sweeping the world

Chapter 684
"interesting……"

The envoys from various countries had arrived in Guanzhong and were arranged in Chang'an City. Liu Yan listened to some reports from Yuan Qiao. Yuan Qiao mentioned the news about the Huns from the Persians, and he really found it very interesting.

Every nation will have some mortal enemies. Is it the hatred accumulated after years of war, or is it because the war has brought great grief to every family? department.

The Southern Xiongnu became a captive dog, but this dog was never obedient. Even when the Han Dynasty was strong, it would go south to fight grass valleys, waiting for the Han army to send an army to come and become a grandson again. It has been repeated for hundreds of years, waiting When the Han family split, the Sima family usurped the throne of Cao Wei, shouted slogans of revenge for the Han family, and destroyed the Western Jin Dynasty.

What must be said is that Liu Yuan’s slogan was still recognized by a considerable number of Han people, especially those who could not bear the Sima’s rule responded. The Jin Dynasty ruled the Central Plains, and the people of the Central Plains were reduced to a status worse than wild animals after that war.

The northern Xiongnu is the true mortal enemy of the Han people. They did not go far at the beginning of their flight, and they would invade the territory of the Han family from time to time. Later, they once robbed the control of the Western Regions with the Han Dynasty. The last and most intense battle between the Han and Huns It was in the Western Regions that Chen Tang used a small number of Han troops to recruit servants from various countries in the Western Regions and defeated the Huns. Far away must be punished", and the remnants of the northern Huns no longer dare to stay near the Han family's territory, which can be regarded as a real escape.

"They're talking about the Huns, on the west side of a place called the Caspian Sea, who are currently fighting the Alans."

It is understandable, how can a nation add the word "slave" to its name?The name Xiongnu has always been the name of the Central Plains Dynasty. In fact, they really called themselves the Huns, and their country name was the Kingdom of Big Bear.

Alan is called Yancai in the records of the Central Plains Dynasty. It is generally located in the Don River Basin of Russia today, north of the Great Caucasus Mountains, and east of the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Azov (called Daze in ancient Chinese books).It is divided into two parts by the Don River. The eastern part is dominated by the yellow race, and the western part is dominated by the white race. They have lived a nomadic life for a long time.Although the races are different, people in the Don River Basin have formed a national identity for a long time, and they all call themselves Alans, thus forming a unified country.

The official name of the country established by the Alan people is the Alan country, while the western countries call it the Alan country, and the Central Asian countries call it the Alan country.They were founded around the first century AD and often harassed the northern parts of the Parthian Empire and the Caucasus provinces of the Roman Empire.

The current Northern Huns are indeed on the west side of the Caspian Sea. In the early days, they first defeated and annexed the Dayi people (Dahe people), and cultivated in the habitat of the Dayi people.

According to legend, the Dayi people are the predecessors of the Parthians, and they are actually separate branches of the same nation. For example, it is rumored that the nomadic people on the grasslands and the farming people in the Central Plains are all descendants of the Zhuxia Miao. Zhen and Yuzhen, similar phenomena are very common.

The northern Xiongnu continued to migrate westward, and the first ethnic group they encountered was Yancai.It must be explained that the "Yancai State" in the records of the Central Plains Dynasty is the tribe of the Yancai people, so the Alan people and the Yancai people are actually two different things. In view of the fact that the Central Plains Dynasty always does not understand the difference between foreign races, It's not surprising that I remember wrongly.

The Amcai people were quickly defeated by the Northern Huns who were migrating westward, and the next unlucky targets became the Alva people.

Western historians regard the Arwa people as the Rouran people, that is, the Rouran tribal alliance in Outer Mongolia during the period of the Wuhu chaos. Although both sides are Caucasian, they are not actually the same race.

The Northern Huns defeated the Yancai, Arwa, Laijia, and Miaot people on the west bank of the Caspian Sea, and then they really bumped into the Alans. In the early days, the Northern Huns were taught a lesson when they met the Alans. In the first stage, the Alan Kingdom punched the Parthian Empire, kicked the Roman Empire, and faced the Northern Huns who were also nomads. Especially the Northern Huns were in the fleeing stage. The Alans were naturally able to teach the Northern Huns how to behave.

