Chapter 889

Qin Huaidao and those generals are waiting for Li Shimin, Li Shimin has not been out of Chengtian Palace for a long time, so now he has to go out, but he needs to change a lot of things.

"Hey, it's your fault, kid, now there is everything here in Chengtian Palace, it's still warm, and my father hasn't been out of this palace for almost 3 months!" Li Shimin changed his clothes and said with a smile at Qin Huaidao.

"Hehe, it's good if my father likes it!" Qin Huaidao also said happily.

"Well, look, this sweater that my daughter got me, warm, several, I haven't worn it before? Now go out and put it on! Li Shimin said and lifted his clothes to show off to those ministers,

When those ministers heard it, they all passed with a different face, and they didn't like to look at Li Shimin's pretend, in fact, Li Shimin's virtue was the same as Cheng Yanjin, but it was not so good.

"Your Majesty, you can't finish it for me, isn't it a waste?" Cheng Yanjin stood there, watching Li Shimin teasing.

"Looking for your own daughter, I want to go, my daughter sent it, can I give it to you? Are you dreaming? Li Shimin said proudly to Cheng Yanjin.

"Yes, Pepin, this winter, I want it too!" Cheng Yanjin looked at Qin Huaidao as he spoke.

"Cheng, Xian'er will definitely do it for her uncle!" Qin Huaidao said helplessly, thinking to himself, you two are bragging, why are you pulling yourself in?

"Let's go, let's go see the big ship, I just like to see new things in Pepin, every time, it will bring me unexpected surprises!" Li Shimin took the lead as he spoke,

And outside, the troops of the first division are ready, and the war horses and everything have been arranged on the square outside the Chengtian Palace, and those officers on duty are also waiting here.

Outside, Li Shimin sat in a carriage, and Qin Huaidao and their generals went on horseback, and soon Qin Huaidao and their party left the palace and went to the Wei River.

"Father, what's wrong, it's cold outside, you close the window!" Qin Huaidao rode to Li Shimin's side and said to Li Shimin.

"You see, Qinzhuang has changed a lot, when my father came here, all the houses here collapsed, now you see, all of them are blue brick houses, and they are rows and rows, they are beautiful, but there are more than 500 households here, right?" Li Shimin asked Qin Huaidao.

"500 households are still 500 households, but in the past two years, those farmers have made money, and there are a few children in the family, so they have built houses for the children in the family in advance, hoping that they can get married as soon as possible and spread their branches." Qin Huaidao immediately explained to Li Shimin.

"Oh, yes, yes, it's going to be branched!" After Li Shimin heard it, he nodded.

"There are also some others, that is, they are now rented out, now there are workshops in Chang'an, there are universities, and there are a large number of merchants, there are not so many people living in Chang'an City, and it is not expensive, so many people come to live in the nearby Zhuangzi, which is close to the straight road and the bridge, and those businessmen like to settle here!" Qin Huaidao continued to explain to Li Shimin, Li Shimin heard it, and nodded. "Well, okay, when I see this, I see the traces of my Datang development."

Soon, Qin Huaidao and they arrived at Qin Huaidao's shipyard, they saw from a distance that there were a large number of buildings here, and the army was in control, these soldiers were all protecting Qin Huaidao, Qin Huaidao mobilized a battalion of troops to be stationed here, without Qin Huaidao's order, no one could go in, and those workers needed to be checked in and out.

"Such a big workshop? I think it covers an area of seventy or eighty acres! After Gao Shilian dismounted, he couldn't help but speak.

"Back to the right servant, I bought this, this was originally a wasteland, don't worry, the kid didn't encroach on the land!" Qin Huaidao immediately smiled and said to Gao Shilian.

"You kid, I don't know what you're doing, I'm just wondering, does a shipyard need such a big construction site?" Gao Shilian smiled and pointed at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"Yes, when you get inside, you will know, if you want to build more ships, then you need larger docks, these have a lot of space, and there are a lot of workers in them,

In order to build these ships, my wife complained to me a lot, saying that I spent too much money, and I don't know how much money I spent, anyway, there are more than 1,000 workers here, and the wages given to them every month will require 500 yuan, as well as the supply of daily necessities such as food, which will cost 1,000 yuan, not to mention, to buy those steel. Qin Huaidao smiled and explained to Gao Shilian,

When the other people heard it, they also nodded, and Li Shimin also said: "Don't talk about anything else, just say that these buildings will cost a lot of money, go, take a look, and the emperor will make it up to you when the time comes!" ”

Li Shimin walked inside as he spoke, Qin Huaidao also followed, and when they got inside, they found that the security inside was very strict, and there were soldiers patrolling, this was what Qin Huaidao asked Li Shimin.

