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The "Four Kingdoms Sacred Covenant" is referred to as the "Four Kingdoms Covenant". This covenant was led by Datang, with the participation of Dashi, Persia, and Li Yin's Palace of Qi. This very far-reaching covenant was signed in Chang'an.

The content of the Four Nations Covenant involves both military and economic aspects. The content of the military aspect is very simple, that is, the countries guarantee that in the next ten years, no war will be fought between the four countries in any situation, and Datang will also return Persia. Pull into this treaty to read the full text of the copy system.

In addition, regarding the economy, the content of the regulations is more complicated, the most important of which is the four-country trade treaty, which stipulates that the four countries open their respective domestic markets to each other, allowing businessmen from all countries to pass freely, and also stipulates a unified tax rate to facilitate business development. .There are also some small details, such as the handling of foreign businessmen breaking the law in the territory, as well as the rights of residence and freedom of passage.

In addition, Li Yin also specifically pointed out that although Dashi has fully opened the Suez Canal, the management of the Suez Canal is still somewhat chaotic, and the taxation is also very unreasonable, so Dashi is required to rectify the Suez Canal, and he And Datang, Rome will send officials to supervise.Although Dashi believed that Li Yin was interfering in Dashi's internal affairs, they had no choice but to agree to this request under the pressure of the three parties.

The signing of the Four Nations Covenant will directly affect the world structure in the next ten years, and it is also the first treaty to include the Suez Canal, which can be said to have a very far-reaching impact.With the standardized management of the Suez Canal, the communication between the East and the West has become more convenient. Special goods from all over the Tang Dynasty have poured into Rome and various parts of Europe. At the same time, the culture of the Central Plains has also begun to invade this area. Take pride in using goods from the Central Plains.Capital Datang 626

In addition, many Roman scholars went to the Central Plains to communicate with scholars from the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan, and they also liked the living environment in the Central Plains very much. Most of them chose to move their families to places such as the Tang Dynasty or Taiwan.As for these scholars, especially some talents in astronomy, arithmetic, mechanics, etc., both Li Shimin and Li Yin are very welcome. After all, the Eastern Roman Empire has a long history and complements the civilization of the Central Plains in many ways.

The influence of the Four Nations Covenant is far more than the above. For example, for Li Zhen and Li Yun, although they did not participate in the Four Nations Covenant, it gave them a relatively stable external environment, and there was no need to worry about encountering Dashi in a short period of time. Stability in the Upper Suez Canal.This caused a surge in the number of ships traveling between the Central Plains and the Red Sea, and Tianzhu happened to be located on this route, which directly drove the economic development of various parts of Tianzhu.In particular, some ports in the coastal areas developed rapidly and became an important source of finance in the hands of Li Zhen and Li Yun.

A few months later, Li Zhen and Li Yun in Zhongjing welcomed an important guest.

"Third brother, I didn't expect you to come to Tianzhu. We should have picked you up at the port if we had known earlier!" Li Zhen said excitedly, holding a glass of wine in his hand. This is a private banquet. Li Zhen and Li Yun are here Sitting on both sides, and sitting in the middle is Li Ke who is going to Africa.

Li Yin arrived in Tianzhu a month ago, but he first went to Ceylon for half a month.He bought a lot of precious stones for the women in Yang's and other families, and then he landed on Tianzhu Continent, but he didn't inform Li Zhen and Li Yun.Instead, they concealed their identities and turned around in their territory. After all, he would like to establish a country overseas like Li Zhen and Li Yun in the future, so it would only be good for him to learn something now.Even Li Yin arrived in Zhongjing two days ago, and after visiting the city, he came to see Li Zhen and Li Yun in the palace.

"Seventh brother, eighth brother. During this trip, I visited the big cities under your rule. I found that many of these big cities have experienced wars, but now they are showing a scene of prosperity. , It's really amazing, it seems that the two of you have really put in a lot of effort in the past few years!" Li Ke praised with a smile.

Li Ke's journey along the way has indeed been greatly shaken in his heart. Needless to say, Li Min's place is well-governed, and the economy is developing extremely rapidly. Even remote places like Ceylon Island are prosperous. signs.But what he didn't expect was that Li Zhen and Li Yun were no longer the two children who followed him back then. Not only did they conquer half of Tianzhu's land, but their rule was also very stable. Not as good as Li Yin, but it also shows signs of prosperity.

Li Zhen and Li Yun were very happy to hear their brother's praise. After all, Li Ke was a few years older than them, and he had been their role model since childhood. Now they can get his praise, which naturally makes them more satisfied.

"By the way, third brother, I heard that sixth brother said that you also want to build your own territory, and there are three choices. How about it, third brother, have you thought about it?" The impatient Li Zhen asked first .

