After roughly looking around, everyone was already on the deck, except for the technical mad prince Li Yuanzhao who stayed in the boiler room to discuss boiler burning techniques with Xiao Yan and Tang San.
Standing on a high place, looking at the endless sea, Emperor Jing felt his chest was unusually open.
Such an advanced warship is enough to make the Dajing Navy proud in the world.
I never thought that with the advent of trains, the same miracle could be replicated on the sea.
After admiring the scenery for a while, Emperor Jing turned his head and looked at Fang Zheng: "Zheng Yi, this ship is very good, doesn't it have any shortcomings?"
Fang Zheng pursed his lips and smiled and said: "There are also shortcomings. Because too much steel is used, the weight of the whole ship is also very considerable. In terms of transportation capacity, it does not have many advantages over ordinary sail warships. But in terms of speed, Far more than a sailing battleship."
"Taken together, it can be said that this ship has no shortcomings. Moreover, the research and development of this ship is just a small test. In fact, the size can be made even larger. However, based on comprehensive considerations, only the current one has been built. size."
"Can it be bigger?" Emperor Jing took a breath.
This ship is already the largest creation he has ever seen!
"How much faster can it be than a sail?"
"It can be several times faster. When there is no wind on the sea or the wind direction is wrong, the speed of the sail warship is extremely slow..." Fang Zheng explained in detail.
But at this moment, Fang Chenyu trotted over, pulled the corner of Emperor Jing's clothes and said carefully: "Your Majesty, can this boat be sailed?"
Li Yu also stood beside him expectantly, with expectations in his eyes.
Fang Zheng frowned: "Nonsense! We'll start driving soon after everyone returns to the shore. Why are you in a hurry?"
"Dad, I mean we are on the boat, let it drive, what's the point of looking outside?"
"Are you itchy again?" Fang Zheng glared and said, "What did I teach you yesterday!"
Emperor Jing stretched out his hand to protect Fang Chenyu and said displeasedly: "What are you shouting for!? Isn't it just a boat ride? I just want to see something, so let's sail the boat."
"This..." Fang Zheng paused and looked back at Baiguan.
The officials were some distance away from Emperor Jing on the deck and could not hear what was being said.
However, seeing that Emperor Jing seemed unhappy, a group of people looked at Fang Zhengyi with amusement eyes.
It's like watching other people's children causing trouble in their homes, and I feel particularly comfortable.
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and walked towards the crowd.
His Majesty wants to go to sea by boat, no problem, and he wants to try it too.
But if the matter forced his colleagues to do something, they would definitely complain about it. If he had to sail away directly, others would still think that he was the one who instigated it.
When he walked into the crowd, people immediately gathered around him.
"What's wrong, Mr. Hou, what happened?"
"Your Majesty seems a little unhappy. Is he dissatisfied with this ship?"
Fang Zhengyi sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty wants to take a boat out to sea to have a look. I can't stop him. You guys can go and talk about it."
The ministers made an uproar and immediately left Fang Zhengyi and rushed to Emperor Jing's side.
"Your Majesty is not allowed to go to sea! Now we can just get on the boat and take a look. There is no need to go out by boat again."
"I heard that the sea is very windy and rough. Such a big ship will be more affected by the wind and waves. If the ship is seized..."
"The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall! Your Majesty can just watch from the beach."
Emperor Jing frowned and said: "My dear friends, are you timid? This ship is our most advanced warship in Dajing. If you don't dare to try it, how can you let my soldiers in Dajing ride on this ship?"
"Okay, no need to say any more! It's just a simple test in the offshore, and then return to sea after the test. There is nothing to worry about. It's simply ridiculous!"
"Each of you are becoming less and less courageous."
The officials were all embarrassed and looked at Li Yansong.
Li Yansong said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the boat is rocking hard on the sea. It would be bad if you bumped it."
"Am I still afraid of bumping into you?"
"But..."
"Believe in science!" Emperor Jing said forcefully, and then waved his hand, "Let's go!"
"Okay! Your Majesty is wise!" Li Yu and Fang Chenyu stood aside and applauded wildly.
Emperor Jing was overjoyed.
Believe in science... Fang Zheng stood not far away in a cold sweat.
It’s hard to believe that such words would come out of Emperor Jing’s mouth, but since you’ve decided to go to sea, let’s go out for a walk!
Fang Zheng trotted all the way, calling for sailing along the way, and finally ran to the power room.
Li Yuanzhao was still listening attentively to Xiao Yan's experience of burning boilers on board ships.
"Your Highness, this fire control skill also..."
"Your Highness! The ship is sailing. We'll learn how to control the fire later. You two hurry up and burn the boiler and get ready to set sail!"
....
The entire ship's manpower began to be mobilized.
The anchor was raised and the boilers fired.
As a plume of thick black smoke began to emerge from the ship's thick chimney, the ship began to rock.
The whistle whistled.
Immediately afterwards, the vibrations that penetrated the ship's hull began to intensify, and the entire ship gradually left the port.
Emperor Jing and his entourage stood at the bow of the ship, their faces earthy.
Emperor Jing was not much better either. This thing made too much noise, which made people panic.
He held the railing on the deck tightly with both hands.
Fortunately, there were two heartless young men yelling around, which relieved a lot of his anxiety.
As the speed gradually increased, the overall hull began to stabilize.
Emperor Jing and Bai Guan let go of the railing and let out a long sigh of relief.
Looking back at the port, which has gradually become smaller, there is a little more brilliance in my eyes.
It started to open, it actually started to open!
Such a giant thing, a spectacle far beyond the sight of a train, was racing across the sea.
At the tip of the bow, it was like a sharp knife that was constantly breaking through the waves and moving forward rapidly.
Li Yuanzhao spread his arms and shouted into the sea breeze: "Quick, speed up! Keep accelerating!"
Everyone in the room started to get a little excited, but Fang Zheng was the only one who breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s so impressive, this thing is so impressive!
He owns half of the Yudingcheng shipyard.
In the future, we will definitely build a super luxury cruise ship to overshadow this piece of shit like Wu Sheng!
If future generations of time travelers don’t see it, they’ll think I can’t invent it!
Before long, Jiangling Port had turned into a black spot in the eyes of hundreds of officials.
Everyone was astonished!
Everyone has been on a boat, but the speed of this boat has exceeded imagination!
Not only is it fast, but it is also extremely stable. Apart from some bumps at first, it now feels like walking on smooth ground.
Emperor Jing was amazed and said: "It's so fast..."
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