In the fifteenth year of the Qianyuan Dynasty.

Yan Kingdom ushered in a shocking event.

After five years of construction of roads across the country, it was finally completed.

In five years, important state capitals, counties, and towns on the territory of thousands of miles have been opened to roads.

No one knows how much gold and silver was spent on building such a vast network of roads in such a short period of time.

No one knows how many coolie bones are buried under those beautiful roads.

Only a few in the know know.

The Goryeo prisoners of war and the Liao prisoners of war, after five years of building roads, they were all gone.

On the territory of the Wa Kingdom, there is no one else except the iron cavalry of Dayan.

The Peacock Empire, which had been conquered by Yan and Shu, and the people of the land owned by Yan also quietly dissipated into the world.

From Yang Qi, the emperor of Yan State, to the people of Li of Yan State, no one mentioned this matter.

They only saw that after the road was dredged, the national strength of Yan was unprecedentedly strong.

They only knew that every year, there would be countless large ships and slave hunting groups, transporting a huge number of slaves to the territory of Yan Kingdom.

They only know that under Yang Qi's governance, every household now has meat to eat, and every household has money.

That's enough.

Ordinary people, now raising three or five cubs at home, they will be laughed at.

Those who raise ten or eight sons and daughters can hold their heads high in front of others.

Whether these sons and daughters are his or not.

As long as there are many people in the family, you will have the confidence to go out and talk to people.

Family planning doesn't exist in Yan country.

As long as you have that ability, the more you give birth, the more rewards you will receive from the court.

The territory of Yan is huge, so huge that even if the population of Yan is increasing dramatically, it will not be able to divide it.

Just when you think that the territory of Yan is about to be divided, there will be new land.

A carnival is being held in Yanjing City.

After the road was paved, a carnival of celebration.

The emperor issued an order, and the whole country carnival for three days.

People from all walks of life, carrying wine and meat, recklessly spread joy on the streets.

Even in the palace, it is also festive.

Gong ladies, you chase me and play in the palace.

She Saihua took Yang Qi's sisters-in-law on a tour of the garden.

There are only four exceptions.

Yang Qi, Chen Lin, Yang Lezhi, Cao Tong.

The four of them had long necks, and they were staring at a strange thing in a daze on the martial arts arena in the palace.

Two parallel circles of kilometer-long steel lay silently on the ground.

A black steel beast lay quietly on the steel.

Yang Qi squatted beside his son, frowned and said, "Son, are you sure this thing can move?" ”

Yang Lezhi, who was already eighteen years old, shook his head and blinked, "I don't know very well, I tried it twice before, but the steel always couldn't hold it and blew it up." This time, we used new steel sent from Yanmen Pass, and it is said that the newly made musket artillery was made of this kind of steel.

Tomson said that durability is better than other miscellaneous gold.

So this time it should be fine...... bar. ”

Cao Yan, who has grown into a young man, patted his chest on the side and said: "This time it must be no problem, I have already tried to use a small one in the workshop, and I can run for a day and a night." ”

Yang Qi pondered for a moment and nodded, "Then try again." ”

"Chen Lin, go and bring someone up."

Chen Lin nodded and withdrew from the martial arts arena, and after a while, he led the imperial avant-garde and escorted the two people to the martial arts arena.

After the two of them arrived at the martial arts arena, they hurriedly and humbly saluted Yang Qi.

Yang Qi said lightly: "You two are not big traitors, you were implicated in someone to commit a capital crime. I now give you a chance to atone for your sins.

Someone should have taught you how to use this stuff before.

If you let it move, and if you can keep it for a day and a night, I will forgive you the death penalty and give you a great sum of money to enrich you for the rest of your life. ”

The two men did not hesitate.

Immediately arched his hand and said: "It was originally for His Majesty's death force!" ”

"Go ahead!"

After the two men saluted again, they climbed up the steel behemoth.

After a short while, the roar slowly sounded.

The huge steel beast slowly began to move along the two steel paths.

Yang Lezhi and Cao Tong clenched their fists and looked nervously.

It took the two of them five years to develop.

It was the work of the two of them for five years.

As long as they succeed, their names will surely go down in the annals of world history.

"Boom Boom Boom ......"

"Woo woo woo ......"

When the roar sounds.

The steel behemoth marched up the steel path.

The speed is not fast, not even the speed of the horse.

