Chapter 1034 Zhaowu 9 Surnames
"Go and call Kang Guangde over!" On the way back, Shen Long thought about the things to be dealt with after returning, not only to farm in Yizhou, Tingzhou and other places, but also to be busy with many other things.
"Shou Zhuo, is your name small?" After a while, Kang Guangde ran over, a horse's head behind Shen Long, and asked with a bow.
"Guangde, you should be a Sogdian, right? Why did you end up in the Gobi desert?" Shen Long asked. He guessed based on Kang Guangde's appearance, hair style and surname that the Sogdian is still a part of Chinese history. The nine surnames of Zhaowu, who established many small countries in the Western Regions such as Kang, Shi, Ang, Mi, Cao, and He.
Among them, Kang State is the largest suzerain state, and its surnames are mainly An and Kang, including Cao, An, Shi, Kang, Shi, Luo, Bai, Mi, He, etc. An Lushan, Shi Siming, Kang Jinde, and Cao Lingzhong are recorded in historical books. , Cao Yena, He Fudiyan, Mi Fu and others; Shen Long saw that Kang Guangde's appearance and hair style were exactly the same as those of the Sogdians, and his surname was Kang, so he had this guess.
"Keep in mind that the younger one is indeed a Sogdian. His ancestors were originally Kang people. They fought with the Tang Dynasty and then started trading. Unfortunately, in the generation of the younger father, the road to the Tang Dynasty was blocked by Tubo. As a result, his family declined, and he had to flee to the Gobi desert to live." Speaking of the past, Kang Guangde was also quite lonely.
"That's how it is." Shen Long nodded. According to historical records, Kang Guoli Te was "good at businessmen and good at profits. Her husband went to a neighboring country at the age of twenty, and there was no shortage of profits." There are many Sogdian settlements, and their prosperity is closely related to the prosperity of the Silk Road. Once the Silk Road is cut off, life will be difficult for the Sogdians.
"Guangde, I wonder if you would like to go back to your old business and do business for me in the Tang Dynasty?" After the farming, there are many products in Juliu City that can be traded, such as peppers, iron pots, etc. It is a bit for the people of the Tang Dynasty to do these things. It is dangerous, and now it is necessary to continue farming. It is the time when there is a shortage of people. For the time being, Shen Long is reluctant to let the Tang people do these things, so he thinks of the Sogdians who are good at business activities. It seems appropriate to let Kang Guangde do these things.
"Shouzhuo, little one...the little one still wants to continue to fight for my Great Tang!" Kang Guangde became anxious when he heard it. After working for Datang for a few years, there is hope to become a real citizen of Datang after making great contributions. How could he be willing to go into business?
After thinking for a while, Shen Long understood his concerns, so he said with relief, "The merchants also work for our Great Tang. Our Great Tang will not treat heroes badly. If you do well, you may be better than those who entered the vast sea. Those in the army became citizens of the Tang Dynasty even earlier!"
"May I ask what the Protectorate intends to ask the little one to do?" As soon as he heard that it would not affect his becoming a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, Kang Guangde immediately regained his spirits and hurriedly asked.
"You have seen it in the army these days, and now Ben Shouzhuo is smelting iron in Juliu City,
After growing chili peppers and making such a light iron pot, there must be many people wanting these things in the Western Regions, right? "Shen Long first took out these two commodities. As for food and the like, he was not willing to sell it. In the future, wars would inevitably occur, and no amount of food would be enough.
"What Shouzhuo said is that whether chili is cooked with beef, mutton, or chicken, it is really enjoyable to eat. It will make you sweat after eating it. If it is winter, you can eat a little at every meal, it will be really pleasant; and now everyone in the Western Regions Most of the iron pots used are heavy and heavy, far inferior to those of my Tang Dynasty; if Shou Zhuo is willing to sell these two things, he will definitely make a fortune!" Kang Guangde inherited the talent of the Sogdians, and he understood this trade at once the profits contained in it.
"Chili peppers are suitable for places where the winter is cold, and iron pots are more suitable for those grazing tribes. They are definitely willing to pay a lot of money to buy." He also thought of who to sell these things to.
"You can go to select reliable tribes from the clan, form a caravan, and run this business for my Datang; remember, you not only want to make money, but also help redeem Datang's wandering people everywhere. "Now the people of the Tang Dynasty are scattered all over the Western Regions, and it is too slow to liberate them by fighting city by city.
And now Shen Long will stay in Tingzhou for a period of time. At least before next year, it is unlikely that Datang will take any action in the Western Regions. For such a long time, it is unknown how many people of Datang will be tortured to death. Shen Long He couldn't bear to see this, so he thought of asking Kang Guangde to redeem him.
The business model of the Sogdians on the Silk Road was to transport silk from the Tang Dynasty to the Western Regions, and then transport jewelry and jade from the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty for sale. At the same time, the slave trade was also their business scope.
Moreover, the Sogdians were good at surrendering to certain political forces and obtaining a certain political status, which was conducive to the development of commercial activities. For example, Maniak, a Sogdian, was an envoy to Persia and Eastern Rome on behalf of the Turks; Juannuo Pantuo, from Jiuquan in the Western Wei Dynasty, was an envoy to the Turks; famous Sogdian merchants Kang Yandian, Shi Wannian, Kang Fudanyan, and He Fudiyan in the Tang Dynasty all Possessing the title of city lord, Cao Lingzhong's official worship of Beiting Grand Protector, Kang Sengan's worship of Liangzhou Inspector, Kang Jinde Guo Yi as Anxi Metro Protector, the examples are too numerous to mention.
In order to be able to do business, the Sogdians are also relatively flexible in religion. Buddhism, Jacko religion, and Manichaeism all have their followers, so it is very convenient for them to deal with small countries and tribes in the Western Regions. Let them go out to redeem the people of the Tang Dynasty. It is much more convenient than Shen Long sending the Datang caravan to go there.
The people of the Tang Dynasty want to redeem the people of the Tang Dynasty, which may arouse the vigilance of others, and the Sogdians are used to engaging in this trade. They can find help from their own people everywhere. Maybe after the news spreads, for the sake of profit, other millet Special people will also participate in this trade, and the efficiency of saving the people of Tang Dynasty will be much higher.
"This Shouzhuo will reward you according to the number of Datang people you have redeemed. When the number reaches a certain level, I will officially grant you the status of people who have worked hard in the caravan." To Shen Long Speaking, this is definitely more helpful to Datang than their death fight on the battlefield.
"The little one takes the order, and the little one will definitely be able to handle this matter well!" Kang Guangde nodded again and again. Although life is better than living in the Gobi desert, he prefers this kind of business activities. After all, the Sogdians are a commercial nation.
"By the way, Shouzhuo, when you are a small businessman, you must not forget to inquire about the military situation in various places." Kang Guangde will draw inferences from one instance to another.