sweeping the world

Chapter 835 Please Die Here
People including Wang Meng and Cai Mian were not disarmed, their sabers were still hanging from their waists, what kind of weapons were the soldiers holding in their hands?

Dou'a stayed in Xicheng District. Although the fighting there had stopped, the Han army still controlled the west city gate, and had even completed control of the pier.

It is not a good thing for the Han people to control the city gate all the time. Dou'a received a signal from Wang Meng to transfer the control of the city gate to the Romans, and at the same time, the docks should be handed over to the Romans again.

The Han army returned control of the west city gate and the pier to the Romans, but did not give up control of the ships.They also set up their own security zone in the area of ​​the wharf. The Han troops who had withdrawn from the city returned to the ship, and another group of Han troops who did not enter the city were guarding the designated area.

After all, Wang Meng really didn't come to declare war on Rome. The fight was really an accident. The Romans maintained restraint, and it would be a bit shameful for the Han to firmly control the city gate.

reason?This is Constantinople, tens of thousands of miles away from Han, and only about [-] Han Chinese have come. Although both men and women can take up arms, there are only less than [-] real soldiers. Adding in about [-] Persians, the total combat power is about [-].

There are 6 garrisons in Constantinople, and they are still the elite guards of the Romans. There are still [-] to [-] Romans in the city, and even more slaves. The number of Han Chinese and Persians is more than ten times, not to mention that the surrounding area is all occupied by the Romans. The Romans can dispatch a steady stream of reinforcements as long as they are willing.

If the Romans really made up their minds, no matter how much they paid, they would be able to annihilate the Han Chinese, including those Persian soldiers, in Constantinople. It would only make sense to continue to control the city gates when the Romans wanted to do it, and it would make the Romans more likely to die. Some blood also expressed the timidity of the Han people.

Wang Meng was sure that the Romans would continue to fight, but it was not a large-scale battle of the army. It should be to invite the Han people to select warriors to participate in the arena wrestling, so as to save face and suppress the arrogance of the Han people.

As long as the Romans mentioned it, the Han people would never refuse to participate in arena wrestling. Any Han people knew that they should not be cowardly when they went to a foreign country, or they would be mermaids.

Han people are not willing to be unreasonable and arrogant, nor will they be bullied arbitrarily.If there is a history of foreign races taking over the Central Plains in front of them when they suffer unfair treatment, even if blood is splashed five steps, they must show the arrogance that the Han people should have, because they already know that a weak nation will inevitably suffer misfortune, and they cannot do it. They should also send out their own cry, and use blood to tell that Han people of other races are absolutely not to be messed with.

"The angel is sure what the top management of the Daqin people will do next, and we are also expressing our position by continuing to control the ship." Dou'a did not board the boat, he stayed in the control area of ​​the dock: "It is the ordinary Daqin people that we need to be vigilant about. "

Huang Zhan respectfully replied "No!" They had expelled several groups of Romans just now, and the Roman soldiers behind them came to line up a cordon to prevent other Romans from approaching any further. Everything showed that at least the high-level Romans did not give in. Willingness to get out of control.

Wang Meng and others have already entered the inner city of Constantinople.

The so-called inner city is actually Miyagi, which also has an inner city wall and multiple city gates.The scale of the city wall of the inner city is not as high and thick as that of the outer city, but it is much newer than the outer city wall from the appearance alone. After entering the inner city, what you see is an empty square, and the buildings can only be seen in the distance. thing.

The entire square is paved with bricks and stones, and there are some sculptures of different shapes. Most of them are busts of humans, while the number of animal sculptures is relatively small. They are arranged in a distributed manner.

Starting from the city gate, there are Roman soldiers standing on both sides, about one Roman soldier every two meters, extending to the end of the stairs in the distance.

Their team was walking in the passage separated by the Roman soldiers' sentry area. Every time they took a step, there could be the sound of the soles of their boots colliding with the masonry, and the sound echoed in the square.

