In late eleven years of Yan Ning's reign, as the Lunar New Year approached, the entire capital city became increasingly lively.

Walking on the streets of the capital, looking at the rows of buildings on both sides and the bustling crowds, Li Xin's face was filled with a bright smile.

Nowadays, a large portion of the buildings along the streets of Beijing are reinforced concrete structures.

Especially on the outskirts of the old capital, some buildings exceeding 10 or 20 meters in height rose from the ground. These buildings were constructed by wealthy merchants. Initially, most were headquarters of merchant guilds, but later, restaurants, inns, and other establishments were also gradually replaced by concrete buildings.

The interior has been renovated and looks exceptionally grand.

The locals were intrigued and flocked to visit, making the business extremely popular.

One such example gradually sparked a trend, leading to an increase in concrete buildings throughout Beijing.

Moreover, after the Beijing-branded cars became a hot seller, wealthy businessmen also began buying cars as their means of transportation.

Walking down the street, looking at the surrounding scenery, Li Xin felt somewhat dazed, as if he were in a scene from the future.

If you add some trams and neon lights, it would really be a Bund scene!

"The capital city really does change every year!"

Li Xin sighed.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Bai Fenglan, who was beside her, nodded and said, "Now, there are more than two million people in our capital city, and the suburbs of the capital are also very prosperous and bustling. The industrial area near the West Railway Station has gradually expanded to the west. Even the university district in the north of the capital is now full of people."

"The capital city is indeed different now!"

Looking around, Li Xin nodded slightly.

He is now in his thirties. He has lived in this world for nearly twenty years, and this world has undergone earth-shattering changes because of Li Xin's arrival.

All of this, though attributed to Li Xin, is actually due to the existence of intelligent technology.

With such a cheat code, everything changed!

Nowadays, we have wired telegraph, wireless telegraph, automobiles, ships, electric lights, trains, and other items.

With further efforts, it won't be long before we're able to produce refrigerators, televisions, trams, and other similar items.

If this continues, the Great Gan Kingdom will truly change with each passing day!

Perhaps, I will be able to witness the prosperity of the entertainment industry in my lifetime!

After returning to the Wuying Hall from the streets of the capital, Li Xin was also pondering another matter.

Change accommodations!

In the new era, the people of the capital city had all moved into concrete buildings. Li Xin, however, still lived in the Wuying Hall, a wooden building, which posed a great risk.

Despite suggestions from some high-ranking officials to replace all the buildings in the Forbidden City with concrete structures, Li Xin resolutely rejected this proposal.

After all, the palace complex of this era represents the pinnacle of ancient architectural craftsmanship in the entire Great Gan Kingdom. To simply replace it would be an enormous waste, a blatant squandering of precious resources.

However, such handicrafts should naturally be well preserved.

Therefore, Li Xin decided to move out of the Forbidden City and find another place to build a new palace as his residence, as well as the offices of the cabinet, the privy council, and the royal family.

After comparing several options, Li Xin decided to select several lakes and lakes west of the palace complex as his new office location.

In the new office space, a group of cement buildings with a traditional Chinese style were constructed in accordance with cement building standards.

More than thirty buildings were constructed in this area, serving as the palace of the Great Gan Kingdom, the residences of the concubines, and the offices of officials such as the Cabinet and the Privy Council.

By the beginning of spring in the twelfth year of Yanning, the buildings had been completely completed.

Li Xin and others also chose an auspicious day to begin their relocation.

After the relocation, the new palace did not retain many servants or attendants, only a few hundred people were responsible for taking care of Li Xin and his concubines and princes' daily lives.

On the other hand, the staff working in places like the Cabinet and the Privy Council are also on-the-job employees.

After the relocation, the original Forbidden City was renovated, and the cultural relics and antiques were moved out. A new cement museum was built to store these cultural relics and antiques for people all over the world to appreciate.

The entire Forbidden City is now open to the public as a museum.

After the Forbidden City Museum opened, despite the ticket price being as high as one string of cash, it still caused a sensation throughout the capital.

Countless wealthy merchants and ordinary people wanted to enter the Forbidden City and see its features.

Li Xin was naturally pleased to see this happen.

With such high ticket prices, the more people come, the higher the revenue will be. Eventually, the Forbidden City Museum might even be able to become self-sufficient and perhaps even make a profit!

The cultural relics and antiques originally stored in the Forbidden City, such as gold and silver jewelry, porcelain, and sculptures, have all been moved out and are now housed in newly built museums near Beijing, where admission is now open to the public.

In addition, some books and rare editions have also been made into museums.

In just a few months, some of the cultural relics museums in the Forbidden City have also achieved very high revenues.

Li Xin was somewhat surprised upon hearing the report from the head of the Imperial Household Department.

Wow! The income is so high!

Li Xin was somewhat surprised.

The revenue generated from the construction of these museums belongs entirely to the royal family and does not go into the accounts of the royal cabinet.

Moreover, after the establishment of the Imperial Household Department, all the properties belonging to the royal family within the entire territory of the Great Gan Kingdom were handed over to the Imperial Household Department for management.

This includes some imperial estates, as well as shares in trading companies and business associations, and industries owned by the manufacturing bureau.

The current assets of the entire Imperial Household Department are as high as hundreds of millions of strings of cash, making it the undisputed behemoth of the entire Great Gan Kingdom!

After carefully examining the exorbitant prices of these properties, Li Xin decided to sell all the imperial estates and lands under the management of the Imperial Household Department. All proceeds would be deposited into the national treasury of the Imperial Cabinet.

After the reforms, the Imperial Household Department's assets consisted only of shares in trading companies and conglomerates, shares in manufacturing bureaus and factories, and shares in museums.

Moreover, the Imperial Household Department does not get involved in specific management affairs; it is only responsible for collecting dividends at the end of each year.

With his vast wealth, Li Xin also used the income of the Imperial Household Department to establish a separate Royal Scholarship to reward students who had made significant scientific achievements and contributions during their studies.

In addition, the Royal Research Award was established to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions in fields such as chemistry, medicine, physics, economics, and literature. It is awarded annually, with evaluation conducted by the Academy of Sciences.

After these scholarships and research awards were established, Dagang State began to conduct annual evaluations.

The royal family's reputation has become even more secure!