Chapter 103 New Traveler
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Lin Baige heard that someone from Jiang State wanted to see him, saying that he was from the same place as her. Originally, such an ordinary person wanted to see the imperial concubine, especially since that person was from a remote area of Jiang State, so it was impossible for him to inform Lin Baige.
But he claimed to be Lin Baige's fellow villager, and he had grown sweet potatoes and corn before, so he was credible.
He wrote a letter to Lin Baige and asked someone to help present it to Lin Baige.
The contents of the letter passed through the hands of more than a dozen officials, who studied it for a long time, but no one was able to decipher the contents of the letter.
"Could this be the writing of an immortal? But since he is also an immortal, why doesn't he have any magic and lives in a remote village? Unlike the imperial concubine, she has made so much money for the Jin State."
"Has he lost his magic? So he's writing to the Imperial Concubine now, hoping she can help him recover it?"
"If I use this deity without any magic to make wine, will it be effective if I drink it?"
"There's no magic left. Drinking it will definitely have no effect."
"If we ask him how to cultivate immortality, can we also cultivate immortality?"
"But he seems to be unable to do anything except farming. Even if he does farm, he hasn't achieved anything remarkable, unlike our imperial concubine."
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Because this useless time traveler is good at nothing and no one even wants to use him to make wine, this letter was delivered to him.
Lin Baige was confused at first, but when he opened the letter and saw that the other party wrote to him in English, he immediately understood that the other party was also a time traveler!
"Where is he from? Bring him here for me to see." Lin Baige asked the messenger to bring the man over.
"I have brought it to Beijing a long time ago, just waiting for you to speak." The messenger said flatteringly.
They thought that if they sent the imperial concubine's fellow villager, they would receive a reward from the imperial concubine. Even if he was not a fellow villager but a liar, the imperial concubine would not punish him. The imperial concubine had a kind heart and would not kill people casually.
He is just gambling. If he wins, he gets money. If he loses, he doesn't lose anything.
Seeing Lin Baige's reaction, he knew he had won the bet.
Lin Baige did reward him with a lot of things and asked him to bring the person into the palace.
The other time traveler was about the same age as Lin Baige, but his fate was not as good. Not only had he not completed his first mission, but he had also been tortured beyond recognition in the remote countryside.
Although he is only around 30 years old, he looks almost like he is in 50 or 60.
Lin Baige saw him and subconsciously asked him, "Uncle, which year did you travel from?"
The time traveler said with a wry smile, "I'm only thirty this year... I've traveled through time for over ten years, and I haven't completed a single mission. Your mission is almost complete, right?"
"Thirty?" Lin Baige had traveled through time several years ago and was already in his thirties, but he still looked like he was eighteen or nineteen years old. This might be because he was nurtured by Fu Jiangyu.
Fu Jiangyu raised him with fine clothes and delicious food, and nourished him every night, making his skin so smooth and flawless...
"How did you accomplish your mission? I've heard rumors about you. Initially, you were a demon concubine who was hated by everyone. How did you achieve all these achievements you have now? How did you farm, run factories, make explosives, and open schools for women to study and become officials?" The time traveler asked him admiringly.
"This... I didn't do anything. I just met a wise ruler who has a keen eye for talent." Lin Baige said with an awkward smile.
He couldn't tell this time traveler that everything he did now was earned by acting like a spoiled child to Fu Jiangyu in bed every day. That would be quite inappropriate.
The time traveler didn't notice the awkwardness in his expression at all and nodded in agreement. "No wonder you succeed in everything you do. Jin State is doing so well thanks to this good emperor. The Jiang State I traveled to wasn't doing so well. Not to mention the emperor, even our village chief wasn't good enough."
"What other tasks do you have? Is your task the same as mine?" Lin Baige didn't want to talk about the process of completing the tasks. He wanted to change the subject quickly.
At the same time, he was curious whether the time traveler's mission overlapped with his. If so, he could help the other person and the two of them could complete the mission together.
It doesn't matter if there are no similar tasks. He now wants to be limited to tasks and he wants to do more tasks.
"The first task is to plant corn and sweet potatoes, and the yield is required. It was not completed before. Now that you forced Jiang Guo to plant these, I also planted a large area and finally completed the task. Now the second task is to make rubber tires." said the time traveler.
"Rubber tires! Great! I'm in need of them. I was thinking of waiting two or three years before going to Jiangguo to get them. Now that you have a mission, I can provide you with manpower and resources. Let's open this rubber tire factory. Steam engines are available now, so we can make cars and use your tires!" Lin Baige couldn't help but hold his hands. "How about we transform this feudal era directly into a more orderly era?"
The time traveler was also very excited: "That's great!"
The two of them were excitedly holding each other's hands when a figure suddenly floated over. It was Fu Jiangyu.
