Ji Yi has already lived in the mansion known as the "Caesar's Palace", next to the expanding Brahnay Palace, which, like the Brahnay Palace, is also attached to the tall and majestic walls of Constantinople. This mansion was the case where Brynius was marrying Anna. Komenina built it at great expense in order to please his young and noble wife. It is decorated in a typical Romanesque style, magnificent, and is decorated with fine carvings throughout. A fountain was also built in the middle of the huge courtyard, which was able to shoot out a constantly changing fountain. Rao is well-informed Ji Yi's gaze was also attracted by this very interesting fountain for a while.

This fountain is really fun, and the officials will definitely love it! Ji Yi thought to himself: There are still those carvings, and there are also the brick and stone houses that look very imposing, and those tall and thick stone pillars...... It seems that there are merits, it seems that the Romans have a little stronger construction ability than the Great Song Dynasty! There must be a teacher for these threesomes, and since they are stronger, they have to send someone to Rome to study.

This trip to Rome is the right one!

"Does Mr. Ambassador like this fountain very much?"

Komenina and the Mo lady in the skirt walked together, leading the way in front, and the two women walked for a while before they found that the footsteps behind them were gone, so they turned to look. found that Ji Yi, Li Gang and others, who were accompanied by the beginning, stopped in front of the fountain.

"There is no such thing in the Song Kingdom," Mo Niangzi replied with a smile, "Ambassador Ji naturally felt new when he saw it, and maybe he will send someone to Rome to study in the future, there must be a university in Constantinople, right?" ”

The Song Dynasty didn't have much thought of the kingdom - in the early Tang Dynasty, there were monks who went to the West to learn scriptures, and it wasn't just the Tang monks! What's more, the Song Dynasty, which was already weak? So it's normal to see good things in foreign countries and want to study.

Hearing Mo Li ask about the university, Anna couldn't help but frown slightly, "There is only one Magnora Palace Academy, which mainly teaches Christian scriptures, and only has a small amount of philosophical and scientific knowledge. ”

Science and philosophy in the Eastern Roman Empire had rapidly weakened as Christianity became the state religion – as early as 500 AD, secular schools had been banned and Christian schools had become the only educational institutions. If you want to learn the philosophy and science of ancient Greece, there are only two ways to go: home education and self-taught!

Fortunately, however, European Christendom has always been fragmented, and the authority of the Pope of Rome and the Patriarch of Constantinople is not enough to suppress philosophy and science for a long time. Moreover, there are loopholes in Christianity itself, and there is no such thing as a "sealed" prophet. So religion itself has a need to prove the glory of God through philosophical and scientific research. So in many Christian schools, the philosophy and science of ancient Greece were still preserved, but under the cloak of religion.

As the dual heirs of ancient Rome and ancient Greece, the philosophy and science of ancient Greece and ancient Rome preserved in the Eastern Roman Empire are also quite complete, and the stock is also large, which is not easy to destroy.

"There are no Taoist and Buddhist scriptures at our Yuntai University," said Murley, "and in the ancient philosophy of Shangtaohuashi, there is no status of God, only the status of knowledge." ”

"What? How can there be such a philosophy? Anna looked very surprised and looked at Murray in surprise, "Then I have to study the philosophy of Peach Blossom Stone." ”

At this time, Ji Yi and Li Gang had already finished watching the fountain, and walked towards Anna and Merry accompanied by Caesar.

Seeing the men coming over, Anna whispered to Mo Li: "I remember you said that Ambassador Ji and Vice Ambassador Li are both philosophers of Taohuashi, so I want to ask them separately for philosophy, can you arrange it for me?" ”

"Of course, I think they would like to ask you about Greek philosophy as well." Murray replied.

Although the purpose of the Ji Yi and Li Gang delegations coming to Constantinople was to "learn from the scriptures," there was a process of exchanging ideas, and it could not be achieved overnight, let alone a top priority. At least tonight, when the moonflower was sprinkled in the large garden of Caesar's Palace, Ji Yi and Anna, who were in secret here, did not care about each other's thoughts, they only cared about interests.

The secret meeting was held in the name of "moon viewing". The envoys of the Great Song Dynasty invited the princess of Rome to enjoy the bright moon...... It looks like it's a bit of a crossing, but it's really happening!

At the same time, Li Gang and two Arab scholars enjoyed roasted wild boar and wine with Caesar Brinnius in the banquet hall of Caesar's Palace, while discussing the formal ceremony of welcoming the Great Song Dynasty in Brahney Palace, the porphyry column square symbolizing Constantinople, and the racecourse in Constantinople.

This has to be discussed, after all, the Great Song Dynasty and Rome are not in the same cultural circle, and various etiquette and customs are too far apart.

For example, a palace ball or something, Ji Yi and Li Gang are difficult to accept. However, it is still possible to watch the race at the racecourse and lay a wreath to the city's martyrs at the porphyry giant pillar square. For this reason, Li Gang also seriously discussed with Brynius whether to burn some paper money for the martyrs of Junbao......

Just as Li Gang and Brynius were talking about paper money, Ji Yi finally met Anna who had arrived with Murly in a corner of the garden.

