Li Chengqian led Li Ke and walked straight to the huge ship.
Because I came here often before.
Most workers know Li Chengqian.
When they saw him coming, they all saluted and said hello.
Li Chengqian also responded enthusiastically with a smile.
Li Ke looked on with unspeakable envy in his heart.
be honest.
What Li Ke envied Li Chengqian the most was not that he was the eldest son, nor that he was the prince.
But no matter where he went, Li Chengqian could quickly mingle with the locals.
The most important thing is that these people also really like him and support him.
Li Ke couldn't help but think to himself.
If only I had this ability back then.
Does this mean there is no need for his wife to sell her dowry to take care of her relationship?
"What are you thinking about?"
I saw that Li Ke always looked absent-minded.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but ask: "Is it possible that he misses his wife?"
"Oh, how long has it been since you came out?"
"I'll take you back after the walk is over."
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes repeatedly and talked to himself.
Li Ke couldn't help but feel helpless: "Stop talking about those useless things."
"You'd better take me to see this ship quickly."
Li Ke looked at the unfinished iron ship in front of him and said, "I really want to know how such a large iron ship can be driven by only twenty people."
"hey-hey."
"That's why you don't understand."
Li Chengqian showed a mysterious smile.
Next, he didn't stop and walked along the bridge board to the plywood of the iron boat.
The ship looks quite large when viewed from below, and even more gigantic when viewed from above.
Even though there are dozens and hundreds of workers working on the plywood station, it still looks a bit empty.
Li Chengqian walks ahead with ease and familiarity with the road Face, along the stairs, all the way to the cabin.
Actually.
This iron boat is not completely finished.
There are still many places in the cabin that have not been completed.
Li Chengqian led Li Ke along the narrow corridor in the cabin.
After about a quarter of an hour, the vision suddenly opened up.
At this moment.
The position they were in was roughly the center of the ship's hull, with a huge hollow structure at their feet.
Looking down, about three to five meters away, there was a group of people doing construction work.
"Uncle Huang!"
Li Chengqian suddenly waved and shouted.
Only then did Li Ke notice that there was a familiar figure among the construction crowd.
This person is none other than Li Xiaogong, King of Hejian.
Saw them both coming.
Li Xiaogong was also a little surprised.
"Yohe."
"Why do you two want to come to the dock today?"
Li Xiaogong was still wearing the official robe that he had not had time to take off.
However, his despicable virtue is really puzzling.
What's happening here?
How did the image of the majestic King of Rivers become like this?
But just as Li Ke was thinking about it, a burst of thick smoke suddenly sprayed out from not far away.
Li Ke couldn't dodge and was blown away by the thick smoke.
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..."
Li Ke was choked and had difficulty breathing. He coughed for a while before he recovered.
But after this time.
He was no longer curious about why Li Xiaogong was so disgraced.
Because he is now poor
Not many are like this.
Li Chengqian was not affected because he stood far away.
Seeing Li Ke's virtue at this moment, he laughed out loud.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"It really made me laugh to death."
Li Chengqian pointed to the place where thick smoke was sprayed out and said, "You don't know what to look at with such a big stove over there?"
He doesn't say.
Li Ke really didn't notice.
It turned out that where the thick smoke was spewing out, there was actually a burning stove.
What dozens of people around were busy adding coal to the stove.
"Ahem..."
Li Ke cleared his throat and said angrily: "I've never been here, how would I know if you don't tell me?"
"I thought you could see it."
Li Chengqian stopped laughing and turned to look at Li Xiaogong.
"Uncle Huang, how is the ship?"
Li Chengqian asked: "How long will it take to get into the water?"
In the early Tang Dynasty, there was a saying about the generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Watch Cheng in the battle, watch Qin in single combat.
The light cavalry looked to Li Jing, the heavy cavalry looked to Li Shimin.
For land battles, look to Li Ji; for water battles, look to Li Xiaogong.
Among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiaogong admitted that he was second in water warfare, but no one dared to claim to be first.
Of course, except Li Shimin.
He said No. 1, and no one dared to refute it.
And it's also because of Li Xiaogong's ability.
As soon as Li Chengqian completed the construction of the shipyard, he recommended Li Xiaogong to Li Shimin as the chief engineer of the shipyard.
Put him in charge of everything in the dock.
Today's construction of this large iron ship was the result of Li Chengqian's drawings and Li Xiaogong's actual execution.
And I heard Li Chengqian asked about it. r> Li Xiaogong answered truthfully: "Actually, it's almost completed."
"It's the machine you're talking about that keeps breaking down."
Li Xiaogong pointed to the burning stove and said, "If it hadn't been sick, we would have finished it long ago."
"If you get sick, just remove it."
Li Ke said calmly: "Why keep it?"
"Demolished?"
"You seem to be thinking about shit."
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "I told you before that this ship can be sailed by twenty people, but it's because you said this thing should be dismantled."
That stove that was spitting fire was nothing else.
It is the carbon inlet of the steam engine.
This iron boat was the first warship equipped with a steam engine in the Tang Dynasty.
However, precisely because it is the first one.
This ship has been under construction for a full year, but it has not yet left the dock.
When Li Ke heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"what?"
Li Ke said in disbelief: "As long as you use this, you can get more than 20 people to drive away this iron boat?"
"yes."
The old man Li Chengqian said earnestly: "And not only will we drive away, we will also be able to join the war."
During the conversation.
Li Chengqian turned to look at Li Xiaogong.
"Uncle Huang."
Li Chengqian asked suspiciously: "What specific problem do you mean?"
"The kinetic energy is as you said."
"It can move the propeller and push the boat away."
Li Xiaogong said truthfully: "But my strength seems to be too small, and I can't pick up the speed."
"My strength is too weak..."
Li Chengqian rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.