Emperor Jing was stunned for a moment.
He slowly stood up and took the nautical chart that Guo Tianyang brought over.
When I unfolded it and took a look...I was immediately overjoyed!
This nautical chart is drawn on sheepskin, and the painting on it is very detailed and exquisite.
In order to prevent people from not understanding, a lot of annotations were even written in small characters.
With this nautical chart, the travel time from Dajing to Feika has been shortened by half.
And Lai Gouer has verified it personally, which means that you can reach the destination directly with just one supply?
The ministers were so surprised that they were speechless. Doesn't that mean that Dajing's money-making speed has doubled?
Lai Gou'er continued, "I have also compiled the latest information about the Holy City and Feka into a booklet and brought it with me, but it is still in my luggage."
Under the nervous gaze of his ministers, Emperor Jing suddenly laughed out loud.
"Good! Great! Your family is brave and resourceful, and is truly the pillar of the country!"
"I am ashamed to accept this."
"You can bear it. If I say you can bear it, then you can bear it!" Emperor Jing waved his hand and said without question, "Your family has made great contributions. The news from the Holy City and Feika can be sent directly to the palace."
"Guo Banban, take down this sea chart and redraw it. Also, find someone to copy the news brought by Lai Qing's family."
After giving a brief explanation, Emperor Jing looked at Lai Gou'er with satisfaction.
"You have worked hard on your journey back home. I will definitely reward you later. You must be homesick after not being home for so many years. Take a good rest in the capital these days. When you have recovered enough, come to the palace to see me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lai Gouer bowed solemnly.
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "You go back and rest first. The rest of you stay and continue discussing with me."
"Your Majesty," Fang Zhengyi suddenly spoke up, "The capital has undergone a lot of changes in recent years. I'm afraid he'll get lost easily if he's alone. How about I accompany him?"
Emperor Jing nodded: "Then you can go too."
Obviously, there was no point for Fang Zhengyi to stay here, and he didn't seem very enthusiastic.
However, when Fang Zhengyi stood up, Emperor Jing immediately felt something was wrong.
Normally the prince always hangs out with him, and today they were talking about the war again, so why didn't the prince say a word?
Thinking of this, Emperor Jing's gaze drifted to Li Yuanzhao standing beside him.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, but just one glance and the anger in your heart will rise up.
The prince was seen wandering in the sky, thinking about something absent-mindedly.
Emperor Jing's old face suddenly fell...
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The discussion among civil and military officials in the palace is still going on.
Fang Zhengyi and Lai Gou'er had already arrived outside the palace.
As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, Lai Gouer seemed to have unloaded some burden and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's finally out."
Fang Zheng glanced at him: "Why, are you nervous? I see you're doing pretty well."
Lai Gou'er curled his lips: "How can I not be nervous? I'm just pretending...I've practiced it outside."
Fang Zheng smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Good at pretending! Pretending is a skill. The capital has changed a lot in the past two years. I will take you around to see it, and then we will go to Taoyuan County."
"Okay, I'll follow your instructions."
The two walked side by side, and Lai Gou'er asked curiously, "Brother, you don't seem to have any opinions about what happened in the Holy City? Isn't the reaction of the officials today a little too intense?"
Before he could finish his words, Fang Zheng said, "I think the war will come sooner or later. As for how to fight, there will naturally be capable people in the court who will be responsible for it."
"As for why it's so intense, you'll know when we meet."
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The two exchanged pleasantries along the way, took a detour to look at the stock exchange and Jingxing Bank, and then headed straight to the railway station in the capital.
The train station is crowded with people at this moment. In fact, its popularity has never been low since it was built.
A wide square has been opened outside the train station, with all kinds of snack stalls lined up in the square.
Some were soliciting customers to stay in the hotel, some were holding billboards, some were begging on the ground, and there were also people from the Military Affairs Department patrolling the area.
It was a chaotic and lively situation.
Lai Gou'er was quite curious: "Brother, are all these people here to take the train?"
"Oh, not all of them. Many of them are just trying to make a living here." Fang Zhengyi led him through the crowd. "You have to buy a ticket to take the train. It's still easy to buy one now. If you come in the morning, it might be harder to get one."
"Brother, do you need to buy a ticket to take the train?" Lai Gouer asked in surprise.
"Of course I don't need it. There is a special VIP room for reception, and there is no need to queue. But since you are here, I will show you how ordinary people ride in a car."
As they were talking, Fang Zhengyi had already pulled him to the ticket office.
He took out his banknotes, bought the most expensive seat, and then entered the waiting hall.
After waiting for a while, the two of them actually entered the platform.
A large group of people rushed towards the platform, and Fang Zhengyi and Lai Gouer were sandwiched in the crowd.
From a distance I saw a man in a hat, holding a loud speaker and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Stay inside! Move to the side! Don't push outside!"
"Can't you hear me? Go inside, don't stop, go inside quickly!"
"Find your own number and line up, don't get stuck in the back!!!"
Lai Gou'er found this scene extremely novel, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He had traveled to many countries, but he had never seen a scene like today, especially in a scene that he was familiar with.
The train rumbled into the station with an unstoppable momentum, spewing black smoke.
The expression on Lai Gou'er's face froze.
"This...is this a train?"
"Yes, this is the train." Fang Zheng said.
A train passed through his pupils, and Lai Gouer's expression gradually became stupid.
Although I had known about trains and steam engines overseas for a long time, it was only when I actually saw these steel behemoths that I realized they were completely different from what I had imagined!
The big scene...suddenly seemed extremely strange in his mind.
"Don't just stand there, the car has stopped, go in."
The train door was opened by the attendant, and Fang Zhengyi was the first to walk into the carriage.
Lai Gou'er came to his senses and hurriedly followed in.
The things inside were understandable. The two of them sat side by side, and Fang Zhengyi deliberately left the window seat empty for him.
Lai Gou'er lay on the car window, not saying a word, his mind already filled with turbulent waves.
Until the train started moving and the surrounding scenery passed by, Lai Gouer took a few deep breaths and sat back in his seat.
He murmured, "Amazing, so amazing! This is something only gods can do, right?"
"So, do you know why the court is so passionate about war?" Fang Zheng smiled and looked out the window. "The transport capacity of trains is unmatched by anything in the world."
"The exchange and Jingxing Bank can gather the world's money, while the train can increase the speed of material circulation in the world by dozens of times."
"Dajing is no longer the same Dajing."
"Dajing is fearless and has no rivals in its eyes, so it will not tolerate any provocation from anyone. This is why the imperial court reacted so violently."
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