Early the next morning, Zhao Ziliang led the Dragon Guard to Herod's Palace.
The other Western Qin officials were busy with their own affairs and were not accompanied by Li Muchen.
When Zhao Ziliang arrived at Herod's Palace, other accompanying officials from the Eastern Roman Empire had already arrived.
They also wanted to visit the holy sites in Jerusalem.
However, Queen Irina didn't seem to get up yet.
When the waiters saw the arrival of Zhao Ziliang's carriage, they immediately Go to wake up Irina, and the officials will accompany Zhao Ziliang to talk.
When Zhao Ziliang heard that Irina hadn't gotten up yet, he was not angry.
He turned to talk to the officials of Eastern Rome, "Master Feiqi, you are the Minister of Commerce and Trade of Eastern Rome.
I believe you are very good at developing business and trade.
I wonder if you have been to Western Qin and Datang?"
Li Qi said: "Your Highness, you are complimenting me.
I have indeed been to Western Qin and Tang Dynasty.
My family is a family that has been doing business for generations.
When I was very young, I traveled to the east and west to engage in business activities, no less than twenty times.
I even went to Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty and saw the endless sea to the east of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhao Ziliang said: "It seems that you are still a very experienced person.
Are you a believer?"
Li Liqi quickly said: "No, no, no, I am not a believer.
Our whole family is not a believer.
We do not believe in any god in the world.
We only believe in this.
This is my faith."
A yellow gold coin appeared between Li Qi's fingers.
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Master Fei Qi, I respect your beliefs very much.
I have to say that your choice is very correct.
The power of money is very powerful.
Sometimes it can be so powerful that even gods can to the point where it can be driven” Li Liqi was surprised and said: "His Highness's remarks are really shocking, but I think they are so right.
But what makes me strange is that His Highness does not discriminate against us businessmen."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "As long as they abide by the rules and laws, businessmen are no different from other people.
Businessmen play a great role among the people of the entire country.
We cannot deny the huge role that businessmen play in the national economic system.
Without businessmen , the circulation speed of goods and currency will slow down, which is detrimental to the economic development of the entire country.
Merchants have existed since ancient times and will be indispensable in the future."
Li Liqi sighed: "His Highness's words are very insightful.
This is the highest praise I have ever heard for a businessman."
The two chatted like this, and Zhao Ziliang tried to test Liqi's true purpose of Irina's visit to Jerusalem this time.
Although Liqi was familiar with the East, he had not yet appreciated the essence of the charm of the Oriental language.
He He was soon told by Zhao Ziliang, and during the conversation, he revealed his true purpose of coming here without realizing it.
Soon, Irina came out after washing and dressing up.
She saw Zhao Ziliang and Feiqi talking, and she stepped forward and asked with a smile: "What are you talking about?"
The two stood up and said with difficulty: "Your Highness, I was chatting with His Highness the King of Western Qin just now."
Irina nodded and said to Zhao Ziliang: "I'm neglecting you by keeping you waiting."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand: "No problem, I wonder if Her Majesty the Queen is ready?"
"Yes" "I have brought a chariot with me.
Can you invite His Highness to ride with me?"
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Irina's beautiful eyes flashed, she nodded slightly and agreed.
The visitor came to the royal carriage.
The waiter lifted up the gauze curtain.
Zhao Ziliang stretched out an arm to support Irina and stepped onto the carriage.
Irina was stunned when she saw Zhao Ziliang's outstretched arm, but soon He quickly reacted, stretched out his hand generously and put it on his arm, using his strength to step onto the carriage.
The officials of Western Qin next to them were stunned.
One official murmured to himself: "Oh, my God, what did I see just now?
The King of Western Qin actually stretched out his arm to let His Highness the Queen help him get into the carriage.
Her Highness the Queen didn't even decline" Another official jumped to his feet and said angrily: "How could the King of Western Qin do this?
Doesn't he know that doing so will ruin the honor of Her Majesty the Queen?
Also, the Queen doesn't know how to refuse, shouldn't she avoid suspicion?"
Li Qi came over and shouted angrily in a low voice: "Shut up, you don't understand anything.
The King of Western Qin did this to show his grace.
Her Highness the Queen did not refuse but accepted it graciously.
She not only accepted the other party's kindness, but also reflected my east."
The demeanor of Her Royal Highness the Queen of the Roman Empire.
If you reject the King of Western Qin, both sides will have no steps to go down.
What will happen next?"
The officials were so reprimanded that they lost all temper and lowered their heads.
The chariot drove slowly toward the Church of the Holy Sepulcher under the protection of the Dragon Guard and the Eastern Roman Guard.
The silk quilt cushioned by Irina felt very soft when she was sitting on the carriage, and she was surprised: "What is the cushion underneath?
Why is it so soft?"
Zhao Ziliang introduced with a smile: "Your Highness, what is stuffed inside is cotton wadding.
Cotton wadding is a kind of wadding.
