The "Holy Covenant of the Four Nations" is referred to as the "Covenant of the Four Nations". This covenant was led by the Tang Dynasty, Dashi, Persia, and Li Min's Qi Palace participated. This far-reaching covenant was signed in Chang'an.

The content of the Four-Nation Covenant covers both military and economic aspects. The military aspect is very simple, that is, each country guarantees that in the next ten years, there will be no war between the four countries in any situation, and the Tang Dynasty will also include Persia.

into this treaty.

In addition, regarding the economic aspect, the provisions are more complicated. The most important one is the Four-Country Trade Treaty. The treaty stipulates that the four countries open their domestic markets to each other, allow merchants from all countries to pass freely, and also stipulates a unified tax rate to facilitate the development of business.

.There are also some other small details, such as how to deal with foreign businessmen breaking the law within the country, as well as rights such as freedom of residence and movement.

In addition, Li Min also specifically pointed out that although Dashi has fully opened the Suez Canal, the management of the Suez Canal is still somewhat chaotic, and the taxation is also very unreasonable. Therefore, he asked Dashi to rectify the Suez Canal, and he and Datang

, Rome will send officials to supervise. Although Dashi believed that Li Min was interfering in Dashi's internal affairs, under the pressure from the three parties, they had to agree to this request.

The signing of the Four-Nation Covenant will directly affect the world structure in the next ten years, and it is also the first treaty to include the Suez Canal. It can be said that the impact is very far-reaching. With the standardization of the management of the Suez Canal, the East and West have

Exchanges became more convenient. Specialty goods from various parts of the Tang Dynasty poured into Rome and other parts of Europe. At the same time, Central Plains culture also began to invade this area. Europeans were proud to use goods from the Central Plains.

In addition, many Roman scholars went to the Central Plains to communicate with scholars from the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan. They also liked the living environment in the Central Plains very much. Most of them chose to move their families to the Tang Dynasty or Taiwan. As for

Both Li Shimin and Li Min welcomed these scholars, especially those with talents in astronomy, arithmetic, mechanics, etc. After all, the Eastern Roman Empire had a long history and was complementary to the Central Plains civilization in many aspects.

The impact of the Four-Nation Covenant goes beyond the above. For example, for Li Zhen and Li Yun, although they did not participate in the Four-Nation Covenant, it gave them a relatively stable external environment, and they did not have to worry about encountering Dashi in a short period of time. In addition,

Stability on the Suez Canal

.The number of ships traveling between the Central Plains and the Red Sea increased dramatically, and Tianzhu happened to be located on this route, which directly promoted the economic development of various parts of Tianzhu. In particular, some ports in the coastal areas developed rapidly, becoming Li Zhenhe

An important financial source in Li Yun's hands.

A few months later, Li Zhen and Li Yun in Zhongjing welcomed an important guest.

"Third brother, I didn't expect you to come to Tianzhu. If I had known, we should have gone directly to the port to pick you up!" Li Zhen said excitedly, holding a wine glass in her hand. This was a private banquet. Li Zhen and Li Yun were at

Sitting on both sides was Li Ke, who was going to Africa.

Li Min arrived in Tianzhu a month ago, but he first went to Ceylon Island for half a month. He bought a lot of gems for the women in the Yang family, and then landed on the mainland of Tianzhu, but he did not notify Li

Zhen and Li Yun. Instead, they concealed their identities and traveled around their territories.

After all, he would like Li Zhen and Li Yun to establish a country overseas in the future, and it would only be good for him to learn something now. Even Li Min arrived in Zhongjing two days ago, and then visited the city again.

Come to the palace to see Li Zhen and Li Yun.

"Seventh brother, eighth brother. Along the way, I visited several big cities under your rule. I found that many of these big cities have experienced war, but now they are showing a prosperous scene. It is really

It's amazing, it seems that you two have really put in a lot of effort in the past few years!" Li Ke praised with a smile.

Li Ke's heart was really shocked along the way. Needless to say, Li Min's place was well managed and the economy was developing extremely rapidly. Even remote places like Ceylon were prosperous.

signs. But let him not

What comes to mind is that Li Zhen and Li Yun are no longer the two kids who followed him. Not only did they conquer half of the land in Tianzhu, but their rule is also very stable. Although the economic development is not as good as Li Min,

But there are also signs of prosperity.

Li Zhen and Li Yun were both very happy when they heard their brother's praise. After all, Li Ke was a few years older than them and had been their role model since childhood. Now that they could receive his praise, it naturally made them even more satisfied.

"By the way, Third Brother, I heard from Sixth Brother that you also want to build a territory of your own, and there are three options. What do you think, Third Brother, have you thought about it?" The impatient Li Zhen asked first.

