Qiming 1158

Chapter 1622 Su Yonglin wants to know

Facing Saladin's question, Zhao Yang was very confident and proud.

He adjusted his tone so that his words did not appear to be domineering as much as possible, and then said that the Ming Dynasty had a very vast territory, and the territory was so large that it stretched back to ancient and modern times.

He said that with the current territory of Daming, it would take three months to reach the border from the eastern frontier of Daming to the western frontier.

Nine-tenths of them were defeated by their leaders in 13 years after the founding of the country. Their leaders were very good at using troops. Their army wiped out seven big countries and dozens of small and medium-sized forces in 13 years. Horde, very powerful.

Such a vast territory was conquered by that mighty army.

Saladin can still regard other parts as Zhao Yang's self-bragging, but he is quite surprised by the statement that it takes ninety days to ride a fast horse from the eastern frontier to the western frontier.

He carefully asked Zhao Yang about the authenticity of this matter, and Zhao Yang gave a clear response.

Zhao Yang said that he had personally traveled from the eastern territory of the Ming Kingdom to the western territory to do things, but it took him three months to travel.

Then Saladin asked how many people there were in a territory as large as Ming Dynasty, and Zhao Yang replied him that there were 8000 million people.

Zhao Yang didn't know how the Arab businessman from Majia country explained this number to Saladin. Anyway, he noticed that Saladin's eyes widened and stared for a while. amount of population.

With such a huge population and such a huge territory, how can we rule to resolve internal conflicts?

The population under his rule is on the order of one million, and the area of ​​land under his control is not very large. Let alone running a horse for ninety days, whether it can run for ten days from east to west and from south to north is a problem.

And a population of 8000 million...

Saladin still had a certain knowledge in mathematics. The numbers created by the Indians were spread to all parts of the world through the Arabs, so Saladin would not be unable to understand this number.

It's just that Saladin couldn't imagine how such a huge population would govern without chaos.

Military strength is important, but administrative governance is equally important. Even slaves will rebel if they don't have enough to eat, not to mention such a large number of people.

Saladin then asked Zhao Yang about population governance, and Zhao Yang said that the main population in Daming were farmers, and it was enough to give them enough land to cultivate. Do business overseas.

Saladin asked what to do if so many people were not full enough to eat. Zhao Yang proudly replied that in the 13 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a situation where there is no enough food to eat. Their leaders are extremely wise and very good at making people eat. full meal.

Is it really so?

Saladin couldn't make judgments on the truth or falsehood of problems beyond the limit of his imagination, and he could only temporarily refrain from thinking about the truth and falsehood of the problem.

He said that if he had the chance, he would really like to see this great king with his own eyes, and would like to personally set foot on that mysterious territory and learn about the customs of that country.

Then see with your own eyes whether their country is really that big and really has that much population.

Of course, not now, but when he himself made a feat comparable to the great king.

It seems that Su Yonglin's great achievements stimulated Saladin. His strong self-esteem and self-confidence made him very eager to prove himself.

He never looked down upon other opponents in the Arab world, nor did he underestimate the Christian power from Europe, but he felt that those opponents had strengths that he could touch and defeat.

However, for the Ming Kingdom, for the first time, he was deeply shaken.

However, as a talented hero, Saladin did not let himself fall into boundless anxiety, but expressed his desire to achieve official relations with the Ming Kingdom.

The two countries can communicate with each other, and of course commercial ones are also required, but if the official can reach diplomatic relations, it must be very wonderful.

In this regard, Zhao Yang said that he would go back to China to ask the leaders for instructions. If it goes well, it will be two years as long as it is as short as one year, and he will come back to inform Saladin of the news.

Saladin was very happy, and gave Zhao Yang many precious gifts. He also bought all the merchandise of the merchant fleet at a very high price, and filled the empty cabins of the merchant fleet with his gifts, as if he wanted to show it off. His strength and the prosperity of his country.

Su Yonglin did not doubt the strength of the king who thwarted the Crusades.

His ability to single-handedly integrate the power of the entire Arab world, and then thwart the religiously united Crusaders' expedition to reoccupy Jerusalem is a testament to his military prowess.

And Su Yonglin is also very interested in his proposal to realize the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

He wanted to understand the political ecology of Europe in this era by understanding Saladin and his Ayyubid dynasty.

Naturally, doing business directly in Egypt, eliminating the need for middlemen to earn the price difference, and then making a lot of money in Egypt, and further opening up business paths to Europe and realizing more friendly exchanges, this is undoubtedly wonderful—

It would be even more wonderful if the idea and organization of the Revival Society could be sent to us by the way.

Su Yonglin also understood Saladin's sincerity.

The goods carried by more than 30 large sea ships, including porcelain, silk pottery and iron pots, etc., were all bought by Saladin.

Therefore, in addition to the two boxes of gold that Zhao Yang turned over to the treasury, there was also a whole ship loaded with gold dinars that Saladin paid for purchasing goods.

Su Yonglin took a look at the pile of gold dinar coins that formed a small mountain before they were recast, and then quickly withdrew - he was worried that he would be dazed by the golden mountain.

As for the gifts in the cabins that were refilled by Saladin, Su Yonglin had also seen them. There were not only some gold and silver products and jade products, but also some sheepskin scrolls that he could not understand, as well as some handicrafts, wool blankets and the like.

In addition, there are lions and tigers.

Saladin probably thought that Su Yonglin, as a king, must like this powerful beast very much, so he presented ten lions and ten tigers to Su Yonglin, along with professional slaves who specialized in raising lions and tigers, and they returned with the merchant fleet. to Daming.

It is a pity that Su Yonglin was still the emperor of the Daming Empire when Saladin gave the gift. When the merchant fleet returned to Daming, Su Yonglin was already the chairman of the Executive Committee of the People's Congress of the Daming Democratic Republic and no longer had a sacred title.

Therefore, ten lions and ten tigers would naturally not become Su Yonglin's own rare beasts.

Su Yonglin directly opened a zoo in Zhongdu, stuffed all the rare beasts that originally belonged to the royal family, and sold tickets to the public.

For five cents, you can go in and watch the rare beasts from the country of Besri, which is thousands of miles away.
(End of this chapter)