Water Margin people

Chapter 1258 People from the Western Regions

Sun Lei did not go to the main hall again. He was not interested in the boring trial.

An hour later, Hua Rong brought the group of Western merchants outside the city to Sun Lei.

"He is indeed from the Western Regions!"

Sun Lei looked at the people in front of him. They all had chestnut hair, curly beards, high noses and deep eyes, with gray pupils.

"Where are you from?"

Sun Lei looked at the person in front of him and asked.

"Dear His Majesty the Emperor, we are from Gaochang and would like to be friends with His Majesty!"

An old foreigner saluted Sun Lei with his hand on his chest.

"These are our thoughts! I hope Your Majesty likes them!"

The old alien asked someone to carry out a box. When he opened it, it was filled with gold, silver, and jade.

"Gaochang? Are you Uighurs?"

Sun Lei squinted at the person and said, these people are very discerning. They know that it is not strange to give gifts to many people, and they will give a box of treasures as soon as they meet.

"Your Majesty actually knows about the Uighurs? You are indeed worthy of being the ruler of the Celestial Empire. You are well-informed and have a wide range of knowledge. I admire you!"

The old alien smiled and saluted again.

"What's your name? You speak Chinese well. How long have you been in the Central Plains?"

Sun Lei asked as he looked at the old alien.

"The villain's name is Gu Lixi. He comes to the Central Plains every year to do business. This year coincides with the change of dynasties in the Central Plains. Your Majesty's strategy is unparalleled. He captured Tokyo in one day. Even the Western Region has never had such a wise king!"

Gulixi spoke with a smile, which looked flattering no matter how you looked at it.

"Come here every year? Aren't you at war now? Do you still dare to do business?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked.

"Your Majesty is talking about Dashi Linya!"

Gulixi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Yelü Dashi seems to be attacking Gaochang now. Can you still withstand it?"

Sun Lei nodded.

"Your Majesty, war is war, and merchants are merchants. Although Big Shiya Lin is brave, he also needs us to transport money and goods."

Gu Lixi said.

"How much territory did Yelu Dashi conquer?"

Sun Lei continued to ask.

"It currently occupies a large area of ​​grassland north of the Tianshan Mountains."

Gu Lixi replied.

"Don't you think about resisting? That's the best pasture north of Tianshan Mountain!"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked. The Uighurs are also nomadic people who mainly focus on grazing. Pasture and water sources are the most precious assets of nomadic people. To the north of Tianshan Mountain, there are the best water sources and pastures in the Western Region.

"That's King Khan's business and has nothing to do with us!"

Gu Lixi shook his head and said.

"You learned these very quickly. Did you learn them from Qin Hui?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi. Such a decisive surrender looked like the behavior of Qin Hui's surrender faction.

"Master Qin is also a wise man! His transaction with us is mutually beneficial!"

Gu Lixi said with a smile.

"It's just some glassware. Do you know where Qin Hui got it?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked.

"Master Qin said it was a secret technique of the Song Dynasty! He said it came from ceramic craftsmanship!"

Gu Lixi said with a smile.

"Haha! You were deceived! Qin Hui bought these glasses from me and sold them to you!"

Sun Lei laughed.

"what!"

Gu Lixi's eyes widened.

"I guess the price has been increased several times!"

Sun Lei spoke again.

"That...that despicable guy!"

Gu Lixi said angrily that when he first came to the Central Plains, he was shocked when he saw the crystal clear glassware. He wanted to spend a lot of money to buy it, but he was told that only Qin Hui had the goods, so he traded privately. "You guys like glassware?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked.

"Of course I do. We Uighurs like these exquisite utensils the most. They are perfect for serving wine!"

Gu Lixi said.

"Glow-in-the-dark glass of grape wine?"

Sun Lei asked.

"The luminous cup is too expensive and hard to find!"

Gu Lixi looked puzzled. He had never heard of this poem.

"If you want glassware, you can trade with me!"

Sun Lei said directly.

"Your Majesty is willing to trade with us!"

Gu Lixi said in surprise, they wanted to talk about this when they came today. Didn't they come all the way to the Central Plains just for trade.

"why not?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked.

"This……"

Gu Lixi and others were full of surprises, but they immediately became suspicious. The Central Plains Dynasty followed the officials of agriculture, industry and commerce, and merchants had always been regarded as the lowest profession. The Central Plains had always been a world of literati, and they were disgusted with merchants. He resisted trade with foreign countries, but the Song Dynasty changed a bit and was willing to do business.

"What? You don't believe it?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and others and asked.

"Of course I believe it! Of course I believe it! Your Majesty is true to his word, so of course we believe it!"

Gu Lixi and others were overjoyed. The people of the Central Plains were very particular about keeping true to their word, and the person in front of them was still the Emperor of the Central Plains, so it was impossible to lie in their words.

Gu Lixi and others just felt that it was the right time to come here. They lived outside the city. In the past few days, many merchants were afraid of being affected by the war and ran away. They were the only ones who stayed. They did not expect to get such a good opportunity.

"In addition to glass, I also want other good things, such as fine wine, such as spices, such as tea, not as good as silk..."

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lili and said, what can people from the Western Regions like? Isn’t it just drinking wine and eating meat? When drinking, it is natural to drink good wine. When eating meat, spices are indispensable. After eating meat and drinking wine, you have to drink a cup of tea to relieve your tiredness, and then wear exquisite silk and satin to show your status.

"Your Majesty, we want all of these!"

Gulixi and others spoke quickly. When they heard about the wine and spices, their eyes were full of greed. These were the things they wanted most.

"But what do you want to trade for? Just these stones are not enough!"

Sun Lei kicked the box in front of him. There was very little gold and silver, and most of it was white jade. If you say this thing is valuable, it is still valuable; if you say it is not valuable, it is just a stone.

"Your Majesty, these are jade stones!"

Gu Lixi said quickly.

"I only like gold and silver, but I don't like jade very much!"

Sun Lei said directly.

"Then...then us!"

Gu Lixi was a little hesitant. What they had the most over there was jade, which was everywhere in the east and west river valleys and was worthless in the Western Region.

"You can trade other things, such as horses, cattle and sheep! And information from the Western Region!"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi.

"Cattle, sheep, horses, intelligence?"

Gu Lixi's eyes widened. These things were not easy to deal with. Although there were many cattle, sheep, and horses in the Western Region, the horses were war materials and were not easily traded with the Central Plains. The intelligence was tantamount to betraying the Western Region.

"You don't want to?"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked.

"If I transport these things back to the Western Regions, they will be worth tens of thousands of gold!"

Seeing that these foreigners did not dare to answer, Sun Lei started to lure them again.

"Okay, we do!"

Gu Lixi gritted his teeth and agreed. Businessmen are all profit-seeking. With such a huge profit in front of them, how could they let it go.

"Agreed? You have thought clearly!"

Sun Lei looked at Gu Lixi and asked.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best to serve Your Majesty, but how many trucks of goods can Your Majesty give us?"

Gu Lixi asked solemnly.

(End of this chapter)