Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 796 Barter
Facts have proved that the craftsmen of Datang designed a new type of short sword, which is more powerful in stabbing.

And from the level of steelmaking, not to mention the Tang Dynasty after willow, even the former Sui Dynasty has already left the Roman Empire by a few blocks.

Even those who have not personally been on the battlefield can clearly see the difference in equipment.

Then replace the bow and crossbow.

Datang's large steel shield completely ignored the Roman bow.

Datang's crossbow was only used twice, and it was listed as a forbidden item by the Roman emperor. No Roman should own such a weapon. Each of these weapons must be recorded, and they are only used by the main army in fierce battles on the battlefield. .

The terrifying Tang crossbow shot through two goats wearing leather armor at a distance of ten steps. Such a terrifying weapon made the Eastern Roman Emperor feel terrified.

The thousand steel crossbows equipped for the Kabaddi family became the emperor's weapons.

As for the fee, Dun Xiaoke will not ask, this is a matter between the Roman emperor and the Kabaddi family.

The next day after the banquet, the Eastern Roman Emperor hosted Dun Xiaoke again. This time there were no other people at the banquet, only the Eastern Roman Emperor and Dun Xiaoke.

"Hero from the east, I heard that you are also a general."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor. I have fought with my Emperor for many years..." Dun Xiaoke briefly talked about his military history.

This is no ordinary general, and he was one of the first to capture Dou Jiande alive.

He was one of the few people who made great achievements in taking down Hulao Pass.

After chatting for a while, the Eastern Roman Emperor asked a key question: "That kind of equipment is not considered a steel crossbow. How much money does it cost?"

"I don't know how much I will charge Bishop Kabaddi. There is an element of friendship in it. Based on my understanding of these armaments, it is [-] coins in the coins of our Tang Dynasty. But it is a long way to get here. The freight Almost half the value of the equipment."

The emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire asked again: "So, how to calculate according to the coins here."

"Jin Aore, seven. This is calculated based on basic living expenses such as the price of rice. I prefer to exchange goods for goods. Some goods may not be very expensive here, but they are worth more when we arrive in Tang Dynasty. In this way The deal is good for both parties.”

"kindness."

In fact, I was already tempted to buy the Eastern Roman Emperor with money, only seven gold coins.not much!
Dun Xiaoke also sent someone to calculate that this method of trading with coins is considered inappropriate, and it is more cost-effective to exchange goods for goods. It is useless to take the coins here back to Datang.

The average person here earns two or three dinars a month, 25 dinars for one Ore.

Calculated in Datang, the low class people here earn too little.

Another reason for the reluctance to exchange coins was that, according to Oscar Bardi, the silver coins of the Roman Empire were of poorer quality and less silver content.

During the Western Roman Empire, coins with a silver content of less than 5.00% appeared.

There is nothing to negotiate, this is a tacit understanding.

One day later, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, who called himself Caesar, gave Dun Xiaoke a promise that as long as Dun Xiaoke purchased anything in the Eastern Roman Empire, the royal family would pay for it.

Caesar was a title at this time, and his name was Heraclius, which created an era in Byzantium.

It can also be regarded as the most difficult era, since he took up the knife before he became the throne, he has been fighting.The empire fought against the Persians in the east, and the Lombards and Slavs in the west, until the last day of his life.And his descendants are still fighting.Calling yourself Caesar is more of a meaning than a name.

Then silk, pearls, precious porcelain, fairy tea and other precious items have a maximum limit on a yearly basis, and people's livelihood resources can be unlimited, such as linen and the like.

When it snows every year, the bill is settled, and the part that cannot be made up by the goods of the Eastern Roman Empire is paid by gold, silver, gems, etc.If the goods of the Tang Empire are insufficient, the Senate of the Eastern Roman Empire will propose a list, and the Tang Empire will make up for it with goods.

In the spring of next year, make up the difference, and still settle the settlement when it snows.

Then, before this winter, the Roman Empire will send a formal mission, and in the spring of next year, the Tang Empire will send a formal mission.

The exchange of cultural classics can be formally negotiated after the visit of the diplomatic mission.

After coming out of the palace, Dun Xiaoke signed a double-version trade contract in Chinese and ancient Greek in the Senate the next day.

Dun Xiaoke stood at the gate of the Senate holding the contract, and ordered in a cold voice: "Everyone obeys the order, and start large-scale purchases according to the list, unlimited..."

"Order!"

The official transaction between the East and the West officially begins with this contract.

The whole Constantine went crazy.

Five days later, the entire Greek city went crazy.

Ten days later, Alexandria was insane.

Fifteen days later, the entire Eastern Roman Empire was in madness.Because there is a group of people who are shopping like crazy and they have seemingly endless money.

Heraclius looked at the scroll in his hand in the palace and wondered if he made a mistake.

"They want hundreds of kinds of palm fruit for 100 million Aspen?"

Aspen to 1000 years later, is the ounce.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"What's the use of this thing?"

"I don't know. I heard that certain types may be useful, but they don't know the specific ones that are useful, and they don't know how the useful ones are. They only know whether it is useful to buy a large amount and go back and try them one by one. check it out……"

Another list.

"Olives for 1000 million Asi, dates for 1000 million Asi, figs for 500 million Asi. These Tang people are crazy. Why do they buy so much?"

"Your Majesty, all they bought were dried fruits. I heard that many people in the country of the Tang people like strange fruits after they go back."

Immediately afterwards, a description from Luus about the cities of Hangzhou and Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, as well as Oscar Buddy's letter written by the Holy See, were sent to Heraclius.

"Good paper, put paper purchases like this on your shopping list."

After reading these two descriptions, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire fell silent.What Oscar Buddy wrote in his letter was Datang's civilization, while what Lu Wusi wrote was the knowledge of an ordinary person.

The Eastern Roman Emperor said with emotion: "The Great Tang Dynasty is very powerful. Their elite soldiers are all dressed in armor made of fine steel, and the extremely ferocious enemies do not need to dodge, they rely on powerful forces to advance all the way. After the chaos, the great unified empire was unified, and its emperor was a very great emperor."

The clerk listened without saying a word, his task was to listen and deliver the news.

"Chang'an City is greater than the former Roman city, with a population of millions, gathering people from all over the world, and countless Persian businessmen, but there are not many people from my East Rome."

(End of this chapter)