At the end of the morning of the next day, Liu Xinyu took the guards and took the train to Zhang's house.

At present, the tracks in the whole country are double rails, but there are forks in some important intersections for transferring, stopping, and repairing locomotives.

Here in the palace, there are also locomotives that are specially parked, which are specially prepared for Liu Xinyu and important officials, and some important resources are usually transported.

However, the departure of the train needs to be subject to unified scheduling, and the palace departs on the hour.

Nowadays, communication is inconvenient, command and dispatch are almost none, and it is all dependent on controlling the departure time to control the operation, and adding sentry posts along the way to monitor the operation of the train. Fortunately, there are only 12 locomotives in the country, plus 4 spare trains, so there is no problem for the time being.

Liu Xinyu looked through the car window and saw the changes along the way. The once dilapidated village flourished – brick houses and two-story buildings began to appear. Many of the mansions that once belonged to the nobility have become ruins, and most of them were destroyed by Liu Xinyu's internal cleaning. Most of the important towns along the way have their walls removed.

Wide roads can be seen everywhere, and from time to time migrant workers can be seen rectifying the broken roads. The roads are now mainly made of rammed earth, but now in late winter, the melting water is destroying the integrity of the roads. At this time, road contractors are speeding up the repair of roads.

Tolls are now very substantial. With the successful return of China Southern Airlines, with the commercial transformation of Xinglintang and the re-recovery of business, the income from tolls has also risen.

But now the competition for tolls is fierce – if you don't have a good way to walk here, or if the toll is high, we'll go the other way!

Free competition has bloomed on the land of the country of Qixia. In such an environment, on average, there are more than two roads connecting each town and city. This creates competition.

In such a situation, highway contractors have had to improve their services: better road conditions and more reasonable tolls. And this kind of free competition has brought prosperity to the country of Qixia for the time being.

It's a country that's just beginning to make a complete transition to commerce and industry, and it's a thriving country, full of opportunities. In such an environment, as long as everyone is willing to work hard, they can get relatively good returns.

The cost of building the road is expected to be recovered in just two years. It also allows more people to be involved in the plan.

Then Liu Xinyu saw the winter wheat again, one by one, as far as the eye can see, and the spiritual rice planted in winter, these plants that can grow to more than two meters rise and fall in the wind in late winter, and occasionally you can see the busy farmers below, and piles of broken spirit stones are buried in the formation of the field.

The train was speeding away, but what Liu Xinyu saw was a thriving country.

"Without the nobility, the country is better!" Liu Xinyu couldn't help muttering to herself.

Hu Yinglan, who was next to her, did not speak, but just stood quietly. In fact, Hu Yinglan's cultivation is not high, but it is the most credible. Hu Yinglan is more like a multi-functional maid, and she is the only person who can always follow Liu Xinyu's side.

The train did not arrive at the port until 14 o'clock in the afternoon, and Zhang Hao had already led people to wait here for more than three hours.

Liu Xinyu slowly walked off the train with a faint smile on her face, "Zhang Hao, I found that you seem to have been idle." You just participated in the renovation of Xinglin Hall, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise. Please, the Pearl has stopped at the port, just waiting for His Majesty to review it. ”

Liu Xinyu walked slowly towards the shore, but before he reached the shore, he saw a ...... White battleship!

As he got closer, Liu Xinyu saw clearly.

Compared with the steel color of the Zhiyuan and the Iron Duke, the current battleship is white. Similar in shape and size to the Iron Duke – but more slender and slim, the Group's shipbuilding technology is growing rapidly.

It's just that for the time being there is no superstructure and artillery.

On the side of the ship, there is a font milled out of steel: Pearl.

Compared with the handwriting directly engraved on the hull of the Zhiyuan and the Iron Duke, this handwriting is cut with steel and machine tools, and each word is about one meter. The surface of the steel handwriting pulls out angular steel diagonals, and the silver-white steel shimmers with the sun's rays, dazzling.

