Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1265, Interview with the Ming Morning Post ([-])

In the living room of the suite where Ali Pasha stayed, Ali Pasha talked endlessly about his feelings and gains in Daming, while Lu Yu listened carefully, and Wang Hui next to him recorded it in detail.

On the side, officials of the Ottoman Empire also recorded the entire interview, and reported the matter to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire after returning.

"Respected Prime Minister, we have talked about many good things about Ming Dynasty, what do you think is not good about our Ming Dynasty?"

After Lu Yu waited for Ali Pasha to drink his tea, he continued to ask.

"I don't want to criticize Daming, because what I see and hear on the side of the Ming Empire is good in my opinion. If there is something bad, I think it may be on the side of the Ming Empire. Prohibit the spread of foreign religions in Ming Dynasty."

"Religion is something that can make people find their spiritual belonging and be grateful for the gifts of God. However, many people in Daming I have contacted do not believe in gods. The Ming court also strictly prohibited the spread of foreign religions. In Daming, religious The dissemination of the temple is also subject to many restrictions, and the construction of temples needs to go through strict approval."

Ali Pasha thought for a while and said.

"Then, Your Excellency, among our Ming Dynasty, what interests you the most?"

Lu Yu nodded slightly, he didn't want to discuss too much about the court policy, but asked about other things.

"I'm interested in so many things~"

"I am very interested in trains, high-rise buildings, cement roads, steam engines, new textile machines, looms, etc. in the Ming Dynasty."

"To be honest, when I first saw these things, I was very shocked, especially the Daming train, which can carry two thousand people at a time, and can travel thousands of miles a day, and can also walk at night, which makes me feel very Shocked, but also very intrigued."

"Our Ottoman Empire, like the Ming Empire, has a vast territory, and we need to build a lot of railways to strengthen the transportation and communication between various regions."

"So when I go back, I will suggest to our great Sudan to build a railway."

"The second is the high-rise buildings in Daming. When I came to the capital of Daming, I saw a tall building with more than [-] floors for the first time. I have never seen such a tall building in the Ottoman Empire or Europe."

"These high-rise buildings seem to be well built, can they withstand any strong wind?"

"But we in the Ottoman Empire couldn't build such tall buildings, because strong winds would easily blow them down, and such a tall building would be very inconvenient if there were no elevators."

"There are also various steam engines, such as steam harvesters, steam looms, steam trains, steam looms, etc. These steam-powered machines are very efficient and greatly reduce the pressure of work. , improving work efficiency.”

"And your Daming clocks are really incredible machines. They can be worn on your hands and tell the time accurately. These machines are so precise and designed so delicately that I have to marvel at the craftsmen of Daming."

"These are things that our Ottoman Empire cannot produce, and they are also things that I am very interested in."

"Of course, there are too many things in your Ming Dynasty that interest me, such as your large factories and assembly line-like working methods, the high-efficiency construction speed of the shipyard, the terrifying output of the steel factory, and the uniform use of bank notes in the Ming Dynasty. Wait, this all strikes me as incredible, very intriguing."

"There are also a large number of schools in your Ming Dynasty, all kinds of professional advanced schools, which have cultivated professional talents. In addition, in many elementary schools, I have also noticed that girls in your Ming Dynasty can also go to school. It shocked me."

Ali Pasha said a lot. To be honest, when he came to Daming, what he saw and saw was really too much and too shocking, and he was even more interested.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, do many people in your country receive education?"

When it comes to education, Lu Yu asked curiously.

"In our Ottoman Empire, we habitually only send boys to school. We have many good schools, but only rich children who can afford the tuition can go to school. Children from poor families have no chance to go to school. However, after I went back I will suggest to the great Sudan to build more schools, especially the professional technical schools like Daming."

Ali Pasha replied truthfully.

"Do you approve of women's education?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu immediately asked again.

Here, Ali Pasha paused for a while, and then said very cautiously: "In our Ottoman Empire, women are not allowed to show their faces like Daming here, and they must wear a headscarf to cover their faces when they go out, because We believe that a woman's chastity is the most important thing, and she cannot let a man who is surprised by her family see her face."

