388. Paul's Observations
"Woo~Woo~"
In the roar, black smoke rushed straight into the sky like a dragon. On the port, Paul, who was bored feeding the seagulls, was blinded by the sudden sound and impactful picture.
"What kind of ship is that?"
The cigarette holder in Paul's mouth fell to the ground, and he didn't even notice it.
A total of five large ships painted in dark and light blue sailed out of the military port in the distance, in a zigzag shape, heading towards the deep sea.
Just as he was thinking about what the five huge ships with no sails, loud roars, and black smoke were all about, Olga ran towards him, followed by a group of men in black coats.
Among them, there is also an acquaintance, whose name is a little awkward, called "Zheng Shuwen", who is a translator.
"Paul, we have been summoned by His Majesty the Emperor!"
Olga's face glowed red with excitement.
"That treasure works?"
As soon as Paul heard this, he guessed that his own offering must have played a role.
However, he was a little confused that the treasure had just been presented yesterday, and today he was invited by His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Jingguo, and the administrative efficiency of this Jingguo is too high!
Superfluous thoughts could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart.
But since it was an audience with His Majesty the Emperor, he didn't plan to go empty-handed, and he definitely had to bring a gift that he could get his hands on.
The abundance of materials in Jingguo has never been seen before.
He couldn't get any other gifts, but he had a lot of beautiful girls under him.
When the girls learned that they were going to be given to His Majesty the Emperor Jingguo, they were completely crazy! This is a great opportunity for them to change the fate of their lives, and it is also the only chance, once they succeed, they will soar to the sky!
In the end, Paul chose the two most beautiful and well-behaved girls in the book.
Then, under the send-off of more than 200 girls from Yingying Yanyan, Paul, who was dressed in the most formal, clean, and decent clothes, bid farewell to Dongyang Port.
The country of Fro is a small country with a combined population of only a few hundred thousand people, and there are only three city-states in total.
In the past two years, it has been at war with its neighbors, and many men have died on the battlefield. The country was also dragged into the quagmire of war, poverty, and hunger, and there were small countries around it to take advantage of the fire, and the country of Florida was already a precarious country, and Paul did not know whether there would be a country of Florida when he went back next time.
And these girls are also women who can't live in the country of Flo. They have been wantonly traded, trampled and desecrated by foreigners who enter their land, and their dignity has long been shattered by hunger.
Sailing out to sea is also voluntary for these women, and they are willing to go out and find a way to live, even if it is sold.
As long as you can eat enough, everything else is nothing!
Paul and Olga, along with two beautiful gifts, were taken inside a steel box.
This non-horse-drawn car is fast on the road!
came to Yunmeng County, everything here made the people of the two small barbarian countries dizzy.
After a while, I came to the railway station in Yunmeng County.
There is a lot of traffic here, bustling with people, and there is a lot of people. In the winter, rickshaw drivers sweat like rain, brass bells are constantly ringing, and hawkers are hawking along the streets.
They had never seen so many people before, these people were wearing silk and cloth clothes, and more often a kind of blue cloth clothes, with thick cotton, and they walked in the square in front of the station.
"Everyone here can afford to wear cotton clothes!"
Paul felt like he was in a dream.
He was urged by the translator Zheng Shuwen to enter the train station.
After passing through the waiting hall, while waiting on the platform, Zheng Shuwen was talking to the platoon commander Jinghaiwei, who was in charge of escorting Paul and Olga to the provincial capital.
The platoon commander of Jing Haiwei was a young man in his twenties, with a dozen equally young men, all dressed in civilian clothes at the moment, but the bags under the coats were bulging, and they were all carrying pistols with them.
"Isn't that thing just a pretty lump of iron? It will attract the attention of the prince. ”
"I heard the Gentile say that this is the key to a treasure."
"Zun Du fake Du, how can there be a key like that?"
"Who knows, but that bag is really amazing."
"That bag is worthless, and if you put something in it, it will leak out, and it is obviously a damaged thing."
