After a day's stay in Port Bowl, Binghe boarded the train, a black steam train spewing white mist and heading towards the Imperial capital without any further delay. Of course, there should be no delay, and if there is any disembarkation on the way, the local nobles will entertain them like Polwheel Harbor, and then there is no need to walk the road. After crossing 300 kilometers, the imperial capital's magnificent urban skyline is clearly visible.

The imperial capital has arrived.

And when I arrived at the Imperial Railway Station, there were no idle people waiting on the entire platform.

A very grand guard of honour that stretched from the station platform to the Imperial cement viaduct. These guards of honor were of the Royal Order of Empire. Two hours before the train approached the imperial capital, Binghe passed through the field to look out and saw this honor guard waiting.

At first, Binghe thought it was an ordinary Imperial security force, but when he got closer, he realized that it was this unit. This is the most arrogant regiment in the empire, it can be said that all members are from aristocratic families in the empire, and it is also the most glorious, honorable, organized, and most combat-effective troops. In the past, the only person who could inspect this force was His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire. Binghe didn't expect that he could have this treatment.

The reason why this unit stayed for two hours and still maintained its reorganization. On the one hand, it was the order of the Emperor Saint Sauce, and on the other hand, it was the respect for the exploits of war.

When Binghe stepped off the train, these brightly armored soldiers carried out a straight and neat gun maneuvering action. The supreme commander of the Guards, Chan Hong, personally came over and led Bing into a special carriage.

Because the whole process is very ritualistic, Binghe is embarrassed to be casual. Binghe could only let Chenjia, who had followed him all the way, sit in the car behind.

When Binghe got into the car, Chanhong jumped on the white horse. The heir of the empire is opening the way for Binghe ahead.

Binghe, who was sitting in the carriage, opened the curtains and looked at the city that was separated by a wall and connected by a high bridge. He whispered, "It's still the same." ”

[The grand greeting procession took twenty-seven minutes. 】

The Legion escorted Bing Core directly to the Celestial Tower. After entering the Celestial Tower, Binghe was ushered into an enclosed area of the tall building. Only then did Binghe discover that there were elevators in the largest building in the empire. But he quickly sensed it. Understand that this is not an elevator under electric technology, but a steam-driven lifting table. Usually it does not start at all, and when it needs to be started, the transmission structure needs to be driven by the steam engine.

Because the transmission of the steam engine is larger than the electric structure, the whole lifting platform system, like a tank starting, the roar of the machinery echoes in the vertical channel of the elevator.

In the process of lifting and lowering the elevator, Binghe stretched out his hand and slightly opened the field to sense the complex gear structure in this building. And when the realm is opened, the magic veins on the body also emit light.

Seeing this, Canhong on the side said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you have been to the Oka Empire's Celestial Tower, what do you think of the mechanical transmission mechanism of the entire Celestial Tower?" ”

Seeing this prince who looked at his face back then, Binghe paused, and was almost rectified by this prince back then, so that people who saw the royal family again in Binghe for a period of time had palpitations. However, now Binghe's status can make Binghe fearless, and now Binghe has a little grudge. - Binghe: "There is a saying, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully anything?" ”

After hearing the words of this prince. Binghe quickly responded: "At present, the mechanical systems on the mainland have their own advantages and advantages, and it is impossible to conclude arbitrarily. ”

Chanhong nodded thoughtfully, but continued to ask, "Now that you are also a very powerful mechanical controller, you also have some independent opinions. ”

Binghe knocked on the metal on the lifting platform, deliberately looking at him with disgust: "If I designed it, I would consider replacing this thing with an electric one." ”

Chanhong nodded again, and then said meaningfully to Binghe: "Well, I agree with that, you sometimes like to make some weird things, but some things still have to be tried carefully. ”

Binghe waved his hand and said, "It's not that I like it, but sometimes I can't help it." Well?!! ”

Binghe saw Chanhong's gaze, and immediately added when he thought of something: "I'm talking about machinery, I'm not interested in imperial politics, don't talk to me, you can't be an emperor, I'm not interested in investing in you now." Don't blame me. ”

Chanhong paused, then reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "Now, you really dare to say it." Not thinking about my feelings at all? ”

Binghe glanced at the prince and said, "Do you know the toilet? When you need it, it's very urgent, and when you run out, you dislike it. Stirring up the struggle for imperial power is like being a toilet. When he seized the throne, he was relied on by the prince, and after the new emperor stabilized his position, he was immediately disliked by the new emperor because he wanted to share the emperor's rights. ”

Binghe patted his chest at Canhong and said, "I am a good person, why do I need to practice myself." Then he patted Chanhong's shoulder and said, "When you ascend the throne, I'll help you." ”

"Humph!" Chanhong, "Coming back from West, you're getting more and more unpresentable. ”

"Slightly" Binghe pulled his face with his hand, stuck out his tongue, made a grimace, and said: "You can't control me now, can you still assign me now?" ”

I saw Binghe's look of 'what can you do with me'.

