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Chapter 1638, this is what the city should look like

Although he felt sad for the Indians, Da Vinci could do nothing. Judging from the pious appearance of these people, it seemed that they were willing to be in it.

As far as Da Vinci knows, this huge Ningguo has a large population and a huge population of tens of millions of people.

However, among them, the number of Han people was only tens of thousands. The remaining people were basically native to the Indian natives, with tens of thousands of people ruling tens of millions of people. Just thinking about it makes people feel as worried as walking a tightrope.

However, in fact, the rule of Ningguo was extremely stable, and there were few rebellions. It seemed that everyone here was willing to accept the rule of the alien race.

No matter how hard or tired they live, they seem to be willing to do so, and even think that all this is taken for granted. For these Ming people who ride on them and act as a mighty person, they not only do not resist, but also think that all this is taken for granted.

Such a strange phenomenon forced Leonardo da Vinci to admire the power of religion and the power and terrifying caste system.

Just like Europe in medieval times, under the rule of the church, the entire medieval period was dark without a trace of light, and everyone even took it for granted.

In India, Da Vinci did not stay for too long because he felt that great thoughts and art could not be nurtured in such a dark and lifeless soil, and he still had to go to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.

As he contacted the Ming people more and more, and after contacting many Ming intellectuals, he was even more eager to arrive in the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, go to the Ming Dynasty to learn Chinese civilization, and experience the brilliant and dazzling Chinese culture.

Departing from Anning City in Ningguo, I took a boat all the way east, along Ceylon, Malacca, Luzon, and Ryukyu, after more than a month of sea voyage.

Leonardo da Vinci finally arrived in Songhu of the Ming Dynasty, and I set foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Huangpu River in Songhu, Da Vinci stood on the deck and looked at Songhu in front of him.

There are tall buildings on both sides of the Huangpu River, and glass windows reflect dazzling light under the sunlight; spacious cement roads with straight straightness extend to the end of the view, and at the same time, the two sides of the Huangpu River are neatly divided and scattered.

There are piers on both sides of the Huangpu River, and countless ships are moored. Various flags are flying on the ships. The Ming dragon flag at the top is the most dazzling, fluttering in the wind and making noises.

Looking into the distance, huge chimneys stand here in the industrial area, and rolling white smoke is constantly emitting into the sky, making the air here full of industrial atmosphere.

On the spacious cement road, there are a lot of traffic, and there are a lot of four-wheeled carriages and they are very busy. In addition, you can also see a huge group of bicycles, people riding two-wheeled bicycles and driving quickly on the road at an extremely fast speed.

On both sides of the Huangpu River, restaurants, teahouses, hotels, etc. can be seen everywhere. When standing on the boat, you can even look at people sitting in the restaurant and enjoying the river view.

The exterior walls of the buildings that you can see are all painted with lime and are some of them, and even various colors are used. When they look, they give people a very good feeling, clean and tidy.

"I finally arrived at the Ming Dynasty, Songhu!"

Leonardo da Vinci got off the boat and set foot on the land of Songhu, Daming.

Naturally, all of the Huangpu River Port Wharf is hardened with cement. Although the wharf is extremely busy, it is very clean.

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The docks are cleaned everywhere, and the loading and unloading goods are no longer slaves. The Ming Dynasty does not allow slaves to be used, so the dock workers are considered to be a group of people with no technical content but a high income. There are many things to pay attention to.

"The Ming people are really luxurious!"

"I actually paved all the places with cement. This road is spacious and easy to walk on, and very clean and tidy."

Looking at the cement road in front of him, Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but think of European cities.

The roads in the city are really unspeakable.

There are tiles and stones that are paved, but at least it will not be too muddy, but there are basically no bricks in many places. In addition, the special European climate makes it moist and rainy.

When it rains, the road is extremely muddy and bumpy, like mud, leaving you with no place to step on.

As for the weather, the roads should naturally be better to walk, but when people pour all kinds of excrement on the roads randomly, the city will smell bad, and all kinds of pungent smells make you unable to bear it.

