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Volume 2 Chapter 12 The Envoy¡¯s Observations (2)

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    It was the first time for Eumenes to stay at the inn of Han Dynasty, or rather the inn station of this new Han Dynasty.  It is said to be an inn, but in fact it can also be regarded as a reception house. Office workers who go out to work, arrive here, or pass by here during their break time will be arranged to stay here. Everything here has a set of standards, and it will not depend on who comes.  will change.  For example, when Eumenes comes here, even if he is a foreign envoy, the station will not arrange for him to live in a room similar to the presidential suite in order to show off China's wealth. There is no such room in the station, only standard suites.  But even here, Eumenes still enjoyed the comfort that he could not enjoy in his own mansion in Rome. Not to mention anything else, just saying that this bed was very soft. When he jumped on it, his body seemed to sink a lot, and  The elasticity is also very good and it feels really comfortable.  He couldn't figure out how this bed was made, but he felt that if he took such a mattress to Rome and sold it, he should be able to sell it for a very high price But from the perspective of profit, it would be better to bring one back first.  Giving it to the Roman Emperor might be fine, but buying it in large quantities doesn't fit the bill.  This thing takes up too much space, so a fleet may not be able to transport many such mattresses. With that time, people selling silk and porcelain can carry a lot.  However, the glassware supplied here made him salivate. At the same time, he couldn't help but curse, who had leaked this craftsmanship? What depressed him most was that the glassware made here was better than what they made in Rome.  It's exquisite, to put it mildly, even if you take it back and sell it, I'm afraid you can get a good price.  It's just that using local specialties and selling them locally, Eumenes, as a patriotic businessman, would never be able to do it In fact, glassware is too easy to break, considering that this thing is also sold locally.  The price of the porcelain was not available, so naturally I had to give up.  Believing in the integrity of a businessman, especially an old profiteer, is no different from believing that the son born to a girlfriend who has only been with him for three months is his own.  What amazed him the most was the kettle that filled him with water. The waiter filled it with hot water when he was going to bed. The next day he got up and poured himself water. After several hours of cooling, the kettle that poured out was still hot.  It's quite warm.  A kettle that can keep hot water hot for several hours is a savior for the common people in winter. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that when those nobles want to drink hot water in the middle of the night in winter, they don¡¯t need to  After a long wait, it was time for the servants to boil hot water.  You know, the process is inherently difficult. The boiled water is too hot and hard to drink. Sometimes, I have no choice but to drink it with cold waterit's so cold that it freezes my bones, and maybe it actually freezes.  ??????????This is definitely a product with a million profits.  This new Han Empire gave him the impression that it was full of business opportunities. He began to regret why he had not taken this trade route to visit Han Dynasty in the past few years because he was getting older.  Breakfast consists of steamed buns with milk and deep-fried dough sticks, with at most one egg added. However, these are the decisive delicacies for Eumenes. The fried dough sticks are crispy and delicious, the steamed buns are soft and fragrant, and the milk is definitely fresh milk that has just been squeezed out.  The eggs were boiled with something.  After asking, he found out that they were tea eggs, cooked with something called tea that was abundant in the Han Dynasty. Well, it should be a very precious thing After breakfast, Eumenes was accompanied by the new guide  Get off and set off towards Chang'an, the old capital of the Western Han Dynasty.  After a month, they arrived here. It could have been faster, but they were missions sent by the Roman Empire. The most important thing was that the Roman Emperor sent a lot of gifts this time, and they needed to be carefully guarded.  Along the way, Eumenes saw the changes in the big man. It was more energetic and prosperous than it was more than ten years ago. He could not imagine how a new king could turn this land into ruins.  A bustling scene was built.  However, along the way, he himself has become healthier from his original obviously unhealthy state. Along the way, he has a specialized nutritionist to adjust his diet and a specialized doctor to see him. After all, he represents a person.  If the country dies before reaching Yecheng, it is not easy to explain.  Not to mention, he himself is sixty years old. In the Han Dynasty, there were many people who died at the age of sixty. Otherwise, there would be no market for the saying that seventy-year-olds are rare in ancient times.  Eumenes lamented the Chinese medical skills. In comparison, the so-called famous doctors in Rome who could only do bloodletting and apply herbal medicine were simply a group of 'barefoot doctors' as the Han Dynasty often called them. TNND, such simple medical methods, they actually charged a fee.  The thief is expensive The poor old profiteer is here again??I was saddened by the loss of my money bag at that time.  Speaking of the previous cities in Liangzhou, he had been greatly shocked. After arriving in Chang'an, he could no longer blink when looking at this ancient city.  He has also been here in the past. He knows that this is the old capital of the Western Han Dynasty. Even during the Eastern Han Dynasty, this place also occupied a decisive position. However, compared with more than ten years ago, the bustle here is even more lively.  There are towering buildings everywhere, and there are people full of vitality and health everywhere. What makes him speechless the most is that the people of the Han Dynasty seem to have become strong men, and each one has a strength that is not inferior to the warriors of the empire.  No the warriors of the empire are far worse than them Damn it, are the Han people collectively cheating Although, he doesn't know what cheating means "The Roman envoy, according to the instructions above, if  If you want, you can stay here for three days before setting off." The guide knew what Eumenes was marveling at and directly said what was explained above.  "Yeah, that's fine." Eumenes really wanted to stay for a few days, recalling what Chang'an was like in the past and looking at what Chang'an looks like now.  In the next few days, he was completely lost here. If he hadn't remembered who he was, maybe he would have settled in Chang'an like this.  Yes, even being a civilian here is more comfortable than being a high-ranking official in Rome.  Uh forget it, no matter how comfortable life is, there is no supreme power that is more appealing to people's hearts. I am old and have passed the age of enjoyment. I should think about my thirty sons and more than fifty grandsons.  .  Daughter, damn, don¡¯t mention those losers. How could I still have such losers in my wise life? Well, after all, they are all my own flesh and blood. I just treat it as a failure of investment Eumenes looked at himself.  The more than thirty slaves Tian bought were the best of the Kushan Empire, the Dashi Kingdom, and the captured Qiang women. In order to buy these, he spent three-tenths of his private property.  Looking at these coquettish little birds, Eumenes felt that maybe he should continue to work hard If possible, he would try to live to be seventy years old and have a dozen more sons Well, they must be sons.  The remaining seven-tenths were all purchased by him in Chang'an. During the three days of his tour, the guide kept introducing the products here, especially the incense and spices from Southeast Asia. The tour guide kept talking.  Bragging, these products are in short supply, that is, Chang'an is the cheapest, and everywhere else around them is much more expensive.  These were also worth more than gold in the Roman Empire, and most importantly, they took up very little space. The old profiteer felt that the guide had not lied to him. Indeed, he had never seen these things for sale in the surrounding cities, so he went to  The fight begins As for the remaining 50% of the tenth, it is entrusted to the escort agency to help send it to the Roman Empire. Once there, the family there will receive the full amount after the escort personnel show their letters and seals.  Pay them.  ¡°Watching a huge convoy setting off and looking at the guide¡¯s sincere smile, the old profiteer suddenly had a premonition that he had been deceived for the first time in his life But he still didn¡¯t understand what went wrong.  Until two months ago when he arrived at Yecheng, the temporary capital, he cried The price of spices and incense here was only one-third of that in Chang'an.
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