The Ming Dynasty in the eyes of Americans is definitely completely different from that in the eyes of Ming Dynasty people.
The Ming Dynasty has various imaginations for almost all Americans, but in the eyes of most Americans, the Ming Dynasty is an evil dragon with teeth and claws.
They once brutally interfered in the American Civil War and imported a large amount of arms to the South. It was their brutal intervention that not only caused the United States to fall into division, but also caused millions of Americans to die on the battlefield!
"Every American soldier who died in the Civil War had a Ming-made bullet in his body."
Their fleet once bombarded Los Angeles arbitrarily, causing thousands of injuries. Hundreds more were unreasonably arrested by them, and their whereabouts are still unknown.
In one sentence, in the eyes of all Americans, Ming Dynasty is just like an evil dragon with teeth and claws!
Now it can be said that he is the kind of person who does all kinds of evil.
What is more terrifying? This evil dragon may invade the United States at any time and turn Americans into their slaves!
In the past few years, almost all Americans have been demonizing the Ming Dynasty. To Americans, to a certain extent, the Ming Dynasty is even a more terrifying and realistic opponent than the United Kingdom.
Not an opponent, I should say an enemy.
When did this all start?
Is it from the "Los Angeles Incident"?
Of course not. Starting from the Los Angeles incident, the hostility towards Ming Dynasty first started in the Lincoln era. At that time, faced with the defeat on the battlefield and the defeat in the election. Senior officials of the Lincoln administration used various languages to criticize Nanhua.
From that time on, Nanhua seemed to be the mastermind behind the division of the United States.
Even for Lincoln, the former U.S. president who lost the presidential election in 1864, after his defeat in the election, he reflected on the division of the United States. On the one hand, it was because of his eagerness for quick success, but on the other hand? Of course it was
Because countries including Nanhua interfered.
"Their barbaric interference has led to the division of the United States."
This is what Lincoln said many years ago. Of course, he was not limited to the Ming Dynasty. As the former president of the United States, although he was extremely angry about the Ming Dynasty's barbaric interference in domestic affairs, he was also curious. After all, in the past,
In the past ten years, the empire's achievements in all aspects have been extremely astonishing.
Although he was very curious about the Ming Dynasty, Lincoln had never had the opportunity to visit the Ming Dynasty. Until now - a few months ago, when Lincoln was in California, he accepted the commission from the local civil society and went to the Ming Dynasty to discuss the "Los Angeles Prisoners" issue with the Ming Dynasty.
Negotiate for their early release.
So on this day Lincoln came to Ming Dynasty. Like many people who had just arrived in Ming Dynasty, he was stunned the moment he got off the ship.
What kind of city was presented to him?
Just at the moment when he was on this piece of land, he suddenly understood why the French writer Verne swore that this was the future. This was indeed the future.
It wasn't just because of the trams on the road, nor the tall buildings on the roadside. It was because everything in front of him symbolized the future.
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Here, he couldn't see running carriages, only the bicycles that jingled by quickly, the streetcars with clear bells, passing back and forth, and cars, the kind of millionaire's toy vehicles, were also in his sight.
The cars kept passing by before my eyes, and when I looked up, the street shadows were reflected on the glass of the building.
What appeared in front of him was not just a prosperous city, nor a city that surprised everyone with each passing day.
"my Lord!"
Lincoln suddenly said in surprise.
“Everything here is beyond our imagination.”
"Yes, sir, aside from our animosity, everything here is amazing."
Henry, the secretary who followed him, also praised the city with an admiring tone.
"The people here are more civilized and educated. It seems that anyone who comes here will be impressed by them."
Walking on the road paved with black asphalt gravel, Lincoln and his party felt even more shocked. This is an extremely prosperous city, and the city is full of exotic-looking buildings, except for high-rise buildings.
Outside, there are many buildings. They have seen from other people's travel notes that those buildings in the garden are part of the life of Ming people - the community. The community is part of the garden, and many people, especially workers, live there.
In the community, the people there all have a peaceful and happy smile on their expressions without exception. They are satisfied with their current life.
"Everyone of them is happy!"
After arriving in Daming, what impressed you most in Linhai Lincoln?
That is, everyone he saw seemed to be very happy.
This is not only an extremely prosperous city, but more importantly, the people here are happy. It is completely different from those in American cities, not only because their living environment is better. More importantly, each of them is
A person's future seems to be full of hope.
"hope……"
On the way to Linhai Industrial Zone in a rented car, Lincoln suddenly understood why he felt that the people here were different from Americans.
No, every one of them is full of hope and happiness from the heart. This feeling is the biggest difference between the people of the two countries.
When they came to the industrial area, they finally felt the atmosphere of modern industrial civilization. Even in the car, they could see a large number of chimneys. Those chimneys that were tens of meters high were emitting black and white smoke.
The air was filled with the smell of industrial civilization, which was the smell of bituminous coal. Although the sea breeze had blown away much of it, this faint smell seemed to remind him that this was the largest industrial center on the Pacific coast.
"Sir, look..."
Henry pointed at the industrial area in front of them and said in an admiring tone.
"It's different from our wilderness in the west. Here they have thousands of factories and hundreds of thousands of people working in the factories. God can testify that this city was only established for thirteen years, sir..."
Turning to look at Lincoln, Henry said in an extremely serious tone.
"Many people say, let's go to war with Ming Dynasty. This country is the biggest enemy of the United States and the biggest threat to the United States now and in the future. But Mr. President, look..."
Pointing to the chimney in the distance, Henry's tone seemed serious and serious.
"Look at the chimneys here. What should we use to fight them? Just count the number of chimneys, and the outcome of the war will be clear."
Looking at the extremely prosperous industrial area in front of him, Lincoln nodded. He had seen such industrial areas in the east, but not in the west.
There is almost no industry in the western United States; everything there is shipped from the east.
Under such circumstances, how could the United States fight a war with Ming Dynasty on the west coast?
Even if there is a war, who will be the ultimate loser?
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Lincoln was full of worries because he knew very well that the United States was preparing for a war with Ming Dynasty.
Just in the West with nothing!
"You can't say that, Mr. Henry. At least our east is prosperous and there are many factories in our east."
California Senator John, who was following him, said with a smile.
"Moreover, one day in the future, California will also have a large number of factories, as long as our city is as huge as this city!"
When he said these words, John's tone was full of envy. Why was he so envious? Because he knew very well that this city was known as the most prosperous city on the American continent and on the west coast.
This is a modern city with a population of 1.3 million. In terms of city size, only New York can compare with it in the United States.
But there is only one New York City in the United States, and there were as many as three such prosperous cities in the Ming Empire.
"Mr. John, haven't you noticed yet? The difference between us and them is not just these places..."
Henry pointed at the factories, then at the workers.
"The real difference between us and them is here, here, they are happy!"