It was another sunny day, Li Zicheng got up early and came to the northeast corner of Longju Island, that is, the simple dock where he landed yesterday, a round of red sun is rising from behind the distant mountains, it is as big as a bucket, a blood red, but there is not much light, until it rises to a pole high, it will show its own brilliance, the rough sea, suddenly sparkling, Venus ten thousand points.

Li Zicheng was established under a big tree, looking at the sea, but his heart was full of blood, such a west sea, such a dragon island, how can it be shared with the uncivilized Tibetans and Mongolians?

He Xiaoxiao saw that the adults didn't say a word, knowing what the adults were thinking, and didn't dare to bother with words, until the firefighters on Longju Island came to find him, and then he said softly: "My lord, do you want to eat some breakfast first?" ”

Li Zicheng found a palm-sized stone from the ground and threw it to the sea, stirring up waves of water, colliding with the waves inherent in the sea, bounce and shatter the Venus, and then patted off the dust on his hands, "Let's go, go back to breakfast, we should go back too!" ”

The firefighters led Li Zicheng to the dining hall, Liu Yunshui and Zhou Kun were already sitting and waiting at the dining table, and when they saw Li Zicheng, they hurriedly got up and saluted, "My lord!" ”

"Sit!" Li Zicheng's right hand lightly pressed down twice, and he also sat down on a wooden chair, "Yunshui, how is the island?" After leaving today, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have time to watch it again in the future. ”

Liu Yunshui arched his hand, "My lord, my subordinates have already visited Longju Island yesterday, it's just a desert island, and I haven't seen any scenery." ”

Li Zicheng then remembered that Liu Yunshui naturally had not seen the scene of over-exploitation in later generations, in this era, there are scenic spots, but unfortunately the main energy of human beings is still on cultivated land, and even cultivated land has not been completely reclaimed, how can there be spare energy to develop these deserted islands and barren mountains for leisure? Then he smiled and said: "Although the island is pristine, it is indeed desolate, and there are not even a few birds and finches, if you breed a few goats, ......."

"My lord, can I raise sheep on the island?" Zhou Kun hurriedly took over the topic, "My subordinates have long wanted to place some sheep on the island, Longju Island is surrounded by water, and there is no need to worry about the sheep running away, let them find their own food, and once they are ripe, they can also eat meat......

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Li Zicheng couldn't help but have a black line on his face, but Zhou Kun's idea was not too wrong, in this era, food and clothing are still the most basic needs of people, he smiled lightly and said: "The grass on the island is not abundant, and the sheep can't be put too much!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

After breakfast, Li Zicheng said goodbye to Zhou Kun, took the original transport ship, and sailed to the northeast, pointing directly at the triangle city.

Li Zicheng wants to experience the vast situation of the smoke waves, and looks around from time to time, but unfortunately the sun is abundant today, and the sea is unobstructed, where can I still see the shadow of the smoke waves?

Although the return trip was a tailwind, the boatman had to take care of Li Zicheng's sightseeing, and the transport boat traveled very slowly, and it was close to noon before returning to the Ganzi River wharf in the west of the triangle city.

In the Triangle City, Li Zicheng did not stay any longer, but asked Li Ji to go to Jinyintan to select fifty war horses, and after lunch, he led the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department to the mouth of the river.

At this time, it was early summer, and all kinds of pastures were growing vigorously, but when Li Zicheng went all the way south, except for Jinyintan, there were sporadic Han herdsmen, and under the protection of the Triangle City, they no longer had to worry about the Mongols.

The grass is still in the early season, the grass stems and leaves are relatively immature, the water is heavier, and it is not resistant to storage, if you want to harvest the grass, dry it and keep it for the livestock to survive the winter, you have to wait until midsummer, and the grass has completely entered the maturity period. Therefore, the herders seem to be more leisurely, mostly following the flock, enjoying the warmest season of the year, assisting the livestock to mate#, or chatting about the growth of the livestock in groups of three or five.

Knowing that the cavalry was the Xining army, the herdsmen did not panic, they mostly looked at each other, regarded as paying attention, and then were busy with their own business.

Approaching the mouth of the river, you can see rows of thatched huts in the distance, which have increased significantly compared to the last time, and on the west side of the huts, there is a huge turtle-backed thing, tiled on the west coast, and many people are working around it.

Liu Yunshui put his eyelids on his hand, but he still couldn't see clearly, "My lord, what is that?" ”

Li Zicheng took off the binoculars, looked at the eyepieces, and said with a smile: "The dock is used by Cao to build ships." ”

"No wonder I didn't see it last time," Liu Yunshui laughed and said, "My lord, is Cao Jian building a ship on this dock?" ”

"Wait and see for yourself, won't you understand?" Li Zicheng put away the binoculars and whipped it on the horse's back, and the yellow-maned horse immediately raised its four hooves and galloped forward, with He Xiaomi and Liu Yunshui following closely behind.

The sound of horses' hooves alarmed the toilers, who stopped what they were doing, and several of them kept watching the hundreds of horsemen galloping as they came, while one hurried to a nearby hut.

When Li Zicheng rushed to the dock, Cao Jian had just come out of the thatched hut, he turned over and bowed to the ground: "The grass people knock to see the adults!" ”

The rest of the craftsmen and the common people also followed his example and bowed to the ground one after another.

"Get up, no need to be polite." Li Zicheng got off the yellow-maned horse, threw the reins to He Xiaomi, just glanced at the back of the crowd's heads, and walked a few steps to the dock.

