Chapter 537 Hope
Lin Wen was eventually driven out by the Great Elder.
"How stingy... I even said I'd get some tax exemption... Forget it."
Now that the talk was over, Lin Wen prepared to go back. He had just been working with Qin Luoshuang when he was interrupted by Yang Shaohu, and then he received a message from the Supreme Council, so he had to take a special plane to Shenjing.
There are still many details to be finalized regarding the garment factory.
He is currently in the period of outbreak, and "Dragon's Roar" restores 500% of his spirit every day. If he doesn't take advantage of this time to stir up trouble and solve the problem, then he would be a fool.
But as soon as Lin Wen came out, he was stopped by the royal guards.
"Headmaster Lin, His Majesty invites you."
All right.
This is also inevitable.
Lin Wen sighed and could only follow the royal guards to the palace on the top floor of the Emperor's Tower.
Li Longxing was waiting for him in the palace hall, and Li Linyue and others were also there.
"Look, here comes our hero!"
As soon as Lin Wen stepped in, cheers rang out.
With a few loud bangs, the balloons on the roof exploded and streamers fell down.
Amidst warm applause, cheers, and whistles, Li Longxing came up, put his arm around his shoulders affectionately, and shouted, "Open the wine!"
Bang!
The foamy wine with a fresh and sweet fragrance gushed out, sprinkled into the sky, and soaked the clothes of Li Longxing and Lin Wen.
Countless people surrounded them, jumping and shouting, and pouring wine on them.
In this glorious and festive atmosphere, Lin Wen opened his mind to avoid spoiling the fun.
But he didn't expect that Li Longxing had evil intentions and asked him to change his clothes on the pretext that his clothes were wet.
It’s easy to imagine what would happen if you took off your clothes at a party like this.
Lin Wen immediately stopped thinking and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his silly heart.
"That's... no need for that. I'm young and have a lot of firepower. It'll be dry in no time..."
Li Longxing's eyes lit up: "Isn't this perfect... ahem, I mean, young people can't do that either. It would be terrible if they caught a cold... Linyue, quickly get a new uniform for our hero..."
Li Linyue didn't know that this was her father's routine. She smiled and said, "Lin, I'll get you a new dragon-marked dress. It will definitely suit you."
The blond man, Fili, was so envious that his face twisted: "I want Your Highness to get me some clothes too..."
state.
He was hit hard on the back of the head by fellow binary star Yang Jiewei.
"You're dreaming! If you could drive the Thunder Mech and miraculously defeat the enemy who's obstructing our reforms, I could even change your clothes myself."
Philip looked at him with squinted eyes: "You? I don't even want you to change clothes if I don't have any."
Yang Jiewei smiled mischievously and said, "Looks like I need to come and change your clothes myself. I believe many girls would like to see General Philip's naked run."
Chengli bit his fingers and murmured, "I don't want to change clothes like a princess. I want to drive a mecha... Thunder mecha... I'm so envious..."
The eyes of the Royal Guard Commander Xu Lishan were redder than a monkey's butt. "This is so unfair! Why is it that guy who always drives the mecha?"
"That's right!" Another commander shouted to Nanshan, "Your Majesty is too partial. Why don't you give us a chance?"
Staff officer Guo Feng laughed and said, "Your skills are not good enough."
His words immediately angered everyone, and he was besieged: "You are the one who lacks skills!"
"Guo Feng, I won't tell you that you're only three centimeters long."
"Three centimeters? Why can't I see it even with a magnifying glass?"
"Wow, Xiao Fengfeng, are you a woman? Let me touch your breasts..."
It was Marshal Shang Lianshan who came to his rescue: "This is not your majesty's technology, this is Changshan County's own research and development and manufacturing."
"What?"
Hearing this, everyone exclaimed in unison and no longer cared about the wretched Guo Fengfeng.
"Is this true, Your Majesty?"
Li Longxing smiled and said, "I really don't have one, otherwise why wouldn't I give it to you?"
Everyone was shocked. Changshan County could actually build its own mecha?
Philip was shocked and said, "Brother Lin, where did you get this skill? Wasn't Changshan County a poor place before?"
Yang Jiewei: “Isn’t this technology possible without more than a decade of development?”
Even Li Linyue was very interested and asked, "Xiao Wen, where did you get these mechas and these strange technological products?"
