Because he had been delayed in Moruo City for several months, Li Mu did not stay in Huiyue City for a long time. He said goodbye to Uncle Fu and his father-in-law who was "angry" and "threatened to give him a good look", and then went with Ruolan. After setting off, it took three or four days to arrive at Cangyun City, the imperial capital.
"It's unbelievable. I remember that Cangyun City before was already extremely majestic, but compared with today's one, it pales into insignificance. Just building this city wall would cost a lot of manpower and material resources, right?"
Unlike the last time he took Cangyun City secretly, Li Mu walked on the standard official road. After climbing over a low hill, he could see a breathtaking huge city standing on the vast plain in the distance.
The towering and solid city wall shines dazzlingly in the sun. Hundreds of spacious roads paved with bluestone surround the city in all directions. The most eye-catching one is the white palace in the center. It is magnificent and magnificent, and the city can be seen from a distance. You can feel its unparalleled domineering power reaching into the sky.
Li Mu actually had doubts about such a huge Cangyun City, because he knew that building a super city of this size required not only huge wealth, but also materials, labor, etc. For the newly reborn Cangyun Empire, this consumption was too much for the imperial capital's "face-saving project".
"You are so old-fashioned, do you still think you were in the past? Look over there."
Ruolan's words interrupted Li Mu's random thoughts. He looked in the direction of the opponent's finger and saw that there was repair work under way under the city wall. The entire construction site was in full swing, but if you look closely, you will find that there are not many in total. Worker.
Instead, seven or eight machines of different shapes are busy. Transporting huge bricks is just a basic operation. One of the machines has two robotic arms and even a shovel in one hand and a bucket in the other. The bricks are placed on Immediately after the target position, he opened his bow left and right, and pressed the bricks firmly onto the city wall.
The key is that this kind of movement is extremely standardized, and the machines on the construction site cooperate with each other tacitly. As long as Li Mu saw it for a short while, the entire project has been completed. The efficiency is high and the quality is good. They were all dumbfounded.
"Since establishing an alliance with Penglai Fairy Kingdom, the Queen has been
A large number of innovative technologies have been introduced, including this kind of energy stone machinery, as well as Shizuoka City's exclusive city wall attack and defense system, etc. So even though this city wall is so grand, the time and resources spent are actually incomparable to before. "
"In addition to technology, Her Majesty the Queen has also opened more than a dozen treaty ports and established Qinglan City as an open special zone. In the special zone, all tariffs on goods trade have been eliminated, and more than 70 currencies can be freely exchanged."
"In addition, the empire has also established a science and technology committee these days. The purpose is to change the original situation of only focusing on cultivating immortals. The committee has contact points in major cities in the empire. Whether they are people from the Cangyun Empire or defected from other places, As long as the project you are researching passes the review of the committee, you can apply for empire funding. To put it bluntly, the empire will support you with money, and when you succeed, you can just give your research results back to the empire."
"Don't look at the lengthy explanations of these policies. Once they were launched, they immediately exposed all the geniuses in Donghai who wanted to engage in scientific research but suffered from lack of support. I heard that just last month, the committee passed a new one With more than 300 projects, I believe that over time, we will be able to raise the empire’s technological level to a whole new level.”
Ruolan's introduction immediately made Li Mu blush. She thought that Huangfu Qing made Cangyun City so magnificent just for the sake of the so-called royal family's face. Little did she know that this queen was a Yaolu girl a few years ago. He actually has such an advanced overall view and vision.
From economy to culture, from infrastructure to technology, policies are interlocking with each other, not only eradicating the stubborn problems that the Cangyun Empire has accumulated over the years, but also making great strides towards becoming a truly powerful empire.
Ordinary people may not understand, but Li Mu knew clearly in his heart that any of the measures Huangfu Qing formulated would be extremely bold but effective even in the twenty-first century.
"Okay, don't stand there stupidly. Let's go into the city. We have to meet the Queen in the evening. But you can only have such a big face. There are not many people who want to meet the Queen on weekdays, but few of them succeed. Even the royal relatives from other places have to line up obediently. Only you. The Queen immediately postponed an important state banquet as soon as she heard that you were back. Alas, people follow each other.
It's just different. "
Hearing what Ruolan said, Li Mu's face turned even redder. In fact, he did not help much with the reconstruction of the Cangyun Empire. He took Huangfu Qing out of the medicine house and threw her directly into the house. In the whirlpool of intrigue and intrigue, during which he had no idea how many difficulties or even dangers this simple girl had suffered, and had no chance to lend a helping hand, it seemed somewhat irresponsible.
The two of them walked along the central avenue in the city and soon arrived at the branch of Jinfuxuan. It was a magnificent and elegant building just like before. When they saw the eldest lady coming with her future uncle, the branch's senior officials immediately mobilized to mobilize everyone. The service is also ready in advance.
Li Mu even took a comfortable hot bath, then put on the dress prepared by Ruolan herself, then got into a luxurious carriage pulled by eight bloody horses, and headed straight to the palace.
The security of the Cangyun Empire Palace was not very tight, and with the warrant granted by the Queen herself in Ruolan's hand, the carriage traveled smoothly. After passing seven checkpoints, it slowly stopped at the gate of the palace.
"Miss Ruolan, Mr. Li Mu, His Majesty is already waiting in the palace, please come with me."
The middle-aged man wearing the traditional palace attire of the Cangyun Empire bowed to Li Mu and Ruolan in a standard manner, and then led them into the huge palace.
"The bedroom? Doesn't His Majesty usually receive guests in the main hall? Why is it in the bedroom this time?"
Ruolan was a little confused about Huangfuqing's arrangements. After all, as the actual controller of Jinfuxuan in the Cangyun Empire, she had also participated in many receptions for foreign envoys. Each time, she was arranged at a place that best represented the majesty of the empire. In the main hall and auditorium, there has never been a situation of entering the bedroom.
"Your Majesty has given orders. You two are her friends, not outsiders, so naturally they should be placed in a place suitable for friends to gather. The atmosphere in the main hall is too solemn and not as comfortable as her bedroom."
Huangfu Qing had obviously warned her before, but this still made Ruolan couldn't help but look at Li Mu one more time, and then whispered in her heart.
"The Queen is really special to you. What kind of friend can enter the palace of the Lord of a country and have a happy conversation? I guess it's just you and her master, right?"
