After listening to Qin Fan's explanation, Eldest Sun Wuji's complexion improved slightly.

Li Shimin asked: "Then we will use the silver collected from the treasury bonds of the money village to harvest wood and build merchant ships?" ”

Qin Fan nodded: "It's indeed possible, but the premise of trade is deterrence by force!" ”

"Otherwise, instead of turning your ship's goods into white silver, they will become fat on people's lips!"

"So my suggestion is that the training of warships and troops should be carried out simultaneously with shipbuilding!"

"Okay, then let's do it simultaneously!" Li Shimin is full of confidence!

The first step is to find the right shipbuilder.

After all, a sea ship of this scale is not something that can be built by just anyone!

After saying goodbye to Qin Fan, Li Shimin went to the Ministry of Industry non-stop and asked:

"Do any of you Aiqing know the law of ship building?"

The members of the Ministry of Works and the craftsmen were also confused.

His Majesty came to ask who would build a ship with Prime Minister Changsun at night. @精华\/Shuge Error-free Debut~~

That's weird too!

Isn't Datang's current ship enough?

Here's a craftsman stepping forward:

"Your Majesty, I have participated in the construction of the Fu Ship. In addition, some of my fellow brothers are also proficient in shipbuilding. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up: "Okay, what's your name, come with me!" ”

"Weichen Zhao Sijue."

Li Shimin took the "Zhao Sijue" back to the imperial study, raised his hand and threw out the drawings of the merchant ship.

He asked straightforwardly: "Can you brothers build this boat?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Sijue said without hesitation: "All the ships in the Tang Dynasty, my senior brothers will build them, and in this world, I am afraid that there is no ......."

As he spoke, he was silent.

What a behemoth!

The drawings given by His Majesty, if this ship is built, will definitely be the first in the world!

Zhao Sijue looked excited.

After all, who is not hot at the number one name?

And then, he fell into deep thought: "This ship seems to be a little difficult to build. ”

Finally, I sweated profusely.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this ship can't be built."

"Can't make it?" Li Shimin was stunned.

He thought about conquering the sea for a long time, opening up the maritime Silk Road, and earning a lot of silver.

I took it and died in the first step!

"Why can't it be made? Didn't you say that you could build a ship? The eldest grandson Wuji questioned.

Zhao Sijue nodded and said, "At present, I can build all the ships in Datang." But this is indeed the first time I have seen this ship. ”

"Not only is it cleverly designed, but it's also time-consuming and laborious to build!"

"The reason why Wechen said that it couldn't be built is mainly because of this manpower."

Zhao Sijue began to explain: "In ordinary shipbuilding, in addition to some shipwrights to lead the overall situation, other people do not need to be proficient in shipbuilding, as long as they obey the command." ”

"But this ship is different, he requires everyone involved in the shipbuilding to understand the drawings, and they cooperate very tacitly."

"Otherwise, the ship will be flawed! It will affect the service life at least and leak directly at worst! ”

Li Shimin understood: "So if you are assigned a group of shipwrights, you can build it, right?" ”

Zhao Sijue nodded: "Weichen didn't dare to guarantee it, so he could only say that he would try his best." ”

"Good! I have the full authority to appoint you to build this merchant ship for me, and you can recruit whatever people you need to recruit yourself! ”

"I have only one request: I want to see the ship as soon as possible!"

"Weichen takes the order!"

Zhao Sijue retired.

The next day, Li Shimin announced the shipbuilding plan in the morning court and began to select men to be the leader of the caravan and the captain of the fleet.

Unexpectedly, it was opposed by the ministers.

"Your Majesty, the sea is endless, it is too dangerous to go to sea, Your Majesty think twice!"

Li Shimin calmly threw out a map: "I have a map of the sea area and a map of the world, and navigation naturally has a direction and a goal." ”

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His own exhortation did not work, and the ministers changed their way to dissuade them:

"Your Majesty, transnational commerce and trade consume national strength and people's strength, and the treasury can't afford it!"

Li Shimin opened his mouth and said: "Isn't it a rich village?" Isn't it right to feed the fleet with money, and then earn silver through the fleet to feed back to the bank? ”

Hearing this, the ministers were shocked.

You know, many of them have bought Treasury bonds.

Seeing that His Majesty was going to throw the silver into the sea, he was even more anxious.

"Your Majesty, don't touch the money in the bank! Didn't you say that you would use the money for disaster relief and fortifications? ”

Li Shimin nodded: "I want to help this disaster, and I will also build this building!" At the same time, ships have to be built! ”

"Wouldn't it be beautiful to go hand in hand!"

Li Shimin was happy, but the ministers were in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

Li Shimin knew that if he didn't come up with something, these guys were afraid that the daily court meeting would be so annoying.

So, he said: "Do you know what the price of silk in Chang'an is......

is the example given by Qin Fan.

However, although it is an old example, it does work.

When they heard about the tenfold profit, the ministers suddenly changed their attitudes.

Generously said, Your Majesty, you only need to build ships.

If we don't have enough money, we'll buy government bonds!

The merchant ship has landed, but the warship is different.

After all, a warship is a weapon of mass destruction at sea, and it is not appropriate to reveal it to the ministers.

Therefore, this battleship can only be built by the Ministry of Industry secretly gathering a group of craftsmen.

And this craftsman who has mastered the technology of building warships must serve the Tang Dynasty government for generations. Error-free updates @

Otherwise, once the drawings are leaked, it will be a huge threat to Datang!

The selection of warships was selected from among the naval divisions from all over the coast.

The first condition is that the net worth is innocent, and the three generations are all obedient people.

Secondly, you need to be proficient in water.

If you recruit landlubbers, it will undoubtedly be a burden.

Thirdly, there are also requirements for the character of the officers and soldiers on board.

Battleships are like military formations, and they must be forbidden.

In the event of an enemy confrontation, once the crew of the ship violates the order, they act on their own.

Maybe it's a whole boatload of people's lives!

In addition, you must be physically fit and able to withstand a long period of drifting across the ocean.

Some soldiers are alive and well on land, but once at sea, their legs turn into noodles.

Such a thing cannot be called.

From the point of view, since getting two drawings.

Li Shimin was busy for half a month, and finally started all the projects.

Zhao Sijue has already found his senior brothers to start building merchant ships.

And the warships of the Ministry of Industry are also secretly starting to be built.

In addition, recruitment and training of manpower are carried out at the same time.

The only problem is the ability to speak a foreign language.

At this point, even Qin Fan can't do anything!

The system did not instill him with a foreign language, and he had no way of knowing the languages of the Western world.

If it was English, Qin Fan would be able to speak a few words, at least for a simple communication.

But in fact, the birth of English must have been 400 years later at the earliest!