Ling pursed her lips and muttered, "Most likely stolen..."
Guo Feng suddenly thought of some rumors and asked, "Chief Lin, do you have any extraordinary abilities? I heard others say you can use immortal magic..."
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Fili.
"People still call you a wise guy, but you believe this kind of rumor?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Is he a retarded star?"
This immediately caused a burst of laughter.
Guo Feng's face flushed red, veins popping out on his forehead as he argued, "That's the way it is... County Magistrate Lin is like some celestial being... How can there be water that can turn the ground into steel? How can there be a lightning robot that big... That's unscientific."
Then came a series of difficult-to-understand words, such as "objective things" and "knowledge system", which made everyone laugh, and the store was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Only Lin Wen was very unhappy: "How can it be unscientific? I am obviously very scientific!"
Guo Feng showed an air of disdain, but still said, "Then explain to me how to turn the ground from mud into steel?"
Lin Wen sneered, "That's easy. The Steel-Transforming Divine Water can attract nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron atoms from three meters underground. They replace the soil molecules and combine with the carbon in the soil to form steel."
Guo Feng widened his eyes. His intuition told him that Lin Wen was talking nonsense, but he was now the embodiment of science and had to talk about science.
From a scientific perspective, if we ignore the issue of how to attract atoms, his logic is correct.
"good!"
Guo Feng nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and began a classic debate. "How do you explain the Thunder Giant and its sudden disappearance and reappearance?"
Lin Wen sneered and began to lecture on "Maser-Soliton-Plasma Polymers with High-Intensity Electromagnetic Confinement."
All kinds of extremely high-intensity calculus, partial differential equations, complex aerodynamics and fluid mechanics gushed out of Lin Wen's mouth, making everyone present feel dizzy.
Fili fell to the ground with a thud, muttering, "Devil... This guy is a devil..."
Although Li Linyue didn't understand, she really liked seeing Lin Wen speaking in front of everyone.
Guo Feng was the only one in the room who could barely keep up with his train of thought. "You're saying you used a super-powerful electromagnetic core to ionize and compress the air to accomplish this?"
Lin Wen said proudly: "In simple terms, this is it."
"But……"
Intuition told Guo Feng that he was still talking nonsense, but science told him that although the principle was unclear, this was feasible.
"Where did you...how did you develop it?"
Lin Wen said proudly, "This is all thanks to my scientific talent, which far surpasses Xiao Niu and Xiao Ai's... and the secret scientific research institute I secretly built in Changshan County for thirty years..."
"Wow--"
But amid the exclamations of the crowd, a discordant voice emerged.
The little princess somehow ran out from the children's suite next door and asked crisply, "Big brother, how old are you this year?"
Everyone came back to their senses. Guo Feng smiled and said, "Chief Lin, you're not yet thirty years old today, are you? Could it be that you started building the Secret Science Research Institute while in ghost form?"
Li Linyue patted her sister on the head and scolded, "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking. Your brother Lin just made a slip of the tongue and talked about it for a few years. Why are you destroying him in public?"
Li Qingyue looked at her sister in shock, her porcelain doll-like face full of disbelief.
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Lin Yue... Your Highness is right. After years of hard work, my secret scientific research base has produced many scientific and technological achievements, but unfortunately, they are all laboratory products and cannot be promoted on a large scale..."
Chengli looked at Lin Wen eagerly: "Do you have any robots... Can you give me one too?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "A new one is under development. Once I succeed, I'll give it to you."
"Wow……"
Cheng Li was so moved that he only regretted that he was not Her Royal Highness the Princess and could not marry her.
Lin Wen took the opportunity to say, "Well... I'm currently working on a tight research and development schedule. Can I go back first?"
Li Longxing said in embarrassment: "But you haven't been with Lin yet..."
"quick!"
Chengli shouted, interrupting His Majesty: "Quick, go back! I want to drive the mecha!"
Li Longxing was furious and slammed his dog's head:
"I just want to drive a mecha! I want to drive a mecha! I'll let you drive, drive, drive, drive..."
But in the end.
Although I am extremely reluctant, the real business is still more important.
Now is a good opportunity to press on and consolidate the victory. Changshan County really needs more trump cards. Several previous crises were overcome by relying on Changshan County's scientific and technological achievements.
