big dry son-in-law

Entering the Longevity Hall, Li Xuan hurriedly greeted A Si and said, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

"Brother Sixteen, there is no need to be polite." Ah Si said hurriedly. Looking at Li Xuan who was exhausted, Ah Si knew that his people must have brought him from the research room. Although he was ashamed in his heart, he was already anxious. Now, I don’t care about that much anymore.

"Brother Sixteen, I invited you here late at night because I want to discuss something with you." Ah Si handed the information in his hand to Li Xuan. If there is anyone else in this group of people, Ah Si can trust him without reservation. , Li Xuan must be one of them.

As his brother, he was constantly risking his life for Da Qian. He could doubt everyone, but he couldn't doubt him.

After reading the information, Li Xuan also frowned.

Ah Si said: "Gongsun Min said that they were suspected of being attacked by Daming's diving ball. I would like to ask Brother Sixteen, is this diving ball real or fake?"

Li Xuan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, this emergency report makes it very clear. If it is not an internal agent, then Ming Dynasty must have used weapons that can evade existing means of spying.

Although the fighter plane was at high altitude, it made a loud noise when taking off.

Moreover, if you want to avoid detection, you must be at an altitude of hundreds of meters. At such a high distance, it is difficult to accurately blow up the ship.

Unless their cannonballs have eyes and can turn flexibly. "

Ah Si smiled bitterly. Cannonballs have eyes. That is a plot in a novel, but it is absolutely impossible in reality. "In other words, Ming Dynasty really developed this diving ball that can sail under the deep sea?"

"Eighty percent yes." Li Xuan rubbed his swollen head and fell into reminiscing, "I remember many years ago, my brother-in-law gave me a model of a big ship. He told me about steam engine ships, internal combustion engine ships, and fighter planes. Steam locomotives and stuff.

And now, basically all of what he said has come true.

For more than ten years, with these complete industrial foundations, it is not difficult to make this diving ball.

If it is just a steam autumn that can be used purely underwater, we can also make it.

However, a diving ball that can travel for dozens of miles without being discovered and can satisfy the breathing needs of multiple people at the same time is not enough with Daqian's current technology.

Although our internal combustion engine has already entered trials, it is simply difficult to operate it for a long time when mounted on a fighter plane.

We are quite different in terms of materials, so even if we imitate it, it will still be an empty shell. "

At this point, Li Xuan glanced at Ah Si's expression and saw that his expression was very bad, so he hurriedly changed his words and said: "Speaking of being able to dive balls, Wei Chen remembers that his brother-in-law once said the same thing when he was talking to me about the future.

Not a diving ball, but a submarine.

This submarine is said to be up to [-] meters long and can accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.

Able to travel around the world and sail in the ocean under a hundred meters.

At first, I wasn't impressed.

Because the deeper the water, the greater the pressure.

The ocean hundreds of meters below is enough to flatten a diving ball.

But now it seems that they have made a submarine that is more advanced than the submersible. "

"So, the diving ball is real?"

"Really!" Li Xuan nodded, "This is the only explanation, and with the current industrial level of Ming Dynasty, it can be produced.

Not to mention hundreds of meters under the sea, as long as you can be more than ten meters under the sea, you can avoid the mine array.

This mine array is designed to deal with enemy warships. If it is placed too deep, its power will be greatly reduced. "

"Brother Sixteen, is there no way to limit it?" Ah Si was anxious. Now that the Ming Dynasty had introduced another war weapon that was difficult to guard against, Daqian's hope of victory dropped again. If he couldn't guard against it, how could he fight this battle?
Can they only be beaten passively?

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious." Li Xuan said: "Whether it is a submarine or a diving ball, they must operate in deep water. We only need to arrange more sinkholes on the offshore seabed, which should be able to prevent them.

However, Wei Chen couldn't guarantee it if he wanted to completely prevent it.

However, the underwater pressure is high, and once something goes wrong with the submarine, there is almost no possibility of their escape.

Therefore, they should not take too much risk, which is also the weakness of submarines.

Secondly, if the submarine wants to check the enemy's situation, it will definitely surface, and we will have the opportunity to attack it.

However, what we need to note is that the submarine should be equipped with torpedoes. Torpedoes can sneak in the water and are powerful. "

Ah Si listened to Li Xuan's analysis quietly, feeling less anxious than before. He also accepted the reality.

"I understand, Brother Sixteen, thank you for your hard work." Ah Si took a deep breath, "Since we can't build a submarine now, what about a diving ball? Can we build one?"

Li Xuan smiled bitterly and thought about the feasibility, "Yes, but the effect may not be very good."

"As long as we can build it, it's better than nothing. In this way, we can also claim to the outside world that we have a submarine." Ah Si said: "Even if we don't say it, maybe this thing can work wonders."

Li Xuan doesn't understand war, but he understands war weapons.

"Weichen understood. After returning, he started to develop a diving ball. However, this is another hugely expensive project."

"Money is not a problem. If the national treasury does not have it, I will allocate it to you from the internal funds."

Daqian's treasury was not short of money, but its expenditures were very large. Li Shilong saved most of Ah Si's internal funds.

In the past few years of doing business, tens of millions of taels of silver have been brought into the royal internal funds every year, and many things can be done without the consent of the court at all.

Over the years, the emperor's internal funds had amassed considerable wealth.

"Yes, I have thanked Your Majesty." Li Xuan stood up, "Your Majesty, if there are no other instructions, I will leave first!"

Ah Si looked at Li Xuan and wanted to let him rest in the palace, but when the words came to his lips, he only said, "Brother Sixteen, take care of yourself!"

"I'm sorry for you!" Li Xuan smiled. When he walked out of the Longevity Palace, his steps became a little staggering. He looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky and suddenly felt very difficult.

My brother-in-law's words echoed in my ears.

"Brother-in-law, you are finally fulfilling your original promise, but I am too stupid to catch up with you.

I know you don't want to fight this battle, and you don't use cruel methods.

But I have to work hard, even if it costs my life, I have to work hard to develop weapons that can defend the country.

Brother-in-law, I don’t know if we will ever meet again in this life.

But in my heart, you are still the person I admire most.

I have no regrets about listening to you and being your fan.

Just, what a pity! "

In the wind, Li Xuan's sigh could not be dispersed for a long time.

How he wished that Qin Mo was still doing it.

I just can’t go back! (End of chapter)