"Remember it, that is Constantinople, the capital of the Roman Kingdom!"

Li Gang suddenly shouted loudly to Ji Yi in Chinese. He had been talking to Meria on the port side of this Venetian galleon, using Arabic. After several months of continuous practice, Li Gang's Arabic improved a lot. In addition, he also began to learn Greek under the guidance of Meria. If he wanted to directly read the original works of Aristotle and Euclidean, it was very necessary to master Greek.

Just as the two were discussing Aristotle's syllogism in Arabic, Meriah saw the walls of Constantinople standing on an irregular triangular peninsula, and interrupted the discussion and told Li Gang the news that Constantinople was right in front of him.

Finally arrived in Constantinople, Li Gang seemed very excited that Greece, the hometown of Aristotle, is now under the rule of the Roman Empire, so he took it for granted that the university in Constantinople must have collected more works on ancient Greek philosophy and science.

After studying some Aristotle and Euclidean scholarship, Li Gang has realized their value.

These things are the knowledge that Confucianism needs to be absorbed. After being given the essence of Greek philosophy and science, the empirical school will undoubtedly become the mainstream of Confucianism! From then on, neither Buddhism nor Taoism can challenge the status of Confucianism anymore.

"Constantinople... finally arrived!"

Ji Yi looked towards the tall city wall that reflected the light of gold under the sunshine in the distance, and said to herself: "It's such a strong city, no wonder it has never been broken by foreign enemies.

But there is no strong army, no wealth. What's the use of having a strong city? These Romans still haven't found a way to make a strong country! What a pity."

As he spoke, Ji Yi turned around and shouted: "Brother Devin!"

"Brother Devin" is Baldwin who lost Edsaber. He was the cousin of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem. Both came from the Count Bourne family of France and the Holy Roman Empire. This was a transnational noble family, with territory in Europe located in northwestern France and western Germany. During the First Crusade, the two brothers Godfrey (Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre) and Baldwin (Baardwin I) of the Bourne family were responsible for leading the crusaders in western Germany, and achieved great success, conquering a kingdom belonging to the Bourne family.

Baldwin, who followed Godfrey and Baldwin, also got a small and poor country. Edsaber, a landlocked country, the poorest of the four crusad countries, and was surrounded by a group of Seljuk Emirs from the Tianfang Cult, and had to face endless wars.

And Baldwin lost his territory and had almost nothing, except for the inheritance of Baldwin I's throne (Baldwin I probably had infertility and had no children in his forties). This is the legendary struggle, but he still failed to start a business and had nothing. He could only go home and inherit a kingdom, right? It's really sympathetic!

However, Baldwin was not willing to become a mediocre heir to the throne, and he wanted to start a second business! And he also found an ideal venture capitalist, the notorious colonist, Ji Yi, a war dealer who brought disaster to all mankind.

Not only is Ji Yi super richer than any European king! She also has a lot of ideas and coincides with Baldwin on the issue of opening up the East-West trade routes.

Yes, after a walk around Jerusalem, the infamous colonists had a new vicious idea.

He thought the price of silk and porcelain from China in Jerusalem was astonishing! It was as precious as gold. And the very expensive glassware in China was not worth much in Jerusalem.

The reason for such an amazing price difference is that in addition to the distance of sea, it is thanks to the Tianfang Cult. The magnificent and magnificent Baghdad and Basra were actually obtained by monopoly on the trade line and collecting unreasonable taxes.

This is exploiting Song Dynasty and Europa!

So Ji Yi had the idea of ​​bypassing Baghdad and Basra and directly engaged in trade with the Europa.

At this moment, Muto Ohara, a black warrior in the newly selected group who followed Ji Yi west, proposed to open up the Red Sea trade line.

Judging from the map, this suggestion seems to be completely feasible. Ji Yi "cooperates" with Emir who ruled Adam. If they do not cooperate, they will fight until they are willing to cooperate! At the same time, support the Kingdom of Jerusalem to expedition to Egypt in the west and occupy a territory called "Sinai" between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, and then achieves the goal.

This idea coincides with Baldwin, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, who still wants to work hard to start a business.

During his stay in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Ji Yi and Baldwin had already fought fiercely, and both sides even began to call themselves brothers.

