lcionline Chapter 398 Envy, Jealousy and Hate, But Can Only Kneel and Lick Daqin
Chapter 398 Envy, Jealousy and Hate, But Can Only Kneel and Lick Daqin
Daqin, Kuaiji County, port.
"Finally arrived in Daqin smoothly!"
The Roman envoy Baclue looked at the bustling port in front of him, his face was full of emotion.
Along the way, he has seen the terrifying power of Daqin Haimao.
From Persia to Tianzhu, and then to Daqin, there are sails of Daqin everywhere in the tens of thousands of miles of sea. Just the kind with seven gun barrels and twelve huge sails, which are bigger than the warships of the Roman fleet, like a behemoth The same ship has at least four digits or more.
As for smaller ships, there are countless sea ships that are slightly larger than Roman warships.
And these are just Daqin's civilian ships.
The fleet of the Great Qin Navy, the real main battleship, is said to be like a small city at sea. Its size is enough to make everyone who has seen it stunned, and they simply cannot afford the courage to fight.
These tens of thousands of miles of sea routes were explored by the Great Qin Navy.
Moreover, the Daqin Navy is not satisfied with this, and is already heading south and north, while exploring and opening up new routes and new continents.
This made Baclue have to feel that the strength of Daqin and Rome has not only not shrunk, but has grown bigger and bigger.
Although sea trade is very profitable, the investment is also extremely large. A sea ship is enough to make many smaller nobles unable to bear it.
Even in the Roman state, which has been accumulated for hundreds of years, there are fewer than a hundred nobles who can own sea ships, and there are only a few hundred ships in the whole country that can barely match the most common sea ships used by the people of Great Qin.
Rome has the most boats of tens of tons, which have been eliminated in the rivers and lakes of the Great Qin River.
These boats can run along the calm Mediterranean coast, but if they really want to enter other larger oceans, they may capsize if they encounter a bigger storm.
The load capacity is not high, and the addition of dozens of ships may not be as much as a sea ship from Daqin.
As for the giants like the Great Qin Treasure Ship, it is completely incomparable.
That is the giant ship that can really conquer the ocean!
Buckley couldn't help worrying, if the Suez Canal was opened, how would the Roman fleet deal with the Qin Navy?
The two are not rivals at the same level at all!
Losing control of the sea and the profits of the Mediterranean sea trade, Rome's advantage over Carthage will no longer exist. At that time, let alone the Great Qin, it is estimated that it will be difficult to deal with Hannibal's attack on the opposite side.
And they all know that when the Suez Canal is opened, the entire Mediterranean Sea will be enveloped by the sails of Daqin.
At that time, whether it is Rome, Carthage, or wild tribes such as Gaul, what they need to face is the military might of the Great Qin.
Although they knew it was so, they could only watch and do nothing.
Because they didn't have the courage to fight Daqin at all.
There is no way to escape Daqin's control.
Barker couldn't help feeling a little pessimistic.
Daqin is so powerful that it is impossible for people to resist.
Why did the locust plague not occur in Daqin this time, but in Rome and Carthage?
Could it be that Daqin is really blessed by the gods, otherwise how can it be explained that Daqin has developed so rapidly over the years?
How does this make Rome live!
Just when Buck felt a little overwhelmed and was extremely depressed, a cold snort suddenly came from behind.
Buck turned his head slightly angrily, and the anger on his face suddenly became more intense.
Because the person who mocked him was Buckley's deadly enemy, the Carthaginian envoy Drew.
"As far as I know, the whole of Carthage is now surrounded by locusts. If you're not busy with disaster relief in the country, what are you doing here in Daqin?"
Buck said angrily.
"Your Rome is no better than Carthage, right? Do you dare to say that you didn't come to Daqin to buy food?"
"It's a pity that you came a little late. I, Carthage, have already bought all the food in Daqin first."
"You Rome, just wait to be hungry!"
"It's better to go back as soon as possible, thinking about how to explain your stupidity and incompetence to your consul!"
Drew sneered loudly.
Barker couldn't help being stunned.
No way, could it be that I am really late?
If all the food was snapped up by the Carthaginians first, then Rome would really be doomed this time.
When the time comes, the furious Senate will definitely tear itself to shreds!
But soon, Bakery felt something was wrong.
The Mediterranean coast was not spared from this locust plague, including Daqin Persi County.
It is impossible for Daqin not to have received the news from Persian County, after all, they have a unique ability to pass letters by flying birds, and the speed is much faster than that of sea ships.
Under such circumstances, how could Daqin sell all the food to the Carthaginians?
This guy must be cheating himself.
He wanted to trick himself back so that he could monopolize Daqin's grain exports.
Buckley couldn't help but feel more complacent.
I'm someone who has read the Daqin military book, how could I believe your lies that can't be put on the table?
Thinking of this, Bakery was about to sarcastically.
However, at this moment, there was a loud "quack quack" sound from the port.
"What is this sound, why is it so ugly?"
Buck frowned slightly, looking at the things in the cage that were constantly thumping in the long convoy in front of him.
"As expected of a foreigner, his knowledge is short, and he can be dazed just by looking at a duck!"
"It must have been disturbed by the calls of the ducks. With so many ducks, the calls are indeed a bit annoying."
"But this duck is a good thing. Not only can it eat meat, it can also lay eggs, and it can also cure locusts."
"These tens of thousands of ducks were collected by the entire Kuaiji County and planned to be transported to Persian County to catch locusts."
"After eating the locusts, they will be fat and beautiful, and they will be sent back to the people of the entire Kuaiji County as a gift for the festival."
"If this group of foreigners find out, I don't know if they will die of hunger!"
"They'll be hungry to death!"
The crew of Daqin who was in charge of escorting the ship talked a lot.
Buckley and Drew couldn't help but looked at each other.
To be sent as envoys to Daqin to buy food, they naturally have studied Qinyu hard.
Therefore, they can fully understand the arguments of the Daqin crew members.
It's just that after I understood it, I was even more confused.
This cry annoyed them terribly. How could a little thing like a bird be able to deal with locusts?
And it sounds like it is still a good delicacy.
Then when they are looking for food, can they also buy some ducks and go back to deal with locusts?
If the locusts can be eliminated earlier, a batch of more food can be rescued.
Immediately, the two of them ignored the cynicism and hurriedly led people onto the canal ship to Xianyang City.