The Sultan carefully read the information about the artillery written on the paper, obtained some information that he did not know before, nodded, and he looked at the man who was on his knees shivering, and continued to look at the written manuscript.

"The Great Khan usually lived for six months of the year, from August of that year to February of the following year, in the great city of Khan Bali, located in the northeastern part of Khitan Province. To the south of the capital, there is his great palace. ”

"First of all, it is a square surrounded by palace walls and deep ditches. The square was eight miles long on each side, with a gate in the middle of each of the four sides, and it was a place for people from all over the world to enter and exit. A mile from the inner edge of the wall, there was a wall enclosing a square six miles long. Between the two walls was the garrison of the guards. There are three gates on the north and south sides of the square, and the central gate is larger than the two sides, and the gate is closed all year round except for the emperor's entry and exit. The doors on both sides are open all year round for everyone to enter and exit. ”

"In the center of the second square there is a row of splendid and magnificent buildings, eight in all, where the royal quarters were stored. A building stores one type of munition. Horse bridles, saddles, horses, and other items used by cavalry were kept in a storehouse; Bowstrings, quivers, arrows, and other articles belonging to the class of bows and arrows are placed in another storehouse; Armor, cuirasses and other leather armours were stored in a third warehouse, with two warehouses dedicated to firearms and ammunition. ”

"There is also a square within this square. The walls around it were extremely thick, twenty-five feet high, and the battlements and low walls were all white. The square was four miles in circumference, one mile on each side, and like the aforementioned square, there were three gates on the north and south, and eight buildings were built in the middle of the square, which served as the emperor's clothes. Within the walls of the city are many beautiful trees and pastures, where various animals are raised, such as deer, musk deer, fawn, yellow deer and other wild beasts of this kind. Between each wall, if there are no buildings, they are also arranged according to this plan. The grass is lush here. Each trail in the pasture is paved with masonry and is three feet above the ground, so that the sludge rainwater does not accumulate into puddles, but only flows to the sides to moisten the vegetation. ”

"Within this four-mile square, the palace of the Great Khan was built. The magnitude of it is unheard of. The palace stretched from the north to the south, leaving only an unprecedented, a passage for the nobles and the Praetorian Guard. The house was only one storey, but the roof was very high, the foundation was about ten fingers above the ground, and there was a marble platform about two steps wide around it. All people passing by the platform can be seen from the outside. The outside of the platform is equipped with beautiful pillars and balustrades that allow people to walk here. The main hall and rooms are decorated with carved and gilded dragons, as well as various birds and beasts, as well as figures of warriors and drawings of war. The roofs are also splendidly arranged. ”

"On each side of the palace of the Great Khan there is a large section of marble-paved stone steps, from which the marble platform that surrounds the palace can be ascended from the ground, and all who approach the palace must pass through this platform. The main hall is very spacious and can accommodate a large group of people for banquets here. There are also a number of detached houses in the palace, which are extremely beautifully constructed and well laid out. Their entire plan is unimaginable today. The exterior of the roof is strong enough to stand the test of time, and it is also decorated with various colors such as red, green, blue, etc. The glass installed on the windows is also extremely delicate, as transparent as crystal. Behind the main hall of the palace are some magnificent buildings, which house the emperor's private property and his gold, silver and jewelry. This is also the palace of his main palace queen and concubine. The Great Khan lived in this quiet place, undisturbed by the outside world, so he was able to handle affairs with great peace of mind. ”

"On the opposite side of the palace where the Great Khan lived, there was another palace. It resembles an imperial palace in shape, and this is the residence of the crown prince Jinjin. Because he is the heir of the empire, everything in the palace is exactly the same as his father's. Not far from the palace, on the north side, about a stone's throw away from the Great Wall, there was a man-made hill, a hundred paces high, about a mile around the foot of the mountain, and the hill was full of beautiful evergreen trees, for when the Great Khan heard that there was a beautiful tree somewhere, he ordered it to be dug up by the roots, and to be carried to the hill by elephants, no matter how heavy it was, and to carry seeds to the hill, which made the hill a great addition. As a result, the trees on this hill are evergreen all year round, hence the name Aoyama. ”

"There is a large hall on the top of the hill, and the inside and outside of the main hall are green, and the scenery of the hill, the trees, and the main hall are all integrated, forming a refreshing and pleasing wonder. To the north of the palace, there is a man-made pond next to the city, which is extremely delicately shaped. The soil dug out of it is the raw material for the hill. The water in the pond comes from a small stream, and the pond resembles a fish pond, but in reality it is only for the livestock to drink. The stream flowing through the pond cuts through a ditch at the foot of Castle Peak and flows into an artificial lake between the Emperor's Palace and the Imperial Palace. The soil dug up from the lake is also used to build hills, and the lake is home to a wide variety of fish. The fish eaten by the Great Khan, regardless of the quantity, were supplied by the lake. ”

"The stream flows from the other end of the artificial lake, and copper fences are installed at the entrance and exit of the water to prevent the fish from escaping. The lake is also home to swans and other small birds. There is also a bridge that spans the water, which serves as a passage between the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Palace. ”

"Located on a large river in Khitan Province, Khan Bali City has been known for its solemnity and magnificence since ancient times. The city was square, twenty-four miles in circumference, six miles on each side, and surrounded by an earthen wall. The bottom of the wall is ten paces wide, and the higher it goes, the narrower it becomes, and to the top of the wall, it is no more than three steps wide. The battlements were all white. The entire design of the city is based on straight lines, so each street follows a straight line to the base of the city wall. If a man goes up to the gate and looks out into the street, he will see the gate of the city wall on the other side. On both sides of the city's avenues there are a variety of shops and shops. The land occupied by the entire city is also square and in a straight line with each other, and each plot has ample space for beautiful homes, courtyards and gardens. The head of each family gets a piece of such land, and the land can be freely resold. The layout of the city is like a chessboard. The exquisiteness and beauty of the whole design cannot be described in words. ”

"Twelve gates were opened throughout the wall, three on each side. On each gate and between the gates, there is a beautiful building (arrow tower), five on each side, with a large room for the weapons of the defenders. As for the number of soldiers defending the city, it was about a thousand men at each gate. The presence of so many garrisons was not a defense against some kind of enemy invasion, but in fact it was just a Praetorian Guard set up to show the glory and majesty of the Great Khan. ”