"It doesn't matter, Xuan Ling quickly excuses himself from the gift!"
Li Shimin naturally knew that Fang Xuanling had no ill intentions, but just felt sorry for the tens of thousands of kilograms of steel.
However, one of them is his biological third brother, who can often bring surprises to himself and Jiangshan Sheji, but his personality is relatively withdrawn; while the other is his trusted confidant, and neither of them can conflict.
"Xuanba, Xuanling is a Zuopushe. In the past few years, he has been driven crazy by military officers and civilian officials for the sake of steel. This situation can only be alleviated by the emergence of the steelmaking method you invented this year.
And now, having to take out tens of thousands of kilograms of steel at once, it is inevitable that Xuan Ling will feel a little distressed. However, Xuan Ba can rest assured, since I have agreed to this matter, I will definitely not break my promise!"
"Your Majesty wants to build a giant steel ship with 10,000 kilograms of steel?"
Li Xuan glanced at Li Shimin speechlessly and asked slowly.
When Li Shimin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly explained: "Of course it's not 10,000 kilograms. Just put in as much steel as you need!"
"Um!"
Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
However, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others on the side were shocked and quickly saluted Li Xuan.
"May I ask, His Highness King Jin, how big a steel ship you want to build?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was also stunned and looked at Li Xuan hurriedly.
Li Xuan smiled softly and said slowly: "Your Majesty, since it is a giant steel ship, it must be built as the largest ship. The Navy has a huge ship called Cang Ship, which is twenty feet long and can carry 600 soldiers. There are exactly two ships.
A steel ship can carry a kind of personal guard of my Prince Jin's palace!"
"Cangbo?"
Suddenly, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others opened their eyes wide and shook their heads.
"Building two large steel ships is absolutely unacceptable!"
Just thinking about it, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others could imagine that if two mountains of steel were to leave them, their hearts would melt away.
"Why not?"
Li Xuan's expression suddenly became indifferent.
"Back to His Highness Prince Jin, a steel ship is twenty feet long and ten feet high, like a big mountain. According to my estimation, such a big steel ship requires at least more than 200,000 kilograms of steel!"
Fang Xuanling said anxiously.
More than 200,000 kilograms. This is the amount of steel the imperial court can make in a month.
Moreover, he still had to give up two months of steel-making capacity. Fang Xuanling now wanted to pin Li Shimin to the ground, so why did he agree to the matter with King Jin?
"Xuanba, why do you need such a big steel ship?"
At this moment, Li Shimin also looked anxious, "This much steel is enough to equip fifty thousand soldiers!"
"Your Majesty, do you want to regret it?"
Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin blankly, "A large ship sailing on the sea, if the ship is not huge and heavy, will it capsize into the sea if a big wave hits it?"
"I only want a 20-foot-long steel ship, but I'm just starting to use it to test it. Otherwise, I would like to directly build a Yu Auntie ship, or a large ship that can carry three thousand troops at a time!"
Forehead!
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others became even more anxious.
The Yu Da Niang ship and the Big Building ship are both several times larger than the Cang ship.
"Don't worry Xuanba, I have my golden words. Since I have promised you, I will naturally build you a big steel ship!" Li Shimin said hurriedly.
"As long as your Majesty doesn't break his promise!"
Li Xuan nodded hurriedly, making Li Shimin look embarrassed.
On the side, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others could only act anxiously, but they could not stop them in any way.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Although building two large steel ships will consume a lot of steel, within two years, not only will the capital be recovered, but your Majesty will also be able to bring back hundreds of times the wealth!"
Li Xuan said again.
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but his eyes lit up, "Xuanba is going to take these big ships out to sea to find those gold, strange trees, and spices?"
"Your Majesty, put it down. I will never go that far away in the past two years!"
Li Xuan said firmly. As an inland person and a standard landlubber, even if it is a giant steel ship, he does not want to go too far from the coastline from the bottom of his heart.
Li Shimin's face froze.
Li Xiaogong asked curiously: "May I ask King Jin, if such a large steel ship does not go to sea, is it going to conquer vassal states such as Baekje and Goguryeo?"
"no!"
Li Xuandao: "This kind of large ship has other uses. Your Majesty needs to quickly send people to allocate steel and start building large steel ships."
"Don't worry, Xuanba. Tomorrow, I will ask the young master to prepare steel for you. Then, I will ask the young master to set up a steelmaking office in Songzhou to build a giant steel ship for you."
Li Shimin spoke firmly.
By now, his heartache had passed.
Of course, it can also be said that he knew in his heart that since he agreed to Li Xuan, he could not go back on his word. The more than 400,000 kilograms of steel would be used in vain to build the Cangbo ship for Li Xuan.
Moreover, no matter how reluctant he was, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others had always opposed it, and the matter had already been decided.
As for Lijiazhuang, he never wanted to come again.
"Your Majesty, Songzhou is too far away, so Qingzhou is more suitable!"
Li Xuan said again.
What he wants to build is a sea-going ship, not a small boat that can travel on rivers and lakes.
Although Songzhou is a huge shipbuilding base, it is still far away from the sea. Moreover, there are no cement roads in Songzhou, and transporting supplies is not only difficult, but it is also difficult for him to get there.
"Qingzhou?"
Li Shimin was startled.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others also looked surprised.
Qingzhou is where the Cui family of Qinghe is located.
"Exactly, Qingzhou is close to the sea, and cement roads have been laid to Qingzhou. It is most suitable to set up a shipyard in Qingzhou to build giant steel ships!"
Li Xuan said.
"As Xuanba wishes, build a shipyard in Qingzhou!"
Li Shimin nodded, "After I go back, I will ask the doctor of the Ministry of Water and Zhou Ji to sign an order to build a shipyard in Qingzhou and prepare for various shipbuilding matters!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Xuan's face lit up and he asked again: "Your Majesty, I wonder if Qingzhou Shipyard can become a shareholder?"
"Um?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were startled.
"Xuanba wants to invest in Qingzhou Shipyard?"
Regarding this matter, Li Shimin was full of joy.
"Exactly, I am very interested in shipbuilding!"
Li Xuan said.
"Your Majesty, we are also willing to invest in Qingzhou Shipyard!"
On the side, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others didn't know what they were thinking of, so they all said hurriedly.
The shipyard that King Jin was so interested in must have some magic that they didn't know about.
Even in the end, it was just a preference of King Jin, and they just treated it as investing money. Anyway, their family now has no shortage of money.
"You all want to invest in it?"
Li Shimin slowly glanced at Fang Xuanling and others. He could guess some of the attention paid to these close ministers.
However, he had no objections to these.
Anyway, if someone is willing to help him pay for it, he will naturally be very happy.
"Exactly!"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others quickly handed over their hands.
"In this case, leave me 50% of the share, and you will share the remaining share equally!"
Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, Prince Jin's palace has given out one hundred thousand coins!" Li Xuan said softly from the side.
"One hundred thousand strings?"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were all shocked.
"How many shares are Xuanba prepared to take?" Li Shimin asked quickly.