This is also why European royal families and nobles like to build castles in the countryside, because it is really unbearable to bear the stench of the city.

This is also the reason why Europeans invented high heels, with the purpose of preventing them from stepping on something indescribable and making it easier to walk in the city.

But even if you build castles outside the city, the European royal family and nobles like to hold parties, dances and so on. After a party, they become dirty, so they often need to prepare several castles. This one is dirty and the other one is returned after cleaning it.

The most distinctive feature of European cities during this period was that they were dirty, messy, and foul smelly. On the contrary, the rural areas and rural areas in Europe were very good because of their special climatic conditions, with fresh air and green grass.

In Leonardo da Vinci's impression, the city has always been like this, very dirty and smelly.

However, the moment he set foot on the Songhu land, he completely changed his view of the city.

Let’s not talk about the tall buildings for now. Just a clean, tidy and neatly planned city, there are even a large number of trees and flowers on both sides of the road.

At this moment, the trees are lush with leaves and flowers are in full bloom. In some places where osmanthus trees are planted, the fragrance of flowers is everywhere, and the whole street is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus.

Here, you can't see any dirty things, you can't see any women pouring indescribable things into the streets and alleys, and even a carriage that is walking back and forth, a trolley hanging behind the butt of a horse, specifically used to hold horse feces.

On the streets, you can see trash cans everywhere. People dump all the garbage into these trash cans, and then there will be special garbage trucks to transport the garbage away.

"This is what the city should look like!"

Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but sigh.

Before he came here, he could not imagine that the city could be like this and clean to such an extent.

If he can even be very exaggerated, the roads here are cleaner than those in European homes.

There is also the city in front of you. It has no walls at all. Roads extend to the end of your vision, straight and straight, as if you are not worried about being invaded at all.

Walking very casually on the streets of Songhu, the shops on both sides are also clean and tidy, and the goods inside look so exquisite.

The Ming people on the streets all had rosy complexions, neatly and clean clothes, and were polite to each other, and could clearly feel the confidence that the Ming people always exuded.

This confidence comes not only from the strength of the Ming Empire, but also from their confidence in their own country, their nation, and their civilization.

In contrast, what I saw in Europe was that not only the cities were very dirty and messy, but most of the people were dressed in rags and dirty, and often looked barbaric and rude.

As for the complexion, there is no way to compare it. You can't see the confidence and pride of the Ming people at all.

Compared with the Ming city in front of you, European cities are like clowns, and like dirty fish markets, without any comparison.

And in terms of scale, Songhu in front of him is extremely huge.

On both sides of the Huangpu River, there are neatly planned buildings, industrial areas, living areas, etc., and any area is located in Europe, which is a big city.

When I came on the road, I heard from Songhu that this Songhu has a huge population of more than 3 million.

It is really hard to imagine how huge the city is, but what is even more unbelievable is that a city with such a huge population can be so clean and neat.

You should know that in Europe, sometimes a country has a population of only a few million.

However, on the Ming Dynasty, the population of their city is several million. It is said that Songhu in front of them is not the largest city in the Ming Dynasty.

The capitals of the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin and Jinling are larger than Songhu in front of us and have a larger population.

"Millions of people are crowded in a city. It is incredible that they can be so clean and neat!"

"What's even more incredible is why the people of the Ming Dynasty are not afraid of all kinds of diseases?"

"The more people gather and the more dense the population, the greater the risk of contagion of various diseases. Will the Ming people not understand this truth?"

Leonardo da Vinci fell into deep thought. He also studied medicine. Europe has a small population and a small city size, and a large part of it was affected by the Middle Ages Black Death.

More than a hundred years ago, the Black Death swept across Europe, and the disease took away one-third of the population and lost 25 million people.

Countless big cities have become dead cities overnight. Since then, Europe's population has dropped sharply and cities cannot develop. There is a city with tens of thousands of people, even if it is a big city, as for a city with hundreds of thousands of people, it is an amazing big city, which is often the capital of a country.
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