The essence of a banknote is actually a piece of paper, which is too hard to wipe your buttocks. However, Tianhao's strong personal charm and control over the empire ensured the trust of the dragon coin, and both merchants and citizens went to the bank as required to exchange the metal currency in their hands.

To this end, Tianhao has set up a set of well-structured financial supervisory institutions.

This is a young and energetic empire, and he does not want the dirty, corrupt, and dark problems of the civilized era to be repeated in this era. Of course, it is impossible to completely ban it, and even the most vibrant government will have dark corners and problems. But for now, the overall rule of the Dragon Empire is still clear, and the implementation of policies and plans has not been delayed, just like the rising sun that has just emerged from the horizon, which is joyful and releases more and more bright light.

The development of large steam engines has always been an important focus of the Navy.

Zhengjiang belongs to the kind of guy who has violence and war in his veins. As the first Admiralty, he was fanatical about the militarized use of new technologies. The boiler for the train has been installed on board and several experiments have been carried out. The prototype of two steam cargo ships was running back and forth between Jeju Island and Pansek City, and various problems were identified during the sea trials. The Imperial Academy of Sciences' research project at the same time was marine steel plates, and thanks to the technical support from the "old mama", a major breakthrough was made in the preparation of materials.

Looking at the thousand-ton forging press that had been assembled, officials, including the Imperial Interior Minister Wu Ji, opened their mouths one after another, and in their own different ways, they let out an unprecedented amazement.

This was a landmark milestone for the Empire from the discovery to the use of electricity, and it also meant that the Empire had the ability to produce specialty steels in large quantities. The notion that an iron ship would sink directly to the bottom of the sea, had been firmly in the mind until the advent of steam freighters, which completely changed this old belief. The same is true for the forging press, looking at this machine that unleashes powerful power, Wu Ji felt that his logical thinking was crumbling, especially the part about the gods, which was shattering as the metal hit his head fell again and again.

He couldn't help but think of the phrase that the young emperor often said: "Science and technology change life." ”

Wu knew that the navy was conducting improved research and experiments on the 220 mm naval gun. Large-caliber artillery has always been a favorite of the imperial military department, but in past wars, the most commonly used artillery caliber in the army was one hundred and five millimeters, and the naval guns were mostly of the same caliber. This was largely due to the weight and power of the artillery. Lightweight artillery was easy to transport, and artillery of this caliber was already quite terrible for white Southerners.

The replacement between conical and round shells meant that the war had entered a new era. Taking the Imperial Navy's experimental 220 naval guns as an example, more technical difficulties lie in the development of barrel materials and the rate of fire. Half a year ago, Tianhao guided the Imperial Academy of Sciences to "invent" picric acid with heuristic education, and since then, the artillery shells produced by the empire have become more powerful, but there has been no significant progress in the rate of fire.

It is a trend for ironclads to replace sail warships. Although the Admiralty currently owns only two steam freighters, the white Southerners have been left far behind in terms of scientific and technological research and related ideas.

Wu Rong stood beside her, she looked at the thousand-ton forging press that had already started, her face was full of shock, and she muttered to herself: "...... Oh my God, this ...... This is simply the power of the gods. ”

Wu He has always been very optimistic about the royal secretary he recommended to Tianhao. He stretched his brows and smiled, recalling the memories of the scenes he once had in Panshi Village, and now his heart was full of emotion: "No, this is not a miracle, this is the joint efforts of all of us." ”

Wu Rong turned around and said seriously: "Without His Majesty's guidance, we would never have succeeded, and we would never have been able to reach the level we have today. ”

"There can be no empire either." Wu He smiled and nodded in agreement.

Wu Rong's face was full of fanaticism: "Long live the emperor!" ”

Her words were like a signal, instantly igniting the enthusiasm and excitement in the hearts of others. Including Wu Ji, they all joined the same syllable for emotional catharsis.

"Long live the Emperor!"

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Roaring City, the royal palace.

The lavish long strip-shaped table is filled with fruit.

