Dayan Dynasty, Tucheng County.
County Magistrate Chen Yi was directing a group of villagers to fetch water by the river outside the city.
Villagers poured river water into a metal container.
As the charcoal fire burned in the container, the river water boiled, and smoke came out of a chimney.
Immediately, a car behind the container was rolled over and pulled.
Steam engine!
train!
These inventions were thousands of years earlier than this era!
Chen Yi touched his chin, smiled without saying a word, and said secretly: "Sure enough, the origin and end of science is boiling water. In my time, nuclear energy seemed high-end, but in fact it was not about boiling water."
Yes, Chen Yi is a time traveler.
Chen Yi, who was originally a soldier, was swept away by the torrent while fighting a flood, and then traveled here.
At first, Chen Yi took refuge with Chen Fusheng, a vassal king. With the knowledge he brought from modern society, he secretly made great contributions to Chen Fusheng's establishment of the Dayan Dynasty.
Chen Fusheng then called Chen Yi as his consort and married his only daughter, Princess Jingshu.
With the unification of the empire, Princess Jingshu, who gradually gained real power, fell in love with Chen Yi and exiled Chen Yi to Tucheng County as a county magistrate.
Tucheng County is located on the border, which can be said to be a poor and bad place.
The people were so hungry that they ate human flesh.
Without even one household registration out of ten, the people are in dire straits and starve to death everywhere...
However, with the arrival of Chen Yi, everything here changed.
As long as it can make the people rich, Chen Yi is willing to do anything.
At this moment, Chen Yi looked around, looking at the prosperous scene, but he smiled bitterly.
"Other people who traveled through time and became princes-in-law, just drove all the way up and climbed up. It was better for me to just drive in reverse, and all the way from being a prince-in-law to a broken county magistrate."
"And what's even more exaggerated is that this county magistrate is actually a high-risk profession where he may die at any time."
"You earn money from selling cabbage, and you only care about selling that kind of thing. You are really going to be in trouble for eight lifetimes!"
The more Chen Yi thought about it, the more he felt like crying.
At this time, a government official ran over and said hurriedly: "Master! It's not good! Something big has happened!"
Only then did Chen Yi come back to his senses: "What happened?"
The yamen servant was nervous: "The Emperor's Crown Prince is here!"
Chen Yi frowned: "It's finally here... Go ahead and follow the plan."
At the same time, on the imperial official road, a carriage was on its way to Tucheng County.
Behind the carriage was a heavily armed escort.
In the carriage, a beautiful young woman was giving instructions to the old man beside her.
"My father is seriously ill. This time he sent me to Tucheng County with the aim of beheading the county magistrate Chen Yi."
"Although Chen Yi was my husband before, my father said that he was good at playing tricks and tricks. After my father's funeral, Chen Yi will definitely be a danger to the empire."
"Zhang Shangshu, have you collected the evidence to convict Chen Yi of death?"
This young woman is none other than Chen Jingshu, the crown prince of the Great Yan Empire, and Chen Yi's ex-wife.
She is the future empress of the Great Yan Empire!
Zhang Shangshu, who was beside Chen Jingshu, stroked his beard and said: "Back to your highness, when Chen Yi was the consort, he worked hard and never complained. I checked the files and couldn't find any evidence of his crime."
Chen Jingshu was displeased: "Is there no way to punish Chen Yi?"
Zhang Shangshu smiled faintly: "No, Chen Yi has been assigned to Tucheng County for several years. Your Majesty's original imperial decree clearly stated that if Tucheng County's finances cannot reach 10,000 taels of silver, he will be punished by death."
Chen Jingshu smiled: "Tucheng County is the poorest county in Dayan, ten thousand taels of silver? Don't laugh to death, I don't think he can even afford one hundred taels of silver."
Zhang Shangshu nodded: "Yes, I heard that after Chen Yi was sent to this place, he drank all day long and did not think about progress, trying to create the illusion that he had no intention of fighting for power. It is a pity that your Majesty is too far-sighted to keep him. This son of a borer?"
Chen Jingshu said happily: "That's easy. County magistrate Chen Yi neglected his duties and neglected his political career after taking office. He deserves to be punished! He can be beheaded in the market at noon tomorrow."
Zhang Shangshu smiled and said nothing.
However, at this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped.
The two of them immediately jolted.
Chen Jingshu shouted angrily: "What are you doing?"
A servant opened the curtain and said in panic: "Your Highness! This road... this road... the horses dare not go!"
Zhang Shangshu said angrily: "What a fuss! No matter how poor Tucheng County is, at least it has dirt roads to pass through! Why are horses so delicate?"
The servant shook his head repeatedly: "No! That's not the case! Your Highness! Zhang Shangshu, come and see!"
The two got out of the car immediately.
I saw that the horses' eyes were wide open, looking ahead, hesitating and not daring to move forward.
The next scene almost made their jaws drop!
I saw the city in the distance, with its walls towering into the clouds. It was even more spectacular than the imperial city!
The road outside the city is so spacious that there is nothing to add to it. It is like a giant dragon winding in front of the city!
Such a majestic sight made Chen Jingshu feel like she had seen a fairyland!
She was shocked and said: "I...have we entered the fairyland by mistake?"
Zhang Shangshu shook his head repeatedly, pointed at the city gate and said: "Your Highness! No! This is indeed Dayan's city!"
Chen Jingshu looked around and saw the totem of Dayan, Yinglong, carved on the city gate.
She murmured: "Could it be...this is Tucheng County? Oh my god..."
Zhang Shangshu stamped his feet and said angrily: "Oh! Raising tigers is a disaster! This Chen Yi must want to be independent!"
Chen Jingshu suddenly came to his senses and said anxiously: "Then what are you waiting for? Send troops to redress the rebellion!"
Zhang Shangshu: "I will report it to Your Majesty..."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a thousand artillery salvos fired from the opposite city wall!
Fireworks suddenly appeared in the sky!
On the city tower, a soldier on watch shouted with a loudspeaker: "Night! Welcome to the city that never sleeps, Tucheng County!"
Immediately, an even more exaggerated scene appeared.
Street lights were actually lit around the road!
The merchants in the city also lit up their lampstands.
That’s right, it’s electricity!
Electricity was a thousand years early!
He actually appeared in the once poorest county in the empire!
Although it is dusk now and the sky has not darkened yet, the lights in the city instantly turn Tucheng County into a dazzling night city!
Chen Jingshu staggered, lost his balance and almost fell to the ground!
