Journey of the Infinite Wizard

Afterwards, Zhao Song Junchen talked with Tang envoy for a few words, and hosted a banquet for him. The envoy of Tang retreated, and within a few days, he came to ask for his resignation and return to the country. The monarchs and ministers of Zhao and Song were polite and courteous. After all, they were "brothers" who shared the blood of the Han family and were separated by thousands of miles. The adherents of the prosperous Tang Dynasty are not like guarding against thieves. I don't worry at all, and I don't think that the Tang people will give up their hundreds of years of family business and return to the Central Plains to fight for hegemony again. Because that's impossible, and they wouldn't give up the foundation that their ancestors had run for hundreds of years, and abandon it regardless. However, Zhao Song Junchen was very interested in the country of Tang Ren, so he sent a mission of the same size to visit the country of Tang Ren.

After the envoys of the Tang people bid farewell to the Zhao Song monarchs and ministers, they took the Zhao Song mission all the way back to the original landing place "Suzhou" and then took a boat to the sea and embarked on the way back to the country. After sailing for a year, Tang Ren's fleet returned to the Red Sea again. Afterwards, they contacted the wizards in their own country and worked together to cross the Red Sea and return to the Mediterranean. As soon as they stepped into the calm Mediterranean Sea, away from the turbulent ocean outside the region, the homesickness of the Tang Chinese mission burst forth at once. Then, after sailing for a few more days, a rolling 'green line' finally appeared in front of them. People knew that it was their country and land, and they finally went home.

"Lord Lu, the piece of land in front of us is the country of my Tang people." The envoy Tang explained to Lu Duan who was standing beside him that he was the envoy representing Zhao Song this time. It is not only to examine the country of the survivors of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but also to examine the national strength of the Tang people. 【】Because the kings and ministers of Zhao and Song heard too much of the Tang envoy's boastful words, they always felt a little disapproving, so they wanted to test the school. In addition, they also wanted to see whether the country of the Tang people was as the Tang envoy said, with good horses in the country , almost like stars in the sky.

After hearing this, Lu Duan set up an arbor with his hands, looked far away, and looked at the undulating green line in front of him, knowing that they were about to reach the country of the Tang people. Afterwards, he remained silent, and only nodded slightly at Tang Envoy's explanation, because he didn't understand, so he didn't say anything directly. Everything is still to be demonstrated after seeing is believing. For specific things, you still need to witness the Tang Dynasty's monarch before you care about it.

Seeing that Lu Duan was silent, Tang Envoy didn't say much, and quietly accompanied him to stand at the bow of the ship looking at the distant mainland line.

Not long after, the huge fleet slowly approached the port, and only then could Lu Duan clearly see the whole port. Leaving aside other things, just talking about the size and prosperity of the port, they are not inferior to them. The berths of the wharf are full of ships of different sizes, and the ships are constantly loading and unloading goods. Before approaching the port, he could already hear the bustling noise. This made Lu Duan nod secretly, regardless of other things, just from the bustling scene, it can be seen that this small country that relies on trade, even if it is not as rich as theirs, may not be underestimated in this foreign land.

As the huge fleet approached, the tax officials at the port naturally recognized the royal flag hanging above the flagship, so the tax officials hurriedly called the Port Police Department to sort out the berths. At the same time, uniform and standardized arrangements will be made for those ships entering and leaving the port. In short, the entry of royal ships into port cannot be delayed.

Under the arrangement of the Police Department and the Port Taxation Department, businessmen from various countries and their own countries are not surprised by this.

Those who were about to leave the port stopped their movements, and those who wanted to enter the port also avoided the direction of the royal fleet. And as the huge fleet gradually docked at the port, the port gradually began to return to normal.

When the envoy sent to Song Dynasty returned again, he not only brought rich national gifts and various commodities when he visited Zhao Song. When returning home, he also brought a full load of cargo, including gifts from the court of Zhao and Song Dynasties and commodities purchased in the Central Plains nearby. And silk has always been the big head of trade between the East and the West, and it is an absolute profiteering commodity.

