Yang Peng asked, "Are you from Persia?" The Persian merchant nodded and said, "We are all Persians, and my name is Abu Hassan, and I am a merchant of Persia." ”

Yang Peng asked puzzledly, "How did you come here?" I remember that the Western Liao people had already blocked the border. Abu Hassan said strangely: "Doesn't the general know that the Western Liao has opened the border?" Yang Peng pondered: "That's the case." ”

Abhassan looked around, secretly stuffed a small package into Yang Peng's hand, and said with a smile on his face: "General, this is my little meaning, please accept it." Yang Peng naturally understood what he meant, felt very interesting, weighed it, and said with a smile: "It's a lot!" Abhassan grinned and said, "This is a little respect for me!" ”

Yanyun's law strictly prohibits anyone from accepting bribes and gifts, Yang Peng, as the king of Yan, should lead by example, and naturally there can be no exception, so Yang Peng returned the small package to Abu Hassan, and said with a smile: "I understand your heart, but I can't accept things!" Abu Hassan held the package and hurriedly said: "This is just a little heart, general, you can accept it!" Yang Peng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Due to the limitations of the law, I can't accept gifts!" Abhassan said helplessly, with great admiration: "I have done business in many places, and the officials and generals in each place will not only accept gifts, but also blackmail us merchants in many cases!" But only here, all the officials and generals not only did not blackmail us, but even refused to accept the gifts we took the initiative to give, which is really unbelievable! ”

When Yang Peng heard his words, he knew that he had come all the way, met some Yanyun officials and generals, and tried to give gifts to get through the relationship, but they all touched his nose and couldn't help but smile slightly. He glanced at Abu Hassan and asked, "Isn't that bad?" Abu Hassan hurriedly shook his head: "No, this is very good!" In this way, the environment in which every businessman is located is fair, and we only need to manage it carefully, without being distracted from thinking about the relationship with the local government, and reducing a lot of expenses! ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "What goods did you bring with you to Yanyun this time?" Abu Hassan was proud and said: "I have brought our Persian carpets, and our Persian carpets are the best carpets in the world, and there is nothing better than ours!" And my carpet is the best carpet in Persia, it can be said that it is the best of the best! ”

Yang Peng nodded, Persian carpet he has heard of its name in modern society, Persian carpet has a long history and is well-known in the world, in the carpet industry, Persian carpet is definitely the first in the world, no one can match it.

Abu Hassan continued: "In addition, I have brought with me our Persian spices and a large number of special handicrafts, which I believe many of you Orientals have never seen. Abu Hassan's words involuntarily smeeked with pride.

Yang Peng smiled and said: "Persian goods naturally have unique places, but our oriental things also have oriental characteristics. Abulhasan nodded sympathetically, and said with envy: "The silk brocade of your Oriental people is truly a masterpiece of breathtaking, as brilliant as clouds, but softer than cotton!" And that porcelain, like gemstones, is unbelievable when I heard that they are all made of clay! As he spoke, he looked at Yang Peng with an inquiring gaze.

Yang Peng smiled: "Porcelain is indeed fired from clay!" Abulhasan shook his head and exclaimed, "I don't understand how you can make that ubiquitous clay into a work of art as beautiful as a jewel!" He raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Could this be the legendary Oriental magic?" ”

Yang Peng laughed.

Abu Hassan said: "I have heard of your Tianjing New City in Persia, which is said to be a very large and splendid city! Our Persepolis is also a very majestic city, the masterpiece of the gods! I want to see how your Tianjing New Town is different from our Persepolis! ”

Yang Peng smiled and said, "I heard that you have been ruled by the Seljuk Empire, why do you still call yourself Persian?" "In this era, the real Persian state of the past no longer exists, but is ruled by the Seljuk Empire, the so-called Seljuk Empire is the predecessor of modern society Turkey, this era can be said to be a golden age in Turkish history, and the territory ruled is very vast. The real Persian Empire actually ceased to exist after the fall of the so-called Sassanid Empire in the early Tang Dynasty, and the Arab powers ruled Persia after that. Speaking of which, by the way, a piece of history in the early Tang Dynasty.

In 651 AD, the Sassanid Empire of Persia was defeated by the Arab Empire, and the last emperor's son, Cyrus, fled to China and asked Tang Gaozong to send troops to help repel the Arab Empire. Tang Gao sent an army to escort him to the area of Histan in present-day Afghanistan and established the Persian Protectorate, which was destroyed by the Arab Empire in 663 AD. Since then, the true Persian Empire has ceased to exist, and although dynasties have changed over and over there, it has been ruled by Arabs. However, the Persians were not completely enslaved, they still held real power at the local level.

