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Text 1031. Western Civilization (2)

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    Caesar thought for a moment and finally decided to meet the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.  Because Caesar has heard more than once that Chinese emperors are actually very generous.  As early as the Han Dynasty, Romans had actually come to China and met the Chinese emperor.  But at that time, Roman merchants came to request silk production methods, not to pay tribute.  But at that time, the emperor of the Han Dynasty had understood the importance of protecting his own unique industry and did not give it to them.  But maybe the emperor of the Han Dynasty saw that they had come all the way, so he didn't want them to return empty-handed. In order to reflect the tradition of hospitality in the Central Plains, he rewarded them and gave them a lot of things to take back. As a result, they all became rich.  Since then, it has been said that the Chinese emperor was generous.  But it is also true that Chinese emperors in the past dynasties have been relatively generous to foreigners.  When foreigners come to China, as long as they can meet the emperor, they can usually get a lot of rewards.  However, as time went by, more and more foreign businessmen came to China, but fewer and fewer people were able to see the emperor.  After that, only those who represented the country as tribute envoys could see the emperor, and the emperor would reward them with several times the wealth.  However, most ordinary foreign businessmen cannot meet the Chinese Emperor, so they cannot truly feel the Chinese Emperor's generosity.  "Sir, I am willing to go with you to see the Emperor of China." Caesar said.  Caesar believed that he would not lose money if he met the Chinese emperor anyway. It would be great if there was a huge reward.  But even if they offended the emperor of China, they would not care.  After all, to the Chinese thinking, foreigners are barbarians, and it is normal to lack etiquette.  Therefore, even if foreigners offended the monarchs of the Central Plains, they generally would not care, so Caesar did not have to worry about being punished for doing something wrong.  He understood this very well, so he was willing to meet the Chinese emperor.  Jingwen took Caesar outside the palace, and Jingwen entered the palace first.  "Your Majesty, haven't you always wanted to know about Western civilization? I think your Majesty would be interested in meeting people from the real Far West, right?" Jing Wen said.  "Is the land in the far west a country of great food?" Li Shimin asked.  The Great Food Country also refers to Arabia, and the Chinese heard about the Arabs from the Persians, so they called the Arabs the Great Food Country.  Li Shimin mistakenly believed that Arabia was the westernmost place.  "The emperor is really knowledgeable, but he is not a big food country. Now the big food country has not really become an empire, and it is not strong enough. The most powerful country in the west now is Rome, which is the Byzantine Empire. In this regard, the Western Turks are also like them  Since the Western Turks were manipulated by us, not only our people can go out, but also Western merchants can come here, and their routes are actually better than ours.  Far away." Jingwen said.  Jingwen was really speechless about those merchants, because basically none of those merchants who took the Silk Road for foreign trade could reach Rome, and most of them turned back after arriving in Persia.  They sold their goods to the Persians, or the Romans in Persia, and then they went back to the next round of business.  And doing so actually reduces your own profits.  However, this is not without its benefits. If you run less, you will be less tired.  But when it came to the Romans, they didn¡¯t care that there were so many people. Since the trade routes were opened, they gradually came to the Central Plains.  They are no longer satisfied with being second-rate traders, but want to come to Datang in person to purchase goods, and then transport them back to Rome for trading.  This is what happened to Caesar. He came to the Tang Dynasty in person.  I want to purchase products from Datang directly and then take them back to Rome to sell them.  This is the perfect way to get the highest profit, instead of the previous Central Plains merchants who took it to Persia to sell, and then they became second-rate traders to trade.  "Your Majesty. The powerful country in the far west is currently the Roman Empire, but they have now split. But even after the split, Eastern Rome was still one of the top powers. If my memory is correct. Ban Chao during the Eastern Han Dynasty once  When he was the governor of the Western Regions, he sent people to the border of Rome, but they only went to the border. And Rome is the largest power in the west. Is the emperor interested in meeting those Romans?" Jing Wen asked.  Li Shimin thought about it and immediately asked: "Who was more powerful, Rome back then or us in the Central Plains?" After hearing Li Shimin's question, Jing Wen was also stunned for a while.  Rome and China had no real direct communication and no war.  So there is no way to compare this kind of thing, because Rome and China both represent the most powerful countries in the East and West, but because of their ancient transportation strength, they did not have a direct war.  This leaves too many doubts about who is more powerful, Rome or China.  This kind of question will still be speculated by some people until later generations, who is more powerful?? How can Jing Wen answer this kind of question?  So many experts have been studying this problem for so many years, but no one has been able to come up with a result, so this is completely a headless case.  But Jing Wen still wonders why so many people care.  There is no "if" in history. After all, there are no time travelers in them.  Therefore, Jing Wen also had no way of knowing who was more powerful, Rome or the Han Dynasty.  But Li Shimin was so interested in listening to Jing Wen¡¯s analysis, and where could Jing Wen analyze a theory?  If Jing Wen took it for granted that China was powerful, then Li Shimin would never believe it.  But Jing Wen can't say that Rome is powerful. What awaits Jing Wen is definitely a slap on the spot.  Therefore, it must be said that China is strong and must be able to produce so-called "evidence" in order to satisfy Li Shimin.  But what evidence is produced?  The social systems and various aspects of these two countries are different, so it is impossible to compare them horizontally!  If you insist on making a comparison, it is just a false statement.  "Your Majesty, tell me a story, and you will know who was stronger between the Han Dynasty and Rome. The Han Dynasty defeated the Huns, and the Huns defeated the Goths. The Goths defeated the Germans, and the Germans  Defeated the Romans. Emperor, do you know who is stronger?" Jing Wen said.  Li Shimin burst out laughing after hearing this statement. Obviously this statement was very interesting.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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