But its movement is exhilarating.

Yang Qisi stared at it without blinking.

When the steel behemoth slowly marched in a circle.

Yang Lezhi and Cao Tong erupted in cheers.

The two of them dragged Yang Qi and shouted, "Father (master), we have succeeded." ”

Yang Qi looked at the steel giant beast and was stunned.

He didn't expect to see it again in his lifetime.

Five years ago, after Yang Lezhi lost interest in the large Kong Ming lantern, he threw out a huge teapot with the intention of coaxing his son to play.

That is, the prototype of the steam engine.

He didn't hold out much hope.

I just want my son to play, maybe after he dies, someone will study this thing according to his own suggestions.

He didn't expect that the two children were so talented that they would actually study this thing.

Although the steel behemoth in front of him was ugly, it was far from what he remembered.

However, it is already a miracle to be able to make it move with the power of steam.

In five years, the two little guys spent tens of millions of dollars to search for the precious materials of Yan Kingdom.

Yang Qidu faintly felt distressed.

But at this moment, he felt that all the efforts were worth it.

"Not bad!"

Yang Qi praised it.

Accompanied the two little ones to watch the steel behemoth for a long time.

He was like a fool, squatting there with his son silly music.

It wasn't until late at night that I returned to the study.

Now that the steel behemoth is moving.

Then Yang Qi will be able to let go of many of his hands and feet.

Yang Qi, who returned to the imperial study, thought a lot.

The advent of the steam engine meant that many things could come with it.

Steam locomotive! Steam-powered steel battleships!

And so on and so forth!

Yang Qi couldn't wait to search for his few memories and began to write and draw in the imperial study.

He hoped that in his lifetime he would be able to figure out everything he remembered.

"Bang!"

A huge explosion sounded in the palace in the middle of the night.

Woke up everyone in Yanjing City.

Yang Qi's hand as he wrote and drew also paused.

After a while.

I saw Chen Lin, who was covered in blood, escorting the two crying little guys to the imperial study.

Yang Qi glanced at the two little guys and was relieved to see that the two of them were not injured.

Seeing Chen Lin, who was covered in blood, he said in a deep voice: "Are you injured?" ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "After nightfall, there will be guards coming to take charge of the lamp." At the time of the explosion, there were guards in front of the slaves and maids, protecting the three of us. This blood is his ......"

Yang Qi took a deep breath, "Bury him well, chase one of his sons as an official, and treat his heirs well." ”

Chen Lin nodded, "Slave maid, let's do it." ”

Yang Lezhi and Cao Tong cried very sadly.

Even though they were adults at their age, they were still crying very sadly.

For these two academic talents, Yang Qi has always protected them very well, so they are still simple-minded.

For the steam engine, they are like their beloved treasures.

The steam engine suddenly exploded, and their hearts were naturally unhappy.

Yang Qi raised his hand and took the two little guys into his arms, and comforted: "Don't be sad, although it blew up, it did move in front of our eyes, and it ran for so long." ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Yang Lezhi choked up and said, "Can ...... But we still failed......"

Yang Qi patted his head and said with a smile: "Failure is the mother of success, how can you succeed without failure." There are few things in this world that can be achieved overnight.

It's like a few cousins of your family, on the battlefield of the Holy Roman Empire, defeated and defeated again and again.

Now it is not yet nearly half of the Holy Roman Empire.

I believe that it will not be long before they will be able to take the entire territory of the Holy Roman Empire.

So I'm sure you'll be able to research a steel behemoth that won't explode. ”

Pulling the two little guys to sit down, Yang Qi said again: "There is more! You see, the Iron Behemoth has a lifespan. It's often related to the material it's made of.

You can make a steel behemoth that runs for a day now, and a steel behemoth that runs for a month tomorrow.

When you've researched a steel behemoth that can run for ten years, you've succeeded. ”

Yang Qi pointed to the location of the treasury not far from the palace, and said loudly: "The treasury is open for you, if you want anything, just go in and get it." With me as your backing, even if you fail a thousand times, ten thousand times, you will succeed. ”

Under Yang Qi's comfort, Yang Lezhi slowly forgot his sadness and nodded heavily.

Cao Tong drooped his head and didn't say a word.

"What's wrong?"

Yang Qi sensed that the little guy was wrong and asked softly.

