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 \nThe traders were in a serai.The Persian wordmeant\"palace,\"but it was nothing like theemperor's elaborate palace in China.It was aresting place for caravans.  \nThere were Romans from the far end of theEarth in the serai,too.They did not speak  \nChinese.The Chinese traders did not speak theirlanguage.  \nHowever,the traders of both groups spoke alittle Persian.The Persian official was talking tothem now.  \nFinally Ah Chun turned away.He signaled tohis group to join him outside.  \n“It's like this,”Ah Chun explained to his  \ngroup.“We've never traded directly with Romansbefore.It's amazing to meet them.Usually wedon't go this far west,and they don't come thisfar east.\"  \n“That's because usually someone along theroad is at war with someone else,\"anotherChinese trader named Yan added.  \n“Right,\"said Ah Chun.“Or there's famine,orthe inhabitants somewhere want to grab a share.There's always some danger.That's why we bringour silk here from China and trade with thePersians.The Romans trade their goods with thePersians,too.\"  \n“And the Persians trade with both of us,andeveryone makes money,\"Yan said.  \n“Right again,\"said Ah Chun.“Only now,forthe first time,there is peace all along the road.There is no famine anywhere.We can tradedirectly with the Romans.We'll make moreprofit that way.\"  \n“Except the Persians don't like being cut outof the deal,\"Yan said with a laugh.“Well,toobad for them!\"  \n\"We'll work something out,\"said Ah Chun.“If we don't,everyone loses.It may take somerather elaborate bargaining though.We may be  \n5  \n# A Chinese Secret\n\nSen knew his brother would not have broughthim here if traveling the Silk Road were danger-ous.Still,trade went on even when there wasdanger and risk.  \n\"All the inhabitants of the world desire silk,\"Ah Chun had told him.“Only we Chinese knowthe secret of making silk.Every civilization hassomething to trade for it.We only have to get itthere.\"  \nSen was proud that China had kept the secretof making silk for 3,000 years.For all those years,all the silk in the world was produced in China.He knew silk was made from the cocoon of thesilkworm.He also knew that a silkworm is acaterpillar,not a worm.  \n6  \nNearly a year ago,Sen had helped Ah Chunload many rolls of the precious silk onto theircamels.They hoped to sell most of the sil","cbCainFtQdE3Js4u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainFtQdE3Js4u","pdf",2004496,"English","# Ordering Options\n## Chapters\n## An Unexpected Roadblock\n## A Chinese Secret\n## The Silk Road","[{\"question\":\"Why is Sen’s group trying to trade directly with the Romans?\",\"answer\":\"Ah Chun explains that peace along the road and the absence of famine make direct trading possible, which should bring more profit for everyone involved.\"},{\"question\":\"What stops the traders from trading at first?\",\"answer\":\"A Persian administrative official refuses to let them trade directly with the Romans, creating an unexpected roadblock.\"},{\"question\":\"What secret about silk does Sen’s family believe China holds?\",\"answer\":\"Sen is proud that China has kept the method of making silk for thousands of years, including how silk is produced from silkworm cocoons.\"}]","The Silk Traders - Chapter 1 - An Unexpected Roadblock | PDF",1790645149,31]