The Mediterranean is a vast ocean, a vast sea between Europe, Africa and Asia, which has given birth to the splendid civilization that the West is proud of.

Among these ancient civilizations, the Greek civilization is the most eye-catching.

The numerous islands, different cultures, and the dhows traveling between the islands have connected the dotted city-state civilizations with different characteristics.

The greatest epic of the West was written here.

The Olympic flame is lit here.

Unfortunately, all this glory came to an end in the third century BC. The rise of Macedonia ended the history of the Greek independent city-state alliance. After that, the Greeks never stood up again.

A Homeric epic and a Trojan War not only created mythical heroes such as Achilles and Hector, but also made Helen, a beauty who brought disaster to the country, a household name. No one has explored the real history.

The passionate Odyssey heroes who inspired the Greeks also gradually disappeared into the dust of history, driven by the giant hand of time.

caused this decline.

Not only was the country defeated, but also because of the departure of each and every sage.

Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle—these prophets who were so resounding in Western history have all gone with the wind, and their disciples, whether they are Theophrastus or Di

Karl, Gemisius, when it comes to knowledge, he seems to be a bit of a fanatic, but when it comes to talent, he is far inferior to his teachers.

In this regard, Aristotle actually has to shoulder a lot of responsibility, because his most proud disciple was none other than Alexander of Macedon who destroyed Greece.

February 6th.

In the evening, the setting sun leaves a long string of afterglow on the sea.

Haifa Bay.

Like a large storage box with a huge mouth open, it is receiving merchant ships from various places along the Mediterranean coast. In the winter of last year, the first major cooperation intention was reached in the alliance between the Jews and the Qin State.

, which is to carry out deep-water port expansion in the Haifa Bay area.

With the participation of Qin's advanced technology, the construction of the dock at Haifa Port was very smooth. This plan was very secretive at the beginning. The Jews deliberately concealed their alliance with Qin. David was in Macedonia and Ptolemy.

He struggled so much between the bandit neighbors that even though he wanted to resist, he was still afraid.

The first people to expose this plan were Greek businessmen from the Bay of Beirut and Haifa Bay. The first thing they discovered was a group of yellow-skinned people appearing on the coast. These people were not tall in stature, but their temperament was intimidating.

The Orientals seem to appear out of thin air, making people suspicious.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Compared with Macedonia, which is mostly a landlocked country and is not close to the Aegean Sea and the east coast of the Mediterranean, the Greeks who advocated industry and commerce and mostly used ships as transportation had to understand the actions of the Qin army.

More.

"What are these Qin people doing here? How come they got together with the Jews?"

"Look, what is that? They are building a dock. Are they planning to build a fleet and conduct a cross-sea expedition? How is this possible? Even if the Qin people have warships, they will not be able to find enough sailors."

"Don't think blindly. These days, as long as you have money, you can get anything. On this coast, you just need to call and you won't find any kind of people. Captains, sailors, oarsmen, deckhands, etc.

There are plenty of them.”

With deep worries, businessmen from different countries brought what they saw back to the country. Unfortunately, their reminders had little reference for the Mediterranean countries that were under strong threat from the Romans.

value.

"The Phoenicians are building a port. Are they crazy? There are wars in that place every day. Why is it taken over by others before the dock is built?" In the temple of Crete, the origin of Greek civilization

In one place, the elders of the Cretan Citizens' Assembly heard the news with contempt on their faces.

The Dead Sea area of ​​the Mediterranean where the Jews were located was formerly inhabited by the Phoenicians. The Cretan elders were accustomed to calling them this. In their opinion, there was no difference between the Jews and the Phoenicians.

The Cretans were like this. On the Greek peninsula, the Greek upper class, who were caught in the civil war between the Peloponnesian League and the Delian League, did not have the slightest interest.

——.

No matter whether the upper nobles are interested or not.

With the opening of the Silk Road across the entire Asian continent, trade between the East and the West has become more prosperous. Not only Europeans from the West have arrived in the East, but also people from the Qin Dynasty from the East have traveled thousands of miles to reach the West. They are not just for business.

The interests of the state also represent the interests of Qin.

The sixteenth year of the Qin Dynasty.

First month, spring.

A triangular dhow flying the flag of a Greek business group is sailing along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Cyprus. The triangular sail is the most advanced technology of this era. It can ensure that the sailor can smoothly control the speed and direction of the ship regardless of whether it is in a tailwind or a headwind.

Carry out control.

This was a large merchant ship with a crew of thirty-six people. Its lower cabin was filled with Western artifacts that had just been exchanged from the Apennine Peninsula and Crete.

