Chapter 151: What I Said Is True

However, Li Zhen forgot that the reason why there were so many merchant ships in the Netherlands was the result of their development for nearly a hundred years.

And it was already the 15th century, the New World had been discovered, the maritime trade was developed, it was the peak of the development of commerce, and the Netherlands was the new maritime hegemon, known as the sea coachman, so there was such a foundation.

When is it?

It was only the seventh century.

Not to mention the New World, if it weren't for Li Zhen, the Tang Dynasty wouldn't even have discovered Luzon now, let alone the Age of Discovery.

How is it possible that so many ships go to sea?

And how strong is the shipbuilding industry in the Netherlands?

In the 15th ~ 16th century, the shipbuilding industry in the Netherlands ranked first in the world, and there were hundreds of shipyards in the capital Amsterdam alone, and hundreds of ships could be built at the same time in the country. The shipbuilding technology of the Netherlands is the most advanced in the world, and the cost of ships is 1/3 to 1/2 lower than that of the United Kingdom, and many European countries order ships from the Netherlands......

It can be seen that the Dutch shipbuilding industry is thriving.

But what is the situation in Datang now?

There are only three large shipyards, and even if you add the sea shipyards that have not yet been disclosed, there are only four.

Even if you add those medium-sized shipyards that can manufacture large merchant ships, but the speed will be very slow, there are only less than 20 shipyards in Datang, and ninety percent of these shipyards are built by Li Zhen himself, and there are only a few that belong to the government, and they are all the ones that can only produce river boats, and if you want to transform, you must upgrade your technology - this shows that the ancients ignored the sea.

This is not a fraction of the difference between the Dutch national support and the royal family's funding for the construction of the shipyard......

In fact, Li Zhen was already very surprised and proud to have such a scale today-well, that's right, Li Zhen is very satisfied with today's achievements, and the reason why she was so light just now was mainly because she wanted to pretend to be forced in front of Ruo.

I have to say that this feeling of pretending to be forced is indeed very cool, no wonder so many people in later generations are willing to pretend to be forced.

"My Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't tease your subordinates." Liu Renliang smiled bitterly: "You will give your subordinates a quasi-number, how many ships are there?" ”

"Hongu really didn't play tricks on you." Li Zhen said seriously: "This palace repeats again, there are really thousands of ships we are going to greet next, each with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, and there are also huge ships of 2,000 tons and 3,000 tons, and if everything goes well, we will also have a ship with a displacement of 5,000 tons as a flagship here......

However, although Li Zhen's tone was very serious, what he said was so outrageous that Liu Renliang didn't believe it at all.

“…… Your Highness, the more you talk, the more you don't like it. Liu Renliang looked incredulous: "What about the 5,000-ton ship, according to the information known by his subordinates, among the three major shipyards in the entire Datang, the strongest Yue ship can only make a 3,000-ton merchant ship, right?" Even 4,000 tons are still being designed, and even the design drawings have not come out...... Where did you get the 5,000-ton ship?

Your Highness, you may not know much about ships, the tonnage of ships is not just words, sometimes every additional ton of displacement, you need to adjust the ship many times...... The subordinates believe that the 5,000-ton merchant ship absolutely exists, but according to the estimates of the subordinates, it should not be seen in the lifetime of the subordinates. ”

Seeing that Liu Renliang didn't believe it anyway, Li Zhen was helpless: "I said that you are too courageous, right?" This is not the Liu Renliang that this palace knows. Can't you just have a little confidence in our technology? You say that Hongu does not understand ship design? This is something that this palace really doesn't want to hear, don't you remember? The earliest longitudinal sea class (different from the vertical and horizontal class, the vertical and horizontal class is a merchant ship, and the longitudinal sea class is a warship) but most of them were designed by the palace, even if it was later handed over to the Dengzhou shipyard, there was also a large part of the difficulties that were solved under the guidance of the palace, boarding the ship is your painstaking work, have you forgotten these? ”

"Naturally, the subordinates don't dare to forget, but these five thousand tons ...... I'm really not kidding, at the moment we haven't even solved it for 4,000 tons, and if it's 5,000 tons...... It can definitely be built, the question is can it run? Liu Renliang had a tangled face, willing to believe, but deep down he thought so.

To put it bluntly, a sailboat is a pile of wood put together, not to mention a ship with a displacement of 5,000 tons, even if it is 10,000 tons, can it be made, but can such a merchant ship run? I'm afraid that before it goes to sea, the wooden structure will not be able to withstand its own pressure and collapse and disintegrate, right? What good would such a ship be if it were built?

"In your eyes, is Hongu the kind of person who can only do face projects? Why can't you run? Hongu tells you that not only can you run, but you are not slow. If everything goes well, this time we will be able to follow our fleet to Lingnan, and let you see it with your own eyes when the time comes, isn't it over? Li Zhen rolled her eyes, not angry.

A 5,000-ton ship is naturally a flying scissor sailboat, and as long as it is a flying scissors, the speed is generally not slow.

"Yes, the subordinate is waiting for this day." Liu Renliang said in his mouth, but listening to his tone, it was obvious that deep down, he didn't believe it, but because of Li Zhen's face, it was not easy to refute it.

Waving his hand, Li Zhen began to drive people away: "Okay, you hurry back and recruit people, even if this 5,000-ton super giant ship is fake, the more than 1,000-ton ships are real, this palace is not talking nonsense, when the ship comes, you don't have enough manpower, then it will be a shame." ”

"That's another thing for the subordinates to say." When Liu Renliang heard the number of ships, his face became even more bitter: "Your Highness, you are still Lingqing and virtuous, if all the thousand big ships are handed over to your subordinates, your subordinates are really powerless." ”

"This palace didn't say that all these ships would be handed over to you to command, why do you think they are so beautiful?" Li Zhen chuckled and said, "Do you think that this palace has taken out so many ships at one time, just to transport troops to fight Tianzhu?" That's too much face, isn't it? ”

"Then His Highness means ......"

Li Zhen smiled mysteriously: "What does this palace mean...... Multi-faceted flowering ......"

The two of them understood in seconds: "Your Highness means that while the war is going on, you also have to send a fleet to explore the sea?" That's a good idea, but do we have enough talent? Not everyone can be the captain of a fleet. ”

Again, an experienced captain is not so easy to train, and a captain who can lead a whole fleet is even more one-in-a-million, not so easy to train.

(End of chapter)