Erin could see the bustling port outside through the glass windows on the ship's side. This was the first time she had seen such a huge port. The pier had caught her eye from the beginning, and it has never stopped until now.
Those huge cranes are busy, lifting huge rectangular boxes one after another from the huge ships. This kind of thing is not common in the Elf South Water Port.
From time to time, you can hear the loud sound of the whistle, which means that a giant ship of more than 10,000 tons is about to enter the port or leave this place called Linshui.
A few years ago, the world's number one port was no longer Bunas, or in other words, since Datang Group left Bunas, it was no longer a prosperous place.
Whether it is Longgang of the Tang Empire, Dongwan Port of the Tang Empire, Linshui of the Tang Empire, Beiyuan Port of the Tang Empire, or Nanshan Port of the Tang Empire... they are all already more prosperous than Bunas. . Now, the top three ports in the world are completely dominated by the Tang Empire itself.
In terms of scale, it is obvious that the Linshui Port of the Tang Empire is now the largest port in the world. The giant wharf here can dock giant ships of more than 100,000 tons. The various types of cranes here are larger than any other two ports. The total adds up to more.
Because this place has begun to transform into container freighter services: this efficient transportation solution is now only used on a large scale in the ports within the Datang Empire. Although ports in other countries are also adding container hoisting and transportation equipment, the speed is obviously not as fast as that of the Datang Empire. Popularized quickly.
The new container transportation has increased the efficiency of transportation and reduced transportation costs: as soon as this transportation mode appeared, it almost eliminated the old shipping hoisting mode.
The Tang Empire did not hide it, but directly took out this technology and spread it to all countries in the world. This is also a plan to increase the speed of transportation around the world. It is the Tang Empire buying time for its own development.
The princess's pointed ears moved as she watched these scenes. It was obvious that she was in a good mood, and her curiosity made her forget the fatigue of running all the way.
"Your Highness Princess... we are already here." An elegant elf officer came over. He was wearing a big-brimmed hat, stood at the door, nodded slightly, and reminded: "In about ten minutes, you can go on the deck. "
Yilin, who is only 16 years old this year, is very proficient in court etiquette. She has learned this knowledge in the Yangmu Empire's palace for several months, so she always looks and smiles well.
"Thank you, Colonel." The elf princess who "married away" to the Tang Empire thanked her and stood up, asking the maid beside her to help her check whether her dress was decent.
This set of long skirts was specially designed by elven designers and fully integrated the traditional elven culture. Frankly speaking, the artistic ability of the elves is not very good. All I can say is "unique style".
After all, in this world, the best fashion designers, or the leaders of trendy culture, are all in the Tang Empire. The pop culture circles in other countries can only pursue them and have no ability to evaluate them at all.
Soon, the band arranged on the deck began to play, and the attendants also laid out a red carpet on the gangway for disembarking. The team that welcomed the elf princess was quite large, including local elf merchants, reporters from other countries, and onlookers.
Everyone has heard that the elf princess carefully selected this time is extremely beautiful. Who doesn't want to see with his own eyes what the elf princess who can still be called the best choice looks like in a race like elves where handsome boys and beauties appear together.
In fact, Yilin's time to show her face is not very long: she only needs to walk down the red carpet, get into the royal car that has been prepared for her, and then she will be protected by the royal guards of the Tang Empire. She left the dock and headed to the courtyard carefully prepared for her.
Because she was traveling across the ocean, Yilin would rest one night in another hospital. She would visit Linshui University early the next morning, and then take a plane to Chang'an on the third morning.
"Their battleships look very small." Yilin, who had seen large battleships in her military port, said while standing on the deck and looking at the Tang Empire battleships parked in the distance.
The Elf officer also saw the two Tang Dynasty destroyers docked at the dock, but he was a professional and had different ideas from the Elf Princess.
Because he saw the radar antenna on the mast of the destroyer of the Tang Empire at a glance: the Yangmu Empire also had similar ones, but the similar radar antennas of the Yangmu Empire were all deployed on land.
What made the Elf officers a little uneasy was that the two warships were actually equipped with two sets of radar equipment, one on the main mast and one on the rear mast.
And it was obvious that the antenna of the radar at the back was larger, and he couldn't understand its purpose. There was no artillery device seen in front of the two destroyers, just a bracket-like device covered with canvas.
