Chapter 2 An unusually Shu land
"I heard that the third prince Li Keli is a ...... of the number of imperial books" Sunan Ge squinted his eyes and paused and said with a smile, "It seems that they are not very good at it, I don't know if Uncle Wang knows?" The dignified Dajing Dynasty will not be so negligent in disciplining the prince. β
"It's true, but that's only relative to his royal brother who is good at this, and for ordinary bachelors, he is also on par."
Of course, Li Jing is playing sloppy with this little witch, let alone a bachelor, Li Ke is afraid that he will have a discussion with the children who have just gone to school, and he doesn't dare to say that he will win.
But if you want to tell the truth, then I'm afraid that Sunan Ge doesn't even plan to enter Yizhou City, so he just turns around and leaves.
Then he wasted so much effort to come to Shudi, and he had to be all in the soup.
Li Jing coped while looking at the fields not far away.
At this time, it was obviously the time to work in the fields for irrigation, but there was not a single busy figure in the field.
It's really counterintuitive.
If you don't work hard, where will the food come from?
Without food, how can the people live?
If the people can't live well, how can the whole Yizhou get better.
He thought about it in his heart, and suddenly felt a chill arise spontaneously.
The appearance of the ruined walls of Yizhou City has been imagined by him.
Su Nange on the side obviously saw this, and there was a look of disdain on his face without concealment.
I almost said directly: Just this kind of brainless man is also worthy of my little princess of the Northern Wilderness?
Not much.
The convoy had slowly walked to the city gate.
Although it was noon, the gates of Yizhou City were closed.
But this is not the most important thing for everyone at this time.
Li Jing blinked repeatedly in shock, and looked at Gonggong Gui on the side with some confusion in surprise.
"Xiao Gui, are you sure we are not in the wrong place? This is the impoverished city of Yizhou, right? β
Gonggong Gui was also shocked beyond measure, his pupils were flickering, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed a few times.
He replied in a panic: "Back to the words of the king...... It should be. β
Originally, Li Jing's question, he had to give an accurate answer.
But now he really doesn't dare to talk nonsense!
What is this Yizhou City??
You seem to be openly joking with my father-in-law!
I've been here before! Is it like for a sister?
Father-in-law Gui looked at the luxurious fortified city in front of him with a blank face, as if he had returned to Chang'an!
Bustling?
It's not like to talk about it, because although the gate of Yizhou City looks big, it is not set off by gorgeous decorations, but the monotonous color looks a little solemn.
However, this solemnity, coupled with the fact that the city gate is now closed, and a trace of bleak wind blows outside the gate from time to time, it is more like an impregnable fortress!
Li Jing felt that even if he brought the army with him, it was a question of whether he could defeat Yizhou.
Sunan Ge's eyes widened even more, although the soldiers of the Northern Wilderness were brave and good at fighting, the craftsmanship of the Northern Wilderness was unsatisfactory.
The construction of the city is far inferior to that of the Dajing Dynasty, otherwise it would not be in a hurry to start a war against the Jing Dynasty.
And the city of Yizhou City is even more majestic than the capital of their Northern Wilderness!
How could she not be surprised!
Just when the whole team was in a state of confusion.
The gates of the city suddenly opened!
Immediately after that, a bunch of colorful notes were fired.
Li Ke's bodyguard, Wang Meng, had a fierce beard on his head, but he was smiling.
"Distinguished guests from afar, welcome to Yizhou!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the gates of the city were completely opened, and the two bands played and sang joyfully.
If you don't know, you think which family is picking up your daughter-in-law.
Rao is Li Jing has seen strong winds and waves, and he was also taken aback.
On this day, with so many cities in the north and south of the sea, it was the first time he was received like this.
He couldn't help whispering: "If there is another sedan chair and carriage, it will really be a kiss." β
If he hadn't known that the news of his trip hadn't leaked out, he would have thought that Li Ke knew that he had brought his daughter-in-law to him.
Father-in-law Gui was surprised and kept paying attention to Li Jing, and when he heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to take over the conversation:
"Master Wang, in this Bashu area, the horses are extremely thin, riding horses with hips, and riding bumpy cars, sir, you should get into our own carriage......
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Wang Meng.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please come into the cityβ"
As he moved out of the way, the defenders of Yizhou City behind him also moved along.
Li Jing's team was dumbfounded again!
A chimney was emitting wisps of white smoke.
No.
Not a chimney, there are wheels underneath.
Don't...... Is it a car?
Li Jing stared at the "steel beast" in front of him, his pupils shrunk.
If it weren't for the fact that this thing was not aggressive, the guards disguised as caravans behind them would have to draw their swords as soon as possible.
Wang Meng squinted at the surprised look on the faces of everyone in the luxury caravan in front of him, and his heart was happy.
Sample, the steam train invented by the prince will take you sightseeing, don't you just pinch you?
Just now, he had an expression of coming from a big city, looking down on people in a small place like Yizhou, as if he was being led by Wang Meng's nose at this moment.
Say get on the car, say unload, unload.
Li Jing followed Wang Meng and sat in the first carriage.
Since rubber has not yet been introduced to the Central Plains, the steam engine can only make the most basic version, and cannot make an improved version, so there is still a problem of insufficient power, and the speed cannot be improved.
Therefore, Li Ke did not lay railroad tracks outside the city, but only placed them on the avenues in the city for sightseeing.
The carriage is also more than twice as small as a normal train, just enough for two people to sit side by side.
Li Jingrao has been to all corners of the world, has seen a lot of knowledge, and has never seen anything like this.
"There are no horses, cattle and sheep to pull this thing, how can it move?"
Wang Meng hugged his chest a little tremblingly and said, "Amazing, right? This is all invented by our prince, called a steam train, as long as the charcoal is burned, this car can move. β
Li Jing looked at the white gas coming out of the locomotive and meditated: "Charcoal fires, water steames, what a steam train...... Could it be that Li Ke, this kid, is actually a genius? It's just that this genius is not above Wen Taowu's strategy......"
With the movement of the sightseeing train, the outer Guo of Yizhou City basically walked around.
Wang Meng introduced Yizhou City while looking at the rather dignified middle-aged man in front of him, as if he wanted to find some treasure from his face.
Hiss β
Mother's Hippie's!
I'll just say, this thin skin and tender meat looks like a fish belly eater!
If you don't scrape a layer of oil and water, Uncle Ben won't be surnamed Wang!
Li Jing, who was sitting opposite, felt that Wang Meng's eyes were gradually becoming terrifying, and hurriedly coughed.
Wang Meng came back to his senses when he heard the cough, smiled slightly, and showed a very kind smile that he imagined.
As everyone knows, this smile was so infiltrating that it almost didn't make Li Jing jump out of the car on the spot.