As Yang Shunshui showed the whole ship, the more Zhang Gongjin was amazed, of course, with his eyes, he may not be able to understand all the designs on the ship.

"It's really a good boat, both military and civilian, if my Datang Navy is equipped with this kind of boat, its combat power will increase by at least thirty percent, and it will run rampant across rivers and lakes, and there will be no obstacles." After looking at the complete boat design, Zhang Gongjin finally walked to the plywood.

"Hehe, this boat is not used to cross rivers and lakes, this is a sea boat." Sun Xiangfu answered with a smile.

"Sea vessels? Yes, no wonder you hang so many sails. If you sail forward in the middle of a river, I am afraid that it is easy to collide. ”

Zhang Gongjin is worthy of being an expert in boating, Sun Xiangfu mentioned a little, and figured out this section, Datang is not without sea ships, Shandong coast, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, there are a lot, but generally do not go far, before the pointed keel ship is not manufactured, it is difficult for wooden boats to withstand the wind and waves at sea, in addition, affected by power, every year the ship must wait for the monsoon, yes, used for transportation, twice a year, the efficiency is too low, it is better to take the inland canal.

"If you want to go to Cochin, this boat should be used?" Sun Xiangfu asked.

"It's easy, if this ship is used for navigation, it is ten times better than the warships of our Tang Navy."

Zhang Gong did not hesitate to praise and looked at the water steamer with greed.

"In this way, the boy will ask Zou Gong to borrow some sailors and boatmen who are accustomed to sailing long distances."

"Sailor boatman?"

Zhang Gongjin raised his eyebrows when he heard this, these years, manpower is actually the most valuable thing, Zhang Gongjin has commanded the navy, and there are naturally such talents at home, of course, when it comes to sailors and boatmen, in fact, where will Zhang Liang, the governor of the navy, be more, but this person is often stationed in Jinghu for a generation, and Sun Xiangfu is not familiar with him.

"Someone can give you some, but this boat! You'll have to build me some. Zhang Gong said with a pinch.

"Hehe, small meaning, the cost of this ship is only 20,000 yuan, Zou Gong wants a few, just tell this shipbuilder Yang Laohan directly."

"Two, more than 20,000?" Zhang Gongjin said in disbelief when he heard this, but when he thought of the fine iron collision angle and the fine iron gear device, he felt that Sun Xiangfu didn't say anything false.

In fact, when he heard Sun Xiangfu say more than 20,000 yuan, Yang Shunshui on the deck almost fell, the real cost of this ship is actually about 10,000 yuan, and this is also counting the wages of hundreds of shipwrights in his entire Yang family, how dare Sun Xiangfu shout more than double the price! You must know that this Zhang Gongjin is an expert who understands boats.

What he didn't know was that Zhang Gongjin not only knew how to ship, but also knew how to smelt iron, if Zhang Gongjin was asked to build another one according to this ship, it would definitely cost more than 20,000 yuan, or even more, and the things that Sun Xiangfu got out were the same as Wei Zheng beating tofu, and when you got it yourself, you would feel that it was still cost-effective to pay for it.

For example, to build a car, you need a car factory, but to build ten cars, you still only need a car factory, and when the production technology is mature, after the track, the production cost will continue to decrease, now let Yang Shunshui come out with a man who is exactly the same ship, he definitely does not need to spend seven or eight months, let alone the cost of more than 10,000 yuan, counting these fine iron accessories from the Sunfu workshop, the cost of the whole ship will not exceed 8,000 yuan.

"What, Zou Gong thinks it's too expensive? It is the actual price to say below. Sun Xiangfu said deliberately.

"Well, well, we'll talk about it later, but I can send you a sea trial first." Zhang Gongjin touched his nose in embarrassment, although his background is not low, he has been an official for so many years, and his family has a lot of savings, but it may be okay to get one or two ships, if he gets a few, his financial resources will not be able to afford it, as for the navy, the military expenditure is only 100,000 yuan a year, where is the big head in Zhang Liang, and the one that is distributed to him is enough to build a boat.

Sun Xiangfu didn't have to leave Zhang Gong to eat, so he saw him run to the city as soon as he rode to the city, Qin Qiong and Sun Xiangfu roughly guessed his thoughts, and didn't pay much attention to it, eating and drinking in Wangjiang Tower, while discussing their own affairs.

"Yigong, if you make a trip to the south this time, it will take a few months to return at the earliest, if the watermelons, courgettes, cotton, etc. planted in the fields are ripe, please also ask Yigong to organize the farmers, according to Sun Dali's requirements for harvesting and preservation, in addition, many industries in the family are also asked to be taken care of by Yigong."

After the beginning of the year, Sun Xiangfu lived in the happy village for three months, for the follow-up development, it is natural to tell the villagers clearly, this year, the various industries of the happy village are in full bloom, especially the breeding industry, only one spring has exported more than 100,000 chicken seedlings, thousands of piglets, and fish fry are as many as 10 million, and at the same time, it will make more people covet.

However, the industries he did were only to grasp the core technology, make the most upstream money, and put most of the benefits to the royal family that inherited the seedlings he cultivated, and as for benefiting the whole people, it would take a while.

