Chapter 542

Bai Chun, Li Chongyi and other officials, people and so on, looked at the three huge ships with incredible and gaping eyes, and slowly revealed their true faces.

It is like an endless mountain range and a long dragon. On top of the three ships, the four masted huge sails are like waterfalls hanging in the air. Under the command of the three ships, they slowly fall down. They are majestic and majestic. People can feel the tremendous awe they have brought to all the people in yard head and even to the whole Hangzhou.

Li Hong was also a bit stunned. He only occasionally communicated with Li Chunfeng and told him some ship knowledge he knew when he was one of his crew members. He explained what kind of structure and structure can make a huge ship sail far away and increase the flexibility and maneuverability of the ship. He said it superficially, but he didn't expect that in this short period of time, Li Chunfeng had no idea Chunfeng came with three huge ships!

Originally, he thought that it would be a miracle to be able to come over one, but now he is full of shock and wonder to witness these three ships which are similar to the "Galen ship" in the previous generation.

Galen, the largest Galen ship in the world, has a displacement of 2000 tons, a draft of eight meters, and a stern deck of seven stories.

What's more, before the end of the sailing era, Galen had always been the standard for the design of warships and battleships. Its influence, combat effectiveness and practicability were not comparable to those of other sailboats.

Different from the traditional design of ships in the Tang Dynasty, a small inclined mast was erected at the bow of the three huge ships, which was originally used as a watchtower. However, the so-called lookout was moved to the stern of the ship, forming a place for the commander-in-chief to command the ship and live.

On the lower deck of the bow is space for soldiers, cargo and so on. In addition to the two masts in front of the boat and the two jibs at the back, there are some things that we usually have.

All the living goods and supplies during the war, together with nearly a thousand soldiers, were placed on the lower deck.

In this way, not only the deck surface is clean and tidy, but also more space for action can be created for the soldiers on the deck during the naval battle, so that they can effectively fight against the first floor of the deck, whether in the face of the enemy's sneak attack or active attack.

Even the Tang soldiers standing on both sides of the ship's deck now have their armor transformed. Unlike the soldiers on the land, their whole body is covered with armor. Instead, it has become a local armor which is more used on the ship to make soldiers more flexible when sailing and fighting in the rough sea.

"Your Highness, this ship is the one that you personally advocated to build?" Li Chongyi trembled his fingers and pointed to the huge ship which was about to dock at the dock. He looked like he was facing a hill. His voice was also shaking.

"Yes, but I didn't expect that Li Chunfeng could build three ships in such a short time. It seems that I underestimated Li Chunfeng's determination and desire to sail." Li Hong also shook his head at the three huge ships in front of him.

It can be seen that these three ships, obviously, have been fully loaded. They are the real and genuine naval killers that can be put into sea battle at any time. They are definitely not a simple big ship just for the sake of appearance and middle sight.

Bai Chun was a little confused. Seeing the huge ship berthing at the wharf, the people on one side, even some officials, approached them with such a huge object. They could not help but step back 20 or 30 steps.

Only Li Hong, Li Chongyi and Bai Chun were still standing in the same place, looking at the huge ship being moored, and talking about it one after another.

"Your Highness, don't you say that there are five ships? Why do you think the construction is much faster? What's more, before this, it's not the same... " Bai Chun did not dare to go on. She was afraid that the prince would be angry and throw herself into the Qiantang River.

After all, if the ship that was sunk into the sea was such a magnificent ship, Bai Chun didn't know if Li Hong would be distressed. Anyway, she was very distressed. How much money would it cost.

It is no wonder that the officials in the court, including his majesty and the queen, were very critical of Li Hong's huge investment in building such a huge object.

Although his majesty and the queen finally stopped Li Hong from throwing money into Quanzhou shipyard by confiscating the prince's silver, he threw more than 10 million taels of silver into the sea, which made Li Zhi feel a little pain in his liver every time he thought about it.

What's more, if such huge ships can be sunk by the strong wind and heavy rain on the sea, will these huge ships in front of us sink into the so-called deep sea as well? Is it not that the ten million taels of silver will eventually sink into the sea?

