Li Xiang couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he heard this. He knew that during www.biquge.info the Southern Song Dynasty, he could reach as far as eastern Africa, and according to Zhao Hun, ships could sail from Asia to Africa in more than two months. If all this is true, the fleet will reach West Africa by going south around the Cape of Good Hope, and then across the Atlantic, it will be close to Columbus's route, or even directly to South America. If I remember these distances correctly, I'm afraid it will only take half a year to reach the Americas. Unfortunately, the Suez Canal had not yet been opened at this time, otherwise it would have been much faster.

After listening to Zhao Hun's speech, Li Xiang had a new understanding of the shipbuilding industry of the Song Dynasty, which was obviously more specific than what he had seen in the history books. In this way, the shipbuilding industry of the Song Dynasty was much more advanced than that of Europe in the seventeenth century, not to mention the power transformation of ships.

Li Xiang had a plan in his heart, and he couldn't stay in the shipyard anymore, he just wanted to hurry back home and check some information, and then sort out his ideas and put them into practice, which could be regarded as a major event. In addition, several shipyards should also be incorporated into the affiliated factories of the laboratory, so that the existing ships can be refitted, of course, this is not Li Xiang alone, but there is a decision of the court.

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When Li Xiang arrived home, it was getting late, and as soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Yuru looking around at the door. Li Xiang greeted him from afar and said with a smile: "Yuru, why are you standing at the door again?" ”

Yuru heard Li Xiang's voice, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face, but she still stood there and said with a smile: "Yes, why did you come back, Sister Shiya and I have been waiting for a long time, just waiting for you to come back for dinner." ”

Li Xiang said with a smile as he walked: "Eating is something that needs to be done every day, why do you have to wait for it today?" Could it be that today is a special day? Saying that, the two entered the house, only to see that Lu Shiya had been waiting there for a long time, there were four exquisite glass bowls on the table, and another one had already been taken by Yang Qianxing as a sample, obviously the two girls were not for eating, but for these four bowls to make a table of good dishes.

Seeing this, Li Xiang smiled and said: "It turns out that you two made a good meal for the glass bowl, I thought today was a special day, Shiya's birthday has passed for more than a month......"

"What! Emperor...... The emperor wants to see me? Lu Shiya couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard that Li Xiang was going to take her into the palace, and then said: "That's fine, there are not too many people in the world who can see the emperor, so it's good to meet him." ”

Li Xiang said with a smile: "Actually, the emperor wants to see me, as for the person who wants to see you, it is said to be the emperor's concubine." ”

Lu Shiya said: "The concubine is also called the imperial concubine, and most of the people with the word emperor are amazing, I have to freshen up." ”

Li Xiang nodded and said: "Yes, it's time to dress up, but I don't know who this concubine is......" In fact, the emperor's canonization of concubines is usually known to courtiers, Li Xiang can learn about some things in the palace as long as he inquires a little, but he spends all his thoughts on laboratory matters all day, how can he have time to think about who the emperor's wives are? Of course, in Li Zong's view, Li Xiang's move was very much in line with him, because as a courtier, he should be dedicated to his duties, and if he inquired too much about the affairs of the palace or the emperor, it would seem that his heart was different.

When he walked in, Li Xiang was startled, although he was mentally prepared, he was still surprised by what he saw. Li Zong sat at the table casually, and there was a person next to him who was chatting and laughing with Li Zong, it was Jia Wanqing. Not far away, there was the eunuch I saw last time, it was Jia Wanqing's entourage Jia San.

Li Zong waved his hand and smiled: "Today is not a court discussion, Li Qing is quickly exempted." Li Xiang looked very happy when he saw Li Zong's expression, which was very rare on weekdays, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised, thinking that the emperor had been so happy these days, could it be for the sake of the concubine? Despite this, Shiya is the first time to meet the emperor, and this etiquette is still indispensable. Thinking of this, he still pulled Lu Shiya and the others to greet the saint.

Jia Wanqing said with a smile: "This little girl is really as beautiful as a fairy. ”

Lu Shiya heard Jia Wanqing praise her beauty, and she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, and said: "The concubine is beautiful." Li Lang once said that the women in the world together are not as good as half of the concubines. I'm also the same as Niangniang, I didn't believe it at first, thinking that how can I judge how beautiful a person is based on rumors alone, but now that I see it with my own eyes, I know that it is true. The words and tone of her speech are exactly the same as Jia Wanqing's, and she said it from her little daughter's house, which has a different taste. Li Zong listened amusemently, and asked with a smile, "In that case, who is more beautiful than you and my concubine?" ”

Li Xiang listened anxiously on the sidelines, thinking that the last time I met Jia Wanqing, I don't know if the emperor knows about it. Besides, if it weren't for Jia Wanqing's appointment, how would I have any chance to meet her? Now Shiya said it casually, don't make the emperor suspicious, Shiya, this girl has never seen the world, and she is proud for a while, and she is so funny in front of the concubine, she must be so bold because of me, but in this way, it seems that she is extremely simple, so simple that there is almost no ink on her chest. Li Xiang thinks that how the idiom of no ink in the chest should be explained, it should mean that a person's heart is extremely pure and unclean, not that this person has no learning and no skills.

In fact, Li Xiang originally did not have any concept of the supremacy of monarchy. But in the next life, in this era, he also had some contacts with the ministers of the court, and he saw that other people were courteous to him, so he also paid some attention to etiquette under the influence of his ears and eyes. In addition, ordinary women are naturally flattered when they see the emperor, and they are cautious in their gestures, how can they be in the mood and courage to laugh? It's just that Lu Shiya has only Li Xiang in her heart, and she only feels that he is the most important person in the world, as for the emperor or the queen, although it is respectable but not terrible.

Lu Shiya imitated Jia Wanqing to speak just now, and she thought it was funny at the time, but when she said it, she realized that she was talking to the concubine, and she had already regretted it greatly. Now that I heard Lizong ask who was more beautiful between himself and the concubine, he was a little hesitant for a while, and then looked at the emperor in front of him with a gentle tone and a smile, which was completely different from the stereotypical face he imagined, he couldn't help but be bolder, thought for a while, and said: "In the eyes of the emperor, of course, the concubine is the most beautiful, but in the eyes of Li Lang, it is I who is the most beautiful." Li Zong laughed when he heard this, and he seemed very happy. Li Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the emperor either knew that I had seen her concubine, or he didn't think much about what Shiya just said, so it seemed that I was too worried.

Jia Wanqing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this little girl is not only beautiful, but also really cute when she speaks, let her accompany me more in the future." (To be continued.) )