"Don't worry! This year, His Majesty's main government affairs are to clean up the interior, and those ghosts and ghosts dare not jump out to make trouble. Qin Qiong gave Sun Xiangfu a reassuring look and said.

After having dinner with Qin Qiong, Sun Xiangfu returned to the room in the restaurant to discuss with Yu Xiu'er about going south.

"Did the husband do these things in advance?" After formally proposing to Yu Xiu'er that she was going south, Yu Xiu'er was very puzzled.

She saw the big ship on the dock, if Sun Xiangfu had already asked people to start preparing for shipbuilding seven or eight months ago, then they were preparing before they met, what was the purpose of his southward journey, but it made Yu Xiu'er curious.

"Yes, I'm going to pick up some things, but this time it won't be too far, and if it's fast, I'll be back in a few months." Sun Xiangfu saw Yu Xiu'er's reluctant appearance and explained.

"So, there's another time?" Yu Xiu'er, whose mind was becoming more and more delicate, heard the words and continued to ask.

"Well, there should be! But next time I will definitely take you with me. "Sun Xiangfu is empty-hearted. Those things in South America are the things that can really change the fortunes of this country, and of course he wants to get them.

"I heard Jun Mai say that the south is not stable now, and he can just go over and do a big job, isn't the husband afraid of having three long and two short······" Yu Xiu'er was worried and didn't continue.

"Hehe, most of the time I'm afraid of death, but there are some things I must do, because it's about the development of our nation." Sun Xiangfu said calmly.

He may not be loyal to Li Shimin, but he is absolutely loyal to this nation, so he did not hesitate to take risks for this.

In fact, what Sun Xiangfu is doing now has changed the world to a great extent, large-scale, cluster breeding, marrying and inoculating trees, raising seedlings and sowing seeds, if these things are rolled out, the output of Datang farmers can be increased by several percent.

It's just that people in this era can't understand unfamiliar things, and instinctive rejection, especially Li Shimin, who is in power, has not yet understood, so he can only do it himself step by step, let others see the results, and then follow up.

Now, Li Shimin only saw the results of fishery, chicken and pig farms, so he did not oppose breeding. In the second half of the year, when he saw the benefits of intensive cultivation and planting new crops, he would no longer oppose Sun Xiangfu's seedling plan, and at that time, Datang's agriculture would really enter a period of great change.

"The concubine knew early in the morning that her husband had her own morality in her heart, otherwise, she would not have taught Wu Yuanqing a lesson that day. Just ······"

There was suspicion in Yu Xiu'er's eyes, Sun Xiangfu saw it, but he couldn't explain it, the more time passed, the more unexplainable things he would come up with, and he might be able to make up a reason to explain it, how to explain it when he went to South America?

At the same time, in the imperial study of Taiji Palace, Zhang Gongjin was analyzing the benefits of Sun Xiangfu's water steamer with Li Shimin one by one, and finally, when it came to the cost, Li Shimin laughed and said, "Hong Shen and don't believe that kid's words, at most give six or seven percent, but my Datang strategic focus at this time should be in the north, and the shipping matter needs to be postponed for the time being." ”

"What Your Majesty said is that the minister is also happy to see the hunt."

"By the way, that kid is all about building a ship, but he doesn't know what it is?" Li Shimin thought of this section and asked.

"I don't know, but this ship is suitable for long-distance sailing, it is a sea ship, and he should have built this ship to go to sea." Zhang Gongjin replied.

"Well, I will know when I go back and ask him, besides, I want to send Wei Shuhuan and Li Gongyan to Lingnan, and the naval army under your command can be dispatched?"

"Your Majesty wants to use it, and the navy can naturally be pulled out at any time, but does Feng Ang really want to rebel?" Although Zhang Gongjin asked so, Li Shimin could see the disbelief on his face, almost no generals in the Tang Dynasty were willing to have a big war in the south, and wherever they were, they might die if they didn't fight.

Moreover, if Feng Ang rebels, it will cause a series of reactions from the rebel forces of all parties in the Tang Dynasty, because the territory controlled by Feng Ang is too large, once the war starts, it will definitely be protracted, then, the latent rebel forces and several neighboring countries like wolves and tigers will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack and seize benefits.

"Can Hongshen have a teaching?" Li Shimin was silent for a long time before asking.

"The minister thinks that Mo said that Feng Ang has not rebelled now, even if it is, His Majesty should not use troops with him for the time being, once the south fights, Jieli and Tuli will not fight in the Western Regions, and they should rush to Guanzhong. In addition, when the king of Jiangxia first arrived in Youzhou, the Goryeo people would also take the opportunity······

The consequences are unimaginable, so before His Majesty solves the northern trouble, he should win over and appease Feng An, yes, Wei Shuhuan and Li Gongyan will go to Lingnan to appease and reward, but they can't lead troops. Zhang Gong advised.

"Hongshen's words are equivalent to what Xuan Cheng said, and let me think about it!"

Li Shimin sent Zhang Gongjin away, and soon, he asked people to go to Sun's mansion to pass the decree, Sun Xiangfu He didn't really care about what boat this kid built, what he cared about was whether this kid thought of any way to make a fortune.