Is this the Ming Empire?
Is it the Ming Empire that the New York Times called "making all Americans live in shame"?
On the day he set foot on the land of Yingtian, Mark Twain, like many people who had just arrived, was in extreme shock. What was he shocked about?
It's not just the high-rise buildings here, it's not the 24-hour hot water supply, it's also not the neat streets. It's... the lives of ordinary people.
"We should go see where the white people live, my friend!"
As a special reporter for the New York Times, John felt extremely lost after arriving in Ming Dynasty.
As an urbanite, he only understood after arriving in Yingtian why people who visited the Ming Dynasty, including former Governor Lincoln and other politicians, would describe themselves as "shameful". It was not because they wanted to use this word to describe themselves.
Oneself, but because it really makes people feel ashamed.
Compared with the dirty and smelly streets in New York, not only are there no horse manure everywhere on the streets, nor is there any garbage dumped on the ground, of course there are no passers-by urinating in the street, and there are even public toilets.
Not to mention flushing the toilet bowl, it is very clean inside.
The people here are neatly dressed, polite, and most of them are educated. All of this makes John, who advocates the "Ming Threat Theory", very melancholy. There is no black spot to blacklist, how can this be worthy of him?
What's the purpose of coming here?
Yes, the reason why he came here was to take a good look at this ghost place.
Tell the world - Daming is definitely not a paradise.
Heaven!
This is what the German guy in the UK said - if there is a paradise in the world, it must be the Ming Dynasty!
Then the guy described in an envious tone how happy the life of workers in Ming Dynasty was.
They only need to work ten to twelve hours a day, their income is much higher than that of their European and American counterparts, and they also have retirement insurance, medical insurance and work-related injury insurance. They live in "a building with a beautiful environment like a manor".
Children receive free education in public schools and receive free lunches.
In a word, this is paradise, if there is a paradise on earth.
Such compliments made many European and American workers eager to come to Ming Dynasty. Who are the people who come here?
They are all the best people, including not only university scholars and outstanding students who have just graduated, but also inventors and the most skilled craftsmen.
Heaven is what everyone yearns for, and heaven is what everyone longs for.
But what about heaven?
But it belongs to Ming Dynasty!
Because of this, in John's view, this so-called "heaven on earth" is simply fiction and imagination. It was fabricated out of thin air by the Ming Dynasty through their newspapers and even the reporters who accepted "Jin Mingyuan".
Even in the "Life" pictorial, which is very popular in New York, in his opinion, the photos above must have been carefully selected, otherwise it was just to confuse the American people and make them believe that there is a paradise on earth, and it must be the Ming Dynasty.
Then luring young, talented Americans to the Ming Dynasty and allowing outstanding Americans to become part of the Ming Dynasty's war machine is simply unacceptable.
"The electric light was invented by the Americans, but they brought the inventor to the Ming Dynasty, and then the electric light became a gift from the Ming Dynasty to the world. This is really ridiculous."
John's words made Mark Twain shrug his shoulders helplessly, and then said.
"John, my friend, you know that when the inventor of the electric light was in New York, he was just a poor man without any fame, living in a slum, but here, he even became a millionaire."
The inventor of the electric light that Mark was talking about was, of course, Henry Goebbels. In another world, he was buried in history. People only knew Edison. As for the real inventor, he died in poverty. But in this world, Henry Goebbels
·Goebbels achieved great success.
He not only gained wealth, but also gained fame. Daming was very happy to associate his name with Daming. Someone even published a biography to describe his impoverished life in the United States and his completely different fate after arriving in Daming.
The reason for this is to tell everyone, especially those scholars and experts, that their talents will be buried in the United States, but in Ming Dynasty, their talents will be fully displayed.
Of course, John was very clear about Daming's ulterior motives. When faced with his friend's rhetorical question, he even said it directly.
"Hey, my friend, haven't you discovered that all this is just a conspiracy of the Ming Empire? They are just deliberately trying to plunder American and European inventors! We must be wary of this behavior of theirs...
"
Mark Twain shrugged his shoulders without comment and just said casually.
"Well, I don't rule out the possibility."
Mark Twain, who was well aware that John had turned against the Ming Dynasty and turned against the Ming Dynasty, did not refute his friend. In his opinion, for inventors like Henry Goebbels, since no one in the United States cared about his invention, then he had arrived
After the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it be a good thing to be able to use his intelligence and talents?
"But we also have to admit one thing - no matter what, the whole world has benefited from Henry Goebbels' invention, but if Ming Dynasty had not discovered him, his invention might have been buried forever. Even until now, we are still living in
In the dark!”
"We have kerosene! We have oil lamps!"
John said directly.
"Of course, I also know that electric light is the future, but if Henry Goebbels had not come to the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely have succeeded in the United States..."
Really?
Mark Twain couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
"Actually, the fundamental reason why that guy's invention was not taken seriously is because he didn't speak English. How could a guy who didn't speak English have the opportunity to introduce his invention to the world? Of course he could only live in the slums!"
While they were talking, John Andre and Mark Twain finally arrived at the white settlement.
"Look, there are two completely different worlds here!"
John excitedly pointed to the European-style buildings on both sides of the street, pointed to the dilapidated buildings and said with a sigh.
"What do we see in that community? It's the life of those Ming people - that is, the Chinese people. They live a happy life, their life is perfect, but what about here? I saw poverty in the newspaper! Mark
, my friend, now, this is the most real side of Ming Dynasty..."
When he said these words, he was clearly a little excited rather than sighing.
Why is he so excited? Because he finally found a place that he could describe. Daming is definitely not a paradise, just like everything that is presented to him now.
Where is the paradise here? It is clearly hell, yes, that’s right. It is hell, and it is a hell created by the people of Ming Dynasty.
"This place is not only real, but it is also the darkest place in the world. You see, the people living here are Europeans. They have created a hell for Europeans here!"
(End of chapter)
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