Ji Yi has moved into a mansion called "Caesar Palace". Just next to the expanded Brachnai Palace, like Brachnai Palace, it is also adjacent to the tall and majestic Constantinople walls. This mansion was built by Blinius after marrying Anna Komunina and spent a lot of money to please his young and noble wife. It adopts a typical Roman style decorative style, magnificent and decorated with exquisite carvings everywhere. A fountain was also built in the huge courtyard, which can eject the ever-changing fountain. Even the knowledgeable Ji Yi's gaze was attracted by this fun fountain for a while.

This fountain is really fun, and the officials will definitely like it! Ji Yi thought to himself: There are also those carvings, brick and stone houses that look very grand, and those tall and thick stone pillars... all seem to be worthy. It seems that the Romans' creation skills are a little better than those of the Song Dynasty! These three people must have my master. Since they are a little stronger, they have to send people to study in Rome.

This trip to Rome is the right one!

"Does the Ambassador like this fountain?"

Komningna and Madam Mo, wearing a robe dress, walked together and led the way in front. The two women walked for a while before they found that the footsteps behind them were gone, so they turned around and looked around. They found that Ji Yi, Li Gang and others who had been accompanying each other stopped in front of the fountain.

"There is no such thing in the State of Song," Mo replied with a smile. "Amistant Ji naturally felt novel when he saw it. Maybe he would send people to study in Rome in the future. There must be a university in Constantinople, right?"

There were not many thoughts of the great country in the Song Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, there were monks who went to the West to seek scriptures, and more than just monks in the Tang Dynasty! What's more, the Song Dynasty, which was originally weak, was so normal that they wanted to learn something from foreign countries.

When Anna heard Mori ask about the situation in the university, she couldn't help but frown slightly, "There is only one Magnora Palace Academy, which mainly teaches Christian scriptures, and only has a small amount of philosophy and scientific knowledge."

The science and philosophy of the Eastern Roman Empire declined rapidly as Christianity became the state religion. As early as more than 500 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire banned the existence of secular schools, and Christian schools became the only educational institution. If you want to learn ancient Greek philosophy and science, you can only go to family education and self-study!

But luckily, the European Christian world has always been fragmented, and the authority of the Pope and the Patriarch of Constantinople is not enough to suppress philosophy and science for a long time. Moreover, there are loopholes in Christianity itself, and there is no theory like "sealed" prophets. Therefore, religion itself also needs to prove God's glory through philosophy and scientific research. Therefore, in many Christian schools, ancient Greek philosophy and science are still preserved, but they are covered with the cloak of religion.

As the dual heirs of ancient Rome and ancient Greece, ancient Greece preserved by the Eastern Roman Empire, the philosophy and science of ancient Rome were also quite complete, and the stock was large and not easy to be destroyed.

"Our Yuntai University does not have Taoism or Buddhist scriptures," Moli said. "In the ancient philosophy of "Peach Blossom Stone, there is no status of God, only the status of knowledge."

"What? There is such a philosophy?" Anna looked very surprised and looked at Moli in surprise, "Then I have to study the philosophical thoughts of Taohua Stone."

At this time, Ji Yi and Li Gang had already seen the fountain and walked towards Anna and Moli with Caesar's company.

Seeing the men coming, Anna whispered to Moli: "I remember you said that Ambassador Ji and Deputy Ambassador Li are both philosophers of Taohuashi, so I want to ask them for philosophy alone. Can you arrange it for me?"

"Of course, I think they also want to ask you about Greek philosophy." Mori replied.

Although Ji Yi and Li Gang's mission came to Constantinople to "seek the scriptures", there is a process of exchange of ideas and cannot be achieved overnight, nor is it an urgent task. At least tonight, when the moon was falling in the large garden of Caesar's Palace, Ji Yi and Anna who met here did not care about each other's thoughts, they only care about interests.

The secret meeting was held in the name of "appreciating the moon". The envoys of the Song Dynasty invited the Roman princess to appreciate the bright moon together... It looked a bit like traveling through time, but it really happened!

At the same time, Li Gang and two Arab scholars were enjoying roasted wild boar and wine with Caesar Brinius in the banquet hall of the Caesar Palace, while discussing the formal ceremony of the Song Dynasty at the Blachnai Palace, the Porphyry Column Square, which symbolizes Constantinople, and the racecourse in Constantinople to welcome the Song Dynasty.

This needs to be discussed carefully. After all, the Song Dynasty and Rome are not in the same cultural circle, and the various etiquettes and customs are too different.

For example, it was difficult for Ji Yi and Li Gang to accept the court dance. However, it is still possible to watch the competition at the racecourse and lay wreaths to the martyrs in the porphyry giant pillar square. For this reason, Li Gang also seriously discussed with Blinius whether he wanted to burn some paper money for the martyrs in Junbao...

Just as Li Gang and Blinius were talking about paper money, Ji Yi finally met Anna who came with Moli in a corner of the garden.

Ji Yi held her fist and said in Latin that she had learned from Baldwin: "His Royal Highness, Your Highness."

The princess performed a curtsy and smiled and said in Arabic, "Your Excellency Ambassador, I am honored to meet you here."

