Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 908 Nobles
Why did Emperor Heraclius of the Eastern Roman Empire invite the Visigothic king by the way.

Of course, it is not to explain that he did not come to the Visigothic territory to fight, although he brought out more people, even though his soldiers wore gorgeous armor.

Even at this time, Emperor Heraclius of the Eastern Roman Empire was showing off.

He still intends to come to form an alliance.

As for the future, who knows, at least for now it is possible to form an alliance.

The 58-year-old Heraclius has been holding peas and meat with his hands for 55 years. At this time, when he saw the Visigoth king Siniandi wiping his hands on his clothes, Heraclius felt so disgusting.

When the first course, the caviar used to start the flavor, was served, the movement of Siniandi's hand reaching into the bowl made Chiraclius, who had been doing this for 55 years, feel sick.

Just when Siniandi's fingers were close to touching the caviar, he noticed that all eyes were on him.

These sights made the king, who had just sat on the throne, a little uneasy.

At this time, Dugu Lanruo used a very small silver spoon to put a few fish roes to her mouth. Queen Martina next to Dugu Lanruo tried her best to learn that kind of elegance. Unfortunately, she only studied for about half a year. She can't achieve the elegance of Dugu Lanruo, who has received strict etiquette training since she was a child.

Even so, Martina was the envy of Queen Visigoth.

"Andy, this way." Heraclius was teaching Sidney Andy how to use the dazzling array of knives, forks and spoons on the table.

"I can make noises when I'm eating soup... I need to use this fork when I'm eating salad. Also, I put it in my mouth when I cut it like this, instead of biting it with my mouth...

For the first time in his life, the king, Siniandi, began to wonder if he was a nobleman.

For dessert after dinner, the mysterious princess of the Eastern Kingdom didn't even have a little bit of cream sticking to the corner of her mouth, but she wiped it all over her face.

Just by wiping the corners of his mouth with silk, he smeared more cream on his face instead.

Drinks after meals.

Willow claims: "Men, there is a man's tea, and women have a woman's tea."

The tea parties are separate, ladies' tea parties, men's tea parties.

A large screen separates the two sides of the tea party.

At this time, Baron Romeo finally understood why the duke from the mysterious eastern country didn't eat anything at his banquet that day.

Romeo was astonished that the chefs in the eastern country even differentiated more than a dozen types of meat from a cow, and different meats were used to make different delicacies.

Noble ancient Greek is the lingua franca of the Mediterranean, and there is an interpreter who understands noble ancient Greek. It is not a problem for Willow to communicate with these people.There are also people in Rome who are learning Chinese, but unfortunately no one has achieved success.

After the tea party started, there was a silence.

Emperor Heraclius didn't intend to speak first, it was impossible for him to talk about the alliance with Datang here, and he didn't know Liumu's speaking habits when chatting.

Siniandi winked at Baron Romeo.

Baron Romeo said, "Your Excellency the Duke, in your eastern country, do nobles usually enjoy such delicious food?"

"No. This is specially designed for my friend, His Majesty Heraclius, who supported the Roman Empire surrounded by countless powerful enemies. The Roman royal recipe, this is just one page in the recipe."

Romeo asked in amazement: "Then, what kind of food do you enjoy in your country, Your Excellency the Duke?"

Before Liu Mu answered, Heraclius said first: "Oriental cuisine, a real royal banquet needs 170 kinds of spices alone, and thousands of varieties of meat, fish, birds, vegetables, and fruits. Because the Tang Empire friendship, the new Roman city of Constantine, where every citizen, every year, may be rationed and sufficed for delicious spices."

"One, 170 kinds of spices?" Sini Andy couldn't decide.

"Spices are a small problem. As far as the spices filed in the Tang Dynasty are concerned, 46 kinds are commonly used, and many are not commonly used. The total number of records is now more than 900 kinds, which are divided into food spices, coating spices, smoked spices, and gas spices. And so on. Then it will also be divided into plant-based fragrances, animal-based fragrances, and a very small number of natural crystallized fragrances.”

After Liu Mu gave a simple explanation, he stopped talking about spices.

Liu Mu's words changed: "I came here this time mainly because I heard that there was a plague in the Eastern Roman Empire recently. This is a terrible thing. I hope to end this terrible thing and make a testimonial for our friendship. "

Heraclius was stunned as if struck by lightning.

The Eastern Roman Empire did not start to suffer from the plague recently, but it has never been suppressed. In addition to the long-term war against the Persian Empire, the population of many cities has decreased, which has emptied the treasury.

"The taste of this tea is very strange." Heraclius didn't mention the plague again, and he wanted to have a deep talk with Liu Mu about these details.

Siniandi is also a person who can become a king. At this time, he tentatively asked: "The citizens of the Visigothic Kingdom also hope to get spices."

Liu Mu didn't answer, this question was not originally for him to answer.

Heraclius agreed without the slightest hesitation, and he agreed, but he didn't mention the quantity, so there will be a negotiation process next.

This era, AD [-].It was the era when the Eastern Roman Empire had the largest territory. It can be said that the entire Mediterranean Sea, including part of the Iberian Peninsula, belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire.

To the west of Ceuta, also land of the Eastern Roman Empire, Ceuta was an enclave of the Visigothic Kingdom.

Willow deliberately chose this place as the foothold for his first arrival in the Mediterranean Sea, and Signadi was already preparing to sell the land to Heraclius at a price.

Suddenly, Heraclius thought about how the Tang people would enter the Mediterranean Sea from the Strait of Gibraltar.

Heraclius immediately asked this doubt: "I made a big circle, I went around the entire continent of Aphilia, and then came here."

The African continent is the earliest name of Africa, or it should be called the full name. This name originated from the name of a goddess believed by the Berbers in BC.

No one knows the end of the continent of Afria, and no Mediterranean ship has ever reached West Africa.

It has always been thought that the development of Africa by the Mediterranean is only in North Africa.

In the romantic Casablanca, there is not even a village at this time.It was not until more than 600 years later that the Berbers established a city there.

Heraclius pressed, "How far?"

"It's very far away, and it took more than five months." Liu Mu didn't tell the truth, but exaggerated the distance infinitely, including the three months he spent on Socotra Island.

(End of this chapter)