In Datang shipbuilding, the beginning of the ship must have been made of wood. Therefore, Yang Heng arranged my uncle to the shipyard to be responsible for shipbuilding. Yang Heng even gave my uncle a position as the director of the shipyard.

"Uncle, I don't have very high requirements for the ship, but I also need to meet several standards. One is that the width of this ship must reach at least the length of a train car, and the other is that I need to use a steam engine as power to drive the ship's operation. Instantly, the first thing we made is to build twenty ships. These twenty ships need to be able to form a long line, and then let the train drive up and transport the train to the other side. After these twenty ships are truly qualified, the shipyard can officially create some large and small ships for rivers, and even some sea ships, because I found that the rivers in the shipyard, whether in depth or width, or even let the ship pass through the river and enter the sea, are OK, so some medium-sized and large sea ships can be made here."

"Okay, my nephew, I'm worried that there is nothing I can do. This is just a new challenge for me. I like it. However, before building a ship, I want to find some shipbuilders first." Ship, this is a new topic. Although my uncle's woodworking skills are already very good, it is still not possible in terms of shipbuilding. One is that this shipbuilding requires consideration of what kind of wood to use, and also the balance of the ship in all aspects. Therefore, some old shipbuilding technicians still have to find it.

However, this is easy to find. You just need to find out where the shipyard has collapsed and the workers in the factory have been disbanded. As some workshops, one will collapse today and another will be established tomorrow. That's it. The Yang family's shipyard is temporarily in a confidential state, so you can still find it by looking for a few shipbuilding technicians to come over. There is no need to even worry about any spy arranged by outsiders.

"Xuewen, I heard that you have built a shipyard recently. Can you develop in shipping?" Li Er called Yang Heng into the palace again. He had heard that Yang Heng had built a shipyard.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have established a shipyard, but the main purpose is to allow trains to cross some rivers, because in the future, some railway construction will pass through some large rivers, which is necessary. At present, we do not have the technology to build bridges for these large rivers. So, I plan to use a boat to cross the river first, so that there will be a lot of ferrying trains. Another thing is. You don't think. The rivers of our Tang Dynasty have not been used, just say that in Chang'an City, or even around, big ships may not be able to be used, but some small boats can be driven in these rivers. If all these rivers are used, our transportation career may be broader." Yang Heng said to Li Er in a mischievous manner.

"Well, that's right, what you said is true. It's like transporting by boat. A small boat is more powerful than a few carriages, and it requires less human and animal power."

"Your Majesty, I have a new technology, which is to use steam engines to drive the operation of the ship. In the future, this ship will not need to use pulp to paddle, but it will also be used in some special places. In addition, the countercurrent, this ship can also run quickly. Your Majesty, what do you think."

"Okay, then I will ask them to organize a ship transport team immediately." "Your Majesty, I don't think it is necessary. I think it's better to let the court auction some rivers' ship transport qualifications, such as the Yellow River, let a certain family or several families run together, the Yangtze River, let who will run, and the nearshore, let who will run, your Majesty, let you see?"

"This is OK, but these rivers cannot be in our hands?" Li Er said worriedly, "This, Your Majesty, don't worry. I believe that the court can establish a Naval Army Department in the Ministry of War. What Yellow River Brigade, Yangtze River Brigade, Canal Brigade, and even a Navy Department can be established in the future. How to divide the labor needs to be arranged by Your Majesty himself."

"Okay, your idea is good. I can make some generals suitable for water wars specifically become naval generals." In fact, there were no naval troops in the Tang Dynasty, and they were not used much, so they were all affiliated armies of some army, and there were no special naval troops or even generals. Yang Heng's suggestion really touched Li Er's heart.

"Then, you say, "Learn from literature, can you also set up a Tianjun army?" Li Er, who was able to answer quickly, finally realized that there were also hot air balloons that could be used. In this way, isn't there an army in the sky? If the soldiers on the hot air balloon shoot arrows down, there would be no winning battle.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, don't call it the Heavenly Army, just call it the Air Force." "Well, yes, that's right. I just said it casually, so it's called the Air Force. Set up another Air Force headquarters in the Ministry of War, so that we can have water, land, air, and three armies. This is actually a new three armies, not bad, haha, not bad, come, come, pharmacist Xuan comes."

With new ideas, professionals naturally need to discuss, and this professional person is naturally indispensable to General Li Jing and General Li.

"Your Majesty, I agree to this setting. Learning literature is good, good, you are really good. From now on, even if this battle is invincible, we generals should retire. In the future, we will no longer need us in the war." As he said, Li Jing became a little bored.

"Pharmacist, what do you mean?" Li Er was a little puzzled. What happened to Li Jing? "Your Majesty, look, how to fight this battle, scouts, you don't need to send it. You just need to arrange a hot air balloon to go to heaven. Then they will observe the movements in the place. Even if our army is ambushed, the air support will be supported soon. Even the troops in the rear will be transported to the battlefield by railways or even ships. In this way, does this battle still need to be continued? The other party will definitely lose.

Yes, what does our general need to do? Just sit there and give orders, and you don’t need any battle of wits and courage. You are a powerful general, right? I just need to arrange a few hot air balloons and let the soldiers above shoot arrows down, and even transport the crossbows up. What kind of general can’t kill him, and what kind of enemy camp we can’t defeat? If, if, if you use the kind of gunpowder used to study and open the mountain, do you still need the command of the general? Just arrange a brigade commander and other things to command."

Sure enough, the gunpowder used by Yang Heng was discovered for other uses, but he did not hide it, right?

"What's the matter with gunpowder?" "Your Majesty, do you think that the railway that you learned literature and even the road that you built before is so easy? You know, there are many mountains in it, and these mountains can be dug through with manpower. It's just a piece of blown up with gunpowder. This blown up is just a piece. I think it's best to use these gunpowder to attack the city."

"Learn literature, please explain it." "Your Majesty, this is my fault. However, you have seen an application, that is the steam cannon. At that time, there was a kind of flowering bullet used for gunpowder?" "Oh, that, I thought it was the reason for steam, haha, okay, okay." What else should I say? If you want to blame Yang Heng, it is really a fault. Yang Heng has not hidden this gunpowder from Li Er in recent years, and Li Er has not thought about it.

"General Li, I think, don't be too frustrated. This army is advanced. However, some things may not be created by our neighbors at the moment, but thirty years later, fifty years later, so when we reach certain conditions, our military strength will be balanced. At that time, there will still be special generals. General, your current task is to select some students to learn some of your military talents. Your Majesty, I believe that it is the time to become a military academy in the Tang Dynasty. It should be ripe. Some generals can be thrown into the military academy to teach and educate people."
Chapter completed!