After finishing the business, Tang Ping took the two of them to Datang for a meal, let them play with his daughter, and then entered the palace with the map and photos.
Li Shimin looked at what Tang Ping handed over and couldn't help but sigh: "Tang Ping, with you, I feel better than a million troops!"
This was not a flattery of his second uncle's nephew, but a real sigh.
Do you think Datang doesn’t want to open more mines?
With iron ore, various tools can be produced, and the army can produce more bows, arrows and armor.
But in ancient times, not to mention mining, just looking for ore was a problem.
At that time, to find minerals, we mainly relied on experience. If there was sand above, there would be gold below. There are loving stones on the top and copper and gold on the bottom. There are mausoleum stones on the top and lead, tin and red copper on the bottom. If there is ocher on the top, there will be iron on the bottom.
In addition, there is plant prospecting, such as red grass stems with lead underneath, yellow rust on grass stems, copperware underneath, onions on mountains, silver underneath, etc. These are all plant prospecting theories.
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However, these limitations are too great, so if you can pinpoint the location of the mine to a specific point like Tang Ping, you don't know how much work you will save.
"Second uncle, I have been to the scene, so I want to go there..."
"No!" Li Shimin was really afraid that something would happen to Tang Ping. Last time he was in Baozi City, he was lucky. The weather suddenly cleared up. Otherwise, it would be hard to say what the consequences would be.
What he said just now that Tang Ping can be used as a million-strong army is not a lie. If Tang Ping is released to take risks again, he will not agree to it first.
"But Second Uncle, although there are many photos here, it is difficult to find them if you have not been to the scene."
"That won't work!" Li Shimin said resolutely: "Can't we print it? You put these photos into a group and print a hundred copies. I will send a hundred people into the mountain to look for them according to the pictures. I don't believe it. Not even."
"And I have urgently mobilized iron ore from various places to Chang'an. Although the quantity is not large, it is more than enough to support your shipbuilding. You have to continue to keep an eye on me at the shipyard."
Li Shimin looked at Li Tai who was reading a book next to him: "Now that Li Tai's gun production has slowed down a little, let Tai'er lead people there. What do you think?"
When Li Tai heard him being called, he raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin and Tang Ping, then nodded and said, "Okay, I just have some ideas, so I can go there and try them."
Seeing this, Tang Ping could only nod. Although the shipyard had drawings, models, and many professional shipbuilding craftsmen, after all, their thinking often still had limitations.
He made some suggestions many times at the shipyard, which improved both the construction speed and quality of the first ironclad ship under construction.
Without him guarding him, even he himself would not be at ease.
Moreover, there is no telling how long it will take to find the mine. If it goes quickly, it will take two or three months to go back and forth. The shipbuilding side really can't afford to delay it. Anyway, Li Tai's improved guns have been finalized, but he is not here. Next The craftsmen can also follow the example of gourds and gourds.
He gave all the photos and some records at the time to Li Tai and asked him to lead people to prospect for ore. After a few days, Tang Ping had the iron ore in place.
He also once again devoted himself to the work of shipbuilding.
"Hapa Hapa..."
"Oh, our sweet Tangtang is here to take dad home again?"
Tang Ping took off his gloves, washed his hands with water and soap on one side, and then carefully picked up Tang Tang after drying them.
Every day when Tang Ping's work at the shipyard is about to end, Tang Tang will follow the car to pick Tang Ping up.
Tang Tang, who is six months old, already knows how to wave his hands and consciously pronounce some syllables.
Anyway, every time she raised her hands and shouted Hapa Hapa to Tang Ping, Tang Ping felt that she was calling him daddy.
"Is this ready to be built?" Wang Qingluan asked excitedly as he looked at the huge thing in front of him.
"No!" Tang Ping shook his head and said: "The hull of the ship is roughly completed, but there are still many internal structures in the cabins that have not been completed. It will be completely completed in more than two months."
In the past four months, the craftsmen have been working in several shifts day and night, almost nonstop, and now the hull of the ironclad ship, tentatively named Jiaolong, has been almost completed.
The steel used for the hull is no longer ordinary steel. Strictly speaking, it is an alloy steel. During the smelting, chromium, aluminum and copper bought by Tang Ping from Hyundai were added.
After Tang Ping asked Gou Shaoqun to consult some smelting experts in modern times, this was the closest seawater steel that could be made in the Tang Dynasty.
It can be said that the smelting technology of the entire Tang Dynasty was able to produce so much of this chromium alloy steel in four months.
Tang Ping walked to the side of the ship and tapped it with his fingers, which made a silent metallic sound. This was Tang Tang's favorite, and Tang Ping immediately started to giggle.
"When the cabin inside is completed, we will conduct a test voyage. If there are no problems, we will install new artillery on it." Tang Ping pointed to the wooden box on one side: "This is a new type of artillery just sent from the arsenal. The artillery is specially equipped for this Jiaolong, a total of thirty-two."
These are the latest imitation Frangi cannons. Each cannon is equipped with seven shell pods. In actual combat, it can be fired once in about two minutes.
Although it has many disadvantages such as air tightness and range, in this era, this is definitely an unrivaled weapon.
Coupled with the use of steam power, as well as the smaller hull and flexible steering, the Jiaolong can be used to fight against the current East Vietnamese navy. After a salvo, the distance will be immediately opened. The kite can give the East Vietnamese navy dominance in two or three rounds. The giant ships in the East China Sea were sunk.
Tang Ping knew that Wang Qingluan had been waiting to attack East Vietnam, and the Jiaolong was carrying this hope, so every time Wang Qingluan brought Tang Tang to pick him up, he would give her an overview of the current work progress.
After returning to the convenience store with his wife, daughter and children, Tang Ping stretched and was about to eat when Li Yuanji suddenly rushed in.
He looked at Tang Ping with a panicked expression and said, "Brother Ping, something big has happened."
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