Silk cloth is not the most expensive of all the summer fabrics, but quite a lot of the fabrics used in formal wear are silk silk, especially for more formal occasions, clothes made of silk and silk are basically worn.

Like official gowns, after the Western Han Dynasty, silk and silk were uniformly used as official gown fabrics, and there were basically no official gowns made of other fabrics.

Silk was another currency in Zhuxia for a long time, and it was even more popular than copper coins in many cases. Therefore, when Zhu Xia described wealth, the word "caibo" appeared.

The Romans were extremely impressed with the silk produced in Zhuxia, and Shu brocade was added at the end. They had never seen silk and silk, especially silk and silk, which looked quite plain. They really didn't understand what it meant when Wang Meng sent Helena a suit made of silk and silk.

Julian's reaction will be so big, it is that he understands more inside information, and thus has more associations.

An abnormal set of clothing appeared in all normal gifts. If there is no special intention, it shouldn't appear at all. Julian's first reaction is that abnormality often means unusual. The unusual appearance of such an occasion must have special significance.

Helena went down to change clothes at the signal of Constantius II. After she changed her dress and reappeared, everyone saw that the main body was crimson, with complicated patterns and borders. The overall look was not simple at all.

Hanfu has always paid attention to its elegance and elegance. In addition, it has the iconic long sleeves to support the elegance. At the same time, the Hanfu women's clothing also has the characteristics of waist reduction. There is tailing. As long as the figure is tall and not too fat, you can definitely show a good figure in Han women's clothes.

Helena is not tall at all. Compared to Helena, who is almost 1.7 meters tall, she is only 1.5 meters tall. However, she is only fifteen years old this year. According to reason, she will grow taller. It is estimated that she will be at least 1.6 meters tall before she stops growing.

It seems that there is no jewel-like outfit worn on Helena. The choice of materials is restrained and there is no precious jewelry to support. It should seem simple to ordinary, but people with normal aesthetics don’t know. Why did I see... how to say? It is solemn and atmospheric!

The phrase "beauty with uniforms is called hua" is not just plain saying. After thousands of years of repeated reforms, Zhu Xia's clothing has been evolving, especially in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty under the momentum of the heavenly dynasty. The big reform, at least the upper-level clothing is developing towards the atmosphere, and any country and nation in the same period really lags far behind in terms of the aesthetics of clothing.

Rome, which is also a world power, looks extremely simple from the beginning. They are a group of robes. If they have to add some decoration, they just start with some small jewelry, such as headgear and ribbons. , There will be no more aesthetic development.

Helena felt very cramped when the audience watched. She almost didn't know how to take her steps. Her body seemed to be obviously stiff, including her and the maid did not know how to wear Hanfu, some accessories. Obvious errors have occurred. For example, the jade pendant that should have been used to press the skirt became a necklace, and the matching ribbon was put on one side in a Roman way to become a ribbon style, but these errors did not prevent the clothes from supporting the atmosphere.

In terms of wearing, the staff of the Han Dynasty envoys tended to wear strong military clothes. To put it bluntly, it was the clothing reformed by Hufu riding and shooting. They did not wear "traditional clothing" on any occasion. This is because you are in a foreign country, and you encounter bad things when you come, thinking that you may start doing it at any time, and naturally it is how convenient and how to come.

What I have to say is that Zhu Xia’s “traditional clothing” is really not suitable for fighting. Long sleeves and wide sleeves need to be rolled up before the fight. The clothes are not close at all except the waist. On the contrary, there is a This kind of lax tendency, and then it is that regardless of whether the long skirts of men and women are too in the way of fighting.

The same is the skirt system. The skirts worn by European men of all ethnic groups are generally not knee-length, and even have obvious high slits. This, of course, is to prevent skirts from becoming a drag. Without the habit of wearing underwear, pictures that hinder the weather will happen at any time when the wind is stronger.

What kind of clothing to wear has an essential relationship with national habits.

For example, nomads are actually trousers. They often need to ride horses. In skirts, the hips and thighs are directly rubbed against the horseback. Naturally, they have to get their pants to wear, at least after they have a layer of protection. There is no need to rub directly with the horse's back.

Let’s look at the farming people. In the early days, they wore skirts because many people might not ride a horse once in their lives. There was no friction and there was no need to use their brains to protect. Isn’t there a reform of the Hufu riding and shooting on the clothing?

"Seris really deserves to be a country that produces silk. It's..." Gallus was envious and jealous: "You have money!"

Excluding the previous gift, just this time, the total value is more than three million gold coins, which is about one-fourth of the total tax revenue generated by all the provinces of Rome.

There are quite a few provinces in Rome, but the taxes paid are not all paid to the central government. It is recorded that when the total tax amount in Rome was the largest, it reached 138 million Sethtes. 13.8 million Ore gold coins. One hundred Seth Retreats is an Ole Gold coin.

The main reason is that the appearance of Shu brocade is too shocking, and the price is infinitely increased. In fact, even if the most precious material is used, the production price of Shu brocade is only 1,000 gold coins.

Of course, the price of the same thing in different places is bound to be different. For example, for a thing like pearls, the best pearls are only ten gold coins in the Han country, and the price may start at a hundred gold coins in Rome. There is also such an object as jade. A good jade pendant can be worth ten thousand gold in Han, but it may not even sell ten gold coins in Rome.

The treasures of different ethnic groups are different. One more obvious difference is that the Han people actually lack the interest in gems. The problem is that quite a few ethnic groups, including Romans and Persians, are extremely obsessed with gems.