Thinking of this, Li Longxing decided to finish the business quickly and let the boy go back.
There is no need to rush about his and Lin Yue's relationship. It doesn't matter if he has a grandson a day earlier or later.
"Ahem, keep playing the music and keep dancing."
In the hall, deafening music sounded and the carnival party began. The little princess was angrily carried back to the children's room by the old housekeeper Liu You.
Li Longxing pulled Lin Wen into the small conference room and said, "Lin Wen, you're pressed for time, so I'll cut to the chase. The current situation is excellent, and I'm about to begin the next round of reforms. The goal is to restore and improve the lives of the common people of the empire, enhance their rights, and restrict the power of the various bureaucrats of the empire, ultimately eliminating Lin Yabo and other noble elders. The subsequent impact will be intense, so be prepared."
Lin Wen frowned slightly. He actually just wanted a fair and healthy environment to implement his big plan.
After thinking about it, he said.
“We must try our best to gain the support of neutral people.”
Li Longxing smiled and said, "As expected of you. Of course I will, but the further we go, the fewer neutral people will support us. But I can't say I won't change just because there's no support. The empire will ultimately be a peaceful, open, and just empire."
Lin Wen sighed, "What do you want me to do?"
Li Longxing smiled and said, "Of course, I want to get the baby as soon as possible... Just kidding, just help me gain support from neutral people."
Lin Wen thought to himself, aren’t you afraid that I will create a bunch of enemies for you?
But I still agreed.
"good."
Li Longxing said, "There is one more thing I would like to ask for your opinion on."
Lin Wen: "Go ahead."
Li Longxing said in a slightly heavy tone, "Our post-war affairs in the Papal States have not been going smoothly, and have been questioned by many parties."
"The Papal State was in widespread famine, but the Empire was extremely sensitive to the issue of grain being shipped abroad, especially the recently deposed Bai Liuxi. His greatest sin was wantonly plundering the state's grain during the famine and trading it with groups outside the Empire. Conservative estimates suggest that at least 600,000 people died in Western Yan Province that year."
"I'm using this as an opportunity to criticize the Grand Governor's authority. It's inappropriate to ship grain at this time. But the Papal States has no grain, and we can't win over the people, so things will be difficult."
At this time, four members of the headquarters stationed in the Papal States, Shang Lianshan, Guo Feng, Cheng Li and Yang Jiewei walked in.
Li Longxing smiled and said, "These are the four of them. They are in such a desperate situation right now. I wonder if County Chief Lin can lend a hand and give them a hand."
Lin Wen pondered for a moment.
Changshan County is indeed not short of food now. The granaries are full, Shangxi Town has a super bumper harvest, and the stable prices in the grain exchange have attracted a large number of grain merchants to store grain in Changshan County.
It is no exaggeration to say that Changshan County has now become the grain center of the central region of the empire.
Transporting grain is also very simple. From Tianjiang, to Dalongjiang, then out to sea, across the North Bay, you will reach the Papal States.
Water transportation also has low costs.
"Can."
Lin Wen agreed.
As everyone smiled, he added:
"I want to add..."
Li Longxing laughed and said, "Why would a family talk about money?"
Everyone: "That's right, that's right."
Lin Wen's face darkened: "You are robbing!"
Li Longxing laughed and said, "Don't pretend... I've heard it all. You used to say every day that you were the princess's suitor, and you fantasized about having an affair with Lin Yue. Now your dream has come true... And now, this is a ready-made opportunity. Don't you want to please Lin Yue's father?"
Everyone: "That's right, that's right."
Lin Wen was very unhappy. He had often used the First Princess as a shield in the past, but that was just talk and he didn't really do anything.
"At least give me the market price and shipping fee..."
Li Longxing immediately said, "Then you need to give them an idea on how to quickly win over the people of the Papal States."
The four of them immediately looked at Lin Wen eagerly.
Lin Wen was extremely upset, but luckily he had more souls, so he immediately asked [Immortal Guidance].
After getting the answer, Lin Wen coughed and said:
"first."
"Let the agent do the things that offend people."
"You guys should do the good work of distributing welfare yourself."
"When distributing food, we need to distribute holy bread. Holy bread is made by chopping various vegetables and minced meat, mixing them with flour, adding palm oil, and frying them over high heat."