Murley acted as the translator for the two. She could speak Arabic, Persian and Chinese, but she did not understand Greek and Latin, so Anna responded to Ji Yi in Arabic.

Ji Yi and Anna began to walk along the wide and straight road in the garden, not holding arms or holding hands, but shoulder distances of more than one foot. Moli followed behind the two and acted as a translator.

"I heard from Moli that your emperor is fighting against the Tianfang Cultists?"

"It's just a fight against rebellion." Ji Yi said carefully, "Karakhan's lion Khan is just a clown who jumps the beam and is not the opponent of my heavenly soldiers. He should be about to perish now, right?"

"But I heard that the Taohua Stone Kingdom is a great country of the Tianfang Sect, and its strength is comparable to that of the Seljuk Turks!"

"You must have heard some rumors," Ji Yi smiled. "The Karakhan Dynasty has long been corrupt, and the Seljuk people don't look strong... Otherwise, my official would not have been able to reach Constantinople."

"Yes, how could the Saracens and Turks let you reach the Mediterranean?" Anna asked.

Ji Yi smiled, "Because the navy of our dynasty has controlled the Sanfoqi Strait and entered the Indian Ocean! Now the silk, porcelain, and spices in the east have been controlled by the Song Dynasty!"

This is a bit boring! But taking over the Three Buddhas Straits means you have the capital to brag!

In this era, silk, porcelain and spices were the most important international trade products. Among them, silk and porcelain are naturally the trump card made in China, and the main production areas of spices are Ceylon, Sanfoqi, Java and India. After blocking the Sanfoqi Strait, spices produced from Sanfoqi and Java were also controlled. As for the spices in India and Ceylon, Ji Yi was not unable to intervene.

Before leaving the Sanfoqi Strait, didn’t he form a Buddhist alliance? Among them were Ceylon and the Polo Kingdom of India.

In addition, once the Hexi Army and the Great Education Regiment succeed in Anxi, they will immediately go south to the Gassini Dynasty.

As long as the forces of the Hexi Army and the Great Education Regiment can enter India, the sea control in the Indian Ocean will sooner or later belong to the Western Inspection Department of the Song Dynasty.

After taking control of the South and the West, the trade routes from the Song Dynasty to Europe were the last gateway of the Sinai region of the Red Sea.

These are two large markets with a population of 70 to 80 million (if the population of Khitan, Goryeo, Japan, and Annan is considered to be over 100 million). There is also a large market in the middle of which has a population of tens of millions. However, the trade between these three large markets has been controlled and mastered by the Tianfang Sect world (not counting the Indian Tianfang Sects). They have seized a lot of nutrients from the trade between the three major economies of the world year after year, and it is difficult to be underdeveloped!

"The navy on the peach blossom stone has entered the Indian Ocean?" Anna Komunina also knows a lot of geography, "Who is Ceylon and Adam in?"

Hearing this question, Ji Yi laughed, "Ceylon is under the control of our ally, the Kingdom of Ceylon. There are many Buddhists in our Song Dynasty, and they can be considered half a Buddha's country. Therefore, they formed an alliance with the three Buddhist kingdoms, including the Three Buddhas, the Kingdom of India and the Kingdom of Ceylon, to jointly control the Indian Ocean and exclude the power of the Tianfang Sect.

It’s a pity that no matter how much you exclude it, there is still no boat that can enter the Mediterranean from the narrow ocean called the Red Sea!”

"That's because Fatima, the owner of the Sinai Peninsula, was under the control of the Caliph!" Anna Komunina frowned, "If the Roman Empire could recover there... can your ships pass through Adam?"

Ji Yi smiled and said, "Your Highness, when I arrived in Rome, I realized that porcelain is so expensive and glass is so cheap! In the Song Dynasty, goods worth one pound of silver are worth at least ten pounds of silver are shipped to the Mediterranean! Similarly, goods worth only one pound of silver in the Mediterranean will increase ten times when they arrive in the Song Dynasty. Even considering the risks of sea navigation, there are several times of generous gifts! Moreover, the trade volume between the Mediterranean, India, and peach stones is so huge that there are millions of Roman pounds of silver every year!"

Ji Yi's tone became a little gloomy, "With such a big benefit, what is the little Adam Emir? We can not only solve the Adam Emir's problem, but also help Christian countries willing to send troops to attack the Sinai Peninsula to raise military expenses."

"How do you plan to help us raise military expenses?" Princess Anna Komunina was obviously moved, and she could hear a clue from her words. "This requires thousands of pounds of gold... You can't bring so much gold through the territory of the Saracen and Turks, right?"

Ji Yi smiled and said, "Thousands of pounds of gold are just a drop in the bucket for our country that controls half of the Indian Ocean and the entire Three Foqi Straits! As long as the Sinai Peninsula can be opened, it will not be a problem."

Anna shook her head, "But we need money to hire mercenaries and navy now!"

Ji Yi said: "With such a prospect, we can naturally convince the merchants and lords to pay... Maybe we can set up a country with a large number of shares to control and operate the Sinai Peninsula."
Chapter completed!