Li An's purpose is naturally to increase the speed of water transportation in order to improve the efficiency of water transportation, which Li Yu certainly knows, and as long as he is not a fool, he can see the usefulness of the steamboat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Li Shilang, after the application of this steamship, my Datang can transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River, and it can arrive in Luoyang City faster, and then load it into a train from Luoyang City to transport the grain to the capital, so the biggest role of this steamship is to transport it, isn't it?"

Li Yu replied easily.

"Caoyun, well, yes, it does have this effect, but the steam ship built now is only a very small steam ship, and in the future, a larger steam ship can be built, and the big steam ship can not pass in the canal, and can go to sea to promote the national prestige of my Tang Dynasty from the sea."

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"Li Shilang, like this steam ship under our feet, how much grain can it transport? Is there a hundred deniers? ”

Li Yu looked at the steamship cabin and asked with a smile.

He felt that the speed of the steamship was very windy, but the area of the cabin was not larger than that of an ordinary shipping ship, and even, because of the addition of steam engines and coal storage space, the cargo capacity seemed to be lower than that of an ordinary shipping ship.

"Steamships loaded with grain? Ha ha! King Guangping was wrong, the steamship was not used like this, and if it was used like this, it would not be of much use! ”

Ang Lee smiled.

"If you don't load grain, how can it be used for transportation? Li Shilang is really good at laughing. ”

Li Yu frowned.

Li An looked at Li Li and asked, "Shiro, what do you think?" ”

Li Li frowned, thought hard for a long time, and said happily: "Li Shilang, I understand, the steam ship is specially used for traction, and it can tow many transport ships, just like the steam locomotive is not loaded, but dozens of carriages are connected to the back. ”

"Yes, yes, it's used for traction, so that it can play a better role, just like a steam locomotive."

Li Yu also quickly figured it out, and felt that this kind of steam boat is very good, the use is too great, as long as a certain number is made, the efficiency of the cao transport can be increased many times, which is greatly convenient for the imperial court's cao transport business, in addition, a large number of goods of merchants can also be pulled by steam boats, so that they can arrive at the destination faster and improve the efficiency of commercial transportation.

"Haha! You finally understand the great usefulness of the steamship, but the steamship has just been built today, so let's enjoy the scenery of Qujiang Pond! ”

Li An was in a good mood and said excitedly.

"Filthy ......"

The speed of the steamship is very fast, but the noise is also very loud, as long as it starts to repress, it will make a loud sound, which makes a large number of guests in the Qujiang Pond look at the steamship curiously, as if looking at a monster.

Li Ang let the steamship move back and forth in the Qujiang Pond, and it was driven at the maximum speed, this kind of driving feeling was not ordinary cool, and the nobles and little ladies in the surrounding painting boats all cast curious and envious eyes.

"What kind of boat is this, running so fast and still emitting black smoke?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it."

"How do I think, it's similar to a steam locomotive, and it won't be a new guy invented by Li Shilang!"

"Yes, yes, it shouldn't be wrong, Li Shilang is really powerful, he has invented too many useful things, maybe he can make up something in the future?"

"Li Shilang's talent is not inferior to the ancient Luban, he is a great talent."

"It is indeed a talent even more powerful than Lu Ban, but Li Shilang knows very little about poetry and books, and he is still much inferior to the ancient sages."

The aristocrats in the surrounding painting boats, seeing the steam ships running around in Qujiangchi, talked with each other, and reached a lot of consensus, guessing that the steam ship was invented under the guidance of Li An, and at the same time, they also thought that Li An was better than the ancient Lu Ban, but with the arrogance of the scholars, they still thought that Li An's excellence was only inferior, and in the hierarchy of Shinong industry and commerce, the talent of craftsmen could only be regarded as small talents, and no matter how many things Lu Ban invented, it could not be compared with Confucius and Mencius.

The steamship has been running back and forth in the Qujiang Pond for a full hour, and there has been no failure, which makes Li An very happy, after all, after so many days and nights of improvement, the performance of the steam engine has been very stable, and the steam ship has also been developed for a longer time than the steam locomotive, and no problems are the inevitable result of hard development, and it is also a reward for Li An's hard work.

