In the front portico of the palace, Duchamp unabashedly held his head high, contemplating the golden domes, chandeliers, and floors that reflected human figures.

"Steiry, don't lose your manners." Reem III gently reminded behind his back.

"This kind of opportunity to visit the palace for free without charging an entrance fee is, of course, a little more to see! In the previous life, I didn't charge a ticket of three or five hundred soft sister coins. Duchamp was greatly disapproving.

The court celebrant guided them onwards, through door after door, into the Summer Hall.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived." With a high-pitched announcement, the current Emperor of Erebonia, Yukent Lezé Arnoor, walked in through another door in the summer hall.

The current emperor looked quite heroic, and his golden-like hair was a sign of the Arnoor's bloodline, the same hair color that Duchamp had seen in both Olivier and the little prince.

The emperor inherited the good blood of the royal family, with the aura of the lord of the world, kind and majestic, decisive and open-minded, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a mediocre emperor, which is really puzzling. Why would an emperor in the prime of life accept the advice of an honorable retirement and hand over the power of the state to Kyrias Osborne, a commoner?

Duchamp saluted as he grew, guessing wildly.

The Emperor kindly motioned for everyone to calm down, and listened as King Reem III introduced the people who had come to the banquet today, one by one.

"This is Irina Lineford, heir to the Lineford family."

"The Lane Ford Society is truly a pillar of the country, and its role in the national defense security and socio-economic support of the empire has always been irreplaceable." The emperor said kindly.

Irina suddenly felt her heartbeat accelerate, and she quickly bowed.

"This is Stellary S. Duchamp, the gatekeeper of Pvennis City in Gatapunia, who was officially knighted last year." Reem III continued his presentation.

"I heard that you are a classmate of little Learmu, and you have the nickname of 'Xueba' in school?" The emperor seems to be interested in this nickname of Duchamp.

Unexpectedly, the emperor even knew this, Duchamp hurriedly said: "General, the third in the school." ”

"Oh, who are the top two?" The Emperor asked with interest.

"The first place has graduated, and the second place has not yet entered the school." Duchamp casually perfunctory.

"Hahaha, what an interesting teenager." His Majesty Yukent laughed a few times, and said with a solemn face: "A few days ago, the request forwarded by Reem Aiqing for the establishment of the Erebonia Royal Airship Association and the dispatch of the chairman of the Airship Association from within the royal family, I have already read it and carefully considered it. I believe that this is a good thing for the national economic development of Erebonia, and I approve it. After careful consideration, I have decided to recommend my eldest son Olivet for the position of president, what do you think? ”

Irina's face was shocked at first, and then her mind was filled with irrepressible ecstasy.

"I'm really a genius, and from then on, the Lane Ford Society has the biggest backer in the empire, and those dukes and marquis are going to stand aside, hahahaha."

Finally, she was still a little calm, and hurriedly responded: "This is exactly what you can't ask for, and the people of the whole country must praise Your Majesty's wisdom." ”

His Majesty seemed pleased with this answer, and he called in a loud voice, "Olivet, come and meet with you. ”

Immediately, the young eldest son of the Emperor walked through the door that His Majesty the Emperor had just walked out of.

In an instant, the muscles of Duchamp's face were completely distorted. Of course, this is not just a surprise that Okuwa has suddenly become the president of the Airship Association.

To his surprise, an Ogua he had never seen before came from there.

I saw the blonde young man over there, with a serious expression, a calm demeanor, a degree of heroism, wearing a close-fitting court dress, even more dignified and noble, standing beside the emperor, it was simply another engraving of the emperor, which can be called the elite youth model of the times.

Is this product really not dropped? Duchamp was eager to pull out his eyeballs, wipe them, and put them back.

His Majesty Yukent had been observing the expressions of Irina and Duchamp, and the Emperor was satisfied when he saw the surprise on their faces, especially Duchamp's near-demented appearance. He lifted his chin slightly in triumph and announced, "This is my eldest son, Olivet, who has just graduated from the Tolz Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and it is time to contribute to the people." As the chairman of the Airship Association, he really can't do it, and he needs the strong support of you. ”

Prince Olivet stepped forward slightly, saluted everyone, and when he saw the dementia on Duchamp's face, he couldn't help but blink his right eye slightly, sending Duchamp a big autumn wave.

Duchamp was stimulated to return to normal by this sudden attack, and thought to himself, it seems that every son has another unknown debauchery outside of Lao Tzu's field of vision.

After everyone was seated, the lavish feasts began to be served one after another.

There doesn't seem to be a rule at this feast that doesn't allow you to speak.

The emperor himself was the first to open his mouth, and questions about the development of civilian airships in the empire were thrown one after another.

Businesswomen are good at how to build airships and how to make money, but for the development of the civilian airship industry, except for what has been considered in the plan, it is quickly running out of words.

