It's about noon.

The sunlight became more conspicuous, and the orange-yellow sunlight shone through the clouds, one by one.

The air has warmed up a bit, and it's time to bask in the sun.

After lunch, the chairs outside were full of people, enjoying the quiet time of the afternoon.

Until the sound of horses' hooves was heard, breaking the silence in the courtyard.

A messenger turned over and dismounted, stopped at the gate of the Luqi Courtyard and reported: "Your Highness, there is your letter. ”

Hearing this, Yuna got up and went to the gate of the hospital to pick up the letter.

When the messenger had finished delivering, the messenger turned and mounted his horse and went away.

Yuna handed the letter to Luki, who got up from her chair, and attracted the attention of the girls in the rocking chairs around her.

"Whose letter is it?"

Lux, who was closest to her, had already put on her shoes and leaned over, her eyes falling on the letter.

The appearance of this letter is quite exquisite, and the golden seal on it also exudes a sense of pride.

"Why do you spend all day like a curious baby?" Luci glanced at her and looked at the letter.

The seal alone was easy to identify who had sent the letter, and in his memory the only one who could use it was the princess.

Panis Granlot.

Lux also recognized who the sender was, and the memories were suddenly dragged back to that afternoon, remembering the Panis who had kissed Lucie and left in front of all of them.

Lu Qi had already torn open the letter at this moment, took out the letter inside, and looked at it.

"Hello, dear Royal Highness.

I've been busy lately, but I'm almost done, and I've found a little time to write to you.

It's only been twenty days, but I don't think you'll forget me.

As a precautionary measure, I will write to you every week from now on to make up for the time we owe.

Of course, you can also choose not to reply.

But maybe I'll be sad that way. ”

From this paragraph, it seems that Panis was still in a good mood when she wrote this letter.

"Thanks to His Highness's medicine, my father's condition has improved, and he has been able to eat a lot in the past two days.

And, with the help of the German army, we were able to quickly take control of Marta's family. And I learned that it was because of them that my father's illness was caused.

And they are already secretly uniting with several nobles.

If they had followed their plan, if Marta had not had an accident, my father would have died this month. And they will take the throne in one fell swoop. But don't worry, their plan has failed. ”

After returning home, Panis's busy business should be this.

As the next heir to the throne, she has so much to deal with.

First and foremost were the restless aristocracy and the rebellious Marta family.

Fortunately, because of Marta's accident, Panis and Dupont, who received Debang's assistance, quickly solved the problem.

At the same time, she also cured Panis's father's illness, and she didn't have to worry about her father's death, and she would get married immediately after inheriting the throne.

Thus, the political problems of Granlot were also resolved.

After that, it's just a matter of trivialities.

"I look forward to a reply from Your Highness, and a greeting to Lux and the others on my behalf—Panis, October 22."

After reading the letter, Lu Qi casually closed it.

Now that the matter is settled, it is naturally good.

After reading it, Lux also said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen to Granlot." ”

She didn't know about it before, but now she understands after reading the letter.

It turned out that Glenlot almost had a rebellion.

Of course, the reply is to be replied to, and it does not take much time.

So Lucci returned to his room and began to write his reply.

After writing the letter, he remembered that he had to go out today, so he put up the reply he had written and went downstairs.

At this time, Wayne and Quinn were already preparing to leave and go to the pro-military camp for training.

And Lux and Kaxina are also starting to prepare to leave.

For them, a third of the holiday has passed, and during this time, they have not been idle.

Lux hasn't forgotten that she joined the Illuminator Church a while ago.

Recently, I've often gone to the Illuminator Church with Kahina to help, and I've heard that he is very serious about doing things, and even put away his usual playful temperament.

This made Lu Qi suddenly have a sense of déjà vu that his children had finally grown up.

Poppy and Fiona, the two of them who had nothing to do, stayed in the yard to accompany Saona.

Because the destinations were different, the few people who were going out did not go together, and they separated at the intersection.

Luki sat in the carriage and lifted the curtains to look at the scenery along the street.

Compared with the first time he set foot in the royal capital, there are still a lot of changes on the streets.

Because of the newspaper, it has broadened the horizons of many residents, and they have been able to understand and come into contact with more things.

Prior to this, Demacia's printing technology was not perfect, and books were not particularly in circulation in the middle and lower classes.

This was not particularly obvious to the rich royal capital.

However, if you leave the royal capital and look at the cities, counties, towns, and villages outside the royal capital, you will find it.

Some families often have to save money for a period of time before they can buy a book to read.

The aristocracy, on the other hand, has a large library of books.

Of course, this is a class gap, there is nothing to say.

However, this is no longer the case.

Printing technology in Demacia is growing rapidly, and newspapers are carrying more and more information, and the price is not expensive.

If you buy it for a long time, it will become one book after another.

Moreover, during this time, the official was not idle.

