Chapter 1618 Apache's experience(1/2)
As the most successful native in South America, Apache has long spoken Tang language better than most people in the Tang Dynasty.
Even newspapers such as Datang Daily and Chang'an Evening News have become must-buy options every time.
Although it was a few months after these newspapers arrived at Port Hope, Apache did not dislike it at all.
The more he knows about the Tang Dynasty, the more he yearns for the Tang Dynasty.
Finally, in the autumn of the 22nd year of Zhenguan, after working hard on his tribe, he finally chose to go to the Tang Dynasty.
This time, he took the Wolf Howling, Kaba and more than 100 subordinates, carrying a large number of South American specialties and gold coins, and boarded the sea boat heading to Puluo.
There were no major twists and turns along the way, and they arrived in Puluozhong smoothly.
Then I spent more than a week wandering there before choosing to go north.
However, in addition to stopping in Guangzhou for a few days, they went straight to Yangzhou City.
When they arrived in Yangzhou City, they finally had a new understanding of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
This kind of prosperity is no longer something they can express in words.
Even if they are proficient in Sinology, they are only proficient among the natives.
If you really pull out the scholars of the Tang Dynasty and compare them with them, you will definitely be able to crush them.
The subsequent itinerary was their shocking journey.
"Bang! Bang!"
As the Chinese New Year was about to celebrate, in order to arrive at Chang'an City before the Chinese New Year, they reluctantly left Yangzhou and took a boat to Luoyang.
Because I had known for a long time that the railway from Luoyang to Chang'an City was considered a master of the Tang Dynasty.
So Apache took Wolf Howl and Kaba and others to get off the boat and go to Luoyang to experience the railway.
The others continued to walk on the water to Chang'an City with the cargo on the ship.
"Class leader, if I read it correctly, this railway is really made of stainless steel.
This Tang Dynasty is too powerful, and there are so many fine steel that can be used to pave the roads."
For people of this era, steel is always very lacking.
After all, the technology of smelting steel in this era is quite ineffective, and stainless steel is a rare item.
Warriors like Wolf Howling know the benefits of steel even more.
Especially at the beginning, their tribe couldn't even make decent steel.
I bought some fine steel swords from Datang merchants.
But it's different now. As long as they are willing to pay, they can basically buy anything.
Even so, they were very shocked when they saw the railway paved with fine steel today.
"Didn't you pay attention to the previous "Da Tang Daily"?
The railway from Luoyang to Chang'an City is just the second railway from the Tang Dynasty. The longer railway from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, which is also under construction.
It is estimated that it will be completed next year or the year after.
Even the Tang Dynasty has begun to prepare for the construction of several other railways, and the strength behind this is truly shocking."
Apache never thought of not being able to get along with the Tang Dynasty.
Even his current status in America was because he was the first tribal leader to embrace the thighs of the Tang Dynasty.
So the stronger the Tang Dynasty, the happier the Apache became.
It seems like this is your own strength.
"The patriarch said that the patriarch is right. The Tang people have many railway plans, and there are very large iron smelting workshops in many places.
It is said that the annual steel production of the Tang Dynasty accounted for 99% of all steel production in the world.
This number is really exaggerated.”
Kaba couldn't help but interrupt.
"For example, countries around the Tang Dynasty, their iron smelting workshops were not developed at all.
Faced with iron tools with better quality and cheaper prices in the Tang Dynasty, there is no competitiveness.
In this way, their iron smelting workshop will naturally only go bankrupt.
I have read an article in the Economic Daily, which said that Japan, Silla, Baekje, the Kingdom of South Goguryeo, the Kingdom of North Goguryeo, and these foreign countries of the Tang Dynasty.
Originally, there were certain iron smelting workshops, but under the impact of the Tang Dynasty Steel, all of them had gone bankrupt.
Nowadays, there are no other iron smelting workshops around the Tang Dynasty except the Tang Dynasty.
If any country dares to secretly learn the Tang Dynasty's technology to open an iron smelting workshop, it will be severely attacked immediately.
Therefore, not only did the merchants in these foreign countries dare not do such things, but even their courts dared to cross the border easily."
Apache's curiosity and worship of the Tang Dynasty were obviously not explained in just a few words.
Judging from his words, deeds and knowledge of the Tang Dynasty, his love for the Tang Dynasty is really from the bottom of his heart.
There is no way. Anyone who sees his benefactor as such a powerful country will be grateful to him from the bottom of his heart.
After all, Apache was living a hard life.
Even if he is the leader of the tribe, he cannot have enough food every day to show his spirit of sharing joys and sorrows.
But look at it now?
Not to mention having enough food, even if you want to eat delicacies every day, there is no problem.
Even silk clothes can be purchased at will now be available.
Thinking of the boxes of gold coins he carried with him, Apache was even more confident.
"In addition to steel, I think there is another even more shocking thing about the Tang Dynasty.
Have you seen that the trains driving on this railway are really not using any horses.”
Although Wolf Howl had known before that the Tang Dynasty train was pulled by steam locomotives.
But no matter how much he knows, he attaches importance to it and feels that he can't imagine this.
He vaguely felt in his heart that this matter might be a false propaganda.
So when I got on the train, I had a good observation.
However, the more he understood the situation, the more shocked he felt.
In his opinion, it was too exaggerated that the train was running on the rails with so many people and goods in more than a dozen carriages.
"This is just a train. Have you seen the latest "Da Tang Daily"?
The Tang Dynasty now has carriages that do not need to be pulled by horses. They are called tricycles and tractors.
This kind of tricycle and tractor can walk by adding some oil into it and starting the engine.
When I was in Yangzhou, I really wanted to try it out, but except for seeing a few cars occasionally on the interface, it is still very difficult to see.
However, after arriving in Luoyang, the number of such tricycles and tractors has increased significantly.
I guess after I arrive in Chang'an City, the streets will be filled with them.
This new thing must be given priority to meeting the needs of Chang'an City and nearby prefectures and counties. Those places in Yangzhou have not yet been widely popularized."
Apache thinks that his habit of reading more newspapers like the Tang Daily is really a very good habit.
It must continue in the future.
With the knowledge and content seen in the newspaper, he can completely crush everyone in the tribe.
In terms of information, it can bring an unfathomable impression to everyone.
"It's true that you don't need to use cattle and horses to pull these vehicles, you can save a lot of cattle and horses.
These cattle and horses can be used to cultivate land or to provide them to relatively remote areas to improve transportation efficiency.
It can even be used directly as a meat food.
This should have a great impact on the Tang Dynasty.”
Kaba looked out with emotion and looked at the scenery outside.
With the sound of "clang", the train is getting faster and faster.
The situation outside Luoyang City also fell into their eyes.
Although there is definitely not the prosperity outside the city, it has exceeded Apache and his imagination.
"I think using transportation that does not require cattle and horses to pull, also brought a very huge benefit to the Tang Dynasty.
That is, their demand for flattery on the grassland will not be that great in the future.
I have studied the history of the Tang Dynasty. They were actually an agricultural country, and the conflicts with the nomadic peoples in the north lasted for thousands of years.
Although under the leadership of the great Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has now conquered the northern grasslands and established Zhenbei Road there.
To be continued...