At the Royal Hotel of the Ming Dynasty in the capital, Challand, the ambassador sent to the Ming Dynasty by the Persian Emperor Ismail, was leisurely drinking morning tea while reading the newspaper.
When you come to Daming, the best way to understand it is to read newspapers.
The Ming Dynasty Morning Post, the Ming Dynasty Medical Journal, the Ming Dynasty Confucian Journal, the Ming Dynasty Business Journal, etc., as the Ming Dynasty Morning Post became popular throughout the Ming Dynasty, various newspapers also flourished like mushrooms after a rain.
Through various newspapers, you can have a very clear understanding of what is happening in all aspects of Ming Dynasty.
"What a hopelessly powerful empire!"
"The steel production of Miyun Steel Plant in just one month is greater than the production of our entire empire in one year."
"Tianjin Shipyard can launch hundreds of large ships in a month and build thousands of ships in a year. There are actually several such shipyards in the entire Ming Dynasty, all over the major coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty."
Charland couldn't help but sigh as he watched.
The strength of the Ming Dynasty is not just about its military power. It is also the most powerful country in the world in terms of economy, culture, science and technology, etc.
If you compare it in any aspect, it is far stronger than the Persian Empire. It can even be said that there is no comparability.
"Yes, Ming Dynasty is indeed too powerful!"
Next to Challand, Rasul, the ambassador of the Persian Empire to the Ming Dynasty, also sighed.
He has been in Ming Dynasty for more than two years. In the capital of Ming Dynasty, he saw the real prosperous empire, the big city with millions of people, the tall buildings, the roaring factories, and the straight and spacious streets.
Concrete roads and proud and confident Ming people.
All these left a deep impression on Rasul, and he was often amazed.
"I came to Daming this time not only to purchase arms and weapons from Daming, but more importantly, to inspect Daming and learn how powerful it is."
"Our great Majesty, although he is young, he is a heroic leader with great talents and great strategies, inspiring us to revive our great Persian Empire."
"But you also know the situation we are facing in Persia now. The Ottoman Empire in the west is always our biggest threat. On the plateau in the east, there are still many tribes who are unwilling to obey His Majesty's rule."
"In the words of Ming people, we in Persia are now suffering from internal and external troubles."
Charland thought for a while and said to Rasul beside him.
"Your Majesty has great talent and great strategy. Under your leadership, we in Persia will surely be able to regain the glory of the Persian Empire!"
Speaking of Ismayi, Rasul immediately said very solemnly.
"Have you ever visited the Damingren factory, shipyard, etc.?"
Charland nodded, thought for a while and asked Rasul.
"No, we foreigners have extremely strict restrictions in the Ming Dynasty. Even if I am an envoy of the Persian Empire, the same is true."
"I can't visit the factories and workshops of the Ming Dynasty. I can't even leave the capital without the permission of the Ming Dynasty officials."
After hearing this, Rasul shook his head slightly helplessly.
In this regard, the Ming Dynasty had very strict management of foreigners from non-vassal countries, vassal states, and colonies.
"Because I am a foreign envoy, I can stay in the Ming Dynasty for a long time. If you are an ordinary foreign businessman or the like, your stay time in the Ming Dynasty is limited, and the area you can stay in is also limited. You can only stay in the Ming Dynasty.
Open port city to stay.”
"And here in the Ming Dynasty, we cannot do many things, otherwise we will violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and the punishment will be extremely severe."
"For example, in the Ming Dynasty, you are not allowed to preach to anyone. Once you are found out, you will be executed directly."
Rasul shook his head as he spoke.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were a bit xenophobic, at least according to the many policies issued by the government. In addition, the people of the Ming Dynasty were very proud and looked down on foreigners extremely, considering them to be barbarians, uncivilized, barbaric and unreasonable.
"I heard that the most advanced textile machines and looms in the Ming Dynasty use something called a steam engine. The amount of spinning and weaving in a day is dozens or hundreds of times that of traditional spinning machines and looms."
"I heard that the Miyun Iron Works in the Ming Dynasty is the best steel plant in the Ming Dynasty. Its output in one month is higher than the output of the entire country of Persia in one year."
"There are also their shipyards and cement factories. This cement is good stuff. If we can learn the cement manufacturing technology and return to Persia, we can also build cement roads in Persia that are as spacious and durable as the Ming Dynasty.
You can also build a strong city wall."
Charland frowned slightly, thought about it and said.
"However, the people of Ming Dynasty did not allow us to visit these factories and workshops at all. Although I have tried my best to inquire about these technologies, I have had little success."
