The development of the steam industry is bound to be accompanied by various problems, and the relationship between man and nature is also an eternal topic. In this world, there are thriving steam cities and lush natural forests. It is still too late to change, but few people can see this.
Looking up at the sky, the two-color moonlight is faintly visible behind the cloudy clouds. This disaster, which has revealed tiny details, is inseparable from the development of the steam industry, but it is absolutely impossible for the steam industry to completely stagnate because of this. The relationship between human civilization and nature is very complicated, and the predicament presented to Nolan City is just the tip of the iceberg.
Jenkins was able to rummage in the corners of memory to find a more thorough development of mortal civilization, but he still couldn't find a way to solve this problem.
In the early morning of Tuesday, he temporarily drew his attention to the distant city of Loen. The two Antwerp pigeons rescued by Jenkins stayed on top of the statue in front of the palace, watching curiously as Julia hurried past and disappeared at the door of the building.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
It was rare for Julia to speak in such a voice. She pushed open the door of the bedroom, checked the bathroom, rummaged through the study, and finally pushed open the big wardrobe. The place where I finally saw Dolores was the small garden on the east side of the palace complex, where every child of the Stuart family had their own place, but the only one who really took advantage of this small space was the third princess. .
She was holding a small shovel and squatting on the snow to loosen the soil. Of course, she was taking care of Mr. Williams' pot of precious flowers.
Originally, Fantasy Flower was taken care of by Alexia, but when she went out a few weeks ago, she entrusted it to Miss Stuart. Although Alexia has come back now, she has no intention of taking back the potted flower for the time being, and Dolores is happy to continue greeting it.
"The interrogation is over."
Julia leaned over and whispered in the princess' ear.
The latter nodded, stretched out his hand and touched the leaves of the flower, and then stood up in relief.
"Have you finally spoken? But let's talk about it later, the conversation is about to begin."
She handed the shovel to the servant beside her, and then walked to the other side of the garden.
Salsi II is usually busy with official duties, but he always finds time to talk with his children, which he calls family talk. He is a qualified king, and a qualified king must of course cultivate a qualified successor.
Now Salsi II has not shown any preference for a particular prince or princess, so when the family talks, unless they are not in Loen, all family members will participate.
Dolores has a lot of brothers and sisters. She is not the oldest or the youngest, and she seems to have a low sense of existence. And every time the family talked, Salsi II would not pay special attention to this daughter. Except for her grandmother's eyes, she did not leave a deep impression.
Today, as usual, the king, who took time off from government affairs, "received" his children in the gazebo in the small garden. All the people in luxurious clothes were holding teacups or flipping through documents. Only Salsi II could sit at the table in the gazebo.
Compared with the beautiful mink scarves, wool trench coats, or embroidered lace dresses of her brothers and sisters, Dolores, who has just been turning the earth, looks ordinary. But fortunately, except for a few "careful people", not many people will care about her. After all, not everyone is smart enough to find some abnormalities.
In general, her relationship with these blood relatives is not close. The family was very different from the Williamettes, which is presumably the case with royal families.
Julia couldn't participate in such an occasion, so after Dolores came over, she just went up to say hello to her father like everyone else, then asked for a cup of hot tea from the servant standing there, and stood a little farther away.
As a rule, she would not initiate the conversation, nor would she be questioned, so in fact she did not need to pay attention to the conversation at all.
"I can see Mr. Williams again tonight. I hope Teacher Alexia can be kind. Those math problems are too difficult."
That's what she's thinking about right now.
She finished reading "Frozen" the day before yesterday, and she couldn't wait to express her opinion to Mr. Williamette.
But today, Dolores' plans completely fell through. Maybe it was because she found a photo of her great-grandfather after the New Year's Eve, which left a deep impression on His Majesty the King, or maybe it was just a whim. In short, at the beginning of a general conversation, he always likes to ask about the recent situation of the sons who have started to get in touch with government affairs, but this time he took the initiative to talk to Dolores who was obviously absent-minded.
"Dolores, what have you been doing lately?"
"Huh? Oh, yes father."
She was at a loss for a moment, and immediately reacted. Handing the teacup to the servant, then tidying up his clothes and walking to the front, the brothers and sisters consciously gave way.