Abu Hassan's face showed a complicated expression, and he said categorically: "I believe that one day we will be free from Arab rule!" Yang Peng nodded and said, "As long as you are determined, you will definitely be able to do it!" ”

Abulhasan nodded vigorously, and then gloated: "But the Seljuks are not having a good time now, the crusaders of the Catholic Church are constantly attacking them in the west, and Khorezm is constantly attacking in the east, and recently the Seljuks have suffered a great defeat in the west, and the Crusaders have established a Kingdom of Jerusalem on the coast!" Haha, the Seljuks have suffered heavy losses! I hope that it won't be long before we can restore Persia! ”

Yang Peng said secretly: 'How can it be so easy to restore the country! I can only rely on myself for everything, hoping that external forces will help me succeed, but in the end it is just a dream! Even if the Seljuks were finally defeated by the Crusaders, I am afraid that Persia would not be restored, but the rulers would have been changed from Seljuks to Westerners! Yang Peng thought so, but he didn't say it, the so-called shallow relationship is indescribable, Yang Peng and this Abhassan are just a meeting in Pingshui, there is really no need to say those things.

Abu Hasan looked at Yang Peng and asked curiously, "I heard that your Yan Yun army seems to have also started a war with the Seljuks?" Yang Peng's heart moved, and he asked, "You're talking about the battle between our trading caravan and the Seljuk navy, right?" Abu Hassan nodded, and said with admiration: "You are really powerful, Seljuk's powerful naval army has been defeated by you one after another!" ”

Yang Peng said: "Actually, we don't want to be their enemies, our fleet is just going to do business." It's just that they shouldn't take the initiative to provoke, and since they have come to provoke, we naturally can't sit idly by, so we have to teach them a lesson! ”

Abu Hassan said with a look of disgust: "The Seljuks are very greedy, and it is impossible to live in peace with them!" If you want peace, they will think that you are afraid of them, and then become more rampant, there is only one way to deal with them, and that is to defeat them, to be afraid of them, and only then will they put away their rampant attitude and come to talk to you honestly! ”

Yang Peng said secretly: "Actually, it's not just the Seljuk people who are like this, which nation in the world is not like this!" It is naturally good to deal with these nations or countries and coexist peacefully, but there is a premise for this, you must defeat them first, and only if you defeat them can you take the road ahead! In fact, there is no difference between human society and the animal world, it has always been the strong who respect the weak and the strong, if you don't want to be a fish and live with dignity, then pick up your knife first! This world is unreasonable, only about strength! The kind of person who can only reason is actually no different from a coward who pleads! ’

Abu Hassan said: "I heard that it is because the Seljuks have lost your caravans one after another that they will mobilize all the naval forces in the country to fight against you in the Southern Ocean, and it is precisely because all the naval forces have been transferred to the Southern Ocean that they cannot stop the Crusaders at sea in the direction of the Mediterranean, and as a result, the Crusaders have successfully landed!" The Seljuks were caught off guard, so they lost a lot! ”

When Yang Peng heard him say this, he realized that after making trouble for a long time, his own navy had helped the crusaders a lot, and he couldn't help but smile. Abu Hassan said: "Why didn't you simply land in the Arab region and simply defeat the Seljuk Empire completely?" Wouldn't that be one less big trouble? Yang Peng smiled: "I have never considered this kind of thing. "Abu Hassan said secretly: 'You are just a general, so naturally you don't go back and think about these things, and that King Yan will never and hasn't thought about it.' Then he lowered his head and thought about it. ……

Before evening, the teams of both sides came to the west gate of Xiliang Mansion. When Abu Hassan saw the city in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but admire: "What a big city, it's almost as big as our Persepolis!" Turning his head to look at Yang Peng, he asked curiously, "May I ask the general, is your Tianjing New City also so big?" Yang Peng smiled and said, "Xiliang is probably equivalent to one-tenth of Tianjing New City." ”

Abulhassan's mouth opened wide in surprise and exclaimed, "Such a big city is only one-tenth the size of Tianjing New City!?" Yang Peng gestured a cross with his finger and said, "It's not a quarter, it's a tenth!" Abu Hassan's mouth opened wider and he was stunned.

The two teams entered the city, when the sun was about to set, and the streets were full of lights, and it was very lively; There was a loud bang from the bell and drum tower behind him, and then the heavy city gate creaked shut, and some of the merchant travelers who rushed into the city failed to enter the city in time, so they had to stay in the town near the city gate and settle down temporarily.

Yang Peng said to Abu Hassan: "We are going to the post house." Abu Hassan hurriedly saluted: "The general is good to go, I hope to see the general again!" Yang Peng smiled and led everyone towards the post house. Abu Hassan's party went to the inn. Yang Peng and his entourage came to the post house, only saying that they were the generals transferred by Fengyan Wangfu, and the post minister was not suspicious, and personally beckoned Yang Peng and his party to stay.