Ji Yi clenched his fists and said in Latin, which he had learned from Baldwin, "Your Royal Highness, Honorable Princess." ”

The princess curtsy and said with a smile in Arabic: "Your Excellency, it is an honour to meet you here. ”

Murly acts as an interpreter for the two. She could speak Arabic, Persian and Chinese, but she didn't understand Greek or Latin, so Anna responded to Ji Yi in Arabic.

Ji Yi and Anna began to walk along the wide, straight path of the garden, not arm-holding or holding small hands, of course, but shoulder-to-shoulder distance, with Murly following behind them as interpreters.

"Listen to Merry, your emperor is at war with the Celestial Cultists?"

"It's just a crusade against rebellion." Ji Yi pondered and said, "The lion khan of Qarakhanid is just a clown who jumps off the beam, and he is not my opponent at all, so he should be about to perish now, right?" ”

"But I heard that the Peach Blossom Stone Country is a great country of the Heavenly Fang Sect, and its strength can be compared to the Seljuk Turks!"

"You must have heard some rumors," Ji Yi smiled, "The Qarakhanid Dynasty has long been decayed, and the Seljuks don't look strong...... Otherwise, the official would not have been able to reach Constantinople. ”

"Yes, how did the Saracens and Turks get you to the Mediterranean?" Anna asked.

Ji Yi smiled, "Because my navy has already controlled the Srivijaya Strait and entered the Indian Ocean!" Now the silk, porcelain, and spices of the East have all been controlled by the Great Song Dynasty! ”

That's a bit of a blow! However, taking the Sriwijaya Strait is the capital to brag about!

Silk, porcelain, and spices were the most important international trade goods in this era. Silk and porcelain are naturally the trump cards of Chinese manufacturing, while the main sources of spices are Ceylon, Srivijaya, Java and India. After jamming the Sriwijaya Strait, spices from Sriwijaya and Java were also controlled. As for the spices of India and Ceylon, Ji Yi is not without a way to interfere.

Before leaving the Sriwijaya Strait, didn't he form a great Buddhist alliance? Among them were Ceylon and the Baltic kingdoms of India.

In addition, as soon as the Hexi Army and the Great Sect succeeded in Anxi, they would immediately move south to the Chalvana Dynasty.

As long as the forces of the Hexi Army and the Great Education Regiment can enter India, then sooner or later the control of the Indian Ocean will belong to the Western Inspection Department of the Great Song Dynasty.

After taking control of the South and Western Seas, the only trade route from the Great Song Dynasty to Europe was the Red Sea, the last pass in the Sinai region.

These are two big markets with a population of 70 or 80 million each (if you count the populations of Khitan, Goryeo, Japan, and Annam, Greater China is determined to exceed 100 million)! There is also an India with a population of tens of millions. However, the trade between these three large markets has long been controlled by the Celestial Sect world, which has a population of only more than 10 million at most (not counting the Indian Celestial Cultists). They extract a lot of nutrients from the trade between the world's three major economies year after year, and it is difficult to think of underdevelopment!

"The navy of Upper Peach Blossom has entered the Indian Ocean?" Anna. Komenina also knew a lot about geography, "Then Ceylon and Adan are in whose hands?" ”

Hearing this question, Ji Yi laughed, "Ceylon is under the control of our ally, the Kingdom of Ceylon. There were a large number of Buddhists in our Great Song Kingdom, which could be regarded as half of the Buddhist country, so we formed an alliance with the three Buddhist kingdoms of the Three Buddhas, the Indo-Baltic Kingdom and the Kingdom of Ceylon, and jointly controlled the Indian Ocean and squeezed out the power of the Heavenly Sect.

It's a pity that no matter how crowded out, there is still no boat that can enter the Mediterranean Sea from the narrow ocean known as the Red Sea! ”

"That's because the Fatimid of Egypt, the lord of the Sinai Peninsula, is under the control of the caliphate!" Anna. Komenina frowned, "If the Roman Empire can recover there...... Will your ships be able to pass through Adam? ”

Ji Yi said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess, when I arrived in Rome, I realized that porcelain is so expensive, and glass is so cheap!" Merchandise worth one pound of silver in the Great Song was shipped to the Mediterranean, worth at least ten pounds of silver! In the same way, commodities worth only one pound of silver in the Mediterranean rose tenfold when they arrived in the Great Song Dynasty. Even taking into account the risks of sea voyages, there are several times more generous gifts! And the trade between the Mediterranean, India, and Peach Stone is so huge, with millions of Roman pounds of silver traded every year! ”

Ji Yi's tone became a little gloomy, "With such a big benefit, what is the little Emir of Adan?" Not only can we solve the problem of the Emir of Adam, but we can also help raise military funds for Christian countries willing to send troops to attack the Sinai Peninsula. ”

"How are you going to help us raise money for the military?" Anna. Princess Komenina was clearly moved, and she could hear a hint from her words. "It takes thousands of pounds of gold...... You can't pass through the Saracens and Turks with so much gold, can you? ”

Ji Yi said with a smile: "Thousands of pounds of gold are just a drop in the bucket for my country, which controls half of the Indian Ocean and the entire Sriwijaya Strait!" As long as you can get through the Sinai Peninsula, it won't be a problem. ”

Anna shook her head, "But we need money to hire troops and navies now!" ”

Ji recalled: "With such a prospect, we will naturally be able to convince the merchants and lords to pay for it...... Perhaps a joint state could be created to control and run the Sinai Peninsula. ”

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