Chapter 458: The Way of the Pure View (3)

"Who are you?" Some European races could be seen in the Tang Dynasty.

At one time, Li Wei was also curious because he heard a saying in his previous life that the European race was very short at the beginning, but later it became taller after it was nourished. In fact, it was not. It is still taller than the people in the Central Plains. However, facing the powerful Tang Dynasty, no matter how tall they were, after they came to the Tang Dynasty, they were barbarians and could only lower their tall heads with inferiority.

But I haven't seen so many authentic European races.

Especially the blonde and blue-eyed sister in front of me, well, she has a bit of the European and American beauty in the future.

Hu Ying introduced: "She is Princess Frank."

"Princess, why are you here too?" The inertial thinking did not reverse for a moment.

Hu Ying gave a brief explanation.

So that's it, Li Wei finally remembered something. Now the essence of European civilization is in Byzantium, that is, Eastern Rome, or the Great Qin Empire mentioned by the Tang Dynasty. There was also a Great Qin Kingdom in India, in the later Bangladesh area. Later, the Frank Empire was divided into three parts, one was France, two was Germany, and three was Italy. Britain may still be a backward primitive country. Spain will be occupied by the Great Food. Later, it seemed that France spread the civilization to Britain.

I probably remember so much, and I learned it in detail, but I forgot how Frank became three, and how civilization was introduced from Byzantium to the three kingdoms.

This is not important, it is too far away, and it is beyond reach.

But Li Wei thought of one thing: the most dangerous thing about the Tang Dynasty was that the first was the Jiedu system, and the Hu general was the Jiedu governor. The Anshi Rebellion was almost devastating to the Tang Dynasty. The second was the Tubo people, the third was the Turks and the Khitans. Another was the Great Cannibal, which prevented the Tang Dynasty from expanding westward. I don’t remember much. Gao Xianzhi was an encounter. Although it seemed that Gao Xianzhi’s brutality caused Ge Luolu’s betrayal, and the large number of Great Cannibals led to great defeat, Gao Xianzhi encountered in that battle not the most powerful main army of Dashi. In other words, the combat effectiveness of the Dashi army was not the Tang army.

These are the four major harms of the Tang Dynasty.

But for China, the northern nomadic peoples, Khitans, Jurchens and ***ers are the number one rivals. Going further, the Japanese are easy to solve this problem. As long as he becomes the emperor, he can kill it now. Or he is European.

However, with the current Tang Dynasty's ability, it is obviously unrealistic to put troops into Europe. Therefore, this thought flashed through my mind, and I didn't think about it anymore, and said with a smile: "Hello, princess."

"Hello, Prince," Xiangdai gave a European noble ceremony and said, "Crown Prince, I have something to ask for in your Tang Dynasty."

"What do you want?"

"I have heard of the power of your Tang Dynasty for a long time. As long as you send troops to drive away Piping for my father, I am willing to marry your Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, or you, the prince." Xiangde said seriously. In the Frank Kingdom, her beauty is very famous, and many noble children want to pursue her.

Of course, Li Wei is also a great beauty in his eyes.

It made Xiangdai's words choke.

Whether you are the daughter of a puppet emperor or the daughter of a real emperor, in the Tang Dynasty, you Europe was just a country of barbarians, and you looked good, probably because of your belief in Catholicism. Originally, Europeans' private lives were very chaotic, but Catholics opposed this kind of life and practiced monogamy. They may be "inspired by God", have good character, and beauties, like a European lady. But in the Tang Dynasty, who cares about you, a European lady?

Maybe in my own eyes, I am still a beauty, but in the eyes of others, I am a monster.

He smiled with a gentlemanly demeanor and said, "Princess Xiangdai, that's impossible. Our Tang Dynasty was polygamous, which was not in line with your beliefs. Moreover, our Tang Dynasty was not interested in the distant West."

I feel that, but how can the troops be deployed? Can Genghis Khan take over and control it?

Besides, there are still a lot of troubles in the Tang Dynasty at present. Tubo has not solved it, so the Silla people have swallowed a large area of ​​territory. I can't stand it. There are also Turks in the north. Will Qinling send people to instigate them? Western Turks have not solved it. Wang Fangyi just temporarily suppressed it. What ability does it have to do to Europe? Big Food can't even control it!

Xiangde was very disappointed.

Li Wei said again: "But our Tang Dynasty will give you lifelong shelter."

No matter how capable Piping has, he cannot find Chang'an and seek her trouble. As for whether this princess can find her happiness in Chang'an, it is hard to say.

A few more people came over and Hu Ying introduced: "They are Catholic priests, and their subjects are looking for books, but the Holy See stipulated that the people are not allowed to collect books privately except the Holy See, so I found them and agreed to a condition that allowed them to come to the Tang Dynasty to preach the teachings. I wonder if this move is appropriate?"

“Where is the books?”

Hu Ying pointed to the three or four carriages behind and said, "These cars are all kinds of books, as well as various books from ancient Luo Gu."

"Well done. You told them that the Tang Dynasty allowed them to preach, but do not interfere in our politics."

The Tang Dynasty mainly believed in the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism, and there were some foreign religions. People in the Tang Dynasty did not believe it and did not reject it in an inclusive and open atmosphere, such as the Zoroastrian religion of the Nine surnames of Zhaowu. Later, Europe was developed and Catholicism was spread, and there were many people who believed it. Now, who believed it? If you can do it well, these missionaries will be able to convert to Taoism or Buddhism in a few years. The most precious thing is to obtain these books. Should you send someone to another mission to get all the scientific and technological books of the Holy See?

Several missionaries didn't know what Li Wei was thinking, and they were overjoyed when they heard this. Can they spread the glory of the Lord to this rich country? They wanted to give a kiss.

