Linshui Lake is a large bend at the confluence of the Yuguang Canal and the Yangtze River.

The waters here are extremely wide, and there is no rapids of the Yangtze River, but the surface of the lake is like a mirror.

There were many small fishing boats floating on the lake in the distance, and of course there were also a few warships belonging to the Guangling Naval Division that were training.

It's a great harbour and a great dockyard.

Just beside the wide canal, Li Chenan and his entourage stood here.

There are carpentry tools scattered along the canal, as well as shipbuilding objects.

Li Chen'an looked around, everything here needs to be rebuilt.

First, they are too old, and secondly, these facilities are no longer suitable for the construction of new warships.

Zou Zhipeng was standing half a step behind Li Chen'an, and he was naturally very familiar with this place.

Even though he hadn't built a single warship here in years, he would come here from time to time.

Sitting in the dock in a daze.

Go to the shed and touch the rusty equipment.

Or just look out over the vast and lonely lake.

Looking at these prosperity that had long ended, his heart was so sour, he could only look at this ruin-like place and sigh for a long time.

Coming here again today is the hope of his life!

But he was a little apprehensive in his heart, because of what the regent said.

He is a poet, and it would be best if he looked at the scenery of this place and sang a poem.

But he said he was going to tell me how the ship was built......

He's the regent!

The king's decree cannot be violated, not even refuted!

If he says that he will put the ship on wheels and run on land...... Can I object to it?

How could he possibly know about the balance of the warship, the draft, the defense, the attack, and so on?

What if he really came up with a whimsical idea?

Ay......

Zou Zhipeng sighed in his heart, such a stubborn and self-serving regent, it seems that his ideals are still unrealizable.

The Zou family took over this job, and I am afraid that it will not bring much glory in the past...... But don't be a disaster!

Similar to Zou Zhipeng is Zou Huanzhang, and Old Lady Zou.

His heart is also hanging in his throat at the moment!

Because he also knows very well what it will be like for a layman to guide an insider.

This is no small fishing boat!

It's about building warships!

That's for war!

What is at stake is the victory or defeat of the war, and the life and death of the soldiers!

How can such a big event be child's play?

Zhongli Qiuyang and Cheng Yiren didn't know how much insight Li Chenan could have in shipbuilding, Zhongli Qiuyang didn't pay much attention to it, what he thought was that Li Chen'an, this kid, was quite humble, and he should be able to listen to Zou's advice on shipbuilding.

Xia Hua was very curious.

Zhongli Ruoshui is extremely calm.

Although she didn't know whether Li Chenan knew how to build a ship, since he said so, he definitely understood.

It's just where he learned it...... Just like he makes wine, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that he really knows.

Each has its own mind.

Li Chenan didn't pay attention to these people's thoughts at all.

Standing beside a dilapidated carpentry table, Li Chenan turned his head to look at Zou Zhipeng.

Zou Zhipeng's heart tightened, and he decided to preemptively tell the regent about the ship he wanted to build, so that even if the regent wanted to express some of his opinions, it was on the basis of the warship he designed.

But just as he was about to speak, Li Chenan took the lead in speaking:

"Last night, Zou Lao said that you had designed a new warship, but now you listen to me first."

"If the ship I'm talking about isn't as good as yours, then I'll build it according to your drawings."

"If it were mine, it would be better...... You will do as I say. ”

"How?"

How can this be?

You're the regent!

How dare I, a small people, deny it?

Zou Zhipeng could only nod aggrievedly.

So, Li Chenan took charcoal and paper from Xiao Wu's back basket and began to write and draw next to this rickety woodworking table. Zhongli Qiuyang and the others looked at Li Chenan in amazement.

Li Chen'an was explaining to Zou Zhipeng while painting:

"This is the rough prototype of the warship I want to build...... The outside is narrow and long, the two compartments are open and the holes are opened, and the crossbow windows are opened in the front and back, left and right, and the spear holes are ......"

