From the beginning of getting up in the morning, the ship owner Ananda Brahma felt that something might have happened today. After getting up, he worshiped Brahma devoutly and prayed to the sea god, hoping that the journey of this day would go smoothly, but it was useless. What should come will come.

Two sea boats that had never seen before came towards him, and they could not avoid it. The one in front seemed to be fine, but the one in the back seemed to be able to smash the coconut wooden boat under his feet that cost more than 2,000 panas (3.5 grams) under him with a slight touch. The people on the boat just asked for directions at first, and he kindly guided them. They actually turned their heads and turned around and chased them. At this time, Ananda Bharat saw the sails of the aliens. They were not sails at all, but clouds.

"Oh Father Morut, let your kindness patronize us.

Block us from being burned by the sun.

May the heroes treat us kindly and benefit our horses,

May we have many children and grandchildren be rich and prosperous.

Oh Lodra, you are the most honorable person who was born glorious,

He is the strongest among the strong, oh vajra wielder.

Please bless us to the place of peace away from sorrow,

Block all damage attacks…”

The ship owner Ananda Brah prayed again, and did not seem to see the alien ship getting closer and closer. More than thirty Shudras (fourth caste) on the ship were paddling desperately. The remaining Vaishyas (third caste) did not pray with Ananda Brah, but drew out the iron sword and prepared to fight with the aliens.

The actions of the Indian ship, the Mountain Ghost, could be seen clearly. Captain Shen Yinshang had to make someone shout "Zhu Luo" while pointing to the north. After shouting a few times, he had to say, "Take a few pieces of silk."

Silk is an important commodity for trade. In addition to ordinary silk, simplicity, silk, and literary embroidery, brocade, simplicity, and simplicity used by nobles and even palaces. After Shen Yinshang instructed him, only a few pieces of silk were picked up from the cabin. The silk color was bright, and the sun shone with unprecedented luxury.

"Silk!" Several Vaishya, who were holding swords and preparing to fight desperately, couldn't move their eyes when they saw silk. As maritime merchants, they were not unaware of silk.

The other party's hand was better than the cargo of his whole ship. What else could he resist? Ananda's prayer ended soon. Seeing the other party's small boat getting closer and closer, he even sorted out his somewhat embarrassed luggage.

"Zhu Luo?" Shen Yinshang, who was boarding the ship, bowed to the few people, then talked about Zhu Luo and pointed to the north.

Silk silk held the left and right hands, and then Ananda Brah looked at the aliens who boarded the ship: their skin was not very white, but their temperament was definitely Kshatriya (the second-class caste). They had their own servants, with exquisite swords hanging on their waists, and their clothes were woven from silk, which was extremely gorgeous. Just Vaishya, he bent his body habitually and asked carefully: "Dignity, are you from Cina?"

In addition to the Southern Silk Road, the transportation between India and East Asia is more often transferred to East Asia through Central Asia. Cina is like Persian Cini, Arabic Thin (the Arabic pronunciation does not have Ch, so it is replaced by Th), and Roman Thinae also comes from Sogdian, meaning Qin, or Qin.

Before leaving, the fleet had already figured out from Wuji that 'cyn' refers to the Qin people, and the Persian Cini only refers to the Qin people. Cina with similar pronunciations should naturally refer to the Qin people. Shen Yinshang shook his head, pointed at himself, and said: "Chu, Chu. Cina..." A map of East Asia with only Chu was drawn by the followers. He pointed to the Chu road in the map: "Chu." He also pointed to a blank in the northwest of Chu, and said: "Cina."

"Chu State?" There is only a huge Chu State on the map. Not far from the west of Chu State, the entire India is painted, and the Indus River Basin and Ganges River Basin are specially marked, as well as Sri Lanka.

When Ananda Bharat looked closely at Chu State, Shen Yinshang pointed to India on the map and asked, "Zhu Luo?"

"Zhu Luo?" Ananda Bharat understood what he meant. He pointed to the north of Sri Lanka and said, "Zhu Luo." He pointed to the westward continent and said, "Zhu Luo."

"Jeringka?" There are many things to say with maps, even if you can't speak. When Shen Yinshang asked about Jielingka again, Ananda Bharat pointed to the north of Zhuluo, where is Jielingka; and to the south, that is, Sri Lanka, he called it Sinhalaupa (Sanskrit word Simhalauipa, meaning Lion-schooler).

However, Shen Yinshang couldn't understand many of the following words. Ananda Bharat didn't speak all Sanskrit, but some Zhuluo dialects. When the follower opened a Greek-Chu dialect comparison dictionary, Ananda Bharat even shook his head. He couldn't understand Greek, but he began to mention a word: Alagankulan.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Shen Yinshang sent someone to Taotie to reply. "The boatman said that Zhu Luo was on the north side, and there might be Greeks in the south side. The officials did not know whether to go north or south?"

"How many miles south?" The real effective communication tool is still the Greek-Chu dictionary. Lu Zhuo naturally hopes that there will be people who understand Greek.

