Chapter 132: The Imperial Capital
The architectural style of the imperial capital inherits the classical characteristics of the original Storm Country, and the main building is dominated by the color of the sky, most of which are blue roofs with white backgrounds.
The fifteen-meter-high wall connects the two mountains to form a barrier in front of the imperial capital, and 500 metal cannons made by alchemists are evenly distributed on the top of the city, and are heavily guarded and patrolled. In front of the city wall is a moat, this moat was dug by hand in the early days of the construction of the imperial capital, the river is thousands of meters long, about 30 meters deep, 200 meters wide, the original intention of building this moat was to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and these more than 300 years, on the contrary, it has witnessed the struggle for succession again and again and one coup d'état after another, and the blue river is hidden under the bright red like blood.
On the seemingly calm surface of the river, a huge multi-arch stone bridge about 50 meters wide connected the main gate of the imperial capital, and two multi-arch stone bridges about 30 meters wide connected the secondary city gates on the left and right sides of the main city gate. On weekdays, people enter and leave the imperial capital by the secondary gates on the left and right sides, while the main city gates are usually closed, except for special reasons and festivals, and can only be opened by His Majesty the King's travel and decree.
After passing through the thick and tall mahogany sub-gates on the left and right, you will enter this great city. The first is a straight and wide road, which does not seem congested even if ten carriages drive side by side. Guards stood guard at intervals on both sides of the road, and two groups of cavalry patrolled back and forth. At the end of the road is a circular square, and in the center of the square stands a huge and majestic statue, about ten meters high, depicting His Majesty Iragon in his youth, and under that skillful skill, His Majesty Iragon raised his horse and charged with a sword has been preserved forever.
After walking a little further through the circular square, you will come to the most lively area of the imperial capital, the trade area, and whenever you enter the trade area, you can feel extremely lively and extraordinary, even at midnight and early in the morning. All kinds of shops, large stores and shopping malls, tall office buildings, all kinds of special restaurants and snacks, large and small hotels, all kinds of bars and dance halls and imperial capital banks and so on are all available here. The largest mercenary hall on the eastern continent is also located in the trade zone, and it is also worth mentioning that the headquarters of the high-end hotel of the "Fugui" consortium is also located here, and the luxurious high-rise building is the tallest building in the trade zone.
On both sides of the trade area are the common residential area and the aristocratic residential area, referred to as the common residential area and the aristocratic district. The left is the common people's area, and the right is the aristocratic area, and there is a strict division between the common people and the nobles in the imperial capital, and there is a saying that "the common people are to the left, and the nobles are to the right", even if you are rich and have not obtained the title and title of the nobles, you can only go to the left and not to the right. The common area is divided into three sub-districts: the slum area, the middle area and the rich area, and the slum area and the middle area are larger than the rich area. The aristocratic area is divided into five districts according to the title: duke, marquis, earl, son, and male, with the largest area occupied by the duke and the smallest baron.
Behind the common residential area and the aristocratic residential area are their respective college districts, the common people college area and the noble college area, where the imperial capital cultivates talents. The academies in the Commoner Academy can only admit commoners, while the academies in the Noble Academy District can recruit not only nobles but also commoners. The academy is divided into lower colleges, intermediate colleges and advanced colleges according to the age of the students. The general lower and intermediate colleges teach only basic knowledge, while the higher colleges impart specialized knowledge. In addition to the regular colleges, there are also colleges that specialize in martial arts, magic, and alchemy, and these colleges have their own unique way of recruiting students. Imperial law required all citizens of the imperial capital to attend a general college at the age of seven and to be educated until the age of sixteen, all of which were exempt from tuition. The imperial capital attaches so much importance to education because of an old saying, "Education does not distinguish between rich and poor."
Crossing the commoner area to the left is the Garden District, also known as the "Commoners' Noble District", where people or large families live without the title of nobility but have unusual status.
In the lower right corner of the common area is a huge prison, which is divided into two areas, above and below, where ordinary criminals are held on the ground and those who are the most vicious criminals are kept underground.
Next to the prison is the public security management office of the imperial capital, which manages the security of all districts of the imperial capital and prevents the occurrence of all kinds of vicious incidents and special incidents.
In the upper left corner of the trade area, after passing through the common people and the common people college area, is the imperial capital port, which is a transportation hub for ships to enter and exit safely and berth, and is also a staging point for water and land transportation.
After the trade area, the middle of the common people's college district and the noble college district was the holy church district, which was specially approved by His Majesty Iragon at the time, and could be completely independent of the imperial law, and was managed by the archbishop and the eight bishops under him, and was also stationed by the Knights of the Holy Cross. The church district is the most desirable place for all the clergy on the eastern continent, and it is also the place where the clergy pray, study and worship. At the heart of the entire church district is the holy Imperial Capital Cathedral of the Holy Light, which is rumored to be permanently sheltered by the Holy Light, emitting a faint soft light that gives people who enter the cathedral a sense of comfort and serenity. The church area is open to everyone, rich and poor, commoners, nobles and even royalty.
The road behind the church area is divided into three, and you can enter three different adjacent areas, which are the martial arts area on the left, the magician area in the middle, and the alchemy area on the right, and the three areas correspond to the cultivators of Douqi, magic and alchemy. The martial arts area on the left and the alchemy area on the right are adjacent to the common people academy area and the noble academy area respectively. The architectural style of each district is different, the warrior area is wild, the magician area is mysterious, and the alchemy area is modern. There are corresponding associations in each district, the martial arts area is the Imperial Royal Warriors Association, the magician area is the Imperial Royal Magicians Association, and the alchemy area is the Imperial Royal Alchemy Association.
Passing through the Warrior District, the Wizard District or the Alchemy District, there is a straight road, and on either side of the road are two large districts, the military district on the left and the academic district on the right, which are also called the Old Town, and the reason why it is called the Old Town is because it was once the site of the Storm Country. The Military District was a military location for dealing with the military situation of the Empire, and was closed to commoners and non-serving nobles except in special circumstances. The academic district is a place where the people's livelihood, development and national conditions of the empire are handled, and it is open to all citizens of the empire except in special circumstances.
At the end of the straight road between the military and academic districts is the Imperial Palace, the center of the entire Imperial Capital, the entire Human Empire, and even the entire Eastern Continent, where His Majesty, the supreme ruler of the Human Empire, and his royal family reside, and where His Majesty receives officials in matters of state and in large and small ways. The palace, designed by His Majesty Iragon himself, also hides many secret uses that are not well known.
Except for the military district and the imperial palace, the other districts were connected by roads, so that the horse-drawn carriage became a means of transportation for the people of the imperial capital, especially the rich and noble.
After more than 300 years of development, the imperial capital has such a large scale now, covering a total area of more than 6,000 square kilometers and a permanent population of more than 10 million, not counting the foreign population.