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Chapter 729, Travel Notes of the Ming Dynasty in Tianjin

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    Geert took his quill, looked at the Four Treasures of the Ming Dynasty placed on the desk, sucked some ink, and continued to write slowly.

    The Ming Dynasty was very big. It took several days to go north from Songhu in the south to Tianjin in the north. It is said that there is an equally huge land from Songhu to the south.

    The people of Ming Dynasty are very proud and also very confident. They believe that Ming Dynasty is the largest and most powerful empire in the world, and only the whole of Europe combined is as huge as theirs.

    I didn¡¯t believe it at first. I have always felt that Europe is the center of civilization, and the world outside Europe is an ignorant world.

    But when I came to Tianjin, I realized that we were wrong.

    Tianjin is very large and has a very large population. It is said that the population of Tianjin alone is larger than the population of Spain as a whole, with a huge population of more than six million.

    You may think that with such a huge population gathered in a city, then this city must be terrible, with disgusting things everywhere, pungent smells everywhere, etc.

    But you are wrong.

    Tianjin is very clean. There are many high-rise buildings here and the streets are very spacious. They use a building material called cement, which is a very magical thing.

    Add some water and sand and mix it together, and it will become as hard as stone in a few days.

    People in the Ming Dynasty used cement to build bridges, pave roads and build houses. Their cement roads were very wide and could allow more than ten four-wheeled carriages to walk side by side at the same time. They built straight cement roads to connect all directions, making transportation extremely convenient.

    It is said that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty allocated huge funds of tens of millions of taels of silver to build cement roads running north-south and east-west throughout the Ming Dynasty.

    Oh, God!

    When I heard the news, I was shocked and speechless.

    I have said it before. The Ming Dynasty was so vast that it could be compared with the whole of Europe. Can you imagine building a road from Constantinople to Lisbon?

    The kind of road that allows many carriages to travel in both directions at the same time.

    This requires a huge amount of funds, a huge amount of courage, and more importantly, very advanced construction technology.

    This is beyond imagination.

    The wealth of the Ming people can be seen just from here. Their emperor was keen on building cement roads, river embankments, reservoirs, bridges, etc.

    They shouted a slogan: if you want to get rich, build roads first.

    ¡°Oh, God, what a rallying cry that is.

    In fact, if you come to Daming in person and feel the spaciousness, comfort and convenience of this cement road, you will agree with it.

    It is more than 100 kilometers from Tianjin to Wangdu in Daming Dynasty. If there is no cement road, it may take several days to arrive.

    ¡°But with the cement road, they only need one day to arrive, starting in the morning and arriving in the evening.

    Tomorrow I plan to visit the cement factory in Daming to see if I can learn how to make cement. I think if I can learn how to make cement and build a cement factory here in Europe, I will definitely become rich overnight.  .

    Speaking of wealth, I have to mention the scene I saw in Tianjin Port today.

    ¡°God, I swear, I¡¯ve never seen so much gold and silver in my life.

    The fleet returning from America consisted of more than fifty large ships, each of which was filled with gold and silver. They piled the gold and silver on the dock like hills.

    That charming light will never be forgotten in my life.

    There is definitely a lot of gold and silver in America. Please believe me, I am definitely not exaggerating.

    It is said that the Ming Dynasty conquered two huge Indian kingdoms and asked them to pile up gold and silver into pyramids to atone for their sins.

    In addition, we know from the Ming people that they have established dozens of large and small colonial strongholds on the west coast of America. They have discovered thousands of gold and silver mines there, and they have tens of thousands of people.  Mining here in America.

    "If we don't step up the development of the Americas, I think within a few years, the entire America will be occupied by the Ming people.

    However, if you come to the Ming Dynasty, you will sadly find that let alone Spain, even the whole of Europe combined may not be able to compete with the huge Ming Dynasty.

    ??Soap, this kind of thing is really good. After taking a bath with it, my whole body feels extremely refreshing, and it also has a light fragrance.

    I want to bring some of this soap with me when I go back to Europe. It will definitely be very popular.

    But there is one thing that I am very confused about.

    In Europe, we have always said that taking a bath will make you sick, so we don¡¯t take baths very much in Europe, but here in Ming Dynasty, people in Ming Dynasty take baths very much.

    They believe that if people don¡¯t take a bath, their bodies will be very dirty, which will breed various diseases. Taking a bath can clean up their bodies and make them healthier.

    At the same time, the Ming people also like to shave off their hair and beards. They are their navigators, and they all have short hair and shaved beards.

    They believe that this is not only convenient for life and work, but also healthier. Hair and beards that are too long can easily breed various diseases.

    I am really conflicted, and I don¡¯t know who is right, but based on my experience in the Ming Dynasty and navigation, shaving off my hair and beard is indeed a good idea.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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