Chapter 709: Lincoln is stunned (first update, please subscribe)

What did the Ming Dynasty look like?

The Ming Dynasty in the eyes of Americans is definitely completely different from that in the eyes of the Ming people.

The Ming Dynasty has various imaginations for almost all Americans, but in the eyes of most Americans, the Ming Dynasty is a vicious dragon with bared fangs and claws.

They once brutally interfered in the American Civil War and imported a large amount of arms into the South. It was their brutal interference that not only plunged the United States into division, but also caused millions of Americans to die on the battlefield!

"Every American soldier who died in the Civil War had a bullet made in the Ming Dynasty in his body."

Their fleet once savagely bombarded Los Angeles, causing thousands of injuries, and hundreds of people were arrested unreasonably by them, and their whereabouts are still unknown.

In a word, in the eyes of all Americans, the Ming Dynasty is just a ferocious dragon with bared fangs and claws!

Now it can be said that he is capable of doing all kinds of evil.

What is even more terrifying? This evil dragon may invade the United States at any time and turn Americans into their slaves!

In the past few years, almost all Americans have demonized the Ming Dynasty. To Americans, to a certain extent, the Ming Dynasty is even a more terrifying and more realistic opponent than Britain.

Not an opponent, but an enemy.

When did all this begin?

Is it from the "Los Angeles incident"?

Of course not. Starting from the Los Angeles incident, the hostility towards the Ming Dynasty began in the Lincoln era. At that time, facing the defeat on the battlefield and the defeat in the election, senior officials of the Lincoln government had used various languages ​​to criticize South China. It was from that time that South China seemed to have become the behind-the-scenes mastermind of the division of the United States.

Even Lincoln, the former US President who lost the presidential election in 1864, reflected after his defeat that the division of the United States was due to his eagerness for quick success and instant benefits, and on the other hand? Of course, it was due to the interference of various countries including South China.

"Their brutal interference has led to the division of the United States."

This is what Lincoln said many years ago. Of course, he was not just targeting the Ming Dynasty. As the former President of the United States, although Lincoln was extremely angry about the Ming Dynasty's barbaric interference in internal affairs, he was also curious. After all, in the past decade, the achievements made by this empire in all aspects were extremely amazing.

Although he was very curious about the Ming Dynasty, Lincoln had never had the opportunity to visit it until now. A few months ago, when Lincoln was in California, he accepted the commission of a local non-governmental organization and went to the Ming Dynasty to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty on the issue of "Los Angeles prisoners" and strive for their early release.

So Lincoln came to Ming Dynasty that day. Like many people who had just arrived in Ming Dynasty, he was stunned the moment he got off the boat.

What kind of city appeared before his eyes?

In just one instant, he suddenly understood why the French writer Jules Verne said with such confidence that this was the future. This was indeed the future.

It was not just because of the trams on the road, nor because of the tall buildings on the roadside, but because everything in front of him symbolized the future.

Here, he could not see running carriages, only bicycles passing by with a ding-dong sound. Trams were running back and forth on the street with clear bells. Cars, the kind of toys that millionaires looked like, were also passing by in front of his eyes. Looking up, the shadows of the streets were reflected on the glass of the buildings.

What appeared before his eyes was not just a prosperous city, nor a city that was improving day by day and surprising everyone.

"Oh my God!"

Lincoln suddenly said with some surprise.

“Everything here is beyond our imagination.”

"Yes, sir, apart from our hostility, everything here is amazing."

Henry, the secretary who followed him, also praised the city in an admiring tone.

"The people here are more civilized and well-educated. It seems that anyone who comes here will be impressed by them."

Walking on the road paved with black asphalt gravel, Lincoln and his party felt more shocked. This is an extremely prosperous city, with buildings that look very exotic everywhere. In addition to high-rise buildings, there are many buildings. They have seen from other people's travel notes that those buildings in the garden are part of the life of the people of the Ming Dynasty - the community. The community is part of the garden. Many people, especially workers, live in the community. Without exception, the people there have a peaceful and happy smile on their faces. They are satisfied with their current life.

“Every one of them is very happy!”

What was the most impressive thing about Lincoln Linhai after arriving in Ming Dynasty?

That's how everyone he saw seemed to be very happy.

This is not only an extremely prosperous city, but more importantly, the people here are happy. They are completely different from those in American cities, not only because their living environment is better, but more importantly, the future of each of them seems to be full of hope.

"hope……"

While riding in a rented car on the way to the coastal industrial zone, Lincoln suddenly understood why he felt that the people here were different from Americans.

No, each of them is full of hope and happiness from the bottom of their hearts. This feeling is the biggest difference between the people of the two countries.

When they arrived at the industrial zone, they finally felt the breath of modern industrial civilization. Even from the car, they could see a large number of chimneys here. Those chimneys that were tens of meters high were emitting black and white smoke.

The air was filled with the smell of industrial civilization, the smell of bituminous coal. Although the sea breeze had blown away a lot of it, this faint smell seemed to remind him that this was the largest industrial center on the Pacific coast.

"Sir, look..."

Henry pointed at the industrial area in front of them and spoke in an admiring tone.

"Unlike the wild west where we are, here they have thousands of factories with hundreds of thousands of people working in them. God can testify that this city was only built thirteen years ago, sir..."

Turning his head to look at Lincoln, Henry said in an extremely heavy tone.

"Many people say that we should go to war with the Ming Dynasty. This country is America's biggest enemy and the biggest threat to America now and in the future. But Mr. President, look..."

Pointing at the chimney in the distance, Henry's tone sounded serious and earnest.

"Look at the chimneys here. How can we fight them? We only need to count the number of chimneys to know the outcome of the war."

Looking at the extremely prosperous industrial area in front of him, Lincoln nodded. He had only seen such industrial areas in the East, but not in the West.

There was almost no industry in the western United States; everything there was shipped from the East.

Under such circumstances, how could the United States possibly fight a war with the Ming Dynasty on the West Coast?

Even if a war were to take place, who would be the ultimate loser?

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Lincoln was full of worries in his heart, because he knew very well that the United States was preparing for a war with the Ming Dynasty.

It's in the West where there is nothing!

"That's not the case, Mr. Henry. At least our east is prosperous and we have many factories in the east."

California Senator John, who was standing beside him, said with a smile.

"And one day in the future, California will have a large number of factories, as long as our cities are as big as this one!"

When John said this, his tone was full of envy. Why was he so envious? Because he knew very well that this city was known as the most prosperous city on the west coast of the American continent.

This is a modern city with a population of 1.3 million. In terms of city size, only New York in the United States can be compared with it.

However, there is only one New York City in the United States, and there are as many as three such prosperous cities in the Ming Empire.

"Mr. John, haven't you discovered yet? The differences between us and them are not just these few points..."

Henry pointed his finger at the factories and then at the workers.

“The real difference between us and them is here. Here, they are happy!”

(End of this chapter)