the high and low by race and ethnicity, and then hurt each other.

Why is there so much malice between people when the strong side bullies the weak, recklessly oppresses the weak side, and even wants to exterminate it? Is it really that hard to coexist peacefully?

In the end, it is just the result of greed, and the person who gets it wants to have more, at the expense of the lives of others.

This is the root of all the tragedies in this world.

Entering the palace was easier than Shao Xi imagined, originally thought that a few people would be stopped outside by the guards, but he didn't want those guards to hear that a few people were from the Central Plains, and they really went in to report, and after a while, they came out and brought a few people in.

Shao Xi felt that he was not coming to the palace, but like visiting a rich man, and this rich man didn't seem to be doing well.

The house didn't look small, but it looked a little dilapidated, and the guards had no armor on them, just a few pieces of animal skins haphazardly, and the weapons in their hands were already worn.

As soon as Shao Xi and the others walked into the courtyard, Wuqiu'er, who was holding five sheep in his hand, was stopped by the guards and told people that they could go in, but the sheep couldn't.

At this time, Shao Xi reacted, their visit this time was indeed a bit casual, how could anyone lead the sheep to the palace to meet the king?

There was no cumbersome etiquette, and when he walked into this house, Shao Xi directly met the old king named Aziz.

The old king looked skinny, with high cheekbones, deep eye sockets, and a yellow muscled face, even a little languishing.

Shao Xi saluted Aziz according to the etiquette of the Central Plains and identified himself.

Since Shao Xi did not have an official diplomatic identity at this time, he introduced himself as a businessman in the Central Plains.

Aziz behaved calmly, raised his hand to let a few people sit down, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Let a few distinguished guests from the Central Plains laugh."

"Shaweaving Country is just a remote and small country, compared with the big country of the Central Plains, it is only a star and a bright moon, today a few distinguished guests came to visit my immortal person, Aziz is deeply honored!"

From Aziz's body, Shao Xi couldn't see a trace of the majesty of a king, he looked like a kind elder, and even had a sense of kindness.

"Your Majesty, several of us are from the Jingyuan Empire in the Central Plains, and we are passing through your country on our way to Loulan this time, and we are here to meet His Majesty the King to express our respect!"

Hearing Shao Xi's words, Aziz did not show surprise on his face.

just said calmly: "Your Excellency has a heart, and you can still treat our Shazhi Country as a country, and you can also treat me as a king, which shows that the Jingyuan Empire is indeed a country of etiquette like the legend."

"Aziz is here to express his highest respect to several distinguished guests from the Central Plains, as well as to the incomparably noble Emperor Jingyuan, and thank you for remembering our humble little country in the far east."

Aziz said this with both modesty and humility, and it was obvious with helplessness.

"Your Majesty, my Jingyuan Dynasty treats all countries in the world equally, there is no distinction between big and small, since the Shaweaving Kingdom is a country in the Western Regions, we should naturally meet His Majesty the King to show our respect, Your Majesty is so polite, it is really flattering to be here."

Hearing Shao Xi say this, a hint of surprise flashed imperceptibly on Aziz's face, but it dissipated instantly.

Perhaps, in his opinion, that distant and powerful empire did not give him much hope.

When Shao Xi saw Akiz's expression, he also understood that he no longer seemed to have any hope for his country.

No matter how powerful the Jingyuan Empire is, it is only an unattainable existence for the Shazhi Kingdom, and the Loulan Kingdom around it is like a vicious wolf that will show its fangs at any time.

Expecting the Jingyuan Empire to help Sha Zhiguo eliminate this hungry wolf was simply an unrealistic fantasy for him.

Shao Xi didn't want to go around in circles anymore, so he asked bluntly: "We just came here and heard about the relationship between your country and Loulan country, and to be honest, as a businessman, we shouldn't care about this matter.

"But my Jingyuan Empire is bound to achieve trade with Western countries in the future, and I heard that the Loulan Kingdom has a deep relationship with Western Turkic forces, and it will definitely become the biggest obstacle to our trade with the West in the future.

