-
Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading
Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Historic -> Daming Zhenhaiwang Chapter 2116, the gap is too big
Previous page Return to Catalog Next page
- On the railway from the river to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the mission sent by the Ottoman Empire to the Ming Empire to congratulate the Emperor of Ming Dynasty on his ascension to the throne was among them.
Ibrahim put down the book in his hand and looked outside. The endless wilderness was extremely vast, the cold wind was howling, and the sky and the earth were vast. From time to time, he could see a large group of wild horses and wild camels foraging in the wilderness.
The vast area in front of us has not been developed since it was under the rule of the Ming Empire. However, compared to the vast land, it is still vast and sparsely populated.
Most of the population is concentrated in towns. Except for urban areas, other places are endless open fields and vast grasslands.
There are a large number of wild animals living on this vast grassland, including wild horses, wild camels, wild sheep, wolves, foxes, wild deer, etc. You can easily see these wild animals when taking the train.
Decades ago, the Ming army swept through the Western Regions and Hezhong areas, killing countless people wherever it went, and turned this vast land covering an area of ??more than two million square kilometers into a desolate no man's land.
Although millions of Ming Dynasty immigrants later migrated to the Hezhong area, most of the area here is still uninhabited and has become a paradise for wild animals. Over the past few decades, the scale and number of these wild animals have increased. More and more, it has become a scenic spot in the Hezhong area.
¡°The people of Ming Dynasty are so extravagant!¡±
¡°It¡¯s such a waste that such a vast grassland with rich water and grass is left deserted and turned into a paradise for wild animals!¡±
Ibrahim couldn't help but sigh.
Although he had heard countless rumors about the Ming Empire in the past, it was only when he actually set foot on the Ming Empire that he truly appreciated its vastness, wealth, and advanced power.
You can understand the vastness of the Ming Dynasty just by spreading out the world map and looking at your itinerary. Taking a train from Nanyun Province, you first pass through Nanyun Province, then arrive in Hezhong, then enter the Western Regions, then Gansu, and then enter the Ming Dynasty. In the mainland, we have to pass through several provinces before finally reaching the Ming Empire.
With such a vast distance and journey, it is only a part of the vast territory of the Ming Empire.
However, even this part of the territory is already extremely large for the Ottoman Empire, several times the size of the Ottoman Empire.
Such a vast land is so huge that it is beyond imagination. The sun will never set on the land of the Ming Dynasty. The true sun never sets on the empire, and I have only experienced a very small part of it.
The second is the prosperity of the Ming Empire. Just passing through Nanyun Province and Hezhong Province, the prosperity of the two places left a very profound impact on Ibrahim.
Wherever the railway passed, he could see a large number of neatly built and extremely beautiful houses. These houses built of reinforced concrete were just ordinary people's houses.
¡¾To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu recently to read and catch up on books. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www.yeguoyuedu.com is available for Android and Apple. ¡¿
But even the houses of ordinary people are already so beautiful. What is even more incredible is that almost all villages have been connected to cement roads. The spacious cement roads connect all directions. From time to time, cars, motorcycles and various vehicles can be seen on the roads. The trucks seemed to be showing off to Ibrahim the wealth of the Ming people.
What really shocked Ibrahim was the railway in front of him. Looking at the Ming Railway Map published by the Ming Empire, you can clearly see that the railways of the Ming Empire have crisscrossed and extended in all directions.
There is a large Eurasian railway that runs from east to west, from Houzhao City in the west to the port of Vladivostok in the east of the Ming Dynasty. The total distance is tens of thousands of kilometers.
There are also railways built from the northernmost Beihai City to the Elephant Forest of Daming Nanyang, from the coldest areas to the tropical areas, with tens of thousands of highways running through the north and south.
The railway in front of you is so convenient.
It can walk day and night, travel thousands of miles in a day, and can transport a large number of people and huge cargo at one time. The transportation capacity is very terrifying.
With such a railway, the Ming Empire could quickly mobilize materials and personnel from any part of the empire to another distant place.
Extremely efficient and fast!
"It would be great if our Ottoman Empire had a railway connecting the east and west!"
"It's just that the cost of building this railway is too expensive!"
Just the railway made Ibrahim truly feel the wealth and arrogance of the Ming Dynasty people.
It¡¯s whateverThe cost of a railway is calculated in terms of hundreds of millions of taels of silver, but the people of the Ming Dynasty built one after another. The railways of the Ming Dynasty have formed a huge network running through the east, west, north and south of the Ming Dynasty, connecting the Ming Dynasty. of every province.
