Datang: God-level Choice

"It's really awesome. This ship is so big and heavy, and it can move. The steam engine is really good!"

The commoners widened their eyes one by one, looking at the water volume in front of them: more than 20 tons, more than [-] meters long, and about [-] meters wide, braving huge black smoke, with amazing momentum, towards the boundless sea. move forward slowly

"Haha, this feeling of riding the wind and breaking the waves is really strong enough!"

Standing on the bow of the ship, Li Er was in high spirits and high spirits. Eight huge steam turbines, a group of four, drove the two huge paddle wheels on both sides of the ship to slap the water, and drove the entire battleship to gradually accelerate.

Powerful enough to push the 1-ton warship to an eighteen-knot nautical unit, equal to one nautical mile per hour, or [-]

8 km/h high speed

840 and although the waves are very rough, thanks to the huge hull, the battleship is very stable and not bumpy at all.

Li Er couldn't help but admire: "My son-in-law's shot is really extraordinary. This steel battleship is not only impressive and powerful, but also so stable that you can hardly feel the shaking. If you don't pay attention, you will think it is on land."

Even Empress Changsun laughed: "Second brother is right, my concubine would get seasick on several boat rides before, but now I don't feel at all this time, so I can go to Yingzhou with my second brother for inspection."

Xiao Sizi Loli also had a look of excitement on her face, and she ran to Qin Huaidao's side and said coquettishly, "Brother-in-law, if you have time next time, would you like to take Sizi to Persia to play?"

"Sister Shahr tells the story of Persia every day, and Sizi really wants to see it with her own eyes."

"Okay, you little clever ghost"

Qin Huaidao fondly touched Xiao Sizi's cute little head, which immediately made her daughter, Li Er, have a little taste.

I always feel that this son-in-law is a pit, and it is not enough to deceive my own daughter, hum! Queen Changsun can't help laughing, this Weng son-in-law is really a pair of treasures, and when they are pitted, they can really make you cry

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Chapter [-]: Li Er's admiration, new strategy for military reform

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"Report to the captain, the power equipment is all normal at present, and the ship has accelerated to a speed of [-] knots, please instruct!"

All the time: Zhou Xin and Mo Yi, who were checking the operation of the steam engine in the power cabin, ran up excitedly and reported aloud.

"Yes, the first time you enter the water, you can run at full speed, very good"

Qin Huaidao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let me know, as long as this trial voyage is successful, everyone from the engineer to the boatman, as well as the crew, will be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhou Xin and others were immediately overjoyed. According to Qin Huaidao's style, at least a six-month salary starting bonus, plus various awards, is definitely a good consolation for them who have worked hard for a long time.

On the other side, Gao Shilian was completely stunned.

"Eighteen knots, this steel giant ship can actually run at a high speed of eighteen knots!"

Gao Shilian's voice trembled, unbelievably authentic

"Is the speed of [-] knots fast, it's just a start"

Qin Huaidao smiled and said

For mechanical power, [-] knots is really nothing, at least [-] knots or more can be regarded as a high-speed boat. This standard of division comes from a ship girl game that Qin Huaidao played in his previous life.

It's just three points, 3, 2, and [-] in the twenty-seventh quarter.

"In His Highness' view, these eighteen sections may be just a starting point, but compared to the past, this is already a huge breakthrough!"

Gao Shilian said excitedly: "The speed of the seven-masted ship before is only a little over ten knots, if it can reach twelve or three knots, it is very good, and if it can reach fourteen or five, the knot is top of the sky, and it has to be completely smooth sailing. Just do it!"

"But today's Dengzhou sea surface, there is basically no wind, and it is completely dependent on the power of the steam engine to reach an unprecedented high speed, which is really amazing!"

"If you replace it with an ordinary wind-powered sailboat, you can't do it at all!"

"And if I'm not mistaken, the boat still has the mast, and once the wind is right, you can hang up the sails, use the wind to speed up again, and you can make another breakthrough!"

Qin Huaidao smiled slightly

Gao Shilian, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, seems to have done a good job: very good, and his research is also very thorough

The biggest disadvantage of the previous sailing boats is indeed just as Gao Shilian said, the power depends on the sails and waves.

If the wind is smooth, the speed of the steam-powered warship can indeed be seen. If there is no wind and no waves, I will lose if I can move forward! Even if I encounter a strong headwind or a reverse current, it is not strange to be pushed backwards. matter

But steam power is different. As long as there is enough fuel, even if it is against the wind, it will still move forward, but at most it will lose a little speed.

And if the wind is smooth, you can run faster. Twenty knots is definitely not a dream.

Tang Jian, the minister of households on one side, is also

For the business where speed is efficiency and time is money, fast speed means an increase in trade volume and an increase in national treasury revenue, which means that he, the Minister of the Household, can breathe a sigh of relief.

And like Li Er, Li Jing and others, they are keenly aware of the great significance of steam battleships

Not only because of the faster speed, but also because the ships are larger and more reasonable in design, and they are more stable and not bumpy on the sea, which means higher comfort, which means not only an increase in sea trade, but also an increase in sea trade. Strengthening control over overseas enclaves

For example, passengers who depart from Dengzhou to Yingzhou Wa Island will be more comfortable and more motivated. In peacetime, it means that there will be more immigrants from the Tang Dynasty in Yingzhou, and development efforts will be stronger, while in wartime , that is, the combat effectiveness of the Marine Corps will be preserved more completely, and the success rate of landing operations will be higher.

In a word, this time the trial voyage made Li Er and the important ministers very happy, not one by one.

After lunch on the boat, Li Er took Qin Huaidao into the captain's room alone.

"My son-in-law, this time, you can tell me that this time you are going to sell it off."

Li Er continued to look at the various ships attached to the bulkhead.