At this moment, Curitios only had endless admiration for the Chinese emperor who was sitting on top.

Even we in Rome know that we use lead water pipes...

For Curitios, this is truly a miracle that cannot be confirmed!

There is no doubt that the Romans were obsessed with gods and religion!

"Your majesty is wise and wise..." Curitios kowtowed with hope: "I implore your majesty to provide great benefits to the country far away and relieve our country from the disaster..."

"The Roman Republic will surely be grateful to His Majesty for his great kindness for the rest of his life!"

"Lead poison..." Liu Che stood up and told him: "There is no cure..."

"Other than banning and dismantling all lead water pipes in your country, this problem cannot be solved..."

Let alone now, even two thousand years from now, it may not be a simple matter to eliminate lead metal poisoning.

What's more, the Romans resorted to death by using lead to repair water pipes. A large amount of lead entered the human body with drinking water and accumulated over decades. Even gods descending to earth would probably be helpless.

The only way out is probably to dismantle and ban all lead products as soon as possible.

"So, even if the envoy goes to the Mo family to study chemistry, it is probably impossible to achieve any results..." Liu Che said calmly.

The subject of chemistry has only just begun in China and is still in a very primitive pioneering period.

But even so, this course and related basic theories and discussions cannot be leaked out in any case.

For a long period of time in the future, except for people with Zhuxia household registration, no one else will be allowed to contact him.

Let alone a Roman!

"In addition, chemistry is a secret that is not taught in our country..." Liu Che stood up and said, "Please forgive me for this difficulty..."

Curitios listened and nodded in despair.

"Not even the God-King of the East can solve the lead poisoning..." Curitios murmured bitterly in his heart: "I'm afraid, even the great Zeus is the same..."

Even when Liu Che left, he didn't notice.

However, as soon as the emperor left, the servants and ministers immediately surrounded him.

The body is poisonous...

That golden land flowing with milk and honey!

Who wouldn't be interested?

……………………

Liu Che left the Roman envoy behind and headed to the East Palace according to the planned itinerary.

In Liu Che's view, until the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu and opened the road to the Western Regions and Central Asia, the Roman had to stay in China obediently.

Therefore, Liu Che still needs to think carefully about how to deal with him.

"Your Majesty... the captains of Huaihua County and the western captains of the Andong Protectorate must report urgently..."

Not long after he got on the carriage, a eunuch caught up with him and reported him.

"Chen Xu?" Liu Che raised his eyebrows and asked someone to stop the carriage.

Since Brother Chen Xu went to Huaihua, it feels like he has become a completely different person.

Chen Xi has already set his sights on Neon.

As for Chen Xu, as the elder brother, he naturally did not want to be seconded.

Although maybe the things he does may seem a bit deviant in the eyes of others.

According to Bo Shi's report, he has even built the city defense of the administration...

The workers who built the city were all slaves bought from Zhenfan and Mahan.

If it were any other person who dared to play like this, the next day, the imperial censor's office would have scolded him to death without even asking for permission, and then started human trade with the vassal country without permission. What do you want to do?

But because he is Chen Xu, the heir apparent in the Han Dynasty and the eldest grandson of the Empress Dowager.

Therefore, even the Tingwei and Yushi officials, who had never tolerated the princes, pretended not to see it this time.

If it were just like this, then Chen Xu might not get much attention from Liu Che.

After all, his brother has more clever ideas than he does.

But what really got Liu Che's attention was that this guy, after moving into his headquarters, Chonghua City, within half a month, he pulled out a 2,000-strong Yicon cavalry force.

You can tell just by looking at the name.

The so-called Yi Cong has always represented a group of Hu people who returned to Yi in the Han Dynasty.

According to Chen Xu, I am in Chonghua. I summoned the chiefs of the Yi and Di tribes from all over the world to proclaim His Majesty's holy grace. The Yi and Di tribes all burst into tears of gratitude and kowtowed in obeisance: I am here today to express my gratitude for the Holy Grace and wish to be Your Majesty's minions...

