Li Shimin followed Princess Jinyang's little hand and looked over. This... It's nearly a hundred miles from Sanmenxia to Taolin. Boarding, changing clothes and eating, plus chatting on the board, only took more than an hour. This... is a bit too outrageous. Got it
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After checking all the data of the steam engine, Yuan Tiangang just arrived on the ship's board. After hearing Princess Jinyang's words, she walked three steps away from Li Shimin, crossed her arms and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, the steam ship can reach a speed of eighty to one hundred miles per hour."
Zhang Laothief proposed to combine their mountain drilling equipment and air blowing equipment. Not only the utilization rate of the coal was greatly improved, the heat value provided every quarter of an hour was also significantly improved, and the propulsion power was directly doubled. King Teng was right when he said that there are specialties in the arts, and the more complex the structure, the more it requires the cooperation of various specialists in the arts.
From the original steam engine to the steam engines installed on ships today, there have been six generations.
ps: In the 18th century, the speed of steam ships was generally around 15 knots, which is equivalent to about 27 kilometers per hour.
"How long will it last?" Li Shimin heard Yuan Tiangang's words and hugged Princess Jinyang tightly to prevent him from being too excited and accidentally falling and injuring his daughter.
"Your Majesty, as long as there is sufficient coal and the steam engine is regularly inspected to ensure that there are no faults, serious wear and tear, etc., then you can keep running." Yuan Tiangang answered with a serious look on his face.
The small size of the space for the few of us can only facilitate ourselves and transport some supplies, but it cannot be maintained for a long time. Steam ships are different from steam cars. Ordinary people can control them after training. Think about it. In two or three years, or at most four years, steamships will be constantly coming and going on various rivers. What a spectacular and prosperous scene it will be!
"Your Majesty, the coal exploration work in various places needs to be arranged as soon as possible." Yang Shidao crossed his hands and said excitedly. Even if the distance is calculated as eighty miles per hour, Luoyang can be reached safely from Chang'an in one day at most. There is no need to change horses or people, and there is no need to keep horses at each post station. The manpower and material resources that can be saved here are truly beyond the limit. Imagine!
Wei Zheng: "..."
Who would have thought that it all started with a kettle and a lantern? So...someone and Prince Teng were quarreling with each other, which made them feel lonely!
Tang Jian's eyes flashed slightly, thinking of the place where the Yellow River and the Yangtze River flowed, he crossed his hands and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, please send someone to Shuoyuan to the Yellow River and the Yangtze River."
Cen Wenwen looked at Tang Jian with some confusion. What is the use of Shuoyuan and others? Is it to help your Prince Teng catch more fish?
Yang Shidao also looked at Tang Jian blankly, is Tang Jian crazy?
However, Yuan Tiangang's eyes brightened, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please allow Zhang Xuling or Wei Shidu to accompany you, and others can temporarily take over the road construction work."
If I remember correctly, the source of the Yellow River is in Tuyuhun, and the source of the Yangtze River seems to have passed through Tuyuhun and reached the territory of Tubo.
Li Shimin thought of Li Jing, Li Daozong and Hou Junji's secondary star, Suchuan, Dabai Sea, looking at Jishi Mountain, the source of the river, and looking at the building boat in front... It used to be that he could bring 800 guards, but now he can't bring a thousand people with him. If there is any problem, if we dismantle those large ornately decorated rooms, omit the maids and chamberlains, and bring in 1,200 people, there won't be much of a problem.
"Mr. Yuan, after returning to Chang'an, your Yunhe Mansion renovated the front and rear ships. Zhang Gong Shuo sourced from the Yellow River, and Wei Shidu Shuo sourced from the Yangtze River."
"Wei." Yuan Tiangang responded softly, took three steps back, turned and left.
The specific location of the source of the Yellow River is known, so Zhang Guo can follow and help dredge the river. The source of the Yangtze River is unknown. There may be many mineral deposits along the way, which Wei Gui needs to explore and dredge the river channel.
Li Zhi, the tool man, was a little tangled in his heart. Looking at the rapidly retreating scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, he gritted his teeth without stamping his feet, crossed his hands and saluted, and said: "Aye, paper in Chang'an is expensive."
The aluminum mold rubbings made by Liu Erlang and the others are much more efficient than wooden boards. However, paper is expensive nowadays, and the result of large-scale rubbings is that money is wasted. A large amount of bamboo needs to be transported, and the people of Yunhe Mansion must find ways to improve the efficiency of paper production and reduce the price of paper as much as possible.
Li Shimin reached out and patted Li Zhi on the shoulder, and smiled approvingly: "It makes sense to do good. As we do more and more things, the demand for paper will also increase. The Shaofu is still researching new ones. Paper plan. After returning to Chang'an, you live directly in Furong Garden and work with Yunhe Mansion for a while."
Yunhe Mansion will become more and more important, and it won't be long before it can work with the Zhengshitang to support the future of the Tang Dynasty.
"Wei." Li Zhi responded with some excitement. I am more than three months older than my uncle, but he has already done a lot of things. Although most of the work is done by others, he has given a lot of suggestions, and they are all very useful suggestions.
Princess Jinyang puffed up her cheeks slightly, brother had to go to work, and I was the only one staying in the Lizheng Hall... Her eyes lit up, and she said in a low voice: "Ah, I can also go to uncle's place to help, help." Build a sandbox.”