Li Wei hurriedly put his hand behind him. Is it disgusting? If the Princess Xiangdai kissed her, she might consider it.

Several missionaries said something again, but Li Wei didn't understand a single sentence. His specialty in his previous life was poetry, songs and essays, and a little ancient essay, so he could memorize poetry as cabbage. But English was not his strengths. It was about three or four levels, and he could speak some simple language, read and write, so he could only do this.

However, it definitely doesn't work now. After more than a thousand years of change, the British came and spoke English from later generations. Just like the Tang Dynasty dialect, it was not Mandarin from later generations. Moreover, Europe is not the main language now. I don't know that it is Old Latin or other languages. I can't tell it, and I can't understand a syllable.

The meetings lasted for a long time before they ended. Then they said, "Then let's go to Shancheng to rest."

There weren't really entering Shancheng, there were too many people, Shancheng was not big, and there were not so many inns to settle. Just outside the city, they asked them to set up tents. Then Li Wei found Hu Ying and asked about his experience over the years and the current situation in West Asia and Europe.

Especially the history of Frank made him feel unhappy and did not see it. It was probably equivalent to the level of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, at least five hundred years behind the Tang Dynasty. But what happened later?

This is not only the system, but also the education. In short, it was not the matter of that dynasty and generation, but it has accumulated over time. Therefore, Li Wei attached more importance to the books brought by Hu Ying and said, "Take me to see the gifts you brought back."

Let him see the seeds first, which Li Wei has repeatedly instructed. Various seeds, and even sugar-made vegetable (beet) seeds. The seeds were found in the Tang Dynasty, and were used in that kind of vegetable. Not necessarily every seed was suitable for the Tang Dynasty, but there must be many seeds that can grow. This will further enrich the types of grain, vegetables and fruits of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Wei was still very disappointed. What he wanted most was potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn. These three high-yield and drought-resistant grains. With the current land of the Tang Dynasty, it could support 300 million to 400 million people, and even completely cultivate the north. Don’t have too many, as long as you let most of the nomadic people walk down from the horse and pick up a shovel and hoe, the damage to the north will be reduced by half. Moreover, 300 million open and enterprising, unyielding Tang Dynasty people who are poor scholars don’t talk about it, just like their fathers are soft, but have you ever let the little people say that peace is the most important thing?

It can be imagined that what impact will the 300 to 400 million strong and confident Tang people appear in this world?

But no.

But on the other hand, he was surprised.

After opening the carriage, books written on parchment were revealed. Li Wei also didn't know the same name, but there was a general translation. A local introduction was mostly religious books. I was not interested in it, so I finally asked the general translation to put these books next to it, and the baby finally came out. Aristotle's book, physicist mathematician Archimedes, and the book of Euclid, a creationist of geometry, and the book of Aristarch, an astronomer who proposed that the sun was a star. I don't know why the Catholic Church did not burn his books. Did the dark rule of the Catholic Church have not yet begun? The book of geographer Elatoseni.

Even later, a large number of books and some scholars were brought from some small countries with a strong academic atmosphere in Central Asia.

He looked at the books greedily and said, "Good thing."

Hu Ying whispered: "Your Highness, I have heard that some books are so ruthless."

It refers to some books about republic democratic systems, especially some philosophical books from ancient Greece, which are very contrary to Confucianism.

"You don't understand this. If a country wants to make great progress, it must constantly learn and improve, including the people of the Yi and Hu. If they have strengths, we can also learn from them and improve their own shortcomings so that the country can continue to flourish."

However, some books cannot be published publicly, but they can be translated as an internal reference for ministers to develop their own thinking and come up with better policies for the country. It is too early now, so I have to wait until I have a few months to see if I can successfully ascend the throne.

"Prince, do you like reading books too?" This European beauty came from somewhere.

Hu Ying stared at the eyes and said, "Princess, our prince is the most knowledgeable person in the Tang Dynasty. Of course he likes reading."

Li Wei didn't want to provoke this princess and said lightly: "Knowledge is power."

After saying that, leave.

This group of people stayed in Shanzhou for a few days, and Li Wei sent them away. My father was very happy. This time, almost hundreds of envoys from countries entered the court to see him. Some of them were even tens of thousands of miles away, so they could satisfy their father's vanity. In addition, the Sanmen Canal was finally completed and Qinghai was a great victory.

Dad, you are retired.

Just after seeing off these people, Di Renjie used a fast horse to send the great changes in Chang'an City to Qinghai.

Li Wei was confused. Is his second brother really crazy? He immediately called Pei Xingjian, and Pei Xingjian was overjoyed. As for how much Shangguan Wan'er blasphemed, Pei Xingjian didn't think about it. The people of the Tang Dynasty did not pay much attention to the chastity. He said, "Your Highness, you are so happy. If you had known this, we wouldn't have to report the Tubo information."

This report was actually obsessed with it.

As long as the content of this letter is made public, the soldiers in Qinghai may mutiny immediately. The emperor cannot summon him.

Li Wei also restrained himself from thinking about Shangguan Wan'er's affairs, looked at the letter and said, "Mr. Pei, I'm worried about my mother. Look, these soap armors were bought by my second brother?"

He didn't believe that the second brother was so confused that he wanted to rebel with two hundred armored soldiers. It was not the second brother, but the only one who had the ability was his mother. There was also some rust. It was supposed that before he came back last year, his mother was about to exert his last force on his second brother. Later, he came back, so he endured it and used it as a backup plan. However, how his mother put these soap armors into his second brother's mansion for half a year, and all the servants in his second brother's mansion didn't know. If it weren't for the incident of Wan'er, he might have been put for one year or two years. Li Wei was also disappointed with this skill...
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