Even though the southwest region has the most dangerous terrain and is the most difficult to build railways, the railways have now been built. How much money has been spent is an astronomical figure that is difficult to calculate.
On the other hand, the Ottoman Empire has always said that it will build a railway from Instanbul to the Danube River. The purpose is to consolidate the Ottoman Empire's rule over the Danube River Basin and to continuously transport food from the Danube River region to the capital.
At the same time, it can also facilitate travel from the capital to the Danube region, and facilitate and quickly mobilize armies to the border areas.
¡° However, the Ottoman Empire itself did not have the technology, equipment and materials to build a railway. It could only rely on the Ming Dynasty to build such a railway.
The price quoted by the Ming Dynasty to the Ottoman Empire Sultan was 300 million taels of silver. It is said that it was a friendly price. It was also because the terrain here was relatively flat, so the cost would not be too high. The Ottoman Empire would also need to recruit a certain amount of silver. When the farmer comes to help.
Building such a railway actually costs 300 million taels of silver!
? ? 300 million taels of silver. The Ottoman Empire¡¯s annual fiscal revenue is only about 30 million taels. It was only possible to build such a road after going without food or water for ten years.
Since receiving the quotation from the Ming Dynasty, Suleiman has never mentioned building the railway again. The cost is too expensive!
However, the cost of building railways was so expensive, but the people of the Ming Dynasty did not blink an eye when they built them. They built them as soon as they were told. One railway after another was built, running through the east, west, north and south of the Ming Dynasty.
??Just by counting the railways built by the Ming Dynasty people over the years, you can know how much money the Ming Dynasty people have spent on this aspect. Not to mention anything else, the money spent on building railways alone is estimated to be more than 10 billion taels of silver.
For the Ottoman Empire, such a huge wealth was really astronomical, but for the Ming Empire, they seemed to enjoy it.
Not only the Ming court was willing to invest in the construction of railways, but the people and wealthy people of the Ming Dynasty were also very willing to invest in the construction of railways. A large number of railways were built with private funds.
The extremely wealthy Ming Empire invested huge amounts in infrastructure.
Railway construction is only one aspect of infrastructure. The Ming Empire built roads even more frantically. Looking at the highway map of the Ming Empire, the dense lines on it have spread all over the Ming Empire. In many areas, even rural areas have The hardening of the road has been fully realized.
Railways, highways, ports, reservoirs, dams, rivers, canals, schools, etc., the people of Ming Dynasty invested crazily in infrastructure construction, and the amount was huge.
"The people of Ming Dynasty are so rich!"
The Ottoman officials who followed Ibrahim to Ming Dynasty kept sighing all the way.
The wealth of the Ming Dynasty people is not only reflected in their clothes, but also in the cars and motorcycles they have on the road. Cars and motorcycles were something that only the truly rich and noble people in the Ottoman Empire could afford and use. thing.
However, in the Ming Empire, you can easily see a large number of cars and motorcycles in the towns and roads you pass along the way.
Motorcycles are now available in almost every household.
¡°How can we, the Ottoman Empire, compare with such a Ming Empire!¡±
¡°The gap is really huge!¡±
Ibrahim couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his heart.
Although you understand the ambitions of the three generations of Ottoman Empire sultans, they all want to find the Ming Empire to regain their place, regain their face, and avenge their shame, but after you truly understand the Ming Empire, you will find that the power gap between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire is is constantly expanding.
It is getting bigger and bigger, and it has reached a point where it is simply out of reach.
¡°If our Ottoman Empire wants to become as powerful as the Ming Empire, we must fully learn from the Ming Empire.¡±
"Otherwise we will never be able to catch up with the Ming Empire, let alone become enemies of the Ming Empire. That would be the stupidest idea!"
Ibrahim has already come to a conclusion silently in his heart.
Now many countries and regions around the world are learning from the Ming Empire. For example, the Spanish Empire is learning from the Ming Empire, and Persia, Egypt, etc. are also learning from the Ming Empire.
If the Ottoman Empire wants to be strong, it must also learn from the Ming Empire. This is also the main purpose of his coming to the Ming Dynasty this time.
PS: Please vote~~(remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com).
If the Ottoman Empire wants to be strong, it must also learn from the Ming Empire. This is also the main purpose of his coming to the Ming Dynasty this time.
PS: Please vote~~(remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
- Previous pageCatalogNext page