Of course, he could not have guessed that this was the first-generation anti-aircraft missile destroyer used in the Tang Empire's modification experiments: because it was not yet mature, similar destroyers were not equipped in batches in the Datang Empire's navy.
But it is indeed equipped with the latest anti-aircraft missiles developed by the Tang Empire. It is guided by radar and can attack air targets as far as 19 kilometers away.
It can provide necessary air defense for the fleet, and at the same time it is accumulating experience for the Tang Empire's air defense missile and radar guidance.
"Your Highness, the main military port of the Tang Empire is at Long Island...the warships here are actually not their main battleships." The officer only took two or three seconds to move away from the two Datang Empire destroyers docked side by side. Looking down, he lowered his head and explained to Erin.
"Really? I don't know if the Tang Empire has such large battleships with many cannons." Yilin also withdrew her gaze, but she still couldn't forget her country's battleships.
"The Tang Empire also had its own battleships." The Elf officer explained again. He knew that the Tang Empire had a first-class battleship with very high overall combat power, that is, the "Dongwan Class" that had been put into service a few years ago and the number of which could not be determined until now.
In fact, the Tang Empire only had two Bismarcks, namely Dongwan-class battleships. These two battleships are completely high-end frigates of the Tang Empire Navy's aircraft carrier fleet. They have now been modified twice, installing radars and more and more anti-aircraft guns.
Finally, Erin stopped looking around and asked no more questions about the battleship. She walked down the gangway accompanied by people's welcome applause and music, and behaved very appropriately throughout the process.
She waved to the crowd and got into the car that picked her up amid cheers. It was also at this time that the elf princess was conquered by the luxury of the royal family of the Tang Empire.
The regret of not seeing the giant battleship of the Tang Empire before was immediately diluted by the luxurious decoration in the car. She had never seen a car of this level in the Yangmu Empire.
Although the Yangmu Empire imported a large number of Rolls-Royce cars, they really couldn't buy the exaggerated versions reserved for the royal family of the Tang Empire.
Whether in terms of wheelbase or vehicle width, the version used by the Imperial family of the Tang Dynasty was larger than the exported model. No matter from which aspect you look at it, the Personal Use Edition of Datang Empire is superior.
And when the car drove out of the pier and saw the city outside through the car window and the high-rise buildings on both sides of the street, the little girl Yilin knew what "power" meant.
The total number of high-rise buildings she has seen in Yangmu Empire in the past few years seems to be less than what is in front of her: there are simply too many buildings here, too many to count.
Even during the day, you can see neon lights flashing on both sides of the street, and billboards everywhere show what luxury and fashion are to people passing by.
The profile of a huge woman is painted on a ten-meter-long curtain. Next to the flaming red lips are three sticks of lipstick of different colors standing side by side. The advertising vocabulary above is also very exciting: There is always something suitable for you!
On the other side of the road, the crowded cars and the sound of horns from time to time also attracted Erin's attention: in her opinion, these might be all the cars in the city.
There were so many cars lined up, one after the other, with no end in sight. Erin counted at first, but then gave up completely: after she counted to a hundred, she still didn't see the end of the car traveling in the opposite direction.
Fortunately, someone in the car she was riding in helped clear the way, which allowed the car she was riding in to keep moving forward relatively quickly. Even so, Yilin still felt that driving in the Tang Empire was too slow.
There is actually nothing we can do about this: more subway lines are being built in Linshui, and there are construction teams everywhere, as well as subway entrances and exits and "breathing holes" to facilitate construction preparations.
Therefore, the journey was not easy, and Linshui did not deliberately hide anything because he was about to welcome the princess of the elves: this was the most ordinary Linshui on the most ordinary day, a childlike and innocent person!
It is this calmness and authenticity that has kept Linshui's development rate at the forefront of the cities in the Tang Empire over the years. It is developing anytime and anywhere, constantly developing, like a greedy snake, constantly devouring the surrounding land and population.
A few years ago, the countryside around Linshui was now a community in Linshui City: it was so big that Yilin could not imagine it. Nowadays, the population of this city has exceeded 8 million, making it the well-deserved number one in the world.
"How long will it take to arrive?" Looking at the building and overpass, and looking at Yilin who felt a little sleepy, she finally couldn't help but ask this question.
"Oh, Your Royal Highness." The female diplomat who was sitting in the passenger seat and escorting us turned around and said, "The car will take about an hour to drive. After all, the waterfront...is really too big."
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Make up for it and will continue to make up for it tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
