Ji Tang

Chapter 876 The Collision of Two Civilizations

The golden-domed tent is guarded by thousands of people, the armored soldiers are clanging, and the strong wind is howling!
Tinaire and Karimor can be regarded as wise men among the Mayans. Whether it is their courage or knowledge, they can be said to be rare in the Tang Dynasty.

They are all over fifty, and neither money nor power can make their hearts yield.But today, on the shore of this sea area, they saw a huge military camp appearing before their eyes.

This huge military camp was larger than one of their city-states and had a population greater than their largest city.

Once there are tens of thousands of people, there will be no limit, so why bother with 10,000+ people?
They slowly approached the shore in a small boat. Looking at the military camp getting closer and closer, Tinaire swallowed his saliva and said: "Karl!"

"Ok!"

Calimore's face was expressionless, but what everyone didn't know was that he was even more nervous than Tinaire!

"If there are gods in this world, then this King of Kings should be one of them!"

Kari still didn't speak and just nodded. He didn't know if he heard what Tinel said.

Ji Qing looked on amused. Two people who were arrogant in the Mayan city-state actually had such a side?
He knew the status of these two people in his country. Apart from the priests and a few elders, they had the highest status, let alone the king.

The two of them were clamoring to meet His Majesty before, but at this moment they are actually so nervous?

"Actually, you don't need to be nervous. Your Majesty is very tolerant of guests. In the Tang Dynasty, there are hundreds of subordinate countries or tribes. Every once in a while, they will come to our capital to see Your Majesty with their most precious gifts."

"As long as people are well-intentioned, Datang is no different from their country. Except for a few places where they can't go, it can be said that there is no obstruction!"

"You are the farthest guests of the Tang Dynasty so far, and you are not a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. There is no distinction between you in terms of status. If you insist on making a distinction, it may be an exchange between two civilizations!"

"Civilized exchange?"

Tinaire looked at Ji Qing with some confusion. He was very unfamiliar with this word and was sure that he had never heard of it.

Ji Qing nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it is an exchange, an exchange between two different civilizations!"

"You see, our customs, clothing, architecture, political system, writing, and even the routes of development are different. The Tang Dynasty focused on humanities, philosophy, and practicality, while you people focused on mathematics, astronomy, and things we can't understand. There are great achievements in prophecy and divination.”

"Both of us can say that we each get what we need, and there is no argument that who takes advantage. You have your strengths, and we have our pride, so you don't have to worry about what His Majesty or the Tang Dynasty will do to you. This is completely groundless worry!"

Tinaire just happened to understand the idiom "Qi people worry about the sky." It says that before the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Qi Guo who worried about the sky falling all day long.

When he first heard this story, he felt incredible and asked, "How could such a person exist?"Doesn't it mean that the earth under your feet is a sphere? This is simply impossible!

After Ji Qing's guidance, the two of them felt much better, but they were still a little nervous!
This country is so huge, its population is countless, it has a huge territory and a large army, and everything looks so powerful.

The few people continued to move forward without speaking during the process. The two of them were also adjusting their mentality!
But just as they were coming, Li Shimin brought the civil and military ministers to the school grounds and looked at a group of bare-chested Mayan warriors wrestling with the Tang Dynasty soldiers.

They are extremely strong, can reach out very flexibly, and have great strength. If the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had not been systematically trained and knew many techniques, they might not necessarily be their opponents!
"If these people are trained by me, I can guarantee that they will be the most powerful soldiers in the world. When they put on armor, they will be natural swordsmen. Their endurance and strength are better than most soldiers. Much more. If we form an army of thousands of people, I can fight to the ends of the earth."

Yuchi Gong's face was extremely solemn. Such warriors reminded him of the savage tribes in the mountains and forests.

Those savage tribes fought in the mountains and forests all day long, hunting wild beasts, and their bodies and combat consciousness were much stronger than those of the Tang Dynasty.

At first, I thought about letting them become soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately, they have not escaped from the wild nature. Once they go crazy, they are no different from wild beasts.

