LOL: I'm a bad prince in Demacia

Chapter 204 There is a sense of déjà vu that a child has finally grown up
It was about noon.

The sunlight became a bit more conspicuous, and the orange-yellow sunlight penetrated through the clouds, falling one by one.

The air has warmed up a bit, and it's a good time to bask in the sun.

After lunch, the chairs outside were full of people, enjoying the quiet time in the afternoon.

Until a sound of hoofbeats came, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard.

A messenger soldier got off his horse and stopped at the gate of Lu Qiyuan to report: "Your Highness, there is your letter."

Hearing this, Yurna got up and went to the gate of the courtyard to pick up the letter.

After delivering the letter, the messenger soldier turned around and mounted his horse, and went away.

Urna handed the letter to Lu Qi who got up from the chair, and at the same time attracted the attention of the girls in the surrounding rocking chairs.

"Whose letter is it?"

Lacus who was closest had already put on her shoes and came over, her gaze fell on the letter.

The appearance of this letter is quite exquisite, and the golden seal on it also reveals a sense of pride.

"Why are you acting like a curious baby all day long?" Lu Qi glanced at her and read the letter.

This seal alone is very easy to identify who sent the letter. In his memory, the only one who can use this mark is the princess.

Paris Glenlot.

At this moment, Lacus also recognized who sent the letter, and her memories were dragged back to that afternoon, and she remembered that Panis who kissed Lu Qi in front of all of them and left.

Lu Qi had torn the letter open at this moment, took out the letter inside, and looked at it.

"Hello, dear prince.

There are too many things to be busy recently, but fortunately, I am almost done, and I have spared some time to write to you.

Although only 20 days have passed, I don't think you will forget me.

To prevent this, I will write to you every week from now on to make up for the time we owe.

Of course, you can also choose not to reply.

But maybe I'll be sad. "

From this passage, it can be seen that Panis was still in a good mood when writing this letter.

"Thanks to His Highness's medicine, my father's condition has improved, and he has been able to eat a lot in the past two days.

Moreover, with the aid of the German army, we quickly took control of Marta's family.And I learned that my father's illness was indeed caused by them.

And they have secretly united with many nobles.

If according to their plan, if nothing happened to Marta, my royal father would die this month.And they will seize the kingship in one fell swoop. But don't worry, their plan has failed. "

After returning to China, this should be the most busy thing for Panis.

As the next heir to the throne, she has to deal with too many things.

The first to bear the brunt are the restless nobles and the rebellious Martha family.

Fortunately, because Marta had an accident, Panis and Dupont, who received assistance from Debon, quickly solved the problem.

At the same time, Panis' father's illness was also cured, so she didn't have to worry about her father's death, and she would get married immediately after inheriting the throne.

Thus, Glenlot's political problems are also resolved.

After that, it's just trivial things to write.

"Looking forward to your Highness's reply, and to say hello to Lacus and the others for me—Panis, October 22."

After reading the letter, Lu Qi casually closed it.

Now that the matter is resolved, it is naturally good.

After watching it from the sidelines, Lux also said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen to Glenlot."

She didn't know about this before, but now she understands after reading the letter.

Turns out there was a near rebellion in Glenlot.

Of course a reply was required, and it didn't take much time.

So Lu Qi returned to the room and began to write a reply letter.

After writing the letter, he remembered that he had to go out today, so he packed up the written reply and went downstairs.

At this moment, Wei En, Quinn and the others are ready to leave and go to the pro barracks for training.

And Lacus and Kashina also began to prepare to leave.

For them, one-third of the holiday has passed, and during this time, they have not been idle.

Lux didn't forget that she joined the Church of the Illuminators a while ago.

Recently, I often go to the Church of the Illuminator with Kashina to help. I heard that they are very serious in doing things, and even put away their usual playful temperament.

This gave Lu Qi a sense of déjà vu that his child had finally grown up.

Poppy and Fiona stayed in the yard with Sona when they had nothing to do.

Because the destinations were different, the few people who were going out did not go with each other, and they separated at the intersection.

Lu Qi sat in the carriage, opened the curtains and looked at the scenery along the street.

Compared with the first time he set foot in the capital, the street has changed quite a bit.

Because of the newspapers, the horizons of many residents have been broadened, and the things they can understand and contact have increased.

Before that, Demacia was not good at printing technology, so books were not particularly circulated in the middle and lower classes.

For the wealthy capital, this is not particularly obvious.

However, if you look away from the capital and look at the cities, counties, small towns, and villages outside the capital, you will find out.

Some families often have to save money for a period of time before they can buy a book to read.

The nobles, on the other hand, have a large library.

Of course, this is a class gap, there is nothing to say.

However, it is different now.

Demacia's printing technology is developing rapidly, newspapers can contain more and more information, and the price is not expensive.

If you buy it for a long time, it will become one book after another.

Moreover, during this time, the officials have not been idle.

They did not intervene too much in the matter of the newspaper, but devoted all their energies to the matter of printing books.