Yang Peng asked Yichen: "I heard that there was a rebellion in Yinchuan, what is the situation now?" Yichen smiled: "The general must have been ordered to suppress the rebellion!" However, the general is late, and the rebellion has already been quelled by Princess Han Bing! Yang Peng was a little surprised, "Calmed down?" But I've heard that this rebellion was very big, with tens of thousands of people participating, so how could it be put down so quickly? Yichen smiled: "When a character like Princess Ruby comes, she will naturally put down the rebellion easily!" How could those rebel traitors be the opponents of Princess Ruby! ”

Yang Peng put his mind at ease and asked, "In this way, the road to Yinchuan has been reopened?" Yichen nodded and said, "It was reopened a few days ago!" Then he jokingly said: "The general came all the way to support Princess Han Bing, but unfortunately he came late, and this trip was in vain!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "That's not a run for nothing, at least I enjoyed the scenery along the way, the desert yellow sand, thousands of miles of grassland, that is a different scenery that can't be seen in the Central Plains!" I don't need to make this trip after all! ”

The postman raised his eyebrows and said excitedly: "The scenery of ours, needless to say, is difficult to see in other places!" The general finally came to visit, so let's just play here for a while! Yang Peng smiled. The postman bowed and said, "The subordinate will not disturb the general's rest, and he will leave." If the general needs anything, just send someone to inform the general, and the general will try his best to meet the general's needs! Yang Peng nodded, "Thank you." The postman smiled, bowed, and stepped back.

Early the next morning, Yang Peng and his entourage left the post house and headed towards Yinchuan. Soon after leaving the East City Gate, I saw a huge caravan composed of hundreds of camels and dozens of carriages marching ahead, which was the same Persian caravan that we had met yesterday. Yan Ji sighed and said strangely, "Why did they leave today?" I thought they would stay in Xiliang for a while and sell goods! ”

Yang Peng said: "I must have heard from me yesterday about the prosperity of Tianjing New Town, so I was anxious to go to Tianjing New Town." Yan Ji asked puzzledly, "Why is this?" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Businessman, Yanyun who came all the way to us naturally wants to make money!" Yesterday, he heard me say that the prosperity of Tianjing New Town is more than ten times that of Xiliang, and he naturally thinks that his goods can be sold at a better price when they are transported to Tianjing New Town, not to mention that Tianjing New Town is still the economic and political center of our Yanyun! Yan Ji felt that what Yang Peng said made sense, nodded, and then smiled: "These businessmen are really tireless!" In order to earn some more benefits, I am willing to go so far! Yang Peng said with a smile: "They have come all the way to the Great Song Dynasty, and it will be nothing if they walk two or three thousand miles more!" Yan Ji said: "No wonder people often say that businessmen are mercenary, this is really not true!" ”

Yang Peng looked at Yan Ji in surprise. Seeing this, Yan Ji asked puzzledly, "What are you looking at me like this?" Yang Peng said: "Why are you ......" and then laughed: "It's nothing." Yan Ji said angrily: "It's weird and weird." "Yang Peng actually wanted to say just now, why do you seem to be different from the past? However, when the words came to his mouth, he was worried that these words would make Yan Ji embarrassed, and she turned back into the iceberg beauty who refused to be thousands of miles away, so she held back this sentence.

At this moment, the sound of a large group of people marching behind him was heard. Everyone looked back one after another, only to see several caravans leaving Xiliang City one after another. Those caravans, the scale of which was large and small, Han and Hu, knights whipped and sang, camel bells rang, less of the cultural atmosphere advocated by Confucianism, but more of a thriving vitality. That's life. Yang Peng smiled.

The Persian caravan in front turned to the official road in the southeast, while Yang Peng and they turned to the northeast. A few days later, Yang Peng and his entourage finally arrived in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia. Han Bing, who had just received the news, hurriedly led people to greet him. Seeing Yang Peng on the street, Han Bing's heroic and beautiful face showed a very excited and happy expression. hurriedly stepped forward, looked at Yang Peng excitedly, and was speechless for a while.

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Don't you know your husband anymore?" Han Bing came back to his senses and glared at Yang Peng fiercely, at this moment, his eyes revealed the emotions of complaining and longing, which could really be described as a thousand tastes in his heart! Everyone behind Han Bing clasped their fists together and bowed: "I've seen King Yan!" Yang Peng nodded slightly.

Yan Ji and the others hugged their fists together and said, "I've seen the princess!" Han Bing nodded, his gaze lingered on Yan Ji's body for a moment, and then glared at Yang Peng angrily. Yang Peng smiled a little embarrassedly.

