Chapter 284:

Chapter 284:

The name Buyeo was familiar to him, even though it was not as close as Goguryeo or Baekje.

It had not been long since the problem with Sharons daffodil had erupted.

And now, a person from Buyeo had come here, which made Marcus feel a strange impression.

Bring that merchant to me. I want to see him myself.

Is he worthy of your direct attention, brother? He is just a merchant from a country that we dont even know where it is attached to

Its curious, isnt it? He came all the way here from a country that we dont even know where it is attached to. It would be only fair to reward him for his hardship.

As always, you are merciful, brother. Then I will bring a translator who can speak Han language with me.

Of course, there was not a single person who could speak Buyeo language here.

Marcus was curious whether he could communicate with Goguryeo or Buyeo people, but he thought it would be unlikely.

But the Buyeo merchant who came with the Han merchants must have been proficient in Han language.

There would be no problem if he used a translator as he did when he talked with the Han merchants.

With that judgment, Publius called a translator and ordered him to bring the Buyeo merchant to the audience hall.

Marcus deliberately finished his cup of coffee slowly and then got up and headed to the audience hall.

When he arrived, an oriental man in a white robe was kneeling in front of the throne with a nervous face.

Everything around him looked amazing to him.

He was overwhelmed by the radiance of the walls and floors decorated with gold and various jewels. He looked down at his colorless robe with dismay.

O great Shahanshah, the perpetual governor of Rome and the protector of Egypt, the master of Arabia, the living incarnation of Jupiter, bow before him!

The usher struck the floor with a golden staff.

The loud thud startled the Buyeo merchant and he quickly bowed his head.

It was a more tense moment than when he met the emperor of Han.

He did not know where Arabia was, but he had studied well about Rome and Egypt.

He also knew that Shahanshah meant king of kings.

He greeted him with an extreme respect as he had practiced before when he stood in front of the emperor.

Among the great kings, the greatest name. I thank you for giving me the honor of meeting the king of kings. My name is Hae Dae-seong.

Welcome to Rome.

Marcus looked down at the merchant who still had a bewildered face and greeted him back.

You look like you dont understand why I wanted to see you.

I am grateful that you took interest in me, Shahanshah.

As Marcus said, Hae Dae-seong had no idea why he singled him out among hundreds of people.

There must have been some reason why he picked him out and wanted to see him.

Considering his purpose of coming here, it would be good to get along with Shahanshah, but he was anxious because he did not know the reason.

In fact, Marcus had no special reason.

He just remembered as a Korean and called him because he was curious about Buyeo people.

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Isnt Hae Dae-seong the surname of Buyeo royal family?

Hae Dae-seongs face turned pale at the unexpected question.

Isnt there any way we can do that?

Well Let me think about it for a while. But dont get your hopes up too high. The distance is too far even physically.

It would be possible if it was around Southeast Asia, where they could ship goods from India, but Manchuria was too far no matter how they thought about it.

It would be impossible even if they improved their ships to make ocean voyages possible.

They would need at least trains or steam engines on their ships to even consider it.

As of now, there was no way for Rome to trade directly with Buyeo by any means.

It would be possible if they went through several stages in between, but then the price would go up too much.

Of course, if Buyeo could afford the price, it would be fine, but Buyeo was only a confederation of kingdoms at best, and not very wealthy either.

It did not seem like they could match the value that Rome wanted.

But it would be a pity to just send them away like this

Considering the declining prestige of Han and the relations with neighboring countries, he thought he could come up with a plausible picture.

According to the original history, Former Han was already on its downhill and would soon perish.

Then it would go through Xin dynasty, the shortest unified dynasty in history, and flow into Later Han era, but there was no guarantee that it would go exactly the same way.

Especially Emperor Liu Shi of Han had more days left to live according to history, but he heard rumors that he was dying these days.

Maybe because of Marcuss deliberate scheme, he received too much stress and it had a bad effect on his health.

If Former Han collapsed within ten years like this, the situation in East Asia itself might change drastically.

Of course, from Romes perspective, it might just be watching fire across the river.

But if he considered a little more long-term future, Marcus needed to control the flow as he wanted.

Good. Lets start by dismantling Han army and Military Camp first. And then I can break up the rest slowly.

It was easy to shake a country that was already on its downhill, even if it was hard to do anything to a country that was enjoying its revival.

After finishing his calculation in his head, Marcus opened his mouth with a gentle voice to Hae Dae-seong who was restless with anxiety.

I thought about it from various angles, but Buyeo would have to pay a huge cost to trade with Rome.

I am prepared for that.

Buyeo cant trade by sea because of its location, so carts have to move by land, and then they will inevitably go through many middlemen. You will also have to set up several offices in each province of Han. No matter how I think about it, the tail will be bigger than the body.

Then is it impossible?

As Hae Dae-seongs shoulders were about to droop, Marcus threw a sweet bait.

But if you move as I want, it might not be impossible. I will send you goods with very generous and special conditions.

Hae Dae-seongs eyes, which were filled with gloom, sparkled with hope again.

He leaned forward without knowing and asked.

What is it? We will do whatever you ask if we can.

If Buyeo could get Roman goods, they would have tremendous influence on the surrounding countries.

They could accept anything as long as it was not too unreasonable.

And if he succeeded in this deal and returned, Hae Dae-seongs position in Buyeo would be much stronger.

Marcus did not open his mouth right away, but leisurely observed the reaction of the other party who was burning with eagerness.

And at that moment when Hae Dae-seongs impatience reached its peak, Marcus began to reveal his demands one by one.

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