The sun shines through the window and sprinkles on the desk. Yu Wen Wen sat by the window, looking at a sketch in the sun.

The sketch is about the distance of Constantinople. Yuwen Wen looked at the magnificent city in the sketch and couldn't help but yearn for it. He really wanted to see this world-famous city with his own eyes, but his wish could not come true.

After looking carefully for a moment, Yuwen Wen put down the sketch, picked up the memorial of Sun Jingcheng, a member of the Ministry of War, and looked at it seriously.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Mingde, the delegation of Zhou State went to the west and took the sea route. Now, the delegation has finally returned, but four years have passed.

Now, it is the autumn of the ninth year of Mingde.

The returned mission brought Yuwen Wen a news that a major event happened in the autumn and winter of the seventh year of Mingde two years ago.

During the autumn and winter of that year, an army mutiny occurred on the northern frontier of the Roman Kingdom. The rioters then rushed south and went straight to the capital Constantinople, killing the Roman Emperor Morris I and his family.

It is said that only the "Crown Prince" escaped by luck.

The leader of the mutiny army became the Roman emperor. When this person was in charge of the rebellion, he was only a leader of a hundred people, that is, the leader of the Central Plains military system.

The new king did not make things difficult for the Zhou delegation. He waited for the beginning of spring of the following year and sent the delegation out of the country. The delegation returned to Persia, and waited there until autumn. When the east wind blew, he took a boat to sea and returned to the Central Plains this year.

It was precisely because of what the mission saw and heard that Yuwen Wen learned about this incident in Rome.

The Roman emperor who had been in power for nearly twenty years made great achievements and was actually done with such a destruction. Yuwen Wen was a little surprised.

It was obvious that the current Roman country was very strong in the seventh year of Mingde, so why was it changed by a hundred people?

Yuwen Wen felt that this must be due to the heavy contradictions in Rome, so this situation occurred. The memorial of Sun Jingcheng, a member of the delegation and a member of the Ministry of War, explained this issue from one aspect.

In the days after the accident in Rome, Sun Jingcheng talked in detail with the Roman officials and servants who received them, and from a few words, he learned about the causes of this mutiny from the way he saw the leopard, recorded it, and concluded:

Emperor Morris, who made great achievements in martial arts, lost his heart and even died in his family due to his military power.

Years of war have made the country's finances unsustainable. In order to fight, while constantly reducing various expenses, they also increase taxes, borrow heavily, and even borrow new debts to repay old debts.

Dissatisfaction gradually accumulates, and civilians, military and even nobles all complain, forming a situation similar to "the world has been suffering for a long time."

That autumn, the Roman army won another great victory on the northern border. It is said that winter is approaching, and the team returned to the court and returned to the border to fight against the barbarians the following year.

But Morris I may think that this is too expensive to go back and forth, so it is better to let some troops station on the frontier to spend the winter and continue to fight in the spring of the following year.

This decision ignited the rage. A hundred men raised their arms and shouted, and the army immediately mutinized, and then rushed to the capital to ask the emperor for a "explanation".

The army had long been dissatisfied with the emperor, so the troops stationed in various places watched the chaos approach the capital and remained indifferent; the creditors lost confidence in the emperor and were happy to see the new emperor coming to pay off his debts, so they quietly opened the city gate.

The nobles and generals knew that the people's grievances were in full swing, so they wanted to treat the emperor as a sacrifice and quell the people's grievances, so they stood by and watched.

The civilians hated the emperor who withheld the relief funds and cheered and followed the rebels to attack the palace, killed the emperor's family, and wiped out the imperial party.

So, an emperor fell.

This is a rough conclusion given by Sun Jingcheng through investigation and the incident. After Yuwen Wen read it, he fell into deep thought.

He is also good at military strategy. Since he ascended the throne, he has been using troops abroad for many years and has made large-scale construction at home. Due to financial constraints, he has successively borrowed money...

Will it be...

"Amitabha, good, good..."

Yuwen Wen murmured, in order to "walking with each other", Emperor Morris I observed a moment of silence, closed the memorial, got up and walked around the room.

Although he has been using foreign troops for years, has built large-scale projects at home, and has issued public debts, he will not betrayal like the Roman emperor.

The reason is simple: you can really do whatever you want if you have money.

Liangyang Trading Company has a very good job in the establishment of the marine trade office, and has distributed dividends to shareholders of all sizes every year. The court held the golden rooster with a golden egg in his hand. The creditors were happy to continue to borrow money. Who would kill the debtor if he was full?