The group walked towards the palace, the so-called palace, that is, the previous Xixia Palace, has now become the palace of King Yan, the lord of Yanyun. The pedestrians on the street scattered on both sides, looking at Yang Peng and his group with curious and awe-inspiring eyes.

Yang Peng looked at the peaceful and bustling street markets around him and asked, "The rebellion is completely resolved?" Han Bing nodded, looked at Yang Peng, and asked puzzledly: "Little sister has already sent someone to Qingtang to send a military report a few days ago, didn't the eldest brother receive it?" "Yang Peng said secretly: 'Nine times out of ten, we missed it when we stayed in the valley.' smiled: "Maybe I missed it on the way." ”

Han Bing snorted and said, "Although the scale of this rebellion is not small, because the people do not support them, it does not take much effort to quell this rebellion. Li Tongren, who stayed behind in Yinchuan, said: "In fact, the reason why this rebellion was put down so quickly is all due to Princess Han Bing!" Princess Han Bing is famous, and as soon as she arrived in Yinchuan, the rebels were so frightened that they collapsed! ”

Yang Peng looked at Han Bing with a smile. Han Bing said: "Lord Li has won the prize. Then he said to Yang Peng: "In fact, before the little sister arrived in Yinchuan, there was a big problem within the rebels and they attacked and killed each other, and it was already chaotic!" As soon as the little sister arrived, she immediately gathered the people's army and the regular army from all over the country, and put down the rebels in one go! ”

Yang Peng asked puzzledly: "Why are the rebels fighting among themselves?" ”

Han Bing said: "According to Li Dingkun's confession, it was because some rebels suddenly didn't want to do it, so there was a conflict. "Li Dingkun, the former general of the Western Xia Iron Harrier, on the eve of the fall of the Western Xia, he betrayed his lord to seek glory and surrendered to Yanyun, and was named the prefect of Yinzhou. Li Dingkun was quite dissatisfied with this, thinking that he had a great credit, Yang Peng treated him badly, so he has been planning a rebellion, not long ago he thought that the time was ripe, suddenly raised troops, but did not expect that the people's hearts had already turned their backs, his long-planned rebellion, just began to be doomed to the fate of failure. Although the momentum was huge, it was completely pacified in a very short time.

Yang Peng nodded, looked at Han Bing, and asked with a smile, "Li Dingkun was captured?" ”

Han Bing nodded and said, "Dozens of leaders below Li Dingkun were all captured, and none of them slipped through the net!" Then he said: "The younger sister has followed the instructions of the eldest brother before, and has not been responsible for all the ordinary rebels in the past, and has been scattered and resettled; And Li Dingkun and other leaders had already made the Fa-rectification public three days ago! All their property was confiscated, and all their families moved to Tianjing New Town! Yang Peng smiled and nodded, and said with a smile: "Han Bing does things, then what else is there to say!" Han Bingyan smiled. Li Tongren and the others couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Han Bing showing such a beautiful smile, during this time they were used to seeing Han Bing's coldness and sternness, and they were all trembling in front of her for fear of doing something wrong, they had never seen Han Bing have such a gentle side! At this time, they suddenly discovered that this famous female general was really a stunning beauty!

Han Bing restrained his smile and frowned: "This Ningxia, bordering Liao in the north, Western Liao in the west, and Tubo in the southwest, only relying on 150,000 soldiers and horses to garrison, it seems a little insufficient. Xiaomei believes that 100 military offices should also be set up in Ningxia to solve the problem of insufficient garrison strength in Ningxia. ”

Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Not long ago, Cao Jun asked for instructions to add a hundred military offices in Datong and the Xijing Road of the former Liao Kingdom, and I have agreed, and now with the addition of one hundred military governments in Ningxia, the total number of military governments in various places has reached seven hundred, and the reserve force is 700,000 people!" Hehe, just these military forces are stronger than the national forces of some countries! Han Bing smiled: "We are a big family now!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "The family has a big business and a lot of expenses, but fortunately, this time I have gained a lot in Sichuan, and I should pay attention to deal with the current expenses in all aspects!" Han Bing said: "Back then, the Qin State won the country of Sichuan Tianfu, and since then there is no worry about grain and grass, and finally dominates the world!" Now that the eldest brother has also won the land of abundance, he is destined to dominate the world! ”

Yang Peng laughed, and then thought: "Now our plate has been spread very large, and the expenses in all aspects add up to an astronomical amount, I don't know what the current income and expenditure are?" Han Bing said: "This big brother, you are asking the wrong person, the little sister doesn't know anything about economic issues!" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.