"Woo woo woo~"
As he spoke, a whistle came from a distance.
Looking up, a train came puffing black smoke.
When Paul and Olga saw the train coming quickly, with the sound of "pants and pants" entering the station, there was still a bit of a dreamlike feeling.
Along the way, the picture they saw had too much impact on them!
When the two of them were pushed into a carriage and arranged to sit down, they left Yunmeng County with the train and entered the mountains, enjoying the magnificent mountains and rivers of Jingguo through the window.
It is hard to imagine how to build a magical road interspersed with such a steep environment, is this really something that can be done by manpower?
Especially when the train passed through the mountain in the long tunnel, looking at the lights in the tunnel, Paul and they were all shocked.
The train stopped several times in Fuyang County, Quanshan County, Le County, and Yunlong County, and when it was eleven o'clock at noon, it came to Qingcheng Town.
Here, they will change to a direct train to Qifeng County.
"The train arrives at half past one, and there are still two and a half hours to go, so let's go out and eat something first."
Zheng Shuwen suggested.
The platoon commander thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
The security of Qingcheng Town is trustworthy.
Coming out of the exit of the station, Qingcheng Station is much busier than Dongyang Station. In just a few years since the establishment of Qingcheng Station, it has undergone several expansions, and now it has a daily flow of more than 10,000 people, which is comparable to many prefecture-level city railway stations on the earth.
Such a tall building, more majestic than the cathedral of Elam, shuttling through the crowd of people, such a midwinter, Paul actually felt the heat!
In Paul's eyes, the population of Jingguo was huge, and there were more people in each city than could be counted. Such a huge country, one person and a mouthful of saliva can drown the country of Foluo!
In the square in front of the station, Paul saw a tall statue.
Many people worship the statue, and some people throw copper coins at the foot of the statue to pray for blessings.
"Is that the god of your Jingguo?"
Paul asked curiously and Zheng Shuwen.
"No, that's our Highness King Qi!"
Zheng Shuwen corrected.
After saying that, he also walked up to the statue, folded his hands, and bowed respectfully.
"It's the king of Jingguo!"
Paul and Olga whispered.
Olga nodded.
Looking at Zheng Shuwen, who was sincere, pious, and respectful to worship the statue, and the people who looked the same adoration when facing the statue, both of them felt the profound influence of the king of Jingguo among his people that could not be described in words.
"This must be a good king who is wise and martial, and loves the people!"
Olga said.
Paul nodded.
In their minds, a good king is so important!
A wise monarch is often able to expand his territory and bring a lot of resources; A benevolent monarch can often make the country peaceful, and the people's life will be peaceful; A tyrannical monarch will plunge the country into a quagmire of war, and the people will be killed and wounded. The mediocre monarch caused chaos in the country and starved the people.
In their eyes, this King of Jingguo is obviously a promising and wise monarch.
"Bell bell ring······ Friend, in the car? Enter the city for ten yuan. ”
Tricycle pick-up has become a feature in front of various train stations. But Qingcheng Town is particularly special, because it developed early, so the drivers here are also extraordinarily rolled, and many tricycles are dressed up in flowers.
Some of them are painted with beautiful patterns, and some are dressed up with flowers, just like the driver in front of him, who not only has a shelter from the wind and rain, but also has glass windows installed on the shed to make it easier for customers to look outside.
When the car collided, it was painted in a rainbow of brilliant colors, earning enough eyeballs on the road.
Caterina and Anna were attracted by this beautiful car.
Along the way, everything they saw gave them a full sense of freshness and shock, especially when they saw the light meal on the train, they swallowed frantically, but they didn't dare to squeak at all.
"You two come here."
Paul shouted at the two of them.
Both wore hoods and face scarves that covered almost their entire faces, leaving only one pair of eyes exposed. In an unfamiliar country, dressing up like this can minimize the troubles that may occur.
There are many restaurants and inns in front of the train station, but there is still plenty of time, and the platoon leader and Zheng Shuwen are also people who live their lives. So he hired a few cars and headed towards the southern part of Qingcheng Town.
