This is obviously a peace talk, but throughout the process of signing the agreement, Zhang Wenwu and other Xia officials were never happy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

To say that this agreement, although it was finally signed, it was bought in a hurry. Moreover, this agreement does not mean any real reconciliation, but to put it bluntly, it defines a series of armistice clauses.

But as long as you look closely, it is not difficult to see that Xia Guo did not have any benefits in the signing of this agreement, except that he no longer had to lose his generals.

This agreement was signed so unhappily, Zhang Wenwu and the others naturally had no leisure to think about, and it was not at all like they had completed an important task and felt relaxed. Not only that, but they also directly rejected the celebration party arranged by the Xinghua Empire to celebrate the signing of the armistice agreement.

Anyway, everything has almost become a sure fact, for Qin Zhengguo and them, whether Zhang Wenwu's mood is happy or not is not a factor for them to consider. The wine is ready, but they don't like it, so it doesn't matter. So, Qin Zhengguo and the others also went to celebrate by themselves.

Now that an armistice has been reached, both sides can temporarily stop their tense state of readiness. However, this does not mean that the agreement is completely over, and the next step is that the emperors of the two countries need to personally stamp the agreement to determine the validity of the agreement.

This is because promises cannot be easily made between countries, and every public proclamation cannot be easily overturned. And the country that signed these provisions, its imperial court and royal family, can easily not violate the promises that have been made, otherwise, it will become a discredited country at best, and at worst, it may even lose the support of the people.

The people's heart is the foundation of the country, if you lose the people's heart, let you court civil and military officials hundreds, no matter how high the emperor's power is, what is the use?

Especially in another world. The people's hearts here are not only the hearts of ordinary people, but more importantly, they also represent a special group of people - the group of professionals.

If the rulers of a country lose the loyalty of ordinary people, they can still have room to retreat and measures to make up for it, but without the support of professionals, it will be difficult to gain a long-term foothold.

At least, the Xinghua Empire is very focused on winning the hearts and minds of the people.

The government of Shucheng in Yunzhou quickly sent the armistice agreement between the two countries to the cabinet of Xinghua City of the Xinghua Empire. The cabinet deliberated and approved the armistice agreement, which was then sent by Prime Minister Eli to the emperor's imperial study.

Therefore, when Yi Xingchen saw the armistice agreement, it was already the third day of the Shucheng negotiations.

"This truce is not bad, it gives us a lot of buffer time. Seize the time, the industrial zone of Xinghua City should pay close attention to the production of a batch of weapons and ammunition and send them to Yunzhou, giving priority to meeting the needs of Yunzhou's army expansion. Yi Xingchen said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have arranged it. Eli said.

"Is there anything else?" Yi Xingchen asked.

"Your Majesty, Wei Siming, the city guard of Anhua City in the Western Regions, has written to the king of Loulan Country, requesting to be attached to the Xinghua Empire. Eli said.

"Why?" Yi Xingchen was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously,

"Lou Lan Guo has been plundered by the Roman legions, and his vitality has been greatly damaged. After this catastrophe, their own military strength has dropped greatly, and I am afraid that such a loss will not be able to recover for a while. Right now, I'm afraid that even some horse thieves and bandits can come over and get involved and loot the people of Lou Lan Country. I am afraid that the king of Loulan will have to face this fact. Therefore, the chaotic King of Lou Lan can only find another way out, after all, they can no longer protect Lou Lan City and the people. Eli objectively judged the essence of King Loulan's actions, and then made a conclusion, "Therefore, King Loulan has to ask us to send troops to protect Loulan City and the civilians of Loulan. ”

Yi Xingchen thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, when the time is ripe, then annex Lou Lan Kingdom." However, tell Wei Siming that Anhua City is the main city of the empire in the Western Regions, and Loulan City can only be a subsidiary city. More importantly, Anhua City cannot be involved in Lou Lan City, Wei Siming must use the original strength of Lou Lan City to transform Lou Lan City according to local conditions on the premise of ensuring that this principle remains unchanged. ”

Yi Xingchen's meaning is very clear.

The king of Loulan intends to take refuge in the Xinghua Empire, which is only the need of the Loulan Kingdom, they are about to lose their foothold, and they need a strong support to provide them with shelter.

