Earl Carlton knew that the diplomatic district of Cadiz and the city of Cadiz under Spanish control were basically two concepts. They seemed to have similar names, but in fact they were not connected. The diplomatic district and the main city were separated by several kilometers.
Woolen cloth!
Even in the outer area of the embassy area, there is an isolation zone several hundred meters wide, all of which is to prevent local indigenous people from entering the embassy area.
From this we can see how unwilling the Tang people were to have contact with the local indigenous people.
Like every embassy area of the Tang Dynasty around the world, local indigenous people are prohibited from entering the embassy area. Not only are there walls, but there are also patrols by the local indigenous country's troops to ensure that no indigenous people from the country sneak into the embassy area.
And then create big trouble for them.
Because those damn Datang people hate contact with the local indigenous people, there is a whole set of very troublesome procedures to enter the Tang embassy area, and to get permission from the Tang people. If someone sneaks in secretly, the Tang people will not only treat the person concerned
Punish the indigenous people and put pressure on the local indigenous countries.
The pressure exerted by the Tang Dynasty was no joke, they would pay compensation and transfer various benefits at every turn.
So this has created a very interesting situation, that is, those indigenous countries often send their own soldiers to patrol outside the walls of the embassy area, prohibiting local people from crossing over.
Of course, this may not mean that they are full of fear of the Tang Dynasty and plan to send troops in advance to surround the embassy area.
No matter what, it led to the fact that even though the Tang Dynasty people were traveling all over the world, with various embassy areas and colonies all over Europe, there were actually very few Europeans who could enter and exit these embassy areas and colonies.
Those who had more actual contact with the Tang Dynasty people were actually diplomats from various countries, a very small number of military and political officials, and big businessmen. Even these people had to take a shower before meeting the Tang Dynasty people.
If you go to meet the Tang Dynasty people without taking a shower, the Tang Dynasty people will go crazy...
When the people of the Tang Dynasty first arrived in Scotland, after the Tang Dynasty's ship docked, the local Scots enthusiastically ran to the dock to greet them. The result was...
Those Datang people who had just disembarked from the ship turned around and ran away. After boarding the ship, they directly turned the muzzles of the naval guns and conducted a live-fire exercise, destroying some of the local port facilities.
The Scotsman was frightened to death, and finally he had the courage to ask. The reason why the Tang Dynasty people were so angry was because the people who greeted him had not taken a shower and were smelly. The Tang Dynasty people also said that they were full of germs.
Later, the Tang people claimed that someone was infected by the disease by their Scots, which resulted in the death of many Datang crew members, including an official, and led to a large-scale infection that caused significant property and personnel losses, and demanded compensation from Scotland!
Compensation is a trivial matter, but the key point is that the compensation offered by the Tang Dynasty was too much. When the various compensations were summed up, it actually amounted to more than 1.8 million Tang Yuan.
For the Tang Empire, this number was actually not that big, but for the Kingdom of Scotland, it was an astronomical figure.
However, the Tang Dynasty was not unreasonable and allowed Scotland to pay the compensation in other ways. Finally, after some friendly negotiations, Scotland allocated the Orkney Islands in the north to the Tang Dynasty as compensation.
In fact, this archipelago is not of much importance to the contemporary Scots. There is not much population on it. Even this place did not originally belong to them, but to the Norwegians. However, in 1472, as a dowry,
The mortgage was formally ceded to Scotland.
Therefore, the Scots directly ceded this place to the Tang Dynasty without any psychological pressure.
Of course, the Tang Dynasty would not go too far. After acquiring the islands, they not only exempted Scotland from indemnity, but also placed a large batch of anthracite coal purchase orders with the Scots and promised to invest in the mining of coal resources in the Scots.
By the way, in recent years, because Datang has invested in mining coal resources in Scotland, the lives of the Scots have been relatively prosperous.
The same goes for Scotland and Wales.
Coal resources are extremely abundant on this huge island, and mining is easy. Even when the current Datang businessmen invested there, they were unable to use mechanical equipment and could only hire local people to dig coal manually. However, the output was still quite large. Currently, the British
The region's coal output has become Datang's main coal supply area in Europe.
From the time when the Tang Dynasty people first entered Scotland, we can know that the Tang Dynasty people paid great attention to hygiene.
Therefore, even if the dignitaries wanted to meet the Tang Dynasty people, they had to take a shower first. Otherwise, it would be a light thing if they could not meet the Tang Dynasty people. It would be a condition that would cause them to lose their power and humiliate the country.
However, these dignitaries can still temporarily enter the embassy area if they take a shower and get approval through application, but ordinary people should not expect that.
At most, they can only come into contact with the temporary residents of the Tang Dynasty.
And this is also the reason why Earl Carlton saw many staff in European hotels.
There was a very special group in the Tang Dynasty, that is, the temporary residents, that is, foreigners who obtained the temporary residence permit of the Tang Dynasty for various reasons.
These people were widely active in various overseas territories of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, there were not many temporary residents in Datang before, but as time went by, there were more and more people.
In the early days, the source of temporary residents in the Tang Dynasty was very single. They were mainly local indigenous people who were accepted after the Tang Dynasty occupied some overseas territories.
The Portuguese temporary residents who were accepted after the capture of Malacca are a typical example. There were a large number of Portuguese and even people from other countries in Malacca at that time. After the Tang Dynasty occupied this place, they did not expel these people. They basically allowed themselves to be free and willing.
Those who want to leave can leave, and those who don’t want to leave can stay, but they must pass various assessments.
The main issues are language and allegiance or belief. Once passed, you can obtain a temporary residence permit.
Another source is that foreign women who married Tang men could not only obtain a temporary residence permit, but also be able to freely enter the mainland under their husband's guarantee. At the same time, after ten years, they could formally apply to obtain a Tang household registration.
At the same time, her immediate family members, that is, parents, brothers and sisters, can also obtain the right to apply for a temporary residence permit.
Of course, this also requires an assessment. It just gives you a way to apply. Whether you pass it or not has to be determined separately.
Because according to tradition, the Tang Dynasty adopted the household registration system with the husband. After a woman got married, she would move to the household registration of her husband's location.
This is also the legal basis for a foreign woman who marries a Tang man to move into the Tang household with her husband.
Similarly, if a Tang Dynasty woman marries a foreign man abroad, her household registration will be cancelled.