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Chapter 302 This young man may be young, but his ambition is quite large.

The appearance of the train instantly ignited the great dynasties. People unanimously believed that the train was definitely not a product of this world. Because of the appearance of the train, the rumors that Lu Chen had a predestined connection with the immortals spread once again.

As news of the train spread throughout the various dynasties, so too did the words Lu Chen spoke to his wives and concubines on the train platform.

This made people realize once again just how ambitious Lu Chen really was.

If the major dynasties were not unified, it would be almost impossible for Lu Chen to pave railway tracks across the major dynasties for trains to run in the Northern Kingdom. Clearly, Lu Chen's words indicated that he would one day destroy all the dynasties, establish a unified dynasty, and then pave railway tracks across the entire world.

The Great Yue Dynasty.

The Empress's bedroom.

Behind the red curtain, the Empress Yue wore a red robe embroidered with gold phoenix threads, her hair adorned with a glittering gold phoenix hairpin. Her exquisitely beautiful yet cold face was indifferent as she looked at the intelligence report in her hand.

"This young man, though young, has quite the ambition to pave railway tracks across all the dynasties."

"This is the first time I have ever seen someone with such ambition."

Outside the red curtain, several ministers were kneeling. One of them said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that we form an alliance with Da Wu. Even if we destroy Da Xia and the Northern Kingdom, having such an ambitious person by Da Yue's side will surely be a disaster for Da Yue if the Northern Kingdom grows stronger."

Another minister chimed in, saying, "I also believe that we should eliminate the Northern King as soon as possible. Recently, a lot of intelligence has been circulating in the Great Xia, all of which indicate that the Northern Kingdom's Celestial Realm experts may not even exist. It's just that the Northern Kingdom is bluffing to buy time for its development."

"The Northern Kingdom already possesses such formidable military strength; if it continues to grow stronger, it will surely become a major threat!"

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Hearing the ministers' words, Emperor Yue fell into deep thought. The Northern Kingdom was indeed a huge threat to Great Yue, even greater than the threat posed by the barbarian tribes to the north.

If this threat is not eliminated in time, Dayue will eventually be defeated by the Northern Kingdom.

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Yue said coldly, "The Northern Kingdom is indeed a major threat to Great Yue, but the barbarians in the north are quite active now and have a strong tendency to move south. It is not appropriate to antagonize the Northern Kingdom at this time."

"However, we must find a way to obtain the mysterious weapon from the North and that so-called train. Inform Murong Xue'er that I will give her another three months. She must get close to the King of the North and obtain the blueprints for the mysterious weapon and the train no matter what."

Upon hearing Emperor Yue's words, the ministers outside the curtain said nothing more.

At present, it is indeed not advisable to antagonize the Northern Kingdom. The key issue is that they have not yet obtained the mysterious weapon used by the Northern Kingdom. The Northern Kingdom's mysterious weapon is what they are most afraid of. If they cannot get their hands on that so-called mysterious weapon and rashly launch an attack on the Northern Kingdom, they may very well be defeated by it.

At this moment, Emperor Yue suddenly thought of something and continued, "Also, tell Murong Xue'er to find out if there are really no Celestial Realm experts in the Northern Kingdom."

The news that there were no Celestial Realm experts in the Northern Kingdom spread within a few months. Various forces sent people to the Northern Kingdom to investigate the veracity of this news. However, since no one was able to contact Zhuge Chongguang, no one could confirm the authenticity of this news. People could only assume that Zhuge Chongguang had indeed broken through to the Celestial Realm.

If Dayue wants to take action against the Northern Kingdom, it needs to figure out the true strength of the Northern Kingdom. If Zhuge Chongguang has really broken through to the Celestial Realm, then the difficulty of destroying the Northern Kingdom will rise to another level.

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The Great Wu Dynasty.

Qingyun Palace.

Wu Junwan leaned against the chaise lounge, listening to the female guards in the main hall report on intelligence from the Northern Kingdom.

After hearing the detailed introduction of the train, Wu Junwan frowned slightly, then asked, "How much cargo can this train carry at once?"

The female guard replied, "I don't know, but our people have found out that there are many more carriages that can be added to the back of this train. If all these carriages are used to carry people, ten carriages can carry at least two thousand people."

Upon hearing the female guard's reply, Wu Junwan fell silent.

Trains do not rely on animal power and do not require much rest. They can travel 200 kilometers in six hours, and 400 kilometers in a day. Most importantly, as long as the tracks are in place, trains can continuously transport troops to the front lines of the war, which is faster than traditional cavalry.

If railway tracks are built in all the border cities of the Northern Kingdom in the future, the military projection capability of the Northern Kingdom will be greatly enhanced.

Of course, that's not the most important thing.

If the Northern Kingdom only regarded the train as a means of transportation, Wu Junwan wouldn't have thought much of it. What she cared about most was what the Northern King said on the day of the train's test run.

After regaining her composure, Wu Junwan continued, "Did the Northern King really say he wanted to lay train tracks to all the major dynasties?"

The female guard replied, "That's what the Northern King said, but we can't be sure if it's true."

Wu Yunwan murmured, "If I remember correctly, the saying 'All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people within the realm are his subjects' was also his statement."

The female guard said, "He did say those words, and they were even published in the announcement issued by the Northern Kingdom."

Wu Junwan muttered to herself, "This little man actually has such great ambitions. In that case, Qingrou should be getting restless."

The Northern Kingdom borders the Great Yue Kingdom, so close that if the Northern Kingdom were to grow stronger, the Northern King, in order to realize his personal ambitions, would inevitably choose to destroy the Great Yue Dynasty first.

Thinking of this, Wu Yunwan said to the female guard, "Wait here for a moment. I'm going to write a letter to Emperor Yue. You can send it to him later."

The last alliance failed because Emperor Yue had no immediate plans to deal with the Northern Kingdom, believing that the mysterious weapons the Northern Kingdom possessed were too terrifying. Now that the Northern King has once again shown his ambition, Wu Yunwan does not believe that Emperor Yue can remain indifferent.

My good friend will probably agree to form an alliance with Da Wu this time.

The ministers in the Great Yue court probably could also see what the Northern King might do next, and they would probably support the alliance between the Yue Emperor and the Great Wu now.

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North.

The Hall of State Affairs.

Lu Chen sat on the throne, listening to the reports from the officials in the hall.

The officials reporting at this time were from the Agricultural Bureau under the Ministry of Revenue. They were reporting on the progress of land reclamation and the promotion of high-yield grains this year.

After listening to the report from the agricultural bureau officials, Lu Chen said, "It seems that the promotion of high-yield grains is progressing faster than I expected."

Upon hearing this, an official from the agricultural bureau said, "In order to promote the high-yield grain as soon as possible, the people almost all buy grain from outside to eat. This year, about 80% of the harvested grain has been kept for seed."

The common people knew that the high-yield grain promoted by the Prince's Palace had a particularly high yield. In order to live a life where they would not have to worry about going hungry as soon as possible, they spontaneously saved a lot of seeds and kept as much of this year's high-yield grain as possible for planting next year.

This allowed the high-yield grains to be promoted very quickly in the north. At this rate, the grain problem in the north could be completely solved in no more than three years.

(End of this chapter)