"Then I haven't retreated..." Moham heard this and wanted to drill down the ground again: "I'd better hide first..."

"Father, why are you so timid? The Marquis's daughter's body has come to our Kucha, but you dare not meet. If I were him, I would look down on you."

Moham was a little embarrassed and scolded: "What do you know, a child?"

Usman laughed and said, "The prince is right, and the marquis really doesn't like cowardly people."

Moham is not a fool, he was just scared out of fear. He calmed down at this time. He had analyzed before that Kucha is an important hub on the Silk Road, which is right. But the Kucha royal family is not irreplaceable. As long as you control Kucha City, you can ensure the safety of Kucha City. If any ruler is replaced, Kucha will operate the same.

At this time, Li Mu led his army to save the people in the city, and his reputation was at its peak. If he wanted to replace it, or support another puppet, it would be easy and effortless. If he twisted himself, perhaps the hundreds of years of foundation of Kucha Kingdom would not be destroyed in the hands of the Turks, but also in the hands of the Tang people!

Thinking of this, Moham stopped hesitating and said, "Please lead the way. Moham requested to meet the Marquis!"

...

The carriage drove into Li Mu's temporary residence and slowly stopped in the front yard. Usman jumped out of the car first and said to Mohamma: "I'll go in first to report it, and see if the Marquis is now convenient for guests."

Moham said yes, but felt sad. How funny, this is Kucha City, I am the King of Kucha. Now I want to see someone on the ground of Kucha, but I have to ask if it is convenient for me...

He felt sorry for his heart, and he would never dare to say it. He looked at Usman with a smile on his face, and the smirk on his face disappeared. The little boy looked at him and said, "Father, you should be respectful from the bottom of your heart, otherwise you will not only be killed, but even I will be implicated by you."

"What do children know?" Moham said habitually. After saying that, he looked at his son again and said, "What a big man, do you really think so?"

The little boy focused his attention and said, "I have a premonition that the marquis who came here is not here to discuss things with you. He has made a decision, and you can only listen. If you don't listen, our foundation in Kucha will be gone."

"This..." Although Moham knew that his son was right, he still felt a little lucky and said, "The Tang Dynasty has always convinced people with virtue and reason. It would not be so unreasonable, right?"

The little boy sighed and shook his head, looking as if you believe it or not, you have said everything I should have said.

After a while, Usman came out of the inner courtyard and said to Moham: "The Marquis went to the market, so we went there too."

"Mark?" Moham said in a daze; "What is the Marquis going to the market for?"

Usman glanced at him and said, "What does the Marquis want to do? Do you still need to ask you? Go quickly!"

Moham glanced at his son, the young prince shrugged his shoulders and asked himself, "I'm hungry, can I give me two steamed buns?"

Usman touched the back of his head and ordered someone to take him to eat steamed buns. Moham trusted Usman very much and was not worried about his son's safety.t...

Kucha town, market.

As soon as the Turks retreated, Li Mu was not worried that they would attack again. There were tiger cannons and crossbows, and unless the Turks were determined to fill in their lives, they would not be able to succeed.

If he really intends to fill it with his life, the existing reserves will be enough to kill more than 50,000 people. Li Mu didn't believe it, one-third of the deaths, and the Turks will not retreat.

Even if he really did not retreat, and one-third of the Turks died, the army led by Li Chengqian would definitely arrive. This time, Li Mu sent troops to bring all the craftsmen from the Dongcheng Armory Factory, including Mayi and Dingxiang, two places to work, and the bows and arrows of the crossbows were manufactured at any cost. Not to mention 150,000 people, even 200,000 people were shot and killed.

Compared with these things, what Li Mu cares more about is Kucha City.

The last time I came to the Western Regions, Li Mu did not arrive in Kucha. I heard about Kucha from the envoy. At that time, I heard that the prosperity of the market made Li Mu particularly moved. I have to say that the unique geographical location of Kucha Town is very advantageous. Such a good location and unique conditions, it would be a pity not to develop business.

So when he came to Kucha this time, Li Mu had been holding back his eyes on how Kucha City was different. What angle could he optimize it from to add more strength to the Tang Dynasty's Silk Road plan. As for what Moham was worried about, it was not a big deal for Li Mu, because he had decided to include Kucha in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The exchanges between countries were always closer than those of the court and the local government. The left and right were just making a golden seal. No matter how bad it was, it was not that big piece of gold.