Rasul shook his head slightly.
"You can apply to the Ming Dynasty court and express our wishes to us. Let's see what Ming Dynasty says first."
Charland thought for a moment and then ordered.
"Yes~"
Rasul nodded quickly.
"Let's go and visit the capital of Ming Dynasty~"
After breakfast, Charland got up and left the Ming Dynasty Royal Hotel, and wandered around the capital of Ming Dynasty very casually.
The area where the Daming Royal Hotel is located is located outside the traditional capital and in the southern suburbs of the capital. The land in this area was basically bought by Liu Jin and the prince, so it is naturally a key development area.
Everything is planned very neatly. Straight and spacious cement roads connect all directions. The communities are bustling with activity. The streets are noisy. There are also colleges founded by Liu Jin, which cover an extremely large area and recruit students.
A large number of students.
"These high-rise buildings are all built with reinforced concrete~"
Rasul walked around casually with Charland, watching as he walked, and introduced the situation in the capital to Charland in detail.
"All built with reinforced concrete?"
"How much steel will it take?"
When Challand heard this, he looked at the tall buildings around him. In fact, they were not very high. Most of them were five or six stories high. But for this era, this was a tall building.
Looking further, both sides of the spacious street were full of high-rise buildings. There were construction sites further away, and one could already see the busy buildings one after another.
This scene was very shocking. When he thought about it again, when all of these were built with cement and steel, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.
Steel is very expensive, whether in Persia, the Ottoman Empire, Tianzhu, Europe or other places, because steel can not only be used to make weapons and armor, it is an important material for military and national defense, and it can also be used
To make agricultural implements, tools, etc., which are also important materials for production and life.
However, in this era, the steel output in various countries is very low, and the quality is also very poor. As a result, the price of steel in various countries is generally very high.
Persia is no exception. The price of steel is very high, and the blacksmiths who make it are considered people of high status.
However, now I heard that these Ming people actually used steel to build houses extravagantly. And looking at it, there are high-rise buildings everywhere. I guess only the Ming people themselves know how much steel is used here.
"In the Ming Dynasty, there was a lot of steel production. They not only used steel bars to build houses, but also used a lot of steel bars to build bridges, roads, dams, reservoirs, etc."
"The huge demand has also led to the rapid development of Ming's steel companies. Now the largest steel companies in Ming Dynasty are Miyun Iron Works, Songhu Iron Works, Qiongzhou Iron Works, Nanyang Iron Works, Liaodong Iron Works, etc. The output of any steel plant
They are all extremely amazing.”
"But the Ming Dynasty's demand for steel is even greater. Now the people of the Ming Dynasty use a large amount of steel in almost all aspects. They even use machines to cultivate the land. No amount of steel is enough for them."
Rasul shook his head as he spoke.
In this regard, he paid special attention.
Because he knew the importance of steel, and also knew that the Persian Empire needed steel very much.
In Persia, steel was a precious resource. The Persian Empire needed steel to make weapons and equipment, etc. It was also used to make agricultural tools and cultivate food.
However, here in the Ming Dynasty, the people of the Ming Dynasty buried the finest steel in concrete to build houses, bridges, roads, etc. It was really a waste.
It’s simply a waste of natural resources!
"With steel like this, it is true that no matter how much steel there is, it is not enough for them."
After hearing this, Charland also sighed.
Look at the people of Ming Dynasty on the street. Everyone is wearing decent clothes. In this winter, everyone has cotton-padded clothes on their bodies. Their faces are rosy and shiny. They are obviously well fed and clothed, and they are in good spirits.
When looking at these Persians, they would straighten their backs and raise their eyes slightly, looking very confident.
"This is the Ming Dynasty!"
"While we in Persia were still worrying about food, the people of Ming Dynasty had already lived an extremely prosperous life."
"Look at these Ming people. Compared with them, we Persians are far behind, not only in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but more importantly, our self-confidence!"
Charland couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, people in Ming Dynasty are very confident and proud!"
"Beggars in the Ming Dynasty did not even want charity from foreigners like us. A foreigner once gave a beggar a gold bar in Tianjin, but the beggar did not ask for it."
Rasul nodded and sighed.
"Our Persian Empire is also a great civilization with an ancient and long history like the Ming Empire. As long as we study hard, we can become as strong, wealthy and confident as the Ming people."
"But the most important thing now is to purchase arms and weapons from the Ming Dynasty and learn the technology of the Ming Dynasty people."
