Iron Dynasty

The sea breeze was blowing, wrinkling one side of the sea.

After the fellow generals inspected the battleship Jingtao, Xiao Ming led a group of generals to Beisha City.

Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the whole area of ​​Beisha City, shipyards, mines, factories, roads. This mountain city that once belonged to Goryeo has now become part of the empire.

Facing the sea, Xiao Ming pointed to the east and said, Liu Chen, there is another enemy in the east of the empire. As the commander of the Pacific Navy, you should know who it is?

Liu Chen's expression became serious, and he said, America.

Xiao Ming nodded, Yes, the conflict between the two camps in the United States and Europe is almost inevitable, but at this time, others cannot take advantage of this opportunity, otherwise everything the empire does will become someone else's wedding dress.

Liu Chen nodded and said, What the emperor said is very true. When the Emperor was in Europe, he often found American merchant ships traveling to and from France. Many of these merchant ships were selling supplies to France.

It's not surprising that the United States became independent with the support of France, and their relationship with France is naturally good. Xiao Ming said: This country's geographical conditions are unique, and once it has the opportunity to develop, it will inevitably become a threat to the empire in the future. So, from now on you have to lay out for that.”

After that, Xiao Ming took out a chart from Qian Dafu's hand, pointed to several islands in the Pacific Ocean and said, Establish naval bases on these three islands, and cooperate with Zhu Sansi to capture the west coast of North America.

The three places Xiao Ming mentioned are contemporary Guam, Midway Island, and Hawaii. By occupying these three places in the vast Pacific Ocean, the imperial navy will be able to control the entire Pacific Ocean, which is also very beneficial for Zhu Sansi to control the west coast.

After a pause, he said, As for Europe, call Xie Yuan, the commander of the Atlantic Navy.

Yes, Your Majesty. Liu Chen replied, now that he, the Pacific Commander, is finally going to realize his dream of controlling the Pacific Ocean.

After deciding on the navy's next strategy, Xiao Ming and his generals arrived in Youzhou by steam locomotive.

Since the barbarians were driven out of this land, Youzhou has once again been full of vitality, and now there are many merchants living in Youzhou.

Most of these businessmen are in the business of selling cattle, sheep and horses, because Youzhou was originally developed as a pasture.

However, with the development of the industrialization of the empire, the pastures around the present city of Youzhou are shrinking, and many pastures have been turned into factories by merchants. At first, they were meat processing factories, and soon more factories were born here.

The increase in factories has attracted the floating population of the empire. In more than ten years, Youzhou has experienced unprecedented prosperity.

Like Qingzhou, the current Youzhou City has no complete city walls, and only the remaining city walls exist as a landscape.

The special steam locomotive stopped in Youzhou City. Xiao Ming and a group of generals got off the car. Outside the station, Youzhou officials who had been notified in advance were already waiting for everyone to arrive.

Thinking of some rumors, Liu Chen couldn't help asking: The emperor seems to be very interested in Youzhou City. There are many rumors in the court now that the emperor plans to move the capital. I don't know if it is true or not.

Xiao Ming smiled and said, There are some people in the court who don't concentrate on doing their own thing well, and they always like to speculate on my thoughts when I have nothing to do, but this time they were right, I do have the idea of ​​moving the capital to Youzhou.

Why? Liu Chen was puzzled. This empire can't be prosperous in terms of Youzhou. Why did the emperor choose the imperial capital in this place.

Xiao Ming showed a helpless look. After all, this world is different from the local area. Here, Youzhou is just an inconspicuous place.

But to Xiao Ming, Youzhou has a different meaning, but he chose to come here for another reason.

That is, after years of industrial outbreaks in Qingzhou, environmental pollution has become very serious, and things like fog have become the norm in Qingzhou.

Although from modern times, Xiao Ming knows the importance of environmental protection, but in an era where only coal can be burned, this seems to be just an extravagant idea.

Moreover, the requirements for environmental protection technology are very high, and some technologies cannot be realized in this era.

So, for two reasons, he had the idea of ​​moving the capital.

After briefly stating his thoughts, Liu Chen smiled and said: So it is, I want to compare the foggy sky in Qingzhou, but the blue sky and white clouds here, and the last will always think that Qingzhou's palace is too small to be worthy of the status of the emperor. The second emperor must build a bigger palace.

Xiao Ming laughed when he heard the words. He also wanted to leave something special to this world, so he said, I have long wanted to do this. Why don't this palace be called the Forbidden City.

While talking, Xiao Ming and Liu Chen took a car to the outskirts of Youzhou. Only then did Liu Chen realize that the emperor came to Youzhou for the sake of the imperial capital.

Noticing Liu Chen's expression, he said, I have seen this battleship, I have to show you a special weapon of the battleship.

Liu Chen knew of a military factory in Youzhou that specialized in the development and production of naval weapons. He said, Isn't the main gun the main weapon of a battleship?

Of course it is, but this one is more hidden. Xiao Ming laughed. In fact, this thing is not very mysterious, it is just a torpedo used on battleships, but to Liu Chen, this thing is amazing.

When he came to the military factory, the military factory staff responsible for receiving Xiao Ming arrived. Xiao Ming did not go around the corner, he said, I received a call saying that you have made a breakthrough in weapons here, so I stopped by to have a look.

The official in charge of the Youzhou military industry said excitedly: Your Majesty, the Youzhou military industry is divided into two parts, one is the army and the other is the navy. The torpedoes of the navy are already complete. We have successfully used the compressed air engine to drive the single-propeller propulsion. The valve controls the horizontal rudder plate at the tail of the torpedo to control the depth of the torpedo, and now our torpedo can be put on the ship.”

Liu Chen was stunned when he heard it. As a combat unit, they were only responsible for fighting wars, and they knew very little about the military industry.

So he can still understand the artillery and the like, and they are completely confused about the principle of this torpedo.

Seeing the expressions of Liu Chen and the generals in his eyes, Xiao Ming said: The purpose of bringing you here this time is to understand all the equipment of your navy, take advantage of this opportunity to learn about it, and after you go back, you will accept a brand new warship. Now, when you sink the battleship yourself, I will not let you go.

The generals shuddered when they heard the words, and they all stepped forward to grab the military technicians and asked carefully.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming and the military staff walked to another yard. This is an equipment research base of the army. Like the navy, there is also a weapon of war born here.