Hearing this, Mr. Liu suddenly opened his big mouth, and said with a smile: "Lord, is the General's Mansion going to expand the scale of the Navy Division again?" ”

"Well, it is true, with the increase in overseas stations, the scale of the Liaodong Naval Division is no longer enough to meet the current needs. It was with the help of the captured Funan warships that the number of officers and men of the Navy Division was expanded from the current 12,000 to 30,000, and the Marine Corps of the Navy Division was also expanded to a total of 18,000 people. ”

"Really? That's great! ”

Looking at the overjoyed commander of the Nanyang Fleet, Mr. Liu, Wei Shuo could deeply feel the joy of the other party, and it can be said that in the past few years since the establishment of the naval division, it has been a great opportunity for development in the past year.

"In the next few months, I hope that the sailors will build the Nanyang overseas base as soon as possible, and strive to control the Nanyang as soon as possible."

……

While Liaodong was busy receiving the results of the Great War in the South Seas, in the distant Indian Ocean, the Roman mission finally crossed the Indian subcontinent and entered the Bay of Bengal after more than eight months.

In mid-September, in the Andaman Sea, northwest of Port Klang, several seagoing ships suddenly appeared in the sight of the Liaodong Marine Corps.

Lawrence, who was watching from the deck, looked at the horizon that was gradually unfolding in front of him, and his face was beaming with joy.

At the end of last year, at the behest of Licinius, he and his entire mission, with sailors carefully selected from the navy, set out from Eastern Rome on a sea ship, and finally arrived in the mysterious eastern country recorded in the books of Roman scholars for nearly nine months.

Born into a Roman aristocracy, Lawrence currently serves as a centurion in the Praetorian Guard, and is one of the most trusted Praetorian Guard officers of the Eastern Emperor Licinius. Now he is on a secret mission to set foot on the distant lands of the Eastern Empire, to meet with the rulers of the East, to bring noble greetings to the Eastern monarchs on behalf of the Eastern Emperor Licinius, and to conclude the East-West Trade Agreement.

The Romans came to the East after a lot of hardships, just for the silk and porcelain that were abundant in the Great Jin Dynasty. In Rome, silk was the most popular luxury, and a piece of silk could be exchanged for an equal weight of gold.

As long as the silk of the Eastern Empire could be sold to Rome, there was no need to worry about selling it at all. Even ordinary silk that was picked up by the Persian nobles could still be sold for a high price in the Roman Empire.

If it could open up a sea trade route, it would avoid being exploited by Persia and other Central Asian countries on the way, so that Rome would have exclusive access to the gorgeous silk produced by the Eastern Empire. The thought of silk as thin as a cicada's wings, smooth and round in color, and a mesmerizing feel, suddenly made the eyes of this Roman nobleman show a hint of madness.

One can imagine what kind of sensation it will cause once enough silk and porcelain appear in Byzantium. But Lawrence was sure that if the trip went well, it would bring endless wealth to the Eastern Romans.

Lawrence learned from his guide that crossing the front channel meant that the Roman mission had entered the sphere of influence of the Eastern Empire. In this sea known as the South Seas, there are dozens of countries, large and small, but to Lawrence's surprise, all of them have been subjects of the mysterious Eastern Empire for hundreds of years.

"What a great country it is!"

Lawrence muttered to himself, curious about the Empire of the Far East, like most Romans, and imagining it as a rich and powerful empire, just like Rome.

For a long time, the Romans had been eager to get in touch with the distant Eastern Empire, but the two sides were too far apart. In the middle, there are empires such as Persia and Kushan, which always fail to achieve their wishes.

This was the first time that the Romans tried to contact the Eastern Empire from the sea, and Lawrence carried a letter from the Eastern Emperor Licinius to the Eastern monarchs. In his letters, Licinius expressed his willingness to establish friendly relations and trade with the Eastern Empire, and said that he would always welcome their mission to Rome.

Breathing in the fresh sea breeze, many Romans crowded the deck, standing on tiptoe to look into the distance.

At this time, Blake, the scholar who accompanied the ship, came to Lawrence's side, and said with a smile on his face: "General, I think we will soon be able to set foot on the land of Seris, I really don't know what a charming country it is." ”

"I heard that Seris is a vast territory and a large population, and the emperor has supreme authority there!"

