Along the flat, spacious and comfortable concrete road, Ali Pasha and Moses arrived at the East Pole Port on the west coast of the Caspian Sea comfortably.
Compared with West Pole Port, East Pole Port is much smaller and less prosperous. Most of the people coming and going are from the Ming Dynasty, and the ships are much smaller. After all, the Caspian Sea is just a large inland lake.
We successfully crossed the Caspian Sea by boat and entered the most prosperous and fertile river area in Central Asia.
Inside a four-wheeled carriage, Ali Pasha and Moses looked at the scenery outside the carriage window and kept discussing.
"What a fertile land, but it's a pity that not even a single person can be seen."
Ali Pasha couldn't help but sigh.
Because the area in the river in front of you is lush with water and grass. On both sides of the cement road, you can clearly see the endless wilderness, green grass, rivers, and streams that are constantly winding. Wild sheep, wild horses, and wild camels are very leisurely and comfortable.
living in this uninhabited fertile land.
There is no human habitation in such fertile grassland and land. It is simply a waste of natural resources and a waste of the rich land in the Hezhong area.
"Back then, the Ming Empire swept into the Hezhong area from west to east and carried out massacres and mass expulsions of all the tribes in the Hezhong area, almost completely cleaning up the Hezhong area."
"Afterwards, the Ming Empire immigrated millions of people to the Hezhong area and established more than a hundred towns here. Only around these towns can you see human habitation."
"As for the places far away from the towns, they are deserted and have become a paradise for these wild sheep, wild horses, and wild camels."
Moses beside him was also fully prepared for this eastward journey and learned a lot of information in detail.
"Yes, our Ottoman Empire spotted this at the beginning and thought it was a good opportunity to seize the Hezhong area, so we sent troops to attack the Hezhong area. However, we suffered fierce revenge from the Ming Empire. Otherwise, there would be no need to deal with the Europeans.
It’s so strenuous.”
Ali Pasha nodded solemnly, this is indeed a fertile land that makes people greedy.
Who has not wanted this fertile river area since ancient times?
The two rivers brought precious water sources and fertile soil, making this the most fertile region in Central Asia. The grasslands are moistened by the melting water of the snow-capped mountains, and the water and grass are lush. The sweat-blooded horses produced here have been famous all over the world since ancient times.
"What a pity for this fertile land~"
"The people of the Ming Dynasty owned too much land, too much. Even though they had a huge population of hundreds of millions, the land was still vast and sparsely populated. They did not have enough people to develop and utilize such fertile land."
Ali Pasha looked at the vast land in front of him and sighed repeatedly.
For the Ottoman Empire, the area in the river that was so coveted and drooling was just one of the many fertile lands in the eyes of the Ming Empire. The Ming people still had many, many such fertile lands, so they simply
There are not enough manpower to develop this fertile land.
We can only let this land become barren and become a paradise for wild animals.
Continuing along the cement road that runs east to west in the middle of the river, Ali Pasha, Moses and others finally saw the crowds at sunset and were about to arrive at Longtou Town.
"Lord~"
Ali Pasha had his carriage stopped, and he hurriedly got out of the carriage and came to a higher hillside, overlooking the land in front of him. His mouth was bulging.
As far as the eye can see, there is a vast and boundless plain. On this great plain, on both sides of the river, if you look up, you can see endless wheat fields.
At this time, the golden wheat reflects the charming colors under the sunlight, like a field paved with gold. A breeze blows, and the wheat waves fluctuate, just like the tide of the sea, with turbulent waves.
But this was not what surprised Ali Pasha.
What really surprised Ali Pasha was the steam harvesters standing side by side in the wheat field.
"Woo~"
I saw rows of steam harvesters lined up side by side. Accompanied by the sound of whistles and billowing water vapor, the steam harvesters continued to advance in the fields. Wherever they passed, wheat was harvested, and then
A bag full of wheat was pushed down from the steam harvester, and the wheat straw was divided to one side and arranged neatly.
The speed of steam harvesters is very fast. Dozens of steam harvesters harvest side by side. As soon as they drive past, a large wheat field is harvested, leaving only some bare wheat stubble.
Ali Pasha looked at everything in front of him, and his whole person fell into a sluggish state. He watched the steam harvester moving back and forth on the endless wheat fields, and the wheat fields were harvested one after another.
In the wheat field, someone was carrying bags of wheat to the cement road. Here, four-wheeled carriages had been waiting for a long time. They loaded the full carriages and slowly headed towards Longtou Town.
Go.
"Oh, God~"
Moses, a Jew, was also deeply shocked when he saw the scene in front of him.