It's okay if you can control it, but if you can't, it will be a disaster!
But these people are different. They are not real savages. After these days of observation, they are no different from ordinary people. They can also speak fluent Guanzhong dialect. After several contests with the soldiers in the military camp, they quickly became sympathetic to each other. became friends.

We train together, eat together, and sleep together. If they hadn't looked a little different from the people of the Tang Dynasty, who would have known that they came from a wild continent tens of thousands of miles away?

"What Duke E Guo said is right. These people are all born warriors, with a keen sense of danger and strong bodies. What's even more rare is that they have good knowledge and accomplishments. Almost all of them can play the flute. We have the same musical instrument, but in terms of math, we all have to accept it!"

Li Ji also sighed with emotion. He didn't understand how he could be a warrior who was obviously five big and three rough, but he was more educated than a scholar.

This thing is so contradictory!
"Your Majesty, do we need to make some preparations? If the other party has too many people like this, it will not be a good thing for Datang!"

Du Ruhui stepped forward and said, some things are better for ministers to speak out!

Li Shimin did not speak immediately, but looked at Ji Song beside him.

"I don't know them well. Wang Xuance is proficient in the language of the Mayans. When he was in the Mayans, he basically negotiated with the Mayans! If we have to talk about who knows them best, it is Wang Xuance!"

But before the emperor could ask questions, Tang Jian, who had already returned to the camp, said.

After looking at Ji Song, who was silent, he immediately understood something. This was recommended to me, but it was recommended by Tang Jian. This guy was trying to avoid suspicion!

He glared at Ji Song, and when he turned his head, he was already smiling, and said gently: "Since it was recommended by Tang Qing, I have to give the younger generation a chance, right?"

"Wang Xuance, come forward!"

Li Shimin waved to Wang Xuance, who couldn't hold himself back, and said, "Come on, come forward!"

Wang Xuance did not dare to neglect, and stepped forward to salute: "My dear, Wang Xuance, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin was also very satisfied with Wang Xuance. He talked with Tang Jian all night last night, and the old man's eyes were shining when he talked about Wang Xuance.

After understanding Wang Xuance's role along the way, Li Shimin was also extremely surprised!

When the two parties were completely unable to communicate, Wang Xuance not only learned the other party's language by himself, but also taught the other party the Tang Dynasty language within three months. This is simply incredible!

"Did you hear what my prime minister and generals said just now?"

Wang Xuance said respectfully: "I heard you!"

"Well, tell me what you think about this matter. By the way, I would also like to share with you the specific situation of the Mayans. Will they pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty?"

Wang Xuance had some free time, bowed to everyone, and then said: "All you elders, if I say anything wrong, please forgive me for my teacher's sake!" "Pfft!"

Ji Song, who was drinking tea, almost choked on the water and sprayed it directly on Xue Wanche's face!
"Cough cough!"

Ji Song glared at the bastard angrily and said to everyone, "This kid has nothing to do with me. If he offends you, I'll beat you or kill him. It's up to you!"

After Ji Song finished speaking, he sat down again, but Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "This boy really has some courage like you, and he is so calm on this occasion, not bad!"

Yuchi Gong chuckled, patted Wang Xuance on the shoulder, and said: "Then it depends on whether you are good at what you say. If not, let's practice later and measure whether you have improved over the years."

Li Ji also said: "Young man is very courageous, but I don't know if the skill with words is as good as the skill with hands? Otherwise, don't blame me for not reminding you later."

Wang Xuance's face turned dark. Who are these people?
He looked at the emperor, but Li Shimin ignored him at all.He looked at Mr. Ji again, but Ji Song pretended not to see it!
The poor child, before he officially entered the court, saw the dangers of the world today!

Wang Xuance took a deep breath and said: "These people were selected from millions of people. They don't mean anything. They are all outstanding people from the Mayan city-state. They are the elites of the Mayan city-state. It is actually nothing to be able to perform like this." Not surprisingly!"

"Thousands of people? I'm afraid they can't gather even 1000 people!"

