After opening the newspaper, Marco Polo instinctively skipped the four big characters of "Datang Morning Post", which is said to have been written by Hu Biao and Hu Shuai, the chief scientists.

Instead, he turned his attention to the date below.

After seeing it clearly, he quickly exclaimed in his mouth: "April 21, Kaiyuan 3969, sure enough, it was a newspaper five days ago." ”

Yes, the date in the newspaper is 3969.

Because as the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was gradually restricted, the Li family, as an imperial family, gradually became a high-ranking symbol of the Tang Dynasty, rather than everything was determined by His Majesty the Emperor.

Nowadays, in terms of chronological calculation, in addition to the original statement of XX years, it is still being implemented.

For ordinary people, the more convenient Kaiyuan era was promoted as early as seventy or eighty years ago.

Specifically, it is calculated from the year when the legendary Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou and ruled the world, and it is now 3969.

As for the year of the Common Era, this year is already 1272.

Not to mention the Tang people, even Marco Polo, a white man, was absolutely confused after hearing about it: AD, what the hell is that?

In the rest of the day, Marco Polo sat down on his luggage and passed the time by reading the newspaper.

It's just that when she was looking at it, her father and uncle walked out of the ticket hall with a decadent look and shouted at him:

"Damn the Kunlun slaves, it's because of their turmoil that they have caused us such a big trouble.

In order to transport enough baggage for the army led by General Guo Zixing, who quelled the rebellion, 70% of the capacity of the Tangdong Railway was temporarily allocated to the Tang Army.

The remaining 30 percent simply cannot meet the requirements for passenger and freight transport; I asked, and the tickets to Chang'an City were sold out even after a month. ”

"Oh my God, what are we going to do then?"

When Marco Polo heard this, he asked with some concern.

Fortunately, at this time, Uncle Matteo said a new statement: "We can't wait here stupidly forever, after all, whether we can buy a ticket in a month is unknown, so let's take a carriage."

I heard that as long as you enter Yumen Pass, the train ticket to Chang'an City there is much easier to buy.

However, although the road was smooth and asphalt along the way, it was too torturous to take a long carriage to get there, so we rested in Qiuzi City for a few days and waited for our health to recover before setting off. ”

After hearing such a statement, Marco Polo, who had been thinking about playing in Qiuzi City for a few days, almost cheered......

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For the next three days, unlike my father and uncle, who were tired from the journey, they stayed in the hotel and hardly went out every day.

The young Marco Polo, however, used astonishing energy to wander around the city of Qiuzi.

And here, he felt a Tang Dynasty that was very different from the legend, but more clear.

First, the Tang people are bold, warm and hospitable.

Because one of the things that Xiao Young has done the most in the past few days is naturally to wander around the city and taste the food of Datang.

Sure enough, whether it is Datang's beef noodles, or all kinds of mixed noodles, lo noodles, and fried sauce noodles, they are much better than their Venetian pasta.

Tujia sauce cakes, meat buns, fire roasts, etc., are also much stronger than monotonous pizza.

Not to mention, the taste and style of Datang cuisine are outrageously rich.

For a while, Marco Polo was a little embarrassed.

Because after really understanding it, he realized how ignorant and ridiculous the idea of eating Datang food in a month was in the past.

Because in just a month's time, even if you eat different foods and dishes every meal, let alone eat the whole Datang.

Special! I'm afraid that even the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty can't get out.

In such a process, there is no discrimination between the Tang people against him, a white-skinned, high-nosed, blue-eyed alien.

Even after he got to know some Tang people, the other party warmly invited him to his home as a guest.

Compared with these white men, when facing the dark-skinned Kunlun slaves, the arrogance of the one who is not worthy of others in his heart is too different.

Second, the Tang people are rich, romantic, and vibrant.

Even the Anxi Protectorate, where Qiuzi City is located, is only a relatively remote and impoverished state capital in the Tang Dynasty.

But the bustling streets, the huge factories, the orchards and farmsteads that can be found everywhere outside the city represent the place where the wealth lies.

As long as you have a Tang household registration, you can easily find a well-paid job.

Even the most ordinary civilians can wear clean and warm shoes and socks.

