At night, the rain stopped and the wind stopped, and the room finally became quiet. Shen Zhenzhu gradually woke up from her intoxication. She lay in Li Ye's arms and said, "I met the third brother today, hey! My hair is a little white." Speaking of this, Shen Zhenzhu put her arms around Li Ye's neck and said coquettishly: "Your Highness, can't you give my third brother a promotion? You serve you so hard, you don't have enough food at night, and you have to perform morning rituals in the morning." Li Ye stroked her satin-like hair and smiled: "Your third brother has been an official for more than ten years, how come he is still a county captain?" "He was already the governor of Jianjiang Province. After my husband passed away, he was demoted to Jinjiang County Lieutenant by Li Fuguo, and he has been there until now." Li Ye thought for a while and said: "I will go to Liuqiu Island tomorrow, where a county seat has been built. If he is willing to serve as county magistrate, then I will promote him to the governor of Quanzhou in four years. "Really?" Li Ye patted her gently behind her, "Who am I? Do you still have questions about what I say?" Shen Zhenzhu said coquettishly: "Don't you know, little girl, she is willing to be punished!" "Then what should be the punishment?" Li Ye asked with a smile. Looking at Li Ye's evil smile, Shen Zhenzhu knew that nothing good would happen next. At noon the next day, Li Ye took five ten thousand stone ships and set out to inspect Liuqiu Island. Zhang Ping accompanied him, and County Lieutenant Shen Ji also followed. His sister Shen Zhenzhu told him that if he was willing to serve as Liuqiu County Magistrate , four years later, His Highness will make him the governor of Quanzhou. Shen Ji was very excited. After explaining to his family, he set off with the big ship. Today we are on a large sea-going ship worth 20,000 stone, but this ship has been renovated and equipped with two pairs of fine steel propellers designed by Wang Zhan. Paddles are a mature technology that has been around for hundreds of years, but they were previously used on inland river ships and were all made of wood. This is the first time that they have been used on seagoing ships and made of metal. It was successful a month ago and has been tested out to sea every day. There have been no problems until now and it can be used by Li Ye. Of course, there are no steam engines yet, but only sixty crew members are responsible for pedaling in the bottom cabin, which shows that the design is very sophisticated and labor-saving. Normally, it would take one hundred and twenty people to pedal, but now only half of it is enough. This is due to the genius design. The propeller is just under the hull. A hollow groove is designed in the hull, which is suitable for installing the propeller. Not only is the wind resistance very small or almost non-existent, but it can also prevent damage from big waves. If the propeller is installed directly outside the hull, the wind resistance will be very large and it will have to contend with big waves. In fact, most of the power will be wasted. "Dong——dong——" The bell on the pier rang, the departure flag waved, the four oars on both sides turned, the white waves rolled, and the ship began to sail. Li Ye stood at the stern of the boat and looked at the rolling waves. He suddenly had a clear understanding that it was not necessary to use a steam engine, but could also go on a long sea voyage using human power. "Has this ship experienced strong winds and waves?" Li Ye asked Wang Zhandao. Wang Zhan quickly bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, I have experienced this twice." "Did you find any problem?" "Other than a slight water intrusion, there are no other problems. But even if there is water ingress, it is only a dozen barrels. There is a reservoir at the bottom of the warehouse. The sea water comes in and is accumulated first. After the sea calms down, a dedicated person will drain the water out." "How to drain water?" Li Ye asked. "It's like taking water from a well, lifting it up with a bucket and pouring it into the sea." Li Ye nodded and returned to the command cabin. In the command cabin, Zhang Ping stood in front of the sand table, his brows furrowed. The sand table is from the Ryukyu Island. It is made relatively simple and rough. The places that are not understood are represented by forest cover. "What's going on? Is there something wrong with the sand table?" Li Ye came over and asked with a smile. "I realized something was wrong!" Zhang Ping pointed to the sand table and said, "This is Xiashui Village. It no longer exists. They have all been moved into the city. But there is a red flag on the sand table, which means there are still people living there." "Go and have a look! Maybe there are old people who are not used to life in the city and have moved back." "Maybe!" Li Ye patted Zhang Ping on the shoulder and said, "Shen Ji will be appointed as the magistrate of Liuqiu
To be continued...