Zhongjing City spanned dozens of li in every direction, with a population of several million. Its walls stood six zhang high and over three zhang wide, with watchtowers and fortifications standing apart like a mighty army.
Inside and outside the city, there were more than three hundred wards in all. People came and went in orderly streams, the streets were dry and clean, and the waterways pristine—a clear testament to its management.
Jing Gaoqi sat beside Lu Zheng, finding the carriage's shock-absorption system quite novel. "This carriage is a fine thing. Were those coils of steel Young Master Lu's idea?"
Jing Gaoqi was an elder of Great Jing's third generation. He was now a ghostly divine being who enjoyed the royal incense offerings, and his strength was far from ordinary. Though the shock-absorbing springs were hidden inside the carriage and could fool ordinary people, they naturally could not fool him.
"I happened upon the idea," Lu Zheng said with a smile.
"I never expected Young Master to possess not only extraordinary talent in cultivation, but also such inspiration in these trivial matters."
Feeling out the little gadgets within the carriage, Jing Gaoqi found them quite interesting. "This carriage is even more comfortable to ride in than the imperial carriage."
Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying found it rather interesting as well. Though Blue Star's individual strength could not compare to Great Jing's, when it came to convenient technology for ordinary people, it left Great Jing several streets behind.
An industrial society was indeed friendlier to ordinary people than an agricultural one.
By then, the carriage had entered the outer city. Seeing such a splendid carriage, the passing citizens all stepped aside, though they could not resist following it with their eyes.
Lu Zheng sat at the front of the carriage and