In Datang Shipbuilding, it must have been made of wood at the beginning, so Yang Heng arranged Uncle Xiao to be in charge of shipbuilding matters in the shipyard, and even Yang Heng directly gave Uncle Xiao the position of director of a shipyard.

"Uncle, my requirements for the ship are not very high, but I also need to meet several standards, one is that the width of the ship must reach the length of at least one train car, and the other is that this ship, I need to use the steam engine as the power to drive the operation of the ship, temporarily speaking, the first thing we built is to build twenty ships, these twenty ships need to be able to string them into a long column, and then let the train drive to the top, and then transport the train to the other side, and wait for the twenty ships to really qualify, This shipyard can officially manufacture some large and small boats for rivers, and even some sea boats, because I found that the rivers in the shipyard can be used in both depth and width, and even let boats pass through large rivers to enter the sea, so it is completely possible to manufacture some medium-sized and large sea boats here. ”

"Okay, big nephew, I'm worried that there is nothing for me to do, this is a new challenge for me, I like it, but before I build a ship, I want to find some shipbuilders." Ship, this is a new topic, although the uncle's carpentry technology is already very good, but in the shipbuilding is still not successful, one is this shipbuilding, need to consider what kind of wood to use, but also consider the balance of all aspects of the ship, so, some old shipbuilding technicians must still be found.

However, this hate is easy to find, you just need to ask where the shipyard has collapsed. The workers in the factory were all dismissed. As for some workshops. It's all that one here will collapse today, and another one will be established tomorrow, that's it, and the Yang family's shipyard is still in a state of secrecy temporarily, so if you go to find a few shipbuilding technicians, you can still find it, and you don't even need to worry about any spies arranged by outsiders.

"Study. I heard that you have recently built another shipyard, do you want to develop in shipping? Li Er called Yang Heng into the palace again, he had already heard about Yang Heng establishing a shipyard.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has built a shipyard, but the main purpose is to allow the train to cross some rivers, because in the later construction of some railways, it will pass through some large rivers, which is necessary. And these are large rivers, and we don't have the technology to build bridges yet. Therefore, I plan to use the boat to cross the river first, so that the boat to cross the train will need a lot, and there is also a must, don't you think, our Datang river has not been used, let's say that we Chang'an City, and even the surrounding area, the big boat may not be successful, but some small boats, that can be opened in these rivers, if these rivers are used, maybe our transportation business, will be more extensive. Yang Heng said to Li Er with bewilderment.

"Well, yes, what you said, it's really the same thing, this is transported by boat, a small boat, it has more power than several carriages to transport, and it requires less manpower and animal power."

"Your Majesty, the minister has a new technology, that is, it can use a steam engine to drive the operation of the ship, in the future, this boat, there is no need to use the pulp to paddle, that is, it needs to use oars, which is also used in some special places, and there is, against the current, the boat can also run quickly, Your Majesty, what do you think."

"Okay, then I'll have them organize a convoy of ships to come out immediately." "Your Majesty, I don't think there is any need for this, I think, let's let the imperial court auction some river shipping qualifications, such as, the Yellow River, let a certain family, or several families run together, the Yangtze River, who will run it, offshore, who will run it, Your Majesty, you see?"

"In this way, it can be, but then these rivers can't be in our hands?" Li Er said worriedly, "This, Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister thinks that the imperial court can set up a naval army department in the military department, and what kind of Yellow River brigade, Yangtze River brigade, canal brigade under the naval army department, and even a naval department can be established in the future, and the specific division of labor needs to be arranged by His Majesty himself." ”

"Okay, you have a good idea, I can make some generals who are suitable for water warfare become generals of the water army." In fact, it is not that there is no navy in Datang, mainly because it is not used much, so they are all affiliated armies of some armies, and there is no special navy establishment, or even generals, and Yang Heng's suggestion really entered Li Er's heart.

"Then, you say, Xuewen, what kind of hot air balloon of yours can also set up a heavenly army?" This Li Er, he actually answered it, he finally reacted, and there are hot air balloons that can also be used, in this way, isn't there still an army in the sky, if you let the soldiers on the hot air balloon shoot arrows down, the battle will not be won.

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, don't call it the Heavenly Army, just call it the Air Force." "Well, well, that's right, I just said it casually, then it's called the Air Force, and another Air Force Department will be set up in the Ministry of War, so that we will have the three armed forces on land, water, and air, and this is the new Three Armed Forces, not bad, haha, haha, good, good, come here, Xuanyao is coming."

With new ideas, it is natural to have professional people to discuss, and this professional person is naturally indispensable to General Li Jing and Li.

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with this setting, Xuewen, not bad, not bad, you are really good, we Datang, from now on, this battle will be invincible, and also, our generals should also retire, and we will no longer need us in the future." Talking, talking, Li Jing became a little dull.

"Pharmacist, what do you mean by that?" Li Er was a little puzzled, what happened to Li Jing? "Your Majesty, you see, how to fight this battle in the future, scouts, there is no need to send them, just arrange a hot air balloon army to go to the sky, and then they will observe the movement of the place, that is, our army is ambushed, and the air support will soon be able to support, and even the rear army will be transported to the battlefield by rail, or even by ship, so that this battle still needs to be continued, the other side is bound to lose, and what our general needs to do, just sit there and give an order, I just need to arrange a few hot air balloons, let the soldiers above shoot arrows down, and even transport the strong crossbows, what kind of general we can't kill him, what kind of enemy camp we can't break through, if, if you use the kind of gunpowder used in school to open the mountain, do you still need the command of the general in this battle, as long as you arrange a brigade commander or something, you can command. ”

Sure enough, the gunpowder used by Yang Heng was still found to have other uses, but he didn't hide it, did he.

"What's the matter with gunpowder?" "Your Majesty, do you think that it is so easy to learn the railway of Wenxiu, or even the gallop road that was built before, you know, there are many mountains in between, and these mountains can be dug through with manpower, and they are not blown up with gunpowder, this explosion is a piece, I think these gunpowder are used to attack the city, that is the best."

"Xuewen, you can explain." "Your Majesty, this, the minister did not report to His Majesty, it is the minister's fault, but Your Majesty, you have already seen an application, that is, the steam cannon, there was a kind of gunpowder used for flowering shells at that time?" "Oh, oh, that, I thought it was steam, haha, good, good, good." What else do you have to say, if you want to complain about Yang Heng, it is really wrong to complain, Yang Heng has not hidden this gunpowder from Li Er all these years, and Li Er has not thought about it, right.

"General Li, I think, don't be too frustrated, this army is advanced, however, some things, maybe our neighbors can't be made temporarily, but thirty years later, fifty years later, so, under certain conditions, our military strength will be balanced, and then, there will still be a need for special generals, and general, your task now is to select a part of the trainees, let them learn some of your military talents, Your Majesty, the minister thinks, now is the time to become a Datang Military Academy, It should be mature, and some generals can be thrown into military academies to teach and educate people. (To be continued......)