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Chapter 883 Maritime Silk Road
"Reporting to Your Majesty, these Daqin people came here by boat..."

Feng Jing's answer almost made Lu Chengqi stumble: "What the hell, the age of great voyages has begun so soon? It shouldn't be, is it because of my arrival in this era?"

"... They set off from the Green Clothes Dashi Country on the boat of our merchants from the Central Plains. They sailed for more than a year before arriving in Quanzhou. They set off from Quanzhou again and arrived in Chang'an after a month..." Feng Jing likes to talk halfway Withholding half of the time, Lu Chengqi breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not as if the age of great voyages has started, it proves that China is still ahead of Europe for hundreds of years..."

After Lu Chengqi regained his composure, he seemed calm again: "What do they want to do when they come to Dashun? They don't come to preach, do they? They believe in God, we only believe in the Jade Emperor..."

Feng Jing didn't understand the connection between "God" and "Jade Emperor", and said in a daze, "Reporting to Your Majesty, they are not here to preach, but to let Your Majesty reopen the Silk Road so as to open up the trade between Daqin and Dashun." They said that since the Silk Road was occupied by Daliao, the Arabs took the opportunity to raise prices, and all silk and porcelain could be sold at sky-high prices in Daqin. They don’t want to let the Arabs make money, so it’s not far away. Come to Dashun, I implore His Majesty to open up the Silk Road again..."

Lu Chengqi asked with great interest: "Then did they say they belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire or the Western Roman Empire?"

Feng Jing is obviously a blind foreigner, and was confused when asked: "What horse?"

"Rome!"

"Oh, they didn't say that... But their Chinese is not very good, they can only understand a little, but they can't speak it. But they brought a translator, who seems to be a cannibal..." Feng Jing said cautiously.

"Okay, I got it. I will summon them in a while, and see what they want." Lu Chengqi said lightly, "Go and do your work!"

"I retire!"

After Feng Jing went out, Lu Chengqi remembered that the green clothes and big food that Feng Jing said were Egyptians!However, Egypt at this time seemed to be occupied by the Arabs, and the relationship between the Romans and the Arabs had never been very good. Why did these Romans start from them?I really can't figure it out.I still don't know whether these Great Qin people belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire or the Western Roman Empire... No, didn't the enemy of the Western Roman Empire be destroyed by the Huns long ago?Now it seems to be called the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of Germany.As for the Eastern Roman Empire, it seems to have another name called Byzantium...

Forget it, forget it, the history of Europe is too chaotic, just let them ask in front of themselves.

He sent out a servant to make a call, and he came back to reply after a while, saying that those Daqin people were already waiting outside the Chongzheng Hall.

Lu Chengqi nodded, and after reviewing the memorial in his hand, he drove to the Chongzheng Hall.

Before reaching the gate of the palace, Lu Chengqi saw a group of Europeans in red, black, and white linen clothes, with yellow hair and brown eyes, very different from the Han people.

After Lu Chengqi entered the hall and sat down, the servants summoned them, and they entered the Chongzheng Hall under the guidance of an interpreter, and showed Lu Chengqi their own etiquette.

"No gift, flat!"

Lu Chengqi said lightly.

After the interpreter got up, Lu Chengqi smiled and asked, "Are you from the Arab Empire?"

The interpreter was taken aback for a moment, he knew that people in the Central Plains called the Arab Empire the Great Food in Black Clothes, but unexpectedly, the emperor of the Central Plains knew that they were from the Arab Empire, and quickly said happily: "Your Majesty, you are really knowledgeable, yes, I am Arab. The people of the Abbasid dynasty..."

"Oh, so are they from the Byzantine Empire or the Holy Roman Empire?"

Lu Chengqi pointed to the group of Europeans who didn't cover their heads and said, he can only start negotiations if he is sure where these Europeans come from!
"Your Majesty, you are truly a god! They are indeed from the Byzantine Empire, and they are sworn enemies with the Holy Roman Empire..."

The interpreter was amazed by Lu Chengqi's omniscience, and said a lot of nonsense to the Byzantines. After hearing this, the Byzantines knelt down on one knee again and performed a knightly salute.Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "It seems that they are all knights!"

The interpreter was even more shocked, and fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, you are the reincarnation of a god!"

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that what he said casually would shock them to heaven.Think about it too, how many people in the Central Plains know European history?Lu Chengqi also vaguely remembered these big countries, and I don't know how many other small European countries there are.But since they misunderstood, let's continue to misunderstand!
"Get up, I would like to know why you came to see me?"

After the interpreter stood up, he said loudly: "Not only our Arab Empire, but also the Byzantine Empire also hope that His Majesty can reopen the Silk Road so that the silk and porcelain from the East can be introduced to the West..."

After hearing this, Lu Chengqi shook his head very regretfully, and said, "This matter...you shouldn't have come to tell me that you are going to the Liao Kingdom, and told their emperor Yelu Hongji that he is now occupying the grasslands, the Western Regions, how to do it?" Can open the Silk Road?"

This was the truth, the interpreter was stunned for a moment, turned around and talked a lot with the Byzantines, and then said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, is there really no other way?"

"There is a way, isn't there still shipping!" Lu Chengqi laughed.

The interpreter said hesitantly, "But Byzantium isn't by the sea, is it?"

Lu Chengqi also knows that the Red Sea has not yet dug through the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea has not been connected to the Mediterranean Sea.But it doesn't mean that there is no way out: "Going around is..." He didn't bother to say, and directly asked the servant to take out a chart, which clearly stated Africa, the Arab Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire.

The interpreter was also familiar with geography and ships, and was shocked: "This... is this really feasible?"

Lu Chengqi said affirmatively: "It is definitely possible. If you find it troublesome, you can unload the goods at your black clothes and eat them, and then transport them to the Byzantine Empire... Anyway, the Silk Road will not work, and the only way to go is by sea. This sea route There is no need for the Silk Road to be bad, I will name it the 'Maritime Silk Road', what do you think?"

"Your Majesty is indeed a man of God!" The interpreter was completely convinced. If he had this chart, he wouldn't have to worry about losing the silk, porcelain and spices from the East.

Lu Chengqi also wanted to bring Dashun into the age of great voyages, and hit it off immediately: "Do you agree?"

"Of course, if there is such a 'Maritime Silk Road', how can we disagree?" The interpreter was so happy that he almost danced.

Lu Chengqi smiled, but didn't speak.Dashun's business has long been in Africa.It's no big deal to go around and go to Western Europe.Maybe one day, a merchant will make a great geographical discovery by running around the earth in order to open up another route.As long as Dashun still exists for a day, then this possibility exists.

Immediately after signing the covenant, Lu Chengqi gave them a banquet in Chongzheng Hall.One is to show the demeanor of a big country, and the other is to show favor, so that they can earn their money in the future!

(End of this chapter)