Fu Jiangyu stood beside them and asked with a gloomy face, "Are you two together?"
Lin Baige quickly let go of his hand. "Of course, this can only be accomplished under the wise leadership of His Majesty. What can we accomplish just by the two of us?"
The time traveler was also very excited. He took Fu Jiangyu's hands and shook them: "You must be the wise ruler that Lin Baige mentioned. I have admired you for a long time."
Lin Baige watched him grab Fu Jiangyu's hands and shake them back and forth, and felt worried for him. How could he still be like a modern person after traveling through time for more than ten years? The person standing in front of him was the emperor! How could he touch the emperor's hands so casually?
Fu Jiangyu turned around and asked Lin Baige, "Who is this person? Is he really your uncle who lives away?"
"No, he's from the same hometown as me." Lin Baige didn't know whether to tell Fu Jiangyu that the time traveler in front of him was actually younger than him. But if he did, Fu Jiangyu would get jealous.
Before he could say anything, Fu Jiangyu pulled the time traveler's hand away and said, "I know everyone is equal over there, but don't grab my hand. The imperial concubine will be jealous."
When he said the word "imperial concubine", Lin Baige and the time traveler were stunned. They didn't understand who the imperial concubine he was talking about was at first.
"Oh, yes, I am the imperial concubine." Lin Baige said belatedly.
But when has he ever been jealous? He wouldn't be jealous about such a thing.
But it was quite cute when Fu Jiangyu thought he was jealous.
The time traveler also realized after seeing the eye contact between the two of them that the imperial concubine Fu Jiangyu was talking about was Lin Baige.
He quickly let go of her hand in embarrassment: "I've heard that you two are close, I didn't mean that, I just lost my sense of boundaries, I'll be more careful next time."
He said that they had a good relationship, which Fu Jiangyu liked to hear and even wanted him to say more.
"It's already this late, let's talk about it in detail another day." Lin Baige asked him to leave first, "Don't worry, I will mention the factory to His Majesty."
"Do you still need my consent for what you want to do now?" Fu Jiangyu hadn't heard Lin Baige acting coquettishly to him for a long time. He missed it a little. He even thought about whether he should reject Lin Baige first, stop him from opening the factory, let Lin Baige act coquettishly to him, and then he would agree.
But just as he had this thought, he saw Lin Baige looking at him with a pair of watery eyes, and said to him in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, why did you come back so late today? I missed you."
Just based on this sentence, all the ideas in my mind disappeared. Let alone opening one factory, I could even open ten factories.
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Lin Baige and the time traveler joined forces and opened a rubber factory, which not only produced tires, but also rubber-soled shoes and a series of other tools.
Bicycles and cars were running all over the streets. Later, their task was to generate electricity. Electric lights were installed in various factories first, and then in the palace, lights were installed, and street lights were also installed on the streets.
When the electric light was first introduced, it was widely praised as a magical device. Legend has it that a deity who had lost his magic powers found a concubine who restored them. His magic allowed him to generate electricity and control both electricity and light. The light bulb would light up without needing a flame, a truly miraculous feat.
At first, people didn't believe it. Many people secretly ran to the factory to take a peek. When they saw that it was really as the rumors said, they were shocked and speechless. Even more people sent their daughters to Lin Baige's school to study magic.
Later, when electric lights entered people's homes, they became common items and nothing special.
The people thought that since Lin Baige had moved all the objects from heaven to the mortal world, then the mortal world would become the fairyland.
It's just that they have no way to live forever. Most people can see and hear it, and being able to enjoy the things of the fairyland while they are alive means that their life is not in vain.
The former royal family, nobles and some officials of Jiang State were all sent to mine. They used to live a life of luxury, but now they have become prisoners, doing physical labor every day. Even if they could have enough food, they couldn't bear it.
Not long after, Fu Jiangyu heard that some people had committed suicide, and the number of suicides was quite large. He just asked the manager to keep a closer eye on it and prevent such things from happening again. One more death meant a reduction in the labor force, which was not cost-effective.
But not long after, someone reported that a large number of slaves had escaped. After investigation, it was discovered that the mastermind behind the incident was Fu Hechen.
At first they didn't dare to come and report, but later there were so many slaves running away that they had to come and tell Fu Jiangyu.
Fu Jiangyu was furious and asked them to bring Fu Hechen over: "You are the one I have the highest hopes for, why would you do something that would disappoint me?"
Fu Hechen: "Your Majesty, I just feel that they are too pitiful. Even if they are defeated prisoners, they should not be treated like this."
Fu Jiangyu: "They are pitiful? Why are they pitiful? Before they were arrested, weren't the people of Jin mining too? Why don't you feel pity for the people of Jin, but for them instead? I just asked you to inspect a few mines, and you feel sorry for them. If I had sent you to Jiang State as an undercover agent before, wouldn't you have betrayed your country?"
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