Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty: Five hundred and forty-two giant ships

Bai Chun, Li Chongyi, other officials, people, etc. looked at the three huge ships in incredible and dumbfounded ways, slowly revealing their true faces.

Like an endless mountain range, but also like a long dragon. On top of the three huge ships, the four-mast huge sails are like waterfalls hanging in the air. At this moment, they are slowly falling under the command. Majestic and mighty, people can feel the great deterrence brought by the three huge ships to everyone at the dock and even the entire Hangzhou.

Li Hong was also a little surprised. He only occasionally communicated with Li Chunfeng. He told him some of the ship knowledge he knew when he was a crew member. It explained what kind of structure and structure can make the giant The ship can sail long distances, which can increase the flexibility of the ship, I said it superficially, but unexpectedly, in this short period of time, Li Chunfeng brought three giant ships over!

Originally thought that it would be a miracle to be able to come by, but now seeing these three ships that are similar to the "Galen Ships" in the previous life still shocked his heart. With incredible.

The Galen ship, the largest Galen ship in the previous life, can have a displacement of two thousand tons, a draft of eight meters, and a deck at the stern enough to reach seven floors.

Moreover, the most commendable thing is that before the end of the sailing age, the Galen ship has always been the standard for the design of warships and battleships. Its influence, combat effectiveness, and practicality are completely beyond the comparison of other sailing ships.

Different from Datang’s traditional design of ships, the bow of the three giant ships, originally used as the bow of the observation deck, was erected with a small sloping mast, and the so-called observation deck, It was moved to the stern, forming a place where the ship commander commanded the ship and life.

The lower deck of the bow contains spaces for soldiers, cargo, etc. In the hull, apart from the two masts in the front and the two masts in the back, there are some things that are usually available.

And all the daily necessities, supplies during the war, etc., were placed on the lower deck along with nearly a thousand soldiers.

In this way, not only does the surface of the deck be neat and tidy, but it can also create more space for the soldiers on the deck during naval battles, so that they can face enemy sneak attacks or take the initiative. Offensive, can be easily carried out on the deck and the first deck of the effective battle.

Even the Datang soldiers standing on both sides of the ship’s deck on the ship now have their armors modified. Unlike their soldiers on land, they are covered with armor on the whole body, instead they have changed. It has become a partial armor that can be used more on ships, sailing and fighting in rough seas, and can make soldiers move more flexibly.

"His Royal Highness, this ship is the giant ship you personally advocated back then?" Li Chongyi tremblingly asked, pointing at the giant ship that was about to dock at the pier, as if facing a hill, his tone was also shaking. Tao.

"Yes, but I didn't expect Li Chunfeng to build three ships in such a short time. It's incredible. It seems that I still underestimated Li Chunfeng's determination to sail." Li Hong also responded to the three in front of him. The huge ship shook his head in shock.

It can be seen that these three huge ships are obviously already fully installed. They are the kind of real sea killers that can be put into sea battle at any time. They are definitely not in vain. A simple big ship is used in China.

Bai Chun was a little dazed, watching the huge ship mooring to the pier, the people on one side, even some officials, facing such a huge monster approaching them, involuntarily stepped back twenty or thirty steps.

Only Li Hong, Li Chongyi, and Bai Chun are still standing there, watching the huge ship that is anchoring, and discussing.

"His Royal Highness, didn't you say that there are five ships? Why do you feel that the construction is much faster? Besides, before this, it was not already that." Bai Chun did not dare to speak any more, she was afraid that His Royal Highness would be angry , Threw himself into the Qiantang River.

After all, if it was such a majestic and majestic ship that had been sunk into the sea, Bai Chun didn't know if Li Hong would feel bad. Anyway, she would feel very heartbroken. How much money would it cost?

It is no wonder that the courtiers above the court, including your majesty and the queen, all criticized Li Hong for spending a lot of money to build such a behemoth.

Although His Majesty and the Queen finally used the method of confiscation of the prince's silver to prevent Li Hong from continuing to smash silver in the Quanzhou Dockyard, but the previous more than 10 million taels of silver were thrown into the sea. This makes Li Zhi feel a little pain in his liver every time he thinks about it.

Furthermore, if such a huge ship can be sunk by the violent storm on the sea, wouldn't these huge ships in front of you enter the so-called deep sea, and they will also sink? Isn't it that these ten thousand taels of silver will eventually sink into the sea?

This is also the dissatisfaction of Li Hong who wants to continue to invest money in Quanzhou.

"It's different." Li Hong sighed with emotion, looked up at the sides of the three giant ships, and muttered: "Don't say sinking four ships, it means sinking five, six, or even more. It is worth it to me or to Datang. What's more, the sunken ships are just empty shells. They are not fully armed ships that can be immediately put into battle like these three ships.

