"My country is called the Great Song Dynasty, and it is an incomparably rich continent, how to say it, its population is about 100 million, and the largest city has almost a million people living there, and the streets are full of shops, restaurants and circuses day and night. The people there are friendly, welcoming, and never excludes other religions or races, and Karl was able to live peacefully with the A-La Bo, Africans, and locals in the Great Song Dynasty, and their children went to school together. The question asked by Friedrich II was so great that no one with such a good voice as Hong Tao knew where to answer, so he could only give a rough idea.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, is there such a kingdom?" It is estimated that all the nobles present, except for Carl, regarded Hong Tao as a cowhide dealer in their hearts, and this bull was too big.

"I can't answer this question, I say yes or no, and people probably don't believe it. Well, I have some small gifts for His Majesty the Emperor and all of you. Carl, go and bring my box in. Hong Tao understands Herman's suspicions very well, if someone suddenly tells him that there is a country in the world full of cars, flying rockets on business trips, and a population of 5 billion, he will definitely not believe it, this huge difference in perception cannot be persuaded with a few words, but can only be made to think actively through real things.

"Shhh...... Oh...... Wow......" When one of the boxes was opened, there was a low noise at the scene. Including the emperor himself, almost no one could be indifferent to the contents of the box, and watching their reactions, Hong Tao knew that he had chosen the right thing to impress them.

What's in the box? Most of them are silverware, silk garments, gold-painted candles, perfumes and cosmetics, as well as some uncut gemstones, jewelry from the Great Song Dynasty, calligraphy and paintings. These are all gifts that Hong Tao has prepared for a long time. Especially those silverware. Definitely not leaded alloy silver. Hong Tao will definitely not harm himself. Those harmful things are all in the cabin, when can they be released to harm people, it all depends on how Hong Tao chats with Carl's cousin this time.

"Originally, I should have brought these things as gifts when I visited you in person, but I'm afraid that I won't be here long enough to visit you one by one, so I'll just take advantage of His Majesty's banquet to give them together. It's all some of the specialties of my hometown, and some of the clothes that Mademoiselle Baron and I made ourselves. It's the style in my territory, the craftsmanship is not very good, and I smile and smile...... "No matter which country's etiquette, gifts are not given on this occasion, and they generally have to be visited." But when he came to Hong Tao, he had to change it, he didn't plan to go too deep inland, it was very unsafe, and he didn't have so much time, so he just sent it together, love or not. Many people are not to blame. You can't be kicked out because the gift is not in the right place, right?

"His Majesty the Emperor just said, ladies come first. So the first one is our most beautiful Highness the Queen, please accept the blessings from the Far East...... This long dress was sewn by me and Mademoiselle Baron, and on it was embroidered with a hundred Jerusalem crosses in gold thread according to Karl's introduction, wishing Her Royal Highness a long life. "In terms of sycophancy, as long as Hong Tao is willing, he can immediately enter the top ten in the world. There were indeed a hundred Jerusalem crosses on the dress, which were the coats of arms of the Isabel II family, but none of them were rusted by Hong Tao himself. He is just a designer and tailor, the embroiderer is not as good as a Li girl, Jiang Zhuyi's contribution to this dress is even less, she is a model at best, and the size of the clothes is cut according to her figure.

"His Excellency the Duke is a considerate gentleman...... Could you please teach me how to dress your hometown, and I'll wear it for the first dance with the Duke at the evening ball! Carl's cousin was young and a dignified queen, but she couldn't sit still anymore when she saw the huge dress with a green silk base and a white tulle cover, especially the golden cross pattern on it, which made her smile from the bottom of her heart. After exchanging glances with Friedrich II for a while, the queen got up and took the long skirt from Hong Tao in person, and then dragged the dress with Jiang Zhuyi, leaving hand in hand, talking in a whisper as she walked. It is estimated that with Jiang Zhuyi's Latin foundation, there is no complicated issue, but this does not affect the queen's liking for this baroness from the East.

"This is a long coat that Carl and I made for His Majesty the Emperor, with the Hohensteffen family insignia in the front and the borders of the Holy Roman Empire in the back." It's not enough to just pat the queen on the back, that's just foreshadowing, and the highlight is still on the emperor. According to Hong Tao's understanding of the emperor, opening up territory is the first pursuit of every emperor, at least he can't lose the inheritance left by his ancestors. When designing this dress, the pattern on the back that is embroidered with gold thread and embellished with gemstones for major cities is a bit of a scholar.

