The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 691 Blocking is Useless
Although Istanbul is not as messy as Paris and London at the same time, it is not much better.

On the street, there are people defecating indiscriminately and throwing away garbage at will.

Although the whole of Istanbul is not full of sewage, it still smells like excrement.

Fortunately, the rainy season, if it rains, the taste can be suppressed a little!
But in the dry season, when the sun shines and the wind blows, the taste is absolutely perfect.

Originally, Xi Luosen was used to the taste of Istanbul.

And I started to brainwash myself to accept that mess is the price of prosperity.

Every big city in the world should be like this, because there are too many people, and it is impossible to go anywhere clean.

Until he came to Daming, he suddenly discovered that prosperity and cleanliness can coexist.

From what I saw along the way, there was not a single city that was dirty!
Every city is like this, there is no garbage and sewage on the streets, and the people who come and go are well dressed.

But what shocked him the most was Daming's super high literacy rate, almost one out of every ten people was literate.

Such a literacy rate, in the eyes of Xi Luosen, is no different from a myth.
In his opinion, such a Ming Dynasty is simply a paradise on earth, a beacon of civilization.

But now that he is leaving Daming, he will naturally feel a little bit reluctant.

Thinking about these messy things, Xi Luosen turned and went back to his bedroom, ready to rest.

Before going to bed, he went to the bathroom to wash up.

After the restoration of Daming, the posthouses of Daming Honglu Temple were completely renovated.

The faucet with steam pressure is used for washing, and hot water can flow out with just a slight turn.

In addition to faucets, there are also different sanitary appliances such as water spray showers and flush toilets.

From Xi Luosen's point of view, Daming's water supply system is simply miraculous!
After he figured out the principle of the water supply system, he was even more amazed at the wisdom and creativity of the Ming people.

I am amazed in my heart, Daming is indeed the most civilized and advanced country in the world!

With these messy thoughts in mind, Xi Luosen lay back on the bed.

It was clearly deep winter, but his body was only covered with a thin layer of silk brocade quilt, but he didn't feel cold.

The reason is because there is heating installed in the house he lives in!
It can provide heat stably, making the room warm like spring.

Plus that electric light that makes the room as bright as day even at night.

Xi Luosen couldn't be more satisfied with his life in Daming.

It's just a pity that I'm leaving soon.

Sighing again, thinking about these messy things, Xi Luosen gradually fell asleep.

……

In the other courtyard not far away, Liszt and Lauren were also making preparations before leaving.

Liszt opened his mouth and ordered.

"Dear Lauren, I need you to lead a team around Nanjing City tomorrow, purchase some samples of bright goods, bring them back to Great Britain for sale, and see how the market is."

Holding a small book in his hand, Lauren raised the ink-stained quill and asked.

"Please tell the captain, what cargo do we need to bring?"

"I'll make a record, don't forget!"

Liszt pondered for a while, and spoke.

"First of all, silk, tea, and porcelain, all kinds of high, medium and low quality, and various styles and types should be purchased."

"In addition, there are cloth, sugar, ironware, hardware products, perfume, soap, monosodium glutamate, glass, clocks, drinks and other general merchandise to purchase."

"There are also firearms, armors, swords and other weapons sold by Ming Dynasty. We can also purchase a batch and bring them back to Great Britain for research and imitation."

After saying this, Liszt fell silent, thinking about other things.

If he arrived in Daming, what impresses him the most is undoubtedly Daming's steam engine.

He once wanted to purchase a batch of steam engines and bring them back to Europe for research.

But you can't buy it at all!
Although Daming did not explicitly prohibit the outflow of steam engines, due to the limited production capacity of steam engines.

There are currently a large number of orders in the steam engine factory, so Liszt has nowhere to buy them.

Even if you buy second-hand, you can't buy it.

Except for the factories under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, most of the factories that can use steam engines are very profitable factories.

For these factories, the steam engine is their cash cow.

You a foreigner want their cash cow?

It would be nice if they didn't give you a discounted leg!
The reason why Daming did not explicitly prohibit the outflow of steam engines was because Zhu Hongyu knew that if he wanted to spread steam engines on a large scale, he would use this to promote social change.

Then, it is inevitable to push the steam engine to the whole society.

Once the forest grows, there will be all kinds of birds!

There will always be people who are motivated by profit, and under the temptation of profit, they can't help but sell the steam engine.

Therefore, control cannot be controlled!

Besides, the so-called science and technology in this era are not as advanced as imagined, and many things cannot be kept secret at all.

Like a steam engine!

Although the steam engine looks quite tall, as long as you figure out its specific principles, it is not a problem at all to build a steam engine by hand.

Now that Ming Dynasty has shown the world the path of technological development, it is always easier for latecomers than forerunners.

Other countries followed Daming's footsteps in research and development, and he could also create many things.

If Daming really wants to have a technological advantage that will always be ahead of the world, instead of trying to create technical barriers, it is better to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to cultivate talents, so as to promote the progress and development of science and technology.

In order to always maintain a leading position!

After all, if you sell it to me, then I may have to consider whether it is cost-effective to make it myself or buy it with money.

It's like the Westernization Movement launched by the Qing Dynasty, because as long as they have money, the Western powers will buy everything.

All the officials and lords in my Qing Dynasty took it together, and it was more cost-effective to buy it than to make it myself.

The results of it?
The Westernization Movement has been going on for decades, but the level of science and technology in my Qing Dynasty is still the same, and there is no progress at all.

But if you don't sell it to me, won't that force me to try my best to make it myself?

The battle between the eagle and the hare in later generations is the best example!

Yingjiang and his friends, the harder the rabbit is blocked, the faster the rabbit's technological breakthrough will be.

Then, under Yingjiang's full blockade, a rabbit with a complete range of industries and everything that can be made was blocked.

Although the rabbit has shortcomings, and some aspects are indeed a little bit worse, but there are two completely different things from those without.

That's the truth!
After thinking for a long time, Liszt finally spoke.

"Tomorrow, I will ask the Emperor of Ming again to discuss with him about purchasing the steam engine."

"I hope the Emperor Ming can promise me!"

Lauren nodded and added.

"There are also electrical things!"

(End of this chapter)