Qujiangchi found a steamship that could smoke, and there were more nobles playing here, so the news quickly spread throughout Chang'an City, and even, it was passed into the Daming Palace, so that everyone in the palace knew about it.

After confirming that it was correct, Gao Lishi personally walked into the Zichen Hall and told Li Longji the good news.

"Steamship? Was the steamship developed by Li Shilang a success? ”

Li Longji was reading the historical records, and when he heard that the steamship was galloping across Qujiang Pond at a speed many times higher than that of the painting boat, he happily put the historical records on the table and stood up.

"Everyone, the news of the steamship has spread all over the city, and even the people in the palace are talking about it, Li Shilang has made a great contribution to the Tang Dynasty, and the slave and maid congratulate everyone."

"Okay, haha!"

Li Longji was overjoyed, thought for a moment, and said softly: "The speed of the steamship is fast, if it is used for transportation, it will definitely greatly improve the transportation efficiency, it is really a good thing!" Summons the order for Li Shilang to come to see me immediately. ”

Obviously, Li Longji still doesn't know a lot about the situation of the steamship, and he must let Li An explain it to him in person, in addition, how to build the steamship, where it is more appropriate, how to apply it to the transportation, whether it is specially prepared for the imperial court, or allowed to be sold to the people, and how high the cost is, how much transportation efficiency can be improved, these questions can only be accurately answered by Li An.

Several little eunuchs quickly found Li An and his party who were still trying the boat in Qujiangchi, and waved their arms to let Li An go ashore, but the people on the boat couldn't see it at all, so they naturally wouldn't dock.

The little eunuch took out a medicinal jade mirror, and used the reflected sunlight to constantly shine on the steamship that was moving, and it shook back and forth to attract the attention of the people on board.

"Who's causing trouble?"

Li Yu's eyes were shaken by the strong light many times, and he felt a little annoyed.

Li An hurriedly took out the binoculars from his arms and looked in the direction of the shore where the strong light came.

"It's the little eunuch next to Your Majesty, it should be called me, lean over immediately."

Li An saw the little eunuch beside Li Longji with a telescope, and immediately ordered the steamship to dock.

The speed of the steamship was very fast, and it didn't take long for it to dock, and Li An, Li Yu, Li Li and others immediately went ashore and walked towards the little eunuch.

"Li Shilang, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the Zichen Palace?"

The little eunuch hurriedly explained the reason for looking for Li An.

Li An nodded, looked back at everyone, and said: "The construction of the steamship is very successful, these days, you have all worked hard, Your Majesty is going to summon this official now, and this official will also report your credit, go back and continue to work hard, improve the steamship, and the official wants to see a better steamship." ”

"Yes, Li Shilang."

All the R&D personnel were as happy as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

"King Guangping, Shiro, do you follow me into the palace, or return to Baisunyuan."

"We won't enter the palace, Li Shilang hurry up and enter the palace! Don't keep Your Majesty waiting. ”

Li An nodded, followed the two little eunuchs, went to Daming Palace, and entered the Zichen Palace.

"Wechen see Your Majesty."

"Li Shilang, hurry up, I already know about the steamship, so I specially asked you to come over, I know, Li Shilang must have a lot to say to me."

Li Longji seemed very happy, after returning to Chang'an City, because of the convenience of the railway system, he took the train to the Hot Spring Palace many times to relax, and even passed in the afternoon and came back in the evening.

Moreover, since the Hot Spring Palace is not far from Chang'an City, it is completely under the control of the Longwu Army and the Yulin Army, so it is too convenient to go to the Hot Spring Palace without too many guards, only two escort trains in front and behind, and there is almost no interference with the railway operation.

Being able to go out of the palace to play frequently, and not having to suffer from bumps, will naturally make Li Longji feel very good, and now that the steamship experiment has been successful, it naturally makes him even happier.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is also planning to come and discuss the location of the shipyard with Your Majesty, but as a result, Your Majesty announced that Weichen had met first."

Ang Lee replied with a smile.

"Well, the location of the steam shipyard is very important, I guess Li Shilang has already thought about it!"