After setting up the sand table, I can still stay with the uncles to look at the palace, study with Master Yu, and occasionally go to Furong Garden to see my uncle. If I stay for a few days, I will live in the palace for ten... Seven days.
"Go over tomorrow night to eat spicy hot pot, and you'll stay there for a few days." Li Shimin said with a mixture of helplessness and doting. "But I sent someone to take you back to the palace. Don't pretend to be pitiful or cute."
No matter what time, there will be someone in Prince Teng's Mansion guarding those two words... It doesn't seem to matter if you don't guard them. For the safety of your daughter and younger brother, you should continue to guard them.
...The envoys on the boat behind were looking at the chimneys on the boat in front... It should be chimneys. The white smoke coming out of the three chimneys was drifting in the wind.
"Wang Yuanwai, is this... what is this?" Ma Tai pointed at the white smoke and asked in shock. Only then did they realize that there was no sail on the boat, and no soldiers were seen rocking the oars. How did the boat push through the water and move forward so quickly?
Wang Xuance glanced at the people around him rather reservedly. He raised his ears to no avail, and said warmly: "Envoy Ma, we have a saying in the Tang Dynasty, don't look at anything that's not polite, don't hear anything that's not polite, don't say anything that's not polite, don't move anything that's not polite. "
Mattai: "..."
So-and-so has nothing to do, so why is he so talkative? But then again, any normal person is curious!
How is it done?
"Is there a big river in Gaochang? Envoy Ma asked what the building boats are used for?" the short Nanzhao envoy said softly. "Are you thinking about sailing in the desert?"
Someone has surrendered on behalf of the king. We are already people of the Tang Dynasty. Of course we must protect everything in the Tang Dynasty!
The Zhenla envoy, who was somewhat similar to the Nanzhao envoy, echoed: "That's right, we came to Chang'an from Yinshangna City. The waterway is very long. Before we asked, they came on camels and became anxious."
The Nanzhao envoy's performance was extremely disgusting! If you do this, what should we do? We, Zhenla, are not a small country like yours in Nanzhao... But if they attack the ships that move at such a terrifying speed, how long can we resist?
The envoys of the Fulu Kingdom and the Dashi Kingdom looked at each other, and saw deep fear in each other's eyes. If the Tanglou ship travels by sea at such a speed... Compared with our ship, whether it is speed or offensive and defensive capabilities, Just like a three-year-old child facing a strong man, will the pricing power of future trade with Datang... be given up like this?
The envoy of Dashi looked at the envoy of Gaochang, Ma Tai, and blamed them. If they hadn't wanted to cooperate with the Turkic barbarians, maybe the Tang Dynasty would not have built such a terrifying ship... That's not right. This kind of research will not be accomplished overnight, either. In other words, Datang had long wanted to use sea routes on a large scale?
Why are people in the Tang Dynasty always so... thoughtful?
The envoy from the Fulin Kingdom walked to the side of the ship and looked at the grain ships behind him. No wonder he always felt that something was strange. All the ships had no sails. They can no longer rely on downwind sails and can sail faster! What if instead of food, the ship contained silk fabrics, porcelain and tea from the Tang Dynasty... How terrible, how terrible!
Panicking, holding on to the railing on the bed, the envoys from Fulin State slowed down their breathing. Maybe they hadn't thought so much. The problem they wanted to solve was the water transportation between Chang'an and Luoyang. Otherwise, they wouldn't have invited envoys like us to come and see Lei. Zu helped dredge the Sanmen Gorge, let alone invite us on board the boat.
...What if they use conspiracy? The people in this land have too many schemes. Compared with them, we are just ignorant little white rabbits!
The envoy from the Kingdom of Dashi walked toward the envoy from the Kingdom of Fulin without leaving a trace, and asked in a low voice: "What else did you find?"
"All... all the ships," the Fulu envoy said with a trembling voice, as if he was frightened by a tiger. "All...all the ships...are...all...have...no sails!"
How could there be a ship without sails? Even the legendary ghost ship, with its masts covered with skeletons, also had sails... Suddenly he gripped the railings and shouted hysterically: "Why do they have no sails? Why!"
Wang Xuance and others came over when they heard the shouting. When they saw that it was the bearded envoy from the Fulin Kingdom, he rushed over instantly and slashed the back of his neck with a knife. Yun Danfeng said softly: "The boat is going too fast. He I felt a little seasick and had a little bit of hallucinations. Anyone who has been on a ship can probably understand this situation."
He looked at the envoy from the Great Food Country, who also had a big beard, and said, "The doctor will be here soon. Envoy Lao Yin will help stabilize Envoy Boden."
"Please don't worry, Mr. Wang, I will help him stabilize." Yin Ben, the great food country, said softly. Now it seems that Dashi must cooperate with Fu Fu. Datang is a hundred times more terrifying than Fu Fu!
Gaochang Mattai: "..."
It is said that people who have never been on a ship will get seasick. Before a certain person fainted, the charming Borden fainted first and even had hallucinations. How could there be such a ridiculous statement? I glanced at the people around me, how could they put on a completely believing expression?
Hypocrisy, so hypocritical, I am like a lonely little white rabbit standing among the foxes!
Someone... someone... someone wants to imitate the Nanzhao envoy! Ma Tai suddenly raised his head, pushed aside the person in front of him, grabbed Wang Xuance's arm, and said firmly: "I want to meet Tian Khan! I have something very, very important to say!"
A flash of disappointment flashed in Wang Xuance's eyes...
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