"This, this, this is Chang'an?!"

After more than a month of trekking, Hormizd III finally arrived in Chang'an, Guanzhong, looking at the magnificent Chang'an City, his heart was deeply shocked! The huge complex of buildings in Chang'an City will make people feel a desire to surrender from the bottom of their hearts!

Since crossing the Yumen Pass, all the Persians thought that they had arrived in another world, and they were both shocked by the vastness of the territory of the Great Jin Empire, and also intimidated by the wealth and power of the Great Jin Empire!

In Hexi, the Persian prince saw the cavalry troops of the Great Jin Dynasty coming and going, and he could see at a glance that these cavalry were no less effective than the Persian cavalry, and it was no wonder that these Orientals were able to defeat millions of nomads.

After crossing the fertile grasslands of the Hexi Corridor, the Persian prince entered the interior of Liangzhou, and the first thing he entered in the eyes of the Persians was straight and wide roads and star-studded towns. The Han Chinese who lived in the towns had a look of affluence and confidence on their faces, which made a deep impression on Hormizd III.

Finally, when these Persians saw the city of Chang'an, they felt for the first time that Ctesiphon, which had always been the largest city in the family, was so small.

"After Arhan saw the great city of Chang'an, Prince Ben finally had confidence. The country that was able to create such a magnificent imperial capital would never be weaker! Let's go and visit the city! "Holmizd III made a carriage through the huge urn city, and slowly entered the first city under heaven.

Since entering the Great Jin Dynasty, Hormizd III has been accustomed to riding in a carriage, and it is much more comfortable to make a carriage in the Great Jin than in Persia. Not only are the roads smooth here, but the quality of the carriages is also good, and you can hardly feel the bumps when sitting on them.

Inside the carriage, Hormizd III turned to Arhan next to him and asked, "Arhan, do you think we can get the help of the Great Jin this time?" ”

"It's hard to say, I guess it may not work this year, and I will get next year at the latest."

"Why?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't know, it is said that now the Great Jin Empire is making every effort to deal with the separatist forces in the south, and I am afraid that there is no strength left to look west. Moreover, they are still fighting against the barbarians on the plateau in the northwest, and it is estimated that the Great Jin may not be able to launch a war against the Western Regions in a short period of time. If you can't get through the Western Regions. You can't give your Highness strong support! ”

"Didn't you say that the navy of the Great Jin is very strong? Since the land route is not feasible, we might as well meet Persia by sea. Holmizd III frowned.

"Your Highness, although it is okay to take the sea route, the sea route is too dangerous. And the volume of transportation is too low. Unless the Great Jin is willing to use a large fleet to escort His Majesty back to China. Otherwise, the sea route is our last resort. Arhan said helplessly.

"That. That, that...... Doesn't it mean that this prince will not be able to ascend to the Sassanid throne anytime soon? Hormizd III deflated.

"Your Royal Highness, there are only a few dozen of us left with you now. If you want to rely on this little strength to help His Highness ascend the throne, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. But if we can win the support of Dajin, let alone let us wait for a year or two, even ten or eight years is worth it! In order to avenge the old king, His Royal Highness has to endure humiliation! Arhan persuaded bitterly.

"Okay, so what are we going to do next?" After a half-silence, Hormizd III finally listened to Arhan's dissuasion, and after many tribulations, he was no longer a hairy boy who didn't know anything.

"Your Highness, during this time, we might as well take a look around the Great Jin country to see if the Great Jin is as rich and powerful as it seems. In case the big promotion is in vain, then we can also make other plans! Arhan suggested.

"Well, yes, yes, let's do it."

Then Hormizd III and his retinue and escorts entered the largest city in the world, and they quickly found accommodation in an inn, and after resting for a while, Hormizd III took Arhan, the interpreter, and two escorts out of the inn and walked towards the largest restaurant in Chang'an City.

After entering the restaurant, they ordered some wine and food, and several people deliberately inquired about the conversation between the people around them while eating. The restaurant is really a mixed place, and all kinds of news are flying all over the sky. Whether it's true or not, it's all-encompassing. A few young men at a table next to him caught the attention of Holmizd III.

"Jiangdong really doesn't know what to do, I knew that His Majesty shouldn't have agreed to negotiate with Jiangdong people in the first place!"

"That is, if it weren't for His Majesty's kindness, how could Jiangdong be stable for so many years? Now that Jiangdong's wings are stiff, he dares to refuse the court's kindness. Hum! I really don't know what ambitious leopard gall they ate! ”

"Hehe, the two brothers don't move their livers, no matter how Jiangdong jumps, he can't escape from the palm of His Majesty's hand, the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Xiang Army under the command of General Liu in Huainan are not jealous, I heard that they are ready to go south, and the navy is approaching the hinterland of Jiangdong from the southern seas, it can be said that the entire Jiangdong is surrounded by the Xiang Army!"

