"The Ming Empire is indeed very rich. I heard that just in the Golden Continent alone, the silver and gold they obtain every year can pile up a mountain. Their ships lead to the oceans around the world, which is comparable to the wealth they possess.
Compared to that, we Jews are nothing.”
When Namias heard this, he immediately sighed and said.
Jews are synonymous with wealth. Jews who are shrewd and good at business have always been rich. However, after coming to Ming Dynasty and after some detailed understanding, they knew how wealthy Ming Dynasty was.
Just like the East described by Marco Polo, this place is both mysterious and rich. Although it is not said that there is gold everywhere, the Ming Dynasty's wealth still shocked them.
"But I don't think it's wise to start a war with Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty is too powerful!"
Then Namias changed the topic and was worried about Ali Pasha's thoughts.
There is no doubt about the power of the Ottoman Empire, but the power of the Ming Empire is also obvious to all. In a war between each other, it is most likely that no one will be able to take advantage of the other. It will only hurt both sides and take advantage of others.
"Just wait and see~"
"Sooner or later, this huge Ming Empire will surrender under the iron heel of our Ottoman Empire."
Ali~Pasha was very confident.
The power of the Ottoman Empire made him dazzled. The powerful Ottoman Empire conquered all directions without any rivals. The powerful Persians trembled under their attacks. The Slavs in Eastern Europe were sold as slaves to cities in Italy, Spain and France.
It is a place of plunder for their pirates, and the Middle East in the south is their pilgrimage site.
With such powerful strength, the Ottoman Empire has never been afraid of anyone.
"Let's go and go out for a walk~"
"The emperor of the Ming Empire is really hard to see. We have been here for almost half a month, but their emperor still has no intention of meeting us."
Ali~Pasha looked at the weather outside through the glass window. The sun was shining brightly, a rare good weather. The winter in the Ming Dynasty was a bit cold. It was also a good choice to go out for a walk and see the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Ali~Pasha took his entourage out of the Royal Hotel of the Ming Dynasty and walked around the capital very casually. The capital of the Ming Dynasty was very prosperous and lively.
The streets and alleys are full of people coming and going, and there are many shops along the street under the buildings. The variety of goods is dazzling, which makes Ali~Pasha and others look at it with gusto.
"Joseph, have you seen that such a fine piece of cloth is sold for less than one-tenth of a silver dollar in the capital of the Ming Dynasty? It is so cheap. If it can be shipped to Europe, this piece of cloth
You can also buy two or three silver dollars, and the profit will be dozens of times."
"There are also Ming Dynasty spices with a wide variety and extremely cheap prices. I heard that if you go to Shili Trading Company in Tianjin to buy them on a large scale, the prices will be even cheaper."
"If these spices are shipped to Europe, the profit may be dozens of times higher."
"There are also porcelain, silk, tea, and sugar from the Ming Dynasty. This Ming Dynasty is simply a paradise for merchants!"
Namias said to Joseph beside him while shopping.
They are all Jews, and Jews are good at doing business and discovering business opportunities. This time they came to Daming for the purpose of inspecting business opportunities.
After arriving in Ming Dynasty, they were pleasantly surprised to find that there were business opportunities everywhere in Ming Dynasty, which was simply a paradise for their businessmen.
There are banks all over the major cities of the Ming Dynasty here, including the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty. The bank notes found in the banks can pass through all parts of the Ming Dynasty. Even the countries around the Ming Dynasty are willing to accept the bank notes and silver coins of the Ming Dynasty.
This is extremely convenient for doing business. There is no need to exchange currency back and forth, and there is no need to carry a large amount of precious metals around.
Secondly, the Ming Dynasty built a large number of cement roads all over the country. This magical material made the roads very spacious, flat, and strong, which made the transportation in the Ming Dynasty extremely convenient, whether it was land transportation or water transportation.
More importantly, all parts of the Ming Dynasty are within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is cracking down on road bandits, bullies, bandits, etc., so there is no need to worry about your own safety and you can walk here very safely.
On a vast land.
Even the people of the Ming Dynasty could travel freely to various surrounding countries and enjoyed a distinguished status in each country.
The products of the Ming Dynasty are extremely rich. No matter what kind of goods they are, they can find all kinds of goods in the capital alone. They can see all kinds of goods that they can name and cannot name, including European goods.
"Yes, this is indeed a paradise for businessmen."
"If we Jews can do business here in Ming Dynasty, I think we will definitely become extremely rich soon."
Joseph also sighed. After arriving in Ming Dynasty, they truly felt the power and wealth of Ming Dynasty.
Such a vast territory, such a huge land, is actually under the rule of one country and one emperor.
