Chapter 1216: Rebellion against the Ming Dynasty is for the sake of living (third update, please subscribe)
"There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers!"
This sentence is the most appropriate to describe the impression that the Ming Empire left on the world.
Perhaps the Ming Empire is perfect in the eyes of some people, but in the eyes of some others, the Ming Empire is completely useless.
One thing that is certain is that in the eyes of John Andre, the Ming Empire was worthless. He was the first American journalist to "reveal the truth."
"Gentlemen, many people say - Sir, you said that the Ming Empire was barbaric and cruel, but didn't you see that the Ming Empire was cutting down tropical rainforests to build apartment buildings for the indigenous people who previously only knew how to fight barbarically? But..."
In the hotel's banquet hall, John Andre said excitedly.
"Have you ever been to Ming? I've been there. Yes, they distributed land to the Indians, built apartment buildings for them, and let those savages live a modern, civilized life. But what about the white people there?"
John, standing on the stage, looked around at the people in the banquet hall and continued.
"Their land was taken away, just like Mr. Garcia..."
John set his sights on a well-dressed gentleman with distinctly Hispanic features.
"His ancestors arrived in Peru 300 years ago. The wealth accumulated by nearly ten generations of hard work was squeezed out overnight because of the invasion of the Ming Empire. His brother was killed, his nephew's whereabouts were unknown, and then his land was distributed to those barbaric Indians!"
For a moment, there was an uproar in the banquet hall, and all the guests, both men and women, were talking there.
“Gentlemen, this is the invasion of the Ming Empire, the disaster it brought to the white people. Yes, they are the liberators of the black people… I know that even in New York, there are many people who compliment Emperor Shengde and think that he is the most benevolent empire in history. No one has ever given freedom to so many people and sent them back to their hometowns.”
Changing the subject, John said.
"But what did those freed black slaves from Brazil do after they arrived in Africa? They acted as thugs for the empire. They killed the indigenous people who resisted the empire. Yes, some people were liberated, but more people were enslaved. Tens of thousands of miles of railways were built in the African empire, but under every railroad tie there was an indigenous skeleton..."
This is a rumor!
This deviation emerged in Mark Twain's mind in the audience. The reason he felt this way was that he had been to the Ming Dynasty. Although he had never been to Africa, he knew that the people of the Ming Dynasty were much more civilized than the white people.
Even in Africa!
Unlike the British and Germans who crazily massacred the native Africans, the Ming people in Africa reclaimed land and allowed the natives, who previously only knew how to fight barbarically, to enter modern civilized society.
One thing that is certain is that this is a manifestation of the superiority of Chinese civilization over Western civilization.
Although he despised his friend for spreading rumors, Mark Twain heard applause around him, as if everyone believed that everything John Andre said was true.
They are willing to believe!
Mark Twain knew very well why these people were willing to believe that the Ming Dynasty was evil.
"For them, nothing can make them feel more at ease than knowing that the Ming Dynasty is evil and that the empire is an evil empire."
Mark Twain thought silently. He thought of the dramatic changes in people's lives he witnessed during his second visit to Ming Dynasty. Although that country was not perfect, and as John said, there were indeed some injustices there, such as discrimination against white people or Spaniards who could not speak Chinese, mixed-race people including Indians, but it was fair there.
Everyone lives a happy life there. Even a poor white person does not have to live in a dark and damp slum, suffering from disease and hardship.
"That world is what people desire!"
While sighing, Mark Twain certainly knew why John gave such a speech, which was to make money.
As for making money, the business is not shabby.
In fact, Mark Twain, who was already bankrupt, was quite envious of John. They visited the Ming Dynasty together and witnessed the Ming Dynasty's rule over Argentina together, but John found a code to wealth.
After they returned to their country, John Andre continued to publish a large number of anti-Ming articles in newspapers. Nine out of ten of his articles were about "exposing the truth about the Ming Dynasty." In his writings, the so-called "civilized and decent" lifestyle of the Ming Dynasty was only enjoyed by the people of the Ming Dynasty, or to be more precise, the yellow Chinese. White people lived in miserable slums, and beautiful white women only relied on their pitiful bodies to exchange for a better life.
It is also because of this that he received so many invitations to speak and thus earned wealth that an ordinary person may never earn in his entire lifetime.
"...In Peru now, more and more white women are marrying Ming people, that is, Chinese Ming people. But what about men? Their fate is tragic. They can only find an Indian woman, or even have no wife for the rest of their lives..."
As the "anti-Ming pioneer", John Andre once again showed the world the "truest side" of the empire through his speeches. He warned all Americans to remain vigilant and told American politicians to make anti-Ming their top priority, otherwise, the United States would soon become another Peru. Of course, he was also warning the wealthy Americans that if the Ming Empire occupied the United States, their wealth would be taken away, and they would lose all their property like Mr. Garcia.
Of course, all this not only made John Andre gain fame, but also wealth. After the speech, John Andre became the center of the entire banquet. Everyone surrounded him, chatted with him, and wanted to continue discussing the threat of the Ming Dynasty with him.
After the banquet was over, in another room, Garcia gave John Andre a warm hug.
"Dear Mr. Andre, your speech today will surely make a sensation in New York!"
After a warm hug, Garcia looked very excited.
"I believe that after your speech, many people will realize the threat of the Ming Empire, the threat to the United States, and the threat to white people and white civilization."
"Yes, Mr. Garcia, the threat from the Ming Dynasty is threatening the entire United States!"
John Andre said,
"They are using their so-called good life to deceive the American people. They are trying to make the whole world believe that the life in Ming Dynasty is the best and even the rule of Ming Dynasty is the most civilized. However, Mr. Garcia, all this is at the cost of you, us... all our wealth being plundered and robbed..."
John Andre's indignation naturally aroused Garcia's approval, and then they discussed together for a long time, discussing the hypocrisy, the hypocrisy and barbarity of the Ming Dynasty, and of course, the various atrocities.
In the end, when John Andre left, there was another check in his wallet. It was $500 in return for Mr. Garcia's invitation to give a speech.
As John Andre got into the car with a smile on his face, he looked at Mark Twain and said.
"Look, it's that simple, my friend. As long as you are willing, with your fame, someone will invite you soon. You just need to exaggerate and tell some things that people are willing to listen to, and money will fly into your pocket..."
Finally, John said again.
"The income from today's speech is $500, which is just enough to buy two Ming-made radios. You know, the kind that can listen to music as long as it is connected to the power supply, without the need for records..."
Well, anti-Ming is just a business, it’s a job, but Ming goods are still very good.
(End of this chapter)
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