Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[After the prime minister pacified Nanzhong, there was another incident worth mentioning recorded in the history books.

Liang Shu records: In the fifth year of Sun Quan and Huang Wu, a Da Qin Jiaren named Qin Lun came to Jiaozhi. Wu Miao, the governor of Jiaozhi, sent Yi Quan.

Needless to say, ancient Rome loved silk. Women in existing murals often wore silk.

Even because it was so popular, the conservatives in the Senate intervened and explicitly prohibited men from wearing silk clothing.

One of the supporters of the conservatives, the writer Lao Limpney, once lamented: From the Han Empire to Rome, the price of silk increased more than a hundred times!

And it is thought that half of Rome's coinage was lost annually to the purchase of silk, amounting to a hundred million sesterces!

The sesterces was a small silver coin in ancient Rome. A small silver coin of 100 sesterces was equivalent to a large silver coin of 25 denarii, which was equivalent to a gold coin of Oris.

This is just the outflow of currency. In order to buy silk, the Romans would also exchange special products such as glass, coral, topaz, and essential oils.

Ancient Rome was indeed the end point of the Silk Road, single-handedly supporting many countries along this trade route. 】

The sound of air conditioning coming and going could be heard in the side hall.

The light curtain clearly showed how much Rome spent on buying silk, one million gold coins!

What is this concept? I'm afraid it won't be able to directly fill the Jiangling City built by General Guan! And there are so many every year!

Mi Zhu clenched her fists loudly, and her voice changed slightly:

The price has increased more than a hundred times! How much can they sell Shu brocade to Da Qin for a piece of fine silk worth two thousand yuan?

Two thousand turned into two hundred thousand. Even Mi Zhu didn't dare to calculate the cost of a piece of fine silk, for fear that if he did the calculation, he would go crazy with envy!

Huang Yueying subconsciously compared the most profitable things she has seen so far:

A roll of Zhuge paper costs one thousand yuan, the material costs one hundred and five yuan, the craftsman's fee one hundred and eighty yuan, and the profit from selling it is more than six hundred yuan...

The calculation can’t be continued. The profit of twice is so huge that it is impossible to calculate more than a hundred times: “What Guangmian said is true, one trade route is enough to feed several countries!”

It was difficult for Liu Bei to maintain a calm attitude. When he was reading historical records, he saw Shizong sending troops to open the ancient body poisonous road and felt that it was a waste of people and money.

Now it seems that Shizong is far-sighted. Even if he only controls 50% of such profits, the national power of the Han Dynasty can be doubled in an instant!

The generals calculated how many cavalrymen this money could support, and the civil servants calculated that it could be worth the annual taxes of several states and counties.

In the small side hall, the civil and military personnel felt the charm of wealth for the first time.

Liu Bei's eyes also turned red: The most important thing in Yizhou is to imitate Kong Ming and set up Jinguan!

Everyone nodded. Although it was impossible to master this trade route, it seemed that Jin Guan's strategy was absolutely right!

[The time of Qin Lun's arrival is 226, the year after the prime minister pacified Nanzhong, which is very subtle.

In Liang Shu, his identity is also very clear: a Jia man, not an envoy! 】

For the first time on the light screen, the view of the screen began to rise until the Qin and Han empires were placed on the same screen.

[From Da Qin to Jiaozhou, Qin Lun should have traveled by sea and land, starting from the Red Sea, bypassing India and stopping at Ceylon, the country of gems.

Heading east from Ceylon, crossing the Strait of Malacca and then heading north along the eastern part of Indochina Peninsula, you finally reach Jiaozhou.

This route could be said to have a narrow escape at the time. Taking such a risk just to meet Sun Quan? What does Qin Lun picture? You can't have 100,000 fans, right?

So there is only one reasonable answer: Come here for silk. Only a hundred times profit can make the businessman ignore the risk of narrow escape.

Qin Lun was more like a leader of a chamber of commerce. He stayed with Sun Quan for ten years before returning home, probably to open up markets and open up trade routes.

The fact that he stayed in Shuzhong for ten years may be related to the low status of merchants at that time, and the other may be that the prime minister has completely opened up the ancient body poison path.

At that time, why could the great surname of Nanzhong be able to produce its gold, silver, and red lacquered cattle and horses for the military and state use? It's just because you can earn more by relying on the Prime Minister. 】

Liu Bei stretched out his hand and roughly compared Qin Lun's trade routes:

Five to sixty thousand miles away! Even if he narrowly escapes death, Qin Lun is also a good man!

Mi Zhu also felt honored and asked for orders:

Zhu is willing to go to the Great Qin Kingdom for my master one day!

Although Guangmu said that this place would be called Rome in later generations, Mi Zhu still preferred to call it this name.

Liu Bei thought about it carefully but hesitated a little: Zizhong also has great courage!

However, this road is extremely dangerous and dangerous, and I will leave it to future generations. My son Zhong lost all his family assets and stayed with me for twenty years. If unfortunately he died on the sea road, how could I go to the underworld alone?

But at this time, Mi Zhu insisted:

My lord, Zhu is a minister and a merchant. He has the opportunity to create a lasting legacy for his lord. How can he turn a blind eye?

Qin said that if this person can come, we can also return. Although Zhu is in his prime, his writing is not as good as Gong Yan Jichang's, his planning is not as good as that of Kong Ming's Shiyuan, his leadership in battle is not as good as Yun Changyi's virtue!

My only talent is the way of merchants. Zhu is willing to follow the example of Marquis Bowang and open up a maritime business path!

