It is rare for someone from the homeland to visit the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that it is all the way to Europe? The Han envoy Zhang Qian also only visited the Western Regions, and brought sweat and blood to the Central Plains, grapes, alfalfa, pomegranates, flax and other species, and spread the Central Plains civilization to the Western Regions, opening up a famous ' The Silk Road' and the Tang Dynasty Wang Xuance, but also arrived in India, because of the fate of the involvement in the Makada country of the throne usurpation incident, the entourage was killed, imprisoned, the indignant Wang Xuance fled to Nepal, borrowed 7,000 cavalry to defeat the Makada country, in a foreign land, borrowed a country's troops, faced with at least 30,000 troops of the country, with the weak defeated the strong, the battle and victory. No matter who it rests on, it is a difficult thing to do, but Wang Xuance did it.

However, the Central Plains Dynasty did not count Zheng He's voyage to the West, and the farthest place he reached was only Central Asia, and Europe had never been to it at all. And now, in this parallel time and space, the Anxi army of the Tang Dynasty and the remnants of the people who settled in the Anxi Protectorate have been slaves and servants for more than 200 years, who would have thought that they would establish a country again on the Europa continent? And who would have thought that they would travel thousands of miles, brave the difficult roads, and return to their homeland? And the return visit of the envoys of Zhao Song can also be called a coincidence.

The Tang envoy touted the wealth of the Tang people in front of the court of the Zhao and Song monarchs, and said that the good horses in his country were like cow hairs, and the Song Dynasty was extremely short of war horses. Like the Song Dynasty, not only did they lack war horses, but they also faced the embarrassing situation of having no danger to defend, and only the Song Dynasty was the case throughout China for 5,000 years. The nomads have fought with the Han people for thousands of years, and they are well aware of their own advantages and the disadvantages of the farming people. After the discarding of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the Khitan, the overlord of the north, strictly guarded the flow of horses, in order to prevent the Southern Dynasty from owning war horses.

And the Song Dynasty has always wanted to reverse the situation in the face of its own disadvantages, are they really willing to defend that one acre and three points of land? For various reasons, there was finally a reason for the envoys of Zhao and Song to visit Tang.

"The remnants of the Tang Dynasty are rich in wealth and silk, the millet is abundant, every household has no worries about food and clothing, likes to practice martial arts, raise livestock, and make wine and fish. It is really a rich country and a rich people, and its country is located in the sea, overlooking the four borders...... In particular, its sailors are the most powerful, the large and small ships are like rain, the port is clean and tidy, the merchants from all over the world gather, most of them are settled by red gold transactions, and the goods sold are numerous, from fine iron and good horses, down to oil and rice ingredients, everyone is rich and ......"

Lü Duan followed the Tang officials during the day, and they introduced him to the cities, explaining to him some of their systems, as well as the taxes that could be paid for daily trade, and even the income of the people. During the day, Lu Duan wandered around the city, observing the people's conditions, and after having lunch at noon, he went out of the city to observe the countryside. As far as he could see, there were fertile fields everywhere, and outside the city were gathered exquisite houses, and in the barns there were several sturdy ploughing cattle and horses, and there were more than a dozen chickens, ducks and pigs. Moreover, every household is like this. Such a rich country is something that Lu Duan has never seen in his life. This shocked him, and at night, when he fell asleep, he carefully wrote down his observations and made comments.

Although he was dissatisfied with the Tang people's unauthorized alteration of the text and the lack of imperial examinations, in addition, he was mostly amazed by the Tang people's country. This corner of the land, with a population of tens of millions, is still so rich, it is no wonder that it will become a regional hegemon.

Lu Duan and his entourage stayed in this city for seven days, and there will always be people in the mission who will inevitably be unaccustomed to the water and soil, and Lu Duan can only stay here. After waiting for the members of the mission to recuperate, they are preparing to meet the Tang monarch. After a delay of seven days, Lü Duan received many deeds about the Tang people from the Tang people and many Yidi merchants. It is impossible for him to think that the rest of the Tang people are so rich because of one place. He obtained a lot of valuable information from those merchants who traveled from south to north, and then, when the mission team went to the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the cities and mountain villages that Lu Duan and his party passed along the way would stop for a moment to investigate carefully, and then record it in the book.

As he gradually approached the capital of the Tang Dynasty, what he saw and heard with his own eyes along the way satisfied Lu Duan, a standard Confucian disciple. Although the Tang people are different from the people of the Central Plains, the country under the careful governance of the Tang people has become like a Datong society. A society in which everyone can be fed, clothed, and affluent is an ideal that the literati have been pursuing since ancient times. It can be said that such a country is the real prosperous age.

"Tiandu?" Looking at the two big characters on the city gate, Lu Duan asked the Tang people before he knew the meaning of these two big characters. He asked, "What does the Son of Heaven mean by dwelling in the city?" ”

The Tang replied, "No, it means, the city where the heavens will also stop." ”

"Huh?" Lu Duan was a little dissatisfied, "So arrogant? He said: "Isn't this meaning almost similar to the meaning of Wu Zhou and Yi Luoyang as the god capital?" ”

The Tang man replied with a smile, "Sir stayed in the city of Anding for seven days, haven't you heard that the royal family of our country has the title of 'Divine Descendant' in the land of Europa?" ”

"Divine Descent?" Lu Duan said: "Isn't it a savage who is afraid of your military might and makes up the name of the monarch of your country? ”

Tang Ren shook his head and said: "Although our country is strong, it does not have the strength to sweep away the aliens of the four realms, and the honorific title of the divine descendant, when Mr. meets the king of my country, he will naturally know." ”

Lu Duan was curious, and his heart was like a cat's paw scratching, "I'll wait and see." ”

After entering the city, you will pass through the long and wide gate hole, and then pass through another gate to enter the inner city, and you will be greeted by the sky-high popularity and the noisy sound that symbolizes prosperity. Lu Duan stared at it and saw that the city was exquisitely planned, and the crossroads in all directions were straight and smooth, and the road under his feet was neither a stone road nor a rammed earth road. Originally, he thought that it was just a unique road in the city of Anding, who would have thought that this Gyeonggi land was like this, and the 'straight road' on the road was also the same, but after he inquired, he knew that this spacious, straight and smooth straight road actually looked at the Tang realm. He was moved by this financial strength.

The capital city in front of you has neat streets in all directions, and there are many shops and restaurants on both sides of the road, most of which are made of huge stones and bricks. Street trees and fruit trees are planted in the middle of the road, which are said to be used by people when they are thirsty. This consideration for the people greatly shocked Lu Duan and made him even more satisfied. Later, he found that in the city, there were still many "gardens" (parks) with benches, stone benches and pavilions for people to rest and play. It is no wonder that a kingdom so considerate of the people is so strong and rich.