Liu Xinyu stood on the shore, her eyes a little straight. At the first sight of the battleship, she was amazed. She muttered to herself, "This battleship ...... It looks as noble as a swan!"

Zhang Hao smiled: "Only such a battleship is worthy of Your Majesty!"

Liu Xinyu looked at the battleship for a while, and then turned his head slightly to look at Zhang Hao: "Why do you suddenly want to send me a battleship?"

"It's not that I thought about it suddenly, but I always had this intention. Your Majesty, I have said that your majesty will spread to the whole known world! And the best vehicle for communication at present is ...... Battleship!

Your Majesty, our country is different. Our country, will use warships to explore the world.

And Your Majesty, as the monarch of this country, deserves a warship as your car.

Moreover, His Majesty had previously told the Xuanzhen Sect that only after I found a 'pearl' would I give Ninghe County to the Zhang family, and in this way, I rejected the predecessors of the Xuanzhen Sect Hongyunzi.

Again, now we have seen hope, Your Majesty's crown can be without a pearl, but this country cannot be without a pearl!

So, no matter which way you look at it, Your Majesty needs a pearl. ”

Liu Xinyu slowly turned his head, looking at the battleship in the harbor and in the waves, his heart was full of passion for a while. Although I don't know if it's the first time I've seen a steel battleship, I have a different trend of thought in my heart at this time.

Steel Battleship!

Looking at the small wooden ship moored in the harbor - it was used by the Zhang family and the Dayang Group to train sailors, and compared with the warship made of steel, an indescribable pride echoed in Liu Xinyu's heart.

"Okay! I have taken this battleship! However, the rules of the country cannot be broken. This battleship will be exchanged for an oil field. Recently, the state discovered a very large oil field in Nanyang County, near the sea, and the preliminary estimate is that the area is at least three towns, and the oil can be seen flowing on the ground. ”

Zhang Hao nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I have been thinking about buying this place from the state recently." Nanyang County calls this place the Black Swamp.

It just so happens that we have recently advanced our refining technology and are already capable of building large refineries.

Later, with the increase of warships, with the increase of locomotives, and with the development of industry, oil will become the food of industry.

By the way, Your Majesty, the last remaining hard-to-use asphalt from oil refining can be used to pave roads. The Zhang family has already tried to pave the road with asphalt, and the effect is good. As long as the current rammed earth layer is covered with a layer of asphalt, the road can be protected from wind and rain. ”

Liu Xinyu smiled: "It's far away, let's take a look at the battleship first." ”

It's my own battleship. Liu Xinyu boarded the battleship with excitement and gently stroked the railing. The battleship was painted with white paint, and the surface of the battleship was lightly sanded in order to make the paint adhere better. The paint has also been specially treated to give it a light matte finish, which is understated and luxurious.

The deck is of steel, but it is covered with a layer of noble sandalwood of lilac. This battleship is more like a work of art.

Next to him, Hou Shangzhuo was holding a book of materials and was explaining to Liu Xinyu. This battleship was similar to the Iron Duke, but it was a little longer and thinner, with a slightly lower displacement and a slightly higher dead weight. But the performance of the battleship has improved a lot.

The ship's power system still uses a steam turbine, and the speed is higher than that of the Iron Duke.

Using the production method of rivets, the 10,000-ton class has reached the extreme of temporary technology. If you want to build a bigger battleship, you still need to accumulate technology.

But this has already satisfied Liu Xinyu. After more than an hour of sea trials, and when the warships landed, Liu Xinyu shouted excitedly: "Strive to reach 10 warships this year, and at the end of the year, also before the New Year, we will go to the country of Langya!

Her Majesty is a vengeance!

Zhang Hao nodded: It will be!

"By the way, Zhang Hao, last time the Zhiyuan was attacked by three Avatars in the country of Langya. If we go next time, will there be more Transfiguration Attacks?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have already figured out what happened last time. Because there was a god transformation period on the battleship at that time, the opponent's transformation stage also attacked.

