It didn't take long for Henglian to bring back a lot of models of various warships. The Tang Navy's warships had many styles, the more famous ones were warships, chariots and ships, etc. What Chongyi held in his hands were warships and warships. The car and boat saw Li Chengqian with an inquiring look on his face.

He quickly said: "Your Highness, ship shooting has been around since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After a long period of development, the technology has gradually matured. Giant winches are installed on the battleships, which can drive boulders to penetrate enemy ships in water battles. This is a close combat method for warships on the sea. A major killer weapon. Cars and ships are warships that use pedals to drive the ship forward quickly, which has a significant effect on assault warfare.

Later, some people combined vehicles and ships with ship shooting to create a charging boulder ship, which quickly approached the enemy ship and then smashed the enemy ship with boulders. The lethality of close combat on the sea was extremely terrifying..."

"These two types of ships are the ones that our Datang Navy currently has the most equipment, right?" Li Chengqian asked immediately after hearing the introduction.

Li Chongyi nodded: "Yes, since the cost of building is not very high and the time to build is not very long, our army's main equipment now is these two kinds of warships.

But most of them are relatively old, and only some new ones are in Feng An's hands. To put it bluntly, Feng An's navy can be said to be the best among our Tang army."

"Mrs. Not surprisingly."

"But we can't let Yue Gong be more beautiful than the former. Come on, let's talk about the five-toothed ship that Jing Huan admires." Li Chengqian could see that the two brothers had a team capable of fighting under Feng Ang. The teacher is still very envious.

Li Jinghuan picked up the model of the Five-Toothed Ship and said: "Your Highness, the Five-Toothed Ship has five floors and is more than a hundred feet high. It has six shooting poles on the left and right, and is fifty feet high. It can accommodate more than 800 soldiers.

As the name suggests, the "Five Tooth" battleship has five "fangs", but this battleship refers to a five-story ship building. The Five-Tooth warship has a five-story structure and is 100 meters high. The bottom four floors are for troops, and the top floor is for observation and observation. Command podium.

There are forty long oars on both sides for propelling. There are two rocking oars at the stern, which can be rocked by multiple oarsmen to control the direction of travel. There are parapets on the deck and war shed of the warship to hide the dangers. Half body. There are crenels on the female wall for archery.

There are transverse bulkheads on the ship, and longitudinal beams are set up on the transverse bulkheads, with planks laid on them. The cabin and combat platform are set up on the planks, and earth and rocks are filled under the planks to maintain the stability of the ship. During combat, huge rocks are placed Use the windlass to raise the top of the racket pole, release the boulders, and use the falling boulders to smash enemy ships that dare to approach the battleship.

This boulder can be used repeatedly. Once it gets close to an enemy ship, it can quickly destroy the hull of the battleship. Each of these racket sticks is about forty feet long, with a boulder attached to the top and a windlass at the bottom. If the battleship is surrounded by enemy ships, the six racket sticks will The poles can be smashed down together, smashing the boat next to it to pieces.

The "Five-Tooth" warship can be said to be the best ship that the Tang Dynasty can build now. Judging from the actual combat effects, in the former Sui Dynasty Battle of Yanzhou, the Sui army attacked the Chen Army's fleet with four Five-Tooth warships and captured more than 2,000 People, make the enemy frightened by the news.

In addition, Yang Su also built a number of auxiliary warships named "Pingcheng" and "舴苋". These also constituted the powerful naval fleet of the Sui Dynasty at that time."

Seeing what Li Jinghuan was saying was lively, Li Chongyi who was standing next to him also interjected: "Jingren was talking about its advantages, but as I just said, the building of the Five-Tooth Ship is too tall, and the wind and waves in the sea are different from those in the inland rivers.

In my humble opinion, it is better to use three floors. This will not only greatly improve its stability, but also save a lot of cost and construction time."

After Li Chongyi finished speaking, the two brothers looked directly at Li Chengqian. No matter how much they talked, they still came down to money. The court's main energy is currently spent on Turks, and there must be no money to spend on it.

. Although I know that the prince is a rich man, the cost of building such a giant ship is not a small amount.

"How much does a five-tooth ship cost?"

"It's about 40,000 guan. If there are only three floors of the ship building, the cost of building it can be reduced a little bit."

Seeing that the prince was serious about it, Li Chongyi quickly replied.

"Heng Lian, go and invite Master Zhang and Chang Sun Huan."

The money in the East Palace is all in their hands. Zhang Xuansu is in charge of the industrial zone and the treasury of the East Palace, while Changsun Huan is in charge of the caravan. Li Chengqian really doesn't know how much money is left on the books.

After Zhang Xuansu and Changsun Huan arrived, Li Chengqian told them his idea of ​​building an ocean-going fleet. After that, the old man and the young man began to calculate the money they could use in Li Chengqian's study.

"To build a warship, it is better to choose a good deep-water port. Which one do you think is better?"

Li Jinghuan casually replied: "The best port today is of course Guangzhou, but His Highness also knows about the Feng family, so we can't use it. Dengzhou and Hangzhou were the places where warships were built in the Sui Dynasty, and there are many places there.

You guys have been sailors and shipmasters for generations. Although it has been abandoned over the years, it still has some heritage. In my opinion, both places are good."

Li Chongyi also nodded and said in agreement: "Your Highness, Jing Huan has unique vision, I agree with you."

The two places Li Jinghuan mentioned have good deep-water ports. When Yang Guang was in power, his dragon boats were built by the shipbuilding company in Hangzhou, which shows that the craftsmanship there is indeed good.

Zhang Xuansu presented the tallied manuscript to Li Chengqian and said: "Your Highness, take out the necessary expenses and the part that you want to keep for the Northern Expedition. The available money is about 1.8 million guan. Recently, Du Gou was in Cui

A lot of money has been spent on the Huashan project, but now we only have so much."

Li Chengqian nodded, turned around and asked Li Chongyi and the two of them: "It's enough to build a large shipbuilding company in Hangzhou with the money to build a fleet of thirty five-tooth ships, mainly, and certain auxiliary warships."

"Enough, enough." The two brothers never thought that Li Chengqian had so much money that he could build a fleet.

"Okay, then I will go to see His Majesty right now. Whether you want craftsmen from the Ministry of Works or transfer people to the Navy, you need his nod."

Hearing that Li Chengqian was going to find the emperor, Li Jinghuan said: "Your Highness, although the navy is a little dilapidated, it is still an army after all. Can the Ministry of War agree to having such a big fleet in your hands?"

"No, the Navy is a loser to the Tang Dynasty. How much money does Prime Minister Du have in his hands? The generals of the Sixteenth Guards are all focusing on that little military expenditure. Do you think he can save some money? Will he disagree?
Chapter completed!