The cotton is picked from the cotton tree, and then the cotton seeds are removed through a special process.
The deseeded cotton can then be processed.
Quilts are both warm and soft.
This kind of silk quilt is used to cover the body, and it can be placed under the body even in summer.
It retains the softness and will not appear hot when wrapped in silk quilt.
If this kind of quilt is wrapped in cotton, it can be covered with the body to sleep on cold winter nights.
It will feel very warm and there is no need to light a fire in the house.”
Irina was surprised: "Cotton is so amazing, Your Highness, there must be very little of this kind of cotton."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and shook his head and said: "Your Highness, you are wrong.
Cotton can be grown on a large scale.
If it is grown on a large scale, it can even be used by ordinary civilian families.
Moreover, it is very light and will not look heavy when made into a quilt."
Although the skin can also keep warm, ordinary people They can’t afford it at all.
Most civilian families can only use linen.
Linen is good for clothes, but its warmth retention and sweat dissipation properties are far inferior to cotton.
Now most of our areas in Western Qin and Datang Cotton fabrics have begun to be widely cultivated and popularized."
Irina is such a smart person.
She immediately understood the huge impact cotton has on people's lives and its huge economic benefits.
Once popularized on a large scale, it will bring about earth-shaking changes in people's lives.
However, Irina also knows that it is very difficult to plant a crop that has never been seen before and whose growth habits are not understood at all.
The seeds are not difficult to obtain.
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As long as you pay, you can definitely buy them privately from Xi Qin.
Come, but it is not easy to grow it and popularize it on a large scale.
This is still the key point.
The key point is planting technology.
Mature planting technology can increase the yield.
To the maximum extent, even if there are seeds and no planting technology, the yield will not be much higher.
What's the use?
If the income from planting barley and wheat on the same acre of land is more than the income from planting cotton, the feudal landowners will definitely They will not grow cotton.
Only when feudal landowners feel that the income from cotton is higher than that from wheat and barley will they grow cotton.
It would be difficult to send spies to Western Qin to secretly learn planting techniques.
In recent years, Western Qin has increased its efforts to crack down on spies.
Besides, it is not possible to secretly learn planting techniques in a short time.
It is not enough to just have written descriptions. , you also need to have actual planting experience.
It will take several years to fully acquire this technology, and you may be discovered by the internal guards of the Western Qin Dynasty along the way.
In addition to continuing planting, there is also seed removal technology.
After seed removal, there is also corresponding textile technology.
The textile technology of cotton may be different from that of wool and flax.
In a short period of time, Irina's mind went through countless circles.
She said with a smile on her face: "After hearing His Highness say this, cotton is really a magical and good thing.
If our Eastern Roman Empire wants to buy a large amount from your country, The cotton and cotton cloth, I wonder if Your Highness can make it happen?"
Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Business exchanges between countries are normal, but cotton is still a strategic material in Western Qin, and it will not be easily exported to other countries.
Otherwise, cotton would have been circulated to other countries over the years.
Over the years, although a small amount of cotton has been smuggled to other Country, but the quantity is not large and it does not play any role.
Moreover, the cultivation of cotton depends on the season, geography and climate, and it cannot be planted anywhere.
If the Eastern Roman Empire wanted to buy cotton and cotton cloth, our country would not do it.
I mind exporting some to your country, but your country’s import volume cannot be too small.”
Irina was overjoyed.
Since she could trade, she didn't have to worry about acquiring planting technology, seed removal and textile technology.
She thought for a while and said, "Then import half a million pounds first.
I don't know what the price will be."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said with a smile: "We don't need to discuss such a small matter here.
Let's leave it to the officials below."
Irina immediately knew that she was still a little too young and couldn't control her emotions in front of Zhao Ziliang, an old fox.
Can't control the rhythm of the conversation.
Herod's Palace was not far from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
The two of them were sitting in the chariot talking and it felt like they arrived not long after.
When the royal carriage stopped, Zhao Ziliang got off the carriage first and still stood outside raising the gauze curtain.
Irina smiled and supported his arm as he stepped out of the carriage and walked together towards the entrance gate of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Passing through the wide yard in front and approaching the gate entrance, a red marble is placed in the middle.
The people at that time were the ones who placed Jesus on this marble after he was crucified and anointed it in preparation for burial.
It is said that this marble was stained with the blood of Jesus.
Irina carefully held up the hem of her skirt, and under the service of the maid, she knelt down next to the marble and began to pray for a long time.
Zhao Ziliang took this opportunity to look at the surrounding furnishings and layout.
He could feel that there was a trace of spiritual power scattered here.
This spiritual power was very pure.
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It was not for ordinary people.
Ordinary people's spiritual power could not be condensed, but walking here Spiritual power is a substantive thing.
Although it is invisible to the naked eye, Zhao Ziliang can feel that maybe it is the person left behind by that time.
It has been too long, so this spiritual power has slowly worn away, leaving only the present.
A little bit like this: