Caesar thought about it and finally decided to meet the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Because Caesar had heard more than once, the Chinese emperors were actually very generous. As early as the Han Dynasty, Romans had actually come to China and met the Chinese emperor. However, at that time, Roman merchants came to ask for a method of producing silk, not to pay tribute. But at that time, the Han Dynasty emperor had already understood the importance of protecting his own unique industries and did not give them to them. However, perhaps the Han Dynasty emperor saw that they had come from thousands of miles away, so it was not easy for them to return empty-handed. In order to reflect the tradition of hospitality in the Central Plains, he also gave a lot of rewards and gave them back, and they all made a fortune one after another. From then on, it was said that the Chinese emperor was generous.

But this is true. Chinese emperors from all dynasties are quite generous to foreigners. When those foreigners come to China, as long as they can see the emperor, they generally receive a large amount of rewards. However, as time goes by, more and more foreign merchants come to China, and fewer and fewer people can see the emperor. Later, only by representing the country as a tribute envoy can we meet the emperor, and the emperor will also reward several times of wealth back. However, most ordinary foreign merchants cannot see the Chinese emperor, so they cannot truly feel the generosity of the Chinese emperor.

"Sir, I'm willing to go with you to meet the emperor of China." Caesar said.

Anyway, Caesar believed that he would not lose money when he met the Chinese emperor. If he had a huge reward, it would be fine. However, even if he offended the Chinese emperor, they would not care about it. After all, for the Chinese thinking, foreigners are barbarians and it is normal for them to not be etiquette. Therefore, even if foreigners offend the monarch of the Central Plains, they generally would not care about it. So Caesar did not have to be afraid of doing something wrong and was punished. He understood this very well, so he was willing to meet the Chinese emperor.

Jing Wen brought this Caesar to the outside of the palace, and Jing Wen entered the palace first.

"Your Majesty. Haven't you always wanted to know Western civilization? I think the emperor should be interested in meeting people from the real western place, right?" Jing Wen said.

"Is the extreme west a country a great food country?" Li Shimin asked.

The Great Food Country refers to Arabs, and the Chinese heard about the Arabs from the Persians, so they called the Arabs the Great Food Country. Li Shimin mistakenly thought that Arabs were the westernmost place.

"The emperor is really knowledgeable, but it is not the Great Food Kingdom. The Great Food Kingdom has not yet become an empire and is not strong enough. Now the most powerful country in the west is Rome, that is, the Byzantine Empire, and the Western Turks have also had some contacts with them. Since the Western Turks were played with us in applause, they have opened up their trade routes. Not only our people can go out, but Western merchants can also come. And the path they are actually farther than us." Jing Wen said.

Jing Wen was speechless to those merchants, because basically no one could go to Rome for those merchants who went on the Silk Road, and most of them turned back when they arrived in Persia. They sold their goods to the Persians, or the Romans in Persia, and then they turned back to continue the next round of business. Doing this actually reduced their profits. However, doing this is not without benefits. Running a shorter distance can make them less affected.

However, when the Romans were not concerned about so many. Since the trade routes opened, they gradually came to the Central Plains. They were no longer satisfied with being second-deao dealers, but wanted to come to the Tang Dynasty to purchase goods and then transport them back to Rome to trade. This was the case with Caesar. He came to the Tang Dynasty in person. He wanted to purchase goods from the Tang Dynasty directly and then take them back to Rome to sell. This was the perfect way to get the highest profit, rather than the previous Central Plains merchants who took them to Persia to sell, and then they then became second-deao dealers to trade.

"Emperor. The powerful country in the extreme west is the Roman Empire, but they have now split. But even Eastern Rome after the split is one of the best powers. If I remember it, Ban Chao of the Eastern Han Dynasty sent people to the Roman border when he was the Protector of the Western Regions, but he only went to the border. Rome is the largest power in the West. Is the emperor interested in meeting those Romans?" Jing Wen asked.

Li Shimin thought about it and immediately asked: "Who is stronger than our Central Plains in Rome back then?"

After hearing Li Shimin's question, Jing Wen was also in a hurry. Rome and China had no real direct communication, nor had wars ever occurred. So there was no way to compare such things, because Rome and China both represent the most powerful countries in the East and the West, but because of their ancient transportation strength, they did not directly break out in wars. This left too many doubts, that is, who is stronger, Rome or China. This question was speculated until later generations, who is more powerful.

How could Jing Wen answer this kind of question? So many experts have studied this kind of question for so many years, but no one can find a result, so this is completely a headless case. But Jing Wen is still strange, why so many people care about it. There is no "if" in history, after all, they have no time travelers. So Jing Wen cannot know which is stronger than Rome or the Han Dynasty back then.

But Li Shimin was so interested in listening to Jing Wen's analysis, and where did Jing Wen analyze a theory! If Jing Wen took it for granted that China is powerful, then Li Shimin would never believe it. However, Jing Wen could not say that Rome was powerful, and those who waited for Jing Wen would definitely slap them on the spot. So it must be said that China is powerful and that the so-called "evidence" can be produced so that Li Shimin can be satisfied. But what evidence is produced? The social systems of these two countries are different in all aspects and cannot be compared horizontally! If you insist on comparing, it is just a bull's head and wrong.

"Emperor, tell me a story and you will know who was stronger in the Han Dynasty and Rome back then. The Han Dynasty defeated the Huns, and the Huns defeated the Goths, the Goths defeated the Germans, and the Germans defeated the Romans. Emperor, do you know who was stronger?" Jing Wen said.

After hearing this statement, Li Shimin immediately burst into laughter. Obviously, this statement is very interesting. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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