In such a huge country, everyone uses the same script, uses the same currency, cars use the same track, and books use the same language. It even has a strong influence that has radiated to many surrounding countries.
As long as you can speak Ming dialect, you can freely travel to the surrounding countries such as Korea, Japan, Siam, Sulu, etc., and you don’t have to worry about your personal safety at all, because these countries have the obligation to protect the personal safety of Ming citizens.
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You can carry the Ming Dynasty banknotes in your pocket and go to any place to spend money. Even in the surrounding countries, they are very happy to accept the banknotes in your pocket.
Your ships can berth at any port in the Ming Dynasty, and even in the ports of surrounding countries. If you go far enough, there are a large number of colonies occupied by the Ming Dynasty in Africa, Tianzhu, the Middle East and other places. As long as
If you are from the Ming Dynasty, you can walk and do business in these places very freely. These colonies also speak the Ming dialect, write Chinese characters, and use silver notes and silver coins.
This is where Joseph and Namias sigh most and are most surprised.
It is hard to imagine that there is such a powerful country in this world, with an extremely vast land and a huge population, but they can still be so unified.
You must know that in Europe, even the whole of Europe combined is far less huge than the Ming Empire, and its population is not as large as that of the Ming Dynasty. However, there are dozens of countries in Europe, large and small, and each country has its own language and writing, and its own
currency, weights and measures, etc.
There is simply no way to uniformly use one language, one currency, and only one emperor like the Ming Dynasty. This is extremely inconvenient for doing business.
Because you need to understand the language and characters of each country, be familiar with the customs and laws of each country, etc. When traveling to various countries, you also want to constantly exchange various currencies, which is very troublesome.
But in Ming Dynasty, these are not needed, this is Ming Dynasty.
An incredibly powerful empire.
Not only does it have a powerful country and population, its powerful influence even radiates to surrounding countries. What is even more frightening is that Ming Dynasty also has many colonies. These colonies are actually private. What is even more amazing is that these colonies,
The vassal states, etc. actually all used the Ming Dynasty's writing and currency, and used the unified weights and measures of the Ming Dynasty.
This was a bit difficult for Joseph and Namias to understand, but they both realized the convenience of doing business in the Ming Dynasty.
"Your ideas are very good~"
"However, I heard that people in Ming Dynasty are very xenophobic~"
"They have many restrictions on foreigners. Foreign ships can only stay in designated ports for a certain period of time. Once they stay in non-designated ports, they will be severely punished."
"As for trade on land, they will not allow foreigners to walk freely within the Ming Dynasty."
Ali~Pasha also smiled and said after hearing the conversation between the two of them.
Jews are Jews, and they have nothing but money in their eyes.
They are good at dancing, but they do not have their own country. They are always wandering in one country. Although they are rich, they never have a sense of belonging. Perhaps only money can give them some sense of security.
Later, they could do business everywhere in Europe, but it was different in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not welcome outsiders. They were very confident and very wealthy, and they looked down upon outsiders.
Just from the eyes of the Ming people around them, it can be seen that the Ming people are very proud, and their eyes are full of contempt when they look at them.
This made Ali Pasha extremely unhappy.
They have always looked down on people from other countries. When will it be their turn to be looked down upon?
This made him secretly swear that he would give Ming a good look, let Ming know the power of the Ottoman Empire, and let the people of Ming know the power of their Turks.
As for the Jews around them, they had a good idea of doing business in the Ming Dynasty, but it was a pity that the Ming Dynasty had extremely strict regulations and restrictions in this regard.
"That's such a shame~"
When Namias and Joseph heard this, they immediately said helplessly.
Such a huge empire, with such an excellent environment, actually excludes outsiders like them, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
"I heard it's because hundreds of years ago, this was still an empire called the Song Dynasty. The Song Empire was very welcoming to outsiders. At that time, many people from the Middle East and Persians came to the Song Empire to do business and stayed here."
"Later, when the Song Empire was weak and attacked by the Mongols, the royal family of the Song Empire was betrayed by Persians and Middle Easterners, resulting in thousands of royal family members being killed."
"At the same time, the Persians and Middle Easterners tried to establish the State of Isfahan here, but they failed in the end. This made the people here extremely hate the Persians and Middle Easterners. They were also extremely xenophobic and did not welcome outsiders.
Foreign religions are welcome. I heard that those who preach secretly in the Ming Dynasty will be beheaded."
Ali~Pasha was obviously a qualified diplomat, and he actually knew a lot about the Ming Dynasty, and he told all the causes and consequences of this matter.
"Damn Persians and Middle Easterners~"
When Joseph and Namias heard this, they couldn't help cursing.
"No, no, I can only say that they are too useless. If they succeed, then the light of the Lord can shine here!"