Li Hong’s words with great emotion, no matter whether it was Bai Chun, Li Chongyi, or the official close behind him, none of them understood what Li Hong meant and why the huge ship that cost a lot of construction sank. Is it still a good thing for His Royal Highness?

Could it be that His Royal Highness's silver is so much that there is no place to put it, and it has to be thrown into the sea to reduce the pressure of inventory!

Li Hong looked at everyone around him with a blank face, smiled and said, "You will understand later. I want to let my Datang go out and make my Datang more prosperous, no As long as the Tang army defends our Datang with victorious battles on the land, being able to dominate the sea is actually the only way for our Datang to continue to be prosperous and to continue the national fortune for a hundred years!"

"The ministers Cui Zhibian and Li Chunfeng have met His Royal Highness, and Miss Bai." Cui Zhibian and Li Chunfeng, led by the original students, quickly walked off the boat and stood in front of Li Hong and said.

"Li Chunfeng, Cui Zhibian, you have tasted the sweetness, you all know that you are grateful to Miss Bai, do you have something to ask for?" Li Hong looked at Li Chunfeng, who was previously white and fat, now black and thin, and motioned. Li Chongyi went to Hangzhou city.

As for the three giant ships behind them, soldiers have long been standing on the pier, escorting the three giant ships in them, and no one is allowed to approach them!

"His Royal Highness, wise, it seems that you cannot hide anything. The minister now really hopes that Miss Bai can allocate another 15 million taels of silver to the minister. In this way, the minister can guarantee that within ten years, the minister I can do it completely. My Datang ship is walking in every corner of the world." Li Chunfeng is full of vigor, and when he talks about business, his whole person immediately becomes excited, and compares with Li Chunfeng, the **** stick who always looked mysterious and unpredictable. Get up, it's like two people.

When Cui Zhibian heard Li Chunfeng's words, he nodded in agreement and said: "His Royal Highness, the minister thinks that Master Li Chunfeng is justified. If you are willing to allocate another 15 million taels of silver to the minister, the minister promises to double it back then. "

Li Chongyi was confused when he heard it. For all corners of Li Chunfeng's world, he thought he hadn't heard it. Anyway, this sacred stick has always been difficult for ordinary people to understand, so he simply passed by.

But Cui Zhibian actually followed Li Chunfeng to yell, hoping that His Royal Highness would give them another 15 million taels of silver. This sounds obviously not that simple. Could it be that there are really endless treasures on this sea?

What made him even more surprised and surprised was that the two of them got off the boat, and they didn't say a few words to His Royal Highness when they got off the boat. They began to ask His Royal Highness on this dock.

What does this show? It shows that the two have definitely tasted the sweetness. Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhibian are both noble people who regard money as dung, especially Li Chunfeng. No one knows what his pursuit in his life is. If there is, then it is. The ethereal astrology, the sea~IndoMTL.com~Cui Zhibian has always pursued the strength of the navy. In this life, basically most of the time is spent at sea, even at sea than on land. He feels free.

So these two people hope that His Royal Highness will continue to allocate funds. It is definitely not for the greed of ink and silver when building the giant ship. It is definitely because the giant ship has provided them with the ideal platform and path for their entire life. They were so anxious that they hoped that His Royal Highness would immediately allocate funds to them.

Li Hong just shook his head and smiled bitterly when facing the two people's request. The two of them didn't care what they were running on in the court.

Leave aside others, the father and the mother and the queen, they blackmailed their nearly 30 taels of silver, plus the court, what can they bring to Datang for the huge ship sailing to the sea? Wealth has always been questioning.

What's more, in their hearts, Xu Fu went to sea for the emperor Qin to obtain the elixir of life, and eventually disappeared in the sea without a trace. Some people think that Xu Fu drove a white boat and gold and silver treasures to a remote island. To live a life endowed with luxury was to deceive the Emperor Qin.

And if the commander of the giant ship rebels, the impact on the court will be huge. Therefore, the court officials have always held an ambiguous attitude towards Li Hong’s plan for building the giant ship and ocean navigation.

Most of the voices think that ocean-going navigation is a waste of manpower and material resources. No matter how rich the resources are on the sea, the fishermen in coastal areas will not have such a hard life.

Li Hong got on the carriage, and Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhibian obviously vowed to never stop until they reached their goal. They didn't even get on the carriage that Li Chongyi had prepared for them. Instead, they rode on each other and followed His Royal Highness. Both sides of the carriage tried to persuade His Royal Highness to agree to their request in the shortest possible time.