Dashi, the imperial capital.
This is the central city of Damascus, also known as Damascus.
It is located to the north of the Red Sea and east of the Mediterranean Sea.
During the previous dynasty, some Western missionaries had arrived in the Eastern Land, and during the Da Qian Dynasty, more people came.
Therefore, after a long period of communication, I could barely communicate, and then I knew the identity of the other party and where the other party came from.
However, the Daqian people were still in a state of chaos regarding the West, so they simply referred to these people as the Daqian cannibals.
"Your Highness, a hundred miles north of here, there is a large capital city called Constantinople."
The people following Xiao Zheng were the envoys who arrived here on the first voyage and were arranged to stay here and learn the local language. They said: "Constantinople is one of the largest and prosperous capitals in Dashi. , more prosperous than Luocheng in Tianzhu."
Listening to the introduction by the translator beside him, Xiao Zheng looked at the Damascus in front of him and said: "Compared with the southeastern land of Daqian, it is still a bit inferior."
The translator quickly answered: "Your Highness, Daqian is a kingdom of heaven, ahead of the existence of the entire continent. Even Constantinople, the most prosperous capital of Daqian, is not as big as Chang'an, the imperial capital of Daqian. It’s quite different.”
"However, compared with the two capitals of Damascus and Constantinople, they are already the best, largest, and most prosperous capitals in this great food land."
"If we look at rankings, Rome is first, Constantinople is second, and Damascus is third."
Xiao Zheng was thoughtful.
These places are almost the same as what the elder brother said.
But my eldest brother has never been to these places. The ancient books he saw can actually record these places?
Those hermit masters are really masters, and they are able to reach these places.
To know.
He had just fought a battle with pirates in the West Sea.
But we are very aware of the dangers in these places. Some people in these places are very kind, and they are not even willing to kill.
The church ruled the entire region and anyone who did not follow their church was called a heretic.
In some cases, church and state coexist.
But these places are quite messy.
Dashi is actually divided into several countries, and there are also many chaotic places where various forces attack each other.
In the West, only places like Damascus and Constantinople can be considered prosperous cities.
Some other places are completely barbaric.
Fortunately, a large sea battle severely weakened the pirates, and among these pirates there were many people from the Western Lands.
When Daqian's merchant ship docked, these people were already frightened.
Xiao Zheng was greeted by the local king with the noblest etiquette, expressing his warm welcome and his willingness to obey Daqian as the superior country and seek the blessing of the superior country.
The land of Damascus has a very serious church culture, but the leader understands that Dagan is very powerful, even more powerful than Byzantium.
They cannot offend such a powerful country.
Then we must get ahead of Byzantium and make good friends with such a powerful country.
Xiao Zheng immediately expressed his intention to establish the Daqian Exchange in Damascus.
In other words, in the future, Daqian’s goods will be stored here.
Whatever Damascus needs, Daqian can produce it.
What Daqian needs is their local black oil, coal, gold, copper ore, diamonds, jade, etc.
For Daqian, cloth can be spun every day. With the improved textile machines, cloth can be spun much faster.
In the West, textiles are still in a relatively primitive period, and so is dyeing.
Or white.
Or black.
Or it's the original color.
But Daqian can already dye fabrics in seven colors.
The key is that Daqian's clothes also look very good-looking. For example, Xiao Zheng is wearing a blue robe, which is also the most eye-catching presence at the palace banquet in Damascus.
In addition, Daqian's various delicacies are also very popular in the local area.
They had never had such delicious food.
Daqian's gold, silver and copper coins also look very good-looking, especially the silver coins, which are shiny and shiny.
Some people directly bought the silver coins at a high price, then melted them themselves and turned them into a silver plate.
This silver plate was more beautiful than the silver plate they used.
The West is indeed a wealthy place.
It is no wonder that the eldest brother must promote the great voyage. Daqian constantly creates goods and then transports them to this overseas place to sell.
Just like Japan back then, the goods were so popular that they were all sold out quickly.
I also got a lot of gold and silver treasures, black fire oil, black charcoal and so on.
Xiao Zheng did not forget Xiao Yi's instructions. He searched for crop seeds. As long as they were edible, he would find out how to cultivate them and then bring back the seeds.
Tomatoes, peppers, spinach, curry, etc. were all brought back to Daqian by the voyage caravans and began to be planted in the southwest.
After more seeds are obtained, full promotion begins.
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Chang'an.
Political Hall.
Di Yan stood directly in front of the civil servants, holding a document in his hand and reading it for a while. Then he asked Dai Guang and several officials from the Municipal Shipping Department: "Why not?"
Daqian wanted to station troops in some countries in the land of the West Sea and establish exchanges. Not only that, he also wanted to relocate some people.
In other words, if the people of Daqian are allowed to live in some countries in the land of the West Sea, they will first help in the exchange. After learning simple local dialects, they can do some business outside the exchange.
In order to protect the exchange and the people of the country, Daqian will send troops to garrison.
The strength of an exchange ranged from three thousand to five thousand.
Over time.
If these soldiers are willing, they can also move their families there and settle there.
Dai Guang said: "Mr. Di Ge, the land in the west is not stable now. Some forces often attack each other."
"His Royal Highness King Yan made it very clear in the memorial that except for those prosperous places, everything else is a place of chaos."
"Now, there are only three capitals that are willing to accept Daqian to establish an exchange."
"And this time, it lasted for half a year."
"Once there is chaos over there due to local reasons, war will break out."
"Whether the three thousand guards of the exchange can guard the exchange is still a question."
"If the people immigrated there, wouldn't it have a huge impact if they suffered any accidents due to the war?"
Di Yan said: "Dangers and opportunities coexist, and blessings and misfortunes depend on each other."
"Many people in Daqian are still very poor. For example, in Liangshan, Hanzhong, there is little arable land and even less harvest."
"Instead of letting them stay in those bitter cold places, it is better to let them follow the merchant ships and migrate to the land of the Western Sea."
"There is abundant rainfall and fertile land there, which is very suitable for farming."
"If we can get over there, with Daqian's current reputation, it will be a life like a master's life over there."
"Besides, even if there is a war, the Daqian Navy can provide support."
"With the power of Daqian's current artillery, it can definitely help quell the war there. Even from now on, it can help Byzantium or Damascus expand and establish a powerful unified empire."
"Tianzhu, Persia, Byzantium, Damascus, the Caliphate, etc., let these places stabilize, and some small forces will directly annex them."
"Daqian helped them pacify these small forces and established an exchange so that they could use Daqian's commodities and live a better life."
"They have lived a good life, and naturally they know the benefits that Daqian has brought to them."
Di Yan's intention is also very clear, to help these empires, and then publicize the good work of Daqian, publicize the power of Daqian, and enhance the prestige of Daqian with the force of Daqian navy.