Trade has always been two-way. As Oriental silk swept across Europe's upper-class nobility, these foreign objects also began to become popular in the Central Plains.

On the ship's side.

A young man with an oriental face was pale, bent over, and vomiting violently. The topsy-turvy waves made him feel like he was on a roller coaster. The little food he had eaten before boarding the boat had all returned to the sea.

"Jia Sheng, you are seasick, haha, it doesn't matter, as long as you get used to it, it will be fine. It was the same when I, Dikar, went to sea with my teacher for the first time."

Behind the young man, a fat man with a round body and curly hair laughed and stood firmly on the deck with his legs spread apart. Looking at him, he looked like he was standing on land.

"Dikar, you are bragging again. When the teacher accepted you as a disciple, you were already over eighty years old. How could you go to sea on a boat again?" On the deck of the boat, an old man with messy hair and a red nose lowered his head and spoke attentively.

Studying a picture from the Eastern Qin Dynasty, he sarcastically said.

"Gemethius, you old guy, don't think I'm afraid of you. If you don't believe me, let's compete again." Having been stabbed, Dikar's face turned red and he said angrily.

"Andy, Gemmi, you two, when you arrive at Haifa Port, you will know that riding a horse is very comfortable, and it is much more refreshing than taking a boat." After a long time, the young man who had just calmed down finally had the idea to fight back.

Strength, he said to two old guys who were more than thirty years older than him.

"Jason, the Shenwu Emperor you mentioned who invented this map logo is really in Babylon." Gemisius stared at the parchment in his hand and asked.

"Of course, but the city of Babylon has been renamed Xin'an City. It won't be long before you see an eastern city rising along the two rivers." Jia Sheng smiled and nodded proudly.

Lyceum College.

The school founded by the great ancient Greek thinker Aristotle, and the original versions of the works of Socrates, Plato and others can be found here. It can be said that the essence of Western civilization is here.

Descartes and Gemisius.

These two unkempt guys were the two new disciples recruited by Theophrastus, a disciple of Aristotle, in his later years. Compared with the teachers who guarded the Lyceum Academy conscientiously, what these two disciples did was really

He has lost his status as a college professor and a Western bachelor.

A young man named Jia Sheng comes from the State of Qin. He is one of the young envoys under Lu Jia. Born in Luoyang, he was just a little boy with a runny nose ten years ago.

Ten years later, as the most famous and talented scholar in Sanchuan County, Jia Yi began to become famous in the land of Guanzhong.

In recent years, speaking of debaters.

Lu Jia, the great debater who traveled all over the country and successfully lobbied South Vietnam, Wusun, and the Jews, was the well-deserved first person. Later, Kuai Tong, Zhao Ping and others also occupied a place in their respective fields of expertise.

Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has been leading the way for five hundred years.

More than ten years of interest.

Coupled with the huge wealth brought by expeditions, the lives of the people of Qin have been greatly improved. In the past, the land annexation and the contradiction of more people and less land that appeared in the bottleneck stage of social and economic development are not prominent in Qin.

This is attributed to the Western Expedition launched by Li Yuan.

"Going to the West to pan for gold—those brave men who followed the army made a fortune."

"Brothers, if we miss this opportunity, we will have no choice but to stay here in the countryside without any future. How about we go out and have a try? What are the risks? We are still young and can withstand the hardships."

The young people in Guanzhong, Guandong, and Jiangdong said goodbye to their parents and relatives one by one, and embarked on the unknown road to the west. Among them were warriors who hoped to join the Qin army and fight in all directions, and there were also talented people who were well-read in scriptures and literate in writing.

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Jia Yi, a great talent in Luoyang.

Jia Yi could almost recite the deeds of these ancestors from memory. Originally, he thought that the Qin State was so powerful that there was no room for him to develop as an eloquent debater. However, when Li Yuan led the Western Expedition Army to open up one country after another

After being exposed to a battlefield that the Qin people could not imagine, Jia Yi realized that he had thought wrong.

The Qin State, which has a huge territory, needs more talents to serve it, and when Lu Jia is getting older, the young Jia Yi and others finally have the opportunity.

Now, it depends on whether you can catch it. Jia Yi knows that among the disciples led by Lu Jia, there are many who have their eyes on the position of the number one diplomat. If he competes with them in a satisfactory manner, there is no chance at all.

Sex, so he had to take things by surprise.

This time, Jia Yi followed the caravan to the Greek Peninsula, and with a sharp tongue and a miniature map and sand table that had been a secret in the East, Jia Yi obtained two students from the most famous Lyceum Academy in Greece.

The favor of a famous professor, and under his lobbying, Dikar and Gemisius even came up with the idea of ​​​​traveling to the East. (To be continued...)
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