The carriage was driving on the track and made a "clang, clang" sound, because the wheels kept pressing through the gaps between the two rails, making a sound.

Li Li has become accustomed to this kind of sound, so he doesn't think there is anything.

There was a railway between Luoyang and Kaifeng, and there were rail carriages running, so he had to experience the operation of the rail carriage himself and take the "special carriage" to Huzhu.

Now, he was half lying on the couch in the "special car" car, leaning against the few, looking at the booklet in his hand in the sunlight leaking from the window.

But Feng Xiaolian couldn't do it. She looked like she was "car sick" and snuggled up beside Li Li, um, ahhhhhhh.

The two of them had only one thin quilt covered with clothes scattered on the floor, which shows that something amazing happened before.

Feng Xiaolian is in a special state now, and it is obvious that he is "preparing the fire". Li Li glanced at the little beauty and looked at the word "right" that was just a stroke on the other person's arm, and asked:

"Is this transaction good to keep it until the night to write it?"

Feng Xiaolian, with a rosy complexion, said nothing, but leaned against Li Li, looking at him with blurred eyes, as if he could pick it.

Li Li felt a little dry, but he still held back and just hugged Feng Xiaolian in his arms.

Feng Xiaolian found that the teasing failed and did not force her. Looking at the strange words in the booklet, she became curious: "Sanlang, is this... Sogdian?"

"Well, Sogdian." Li Li nodded. The Sogdians who were good at doing business settled in large numbers in the Central Plains, especially in the northern regions. Feng Xiaolian might have seen Sogdian characters, so he didn't find it strange.

Feng Xiaolian asked again: "Sanlang will take Samarkand in the future?"

"Oh, you know Samarkan?"

"I know, sometimes I hear people talking about it."

What Feng Xiaolian said about Samarkand is a big city in Sogdian countries. Li Li thinks that the location of Sogdian countries should be the Central Asian region in later generations.

Facing Feng Xiaolian's question, he shook his head: "Hi, it's too far away. It's not worth the effort to get a lot of money, so I just take a look, learn Sogdian, and learn about my opponent."

Now, Feng Xiaolian was a little confused: Since you said you didn’t plan to use force against Sogdian countries, why should you regard the other party as your opponent?

"Do you know Turkic?" Li Li suddenly asked, Feng Xiaolian shook his head, and Li Li said: "Turkic seems to be Sogdian, or relatives in Sogdian, and their writing is naturally very similar."

So that's it, Feng Xiaolian understood.

Li Li continued: "The Turkic tribe was originally a slave in the Rouran Khanate, and its cultural heritage was not good. Because the Sogdians were good at doing business and spreading across the grassland, their language and writing had a profound influence."

"The Sogdians deal with tribes on the grassland and settled in many countries. Their language can be regarded as a bridge to connect different civilizations. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a common language in the grassland."

"It is said that the Turkic Khanate used Sogdian as Mandarin, that is, Mandarin, to facilitate the rule of various tribes. Of course, new languages ​​may be derived in the future, namely independent Turkic language and writing."

"If I want to understand my opponent, I have to understand the other party's living customs. This is inevitable to learn the other party's language and writing,"

Feng Xiaolian felt that there was another chance to talk about the topic and asked: "Didn't you worry about these things? The military academy also taught students Hu Yu, why bother Sanlang?"

"The students in the military academy learn Hu language to make it easier to operate on the grassland in the future. Whether it is investigation or torture, after all, you must have professional skills when doing professional things."

"I learned Sogdian to understand another civilization. Moreover, there are three fonts of Sogdian characters in the Central Plains. Do you know what this means?"

Li Li said enthusiastically, Feng Xiaolian was actually not interested in Sogdian, but since the emperor was coming, she certainly had to strike while the iron was hot.

There are three main fonts of Sogdian characters in the Central Plains. After Li Li asked Yousi to conduct in-depth investigations, he judged based on the results that this should be influenced by three civilizations:

India, Persia, and an ancient country.

Therefore, if you look farther, you should pay attention to learning Sogdian.

At least among the border troops, there must be "foreign language experts" who have received systematic learning as their advisers.