"I came here this time to ask Your Majesty for advice, how to open up the trade routes in the Western Regions and bring benefits to all countries along the way?"

Aziz glanced up at Shao Xi, although he kept claiming that he was just a businessman, but from Shao Xi's words, Aziz had already heard that his identity was not simple.

An ordinary businessman should be concerned about trade between the Central Plains and the West? Such a major event is by no means something that an ordinary businessman should consider.

Shao Xi expressed his thoughts so bluntly, in fact, he also believed that even if Aziz did not cooperate with him, he would never inform Loulanguo of this matter, so he was so unscrupulous.

And Aziz also learned from Shao Xi's words about the Jingyuan Empire's intention to expand its influence in the Western Regions in the future, which was also good news for the Sha Weaving Kingdom, which had been oppressed by the Loulan Kingdom for many years.

"It seems that a few distinguished guests came here this time more than just a visit, since they already know the relationship between our Shazhi Kingdom and Loulan Kingdom, you may as well say anything to the distinguished guests, I can assure you that what we said today will never come out of this room."

Go on the road!

Shao Xi likes to cooperate with people in the upper way.

The reason why it was straightforward as soon as they met was that Shao Xi decided that the current Sha Zhi Kingdom had been forced by Loulan Country to the point that there was no way out.

If the Sori Kingdom does not want to destroy the country, the only way is to seek cooperation in order to survive, and at this time they have no other choice.

Therefore, Shao Xi believes that as long as they can bring hope to Sha Zhiguo, they will accept no matter what kind of cooperation.

"Since His Majesty the King said so, then there is no going around in circles, and under is the Jingyuan Dynasty's "Jingcheng Division" four-product supervision and inspection history.

"Although I came to the Western Regions this time only for some private matters, I also came to learn about the recent situation of the countries in the Western Regions, in order to expand the influence of the Jingyuan Empire in the Western Regions in the future, realize east-west trade, and better develop national strength.

"And the place where the Loulan Kingdom is located is the key point of the future east-west trade, if the Loulan Kingdom is willing to cooperate with our Jingyuan Empire, it would be good to say, but now they collude with the Western Turkic forces, and it will inevitably become the biggest obstacle to the trade between the Central Plains and the West in the future.

"There will be a war between the Jingyuan Empire and the Western Turks, then the Loulan Kingdom will definitely become the enemy of the Central Plains, your country and the surrounding countries have been oppressed by Loulan all the year round, I don't know if you are willing to cooperate with my Jingyuan Dynasty?"

"In the future, destroy this country and replace it, and your country can jointly develop the trade routes of the Western Regions with the Jingyuan Empire, so that the countries in the Western Regions can prosper together and never be bullied again."

Aziz looked at Shao Xi with a shocked expression, and asked in a trembling voice: "The Western Turks are so powerful and have always controlled a large area of land in the west, could it be that the Jingyuan Empire actually intends to start a big war with the Western Turks?" ”

Shao Xi shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not that we have to fight, it's that the Western Turks have been coveting our fertile land in the Central Plains for many years, and although they are far apart, they have been pulling together all forces in the Western Regions to harass the Central Plains.

"Since we can't live in peace, we can only fight each other, but at the moment the two sides have no direct intention of fighting, but each supports its forces to compete with each other in the desert of the Western Regions.

"Now that the Loulan Kingdom has fallen to the west, then my Jingyuan Empire naturally wants to support a force to compete with it in this desert.

"Your country has been oppressed by the Loulan Kingdom for many years, rather than going on like this, it is better to simply cooperate with our Jingyuan Empire, at least you can protect yourself."

Aziz nodded silently as he listened, he couldn't be clearer about the situation in the Western Regions.

Although the Jingyuan Empire in the Central Plains was separated by tens of millions of miles from the Western Turks, the Western Turkic forces had always been extremely ambitious, vainly trying to lead troops eastward to invade and occupy the Central Plains and establish a huge empire.

