Witnessing all kinds of magic in Fanjiazhuang along the way, Zhu Youzhen left Fanjiazhuang from the east gate. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After riding one hundred and twenty miles on a wide cement road, the Son of Heaven, disguised as a governor, arrived at the Dagu Port in Tianjin.

Dagu Port is full of cargo ships, fishing boats, and goods piled up on the wharf like hills, and people are everywhere. Of course, the best berth was docked by Li Zhi's steamer.

In order to cooperate with Zhu Youzhen's private visit, Li Zhi did not play the honor guard of the county king, but stood on the dock and waited in the appearance of the governor of Shandong. Seeing the Son of Heaven's team coming, Li Zhi hurriedly greeted him and sang: "Minister Li Zhi has seen the Holy Son of Heaven!" ”

Zhu Youzhen stepped forward quickly, helped up Li Zhi, who was bowing, and said with a smile: "Aiqing is exempt!" ”

Looking at Li Zhi's face, Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Traveling to Fanjiazhuang today, I know that Aiqing is well governed. I feel a lot of emotion! If the local magistrates in the world are like the kings of the county, I will have peace of mind! ”

Li Zhi smiled and asked, "Is the Son of Heaven going directly to the north today, or will he rest in Dagu Port for a day." ”

Wang Chengen arched his hand and said: "Shengshang has worked very hard all the way, today I will find a decent mansion in Dagu Port to rest for a day, right?" ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't answer Li Zhi's words, but looked at the busy dock behind Li Zhi and asked, "This big ship without sails is the steamship of the county king?" ”

Li Zhi looked behind him and replied, "There are seven ships without cannons that are Zheng Chenggong's guano ships, and they are Zheng Chenggong's shipping company. Dozens of other gunboats, including those ironclads, were all subordinate's. ”

Hearing the words "Zheng Chenggong" and "guano", Zhu Youzhen looked puzzled.

Wang Dehua, the eunuch of Dongchang, who was standing on the side, arched his hand and said: "Shengshang, Zheng Chenggong is the son of Zheng Zhilong, and he is now running to the sea to transport guano under the command of the king of the county. The guano is transported from an overseas island, and it is a good fertilizer. ”

"It turned out to be a fertilizer..."

Zhu Youzhen nodded.

Da Mingzi looks fresh everywhere today, although the road is bumpy but not tired at all. He really had never seen a steamer, so he stroked his beard and asked, "King Jun, if we go directly to the ship today, which ship will we take?" ”

Li Zhi pointed to the largest ironclad ship on the dock and said: "If the Saint of Heaven goes north by ship, the fleet of twelve ironclad ships will all be dispatched to escort the ship, and the saint will of course take the flagship of the fleet, the ironclad ship 'Tianjin'. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the hill-like Tianjin on the dock, laughed, and said, "Okay, don't stop, get on the ship today!" ”

Under the protection of Dongchang Fanzi, Zhu Youzhen stepped on a ladder to board the Tianjin.

Walking to the Tianjin to take a look, Zhu Youzhen showed a face full of doubts.

"This ship... Is it made of iron? ”

Li Zhi arched his hand and replied: "Holy Mingjian, the backbone of the ship is wooden, and it is covered with a layer of iron armor. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and asked, "With such a thick iron armor, won't the ship sink?" ”

Li Zhi replied: "As long as the displacement of the ship is large enough and the buoyancy is large enough, it will not sink even if it is made of iron." This ironclad ship is a big ship of 5,000 materials, with enough buoyancy, and it can also chop waves with ironclad armor! ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it and showed a look of suspicion. But seeing that the ship was floating on the pier and did not sink, Zhu Youzhen had to believe Li Zhi.

Wang Chengen looked at the ironclad ship, his face turned pale, and he suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, and said, "Holy Lord! The Holy Upper Body is a Sheji, this ship is too weird, I really can't sit down! If this big iron-hulled ship sinks in the sea, where will the Ming Dynasty go? ”

Wang Dehua and the others looked at the ironclad ship, and also felt that the ironclad ship was too dangerous, so they all knelt down and shouted: "Holy think twice!" ”

A large number of people suddenly knelt on the deck of the ship.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the eunuchs and guards on the ground, and there was a trace of hesitation on his face.

However, these eunuchs "have never seen the world" like themselves, and at this time, Zhu Youzhen believed in Li Zhi more technically. He turned around and asked Li Zhi: "King Jun, can this boat withstand the waves?" ”

Li Zhi replied: "Holy Lord, this ship is more stable and faster than ordinary sailing ships, and even if it encounters a hurricane, it can retreat calmly and is not afraid of waves. When the minister first conquered Japan, he took this ship and overturned countless Japanese Ataka ships! A fleet of twelve ironclad ships can be described as unsinkable and absolutely risk-free. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said, "If you say this, I don't doubt it!" Then set sail! ”

Li Zhi gave an order, and the steam engine of the ironclad ship was activated. A heavy whistle sounded from the chimney of the Tianjin. The propeller stirred in the seawater, pushing the heavy steel hull forward little by little, and slowly sailed out of the dock.

The windless automaticity of the steamship shocked a shipload of visitors from the capital.

Zhu Youzhen stood on the tail tower, looking at the windless automatic Tianjin, and at the eleven windless automatic escort iron ships behind him, his eyes were wide open.

Zhu Youzhen has been an emperor for more than 20 years and has accumulated a formidable imperial prestige, but he was also shocked by Li Zhi's ironclad ship at this time.

This iron ship can really cut through the waves!

And the boat went as fast as it went, faster and faster, until at last it was much faster than the horses could walk in small steps. Zhu Youzhen's eyes widened, watching the Dagu Port behind him getting smaller and smaller, and he was indescribably shocked in his heart.

In fact, Zhu Youzhen's performance was quite good, and Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua beside him were already pale in shock, and they were speechless.

In this era of wooden sailing ships, the ironclad ships of steam turbines were a little too far ahead of their time.

Eleven ironclad ships formed a defensive formation and protected the Tianjin from all sides. A group of seagulls flew noisily on the aft tower of the Tianjin ship, and with the sparkling blue sea in all directions, Zhu Youzhen, who had lived in the deep palace for a long time since he was a child, was like a dream, and he was speechless.

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In just one day and one night, a fleet of twelve ironclad ships sailed to Jinzhou.

The speed of the ironclad ship surprised Zhu Youzhen, you must know that the land distance between Jinzhou and Tianjin is a thousand miles. The so-called thousand-mile horse in the world says that horses can travel a thousand miles a day, but that is just a myth. And Li Zhi's iron boat can really travel a thousand miles a day and night.

Li Zhi's iron ship refreshed the geographical view of Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven. If Zhu Youzhen secretly went south to the south of the Yangtze River after the secret road, it would be much faster to take a boat to Tianjin than to go south by car.

If such a fleet is used to transport troops, how quickly will the troops and horses be deployed? Zhu Youzhen began to understand why Li Zhi was able to sweep North Korea and Japan.

However, Zhu Youzhen's newly reshaped geographical outlook was soon hit by the railway on the wharf in Jinzhou.

Li Zhi pointed to the two rails on the foundation of the railway and said with a smile: "Holy Lord, if it is the speed of the wheel, the speed of this railway is far faster than that of a ship. ”