Whether it is the "Silk Road" on the road or the sea trade road, there must be a systematic "foreign language education" system for the customs and customs of various countries along the way, as well as language and writing, and cultivate corresponding "foreign language experts".

Instead of considering himself as a "Celestial Kingdom" and treating overseas and Western Regions as barbarians who eat raw meat and drink blood. If you disdain to understand the other party's culture, then how can you exert cultural influence and use both soft and hard?

"Do you know that in the South China Sea, or to the west of the South China Sea, the terms or words of many foreign countries are influenced by Sanskrit and Sanskrit. In many small countries in the South China Sea, Sanskrit is an official language, written in official documents, and written in Sanskrit."

Li Li's tone of speech was not easy: "And in the grassland, Sogdian language and writing have a great influence. What does this mean?"

"It shows that Sogdian's commercial civilization and Tianzhu's religious civilization are exerting a huge influence on the 'neighbors' in the Central Plains."

"The deployment of military forces will be limited by geographical distance and has limits, but the expansion of business and religion will not be subject to geographical factors."

"It is clear that the sea ships from the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty could already reach the extreme west, and had contacts with the Qin and Persia, but the cultural expansion of the Central Plains stopped southward in Jiaozhou."

"On the contrary, Tianzhu, located in the middle of the sea route, has cultural influences. Its route is eastward along the route and reaches the doorstep of the Central Plains. Buddhism is even popular in the Central Plains."

"You know, today Zhu is divided into five parts, east, south, west, north, and middle, just like the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, but Sanskrit and Sanskrit have a great influence in neighboring countries."

"Even though Sogdian countries are just city-states that are good at doing business, they do not have strong armies or heroes who are proud of the world, but their influence spans the East and the West."

"Where are there, there are Sogdians who are smiling and doing business with you."

"The overlords on the grassland have changed one after another. There is no immortal Khanate, but there is an immortal Sogdian caravan."

"Maybe, this is another phenomenon where the country is solid, virtue is not dangerous. We cannot take it lightly, but it is very troublesome to solve this problem."

Li Li's feelings were expressed that if she wanted to agree, the knowledge needed had exceeded Feng Xiaolian's "knowledge reserve", but she still focused on the "key point" and flattered her:

"Sanlang knows everything, there must be a way to solve it."

Li Li smiled: "You think too much. Human life is limited, and I can't do so many things."

"Sanlang must have a way..." Feng Xiaolian just acted coquettishly.

She figured it out that Li Li was difficult to coax, but she also liked to be a "sir" and needed a student to listen to her various "high theories".

Sure enough, Li Li's explanation was picked up, and he hugged Feng Xiaolian, and gave his own "solving method" to the questions he raised.

The "original" religion in the Central Plains is Taoism. It is very difficult for Taoists who are obsessed with alchemy. Taoists who practice immortals want to compete with the eminent monks of India in terms of religion.

Because Buddhism is characterized by its high degree of logical self-consistentness and strong combat effectiveness in debates, the results of many Buddhist and Taoist debates since the Han Dynasty have proved this.

Taoism talks about cultivating immortality and immortality, which is similar to "cultivating the present world". However, how many people can live forever in reality?

It is very easy to be caught by debate opponents to "false".

Buddhism says "cultivating the next life", so others cannot falsify it at all: How do you know that someone has not lived a good life after he dies?

Therefore, we still have to refer to the Sogdians' "playing method" and engage in commercial expansion.

However, unlike the Sogdians, when business expansion is expanded, they are protected by force.

That is, arm the caravan and the merchant ship as the pioneer of expansion.

"Can this work?" Feng Xiaolian became curious, and Li Li said with certainty: "It works, but that's what happened several generations later. We just sow the seeds, water them, and let them sprout."

Feng Xiaolian could not understand the answer given by Li Li, but Li Li was very confident, although he couldn't see it.

Why can't it work? With artillery, it's quite easy to do maritime trade again and follow the path that the "British Empire" has taken!

If it is realized, then it will be "the solidarity of the country lies in virtue (profit) and not in danger."
Chapter completed!