Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms, Volume 31

The Kingdom of Prussia (Continued)

...They use looms to weave linen original: 夏布 (xiabu), literally "summer cloth," referring to the region's famous textile industry and sell wool to England. The mountains produce iron, yielding 150,000 shi A traditional Chinese unit of dry measure, roughly equivalent to 100 liters or a horse-load per year.

The capital city is called Berlin original: 伯林 (Bolin), which has a population of 806,000 people. Within its walls are many skilled craftsmen, and its academies are home to many famous scholars. Along the river stand several fortified cities: Ruppin original: 瑞匿 (Ruini), Lenzen original: 勒匿 (Leni), Arneburg original: 額刺 (Eci), Glogau original: 峩告 (Egao), and Neisse original: 匿士 (Nishi). All of these possess deep moats and high ramparts.

Another region is called the Province of Saxony original: 薩普部 (Sapu-bu), located to the southwest of Brandenburg original: 隱班部 (Yinban-bu). It is rich in the five cereal grains, and its wool is of the finest quality. The residents are courteous and gentle, and they all revere the True Religion original: 正敎 (Zhengjiao); here referring to Protestantism, specifically Lutheranism. Its capital is the fortified city of Magdeburg original: 抹得堡 (Modebao), with a population of 32,000. Its walls are high and its moats are deep; it has repeatedly repelled the nation’s enemies. Halle original: 哈勒 (Hale) is a major center for learning, possessing a great academy with a thousand scholars. Quedlinburg original: 吉令堡 (Jilingbao) was formerly governed by nuns and contained many convents; now the residents have "renounced the false and returned to the true" An idiom used by the author to describe the local conversion from Catholicism to the state-sanctioned Protestantism.

Another region is called Prussia original: 陂斯部 (Bosi-bu); referring to East Prussia, which is the easternmost territory of the realm, bordering Russia. The entire kingdom takes its name from this province. The land is level...