"So, the Northern Huns are now blocked by the Alans on the west bank of the Caspian Sea?" Liu Yan didn't know about this period of history and asked, "Do you know what the current Xiongnu Chanyu is called?"

Yuan Qiao was dumbfounded by the question.

Today’s Northern Huns are actually a bit chaotic. There are leaders but there is no Shanyu, because the defeat at the hands of the Alans also caused a split. There is no monolithic Chanyu.

In the next few decades, the Northern Huns split and split again, and they had to wait until [-] AD for a short period of unity. They once again competed with the Alans and won.This time the war finally allowed the Northern Huns to once again have a great Chanyu recognized by all ministries, and he was Baram Burr.

Barambur started the war again in AD [-], but this time the target was the Ostrogoths.The Northern Huns defeated the Ostrogoths very easily, allowing the Northern Huns to occupy the Don River area and forcing the Ostrogoths to defect to the Visigoths.

Afterwards, Baramboll continued to conquer the Visigoths, and a battle broke out between the two armies in the Transnistria region, which brought a spectacle to Europa. Satisfied people, including the Goths, fled westward. , They swarmed into the Danube area, causing a serious impact on the Roman Empire at that time. The Romans were forced to accept the asylum request of the fleeing barbarians, but these barbarians were not grateful to the Romans, disrupting the European part of the Roman Empire. In the future, the Northern Huns invaded the Roman Empire and created conditions.

"The Persians want to use this news in exchange for the big man to form an alliance with them?" After all, Liu Yan is not a person of this era, and his hatred for the Northern Huns is not that deep. He needs to get opinions from his subordinates: "What do you think?"

"The Persians seem to know the big man very well..." Ji Chang would of course be the first speaker after being asked, and said, "They know that there can only be one of us and the Northern Huns. Since they already know the movements of the Northern Huns, if they do nothing ……inappropriate."

Various civil and military forces expressed their opinions one after another, and they all agreed that something should be done. If they knew about the existence of the Northern Huns but did not take any action, it would be as if they had no face to face their ancestors after death.

Liu Yan suddenly felt some pain in his brain. The Han army had set foot on the Western Regions again, but it was currently stopped in Shanshan, which was tens of thousands of miles away from the west bank of the Caspian Sea.

"Looking at the map, the north side of Sasanian is the west side of the Caspian Sea where the Northern Huns inhabited, and Rome and the Northern Huns lived across the sea." Ji Chang obviously knew that the current Han Dynasty could not do anything like the Northern Huns, standing From a politically correct standpoint, you can't do nothing, just say: "Both countries can take action against the Northern Huns."

The envoy of Rome, Aulus Sextus Cicero, and the envoy of Persia, Sassanian, Chianush Alta Ardashir, have successively expressed their willingness to form an alliance, and the Han country simply thought they were joking , did not expressly refuse and did not give any reply.

Liu Yan has a very indifferent attitude towards alliances with other countries in the Han Kingdom. It is normal for countries to form alliances based on the situation due to needs. Now the Han Kingdom has entered the stage of military alliances with Rouran. Han State needs Rouran to take action against Xigaoche, Donggaoche, Murong Remnant, and Tuoba Remnant, and waits for the above-mentioned countries to be destroyed or there is no threat. Han State will not hesitate to destroy Rouran.

Liu Yan thinks and does things with the thinking of modern people. The important ministers of the Han Dynasty are out-and-out Han family thinking. They don’t think who is qualified to be their allies. Exterminating the younger brother is not a shameless thing. On the contrary, it is a just cause to lead the younger brother to live a happy life. The younger brother who is eliminated should be grateful rather than resentful.

"So..." Xu Zheng stood up and concluded: "Whether it's Sassanid or Roman, whoever wants to attack the Northern Huns is qualified to be our ally."

Ji Chang nodded, and continued the topic: "I think it doesn't matter who the big man forms an alliance with, but the trade request of various countries is a big deal."

To be honest, they really don't care who they form an alliance with. After forming an alliance, it doesn't mean that Han needs to join unnecessary wars. It means that allies do or don't do anything. It's just a request and it's difficult to interfere. Allies don't ask What Han must do.