Bananas come from Jeju Island and Jinju Island and come in three types: pale green, white, and yellow. The first two are not ripe and have a stiff and astringent taste. The latter is ripe enough to be eaten as long as the skin is peeled off. The reason why they are displayed on the table at the same time is actually more to show off than to eat.

The golden pineapple comes from Jinju and is so large that a single piece is equivalent to a large bucket of pure water from the era of civilization. This variant fruit of distant origins retains its greatest strengths, with a strong aroma and a very sweet sugar content when ripe.

The venerable sailors who sailed on the sea to search also brought back tropical fruits such as mangoes, lychees, dragon fruits, durians, rambutans, etc. They are scattered on islands and are now collected, and some of them are given to the botanical department of the Royal Academy of Sciences for research and valuable promotion; Some of them were identified and confirmed to be non-toxic and sent to the royal palace as symbolic wealth.

This is a side hall, not a main hall used to summon ministers. Ayi sat on the main seat, looking at Sida who was sitting on the side with complicated eyes.

She is a princess sent by the kingdom of God.

Marriage is the most common way to connect the relationship between the two countries. It's just that Tianhao is busy with the war, and he can't come back from London, the capital of Saxon, and the kingdom of God has no choice but to send people over first and wait patiently.

Exotic outfits look seductive, and the tulle-shrouded female body has a hazy beauty. However, whether it is the exquisite jewelry, the luxurious clothing, or the strong smell of spices applied to Sida's body, all of them are meaningless in Ayi's eyes.

She is not very good-looking and does not have much attraction to men.

As the queen, Ayi is well aware of the influence of her words and actions on others. Therefore, she tried her best to be unbiased in many questions and daily affairs, and asked Tianhao if she didn't understand...... After a long time, the ordinary peasant girl of the year has also become a noblewoman, calm and rational, with flexible wrists, and Ayi likes to shoot, whether it is a pistol or a rifle, she has reached the realm of a first-class shooter.

Treating Sida according to the standards of the aborigines of the Dragon Empire undoubtedly seems disrespectful and absurd.

But even according to Tianhao's personal aesthetics, Ayi still felt that this princess of the Kingdom of the Lord was ordinary, and could even be said to be ugly.

Her skin was rough with a lot of tiny grains, and there was even a very shallow indentation on her right cheek. It can be seen that this is a scar left by childhood, and although it has recovered well, it cannot be completely erased after all.

From the perspective of white southerners, Sida, who is nearly two meters tall, is indeed a giant. But in Roaring City, she is the dwarf that everyone must look down.

The idea of Rahman, the king of the kingdom of God, cannot be said to be wrong, and to choose a woman of the height of a giant to be a princess throughout the country, only in this way can he gain the favor of the young giant emperor...... But he never thought that Tianhao's aesthetics came from the era of civilization, otherwise he would not have chosen Ayi as the queen.

The desire for an alliance was so urgent that according to King Rahman's will, Hilda received nearly three months of etiquette education at the Royal Palace of Fort McVie. She was the daughter of a commoner who was considered a monster by the locals because she was too tall, and never imagined that one day she would be able to enjoy this kind of glory and wealth...... Hilda knew that she would become the concubine of the Giant Emperor, she studied very hard, and she also longed for the man she had never met to take good care of herself and live well in sweet love.

All this was fine, but King Rahman was a little anxious, and after reading the report from the harem, he thought that the ceremonial training could be over, and he immediately appointed a royal nobleman as the head of the envoy, and went to Roaring City with Hilda and a rich dowry, hoping to consolidate the covenant between the two countries in a fait accompli.

Ayi wrote all this into a secret letter and passed it on to Tianhao in London as a bald eagle communication.

The reply was quick: "You are in charge of all affairs in the rear and are fully responsible." ”

This is the absolute trust that a husband has in his wife.

Ayi was a little ridiculous, she felt that Tianhao was handing over a heavy burden to herself.

