Chapter 1045: 1046 Elf Princess
Chapter 1045 1046 Elf Princess
Erin could see the bustling port outside through the glass windows on the ship's side. This was the first time she had seen such a huge port. The pier had caught her eye from the beginning, and it has never stopped until now.
Those huge cranes are busy, lifting huge rectangular boxes one after another from huge ships. This kind of thing is not common in the Elf South Water Port.
From time to time, you can hear the loud sound of the steam whistle, which means that a huge ship of more than 10,000 tons is about to enter the port, or leave this place called Linshui.
Since a few years ago, the world's number one port is no longer Bunas, or in other words, since Datang Group left Bunas, it is no longer a prosperous place.
Whether it is Longgang of the Tang Empire, Dongwan Port of the Tang Empire, Linshui of the Tang Empire, Beiyuan Port of the Tang Empire, or Nanshan Port of the Tang Empire... they are all already more prosperous than Bunas. . Now, the top three ports in the world are completely dominated by the Tang Empire itself.
In terms of scale, it is obvious that the Linshui Port of the Tang Empire is now the largest port in the world. The giant wharf here can dock giant ships of more than 100,000 tons. The various types of cranes here are larger than those of any other two ports. The total adds up to more.
Because this place has begun to transform into container freighter services: this efficient transportation solution is now only used on a large scale in the ports within the Datang Empire. Although ports in other countries are also adding container hoisting and transportation equipment, the speed is obviously not as fast as that of the Datang Empire. Popularized quickly.
New container transportation has increased transportation efficiency and reduced transportation costs: as soon as this transportation mode appeared, it almost eliminated the old shipping hoisting mode.
The Tang Empire did not hide it, but directly took out this technology and spread it to all countries in the world. This is also a plan to increase the speed of transportation around the world. It is the Tang Empire buying time for its own development.
Looking at these scenes, the princess' pointed ears moved. It was obvious that she was in a good mood, and her curiosity made her forget the fatigue of running all the way.
"Your Highness Princess... we have arrived." An elegant elf officer came over. He was wearing a big-brimmed hat, stood at the door, nodded slightly, and reminded: "In about ten minutes, you can go on the deck."
Yilin, who is only 16 years old this year, is very proficient in palace etiquette. She has learned this knowledge in the Yangmu Empire's palace for several months, so she always looks and smiles well.
"Thank you, Colonel." The elf princess who "married away" to the Tang Empire thanked her and stood up, asking the maid beside her to help her check whether her dress was decent.
This long skirt was specially designed by an elf designer and fully integrated with the traditional culture of the elf tribe. Frankly speaking, the artistic talent of the elves is not that good. All I can say is "unique style".
After all, in this world, the best fashion designers, or the leaders of trend culture, are all in the Tang Empire. The pop culture circles in other countries can only pursue them and have no ability to evaluate them at all.
Soon, the band arranged on the deck began to play, and the attendants also laid a red carpet on the gangway for disembarking. The team that welcomed the elf princess was quite large, including local elf merchants, reporters from other countries, and onlookers.
Everyone has heard that the elf princess carefully selected this time is extremely beautiful. Who doesn't want to see with his own eyes what the elf princess who can still be called the best choice looks like in a race where handsome guys and beauties like elves appear together.
In fact, Yilin's time to show her face is not very long: she only needs to walk down the red carpet, get into the royal car that has been prepared for her, and then she will be protected by the royal guards of the Tang Empire. She left the dock and headed to the courtyard carefully prepared for her.
Since she is traveling across the ocean, Yilin will rest one night in another hospital. She will visit Linshui University early the next morning, and then take a plane to Chang'an on the third morning.
"Their battleships look very small." Yilin, who had seen large battleships in her military port, said while standing on the deck and looking at the Tang Empire battleships parked in the distance.
The Elf officer also saw the two Tang Empire destroyers docked at the dock, but he was a professional and had different ideas from the Elf Princess.
Because he saw the radar antenna on the mast of the destroyer of the Tang Dynasty at a glance: the Yangmu Empire also had similar ones, but the similar radar antennas of the Yangmu Empire were all deployed on land.
What makes the Elf officers a little uneasy is that the two warships are actually equipped with two sets of radar equipment, one on the main mast and one on the rear mast.
And it was obvious that the antenna of the radar at the back was larger, and he couldn't understand its purpose. There was no artillery device seen in front of the two destroyers, just a bracket-like device covered with canvas.
