(Today, I will start to explode, and I ask for all kinds of support from Taoist friends...... ）

After looking at it for a while, the corners of Liu Shengzhi's mouth showed a smile again. He put away the diamond and strode into the side hall.

The envoys from Persia had been waiting for a long time, but along the way, they had already been amazed by the sheer size of the territory and the magnificent buildings they saw along the way.

They all waited here honestly, until Liu Shengyi appeared, and these people finally breathed a sigh of relief, and stood up one by one to meet Liu Shengzhi.

Looking at the flames and goshawks on their robes, Liu Shengzhi's face became a little strange.

Needless to say, Zoroastrianism naturally worships fire, light, and the sun.

But they also believe that the eagle is also the highest animal on earth, closest to light......

And the supreme god of Zoroastrianism is the image of a harpy human head.

It has many similarities with the sun god Ra......

If it is said that it has not received the influence of the Egyptian gods, it is not believed that Liu Shengzhi has been killed.

In fact, it was already a foregone conclusion in later generations. The so-called glorious ancient Greek civilization was not originally a primary civilization, but a secondary civilization.

You can imagine how much influence it had been from nearby Egypt!

In the same way, on the other side of the Mediterranean, these vast areas are not known to have been influenced by the ancient Egyptian civilization.

Of course, if you go to the bottom of it, it is the core of the ancient Egyptian civilization, but it was influenced by the earliest civilization of the two river basins......

So much so that there are many myths and legends. Spread between the various civilizations affected.

For example, the destruction of the world by a flood, such as the resurrection seven days after death...... Another example is the eagle-headed human body that represents the supreme authority of the sun god......

Comparatively. The Middle-earth civilization in the far east is a completely different system......

"Meet Your Majesty. The most sacred ruler of Middle-earth...... "A guy who spoke extremely broken Chinese stammered his respect for Liu Shengzhi.

Perhaps it is known that their language is pale and weak. So soon, without saying a word, he sent all kinds of treasures.

Flower brocade, Yuenuo, incense, white borneol, stone honey, rose water, glazed ware......

These things come from a foreign land, from thousands of miles away. At this time, Middle-earth is a rare treasure.

However, most of the things are in front of Liu Shengzhi, a later generation, who has seen large-scale industrial production and the circulation of materials all over the world...... None of this stuff is worth mentioning......

Before him, Liu Shengzhi casually went to Yiwu to go shopping and bought exquisite things......

Needless to say, though.

Seeing the king in front of him, who was trying so hard to get through, he didn't seem interested in their gifts. These guys are in a hurry.

All the things selected for Liu Shengzhi are rare treasures collected and valuable.

The price of any stone honey is higher than that of gold, and this thing is also not from their Persia, but from Tianzhu, which is equally far away......

However, these people obviously don't know that today's Middle Earth, even in Nashu, has begun to grow sugarcane on a large scale and begin to refine sugar...... The technology is even far greater than that of Tianzhu......

It is one of the export fist products prepared by Liu Shengzhi!

These guys. took out the stone honey and offered the treasure, no wonder Liu Shengzhi looked down on it.

"This person, these seasons have been hard to pay tribute. Give them twice as much in return......"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Order. Someone has already prepared it. There are Shu brocade, silk, tea. Stone honey, candles and other things. That's exactly double the price of the gift they give.

For a time, the Persian envoys were both surprised and delighted......

It is both joy and Liu Shengzhi's generosity. I feel worried again, and I can't give out the gift, so it's not easy to ask for it.

"Since there's nothing to do, you can step down. The Son of Heaven has too many things to do with you......" The ceremonial officer said unceremoniously.

In the eyes of Confucianism, it is even recorded in historical books. Paying tribute from afar is a very stupid loss-making deal......

Even many later generations felt that the tribute system of the Central Dynasty was to slap the swollen face and make the fat man.

When others send gifts, in order to show the generosity and generosity of the Central Dynasty, they do not covet your little things, and often deal with the gifts sent several times in return.

Even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, they simply closed themselves off from the country, and they didn't bother to deal with those poor and small countries, or simply stipulated the number of tributes per year...... Lest there be endless autumn winds......

In fact, this is the stupid thinking of a small farmer!

In fact, the **** tributary system is completely a complete trade system!

Supplies treasures from afar, and you give back several times the price, and it seems that you have lost a lot. So much so that many people on the forum in later generations were heartbroken, and those Confucian ministers hated it to the core......

However, in fact, they did not expect that this was normal trade.

Rare things are expensive, and treasures from afar are sent thousands of miles away, and the price of these things will increase several times?

What you give back is your local specialty...... It's not worth much......

People also have to travel thousands of miles to transport it back to earn a huge trade difference, so as to have a huge profit. Again, there are huge risks......

Anyone who has played the Great Voyage knows this......

The people who originally formulated this tributary system were also very clear that there was enough profit margin for the other party......

Therefore, this system can continue to work. And it ensures that they also have a huge profit......

It's a pity that those guys didn't understand, or Liu Shengzhi simply felt that it was the Jiangnan officials who controlled the government affairs of the imperial court in the Ming and Qing dynasties, who deliberately pretended to be confused.

so as to deliberately destroy the tributary system, lest the imperial court compete with these smugglers in Jiangnan for trade profits......

Liu Shengzhi naturally wouldn't be stupid and didn't know these things, but he didn't know it at first, and he paid more attention, but he also understood it.

How important business and trade are to a country, I am afraid that no one knows so clearly except for Liu Shengzhi from later generations!

Even Liu Shengzhi believes that the reason why Chang'an City declined after the Song Dynasty in later generations. In addition to the deterioration of the environment, there is also a very important reason, and that is the rupture of the Silk Road......

Or rather, it was replaced by sea trade!

"Your Majesty......" The messengers refused to leave, and muttered for a long time. However, he hoped that Liu Shengzhi would allow them to build a temple in Chang'an to worship the gods of Zoroastrianism.

However, it was naturally vetoed by Liu Shengzhi without any surprise!

"I am the Son of Heaven and the chief of all gods. All the gods of Middle-earth are under my jurisdiction.

If your god of fire wants to enter Middle-earth, he must also be under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven...... Obey the edict of the Son of Heaven ......" (To be continued.) )