Chapter 872 Heaven belongs to Ming Dynasty, Hell belongs to Europe (Third update, please subscribe)

Is this the Ming Empire?

Is it the Ming Empire that The New York Times described as "a place where all Americans live in shame"?

On the day he set foot on Yingtian, Mark Twain, like many people who had just arrived here, was in extreme shock. What shocked him?

It's not just the tall buildings here, nor the 24-hour hot water supply, nor the clean streets. It's... the lives of ordinary people.

"We should go see where those white people live, my friend!"

John, a special reporter for the New York Times, felt extremely lost after arriving in Ming Dynasty.

As an urban man, it was not until he arrived in Yingtian that he understood why people who visited the Ming Dynasty, including politicians such as former Governor Lincoln, used the word "self-ashamed" to describe themselves. It was not because they wanted to use this word to describe themselves, but because it really makes people feel ashamed of themselves.

Compared to the dirty and smelly streets of New York, the streets here are not only free of horse manure and garbage, but also of people urinating in the streets. Even the public toilets have flush pots and are very clean.

The people here are well-dressed, polite, and most of them are well-educated. All of this makes John, who advocates the "Ming Dynasty Threat Theory", very sad. There is no black spot to criticize, how can this be worthy of his purpose of coming here?

Yes, the reason he came here was to have a good chat with this damn place.

Tell the world—the Ming Dynasty is definitely not a paradise.

Heaven!

This is what the German guy in Britain said - if there is a paradise on earth, it must be the Ming Dynasty!

Then the guy described in an envious tone how happy the life of the workers in the Ming Dynasty was.

They only need to work ten to twelve hours a day, their income is much higher than their European and American counterparts, and they also have retirement insurance, medical insurance and work-related injury insurance. They live in "beautiful manor-like buildings", and their children receive free education in public schools and free lunch.

In a word, this is heaven, if there is a heaven on earth.

Such compliments made many European and American workers eager to come to Ming Dynasty. Who were the people who came here?

They are all the best people, including not only university scholars and outstanding students who have just graduated, but also inventors and the most skilled technicians.

Heaven is what everyone yearns for, and heaven is what everyone desires.

But what about heaven?

But it belongs to the Ming Dynasty!

Because of this, in John's opinion, this so-called "paradise on earth" is simply fictional and imaginary, fabricated out of thin air by the Ming Dynasty through their newspapers, or even by those reporters who received "Jin Ming Yuan".

Even the "Life" magazine, which was very popular in New York, in his opinion, the photos on it must have been carefully selected. This was to confuse the American people and make them believe that there was a paradise on earth, and it must be the Ming Dynasty.

Then luring young and talented Americans to Ming Dynasty and making outstanding Americans part of Ming Dynasty's war machine is simply unacceptable.

"The electric light was invented by Americans, but they brought the inventor to the Ming Dynasty, and then the electric light became the Ming Dynasty's gift to the world. This is really ridiculous."

John's words made Mark Twain shrug his shoulders helplessly, and then said.

"John, my friend, you know that when the inventor of the electric light was in New York, he was just a poor man with no reputation living in the slums, but here, he even became a millionaire."

The inventor of the electric light that Mark is talking about is of course Henry Goebbels. In another world, he is buried in history, and people only know Edison, while the real inventor died in poverty. But in this world, Henry Goebbels is successful and famous.

He not only gained wealth, but also fame. The Ming Dynasty was very happy to associate his name with the Ming Dynasty. Some people even published a biography specifically to describe his poor life in the United States and his completely different fate after arriving in the Ming Dynasty. The reason for this was to tell everyone with ironclad force, especially the scholars and experts, that their talents would be buried in the United States, but in the Ming Dynasty, their talents would be fully displayed.

John was of course very clear about Daming's ulterior motives, and in response to his friend's question, he even spoke directly.

"Hey, my friend, don't you realize that all this is just a conspiracy of the Ming Empire? They are just doing this deliberately to plunder American and European inventors! We must be vigilant against their behavior..."

Mark Twain shrugged his shoulders without denying anything and just said it casually.

"Well, I don't rule out the possibility."

Mark Twain, who knew that John was obsessed with opposing the Ming Dynasty, did not refute his friend. In his opinion, for an inventor like Henry Goebbels, since no one in the United States cared about his inventions, wouldn't it be a good thing for him to use his intelligence and talents after arriving in the Ming Dynasty?

"But we have to admit one thing - no matter what, the whole world has benefited from Henry Goebbels' invention. But if the Ming Dynasty hadn't discovered him, his invention might have been buried forever. Even until now, we are still living in darkness!"

"We have kerosene! We have oil lamps!"

John said bluntly.

"Of course, I also know that electric lights are the future, but if Henry Goebbels hadn't come to Ming, he would definitely have been successful in the United States..."

Really?

Mark Twain couldn't help but feel a little skeptical.

"In fact, the fundamental reason why that guy's invention was not taken seriously was because he couldn't speak English. How could a guy who couldn't speak English have the opportunity to introduce his invention to the world? Of course, he could only live in the slums!"

While they were talking, John Andre and Mark Twain finally arrived at the white settlement.

"Look, these are two completely different worlds!"

John pointed excitedly at the European-style buildings on both sides of the street, and spoke in an exclamatory tone at the dilapidated buildings.

"What did we see in the community over there? It was the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty - that is, the Chinese people. They lived a happy and perfect life. But here? What I saw in the newspaper was poverty! Mark, my friend, now, this is the truest side of the Ming Dynasty..."

When he said this, he wasn't sighing at all but seemed a little excited.

Why was he so excited? Because he had finally found a place he could describe. The Ming Dynasty was definitely not a paradise, just like what was now before his eyes.

How could this be a paradise? It was clearly hell. Yes, that's right. It was hell, and it was a hell created by the Ming people.

"This place is not only real, but also the darkest place in the Daimyo. You see, the people living here are all Europeans, and they have created a hell for Europeans here!"

(End of this chapter)