Seeing that Sophia looked a little confused and depressed, Zhao Zirou cheered up and comforted Sophia: "Sister, you don't have to be too discouraged, although the Maqi Khans are strong, they are still a step behind the empire to tolerate it, but the current situation of imperialism does not allow for business trips, so as long as time passes, the empire adjusts its internal and external situation, and then unites other friendly neighboring countries, I think it is not impossible to fulfill your wish." ”

"And although the Macekhans are still under house arrest for your family, they are under international pressure and do not dare to take other excessive actions. But you must keep an eye on your whereabouts to avoid being known by the Macedhans, who are now looking for you. Now that you've arrived at my sister's place, you can stay here in peace and wait for the time to come. ”

Although Zhao Zirou's previous words were comforting words, the tone in them was very weak, presumably Zhao Zirou also felt that her words were a little empty. However, the latter words were from Zhao Zirou's heart, which made Sophia feel hot in her heart.

Zhao Zirou's comforting words are somewhat of a sustenance for Sophia, but although she is far less familiar with the political situation than Zhao Zirou, after all, she also grew up in the court, and she also knows that even if it is like Zhao Zirou said, I am afraid it will not be able to achieve it in a year and a half.

But she is still grateful to Zhao Zirou from the bottom of her heart for what she has done for her, after all, her ability is only so great, you can't force her to do things beyond her ability.

"Sister, little sister, thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing a qiē ...... for me"

Before she finished speaking, Zhao Zirou had already affectionately held Sophia's hand, "Sister, it's too obvious for you to say this, it's already very guilty that my sister couldn't help you, and if you say this again, my sister's heart will be even more uncomfortable." ”

Seeing Zhao Zirou say this. Sophia had to swallow back the words that came to her mouth, "Sister, I won't say much about the words of gratitude, but I see that my sister has a very thorough understanding of the current political situation in various countries, and the younger sister is simply unheard of in this regard, and it seems that she should learn from her sister." ”

An unspeakable wry smile rose to the corner of his mouth. Zhao Zirou sighed softly, "Sister, who told us to be born in the emperor's family?" There are some things that you can't help even if you don't want to get involved. The complexity of the court of the Great Qin Empire may be far better than that of your Jemero Kingdom! ”

Seeing that Sophia also nodded slightly in understanding, Zhao Zirou diverted the topic: "Sister, let's not talk about these sad and annoying topics today, now that things have happened, you finally came to me safely, and our sisters will sleep in the same bed tonight." Is it good to talk at night? ”

"Then bother my sister."

……

Qin Duan found that he was getting more and more relaxed, almost all government affairs were handled by Liang Qiming in an orderly manner, and Zhuge put his talent in military management also made Qin Duan feel like a superfluous person.

The economy of Tokugawa County is still booming, the construction of Northwest County is in full swing, and the economy of Meishan and Longdong counties has embarked on the road of rapid development, changing with each passing day, although the inflow of immigrants from the inland of the empire has slowed down due to the constraints of local governments, but the number of immigrants from abroad has increased significantly. Moreover, Su zhì has also improved a lot compared with the previous year or two, and many craftsmen, technicians, and scholars with expertise have come here. Contribute to the economic development of the Northwest.

The army's training campaign is in full swing, and many capable young people have been directly promoted to the rank of officers, which has made all the soldiers catch up with each other and work hard in training.

Qin Duan attaches great importance to education, and he knows that education is not only the guarantee of the long-term prosperity of a regime, but also the rewards of education are longer. But it is endless, not to mention that educating it through guò control zhì schools can fully consolidate and strengthen one's rule.

Under the personal supervision of Qin Du, the Imperial Northwest Military Academy and the Imperial Northwest University completed the preparations for the official opening of the school in only three months, and Qin Duan personally served as the principal of the two schools. Under the heavy investment of Qin Duan. In addition, Qin Duan also sent people to various countries in the Western Continent to recruit a large number of scholars to serve as guest teachers in the two schools, on the one hand, so that the students can understand the human geography and customs of the Western Continent, and on the other hand, the students should accept some of the more advanced management ideas and science and technology in the Western Continent.

At the same time, Qin Duan also began to systematically train professional intelligence talents in the school, laying the foundation for the expansion of his own power in the future.

The first batch of 300 military and political cadets has entered the two schools to receive formal and systematic training and study. Qin Duan also planned to gradually expand the scale of the two schools, gradually form a social enrollment, and absorb the elite of the people, so as to provide more and better talents for the regime under his rule in the future.

The afterglow of the setting sun is quietly sprinkled on the city, and the people who have worked all day have returned home to be busy cooking on the fire, looking back, the whole city is full of wisps of cooking smoke, a good picture of living and working in peace and contentment. Sighing in his heart, strolling on the wide city wall, Qin Duan, who was dressed in white and plain clothes, looked thoughtful.

Behind him, several heavily armed personal guards followed from a distance of more than ten meters, while vigilantly observing the movements around them. More than ten meters in front of Qin Duan, several heavily armed personal guards were also looking around, maintaining a high degree of vigilance.

They all know that whenever this boss has a serious decision and needs to think alone, he likes to find a quiet environment or a place with a wide field of vision, and take a walk and meditate.

The city walls are all made of large square bluestones, and the surface is very smooth. At first, a lot of manpower and material resources were spent on the construction of this fortification facility, but although it could not be said to be done once and for all, it was impossible for foreign enemies to conquer Tokugawa Prefecture without paying a considerable price.

Standing on the city tower and looking west, the sunset has already set, but the clouds are like brocade, and it looks even more gorgeous and colorful. The endless Pingchuan River is full of green spring, and a silver-white jade belt winds through, a good piece of fertile soil! Looking at the vibrant endless fields, Qin Dui's gaze could not be withdrawn for a long time.

Looking at the field under the city wall, Qin Dui looked stunned and seemed to be in a daze, but in fact, his mind was thinking about the major events that would determine the situation in the entire northwest.

Entering the sixteenth year of the Apocalypse, the situation in the northwest seems to be extremely stable, but behind this calmness there is indeed an undercurrent that is not known to ordinary people. The imperial court has tightened restrictions on the northwest, especially in terms of immigration, erecting many obstacles, and at the same time increasing the inspection of people entering the Central Plains from the northwest.

The garrison of Partridge Pass has increased from one wing to three elite wings, claiming to be to prevent small bandits from sneaking into the Central Plains to cause chaos, but the bandits in the northwest have almost been wiped out, and even if there are remnants, it is impossible for them to have a direct conflict with the regular army of one wing, and where is the use of adding two more wings of garrisons? All of this made Qin Du feel the subtle changes in the shape of the empire. (To be continued......)