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

"It's not the same." Li Hong looked up at the side of the three huge ships and murmured, "don't mention sinking four ships. It's worth sinking five, six, or even more. It's worth it to me and the Tang Dynasty. What's more, those sunk ships are just empty shells, and they are not fully armed ships that can be put into battle immediately like the three ships in front of us."No matter Bai Chun, Li Chongyi, or the officials who were close behind him, did not understand what Li Hong meant. Why did the sinking of a huge ship, which cost a lot of money, sink, or is it a good thing for his Highness the prince?

Is it the prince's silver is really too much, there is no place to put, must be thrown into the sea to reduce the pressure of inventory!

Li Hong looked at all the people around him with a blank look on his face and said with a smile: "you will understand that if you want to let our Tang go out and make our Tang more prosperous and powerful, it is not only the Tang army on the land who has won a hundred battles to defend our Tang Dynasty. In fact, it is the only way for our Tang Dynasty to continue to be rich and powerful and to extend the national transportation for a hundred years."

"Ministers Cui Zhibian and Li Chunfeng have met his royal highness and Miss Bai." Cui Zhibian and Li Chunfeng, leading the original students, quickly walked down from the boat and stood in front of Li Hong.

"Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhibian, you have tasted the sweetness. You all know how to thank Miss Bai. Do you want something?" Li Hong looks at Li Chunfeng, who used to be fat and white. Now he is black and thin. He signals Li Chongyi to go to Hangzhou.

As for the three huge ships behind, soldiers have been standing on the wharf for a long time, escorting the three ships among them. No one is allowed to approach!

"Miss Tang Yingchen, I can't be sure that I can walk in the corner of the world for another ten years if you don't dare to hide your highness, Miss Tang." Li Chunfeng was full of energy. When he mentioned business, he immediately became excited and excited. Compared with Li Chunfeng, who was always mysterious and unpredictable, he was quite different.

Hearing Li Chunfeng's words, Cui Zhibian nodded with approval and said, "Your Highness, I think that Li Chunfeng is right. If you are willing to allocate another 15 million taels of silver to my minister, I promise to pay them back in time."

Li Chongyi was confused. He didn't hear Li Chunfeng's every corner of the world. In any case, it was difficult for ordinary people to understand what the prodigy said, so he just skimmed over it.

But Cui Zhibian yelled along with Li Chunfeng, hoping that his highness would give them another 15 million taels of silver. This obviously doesn't sound so simple. Is there really endless treasure in this sea?

What surprised him even more was that when they got off the ship, they did not say a few words to his highness, so they began to ask for his highness on the dock.

What does that mean? Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhibian are both noble men who regard money as dirt. Li Chunfeng, especially Li Chunfeng, does not know what his lifelong pursuit is. If there is one, it is an illusory star and sea.

Cui Zhibian has always been pursuing the strength of the Navy. He spent most of his life at sea. Even on the sea, he felt more free than on land.

For the sake of their royal highness, this is not an ideal way for them to continue to build a platform.

Li Hong just shook his head and grinned bitterly in the face of their request. They did not care what they were like when they were on the court.

Not to mention others, the father and the emperor, the mother and the latter, extorted nearly 30 million taels of silver from themselves. In addition, the court has always held doubts about what kind of wealth the giant ship can bring to the Tang Dynasty when it sails to the sea.

What's more, in their hearts, Xu Fu went out to sea for the emperor of Qin to seek elixir of immortality, and finally disappeared in the sea. Some people think that Xu Fu drove a white boat and gold and silver treasures to a remote island and lived a luxurious life, which deceived the emperor of Qin.

Moreover, the mutiny of the commander-in-chief of the warship would have a great impact on the imperial court. Therefore, the court officials have always been ambivalent about Li Hongjian's plan to go on an ocean voyage.

Most of the voices think that ocean sailing is a waste of manpower and material resources. No matter how rich the resources on the sea are, the fishermen in coastal areas will not be so miserable.

Li Hong gets on the carriage, but Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhibian are obviously determined not to achieve their goal. They even failed to get on the carriage that Li Chongyi prepared for them. Instead, they rode on each side of his Royal Highness's carriage and tried to persuade him to accept their request in the shortest possible time.

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