Li Ke smiled when he heard this and said: "Liu Lang did give me three suggestions, Australia, America and Africa next to you. But I have visited Australia. The population there is too small, and the civilization of the local natives is

The level is not high, so if you want to develop, you still have to rely on Han people, but now the number of Han people in the hands of Liu Lang in the Tang Dynasty is somewhat insufficient, let alone immigrating to Australia, so I have eliminated Australia." Li Ke

He said with a smile.

In fact, the reason Li Ke mentioned above is only one of the reasons. The main reason why he gave up Australia was because after he went to Australia, he found that Li Min had made great efforts to develop Australia, although he knew that as long as he opened his mouth,

Li Min would definitely give Australia to him without a second thought, and even the cities and people there would be his, but Li Ke didn't want to take advantage of his younger brother.

What's more, Li Ke also knew that Li Min's eldest son Li Qi's nickname was Australia. Although this didn't mean anything, Li Ke didn't want people to say that he and his nephew were competing for territory.

However, when Li Zhen heard that Li Ke had given up on Australia, her eyes lit up and she said: "Third brother, it's best that you don't go to Australia. Otherwise, our brothers will be too far away. If you ask me, you might as well go to Africa."

Well, there is a large island in southern Africa, covering an area of

It is vast, not much different than the Jinzhou in the South Seas. You can occupy it first, and then slowly accumulate strength. When you have enough strength, you can then make a large-scale landing in Africa. By then, our brothers will not be far away. What will happen to you?

We can also support each other!"

After hearing Li Zhen's words, Li Yun immediately echoed: "Badi's mind is still quick. That big island is indeed a good place, and it is not far from the African continent, just like Ceylon Island and Tianzhu Continent.

, although it is alone overseas, it can advance, attack, retreat and defend. In addition, it is very

Island has become a new slave-catching base, and many slave-catching teams have already established strongholds on the island. If the third brother goes there, not only can our brothers give you support, but also with the help of the slave-catching team, you can even

You can turn slave catching into a major source of income!"

Hearing the introductions of Li Zhen and Li Yun, Li Ke couldn't help but feel a little excited, but he immediately smiled and said: "Don't rush this matter now. You also know my personality. I like to do everything myself."

I’ll do some research and be fully prepared, so as for which place to choose, I’ll wait until I’ve been to Africa and America!”

Seeing that Li Ke had his own plans, Li Zhen and Li Yun couldn't help but start talking about some private matters, such as the situation in Datang in recent years, and whether there was any news happening in Taiwan and other places, especially about Shanghai.

During Li Ke and Li Min's trip to Australia, both Li Zhen and Li Yun were very interested.

However, when Li Zhen and Li Yun heard that Li Ke had to terminate his trip due to the smallpox outbreak in Australia, they both sighed, and then Li Zhen said: "Third brother, it will take you several days to arrive in Tianzhu."

Now, I have traveled to many cities. Now I would like to ask, what do you think is the deepest impression on you in Tianzhu?"

Li Ke was stunned when he heard that Li Zhen had asked such a strange question, but then he raised his head and thought about it carefully. After a while, Li Ke patted his thigh and said, "Eighth brother, you

If you don't ask me, I won't

I almost forgot, since I arrived in Tianzhu, my nose has been suffering. It’s so smelly here, especially on the streets. The excrement is everywhere. I brought three sachets with me.

Couldn’t suppress the smell!”

Li Ke's words are indeed not an exaggeration. What impressed him most about Tianzhu was the word "stinky". This situation was caused by several reasons.

For example, the influence of natural climate, because the climate of Tianzhu continent is very hot, so in this natural environment, people are naturally more likely to sweat. In addition, Tianzhu people do not pay much attention to personal hygiene. Some people do not take a shower for a long time.

Especially those from lower castes have a greater odor, and sometimes you can smell a sour odor even from a long distance away.

What's even more frightening is that curry is used in most of the food of Tianzhu people. If you eat too much of this kind of condiment made of various spices, it will also affect people's body odor, and even work will smell like curry.

smell, which also makes Tianzhu people's body odor very alarming.

In addition, the influence of religion is also very important, because Brahmanism advocates not killing animals and being vegetarian, especially for high castes. This has also led to the prosperity of animals in various parts of Tianzhu, and even entered cities and lived in harmony with humans.

, such as the cattle running rampant on the streets of Tianzhu, as well as elephants, leopards, etc., they are all frequent visitors on the city streets.

Sometimes these animals even die on the roadside, but no one takes them away and eats them, but leaves them to rot. In addition, the situation of open defecation is serious, defecation and defecation can be seen everywhere, especially in cities with many people.

in this way.
Chapter completed!