Chapter 260: Maritime Trade
Emperor Guangen, who came back from the vacation, became more and more energetic and energetic!
Everyone thought that he was just adjusting his whole body because of a vacation.
But that's just one of the reasons.
And the most important reason was that he and Shen Xizhen had a bold plan when they stood on the high rocks on the sea shore of Lingxi Island.
"Our Xi country is only separated from Gan and Shiguo by a large ocean sea, which runs through the sea area in the southeast direction. In addition, there is another west-flowing sea between the Zhen Kingdom and the Silk Kingdom in the northwest of our country, which runs through the northwest sea, so I and the Empress have recently had an in-depth discussion about them and plan to develop maritime trade. Emperor Guangen said with great interest to the ministers.
Maritime trade?
The ministers also felt fresh when they heard it.
"Your Majesty, do you want to ship our country's goods to other countries for sale by sea, and also buy other countries' goods in this way?" A minister asked.
"Yes, we have implemented the policy of transnational trade in goods by land for many years, and the results are obvious to all, and now we might as well use the sea route to improve the living standards of people living in coastal areas, and at the same time strengthen the friendship and economic income of all countries." Emperor Guangen said.
"That's a good thing!" Many ministers nodded their heads one after another.
Emperor Guangen then ordered Gonggong Zhang to open a large map and point to the ocean sea and the west sea with a stick to explain: "When our ships sail from the west to the ocean sea, it is from the sea area between Zhenxi and Xi to the sea area between Gansu and Xi, so it is equivalent to opening up the traffic of the north and south sea routes, and we can easily transport the special products from the northwest of our country to the southeast to sell." Emperor Guangen said.
"So I want to open a new route between these two seas. Merchant and passenger ships were allowed to pass through the confluence of these two seas. Emperor Guangen said again.
The ministers nodded.
"Of course, there are a lot of problems that come with it, such as the fact that we need to start building large commercial and passenger ships that are well protected from weather conditions such as typhoons. It is also necessary to train a group of shippers......" Emperor Guangen said.
The ministers listened with fascination, but they knew clearly that it was possible.
A few days later, Emperor Guangen had a plan to manufacture ships and passenger ships, train navigators, and open up the northern and southern seas, and personally went to these two seas to conduct field investigations.
Shen Xizhen had no way to go with her because she was pregnant, but she had passed through the ocean when she visited Gan and Shiguo, so she knew the scenery there, and now she will be fascinated when she thinks of it. So I planned to go there early when the child was born, and I stopped by the river to the northwest side of the Xiliu Sea to have a look.
Standing on the shore blowing the wind, looking at the raging waves, Emperor Guangen's heart was also turbulent - he felt that it was time to carry out his great dream of ruling the sea.
Previously. He has spent many years managing rivers, and now he has set his sights on oceans wider than rivers, and this qiē transformation came from an inspiration from Shen Xizhen.
This little goblin!
Emperor Guangen said secretly in his heart.
No. You can't call her a leprechaun. He said right away.
But what should I call her?
She's just a charming and lovely person who doesn't seem to be able to bother her with anything.
Oh, let's call her a leprechaun.
Emperor Guangen thought to himself with a smile.
The person is still on the beach, but the heart has already flown back to her.
After rushing back to meet Shen Xizhen, Emperor Guangen devoted himself to the work of following up on the manufacturer ship and passenger ship.
Because Emperor Guangen demanded the manufacture of "at least 60 feet long and 30 feet tall ships with advanced anti-typhoon devices", the designers did not dare to relax in the slightest, and buried themselves in the design room every day to discuss the best plan.
The size of the boat was not a problem for these designers, but the design of the wind resistance device was.
In this dynasty, and even in the history of the Xi Kingdom, there were almost no ships that could withstand typhoons above level 10, but Emperor Guangen gave an order - to develop as many ships as possible that could resist level 10 or above. Therefore, this group of national elites can be stumped.
Knowing that this problem stumped everyone, Shen Xizhen, who graduated from the Department of Design in modern times, said calmly: "Don't panic, Your Majesty. Let the concubines also come to help and think of a way. ”
So, she plunged into the design studio every day.
She knows that typhoons are easy to overturn those ships with low stability, so if you want to strengthen the resistance of typhoons, you must first find a way to strengthen the stability of ships, and the key condition for the stability of ships is that the draft should not be too shallow, and the shape must not be 'heavy at the top and light at the bottom', so she first worked the shape and function of the boat.
"The ship is divided into three or four layers, the top layer must be small and light, the next layer must be second in size, and the next layer should be again, and the part that sinks into the water should be as wide as possible, and it needs to be equipped with a balance device, which can be changed with the movement of the ship, so that it is always in a state of balance......" Shen Xizhen explained while pointing to his design drawings for everyone to see.
Everyone was secretly amazed, admiring her ability.
Emperor Guangen was even happier in his heart, and after some discussion with everyone, he soon decided to use Shen Xizhen's plan to build a ship.
Two ships were made a month later.
Maritime obstacles in the northwest and southeast seas have all been cleared, creating an unimpeded river basin.
"Queen, please speak, how do you want me to reward you?" Emperor Guangen asked, putting his arm around her waist.
"As long as the concubines can see the emperor's smile every day, they have already received the best gift, so they don't need any heavy rewards." Shen Xizhen replied with a sweet smile.
Emperor Guangen's heart warmed when he heard this, he picked up Shen Xizhen's face, stared at him with infinite affection and asked, "Is it?" In the queen's heart, is I so important? ”
Shen Xizhen, who was staring at him so affectionately, couldn't help but blush all over his face, nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, in the hearts of the concubines, the emperor is more important than the one in this world. ”
Emperor Guangen hugged her tightly in his arms and said softly: "In my heart, the queen is also so important. With that, he leaned down and kissed her.
She also smiled in response to his kiss.
The two were kissing hotly when they suddenly heard Chu Lingen banging on the door outside the door and shouting: "Father, queen mother, En'er is here." ”
Shen Xizhen was about to break away from his arms, but he was hugged tightly, and he said softly: "Don't worry about him, the palace maid will take him away." ”
Shen Xizhen stopped as he wished.
His lips pressed to hers again.
Unexpectedly, the knocking outside the door became heavier and heavier.
Chu Lingen said outside: "Father, mother, open the door quickly, open the door quickly, En'er wants to hug you." ”
At this time, Shen Xizhen couldn't help it, and hurriedly gently pushed Emperor Guangen away and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine will hug him first, and then at night... I'll serve you again...", he didn't dare to finish his words, so he hurriedly picked up his skirt and walked to the door.
Emperor Guangen looked at her back that was pregnant but still curved, and smiled softly. (To be continued......)