She had no choice but to throw the topic to Duchamp.

"The civilian use of airships must grow in steps, not just in large cities.

In some small remote cities, it is more convenient and flexible to use airships to transport because there is no need to build a traffic artery with exorcist lanterns that requires a lot of money to build.

The terrain of the empire is mountainous, and there are very few flying monsters that threaten the safety of the airship, as long as the manufacturing cost and maintenance price of the airship are reduced, the problem of inconvenient transportation in remote areas can be solved.

And the problem of transportation in remote areas was solved, and the first thing to be released was the production of agricultural products and fruits in the mountains of the empire. At present, because even if it is grown, it cannot be sold, and the area of cultivated mountain land in the eastern part of the empire is extremely low.

If the transportation problem can be solved, the Empire's grain and egg production will be released immediately, and then there will be other economic developments, as well as a substantial increase in the population. ”

Duchamp saw that the emperor was quite interested in agricultural issues, and talked eloquently about agriculture.

"That's right, this argument you said, others have said it." Emperor Yukent nodded.

"I'm afraid that the iron-blooded prime minister said something similar when he threw out the plan to overhaul the railway." Duchamp complained in his heart, he was not happy to be overpowered in theory, and the mouth cannon mode was suddenly released with all his strength, and all kinds of data came out of his mouth one by one.

Most of the Semria continent is still sparsely populated, with a population density of about one-thirtieth of the Earth's population density.

Even in the northern and southern parts of the continent and many overseas desert islands, most of the region is still dominated by Warcraft. Rulers throughout the years have been looking for ways to increase the growth of the population, and Duchamp said that this question is quite appealing to the emperor.

After talking about the agricultural question, the emperor gradually turned his focus to the military aspect of aviation, and he seemed to attach more importance to the question of how to control air power, and regarded civilian airships as a supplement to military power in an emergency.

Duchamp disagreed, arguing with all his might:

"Any country should strictly separate military and civilian use, and strictly limit the armor and weapons it can carry, as long as it can guard against Warcraft. The scope of use of civilian airships should also be strictly limited to the civilian sphere, and even in war, civilian airships can only be used as a logistical route in an emergency. As for air defence and route clearance, it is supposed to be done by the military. If you don't make a distinction, the sky will be chaotic in a few years' time. The role of the association is to establish rules to prevent any situation that will lead to chaos in the country's society and endanger the security of the country and civilians. ”

Emperor Yukent agreed, and he turned to Olivet and said, "Write it down." ”

In front of the emperor, Prince Olivet has always played the role of a good baby, and he really ordered his servants to put on a piece of paper and pen and write it down carefully.

In a place where others had to lower their voices when they talked and walked, only Duchamp was unconscious, and in front of the emperor, the mouth cannon mode was turned on to the maximum, and there was a heated discussion with the emperor on any aspect of airspace and aircraft management.

In the end, he tried his best to spare the issue of education, and planned to do a certain amount of foreshadowing for the cooperation with Olivier on the record company.

"In addition to the military, transportation, medical care, agriculture, industry and commerce, the most important strength of a country lies in education, which determines the quality of a country's citizens and ultimately how many available talents are cultivated. There are many well-known colleges and universities in the empire, but it is a pity that the cutting-edge science and technology majors are not open to the common people, which can be said to be a major drawback in our education. It seems to me that the so-called antagonism between the aristocracy and the commoners is mainly caused by the inequality of these opportunities. ”

The Emperor pondered and said, "Well, it seems that in some places, the strength of the reform does not seem to be enough. ”

Duchamp smiled and said: "For the old system that has been formed, there are always people who have become vested interests, and reform will touch the fundamental interests of some people, so as to make the so-called 'antagonism' more prominent. ”

"What exactly is 'innovation'?" Reem III interjected at the right time to lighten the mood.

"Create a new thing, form a new fair mechanism, let everyone see its benefits, so as to give up the old preconceptions and positions, take the initiative to join it, gradually replace the old things with new ones, and achieve social metabolism."

"So, what exactly does the so-called fair mechanism mean?" His Majesty the Emperor asked.

"It's the fairness of opportunity, the fairness of the commoners, and the fairness of the aristocracy. Give all people the same hope and conditions, and give the weaker one proper support, but not charity; Give the powerful party room to play, but not a monopoly. This is also the principle that we uphold when formulating the airship operation plan. Duchamp replied.

The emperor was pleased with such an answer. He turned to look at his son, Olivett was writing hard, his face was focused and serious, he was thinking seriously while recording, he looked like a good young man who was eager to learn and progress, he was more satisfied when he saw this picture, and the expression on his face was more amiable.

It was getting late, and the court officials duly signaled the end of the dinner, and everyone got up to thank the emperor and withdrew in turn.