I have seen the generosity of the Han people again and again. I don’t know how many people have begun to imagine what kind of country the Far East is. Inevitably, they feel that they can pick up money everywhere. The life of aristocrats is based on the wine pond and meat forest. The place where they live should be covered with gold. brick.

There really is such a way of life for the upper-class nobles in such a country, but it is not Han, but it happened in the three continents. Especially they like to use gold to show their nobleness.

"If you can invade Seris..." Gallus thought, not only drooling, but his face also became sullen: "How much benefit can I get?"

Paul Leviathan subconsciously wanted to stay away from Gallus.

When the Han came to Rome, they were able to sprinkle millions of gold coins as a gift, which is enough to prove the wealth of the Han. An extremely wealthy country at least represents a strong national strength. Recall the news sent back by Cicero. In the East, everyone is destroyed at every turn, and it is definitely not a country that is rich but weak.

The problem now is that the Hans can reach Rome directly by sea, but the Roman ships can’t even get out of the Mediterranean. The idea of ​​robbing the Hans just needs to be turned around in their minds, saying it is just showing their idiots. Attributes.

"Really, we should develop a real warship." Gallus looked at Flavis Valentinianus and said extremely seriously: "At this point, the Valentinianus family There are advantages."

Valentinianus is the family that attaches great importance to ship development among the many families in Rome. It has a large number of shipbuilding industries. For example, it now provides three-tenths of the entire Rome’s ship sales, but because the Romans did not pay attention to it at all. In addition to the rest of the oceans outside the Mediterranean, the Valentiniannus family has never thought of marching into the oceans outside the Mediterranean.

"The development of ocean-going ships is the future trend." Flavis Valentinianus was actually already doing it, and even the personnel sent to the Gupta dynasty had already set off, in order to learn from the Gupta dynasty: "But That will take time."

"We can work together." Gallus was not asking, but at all, demanding: "I give people or money in exchange for shares."

Flavis Valentinianus readily agreed. He knew that he could not eat alone in the development of ocean-going ships, and the only end of eating alone was to be attacked by groups.

Talking about shares now? There is nothing wrong with it. Not only is it suitable for Europa, but it is also okay in Zhu Xia, except that Zhu Xia uses the term "member".

On the other side, Constantius II is communicating with Julian about the marriage. Not long after the two had communicated, Helena leaned forward, and the three of them lowered their voices. Everyone's facial expressions were constantly changing, and it seemed that there was a quarrel.

"It can only be me, and it must be me!" Helena has stressed ten times in a short period of time: "Among the royal family, I am the only adult, especially with a wealth of skills to please men. Whether it is For Rome or for the royal family, it is necessary to please the emperor Serris. Who is Helena? How can someone like her please please the emperor Serris?"

Constantius II actually agreed with Helena's argument that it was directly related to the social environment in Rome, and a wife who didn't know how to please her husband was of no use to a Roman man. What is Helena in his eyes? It is an autistic patient who has almost no social interaction, with a weak personality and not good at communication. I really don't think Helena can gain any benefits for Rome, let alone gain benefits for the royal family.

"They are Seres!" Julian had a misfortune, but he could only continue to reason: "Seris has its own national customs, and all signs show that Seres is really different from us."

"If it's referring to loyalty after marriage, I don't have any problems." Helena vowed: "Even if the emperor Serris can only **** me once a year, or even quit, I don't have any problems!"

The sturdy Helena completely made Julian's chest tight, and he didn't believe Helena's so-called no problem, and even this was the biggest problem.

"There is indeed such a worry." Constantius II thought with a face: "It is said that the emperor Sirius can legally have thousands of wives?"

Thousands of wives! For the Romans, it was incredible. The Roman law stipulated that there could only be one wife, but a person of a little bit of status had no lover, even with female slaves, it was really impossible to be a couple of thousands of personalities.

"I am charming and more confident. The Son of Seres will be completely obsessed with me." Helena said, stiffening her full chest: "As long as you go to Seres, you will definitely be able to be pregnant with a baby soon. Babies with Roman royal and Serris royal blood, you know what this means!"

Constantius II was still very confident in Helena's charm, and when compared with Helena, who was stiff by everyone, he had no confidence in the latter.

"I should have proposed the marriage..." Constantius II had a relaxed smile on his face: "Despite the flaws, Julian did a pretty good job this time. He even gave priority to the Han envoys. Express."

Who proposes the marriage, the passive party must have more advantages, especially the marriage between the country and the country.

Julian couldn't say anything, but gave an awkward smile.

"I heard that Shapur shamelessly chose his youngest and most beautiful daughter~lightnovelpub.net~ and three granddaughters?" Constantius II did not mention those noble women with accessories: " I have been thinking about this."

It’s very subtle, but Constantius II has made his meaning very clear. To be on the safe side, Rome can’t be stingy on such a matter. He doesn’t have a suitable granddaughter to choose, but a little guess. It can also be thought that the unfamiliar Roman nobles would be happy to choose their daughters to go to Han.

Since Constantius II is about to "bleed", one more Helena is not too much, and Helena is even selected as a candidate for marriage, and Helena becomes a candidate or a subsidiary, that’s one point. There are no problems. What he cares about is what kind of benefits this marriage can bring.

"It's so decided!" Constantius II said to Julian after thinking of something: "Since you are so enthusiastic, you will be the leader."

Julian agreed without hesitation.

"In addition..." Constantius II said naturally: "Friendship is two-fold. Since we have married so many women, should Seres choose women to marry Rome?"