Section 0793 Records of Oriental Observations
The Roman emperor had been reading the book of what we had seen: "Silk was earned by the hands of the common people there, but the common people were more willing to spend less money in exchange for cheap clothes." ”
"Datang people like to learn, even if they are civilians, they will go to study at night, the literacy rate of the army in Datang is very high, and everyone in the elite troops can read and write......"
Chirac paused at this point and said to the clerk: "You go and call my brother over and tell him to go to the Tang Empire with the utmost sincerity, I need an ally, I need sophisticated weapons to help my army fight the enemy, and since the Tang people can learn even civilians, I believe that their paper is not expensive." ”
"Yes, my noble majesty, the literacy rate of the sailors from the Tang Empire this time is also very high, they have a large amount of paper, and many sailors will record what they have seen and heard, and prepare to share it with relatives and friends when they return home. I also got some paper as a gift, and there were many types of paper in the Tang Empire, and their uses were completely different, and there were more than ten kinds of paper used for writing alone. ”
"Tell the governors that we will negotiate with the Tang people separately for long-term purchases, which we will need to exchange for untold riches, especially weapons, spices, paper, and silk."
Heraclius put down the account of Luus in his hand, and he gently stroked the book.
If such a thick book were placed here, it would take at least 300 sheepskins to make a book of this thickness.
But such a blank book, according to the book, in the capital of the Tang Empire, only twenty-two copper coins.
What's even more terrifying is that the books of the Tang Empire are not copied by people, just like magic, with a very good person writing as a sample, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of the same book will appear in stores specializing in books after dozens of days.
Cheap books for children to learn are only three pennies. Moreover, the Tang Empire officials would also give away a large number of books for free to children in poor areas for study.
"Don ...... Imperial. A strong empire must be an ally. ”
Europe could not afford to use paper in 800 years, not to mention today, and even in the 13th century, several kings decreed that paper was not allowed to be used for official documents.
Until the eighteenth century, European papermaking technology had not surpassed that of the Song Dynasty.
Under the spying of a large number of spies, the art of papermaking was really spread to Europe, until the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. After the invention of machine papermaking technology, Europe began to take the lead in Chinese papermaking.
Papermaking, since Liu Mu came to this era, the Tang Emperor issued a strict order. A series of various technologies are listed as Datang secrets, and anyone can spread it to kill the whole clan.
Papermaking is one of them, printing is also one of them, and gunpowder is even more so.
This is also why Luus claimed that the books of the Tang Empire were like magic, and would become tens of thousands of identical books.
Heraclius said: "Prepare three gifts, the first for the Emperor of the Tang Empire, the second for the Empress of the Tang Empire, and the third for the Duke." According to Luus's description, this duke had a very high status, and his two sisters were married to the prince, and he also married the princess, such a person must be an important minister of the Tang Empire. ”
"Yes!"
"In the choice of gifts, please ask Luus, who has been to the Tang Empire, to help choose."
After the clerk wrote down this order, he asked: "Your Majesty, the gift given to you by the Duke of the Tang Empire, you have never opened it, should you calculate the value?" ”
"Value?"
Kill Laclak reacted and praised his clerk: "Look, let the Senate send someone to study it together, and the gift given back cannot be lower than the gift of the Tang Empire." ”
"Yes, wise majesty."
The Eastern Roman Empire, for its part, had already decided to show sincerity.
At this time, Dun Xiaoke was already arranging a return trip. If someone from the Eastern Roman Empire went to the Tang Dynasty with a boat, they would wait at Port Said, and then walk together on a land route and then through the ancient canal.
In fact, there is a canal here, which was built by the pharaohs almost a thousand years ago.
After so many years, although the canal is still fully connected, there is no way to take large ships in many places, so it is necessary to travel by land.
At the moment, even if the Eastern Roman Empire had the heart to repair the canal, it was powerless, there was no money, no one.
Dun Xiaoke is also preparing to leave.
At this time, he was in Greek Harbor, waiting for the fleet to be loaded and ready to leave as soon as the next day. It was also the first time he had taken a number of people to the bazaar in Port Greek.
I walked through many shops, and there were a lot of novelties.
Dun Xiaoke's subordinates bought a lot of items, but Liu Ping didn't buy anything.
Dun Xiaoke asked the reason, and just in front of a shop, Liu Ping smiled and said to Dun Xiaoke: "General, you know how our Langjun bought it when I went to the market with my family Langjun for the first time. ”
"How?" Dun Xiaoke is purely curious.
Yanagihei smiled and entered the shop, which was a shop that made carvings.
Entering the store, Yanagi asked, "Shop, which are the cheapest three?" ”
The one who opened the store saw that it was Liu Ping's dress, and muttered: "It's not that those people with oriental faces are wearing silk, is this rumor false." ”
Although he muttered, he still pointed to the three small wooden carvings and quoted a price.
Liu Mu turned to the side and stretched out his hand to the entire store: "Everything here, except for those three, is packed and sent to the dock, where someone will pay for you." ”
"Ah......h
Only then did Liu Mu say to Dun Xiaoke in Chinese: "General, do you see it, it's just this expression." At the time, I had a bigger reaction than that. ”
Dun Xiaoke smiled and waved his hand, turned and left the store.
Outside the store, Dun Xiaoke asked Liu Ping again: "If there is anything special about your family, let's hear about it." ”
Dun Xiaoke knows Liu Mu and has a good relationship. But he didn't expect that Willow Mu would have such a side, which was obviously much more interesting than many people.
Liu Ping said that he had more to learn from Lang Jun.
Dun Xiaoke and Liu Ping talked about Liu Mu.
At this time, Yanagi is experiencing a false life and death crisis in his life.
Why is it false, because everything is in the hands of Liu Mu, even if there are many things that Liu Mu does not know, but it does not affect his ability to master this matter.
Su Wuling wants to poison Liu Mu.
And after Soga Yazi knew this secret, she didn't know how to warn Yanagi, and she was even more worried that Yanagi suspected that she had undeserved ambitions.
Because of her, she only got the news, but there was no evidence.