The moment he stepped on the Xia Guo Wharf, Li Ran had a feeling of coming to a dream, because he had a feeling of returning to the World War II period, there were not many high-tech products here, the streets were lined with antique Chinese buildings, there were some iron cars on the road, and in the early morning, there were still many shops that were not open. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Ran strolled through the bluestone streets, and after leaving the docks, he felt like he had stepped into England in the twenties and thirties of the last century.

It seems that the scientific and technological level of this world is probably the same as that of the earth during World War II, no wonder after the emergence of the deep sea, the sea power of various countries fell aside.

"Admiral?" Bismarck looked at Li Ran who was silent all the way, she was a little strange.

"What's the matter?" Li Ran came back to his senses and looked at Bismarck.

"Do you have something on your mind?"

"It's okay, by the way, where are we going?"

"I don't know. ”

"I'll ask. Li Ran frowned, he followed Bai Nuoyan far away from the dock, he walked to Bai Nuoyan's side:

"Where are we going?"

When Bai Nuoyan heard Li Ran's question, she came back to her senses and hurriedly explained:

"The Governor's Palace, the Governor's Mansion of the Far Eastern Theater of Operations, look at my memory, I forgot to tell you, the Governor's Mansion and the Governor's Mansion of the Far Eastern Theater are separated, and the Governor's Mansion of the Governor of the Far Eastern Theater is in the Polaris Islands not far southwest of Qiyungang, but we went south, and it happened to be staggered. ”

"Isn't the Governor's Mansion set up on the Town Guard's Mansion?" Li Ran was a little strange.

"No, after all, the governor is a marshal in a war zone, if the governor's palace is set up on the town guard's mansion, then the governor will be annoyed to death, if you, are you willing to have someone disturb your life and the ship's mother for three days?"

"Yes, but doesn't it mean that the Admiral can't interfere in national politics and the military?"

"That's right, the Governor's Mansion of the Far Eastern Theater was set up in Qiyungang, but it was not the governor's original intention, but a special request from the royal family of the Xia Kingdom, you don't know the nickname of Qiyungang, right?"

"What's the nickname?"

"The Pearl of the Far East, this is the only special port in the seven major war zones where the shipwreck can enter and exit at will, other countries, the control of the harbor city is strict, only Qiyungang is an exception, this is also a more maverick place for the royal family of the Xia Kingdom. ”

"Oh. Li Ran doesn't seem to understand, after all, he is not a native of this world, and he doesn't know much about these customs and national conditions.

Bai Nuoyan also sighed a little, she hadn't been to the Far East for a few years, after all, the Four Seas Commercial Bank was burning her eyebrows at that time, not to mention expanding business, even the preservation industry was very hanging, she thought about it, and then said:

"We'll cross this Qiyun South Street later, and we'll arrive at the Far Eastern Governor's Palace, I haven't been here for a long time, and the changes are quite big, you don't know, if you came here a few years ago, there was a lot of chaos here at that time, and there were gangsters, boat gangs, and the like that were inseparable.

At that time, the royal family of the Xia Kingdom was overwhelmed by the deep sea attack on the coastal cities, and Qiyungang was a forgotten place at that time.

However, since the status of the governor of the Far East was recognized by the whole world, this Qiyungang has also jumped from the most hygienic and chaotic port in the world to the most prosperous and beautiful city in the Far East. ”

"That's why it's called the Pearl of the Far East?" Li Ran unconsciously thought of the magic capital, and he felt a little like a world away.

Bai Nuoyan turned his head, looked at the tallest building in the entire port city, and said:

"Yes, Pearl of the Far East, you should have noticed the tallest navigation lighthouse at the docks, right?"

"I didn't pay attention. Li Ran scratched his head, then followed Bai Nuoyan's gaze and found a towering navigation lighthouse, the body of which was eye-catching bright white.

Bai Nuoyan looked at the towering navigation lighthouse like a giant, and she said with emotion:

"This is the world's first navigation lighthouse that does not require manual operation, it is called Qiyun Lighthouse, which was built after the governor of the Far East came to Qiyungang, I heard that the material of the light core of the lamp source uses cheaper lard, eliminating the whale oil commonly used in the navigation lighthouse before, which can be said to save a lot of costs.

It's just a pity, because in the century after the emergence of the Deep Sea Fleet, many lighthouses responsible for navigating merchant ships sailing at night were destroyed by the deep sea, so we will see so many remnants of navigation lighthouses on islands and reefs in so many dangerous seas along the way. ”

Li Ran was thoughtful, he thought for a moment and said:

"I see, I'm talking to Bismarck about it, but these beacons are the eyes of maritime trade at night. ”

Bai Nuoyan retracted his gaze, and then walked forward, while saying: "Yes, in the past few years when I ran the merchants, I have heard many tragedies of merchant ships that were not in the deep sea but deviated from the established route because they were not guided by the navigation beacon at night, and the ships were destroyed and killed, but now the status of the ship girls has been recognized by all countries in the world, and it is not as strict as before to restrict the ship girls from entering the territory of various countries, so the losses of the maritime merchants have also become much smaller under the escort of the ship mother."