"Holy wafers are filling, easy to store, and have a long shelf life, which suits the customs of the Papal States. You produce them in large quantities, using them as wages, compensation, and benefits, declaring them to be a specialty of the Empire and a favor from the Empire. Soon, you will no longer be outsiders."
"Then, you mobilize the common people to oppose the old upper class and reasonably reap their wealth, but keep one-tenth of it in the Papal States and distribute it to the common people."
"I've finished what I'm saying. Can I go now?"
Shang Lianshan, Guo Feng, Cheng Li and Yang Jiewei all stared at Lin Wen with shining eyes, looking like hungry dogs seeing meat bones, which made Lin Wen feel a little scared.
Li Longxing laughed heartily and said, "You are indeed worthy of your detailed research on the customs of the Papal States. You are all either established veterans or rising stars with great brilliance, yet you are still not as good as a junior."
Shang Lianshan smiled and said, "Heroes emerge from youth. No wonder Lin Yue admires him so much."
Guo Feng bowed and said, "County Chief Lin is indeed a hero. I admit defeat and am willing to support you in becoming the princess's suitor."
Yang Jiewei smiled and said, "Me too."
Chengli curled his lips and said, "Princess, how can a mecha be fun..."
Bang.
Those who did not know the current situation were knocked to the ground by the crowd.
Li Longxing said, "That's it, then. You should go back quickly. I hope that your scientific and technological achievements can be popularized one day so that most people can use them."
Lin Wen wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.
"Of course, of course."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Li Longxing gave him a lot of instructions, which made Lin Wen's head dizzy. Finally, he got away and took a special plane back to Changshan County.
And the other side.
Elders' Mansion.
The four elders Lin Yabo, Mo Xili, Cheng Wei and Luo Nuo gathered together again.
The atmosphere is heavy.
Lin Yabo said with a gloomy face: "I have cut off all ties. If Li Longxing hadn't gone crazy, he wouldn't have bitten the elder now."
Cheng Wei said coldly, "What should we do now? Not only is that loser Bai Liuxi dead, but he also released his colonized bodies. All eleven original colonized bodies were picked up by the bastards from Changshan County. This has a huge impact on our plan."
Luo Nuo said calmly, "It doesn't matter. They don't have the technology to use it. They can't create a special combat body like the Imperial Guardian."
Cheng Wei said coldly, "We need to quickly gather warriors from the empire. The price can be raised even higher."
Mo Xili laughed loudly and said, "It's useless. I've tried it a long time ago. There's no connection between trash warriors and ordinary people. The human security forces from the former Changshan County are more useful. Their vitality is much stronger than those arrogant idiots."
Cheng Wei: “This is not the same thing.”
Lin Yabo frowned and asked, "Does Changshan County have mastered some kind of technology that can activate vitality?"
Mo Xili smiled and said, "Of course, if I had this technology, the third level, fourth level, and even completely pure body would burst out, and any king-suppressing envoy would tremble at my feet."
"Don't go off topic."
Rono said coldly.
"Let's focus on what to do now. Otherwise, Li Longxing will kill us all, and your damn pure body will be useless."
Lin Yabo said: "It is now impossible to violently obstruct the imperial faction."
Cheng Wei nodded. "We can attack his reforms from the perspective of the empire as a whole, magnify his flaws, and publicize his failures."
Luo Nuo said: "I can attack them economically."
Cheng Wei said: "I will attack them from the perspective of reputation."
Moxili laughed loudly and said, "I can attack them technologically."
Lin Yabo smiled and said, "I will attack them from the perspective of interests. Li Longxing will harm the interests of everyone. As long as we unite the majority of those who have been harmed, he will inevitably fall."
The three elders all laughed and said, "Elder Lin is right."
"As long as Li Longxing dares to continue his plan, all his supporters will become his opponents."
"Even his own trusted subordinates might rebel."
Lin Yabo smiled faintly, "He doesn't understand. All living things suffer. If we can't indulge our desires, kill and rob people, what's the point of coming to this world? Depriving them of their rights is making them our enemy."
"He who becomes an enemy of the majority will die without a burial place."
"When the time comes, I will kill his entire family and make everyone who dares to oppose us regret coming into this world."
The meeting ended in laughter.
——
at this time.
Lin Wen finally returned to Changshan County.
(End of this chapter)
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