Next time, there will be no avatar period on our battleship. So that the other side has no reason to attack.

Of course, just in case, our incarnation period will also hang in the back. ”

Liu Xinyu nodded: "Very good." Next time, I will smash all the ships in the country of Langya, completely wipe out their sailors, and blow up their shores again!"

"Yes!"

Liu Xinyu said: "Recently, we got information that the country of Langya is also manufacturing Xuantie warships, and it seems that it can also produce steam turbines. Do you know that?"

"Yeyuelou has gotten the news. But Your Majesty don't worry, their ship ...... It turned out to be flat-bottomed. When the time comes, they will cry!"

"What's wrong with the flat-bottomed boat?" Liu Xinyu didn't quite understand.

"Flat-bottomed boats...... When the cannon is fired, the boat will float on the sea! And the punt is not stable. After testing and calculation, we found that in the fierce combat environment, the stability and maneuverability of the flat-bottomed ship are comprehensively weaker than our current warship design.

And Your Majesty does not have to worry, the production of a steam turbine is not so simple. There are a lot of steam turbines purchased in China, who can produce steam turbines now?"

What is the core technology of the steam turbine? Is it a formation, is it a black iron, or is it a spell? It's not at all, it's fluid mechanics and mathematics! I don't know this thing, and all attempts to imitate a steam turbine are futile.

Of course, the cultivation world is good, and there is a lot of accumulation. However, there are also many deficiencies in the cultivation world - too much attention is paid to spells, formations, etc., and the study of basic physics and so on is far from enough.

However, this should not underestimate the country of Langya. This is the world of cultivation, without the steam turbine, we still have a formation! If this country of Langya can't study the steam turbine in the end, and directly goes into the formation, it is not impossible, but it consumes a lot of money.

And the formation is done, this ship ...... Maybe you can fly!

Zhang Hao and Liu Xinyu chatted about the country of Langya with a match, and gradually came to the shore. Suddenly, Zhang Hao changed the topic, "Your Majesty, please come over today, there is another important matter." ”

"Oh...... What is it?" Liu Xinyu had a smile in his eyes: Are you Zhang Hao finally going to make a request?

Zhang Hao put away the faint smile on his face, "Your Majesty, we sailed south this time thanks to an astrologer, Zhao Dahe. ”

Liu Xinyu nodded: "I have heard of this person, and I would like to thank him in person." By the way, is this person's origin clear?"

"It has been investigated and is credible. But what I want to talk about today is related to Zhao Dahe. Your Majesty, you may not believe it, Zhao Dahe...... I measured the thickness of the earth!"

"Hmm......" Liu Xinyu was stunned. This news made her not know how to respond for a while. Jokes, right?

"Your Majesty, come with me. This matter is still relatively secret, and only a few people know about it. This is a breakthrough in knowledge, this is the breakthrough...... Everyone felt a little frightened. ”

Liu Xinyu: ...... The more you talk about it, the more I don't understand.

Liu Xinyu, Hu Yinglan and a few others followed Zhang Hao to a new courtyard of Zhang's house, but they were surrounded by Praetorian Guards.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw Zhao Dahe looking a little excited, making a wooden ball of about one meter.

Next to him, Zhang Shengde, Zhang Shengye, Bai Yutang, Zhou Xueyao, Zhou Shuhai, Bai Ye, Zhou Jue, Li Yousheng (Li Yuanyuan's father), Mu Mingchen, Zheng Changfeng, Mei Qianyun and other important personnel of the Dayang Group, as well as many researchers of the Zhang family such as Huang Mingshan, stood in a neat circle. Moreover, all of them had strange expressions.

After Zhang Hao brought Liu Xinyu in, he came to Zhao Dahe's side and said to everyone: "Everyone, starting today, there is a new discipline in the country of Qixia, and I and Zhao Dahe jointly named it:

Geography!

Next, please Zhao Dahe to explain to you. ”