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Volume 2 Chapter 11 The Envoy¡¯s Observations (1)

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    After following the army escorting them through the Dashi and Kushan empires and walking through the desolate roads of the Western Region, the Roman envoy Eumenes came to the country of Han where his ancestors and even he himself often visited when he was young.  This is a great and vast country. When he was young, he once traveled to the north and south of the Han Dynasty.  He has witnessed the power and heritage of this country with his own eyes, but in his opinion, on the one hand, this empire is already old, as if a strong wind will blow it over at any time; on the other hand, the system of this country can fully reflect,  This is not an empire at all, it can only be said to be a semi-slavery country closer to the ancient Greek era.  He, who is already sixty years old this year, could not bear such trouble, but who asked His Majesty the Roman Emperor Caracalla to send him here? He could only lament that he did not have a good master. You must know that in many places, those  There are many poor people who have lost a lot in their forties.  He had passed through the Western Region before, and when he came back after more than ten years away, he found that this place was different. The dozen or so large and small countries that had originally existed had all disappeared, and this place had become the territory of the Han Dynasty.  Eumenes couldn't help but start to sigh again: Is his knowledge wrong? It should be a crumbling country, why is it now glowing with such strong vitality and fighting power?  Curiosity is human nature, and perhaps humanity¡¯s original sin.  So Eumenes inquired about the soldiers escorting him, and finally got a result that shocked him, that is, the original Han Dynasty had perished, and the Han Dynasty established now was restored by the royal descendants of the previous Han Dynasty.  The new Han Empire.  Yes, when the guards announced the name of the country, they added the word "Empire" at the end. Originally, when Liu Ming established the Han Dynasty, he announced: "The Han Empire was established today, at this moment." You don't know  What is the meaning of empire? Maybe a country with an emperor is an empire. Liu Ming is the emperor, so the country established is naturally an empire. Moreover, adding the word empire can indeed distinguish it from the previous Han Dynasty, so as to save others from distinguishing it.  It is not clear which Han country is which.  Hearing the news, Eumenes was first of all pleased. He knew that his vision was correct. A businessman's vision is the most important. If all of this was wrong, then his mission would be very dangerous.  At least, he was unable to maximize the benefits for the Roman Empire.  Then he was a little happy. He knew that this was an emerging country, especially one that had been established for less than two years. Generally, the establishment of a new country meant that the country's resources were very scarce, which might allow him to take it.  The supplies for Rome's restoration were greatly reduced, but a newly weak country could gain the greatest benefit from negotiations.  After all, on the one hand, there is a mature and huge Roman Empire, and on the other hand, it is an emerging country with a difficult successor. As long as the emperor of this country is not so stupid, he should know the choice. You know, if the current Roman Empire wants to fight, it can at least make up for it.  Nearly a million troops gathered together.  ¡°Uh¡­the servant army should be considered an army.  At first, he really felt that this was a weak country. After all, any country that has experienced destruction and restoration would basically see ruins and ruins with most of its people displaced.  Will be less angry.  But since he entered Liangzhou, he found that it was even more prosperous than most cities in Rome. He searched his memory, but sadly found that this place was actually more prosperous than the big man in his memory, and  dramatic change.  The biggest thing is that the road is wide and very smooth Damn it, this is just a stone, but then again, how did the Han people cut out a stone neatly and then spread it on the road.  Recalling it carefully, he immediately denied his thoughts.  If this was cut out of a piece of stone, then it would mean cutting out a high mountain from beginning to end in one go. This is obviously untrue, so this should not be a natural stone, but how to create such a stone road, Eumenes asked.  I can't figure it out no matter how much I think about it.  The most intuitive feeling of the city is that the roads here are more spacious and there are green belts Damn it, the greenness here is better than many cities in Rome. The most terrible thing is that this is still a remote and desolate northwest.  The people are no longer as unkempt as before. Even the people at the lowest level have rosy complexions and their clothes and appearance are well taken care of.  Eumenes couldn¡¯t understand, but when someone got old, he would spit it out directly on the ground. In Rome and the previous Han Dynasty, this was a very natural and casual thing.  ? ?As a result, he was caught by two people wearing sky blue clothes. On the shoulders of the two people, there was something like a badge with only the word "urban management" written on it What happened next was  It's as simple as spitting and being fined fifty copper coins.  Eumenes was about to cry but had no tears. It had only been more than ten years, how could this big man take care of other people's spitting.  He had no money, at least no Han coins, so he took out a Roman silver coin and asked, but no one else recognized it. Fortunately, another group of people in dark blue clothes passed by and kindly came over and told him that he could go to the bank.  Exchange the copper coins of the Han Dynasty.  Eumenes also saw similar badges on their shoulders, but the word "police" was written on them. To be honest, he couldn't tell the difference between the urban management in front of him and the police.  the difference.  At least, he got money in exchange, and the ratio was a damn 3:1, which meant that he had to spend three silver coins in exchange for one Chinese silver coin.  However, the cashier of the bank was very competent. He explained to Eumenes: "The exchange of currencies is determined based on the precious metal content of the currencies of both parties and the circulation of this currency in your country. This means that this  The exchange rate is not necessarily stable, and it may rise or fall in a few years. " Eumenes did not understand so many economic issues. He only knew that he spent three silver coins to pay the fine.  , but at least he got fifty copper coins in change.  ¡°Sleep one night at the inn tonight and continue our journey tomorrow. We will try to reach Chang¡¯an within one month and Yecheng within three months.¡± When he arrived at the inn, the leading general said to him.  Eumenes knew that the former Han Kingdom was in Luoyang, but he was not a fool. He knew that now the capital had been moved to Yecheng. Yecheng was no stranger to him. It was a relatively large city in the north, and there he  I also made a lot of money.  "I saw a lot today, and I can tell that the emperor of your Han Empire should be a sage king." Eumenes took the opportunity to make a false statement.  "Sheng Ming, that's for sure. The most important thing is that Your Majesty loves the people like his own sons and values ??us people more than anything else. A few years ago, some barbarians came to our Liangzhou territory to massacre the people. As a result, he sent people into the wilderness.  He killed all the tens of thousands of Hu people scattered inside. In his words, "the lives of a hundred Hu people are not worth the life of a Han nationality." It can be said that we  It is a blessing for our Han nation to have such a majesty." The general knew that he was talking nonsense and simply frightened him.  After the general left, Eumenes was indeed deep in thought.  He found that it might be difficult to please him on this mission
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