Li Ke smiled and said: "Liu Lang did give me three suggestions, Australia, America and Africa next to you, but I have visited Australia, the population there is too small, and the civilization of the local natives The level is not high, so if you want to develop, you still have to rely on the Han people, but now the number of Han people in the hands of Liulang in Datang is somewhat insufficient, let alone immigrating to Australia, so I have removed the great master of picking up girls in Australia. " Li Ke said with a smile.

In fact, the reason Li Ke mentioned above is only one of the reasons. The main reason why he gave up Australia is because after he went to Australia, he found that Li Yin had put a lot of effort into developing Australia, although he knew that as long as he opened his mouth, Li Yin would definitely give him Australia without saying a word, and even the city and people there are all his, but Li Ke didn't want to take advantage of his younger brother.

What's more, Li Ke also knew that Li Yin's eldest son, Li Qi, was named Australia. Although this didn't explain anything, Li Ke didn't want people to say that he was robbing his nephew for territory.

However, when Li Zhen heard that Li Ke had given up on Australia, her eyes lit up and she said, "Third brother, it's right that you don't go to Australia, otherwise our brothers will be too far away. If you want me to say, you should just go to Africa." Yes, there is a big island in the south of Africa, with a very vast area, not much worse than Jinzhou in Southeast Asia. You can occupy it first, and then slowly accumulate strength. When you have enough strength, you can land in Africa in large numbers. At that time, our brothers will not be far away, and we can support each other in whatever happens!"

Hearing Li Zhen's words, Li Yun immediately echoed, "It's still the eighth brother who can think quickly, that big island is indeed a good place, and it's not far from the African continent, just like Ceylon Island and Tianzhu mainland. , although it is isolated overseas, it can be attacked and defended. In addition, Africa has become a new base for slave hunting. Many slave hunting teams have established strongholds on the island. If the third brother goes there, not only we Brother can support you, and with the help of the slave hunting team, you can even turn slave hunting into a major source of income for you!"

Hearing the introductions of Li Zhen and Li Yun, Li Ke couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he immediately smiled and said: "There is no rush for this matter, you know my temperament, what's the matter?" Everyone likes to investigate and make thorough preparations in person, so as for which place to choose, everything will be discussed after I have been to Africa and America!"

Seeing that Li Ke had his own plans, Li Zhen and Li Yun couldn't persuade them anymore. They began to talk about some private matters, such as the situation in Datang in recent years, and whether there was any news in Taiwan and other places, especially for Shanghai. Li Zhen and Li Yun were very interested in Li Ke and Li Yin's trip to Australia.

However, when Li Zhen and Li Yun heard that Li Ke had to terminate the trip due to the outbreak of smallpox in Australia, both of them sighed, and then Li Zhen said: "Third brother, you have been in Tianzhu for a few days Now, and I have moved to a lot of cities, now I would like to ask, what do you think impresses you the most about Tianzhu?"

Li Ke was taken aback when he heard that Li Zhen asked such a strange question, but then he raised his head and thought about it carefully. After a while, Li Ke slapped his thigh and said, "Eighth brother, you If I didn’t ask, I almost forgot. Ever since I arrived in Tianzhu, my nose has been suffering. Your place is too stinky, especially in the streets, and the feces are everywhere. None of the three sachets could suppress the smell!"

Li Ke's words are indeed not exaggerated. What impressed him most about Tianzhu was the word "stinky". The reason for this situation was caused by several reasons.Capital Datang 626

For example, the influence of natural climate, because the climate in Tianzhu is very hot, so in this natural environment, people naturally sweat more easily. In addition, Tianzhu people do not pay much attention to personal hygiene, and some people do not take a bath for a long time. Especially those of low caste, their body smell is even stronger, and sometimes even a sour smell can be smelled from a long distance.

What's even more frightening is that most of the food of the Tianzhu people uses curry. Eating too much of this seasoning made of various spices will also affect people's body odor, and even the work they produce has a strange smell of curry This also makes the body odor of Tianzhu people very alarming.

In addition, the influence of religion is also very important, because Brahmanism advocates non-killing and vegetarianism, especially for high castes. This has also led to the prosperity of animals in various parts of Tianzhu, and even entered the cities to live harmoniously with humans. , such as the bulls running rampant on the streets of Tianzhu, as well as elephants, leopards, etc., which are frequent visitors on the city streets.

Even sometimes these animals died on the side of the road, and no one took them away to eat them, but let them rot. In addition, the situation of open defecation is serious, and defecation can be seen everywhere, especially in crowded cities. in this way.

Combining the above reasons, the environment in Tianzhu city can be imagined. It is not an exaggeration for Li Ke to say that his nose suffers.