Looking at Xida, who was peeling the mango with a knife, Ayi thought for a moment and opened her mouth to say, "I heard that you had a dispute with someone else outside today?" ”

It's been a while since they came to Roaring City, and Xida and Ayi are very familiar with each other, and they are no longer as cautious as before, and they are more casual in what they say and do. She stopped, looked up and smiled, "That's a pariah with little eyes, he rammed my car, and I had him whipped him." ”

It's simple, and it's not complicated.

Ayi frowned: "Why did you hit that person?" ”

Sida wondered about this: "I am the princess, and he is just a pariah. I sent someone to check, and he is not a nobleman, nor does he have much property, and is a real pariah. ”

The concept of "untouchables" comes from royal etiquette training at Fort McVig. At that time, the correctional lady repeatedly admonished Sida: You are no longer a lowly commoner, you are a relative of His Majesty the King, a side branch of the royal family, and a noble princess.

Hilda knew she wasn't a princess. Before that, she was just an ordinary person who had nothing to do and couldn't even eat. Men like beautiful girls, but Xida has no advantages in terms of appearance or figure, and her super height also makes her look thick and burly...... The women of the Land of God are adept at singing and dancing, especially the "belly dance", which shows the curves of the body with exaggerated and large twists and shakings, and to some extent has become a unique artistic expression for the women of the country. Hilda has no talent for this, and no dance teacher wants to waste time on this seemingly rude girl.

Her father thought she was a burden, because as long as a man in his right mind would not like Sida at all, it meant that the poor family could not get a dowry for Sida's two younger brothers to get rich to marry.

The mother was an ignorant and uninformed village woman who could do nothing but cry out to the ethereal gods and pray sincerely, and could not change reality. Hida often saw his drunken father beating his mother. She never ran away, just knelt on the ground and let her father grab her head and play his fists, beating her all over the face with blood.

The gods of the Kingdom of the Lord are different from those of other countries. The biggest difference between the Lord and the Lord is that men and women are men. The Gospel of the Lord mentions that a woman is a rib of a man, and therefore a woman's status is always lower than that of a man. And the Gospel of the Lord has a similar part, even more extreme than the Gospel of the Lord: the woman is a slave to the man, and if the husband feels that his wife must die, he must obey and commit suicide in the way that the husband has specified.

Shida had no place in the family, and her father and two younger brothers used her as free labor. From the time she can remember, Hilda has undertaken most of the labor in the fields, and what is even more terrifying is that the second brother has a special interest in her and frequently wants to violate her. If it weren't for Xida's tall stature, perennial farm work, and the second brother was not an opponent at all when she got into a fight, I'm afraid her ending would be worse than imagined.

No one thought that Hilda would become a princess!

When the king's envoy came to the village, he publicly declared that there was civil strife in the royal capital that year, and in order to ensure the continuation of the royal bloodline, the queen mother at that time ordered the palace maid to escape from the secret passage with the infant prince. Later, the situation was calmed down, but the palace maid could no longer be found, and the matter could be stopped. More than a hundred years have passed, and the royal family has been looking for the palace maid who disappeared that year, and after many comparisons and confirmations, they finally found Xida.

It's a big pie that fell from the sky!

It is said that the blood was inherited from her mother, and she received the status and title of noblewoman, as well as two thousand dinars (the currency of the Lord's Kingdom, which is about the same as the gold pound). ）

His father and two younger brothers were knights, although they could not ride horses, wield swords, or have access to weapons such as muskets.

At Fort McVig, Mama Discipliner gave Hida a harsh training.

King Rahman really wanted to make friends with the Dragon Empire, and this was the purpose of racking his brains to find a "giant beauty" from the people. Height requirements are placed in the first place, appearance is second, and family upbringing is third...... Under the requirements of such a sequence, it became logical that Hilda was chosen.

If you want to raise a rough peasant girl into a princess, the difficulty is not ordinary.

If there is enough time, the correctional lady feels that it is barely enough. But time waits for no one, and King Rahman has only three months of patience.

What's more, the southward army of the Dragon Empire has swept through most of the Saxons, and even captured the capital London. At this rate, it won't be long before they can annex the entire kingdom.