Fighting in inland rivers is different from fighting in the sea. When fighting in the sea, the emphasis is on speed, firepower, and protection capabilities.
But in inland river warfare, although the above three are also very important, flexibility is more important.
In order to ensure that river warships are flexible enough when fighting in rivers and can fight in some small and medium-sized rivers and lakes, the draft of the ship must be shallow, and the ship must not be too large, otherwise it will be difficult to turn around.
On this basis, increase firepower, protection capabilities and speed as much as possible.
However, there is another very important, even the most important, cost.
In the past, the warships of the Tang Navy often focused too much on performance, so the cost of the ships was extremely high. A frigate cost 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver, and a cruiser cost more than 100,000 taels.
As for the first battleship under construction, even if it is only the lowest battleship, the estimated cost is more than 300,000 taels.
Overemphasis on quality and single-ship combat effectiveness resulted in a relatively small number of main battleships in the Tang Navy under limited military expenditures.
In order to change this situation, the Datang Navy specially developed the low-cost Lianping-class patrol ship!
The same is true for inland river battleships. The new second-class inland river battleships all adopt mature technology and are equipped with cheap five-pound cannons and three-pound shotguns.
In this way, costs can be controlled, and with enough production, costs can be diluted.
Therefore, strictly speaking, the performance level of this second-class battleship is not much higher than that of previous inland river battleships, but the reduction in cost is its most outstanding feature.
As for the navy, it is already planning to begin the comprehensive construction of this new type of second-class warships and continue to expand the scale of inland river warships.
After finishing the inspection at the Jiangnan Shipyard, Li Xuancai led his people back to the city. After returning to the palace, Li Xuan was in a good mood and watched the palace dances for another night.
After moving the capital to Jiangnan, Li Xuan was deeply impressed by the development of culture and art in the Jiangnan area, and specially recruited many Jiangnan women to join the palace dance troupe, which expanded its size from more than ten people to more than thirty people in the past, and was divided into several dance teams.
Li Xuan often watches and comments on the artistic level of the members of these dance troupes, especially their dance postures. He often goes out to help them correct their movement errors and dances with them.
Tonight, after Li Xuan watched several dances of an old dance team, a new dance team came on stage. This dance team was recently formed and had been rehearsed under the guidance of the seniors.
, have never officially performed, and today, they will perform their first dance for the eternal sage Li Xuan.
After five or six young women wearing light gauze came on stage one after another, they danced gracefully to the music played by the female musician on the side. Their delicate skin was looming under the thin red gauze. Their artistic level was so high that even Li Xuan, a master of dance criticism, was stunned.
It's because of it.
Especially one of the girls, whose dancing was so beautiful that Li Xuan looked at her from head to toe, so much so that he even forgot to drink the wine glass in his hand for a long time.
This girl is about sixteen years old. Her body shape and clothing are actually the same as those of several other girls. They are all Li Xuan's favorite type: forward and backward. She also wears a uniform pink gauze transparent high-cut long skirt.
Then her face looks even more pleasing to the eye. Li Xuan considers himself a veteran in the dance field. He has seen many beautiful women dance and compete in dance skills. The appearance of ordinary dancers is already difficult for him to move, but this woman The face made Li Xuan feel that this woman should not really exist, but should be in the painting.
In addition, when the girls were dancing, many of the other girls frequently cast various glances at Li Xuan, expecting Li Xuan to comment on their dancing skills in person. However, this girl did not look at Li Xuan very much, her face His expression was also a little cold.
So much so that this woman among the other women is like an ice lotus mixed into a fire lotus!
Li Xuan continued to enjoy the dance with great interest, and his eyes frequently fell on the cold woman. The woman should have felt her gaze, but she seemed not to see it, and continued dancing as if the whole Everyone is immersed in dance!
Even when she was dancing and walked in front of Li Xuan, Li Xuan stretched out his hand and gently pulled down the red gauze dance dress on her body, the woman remained unmoved, like a piece of pure white. The snowdrops continued to dance.
This girl is interesting!
Then, Li Xuan also became more interested in sparring, and immediately went to compete with her in person. The woman did not dodge, but started sparring with Li Xuan. As the dance moves intensified, her face seemed to be damaged by the excessive amount of exercise. She looked flushed, but her expression remained pure and pure, making people look as if they were in a world of ice and fire.
This competition was evenly matched, like two armies at war, with each other attacking and defending, but no one could do anything to the other. In the end, Li Xuan gritted his teeth and directly sacrificed an army of hundreds of millions!
Hundreds of millions of troops charged, and the scene was so spectacular that this woman was defeated. Perhaps she was a little excited because she failed in the dance competition, and she even let out a painful moan at the last moment.
