After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Linshui Lake is a large bend at the intersection of the Yuguangguang Canal and the Yangtze River.

The waters here are extremely wide, and there are no rapids like the Yangtze River. Instead, the lake surface is like a mirror.

There were many small fishing boats floating on the lake in the distance, and of course there were also several warships belonging to the Guangling Navy undergoing training.

It is an excellent harbor and an excellent dock.

Right next to the wide water channel, Li Chenan and his party stood here.

There are some carpentry tools scattered beside the ditch, as well as some shipbuilding objects.

Li Chenan looked around and saw that everything here needed to be rebuilt.

Firstly, they are too old, and secondly, these facilities are no longer suitable for the construction of new warships.

Zou Zhipeng stood half a step behind Li Chenan. He was naturally very familiar with this place.

Even though he has never built a warship here over the years, he still comes here from time to time.

Sitting in the dock in a daze.

Go to that shed and touch the rusty equipment.

Or just look at this vast and lonely lake from this channel.

Looking at the prosperity that had ended long ago, he felt so sad in his heart that he could only sigh longly as he looked at this ruin-like place.

Coming here again today is his lifelong hope!

But he felt a little uneasy because of what the regent said.

He is a poet, so it would be best if he looked at the scenery here and recited a poem.

But he just said that he wanted to tell me how to build this boat...

He is the regent!

The king's order cannot be violated or even defended!

If he said he wanted to put wheels on the boat and run it on land... could he object?
How could he know such professional things as the balanced draft of a warship to defend against attacks and so on?
What should I do if he really comes up with a whimsical idea?
Hey……

Zou Zhipeng sighed deeply in his heart. It seemed that for such a headstrong regent, his ideals still could not be realized.

If the Zou family takes over this job, I'm afraid it won't bring them the glory of the past... But it's better not to cause disaster!
Someone who has similar thoughts to Zou Zhipeng is Zou Huanzhang and Mrs. Zou.

His heart was in his throat at the moment!
Because he also knows very well what will happen if a layman guides an expert.

This is no small fishing boat!
This is to build a warship!
That's for fighting!

What matters is the victory or defeat of the war, and the life and death of the soldiers!
How can such a big thing be trivial?
Zhongli Qiuyang and Cheng Yiren didn't know how rare Li Chenan was in shipbuilding. Zhongli Qiuyang didn't take it seriously. He thought that Li Chenan was quite humble and would listen to Zou's suggestions on shipbuilding. .

Xia Hua was very curious.

Zhongli is as calm as water but extremely calm.

Although she didn't know if Li Chenan knew about shipbuilding, but since he said so, he must understand.

It's just where he learned it... Just like when he made wine, this is not important. What is important is that he really knows it.

Everyone has their own thoughts.

Li Chenan didn't pay any attention to what these people were thinking.

Standing next to an old carpentry table, Li Chenan turned to look at Zou Zhipeng.

Zou Zhipeng felt nervous and decided to take a preemptive strike and tell the regent about the ship he wanted to build. In this way, even if the regent wanted to express some of his opinions, it would be based on the warship he designed.

But just as he was about to speak, Li Chenan spoke first:
"Last night, Mr. Zou said that you have designed a new warship, but now you listen to me first."

"If the warship I mentioned is not as good as yours, then I will build it according to your drawings."

"If mine is better... you can make it as I say."

"how?"

What can this do?
You are the regent!

How dare I, a small citizen, deny it?

Zou Zhipeng could only nodded aggrievedly.

So, Li Chenan took the charcoal pen and paper from Xiao Wu's backpack and started writing and drawing at this rickety carpentry table.Zhongli Qiuyang and others looked at Li Chenan dumbfounded.

Li Chenan was eloquently explaining to Zou Zhipeng while painting:
"This is the rough prototype of the stern warship I want to build...it is narrow and long on the outside, with openings on both sides, and crossbow windows and spear holes on the front, rear, left and right..."

