"Those guys were talking about the street lamps in the palace again today," the empress said unhappily as she sat at the table.
On the table between the empress and Ren Baqian, there was a steaming hot pot exuding an alluring aroma. Not far from them, there was an ice basin and a fan blowing cool air at them.
"Your Majesty, did you lose your temper again?" Ren Baqian filled the empress's glass with wine and asked with a smile.
The empress snorted. In any case, the Dayao court was full of tough people, and it wasn't a big deal for them to be kicked and slapped twice.
"I explained it earlier, but they didn't understand and always thought that I was too extravagant. Furthermore, they have no right to question my actions! "the empress said unhappily after drinking a glass of wine.
In fact, the last sentence was what the empress wanted to say.
If it were someone else, a few more explanations would clear up everyone's doubts.
However, with the empress's temperament, how could she explain so much calmly? The officials of Dayao found it hard to understand that these street lamps weren't worth much.
In fact, street lamps could be considered treasures in this world. After all, they didn't have soot and smoke, and they were always bright and never extinguished. If they were sold outside, a lot of people would rush to buy them.
Dayao wasn't a wealthy country, and the treasury of the palace depended entirely on Dayao's share of the gold mines to maintain the royal family's expenses. Everyone was used to this.
Now that the palace had suddenly become like this, many people felt that something was wrong.
However, the empress was arrogant and only said a few words. Even if others asked, she was too lazy to explain, which caused many people to misunderstand.
"Perhaps I should explain to them," Ren Baqian said after thinking for a while. In fact, he had heard about this before, but the empress didn't say anything and no one asked him. He couldn't possibly go out and explain that these street lamps weren't worth much.
"You don't have to worry about this," the empress said coldly.
"Pour me a glass of wine!"
Ren Baqian filled the empress's glass with wine and toasted her from afar. After drinking the wine, he changed the topic and asked, "How are things in the northeast and southeast?"
"There are 573 cities of different sizes in the Yun Nation, and Zi Donglai has conquered 33 cities near the border. As for the southeast, it's still small and there aren't many movements. "At this point, the empress regained some energy.
Conquering a city was a big deal for any emperor.
This was true even for the empress.
"Are there enough troops at the front line?" Ren Baqian asked. Originally, the Protectorate of the Northeast only had fifteen thousand soldiers. Another forty thousand new soldiers were sent over, bringing the total to fifty-five thousand. Before the war with Great Xia, the aboriginals had less than 100,000 soldiers.
Fifty-five thousand was already half of the original amount.
The empress pondered for a while and said, "I have already prepared to recruit 40,000 new soldiers. After the new year, I will pass down the conscription order."
"The food problem has been solved?"
"Those sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and potatoes of yours have played a big role. Under Ge Yihong's promotion, the output is quite good. Next year, I plan to promote them on a larger scale. In addition, your canned food factory now provides rations for about 10,000 soldiers. It's just that many people are scolding you! "The empress pursed her lips and smiled when she mentioned this matter. Ren Baqian was the scapegoat for this matter.
"This subject is ashamed to receive this scolding! We can exchange the canned food for livestock in the various cities and send it to the army. "Ren Baqian laughed. It was already good enough that they weren't hungry, yet they were still picky.
"There's no need to do this for the time being. It can only provide rations for 10,000 soldiers, mainly because the transportation distance is too long. After recruiting new soldiers next year, we can use canned food, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and potatoes as rations for the new soldiers. This way, we won't have to transport them to the Yun Nation, "the empress said casually.
Ren Baqian thought about it and reckoned that he still had to bear this scolding.
The two of them drank four bottles of sorghum wine and were slightly tipsy.
"Your wine tastes better. I wonder if there's any more?" the empress asked with her beautiful eyes.
"I have already told the Zhang family that this kind of wine has to be brewed for ten years before being highly purified. The Zhang family still has a batch in the Yun Nation, but they can't ship it over now. We have to wait for Protector Zi to conquer more than half of the Yun Nation. "As Ren Baqian spoke, he saw the empress stand up and walk out.
After the two of them left the hall, the empress pulled Ren Baqian and leaped onto the roof.
Looking around, the entire palace was brightly lit.
The empress sat on the roof, supported her chin with her hand, and said happily, "I like this palace very much."
Then, she changed the topic and said, "It's just that those people are too annoying."
Ren Baqian smiled bitterly. The empress had changed her mind again. She disliked them for being long-winded and annoying, but she wasn't willing to explain in detail to them.
He reached out to grab the empress's hand and caressed it. The empress's palm still gave off a delicate, soft, and warm feeling.
"What do you imagine Dayao to be like?" The empress allowed him to grab her arm, looked ahead, and suddenly fell into deep thought. In fact, the two of them had discussed this question many times, but it required too much time to realize. Therefore, from time to time, she would use this method to imagine it.
Just like a girl who loved to fantasize.
"Standing together with Your Majesty is the world that I want," Ren Baqian said softly.
The empress tilted her head and looked at him. Then, she turned her head and said, "What a slippery answer. What I want to know is what the future Dayao should be like in your mind."
"Flying cars are everywhere … robots do most of the work. After entering communism, the commoners have nothing to do and look at this and that on the streets every day for fun. Then, the two of them looked at each other and one of them said, 'What are you looking at?' The other one said, 'What's wrong with looking at you?' Then, the two of them punched and kicked each other. Finally, it turned into a street brawl. After that, both of them were arrested and sent to the Public Order Bureau to be whipped. "
After Ren Baqian finished speaking, he was kicked down by the empress.
This fellow's words … were really too much of a wet blanket.
Ren Baqian got up from the ground, jumped to the top of the wall at the side, and then jumped to the main hall and sat beside the empress. Seeing that the empress was about to kick him, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Although I said it for fun, it's not completely fake. This kind of thing will happen when the speed of spiritual progress is far behind the speed of material progress. However, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see this scene, but Your Majesty might be able to. "
Even if Ren Baqian and the empress were at the same level, his lifespan would be much shorter than hers. Furthermore, Ren Baqian had to travel between two worlds and consume a lot of his lifespan on Earth.
"I won't let you die too early. However, you only move once I whip you. Tomorrow, I will prepare a whip for you. If you don't practice diligently, I will whip you! "The empress tilted her head and looked at him. Her tone was full of … eagerness to try?
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