A beautiful Caucasian lady suddenly appears next to Lawrence and Blake.

"Beautiful Miss Sophia, you are right, according to various rumors, it can be confirmed that the Emperor of Seris does have supreme authority, and they have a strict system of succession to the throne, unlike our Rome, which may inherit a position and power that is not related to him by virtue of in-laws."

"But the status of women in the country is very low, and there is no inheritance right! Moreover, in the world, the women of Seris were required to obey the arrangements of their husbands or fathers, and any rebellion was considered illegal. ”

Before he arrived, Blake had read a lot of books and had a good understanding of the mysterious customs of the Eastern Empire. It's just that his words made Sophia very dissatisfied, the reason why Sophia came to the East was because she was dissatisfied with the family arrangement, and she thought that there would be new opportunities when she came to the East, but she didn't think that the Eastern Empire in Blake's mouth didn't seem to be a good place to go.

"Miss Sophia need not worry, what Mr. Blake said is all information gathered a hundred years ago, and now that so much time has passed, perhaps the customs of Seris have changed a long time ago."

"Thank you, Centurion."

……

When the Roman fleet appeared in Port Klang, the First Detachment of the Nanyang Fleet, which had just been stationed here, immediately sent warships to intercept it. Li Zhao stood on the deck and looked nervously at the unknown fleet, he didn't expect that Liaodong had just taken over the Strait of Malacca and encountered an enemy invasion.

"My lord, the boat on the other side is full of white captives!" After joining the army and seeing the true face of the Romans through clairvoyance, he immediately exclaimed.

Bailu was originally the name of the Xianbei people in ancient Chinese history, because the Xianbei people are a complex ethnic group composed of many nationalities, many Xianbei people have the characteristics of white skin, so they are called Bailu. In recent years, with the entry of the Hu people of various ethnic groups into the Central Plains, Bailu no longer refers only to the Xianbei people, and even some of the white-skinned Hu people of the Qian, Di and Qiang ethnic groups are also collectively referred to as Bailu.

"Could it be that the Hu people are trying to plot against me Liaodong from the sea?"

After listening to the words of joining the army, and then looking at the white captives on the opposite warship, Li Zhao suddenly opened his mind. Thinking of Hu Lu's plan to attack Liaodong from both land and sea at the same time, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly ordered the First Fleet to prepare for battle.

Just as Li Zhao was about to give the order to attack, he saw that the opposing fleet stopped approaching the port and sent a small boat over. Although the other party's move did not make Li Zhao completely let down his guard, it also made him realize that the opposing fleet did not seem to have malicious intentions towards Liaodong. Thinking of this, he quietly gestured to the army, asking his subordinates to stop attacking for the time being, and wait to find out the details of the comer.

After a while, a Roman officer, who was obviously not a Jin person, accompanied by an interpreter, took a small boat and embarked on the Liaodong Fu ship.

When Lawrence stood on the ships of the Seris, he could not help but be impressed by the ingenuity of the Serisians' shipbuilding. Although the warship in front of him was not as large as the largest warship in the Roman navy, in terms of shipboard weapons alone, the Seris far surpassed the Romans in terms of warship armament.

When Lawrence stood in front of Li Zhao, Li Zhao couldn't help but wonder what he had just inferred, was this really Hu Lu? Looking at the appearance, Lawrence is naturally not of Yanhuang Miao descent, but the other party's every move is full of extremely high cultivation, and it is obvious that the other party is a noble child who has undergone strict training.

"Dear General Seris, we are a delegation from the Western Roman Empire, and we have come to meet His Majesty the Emperor of your country on the orders of the Emperor!"

Listening to the interpreter's words, Li Zhao was dumbfounded, he didn't expect to run into an embassy from the Western Roman Empire. He was originally from the Liaodong Naval Academy, and he was no stranger to the Roman Empire. Know that this country is a country with a long history like Huaxia, and this country also rules the West of the world.

"You...... You're from Rome?! ”

After Li Zhao repeatedly confirmed Lawrence's identity, he was overjoyed, but he knew how much General Zhenbei wanted to connect with the Roman Empire in the West. Unexpectedly, this good thing happened to him, and Li Zhao immediately ordered the fleet to be disprepared, and then welcomed the Roman mission into Port Klang with great courtesy. (To be continued.) )