Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 428 Theodora's Travels
The next day, Li Shimin went to visit the fruit canning workshop according to the route. In the golden autumn season, there were a lot of fruits, such as oranges, plows, bananas, and jackfruit transplanted from Pyu country. Stop shipping.

The fruit canning workshop is located at the foot of a mountain, with spring water flowing down from the mountain. Rows of workers are cleaning the fruits, cutting them into small pieces, and then putting them into cans. The whole process is like flowing water. The clothes are neat and tidy, the hair is all tight and solid, and the man's beard is not left at all, and they all look clean and neat.

Of course, the food in Lingnan did not disappoint. Of course, the most shocking is Yantian and seafood.

Yantian Feng An just led the crowd to watch from a distance. The same endless Yantian made the earth like a snowstorm, a vast expanse of white, shining silver light under the scorching sun.

A group of people rode or sat on elephants, went to the fishing village by the sea, and watched the fishermen's cultivation of pearls, kelp, and various fish, shrimp, and shellfish at close range.

Using the bay to divert seawater to make fish farms, as long as there were no particularly big hurricanes and waves back then, they would have a stable income. You must know that delicacies from mountains and seas are still very easy to sell in Guanzhong, and they are very valuable.

The sea in the bay has always been calm, and even a small storm will not affect it. The fishermen raise all the small fish and shrimps they salvage in it, and they can be salvaged after one or two years.

There are not many fishermen by the sea now, so there are enough bays for them to use. When the population increases in the future, there will naturally be more ways and more places.

For several days in a row, Theodora spent in a daze, and all his insights completely subverted his concept of life. He never thought that there could be such a rich place, even their Constantinople Compared with this place, a nobleman is not as good as a small businessman, at most he has a little more soldiers.

After visiting Lingnan, Theodora hardly knelt on the ground, begging Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and others to sell them weapons, it would be best to teach them how to grow food, or give them seeds, completely putting Datang in the competition High status in Eastern Rome.

Weapon Fang Xuanling agreed to sell it. As for the grain seeds, he only said that they needed to be discussed and did not give a direct answer.

The group accompanied Li Shimin back to Luoyang directly from Lingnan, stayed in Luoyang for several days, and visited the aging Qu Tutong.

Qu Tutong is almost [-] years old. The old man retired three years ago and returned to his hometown. He has been living in Luoyang. Although he is old, he is still able to hear and see well. With specially made reading glasses, he received Li Shimin casually.

Li Shimin didn't care too much, after all, an old man who is almost [-] is qualified to do whatever he wants, let alone an old man who has devoted half his life to the country.

Li Shimin not only rewarded a lot of ginseng, abalone and other supplements, but also gave Qu Tushou. The two brothers Qu Tuquan were promoted to official positions, and they smiled happily, showing their only two big teeth.

At the end of November in the eighth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, who had been away from Chang'an for more than half a year, came back leisurely. As for the reward for going to Goguryeo, he had already distributed it by himself.

Prince Li Chengqian supervised the country for more than half a year, and his performance was remarkable, the court praised him for his excellent performance, and Li Shimin was in control of the military, so he went out very confidently.

Li Shimin needed to return to the capital because the New Year was approaching, he had to make decisions on many matters, and the New Year also needed to be arranged, so he went back to the capital all the way, otherwise he would still be wandering outside.

Occupying Goguryeo and annexing Silla and Baekje are all his achievements. Of course, they need to be celebrated. The new construction of the Liao Martyrs Cemetery outside the domestic city has also been completed.

Loyalty to the emperor and serve the country, once again emphasizing the propaganda in the newspaper, the martyrs will always be remembered, even if the dynasty changes.

Although there were many casualties during this expedition, the rewards set by Li Shimin were unprecedentedly rich, including money, land, official positions, titles, and of course women. Those without families were all allocated. Datang population cause, make contributions.

Because there were too many widows left by Goguryeo, even one or two unmarried brothers in the family of the sacrificed soldiers were arranged, which made the families who lost their loved ones less sad.

Now there are almost no rivals around the Tang Dynasty. After Li Shimin returned to Beijing, he held a grand celebration, and then ordered the whole world to celebrate, and announced to the world that in the ninth year of Zhenguan, the people's grain tax was reduced by three levels. It can be called a real universal celebration.

Theodora, who came to Chang'an with Li Shimin, was completely overwhelmed by Chang'an. After he returned to China, he wrote his memoirs as follows: Chang'an, a place like heaven, is a bigger city than Constantinople. 200 million people, but not at all as crowded as Constantinople.

They have spacious streets, tall and beautiful houses, all of which are made of transparent glass, and every household has crystal-like transparent mirrors, and there are endless businessmen in the city every day. Roman merchants, they gave me a detailed introduction to this powerful empire.

This empire is prosperous, rich and powerful, with the largest general territory in our Roman period, and it is still expanding. They have strong soldiers, well-equipped horses, and a large number of invincible generals who are said to be stars.

I was fortunate to be summoned by the god living in the world, and entered the palace like a fairyland, ah!It was a place that couldn't be described in words. It was gorgeous, exquisite, and beautiful, all of which were not enough to describe.

There are palaces built of jade and jewels inlaid in the hall. At night, candles are not used, and it is as bright as day. All kinds of rare treasures form a garden, and exotic flowers and plants are all over the palace.

The palaces are mostly connected by sapphire. The floors and walls are covered with smooth and delicate bricks, which they call floor tiles and wall tiles.

The important palaces are paved with white jade, covered with gold and silver, and carved with precious wood. These woods come from all over the world. They are not only fragrant, but also not eaten by insects.

Twenty miles outside Chang'an City, there is a new city, which is commuted by train. The so-called train is a kind of tens of feet long, which can run along a road made of steel without the need for mules and horses. People, there is another road leading to a city three hundred miles away, pulling countless goods, and arriving in a day.

There are countless wonderful foods in the new city, which can make people feel full after tasting the same ones, without heavy samples, and the prices are very cheap.

The new city is a place for everyone to have fun. Not only does it have a lot of food, but it also has a huge playground and a zoo. There are thousands and hundreds of animals from all over the world. They are imprisoned in the garden and made of steel. It becomes a partition, so that people can visit from a distance.

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