Caesar thought about it for a while, and finally decided to meet the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Because Caesar had heard more than once, the Chinese emperors were actually very generous. As early as the Han Dynasty, there were actually Romans who came to China and met the Chinese emperor. However, at that time, it was Roman merchants who came to ask for a method of silk production, not to pay tribute. However, at that time, the emperor of the Han Dynasty had already understood the importance of protecting his own unique property, and did not give it to them. However, perhaps the emperor of the Han Dynasty saw that they had come all the way, and it was not good for them to return empty-handed, but also to reflect the tradition of hospitality in the Central Plains, so he also gave a lot of things for them to take back, and as a result, they made a fortune, and since then it has been said that the Chinese emperor is generous.

However, it is also true that the Chinese emperors of all dynasties have been more generous to foreigners. Those foreigners who came to China were generally rewarded with a great deal of money as long as they could see the emperor. However, as time went on, more and more foreign merchants came to China, and fewer and fewer people were able to meet the emperor. After that, only those who came as tribute envoys on behalf of the state could meet the emperor, and the emperor would reward several times the wealth back. However, the vast majority of ordinary foreign merchants were not able to meet the Chinese emperor, so they could not truly feel the generosity of the Chinese emperor.

"Sir, I would like to go with you to meet the Emperor of China." Caesar said.

Caesar thought that he would not lose money if he saw the emperor of China, and if there was a huge reward, of course it would be good. But even if they offended the emperor of China, they didn't care about it. After all, for the thinking of Chinese, foreigners are barbarians, and it is normal to not understand etiquette. Therefore, even if foreigners offend the monarchs of the Central Plains, they generally do not care, so Caesar does not have to fear that he will be punished for doing something wrong. He understood this very well, so he was willing to go to the Chinese emperor.

Jingwen took this Caesar to the outside of the palace, and Jingwen entered the palace first.

"Your Majesty. Haven't you always wanted to know about Western civilization? I think the emperor should be interested in meeting the real people of the Far West, right? Jingwen said.

"The Far West, is it the Great Food Country?" Li Shimin asked.

The big food country also refers to Arabia, and the Chinese have heard about the Arabs from the Persian mouth, so they call the Arabs the big food country. And Li Shimin mistakenly thought that Arabia was the westernmost place.

"The emperor is really erudite, but he is not a big food country. Now the Great Food Country has not really become an empire, and it is not strong enough. Now the westernmost power is Rome, that is, the Byzantine Empire, and the Western Turks also have dealings with them. Since the Western Turks were toyed with by us, they opened up trade routes. Not only were our people able to get out, but Western businessmen were able to come too. And the way they walked. Actually, it's further than us. Jingwen said.

Jingwen was really speechless for those merchants, because basically none of those merchants who took the Silk Road for foreign trade could go to Rome, and most of them also turned back when they arrived in Persia. They sold their goods to the Persians, or to the Romans in the Persian area, and then they went back to the next round of business. And in doing so, in fact, it is to reduce your own profits. However, it is not without its benefits, and it will be less burdensome to run a little less.

However, the Romans didn't care so much, since the trade routes were opened, they gradually came to the Central Plains. They were no longer satisfied with being second-tier dealers, but wanted to come to Datang in person to purchase goods, and then transport them back to Rome to trade. This Caesar is like this, he came to Datang in person. I want to buy Datang's goods directly and take them back to Rome to sell. In this way, it can be regarded as perfect to obtain the highest profit, instead of the previous Central Plains merchants who took it to Persia to sell, and then they traded as second-tier dealers.

"Your Majesty. The great power of the Far West is currently the Roman Empire, but they are now divided. However, even after the partition, Eastern Rome was one of the most powerful countries. If my memory is not bad. Ban Chao in the Eastern Han Dynasty once sent people to the Roman border when he was the protector of the Western Regions, but he only went to the border. And Rome is the largest power in the West, is the emperor interested in meeting those Romans? Jingwen asked.

And Li Shimin thought about it and immediately asked: "Who was more powerful in Rome back then, or our Central Plains?" ”

listened to Li Shimin's question, and Jingwen was also sitting on wax for a while. There was no real direct communication between Rome and China, and there was no war. So there is no way to compare this kind of thing, because Rome and China are the most powerful countries in the East and West, but because of their ancient transportation strength, they have not directly broken out into war. This leaves too many doubts as to who is stronger, Rome or China. This kind of question is still a matter of speculation about who is stronger.

Where can Jingwen answer this kind of question? This kind of problem has been studied by so many experts for so many years, and no one has been able to come up with a single result, so this kind of case is completely headless. But Jingwen still wonders why so many people care. History has no "ifs" at all, after all, none of them have the existence of the traverser. Therefore, Jingwen also has no way of knowing who was more powerful in Rome or the Han Dynasty back then.

But Li Shimin was so interested in listening to Jingwen's analysis, and where did Jingwen analyze a theory! If Jingwen takes it for granted that China is strong, then Li Shimin will definitely not believe it. But Jingwen can't say that Rome is strong, so what awaits Jingwen is definitely a slap on the spot. Therefore, it must be said that China is strong, and it must be able to come up with so-called "evidence" in order to satisfy Li Shimin. But what evidence can be produced? The social systems and all aspects of these two countries are different, and they cannot be compared horizontally! If you insist on comparison, it's just a bull's head and a horse's mouth.

"Your Majesty, tell a story, and you will know who was more powerful in the Han Dynasty and Rome back then. The Han Dynasty defeated the Huns, and the Huns defeated the Goths, and the Goths defeated the Germans, and the Germans defeated the Romans. Your Majesty, do you know who is stronger? Jingwen said.

And when Li Shimin heard this, he immediately laughed, obviously this statement is very interesting. (To be continued......)