"Although their city-state does not lack food, like the Tang Dynasty, natural and man-made disasters occur one after another. Their ability to resist natural disasters is extremely weak. For example, a plague, a severe drought, or a flood may make them unable to recover!"

"They are still using stone tools so far. It's not that there is no iron ore there. There is a lot of iron ore there and the reserves are amazing, but they don't have the corresponding technology to refine it!"

"Their achievements in mathematics are very high, and in astronomy they are far beyond the reach of the Tang Dynasty. They have even accurately calculated the movement patterns of Venus, the sun we see, and the patterns of the earth beneath our feet!"

"There are still a lot of mysterious knowledge that we can't understand. It feels like there has been a gap in the development of their civilization, and only a few people have passed it down. But many times they know it and don't know why. They just can Just use it skillfully!"

He picked up a teacup and said, "Just like this porcelain!"

"The formation of porcelain requires many processes, including soil selection, proportioning, firing, pattern drawing, temperature, etc. Without any of these, such exquisite porcelain cannot be formed!"

"The same reason!"

"It's like they know the process of making porcelain, but they don't know why it happens, let alone the role of each process!"

"So, the more they don't understand, the more they worship the gods, thinking that this is a gift from the gods!"

Everyone was thoughtful. They didn't expect Maya to be such a civilization, knowing many things that they didn't understand, but being able to use them skillfully?

"Civilization fault? What do you mean?"

Du Ruhui said suddenly.

"It was like being destroyed by a sudden disaster. Many precious inheritances were lost in a short period of time. They had no time to inherit them and they suddenly disappeared."

Now everyone understood, Du Ruhui seemed to have thought of something, looked at the emperor with an expression on his face, and immediately retreated!

"What does city-state mean?"

Changsun Wuji suddenly spoke up.

"City-states are just like the Spring and Autumn Period. The most powerful city-state is their co-owner, and the other smaller city-states are like the various princes!"

After hearing Wang Xuance's explanation, everyone finally understood the Mayan system!

Thinking of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, only the Chu State had some achievements in iron smelting, while other countries were still using bronze weapons!

It was not until the Han Dynasty that iron tools gradually became popular!
With this comparison, they also understood what era Maya was in now!
"How big is that continent? Is it as big as the Tang Dynasty?"

Zhang Liang, who was behind Li Ji, suddenly spoke up.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, knowing in their hearts that Zhang Liang had accepted Ji Song's reconciliation, otherwise they would not have asked this question!
"No, it should be said that there are two continents, and each continent is several times the size of the Tang Dynasty!"

Both Li Shimin and others were shocked by this. They didn't expect it to be so big?

"We spent ten years exploring the coastal areas of the two continents and roughly drew maps. Except for a few areas that are more detailed, there is only a rough outline in other places!"

Then he took out a piece of rice paper and unfolded it so that everyone could see it.

I saw two continents located in the north and south directions respectively, with only a small place in the middle connecting them.

"Bring me the map of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin stood up and walked over. Maybe he wanted to compare it with the map of the Tang Dynasty, and then asked someone to fetch the map of the Tang Dynasty!
After a while, when all the maps of Datang and Wang Xuance were displayed in front of everyone, they realized that Wang Xuance was not bragging at all, and was even a little conservative!

"The drawing scale of this map and the Tang Dynasty Map are the same, so you can compare them one by one!" Wang Xuance explained.

Li Shimin nodded and asked people to put the map away. Everyone wanted to take a closer look, but when they saw the emperor's actions, they knew it was no longer possible!
Maps were one of the most important strategic materials for a country at this time. Unless they reached a certain status, it was impossible to access them.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, Chen Shou came to Li Shimin and bowed: "The Mayan envoy is already waiting outside to be summoned, Your Majesty."

"Let it in!"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said directly.

He is also now a little curious about the Mayan civilization, which he has never touched before. According to Tang Jian, although this race is not big, its civilization is extremely bright. It was either inherited after the destruction of a civilization, or it was the destruction of a previous civilization. Later they got some inheritance, although it was incomplete!
But even this has allowed them to achieve great achievements in mathematics, architecture, and astrology, which should not be underestimated!

(End of this chapter)