Trade between the Purple Horde and the Javanese Yuan took place for more than twenty years, however, there was not much time for direct contact. Now, as demand mounts, the two sides are beginning to formally establish diplomacy.

In 1405, the death of Timur's uncle and the Roman Khan Basil Yerigo, the departure of the two lords gave the defeated country a rare opportunity.

In particular, the rule of the Timurid Khanate was not solid. After the death of the old emperor, his descendants, like an ordinary khanate, began to fight among themselves for succession. In the end, the fourth son, Shahru, took power.

But Shaharu was more of a literati Persian king than his father, an ambitious and typical steppe conqueror. He confined his ruling area to Central Asia and eastern Persia, focusing on stabilizing the state order, developing production, and rewarding culture, and was less interested in conquest and conquest. Even the title was changed from "Khan" to "Shah" of the Persians.

Shahru was not very interested in western Persia, the Caucasus, and the Mediterranean coast. In these places, the forces that had been defeated by Timur swelled again.

The Persians preferred Shahru to Timur, believing him to be a nobler and more enlightened ruler. But for the Purple Horde, the trouble was now big - neither the Ottomans nor the Mamluks, although in temporary decline, were not fuel-efficient lamps. Shaharu ran straight away, throwing all the pressure on the Purple Horde.

On the Egyptian side, despite promising to open ports to the khanate, the new Mamluk regime still wanted to make as much money as possible. As military pressure decreased, the Mamluks began to try to regain control of trade routes and seaports. With the Purple Horde Expeditionary Force alone, keeping Northern Syria is already the limit, so the Khan's court urgently needs new allies to support it.

Although the Javanese Yuan is far away, it is also a maritime power. Moreover, the two sides also have similar requirements for trade routes. Therefore, there is a basis for cooperation.

Sun Shiwan was a very influential figure in the country of the Purple Horde. When he came this time, everyone was very attentive to the hospitality, just to form a practical cooperation as soon as possible and reopen the trade route.

Invited by Dehuan, Sun Shiwan soon came to the Saint Sophia Niangniang Temple. However, Grand Lama Wang pointed out that it was not appropriate to ask him too bluntly to negotiate terms. He suggested arranging a visit and a banquet first, and then following the Central Plains tradition, eating and talking.

None of them have a problem with that. Tuhuan asked Guo Kang to help receive him, so that there would be time to arrange follow-up activities. Grand Lama Wang sent Wu Han to help Guo Kang, saying that he had more professional questions and asked him to answer them.

Guo Kang is a little weak about this. Judging from Wu Han's famous saying that "the church is for herding sheep", he may have understood some, but he didn't know that much. However, the priests here are all under the control of the Great Lama Wang, and the people he recommends, Guo Kang can't say anything, so he can only follow him to greet him.

On the way, Guo Kang still couldn't hold back after all, and took the initiative to ask: "What position are you holding here, following Master Wang?" ”

"My subordinates were sent here for further study." Wu Han still had a straight face, and replied seriously: "Master Wang said that after learning this, he will recommend his subordinates to go to the border area and serve as a local priest." ”

"When the patriarch ......" Guo Kang felt that Wang Da Lama had positioned himself as a benchmark for "Orthodox experts". He lived a privileged life in the capital because, according to Eastern Roman tradition, the Patriarch was not a theologian in the first place.

The church was well organized, with a dedicated organization that included a large group of theologians who were responsible for theological issues, such as explaining the Scriptures to believers or arguing with the bishops of Rome. Under this structure, the patriarch himself did not understand theology, but there was no problem - the eunuchs and patriarchs of Eastern Rome did not even know the words, and the king of the great lama at least knew braille and could do magic, which was already very powerful.

However, grassroots organizations often do not have such conditions, and it is better for local leaders to be more versatile. In the territory of the Roman Khanate, the religious situation is very complicated, and Wu Han's level does not know if it is enough.

"What have you learned during this period of study?" Guo Kang was embarrassed to question directly, so he began to investigate.

"Harvest a lot. Master Wang taught me a lot of tricks, and now I can take pictures of my Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother on the wall. Wu Han said proudly.

"Uh......" Guo Kang was speechless for a while: "Is there one, a little more practical?" ”

"Absolutely." Wu Han nodded.

The two happened to walk through a gate, Wu Han took him out, only to see that on the platform outside, there were several training haystacks, and there were a lot of weapons stacked, and I didn't know what Lama Wang was doing here.

Just thinking about it, Wu Han picked up a chain hammer and waved it at the armor shelf next to him. The shelf snapped open, and the nail fell to the ground. Wu Han picked up one of them, only to see that the iron armor had been beaten and deformed.

"The master said, when you are on a mission, this is enough." He said seriously.

"Then I think that's enough." Guo Kang nodded decisively.

The two continued to walk down the hall. When I came to the door, I heard a rough voice and asked loudly: "Why don't you worship in this Niangniang Temple?" ”