There were only two long trees on the dock, parallel like sleepers on the railroad, but much longer than the sleepers, and the trees were processed, not only the skin was removed, but also the edges were removed, and the top had been planed into a smooth semi-cylindrical shape, but between the two trees, it was actually loess, and it was still far from the battleship.

Around the dock, there are a large number of plates, some long and some short, but they are all relatively thick, and the craftsmen who were busy just now are processing these plates.

Cao Jian walked a few steps and came to Li Zicheng, He Mi unconsciously straightened up and blocked his way, the last time Cao Jian assassinated the adult, he still remembered it vividly.

Cao Jian's face showed some embarrassment, and he stood seven or eight steps outside Li Zicheng's body, "Your Excellency, ......"

Li Zicheng swept his eyes, knowing He Xiaomi's thoughts, in broad daylight, with so many personal guards around him, could Cao Jian be confused again? Besides, Cao Jian was deceived last time, and this matter has long been overturned, he smiled slightly, and said, "Xiaomi, don't be nervous," and beckoned to Cao Jian, "Come here, I'm just about to see this dock!" ”

He Xiaomi flashed over reluctantly, holding the handle of the knife with his right hand, and staring at Cao Jian without leaving his gaze, Cao Jian avoided He Xiaomi's gaze and slowly leaned over, "My lord, are you looking at this new warship?" ”

"Haha, I want to see the new warship," Li Zicheng laughed and pointed to the dock with his hand, "But, what I see now is only these two trees, where is your battleship?" ”

"My lord," Cao Jian arched his hand, his face flushed, "these two trees are the keels of the warship, the keel is certain, the manufacturing speed of the battleship will be accelerated, as long as the plate is put together, and then wiped with tung oil, the battleship can go down." ”

Li Zicheng's gaze was fixed on the two keel woods, "Cao Jian, you mean that this keel is the foundation of the battleship?" ”

"Yes, the keel is not only the foundation of the battleship, the selection of materials is also extremely rare, Xining area, although there are mountains and trees, but can be used as the keel of the battleship, it is extremely rare, the grass people a few days ago, has been in the mountains to select these two keel wood, which delayed the time to build the ship, however, the grass people are looking for the keel at the same time, has already selected the plank wood, as long as the keel is settled, the construction speed of the battleship will be raised."

"Ao, you are talking, in the Xining area, such a keel is very rare?"

"Yes, my lord," Cao Jian took a slight breath, and said: "According to records, the keel used for shipbuilding, the best is teak, but there is no teak in Xining, and the grass people can only use elm, although it is the same strong, but it is still slightly inferior in performance, and after going on in the future, the service life will be slightly shorter!" ”

"Ao," Li Zicheng somewhat understood, this is like building high-rise buildings in later generations, first pouring concrete columns, and then between the columns, building walls as needed, such high-rise buildings, the quality does not depend on the brick wall, but depends on the concrete as a frame, the two keels of the battleship are roughly equivalent to the concrete frame, and the plate filled in the middle is equivalent to a brick wall, he nodded slightly, and said: "Cao Jian, there is a lack of large trees in the Xining area?" ”

"Back to my lord, there are a lot of large trees," Cao Jian's face gradually returned to normal, the adult was still familiar to him, and he was not domineering, "But the keel of the ship needs to be very dense, and the denser the bone, the more solid the ship." ”

Li Zicheng suddenly thought of a question, "Cao Jian, these timbers are all newly cut, and the materials contain moisture, if they build ships, will they be deformed in the future?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will never affect the quality of the battleship in order to catch up with the speed," Cao Jian pointed to the people around him, "They are all temporary workers, and before the keel and plate are used, they are all roasted with fire to get water, and they can only be used after the wood is dry," and pointed to the southwest corner with his finger, "My lord, that is the place where they bake." ”

Li Zicheng turned his head to see that there was indeed a huge dirt slope similar to a stove, and the traces of the fire were still there, so he nodded, "Cao Jian, you have worked hard!" ”

"The grass people are not hard," thinking of the current situation of the Xining craftsman's workshop, as well as his current situation and living situation, Cao Jian's eyes were already dull and he could barely hold it, "It is a blessing for subordinates to be able to produce ships for adults!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled and nodded slightly, "Cao Jian, when will this battleship be launched?" ”

Cao Jian slightly locked his eyebrows, set his eyes on the two lonely keels, and said: "My lord, if everything goes well, in three months, this ship can be launched, but this kind of large ship is also the first time that the subordinates have built it, and it may be a little delayed." ”

"It doesn't matter," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The key is quality, and the most important thing now is to accumulate experience in building this kind of warship and train a group of qualified shipbuilding workers." ”

"Adult......" Cao Jian didn't understand what the adult meant for a while, so he could only stare at his eyes, looking like a little daughter-in-law.

"Cao Jian, this battleship is launched, there is no need to build such a large warship for the time being, but to build a medium-sized transport ship instead."

Li Zicheng's words, for Cao Jian, are no different from a bolt from the blue, he doesn't understand what he is wrong, seeing Li Zicheng, his lips squirm, and after a long time, he said: "My lord......"

"After all, the West Sea is not a real sea, every winter, it will enter the freeze, and the Xining Army can't afford to raise this kind of large warship for the time being," Li Zicheng meant, the Xining Army does not need this kind of large warship for the time being, the main energy of the Xining Army is still on the Army, seeing Cao Jian's almost desperate expression, he patted Cao Jian's shoulder, "You don't have to worry, first stock up on the keel and plates, once needed, you can't delay the speed of building the ship, in addition, after the battleship is launched, you must always contact the navy, Look for the shortcomings of such warships and prepare for future improvements and even the construction of larger ones. ”