Now, they have broken through the difficulty of book printing and started large-scale book production.

The price of books, even for the middle and lower class residents in other areas, is not so expensive anymore.

Knowledge has a great influence on people, which will make them no longer limited by limited thinking.

However, just this is not enough.

If this is a heavy rain, Lu Qi hopes that he can make it bigger.

After driving for a while, the carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the newspaper office of Wangcheng Express.

"Post the letter for me."

Lu Qi handed the letter to Urna and got out of the carriage.

Then he walked into the newspaper office. In the afternoon, there were not many people who came to the newspaper office to buy newspapers. As soon as he entered the door, he could smell the unique smell of ink.

"Your Highness, you are finally here!"

A joyful voice came, and Mei Li and her brother ran over to meet Lu Qi.

Now the two are the persons in charge of the newspaper, and this matter was originally in charge of Navis.

However, Navis has been busy with the affairs of the scientific research institute recently, so this matter has been handed over to the sister and brother Meili who can no longer keep up with the progress.

However, the two still have a certain talent in this regard.

After handing over the matter to them, they are still doing well.

At least Lu Qi was not disappointed.

Walking into the backyard of the newspaper office, the printing press has moved here.

After improvement, today's printing press has been developed to the fourth generation, and it can be said that it is improving all the time.

And it won't be long before we will usher in the fifth generation, semi-automatic printing presses.

"The sales of the newspaper are growing steadily every day, and the newly launched prints are also very well received. I expect that the sales of the newspaper will increase to a certain extent in the next period of time."

Colin took out a statistical report and handed it to Lu Qi.

Lu Qi took it and glanced at it casually.

He has never paid much attention to these things. He is actually not interested in money.

Now his personal property and his industrial chain can make him no longer have to worry about the lack of money will have something to do with him.

Once a person is rich, especially rich, he always wants to do something to give back to the society.

Lu Qi put the report back into Colin's hands, and said in his mouth: "What I told you last time, you can start to prepare."

"Yes, Your Highness." Colin immediately responded.

Lu Qi then looked at the printing machine in front of him: "There is another thing, we are going to release the drawings of the first-generation printing machine."

Hearing this, Meili froze for a moment: "What does Your Highness mean?"

Lu Qi said casually: "Open the blueprint."

Now the siblings are both stunned.

After a while, Meili asked: "But this... doesn't seem to be good for us."

The current popularity of the Wangcheng Express has made many people salivate with envy.

But they don't know printing technology.

If the drawings of the printing press are made public, wouldn't that mean that you are actively creating a group of enemies for yourself?

"Does it have to be beneficial to do it?"

Lu Qi glanced at her.

Mei Li's reaction was fast enough, and she immediately said: "Your Highness, I am superficial, and my ideological consciousness is not high enough."

"No, actually your thinking is correct."

Lu Qi smiled and said: "This matter is indeed not good for us, but it is not bad either. Now with the reputation of Wangcheng Express, this matter will not have much impact on us. Those who really become enemies, It's the ones who hold the blueprints."

The fame of Wangcheng Express has now spread throughout Demacia.

It can be said that it is firmly seated in the leading position.

Even if the printing technology is disclosed, it will not be affected, and there is no need to worry about the unstable position of the boss.

After all, whether it is fame, price or technology, Wangcheng Express will always be at the forefront.

Furthermore, the technology of printing cannot be hidden.

Sooner or later, it will be open and transparent.

Originally, Lu Qi's idea was to let Wangcheng Express develop for a while.

But now seeing the performance of the newspaper and the speed of progress in printing technology, he feels that this step can be carried out ahead of schedule.

After the printing technology is made public, I believe it can be seen that a large number of people will squeeze into this fertile land that has not been plowed.

And this is exactly what Lu Qi wanted.

He needs to develop faster, and needs to make the whole society involuntary.

Only in this way can the industry progress, and the improved products will enter the field of vision of the general public.

As for what Lu Qi told Mei Li a while ago, the newspaper can start collecting manuscripts.

So far, the manuscripts of newspaper offices have been written by dedicated people, and the format is basically uniform.

Now, with the popularity of the Wangcheng Express and the demonstration, it is possible to start soliciting papers from the general public.

There are many contents of the call for contributions, such as various collections of poems, short stories, novels and even prints.

The business of newspaper offices is no longer limited to newspapers, and several specialized channels can be developed.

For example, novel blackboard newspapers, comic blackboard newspapers, and poetry collection blackboard newspapers.

After an excellent manuscript is approved, it can be exchanged for money according to the sales volume, and at the same time it can increase its reputation. Presumably no one will refuse.

When the thoughts of the masses begin to shine on an open platform, the effect and influence it can produce is enormous.

What Lu Qi is doing now is to provide this platform.

Moreover, when doing this, Lu Qi doesn't have to worry about getting stuck on it.

Because he himself is above.

After ordering these two matters, Lu Qi left the newspaper office.