"The ship is three stories high, with oars on the lower level and sails on the top... I need it to be extremely fast!" "In order to improve its defense... such as the enemy ship's arrows and crossbows or the enemy's fire attack, I need to It’s covered with a layer of iron armor.”

"As for how to get this armor, what I mean is this..."

Li Chenan said very carefully. Zou Zhipeng was still very unhappy at first.

But after listening for a while, he no longer had the courage to take out the drawings!
The more he listened, the more shocked he became, and the more he listened, the more fascinated he became.

According to the regent's statement and the unattractive picture, he roughly understood what Li Chenan meant.

In fact, this warship is similar to the current building ship.

But it is quite different from today's warships——

First of all, it is not a flat bottom, but a pointed bottom!
The warship designed by Zou Zhipeng also has a pointed bottom, so that the ship can travel faster, be more stable, and can turn faster and more sensitively.

Secondly, it is obviously larger than the current warships, and its attack method is similar to that of the current warships.

The main difference is in the protective measures.

Today's warships have two floors at the top, with the lower deck for rowing and the upper deck for shooting with archers or crossbows.

Although it is also in the cabin on the second floor, it is only made of wooden boards as baffles. If the enemy's crossbow is powerful enough, it can shoot through the baffles and threaten the lives of the soldiers on the ship.

The regent's warship... the spear hole in the crossbow window can be closed!

In battle, after a round of volley fire, the soldiers can close the window to block the enemy's sword and crossbow, and calmly complete the arrow replacement and loading of the crossbow.

The hull is covered with steel, which can naturally completely block enemy attacks.

It's just...the steel is thick, so the ship's dead weight will inevitably increase, and the ship's speed will be affected...

According to the Prince Regent, this kind of warship must be fast...then the weight of the ship cannot be too large.

How to solve this?

The two started discussing it.

They seemed to have forgotten the people around them, one asked and the other answered.

Therefore, this dockyard needed a large blacksmith shop.

Therefore, a weapons workshop is also needed here.

A gantry crane is needed above the dock... This thing is beyond the imagination of the Zou clan. After listening to Li Chenan's explanation, they suddenly understood.

Only then did I discover that this thing can bring great convenience to shipbuilding!
A full two hours passed like this.

The sun was already high in the sky, and Li Chenan didn't seem to feel hot. He was still talking to Zou Zhipeng about the improvement of battleship weapons——

"The ship's crossbow can be bigger and fixed in the cabin. The crossbow arrows are five feet long... like this,"

Li Chenan took another piece of paper, thought about it, and drew a crossbow on the paper.

In this era of cold weapons, this thing can be called a long-range cannon!

"This crossbow tip is different from ordinary crossbow arrows!"

"It is a round iron ball. Its lethality is not in the arrow, but in the impact of falling from the sky after it is shot, which can penetrate enemy warships or enemy armor..."

"Or,"

Li Chenan had a sudden idea, "Hang fireworks on the tip of the crossbow, and the powerful crossbow will shoot the fireworks to the enemy warship and then explode. Its lethality will be even greater!"

Zhongli Ruoshui and Xia Hua stood aside, listening and watching silently.

They didn't understand, but since the genius from the shipbuilding family listened so carefully and the two of them discussed so intensely, I think what Li Chenan said made sense.

Xia Hua was stunned at this moment.

She had known Li Chenan for the shortest time. She thought Zhongli Ruoshui knew that Li Chenan had such great abilities, but she could clearly see the confusion on Zhongli Ruoshui's face.

How could he know this?

At this moment, Li Chenan is no longer the world-famous Poet Immortal, nor is he the famous Little Li Feidao.

He is like a professional boatman teaching his disciples!
"The battleship is relatively simple. I think it is not too difficult to complete it according to the current technology."

"Next, let me tell you about another type of battleship... It will be much more difficult, but I hope you can build it too."

"It's called a three-masted warship..." (End of this chapter)