Chapter 259: The Mission
"It's a beautiful dreamy city!"
After hearing this, the entourage chimed in: "Yes, Baron Baptiste, this place is simply incredible. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info I always thought that I had come to the Garden of Eden. ”
Baptiste lay on the soft chair, curiously touched the chair under his buttocks, and sighed: "This place is really rich, and the chair is wrapped in a layer of leather!" (Sofa)
"I really don't know how the Tang people made it, this chair is very comfortable and not at all uncomfortable. The person lies on it, and the fatigue of the body is almost swept away, and it is too comfortable. Baptiste sighed, as a mission sent by the Kingdom of West Francia (France). The purpose of coming to Tangzhou was to find out whether this neighbor, who was so close to the Frankish mainland, was interested in the continent separated by the sea. If interested, then the Franks should hurry up and prepare for war. If the Tang people have no interest in their land, then the purpose of this mission is to win over the country and the Tang people as much as possible.
After all, the deeds that circulated throughout Europa have long proved the courage and skill of these Tang people? Uh, or their king, the wizard king with infinite power.
A man who beat the Abbasids, wherever he went, did not dare to resist in the city where he was located. He even had to offer money and materials to buy peace, and this result stunned the whole of Europa.
Ever since the Arab prophet Muhammad founded Islam from Mecca, these peoples, who had been entrenched in arid and desert lands, rose rapidly and unstoppably like a hurricane. With the Koran in one hand and a scimitar in the other, he is invincible wherever he goes. In a short period of time, a vast land was conquered.
Even setting foot in the Iberian Peninsula is almost a repeat of the original Roman Empire.
Fortunately, the Franks, Iberians, and Byzantines on Europa held the line firmly. Although it was very difficult to resist under the attack of these fierce Arabs, they finally curbed the aggressive expansion of the Arabs.
After that, the vast Saracen Empire split and entered the Three Kingdoms era.
But even so, Europa is still an incredibly strong giant. Even if this giant has been split into three parts, it is still not something that the countries of Europa can provoke.
The countries bordering this giant tremble every day, fearing that war would break out suddenly.
However, at this very time.
A group of Seris from the distant eastern empire in the service of the Arabs, a captured prisoner of war and their descendants. But suddenly, within Saracen, there was a storm.
A sorcerer who appeared out of nowhere overthrew the entire Abbasid dynasty. He even trampled the Abbasid monarch under his feet like a dog.
Such explosive news blew up the continent of Europa, which was like a backwater.
In the eyes of the whole of Europe, this group of Tang people descended from prisoners of war has been enslaved for nearly 200 years. But it is such a group of slaves who have left their homeland, far from their mother country, and have no compatriots to help them. Under the leadership of a Tang sorcerer, they rose up and fought for their freedom. In one fell swoop, he overthrew the huge Abbasid Dynasty, and even extorted and robbed countless goods and materials, and then swaggered across the Abbasid border, and finally successfully crossed the sea to the land of Europa.
Such a powerful ethnic group, even if it is scarce in number, is extremely wary of it in any Europa country. Fortunately, after the Tang people set foot in Sardinia, they did not massacre the city on a large scale. Although the local residents were driven away, nothing out of the ordinary happened. As for the eviction of the local population, such a thing is too normal in Europa.
After the collapse of Siroba, the barbarians who were despised by Rome now also live and settle in the land of the original Roman Empire?
Not to mention, the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings crossed the sea to the British Isles. How many aborigines were killed and how many were driven away?
Therefore, the Tang people's action of driving away the local aborigines was too mild in their eyes. If they were replaced, it would be much more ruthless and poisonous than the Tang people. After all, the Tang people only drove away and did not cause much killing. At the same time, these indigenous people are allowed to leave with their belongings.
If you change to other countries, don't knock you out of the bones, squeeze a clean rest and leave a step.
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Although the Tang people are not too brutal methods, let Europa be a little more reassured. However, in order to better understand the purpose of this ethnic group, many countries have successively sent missions to visit them.
In particular, the Apennine Peninsula, which was close to Tang Zhou and Xinzhou, the Franks entrenched in Gaul, and the Iberian Peninsula were white-clothed and small-kingdoms.
However, the Franks moved the fastest, and almost a few days after the Tang settled, they took the lead in sending an embassy. Missions from other countries are on the way.
Even, the Papal State sent bishops.
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With mixed feelings, Baron Baptiste glanced at the city covered by dusk, and the complex meaning in his eyes became more and more intense! But the more this happens, the more curious they become, and once they are curious, they can't help but want to know about it.
After a few days of traveling, Baron Baptiste's body was already very tired. He ordered his entourage to wake him up at supper, and he was now to get a good night's sleep before welcoming the supposedly very lively nightlife. Yes, nightlife. The term was unusually new to Baron Baptiste.
Because it was fresh, I specially asked the Tang officials. From the mouth of the Tang officials, I learned that the garden city under my feet was actually not subject to curfew.
Residents can walk the streets all night long, but be careful of fires, etc.
Baron Baptiste, who had never had a nightlife before, naturally wanted to use the rest of the time to rest and welcome the arrival of the nightlife.
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Sure enough, when Baron Baptiste's entourage woke him up from his slumber. Mr. Baron, he hastily ate a hasty but unusually delicious dinner. Then, he and his entourage walked out of the hotel used by the Tang people to receive them, and walked out into the street. After that, we walked towards the busiest market in the city.
A night of colourful nightlife that was an eye-opener for Baron Baptiste. After nightfall in Europe, a curfew is a must. After all, night is different from daytime, and under the dark night, crime and other activities occur frequently. Of course, this is not the reason, the most important thing is that Europe today simply does not have the financial resources to keep the whole city as bright as daylight. Another point is night blindness. Nowadays, Europeans are basically no different from blind people at night, which is night blindness.
At the same time, China did not have night blindness, and all kinds of classic night raids were carried out. We are all familiar with the fact that there were not so many twists and turns in the wars in Europe at the same time.
Europeans are not smart, on the contrary, they are stupid and brainless in some places. I don't know how to work!
Especially in the Middle Ages, the overall civilization of Europe was very backward, and a lot of advanced knowledge was transmitted from the East. And then spread to Europe, and improved the overall civilization of Europe.
Until the time of the Great Discovery, the national strength of Europe as a whole was not good. After the opening of the Great Voyage, with the continuous feeding of blood transfusions from the American colonies, and the fact that war was the only way to improve scientific and technological capabilities. Hundreds of years of fighting, coupled with a steady stream of gold and silver material support, finally allowed Europe to surpass the West for the first time. But at this time, it is still not an all-round transcendence. In many places, the Eastern countries have actually maintained their advanced, but in some places, they are obviously inferior to the West, such as firearms, navigation, etc., plus some disciplines and so on.
The later industrial revolution was the era when Europe fully overtook the East! To this day, it still suppresses the East! However, the rule of the East has led the world for thousands of years, and now it is not necessary to let the West do so.
After all, it's only a matter of time before they overtake them!
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On the second day, the Frankish mission packed up and saluted. Under the escort of the Tang cavalry, they drove towards the inner capital, Xiandu. After all, when two countries have diplomatic relations, the first thing to make friends with is the monarch of each country! Other officials, or the common people, were in the service of the monarch. After all, this is an era when I am a country!