The strongest son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 286 Steam Engine Battleship

Regarding Du He's behavior style, Lu Xun understands that a shopkeeper who throws his hands away, can rest assured that his subordinates will operate, and generally will not bother.

Look at the results, don't pay attention to others.

"Master, the salt can be produced according to the technical data, but the problem is that it is difficult to sell? Are we going to smuggle the salt?

That's not very good, once the secret is leaked, it will have a great impact on the young master.You must think twice about this matter. "

Lawson Road.

smuggling!

Are you kidding me, will Duhe smuggle?

Smuggling is illegal.

But what?

A large amount of table salt is produced, and sales are indeed a problem.

At this time in the Tang Empire, table salt was a commodity under special control, which required licenses and roads to operate, and most of the interests were occupied by those big families.

State monopoly, people pay the bill.

The big family made huge profits, the national tax revenue did not increase, the quality of the products was extremely poor, and the prices were extremely expensive.

This is the status quo, the ugly status quo of Imperial Salt.

"Bo Yan, start the production of table salt first, collect the salt produced, and wait for me to discuss it with Li Er.

What methods should be adopted to re-work out the production and sales methods of salt that are in line with the national interest, and push the salt to the market. "

Doo Ho said.

The cheap and high-quality sea salt is technically superior to the salt produced by those big families, and the product quality is not questionable.

On the basis of ensuring national tax revenue, the price of salt will be brought down to prevent those big families from making huge profits.

If you want to bring down the price of salt in the Tang Empire, you must have a huge output in order to fight against the major salt lords.

In this way, it is inevitable to offend people, and to tear faces with some big families.

Ugh!

Du He let out a long sigh.

Interest!

Those salt merchants and salt lords should not be so greedy. The price of salt can be lowered. All crimes stem from huge profits.

I have to move some people's cakes again.

Will Li Er agree?

Damn!

There are too many big families involved, and Li Er brought it up, which still puts a lot of pressure on him.

This is to break the tradition. It has been practiced for thousands of years to buy exclusively, but all of them are released at once. Worry is inevitable.

It is necessary to communicate with Li Er and explain the pros and cons clearly.

"Master, I understand."

Lawson Road.

"Bo Yan, remember, collect more salt, once Li Er agrees, we will set up outlets in various counties.

Otherwise, those salt lords would gather and suppress the sale of salt, which would bring unnecessary turmoil to the empire.

Therefore, the salt must be fully prepared to meet the supply.It is also necessary to prevent those big families from messing up. "

Doo Ho said.

"understand!"

"Okay, Boyan, I'm here today mainly to bring you two warships, let's go and have a look."

Doo Ho said.

The two walked out of the large tent of the Chinese army and walked towards the simple pier.

Along the way, I saw a navy soldier busy.

When they arrived at the simple pier, Du He released the two steam engine warships rewarded by the system when no one was paying attention.

A displacement of 1200 tons is absolutely huge in this era.

The surface of the warship is all inlaid with steel plates, and the skeleton is pure steel, unlike pure wooden ships, the keel is wood.

Whether it is impact, defense, or speed, it will absolutely crush the ships of this era.

After all, with steam engines as power, sails are no longer needed.

It is a pity that there are no thermal weapons on the battleship, only heavy offensive weapons such as ballistas, catapults, and drumsticks.

A warship can definitely crush a fleet of this era.

Really awesome!

When Lu Xun saw the two warships, he was speechless for a long time.

Tongue up!

Sluggish, dumbfounded!

A warship without sails had too much impact on Lu Xun.

The entire hull is inlaid with steel plates, and no wood can be seen from the outside.

Even so, the weight is absolutely amazing.

If you use a sail, you can't pull it at all.

"Master, how do these two warships sail without sails?"

It took a long time to come back to his senses, Lu Xun asked.

Ha ha!

"Bo Yan, these two warships don't use sails, but directly use steam engines as power to drive the warships forward.

It is very fast, several times faster than a sailing warship. However, it takes time to start, and it takes almost an hour from lighting a fire to sailing. "

Doo Ho said.

While talking, the two boarded the warship and took a closer look.

To be honest, it was also the first time for Du He to see this kind of steam engine warship, which looked a bit like the awesome armored ships of later generations.

But what?

At that time, Niu Niu had already produced the artillery.

Think about it, too. During the Qing Dynasty, when the Niu Niu cannon fired, the Eight Banners soldiers fled in fright and surrendered without a fight.

Sign a shameful contract.

At that time, Niu Niu, to be honest, was not as powerful as it appeared on the surface.

Matchlock guns do not have much advantage over bows and arrows.

The point is that after hundreds of years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Baqi disciples forgot their bows and arrows, and would only fight cocks, walk dogs, sit and eat and wait to die all day long.

If he really resists and uses bows and arrows, he can definitely beat Niu Niu severely, without signing a shameful contract.

The problem is that the Manchu Qing is too corrupt and no one can save it.

Far away.

"Bo Yan, this is the operation manual. Arrange the soldiers to take a good look at it. We will go to sea trial together tomorrow."

Du He said while handing the operation manual of the steam engine warship to Lu Xun.

"Master, I understand."

That night, Du He and Li Deqiu got entangled.

What about Lu Xun?

After getting the operation manual, I didn't sleep well all night, reading the manual carefully.

the next day:

Du He took Li Deqiu's hand and followed Lu Xun to board two steam engine warships.

babble!

"Du Er, why don't these two boats have sails, how are they going?"

Li Deqiu asked in bewilderment.

Ha ha!

"Deqiu, haven't you seen a steam engine in Liaoxi City? These two ships use steam engines as power and don't need sails."

Duho explained.

"No, this is a steel ship, why didn't it sink?"

Li Deqiu asked again.

"De Qiu, it's not considered a steel ship, it's just that the surface of the ship is inlaid with steel, it can only be regarded as an armored ship.

But what?The power is solved, and it won't take long before we can produce real steel ships.

As for why you said it won't sink into the sea, this question is a bit complicated, and it is related to buoyancy and other issues. "

Du He patiently explained.

Li Deqiu couldn't figure it out, but he didn't ask again.

"Du Er, with these two warships, he is already invincible on this water!"

Li Deqiu said.

It is indeed invincible.

Not counting the heavy weapons such as ballistas, catapults, and paddles on the ship, but using the rough skin and thick flesh of the ship, not afraid of flames or collisions, when seeing an approaching ship, drive directly into it.

Ha ha!

"It is indeed invincible. In this world, no warship can withstand the collision of these two warships."

Doo Ho said.

whee!

"Du Er, if there are two more steam engine warships of this type, Lu Xun's navy will definitely be overwhelmed.

However, once His Majesty knows about this, he might not be able to sleep.Think about it carefully, how to reply to His Majesty! "

Li Deqiu said.

Du He nodded.

Li Deqiu was right!

Once Li Er knew about this, he really couldn't sleep.

The emergence of an uncontrollable force would be dreaded by any emperor.

Even if Li Er is the wise king and holy master through the ages, he still can't change the king's suspicion.

Ugh!

Du He let out a long sigh.

Chapter 287 Testing the Steam Engine Battleship

Tangled!

As Li Deqiu said, once Li Er found out, it would be a lot of trouble.