After a careful visit, Li Mu discovered that Kucha was indeed unique. Although the market had long been ruined due to the war, it can still be seen from the lost things that the market contained a wide variety of items. The operators also come from all directions and have many ways of operating.

This situation is inseparable from Kucha's strict neutral business. Although Dingxiang and Gaochang also developed trade extensively, they were even worse than Kucha. Because everyone knows that Dingxiang and Gaochang are the places of the Tang Dynasty. Here, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty were treated preferentially, and merchants from other countries were not very confident when they met the merchants of the Tang Dynasty.

But Kucha is different. Kucha is a distance from the Tang Dynasty's land, and the neutral name here has been broadcast for a long time. People from any place will be treated equally when they come here, so many small Western countries like to trade in Kucha very much.

This is a very mature commercial market, which is particularly precious to the Tang Dynasty and the Silk Road.

A mature commercial market should not be just a simple purchase and sale. More things should be derived from the purchase and sale, and it should even be able to influence the political and military situation in the entire Western Regions. Its purpose is not just to trade goods, but to tie the interests of the Tang Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions, closely tied together like a bond. With deep interests influencing one alliance, it can be more stable.

This is why the small countries that the Western Turks invaded before could be easily destroyed. However, when they arrived in Kucha, they encountered tenacious resistance, and even a large number of merchants were willing to pay to hire personnel to defend the city.

They are also afraid that they will lose such a place. If Kucha is gone, many people will lose their livelihoods, which is the greatest common interest.

"Meet the Marquis." Just as Li Mu was thinking, a voice sounded behind him. Li Mu looked back and saw a round fat man. Li Mu was looking at him, and Moham was also looking at Li Mu. He was very surprised. The legendary Marquis was only at this age?

"King of Kucha, pay homage to the Marquis." Seeing Li Mu turn around, Moham immediately knelt down. He kneeled down with a big bow with his body, and he treated Li Mu as the emperor.

"Get up, there is no need to be polite." Li Mu raised his hand and signaled that Moham could get up, but Moham was obese and it was difficult to get up easily and he couldn't hold on. In the end, Usman helped him and barely stood up.

Li Mu didn't talk nonsense with him, and pointed his hand westward, saying, "Is this the Silk Road?"

Moham hurriedly replied: "It's the Silk Road."

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "In this battle, the city wall on the west side suffered serious losses. I think it is necessary to renovate it. In addition, an outer city wall must be built outside the city wall, expanding ten miles to the west, and then fenced it. The expanded ten miles of houses are not allowed, and all of them are used for the planning of the new market. In the future, there will be at least five large markets in Kucha, and all the items sold are divided into five categories, such as porcelain, silk, goldware from the Western Regions, needlework, etc. After the merchants come to Kucha, they will allocate the market according to the category of the items they sell."

"In order to defend the city, don't build the houses on the spot, and all of them will be demolished. In a few days, I will give you a planning and construction drawing. A one-story house is too luxurious. At least it has to be built into a three-story house. The extra area is built, a market, and a warehouse are built!"

Moham blinked his eyes and felt something was wrong in his heart. I was obviously the king of Kucha, so why did he seem to be the master of this place, and I am his parent?

Li Mu pointed to the south of Kucha Town and pointed out the country. No one agreed. He looked back and Moham quickly listened with a smile.

"What the Marquis meant is to revive the business of Kucha?" Moham asked carefully.

"Yes, I'm going to develop Kucha business."

"The little king understands what the marquis means." Moham decided not to reject Li Mu in a direct way, and chose a tactful way to make him retreat. He rubbed his hands: "But expanding the city walls, building new houses, flip-up markets, all of these... are all cost-effective." Moham looked at him innocently: "You have seen this situation in Gaochang now, and it will be real for a while..." Moham grinned and said, "I'm so stretched..."

"No money?" Li Mu looked at him suspiciously.

"No money." Moham nodded affirmatively.

“How can we play happily without money?”

"If the Marquis wants to play, Xiao Wang can be the host to invite the Marquis to... some good places." The fat man winked in a lewd manner, afraid that Li Mu would not know what he was going to do: "Kucha connects to all countries in the Western Regions, and all kinds of women are there. Does the Marquis love the Marquis with yellow hair and green eyes? Xiao Wang can find them for the Marquis."
Chapter completed!