Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 313 East-West Trade
As the city gate was slowly pushed open, there were probably more than a hundred strong men standing on both sides of the gate, holding musical instruments similar to waist drums, and began to beat, dancing and knocking. The elephants stopped at the gate, and Han Yue With the support of everyone, he got off the elephant, and the ministers and generals of Guishuang came out to greet him. Under many courtesies, Han Yue still maintained his rationality.

He observed the surrounding situation very carefully. He originally thought that this Guishuang was just the Da Yuezhi, a complete nomadic force, at most similar to the Xianbei people, but when he came here, he found that I underestimated this Guishuang a little bit. The population of Guishuang is everywhere. On the way here, the population of the place is not as scattered as Xianbei.

In addition, they are also farming, and there are even many caravans on the road, carrying various spices and textiles. This means that Guishuang also has the same ability to weave as the big man. Of course, they obviously don’t have silk. Let’s see Looking at their army, they are wearing armor, well-equipped, and quite sturdy. They are not Xianbei's soldiers who serve the people in their leisure time and serve in the army in wartime.

Like the Northern and Southern Army of the Han Dynasty, they are standing troops. After long-term training, they are a very elite group of soldiers.

The purpose of Han Yue's visit this time is very simple, just for business, but Han Yue himself doesn't want to make such a deal. It is best to be able to see Guishuang's true strength. It will be of great use in the future. Han Yue is among these generals Under their leadership, they walked towards the royal city, but there was another problem. What Sutibah taught Han Yue was his dialect.

This made Han Yue somewhat unable to understand their words. Su Tiba didn't care about it before, but now he could only stand by his side and translate for him. Han Yue greeted and greeted these generals, and walked into the royal city together Among them, the decoration of the Wangcheng is also very beautiful. There are many foreign businessmen in the Wangcheng, some of them are blond and blue-eyed, and Han Yue is also a little dumbfounded.

Finally entered the palace, King Hubiska had been waiting for them for a long time. He wore a gown made of gold silk and sat on the throne with a smile. His princes and ministers stood on both sides. After entering, the king came down very casually, and quickly walked to Han Yue's side. Han Yue bowed down and saluted.

"Han envoy Han Yue, pay homage to King Guishuang."

He spoke in the Guishuang language taught by Sutibah. The king was taken aback, but he still understood, laughed enthusiastically, and said: "I am very surprised that the envoys of the Han Dynasty can speak the Guishuang language." Happy, where did you learn it?"

"King Guishuang, because I want to go on a mission to your country, I learned it in advance, but what I learned is not elegant words."

"It's okay, I don't like the elegant words, come, please sit down, Han Yue." The king invited him to sit down, and then began a large banquet to welcome him. All kinds of food were dazzlingly placed on Han Yue's table. In front of them, there were women dancing and scholars singing for them. Han Yue smiled and watched these scenes with relish.

After the ceremony, Han Yue gave gifts, including silk, ceramics, tea, and a pair of calligraphy and painting. Han Yue told King Guishuang that this was inscribed by the emperor of Han Dynasty, and it recorded the Analects of Confucius. In a passage, King Guishuang couldn't understand calligraphy and painting, and couldn't understand the writing skills of the emperor, but he still happily accepted the gift from the emperor.

He stroked the paper, feeling a little unbelievable. It was not the first time he saw paper. Guishuang was different from the big man. They had a lot of business trips. They controlled all the business routes from the Han Dynasty to Anxi. He was also the paper of the big man. He has seen it before, but every time he sees it, he still can't help but sigh with emotion. After accepting the gift, King Guishuang invited him to have a meal together.

The banquet didn't end until night.

Han Yue first rested for a day, and the next day, he formally communicated with King Guishuang and the ministers.

Yesterday was the king's private banquet envoy, so it was a bit casual, but recently, because the two parties met for a formal meeting, it was extremely solemn. Both sides of the palace were full of strong soldiers, holding spears, looking at the front coldly , the ministers and generals on both sides also raised their heads high, and Han Yue led the envoys to the center of the hall.

He paid homage to the king, and then handed over the handwritten letter from Zheng Xuan, the governor of Liangzhou. There was also a person proficient in both languages ​​beside the king, who was explaining the content of the letter to the king. After listening carefully, the king nodded and asked : "Does the Han Dynasty want to trade with us?"

"It's not just about trading with your country. The Son of Heaven hopes to gain access to your country, so that the business travelers of the great man can travel as far as Anxi and other countries for foreign trade."

"Oh, what's the benefit of being with Guishuang?"

"The Dahan Business Traveler naturally wants to conduct trade in Guishuang first. In this way, the two countries can conduct trade, which is beneficial to both parties and can also ensure the friendship between the two parties."

"The Han envoy may not know that there are all barbarians in Anxi. I welcome the Dahan business traveler very much, but the Dahan business traveler leaves Guishuang and may encounter disadvantages after arriving in a distant place. At this time, I cannot protect them." their safety."

"What does the king mean?"

"Guishuang respects the Han Dynasty very much, and welcomes the arrival of your business travelers, but we hope that you can continue to trade with Guishuang, instead of trading with Guishuang's enemies and those barbarians. Snatch your goods and kill your merchants, but Guishuang will never, I believe that Guishuang's merchants will not let Dahan Business Travel suffer, trade will bring great benefits to both of us."

The king spoke slowly, and Han Yue quickly understood the other party's thoughts in his heart. Guishuang's business travel usually collects money through trade with both sides. They don't want the big man to directly trade with Anxi and other countries. Buying the materials of the big man and selling them to the west at a higher price, this king is really not a dead man.

Han Yue said with some seriousness: "The king may not know that we have made great progress in the shipbuilding industry, and our business travel has been able to reach far places in sea transportation."

"Boat? How many people can it carry?"

"My big man's ship can carry thousands of people and countless goods, but because of the huge cost of shipbuilding, the big man hopes to conduct foreign trade through Guishuang, but the king seems to want the big man's business trip to end in Guishuang. If the king does not intend to change his mind, this matter may not be possible, and the big man can only conduct foreign trade by sea.”

The king's face gradually became serious. He thought for a moment and said, "What does the Han envoy think?"

"The big man is not going to send business trips in the name of the country. They are all businessmen. If Guishuang can keep these businessmen and let them trade here, we have no objection. But if they want to go out for trade, I hope the king will Can not stop."

"It's okay if you don't stop it, but these merchants want to trade more than half of the goods in Guishuang, and the rest of them must also go to distant trades with my business traveler in Guishuang to negotiate the price of the goods. One party suffers a loss. How?"

Han Yue argued with the king, and the ministers also spoke from time to time. However, when the ministers and generals spoke, Han Yue did not listen to their arguments in the name of not understanding elegant words. This situation continued until the sunset At that time, the two sides had just reached a consensus, and the king became enthusiastic again. Han Yue originally planned to return him, but the king insisted on keeping him for a few days. Out of the king's respect, Han Yue did not insist on leaving.

During this period, the king also prepared a gift for the Han Emperor, which was an exquisitely carved sword with various jewels inlaid on it, shining brightly, and it looked extremely extraordinary. Han Yue accepted this gift, and a story from From east to west, the large-scale trade with huge influence is settled here.

(End of this chapter)