They didn't get too involved in the newspapers, but devoted all their energies to printing books.

Now, they have broken through the difficulty of book printing and started to make books on a large scale.

The price of books, even for the middle and lower classes of the people in other areas, is not so expensive.

Knowledge still has a great impact on people, which will make them no longer limited by limited thinking.

However, this is not enough.

If it's a rainstorm, Luch wants him to get a little bigger.

After a period of travel, the carriage slowly stopped at the entrance of the newspaper office of the Wangcheng Express.

"Help me send the letter."

Luki handed the letter to Yuna and got out of the carriage.

Then I walked into the newspaper office, and in the afternoon, there were not many people who came to the newspaper office to buy newspapers, and I could smell the unique smell of books and ink when I entered the door.

"Your Highness, you're finally here!"

A joyful voice came, and the two Meili siblings ran over to meet Luqi.

Now the two are the heads of the newspaper, which was originally the responsibility of Navis.

However, Navis has been busy with the research institute recently, so this matter is handed over to the two Meili siblings, who have been unable to keep up with the progress.

However, the two still have a certain talent in this regard.

After handing over the matter to them, they are still doing well.

At least it didn't disappoint Luki.

Walking into the backyard of the newspaper office, the printing press has moved here.

After improvements, today's printing press has developed into the fourth generation, and it can be said that it is progressing all the time.

And it won't be long before the fifth generation of semi-automatic printing presses is about to be ushered in.

"The newspaper's sales are growing steadily every day, and the new prints are also very well received, and I expect the newspaper's sales to increase to a certain extent in the coming period."

Colin took out a counted report and handed it to Lucci.

Lu Qi took it and gave him a casual look.

He didn't pay much attention to these things, and he wasn't really interested in money.

Now his personal property and his industrial chain can make him no longer have to worry about the lack of money.

Once people are rich, and they are very rich, they always want to do something to give back to society.

Lu Qi put the report back in Colin's hand, and said, "What I told you last time, you can start to prepare." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Colin immediately responded.

Lu Qi then looked at the printing press in front of him: "There is another thing, prepare to open the drawings of the first generation of printing presses. ”

Hearing this, Mei Li was stunned for a moment: "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

Lu Qi said casually: "Open the drawings." ”

Now the sister and brother were stunned.

Halfway through, Mei Li asked, "But that's the case. It doesn't seem to do us much good, either. ”

Now the hotness of Wangcheng Express doesn't know how many people are red and drooling.

But they don't know how to print.

Isn't it the initiative to create a group of enemies for oneself by making the drawings of the printing press public?

"Does it have to be good to do it?"

Lucky glanced at her.

Mei Li's reaction was also fast enough, and she immediately said: "Your Highness, it's me who is superficial, and my ideological consciousness is not high enough." ”

"No, you're right."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "It's true that this matter is not good for us, but it is not bad either. Now, with the reputation of the Royal City Express, this matter will not affect us much. The ones who really become enemies are those who have the drawings. ”

The fame of the Intramural Express has now spread throughout Demacia.

It can be said that it is firmly in the leading position.

Even if the printing technology is disclosed, it will not be affected, and there is no need to worry about the unstable position of the boss.

After all, whether it is fame, price and technology, Wangcheng Express is always at the forefront.

Moreover, the technology of printing cannot be hidden.

Sooner or later, it will be made public, it will be transparent.

Originally, Lu Qi's idea was to let the Wangcheng Express develop for a while.

But now that he was looking at the performance of the newspaper and the speed at which printing technology was advancing, he felt that he could take this step earlier.

After the printing technology is made public, it is believed that a large number of people will be squeezed into this uncultivated fertile land.

And that's exactly what Lu Qi wants.

He needs to develop faster, and he needs to make the whole society roll in.

Only in this way can the industry progress, and the products of progress will enter the field of vision of the general public.

As for what Lu Qi told about Mei Li a while ago, the newspaper can start collecting manuscripts.

So far, the newspaper's manuscripts have been written by special people, and the form is basically the same.

Now, with the popularity of the Wangcheng Express and the demonstration ready, it is time to start soliciting contributions from the general public.

There are many contents of the call for submissions, such as various poetry collections, short stories, long stories, and even prints.

The business of the newspaper is no longer limited to newspapers, but can also develop several special channels.

For example, board newspapers, comic board newspapers, poetry collection board newspapers.

After the excellent manuscript is passed, it can be exchanged for money according to the sales volume, and at the same time, it can also increase the fame, and no one will refuse.

When the minds of the masses begin to shine on an open platform, the effect and influence they can produce are enormous.

What Lu Qi is doing at the moment is to provide this platform.

Moreover, by doing this, Lu Qi does not have to worry about getting stuck on it.

Because, he himself is above.

After instructing these two things, Luci left the newspaper office.

