Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1747, The Difficulty of the Persian Empire
In the royal palace in Tabriz, the capital of Persia.

Ismail I was test-driving a Mercedes-Benz car from the Ming Empire. In the wide square, he drove crookedly at first, but he quickly got used to driving a car and fell in love with it.

"This thing is really good. It can walk freely without being pulled by a carriage, and it doesn't need to be dragged by people. It's really amazing."

Ismail I got out of the car and was full of praise for the Mercedes-Benz.

"Your Majesty, this car is very popular in Daming now, but at present, only the truly rich can afford it. Its price is too expensive, and it costs more than 6000 in Daming. Two silver coins a car."

Charland smiled and said to Ismayi I.

"It costs more than 6000 taels of silver, which is too expensive."

"Didn't I say that now our Persian Empire is very difficult, and all expenses can be saved as much as possible. The 6000 taels of silver can buy hundreds of muskets."

Upon hearing this, Ismail I also frowned and said.

It's a tough time for Persia right now.

The fight with the Spaniards in West Africa was in full swing, not only did they not get any benefits from the West African colonies, but they also had to invest a lot of money and people every year.

The Mesopotamia is fighting fiercely with the Ottoman Empire, and the battle between the two sides is fierce, that is, there is Egypt to help support it, otherwise the Persian Empire would not be able to support it.

But even so, it has been retreating steadily recently, and even Baghdad has been lost. If it cannot be regained, the Mesopotamia will have to be abandoned by then.

Therefore, the Persian Empire had to borrow money from the Ming Empire again to purchase a batch of arms and weapons to increase its strength, and at the same time intend to recapture Baghdad.

At least, the Persians in the Mesopotamia must not be lost and must be contested.

Almost the whole of Persia is located on the Persian plateau, the natural conditions are not very good, many areas are desert areas, and the Mesopotamia is the closest, the richest, and the best natural conditions.

Since ancient times, whoever gets the Mesopotamia has the capital and strength to rule the roost. This is a treasure land that Persia will never give up easily.

In addition, in the past few years, Ismail I has also been constantly mopping up the disobedient tribes in the interior. At the same time, he has also sent troops to Afghanistan wantonly, occupying the vast Afghan region.

In general, money has been spent in recent years, and there are few places to enter the money, making ends meet, so even Ismail I had to take the lead in frugality and frugality.

"Your Majesty, I know."

"The reason why I asked people to buy this car back is of course not for His Majesty to enjoy himself, but to tell His Majesty how far the Ming Empire has grown."

"The Daming people's railway has been built to the South Caucasus, connecting the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. You can take the train directly from here to the capital of Daming."

"The people of Ming Dynasty have now developed cars, and together with the cement roads they are building everywhere, Your Majesty can imagine how powerful the Ming Empire is now."

"It may only take two days for them to dispatch [-] troops from the Western Regions to the South Caucasus region, and even if they dispatch troops from Daming's homeland to the South Caucasus region, it will only take less than half a month. "

"The wine from Nanyun Province, the grain and cattle and sheep from the Hezhong area, they can be sent back to Daming for sale soon."

"As for our Persian Empire, if we come to Tabriz from the easternmost part of Afghanistan, it is better to ride a horse. What if we transport a cart of lapis lazuli?"

"It may take several months to arrive."

"I bought this car to remind Your Majesty to keep learning from the Ming Empire, so that we in Persia can gradually become as powerful as the Ming Empire!"

Charande said earnestly.

He has been to the Ming Empire several times, and once he went to the Ming Empire, he could feel a huge change. The development of the Ming Dynasty was too fast and the changes were too great.

When I went there for the first time, I still took the cement road. At that time, I felt that the cement road was incredible.

The second time he went there, he went to the Western Regions and took the train directly to the capital of Daming. He felt the convenience and speed of the train, which made him even have the intention and plan to build a railway in Persia.

The most recent time he went to Daming to discuss the purchase of arms and weapons, he rode in the car again and felt the speed and power of the car.

All these made Chaland feel very incredible, very miraculous.

The development speed of the Ming people is too fast, which also makes Charland feel that if Persia doesn't learn from Ming, the gap between Persia and the Ming Empire may become farther and farther.