Of course he could not have guessed that this was the first-generation anti-aircraft missile destroyer used in the Tang Empire's modification experiments: because it was not yet mature, similar destroyers were not equipped in batches in the Datang Empire's navy.
But it is indeed equipped with the latest anti-aircraft missiles developed by the Tang Empire. It is guided by radar and can attack air targets as far as 19 kilometers away. It can provide necessary air defense for the fleet, and at the same time it is accumulating experience for the Tang Empire's air defense missile and radar guidance.
"Your Highness, the main military port of the Tang Empire is at Long Island...the battleships here are not actually their main battleships." The officer only took two or three seconds to look away from the two destroyers of the Tang Empire docked side by side. , bowed his head and explained to Erin.
"Really? I don't know if the Tang Empire has such large battleships with many cannons." Yilin also withdrew her gaze, but she still couldn't forget her country's battleships.
“The Tang Empire also had its own battleships.” The Elf officer explained again. He knew that the Tang Empire had a first-class battleship with very high overall combat power, that is, the "Dongwan Class" that had been put into service a few years ago and the number of which could not be determined until now.
In fact, the Tang Empire only had two Bismarcks, namely the Dongwan class battleships. These two battleships are completely high-end frigates of the Tang Empire Navy's aircraft carrier fleet. They have been modified twice now, installing radars and more and more anti-aircraft guns.
Finally, Erin stopped looking around and asked no more questions about the battleship. She walked down the gangway accompanied by people’s welcome applause and music, and behaved very appropriately throughout the process.
She waved to the crowd and got into the car that picked her up amid cheers. It was also at this time that the elf princess was conquered by the luxury of the royal family of the Tang Empire.
The regret of not seeing the giant battleship of the Tang Empire before was immediately diluted by the luxurious decoration in the car. She had never seen a car of this level in the Yangmu Empire.
Although the Yangmu Empire imported a large number of Rolls-Royce cars, they really couldn't buy the exaggerated versions reserved for the royal family of the Tang Empire.
Whether it is in terms of wheelbase or vehicle width, the version used by the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty is larger than the exported model. No matter from which aspect you look at it, the Personal Use Edition of Datang Empire is superior.
When the car drove out of the pier and saw the city outside through the car window and the high-rise buildings on both sides of the street, the little girl Yilin knew what "power" meant.
The total number of high-rise buildings she has seen in the Yangmu Empire in the past few years seems to be less than what is in front of her: there are simply too many buildings here, too many to count.
Even during the day, you can see neon lights flashing on both sides of the street, and billboards everywhere show what luxury and fashion are to people passing by.
The profile of a huge woman is painted on a ten-meter-long curtain. Next to the flaming red lips are three sticks of lipstick of different colors standing side by side. The advertising vocabulary above is also very exciting: There is always something suitable for you!
On the other side of the road, the crowded cars and the sound of horns from time to time also attracted Yilin's attention: in her opinion, these might be all the cars in the city.
There are so many cars lined up, one after another, that there is no end in sight. Erin counted at first, but then gave up completely: after she counted to a hundred, she still didn't see the end of the car traveling in the opposite direction.
Fortunately, someone in the car she was riding in helped clear the way, so the car she was riding in could keep moving forward relatively quickly. Even so, Yilin still felt that driving in the Tang Empire was too slow.
There is actually nothing we can do about it: more subway lines are being built in Linshui, and there are construction teams everywhere, as well as subway entrances and exits and "breathing holes" to facilitate construction preparations.
So the journey was not easy, and Linshui didn't deliberately hide anything just because he was about to welcome the princess of the elves: this was the most ordinary Linshui on the most ordinary day, a child without any deception!
It is this calmness and authenticity that has kept Linshui's development rate at the forefront of the cities in the Tang Empire over the years. It is developing anytime and anywhere, and it keeps developing, just like a greedy snake, constantly devouring the surrounding land and population.
A few years ago, the countryside around Linshui was now a community in Linshui City: it was so big that Erin could not imagine it. Nowadays, the population of this city has exceeded 8 million, making it the well-deserved number one in the world.
“How long will it take to arrive?” Looking at the buildings and overpasses, and looking at Yilin who felt a little sleepy, she finally couldn’t help but ask this question.
"Oh, Your Highness Princess." The female diplomat who was sitting in the passenger seat and responsible for accompanying us turned around and said, "The car will take about an hour to drive. After all, it's near the water... it's really too big."
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Making up the updates, we will continue to do so tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)