There is a staircase at the end of the passage, which looks like it is paved with marble from a distance. Above it is a building that occupies a large area. It looks like a very strong Greek palace.

In fact, it is indeed a palace. You can see the towering thick columns from a distance. It is difficult to say how many layers it has inside. From the outside, the large load-bearing columns go all the way to the roof, which makes people feel deeply. Seeing the magnificence and height of the building, there is a sense of déjà vu that I am very small.

It took about 10 minutes for everyone to reach the stairs at a normal walking speed. Julian signaled everyone to wait a while, but he walked up the stairs and entered the palace.

"No majesty without magnificence, as expected."

What Cai Mian said was a famous saying that Xiao He once said to Liu Bang, the whole sentence is "The world is not yet determined, so it can be due to the palace."And the husband and the son of heaven make his home all over the world. If it is not magnificent, there is no prestige, and there is no way for future generations to add it. ', which means that the royal family should have the majesty of the royal family. There is nothing more awe-inspiring than building gorgeous and majestic buildings. So no matter how the palace city is built, the buildings must look tall anyway, so tall that it makes people feel awe. Standing next to it, a person feels extremely small at a glance.

The Han Dynasty was building a new Chang'an City, because it started from nothing. When planning, it not only drew out reasonable streets in the city, but also had rigid requirements for official and private buildings.The requirement for folk houses is to be tidy, but it can't be random one after another, making it look like a mess.Official buildings require majesty and magnificence, so that people can tell that they are government institutions at a glance.

"Any palace in New Chang'an is more majestic than the current palace, even the load-bearing columns are thicker than them." Wang Meng paid attention to fundamental issues: "Constantinople has a population of 10, and the population of New Chang'an It will be over a million."

So far, the resident population of New Chang'an is actually only 27, most of whom are wealthy households from various counties and counties, and also concentrated the noble class of the entire Han Dynasty.

Those wealthy households were not forced to move to New Chang'an, but they believed that they would have more opportunities living in the Imperial City, whether it was getting rich or being an official.

It is inevitable for Xungui to live in the imperial capital, so they will not be far away from the political center of the country. Otherwise, they will not know what will happen one day, and knowing the news will also be delayed information. In many cases, the delay of information will be harmful to Xungui Very deadly.

According to Liu Yan's instructions, those who will participate in the construction of the new Chang'an are eligible to buy real estate. If the money is not enough, they can apply for an interest-free loan from the government, and then pay it off in a number of years. Purchase a house.

With the convenience of interest-free loans, the number of people who are willing to become residents of New Chang'an has increased sharply. Once the loan is really launched, the permanent population of New Chang'an will soon exceed 50, but this is only a tenth of the huge Chang'an city. Three or four, it can accommodate at least another 100 million people.

In Zhuxia, it is not a big deal for a city to have a population of more than one million. In fact, the population of Linzi in the early Han Dynasty had already exceeded one million, and Chang'an, the administrative center of the Western Han Dynasty, was about 50 at the time. .By the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang's population had exceeded one million, and Linzi was the same city with a population of one million.During the Jin Dynasty, Jiankang had a population of more than one million. When Jiankang had the largest population, it exceeded 230 million.

The deep foundation of Linzi is Guan Zhong’s legacy. For a long time, some idioms, such as draped into a curtain, draped into a curtain, and sweat like rain, were used to describe Linzi’s grand occasion, but all the glory came with the collapse of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has become history. If history had not been changed by Liu Yan, Linzi would have had a population of over one million in modern times.

Constantinople under the rule of the Romans had a population of only close to one million at its peak, but it quickly decreased from 85 permanent residents to 15 (Battle of Constantinople).If there is no deviation in history, Constantinople will increase to 20 within 25 years, and it will remain until Baghdad becomes a city with a population of nearly one million. The population of Constantinople will slowly increase again. In other words, the resident population of Constantinople will be capped at 25 within a long period of time.

Julian, who entered the palace, reappeared. After seeing Wang Meng, he showed a stiff smile and said, "Angel, please follow me."

