Enter the Tang Dynasty with space

Chapter 219 Win over Byzantine officials

The next day, Yang Zheng and his party set off for Damascus, planning to enter the Byzantine Empire through here.

Within two days, we arrived in Damascus. Damascus was under the jurisdiction of Byzantium. After Syria was divided into two ends, Byzantium retained the largest city in Syria. At this time, Constantine had led some Byzantine officials to wait at the gate of Damascus. It’s been a long time.

As soon as Yang Zheng, Alice and others appeared, Byzantine officials fell to their knees one after another: "The ministers are referring to Her Royal Highness, and to the Prince-in-law!"

"Excuse me, let's all get up." It was Alice's turn to call the shots, and now it was her territory, Yang Zheng smiled and said nothing.

"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess!"

After entering Damascus, Yang Zheng discovered that the urban construction here was also modeled after Chinatown, opening up commercial markets and selling Byzantine products.The size of the city is quite good, but the population is not large. Although it is also a commercial city, it is obvious that many businessmen have been attracted to Chinatown.

"My son-in-law, see if you can exclusively sell several Tang products in Damascus, so that Damascus will definitely prosper immediately." The Syrian (Byzantine) governor Nicholas said to Yang Zheng with a careful smile.

Yang Zheng also noticed the problem in Damascus. Many shops were built in Byzantium here to sell Byzantine glass products, art paintings, pearls, agates, jade and other products. At the same time, there were also many Tang people who bought shops and sold Tang products.

Generally speaking, Byzantine products are naturally inferior to those of Datang, so there are big problems in sales. For example, glass products. Without Yang Zheng's crossing, Byzantine glass products would be considered the most advanced, but Yang Zheng Zheng completely adopted the methods of later generations to manufacture glass. Although restricted by the times, Datang's glass products were already ahead of this era. The glass products had less impurities and were clear and bright, so the sales of Byzantine glass products were not large.

The girl Wu Meiniang picked up a few mirrors and looked at them before leaving them behind, obviously not to her liking.

Only those pearls, agate jewelry and art paintings are quite popular among the Tang people. Although they are expensive, the Tang people are well-off and can still afford them.

Almost everyone in the Tang Mission bought some, after all, it was rare to come across so many rare ornaments in Youzhou City.

At the same time, Byzantium's medical skills are still developed, and it can be regarded as a medical skill that keeps pace with traditional Chinese medicine.In the medical center, there are quite a lot of people seeing a doctor, and merchants travel long distances for a long time, and there will always be some problems, so the business of the Byzantine medical center is still booming.

Obviously, Byzantium has no advantage in business competition, and it is not realistic to bring economic benefits to the Byzantine Empire quickly.

Yang Zheng then smiled and said: "Your Excellency's words are quite reasonable, but the problem of Byzantium is not here. Commerce can certainly earn Byzantium a lot of income, but if you want to improve the national power of Byzantium, you can't do it without developing agriculture and people's livelihood. You see, there is no Byzantine grain and vegetable sales here at all. We Tang people are selling rice, wheat, sweet potatoes, yams and other grains, as well as vegetables and fruits. I think they are basically shipped from Datang. Right? It’s really embarrassing for them, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, to be able to maintain this level of fresh vegetables and fruits. Therefore, if you Byzantium can grow these grains, vegetables and fruits, not only can the life of the Byzantines be guaranteed, but also supply The needs of major cities, with the guarantee of agriculture, commerce can play a greater role, and other industries can also develop, you say, right?"

The Byzantine officials were all in deep thought, and then nodded one by one.

Constantine said: "What the son-in-law said is very true. Over the years, Byzantium has been repeatedly invaded by wars. A large number of males have been consumed in the wars. As a result, a large amount of land has been desolate, and grain production has dropped sharply. If we want to develop agriculture, I am afraid that we must It will take several years to get better."

"Haha, no need, this son-in-law can give you food, vegetables and fruits within a year. I have already decided to lend 500 million money and materials to Byzantium to help you develop agricultural production immediately. If you pay me back, just pay me back." Yang Zheng said his idea, and all the Byzantine officials smiled happily.

Constantine was even more overjoyed, and said: "This move by the son-in-law is really a timely help. I think His Majesty will definitely agree."

"Yes, if the prince is so generous, we Byzantines will have a good life soon."

"The son-in-law is wise and mighty, and is the lucky star of our Byzantium."

Yang Zheng is happy, it feels good to be an uncle, he is happy to help others, people must be grateful, those who are not grateful are bastards, the Byzantines should not be able to.

After wandering around Damascus for a while, I returned to the Governor’s Mansion of Syria. A welcome banquet was prepared here. The princess and her son-in-law returned home, and the Byzantines would naturally treat them warmly. What’s more, it was Datang who helped defeat the Franks and the cannibals this time. .

Most of the food at the banquet was purchased from Tang people, and Nicholas knew that Tang people liked to eat these things.

"Your Highness, Prince Consort, please take your seat!"

Nicholas showed Yang Zheng and others a seat respectfully.