However, the Xinghua Empire could not afford to provide huge manpower and material resources to support their development. If they are sincere about surrendering their sovereignty, the Xinghua Empire can include it in its territory, but that's about it. Yi Xingchen is not prepared to put any materials into Lou Lancheng. Lou Lancheng must develop independently.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Eli replied.

In fact, Eli didn't particularly understand Yi Xingchen's decision on Loulan Kingdom, and he didn't know what His Majesty's plans for Loulan Kingdom were in his heart, because Eli didn't know much about the overall pattern of the Western Regions.

But despite this, Eli also has his superficial understanding, and he also thinks that if the empire wants to use a large amount of materials, after supporting an Anhua City to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, it will also support another Loulan City, the pressure will inevitably be too great, especially such a Loulan City that is almost full of holes, it will definitely not be a good policy.

"Anhua City, is there any news of the Roman legions?" Speaking of Anhua City, Yi Xingchen took the opportunity to think of some things, and immediately confirmed to Eli.

"Nope. Eli replied.

"What's the situation with the Mountain Eagle Special Combat Team?" Yi Xingchen continued to ask.

"They're in a good situation. They recovered most of the wealth looted by the Roman legions in Lou Lan and re-established a base. Eli said.

"Okay, you pay attention. Strengthen the connection between the Imperial Center and Nanyun City in the south and Anhua City in the west, and it is best to establish a stable transportation route between the Empire and these two cities. These two regions have great potential, and they must be developed in a focused manner, and they will definitely be able to bring huge benefits to the empire in the future, and they must not be lost. Yi Xingchen said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Eli replied.

After Eli left, Yi Xingchen immediately summoned Brian.

"Brian, those professional killers, have they all confessed?" Seeing Brian, Yi Xingchen first confirmed the progress of this matter with him. Some time ago, there were a large number of combat professionals in the Xia State, and in the name of it, they boldly infiltrated the Xinghua Empire, intending to assassinate the emperor of the Xinghua Empire!

At that time, things happened suddenly, and the impact was not small, in order to ensure that it was not affected, Yi Xingchen also reduced the number and time of public appearances.

Fortunately, the Xinghua Empire also captured many professionals at that time, and these arrested professionals were all handed over to Brian for interrogation.

Brian's face remained unchanged, and he said respectfully, "They confessed." They are indeed all for the high bounty given by the Xia Kingdom, and they do not hesitate to risk sneaking into our country and want to assassinate His Majesty. ”

"Everybody is responsible for what they do! Their crimes and sentences were published in the newspapers. When Yi Xingchen heard these news, his face was naturally not much better, and after listening to Brian's report without saying a word, Yi Xingchen had a cold face and gave instructions to deal with it.

Yi Xingchen's decision to publicly execute these hidden assassins in this way was not to make an example of them? These people dared to assassinate the emperor of the Xinghua Empire for the sake of profit, first, it proved that in their hearts, they did not think of the Xinghua Empire, and second, they also thought that the emperor of the Xinghua Empire was like a wine bag and a rice bag, so they thought that they could take this risk.

Therefore, Yi Xingchen wants to let them, and there will be people like them in the future, know the power of the Xinghua Empire, so that they can at least think carefully before taking on the task, even if they face the huge temptation of a huge reward, or is it more important to complete the task?

Therefore, Yi Xingchen wanted to take this opportunity to warn the other killers of the Xia Kingdom, and even the same kind of people in other countries in the entire other world.

"Your Majesty, a small number of these people have also expressed their desire to be given a chance to make amends, and their sincere allegiance to us. What do we do with this small group of people?" Brian asked a new question.

"You don't need to make a conclusion all at once, you can look at it again and again. If their original purpose was to assassinate me, and they wanted to get a chance to survive because they had fallen into my hands, then they would have done so. This kind of surrender is conditional, and we have no way to trust them, and if we didn't make up our minds to come and kill me, then give them a chance to send them to Anhua City in the Western Regions, and garrison them for a few years, and only if they have made significant contributions can they come back. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands. Brian replied.