He wasn't sure if the Jingyuan Empire had this in mind, but the countries of the Western Regions sandwiched between the two empires had become a buffer zone for these two huge forces.

Regardless of which faction wanted to be able to control the Western Regions in order to expand its influence, the kingdoms of the Western Regions, which seemed to be close to the Central Plains, had grown stronger.

However, the Western Turks adopted the method of conquest and plunder, which caused serious damage to the countries in the Western Regions that were close to them, and the Loulan State was the minions of the Western Turks in the Western Regions.

The Loulan Kingdom did its best to loot the wealth and resources of various countries to strengthen the national strength of the Western Turks, and the Shazhi Kingdom was unfortunately the Western Regions Kingdom far away from the Central Plains, within the sphere of influence of the Western Turks and the Loulan Kingdom.

As a small country in the Western Regions, Shazhi Country and the surrounding small countries have never thought about how strong they can be in this Western Regions desert, but at least they must be attached to a force that can guarantee their own security.

So for many years, they had longed for the protection of that huge empire in the East to resist the barbaric plundering of the Western Turks, but because of the distance, they could only hold on to this illusion all the time, but never thought that it would be realized.

Now, the appearance of Shao Xi has given Aziz this hope.

Aziz was excited, but also worried: "That being said, but our Shazhi country is under the claws of Loulan country, if I really cooperate with you, once they find out, it will definitely be a river of blood, how can I be worthy of my own people?" ”

Shao Xi waved his hand and said, "I never said that I would let you openly ally with my Jingyuan Empire, so it would not be wise to do so, the most important thing for the Sha Weaving Kingdom now is to survive."

"I heard that the Loulan Kingdom has always controlled the water source and salt lake of the Shazhi Kingdom, and they are doing this to choke your lifeline so that you dare not resist.

"Therefore, you should not show any intention of resisting, and when I return to the Central Plains, I will arrange for someone to help your country secretly dig wells and salt wells in the name of business, and solve the problem of your survival.

"However, this matter must be carried out in secret, and the wells and salt wells dug in the future must also be kept absolutely secret from Loulan Kingdom."

Needless to say, drinking water and salt are important to people in the desert, and digging wells and salt wells in a place like Saori is a big project in itself.

To achieve absolute secrecy, it is not one or two people, but the entire Shazhi country, and Shao Xi is still a little worried about this.

Because once the news leaks, the dug wells and salt wells will be controlled by Loulan Kingdom, which is equivalent to making wedding dresses for others.

Therefore, Shao Xi wants to get a definite guarantee from Aziz to ensure that Sha Zhiguo can work together to keep this matter absolutely secret.

Sometimes, there are some things that are really unimaginable.

Normally, it is indeed difficult to keep everyone secret, but Shazhi Country has been bullied and oppressed by Loulan Country for so many years, and all Shazhi people are regarded as pariahs, and this oppression has also made the people of Shazhi Country unprecedentedly united.

Especially when it comes to his own survival, Aziz is confident that the whole country will keep it a secret.

It may seem strange to say, but when a group is facing an existential crisis, the cohesion is beyond imagination.

"On behalf of my countrymen, I can assure you that we will keep this secret and will not leak half of it, as long as we can survive."

Lao Wu, who had been listening to their conversation, was in an extremely complicated mood at this time, and he felt that Shao Xi had stretched his hand too long this time.

Even if he got involved in the White Night Kingdom and Wuhai Kingdom, now that he actually went to the sphere of influence of the Western Turks to do things, he couldn't understand if Shao Xi didn't think he had enough troubles?

Now that I've taken on a lot of things, it's a shame not to get something in return.

"Your Majesty, help is mutual, if we help you solve the matter of survival, what can you give the Jingyuan Empire in return?"

Aziz showed a look of embarrassment, what useful things could a small remote country like them in the desert provide for the Jingyuan Empire?