The heir of the Kingdom of Jerusalem was also staying on the deck and chatting with Mori. He was a tall and strong Germanic man with blonde hair, but he was not a handsome man because he did not pay much attention to personal hygiene and did not trim his edges. I don’t know how many years ago he last took a shower? Anyway, he was dirty and smelly, his hair was messy, his big beard was not trimmed properly, and he looked very greasy. He probably had wine and food juices when he was eating... In short, he was a Germanic barbarian!

However, this barbarian has a good temper. As long as he is not drunk, he looks happy. He also likes to joke with Moli that he learned Arabic in Mosul, so he can talk to Moli. However, just spiritual and linguistic communication, he will never touch Mo Madam. Because this barbarian is a very devout Christian and will not have extramarital affairs.

"Is that Constantinople?" Ji Yi asked Baldwin.

The answer was Mo Madam who walked with Baldwin: "Yes, that is Constantinople, also known as the city of New Rome! The prince (referring to Baldwin) said that General Joserlin would arrange everything, and the Greeks would greet the envoys as if they were greeting the king."

The Greeks of the Roman Empire... sounded a little strange, but this is how the crusaders from Western Europe viewed the Eastern Roman Empire.

They would not regard the Eastern Roman Empire as the heir of the Roman Empire, the Germanic Holy Roman Empire, the Roman Empire is the heir!

"Okay!" Ji Yi nodded and raised her voice a little more, "Rise the Wan-character flag! After the ship approaches the city wall, eighteen rockets will be shot out... Tell the Greeks that we are here!"

...

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The sound and fire of the rocket exploded was soon discovered by Stephen Nymanya, the Serbian knight who was on duty on the walls of Constantinople. This nobleman in his fifties and from the Kingdom of Serbia spent most of his life working in the Roman Empire. He once did a good job and became the garrison commander of a city in Asia Minor. However, he lost his wife and daughter. His wife and daughter were captured by the Seljuks. Most of his mercenaries were killed and injured. He and his son fled back to Constantinople.

Running a mercenary team is actually a business, a bit like an unlimited liability company. The company not only has assets, equipment, horses, working capital, but also has usury owed to merchants, wages and pensions for mercenaries. Therefore, Stephen Nymanya, who lost all his assets, became a debt-ridden knight. Even the manor in his hometown of Serbia was handed over to the creditors to run! He worked as a mercenary in Constantinople to earn money to pay off his debts with his son Stephen.

Oh, by the way, his daughter's name is Olica Stefana Nemanya...

"Son, go and report to Caesar that a Venetian merchant ship under the banner of x has arrived and is still shooting fireballs into the air!"

Stephen, his sister and father both have a pleasing appearance and are cleanly clean. The nobles of the Eastern Roman Empire are much cleaner than the stinking Western European knights! Constantinople inherited the glory of Rome to a certain extent. Not only is the city huge, but they also have a large number of public facilities, such as public baths. People living in this city can take a bath frequently.

Moreover, Stephen Old and Stephen Younger are both private soldiers of the noble His Royal Highness Caesar, so of course they have to be cleaned up.

Oh, this Caesar is not Caesar who is with Cleopatra, but a noble title from the Eastern Roman Empire. It is equivalent to a deputy emperor or something, but it does not have much real power, it is just a title.

The title now holds this title is the husband of the Princess Anna Komunina, Nikifruz Blinius of the eldest princess Anna Komunina. He is the most powerful figure in Constantinople after Emperor Alexus I. He is the chief deacon of the imperial meeting and a general.

At this time, the traditional military system of the Eastern Roman Empire had collapsed, and the country's military pillars were transformed into large military nobles like Blinnius and foreign mercenaries. This is actually the same thing. A general like Nikifruz and Blinnius could not charge. He only obtained profits from the land under his lifetime and used it to hire foreign mercenaries to assume the obligation to fight for the empire. Therefore, he could legally own a large number of private soldiers, and he had to rely on such foreigners who were working with money to maintain his position in the state power.

When Stephen, the young mansion owned by Blinius, was panting and running to the mansion next to the Brachnai Palace, Rome Caesar was discussing news from Jerusalem about the Peach Stone Mission and the Peach Stone Khan...
Chapter completed!