The Imperial Palace of the Ottoman Empire is located on the hillside of Istanbul. From the walls of the palace, you can overlook the entire city of Istanbul and have a panoramic view of all the scenery.
As night fell, darkness enveloped the earth, and lights began to light up everywhere in the palace.
The young Emperor Suleiman stood on the city wall overlooking Instanbul in front of him, with Ibrahim standing next to him.
"You said that in the cities of the Ming Dynasty, the lights are brightly lit at night, is that true?"
Emperor Suleiman looked at the city of Instanbul in front of him. As night fell, it was almost completely dark, with only a few places showing weak firelight.
There is no beautiful scenery at night, there is nothing to see except looking up at the stars in the sky.
"Yes, great Sultan!"
"In the cities of Ming Dynasty, people basically have to go to work during the day, so they don't have time to play. But at night, lights are brightly everywhere. Their electric lights have become very popular, and there are even some in the city. The government will pay for the special street lights to provide lighting.¡±
"At night, the lights of thousands of houses light up, and there are so many high-rise buildings, so it looks very spectacular and beautiful."
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¡°They even held the football match in the evening. A football match can attract tens of thousands of people to watch, and the seats are packed.¡±
¡°There are also theaters that are the most lively at night. When the singing reaches the climax, countless silver dollars are poured from the audience to the stage.¡±
¡°The commercial street is crowded with people, and the lights in every store are turned on, which is brighter than during the day.¡±
Ibrahim replied solemnly.
Only by visiting the Ming Empire in person can you truly feel the prosperity, dependence and advancement of the Ming Empire, just like this night.
The capitals of the Ottoman Empire were dark, while even many small counties in the Ming Empire now had electricity, and they were bustling and lively at night.
Just from this aspect alone, you can see how huge the difference is between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire.
"Light the lamp."
Suleiman remained silent, not knowing whether he did not believe what Ibrahim said or whether he was unwilling to accept the huge differences between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire.
After thinking about it, Suleiman also wanted to see for himself how magical and bright this electric lamp was.
"yes!"
Ibrahim nodded and replied, then nodded to the people around him.
At this time, in the palace behind you, a high-end glazed lamp has been hung on the top of the palace, the wiring has been connected, and a series of small lights of various colors have been arranged everywhere.
In the palace, many important ministers and nobles of the Ottoman Empire were waiting early.
There are only a few people who have seen electric lights. Most people have not seen electric lights. Although they have heard about the magic and brightness of electric lights, they have always thought that they are similar to oil lamps.
"start!"
With Ibrahim¡¯s order.
The two Ottoman Empire strongmen also began to turn the hand-cranked generator.
This hand-cranked generator is the first generator specially manufactured by Daming Electric Company. It is specially used to distribute electricity to places that are not yet powered but need electricity.
In addition, it can also serve as a backup power supply for hospitals, schools, etc. Of course, generators driven by internal combustion engines have also been developed. However, considering the problem of purchasing gasoline around the world, this old-fashioned hand-cranked generator is also provided for everyone. .
"Hoo~"
As the two strong men began to turn the hand-cranked generator, the magnetic field continued to cut, and a steady stream of electricity began to be produced.
The originally dark palace suddenly became brighter.
The glazed chandelier above everyone's heads is extremely luxurious and beautiful in design. Especially when the light is on, the glazed chandelier blooms with bright light, instantly piercing the surrounding darkness.
"Wow~"
Many ministers of the Ottoman Empire opened their mouths in surprise and looked up at the glazed lamp above their heads. Such a bright light was far beyond the comparison of candlelight and oil lamps.
Look at the many colorful things around youXi Jinping, a native of Ming Dynasty, used the technology of Ming Dynasty people to make steel and build steel plants. "
"We also need to build our own cement factory, build a large number of cement roads, railways and trains like the Ming Dynasty people; we even have to study this electric light like the Ming Dynasty people, rely on our own ability to make electric lights, use Electric lights are no closer to lighting up our own cities.¡±
"In a word, we will learn wherever the Ming people are strong. We must catch up with the development trend of this era, otherwise the gap between us and the Ming Empire will only get wider and wider."
Su Laiman thought for a while and said very firmly.
"We in the Ottoman Empire plan to initially achieve industrialization in about ten years. In the next ten years, we will put all our energy on this, including financial, material and human resources. "
"We first learn from the Ming Dynasty people, imitate the Ming Dynasty people, and then integrate and self-innovate, and finally achieve the goal of surpassing the Ming Dynasty people."
Listening to Suleiman¡¯s grand plan, the ministers of the Ottoman Empire became excited.
If this could surpass the Ming Empire, how powerful would it be?
But after thinking about it carefully, many people feel that it may be very difficult to achieve this goal. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com