Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The Jing Emperor paused for a moment.

Slowly rising, he took the sea chart that Guo Tianyang handed over.

Unfolding it to look... his heart immediately bloomed with joy!

This sea chart was drawn on sheepskin, with very detailed and exquisite illustrations.

To prevent people from not understanding, many annotations were even written in small characters.

With this sea chart, the time from Da Jing to Fica was actually shortened by almost half.

Moreover, Lai Gou'er had personally verified it, which meant that one supply run could directly reach the destination?

The ministers were also surprised and speechless, which meant that Da Jing's speed of making money would not double?

Lai Gou'er continued: "Regarding the latest situation of the Holy City and Fica, I have also summarized it into a book and brought it here, but it is still in the luggage."

Under the tense gaze of the ministers, the Jing Emperor suddenly burst out laughing.

"Good! Excellent!卿家 is brave and resourceful, truly a pillar of the country!"

"This subject is ashamed to accept such praise."

"You deserve it, if I say you deserve it, you deserve it!" The Jing Emperor waved his hand, leaving no room for doubt, "卿家 has indeed made great contributions. The news reports from the Holy City and Fica can be sent directly to the palace."

"Guo Banban, take this sea chart down and redraw it. In addition, have someone transcribe all the information brought back by Lai Qingjia."

After briefly explaining, the Jing Emperor looked at Lai Gou'er with satisfaction.

"Qingjia has worked hard all the way back. Later, I will definitely reward you. You must be homesick after being away for so many years, right? Take these days to recuperate well in the capital, and come to see me in the palace when you have rested enough."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lai Gou'er solemnly performed a salute.

The Jing Emperor said with a smile: "You go back and rest first, and the rest of you stay and continue to discuss with me."

"Your Majesty." Fang Zheng Yi suddenly spoke, "The capital has changed a lot in recent years. I'm afraid he will easily get lost alone, so why not let me accompany him?"

The Jing Emperor nodded: "Then you go too."

Obviously, it was useless for Fang Zheng Yi to stay here, and he didn't seem very enthusiastic.

However, as soon as Fang Zheng Yi stood up, the Jing Emperor immediately felt that something was wrong.

Usually, the Crown Prince was always with him, and today they were talking about war, so why didn't the Crown Prince say a word?

Thinking of this, the Jing Emperor's eyes drifted to Li Yuanzhao on the side.

If he hadn't looked, it would have been fine, but with just one glance, the anger in his heart surged up.

He saw that the Crown Prince was wandering in the sky, thinking about something absentmindedly.

The Jing Emperor's old face suddenly pulled down....

......

The discussion among the civil and military officials in the hall continued.

Fang Zheng Yi and Lai Gou'er had already arrived outside the palace.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, Lai Gou'er seemed to have unloaded some burden and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally out."

Fang Zheng Yi glanced sideways: "What's wrong, nervous? I think you performed well."

Lai Gou'er twitched the corner of his mouth: "How can I not be nervous? It's all acting... I've practiced it outside."

Fang Zheng Yi smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Good acting! Acting is also a skill. The changes in the capital in the past two years have been quite significant. I'll take you around to see the sights, and then we'll go to Taoyuan County."

"Okay, I'll listen to Big Brother's arrangements."

The two walked side by side, and Lai Gou'er asked curiously: "Big Brother, you don't seem to have any opinions about the Holy City? Today, the reaction of the officials was a bit too intense, wasn't it?"

Before he could finish speaking, Fang Zheng Yi said: "I think the war is going to happen sooner or later. As for how to fight, the court will naturally have capable people in charge."

"As for why it's so intense, you'll know when you see it later."

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The two exchanged pleasantries along the way, detoured to take a look at the Exchange and Jingxing Qianzhuang, and then went straight to the capital's train station.

At this moment, the train station was crowded with people. In fact, since it was built, its popularity has never been low.

A wide square has been opened up outside the train station, with various snack stalls lining the square.

There were people soliciting for accommodation, people holding advertising signs, people begging on the ground, and people from the Bing Ma Si patrolling among them.

A chaotic and lively scene.

Lai Gou'er felt quite novel: "Big Brother, are these people here to take the train?"

"Heh, not all of them are. Many of them are just making a living here." Fang Zheng Yi led him through the crowd, "You have to buy a ticket to take the train. It's still relatively easy to buy now, but if you come in the morning, it may not be easy to grab."

"Big Brother, do you have to buy a ticket to take the train?" Lai Gou'er asked in surprise.

"Of course I don't need to. There is a special VIP room for reception, and I don't need to queue. But since you're here, I'll show you what it's like for ordinary people to take the train."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng Yi had already taken him to the ticket office.

He took out silver notes to buy the most expensive seats, and then entered the waiting hall.

After waiting for a while, the two finally entered the platform.

A large group of people surged towards the platform, and Fang Zheng Yi and Lai Gou'er were sandwiched in the crowd.

From afar, he caught a glimpse of a person wearing a hat, holding a loudspeaker in his hand, shouting hoarsely.

"Stay inside! Walk to the side! Don't squeeze out!"

"Can't you hear me? Walk inside, don't stop, walk inside quickly!"

"Find your number and line up, don't block the back!!!!"

Lai Gou'er looked at this scene with great novelty, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He has traveled to many countries, but he has never seen such a scene as today, especially in his familiar Da Jing.

When the train, with an indomitable momentum, spewing black smoke, rumbled into the station.

The expression on Lai Gou'er's face solidified.

"This... this is the train?"

"That's right, this is the train," Fang Zheng Yi said.

As a train passed by in his pupils, Lai Gou'er's expression gradually became dull.

Although he had already heard about trains and steam engines overseas, he realized that what he actually saw was very different from what he had imagined in his mind when he truly saw this steel behemoth!

Da Jing... suddenly seemed unusually unfamiliar in his mind.

"Don't be stunned, the car has stopped, let's go in."

The train door was opened by the conductor, and Fang Zheng Yi took the lead to enter the carriage.

Lai Gou'er came back to his senses and quickly followed in.

The things inside were still understandable. The two sat side by side, and Fang Zheng Yi specially left the window seat for him.

Lai Gou'er lay on the car window, without saying a word, his mind already filled with turbulent waves.

Until the train had started to move, and the surrounding scenery flashed backwards, Lai Gou'er repeatedly took a deep breath and sat back in his seat.

He murmured: "Amazing, too amazing! This is something that only gods can do, right?"

"So, do you know why the court is so intensely advocating war?" Fang Zheng Yi smiled, looking out the window, "The train's carrying capacity is unmatched by anything in the world."

"The Exchange and Jingxing Qianzhuang can gather the world's wealth, and the train can increase the speed of circulation of the world's materials by dozens of times."

"Da Jing is no longer the Da Jing it used to be."

"Da Jing is fearless, and has no opponents in its eyes, so it cannot tolerate anyone's provocation, which is why the court's reaction is so intense."

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