This looks very imposing, the welcome trail of more than 500 meters long is first of all for the size of the northern giant, but in the eyes of Duke Abbas and his entourage, it is too grand, this kind of labor and money but full of luxury interpretation of "money" and "nobility".

Both sides of the trail were lined with dense white girls. Note that it is the real girl, not the promiscuous woman. Their faces were full of youth, and they wore long white dresses made in uniform. The fabric is thin and maximizes the curves of the body...... Although it was winter, the low temperature of no more than ten degrees Celsius made the girls shiver as they stood there, but it made their complexions even paler, and they showed a touch of blush under the stimulation of the temperature.

Carrying baskets of flowers, they threw red petals at the envoys of the Kingdom of God who came in the distance, and there were no flowers in the season, but bulbs made of paper, dyed red and yellow. Fifteen hundred girls were thrown at the same time, and an amazing rain of flowers suddenly set off under the hazy and cold sky.

All the members of the legation, including the Duke of Abbas, were shocked by this scene and were pleasantly surprised. They had never seen or imagined that a simple welcome ceremony could go so far. In addition to luxury, it is still luxury, and it is beyond the limits of money, it must be ...... It is also possible to get luxury only in the mode of power.

The receptionist in the main hall of the palace was Liao Qiu. With a smile on his face, he apologized to Duke Abbas: "There is something wrong in the city of London temporarily, and His Majesty set out overnight last night to deal with it. Before leaving, Your Majesty told me to treat you well. ”

Although the duke is smiling, it is an essential etiquette. He muttered to himself, God knows if this is true...... However, everything that followed completely dispelled his worries.

Visitors from afar, the long journey made the members of the mission tired. At this time, the most important thing is nothing more than rest and a good meal.

Liao Qiu arranged the best bathing place for them, and after occupying York City, tens of thousands of slaves built luxurious baths in the designated location, which could accommodate 500 people to bathe at the same time. Among them, the VIP room has a capacity of one hundred, and the rest are of the ordinary type.

Undressed in the dressing room, tied up with a white bath towel, and guided into the bathroom by a young and beautiful Saxon girl, Duke Abbas was shocked by what he saw.

It's warm, with trails paved with fine sand and smooth rocks, and a variety of plants growing in the corners that thrive in the hot and humid environment of the bathroom. The walls are inlaid with beautiful tiles with floral patterns that will never fade. The entire bathroom was lavishly designed, with many reliefs around the pool, and hot water flowing from the intricately designed showerhead, washing over the back of Duke Abbas, stimulating him to feel extremely comfortable.

Four maids walked down the stairs down the bath with various sanitary utensils, carefully scrubbing the duke's body.

There are also bathrooms in the land of the Lord, but they are far inferior to this place in terms of decoration style and luxury. In the eyes of the Duke of Abbas, the king's own bathroom was a hillbilly's hot water puddle compared to this place.

These Saxon maidens were beautiful, but the Duke of Abbas's attention was focused on the delicate vials in their hands. The girl unscrewed the cap of the bottle, poured out some greasy liquid, and gently rubbed it on the duke's body, and soon the bathroom emitted a pleasant fragrance.

"What is this?" Duke Abbas couldn't help but ask.

The girl standing on the left smiled: "This is rose essential oil." ”

"Rose essential oil?" The duke repeated the name, looking puzzled: "I have never heard of you Saxons having such a thing before. ”

"Yes, we don't." The girl put her curvy body on the duke, and said with a flattering smile: "This is the special essential oil for Your Majesty and the Queen, it is said to be extracted from roses, very little, very expensive. ”

Hot water soaks the body and dispels fatigue. Duke Abbas motioned for the girl to pour a little essential oil into his palm, he applied it with his fingers, close to his nostrils, the rich floral fragrance stimulated his nostrils, he couldn't help but close his eyes in this special and familiar fragrance, and felt the oil through the pores to the skin a little bit.

It's just amazing, and it has an obvious aphrodisiac effect. Duke Abbas decided that if he bought a batch and returned it, all the noblewomen of the entire kingdom of the Lord would be fascinated and even mad.

