Datang: God-level Choice

Fortunately, the application of steam engines has reached a very unparalleled level. The skilled craftsmen of Datang have invented paddle wheels for sea-going ships. The effect of trial operation in combination with steam engines is quite good, and they are constantly being debugged and improved.

Once steam-powered ships appeared, Datang entered the era of sea power.

Can dominate the entire ocean

"By the way, when will the steam warship that my son-in-law mentioned last time be realized? At that time, I can take this steam warship to go to Yingzhou or Persia for inspection."

Li Er also thought of Qin Huaidao and asked curiously.

The railway is to be built to Persia, which is thousands of miles away, and the completion time must be in years.

Even if it is repaired to the prairie, it will take at least half a year.

Even if the railway is repaired to Persia, shipping is still the focus. The main reason for the convenience of the railway is Chang'an's radiation and control over the Western Regions.

And to go to Yingzhou, it is only by sea boat

Moreover, the most important economic foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is the huge maritime trade. Li Er attaches great importance to anything that can speed up the maritime trade.

Moreover, Li Er also hopes to visit these territories outside of the Tang Dynasty and pretend to be coercive, so as to satisfy the psychology of the coercive king.

"At present, the first batch of paddle-sea ships have been tested, but they have not yet reached the standard. My son-in-law's goal is to increase the speed of these ships to more than [-] nautical miles per hour."

Qin Huaidao spreads his hands

He also knows that propeller propulsion is definitely more advanced than paddle wheel propulsion, but with Datang's current technology, it is impossible to achieve propeller propulsion in one step.

The paddle wheel has actually existed for a long time. In the Sui Dynasty, there was a paddle wheel among the navies who attacked Goguryeo. Therefore, the Tang craftsmen were more handy to operate.

It's just that at the current level of steam engines, it has not reached the time of completely replacing sails, so these paddle wheel steam ships still retain sails, which can be said to be steam paddle wheel sail battleships.

Not to mention, the rearrangement of the entire mast, sail and chimney after integration is a rather complicated project that requires countless debugging and calculations.

The size of the paddle wheel itself, the wheelbase, the installation position, etc. are also very troublesome. It is directly related to the efficiency of the paddle wheel propulsion, which is directly related to the maximum speed and endurance of the warship.

All in all, it will take time

However, Li Er's inquiry also pointed to Qin Huaidao. In the Tang Dynasty, there is no need to do it in one step.

Like a luxury version of a superyacht

At that time, you can get one by yourself first, and then give one to the unscrupulous old father-in-law.

"It should be almost the same when my father-in-law returns from Fengchan in Mount Tai."

Qin Huaidao smiled.

Let Li Er personally experience the vastness of the sea and go to Yingzhou for a tour. It is also a good thing for Datang.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the good news from my son-in-law."

Li Er is very happy and authentic

I can finally pretend to be everywhere

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Chapter [-]: Countries have sent money to Datang

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As soon as the news that Wa Island was renamed Yingzhou came out, the entire Tang Dynasty was in a state of excitement again.

Officials are celebrating that Tang Dynasty has another continent, and it has many gold and silver mines.

People with connections have begun to inquire about the conditions for the election of the chief officials of Yingzhou Prefecture.

All kinds of officials who came to help people recommend, self-recommended officials took a long queue at the gate of the mansion of the three 3, and there were snowflakes of self-recommendations, which directly made the holidays of the three unlucky ministers soaked in soup.

After the unbearable three people combined, they went directly to Qin Wang's mansion and asked Qin Huaidao, the initiator, for consultation, threatening that if Qin Huaidao didn't give a solution, they would eat and drink in Qin Wang's mansion this year.

The method given by Qin Huaidao is also very simple. Just like the imperial examination, a small examination will be held directly in Datang after the year.

Before the exam, anyone who comes to intercede will be punished as cheating. Whether you have the ability or not, we will see you in the exam room.

Fang Xuanling and the others were overjoyed and quickly announced the news as quickly as possible.

The whole Tang Dynasty was shaken again

Selecting a state's officials by means of 107 examinations is really a rare thing in the Tang Dynasty, especially since the examinations are still on the high-ranking officials, which immediately made the people feel very novel.

The good people clapped their hands and praised one by one, and they all felt that this was the most fair and just way

When the officials looked at each other in dismay, they could only reluctantly accept this fact, and went back to the government to prepare seriously.

The examinations of this year are not the imperial examinations that could be messed up a few years ago. They are strict and ruthless. If the examination results are too poor, not only will there be no hope of being transferred to Yingzhou, but the original position will be suspended.

And when the topic of Yingzhou remained high, the newspapers also published the matter of recruiting the people of the Tang Dynasty to move to Yingzhou for large-scale development, and gave very favorable conditions

Just like the previous move to Liaodong, if you move to Yingzhou, you can not only get land, but also get subsidies for residential housing, etc. Datang Royal Bank will also provide low-interest loans, which can fully guarantee a prosperous life in Yingzhou.

They even get a free opportunity to go back to their hometown to visit relatives once a year, which has moved many people's hearts even more.

Judging from the map, Yingzhou is not too far from the mainland of Datang. From the original Silla area, it is only a few hundred miles away, and you can go home to visit relatives once a year for free, which makes many ambitious Young people who go to see are moved

Especially in remote inland areas, where the land is relatively barren, or it is simply mountainous, and the economy is relatively backward in prefectures and counties, there is even a case where the whole village negotiates together and goes to Yingzhou to open up wasteland together.

When the whole Tang Dynasty warmly celebrated the Shangyuan Festival, the envoys from various countries in Chang'an City were all frowning.