Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 974
"The first idea is that as a victor, you should have trophies. The crown is the best trophies. Together with the water bottle pledged by the Saracens Kingdom to the Sasan Kingdom a few years ago, I hope to exchange for [-] bolts plus [-] bolts of silk. , to fine silk."

When Heraclius offered this condition, Li Daozong almost agreed.

There are only [-] bolts of silk, and if you add a zero, even if Li Daozong bought it with his own money and dedicated it to the Tang Emperor, he would be willing to buy it one hundred times.

But Li Daozong still asked: "Then what is the second thought?"

Chirac nodded slightly: "The second idea is to help the Senate train a [-]-strong Elder Knights and equip them with high-quality equipment."

It was too cheap, and Li Daozong couldn't help but want to agree.

However, Li Daozong endured it, he was thinking about what the third thought would be, no matter what the conditions are, there is nothing wrong with listening to it.

Heraclius continued: "The third idea is, [-] slaves, [-] gold coins, [-] horses, plus crowns and water bottles, we want to take back the city of Odyssos, hoping to get the Tang fleet help."

After finishing speaking, Heraclius looked at Li Daozong, waiting for the answer.

Heraclius is waiting for Li Daozong's choice, to see which one Li Daozong will choose, and can also use this to see Datang's attitude towards Rome.

Li Daozong took a sip of the wine slowly, his eyes became sharp instantly.

"Your Majesty, I have a proposal."

"please say."

Heraclius was somewhat excited at this time, he saw the change in Li Daozong's eyes.

"First of all, I need enough information about this city. Secondly, I plan to agree to all three of your conditions. For our friendship, a little more gold coins are not a problem, and in the end we will hand over that city to His Majesty."

Li Daozong only said to pay, but did not make a request.

In the eyes of Li Daozong, those tens of thousands of gold coins are far less valuable than [-] high-quality Arabian horses.

An Arabian horse was worth more than one thousand guan in Chang'an, and one hundred horses must have exceeded the value of [-] Roman gold coins.

So gold coins are a small problem.

Of course Heraclius understood that Li Daozong met all the conditions, and directly stated that he would capture that very important port to the Roman Empire.

The simplest statement, then, is that the Roman Empire needed a fare increase.

Odyssos also has another name given by a Slav, called Wabuye, and this city is called Varna City in the later modern times.In the seventh century, the Eastern Roman Empire lost here several times, was attacked and seized by the Slavs several times.

The threat to Eastern Rome here is particularly huge, and it affects the interests of Eastern Rome in the north.

Heraclius suddenly looked around. The elders were all crazy about the horse racing and screaming for their bets. No one noticed them. Heraclius approached Li Daozong and whispered: "I promise another crown, one Only imperial power, plus three very meaningful treasures."

"Crown?" Li Daozong was a little confused. Based on his knowledge of the Mediterranean, the only thing that could be called a crown was the crown of the Roman emperor.Who else is qualified to wear a crown?Even if it was the old Roman crown, it was impossible for Heraclius to give it as a gift.

Heraclius nodded confidently: "It's not a real crown, but it's equivalent to a crown. It's beautifully made and has been passed down for many years. I'll do the math."

After careful calculation, Heraclius told Li Daozong: "In the third year of 240, the old Roman emperor ordered people to make it. The process of making it took two years, but getting this crown requires a little bit from the Tang Dynasty. help, I need a perfect plan."

"who?"

Li Daozong has a feeling that this is not a simple event, it should be a transaction, and a transaction that can affect the situation in the Mediterranean Sea.

Heraclius did not continue, but told Li Daozong: "I am writing a letter, this letter represents my sincerity, and I also hope to get the support of the Tang Empire."

"Okay." Although Li Daozong didn't understand what happened, he was really moved by Heraclius's reaction.

Horse racing or something is not important anymore. Li Daozong and Heraclius are both meditating on their own, obviously they have their own little thoughts.

Heraclius was the emperor of Eastern Rome. To be precise, he was very similar to Li Shimin.

The old Heraclius gave up his allegiance to the original Eastern Roman Emperor Fukas, and then formed an uprising army. The young Heraclius created a new dynasty, inherited the Eastern Roman Empire and became the Roman Emperor.

His name in history is Heraclius I of Byzantium, and he is also the first emperor of the Heraclius dynasty.

He is a pure Hellenistic nobleman who believes in the goddess of victory in his inner world.

Therefore, he had an idea to use the hands of the Tang Empire to help him remove a potential threat. He also knew that his threat had a huge treasure house, and there were countless gold in the treasure house.

What Li Daozong thought was that Datang didn't need territory in the Mediterranean, what Datang needed was trade, wealth, and the spread of civilization.Occasionally fighting a war is okay. Li Daozong agrees with Liu Mu's words that war is just an extension of politics.

A meaningless war is of no benefit to Datang.

That night, Li Daozong received a letter. The letter was written on Tang Dynasty's finest snow paper, and it was in duplicate.One is in Chinese, and the other is in aristocratic ancient Greek.

Li Daozong wrote the letter three times, and he knew all the words on it, but he couldn't understand the meaning.

It's just an attack on China, a country the size of a palm. What's the emperor of two great empires to care about.

Li Daozong showed Liu Ruyu the letter, but Liu Ruyu didn't understand at all.

"That being the case, I sent someone to negotiate with the Roman Senate on the original conditions. After the new year, there will be a big purchase. Madam must be busy. There is still a lot of finishing work on the Saracen Kingdom, and I am also busy. So this Send the letter to Liu Mu and see what he thinks, if he doesn’t understand, let him write to the saint.”

Li Daozong also proposed this idea when he had no choice.

Liu Ruyu expressed support.

It is said that it has been a month since Liu Mu received the letter, and it was brought to him by Wood Wally on the return trip.

Datang is gathering the five-way army, and Liu Zhao is also forming a temporary alliance. They join forces to fight against Datang.

Liuzhao's willingness to accept the canonization of the Central Plains is purely for a tribute and dozens of times of rewards.

After so many years, who has really conquered the barbarians in the poor mountains and rivers?

Shu Han?

That's just the story, and it's a conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)