On the ship, the Roman priest who accompanied him had become friends with him along the way, and before getting off the ship, he reminded him: "In our Rome, wealth determines status, and wealth determines the rank of nobility. ”

"How do you show wealth? Can't you pile up gold on the docks? ”

"With silk, purple silk. I promise that the gates of the palace will open immediately, and the Emperor's forbidden army will line up from the front of the palace to make a passage for you. ”

It was a move that Guo Xiaoke didn't understand.

But it reminded him of Liu Mu, and remembered that when Liu Mu flickered the right leading guard, it was a cart after cart of copper coins pushed in the school yard.

Suddenly, Guo Xiaoke had a feeling that if Liu Mu came, he would definitely torture the people here.

Thinking of this, Guo Xiaoke asked his entourage to find someone.

Liu Ping, who used to be a very ordinary little person in the four counties of Beisi, was smart and studious because of his cleverness. In just a few years, he changed from an ordinary worker to a plumber, and then to a steward.

This time, as Liu Mu's identity as the manager of the workshop in the four northern counties of Chang'an, he was responsible for taking care of the goods on the road.

Soon, this man named Liu Ping was found.

"General!"

After giving the salute, Liu Ping stepped aside.

Guo Xiaoke said: "As far as reliable information is concerned, there is a rule in these Romes, that is, whoever has more money is a great nobleman. Presumably the same is true for businessmen or friends, we are here on behalf of Datang, and we can't lose face. I heard that your talent in the four northern counties is not bad, can you give a plan for this general, how to make the people here not underestimate my Datang. ”

"It's easy to do, ships have to pay berthing fees when they enter the port. Just now, the dock has come up to tell him that he has to pay some dinars, which is supposed to mean coins. We don't have any coins here, so we rent these boats on the dock over there, and we borrow them, so we'll sell some goods on the dock this time. ”

"Go on!"

Liu Ping whispered a few words, Guo Xiaoke's expression was very strange, but he still agreed.

Soon, Ryuping went to the docks to find the official, and said in barely good ancient Greek: "We don't have your coins, so we are going to sell some goods on the docks in exchange for coins."

The petty officer thought for a moment and agreed.

After all, the fleet was carrying a letter of recommendation from Bishop Oskarbadi and accompanying his students, which could be given to the fleet.

At that moment, the official sent someone to find several businessmen on the dock and a few merchants with a good amount of goods around.

The Romans had not personally traded with the Tang people, and were unfamiliar with the ordinary merchants of the Tang Dynasty, and I heard that they came from the East, and this position alone attracted countless people.

The East, full of mystery.

Soon, a temporary fenced off place on the dock was opened.

Twenty-one cloth bags wrapped in white linen, one foot high, nine inches long and six inches wide, were taken out and placed on the docks.

Ryupin stepped forward, next to Luus Gracchus, a friend he had known for a year and who taught him ancient Greek.

Oscar Buddy's name has always been called Lao Ao by Liu Mu, in fact his name is Os, and his surname is Kabaddi.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this time it's in exchange for coins, but the one with the highest price of goods will get it. If you don't know the value of the goods, don't shame yourself. Luus shouted.

He believed that when he returned, he would immediately rise to the rank of nobility.

Because the honorable Emperor of the Tang Dynasty rewarded him with seventy pieces of silk, with these seventy pieces of silk alone, he was enough to change from a low-level minor nobleman to a middle-class nobleman.

White linen.

Already high-end in Rome, Rome has strict clothing rules for everyone. The clothes of civilians are dark gray, light gray, brown. The council members are pure white, and the nobles are mostly crimson, bright red, and milky white. Only the truly high nobles could use the purple trim, and the senators were eligible to use the purple and red colors.

Pure purple, only the emperor.

The royal family of Rome was also known as the nobility under the purple veil.

The merchants of Constantine, as well as some nobles, were watching, and they were interested in goods from the mysterious East. They could also see that the pure white cloth was only protecting the goods inside.

At this time, people began to untie the white linen cloth in turn.

Wooden gauto appeared, and then placed on them were objects wrapped in pure white silk.

But nine packets were not opened.

The merchants began to retreat, because in the Eastern Roman Empire there were strict rules that merchants who did not reach a sufficient level were not allowed to trade silk, and low-level merchants were not even allowed to touch it.

Here, however, the silks looked better than those worn by the senators of the Senate.

A group of guards on the dock was transferred, and the officers on the dock felt that their breathing had become unsmooth, and their chests were pressed uncomfortably.

At this moment, the outer white linen of the last nine Goto was unraveled.

After a scream, a Roman noblewoman fainted on the spot.

Everyone, in unison, took five steps back.

On the high tray were nine burdens, and the nine burdens were purple silk.

From this pier, a large number of Eastern Roman soldiers began to pour here, driving everyone below the citizen level, and the slaves, untouchables, etc., were not even qualified to look at the purple silk.

Many of the great nobles heard the news and began to rush here.

Twenty-seven trays, the first nine were opened. The three plates are mainly white, pure white, milky white, and pink-white pearls. Three plates of Datang tea sets, Yao celadon, Xing Bai porcelain, Lu Hei porcelain. Three plates of seven colors of oil, powder, and dan. The oil is an essential oil, the powder is a spice, the powder foam is a synthesized by the Tang Daomen, such as the thirteen incense and other items in the later generations.

The merchants retreated neatly, retreated outside the trading area, and stood in the viewing area.

The appearance of pearls means that merchants are no longer even qualified to trade.

Historically, the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the first country to legislate for pearls, and it was only after their disappearance that the Kingdom of Britain legislated for pearls.

This legislation is in fact the same as the Ministry of Rites of Datang for people of different status levels.

For the nobles of the Eastern Roman Empire, pearls have very strict rules, what kind of identity can be worn, how big can be worn, how many to wear, etc., there are detailed rules.

And without royal charter merchants, ordinary merchants can't even touch them.

So the merchants withdrew.

There was some small disturbance in the city of Constantine, and even the emperor was alarmed, and he sent a forbidden army around him.

He was more curious about what the goods could be wrapped in purple silk, and what kind of treasures were worth wrapping in purple silk.

The second batch of nine trays was opened.

The royal porcelain of the Tang Dynasty royal porcelain level. Yue kiln ice porcelain, Ding kiln net color, east kiln three color.

This east kiln is an official kiln in Luoyang, which is mainly firing ritual vessels, and Tang Sancai is not all funeral vessels.

Then there are the tiaras and clothes created by Datang craftsmen.