But in fact, whether it is the past, present or future.

The so-called Yicon cavalry is actually quite similar to the Gaulish Foreign Legion in later generations.

They are mostly wandering nomadic tribes who come here for money, rewards and benefits.

It's just that China always likes to decorate its face to avoid damaging its children, so it shamelessly named mercenaries like this Yi Cong.

Named with the meaning of returning to righteousness and obeying fate.

In the past few decades, the Han Dynasty has also recruited dozens of similar righteous cavalry groups, ranging from a few hundred to thousands.

These meanings have basically been Chineseized to this day.

For example, the father of the current Dahonglu Gongsun Kunxie also belonged to Yicong at first.

Gongsun Kunxie's own resume also contains the words "Yi Cong".

But for someone like Chen Xu to recruit two thousand followers at once, this is somewhat of a record-breaking situation.

Such behavior made some people in the court complain, but Liu Che suppressed these criticisms.

Because he knew that the upcoming battle between Han and Hungary for hegemony would involve manpower and national power.

The Yi Cong cavalry, or mercenaries, will play an important role in this.

What's more, if you can spend money, you can buy people who work hard, so why not spend money?

It takes more than three years to train a Han cavalry, but it may not even take a second for him to die in battle.

In history, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing used the so-called Yi Cong extensively.

Facts have also proved that these mercenaries who work for money and benefits will become Chinese as they fight.

Like the Gallic Foreign Legion.

Although everyone started doing it just for money, benefits or the original registered permanent residence.

But no matter what the reason is, the melting pot of the army and the battlefield will eventually complete the task of assimilating the other side.

For a mercenary who eats Chinese food, wears Chinese clothes, speaks Chinese language, and obeys the command of Chinese officers, his Chineseization speed is beyond your imagination.

Historically, there were even a large number of Huns and even Huns nobles in Huo Qubing's army!

But in the end, under the inspiration of Huo Qubing, they all became Huo Qubing's crazy fans.

Of course, Yi Cong cavalry can only be a auxiliary means. In any Han army, the number of Yi Cong soldiers must not exceed one-third. Liu Che knew this very well.

But what really made Liu Che look at Chen Xu with admiration was his method of recruiting these barbarian followers.

Chen Xu did not limit the recruitment of Hu Renyi to tribal leaders and nobles like previous Han generals.

He directly raised the banner in Chonghua City and publicly announced that as long as there are Hu people who come to Yiyi, no matter who they are or what their status is, they will be given a house, 3,000 yuan for housing allowance, and 300 yuan for take-out.

acres of land and a slave.

Immediately the response came. Not only warriors from various tribes of the Yi people, but also from all directions and high mountains came crying and shouting to return to Yi.

Even in Shinban and South Korea, many people went to join the army.

What is even more exaggerated is that the Xianbei and Wuheng people in the Greater Khingan Mountains and Lesser Khingan Mountains also rode horses and ran to Guiyi.

In a short period of time, Chen Xu's Guiyi cavalry number increased to 2,000, and the number continued to increase.

This made Liu Che sigh with emotion. Brothers Chen Xu and Chen Yu in Chang'an were indeed scum and scum of society.

However, once such scum and social scum use their skilled skills and superb methods on Yi Di, they will become heroes and pillars of the country.

Why do you say that?

Because Chen Xu gave these Hu people who returned to Yiyi, except for the first few dozen people who bought horse bones with thousands of gold, and fulfilled his promise.

The rest who went to defect were all given free rein.

Chen Xuke said it very nicely.

"I am a relative of the Han family, and I am the heir to the throne. How can the current queen's brother fool you? Don't worry, I promise you will have your house, land, and slaves. I'm just a little nervous for the time being. I'll be sure in two years.

cash!"

And after entering Chonghua, putting on military uniforms, joining the army, and in the Han army camp, the Yiconong still want to run away? Haha...

Chen Xu's rogue skills have simply reached their peak.
To be continued...