He was the first to learn the language and culture of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also the person who knew the Ming Dynasty best. He also always advocated that Ismaili I learn the language and culture of the Ming Dynasty, and learn the ways of strengthening the Ming Empire.

For this reason, he has even become an outlier in the eyes of many people, in the eyes of some extreme conservatives.

The Persian Empire was great and the most powerful.

There is no need to learn from anyone, not to mention that the Ming people and the Persians have different beliefs. Learning from the Ming people means changing many, many places, which is not allowed by the doctrine.

Conservatives even asked Ismail I to implement strict teachings, so that Persia could become stronger.

Charland is naturally worried about this, because he has been to the Ming Empire many times and personally experienced the power and wealth of the Ming Empire.

I have experienced the terrifying development speed and extremely powerful culture of the Ming people.

Therefore, he has been trying his best to persuade Ismail I to learn more from Daming, so that Persia will become stronger.

"Well, I know that."

"The teacher has worked hard!"

Ismail I was obviously a wise lord who could feel his teacher's good intentions.

He himself reads newspapers every day, so he can clearly know the strength of the Ming Empire.

When I was still worrying about military expenses, the annual financial revenue of the Ming Empire was already more than one billion taels of silver.

The market value of any stock in the Tianjin stock market of the Ming Empire may be several million or tens of millions of taels.

Any business firm of the Ming people may earn millions of taels of silver a year casually. As for those large commercial firms, they are existences that are incomparably rich, earning hundreds of millions of taels of silver a year, which is more than the entire Persian empire. Wealth does not know how much.

Daming is a province in the middle of the river, with a population of only a few million. However, the food produced in a year can supply the entire Ming Empire for a whole year. If it is given to the Persian Empire, it will be enough for the Persian Empire to feed for several years.

The annual output of cattle and sheep in Hezhong Province is calculated in tens of millions of heads. It is a large granary and a large meat warehouse. In recent years, Persia has imported grain from Hezhong.

The Ming people's mechanized farming method is extremely efficient. One person can cultivate thousands of acres of land, and there is so much food that they can't finish it. They use it to make wine and feed livestock, cattle and sheep.

On the other hand, in Persia, what is most lacking now is food. The food production is too low. In many places, the food production is not enough, and many people are hungry.

Coupled with years of wars and a large number of laborers joining the army, agriculture has lacked the most important labor force, and food has become a big problem.

Fortunately, there are still many minerals in the Persian Empire. The output and quality of lapis lazuli are very high, and the price is extremely expensive. It is the best raw material for painting and dyeing.

In addition, there are still a large number of copper mines, gold mines and silver mines, which is why Ismail I has been able to persist until now.

Of course, for this, he owed a huge debt to the Ming Empire.

"Your Majesty, this car burns gasoline, and this gasoline is smelted from petroleum."

"Now in Daming, the oil has been sold for more than 100 yuan a barrel."

"According to the news I received, the two colonies of the Ming people on the Persian Gulf actually have extremely rich oil resources."

"So I think that the price of oil will definitely rise in the future, and the demand for oil in Daming will continue to increase. Cars are very popular in Daming, and there are a large number of factories producing cars. Every household in the Ming Empire has a car, and there will be a huge demand for oil at that time."

"Our Persian Empire is on the north side of the Persian Gulf. I believe that we must compete for the Mesopotamia area. This is not only a large granary, but also rich in oil. It will become our most important source of income in Persia in the near future. .”

Charland told Ismail I in detail what he experienced when he went to the Ming Empire not long ago. He has a long-term vision and has seen the future of oil. At the same time, he is always concerned about every move in the Persian Gulf. There are two colonies here in Ming Dynasty.

"Really?"

Hearing this, Ismail I immediately regained his energy. Now he is so poor that he only eats ten dishes for a meal, and he is reluctant to decorate his palace with gold.

Now that he heard that there might be oil in the Mesopotamia, and that this oil might be very profitable in the future, his eyes lit up.

He needs money too much to support his ambition and arm a stronger army.

"Your Majesty, this is certainly not wrong."

"No matter what, we must retake the Mesopotamia, even if it is divided equally with the Egyptians, we in Persia cannot lose the Mesopotamia."

Charland said solemnly.

"Hmm~"

"If the Ottoman Empire also knew about oil, it would be even more difficult."

Ismail I nodded, and then became thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)