Things were still fermenting.
Chang 'an was not big, but if Fandong City made a fart, people in Xi City would know in less than two hours. What was more, the shipyard made this iron lump in such a high-profile way today?
What was it going to do?
No one knew.
But it just added a topic for people to talk about after dinner.
It was rumored that this thing was designed by the dean of White Deer College. Once this thing appeared, it meant that the waterway trade of the Tang Dynasty had officially entered the golden period of navigation.
For those businessmen, this was a heaven-sent opportunity. They only needed to build a business transit area at Hukou Waterfall. Then, they could set off from Chang 'an to go to Jiangnan, Zhenla, or other countries. It was at least twice as fast as traveling by land.
This made those businessmen even more excited.
Once the iron ship appeared, although they certainly could not afford it, it meant that the national strength of the Tang Dynasty had skyrocketed again. In this way, who dared to compete with the navy of the Tang Dynasty on the waterway?
Not to mention the small boats of other countries, even the current five-tooth warships seemed to be unable to withstand the collision of this ship.
Although the whole ship was still designed according to the model of the five-tooth warship, the sturdiness of the bow of the hull was more prominent. The collision spike in front of the ship was twenty feet long, and it was protruding from the bow of the ship, like an axe or a sharp sword out of the sheath.
Not to mention colliding with it, just looking at it would make people shudder.
The bow and the stern of the ship were shaped like an axe, just like a charging boat. However, this greatly increased the wind resistance of the ship. Of course, these people did not know about the wind resistance …
Even Zhang Liang and Li Shimin had only seen it according to the explanation in Zhang Feng's blueprint.
Li Shimin naturally came.
At this time, Su Zi, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and ministers, slowly boarded the iron ship.
Looking at the completely new design inside and outside the ship, he could not help but click his tongue in amazement.
His bright back straightened even more.
"Your Majesty, take a look. This is the crew's warehouse. It's 150 m long. Its draught has long surpassed that of the previous five-tooth battleships. What's more, the crew's warehouse is at the bottom of the ship. Each ship is equipped with 15 crew's warehouses. Each crew's warehouse is equipped with over 100 oars and lookouts. That's …"
Zhang Liang had never thought that one day, he would be able to bring the emperor to this ship and tell him all kinds of stories on the ship.
After the final introduction, they entered the command cabin and the rest cabin of the ship, which was also known as the crew's canteen.
On the side of the cafeteria, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask in confusion, "There seems to be a place between these two places. You didn't tell me about it, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but be speechless, "Your Majesty, this is also the place this general wanted to talk about. This iron ship, everything can be understood. It was built according to Prince Zhang's blueprint. However, there is a place this general does not know what it is used for."
As he spoke, Zhang Liang found a large door between the resting cabin and the lower level. He opened the door and saw an enormous, oval-shaped space that was completely empty. It was connected from the top of the ship to the lowest level of the ship's draft cabin. Standing here, one could even hear the gurgling sounds of the Wei River flowing cheerfully.
Not only was Li Shimin confused, but Wei Zheng and the others who followed Li Shimin were also confused. They didn't know what Zhang Feng had left behind this place for.
Li Shimin turned around and looked at them, "We remember this kid bragging to us before that this ship didn't have a propulsion system. Do you still remember?"
When Li Shimin said this, Zhangsun Wuji's heart trembled. He couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that this place is going to install the steam engine that the kid mentioned?"
When Zhangsun Wuji said this, Li Shimin suddenly understood. However, he also understood the situation on the mountain. If he wanted to study it, he could only wait until everything on the mountain was settled. He then asked, "General Zhang, can this ship be driven?"
"Yes, but in terms of speed, it is the same as a normal ship. It isn't at the terrifying level that Prince Zhang said it could travel millions of li in a day."
Of course, it wasn't at that level …
Li Shimin knew this.
After all, the steam engine hadn't been created yet. This ship could only reach its limit.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh deeply, "How much iron is left in the shipyard now? How many ships are still under construction? "
When Li Shimin asked this question, Zhang Liang's face couldn't help but turn bitter.
"Replying to the emperor, the iron that can be used in the shipyard has been smelted. However, at present, there is only enough iron for half a ship. Basically, the shipyard has no iron at this time. The original iron source was directly announced to be out of stock yesterday morning. Basically, in three days, the shipyard will have to stop work …"
When Li Shimin heard this, his face turned cold. The people next to him also saw the anger in Li Shimin's eyes. They couldn't help but feel nervous.
Looking at the empty hole, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly burst out with killing intent.
"It's time to go to the mountain. These seven clans are really too much. Do they really think that we are easy to bully?"
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