Chapter 413 The power problem of the giant steel ship
"Who is coming?"
As soon as Li Xuan and others arrived at the gate of the shipyard, a group of soldiers stopped them in front with vigilant faces.
"How dare you, His Highness the King of Jin is here in person, why don't you hurry up and inform the directors of the shipyard so that they can come and greet you?"
Xue Rengui shouted angrily.
"His Royal Highness King Jin?"
Hearing this, the soldiers in the team were all shocked. They glanced around at Li Xuan and others, without asking any questions, and turned around and ran inside.
Soon, a bearded middle-aged man and a strong general walked over quickly.
He just glanced at Li Xuan, as well as Cheng Chusi and others beside him, with a hint of surprise on their faces and saluted directly.
"Yao Cheng, the director of the shipyard, visited His Highness the King of Jin and met several young men!"
"Li Lun, the captain of the shipyard, met His Highness the King of Jin and met several young men!"
People from Chang'an City!
Seeing this, a hint of understanding flashed in Li Xuan's eyes and he waved his hand casually.
"Okay, no need to be polite when you go out!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Yao Cheng and Li Lu's expressions brightened, and they saluted again. After standing up, they looked at Li Xuan with doubts on their faces.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what is your Majesty's purpose for coming here today?"
"This time, the king brought the princess to Qingzhou for marriage, and took the opportunity to see the situation at the shipyard!"
Li Xuan explained slowly.
At the same time, go straight in.
This shipyard is built of cement. There are hundreds of mixed-color houses near the roadside, and two huge factories and a dock near the seaside.
"Thank you for your concern, His Highness King Jin!"
Yao Cheng quickly said with gratitude, "Your Highness, gentlemen, please go this way!"
With that said, Yao Cheng took Li Xuan and others to the huge dock on the seaside.
"Your Highness, the shipyard has previously built three steel-making furnaces and two iron-making furnaces, which can make five thousand kilograms of steel and three thousand kilograms of iron every day. This kind of steel-making speed is completely enough for us."
As they walked, Yao Cheng introduced, "There are thirty shipwrights and fifty blacksmiths in the shipyard. They are all experienced craftsmen. It only takes half a year to build a giant steel ship."
Then, he glanced at the captain Li Lun who was standing aside, and continued: "In addition, there are two hundred guards!"
"Guardian?"
Li Xuan also looked at the captain Li Lun standing aside with some doubts.
"Your Majesty, steel and steel-making techniques are very important to the Tang Dynasty and cannot be leaked at all!" Li Lun quickly said with his hands in hand.
Li Xuan nodded lightly.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Li Xuan spotted a huge object and walked over curiously.
"Your Majesty, this ship is Cangbo!"
Seeing Li Xuan's interest, Yao Cheng subconsciously reported it softly.
"What are these for?"
Li Xuan asked, pointing to a small round hole on both sides of the boat.
"Back to your Majesty, these are the holes where the oars stick out!" Yao Cheng reported.
"Oar?"
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked around the entire boat, and then continued to ask, "Such a huge ship needs oars to row the ship?"
"Back to your Majesty, all ships are like this. However, on the sea, there are often strong winds and waves, so you can still rely on canvas and seawater to row the ship!"
Yao Cheng continued to explain.
"A wooden boat is light and can be rowed by manpower. But if a steel boat is as heavy as a mountain, what kind of oars do you think can be used to row it?"
Li Xuan asked softly.
"this?"
Hearing this, Yao Cheng's expression froze.
After decades of building ships, he instantly understood what Li Xuan meant.
He frowned, thought for a long time, and sighed heavily subconsciously.
Then, he bowed his hands heavily to Li Xuan.
"Thank you, His Highness King Jin, for reminding me that this villain and others did not make such a big mistake! I will write to your majesty now and explain the situation. Even if a giant steel ship is built, it will not be able to sail in the sea. Please, your majesty."
Holy Judgment!"
Forehead!
Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but his eyes widened slightly and his face was speechless. Doesn't this mean that His Majesty should stop building the Steel Cangbo?
"Wait a minute!" Li Xuan said hurriedly.
On the side, Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and others also looked strange.
They all know how much effort Li Xuan put into getting His Majesty to agree to build a giant steel ship.
"Do you have anything else to do, Your Highness?"
Yao Cheng turned his head and asked doubtfully.
"You have to ask His Majesty for instructions on just a matter of power, so what's the use of waiting for these shipwrights?"
Li Xuan's face darkened and he said coldly.
Yao Cheng's expression changed slightly, and he quickly explained with a look of fear: "Your Highness, the villain and others have been building ships all their lives, and they also want to build a giant steel ship with their own hands. However, a giant steel ship is so heavy and consumes so much time.
With so much steel, if anything goes wrong, we will be the ones to blame, and we will not be able to atone for our sins even if we die!"
"It turns out that you are actually afraid of taking responsibility!"
Hearing this, Li Xuan glanced at Yao Cheng with contempt.
Then, he directly said: "You don't need to worry about this matter. This steel giant ship is the giant ship that your Majesty promised to build for me. You just build it. If there are any problems, I will be responsible for it!"
"Your Highness?"
Yao Cheng was startled.
"What?"
Li Xuan's eyes widened.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Seeing this, Yao Cheng quickly raised his hands and saluted, "I will do as you are told."
"But Your Majesty, after the construction of the giant steel ship is completed, how will it be driven? I wonder if your Majesty has any solution?"
"This king can resolve this matter freely, so you don't need to worry!"
Li Xuan sighed and said slowly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yao Cheng nodded silently and responded.
Afterwards, after another round, Li Xuan, Li Yuan and others left the shipyard.
"Master, I wonder how the giant steel ship will sail in the sea after it is completed?"
After leaving the shipyard, Cheng Chusi asked directly with curiosity on his face.
"We can wait until Bandai and others arrive to discuss this matter!"
Li Xuan glanced at that little bastard Cheng Chusi.
"Yes, Master!"
Hearing this, Cheng Chusi chuckled without any fear at all.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Li Chengqian looked at a few boats on the seashore in the distance, a trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes.
"Master, what are those boats doing?"
Similarly, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and others also had curious faces.
"I'm fishing!"
Li Xuan said helplessly.
For this time, he felt that it was the right thing to bring these little bastards out.
These little bastards are either the legitimate sons of the prince, the prince, or even the eldest son of the emperor. They have only been able to cause trouble in Chang'an City since they were young, although they have some knowledge.
However, knowledge is just a luxury item.
He didn't know anything about the low-level things in the states of the Tang Dynasty.
I haven't even heard of it.
No childhood fun at all!
"Master, are there fish in the sea?"
Cheng Chusi asked with a surprised look on his face.
"What? There are fish in those small rivers and lakes, how can there be no fish in the sea?"
Li Xuan glared at him and rode directly towards the boats.
Perhaps they had never seen such a big sea. The horses were still three or four feet away from the water, so they stopped moving forward.
Li Xuan had no choice but to jump off his horse and walk to the edge of the sea with Cheng Chusi and others.
They could even see some small fish the size of a palm washing up as the waves of sea water hit the beach.
"Haha, Master, there are really fish in these seas!"
"This is not nonsense!"
Li Xuan sneered, "There are not only more fish in the sea than in rivers and lakes, but they are also much bigger!"