From Julian's smile, Wang Meng could already sense that something would happen next, which seemed to be more serious than the minor situation Julian said.He smiled and nodded, then turned to Cai Mian and said, "Wait a minute, no matter what you hear, don't come in. If the Romans do something unfavorable, please die in this square."

Cai Mian subconsciously took a deep breath, saluted Wang Meng solemnly, and then responded with his firm eyes, without saying a word from the beginning to the end.

Julian heard everything without saying a word, but as a result, the expression on his face became more rigid, and he didn't open his mouth when he wanted to say something.

Wang Meng stepped up the stairs slowly and steadily, stepping on the frosted marble step by step, and when he got to the top, he looked back at all the Han people including Cai Mian, and they kept saluting gestures.

"This is our chamber." Julian lowered his voice: "Augustus and the representatives are already inside. Wait a minute... some members may speak very badly, please keep the angel restrained."

"No, I won't restrain myself." Wang Meng said forcefully, "This envoy represents the Son of Heaven. The heavens and the earth, the universe is prehistoric. No one can disrespect the Son of Heaven!"

Julian smiled wryly, but what he should say would still be: "Then please wait here for a while, the angel, I..." followed by a series of wry smiles.

Wang Meng was still willing to wait, but this time Julian didn't make him wait long.

Julian came out from inside, silently making a gesture of invitation to Wang Meng.

After they climbed the steps, they had to walk a certain distance to the gate of the palace. On both sides of the gate stood Roman soldiers holding short spears. It was also these Roman soldiers who opened and closed the gate.

The door was opened, and looking in from the outside, one could see that it was a rather deep passage. There was not enough light to make the passage dim, and there was a "buzzing" sound coming from inside. The noise of many people talking.

Walking in the dark passage, Wang Meng could vaguely see the Roman soldiers standing guard on both sides. When he stepped out of the passage, he saw a dense crowd. It was full of people everywhere.

In addition to the semi-circular stepped seats, you can also see the second to fourth floors. There are also stepped seats over there, and they are also full of people.

The Roman legislators have not changed their attire for many years, wearing a long white dress (robe?), with either red cloth ribbons or purple ribbons on their shoulders.In fact, the ribbon is more noble with purple, while the red is common. Now there are even ribbons of yellow and other colors.

The appearance of Wang Meng made the scene suddenly quiet, and then there was a bang like an explosion. The volume was so loud that people had tinnitus, and even wondered whether the roof would be overturned.

Directly opposite the semi-circular seat is a high platform, where the most conspicuous thing is a slightly larger throne, or a throne with a golden cross on the top of the backrest, and the armrests on both sides are made to look like spreading wings The eagle's head is also carved on the back, but the cross is too abrupt, making it look like an eagle suppressed by the cross.

In addition to the throne, there are four relatively smaller seats.There is nothing special about these four seats. If you say that there are some animal furs, there is nothing else.

Julian stopped at the exit of the passage. He saw that Wang Meng didn't stop. He walked steadily and sonorously, and didn't stop until he reached the center.

At this time, a "beep, beep, beep" of the trumpet was sounded, and the noise slowly stopped, leaving only the sound of the trumpet blowing.

After the trumpet stopped, there was a sound of footsteps from a distance. There was another passageway. A middle-aged man in a white silk robe walked out. He had both hands empty and no ribbon on his shoulders. Instead, he wears a crown on his head. He is the current Augustus Constantius II of Rome.

The people next to Constantius were three women, one middle-aged young woman should be his wife, the other two women looked younger, and the three Roman women were all wearing long silk skirts that fitted them. Showing off a beautiful figure.

In addition to the women, there are two young men who look very young, and it is not known whether they are the heirs of Constantius or blood relatives across the veins.Some other people seemed to be bodyguards or the like.

The ruler of Rome brings his guards with him on any occasion. It has become a practice since Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated. No one wants to be the second person with the highest power, but is the unlucky one who is stabbed into a sieve by a dagger .

(End of this chapter)