Today, His Majesty Briar Salci Stuart is only wearing simple casual clothes, with the royal family's seal on his body. His top is mainly red, with golden decorations and tassels, which looks extremely luxurious. The exposed lace edge can be seen on the cuffs. This is a popular fashion now, and it is also the dressing style that Jenkins hates the most.
"Father, I've been working hard lately. I'm making good progress in dance class, but I've encountered some difficulties in math class. Mrs. Hester, who teaches literature, thinks I'm very talented. I'm reading Poetry's Poetry, as for etiquette courses, I think I have already been a qualified royal lady."
These topics must be very boring to the king, but he still listened carefully, and even expressed his views on the poet just mentioned. After the topic of daily life is over, it will naturally come to more sensitive topics.
"Like reading newspapers, Dolores?"
"Yes, father, I have my servants deliver the latest Kingdom Morning News every morning. I prefer the "Ruen Times" and "Estrella River News" to "Ellen Daily", but I have to Admittedly, sometimes it's fun to watch some side stories in "Crazy Talk."
In fact, not only newspapers in her own country, Dolores is also very interested in news from neighboring countries. But there was no need to say it out, she didn't want her father to know that she had the ability to get newspapers that were published in other countries on the same day in the first place.
"It is a good habit to like to read newspapers. I have always had this hobby since I was young. Although more than half of the words in the newspapers cannot be believed, from the small half, interested people can always find interesting news. You have also heard ?"
His Majesty the King asked everyone the last question, and the Stuarts responded immediately, regardless of whether they were really listening carefully just now.
Standing closest to Dolores now is her elder brother Sallot Stuart, who is also the most favorable contender for the throne. Although the Stuart royal family did not have a system of primogeniture, Sallott Stuart's abilities in all aspects are good enough to be called excellent—if there is no Dolores Stuart.
He knew this younger sister very well. She didn't seem to be deliberately fighting for anything, but she possessed stronger strength and influence than those who deliberately competed.
He knew about the plots of some of his other stupid brothers, and guessed about the disappearance of someone from the winter hunt, but didn't intend to do anything about it.
Looking at the profile of Dolores and his father asking and answering, his throat moved up and down. Sixteen years old is the best age in life. What Jenkins can discover, others can too.
Sallot Stuart has typical aristocratic habits, he is arrogant and glamorous, he does things with style, and knows exactly what he wants. But at the same time, he naturally inherited those dirty traditions among nobles.
Dolores felt that she wanted to vomit, and the Benefactor's keen intuition let her know the disgusting eyes of the people around her. She just wants to leave this place immediately, and then find someone to teach this elder brother who has become more and more presumptuous over the years.
"... Yes, I am also paying attention to the Fabry scam that took place centered on Eldron of the Kingdom of Cheslan. The speech made by Fidek Trilli was very exciting, and the speech can be read in the newspaper. That Williamette was really talented."
This is still the hottest thing now. The Fabry scam has made more people realize the risks and huge benefits of the emerging financial industry.
"Oh? How much do you know about this?"
asked Brea Stuart, motioning for Dolores to sit down and talk. This was an important sign in family conversation, indicating that the king was in a good mood and that the talker had just found a topic of interest to him.
"Actually, I don't know much, father, but I also have some opinions of my own."
She thinks that she can show a little bit of her knowledge now, and gaining her father's favor can effectively avoid some troubles in the future. Although she has long recognized this, she has avoided getting involved with troublesome government affairs in the past. But now it's different...
"Oh, I've grown up too."
The 16-year-old girl sighed slightly in her heart, then sat down in a very decent posture, and started the topic with a simple question:
"I have always had a question from a long time ago: what is the meaning of currency? As a relatively stable general equivalent, its own value does not lie in its actual value, but in the value that people assign or recognize. In other words , what is meaningful can be paper or a string of numbers.”
As long as people who hear this passage, no matter whether they can really understand its connotation or not, they will be shocked by the thoughts in the words. Brea Stuart reached out and stroked the short beard on his chin, did not express his opinion, but motioned his daughter to continue talking.
Now, he is really interested.
PS: Regarding finance and currency, the source of the author's knowledge is only a superficial high school politics class. I am an engineering student and I am not in touch with this kind of knowledge, so if something is wrong, it can be considered that Jenkins, like the author, does not understand it very well, and deliberately does not explain things clearly, so as not to seriously damage the historical process.