"When all the countries in the west gather together, a large number of extraterrestrial objects will appear in the Tang Dynasty."
“These things will have a huge impact on the people who have been living under the narrative of ‘China’s struggle for hegemony’ for the past hundreds of years.”
"Even Li Er is bound to be attracted by these things."
"Not only goods, but also slaves and maidservants from various countries are trafficked to China. This once again opens a window for the eyes of the kings and people of China..."
"When the time comes, the entire Tang Dynasty will probably have eyesores."
Li Sheng said this.
Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Young Master, is this the case... we need to be vigilant?"
"Your Majesty cannot be allowed to indulge in these things?"
"No. Old Wei, are you kidding me?" Li Sheng glared at Wei Zheng angrily, "This is a great thing. A great thing!"
"Let everyone in China, from the kings to the common people, scholars, ministers... become interested in the outside world, then we can mobilize enough people to work hard outside."
"Find enough resources for the future rise of China..."
"This... Young Master, how do you say this?"
Wei Zheng's breathing quickened unconsciously.
"What's there to say about this?"
"We will do what the Ban brothers did in the Han Dynasty. Build ships, go to sea, and conquer the West!"
…
Li Sheng currently has no plans to go abroad to find resources.
Moreover……
In fact, when he came to be the General of the Conquest of the West, he was trying to catch up with the ducks at the beginning...
The same is true now when running Lingzhou, sending Buddha to the West.
It’s come to an end now,
Even at this stage, whether it's the scholars from Northwest College or the Yong from Zhongyuan Township who followed Li Sheng out to gain fame, everyone's enthusiasm is still quite high, but Li Sheng has already begun to run away...
At this time, when Wei Zheng heard Li Sheng's words, he was stunned for a while, and then immediately asked about the specific plan...
Li Sheng was so frightened that he stood there.
This old Wei is too high-minded, besides...
"No, Lao Wei, please calm down first. We have to discuss this matter in the long run... This can't be rushed..."
"No, Young Master! If you don't tell me today, I will, I will..."
"But Old Wei..."
Li Sheng regretted it now, Ma De was casually talking about it, but others took him seriously...
"Okay, Old Wei, don't be impatient for now. This...I'll give you something first, dry stuff, okay?"
"Good stuff? Okay! Sir, please tell me!"
"As long as the young master is willing to give advice, Wei... this, Wei's daughter, will be..."
"No, no, no, no, no, Lao Wei, it's not necessary! It's really unnecessary! I said it's not okay!"
This time you pulled me, Li Sheng was also scared,
What's going on...
"I said, Old Wei, why are you so excited... You are not Mr. Wei Zheng, why are you so high-minded... I said it, I said it! The first thing is actually this!"
Li Sheng had an idea and patted the wooden board beside him.
To be precise, it is sandwich wood.
Wei Zheng looked at it and was stunned for a moment, "Those wooden boards on the windows? Isn't this...isn't this used to keep the house warm?"
“Not only can it keep you warm, but it can also keep you cool in summer!”
Li Sheng showed a salesman's standard smile, and then said, "But these two functions are not the point. The point is..."
"This wooden board, in addition to keeping out the cold, keeping warm, and shielding from heat waves, can also be... sealed!"
"Yes, sealing is the key!"
"bee?"
Wei Zheng was stunned, "Can this wooden board be used for beekeeping... But if this thing is used to conquer the world, I'm afraid it's too boring..."
"Could it be that bees are used as soldiers?"
Wei Zheng couldn't help but think of the scene when the hornet's nest exploded.
This scene was not uncommon when he was cultivating himself in the Taoist sect and causing trouble everywhere.
but……
Can this thing be used in battle? It seems to have very limited use on the battlefield.
Li Sheng waved his hand directly, "Old Wei, where are you thinking? Of course it is not raising bees. This seal is not that bee! The key is to isolate the air."
"Didn't we say it before? As long as the sealing property is strong enough, anything can block air and water. This..."
"Wait a minute, sir, what is air?"
"The air is..."
Li Sheng was speechless for a moment, then waved his hand again and said, "Old Wei, please don't worry about this for now, it's not the point."
"The point is, this thing can isolate water!"
"When you put these boards together piece by piece..."
"Hmm? This, what next?"
Wei Zheng was very excited.
"Then it became a ship."
"A ship? Oh... I understand." Wei Zheng wanted to say, of course I know that wooden boards can be put together to form a ship, but the problem is... "The problem is, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it..."
"Who said that?"
Li Sheng smiled charmingly, "A ship made of watertight compartments is really different from ordinary ships!"
"This kind of ship looks no different from an ordinary ship. Even if it is compared to an ordinary ship, its carrying capacity is a few percent lower..."
"ah?"
Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, "Then using these wooden planks to build a ship would be unnecessary. Or even...even the gain outweighs the loss...isn't this asking for trouble?"
"No!"
Li Sheng really laughed this time.
"This ship has no good qualities except one - it can sail long distances!"
"Voyage?"
Wei Zheng chewed the word for a while, "But...but aren't all ships in the world capable of long voyages? This seems to be...not unique at all, right?"
"That's what they say, but it's not the reality."
Li Sheng said slowly and calmly, "Far, how far is a long road? A hundred miles, it takes half a day on horseback, is it far? But this distance is on the sea, it is no different from an embroidery needle."
"An ordinary large ship can only reach this level no matter how far it is. No matter how far it is, it is not impossible for the ship to move, but the storm on the sea..."
"As the distance becomes farther and farther, the chance of encountering a storm becomes higher and higher. So in the end, all ships are limited to a certain limit, and it is useless no matter how big the ship is."
Wei Zheng still nodded and agreed with Li Sheng's words.
This is indeed the case, because storms at sea are the most terrible, more terrible than floods and droughts on land.
The famine caused by drought, flood and locust will kill people on a large scale.
And when there is a storm on the sea, no matter how you carry your flags like a forest of masts or like rain, you will be nothing more than a pile of bait in the belly of a fish.
You can see how dangerous the ocean is.
but……
“But with watertight compartments, you don’t have to worry about this problem.”
"If there is a breach in an ordinary large ship, the whole ship will be destroyed and there will be no chance to repair it. But when building a ship with watertight compartments, the breach will not expand, the water will only flood one space, and the ship can still float on the water!"