Chapter 883: Silkworm (Page 1/1)

Historically, foreign merchants trafficked silk produced in China between the East and the West, gradually forming a "Silk Road" to communicate Eurasia, and later China's sericulture technology was transmitted to the West, about the 4th century to Central Asia, West Asia, and the 6th century to the Byzantine Empire established by the Eastern Romans.

Zhang Nan knows this point, but Zhang Nan knows more that there must be no silkworms in the current big food, according to historical data, the silkworm seeds have been outflowed during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but they have not flowed to the big food.

Zhang Nan is gambling, the caliph who bets on this big food is just a traverser, but there is no system, so he is not clear about these historical materials.

According to historical records, several Indian monks came to Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, in the 6th century, when Persian merchants sold silk there at a high price and profited from it, and these Indian monks offered advice to Emperor Justinian that they had a way to stop Byzantium from buying silk from Persia and other countries, and they had lived for a long time in a place called Selinda, and found that silk was produced by a worm.

The silk spit out from the mouth of the worm, and it was impossible to take the worm from the country, but it was possible to bring the eggs laid by the worm to hatch, and Justinian promised to reward them afterwards, and then the Indian monk did take the eggs, and hatched them according to the law, and obtained many worms, and fed them with mulberry leaves, so that silkworms could be raised in Byzantium.

Similarly, there is an account of the Persians taking silkworm seeds for Justinian. Another Byzantine historian, Theopanes, in the 7th century, recorded that the emperor summoned Persians who had lived in China, and they promised to search for silkworm seeds for Justinian, and they made a detour to China in the South Caucasus.

Two years later, around 553, they returned to Byzantium with silkworm seeds, which were brought with them hidden in hollow canes, and under their guidance, Byzantium succeeded in raising silkworms and producing cocoons. At this point, the Byzantine Empire used silk spit by silkworms growing in the West for the first time as a raw material for textile silk.

For these two stories, Zhang Nan thinks it is unlikely, first of all, the silkworm eggs are hidden in a hollow cane for more than a year, which is unreasonable in silkworm raising technology.

The second point is that China's sericulture technology has not actually reached the point of blockade, otherwise it would not be possible to explain that the sericulture technology of Japan and all the Far Eastern countries is transmitted from China.

However, Zhang Nan felt that it was very likely that the Byzantines were just thieves shouting to catch thieves, and they used the lie of blockade technology to ensure the uniqueness of the silkworm seeds in their hands, so that they could monopolize it, that is to say, the method of raising silkworms would be cut off when they arrived, and it would naturally not be passed on if it was designated as a state secret.

Compared with these two unreliable statements, Zhang Nan actually prefers to believe that this silkworm was brought out by the Chinese themselves.

Xuanzang recorded a story in the "Tang Dynasty Western Regions", in today's Xinjiang Hotan ancient called Khotan, in ancient times there was a country called Qu Sadana, the country asked the east for silkworm seeds, but the king of the east did not give it, but also strictly ordered the border to prohibit the export of silkworm seeds. So, King Qu Sadana came up with an ingenious way to propose to the princess of the eastern kingdom with humble courtesy, and was approved.

When marrying the princess, King Qu Sadana told the envoy who married the princess, "You tell the princess of Dongguo that there is no silk cotton in our country, and she can bring silkworm seeds to make clothes for herself in the future." When the princess heard what the envoy said, she secretly got some silkworm seeds and put them in her hat. At the border gate, although the officials searched carefully, they never dared to check the princess's hat. In this way, the sericulture seeds arrived in Qusatana, and the locals began to raise silkworms.

In this story, the eastern kingdom is China.

And this story is also supported by unearthed drawing boards at the end, and Zhang Nan prefers this statement.

But anyway, now there should be no silkworms in Dashi, if Dashi even has silkworms, Zhang Nan feels that Dashi has no need to trade with Datang, first of all, in terms of science and technology, Dashi is not much lower than Datang, and besides, Datang does not have so many high-yield crops to give Dashi.

Seeing what Zhang Nan said so conclusively, Comrade Li Er also had to believe it.

"Okay, in that case, when the time comes, you can hand me your fold, I will take a closer look, the silkworm you said, if Da Shi really wants to do business with us, I will also order this thing to be strictly guarded." Li Erdao.

"Then it's not a big deal." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

After finishing the meal, Zhang Nan left the palace with Li Liqing.

On the way home, Li Lizhi looked at Zhang Nan with a look of admiration, and kept staring at Zhang Nan until she was embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Do I have flowers on my face? Zhang Nan touched his face with his hand and asked a little embarrassed.

"Lang Jun, you are really amazing." Li Lizhi said with a smile.

"Awesome? What's a great way? Zhang Nan asked strangely.

"The courtiers who can talk and laugh with their father, I haven't seen a few concubines for so long, like those low-level officials, who can't speak when they see their father, how can they be like Lang Jun, my father has something to ask your opinion." Li Li asked.

"What is this, haven't you seen the way the emperor was when he wanted to marry you to me." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

Li Li's face also blushed after hearing this, and then she smashed Zhang Nan with her hand.

"You still say! If Yue'er hadn't pulled us that day, I don't know how long it would take for you to marry a few of our hard-working women. Li Lizhi also sighed. In order to wait for Zhang Nan to marry her, Li Lizhi waited for five years, from watching Zhang Nan and Cui Yue's two-person world to a family of four.

If it weren't for the fact that there was still a Jin Shengman in the house, Li Lizhi felt that she would have to be driven crazy, this is the legendary love.

"Isn't that a family now?" Zhang Nan smiled and stopped Li Lizhen in his arms.

"Lang Jun, I don't want to have the same status as Yue'er in your heart, as long as I know Lang Jun, you have me in your heart." Li Lizhen also whispered in Zhang Nan's arms.

"Silly, since I married you, it will naturally be the same for you." Zhang Nan also touched Li Liqian's head and said.

Unconsciously, the two of them returned to the gate of the mansion, and Li Lizhi grabbed Zhang Nan and said, "Lang Jun wait." After speaking, Li Lizhi hugged Zhang Nan, and said while hugging: "When I go back, Langjun will become everyone's Langjun, and now that they are not here, let me hug me alone for a while." ”

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