Not to mention the Huns, in August, on the eve of the Great Dynasty Meeting, Zhang Wei finally returned to Xianyang in my long-awaited waiting!

Xianyang Palace, Xianyang Palace.

Zhang Wei slowly walked into the hall under the gaze of everyone in the hall, followed by Tao Yao and Wu Shimu.

Several people walked to the center and bowed: "See Your Majesty, the minister has returned from the envoy, fortunately not dishonored!" ”

With a smile on my face, I said, "No excuses." It's been hard work, and the three of you have gone through a lot of vicissitudes. ”

There were more wrinkles on Zhang Wei's resolute face, and Taoyao's fair skin added a hint of wheat yellow. Wu Shimu has not changed much, he is originally a member of the Rong tribe, and he is more able to adapt to the environment of the Western Regions.

Zhang Wei replied with his hand: "Envoy for the country, how to talk about hard work, thank Your Majesty!" ”

I nodded: "What did you gain from this mission?" ”

Zhang Wei turned around and waved his hand, and immediately a few people brought in a few boxes.

Zhang Wei opened the box and introduced it in turn: "Your Majesty, please see, this is a unique product seed of the Western Regions, there are fruits: grapes, pomegranates, vegetables: carrots, courgettes, beans, garlic, coriander, spices: benzoin, pepper, walnuts, alfalfa, etc., the minister brought back three carts of seeds, which can be planted in my Daqin." ”

"This box is a variety of jewels given to Daqin by the countries of the Western Regions, including beautiful jade, glass, various gold coins, gold and silver utensils, etc., from Khotan, a total of four carts."

"In addition, there are four horses of horses given by Dawan Kingdom, ten singers given by Loulan Kingdom, and twenty Kunlun slaves given by Guishan Kingdom."

Everyone in the hall had already been attracted by what Zhang Wei brought back, and they couldn't help but be amazed.

I was a little strange: "Zhang Wei, you said that the horses were given by Dawanguo?" And Kunlun Nu was given by the Kushan Kingdom? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

"You've gone to the Kushan Country? Have you gone to their capital? "I originally thought that Zhang Wei only arrived in the 36 countries of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, but Dawan and Guishan have far exceeded the borders of the 36 countries of the Western Regions.

In the West, the First Persian Empire had fallen under the attack of the Macedonian Dynasty and was replaced by the Resting Empire, which gradually rose after a melee. However, because its territory was less than half of the original Persian Empire, it did not become the Second Empire, but the subsequent Sassanid Dynasty unified the original territory of Persia and called it the Second Empire.

Between the Sabbath Empire and the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions was the Kushan Empire. Guishan was originally a tribe of the Dayue clan, and the Dayue clan was often invaded by the Huns, and in addition to this timeline, the Dayue clan had long since lost the Hexi Corridor and was replaced by the Beiqiang clan.

The Kushan tribe could not stand the raids of the Xiongnu all day, so they broke away from the Dayue clan in Longshou Mountain, and went to the area of the Ili River instead, occupying the territory of Wusun. As a result, Wusun surrendered directly to the Xiongnu, and with the support of the Xiongnu, Wusun defeated the Kushan Ministry. After being severely beaten, the Kushan tribe could only continue to the southwest, where they established Bactria and later defeated the Tocharians and gradually established the Kushan Empire.

When Zhang Wei heard this, he replied: "Back to Your Majesty, I went, their kingdom is in Peshawar." ”

I was a little surprised, no wonder it took him more than a year to go to Guishuang.

"Very good, how is the situation in the country of the Western Regions?"

Zhang Wei counted them one by one: "Back to Your Majesty, the Western Regions are mostly small countries with a thousand people, and there are only twelve countries with more than 10,000 people. ”

In addition, Wusun had the Huns and Huqi people behind him, and he unscrupulously invaded the surrounding countries, especially the six countries of Cheshi and the six countries of Shanbei. Fortunately, Qiuzi and Yanzhi are close to Wusun, and they can compete with them together, otherwise the countries of the Western Regions would have been annexed by Wusun a long time ago. ”

I nodded: "Very good, can the countries of the Western Regions be interested in trading with my Great Qin?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, our silk, wine, and paper are deeply loved by the countries of the Western Regions, especially silk and paper, and the two caravans are sold to the end! Due to the long distance, the cities of the five counties of the Western Regions have not yet been built, and the countries of the Western Regions intend to send envoys to meet His Majesty after the cities are built, and their caravans are ready to trade with Great Qin next year! ”

As he spoke, he took out the national documents of various countries, and basically stated that he hoped to trade with Daqin.

"Good!" This is the best news I have heard since the defeat of the Huns.

"In addition, the minister has brought back dozens of tongue people from the countries of the Western Regions, and asked them to come to my Great Qin to learn the language of the Great Qin further, so that in the future, Great Qin can communicate with the countries of the Western Regions!"

I raised my eyebrows, and Zhang Wei actually thought of the problem of translation in advance, which I didn't pay much attention to at the time.

"Very good, Zhang Xuan, you have sent an envoy this time to raise the prestige of my Great Qin Kingdom, fulfilling my expectations, and you are really the first person to hollow out the Western Regions. Give the Marquis of Guannei, the Marquis of Bowang, to show merit! The deputy envoy Fang Ji gave the title of the eldest concubine, and his title was inherited by his son. The rest are rewarded according to the law! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

I pondered for a moment and said solemnly, "There are two things that you need to remember. First, the silk, paper, iron-smelting, etc., of my Great Qin, should not show the manufacturing process to the merchants and envoys from the Western Regions. Especially silk, not only can the production process not be shown to them, but even the silkworm seeds and mulberry trees that make silk are not allowed to be told to them, at least they are not allowed to take them out of Daqin! ”

Li Si thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is worried that they will bring silkworm seeds and mulberry trees back to the Western Regions to raise them, and they will not buy silk from Daqin again?" ”

I nodded: "That's exactly what it means." They think they also have linen, and they only need nettles and the like to weave it, but silk is completely different from linen production. Although we often refer to cloth and silk together, cloth and silk can be described as the difference between cloud and mud. No matter whether the Western Regions can raise silkworm seeds and mulberry trees, even if there is a one-in-10,000 chance, it must not be leaked out. Otherwise, Great Qin will lose untold wealth. ”

Of course, everyone understood, and Qi claimed to be.

"Second, the countries of the Western Regions are also countries, and you are no stranger to the game between countries, but you must not relax your vigilance just because those countries are in the Western Regions, don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't let them see what you shouldn't see. My Great Qin is the upper kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, but the people of the Western Regions are not stupid, don't despise others! ”

Many people will have an inexplicable affection for a country they have never visited, and cast a filter on those countries in their hearts, as if it was a hometown they had never met. For example, those who are known in later generations always feel that even the air in country M is sweet. We can't be arrogant, but we can't be subservient either.

After handing over those Kunlun slaves and singers from the Western Regions to Shaofu Fengsi for arrangement, I dispersed the court meeting and asked Tao Yao and Wu Shimu to go to the side hall to wait for the marquis, and I took Li Si, Feng Zai, and Zhang Han back to the Sihai Hall first.

Everyone asked Zhang Wei outside the hall, looking at the seeds, jewelry, sweat and blood horses, and Kunlun slaves brought back, they were amazed, especially when they saw the beauties from the Western Regions sent by Loulan Kingdom, they couldn't take their eyes off......