"Don't be cautious, everyone can do whatever they want, madam, don't you think so?" Yang Zheng saw the situation, the atmosphere of the meal must be depressed, so he asked Alice with a smile.

Alice smiled sweetly, and said, "That's right, everyone can do whatever they want, the son-in-law doesn't like this. Come, come, let's all sit and chat while eating."

Constantine and Nicholas had no choice but to do so, everyone let go, and the banquet became lively.

Yang Zheng picked up a glass of wine and said, "Come on, let's drink this glass first, and wish the relationship between Datang and Byzantium to prosper and be friendly forever!"

"What the son-in-law said is very true, cheers!"

"Cheers to the friendship between Datang and Byzantium!"

"Done!"

Everyone drank it down one after another. Yang Zheng took a sip and felt that the taste of this wine was much worse than his Yang's wine from the Western Regions.So he said with a smile: "Ashnasheer, take out the king's wine and drink with friends from Byzantium!"

After a while, Ashinasheer took out a few bottles of wine from Yang Zheng's luggage.

The Byzantine officials saw it, and they all wondered if the Tang wine tasted better?

As soon as the bottle cork was opened, a strong fragrance spread quickly, and everyone clapped their hands and applauded.

"Good wine! You'll be intoxicated just by the smell!"

"The son-in-law is really a master, to have such fine wine, I will be blessed today!"

"Hurry up, I can't wait to have a sip!"

As soon as Yang's wine was poured into the wine glass, some impatient Byzantine officials picked it up and drank it immediately.

"Good wine! It's so delicious!"

"My god, this is simply a fairy product in the world, thank you son-in-law for giving me the wine!"

"This wine is very refreshing. Our Byzantine wine is almost like water. It's incomparable."

Yang Zheng watched with satisfaction as the Byzantines commented on Yang's wine, obviously everyone was very satisfied.

"What do you think if this wine is only sold in Damascus?"

When Nicholas heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Thank you son-in-law! If this is the case, Damascus will surely attract an opportunity."

"Well, in the future, Yang's wine from the Western Regions will be handed over to Damascus for sale in the Middle East. If you work hard, there will definitely be huge profit margins." Yang Zheng handed over his wine to Damascus for sale. Tang is unique, and the sales are very good. If it is sold in Damascus, it will become popular immediately. No matter what country you are, as long as you drink such a glass of Yang's wine, do you want to drink other wines?
Nicholas was overjoyed. He, the governor of Syria, had done a bit unsatisfactory, and Heraclius was already a little dissatisfied. At this time, Yang Zheng sent a life-saving straw, which really solved his urgent need.

And Yang Zheng's closer relationship with Nicholas is not just that simple. For Alice to inherit the position of Heraclius, the support of these governors is also inseparable. Is it biased towards others?

So at the banquet, Yang Zheng attacked from all sides, fighting with everyone in full swing.Naturally, everyone was also willing to get close to Yang Zheng. This celebrity in front of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty might soon become a celebrity in front of the Byzantine Emperor. If he didn't find an opportunity to get closer at this time, he might not have a foothold in the future.

As a result, many Byzantine officials obtained the distribution rights of Yang Zheng's many industries in Byzantium. For example, Constantine obtained the exclusive sales rights of Yang's tea in the Byzantine Empire. Zanetti, the love general, obtained the exclusive right to sell Tang livestock in Byzantium. It is like a treasure, and the thread-bound book of Tang is a treasure for developing education and acquiring knowledge.

Most of the Byzantine officials who participated in the reception this time were the backbone of Byzantium, and Yang Zheng gave benefits to everyone. Obviously, this will lay a solid foundation for Alice's future ascendancy. With the support of these people, it is easy for Alice to become the Queen of Byzantium !
The banquet was a good one, and after a meal, all Byzantine officials were drunk.

Seeing a table lying down, Yang Zheng laughed at himself and said, "Hehe, isn't this king drinking too much? It's just that Dugu is begging for defeat!"

After resting in Damascus for a day, Yang Zheng and his party set off for Constantinople with Byzantine officials.Someone in Damascus was responsible for contacting Nicholas about the sale of Yang's wine from the Western Regions.

Entering the hinterland of Byzantium, what Yang Zheng saw was a desolation, and as Constantine said, there were really too few men in Byzantium, and most of the land was cultivated by women, old and young, so the power was very limited, and a large number of The land is barren.

Most of the cities along the way are also depressed and seem to have no vitality.Many cities are just a building, at most it can be regarded as a local symbol. The city is sparsely populated and the economy is backward. This situation is a little better the closer it is to Constantinople.Seeing Yang Zheng's frown, the accompanying Byzantine officials all smiled bitterly. Obviously, they couldn't explain their dissatisfaction with the son-in-law. Byzantium's geographical location is so special, so it was devastated by the war. It broke out five times, and then fought against the big cannibals. Later, the Franks also fought against Byzantium in order to fight for the Balkans.If it wasn't for its solid background, Byzantium would have perished long ago.

Three days later, Constantinople finally arrived, the capital city of Byzantium, looking at this majestic Roman-style city, Yang Zheng finally showed a rare smile, but Alice beside her was already sobbing!

(End of this chapter)