However, the problem of navigation lighthouses has not been solved, after all, there are no towns and guards between many sea areas, and even if lighthouses are built on some islands and reefs, if no one regularly maintains them, they may be destroyed by deep-sea attacks one day, which has become a headache for all countries. ”

"No way, not everyone has the belief to defend the territory indisputably. Li Ran said, thinking that it was indeed admirable for the soldiers of the Republic to defend the territory on those islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

It's a pity that this is not the earth, this world is a world with deep sea and the existence of ships and mothers that cannot be looked at from a scientific point of view, Li Ran thought about it, if all countries can't even protect their navies, it would be a bit stupid to send people to those uninhabited islands and reefs.

"Yes, the human race is still in a difficult situation now, don't look at the scale of the sea trade is very large, in fact, this kind of sea trade line is very fragile, someone once did a survey, there is no sea area of the town guard and there is a sea area of the town guard house, the accident rate of the maritime business is more than ten times, it can be said that now the sea trade is not escorted by the ship, eight out of ten fleets will go and never return. Bai Nuoyan said, feeling a little lost, after all, many of the guys in the Four Seas Trading House were also killed because of the deep sea attack on the caravan.

Li Ran couldn't help but be a little silent.

"Without further ado, you see, we crossed this street, and the building across the street was the Far Eastern Governor's Palace. Bai Nuoyan cleaned up his mood for a while, and then said to Li Ran.

Li Ran followed Bai Nuoyan's gaze and saw a building with a very elegant construction style, which looked like a courthouse, and he asked:

"Why do I think this Doge's Mansion looks like a court?"

Bai Nuoyan smiled, then straightened her wind-blown hair, and said:

"You really guessed right, Qiyungang belongs to Qixia Province of the sixteen provinces of Xia Province, Qixia Province is rich in the world-famous Qixia granite, you see that the building is not, it is called the Xiaxia Building, the appearance is made of high-quality granite stone in Qixia Province, and the roof is covered with red tube tiles.

Originally, this was the location of the provincial capital court and provincial hall of Qixia Province, but later because it was too close to the sea, after being attacked by the deep sea several times, the Xia royal family moved the provincial capital inland for security reasons, and later the governor of the Far East took office, and the Xia royal family used this building as the office of the governor's palace, and also sent people to repair and renovate.

Even the world-famous architectural magazine "Immortal Aesthetics" said, "The Far Eastern Governor's Mansion is solemn and elegant, beautiful and solid, and it is like a fairyland on earth under the glow of Qixia Province, which is the world's most famous representative of classical architecture, and it is a dating holy place that couples must go to].

By the way, I also specially checked the information of the Governor's Palace, and I heard that in order to build this building, the royal family of the Xia Kingdom also specially opened up several quarries near Qiyun Mountain in Qixia Province, and built many kilns in the north of Qiyungang, and fired bricks and tiles for the purpose of building buildings.

You can see that the planning and design of the surrounding environment of the building is also very decent, the building sits in the north and faces south, and there are 6 roads radiating from left to right in front of the building. Due south is just opposite Qiyun South Street, where we are standing now, and with Qiyun South Street as the axis, the surrounding roads are symmetrical.

By the way, if you want to build the port area of the town guard mansion in the future, you can also ask this Governor for advice, he is a genius in architecture, and I heard that half of this governor's palace is run by him himself, and this matter has become a great talk in the world. ”

Although Bai Nuoyan is a merchant family, her family education is first-class, and she herself is also very knowledgeable, which is why she has always been able to walk the sea as a daughter and be respected.

Li Ran didn't get bored, after all, this is also some authentic customs in this world, he looked at the exquisite and elegant building, and said with some envy:

"If I have money in the future, I will definitely build the Xiguang Town Guard Mansion into the most beautiful Town Guard Mansion. ”

"Then I'm looking forward to it. Bai Nuoyan chuckled, and then said:

"Let's not talk about it, let's go over, after the admiral arrives in Qiyungang, it is also a custom to go to meet the governor first. ”

"Oh, I see, I wonder why you didn't go directly to your father, what are you running here, there is such a rule?"

"It's not a rule, it's only in Qiyungang that there is this convention, and other places don't pay so much attention to it. ”

"Well, let's go, there's a bit of a crowd, but we're not wearing admiral's uniforms, can we go in?"

"Didn't you take Bismarck with you? If you have the ship's mother by your side, there is no one else but the Admiral, and your soul band has also been accepted by the Admiral World Network, as long as you explain your identity, someone in the Governor's Mansion will naturally verify the authenticity of your identity, you don't have to worry about this. ”

Li Ran nodded, and then followed Bai Nuoyan's footsteps to the square outside the Governor's Palace, there were many people feeding pigeons in the square in the early morning, and as time went by, more people came to the square one after another.

He looked at Bismarck without saying a word, and thought that he had snubbed her, but he saw her envy on her face, and was a little curious:

"What are you looking at?"

"Admiral, that's the ship's mother, it's cute. ”

"Ship girl?" Li Ran looked at it, and only saw a few little newsboys.

"She's gone, maybe we'll see each other again later. Bismarck's face softened, she felt that she would not admit her mistake, although she had never been to this place, but in the depths of her memory, she had an impression of all the shipwives in country G, and it must have been her just now.

"Well, let's go. Although Li Ran was curious, he didn't ask much, after all, there are so many shipwrecks here, and it is not strange that Bismarck knows a few.