Marcus had already drunk three glasses of water in a row.

It was the first time that the most intelligent and eloquent consul in Roman history had been so nervous, and the negotiations had been going on for half a Roman clock, but the Oriental white man was still listening to their terms of negotiation with a playful face, but he never put forward the real demands of Huaxia.

In addition, until now, the white son has not mentioned the matter of supporting him as Roman emperor, which makes Marcus somewhat anxious.

It is most terrible to encounter such an opponent, it is like the thick fog on the top of Mount Olympus, which only the power of the gods can blow away, and it is clear that no one in the Roman Senate has such power.

The tall council chamber of the Senate was like a song and dance theater in later generations, with honor guards carrying 'Fa~Fasi' on their shoulders standing in front of the door and by the pillars against the wall, and 300 Roman senators sat around the forum, listening to the discussion of the people on the stage at any time and then raising their hands to speak.

In front of the members of the Senate was the long table on the table that could seat more than ten people. Bai Dong, who represented Oriental China, and Quintus Fabian Vibranus, the first senator, sat at the east and west tables respectively, and although Marcus was an archon, he did not have his seat in the Senate, and this time he was temporarily allowed to sit on the side because he had to negotiate with Eastern Huaxia; Also seated on the side were eleven of the most respected patriarchs and the Oriental Envoy Jing Jian .

Everyone was waiting for Bai Dong to speak, and then these patriarchs could spread their words around the requirements of the Orientals, and in front of the three hundred eloquent patriarchs, they didn't believe that this young Oriental Baizi would not be fooled? But they were very disappointed by Bai Dong's performance, and after listening to the statements of Marcus and the first patriarch, Quintus Fabian Vibranus. He would smile faintly and raise his hand. Motioning for them to continue. Oh, my God. The archon's mouth was dry, didn't you see that he had drunk three glasses of water in a row?

"Oh, honorable Marquis of the East, Rome has shown enough sincerity, and now we very much want to know the attitude of Huaxia Dazhou, are you still unwilling to speak?" Quintus Fabian Vibranus was even a little angry, he had never been so despised as a Roman consul for three terms! If it weren't for the 100,000 troops of the Orientals displayed under the city of Rome, he would definitely let this Oriental white man taste the taste of 'Fa~Fascist'.

"Hehe" listened to Jing Jian's translation. Bai Dong laughed lightly: "Please forgive Your Excellency the First Elder, you may have misunderstood me. I'm just patiently listening to you and the consuls, and feeling the sincerity of Rome, but I didn't expect you to end up just saying that."

"What does this mean?"

After patiently listening to Jing Jian's translation, Quintus's heart was hot, and he almost couldn't suppress his anger, since the founding of Rome, he had never shown such sincerity to foreigners, and this Oriental was still not satisfied?

"Isn't that enough? Rome would pay Huaxia a gift of five million Roman silver coins, and in the future, Chinese ships passing through the Roman-controlled seas would be protected by the Roman navy, Rome would give the most precious gift on the birthday of the Emperor of the Great Zhou, and Rome would completely destroy Gaul. will cede half of the land controlled by Gaul to Huaxia" Quintus said with some indignation: "Baizi should know that since the day Rome was founded. The land of Rome was never ceded to a foreigner!"

"I know all of this, and I feel the sincerity of Rome, but it's still not enough."

Bai Dong chuckled: "If we hadn't wiped out most of the Gallic army, how long would it take Rome to wipe out the Gauls, ten or eight years?" Therefore, part of the land of the Gauls should have belonged to China, which was not a gift from Rome, but just a reasonable distribution. ”

Quintus's expression moved slightly: "If Baizi thinks that half of the land is not enough, we can cede more Gallic land to Huaxia." However, the Gauls had not been completely wiped out, which required the Chinese army to continue to fight. ”

"The Chinese army will not go to war, because these lands are not important, in fact we never thought of these lands, they can belong to Rome completely. Because the Chinese are here to make friends, not to snatch benefits."

"What?"

Quintus couldn't believe his ears, and the three hundred Roman senators under the council couldn't help but stir. Could it be that they have always been wrong to blame the Chinese people, who turned out to be so selfless and frank that they didn't even want land?

Marcus tightened his throat: "What exactly does Shiroko want?" ”

"It is not enough for Rome to open the sea, what we need is to open the concession port, this is the first condition that cannot be changed!" Bai Dong smiled: "For example, the port of Chilchey, this is a very good port, we have taken a fancy to it." ”

What are you kidding, now the area where the Gauls live is barren and cold, not much stronger than the primitive society, what does China want such a land for? Quintus simply bullied himself for not understanding the current Europe, trying to use the land to divert his attention, why didn't he say that he would give half of Rome to China? If that's the case, Bai Dong will definitely gladly accept it.

Whether it is Europe now or Europe in the future, shipping is the first thing to master, so the opening of ports is the top priority, for the distant East China, a complete sea route to the new continent is more important than anything else.

"Port?"

Although the Roman senators were not fools, they were still a little difficult to understand this oriental word.

"The port means that Huaxia will have partial jurisdiction over the land, we can occupy the land by way of lease, and demarcate the 'Huaxia Concession' within the Huaxia Concession, Chinese immigrants will not be subject to Roman law, we can station troops in the concession, set up magistrates and magistrates, and enjoy all the benefits arising from the lease of the port during the lease period, since it is a lease, of course, we have to set a time, I heard that Rome has a history of 500 years, then lease it for 500 years, we Chinese people are not greedy. The consuls and the senators can rest assured that although the port is leased by us, you can still use it, but you will need to pay a certain fee, oh yes, these expenses can be deducted from the rent."

"What?"

Marcus and Quintus stared at Bai Dong with wide eyes for a long time, and did not speak for a long time.

"Hehe, you don't have to look at me like that. I heard that the Romans attached the most importance to the spirit of contract, and there are many provisions about contracts in the civil law, right? Now it is just that the subject of the contract has been replaced by the state, does it seem that it is not so difficult to understand? ”

"No, no, no, no! That's impossible! Rome only has a large seaport, Chilchey, how can it be leased to China? And it's 500 years? ”

Quintus jumped to his feet like an old horse with his ass branded. (To be continued.) )