"It smells so good!"
Caterina smelled an enticing fragrance and her stomach growled.
Anna put her face against the car window and looked out at the fireworks.
At the end of the day, workers poured out, most of them dressed in uniform and talking bustlingly, and the army of bicycles flowed through the road like a rushing river.
In the same way, a large number of stalls and restaurants on both sides of the street are also busy.
The rich fragrance that the two of them smelled came from the roast duck shop on the street.
In order to attract customers, the boss holds a fan and keeps fanning the roast duck, and the aroma of the roast duck wafts out.
Looking at the abundant food outside, Anna was about to cry.
The ordinary people of Jingguo can also live such a life.
Caterina never imagined that this fireworks could be so shocking. At this moment, she suddenly became extremely envious of these Jingguo people, who could live in such a prosperous country, not only did they not have to worry about being hungry, but they could also eat such a variety of delicacies and eat in a different way!
"Anna, Katarina, get off!"
Paul shouted outside.
The two hurriedly jumped down.
Following behind Paul and Olga, he quietly looked at the interpreter Zheng Shuwen and the platoon commander who were talking over there.
After a while, the interpreter came up to them and said, "It's cheap here, it's cheap, let's eat here."
Do you have anything you'd like to eat? ”
Zheng Shuwen asked, but they were embarrassed to answer.
"Everything."
Paul gave an unmistakable universal answer.
"Girls, what about you?"
Zheng Shuwen asked the two women again.
Although the two Fanbang women are very beautiful, they do not conform to his aesthetics, the blue eyes and golden hair make him feel weird, he still likes the black-eyed and black-haired Jingguo women, gentle and considerate, beautiful and subtle.
Moreover, he did not feel clear about the future of the two girls, because according to legend, the prince was not very beautiful.
"We want to eat that ······"
Anna raised her hand to point to the roast duck over there, but was grabbed by Caterina with one hand: "We can all do it, listen to the adults." ”
Caterina said obediently.
Anna looked at Caterina heartbrokenly, as if she had snatched her roast duck.
Finally, everyone sat down in the store.
Anna never thought about it, but she still ate roast duck.
Because this is the busiest time in the restaurants, all the shops are overcrowded, only this roast duck restaurant is more expensive because of the food, there are still two tables left, which happens to be occupied by them.
Anna smiled and took off her face towel and hood, washed her hands with the basin of water in the store, and waited for the meal to start.
As they sat down, the people in and out of the store frequently looked sideways.
Although Qingcheng is developed, after all, it is not like Yunmeng County, where very few people can see foreigners.
At this time, the four foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes attracted a lot of attention.
Some people even thought they were shapeshifting monsters, and they started spreading rumors when they went out and opened their mouths.
"It smells so good!"
Anna followed the example of others, using thin cakes, shredded green onions, cucumbers, rolled sliced duck meat, dipped in sauce, and took a bite into her mouth, the collision of the mouth full of grease and wheat fragrance made her eyes widen suddenly, as if there was light in her eyes, she never felt that life is so beautiful, life is so happy.
She pointed to the duck in contentment, and motioned for Caterina to learn from her.
Anna smiled contentedly when she saw that Caterina had followed her example, eating the rolled duck into her mouth with the same expression as she had in her expectant eyes.
"Jingguo is so good!"
When she came out of the store, Anna touched her little belly, her expression full of happiness.
She clenched her small fists and said, as if she had made up her mind, "I must be with His Majesty the Emperor of Jingguo!" ”
"Why?"
Caterina asked.
"If you can be with the emperor, you will be able to eat roast duck every day in the future!"
Anna said, "It's not just roast duck, but other delicious things. ”
In Katerina's light blue eyes, the pupils briefly lost focus, and in an instant, an image flashed like a glimpse of light, and finally shook her head: "Your wish, I'm afraid it won't be easy to come true." ”
(End of chapter)