Originally.
Emerson thought Su Lian was just joking, but when he saw the well-prepared route planning map and the routing involving streams and mountains, Emerson knew that this seven-year-old kid was serious!
Not only did it involve the shortest route through the mountains, but it also avoided the commoners' farmland as much as possible, and even included notes about the condition of the mountains that needed to be cleared!
Originally, the official road from the new mining area to the ironworks was 37 kilometers long, but this railway plan directly shortened it to 27 kilometers!
Could it be...
Is our little prince really planning to use some strange road with only tracks and sleepers to optimize transportation costs?
Emerson couldn't imagine what kind of transportation could travel on such a strange road and be more efficient than the original horse-drawn carriages.
Oh well!
Since the materials are ready and the magician has been hired, there is no reason not to proceed.
However...
Prince Esha and the others gave this little guy a lot of pocket money. Could it be that he has never spent a single penny of his pocket money since he was young?
Emerson looked at the magic ring given to him by Su Lian and fell into slight contemplation.
That's for sure.
After all, Su Lian has been studying and asking for pocket money all these years, but he hardly has a chance to spend it!
...
Nighttime.
Grandfather Sumano Esha and father came home after dealing with affairs and had dinner together.
However, Su Lian had a unhappy look on his face, although he was pretending, his child identity wouldn't be noticed.
"Little Su Lian, what's wrong?" the mother was the first to notice something was off.
"Did you not have etiquette class today?" the father also asked in confusion, knowing that Su Lian hated etiquette classes the most, finding them cumbersome and useless.
"Hmph, it's not that!" Su Lian put on a childish appearance.
Then he secretly glanced at his grandfather with a hint of cunning...
Could it be!
Father and grandfather instantly understood!
Spiritual detection!
High-level magic power!
"Good boy, you're already an advanced mage!?" the father exclaimed in surprise.
"Come, let grandpa hold you and have a look!" the grandfather also smiled in surprise.
The mother also had a surprised expression on her face, completely unaware, while Uncle Laine sitting at the far end just smiled lightly.
"Hmph! I don't want to, you didn't even notice that I've already made a breakthrough for so long, I didn't even hide my aura." Su Lian acted like an experienced child.
"Hey, you little rascal, you're even angry." Father Poli couldn't help but laugh and scold.
"Haha, it's our fault, today was too busy and we were exhausted when we came home, we didn't notice that our little Su Lian has become a powerful advanced mage!" Grandfather first apologized, then explained, and finally praised, displaying his wisdom.
"I don't care, I'm angry!" Su Lian showed a bit of temper.
But he still went to his grandfather's side, and his grandfather naturally embraced him.
"So, our little Su Lian, what gift do you want as compensation?" Grandfather Esha quickly understood that the little guy wanted a gift.
Although, Su Lian has always asked for special gifts.
"Hehe, you said it, grandpa." Su Lian immediately smiled.
"You little rascal, what trick are you trying to play on your grandpa again? The iron sticks you had me customize last time are still piled up in the warehouse, they're starting to rust." Father Poli couldn't help but be a little angry.
He wasn't worried about the child wanting a gift, he was just afraid that it would be something meaningless and useless.
"Hehe, it won't be so troublesome this time, all I need is for grandpa to sign and stamp on this." Su Lian took out a pile of land acquisition documents and laughed.
"This is..." Grandfather Esha quickly glanced at it.
Soon he understood!
"Do you want to build a new road between the Laon mining area and the Vogdi factory? The original road is fine, what are you up to, little Su Lian?" Grandfather was puzzled.
Building a road? Father and mother were also confused.
"Hehe, it's a secret! And I've already given the money to Uncle Emerson, grandpa, you just need to sign it. This is the gift I want." Su Lian said mysteriously.
Do I have to tell you that I want to start a transportation revolution!?
...
Esha
looked at Lian Su and nodded slightly, confirming that the young Lian Su was serious about his endeavors.
Immediately, a glint appeared in Esha's eyes.
Since the little guy was serious, let him have his fun for a while. He wasn't asking us for money or wasting it on nonsense. It seems like he has been busy studying all these years, and the pocket money we give him, which seems useless, doesn't seem like a joke anymore.
Although I don't know what he's up to, if he faces setbacks in the future, we can just give him his pocket money and comfort him.
Esha had already made this decision in his mind.
"Alright, I'll sign it, but if you complete it secretly, make sure to show it to us right away," Esha placed all the land acquisition documents on the dining table and took out a pen and seal from his magic ring.
After quickly signing the documents, Lian Su also happily put them away. He could directly bring them to Emosen tomorrow, skipping the tedious process of submission.
Just as his father, Poly, was about to ask something, Lian Su spoke first.
"Grandfather, as a prince with a fief, how many private troops can you expand during wartime? And if you conquer an area, can you consider it your own?" Lian Su asked directly.
His tone was quite calm, which sounded incongruous coming from a seven-year-old child.
It was unexpected for his grandfather, Esha, and his father, Poly. They were momentarily stunned.
Why did the little guy ask about this?
"At most, we can expand up to fifty thousand troops, and if we conquer an area, it naturally becomes ours. After territorial expansion, we have the right to have more troops, but they must not exceed 50% of the kingdom's army, which is 250,000," Esha explained simply.
"But..." Poly wanted to add something.
However, Lian Su interrupted.
"However, our Avissu Kingdom is located in the northwest corner of the continent, with mountains separating us from the southeast. The only outlet, the northeast region, is a harsh environment of ice and snow all year round. Our fief is surrounded by the fiefs of other princes and nobles. There is simply no opportunity for territorial expansion."
"The only viable option is to start from the only coastline to our west and expand through sea routes."
"Moreover, the rest of the continent is constantly engaged in warfare. We enjoy a special geographical position and can live comfortably by maintaining self-defense forces. There's no need to get involved in other conflicts."
Lian Su calmly analyzed.
At this moment, Esha and Poly noticed that after Lian Su replaced the land map in his hand, it was a complete map of the continent!
What is this little guy thinking!?
What is he thinking?
Of course, he's thinking big!
In this world, I have a real chance to do whatever I want! But the prerequisite is to have enough funds and resources. Don't I need to solve the financial problem first?
If possible!
It's entirely possible to conquer the world. Once the magical heavy industry revolution is completed, and the magical weapons industry of this world is established, anything is possible!
By then, piloting my own "Dalita," commanding a fleet of magical fighter aircraft in the sky, a torrent of magical steel advancing on the ground, and a fleet of magical carriers breaking through the waves, with an intercontinental arsenal in the rear!
It's simply exhilarating!
...
Lian Su smiled faintly and turned to look at Esha and Poly.
"Grandfather, father, next year, after I complete my private tutoring, you plan to send me to the Advanced Magic Academy, right? Before that, I have a request. I want to go to our royal military academy, Enns, first next year," Lian Su said with a smile.
Esha, Poly, even his mother, and Lian, all showed expressions of shock at the same time!
A seven-year-old child, a high-level mage prodigy, actively expressing his desire to go to the military academy first!?
Especially, he just mentioned...
Territorial expansion?
Right?