Liu Yan suddenly felt that he still belonged to the category of noble people, and compared with a bunch of ministers, he was simply an honest and reliable young gentleman.He originally thought about making troubles against the northern Huns. Persian Sasanian or Rome really took action against the northern Huns. After the formal alliance, they would cooperate with the alliance partners in some matters, but the ministers only wanted benefits.

Later, Liu Yan thought and thought, and it seemed that he could not do that. If he really formed an ally with Persia Sassan or Rome, at least some of the ally obligations that should be performed during the alliance stage must be performed, and the alliance must be regarded as a return. things, let alone damage the national credit because of some petty profits.

It is very clear that Liu Yan appeared, which changed the historical course of the Central Plains, and at the same time allowed Han to join the game of the World Island. As one of the great powers in the world, of course it should not be shameless, but it needs to guarantee the country's credit Sometimes we can't just look at the loss.

Han, which joined the World Island game, must show its responsibility as a major country in the world. Maintaining good credit is beneficial to the subsequent games, especially for Persia Sassan and Rome, which are also major countries in the world. , this is far more important than just taking advantage once or twice!
"You need to be cautious about forming an alliance." Liu Yan drew the attention of the ministers who were talking about trade, and said very seriously: "My lords, the big man is far away in the east of the world, but he can use the sea to interfere in distant wars. Sassanid, Ang or Rome are actually within the reach of big men."

The Han army is already invading the Gupta Dynasty. Since they can enter the Asan Ocean, and then enter the Arabian Sea of ​​later generations, it is a matter of finding the leading party. It is equivalent to landing in the Persian Sasanian mainland, and also entering the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden under Roman rule. In Egypt, it is not clear whether the Suez Canal exists or not.

It is no secret that the Suez Canal currently exists, but it connects the Red Sea and the Nile.

The Suez Canal was initially dug in the 12th Dynasty of Egypt, which was the Egyptian dynasty from [-] BC to [-] BC. The person who started this project was Pharaoh Senusret III ( Senusret.III, whose name is the origin of the word "Suez").It was not until the period of Ramses II in the [-]th century BC that the canal was abandoned, and then rebuilt during the period of Ptolemy II ([-] BC). It remained there until [-] AD. Also used.

The current Romans have been using the Suez Canal to go out from the Mediterranean Sea. Some caravans of the Gupta Dynasty did not stop after arriving in Egypt. They entered the Nile River through the Suez Canal, and then entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Nile River. When they arrived in the Mediterranean Sea, they could choose to land at will. area of ​​Rome.

Of course, no one in the Han Dynasty knew that much. Even Liu Yan thought that the Suez Canal would not be completed until the end of the [-]th century. He had no idea that the Egyptians had already done so as early as [-] BC. big event.

Liu Yan said that one should be cautious in forming an alliance. The few important ministers did not go around the corner at first, and it was not easy to ask Liu Yan directly. They could only think hard on their own.

Regarding national credit, in fact, the ancients did not have relevant concepts. It is just that the Central Plains Dynasty has been "unified" for a long time, and there are no countries with the same strength in the surrounding area for a long time. Even if there are, they exist as enemies. In fact, diplomacy It was very lackluster.

Liu Yanneng could see that they really didn't understand what was going on. It was a matter of recuperating for a period of time after the drought that the Han Kingdom could really intervene in Central Asia and even Europa. He took the initiative to bring the topic to trade.

"Although it is difficult to understand, every country is extremely eager for silk. Not only did they purchase all the silk in the market in Jiankang, they also left pre-purchase agreements with merchants, and even discussed large-scale purchases with the government." Lu Yi really didn't know Why are those Waiguoren so obsessed with silk? Based on the idea that Waiguoren wants to be a competitive product, he said: "I think the sale of silk should be controlled and not sold in large quantities."

However, Liu Yan understood what Lu Yi was going to say. It didn't mean that it could not be sold, but based on the truth that rare things are more expensive, selling a small amount guaranteed the price of silk, and it couldn't be sold as cheap as Chinese cabbage.

"All countries are eager for the goods of the great man, but they have nothing to offer. The demand for gold by the great man is not urgent..." Lu Yi did not lie. Currency reform, but the Wa Islands controlled by the Han Kingdom have a stable and huge amount of gold and silver to mine: "Our most urgent need is food, which can be purchased from other countries through trade!"

(End of this chapter)