Li Longji asked.

"Your Majesty, the main purpose of the steamship at the moment is to transport water, and the shipyard should be located in Luoyang City, so that the newly built steamship can be easily launched and directly put into transportation."

Li An gave the approximate location of the shipyard, which was a decision made after careful consideration, after all, the center of Caoyun was Luoyang City, and building a shipyard in Luoyang City was the most suitable location.

Of course, this is only the current situation, in the future, if you want to build large steam ships, you need to build shipyards in coastal areas, at present, the construction of such small steam ships, only need to be placed in Luoyang City.

"Luoyang City, okay, I also think that it is most appropriate to place the shipyard in Luoyang City, so it is decided, the specific shipbuilding address, Li Shilang will arrange it, I just ask, what I want to know is the ability of the steamship?"

Li Longji readily agreed to build a shipyard in Luoyang City.

"Your Majesty, the steam ship can travel forty miles at the fastest in one hour, and according to six hours a day, it can travel two hundred and forty miles at the earliest, which is four or five times faster than the fastest time when the boat is downstream, and the efficiency is greatly improved, and there is no need for manpower rowing, which greatly saves manpower, and in the river, a steamship is fully capable of towing twenty or thirty wooden boats, just like a steam locomotive and a consignment carriage, which can greatly improve the speed of the existing boats, facilitate the efficiency of the boat, and when there is silt in the river, If there is too much silt, a steamship is not powered, it can be pulled together with two, three, or even more steamboats, and its towing power is definitely much greater than that of the slender man and the boat. ”

Ang Lee briefly introduced.

After hearing this, Li Longji was very excited, and the appearance of the steamship not only greatly improved the efficiency of the transportation of water, but also solved all kinds of problems that could be encountered in the transportation of the Grand Canal.

The silt in the dry period has always been an incurable disease that hinders the transportation of the Grand Canal, whenever the water depth is insufficient, the boat will always fall into the silt, for this reason, it is necessary to use a large number of slender men to pull both banks, and even a large number of boats in front, and the slender man to pull together, in order to drag out the boats that fall into the silt, so that if you encounter a few more shallow river sections along the way, the speed of walking will become extremely difficult, and it is difficult to transport the grain to the destination on schedule.

Another problem that can be solved is that the consumption of manpower is greatly reduced, the boat is traveling alone, each boat needs a lot of labor to drive, and the use of steam ship traction, the back of the boat does not need to be pulled by manpower, so that manpower will be greatly reduced.

"Li Shilang, this steamship is too practical, it needs to be built more, and the fortune of Datang will depend on him in the future, haha!"

"Your Majesty, this is just the beginning, as long as the technology of the steamship gradually matures, in the future, Weichen can also build a larger large steamship, and form a huge fleet to explore the more distant world by sea and land."

Ang Lee dreamed of it.

"A more distant world? Does Li Shilang know a lot about overseas? ”

Li Longji asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, the overseas world is very big, Wei Chen once saw it in a book, and in the future, I, Da Tang Dynasty, will send a large fleet to discover these unknown places."

Li An said ambitiously.

When Li Longji heard this, he didn't show much curiosity, paused, and said softly: "Let's talk about it later!" By the way, Li Shilang, how are the ploughing machinery and pumping machinery? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is in full research and development, and before spring ploughing next year, it will definitely be able to be successfully developed."

Li An Zhengse assured.

"Well, Li Shilang boldly goes to research and development, whatever you need, I will provide, now that the two tax laws are implemented, the treasury has more and more money, the sale of black powder, the operation of the railway bureau, can increase a lot of income to the treasury, enough to support Li Shilang's research and development work, in addition, I think that if I can invent a machine that can harvest crops, wouldn't it be more convenient for the people, Li Shilang thinks it is feasible."

Li Longji strongly supported Li Ang and proposed the feasibility of harvesting machinery.

Li An looked at Li Longji and said excitedly: "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, of course harvesting machinery can be developed, after Weichen goes back, he will immediately conduct research, however, there are too many research and development projects at present, and the talents in the research and development center are very insufficient. ”