The people of Ming Dynasty have actually reached such a terrible point. They actually use this strange machine to harvest wheat so fast.
Dozens of harvesters are just walking around in the wheat field, and a large wheat field has been harvested. Look at this endless wheat field.
If it were in Europe and the Ottoman Empire, tens of thousands of people would probably be needed to cultivate such a large area of wheat fields. However, if you look at the fields in front of you, you can't see a few people at all. They just rely on machines to easily cultivate wheat fields.
The wheat harvest was completed easily.
"What kind of machine is this?"
Ali Pasha shook his head in shock.
What I saw in front of me was far beyond my imagination. Can I still harvest wheat like this?
What is this monster that smokes and makes loud noises from time to time?
With all kinds of doubts, Ali Pasha led people curiously to the fields, wanting to see how these strange big guys harvested wheat.
At this time, the sun has set, and people who have been busy for a day are preparing to return to Longtou Town to rest. Dozens of steam harvesters also stopped one after another after completing their last pass.
Ali Pasha also quickly seized the opportunity, hurriedly came to the side of the steam harvester, and looked around the steam harvester carefully.
"Haha, haven't you seen our Ming Dynasty's steam harvester?"
Bao Dalang looked at Ali Pasha, Moses and others in front of him. Judging from their appearance, he knew that they were not from the Ming Dynasty, so he also smiled and said.
Ali Pasha had a translator who was proficient in Ming dialect and quickly translated Bao Dalang's words to Ali Pasha and Moses.
"This...sir, what kind of machine is this that can actually be used to harvest wheat?"
Ali Pasha looked at Bao Dalang in front of him. He was a little dirty. At a glance, he knew that he was an ordinary Ming citizen at the lowest level. He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, and he didn't know how to call him.
"Of course it's used to harvest wheat. This is a steam harvester, specially designed to harvest wheat."
Bao Dalang smiled and nodded, then looked at Ali Pasha and his party, and asked without the slightest fear: "Who are you? What's the matter with coming to our Ming Dynasty?"
"We are envoys from the Ottoman Empire. We are going to the capital of the Ming Empire to meet with the Emperor of the Ming Empire."
Moses also hurriedly replied for Ali Pasha. Although the Ming people in front of him were just ordinary people at the lowest level, their confidence and arrogance, and the way they looked at them seemed to look down upon them.
"People from the Ottoman Empire?"
"Hmph~"
"It turns out that you are people from the Ottoman Empire. You went on a killing spree in our river area, massacred several of our towns, and killed tens of thousands of us Han people. How dare you come to our Ming Dynasty."
When Bao Dalang heard this, he immediately put away his smile and said with a cold face.
People in the Transoxiana region remember the battle that year, but they have no favorable impressions of the Ottoman Empire.
"Back then, we in the Ottoman Empire didn't know the heights of the sky, so we were asking for trouble. You Ming people retaliated by slaughtering hundreds of cities and ceding territory to pay compensation. I think this debt has been paid off, right?"
Seeing the angry look of the other party, Ali Pasha said helplessly.
As for hatred, the people of the Ottoman Empire should remember it more firmly. Unexpectedly, these people of the Ming Dynasty remember it more clearly and more firmly.
"Hmph~"
"That's your fault. You deserve it."
"Who wants you to cede land and pay compensation? Can our dead relatives be resurrected?"
"Hurry up and finish your work. When you're done, hurry back."
Bao Dalang didn't have a good face. He hated the people of the Ottoman Empire and the people in the Hezhong area.
"..."
Ali Pasha was immediately speechless. After all, he was also the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, with a high and powerful position. How could he have ever been so angry? He was speechless by a lowly peasant.
But he didn't dare to do anything. This was the Ming Dynasty and the Hezhong area. If he dared to teach the other party a lesson, he probably wouldn't be able to get out alive.
"Get out of here quickly, this is our Ming Dynasty's machine, you are not allowed to look at it, build it yourself if you have the guts."
Bao Dalang waved his hands repeatedly and chased the people away, which made the guard responsible for protecting Ali Pasha couldn't help but draw the scimitar in his hand.
"Oh, you guys are still showing off your swords. Do you really think this is the Ottoman Empire? Or is it that the lessons I taught you back then were not enough?"
Bao Dalang was not timid at all and actually said with a smile.
"keep it."
Ali Pasha asked his men to put away their knives with a cold face. After one last look at the huge steam harvester in front of him, he returned to the cement road with great displeasure, got on his carriage and continued moving forward.
"The Ming Empire, as well as these huge machines capable of harvesting wheat, as well as the legendary train, it seems that there is something to be seen on this eastbound trip."