When Ibrahim Pasha asked about the other party's population, he actually felt that he had lost his words. .

As an envoy, he came here with the kindness of the Sultan. He asked this question in abrupt manner, but it seemed very inappropriate.

Ye Chunqiu still maintained a calm look, smiled slightly, and said without shyly: "The population on the list is about two million. As for other mobile populations, it is impossible to estimate."

Ibrahim Pasha felt that this was a bit different. After all, he was also a smart person. Along the way, he had initially seen the prosperity of Qinglong. It was estimated that the other party's population would not be two million, but between three hundred and five million.

Of course, this is just a rough estimate, but since the other party said that the population of the mobile population cannot be estimated, even the population of five million is enough to make people breathe.

The other party's population is only one-tenth of the Ottoman Empire, but the steel output is probably a hundred times that of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman was by no means an empire that ignored steel production. In fact, the Sultan's goal was to break through Vienna and enter the hinterland of the Franchise continent. Therefore, the Ottoman Empire was preparing for war all the time. When it came to war, it was inevitable that a large amount of steel was needed. Swords required steel, artillery needed steel, and even muskets and artillery needed steel.

In the Ottoman Empire, in addition to cavalry, there were also Sultan's personal soldiers specially equipped with muskets and artillery. They were organized into Sultan's personal soldiers, experienced Sultan's personal soldiers, guards Sultan's personal soldiers, Imperial Sultan's personal soldiers, etc., with a number of between 40,000 and 50,000.

The steel consumed by these musketeers alone had already forced the Ottoman Empire to tighten its belts and supply them. In addition, there were a large number of cavalry and infantry.

The Turkmen tribal cavalry had the deepest understanding of steel. They knew the role of steel in war. Just a hundred years ago, when the Ottoman team captured the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, they had the most advanced army, equipped with muskets and field cannons. Although they were all primitive firearms, the Ottoman Empire had a stronger demand for firearms, especially after the recent rise of Portugal and Spain, in order to compete for the colonies in North Africa and win the naval battle, a large number of artillery began to be placed on ships.

At this time, Ibrahim Pasha was completely shocked in the face of such productivity as Lu.

Originally, this time, the main purpose was to discuss issues about Persia with the other party, but after the next greeting, he no longer mentioned the Persians, but asked about many situations in Lu with a tentative tone.

Ye Chunqiu seemed very patient and answered Ibrahim Pasha one by one until it was getting darker and Ibrahim Pasha was arranged to have a meal with Ye Chunqiu, and then went to the State Guesthouse of the Foreign Affairs Bureau to rest.

In this brightly lit state guesthouse, Ibrahim Pasha no longer has much thought of appreciating the beautiful decoration of the residence. He lay on the bed, but his bright eyes were open, his expression was complicated and unclear, and many doubts and thoughts were turned over in his mind. That night, he couldn't sleep and was completely trapped in deep thoughts.

The next morning, Ibrahim Pasha had a few tiredness on her face, but she couldn't wait to take her translation out. This time, she did not visit the officials of Lu, but visited the Qinglong.

After inquiring, Ibrahim Pasha found a smelter. Then, he asked his translator to try his best to negotiate, and finally entered this huge workshop.

With a strong curiosity, he saw a huge kiln. The kiln towered into the clouds. The temperature it brought seemed to melt everything. The ore entered and eventually turned into molten iron. Countless craftsmen cooled the molten iron in this steaming workshop.

Ibrahim Pasha had to agree that this method of smelting was very fast, and this speed surprised Ibrahim Pasha again.

Because Ibrahim Pasha knew very well that to melt iron into iron, it would take extremely high temperatures, and all this seemed to be ordinary here.

From smelting plants, to steel workshops, to machinery manufacturing workshops everywhere, in this area, the towering chimneys spewed thick smoke, but this scene made Ibrahim Pasha suddenly realize the source of this huge steel production.

A steel smelting process seen in Ibrahim Pasha so far, a large number of mechanical uses, countless skilled craftsmen, and... almost a thousand wealth investments.

The most important thing is that after careful observation, he found that the steel here obviously has different formulas. People here will divide steel into many types, some are suitable for producing swords, some are suitable for muskets and cannons, while others are suitable for forging mechanical parts, and some are more suitable for rails.

Each type of steel has a completely different formula, and in the end, different steels are transformed into various different products.

Under a huge shock, Ibrahim Pasha's initial idea was to learn.

Yes, he thought this was a way to greatly enhance the national strength of the Ottoman Empire, but soon, after being disappointed, he was only scared.

What he feared was that even if he was as powerful as the Ottoman Empire, he wanted to follow his example, but he was afraid it would be impossible.

There are so many advanced techniques, from combustion aids to blowers, to kiln designs, countless excellent craftsmen have been cultivated. Of course, what is really terrifying is the countless gold and silver that have been invested in.

This... is just a smelting workshop. The so-called industry in Lu State is not as simple as a workshop. If you want to copy it, even if you just copy the simplest industrial chain, it will be enough to consume the Ottoman treasury.

What's more, the other party's true competitiveness obviously does not lie in this, but in its research institute.

It took half a month for Ibrahim Pasha to travel almost all the Qinglong. From top to bottom, he could see clearly that although the Ottoman Empire was called the Empire, it was actually a noble alliance. Such a loose alliance would never be able to concentrate its financial resources to learn from the Lu Kingdom.

On the sixteenth day, he held a quill and wrote a passage in his room: If he could not learn, the threat posed by the Lu Kingdom to the Ottoman would be fatal. No, this is not a fatal threat to the Ottoman, but the whole world.

As a friend of the Sultan and his confidant, Ibrahim Pasha frowned and finally added another sentence: Stop it!
Chapter completed!