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I spent most of the day in the sun. Read the full text of the latest chapter, and Maximin is really thirsty at this point. He took the warm tea from Petronius. I didn't even want to drink it all. The tea is refreshing in the mouth. Nourish the heart and lungs. It's evocative.
Just when Maximin was about to give a tribute to the Ming Qian Longjing given to him by the Celestial Temple. Suddenly, I felt a pain in my lower abdomen. Then the pain intensified. It made him fidget.
He suddenly realized. His eyes were round. Glaring at Petronius, he said, "What did you give me to drink?" ”
Petronius' eyes flashed with a flash of purity. Half-smiling, he said, "Naturally, it's tea." ”
"What's in the tea?"
"A condiment." Petronius said fearlessly: "The Seris named Crane Crowned Red is highly poisonous. ”
"Poison." Maximin was horrified. "Why. Why poison me. ”
"I don't want to." Petronius smiled sinisterly. "Who made you too smart. You're looking too much. Thinking too much. There's a good chance that your advice to the Executive will affect Seris's deployment in the future. You are in the way of His Holiness the Pope. I had to get rid of you. ”
"You......" Maximin spat out a mouthful of blood. As a Roman. Your Excellency's personal guard. Why did you rebel against your homeland and monarch. Help Seris do things. ”
"People are ambitious. At most, I'm a guard commander by the side of the consul. More and faster chapters are here. You won't get much promotion in your lifetime. But it's not the same with Seris. His Majesty the Pope said when he secretly summoned me the day before yesterday. Within ten years, the Holy Church army was bound to conquer Rome. I will then be the king of Macedonia. ”
And you believe him when he says this. Even if Seris is strong and strong, the country is strong. But it's more than a year away from Rome. There are also several large countries in the middle, and they are resting in peace. It's so easy to hit Rome. ”
"You still don't know much about Seris." Speaking of which. Petronius couldn't help but think of the skyscraper that Luan Yi had mentioned to him. There are such big ships and artillery in there. Seris will conquer Rome. "I wasn't sure before. But after watching Seris's military parade today. I have no doubt that Seris will one day capture Rome. More and faster chapters are here. ”
"You traitor." Maximin got up and was about to scuffle with Petronius. But at this time, he was poisoned. Suffering immensely. [Marshmallow wants to read almost all the books.,It's much more stable and faster than the general station.,There's no ads in the whole text.] Where is there still strength. He stumbled two steps and fell to the ground. "Quick...... Give me the antidote. ”
"This poison can't be cured even by the Seris themselves. Where do I have an antidote. ”
Maxi was in utter despair when he heard this. He clearly felt that the pain in his body was rapidly weakening. And weaken the reason. Apparently not because the toxins are decreasing. Opposite. It was his physiology that weakened rapidly under the corrosive effects of toxins. So much so that the perception of pain is lost. He began to feel cold. The breath is weak. With a burst of sweetness on the tip of the tongue. Fell to the ground.
Following. Word came from the Roman mission. The head of the mission, Maximin, died of a sudden illness. To avoid fellow Romans questioning the cause of his death. Xi Zhicai and Petronius repeatedly said that Maximin's illness was contagious. He was cremated on the same day. There was no bones left, and there was no proof of death.
Maximin died. There was no need for the mission to remain in China. Petronius then submitted a request to Luan Yi to return to China. After getting the approval. Start preparing for your future journey home.
In the evening of the same day. Luan Yi once again summoned the Egyptian beauty Nafret to the palace for an audience. This time. Maximin died. Petronius defected. Nefret doesn't have to be sneaky. Instead, he officially met with Luan Yi at the Papal Palace as an envoy to Egypt. Pope of the Holy Chinese Empire. More and faster chapters are here.
During the meeting. Luan Yi asked Nefrit if she would be willing to buy the arms of the Holy Huaxia Empire.
Watched yesterday's military parade. After seeing the power of gunpowder. Nefret was shocked at the same time. It was understood that Seris's gunpowder would give Egypt a historic start to the revolution. So. After listening to Luan Yi's question, her face showed an excited look like grasping a life-saving straw. Nodding his head, he said, "I want it." Thank you, Your Majesty, Long. If Egypt's transformation succeeds. Willing to be driven by His Majesty. ”
"Good." Luan Yi took out a booklet from the desk. Hand it to Nefrett. and told her that this booklet records the prices of various weapons of the Empire. Let her consider the quantity to buy according to the price. The drama book handed over to the Ministry of Rites in the coming day. Let him be handed over to the Imperial Army. More and faster chapters are here.
Next. It's a bargaining session where you come and go. Because it is a matter of military and commercial secrets. The historian in charge of recording the Pope's life was sent out of the study by Luan Yi. So this process has not gone down in history. The only thing that can be traced is. Luan Yi discussed with Nafret for a long time that day. From the evening unitary hour. It was all the way around the next day.
Until decades later. History buffs rely on Queen Nafret of Egypt in the case of unmarried. There was a seven or eight-year-old boy with obvious Chinese ancestry beside him. Combined with the historical blank of that night, this romantic affair was revealed. Record it in the wild history.