No way! The foundation laid by scientists has allowed them to be at least 100 years ahead of such an era in all their technologies.

In private, many portraits of Wolf Qing, Lao Tie, Ah Li and many others were hung on the walls of their school.

I don't know how many good things have been left for Datang.

Anyway, it made them desperate, and they all cut off the idea of catching up and surpassing.

In the evening, after leaving work, many Tang people walked on the clean roads of Qiuzi City under the light of electric street lamps.

Holding all kinds of wine, meat, melons and fruits in his hands, his steps seem so calm.

In distant Venice, even in the homes of the wealthiest nobles, there were only a few more candles lit at night; Ordinary people even have to save the lamp oil of kerosene lamps.

Perhaps this is the case, when the vast majority of people in Europa go to bed early at night.

And here in Qiuzi City, life seems to have just begun.

Young men and women in long shirts and elaborate skirts, holding hands and strolling along the roadside; Older men are calling friends and hanging out in large and small wine shops.

Even the elderly, to the elegant music of the gramophone, danced in the squares.

Third, the Tang people are civilized.

Such a statement, not only because since entering the Tang Dynasty, Marco Polo feels that everything here is so clean.

Clean streets, clean Tang people, not even spitting.

Not to mention in Venice, where the mistress of each household, or the servant woman, poured the vats of excrement directly into the river early in the morning.

They even fell directly on the road, so that walking in it was full of stinking filth, and the men had to put on high heels.

But in the city of Qiuzi, almost all children have to go to school.

They can learn for free, and they can only learn literature, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and other knowledge at a huge price.

This kind of learning has made every Tang person become civilized and polite since childhood, and his eyes are full of confidence.

Fourth, the Tang people are brave.

At first glance, the two points of civilization and prowess seem to be a strong disobedience; But on closer inspection, this is definitely not the case.

Because such a bravery of the Tang people is not only reflected in their powerful fleet, which cruises on all oceans almost all the time.

An army can easily defeat more than a hundred times the opponent, and one kingdom after another can be easily conquered by them.

Such a scene where the world is invincible, and there is no opponent when the sword is drawn.

More importantly, he could see that in physical education class, boys in their teens were carrying rifles higher than them, practicing assassination in a serious manner.

Girls, on the other hand, are learning about nursing.

One by one, young people, after school and work, spontaneously walked into a Jingwu hall.

Therefore, under such a rich and civilized situation, the Tang people will never have to worry that all this will be snatched away, because the temperament of courage has been deeply rooted in their bone marrow.

Let them never be afraid of any challenger in the future......

When all these feelings were summed up by Marco Polo before going to bed on the third night, he suddenly had a strong urge.

Tomorrow I will go to the Scientist Memorial Hall in the city to have a look, and then go to Chang'an City as soon as possible.

Not only are there statues of Hu Biao and others, but it is the appearance of these people that has made the originally crumbling Tang Dynasty become such a strong and prosperous appearance.

Or is it because the boss, who is said to be a descendant of the Turks, does not know what an old ballad was sung in the courtyard.

With Marco Polo's language talent, he can only hear some of the following content from the other party's singing voice with a strong accent:

"In Chang'an City, the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty sat in a palace made of gold, high above the clouds, holding the lightning of the gods in his hands.

No matter who angered him, even if it was thousands of miles away, he could use lightning to bring down his own punishment......

Chang'an City, that is a place where there is always only spring, and there is no scorching heat and cold.

The land is so fertile that it grows on its own without cultivating grain or fruit.

Cattle and sheep will eat grass and grow on their own, so that the table of Chang'an people can be filled with all kinds of meat.

There are also three wide rivers running through the city of Chang'an, one with the sweetest honey, one with the most mellow wine, and the other with ever-fresh milk and goat's milk......"

Twenty-three days later, Marco Polo and the three got off at the Baqiao Railway Station outside Chang'an City.

When he saw Chang'an City, this young man from Venice respectfully prostrated on the ground and kissed the concrete floor under his feet.

Just like every Hu Ren and crooked nuts who were shocked after coming here for the first time in the past.

(End of chapter)