"So in our Ottoman Empire, there is no special school for girls. Rich people will hire teachers to teach knowledge at home."

"This is a big difference between the customs of our Ottoman Empire and your Ming Empire."

"However, maybe we should learn from you, and combine our Ottoman Empire's national conditions to formulate a set of education suitable for our Ottoman Empire, so that more people, including girls, can also receive education."

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you must also be aware of some problems and conflicts between our Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire. I wonder what you think of the massacre of towns by the Ottoman Empire army in our river region?"

Lu Yu nodded slightly, and then asked a very sharp question.

Hearing this, all the Ottomans present couldn't help becoming nervous. It's hard to answer this question.

Because whether it was the Ottoman Empire or the Ming Empire, Ali Pasha obviously couldn't offend him, and he had to find an answer that could satisfy both parties.

Ali Pasha was clearly aware of this point, so this time, he thought for a long time before answering slowly.

"Our Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire originally had good contacts and friendship. We are Turks, and we were originally tribes from the eastern grassland. In history, we also had a deep friendship with your ancestor, the Tang Empire."

"A few years ago, there were some misunderstandings and conflicts between us. I think it was caused by the lack of mutual understanding and communication between us. This is also one of the important reasons why I came to the Ming Empire this time. I brought The friendship of the Ottoman Empire came to Ming Dynasty."

"This time, I brought a lot of gifts. They were gifts from our great sultan to the great emperor of the Ming Empire. Our Ottoman Empire sincerely hopes to maintain a good relationship and friendship with the Ming Empire."

"I would like to express my deep apologies for what happened in the Hezhong area that year, and please also apologize to the people of Daming who died on my behalf."

"In fact, the main reason for this matter is that there are some greedy people in our Ottoman army. It was caused by them killing wantonly and wanting to rob property."

"For this reason, our great sultan of the Ottoman Empire also actively cooperated with the Ming Empire to make amends, rescued the trafficked Ming people, and offered rewards to hunt down those executioners."

"Until now, we have basically recovered all the Ming people, and basically brought to justice the executioners who participated in the massacre."

"These executioners have received the punishment they deserved, and our Ottoman Empire has also paid the price because of our own impulsiveness. At the same time, it also makes us deeply understand that the two countries should deepen understanding and exchanges, increase trust, and eliminate misunderstandings and barriers. Only in this way can we avoid such incidents and prevent similar tragedies from happening again."

Ali Pasha's answer was obviously very wise, saying that a major event was caused by ignorance between each other, and at the same time shifting the responsibility to those dead Ottoman soldiers.

After listening, Lu Yu kept nodding his head in agreement.

After the first battle, the Ottoman Empire should have known Ming Ming better, so they are so honest now. If they hadn't beaten them severely, they probably wouldn't have respected Ming Ming so much.

"Do you welcome us Ming people to travel, study and invest in your Ottoman Empire?"

After thinking about it, Lu Yu followed his answer and asked.

"Haha, of course you are welcome. We very much welcome friends from Ming Dynasty to come to our Ottoman Empire to visit, travel, study and invest, because only in this way can we continuously enhance mutual understanding, increase exchanges and trust, and reduce mutual misunderstandings and friction."

Ali Pasha smiled happily.

"However, because of what happened back then, we Daming people are very worried that if we go to the Ottoman Empire, we will be retaliated by the Ottoman Empire. As far as I know, many Ottoman Empire people hate us Daming people very much."

Lu Yu thought for a while and said again.

"So, there are many misunderstandings between us in the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire, because we don't understand each other and don't trust each other, so there is a gap, misunderstanding, distrust, etc."

"It is precisely because of this that we say that Ming people are welcome to come to our Ottoman Empire, because only through more exchanges and contacts can we increase trust and understanding, eliminate misunderstandings and hatred, etc."

"Of course, for your concerns, we will also try to solve them practically. We will guarantee the personal safety of every Daming person who enters the Ottoman Empire."

Ali Pasha replied with a smile on his face, Daming people are too rich, if there are Daming people willing to invest in the Ottoman Empire, it would be a good thing for the Ottoman Empire, and the story of the Egyptian Canal has already spread to the west .

(End of this chapter)