Of course, that's an afterthought.
At all costs. Nefret relied on her charm to make the next deal. Win a nice price.
One artillery piece is 10,000 taels of gold. Thunderbolt 1,000 taels of gold. Five hundred taels of silver and a grenade. Such a price is perfectly acceptable for Egypt.
So Nefret ordered 200 Thunderbolts in one go. A hundred artillery pieces. 1,000 grenades. 5,000 sets of foot people. 10,000 knives......
The empire's first real arms trade was thus achieved with a touch of romance.
A month later. The Roman mission, which had ended its mission, and Nefret set out on their way home. Those who go with them. There were also imperial envoys who accompanied them back to Rome.
Under the escort of the Imperial Central Army. At Luoyang North Ferry, I boarded the big ship of Caoyun. Follow the Yellow River all the way to the west. In Jinan County, Qizhou, it is transferred to the Daqing River. More and faster chapters are here. Then drive into the canal.
All the way. After experiencing the prosperity of Luoyang. People from Rome witnessed the prosperity of the interior of Seris. Bustling bazaars. and the well-dressed crowd. Let them further appreciate the wealth of Seris.
The countryside and cities outside the capital of the Roman Empire were by no means as orderly and wealthy as Seris. Both claim to be the largest countries in the region. But on the other hand, Seris is more deserved.
Look as you go. Originally thought to be the Suez Canal in Egypt. The Romans are the longest canal in the world. After a month-long voyage and still not reaching the destination of this trip. I am appalled by the mileage of the canal at the moment.
They immediately asked the accompanying imperial officials about the chief of the canal. The answer was, "Three thousand five hundred and eighty-eight miles." ”
They know something about the length unit of Seris. Shocking discovery. Estimated in the mileage of Seris. The Suez Canal is just over three hundred and forty miles. It is less than a tenth of the size of the Seris Grand Canal.
More importantly. The Suez Canal is far inferior to the Seris Canal in both width and depth. At least not on the Suez Canal, the giant Serislou ship they are currently riding.
The boat moves slowly on the canal. A month later. Hangzhou, a newly built harbor, appeared in front of everyone. The Empire's South Sea Fleet. At this time it was waiting for them on the coast.
On the shore of the harbor. For the first time in their lives, they saw the Empire's treasure ships. They stared dumbfounded at the boat they had been riding on. Then look at the skyscraper in front of you. I found that the building ship, which I once thought was the largest ship in the world, was like a child who had not grown up in front of the treasure ship. One treasure ship is the size of a three-story ship. Docked on the coast, it looks like a small island.
What shocked them even more was beyond words. Seris's sailors were shouting slogans and pushing the cannons onto the big ship in front of them. One by one, swarthy gun holes leaked out of the inside of the ship's sampan. Counting carefully, there were forty black holes on one side of the ship's branches. That is, forty cannons.
"Oh my God. They actually put their guns on the battleship. The Romans suddenly felt that the actions of the Seris were far beyond their knowledge of the world. Under the influence of this mission, all kinds of things they saw and heard in the territory of Seris made their thinking change drastically. They began to be ashamed of the stupidity of Rome.
In charge of leading the Nanyang Fleet on this ocean voyage was the younger brother of General Wei Sun Ce. Sun Quan, the governor of the Nanyang Fleet. The generals Hercules, Wen Ping and Jiang Wei assisted from the side. They also served as heads of mission on the mission to Rome. Walk with it. There are also more than 600 teachers and students from the Imperial University Hall, the Imperial Holy Cross University, the Academic College, and the Yanwu Hall. Among them are more than 100 imperial meticulous works.
Hear the news of the Imperial Nanyang Fleet going to Rome. The major chambers of commerce of the empire started the idea of protecting the powerful navy and exploring the sea trade routes to pan for gold in the Western Ocean. And so. The trade fleets of merchants from the various states of the empire headed straight for Hangzhou. Hangzhou Port was full of tides for a while. There was a surge of people. Thousands of sails. The formation was very grand.
The shores of Hangzhou are full of horse-drawn carriages and wheelbarrows carrying goods. Truckloads of fine silk, tea leaves in moisture-proof boxes, and a dazzling array of glass and ceramic handicrafts were loaded onto the ship.
The waterline of a cargo ship carrying heavy cargo fell by a large margin in an instant.
March 4, 30th year of the Holy A.D. Sun Quan, the governor of the Nanyang Fleet, who had been preparing for a month, led 20,000 officers and men to set up an altar on the shore at the time of Chenshi. Pray to Our Lady that everything will go well on this first ocean voyage after the completion of the South Sea Fleet. Four quarters of the hour. Everything is ready. Fifty Imperial Treasure Ships and one Hundred Sea Ships and two hundred small ships and supply ships. Spread the sails and left the military port.
The Imperial merchants guarding the harbor saw the warship sail away. Whistling. The people in Hong Kong were busy like dumplings in an instant. Quickly board the respective boats. For fear of falling behind the South Sea Fleet.
More than 1,200 merchant ships converted from standard sea-bound ships sail into the sea like a moving continent. Under the mild late spring sea breeze. Embarked on the road to the west.
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