Xiao Shuai put his hands on his hips and laughed wildly while speaking.

It's so satisfying to get this credit. I can laugh out loud in my dreams!

"Stop laughing first. Tell me in detail what happened next." Lai Gouer asked.

Xiao Shuai calmed down and continued, "After that, he arranged accommodation for us and sent someone to show us around the royal city."

"The person who accompanied us on the tour was a prince. While we were touring the royal city, he kept trying to win us over with words and promised us benefits. To be honest, the construction of Sangjak's royal city is really very good, and the people in the city live and work in peace and contentment."

"Apart from that, they have been trying to instill in us the impression that Da Jing is very cruel in those days."

Lai Gou'er asked curiously, "What did they say?"

"Well, it's nothing. It's just that the people in Dajing live in poverty, the local government imposes heavy taxes and levies, the upper class engages in corruption and enjoys themselves... It sounds so realistic and there are examples. If I hadn't been there, I would have believed it." Xiao Shuai smiled and shook his head.

Lai Gou'er stroked his chin and laughed: "It sounds quite reasonable. It can't be said that Dajing didn't have these things..."

"Ah? Why didn't I see it?"

Lai Gou'er said, "How long have you been in Dajing? How long have I been in Dajing? Which country in the world doesn't have these problems? It's just a different degree. One and ninety-nine are both numbers, but there is a big difference between them."

"Although Dajing has its problems, it is much stronger than the church."

Xiao Shuai was stunned and said, "So what they told me about the heavy taxes and levies in Dajing and the hardship of the people are all true?"

"When I returned to the capital, the Marquis of Jianye took me to the newspaper office, and he said something to me," Lai Gou'er said calmly, "To portray an individual case as a phenomenon is to have ulterior motives, and to whitewash a phenomenon as an individual case is to seek power and murder."

"It's obvious that Sangjak has ulterior motives towards you. Just listen to what they say. It's really good if three out of ten sentences are correct. What happened later? Go on."

Xiao Shuai nodded and said, "Although they wanted to cooperate with the Brotherhood, they didn't take it very seriously. After a few days of rest, they saw that we were almost in good shape, so they sent someone to escort me out of the diocese."

"We were assigned two people to travel with us before we left. Now Dazhuang and his men are wandering around the city with those two people. That's all. What should I do next?"

Lai Gou'er thought, "You should cooperate with them first. If there is any important news, please send it back to me in time. I will send the news back to Dajing immediately so that we can make preparations early."

As he spoke, he smiled wickedly: "It's true that after searching for a long time, I finally found it without any effort. It would be fine if he doesn't come to provoke us, but if he dares to make a move, we will definitely... give him a head-on blow!"

......

If there is one issue that Fang Zhengyi is most concerned about recently, it is the production of ironclad ships.

The ship development cycle is so long that even there are steam engine and train development teams.

There were also students who received subsequent training, and with the continuous investment of funds, it still took several years.

It can be said that the importance of this project in the present world is equivalent to that of an aircraft carrier in later countries.

Although the technical content cannot be compared.

The ironclad ship manufacturing and research project was kept extremely low-key, and it took almost a year from the time the project was launched for the entire court to know about the project.

However, this was also intentional by Fang Zhengyi and the Ministry of War.

In terms of shockingness, this thing is no less shocking than a train.

Although everyone can understand that a copper basin can float on the water, it is really a fantasy to say that you can place a large iron lump shaped like a ship that is dozens of meters long on a rough sea and control its direction.

Even if you have seen a train, the steam engine seems unrealistic.

In order to reduce unnecessary resistance to implementation, we should keep a low profile as much as possible.

At dusk, Fang Zhengyi was lying in the courtyard of the princess's mansion to enjoy the cool air.

Holding a piece of letter in his hand, his face was full of joy.

This is the news sent back from Yuding City. The ironclad ships built by the shipyard in Yuding City will arrive at Jiangling Port in a few days, ready to be reviewed by the court.

The ironclad ship built this time is several meters longer than the largest warship currently owned by the court.

The fact that it can finally be presented in front of the imperial court shows that it has been verified to be a finished product.

Once this ironclad ship is launched, Dajing will surely dominate the seas in the future and become the overlord of the sea.

With the boost from the Industrial Revolution, as long as the emperor did not commit suicide and worked hard to use his creativity, the empire should have been in a period of rapid growth within a few decades.

Thinking of this, Fang Zhengyi became particularly excited.

At such a historic moment, I should take my son out to see the world!

This little bastard has grown into a big boy and has reached his rebellious stage.

I don't want to hear anything you say, I can't listen!

His father is such a top-notch figure right in front of him, but he has to envy some folk actors, college scientists and other trash!

It's totally hopeless!

Fang Zhengyi threw the letter in his hand and shouted at the top of his voice: "Chenyu! Fang Chenyu! Come here!"

I shouted twice but no one answered.

Zhang Biao quietly came over from the outer courtyard, stood in front of Fang Zheng and said, "The young master is not here. I heard from my son that he went out to look for Maodan. They went together."

Fang Zheng kept sucking his teeth.

This bastard! He is finally hanging out with Maodan, a country girl.

When I was in primary school, I would always try to show my affection to her and even take her to the primary school cafeteria to eat.

Now that I've graduated, I still go to see him whenever I have time.

He has become a bootlicker at such a young age!

"Go! Bring them back to me. I have something important to tell him!"

.....

On the small path, Fang Chenyu and Zhang Xiaobiao walked through it.

Fang Chenyu was holding some snacks in his hand, while Zhang Xiaobiao was holding a piece of sugarcane and chewing them as they walked.

"Brother Fang, why do you keep visiting her every day? It's so annoying. I want to go home and eat."

"You only know how to eat! Maodan's family is not well off. I heard she will be going to a girls' school next month, so I'm sending her some food."

"What's the connection between going to a girls' school and sending food? Are you attracted to her? If you are, just say it directly. You are never so hesitant when doing things normally."

In the darkness, Fang Chenyu blushed slightly: "I like her? She's dark and skinny, I'm compensating her, what do you know?"

"Haha, I think if you continue to make up for it like this in the future, you will have to make up for it in your bed."

"Shut up!"

As they were talking, the two of them rushed out of the path and came to a row of houses.

Maodan's home is right here. The small house here was bought with the help of Fang Zhengyi.

Fang Chenyu walked towards Maodan's house with ease. After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped and quickly hid in a small alley nearby.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaobiao followed suit. The two of them climbed onto the wall at the same time, leaving half of their heads exposed.

Fang Chenyu stared at the two figures in front of him.

The other party's voice is clear to the ears...

.......