Cao Tong glanced up at Yang Qi and said with tears in his eyes: "Master, I want to stay in Yan Kingdom and study the steel giant beast with my brother, and I don't want to go back." ”

Yang Qi was stunned, his brows slowly furrowed.

"A letter from the Cao family? Urging you to go back? ”

Cao Tong nodded tearfully.

Yang Qi touched the little guy's head and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid!" With me here, you can do whatever you want! No one can force you! ”

Cao Tong hesitated: "But this time, the people they sent were very resolute. ”

"Hehehe......"

Yang Qile was happy, "Silly boy, in this world, no one can be resolute in front of me. ”

Cao Tong was suspicious: "Really? ”

Yang Qi led them with both hands, paced to the door, and said with a smile as he walked: "Silly boy, of course it's true." I'll take you to meet them at the inn now. ”

Yang Qi didn't call Long Bao, so he led the two little guys out of the palace, surrounded by heavy soldiers, and strolled to the Shu Country Station.

The imperial avant-garde violently broke open the door of the post that had been closed.

The envoys of the Shu Kingdom inside were awakened.

They had gloomy faces, and after they appeared outside the door, they saw Yang Qi, and instantly turned into a mouse who saw a cat, accompanied by a smiling face.

"The foreign envoy will see His Majesty the Great Yan Emperor, His Royal Highness the Great Yan Emperor, and the Prince!"

Cao Tong obviously didn't want to see them.

Yang Qi squeezed his hand and said with a smile: "The master will tell you today what is the strength of Yan Guo and what is the strength of the master." ”

After laughing, Yang Qi's gaze fell on the face of the envoy of the Shu Kingdom.

The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and only a piece of coldness remained.

"Get out of Yan Kingdom!"

The faces of the envoys of Shu changed again and again.

The envoy at the head had a gloomy face, and said stiffly: "Your Majesty Emperor Dayan, you are really a bit deceitful and too deceitful to do this. Are you trying to provoke a war between the two countries? ”

Yang Qi narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "It's up to you?" Also worthy! Since five years ago, my order has not been repeated a second time. ”

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out.

Zamahe Aoki put away the gun in his hand.

The envoys of Shu led by him fell to the ground and died of anger.

The remaining envoys of Shu ran out of the post station with a shout.

didn't even pack up his things, and ran to the outside of Yanjing City in embarrassment.

Yang Qi put away the coldness on his face and smiled at Cao Yan: "See, right?" This is the strength of me, the strength of the Yan Kingdom. Although I did this, I was a little arrogant and a little deceitful, but your grandfather could only hold back. ”

Cao Tong nodded heavily, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master, don't kill for me next time." The Queen Mother said that it was wrong to kill people for no reason. ”

Yang Qi smiled: "Okay! Master listens to you. ”

After comforting the two little guys, Yang Qi took them back to the palace.

expelled an envoy from a country, and even violently killed the foreign envoy headed by them.

Yang Qi didn't have any worries at all.

He is not afraid of causing a war between the two countries because of this, and he is not afraid that some officials will object to this.

After returning to the palace.

Yang Qi kept the two little ones in his room for the first time.

The three of them chatted all night, and they were very happy.

It wasn't until the next morning that the two little ones went back to sleep.

They didn't have long to go.

Yang Qi rubbed his eyebrows and beckoned Chen Lin to come over.

"Send someone to probe the bottom of Shu to see Shu Guo's attitude towards my apprentice, as well as his attitude towards his parents. If you can exchange benefits, you can exchange people. I don't mind taking a loss. ”

Chen Lin was stunned, "Your Majesty, are you trying to harm the interests of the country and the dynasty and leave your apprentice?" If this gets out, I am afraid it will be detrimental to your holy name. ”

"Holy name fart! As long as the Yan Kingdom has always existed, even if I have done all the things that the faint monarch has done in history, when I die, the people will only praise me, and dare not say that I am not.

My holy name is nothing compared to my disciples.

As long as he can follow my emperor, he will thoroughly study that iron lump.

My Dayan will have no worries. ”

"Is he that important?"

Chen Lin will be skeptical.

Yang Qi smiled: "Maybe it's more important." ”

"The slave and maid understand, and the slave and maid will do it."

After Chen Lin left, Yang Qi scolded and said, "I have finally cultivated two scientists, if you get one back." I don't deserve to be the emperor. ”