Chapter 289

(Do I want to be emperor or not?) Li Chen looked at the turbulent and undulating sea in front of him and muttered to himself. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 A few feet in front of his feet, there was a cliff, and the sea was rough, just as he was feeling at the moment. These days, he has not been able to decide whether to become emperor or not.

According to what Fu Bo and they said, it is not difficult to be an emperor as Li Chende. As long as the emperor is dead now, Fu Bo and the others can secretly operate and try to make Li Chen the emperor.

In any case, he is a prince, he has the status of a prince, compared to others to rebel, in the face of the imperial court's crusade, desperately recruiting talents, hoarding money and food, he doesn't need anything. The prince has to give birth, and the chaos of the court and politics in the past few decades has allowed him to save these efforts.

As long as the emperor is dying, try to catch those eunuchs, with his identity, it is still very possible to become an emperor. Especially when he was in Chang'an, he still looked stupid, and those eunuchs must be very willing to make a fool the emperor.

Being an emperor seems to be a matter of course? It's very simple, no. The question is, when will the son die today? If you really have to wait for him to die and be patient, judging from his age, he may fail relatively highly. Today, he is younger than him.

'Young? Emperor Xiao was younger than him. Fauber sneered, "Today, it's just a few years away." Emperor Xiaoxiao, that is, Tang Jingzong, was only eighteen years old when he died, and in terms of seniority, he was his elder brother, one year older than him.

'Why?' Obviously, when today's son is indeed wise, he teamed up with Zai Zhi to exile Qiu Shiliang. In response to Li Chen's doubts, Fu Bo explained, "This hand is good, but unfortunately, because of this, he will not live long." Those eunuchs will not allow him to live. 'Li was silent..., that's right.

'Coax! The sound of the storm suddenly woke up Li Chen. Looking at the scene in front of him, he suddenly felt a sense of sadness.

The sea breeze hunted, so strong that the sea breeze set off waves and slapped on the reef, the reef was as majestic as a mountain, unmoved, and let the waves disappear under his feet, but the waves still shouted, one after another, fearlessly launched waves of challenges.

He felt that these waves were like those warriors who had been fighting for the Han nation in China for thousands of years. No matter what the reason, for example, today's son may just not want to be constrained anymore, as long as in Li Chen's view, he can be called a warrior if he can promote the benefits of the country and work hard.

It's just that they are all like waves in front of them, none of them succeeded, and they all fell under the cliff. After Anshi alone, there were several emperors who tried to curb the eunuchs' gaining power, and then they were overthrown either explicitly or covertly.

And after that? Those who dared to challenge were overturned, and all that was left was a faint monarch, and the country continued to decline, and was finally killed by Huang Chao into Chang'an, so that those short-sighted eunuchs and bureaucrats who only knew how to compete for power and profit were buried together for this once glorious dynasty that dominated East Asia for a hundred years.

Maybe it's time to make up your mind, Li Chen clenched his fists, he suddenly felt a burst of excitement, he may now be standing at the turning point of Chinese history, whether it is like a sinking wheel, or working upward, all in his thoughts.

'Let's go. Li Chen pulled the reins and was about to turn around, when he saw Su Xiaoxiao on the side also looking at the sea with a distraction, and suddenly said, "It's time to come back, right?" ’。

It's almost time. When it came to Su Xiaoxiao's heart, she said worriedly, "I hope there was a storm a few days ago, and no ship will sink." The storm only swept away from Mingzhou yesterday, and it is no wonder that the sea breeze is very strong today, and the dark clouds in the sky want to destroy the city.

Li Chen could see at a glance that Su Xiaoxiao was worried, today is the seventh month of the fourth year of Huichang, and when you calculate it, the ship that went to sea last year should come back. Just at this time, another storm came, thinking of her family's situation last year, Su Xiaoxiao was inevitably very worried.

'Don't worry, I'll help you with something.' Li Chen said this because he had already made an appointment with Suleiman, and this time his ship would go to sea with Suleiman. And when he arrives in Heaven, Suleiman will also introduce some local wealthy businessmen to him. So in any case, even if Suleiman fell and two ships sank again this year, he would not let it go.

'Let's go, it's too late to make the sea trials.' The cliff is not far from the shipyard, and it will arrive in a short time, waiting for Li Chen to come.

Suleiman was unexpectedly easy to speak, Li Chen couldn't drop the chain here, after a few months of hard work, Li Chen ordered a ship, scheduled to launch a sea trial today, there are still a few months to go to sea, today's sea trial, if there is any problem, it can be modified and remedied.

When he arrived at the boat yard, Li Chen dismounted, and his boat could be seen in the distance, and many people were watching, including Suleiman. Seeing Li Chen coming, a group of people surrounded him.

'The owner. Xin's bow looked at Li Chen with a complicated expression, "The bow regrets it?" ', regret? He really regretted it, blaming him for his urgent need for money, and now it seems that he is going to sell his life.