"To the south..." The fleet only has the markings on the map and does not mark the mileage. The follower pointed to the place between Sri Lanka and the Indian subcontinent, somewhere in the Pauk Strait: "Alagankuran is here, or a large port."

India was not conquered and ruled by the Greeks, but Persia was different. Persia was the Seleucid Empire, and the ruler was the Greeks. If Aragankuran was a port, then those who knew Greek must be Persian merchants. Should they go to Aragankuran, or go to Zhuluo, and then to Jielingjia? Lu Zhuo thought for a moment and asked Xiang Wugou: "What do you think you should do?"

"I thought we should go south to Dagang. The place where merchants gather together will have a lot of information." Wu Gou said. "Another, we will only wait for a few days to go north. It will be a good wind to go south. It is not far away, or it may take two or three days to arrive. It is not too late to go north after going south. This will also help us understand the situation in India."

The last sentence of Wu Gou Chang touched Lu Zhuo. Wanli came rashly. Except for what Wu Ji said, the rest were unknown. If Aragankulan was a big port, he would naturally be able to inquire about a lot of information. And the location of this port...

There is a strait between the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. It seems that he is reluctant to leave. The mainland stretches out her right arm to Sri Lanka, as if he wants to touch this island far away from the mainland. Aragankulan is in the armpit. This is indeed a shelter. Sri Lanka is blocked in the east, arm blocked in the south, and continent to the west, and only in the northeast, there is an exit of more than 50 kilometers between the mainland and Sri Lanka.

The decision of the Taotie was soon passed on to the Indian ship. Shen Yinshang signaled Ananda Bharu to travel south to Aragankulan. Ananda Bharu's eyes were fixed on the silk holding left and right side of him. Shen Yinshang understood what he meant, and after smiling, he did not give him all the silk, but only took two of them.

"Please enter the boat and talk." It was also a sea boat, and the Indian boat emitted a stench, which was filled with some valuable pots. Shen Yinshang had no interest in this, and only asked Ananda Bharat to go to the mountain ghost to discuss it. He understood that this was Ananda Bharat from the Eastern Silk Country, and did not refuse. After praying a few times, he followed Shen Yinshang onto the boat.

The Shangui turned, and the Taotie followed. As soon as the sails on the cross-bars unfolded, even if they were traveling against the sea, their speed was much faster than before. As they walked, the Indian ship fell behind. Ananda Brah was not anxious about this. The Vaishya on the ship was his people, and compared to the clay pot business that could not make a lot of money, he wanted to do silk business. What he was thinking about now was how to borrow more money from the port of Aragankuran to buy a batch of silk.

Aragankuran is a port and an international port. Persian merchant ships head south along the west coast of India, and generally no longer head north along the east coast when they arrive here. Because the north is mainly Zhuluo's sphere of influence, from the Jielingjia to the Ganges basin, the entire east coast is mostly Zhuluo's merchant ships.

Zhuluo did not belong to the Indian Maurya Dynasty. Located in the south of Kaling, the city of Huahwa (the capital of the Maurya Dynasty) was just a kind of restrained management. After the destruction of Kaling, more than 20 years ago, the maritime trade on the east coast of India was monopolized by Zhuluo. However, Zhuluo was still very weak at this time, and it would not be until hundreds of years before East Asia could become familiar with her name: Zhuluo, or Zhulan.

Of course, Lu Zhuo didn't know which country Zhu Luo was and what would happen in the future. He hoped to find Greek people in Aragankuran and ask them about the news of going north to India. After meeting the king of India, and not confirming the trade alliance, his mission was completed by half. Lu Zhuo was like this, but Shi Lingbuji and the merchants around him could not hide their excitement. They were finally able to see goods from foreign countries in ports, which was a major event that had never happened before.

Amid everyone's expectations, the Mountain Ghost Watcher, who entered the Baoke Strait three days later, saw the first time there were houses and farmers on the land. The next afternoon, Aragankulan finally appeared in front of everyone.

This is a long city with a circumference of about thirty miles. The city has a wall, but it is a courtyard wall rather than a city wall. However, the houses in the city are quite exquisite, and the side near the harbor are mainly two or three-story buildings. In the distance, there is a row of wooden trests, and nearly a hundred Indian merchant ships, which are not much different from Ananda Brah, are parked there. Some dark Livs are unloading goods naked. The way they unload goods is very special. They do not carry their shoulders, but put the goods on their heads.

"Alagankuran!" Ananda Brah pointed to the harbor and then said another word of the word "No one can understand the Buddhist language".

Two large merchant ships that had never seen had sailed into the port. The Liv on the trestle, the Vaishya on the pier, and the Kshatriya in the building were a little panicked, and no one knew the purpose of the two merchant ships. While warning on the shore, the small navy guarding the port immediately rowed out to sea to be warned.

Wu Gou Chang was worried that their warship would have a horn, but when he raised Lu Lijing, he felt relieved. The warships here were like the old big wings that could not be impacted, and the battle was all about the soldiers' hand-to-hand combat.
Chapter completed!