The sea breeze blows a side of the sea.

After inspecting the battleship Storm with the generals, Xiao Ming led a group of generals to Beisha City.

Perched on the top of a hill, you can see the entire area, shipyards, mines, factories, and roads, and this mountain city that once belonged to Goryeo is now 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, right?" ”

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

Xiao Ming nodded, "That's right, it's the United States, and the conflict between the two camps in Europe is almost inevitable, but at this time, we can't let others take advantage of this opportunity to profit from it, otherwise everything the empire does will become someone else's wedding dress." “

Liu Chen nodded, and he said: "What the emperor said is extremely true, when the last general was in Europe, he often found American merchant ships coming and going to France, and many of these merchant ships were selling supplies to France. ”

"It is not surprising that the United States became independent with the support of France, and they naturally had a good relationship with France." Xiao Ming said: "This country is blessed with unique geographical conditions, and once you have the opportunity to develop, it will inevitably become a threat to the empire in the future, so from now on, you have to plan for this." “

After that, Xiao Ming took out a pair of nautical charts 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 seize the west coast of North America."

The three places mentioned by Xiao Ming are Guam, Midway, and Hawaii in the present day, and occupying these three places in the vast Pacific Ocean will allow the imperial navy to control the entire Pacific Ocean, which is also very beneficial to Zhu Sansi's control of the West Coast.

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

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Chen replied that now he, the commander of the Pacific, is finally about to realize his dream of controlling the Pacific.

Setting the next strategy of the navy, Xiao Ming and the generals arrived in Youzhou by steam locomotive.

Since the barbarians were driven out of this land, the place of Youzhou is full of vitality again, and now there are many merchants settled in Youzhou.

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

However, with the development of the empire's industrialization, the grasslands around the current Youzhou City are shrinking, and many of the pastures have been turned into factories by merchants, first as meat processing factories, and soon more factories were born here.

The increase in factories attracted the floating population of the empire, and in more than ten years, Youzhou became unprecedentedly prosperous.

The current Youzhou City, like Qingzhou, has no complete city wall, and only the remaining city wall also exists as a landscape.

The special steam locomotive stopped in Youzhou City, Xiao Ming and a group of generals got off the train, and outside the station, the Youzhou officials who had been notified in advance were already waiting for everyone's arrival.

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

Xiao Ming smiled, and he said: "Some people in this court don't concentrate on doing their own things, and they always like to come to speculate on my thoughts when they have nothing to do, but this time they are right, I do have the idea of moving the capital to Youzhou." “

"Why?" Liu Chen was puzzled, "If this empire wants to be prosperous, it can't be Youzhou's turn, 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 for Xiao Ming, Youzhou has a different meaning, but there is another reason why he chose to come here.

That is, after the industrial outbreak in Qingzhou over the years, environmental pollution has been very serious, and things like fog have become the norm in Qingzhou City.

Although coming from a modern age, Xiao Ming knows the importance of environmental protection, but for an era when only coal can be burned, it seems to be just a luxury idea.

Moreover, the requirements of environmental protection technology are very high, and some technologies are not possible in this era.

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

Simply said his thoughts, Liu Chen smiled: "I see, if you want to compare the foggy sky of Qingzhou, there is a blue sky and white clouds here, and the last general has always thought that the palace in Qingzhou is too small and not worthy of the emperor's identity, and this time the emperor must build a bigger palace." “

Xiao Ming laughed when he heard this, he also wanted to leave something special for this world, so he said: "I have long had this intention, this built palace might as well be called the Forbidden City." “

While speaking, Xiao Ming and Liu Chen walked towards the outskirts of Youzhou by car, and at this time Liu Chen realized that the emperor did not come to Youzhou for the imperial capital.

Noticing Liu Chen's expression, he said, "I've seen this battleship, I have to let you see a battleship's special weapon." ”

Liu Chen knew that there was a military factory in Youzhou that specialized in the development and production of naval weapons, and he said: "Isn't the main gun the main weapon of the 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 a battleship, but for Liu Chen, this thing is very powerful.

When he came to the military factory, the personnel of the military factory who were responsible for receiving Xiao Ming arrived, and Xiao Ming did not beat 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, this Youzhou military industry is divided into two parts, one is the army, the other is the navy, of which the navy's torpedoes have been completed, we have successfully used the compressed air engine to drive the single propeller propulsion, and the horizontal rudder plate at the tail of the torpedo is controlled through the hydraulic valve to control the depth of the torpedo, and now our torpedoes can be completely on board." “

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

So he can still understand the cannon and the like, and they are completely blinded by 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 this opportunity to understand as soon as possible, after you go back, you will accept the brand-new warship, and when the time comes, you will sink the battleship yourself, and I will not let you go." ”

The generals shuddered when they heard this, and they stepped forward one after another, grabbed the military technicians and asked carefully.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming and the military workers walked to another courtyard, which is an equipment research base of the army, and like the navy, there is also a war weapon born here.