In the eyes of Oviteus, the people here live peacefully, peacefully, and men and women do not need to worry about wars and crises, but only need to live their lives wholeheartedly. Therefore, every family here is very wealthy, and everyone has a good physique, clean and tidy, well-proportioned and beautiful.

It really resembles all the rumors he knows about the Eastern Empire.

Rich and civilized, prosperous and powerful!

Many of Zhao Song's policies and measures made him shout praise and breathtaking.

For example, those welfare institutions such as nursing homes, Anjifang, and Leaky Zeyuan live in widows and widows, and help orphans and children, which is completely beyond his brain.

The government of the Song people still has the strength to take care of these idle things? How much money will it cost this year. Because some of these institutions are not only found in some prosperous and wealthy cities, but in every city.

It is mainly funded by the government, supplemented by donations from local elites.

When Oviteus first heard about it, he was really a little dizzy.

There is a kind of hard work and still can't eat enough, but others can easily eat and drink enough at the same time, but also use money to help others, this gap is too big, there is a ridiculous feeling that you can't see the shadow of your opponent!

"Yes, the policy here is so perfect, everyone can be taken care of, even those who are lonely and disabled, they can be taken care of, and they can live a worry-free life in the nursing home." One of the attachés of Oviteus exclaimed.

"Nothing is perfect except the kingdom of the Lord. Don't forget the beggars here, the Song people are forbidden to beg! Another man spoke. The implication is that China is not devoid of the poor, but that begging is forbidden, so there are no beggars.

Valence was right. There are no beggars here because the Chinese have exiled all beggars. "No one wants to see their home country look worthless against someone else's backdrop.

Another person directly "revealed" a truth.

There are very few translators in the post house who can speak Greek, but there are many Baifan who can speak Tianfang in Guangzhou.

Oviteus: Some of them are well-versed in the Celestial Language.

Therefore, after these two days, the people of the mission have some understanding of Zhao Song.

The impression of the latter in their minds, in addition to the brighter and brighter light, had already roughly seen some outlines.

And it is no longer a million, a territory of thousands of miles, and a rich world, these illusory and unrealistic images.

That's because in this country, lazy people are despised and hated, and why can't people who have hands, feet, and the ability to work go to farm? Are we done with all the immigrants we saw on the docks? They did not lack food and clothing, but they still had to be regarded as poor by the Song people and moved overseas, let alone real beggars. ”

There were people in the mission who were shaken by China, and there was no need for Ovitus to come forward in person, and some people opened their mouths to refute it.

As a Byzantine nobleman, Oviteus, who had been on missions to many places, had long since ceased to be entangled in which of the more powerful civilizations was China, or Byzantium.

The facts are all in front of people, so why turn a blind eye?

Oviteus knows very well that in order to see through the true power of a country, you must not only rely on your own eyes to look at and observe something very external, which is important, but it is not comprehensive, and will only allow you to see a general outline and miss many more important internal details.

For example, the map of the Great Song Dynasty shown by the translator gives him a general introduction to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

This picture in the post house is said to be a new picture made this year. On the huge map, the location of the Song people is located in the center, and in the east, except for a thin worm-like north-south archipelago, there is a vast ocean. Just like the sea on the west side of Europa, there is a bug there, and then there is the endless sea.

From the map, Oviteus saw the northern and southern roads of the Great Song Dynasty and countless state capitals, Byzantium, Seljuk, and the HRE.

That's a pretty detailed map of the world.

However, in other countries that are rendered in different colors, some countries only have three or two cities marked in one country, and some even have only a simple country name, and there is no country at all.

It can be said that from east to west, the further west you go, the more mistakes you make.

Yes, there are a lot of mistakes on this map, for example, the HRE, in Europe, who would really think of the HRE as a country?

But the Song people obviously did this, and they still attached great importance to this country. It is regarded as the only power in the Western Sea comparable to Byzantium.

Oviteus almost burst out laughing when he heard the interpreter say this.

The current Byzantine Empire has breathed a sigh of relief from the brink of danger, and the real national strength does not dare to say that it can overpower the HRE.

But the Song people are afraid that they don't know that the Shinra has been split into two groups and are fighting each other, right?

And did the Byzantines need to look down on the HRE?

He would not make the mistakes of the Song people, and he would not 'know' the Great Song Dynasty on the map, so he only thought that he really understood the Great Song Dynasty.

But no matter what, the outline of a powerful empire has been imprinted in the hearts of Oviteus and his party.

The vast empire that occupies the eastern part of the map, the vast country that almost stains half of the map red, can really put pressure on people.

At the same time, a number of rules that conflicted with Byzantium were constantly washing over their hearts.

In the dead of night, many people will have a taste in their hearts that is not a taste, that is, the taste of their own country and civilization after being undoubtedly crushed.

The Chinese city is very clean, you don't smell the pungent smell here, you don't see piles of garbage, and there is no spilled feces and urine on the streets.

Garbage cans and a complete set of urban sanitation systems make Guangzhou, an oriental city, very clean, as clean as the docks they have seen.

The wharf was the cleanest wharf that Oviteus had ever seen in his life, and the streets of the city of Guangzhou were the cleanest and neatest he had ever seen in his life.

If the great Constantinople is compared to many cities in Western Europe, the latter is a bit like a pigsty. If you compare the cities of Western Europe with Guangzhou at the moment, they are pigsty.

Also, as a cultured aristocrat, as an excellent graduate of the University of Constantinople, Oviteus also saw the education system of the Song people.

The Byzantines attached great importance to education, and the now-reigning John II, as well as his deceased father, Alexei I, spent a great deal of effort on the education system.

From the lowest elementary education to the higher elite education, from the basic Greek and Latin written grammar, to the subjects of law, ancient Greek philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and architecture, education in the Byzantine Empire has always represented the pinnacle of European civilization, including the theology of Nestorianism.

Before he had some knowledge of the education system of the Zhao and Song dynasties, he was confident in the education system of the Byzantine Empire.

Because in their place, as long as a family can pay a sufficient price, even if he is just an ordinary peasant child, he can enjoy primary education.

In addition to his strong support for national universities and ordinary schools, the previous emperor, Alexei I, also opened schools for orphans to help orphans who had no one to care for them. Although His Majesty was very enthusiastic about theological issues, he wrote many theological books and treatises, and he also strongly promoted the study of the Bible through legislation. The students who came out of the orphanage school were all faithful believers in the Lord.

But wasn't this a miracle in medieval Europe?

It wasn't until he saw the official schools in Guangzhou City, from the basic county schools, state schools, to all kinds of government-run professional schools.

As a wealthy and prosperous port city to the outside world, Guangzhou's private academies have been thriving.

When the emperor relaxed the restrictions and the imperial examination was restructured, it directly promoted the birth and rapid development of a large number of private schools such as the Tongwen Museum, the Law School, and the School of Finance and Accounting, including the Tongwen Museum.

They are not only for the public, but also for private and business, and they may be full of copper smell, but in the prosperous city of Guangzhou, what is this?

Who doesn't know that several feudal kings have set up special offices in Guangzhou, and have even invested in some private colleges to set up scholarships. Those who are willing to follow the vassal king will be officials when they arrive in Nanyang!

In turn, the flourishing private education has promoted the rapid development of government education in a sense.

How could Oviteus know that the sound of reading aloud in front of him had ceased to exist a few years ago!

He only saw a large number of schools and colleges, and a large number of students in various subjects and sections......

All that's left in my heart is a deep sense of frustration.