"This side, this is the dock, some of the built ships have been launched, and some of them have been released for fear of rust! If you want to get those ships moving, just open the gates and release the water! Qin Huaidao showed them the way in front and said, and soon, they arrived at a large dock. At the moment, the boatmen are waiting below, and this dock has just been released!

"Oh my God, this, this, such a big ship?" As soon as they entered the dock, they saw a large white ship in the distance, at least five or six fats above the ground, and forty or fifty fats long!

"This? This? Such a big ship? Li Shimin was also shocked when he saw it, and then walked quickly to the side of the big boat, and the other officials did the same, some civil officials stood there, their legs were a little weak,

If they didn't know that Qin Huaidao made it, they would have thought it was a miracle, and when Li Shimin and they arrived at the side of the boat, they saw that there was a gangway on the boat to put it down, and they saw that the water in the dock was getting higher and higher!

"Pepin, now release the water, such a big iron ship, can it float?" Li Shimin walked along the boat as he spoke, looking up at the big ship.

"Yes, not only can he be lifted up, but ordinary boats can't catch up with him, and it is not rocked by people, but by engines!" Qin Huaidao explained to Li Shimin with a smile.

"Engine? This chicken is so powerful? Cheng Yanjin heard it from behind and asked Qin Huaidao.

"Uncle, the engine is a mechanical device, just like the machine in our printing house." Qin Huaidao couldn't help but smile and said to Cheng Yanjin.

"If you don't know it, chickens can't swim!" Li Shimin glanced at Cheng Biting Jin, and then continued to look at the big ship, and the same was true of those ministers, they were all amazed at such a huge ship.

"Father, this is a big ship, able to hold 2 million catties of grain, transport once, can be enough for 500,000 troops, eat for 4 days, this time we went to Goryeo troops, about 30,000, such a ship to transport once, almost enough for seven days, and such ships, I now have a total of 4, and there are 9 small boats now, that is, a transport of more than 15 million catties of grain, enough for 300,000 troops to eat for 50 days!

And from Qingzhou to Yingzhou, Jian'an, Anshi, it is estimated that one to two days will be enough, so as long as our army holds the seaside, we will not worry about running out of food! Qin Huaidao stood there and explained to Li Shimin.

"Can you transport 300,000 troops for almost 2 months of food at a time?" Cheng Yanjin heard it and looked at Qin Huaidao in shock, as did the other ministers.

"Not only can it transport food, but it can also transport troops, a large ship like this can transport at least 3,000 people at a time, this is still the least, and small boats can also transport 1,000 people, these fleets can transport more than 20,000 people at a time, and at the same time, they can also carry a large number of war horses and food, enough for our troops to eat for a month,

Of course, it can only be used for short-distance transportation, such as a one-day to two-day trip, and if the time is long, it needs to be reduced, such as 1000 people on a large ship and 500 on a small boat, so that it is not a problem to travel at sea for a month! Qin Huaidao explained to them with a smile. But you just said that this boat, from Qingzhou to Anshi, can be reached in a day or two! Li Ji stood there, staring at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"Yes, this is still slow, if it is fast, it will not take a day!" Qin Huaidao nodded with a smile and said.

"This, is it so fast?" They heard it, and they all looked at each other.

"Let's go, get on the boat and take a look, when the water is completely released, it is estimated that it will take another quarter of an hour, and we will leave the dock later!" Qin Huaidao smiled and said to Li Shimin.

"Let's go, go up and have a look, look at the big ship!" Li Shimin also nodded,

Soon, Qin Huaidao took them to the gangway and boarded the big boat, and after going up, they found that the entire top was actually flat overtime, and it was a steel plate.

"Can this really float?" Li Shimin also arrived at the side of the ship at this moment, looking at the water below, he knew that this big ship was made of steel, and he was very skeptical, could this big ship float?

"Don't worry, Father, I've floated before!" Qin Huaidao immediately went over and said.

"It's so big, it's bigger than a yard!" Some civil servants also said in amazement.

"The old man can ride a horse and run on it, such a big boat!" Cheng Yanjin said very happily, Li Shimin also touched his beard, nodded and said.

"Father, on these decks, you can also shoot our mines according to the projectile car, because once the enemy defends us on the seaside, we need to take the initiative to attack!" Qin Huaidao pointed to the deck at Li Shimin and said to him.