back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 314
When Shen Kuo heard it, he almost suspected that his ears had heard it wrong.But after thinking about it, if the new warships can't even withstand the extreme stormy weather, how can they sail at sea?Thinking of this, Shen Kuo nodded and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, I will immediately go to summon the students..."

Lu Chengqi nodded, Shen Kuo propped up an oil-paper umbrella, and rushed out of the room.Seeing Shen Kuo running in the rain with a body in his thirties, almost spraining his feet, Lu Chengqi couldn't bear it.

Looking at Shen Kuo's back, Zhang Zai couldn't help but be impressed by his spirit: "Although there are tens of thousands of people, I will go..."

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why Zhang Zai would spit out this sentence suddenly.When I was about to ask, I also figured it out: "Although there are tens of thousands of people, I will go. Shen Qing is like this. He is desperate for what he thinks in his heart."

After all, he picked up the new model of warship on the table and said with a smile on his face: "If it weren't for such a persistent person, how could such an epoch-making warship be made in such a short period of time?"

Zhang Zai also agreed with this: "Yes, Mr. Shen has only rested for three hours in the past few days. He forgot to sleep and eat, just to make a warship that satisfies His Majesty as soon as possible, and he has worked hard!"

After hearing Zhang Zai's praise, Lu Chengqi was very sullen: "Why, I want Shen Qing to work and rest on time, but he disobeyed the holy will? No, I have to teach him a lesson, and it turned the world upside down..."

Seeing that Lu Chengqi was not joking, Zhang Zai quickly pulled him back and said, "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down, Zihou is nothing more than exaggerated words, Master Shen still follows the holy will..."

Lu Chengqi looked at him dubiously, and said after a long time: "Let's believe you for now, after I ask the Grand Master, if it doesn't match what Zihou said, I will definitely force Shen Kuo to leave the Royal University..."

As soon as the words fell, Shen Kuo rushed into the room covered in rain, and said in astonishment: "Your Majesty, why do you want me to leave here?"

Lu Chengqi was still angry, and snorted: "You know your own affairs!"

Shen Kuo stood there in a daze, looking at Zhang Zai.Zhang Zai could only reply with an apologetic wry smile, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty already knows..."

Shen Kuo was also born with an exquisite heart, his heart was beating wildly, and he almost wanted to beat Zhang Zai violently.It's just that Lu Chengqi was still here, so it wasn't easy to have a seizure, so he silently picked up the two models and walked out of the room.

Outside the house, more than a dozen students from the Imperial University wore coir raincoats and lined up neatly. Seeing Lu Chengqi walk out of the eaves, they immediately sang in unison: "Students see Your Majesty!"

Lu Cheng suggested that there is no need to be too polite, and said: "I won't gossip, now, let's test the performance of this new type of warship. Well, let's test the horse boat as well!"

"According to the order!"

Together with Shen Kuo, they all responded in unison.After the voice fell, these people started to get busy.I chose the largest puddle, regardless of my shoes, stepped on the stagnant water, and put the new warship model into the puddle first.

As soon as it entered the water, the new-style warship raised its sails and sailed in the puddle along the direction of the wind.In the violent storm, Lu Chengqi vaguely saw that the model of the new warship was still stable in the water.It's just that when it's going along the wind direction, it's still fast; when the wind direction changes and no one adjusts the mast, the speed drops all of a sudden.

Lu Chengqi didn't understand the principle of the sails of the boat at this time, but he just felt that this was not enough.I watched patiently, but saw a cross wind blowing, and the new model warship almost capsized.

"What's going on here?" Zhang Zai's eyesight is pretty good, and he can see a thing or two even in the pouring rain.In Lu Chengqi's heart, why didn't he have such a question?

However, Shen Kuo and the others were still very excited.Unexpectedly, in this storm, the data of the warship can really be tested.In the eyes of these experts, it is not bad that a ship without manpower can maintain stability in such bad weather.If the model is enlarged dozens of times and it becomes a real ship, the heavy new-style warship is no longer afraid of strong winds and waves.

After testing the speed and wind resistance, there was really nothing to measure, so he looked at the warship going further and further away with great reluctance, and put the horse boat down together.

In order to simulate the manning of this horse boat model, stones are placed in the cabin to increase the weight.Sure enough, the horse boat with watertight compartments, like the new type of warship, has performed well.In the strong wind, it did not roll over.The increased buoyancy of the watertight compartment stabilizes the hull well.Coupled with a reasonable wave breaking design, the pointed bow and stern make the sailing speed faster.It's just that the bottom of the ship is limited by the existing technology, and it can't sail in the ocean, it can only sail in the near sea.That's it, Shen Kuo and a group of students were so excited that they gradually forgot that the little emperor Lu Chengqi was still by their side, so they yelled in ecstasy.

Lu Chengqi was infected by their joy, and after checking his face, he knew that the two ships were considered a success.

Storms come and go quickly.After about a quarter of an hour, the rain gradually subsided, the wind gradually stopped, and the color of the sky and the earth seemed to return to normal.Even the saplings that had just been planted next to the experimental field slightly stretched their branches and leaves.

After reluctantly putting away the model, the students in coir raincoats did not dare to go to Shen Kuo's laboratory, for fear of being wet and bumping into the holy car.But Lu Chengqi didn't show any airs, and asked right away: "Successful?"

Shen Kuo nodded vigorously with a sense of accomplishment on his face.Lu Chengqi laughed loudly and said: "With this warship, why are you afraid of those jumping clowns? Shen Qing, tell me, when will we see five such warships launching?"

Shen Kuo was a little embarrassed, and told the truth: "Your Majesty, no one has ever built this new type of warship, and I dare not make a judgment lightly. In addition, I, Dashun, have not built such a large ship for more than [-] years. At this moment It is unknown whether enough shipwrights can be summoned, I dare not deceive His Majesty with this, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

When Lu Chengqi heard this, he also knew that he was a little too impatient.That's right, if Dashun's navy still insisted on building ships, how could they be reduced to the point where they couldn't even beat water thieves?It is impossible to cultivate the technology that has been faulted for decades, especially the fault of talents.

Meals have to be eaten at one bite, and the road has to be walked step by step.Only when the foundation is solidified can the building be built tall.Although Lu Chengqi understood this truth, Liangshanshui thieves and pirates were always a root of disease in his heart, and he could not sleep or eat well unless they were completely uprooted.

You know, water transportation, in his layout, occupies the highlight of business development.If you can't even handle the issue of ships, how can you talk about ocean-going trade, how can you talk about starting the era of great navigation?

Lu Chengqi was in a slump, seeing that the student was still wet even though he was wearing a coir raincoat, and said, "Forget it, you all go back and change, don't get sick. Shen Qing, I will leave the shipbuilding to you. But Remember for me, if this warship was built at the cost of your body, then I would rather not have it, understand?"

(End of this chapter)