Eagle Byzantium

Just when Gawain was about to leave for Maidensburg to meet with Bohemond, who was "looking forward to it there", Zhao Zhao, who had just arrived in front of the gate of Tarsus, respectfully handed over to the guarding guards. Famous thorn.

The guard also bowed to Zhao Zhao. He had never seen such an elegant person, whether he was a noble or a businessman.

The certificate of assassination was delivered to Anna and Gawain. It was written in regular script, "The Imperial Song Dynasty Examiner Zhao Zhao (who was famous for doing business and was given the title), would like to arrive at Hou Shen's third capital." The defense envoy Gao Gong concealed the document, listened to the decree, and issued an ultimatum. "

As a result, Gawain stared at it in confusion, while Anna was extremely curious. She was attracted by the text on the thorn, because Greek and Saracen also emphasize calligraphy, and the essence of this font Anna also Can completely feel, "Can such a person speak Greek?" Because according to her knowledge and pride, those who cannot speak and write Greek are barbarians, so when Gawain can now read and write, Anna He is rarely called Damanzi in public anymore.

"Dear envoy, what kind of messages and requests have you brought from Alfred?" When Zhao Zhao entered the hall, bowed gracefully and sat down, Anna behind the curtain took the lead to ask, and Gawain sat next to him. Watch first.

Then Zhao Zhao looked indifferent and did not answer because he did not understand what the princess said, "This is the princess of Fulu. The one wearing purple is the most noble. Although she looks beautiful, what she said is like the voice of a bird." This is what Zhao Zhao said in Chinese to the long-suffering slave who came with him.

So the princess could only rely on the official translation, "His Excellency Avdele, the Magistrate of the Maraud Privy Council, hopes to eliminate the war and maintain trade with you."

After saying these words, the princess immediately suppressed the arrogant sentence "Can you speak Greek?" She could feel from the tone of the merchant envoy's conversation that the civilization he came from was by no means inferior to Rome—— This was the first time that Anna, a Roman princess, received outsiders, which surprised both Hertomia and Agnes.

"This is absolutely no problem. I have reached an agreement with the Venetians and the Amalfis. Even if a war breaks out in Jerusalem, I will still trade with Mr. Avdele, and will arbitrate the war as soon as possible, and maintain the border between the two sides in the future. Ashkelon and the Mountains of Judah "We should not invade each other." Before Anna could answer, Gao Wen's huge figure came out from behind the curtain, and Zhao Zhao realized that the person in front of him was the "General Manager Gao Gong Ba Wen" whom he had longed for. He hurriedly stood up and prostrated himself, while Gawain hurriedly walked down the steps to support him.

Afterwards, the guests and hosts chatted happily, and Zhao Zhao felt relieved after completing his mission. Gao Gong was indeed a straightforward and generous hero. Hearing that Gao Wen and Anna had just broken up, he hurriedly presented the gift, "I am ashamed, I was trapped in the examination room and had no way to advance, so I followed the Aldesse (Israel) caravan by sea. , first to Sujitan (Java Island), Penggaro (Bangladesh), and then to Persia, Maga (Mecca), and finally to the land of Maraba. However, Maraba trade was mostly blocked by Ale. The Germans occupied it, and the privy envoy Aifodele tried to blackmail the emperor to order the princes. It is really not easy to open up the situation there. "

"Okay, I will allocate a special commercial port for you in Seleucia, and rent two warehouses to you at a low price for a period of five years. In exchange, you can present your valuable gifts. If the gifts are very If it's good, then I can consider giving you some supplies. "The monopoly rights, such as lake salt or saffron." After explaining the conversation between the two with difficulty, Zhao Zhao was flattered and asked Chang Xunu to bring out a box with a partition, "My lord. Gifts are not just about gifts and skills.”

Then Anna also stood up curiously behind the curtain. She could see clearly that Zhao Zhao's box contained bright grain seeds. "One side is millet and the other side is rice. The former was bought by me from Tianzhu, and the latter was I bought it from the city."

"Please tell me a little bit about the difference between Ji and the buckwheat we promote." Anna asked politely.

"Ji is the most cold-resistant by nature, and the plateaus and hills to the north of Dashu are particularly suitable for promoting this kind of food. In addition, Ji is the god of grain, which means that they do not choose the land, the sky, or the water. , easy to live by oneself Yihuo people have quite the aura of Buddha. I think the frontier areas where Mr. Jinglue lives are mostly bitter and cold mountainous areas. These things can be used as resources for military camps. The grains can be eaten and can also be used to make wine. The grass can be eaten by war horses and beasts of burden. Achieving multiple goals with one stone.”

This explanation made Anna and Gawain very happy, and Zhao Zhao also talked about the benefits of rice seeds, "Tarsus (Tartsus) is mostly a land of plains and rivers, which is suitable for mixed rice and wheat. Once it is grown, , there will be no bad years since then.”

"I also know the beauty of rice. However, many rivers are silted up, disconnected from each other, and irrigation is poor, so I have never dared to plant it, because growing rice requires the most manpower and water resources." Gao Wen said in embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter, you can mow a few reed fields along the river and plant some of them first, to see the success or failure, and secondly, to select and breed better seeds." Zhao Zhao was very optimistic.

Next, the oriental merchant presented a citrus sapling. "There are many gifts, none of which are as good as this!" This was Zhao Zhao's self-praise. He must have investigated a lot of local conditions in detail before coming to Tarsus. "Sir, you can ask the people to plant this in addition to mulberry and oak trees, or you can concentrate on cultivating it in farm nurseries. In my opinion, citrus is most suitable for planting in Dasu. Its fruit is sweet and delicious, and has many functions. If it is cultivated, you can firmly control the power." After saying this, Zhao Zhao was afraid that Princess Fulin and Sir Gao would not believe it, so he presented a vermilion ripe citrus fruit. Gao Wen smiled and took it and passed it to Anna, who was a little hungry behind the curtain. "Eat this, it is especially good for pregnant women."

But Anna, who was holding the citrus fruit between her skirt and knees, didn't know what to do. She thought it was an apple, so she raised her finger to the girl from the Orson family, and the other party was about to take the knife for cutting meat. But Gawain smiled and waved his hand to stop him, making a few gestures.

Anna understood, she stretched out her slender white fingers, pierced the red skin on the outside very lightly, then peeled off all the skin with wide eyes, and then separated the flesh one by one and placed it on the colored pottery plate naturally, like a flower, beautiful beyond words. Now even Hetomia and the little sunfish couldn't help but lean over, "What is this called? I think it can be called 'Golden Apple'." The girl from the Orson family suggested.

"This name is very good." Anna expressed her satisfaction.

But the little sunfish was not interested in this, "The biggest difference between this and an apple is that it is naturally divided into petals, and it is a fruit that is born to be shared with friends."

The implication is that the little sunfish is greedy and can't wait.

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After eating, the three women's bodies and minds and eyebrows were stretched and raised, "It's so sweet, sweeter than purified white cane sugar." Anna slightly moved her lips, closed her eyelashes, and was intoxicated. (To be continued ~^~)