"Science?" Li Chengqian's face was puzzled.

"Science is the science that reveals the truth of everything to the world." Qin Fan concisely summarized.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help asking:

"Can you study science and turn water into ice in the summer?"

Qin Fan smiled: "It's just pediatrics!" Science can do more than you think! ”

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but yearn and said, "Can Uncle Qin teach Jiaoqian this science?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Fan said lightly: "No? ”

"Why not? Isn't it smart enough? Li Chengqian was a little unwilling.

"Nope! It's just that you are unhappy and too lazy to teach. Qin Fan pouted.

Who would want to be called an uncle by a half-sized child?

Then, he turned his head to look at Li Yuanji.

"Are you satisfied?"

Suddenly, Li Yuanji's face turned blue and white.

He felt his face hurt hotly.

Although Qin Fan didn't say anything sarcastic.

But the flat tone at this time made Li Yuanji even more unacceptable.

He had to pick up the bowl and turn his head.

caused Li Shimin to laugh for a while.

Subsequently, Li Shimin began to talk about the recent arrangements2.

"The timber needed by the Ryukyu Kingdom has been mined and loaded."

Hearing this, Qin Fan nodded.

When Moser left, he gave him the blueprints of the whaling ship and the method of whaling.

It won't be long before he's coming back to the door.

It's just that I don't know if the silver taels in the inventory of the Ryukyu Kingdom are enough to buy wood.

I'm afraid it's a little hanging.

But it doesn't matter if it's not enough, isn't there a royal bank?

You can lend money to each other, and when the time comes, you can repay it with all kinds of fishery products!

"The construction of my Datang ship has also begun, but the drawings you gave are too complicated, Brother Qin, and the craftsmen are making slow progress."

This was beyond Li Shimin's expectations.

But Qin Fan nodded and said, "I haven't thought about this. ”

Indeed, according to Qin Fan's assumption, these drawings should be within the ability of Datang craftsmen!

It's just that Qin Fan ignores the level of today's craftsmen.

Yes, it's within the scope of ability, but it also depends on the craftsman.

Not all craftsmen have this ability!

Building a merchant ship, on the other hand, requires a large number of craftsmen.

In this way, there is no way to achieve perfection at all.

What's more, there are also a large number of craftsmen with skills who are secretly sent out to build battleships.

Then craftsmen who can be used in the manufacture of merchant ships are even more scarce!

"So, I'll get you some tools when I go back, and then you can copy a batch of them."

"In this way, the craftsmen who poured into the tools could save a little effort."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

Unexpectedly, he just complained, and Qin Fan came up with a solution.

"Good! That's it! ”

Li Yuanji, who was on the side, kept his ears pricked up, and when he heard the two talking about merchant ships, he couldn't sit still.

So he asked tentatively:

"Brother, did you want to build such a huge ship to cross Penglai east?"

"Dongdu Penglai?" Li Shimin said with a smile: "No, these merchant ships will take our Datang's goods to the West to earn silver!" ”

Qin Fan couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid you've seen too many of those stories!" Do you really think there are any immortals in the world? ”

"Back then, when Xu Fu went to ask for immortal medicine, it wasn't Penglai that he went, but Dongying!"

"Dongying? Is it such a small widow? ”

Li Yuanji was disillusioned.

In fact, the reason why the Dongying people are short is mainly due to geographical conditions.

Because Dongying is an island country, there is an extreme shortage of both vegetables and meat.

You can only make a living from fishing.

Nutrition is not balanced, and naturally there is no way to grow strong and strong.

Of course, there is another (this chapter is not finished!) )

Chapter 150: It's Dongying, not Penglai

Another way to put it.

The Dongying people are the descendants of the 2,000 boys and girls brought by Xu Fu.

They are bound to each other, and there are defects between genes, which is why they grow like this.

Of course, this is just a joke.

It's like Penglai Xiandao as Li Yuanji said.

"Dongying doesn't have much trade value, but as far as I know, then you have a mountain of Iwami silver that produces silver mines, and you can knock it down."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised: "Yinshan? A whole mountain of silver? ”

Qin Fan nodded and said:

"Yes, the silver ore reserves of Iwami Silver Mountain are very rich, if they can be mined, I am afraid that they will be able to hand over the tax revenue of Datang for several years."

According to Qin Fan's memory, today's Dongying should be in the Flying Bird Era.

The actual ruler was not the Emperor of Japan, but the Soga clan, who won the war.

In less than ten years, the Imperial Family, dissatisfied with the rule of the Soga clan, will launch a coup d'état.

At that time, it was the best time for the Tang Dynasty to seize the Silver Mountain.

But if you tell Boss Li about this opportunity at this time, the other party will inevitably have doubts about his ability to "predict the future".

When the time comes, it will inevitably be complicated.

Rather than that, it is better to wait until the eve of the accident and inform the matter before it is too late.

And after nearly ten years of development, Qin Fan believes that Datang will take Iwami Silver Mountain without any effort!

"Ishimi Yinshan's matter, but I'm not in a hurry!"

"The silver mountain is there, and the Dongying people have no intention of mining it, so we can slowly figure it out."

Hearing this, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, today's Datang is busy with all aspects of development, and it is very inconvenient to mine it to capture a silver mountain in Dongying, which is far away from the ocean.

Anyway, the silver mountain is there, and it won't run away with long legs.

It's better to put it on hold.

So, Li Shimin continued: "In addition, I have found a lot of people to learn foreign languages, and there are occasional foreign people in Chang'an, as long as they are hired with a lot of money, they are willing to teach languages. ”

Qin Fan nodded.

Chang'an is, after all, an international metropolis.

And the Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Celestial Empire.

It is normal for a foreigner to have a yearning for him.

"How are you prepared for the gunpowder?" Qin Fan took the initiative to ask.

Gunpowder involved mining and the industry could only develop smoothly if Datang had enough iron and coal production.

In this way, the gun that Li Shimin has in mind has a chance to be created.

"Difficult!" Li Shimin frowned.

"The level of Dan Shi is uneven, and many people have no way to refine saltpeter even if they use the method provided by Brother Qin."

Li Shimin pinched his eyebrows and continued:

"Even when saltpeter is smelted, there are often mistakes in the subsequent steps of making gunpowder."

"There are already two Dan divisions, dead and exploding, and dozens of others are injured."

Hearing this, Qin Fan couldn't help but be speechless.

You know, the guidelines he provides are detailed enough.

As long as the Dan master has a certain level, it is simply easy to make saltpeter.

And synthetic explosives, although somewhat difficult, are not as good as exploding!

Chapter 150: It's Dongying, not Penglai