What are the boundaries of the Holy Roman Empire? It is not small, and it has the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, including Denmark, to the north; south all the way to Sicily and Malta; The western border was on the line from present-day Bruges to Marseille, encompassing eastern France and all of Switzerland; To the east included part of Poland, the whole of the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia; To this must be added the Kingdom of Jerusalem. However, near Rome in the middle of the Italian peninsula, there was a piece of land that belonged to the Papal States and was not under the jurisdiction of the Empire; There are also some cities near the city of Venice that belong to the Confederation of Venice and are not part of the Empire; Finally, there was a Lombard League near Milan, which had always been fighting against the Empire, and it did not belong to the Empire.

But Hong Tao deliberately pretended to be confused, he integrated Venice and the Lombard League into the imperial territory, and only used silver lines to outline the general scope of the Papal States, but if you don't look carefully, the Papal States are not clearly marked, and the whole of Italy seems to be unified. This kind of intention is very sinister, once Carl's cousin wears this long coat to appear in public, it will cause dissatisfaction from all parties, the principle is the same as later generations of foreigners printed Wanwan Island on the map as Philippine territory, and they can't bear it.

However, no one can blame Hong Tao, the initiator, he is a foreigner, or he is from the Far East, and it is normal to draw the map of the empire wrong. As for why the empire was embroidered with gold thread, the Papal States with silver thread, the imperial cities with so many precious stones, and the emeralds the size of a grain of millet to mark Rome, this is also within the scope of ignorance. Others can dwell on these issues with Cousin Carl, but they can't blame Hong Tao, at least not publicly, they can only say it privately.

"It's beautiful...... His Excellency the Duke is also very good at his workmanship, and I will hang it in the castle hall as the most precious collection of the Hohenstefen family. "It's a pity that the Emperor is much smarter than Karl's fool, and after a circle around the dress, and two more eye exchanges with Herman, Hong Tao's vicious plot can be easily resolved. If it is hung up, it can only be one side facing outward, Hong Tao feels that it is 100% embroidered with the family badge on the side that is displayed, and the map on the back will always rush to the wall. But it doesn't matter, Hong Tao feels that it is much better to cooperate with a smart emperor than with a foolish emperor, so he rushed to Cousin Karl's little wisdom, and the emperor changed from a deceivable object to a cooperative partner.

In the next hour, Hong Tao was like a merchant, giving gifts to the imperial nobles in the hall one by one, and chatting a few more words by the way. When his box was empty, Count Luo Youdero came on the scene again, and he did the same, and took out all kinds of gifts from his large box, and Hong Tao acted as an interpreter, and passed all the people in the hall again. The difference is that the gifts given by Hong Tao are all with a strong purpose, and the gifts he gives out are called gifts, which are all specialties of the Great Song Dynasty, including a few hardcover books.

Luo Youde is finished, it's not over, the little Hong Salamander is definitely Hong Tao's daughter, and she also wants to send a circle. The gift is the painting she has painted on the ship in the past few months, and she has also learned from Hong Tao's appearance, starting with the emperor. However, she is much better than Luo Youde, she communicates normally with many people here directly in Latin, and is even more fluent than Hong Tao, because her Latin is taught by Carl and Senia, and there is no difference from this era.

Children are always the lubricant in social situations, and with the performance of the salamander, the hall is full of laughter. You can blame Hong Tao for giving gifts at the wrong time, you can blame Hong Tao for not respecting his words enough, but you can't blame a little girl. Even if she gives you a blank piece of paper, you have to smile, not to mention that the gouache painting of the salamander is really good, at least in a child.

Friedrich II also had three children about the same age as the salamander, who originally stood beside their father in a regular manner, and after such a toss, the two little princesses became familiar with the salamander, and then they were attracted by the new things in the salamander's own small box, and even the older prince couldn't help but come over, and several children came together to mutter.

When Jiang Zhuyi accompanied the queen who had changed her clothes back to the hall, the scene immediately set off a climax of praising the queen. These clothes designed by Hong Tao are indeed in line with the aesthetics of Europeans, because this is the mainstream clothing of Europe hundreds of years later, and it is in the same vein as them, but it was taken out earlier. Empress Isabel is already a mother of two children, although she is about the same size as Jiang Zhuyi, her waist or something is definitely not comparable to Jiang Zhuyi. But when she appeared in a floor-length dress, it seemed that she had suddenly returned to her girlhood. The towering ****, slender waist, and overly exaggerated and swollen skirt make her more upright and slender, especially the feeling of trembling when walking, which is very feminine. Even the emperor himself's eyes lit up, and he turned part of his gaze from Jiang Zhuyi to his wife, who seemed to prefer blonde and blue-eyed women.

(To be continued.) )