“…… Very expensive......" The corners of the duke's mouth curved upwards and a smile appeared: "How expensive?" ”

The girl hesitated a little, she thought for a moment, took a small bottle the size of a white man with an adult's finger from the plate containing various sanitary ware, and said seriously: "This bottle of rose essential oil is worth five hundred pounds." ”

The lazy expression froze on the duke's face, and he couldn't help but gasp with a "hiss", and subconsciously took the bottle of essential oil from the girl's hand, and approached his eyes to take a closer look.

Both the craftsmanship and the material of the bottle are impeccable. In this age of full industrialization, "art" can add value to anything, even an ordinary piece of wood can become expensive in the hands of a sculptor.

Five hundred pounds...... Duke Abbas made a quick calculation in his mind, and found that such a bottle of essential oil was only enough for two times.

This bath was too expensive, and if you added these Saxon maidens who served, the total price would be at least three hundred pounds.

This is equivalent to the income of a family of five in the Kingdom of the Lord for an entire year.

Duke Abbas was dumbfounded, and he quickly regained his thoughts and continued to ask: "The others...... I mean the rest of the legations, they're also bathing, they're also using this rose oil? ”

"Yes." The Saxon maid replied very seriously: "Your Majesty specially explained when he left, you and your subordinates must be respected, and the highest courtesy must be given. As long as you are a noble, knight or above, you can enjoy rose essential oil. As for the ordinary members of the legations, they were given a bath, as well as a bed. ”

After soaking in the luxurious bath for more than half an hour, Duke Abbas, who was refreshed, finally felt hungry. He stepped up the steps to the shore, and two maids led him to the side cabin.

It was a very small room, and in the middle there was a burning charcoal fire, and the duke, who was not in the middle of it, sat on a chair under the guidance of the maid, and he felt that the temperature was very high, very hot, and he soon sweated profusely.

If it weren't for the alliance between the Kingdom of the Lord and the Dragon Empire, convinced that the young Giant Emperor had no ill will towards him, Duke Abbas would have thought that this was a deliberate attempt to harm him...... He took the wet towel handed over by the maid, wiped the sweat from his body and forehead, raised his finger and pointed at the charcoal fire in front of him, and asked suspiciously, "What does this mean?" ”

"This is a steam bath reserved for the nobles of the Empire." Tianhao changed "sauna" to "steam bath", which was catchy and avoided the interpretation of "sauna". To this end, he deliberately selected a group of young and beautiful white female slaves and gave them special training.

Duke Abbas nodded slightly, he was not very comfortable with this: "It's too hot, I don't like it very much." ”

The maid smiled and wiped the sweat off his body with a towel: "Hold on a little longer, you'll like it." ”

A few minutes later, Duke Abbas walked out of the room, sweating profusely, standing under the delicate carved sprinkler head and washing his body with slightly cooler water. The feeling of heartiness was so refreshing that he could hardly find any words to describe it.

The Duke's mind kept flashing the results of the money calculations for this bath, and it was a large, staggering number.

Next, there is a lavish banquet.

Asparagus garnished with red carp mushrooms, mayonnaise made with a special technique, grilled crab with wasabi, thick cream, and cheese with a rich texture...... These are just appetizers.

Tender veal steaks are clearly made with the finest loins; Roast leg of lamb stuffed with garlic, which is usually squeezed out and crushed with meat oil and spread on bread; The chicken liver omelet with honey was the most delicious food Duke Abbas had ever eaten; There is also the bibimbap, which is very different from the Lord's Kingdom, in which half of the rice is stuffed into the belly of a hen with curry, sewn up, steamed over a fire, and baked. When you eat the rice, you will be able to take it out and the aroma and deliciousness of the hen will be soaked in the depths of the sparkling rice...... To the greatest surprise of Duke Abbas, he saw the giant's attendants throw away the roast chickens like garbage. This is certainly not a high degree of practice and cost, but it is surprising.

