Xiong Jing used Wuji as his translator, and on the Taotie, Siranus and Wugouchang communicated with each other in the comparison dictionary. With confusion about Wuji's extremely fluent translation of Greek, the group arrived in Yingdu, Siranus finally found out where Wuji came from.

"The respected king, he (who is not vigilant) comes from the county of Baktria, the Seleucid Empire, and he plots to rebel. Please (take him) out of your country." With the dictionary of Chu and Greek, Siranus spelled a sentence with difficulty in not being fluent in Chu language.

"As a civilized person, I cannot drive away my guests." Xiong Jing slowly said a Greek sentence. This surprised everyone, but Wu Ji had a smile on his face. The meaning of a smile was double. The first was that the King of Chu refused Silanus's "rude" request, and the second was that he did not spend much effort to let the King of Chu learn Greek.

In fact, this is just Xiong Jing's English foundation at work. They are both Indo-European languages, and the grammar of Greek and Indian Sanskrit is very similar. English originates from Latin, and Latin is also Indo-European language. Although Greek is different from English in pronunciation, quantity words, tone, tense, and function words, the expression method and the stacking and combination of words are similar.

"Oh!" When the left and right Shishi looked at each other and started writing the record, Siranus said oh and shouted the sun god. "This is a miracle!" he murmured. Then he glanced at Wu Ji, who was smiling, and said again: "If you insist on doing this, I can only inform the emperor of this matter: the envoy of the rebellious province of Bactrica was received by Chu. And I refuse him to continue as the translator of the negotiations between me and you, and I do not trust him."

Even in English, listening is Xiong Jing's weakness. He only half understood Siranus's words. Finally, Siranus wrote down this sentence, and Xiong Jing fully understood what he meant.

"I agree that Wu Ji will no longer serve as the translator between me and Zu Xia." Xiong Jing was not worried that Silanus would report the affairs of the envoy of Bactrice to Seleuc II, because Chu and Seleucus needed each other.

According to the report without hook length, Seleucau only had bronze armor, and the giant iron relied on imported Cerris iron produced in India. This was not because India's iron smelting technology surpassed other countries, but because the quality of the iron ore in India was better than other countries. These bronze armors were more than five millimeters in thickness, and in some places they were even more than one centimeter in thickness, and their weight was more than twenty kilograms. Moreover, it could only protect the chest, the waist was protected by a wide metal belt, and the calf was relied on a pair of bronze granite.

Heavy infantry fought in heavy bronze armor, plus the shield and Sarisha spear in their hands, making it extremely difficult to go forward every step. The ring armor made of giant iron is only one or two millimeters thick, which can protect the entire upper body and shoulders. The skirt armor, arm armor, and shin armor are all-round protection, and the total weight is only fourteen kilograms. Because of the quenching and proper tempering, the thickness of one or two millimeters is inferior to that of five millimeters or even one centimeter thick bronze armor, but this is completely enough on the battlefield.

Good protection for soldiers directly reduced the casualty rate. The casualty ratio of the Chu army dropped from the first five to one to three to one, or even below three to one, which was mostly caused by worshipping the Jujia. The lower casualty ratio prompted the soldiers to fight desperately, increasing the fear and panic of the enemy. Seleucus, who had fought from all sides since its founding, was certainly aware of this.

In addition to armor, the Chu State's giant iron weapons are also better than bronze weapons and various weapons made of Cyris iron. There are differences in iron ore itself, but more in terms of heat treatment. It is rumored that in order to achieve the previous quenching effect, American blacksmiths specially transported the water of a certain river from Britain because they were quenched with the water of that river, while the United States looked for rivers of different water quality.

If the importance of steelmaking is one, then the importance of carburizing is two, and the importance of heat treatment is five. Water quenching, oil quenching, salt water quenching, urine quenching, blood quenching, strong wind quenching, slave quenching (insert the red-burned sword into the slave body quenching)... The various quenching methods rely entirely on the experience of craftsmen. It takes generations and dozens of craftsmen to accumulate experience to find a suitable quenching method for steel produced in a certain iron ore.

The State of Chu had Xiong Jing's guidance and the simpler thermometer that could not be more simple. Jutie Mansion accumulated a large amount of heat treatment data. Different iron ores, different smelting methods, and different carbon content... Before the production of Jubian Jujia, Jutie Mansion had conducted thousands of tests and mastered the experience of heat treatment (key parameters), and craftsmen could produce it according to experience.

The Seleucci's army urgently needed the armor and weapons of Chu. The army equipped with these armor and weapons could soon defeat the rebellious Antioch Ierras and recover Anatolia (southern Asia Minor); the army could also easily defeat the Antioch dynasty (ruling Greece, Thraze, and northern Asia Minor), the Ptolemaic dynasty, as well as the provinces of Parthia and Bactria that suppressed the rebellion.