When the boats of exquisite silk were shipped down, the eyes of merchants from all over the world, including those from their own countries, were red. Obviously, they know the item and know what it's worth. It is no exaggeration to say that it is not difficult to purchase silk from China and transport it to Europe, and the price can be increased by a hundred times. Who made this kind of product, only China can manufacture it? And China has mastered the gold-absorbing weapon of silk, and has been earning huge profits in the trade between the East and the West.

Merchants from all over the world also resold silk, earning sky-high profits.

Therefore, when the silk was delivered, all the merchants were jealous. They were all scrambling to buy silk, but the guards and officials of the Port Police Department, with their unsheathed horizontal knives and murderous expressions on their faces, stopped businessmen from all over the world. However, there are still countless businessmen with wide-eyed eyes, panting heavily as they stare at the exquisite and smooth silk, the desire in their eyes is as real as it is.

Seeing this, Lu Duan was filled with contempt and pride, "The barbarians are really vulgar and ignorant of etiquette." However, he was quite interested in the horizontal knife in the hands of Tang officials and guards, and asked hesitantly, "This is, Sheng The horizontal knife, one of the four systems in the Tang Dynasty?" Lu Duan asked uncertainly, because in the Central Plains, the iron and steel smelting method in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty has long been lost. The subsequent dynasties could no longer reproduce the knives of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was necessary to learn from Japan. I have to say that this is a pity.

"That's right, it's Hengdao!" Although the tax official didn't know Lu Duan, he still dared not speak contemptuously since he came here with the boat. What's more, Lu Duan's voice and appearance are very similar to people from his hometown, and his clothes are also similar to them, which makes him very fond of him. "There are not only Heng Dao, but also Mo Dao, Yi Dao, and Barrier Dao."

"Why, you still retain the smelting method of the Tang Dynasty weapons?" Lu Duan's eyes widened. They could only learn about the weapons of the heyday Tang Dynasty, and how to smelt them has long been unknown. Because, in the future wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, many technologies have been lost. For example, the assembly line in the Qin Dynasty had long been lost in the Han Dynasty.

The Tang envoy explained to him, "We also lost a lot of smelting methods in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. However, we made up for it in the end. Compared with the smelting methods of that year, it is even better."

"I never thought that with such skill, there will be a day to meet again." Lu Duan was quite emotional about this. Afterwards, the news of Zhao Song's envoy's visit was brought to the capital to inform him. And the Zhao and Song missions who came here after a long journey were exhausted. Accompanied by officials, a resting place was arranged for them to rest. During the day, government officials led them to visit the entire city and the rural scenery in the suburbs.

Lu Duan looked at this place one by one, and saw that the survivors of the prosperous Tang Dynasty here, although their language is very different from that of the Central Plains, they can still understand after getting acquainted. It's like a dialect somewhere in the Central Plains, but their writing has been improved. Although it is not similar to Chinese characters, it is quite beautiful in writing. However, Lu Duan is still a little dissatisfied with these survivors of the prosperous Tang Dynasty who changed their characters without authorization. Isn't this because they have forgotten their ancestors? However, when they were away from foreign lands for hundreds of years, the language and characters changed, which is also a matter of fate. Later, Lu Duan visited the city during the day, and wrote "Tang Yaolue" in his room at night, "...the people of the prosperous Tang Dynasty lived hundreds of years, far away from the homeland of the Central Plains. , are completely different... However, the survivors here are dressed in gorgeous clothes, everyone is extraordinary, and there is a legacy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty... The warehouses are overflowing everywhere, and they like to raise livestock and make wine... Especially the style of martial arts, almost like the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty... Nian Nai Being in a foreign land, you can be more forgiving... The country of the survivors seems to have reappeared in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.".

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