Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Yuchi Baoqi blurted out: "That was a few months ago, okay?"

Qin Huaidao calmed down and said, "Well, since things have already come to this, let them follow the envoys to Qizhou City and observe Qizhou City."

Yuchi Baoqi snapped his fingers and said, "Fuck, are you really a genius? That's it! Tell Wei Tong in advance, and use all the high-tech in Qizhou City. Baoli Commercial Bank and Tianwei Army will give full support."

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The Sogdian envoy Mir Khan and the Sogdian king Mahdi finally returned to their war-torn country. Compared with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, their own country seemed... not worth mentioning at all.

After returning to the palace, Mahdi took the bag from Mir Khan's back and tremblingly took out the exquisite silk. For him and his country, this was not just a roll of silk, but a guarantee for the future development and growth of Sogdia.

Chinese, Sogdian and Persian were written on the silk in golden ink.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty, the Khan of Heaven, the Ruler of the World, the Eternal Emperor, recognizes the legal status of the King of Sogdia and has reached a strategic partnership with Sogdia. Any attempt, substantive, split, or aggression against Sogdia will be regarded as a declaration of war against the Great Tang Dynasty."

The Sogdian envoy Mir Khan read the words on the silk in three languages ​​with deep emotion, and all the Sogdian courtiers covered their faces and cried.

"General Hou, this is the imperial decree from His Majesty."

Hou Junji was a little annoyed because the climate here was too dry. However, Sogdia had never been short of food and wages for his army. The recent clearance of those Mishier and Youtai people also made him a lot of money.

Hou Junji felt relieved after reading the imperial edict. He, the Duke of Lu, was also granted the rank of Guanglu Ziguang Doctor. His family was blessed, and his son was about to marry a princess. The effort was worth it, and he could accept staying in Sogdia to continue training local soldiers.

The Sogdian King had gained so much from his visit to the Tang Dynasty that a celebration banquet had to be held. As an envoy, Mir Khan naturally became the focus of the banquet.

"The Tang Dynasty, that's the Tang Dynasty! People no longer light candles or oil lamps, they use electricity, do you understand? Thunder and lightning! Kucha! The electricity from the sky!"

"I just press the little button and the light comes on."

If it were about other countries, these court officials might not believe it, but since it was about the Tang Dynasty, the credibility would increase rapidly.

"Do they also use cattle, horses, and camels for transportation there?"

"And donkeys! Mules and horses! Ask questions more rigorously! We, Sogdia, are now a diplomatic ally of the Tang Dynasty! A strategic partner! We must learn from the Tang Dynasty's rigor and pragmatism!"

Mir Khan watched the two men bickering with each other and said, "Animal power? Hahaha! This reminds me of the joke that farmers said that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty must be using a golden hoe to farm."

"The most common means of transportation for people in Chang'an is electric vehicles, followed by bicycles, and finally cars."

"Your Excellency, you are not talking about a car. If it is a car, it must use animal power. What kind of animal power does the Tang Dynasty use?"

Hou Junji was a little confused. How come Chang'an City has changed again in less than a year since he came to Sogdia? But thinking about the presence of the evildoer Yuchi Baoqi, it was normal.

Mirhan grinned: "Electric car, electric car, only those that use electricity are called electric cars!"

Mirhan tried his best to describe the scene of himself riding an electric bike, but unfortunately humans cannot imagine things they have never seen, and they cannot understand what an electric bike is without seeing it with their own eyes.

"The roads there are flat and straight. Driving in the car is not bumpy at all. It's so comfortable."

"And cars, you know? They're much bigger than electric cars, and the sound they make when they're running is like a dragon's roar. They're also fast and comfortable to sit in!"

"Emissary, could it be that the Tang people really have captured a dragon and locked it up, letting it run away with its carriage?"

This time Mir Khan was at a loss. If he thought carefully, why did the Tang Dynasty want to get so much black oil back from Sogdia? Could it be that Jackie Chan liked black oil?

Mir Khan's logic was now self-consistent, and he slapped his thigh: "So that's how it is!"

Hou Junji had been here for so long that he had a general idea of ​​the Sogdian language. When he saw that Mir Khan had misunderstood the car, he shook his head and laughed.

Mir Khan came back to his senses and continued, "You didn't go. The military parade was amazing. I thought General Hou's army was invincible, but I didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty had even more powerful ones!"

At this point, all the court officials sighed. After all, they could visualize Hou Junji's combat power. As soon as Hou Junji arrived in Sogdia, he killed nearly 5,000 Mishier troops on the plains, and then eliminated various military camps and command posts. He was invincible.

Hou Junji was unusually calm: "The Tianwei Army, the strongest force in the Tang Dynasty, is indeed much stronger than the army I lead."

Hearing Hou Junji say the same thing, the court officials attending the banquet began to cheer and even dance: "With the support of the Tang Dynasty, we Sogdians will never have to fight again!"

Sogdian King Mahdi held up a wine glass and said: "Not only do we not have to fight, the Tang Dynasty will also help us develop. I have decided to write friendship with the Tang Dynasty into the country's laws. Any behavior that undermines the diplomatic relations between Sogdia and the Tang Dynasty will be punished by death!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After flattering him, the court officials urged Mir Khan to continue talking about his experiences during his trip to the Tang Dynasty. Mir Khan became so thirsty from talking that he took a big gulp of wine.

Mir Khan knocked on the wine glass, and the courtiers around him snatched the wine jug from the servant's hand and poured it for Mir Khan, urging him to speak quickly.

Mir Khan shook his head and said, "I'm not asking you to pour the wine. I'm saying that I've sold our Sogdian wine to the Tang Dynasty. Baoli Trading Company has signed a 15-year wine import and export order with our Sogdians."

"Guess how much I sold it for? You won't guess!"

The smile on the Sogdian King's face grew even wider. He was present when the order was discussed and he still felt happy when he recalled it now.

"Two taels per bottle? You said before that the Tang Dynasty liquor was about the same price per bottle."

"The journey is so long, and I heard from the merchants that a bottle can be sold for ten taels. The Tang brothers love our wine."

Mirhan still shook his head: "Guess again."

"Fifty taels for a bottle! It can't be more than that! Just tell me how much the difference is!"

Mirhan stretched out his left hand: "A national strategic hydropower station dam."

Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Mirhan stretched out his right hand again: "Dry drip irrigation planting technology."

The court officials were all confused. What was this? They had never heard of it. They could understand a dam, but what was a hydroelectric power station?