Chapter 1505 The Difference Between East and West
John is the surname of the missionary. His real name is John Abel Alex. Zhao Zhen friendlyly calls him Alex, giving people an approachable feeling. At the same time, he also knows that the person in front of him has Greek blood flowing in the body.
Being able to reach the distant Eastern Empire as a missionary will do your best to reach the distant Eastern Empire. This test for a person is not uncommon. You must even have the heroic temperament in classical novels, otherwise you will not be able to succeed.
After all, this is not a dozen hours of air voyage, but a arduous journey of half a year. The dangers you have to travel through and encounter are unimaginable.
Even with Zhao Zhen's current ability, he may not be able to reach the distant Roman Empire with sufficient preparation.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen is full of admiration for Alex's arrival, but no matter how much he admires, Zhao Zhen will not be ruthless in what he should take. This is respect for himself and respect for Alex.
Alex, who was relaxed, was back, and the velvet handkerchief in his hand was much more noble than the robe he had, with crowns, double-headed eagles and crosses on it.
Zhao Zhen believed that this was something Alex saw on purpose, which meant that he was a missionary with the qualifications to send the Holy Roman Empire. In other words, he was not only a missionary but also an envoy of the Holy Roman Empire, but at least an envoy of Heinrich IV IV, the ruler of the Frankian dynasty.
Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and faced Sancai in front of Alex: "Tell the people from the Ministry of Rites that they will take photos of someone going to Europa next month, and then clear the etiquette and law of others before turning them out!"
The three talents were unclear, and Alex looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise and said: God bless you, the monarch of the Song Empire, your erudition is as vast as the sky as John said!”
Zhao Zhen smiled: "I just got a little bit of it, haha..."
He would never tell Alex that these are the knowledge he had mastered before stealing in his "last life" to identify the value of artworks, otherwise it would be nothing in his eyes...
Alex bent down to salute and spoke in a bad Chinese language: "John Abel Alex, the third king of the Roman people of the Salian dynasty, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the messenger of Heinrich IV, the Duke of Bavaria in Germany, will express his most sincere respect to you and your empire!"
Sancai was already listening to it, and there were many titles, including kings, emperors, or dukes. These titles were simply impossible for them to appear at the same time in the Song Dynasty.
But Zhao Zhen listened with relish: "When you go back, you will also express my respect to him. The Holy Roman Empire is a strong man in the Western world and a continuation of the orthodox Roman Empire. I recognize this and recognize all the monarchs crowned by the Roman Catholic Church!"
Huh... Even Sancai could hear Alex breathing a sigh of relief, and then his face became relaxed.
"Dear Your Majesty, even God will touch your sincerity, but those who should have fallen into hell do not respect it..."
Zhao Zhen raised his hand and interrupted him: "I have no interest in the dispute between Christianity and ***, and I do not want the two religions to attack each other in the Song Dynasty, otherwise I will disperse the original religious system."
He pointed to Alex and pointed to the outside of Sifang Pavilion: "Otherwise you and them will disappear on my territory."
Alex stopped talking awkwardly, and Zhao Zhen’s random warning was something he could not bear: “Don’t worry, your Majesty, the war between Christianity and the *** will never spread to your territory.”
"Very good, let me tell you the purpose of your visit this time! As a missionary authorized by the Holy See, he was also an envoy of Heinrich IV, I want to know what purpose you have besides preaching."
Sancai looked at Zhao Zhen with admiration. When he was still in the fog, the official had already mastered the Sifang Pavilion. To be precise, it should be the initiative between the Song Dynasty and the Ma Empire.
Sure enough, Alex spoke excitedly and praised in idioms he had learned: "Your Majesty is as wise as a torch. I went to the Song Dynasty mainly for missionary preaching, and of course for trade between the two empires of the East and the West. My master hopes that the Song Dynasty will give the Frankian dynasty monopoly trade power! We will bear the transportation of the Song Dynasty and the scriptures..."
"Go away..."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and interrupted him again, and said angrily: "Has you and your Majesty never heard John talk about the national conditions of the Song Dynasty? How could he give such a thing to the Frankian dynasty? Even if Heinrich IV wanted to leave a rich legacy for his dynasty, he shouldn't have such inconsolation! What did you Song Dynasty treat? The pigs to be slaughtered?! You are insulting the Song Dynasty and the emperor of the Eastern Empire!"
Just kidding, trade monopoly is a thing that treats the Song Dynasty as a free lunch. However, the Song Dynasty's goods will completely disappear in other countries, and they can only sell the goods to the Frankian dynasty, and they will sell them to all over the world.
Greed has made some people lose their minds. No matter how high the price the other party offers, Zhao Zhen will not agree. This limits the Song Dynasty and will also limit the future of the Song Dynasty!
"This matter can be discussed again. Please think twice, after all, this will bring convenience to you and your empire."
Zhao Zhen sneered and said, "I will imagine the future for you! I know very well that you want to monopolize the goods of the Song Dynasty, and then make you the spokespersons of the Western world, and then sell the goods at extremely high prices. Through the long journey and difficulties, I will convince me to get more benefits, right?"
After saying that, Zhao Zhen yelled: "Sancai! Tell them what this is called in the Song Dynasty?"
"Get out of nothing!"
Zhao Zhen stood up and stared at Alex and said, "Do you know the gap between the East and the West? In the East, there was a big flood on the land of China. At that time, your saint Noah spent a lot of time to build a huge ark to save the creatures in the world. However, my ancestors of the Eastern civilization used a man named Yu to use the same time to open a canal, dig a river, dig water like a sea, and finally defeated the flood..."
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he paused: "This is the difference in thinking between you and me. I, Chinese, have never been afraid of difficulties. We are thinking of ways to solve it, not avoid it, so don't use your thoughts to influence us!
Even if there is difficulty in trading, what if I can buy things from the Song Dynasty all over the world. You are threatening me if you dare to bring that damn Crusader to Seljuk."
Zhao Zhen glared at Alex: "I will regard your actions as a declaration of war against the Song Empire, and it is also the beginning of the war in Hengluo again! But this time the enemies are not those ***s, but you!"
Alex sat there. He didn't expect that his words would cause such serious consequences, and he didn't expect that the king of the Eastern Empire in front of him had guessed the thoughts of Heinrich IV.
Chapter completed!