Afterwards, Li Xuan hugged the woman's waist, leaned over and asked, "What's your name?"
"Your Majesty, my concubine is the Song family, whose nickname is Xuelin!"
Song family? Li Xuan thought for a moment and remembered the origin of this woman. She should be the daughter of the Song family in Suzhou, Jiangnan who was drafted into the palace a few months ago.
According to the draft information he had seen before, a total of twenty-two people were selected for the first draft specially prepared for the Jiangnan region. Almost all of these people were representative of the gentry and official families in the Jiangnan region. Daughter.
The Song family in Suzhou is also a traditional Jiangnan gentry. Generations of people have been officials, and this daughter should be the legitimate daughter of the Song family.
However, he remembered that this batch of Jiangnan women in the draft, like the dozens of women who had been married in the past, were all given the title of Zhaoyi and raised by him. Occasionally, he would randomly visit a few of them when he was interested. And these Zhaoyi people are not members of the dance troupe.
Most of the dance members in the Tang Dynasty Palace Dance Troupe were beautiful women that Li Xuan found through informal channels, such as looking for them in the Palace Affairs Department of the Hanlin Academy, and submitting gifts from courtiers.
Although the members of these dance troupes are often favored by Li Xuan, their political status is generally not high. They basically only have the title of talent, and only a few of the more favored ones have been given the title of beauty.
As for the two levels of concubines and concubines, there were no more than ten in the entire Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty. They were either concubines who were with Li Xuan in the early days, or women who gave birth to children for Li Xuan, or both.
How could a concubine who came into the draft and had the title of Zhaoyi enter the dance troupe? You don't have to guess at Li Xuan to know the reason. She just wants to get her own attention through this method.
But does Li Xuan care?
He doesn't care!
So after he heard Song Zhaoyi's words, he guessed the cause and effect in a short moment, but he did not show any abnormality, but said with a smile: "Stay here tonight, don't go back!"
The next day, news spread in the Tang Palace. The Suzhou Song family, who had been drafted into the palace a few months ago, was named Kang Concubine. She became the first person in the past year to have not given birth to a prince or daughter.
After that, she was given the title of "concubine".
However, many people have the cause and effect. Many people have found out that Kang Concubine got into the dance troupe, and then she met His Majesty, and then she flew to the branch after being favored overnight. There are many women in the harem.
They all want to repeat this successful path and join a dance troupe.
This is an afterthought, so let’s not mention it. In recent days, Li Xuan has been a little obsessed with Kang Concubine Song. This girl is definitely the most beautiful woman Li Xuan has ever seen in his two lives, and she still has that kind of appearance.
She is a cold person with a fiery heart. Being with her makes Li Xuan feel like he is in a world of ice and fire, which is too subtle to be understood by outsiders.
Of course, although Li Xuan spent most of his time with Kang Concubine when he was in the harem, Li Xuan naturally would not give up his job just because of a mere woman. The daily government affairs were still insisted on
Processing, the schedule is full.
After a busy day, when he returned to the harem, he could relax well at Kang Concubine's place. As a result, Li Xuan went to Kang Concubine's place more frequently. I dare not say that he went there every night, but
Out of ten days, I spent seven or eight days with Kang Bin.
For this reason, many women in the harem are envious and jealous!
However, Queen Dong Yunyun is very calm about this. She has been with Li Xuan and his wife for several years, and Dong Yunyun is not stupid. She might not have been able to tell it in the early years, but now she has already seen it. This majesty is a ruthless person.
People like the new and hate the old. It is normal for this Concubine Kang to be able to attract Li Xuan for a period of time. However, if it takes at least three months and no more than half a year, Your Majesty should replace her.
Over the years, almost every few months, Li Xuan would dote on someone in particular. In the past, this was the case with concubines Li and Concubine Shu, but what about now? It would be good if Li Xuan could go to them once a month.
However, Dong Yunyun is the queen. Although Li Xuan does not come to her very often, he always comes every once in a while. Moreover, she has been pregnant for the second time recently. If she can successfully give birth to a prince,
Then everything will be easier to handle.
Now that she is only focused on raising a baby, how can she care about the concubines that Li Xuan favors?
Now her status, as long as she doesn't make any fatal mistakes, almost no one can shake her position as queen. To put it bluntly, not even Li Xuan can do it. If she doesn't want to cause criticism from the world, Li Xuan, the emperor, can't shake it.
It is absolutely impossible to depose her, the queen who shares all the hardships!
The mother is more valuable than the son, and the son is more valuable than the mother. Dong Yunyun is the queen, and the prince she gives birth to will be the legitimate prince. According to traditional etiquette, this legitimate prince will be the most legitimate heir to the throne of the Tang Dynasty!