Canhong was stunned, feeling ridiculous, he was a wild child in front of him. Canhong felt that it was a little funny for him and the person in front of him to talk about the topic of power schemes.

[Two minutes later, the top floor of the Celestial Tower, the residence of the royal family.] 】

"Your Majesty, I am very ashamed to cause you a lot of trouble." Binghe knelt on one knee with the attitude of a courtier, and expressed his respect to the highest power of the empire very well-behaved and polite. There is no trace of the villain's ambition to Chanhong in the elevator just now.

"Get up, get up" The emperor smiled and helped him up, looking very satisfied. looks like looking at his own nephew.

The Emperor pulled Binghe and sat down on the sofa. Then ask Binghe about his travel experience in the past two years,

Of course, on the topic of escaping from the Empire, Binghe blushed and did not say, nor did His Majesty the Emperor ask.

The conversation went straight to Binghe talking about his feelings about the nations during his travels on this continent.

Binghe: "Your Majesty, from an objective point of view, we are weaker than the Oka people in terms of technical summary. We are weaker than the Pratt & Whitneys in terms of total industrial efficiency. But we are bigger than them" – Binghe details the terroir and culture of Oka and Pratt & Whitney, as well as the social structure and production potential.

As a fortress plus a mechanical controller, the information he brought from abroad provided the emperor with a new perspective.

The emperor, who was in the prime of life, listened to Binghe's narration with great interest, and took out the information sent by the three intelligence departments of the empire, and asked Binghe to explain his views on the situation on the data.

Bing checked the part related to the industry was explained. And part of the situation involving the internal interest system of the empire is to fool the past with a smirk: "I don't know".

However, Binghe felt that every time he said "I don't know", His Majesty the Emperor always had a 'hehe' smile on his face.

Binghe, who couldn't hide his expression and tone, was still a little tender in front of this emperor. Binghe consciously or unconsciously avoided all important contradictions throughout the dialogue. In the eyes of the emperor, this was very deliberate.

As the central controller of power, the emperor was much clearer about the conflicts of interest between large and small factions within the empire than Bing He. What Bing avoided and didn't say, the emperor understood. This is a contradiction of interests between the new and old factions of the industrial economy.

The Emperor collected all the materials on the desk. Start moving the conversation to the next session.

The emperor looked at Binghe kindly, as if asking for advice, and said, "Xiao Binghe, you have done a good job in West, and the empire is not stingy with the capable. The fiefdoms and titles of the Gunflame family can now be changed. Do you have any ideas? ”

Binghe shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is very satisfied with the current fiefdom and title of the Gun Flame Family. The minister believed that the fiefdom and the title were linked to merit in the territory of St. Sauk. And the minister did not make an inch of merit in the empire, and he did not dare to ask for the fiefdom with shame. ”

Bing said secretly in his core: "What are you kidding, the concept of feudal empire fiefdom is very important, at this time, if I want fiefdom, what else can I want next?" ”

The emperor was stunned, and was a little surprised that Binghe did not ask for the fiefdom and title. Of course, he smiled then, and Binghe was like this, and he didn't get entangled in the most difficult things, which made the emperor feel much easier

Emperor: "Gun flames. Fortress. Binghe, what do you want? ”

Binghe heard the emperor add a fortress to his name and mentioned his identity.

Binghe said: "Your Majesty, can you hand over the newly built Electric Machinery City to me, I only need this." Binghe's tone of voice at this time is somewhat like a child begging for a toy.

The emperor said with a smile on his face: "This city was originally built by the empire according to your suggestion, and it is natural for you to command it, and in the territory, you can still ......"

Binghe shook his head and said, "The Gun Flame Clan has no experience in managing and governing a larger territory. Your Majesty entrusted me with the task of urban industry, and my abilities were brought into play. ”

The feudal lord needed more land, while the binghe was the concept of bourgeois aristocratic thinking, controlling the big city and controlling the hub of the communication line.

Because more than half of the GDP of industrial countries is in cities, one-third of the population is concentrated in cities and occupies the end of the industrial chain, all the surrounding large areas of land are dumping grounds for urban industrial products, and the production of the rest of the land is provided to the cities only raw materials.

And the emperor did not have the idea of the upper binghe.

The emperor looked at Binghe in surprise and asked, "So, don't you want to have a few knights who serve you?" "The upper professions are served by their own knight families.

Binghe blinked: "I'm safe in the Empire. If I say knights, I only trust the knights that His Majesty has provided for me. ”

The Emperor paused for a second, then laughed

"Hahahaha..." The laughter seemed to overflow from the emperor's mouth, face, and heart

Binghe does not ask for the service of the knight family, which means that a high-ranking professional family is willing to completely become a subordinate under the protection of another high-ranking military family.

When this is just because the emperor does not understand the real reason why Binghe gave up the traditional military family retainers, even though it is difficult for Binghe to hide his emotions, even though the emperor's ability to grasp people's hearts is extremely high, but Binghe's plan is too advanced.

If the emperor knew that the school was a place that could produce high-ranking military talents, it would have been a different attitude.