He believed that with the abilities of the Meili siblings, they could handle this matter well.

It doesn't matter if it can't be done well, because Lu Qi will ask the official to help.

Outside, Urna had already posted the letter, going back and forth.

After getting into the carriage, Lu Qi said, "Go to the next stop."

Soon, the carriage moved on.

An hour later, it slowly stopped at the research and development base of the scientific research institute.

Now this place is about to become the second scientific research institute, but the secrecy is a little bit bigger, and it is not something that can be entered by just a random person.

Lu Qi walked all the way inside, and soon found Wen Huade.

"You came just in time, take a look"

Wen Huade is currently in a research room, surrounded by a group of scientific researchers, including Navis.

And not far in front of them, there is an iron machine that is whistling and wheezing, and white water vapor is constantly emitting from a protrusion of the machine.

Impressively, it was a steam engine.

Lu Qi stepped forward to look at it, and after observing it for a while, he nodded: "Basically there is no problem."

In front of him was an obvious atmospheric steam engine.

This steam engine can introduce steam into the cylinder, the valve is closed, then cold water is sprinkled into the cylinder, and the steam condenses to create a vacuum.

Air pressure on the other side of the piston pushes the piston.

In mines a rod is attached to the shaft to drive a pump.

The movement of the steam engine piston is transmitted through this rod to the piston of the pump that draws the water out of the well.

Although there are still many problems, the technology is not too perfect.

However, this is still Demacia's first steam engine.

The significance is very significant.

A steam engine is a reciprocating power machine that converts the energy of steam into mechanical work.

Needless to say, the importance of the steam engine is the starting point of the industrial revolution and an extremely important prime mover.

It can be said that it is also a necessity for the rapid evolution of an era, and it is the core hub of transportation in the early days.

After the steam engine, of course, there are more advanced steam turbines and internal combustion engines.

Of course, the change of technology also needs the support of time.

Today, Debon's technology is almost growing at a rocket speed.

This first-generation steam engine, I believe it won't be long before it will be eliminated.

At this moment, all the scientific researchers in the field also showed joy.

But no one was ecstatic because of this short-term success. Everyone present knew that they still had a long way to go.

After inspecting the steam engine, Lu Qi didn't stay long at the R&D base.

Soon he got into the carriage and left.

In the carriage, he breathed a long sigh of relief, looking at the scenery flashing by outside the window, thinking about something.

As a witness of the progress of the times, he seems to have been pulled into the long river of time without knowing it.

On the way back, Lu Qi stopped by the Illuminator Church.

It's been a while since I've seen this kid, Mofu. He seems to have grown a bit taller, and he looks like a little grown-up.

Because of the development of the newspaper industry, the demand for newspaper delivery has been promoted.

The children in the church earn their living money with their own hands.

Not long after Lu Qi arrived, Lacus and Kashina were also busy.

Lu Qi asked them to sit in the carriage by the way and go back together.

Wait until the carriage stops at the gate of the courtyard.

Lacus was the first to get out of the carriage, and rushed directly towards the house, then lay down on the sofa without saying a word, and her whole body softened.

This sofa is like her safe haven.

For her, although her daily life in the Church of the Illuminators has been quite fulfilling recently.

However, only after returning home and lying down, will I feel a special sense of solidity in my heart.

It didn't work if she went back to her own Crownguard's house, it had to be Lu Qi's house.

As several people were free, a mahjong table was formed.

After playing until it was completely dark outside, Lu Qi, who was numb again, got up and started preparing dinner.

After the dinner was ready, Quinn and Wei En, who had finished training in the pro-barracks, also came back.

After a pleasant dinner, it was time to soak in the hot springs.

When taking a hot spring, Fiona was still with Lacus and the others.

However, the two of them also soaked in the hot spring when the others were away, and the white curtain in the middle was not drawn anymore, and their bodies were no longer restrained.

By the way, I also did something that adults love to do.

They found that in hot springs where the temperature is not low, it feels like the coming is a little more turbulent, so the ending time is also faster.

The autumn moon is much more beautiful.

Soaking in the pool, Lu Qi looked up at the bright moon while sipping wine.

When a jug of wine is slowly finished, it is almost done.

When you come out of the pool, it's okay if you don't blow the wind, but if you do, you will feel a little cold.

Therefore, Lu Qi specially built two dressing rooms. After all, it was cold, and after soaking in the hot spring, he would come out naked. Being blown by the wind, he would catch a cold easily.

After soaking in the hot springs and playing until the access control time, the girls dispersed one by one.

Lu Qi sat in the room, holding a cup in his hand, and gently blowing on the cup.

And on the clear surface, there are peas that look like red jade.

As the goji berry entered his stomach, Lu Qi felt a surge of power, maybe it was just an illusion!
Outside, there was a sound of footsteps.

After a while, Fiona opened the door and walked in.

Looking at Lu Qi who was sipping tea leisurely, there was a touching smile on his face.

Then, the door was gently closed.

(End of this chapter)