The strongest son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty

The imperial army needs to fight across the sea.For the sea, we are very strange, and we don't know anything.From what Duhe once said,

It made Weichen feel that Du He should be asked if he could send troops, he is an expert in this field. "

Fang Xuanling said.

Expert ass!

Du He's eyes were also darkened when it came to sea battles.

"Your Majesty, time! It takes time to go to war against the ministers of the Eastern Kingdom, warships and merchant ships, not one or two,

A large number of transport ships and warships are needed.Even if we set off from the peninsula, we have to cross the sea, not the southern navy, the kind of small warships that can do it, even if we train in the south, they can't adapt to the turbulence of the sea.

It can even be said that those small boats in the south.It sinks as soon as it enters the sea.the power of the sea,

The wind and waves are not what you can imagine at all, it is absolutely terrifying.The endless ocean, nothing,

There is only water, there are waves, there are strong winds, and there are heavy rains.A person on a boat is like a speck of dust compared to the sea.

It is too weak, so we need to build a large number of ships and produce very large ships.The entire Tang Empire,

Only the North Sea Fleet has such strength.However, there are not many ships in the North Sea Fleet, and it takes time to build and train troops. "

Doo Ho said.

Li Er frowned a few times.

Du He reported to Li Er about the North Sea Fleet, but Li Er did not pay military expenses, nor did he take it seriously.

Li Er thought that the Beihai Fleet was just a different name.

Didn't think about anything else at all.

After all, speaking of the fleet is still a new thing in this era, a new term, and it sounds weird.

"Duhe, how long will it take?"

Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, it will take at least two years. When the time comes to send troops, I promise to wipe out the Eastern Kingdom in one fell swoop and grab all the gold and silver there."

Doo Ho said.

Chapter 332 Common Sense

Du He's words surprised several important ministers and generals, but they were more skeptical.

Among the people sitting here, no one has been to the sea, at most, they have been in boats the size of sesame seeds in small ditches and small rivers.

I have never seen a real sea boat, nor have I been on it.

At this time, Du He didn't know whether there was such a thing as foreign trade in the Tang Empire.

Even if there is, it will not be too far away, at most to Southeast Asia, no matter how far away it is, no ship dares to go to the depths of the sea.

After all, the ships at this time are too small.

Unable to navigate the ocean.

Seeing each of the important officials looking at him, Du He knew in his heart that several important officials were doubting the authenticity of the words.

But what?

Du He was too lazy to explain.

How to explain this kind of thing.

Only by experiencing it for yourself will you understand the taste.

Ha ha!

Li Er smiled.

"Du He, is it really as scary as you say?"

Li Erdao.

Damn it!

The truth I said alas!

Why not?

Speechless!

"Your Majesty, I didn't speak big or lie. The danger of the sea is more terrifying than what I have described.

Everyone can imagine that there is no shore in sight, and the water is all around. How does it feel?

The people sitting here will all be out of breath as long as they get on the boat and enter the sea.physically weak,

will cost their lives.This is true, I am not lying to you.That kind of feeling is not for human beings, how uncomfortable it is, how uncomfortable it is.

There is only a sense of helplessness and powerlessness in my heart.Facing the sea, people seem too small. "

Duho added.

"Duhe, do you mean you have been to the sea?"

Wei Zhengdao.

Damn!

Straight men don't need to get to the bottom of it!

Ha ha!

"Master Wei, I have only been to the shallow sea, that is, the surrounding sea area. I have never been to the real deep sea."

Doo Ho said.

Oh!

Li Er was puzzled.

Knowing that Du He was born in Chang'an, when did he go to Qianhai? Could it be this time when he was in the peninsula?

Seeing Li Er's puzzled eyes, Du He had no choice but to continue explaining.

"Your Majesty, I have the honor of being on a warship of the North Sea Fleet when I went to the peninsula this time. It has a standard displacement of 1200 tons.

Full load is 1500 tons displacement.Such a huge warship is still bumpy once it reaches the sea.

The soldiers on the ship said that such a large warship will be more bumpy in the deep sea, which makes people feel sick. "

Doo Ho said.

Seeing the bewildered expressions of the important ministers and Li Er.

what's going on!

What did I say wrong?

"Duhe, what do you mean by that ton?"

Li Erdao.

Ah!

Damn it!

Talking about the train, forgetting that in the Tang Dynasty, there were tons of such units.

"Your Majesty, that, that, a ton is a unit of measurement, how should I put it? 2000 catties in the empire are equal to one ton."

Doo Ho said.

Oh!

"Wait, Duhe, you said 1200 tons of displacement, what does that displacement mean?"

Li Erdao.

Damn!

It is also necessary to popularize common sense.

"Your Majesty, well, I also heard the old man say in a dream that the so-called displacement refers to the weight of the hull.

Plus the basic supplies, it is the standard displacement, and the full load displacement refers to the normal situation,

It cannot be exceeded. If it is exceeded, in the event of a violent storm, the ship will sink and can only be overloaded for a short time. "

Doo Ho said.

Damn!

There is an old man in the dream who is easy to fool, otherwise, I really can't explain it.

Li Er calculated in his mind.

"Du He, according to what you said, the largest ship in the south has a displacement of only a few tens of tons. The one of your North Sea Fleet reaches 1200 tons. How big is that!"

Li Erdao.

Ha ha!

"Your Majesty, what should I say? Anyway, it should be as big as the ten or twenty ships that are the largest ships in the south!"

Doo Ho said.

Oh!

"Duhe, can your factory produce such a large ship?"

Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, my artisans have invented the steam engine, which can be used to drive ships. Bray uses manpower,

Now the ships produced by my shipyard no longer need sails, they all burn coal and are powered by steam. "

Doo Ho said.

what!

No sails!

How can it be?

All of a sudden, several important officials were speechless and looked at Du He together.

"Well, everyone, I am a normal man, I don't like men, I only like beautiful women, please don't look at me like that.

I'm really embarrassed and will be ashamed. "

Doo Ho said.

puff!

Li Er couldn't bear it any longer, and burst out laughing.

"Du He, the ship doesn't use sails, what kind of steam engine does it use, and what kind of thing is that?"

Li Erdao.

Damn it!

It's not a game, it's a machine, okay?

"Your Majesty, you can go to Chengxi Industrial Park to take a look some other day. There should be one there. I said for a long time, why don't you take a look at it, Your Majesty."

Doo Ho said.

"Okay! By the way, since you can produce ships, produce more for the North Sea Fleet."

Li Erdao.

"Your Majesty, well, the production of ships requires money! Now the North Sea Fleet is borrowing ships from my shipping company."

Doo Ho said.

"How much does that boat cost?"

Li Erdao.

"Your Majesty, it's very cheap, 20 taels of silver. This is the cost price, not the profit. It's mainly labor costs.