There are hundreds of kinds of food on the table, and more than 20 kinds of drinks and drinks. Duke Abbas and several other key members of the legation ate happily and contentedly. They agreed that this feast was more luxurious and satisfying than the feast of the kingdom of God. From this, you can feel the importance and sincerity of the young giant emperor to the alliance between the two countries.

Four days later, Tianhao returned to York.

He immediately summoned Duke Abbas and the main members of the legation.

Tianhao looked a little tired, and he tried to make his own smile look gentle, "Welcome to York, my friend. Are you still used to being here? ”

Duke Abbas stood at the front of the crowd, he finished the full set of kneeling salutes, stood up, with respect and concern, and said seriously: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality, this is a luxurious mission, the Dragon Empire is the best friend of the Lord's country, there is no one. ”

Tianhao smiled and nodded: "Yes, we are brothers, allies of steel. ”

This remark made all the members of the envoy corps present laugh. The last trace of worry in Duke Abbas's heart disappeared, and his smile was even warmer than before: "I bring King Rahman's sincerest greetings, as well as a gift to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

As he spoke, he motioned for the people around him to present a gift list.

There was gold and silver, a staggering amount of grain, cloth, and other supplies, and as many as a million slaves...... All this was plundered by the kingdom of God in the war against the Saxons. According to the covenant signed by the two countries before, this is the part that must be assigned to the Dragon Empire.

Abbas also sent another gift list, a list of dowries that had already arrived in Roaring City. He saluted again, smiled and said, "Princess Sida is our most beautiful royal family, I hope you can like it, Your Majesty." ”

Tian Hao was noncommittal to this, only smiling and nodding in response, he would never like that woman, and he would not even touch his fingers.

"According to the Covenant, our next target is the Holy See." Duke Abbas continued: "But before I do that, I have a personal request. ”

Tianhao smiled: "But it's okay to say." ”

"I want to buy some specialties from your country, especially rose essential oil." Duke Abbas's eyes gleamed with gold pounds.

"Absolutely. Well, if you like it, I'll give you a hundred bottles. Tianhao's gaze swept over the other envoys of the Lord's Kingdom: "And all of you, ten bottles each." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone hurriedly saluted and was overjoyed.

Tianhao smiled and waited for them to stand up straight, and said seriously: "The production of rose essential oil is very low, you can go down and talk to the officials of the Ministry of the Interior for details." However, there is one thing I must tell you that it is different from the past, and that whoever trades with the Empire must settle their trade with the Empire in its currency. ”

This is not difficult to understand and logical. Duke Abbas was not suspicious, he nodded and said, "Regarding the special currency of the empire, please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear." ”

He had heard of dragon coins, but he had never seen them.

The giant's attendant stepped out of the inner chamber with a silver platter neatly placed on top of stacks of brand-new bills. From the highest denomination of the 10 yuan dragon coin, to the smallest denomination of the penny coin, nothing is missing.

Duke Abbas picked up a red ten-dollar dragon coin from his plate, looked at it for a long time, raised his head, held up the banknote in his hand, and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, this is ...... Is this paper? ”

"Yes." Tian Hao did not deny this, and he immediately said in an accentuated tone: "But no one can copy such a piece of paper, I named it "banknote", and it is also the special currency of the empire. ”

The Duke looked down again and carefully observed the large dragon coin in his hand.

It's stiff and has a structured feel. The banknotes are covered in a variety of beautiful patterns, with a clear portrait of Tianhao on the front and a picture of a city in the background. The Duke was familiar with this, and it was Rock City.

"Hold it up and look at the light." Tianhao said.

An exclamation soon rang out in the hall.

In this day and age, no one knows what a "watermark" is. This special security technology reassures Duke Abbas of some concerns, but he is still concerned about the practice of paper instead of gold coins: "Your Majesty, I confess that this banknote is indeed very well made, and no one can forge it. But...... It's a piece of paper, not gold and silver! ”

Tianhao said lightly: "A bottle of rose essential oil is five hundred pounds, even if I give you a preferential price, it will be at least four hundred and eighty pounds." ”

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