Chapter 1869: One after another
It is not a way to pave the road with iron. Of course, Ibrahim Pasha disagreed with such showing off her wealth.
Because he had been in the palace for a long time, he had already seen the extravagance in the Istanbul court. At this time, the Ottoman Empire was in an upward period and was somewhat resistant to excessive extravagance and waste.
So for Ibrahim Pasha, the standard for measuring a country's strength has always been not how much wealth they have, but... how many horses they have and how many soldiers they can support.
But when I saw the railway tracks extending all the way, walking for more than ten miles and still unable to see the end, Ibrahim Pasha was shocked.
At present, everyone knows that iron... is one of the most important wealth of the country. It can forge weapons and agricultural tools. Whether it is war or farming, the application of pig iron is closely related.
But... here, these valuable steels were paved into roads, and what made Ibrahim Pasha even more terrifying was that the railway tracks were the best steel at a glance!
No, this iron may even be even more sophisticated than he thought. Even the Damascus steel, which the Ottoman nobles praised, may not be better than it.
Look at this smooth steel that is almost free of impurities, it is paved on this road, with a total of more than ten miles, with almost no end... How many swords can be forged and what size of an army can be supplied?
Ibrahim Pasha felt extravagant and only realized that it was not as simple as showing off his wealth. However, he had to admit that if he showed off his wealth, this way of showing off his wealth would be more shocking than forging a fortress with gold.
If you look closely, you can see that the joints of the railway tracks are slimly close, with sleepers in the middle, and even under the railway tracks, there is a roadbed specially paved with gravel.
Their team was along the railway. After half a day, they finally arrived at the first town of Lu.
The town stands in this vast sea of grass, like an oasis in the desert, with houses made of stones and wood, and warehouses looming. The population here is obviously not large, only a few hundred people, but there is actually a huge shed here.
And this shed is actually a wool processing workshop, and there are some leather processing workshops.
When Ibrahim Pasha smelled the unique leather smell, he knew the function of this small market. There must be many pastures nearby. These so-called workshops are obviously processed nearby. After all, the fur goods are convenient for transportation after processing. But... here is two thousand miles away from their capital. Where will these fur goods be sent?
Before the curious Ibrahim Pasha could find the answer, Ibrahim Pasha was invited to the station. When he first saw the giant steam train, he was truly shocked.
The Ottoman Empire spanned Europe, Asia and Africa at this time, and was considered the best in terms of culture, art and technology. Even the Franji Renaissance was mostly found in many Ottoman collections as the basis.
Because of this, although Ibrahim Pasha had long heard of the great Han civilization in the East, he might not take it seriously. He was arrogant and believed that the Ottoman Empire would inevitably advance much more than the great Han civilization.
But now, when these countless giants of steel and machinery combined appeared in front of Ibrahim Pasha, before he could react, someone urged him to get in the car, and he had to be shocked.
At this time, Ibrahim Pasha realized that it was because of this car that the railway track was built?
Suddenly, a terrible thought suddenly arose in Ibrahim Pasha's mind. According to the introduction of the person who greeted them, the car will lead directly to Qinglong two thousand miles away. So... Does this mean that the railway track will extend more than two thousand miles...
What a terrible number this...is a question that suddenly appeared in Ibrahim Pasha's mind that made him feel trembling. How much steel does it take to use?
At this time, he even imagined that all the steel of the entire Ottoman might not be as good as one of their rails.
He was originally ordered by the Sultan to pursue the weapon to conquer the strong castle of Vienna, but now, Ibrahim Pasha suddenly forgot his mission, a nobleman from the Balkans and educated in the palace, and now suddenly realized that the real terrible part of this mysterious Lu State might not be the rumored firearm.
Ibrahim Pasha was still gathered in his shock, but the train began to move. The violent vibration made people frightened and finally woke Ibrahim Pasha up.
The driving of this steam train is actually not stable. The carriage is shaking desperately during the driving process, but when the train moves, it does not stop. Under the carriage, the sound of the wheel axle makes a harsh noise. Moreover, the train is not fast, only thirty miles away. However... it travels through the grassland, as if it has never stopped forever, and it keeps driving eastward. Occasionally, it arrives at the stopping stops in the middle, markets, and even cities, and appears in front of Ibrahim Pasha.
Some of these markets have only a few hundred people, some have begun to flourish, and some seem to have reached the scale of thousands. You can even see huge chimneys standing in the city. When you arrive at the station, some get on the bus, some get off, some carry the goods on the back cargo box, and some unload the goods.
Everyone was fucking what Ibrahim Pasha couldn't understand. He saw many men getting on and off the bus, with guns from the Kazakh Khanate, and Ottoman merchants brought to Istanbul from Istanbul.
Ibrahim Pasha's eyes became complicated, it was this kind of firearm.
When His Majesty Sultan saw this firearm, he realized that this firearm had a huge effect on breaking through city defense. If this ammunition was converted into artillery, the effect would be better. Because of this, during the display process, both the Sultan and the princes and princes in the Ottoman Empire agreed that this was a precious treasure of Lu. In order to be stronger in the future, the Ottoman Empire must strive for it.
But... when I saw this most precious treasure appearing on the waists of ordinary people, the ordinary herders, with such a thing on their waists, Ibrahim Pasha's eyes became more complicated, and he was obviously shocked again.
Chapter completed!