Mi Zhu knelt on the ground, her head firmly touching the floor. Liu Bei couldn't get up for a while.

Seeing his determined look, Liu Bei had no choice but to change his words:

I already know Zizhong's intentions. If there is a perfect plan, I will not stop Zizhong from going to Da Qin.

What is a foolproof strategy? Liu Bei didn't know, but he gave him a chance to persuade Mi Zhu later.

At this time Jian Yong also interrupted:

If there is a chance, Yong Ye would like to follow this theory of Qin to visit the Great Qin.

Jian Yong was very curious about Da Qin. Now that he saw the light curtain, his heart was scratching his head and he wished he could leave now.

But Jian Yong never acted rashly: since Qin Lun can come, he can return, and it will be much safer to follow him.

Liu Bei was speechless: It's not too late to talk about this until Qin Lun comes.

What does Kong Ming think of this Great Qin? Shi Yuan asked in a low voice.

The sea route is 60,000 miles! Kong Ming shook his head: Even if we take the road of Bowanghou, it will be more than 40,000 miles. The journey is far away and passes through several countries.

Han and Qin have mutual benefits and have no suspicion of war.

Pang Tong agreed, how could we send troops at such a distance?

[Another thing worth mentioning is the only official exchange between Han and Rome. 】

Although the light curtain was off topic again, this topic successfully attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Especially those who were familiar with the Later Han Dynasty, such as Kong Ming and Pang Tong, were even speechless for a while:

Then the mission is real?

Everyone looked sideways.

[As the end point of the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty and Rome must be very curious about each other.

In 97 AD, Gan Ying went to Rome as an envoy to Rome on the order of Ban Chao, but was blocked by the Parthians.

The brief records in the history books only say that the Parthians lured Gan Ying to the seaside and started making up nonsense:

Oh, if we go to Daqin from here, it will take three months to sail with a favorable wind. If the wind goes against us, it will be extremely difficult, and it will take at least two years.

Every time we go to Daqin, we need to put enough food on board for three years before we dare to leave! Moreover, the sea can confuse people's minds and make you miss your hometown, and you can't help but drown yourself!

Because it was completely destroyed in 224 A.D., this area also experienced several wars later, and there is no history book, so no one knows how it was deceived back then.

We modern people generally believe that what Gan Ying saw was the outlet of the Persian Gulf, between the Zagros Mountains and the Makran Coast Mountains.

Two thousand kilometers to the northwest, you will reach Rome, which is a passing sight. 】

Everyone in the hall even began to wonder for a while: If Gan Ying successfully arrived in Daqin, would things be completely different now?

Pang Tong spat and sneered:

Later generations called the Bowang Hou Road the Silk Road. The Parthian country relied on this road to plunder money from silk treasures passing through the border.

A country without faith must be afraid that the contact between Qin and Han will leave it without a place to stay!

Kong Ming frowned and felt it was a pity, and also raised another opinion:

The light screen also means that wealth and silk can move people's hearts... Even if Gan Chonglan sees through An'an's lies, An'an will probably be killed by vicious means!

Pang Tong sighed, and felt that the probability of what Kong Ming said was very high. In the end, he could only sigh:

The country of thieves is about to be destroyed, but I cannot bring it down personally!

According to Guangmu's calendar, there are only thirteen years left in the reign of Parthian Kingdom Zuo.

[The Han’s exploration of Rome ended in vain because of lies.

But on the other side, the Roman emperor was also very curious about the Han Dynasty, which is also recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty.

In 166 AD, an envoy from Andun, King of Qin Dynasty, came from Rinan and presented ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, etc., and the two countries established diplomatic relations.

But regarding the gifts sent, the historians of the Han Dynasty commented: Is this it?

These gifts were the specialties of the surrounding vassal states of the Han Dynasty at that time. You are a majestic Roman, so you just give them this? Therefore, the ministers at that time suspected that these messengers were fake.

This is also very reasonable. After all, there are many cases of merchants pretending to be envoys in ancient times. In the Song Dynasty, food merchants often pretended to be envoys to fight against the autumn wind.

Just say a few nice words and you will be rewarded with a bunch of things, which is a huge profit.

But judging from current research, most of these messengers may still be real. 】

Only then did everyone understand the surprise of Pang Tong and Kong Ming before.

Liu Bei thought about it himself and found it very reasonable:

Looking at Guangmu's plan, Rome can buy silk for millions of gold a year. However, the things presented are ordinary, so they have to be doubted.

At the same time, Liu Bei also expressed surprise: Businessmen still pretend to be envoys to cheat? This is too bold.

Kong Ming and Pang Tong looked at each other, and they felt a pain in their hearts:

If it's true, does it seem like the big man really missed an opportunity?

[First of all, the time is right. From Gan Ying's departure to the Roman mission to Han, Rome happened to be in the period of the Five Wise Emperors.

Silva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antony, and Marcus Aurelius came to power successively. At this time, Rome also had the name of the Antonine Dynasty.

If the difference in accent is omitted, the name of Antony recorded by the Han Dynasty is consistent with the second name of the Antonine dynasty.

Secondly, after Marcus Aurelius came to power, Parthia took the initiative to attack Rome's dependent countries, igniting a full-scale war.

Because Parthia had been planned for a long time, Rome suffered a disastrous defeat in the early stages of the war, and the border troops were completely destroyed.

At that time, Marcus Aurelius considered his national policy and needed to find an ally for Rome.

The only ally that could enter the eyes of the Roman emperor was the powerful Han Empire, which he had been friends with for a long time! 】

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