Because of this, Seleucid II received five thousand sets of giant armor and "sent" sixteen stallions, and agreed to sell Nisama to Chu. In the ancient world, the Nisama and the Salmatia aristocratic horses (which should refer to the sweat-blooded horses in Central Asia) produced in Persia were the only two high-quality horses with a shoulder height of more than 150 centimeters. Of course, there are differences between the two horses: Nisama is more robust and suitable for heavy armor. The noble horses are violent in nature and generally have to ride, and their weight-bearing ability is weaker than Nisama.

In addition, the better ones are the Iberian horses (Sorea horses) mentioned by Siranus, which were the ancestors of the Andalusian horses later, as well as the unknown forest horses in northern Europe and the Parbuma (the ancestors of Arabian horses) that may be native to North Africa.

With a wounded expression, Wu Ji withdrew from Mingtang in disappointment. Although he did not know about the weapons and horse transactions between Seleugu and Chu, he could truly feel the threat of Chu and Seleugu's trade. He wanted to insult the group of stingy Sogdian merchants in the pigeon letter. It was because they refused to provide stallions to Chu that the Chu people sent merchant ships to the west and introduced Seleugu's Nisama.

Wu Ji's departure made Siranus breathe a sigh of relief. After learning about Wu Ji's identity, he was very worried that the Bactrician envoy would prevent Chu from selling weapons to Seleugu.

"Dear King, I believe your ministers have reported to you his agreement with the emperor of our country," Silanus wrote in Greek. "Seleucus sold you Nesama, and you sold you weapons and armor to Seleucus."

"Of course." Xiong Jing nodded, and Wugucheng reported to him first. He also submitted a suggestion for transporting horses from the ocean. Ocean transport is not unfeasible, such as Europe immigrating to the Americas, and horses were transported by ship. But how to reduce the death of horses in transportation - it was originally four stallions and twelve mares, which was a very difficult task.

Another thing is the price of horses. Xiong Jing nodded and asked the people in the city if they were quick: "Can the horses of Seleucid be priced?"

"Reported to the king, the price has not been set," said Buji. "I think one horse should not exceed five armors."

"Two and a half gold?" Xiong Jing asked again. A pair of ring armor costs half gold, and a high-quality military horse costs only one gold in Zhao State.

"Of course." said Bully.

"How many sets of armor would be needed for a Nissa horse?" Xiong Jing asked Siranus.

"Dear King, if it is in Seleucus, an ordinary horse only needs two hundred Drach horses, and an excellent war horse requires at least one thousand Drach horses. The most expensive one is Buseverus, the mount of Alexander the Great, and his father spent thirteen tarants for this." Like Xiong Jing, Siranus only knew the price of the horses in Seleucus, the Mediterranean. "At this price you can buy seven hundred and eighty sets of bronze armor..."

Xiong Jing laughed before he finished reading the words Silanus wrote on paper. He told Buji and others, "The envoy said that the most expensive horse, Alexander's mount, Buseverus, is worth thirteen tarants, and you can buy 780 sets of bronze armor."

"It's unreasonable!" He said his mouth was crooked without any haste. "The merchants in Port Aragankuran said that the best horses in Persia are only one thousand drachers. A set of bronze armor costs two hundred drachers."

The proposal to replace the five-game with one horse is based on the basis of the proposal. The port of Aragoran is an international commercial port. Some Nisama and Greek bronze armor are also sold to India, Zhero and Pandya, but the price is at least ten times higher than the price. The Seleucid envoy actually gave the example of Alexander's mount. One tarant is equal to six thousand drach horses, and the thirteen tarantrum is seventy-eight thousand drach horses. This is an expensive price that cannot be more expensive.

"I heard that Alexander's mount was very violent, and no one could control it, except Alexander himself. This was a horse..." Xiong Jing paused for a moment and tried hard to find the appropriate word expression. "It was not a Nissa horse, but a Sogdian horse. The horses there were very violent temperaments, and only by castration could they control the riding."

Xiong Jing said the explanation that Hu Dansazhi had offered a eunuch horse. He said again: "I also heard that even in Greece, where there were no good horses, it would only cost 100 tarants. Of course, these 1200 cavalrymen would need more than five tarants per month to feed. With this money, a city-state can deploy about 20,000 heavy infantrymen on the battlefield, or a fleet of 100 three-row battleships. Only Fubon, with a countryside with prosperous grass and trees, can support the consumption of one of its cavalry..."

After Xiong Jing finished a long sentence, Silanus was stunned for a long time before cursing the Bactricians in his heart. He scolded him completely correctly. Without Wuji's introduction, Xiong Jing could not know the cost of the Greeks purchasing cavalry.
Chapter completed!