After Brian left, Yi Xingchen continued to read the paperwork in the study. Most of these documents are state reports submitted by the Cabinet. These reports are followed by the findings of the Intelligence Agency. This was a means for Yi Xingchen to supervise the internal affairs of the empire.

After dealing with state affairs, Yi Xingchen took the guards and went to the Alchemy Research Institute.

Last time, because the situation in the Western Regions was unclear, Yi Xingchen instructed the alchemists of the Alchemy Research Institute to apply the hoverboard to the carriage and provide a lot of supplies to Anhua City to prepare for war.

Now, the materials have arrived in Anhua City, and there is no accident in Anhua City in the Western Regions for the time being. Yi Xingchen transferred and asked the alchemists to focus on the research of the hovering car, so as to launch a hovering car in the true sense.

This time, Yi Xingchen just wanted to take a look at the development progress of the suspension car. And he is curious to know when the hovering car will be ready for mass production.

If the hovering car has the conditions for mass production, the Xinghua company in Mozambique can build another assembly workshop for the hovering car by the way, and push the hovering car of the Xinghua empire to the car market of Blue Mercury and earn a lot of profits.

"Your Majesty, this is the hovercar we have developed. Chekov, who was already a third-level alchemist, explained to Yi Xingchen the hovering car they had developed and the production technology of the hovering car.

What appeared in front of Yi Xingchen was a car parked in the open space of the courtyard.

Yi Xingchen was a little surprised when he saw that the hovercar Chekov pointed to had four wheels.

Chekov saw Yi Xingchen's doubts, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we have learned about Blue Mercury's car. It is believed that a hovering car should have three driving modes. The first is road driving. Blue Mercury countries have well-developed road systems, and if there are no tires, hovering cars may violate the laws of the country. In order to ensure that customers who purchase a hovering car can drive the hovering car anytime and anywhere, it is necessary to have the function of a tire. ”

Chekov instructed an alchemist to get into the driver's seat, and he was to demonstrate and explain to the emperor at the same time.

The suspension car started and floated slowly, only to see the driver press a button, and the four tires slowly rotated again, retracted into the car body, and the bottom of the car suddenly flattened, and then the driver drove the suspension car and drove around the Alchemy Research Institute.

"The main purpose of shrinking the tires is to slow down the drag of the car in the air. In fact, it can fly in levitation without contraction. We removed the gasoline engine and left the electric thruster. The car's powertrain is powered by an artificial energy crystal. Chekov said.

"What is an artificial energy crystal?" Yi Xingchen asked curiously when he heard the noun he didn't understand.

"Your Majesty, generally we obtain energy crystals from the bodies of fierce beasts. Since the discovery of the Energy Crystal, it can be recharged and recycled. Colleagues in the Alchemy Research Institute thought of Blue Mercury's battery technology and thought of a question. That is, since the energy spar can be charged, can other substances store electricity...... After a period of research and searching, coupled with the assistance of the formation master and the alchemy master, we have successfully developed an artificial energy crystal, which is fully equipped with the function of energy crystal to store energy and release energy. Chekov said happily.

"Very good, you guys are doing a good job!" Yi Xingchen nodded in praise, and then asked: "Artificial energy crystal, which one is better than the natural energy crystal, which level of energy crystal is equivalent to." And how does it produce, and what is the power capacity?"

Hearing this, Chekov sighed slightly, and said with some regret: "The artificial energy spar naturally cannot be compared with the natural energy spar, it is one level lower than the first-grade energy spar, and it carries less energy. Because the Valley of Oblivion contains minerals that make artificial energy crystals, the production is very stable. If we train ten alchemy apprentices, they can normally produce three hundred artificial energy crystals in a month. ”

"I want to see the artificial energy crystal. Yi Xingchen said.

Chekov held an artificial energy crystal and sent it to Yi Xingchen.

Yi Xingchen took the artificial energy spar and looked at it carefully.

This artificial energy spar is in the form of a cube. The volume is not large, about one fifty centimeters long, twenty centimeters high, and thirty centimeters wide. Weighs less than twenty kilograms. The appearance of the spar is engraved with a pattern that seals energy and a pattern that releases energy, and the copper wires connecting both ends are the interface between the power of the car and the power system. (To be continued.) )