"The boat is three stories high, and its lower deck is equipped with oars, and the top is equipped with sails...... I need it blazing fast! ”

"To increase its defense...... For example, the arrows and crossbows of an enemy ship or the enemy's fire attack, I need to cover it with a layer of iron armor. ”

"As for how to get this iron armor, I mean ...... this"

Li Chenan said very carefully, originally Zou Zhipeng was still extremely unhappy at the beginning.

But after listening to it for a while, he no longer had the courage to take out the drawings!

The more he listened, the more shocked he became, and the more he listened, the more fascinated he became.

According to the regent's statement and this unsightly picture, he roughly understood what Li Chenan meant.

In fact, there are similarities between this warship and the current building ship.

But it's quite different from the current warship-

First of all, it's not flat-bottomed, it's pointy!

Zou Zhipeng's warship is also pointed, so that the speed of the ship will be faster, it will be more stable, and the turning will be faster and more agile.

Secondly, it was obviously larger than the current warships, and the attack methods were similar to those of the current warships.

The main difference is in the protective measures.

Ships now have two levels of high, with the lower deck rowing and the upper deck firing with archers or crossbows.

Although it is also in the cabin on the second floor, it is only a wooden board as a baffle, and if the enemy's crossbow is strong enough, it can shoot through the baffle and threaten the lives of the soldiers on board.

The Regent's battleship...... The crossbow window can be closed!

In battle, after a volley, the warriors can close the window to block the enemy's sword crossbow, and calmly complete the exchange of arrows and crossbows.

The hull of the ship is covered with steel, which can naturally completely block the enemy's attacks.

It's just that...... This steel is heavy, so the weight of the ship will inevitably increase, and the speed of the ship will be affected......

According to the regent, such a battleship was faster...... Then the dead weight of the ship must not be excessive.

How can this be solved?

The two of them began to discuss.

They seem to have forgotten about the people around them, one asks, the other answers.

As a result, there was a need for a large blacksmith shop in this dockyard.

Therefore, there is also a weapons workshop here.

A gantry crane is needed above the dock...... This thing was beyond the imagination of the Zou clan, and after listening to Li Chen'an's explanation, they suddenly became enlightened.

Only then did I find that this thing can bring great convenience to shipbuilding!

And so it was, two hours.

It's already in the middle of the day, Li Chenan doesn't seem to feel hot, he is still talking to Zou Zhipeng about the improvement of the battleship's weapons-

"The crossbow can be larger, fixed in the cabin, and the crossbow arrow is five feet long...... Like this,"

Li Chenan took another piece of paper, thought about it, and drew a bed crossbow on the paper.

In such an era of cold weapons, this thing can be called a long-range cannon!

"This crossbow tip is different from ordinary crossbow arrows!"

"It is a round iron ball, and its lethality lies not in the arrow, but in the impact of falling from the sky after being shot through the enemy ship or enemy armor......"

"Or,"

Li Chen'an had a whim, "Hang fireworks on the tip of the crossbow, so that the crossbow will shoot the fireworks at the enemy warship and then explode, its lethality will be even greater!" ”

Zhongli Ruoshui and Xia Hua stood aside and listened silently, watching silently.

They didn't understand, but since the genius of the shipbuilding family listened so seriously, and the two of them discussed so intensely, what Li Chenan said made sense.

Xia Hua was already stunned at the moment.

She had known Li Chenan for the shortest time, and she thought that Zhongli Ruoshui knew that Li Chenan still had this great ability, but she could clearly see the confusion on Zhongli Ruoshui's face.

How could he understand this?

At this moment, Li Chenan is no longer the world-shaking poet immortal, nor is he the famous Xiao Li Feidao.

He is like a professional boatman teaching his disciples!

"The warship is relatively simple, and I don't think it's too difficult to complete it with the current craftsmanship."

"I'm going to tell you about another kind of battleship...... It's going to be a lot harder, but I want you to make it too. ”

"It's called the Three-Mated Battleship......"