Chapter 170: Intention (I)
Although Zhang Huansheng had never been to Western Qin, he had already learned about the political and military systems of Western Qin through the mouth of maritime merchants.
Knowing that unlike the countries of Dongzhou, it is extremely honorable to serve in the army in Western Qin, and the status of ordinary sergeants is already as high as that of the Yanhuang scholars, let alone the generals in the army.
Therefore, this commander of the Western Qin Dynasty sounds as if there are only 1,000 commanders and is not much different from Captain Yan Huang, but his actual status is far beyond.
At this time, according to the patrol officer's statement, the commander named Amidio was in charge of a port with a dignified and high-ranking military position, and Zhang Huansheng, who listened to it, couldn't help but move in his heart, but nodded quietly on the surface, and followed the patrol ship back to the harbor, and the patrol officer led him towards a towering stone tower on the shore.
On the way, he found that the eyes of the pedestrians on the street looking at the people in the Western Qin official mansion were faintly revealing hatred, and his heart moved again, so he wanted to say something and listen to the news, but he didn't expect to suddenly see two red figures in gold before he could speak, flying from the top of the tall tower in the distance, and jumping from the top of the tall tower in the distance, he actually crossed the distance of dozens of zhang in one fell swoop, and fell lightly in front of him.
The patrol officer on the side saluted respectfully at this time, pointed at Zhang Huansheng and said, "Venerable Commander Amidio, Sergeant Major Arecio, I already know the origin of the three big ships on the sea, they are the fleet of this Baron Zhang of the Great Chu Empire of Dongzhou.
And Lord Baron came to our Xiqin to trade, because he felt that it was too dangerous to cross the Barbarian Sea, so he used these three powerful warships to escort himself. ”
Hearing this, Arecio and Amideo looked at each other in surprise, and then heard Arecio muttering in a very low voice: "Thousands of elite sailors and three huge warships like 'conquerors' were dispatched just to escape the dangers of sailing.
I really don't know what is going on in the minds of these Dongzhou lords, but fortunately, Western Qin is already a republic, and there are no such rotten nobles..."
"Shut up, Arecio." Hearing his friend's words, Amidio hurriedly lowered his voice to stop him, and then smiled at Zhang Huansheng casually, bowed to his chest with extremely elegant movements, and performed the aristocratic etiquette of the ancient Western Qin Empire, "Captain of the Golden Oak Legion of the Western Qin Republic, Amidio salutes you, Your Excellency the Baron from a distant country." ”
"The baron of the Great Chu Dynasty in the hot and yellow land of Dongzhou is still alive, and he is polite here, Master Amideo." Zhang Huansheng also laughed, returned the salute, and then hesitated, and said: "It's not a secret, I have only been loved by my ancestors in the last two or three years, and Chu Tianzi has been wrongly loved, and I have been knighted. ”
Hearing this, Amity smiled noncommittally, pondered for a moment, and invited: "It's almost noon now, if you haven't had lunch yet, why don't you let me do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, and let's taste the mellow Borigot wine and eat the pan-fried lamb chops; How about chatting? ”
"That's great, I'm honored." Zhang Huansheng smiled and nodded, imitating the tone of the Western Qin people, and then followed Amideo's side and strolled to a square three-story stone building located on the edge of the port area, which was both the government office for the management of the harbor and the residence of the port governor.
When I entered the restaurant on the third floor, I saw the gorgeous crystal lamps, the bright red carpet, the oil paintings depicting the vineyards, lavender fields, rolling wheat waves and other pastoral scenes, the oval oak table covered with snow-white tablecloths, the exquisite sterling silver tableware, and the red wine in the crystal glass... It immediately caught his eye.
Although the artifacts of the Western Qin Dynasty were no longer surprising to Zhang Huansheng, he had never truly appreciated the exotic style of the Western Qin civilization that was completely different from the countries of the Eastern Continents, and it was normal for him to be deeply intoxicated by the half-truths at first sight.
After a long time, Zhang Huansheng finally came back to his senses, sighed and praised: "Just look at the layout of Lord Amidio's dining hall, you can imagine that the strength of the Western Qin civilization is not inferior to my Yanhuang, and today I really have a long experience." ”
Before the words landed, before Amidio could answer, Arecio, who had followed into the restaurant, pouted puzzled and said, "Lord Baron is really good at laughing, what does the layout of this restaurant have to do with the strength of civilization." ”
Seeing that he has always thought he was resourceful, but he liked to pretend to be rude in front of strangers, and his colleague recklessly opened his mouth, Amidio could only introduce Zhang Huansheng with a wry smile: "This is the sergeant major of our Golden Oak Legion, Your Excellency Arecio, who is in charge of the combat skills training of the entire legionnaires.
On the battlefield, he is an impeccable warrior and warrior, but in ordinary times he is a bit reckless, please forgive me. ”
"It's okay, Master Qianfu, I'm willing to answer Sergeant Major Arecio's questions." Zhang Huansheng smiled and waved his hand when he heard this, and then turned his head to look at Arecio and saluted, and said, "Salute Sergeant Major Arecio."
Since you have doubts, then I will talk about the relationship between this dining hall and the Western Qin civilization in my mind.
Since losing the protection of the great god Nuwa, the human race has struggled to survive in the wilderness and chaos, and has multiplied and grown for hundreds of thousands of years, and finally occupied the land of the four continents and established hundreds of states.
Among them, the small state and small country will have to work hard to continue alone, and almost squeeze out the national strength, so everything is practical, the plate in the diet is the plate, the bowl is the bowl, the food can be eaten when it is cooked, and the thirsty can have a cup of mixed wine made of grains is a great good.
A big country has more than enough power to survive, and life naturally becomes more and more exquisite, for example, there is an ancient saying in Yanhuang, which is called, never get tired of eating, and never get tired of being fine. As he spoke, he pointed to the floor, the walls, and the round tables of the dining room, "and I see today that in the dining room of Mistress Amidio, there is a delicate carpet on the floor;
There are lifelike drawings hanging on the walls;
Not to mention that the tableware is made of silver, but also carved with beautiful patterns and portraits, although everything is different from Yanhuang, it has its own heritage, so it is inferred that the Western Qin civilization must also be strong and amazing. ”
When Amideo and Arecio heard this, their faces changed slightly, and when they looked at Zhang Huansheng again, their eyes were a little different from before, and Arecio directly muttered in a low voice: "Although this noble boy is very smart in his heart, he is not useless..."
Amideo, who was not far away, heard it and hurriedly covered Arecio's voice loudly, "Lord Baron, although you don't seem to be too old, you have amazing wisdom, please sit down, I can't wait to enjoy the food and wine while listening to what your plans are after coming to Xiqin." ”