This ship, the bow is spired, not to mention the slender body, there are actually four masts, and there are things similar to fish fins on the belly, can this boat really run? The rich children are whimsical, this shipbuilding is a science, and it has been passed down from generation to generation that it has been built like that, you are whimsical, you have money to mess around, but don't scratch people.

Further behind him were the shipwrights and sailors he had recruited, as well as the craftsmen of the Liang shipyard. Everyone's face is also uncertain. In other words, such as mourning.

The craftsmen were fine, only with a sad look on their faces, and they were worried that the ship would sink if it got out of the water, for no reason, or if a wave hit. This is a smashing shipyard signboard.

Those who want to get on the ship are even more miserable, almost with an expression of going to the court. When they saw the ship, they also felt a sense of regret. Although the bow of the Xin ship comforted them, the Heavenly Fang or the Persian Hu merchants also had such ships. But none of them are novices, who has never seen the Hu boat, the Hu boat is slender and short, but it has not reached this level, and the belly of the boat still has fins.

But like the bow of Xin, they have signed the contract and taken the money, and now it is too late to regret it. can only be the same as the head of Xin, comforting that he has received several times the money to buy his life.

His own rotten life is worthless, and now he has exchanged a high amount of money to buy his life, Li Chen gave them ten times per person, even if the boat sinks, the family can live a good life, if they come back safely, Li Chen also allowed them to get a dividend, then it is really a hair.

'The host, everyone is here. 'Well, this ship will be more troublesome to Shin's bow in the future.' Li Chen nodded, daring to pay such a high amount of settling-in allowance in advance, mainly because Xin Chuanshou patted his chest to guarantee, and there was definitely one indispensable.

You tell the sailors that no matter whether the ship comes back or not, you must arrange work for their families, and you know that there will be a theater, as long as the theater does not fall for a day, they will have food for a day. ''So, Lao Xin thanked the owner on their behalf.'' Captain Xin was overjoyed, and turned back to announce to the sailors, and was immediately greeted with thunderous cheers.

Then, Li Chen lit the firecrackers prepared in advance, which was regarded as a celebration, and the bow of the Xin ship brought a dry sailor to the ship, ready to launch the sea trial. This time I didn't go for a few days, I came back after two circles around the neighborhood, and today the storm has just passed, the wind and waves are strong, and the official test is a good time.

The sailors began to prepare for the sea trial, and the others came around to talk, and there were quite a few people, but the main ones were a group of children, Huang Tiansheng, and Suleiman.

'Uncle, why do you charge such a high price?' The big head frowned and said, "Now that the theater is full, more of these people will be placed, and a lot of salary will be given every month, and there is no place to arrange for them, what a waste." ’

'Silly Nizi. Li Chen patted her on the head, "If you have to be able to settle accounts in business, Uncle is tantamount to tying them all to our side, and long-distance voyages are very dangerous." ’

I really don't understand, what they are worried about, we have made a model ship, tested, this ship has a low side, low center of gravity, not easy to capsize, hollow bow is also easy to ride the wind and waves, both sides have to reduce the fin, but also to help the boat stable. Ah Mao carried a few pieces of paper under his armpit, on which the data of the ship was recorded, and he held a wooden model of the ship in his hand.

Ah Mao looked at the model ship with a puzzled expression, and wondered why those sailors and the bow of the ship couldn't understand that the ship was very safe and fast. Equipping the ship model can explain a lot of problems.

You can't blame them, they are limited by their knowledge and naturally don't understand. It's not like you, Uncle has to teach you literacy and how to experiment. ’

This ship model is Liang Kuaihe who is proficient in mechanisms and skillful as high as gundam, and the two of them made it together, and Ah Mao and Silly Wa took a few children to fight. If he hadn't made a ship model in advance, Liang Kuai would not have hurried to build such a ship. Although he is unwilling to be ordinary and dares to innovate, he basically has no professional ethics.

His grandfather and father told him that no matter what, shipbuilding should not be sloppy, and this is related to the lives of hundreds of shipwrights on board.

'Brother Su, how about looking at my boat?' ''Ah, a good ship, a good ship, of course. Although it has not been tested, according to Su's experience, this ship must be fast and stable. Suleiman was staring at the model boat in Ah Mao's hand, and he didn't hear Li Chen's question. It took a while to come back to his senses and hurriedly replied.

Suleiman heard Li Chen say that he had ordered a ship and was going to sea trial today, and he came to watch the ceremony based on the fact that the two sides would soon be partners, and because of politeness. Who knew that as soon as he came, he saw a strange ship that was different from the ordinary Tang ship, so he took advantage of the fact that the boat had not yet been launched and took a closer look. was so careful that he didn't even notice that his daughter was in a bad mood with Li Chen, and she went around in a circle.

Li Jun is really a pedantic genius, although Su has never seen such a slender boat, but he can feel that this ship must be extraordinary. It's a pity that Su is planning to retire, and if he is a few years older, he wants to order one. ’

'It's going to be in the water, let's go over and have a look.' Just kidding, you want to buy it, I don't want to sell it yet, Li Chen shook his head, walked a few feet away from the boat, and watched the churning sea water pour in, the boat, launched. (To be continued.) )