Chapter 323 Bringing Artillery to Demand Accounts (Third Update)
Chapter 323 Bringing Artillery to Demand Accounts (Third Update)
Li Changfeng said calmly: "My son has already built an armored warship."
Emperor Qianwu was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Iron-armored warship?"
When the cargo ship of Benjamin, a foreigner, ran aground in the South China Sea, Li Changfeng sent people from the scientific research institute to learn shipbuilding. Emperor Wu knew about the establishment of a shipyard later.
But he didn't pay much attention to this matter.
In less than a year, the armored warship has been successfully manufactured. How can we not be surprised?
"Father, there is no need to be so surprised." Li Changfeng waved his hand and said, "Only the outer shell and the strenuous main structure are made of fine steel. The other parts are still made of wood."
From the beginning, Li Changfeng never thought about building steel battleships like in his previous life, as long as the shell was hard enough and the structure was stable enough.
His design idea is to focus on ocean trade, supplemented by combat.
Even so, the iron-clad warship was still enough to crush all the wooden ships in the world, especially after installing a steam engine.
There is another very important reason, that is, Daqian's current steel output is not enough to allow him to build steel battleships.
According to his idea, setting up a few artillery pieces would be enough to sweep across the world.
Originally, this step was to be implemented much later, but the actions of the Japanese pirates forced him to advance it in advance.
Emperor Qianwu calmed down a lot, thought for a while and said: "I heard that the Japanese pirates' warships are very fast. The weight of your armored warship must be very amazing. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. Do you want to land for combat? If so. In this case, I advise you to think about it again."
"As for speed, father, you can rest assured that I have installed a steam engine on the armored warship. The speed is not comparable to that of the Japanese warship..."
Before Li Changfeng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Qianwu.
"Can steam engines be installed on warships?!"
"Of course, the steam engine is just a power output unit. Adding a propeller can make the ship move quickly. The propeller is...forget it, I can't explain this for a while. Anyway, the speed is very fast. You don't even need it when encountering Japanese pirates' wooden ships. If you fire the cannon and hit them directly, they will be buried in the sea!"
"...Okay, you don't have any plans for landing operations, do you?"
"No, I just need to go and get the money back and ask them to pay the liquidated damages. I still want to continue watching them fight dogs with Gaoli Bangzi."
"That's the best thing you can think of."
"My son wants to put some artillery on the ship."
"That's right!"
"And hot air balloons."
"That's right!"
"Thank you, Father."
Emperor Qianwu waved his hand and said seriously: "These will be yours in the future. You can use them as you like. I have only one request!"
Li Changfeng chose to ignore the first half of Emperor Wu's sentence and asked: "What is the request?"
Emperor Qianwu said with great pride: "Since we are going to fight, we must use the momentum and majesty of my Dagan!"
In recent years, Japanese pirates have been invading Daqian frequently. Emperor Qianwu had long been simmering with anger. Since Li Changfeng was going to go on an expedition, he had to vent his anger.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Changfeng's mouth: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely teach the Japanese pirates a bloody lesson!"
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After leaving the palace, Li Changfeng went straight to the air force base and found Li Jianye.
"Brother Ninth, why do you have time to come here? You are such a rare visitor!" Li Jianye joked.
Li Changfeng had no intention of joking with him and went straight to the point: "Do you want to go to the war?"
Li Jianye was stunned for a moment, and then an astonishing look burst out in his eyes.
"Go!" Li Jianye cheered, "Training every day, I'm almost suffocated. Tell me who you want to beat?!"
"Japanese pirates."
"Japanese pirates?! That's great, I've wanted to beat them for a long time!"
Next, Li Changfeng told Li Jianye his plan.
He is the chief general and Li Jianye is the deputy general.
Assemble fifty cannons and ten for each armored warship.
Twenty-five hot air balloons, five for each armored warship.
Five hundred musketeers, one hundred for each armored warship.
Li Changfeng left all matters of personnel deployment and material mobilization to Li Jianye, and he went back to his hometown to send people to hire several large ships.
The land route took too long, and he didn't want to waste time.
Going down the waterway saves the most time.
Then Li Changfeng asked Bingbing and Xiaotong to prepare things for the road. Chunni came after hearing the news.
"I heard that you are going to sea to fight?"
"Yeah, you don't want to go too, do you?"
"Of course!" Chunni nodded, her beautiful eyes full of expectation, "I have never seen the sea before!"
"Okay, then you clean up and come with me tomorrow."
Li Changfeng naturally wanted to have such a powerful extraordinary being accompanying him. If the damned Japanese pirate country also had an existence similar to the Amaterasu Grand Temple, there would be someone who could stop the sword.
"good!"
Chunni left with a smile on her face and her steps became much brisker.
Li Changfeng thought it was a bit funny, he really looked like a child who had never seen the world.
He said he was going to war, but actually he was going to get money.
So there was no big noise. Early the next morning, Li Changfeng quietly led everyone on board the ship and set off.
After they left the capital for half a day, this matter gradually spread in the capital, and everyone was dumbfounded.
"Damn Japanese pirates, they really have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. It's not good to owe money to anyone. I have to owe money to His Highness the Ninth Prince. Let's see how they end up."
"My dear, it's really scary. If someone else wants to pay, he will bring a knife, but His Highness will just bring an artillery piece!"
"Judging from what His Highness did in the north, it would be difficult for the Japanese pirates to understand this matter unless they bleed heavily this time."
"The Japanese pirates deserve it. They have been invading my Daqianhai territory for many years. I just want to teach them a lesson!"
"That's for sure. I heard that His Highness not only brought artillery, but also a hot air balloon!"
"..."
Of course, some people are dissatisfied.
"His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, this is a public weapon for private use!"
"Yes, the artillery battalion, musketry battalion, and air force are my main army, not his private army. How can I use them to claim debt for myself?"
"Although I respect His Highness the Ninth Prince, I still feel very sorry for his behavior!"
"..."
This quickly reached Emperor Qianwu's ears, which gave him a headache, so he had to ask Gao Dali to issue a notice saying that Li Changfeng was responsible for all military expenses, and this was also for the purpose of training troops.
However, such rhetoric was not recognized. Instead, more people noticed this notice, and more people expressed dissatisfaction with Li Changfeng.
When the situation developed to such an extent, Emperor Qianwu simply let it go.
After all, this little thing is nothing compared to Li Changfeng's contribution.
Li Changfeng knew nothing about this. The large ship loaded with soldiers and ammunition went down the river and arrived at the shipyard of Nanhai Prefecture nine days later. His old acquaintance Zhou Jianbo led an army to greet him.
"Your Highness, we meet again!"
Li Changfeng was a little surprised: "General Zhou, why are you here?"