He believed that with the ability of the two Mei Li siblings, they could handle this matter well.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, because next Lu Qi will ask the official to help.

Outside, Yuna had already sent the letter, and she was going back and forth.

Once in the carriage, Luci said, "Go to the next stop." ”

Soon, the carriage was moving.

An hour later, it slowly stopped at the R&D base of the scientific research institute.

It's about to become a second research institute now, but it's a little more secrecy, and it's not just a random person who can get in.

Luffy walked all the way inside, and soon found Winward.

"You're just in time, take a look"

Winward was in a research room at the moment, surrounded by a crowd of researchers, including Naviss.

Not far in front of them was a whirring iron machine, and on one of the machine's protrusions, white vapor was constantly emitting.

Amazingly, it's a steam engine.

Lu Qi stepped forward to take a look, and after observing the sound for a while, he nodded: "There is basically no problem." ”

In front of me is an obvious atmospheric steam engine.

This type of steam engine can introduce steam into the cylinder, the valve is closed, and then cold water is sprinkled into the cylinder, and the steam condenses to create a vacuum.

The air pressure on the other side of the piston pushes the piston.

A rod deep into the shaft is attached to drive a pump in the mine.

The movement of the piston of the steam engine is transmitted through this rod to the piston of the pump to pump the water out of the well.

Although there are still many problems, the technology is not too perfect.

However, this was still the first steam engine in Demacia.

The significance is significant.

A steam engine is a reciprocating power machine that converts the energy of steam into mechanical work.

Needless to say, the importance of the steam engine was the starting point of the Industrial Revolution and an extremely important prime mover.

It can be said that it is also a necessity for the rapid evolution of the times, and it is the core hub of transportation in the early stage.

After the steam engine, there were, of course, the more advanced steam turbine and internal combustion engine.

Of course, technology change also takes time.

Today, Deppon's technology is almost growing at the speed of a rocket.

This first generation of steam engines is believed to be eliminated in a short time.

At this moment, a group of scientific researchers in the field are also happy.

But no one was overjoyed by this short-lived success, and everyone in the room knew that they still had a long way to go.

After inspecting the steam engine, Lu Qi did not stay at the R&D base for long.

Soon he got into the carriage and left.

Inside the carriage, he let out a long sigh of relief, looking at the scenery that flashed by outside the window, thinking about something.

As a witness to the progress of the times, he seems to have been unconsciously pulled into this long river of time.

On the way back, Luci stopped by the Illuminator's Chapel.

It's been a while since I've seen this kid, and he looks like he's grown a little taller, and he's a bit of an adult.

Because of the development of the newspaper industry, the demand for newspaper delivery has been promoted.

The children in the church earn money with their own hands.

Not long after Luci arrived, Lux and Kashina were done.

Luki let them get into the carriage and go back together.

Wait until the carriage stops at the gate of the courtyard.

Lux was the first to get out of the carriage and rushed straight into the house, and then lay down on the sofa without saying a word, and the whole person went limp.

The sofa was like a haven for her.

For her, her recent daily life at the Illuminator Church has been quite fulfilling.

However, it is only when I get home and lie down that I feel a special sense of solidity.

She didn't have this effect when she returned to her own crown guard house, it had to be Lu Qi's house.

As several people were idle, a table of mahjong was also formed.

Playing until it was completely dark outside, Lu Qi, who had won numb again, got up and began to prepare dinner.

After dinner was ready, Quinn and Wayne, who had finished training from the pro-military camp, also returned.

After eating dinner happily, it was time to soak in the hot springs.

When they were soaking in the hot springs, Fiona was still on Lux's side.

However, the two of them also soaked in the hot springs when the others were away, and the white curtain in the middle was no longer drawn, and there was no restraint on their bodies.

By the way, I also did something that adults love to do.

They found that in the hot springs, which were not too hot, it felt a little more turbulent, so the end time was quicker.

The moon is much more beautiful in autumn.

Soaking in the pool, Lu Qi sipped wine while looking up at the bright moon.

When a pot of wine is slowly drunk, it is almost soaked.

When you come out of the pool, it's fine if you don't blow the wind, but if you do, you will feel a little cold.

Therefore, Lu Qi also specially built two locker rooms, after all, it was cold, and after soaking in the hot springs, the body did not slip out, and it was easy to catch a cold when it was blown by the wind.

After soaking in the hot springs, I played until the curfew time, and the girls dispersed one by one.

Luki sat in the middle of the room, holding a cup in his hand, blowing gently into it.

And on the clear surface, floating beans that look like red jade.

As the wolfberry entered his abdomen, I don't know if it was an illusion, Lu Qi felt a surge of power!

Outside, there was a sound of footsteps.

After a while, Fiona pushed the door open and walked in.

Looking at Lu Qi, who was leisurely sipping tea, a touching smile appeared on his face.

Then the door closed softly.

(End of chapter)