The court did not deduct military pay and pensions, and the rewards and punishments were clearly distinguished. The soldiers were looking forward to fighting and striving to make military achievements to change their personal destiny. They only mutiny when they lost their hearts and became crazy.

The Yongji Canal was built for four years and the Tongji Canal was built for three years. The two major projects took seven years. For the people along the way, they did not serve overtime in labor in recent years. Instead, they took advantage of the slack farming to work on the construction site to earn wages to support their families and live a good life. Why did they rebel?

Thinking of this, Yuwen Wen turned back to the desk, picked up the long-distance picture of Constantinople, looked at it, and couldn't help but sigh.

He could understand the mentality of Emperor Morris's desire to make a difference, but an emperor who is said to be good at fighting can even do the deduction of military pay, and end up being overthrown by the army. He could only say that "if you don't commit suicide, you won't die."

The death of Emperor Morris does not mean that the Roman Kingdom will live a peaceful life from then on. On the contrary, the civil war will break out sooner or later.

During the Hou Jing Rebellion more than 50 years ago, the kings of the Xiaoliang royal family remained silent, watched Hou Jing defeat Jiankang, and killed the emperor and the prince with Hou Jing's hand. They thought that if these two people died, they would have the chance to take office. What was the result?

The royal family suffered internal strife and the national strength declined, and it was taken advantage of by foreign enemies.

Yuwen Wen was not sure what the situation in Rome was, but the truth was always good. A mere hundred people became the Roman emperor. Who would be convinced by the great nobles and generals?

Financial problems cannot be solved by changing the emperor, and border troubles will not be lost just because of changing the emperor. Those creditors who hope to repay the money by taking the new emperor ascend to the throne, and those civilians who are looking forward to living a good life will be disappointed sooner or later.

In order to secure the position of the emperor, the new king will naturally start killing and use massacres to deter opponents.

Civil war is inevitable, while foreign enemies...

Not to mention the surrounding barbarians, Emperor Morris' son-in-law, and King Kusa and Transliteration of Persia, they will definitely not be indifferent.

It is said that the prince of Morris I escaped by chance and fled to Persia to seek help from his sister and brother-in-law. With such a great deal of justice, Kusa and the fool are the ones who don’t do it.

It was originally a good time to take advantage of the chaos, but the distance of more than ten thousand miles made Zhou Guo unable to even be regarded as the audience.

Yuwen looked at the long-distance view of Constantinople and felt a little regretful:

There was a turmoil in Rome, and the Zhou delegation was in the capital. Why, why did there be no adventure?

In this regard, Yuwen Wen thought about the "plot":

According to the routine that you like, at this time, there should be a beautiful Roman princess who fled to the Zhou delegation's headquarters for asylum, and then followed the delegation to the Central Plains, begging the wise and powerful Emperor Zhou to send troops to revenge.

To show sincerity, the Roman princess promised her body to become the imperial concubine of the Great Zhou Dynasty, gained all her favor, and then gave birth to a prince.

So the Emperor of Zhou sent 200,000 troops for his son, and rushed to the west by sea, landing in the province of Africa in the Roman Kingdom.

The Zhou army equipped with cannons and muskets, the gods blocked the gods, the Buddha blocked the Buddhas, and crossed the Mediterranean by boat and went straight outside Constantinople. They opened the city gate in a few cannons and flocked in.

So, surrounded by artillery and muskets, the senators of the Senate passed a unanimous vote to crown the little prince to become the Roman emperor, and the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty became the supreme emperor of the Roman Kingdom...

This kind of plot is very vulgar, but it is popular, but this plot does not happen. There is no Roman princess asking for help from thousands of miles away, so Yuwen Wen just thought about it.

He pulled his thoughts back to reality, and Rome changed, so the maritime trade between Zhou and the other party was probably not possible, but it doesn't matter, because the domestic market is enough.

The Tongji Channel, which is expected to be four years in construction, was completed one year ahead of schedule due to technological progress, has been fully opened to navigation.

At this point, with the help of two Grand Canals and other canals, and the gradually formed fleet of steamships, the Central Plains has formed a unified market with smooth trade routes. Everyone is looking forward to a better life, who is bored to rebel?

Yuwen Wen put away the sketch, turned out of the room, and came to the outside deck. Looking at the beautiful river view on both sides and the huge fleet of steamships, he couldn't help but feel excited:
Chapter completed!