What are the short stories about the famous Silk Road?

In 336 BC, Alexander succeeded to the throne. At that time, there were no cities, no culture, no dignity and no interests in the West. Culture, ideas and opportunities-and threats-all come from the East.

After Alexander succeeded to the throne, he devoted all his energy to the East. He marched eastward and many cities surrendered to him. Huge city-states, rich and beautiful cities all fell at the feet of this young hero.

The resources along the Silk Road enabled Alexander to establish a Macedonian kingdom spanning Europe, Asia and Africa, and at the same time, Alexander also promoted the intersection and integration of ancient Greek civilization with Persian, Indian, Central Asian and China civilizations.

2. Liang Wudi attacked the Huns.

In BC 129, in order to get rid of the political weakness caused by the continuous tribute to the Xiongnu, the Han Empire decided to settle the dispute with the Xiongnu once and for all.

First of all, it occupied the Hexi Corridor and controlled the western region rich in agriculture. Then after nearly ten years of repeated campaigns (ending in BC 1 19), the nomadic tribes were driven back to their original places. Hexi Corridor leads to Pamirs in the west, and a brand-new world lies in the west of the plateau.

China opened the door to a transcontinental communication channel-the "Silk Road" was born and the process of globalization began. Articles from all over the world began to trade with each other on this ancient road, and civilized exchanges were increasing day by day.

3. Huns invaded Rome.

At the end of the 4th century AD, a global climate change caused food shortage and famine everywhere, and grassland nomads began to emigrate along the Silk Road on a large scale under the pressure of survival. In order to obtain more living resources, nomadic troops headed by Xiongnu concentrated their wealth on the Silk Road and began to invade Europe on a large scale.

In the middle of the 5th century, gathered a large group of barbarians-Trevin Goth, Allen, Vandal, Su Weihui, Godbid, Nuri and Boustaany-Attila, king of Xiongnu, personally led his troops to Rome. Attila invaded the Balkans for fifteen years after she captured the northern Danube.

For this reason, the government of Constantinople had to pay tribute to Xiongnu in exchange for peace, and the latter got a lot of jewelry and gold. Huns, attracted by the wealth on the Silk Road, ravaged for nearly a century, leaving a world full of holes, and the civilization of the whole empire almost returned to prehistoric times.

4. Britain has become the overlord of the sea.

/kloc-The success of Spain and Portugal in the 6th century depressed the British. They tried their best to improve their navigation skills and obsequiously gave gifts to the sultans and Persian kings of the Ottoman Empire in order to gain a place on the Silk Road.

In order to raise private funds, Britain has established some new trading companies, such as Spanish companies, Beihai companies, Levant companies, Russian companies, Turkish companies and East India companies. These companies have obtained royal franchises to ensure that they have a monopoly position in areas or countries with high risks and large investments along the Silk Road.

By constantly grabbing wealth from the Silk Road, an island in the North Atlantic gradually began to influence international affairs and became an empire that controlled a quarter of the earth.

5. Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions twice, which established a trade route connecting Europe and Asia for later generations. In 97 AD, the Han Dynasty sent special envoy Gan Ying to Daqin (that is, the Roman Empire), but it failed because the others controlled the trade routes.

In 53 BC, the Roman Empire was at war with the Parthian Empire, and the war spread to West Asia and Central Asia for centuries. The Silk Road on land was impassable, so Roman merchants had to abandon the land and choose the sea, which was accepted by Sun Quan in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.