"Humph! How could the Jiangdong Army be the opponent of our Xiang Army, hundreds of thousands of Hu people were beaten by the Xiang Army back then, not to mention the Jiangdong Army, which had low combat effectiveness! ”

"Yes, not only is the military strength far superior to Jiangdong, but the financial revenue of my northern land is also more than 20 times that of Jiangdong, and this year's financial revenue of the imperial court is as high as 70 million, a record high. Although money is not everything, it is not necessary to do anything without money. ”

As soon as he heard that the financial revenue of the Great Jin Dynasty was as high as 70 million guan, Hormizd III's eyes widened, knowing that the Sassanid dynasty was only 8 million guan when it was the richest. And the income of the Great Jin Empire turned out to be nearly ten times that of the Sassanid Empire, which is also terrifying.

"Arhan, how did the emperor of the Great Jin Empire govern the country, and how could their financial income be so abundant? If my Sassanid Dynasty had so much money, it is estimated that the previous king would not have been murdered by the nobles in the country! ”

Hormizd III didn't understand why Dajin was so rich, speaking of which, he had been in Dajin for more than half a month, and he knew a little bit about Dajin.

Both in terms of population and territory, the Great Jin Dynasty was stronger than the Sassanid Dynasty, of which the population alone was 3 million more than the Sassanid Dynasty, but this does not explain why the economy of the Great Jin Dynasty was thrown out of the Sassanid Dynasty.

"Prince, my lord, the little one knows a thing or two." Before Arhan could reply, the interpreter standing next to him accosted him. This translator was a Kushan who had traveled to and from the Great Jin Dynasty many times and could speak the languages of several countries, and when he met Hormizd III, he was hired as a translator with a high salary.

Holmizd III and Arhan looked at each other, and he raised an eyebrow at Arhan to signal for him to place several silver dollars in his hand. These silver coins were officially issued in the tenth year of Hongwu of the Great Jin Empire, and after ten years of accumulation, the Great Jin Empire accumulated a large amount of gold and silver from Wadao and Luzon, and finally issued the silver dollar of the Great Jin Empire in the tenth year of Hongwu.

The guide tossed the silver dollar in his hand with his palm, pinched one with his thumb and forefinger, blew hard into his mouth, and then put it to his ear and listened, and sure enough, he heard a roar. Suddenly, a burst of joy appeared on his face, and he kept thanking him: "Thank you for the shopkeeper's reward, thank you for the shopkeeper's reward." ”

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and tell us everything you know!" Arhan urged impatiently.

"Hehe, okay, let's say the little one. The two, in fact, as early as more than ten years ago, the Great Jin Dynasty was actually still in chaos, there was the Eight Kings Rebellion inside, and there was the Hu coalition army that was eyeing the outside, and the future of the Great Jin Dynasty was gloomy. It is in this situation that today's saints eradicate the traitors of the imperial court at the age of a weak crown! ”

Then he rectified the government internally, swept away many years of maladministration, and personally led the army to defeat the rebels of the vassal king, and in just one year, most of the northern parts of the Great Jin Dynasty were reunified. Just when everyone thought that he would take the opportunity to expel the northern Hu people, the current saint is strongly advocating recuperation. ”

Five years of dormancy gave the Great Jin emperor plenty of time to plan for the development of the Great Jin Dynasty, especially his encouragement of industrial and commercial development, which greatly promoted the economic development of the Great Jin Dynasty. After having the money, the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty did not store it like other emperors, but invested heavily in infrastructure. ”

"When we came from Liangzhou, the two proprietors must have known that the incomparably wide cement road, which is said to be thousands of kilometers long and runs through the east and west of the Great Jin Dynasty, was built under these conditions. After the completion of this road, in turn, it greatly promoted the economic development of the Great Jin Dynasty. ”

Therefore, the reason why the economy of Dajin has developed rapidly, specifically speaking, there are only three most important: first, to stabilize the development of agriculture; the second is to encourage industrial and commercial development; The third is to mobilize the state's strength to invest in the construction of basic industries. ”

Holmizd's mouth kept chewing on the development strategy of Dajin, especially the last three, which left a deep impression on him. After having a preliminary understanding of the wealth of the Great Jin, he is now a little eager to learn about the military strength of the Great Jin. Of course, if you want to have a close understanding of the military power of the Great Jin, you must get the support of the official Great Jin.

From some unofficial channels, Hormizd can only learn about some superficial mass goods, such as everyone knows that the military system of the Great Jin Dynasty is divided into three levels, namely the militia, the government soldiers, and the box army, of which except for the militia, which is a paramilitary organization, the other two levels are regular military organizations.

But if he wants to understand the deeper military secrets, he can't rely on unofficial means, thinking of this, Hormizd is even more eager to go to Luoyang, the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty. He really wanted to see how powerful the Great Jin Xiang Army really was! (To be continued......)