Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Sitting in the car, Xiao Zirong looked at the three grandparents and grandchildren opposite, and was speechless for a while, before saying, "What are you doing?"

It was originally agreed to see him off, why didn't he get off after getting in the car?

Xiao Ji looked at Xiao Zirong very sadly and said: "Rong'er doesn't tell us anything interesting."

Xiao Zirong choked, thinking in his heart who leaked the news and found time to be him!

Xiao Xuexing smiled and looked at him without speaking, as if he didn't see his younger brother looking at him very sadly.

Seeing that his brother was unreliable, Xiao Zirong had no choice but to explain: "Where is there anything fun? I don't have the mood to play recently."

Xiao Ji said indignantly: "Why not? I knew you were going to take Ah Xing to the boat! A new boat!"

Xiao Zirong restrained the urge to beat up Xiao Ji, not wanting to leave the impression that he was a violent person in front of his nephew, gritted his teeth and said: "That's not for fun, I'm asking him to see what's wrong with the new ship!"

Xiao Ji directly hugged his son and said, "I don't care, Huan'er wants to take the boat?"

Xiao Zhun blinked his big eyes, he had a little understanding of boating but couldn't fully understand it, he resisted the urge to gnaw his fingers, looked at his uncle and then at his father, hesitantly said: "Father, don't make trouble, uncle is there Serious business to do."

Well, his grandfather and his father talked about how powerful his uncle was in front of him every day. In the heart of the child, the most powerful ones were the Prince Regent and his uncle!

Xiao Ji looked at him in disbelief: "Stinky boy, where are you turning your elbow?"

Xiao Zirong stretched out his arms to hug Xiao Zhun and kissed him, and said, "My dear, I love you for nothing."

Xiao Xuan watched their brothers fight with a smile on the side, and was very pleased that his grandson had a good relationship with his uncle.

Xiao Zirong directly took off the glazed bracelet on his hand and gave it to Xiao Zhun to play with. He looked up at Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji and said, "Aren't you afraid of chaos in the imperial court just leaving like this?"

Xiao Xuan said slowly, "Jiankang is only so far away from Jinling, not to mention that you have to start laying railroad tracks, which will be more convenient in the future. There are still prime ministers and ministers in command in the court, so why is it so easy to mess up?"

Xiao Zirong looked at Xiao Xuan suspiciously, you must know that the emperor needs to prepare a lot of things when going out, but this time Xiao Xuan left too hastily, without bringing anything, and made it clear that everything was left to Xiao Zirong to take care of.

This eagerness to run out made him very confused.

He ran through the recent events in his mind. Except for the matter with the women's country, which is considered a major event, the others are developing steadily. Although it is impossible for a country to have nothing happening every day, everyone is used to dealing with those things, and they don't exist. Difficult situation.

Just when Xiao Zirong was wondering, Xiao Xuexing probably had seen enough excitement, and said, "The crown prince should be decided."

Xiao Xuan was silent and did not speak, and Xiao Ji who was on the side also hugged his son and teased him.

Xiao Zirong frowned, somehow this topic came up suddenly, this topic is too sensitive, he usually doesn't touch it, Xiao Xuan likes to stand up, anyway he is inappropriate.

Xiao Xuexing glanced at Xiao Ji and said: "The prince is not here, even if the prince and Taifu choose someone, they just have titles."

Xiao Zirong suddenly realized that there was always a vacancy in the position of Sangong. Who wouldn't want to be Sangong these days?That is an existence with a detached status, especially the prince and grand tutor. As long as he has a good deal with the future new king, it must be a profitable business.

Xiao Zirong relaxed his body and leaned back and said: "Even if there is no title, there are still a lot of people who have broken their heads, but as long as the crown prince is selected, the next step is to write the letter."

Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Zirong's face that had nothing to do with him, and said helplessly, "I'll think about it again."

Xiao Zirong was worried for him, his uncle was really indecisive sometimes, what was there to think about?

But neither he nor Xiao Ji can say anything about this matter. Xiao Xuexing can say more, but he can't make a decision for Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuexing didn't intend to intervene, so he simply changed the topic to the boat: "Run'er mysteriously built a boat this time, what kind of boat is it?"

Xiao Zirong said helplessly: "What's so mysterious? It's not mysterious at all, but it's not an ordinary ship, but a warship. If I have to say it, it's a fleet."

"Fleet?" Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji said in unison, with some surprise on their faces.

Xiao Zirong scratched his head: "Just... I want to re-activate the Maritime Silk Road. I need a strong fleet to ensure the safety of the route and resist possible risks on the road."

Xiao Ji couldn't sit still and said: "Wait a minute, you mean your fleet is a merchant ship?"

Xiao Zirong thought for a while and said, "Almost, the behavior I gave it was a merchant ship."

Xiao Xuan was a little confused: "If it is a merchant ship, it doesn't need to be called a fleet."

Xiao Zirong smiled embarrassedly, you will know it after reading it.

When the three of them saw his expression, they felt a bad premonition, and when they saw the ship, they knew that their premonition was correct-this is not a merchant ship, this is a warship!

Xiao Xuan looked at the huge warships parked in the port, sighed and said, "Who's merchant ships will carry heavy crossbows? You may be misunderstood by people when you drive such a ship to do business."

Xiao Zirong said in his heart that sometimes trade depends on national strength. If you show that you are not easy to bully from the beginning, those people will really do business with you seriously, otherwise in their eyes, the newcomer is a good fat man. sheep!

Xiao Zirong coughed lightly and said: "Uncle, don't worry, you see, the shape of my ship is not a building ship, but it looks like a civilian merchant ship. These heavy crossbows are detachable. If you don't need it, you can take it down. Now Mainly to let you see the full body."

Xiao Xuan looked at the warship, oh no, the merchant ship and a bunch of smaller ships next to it asked: "Then what are these?"

A large ship leads, and the rest are small boats. This is obviously the configuration for landing. Those small boats look very much like landing ships.

Xiao Zirong said without blinking: "Those small boats are specially used to transport lighter cargo, and some are supply ships. If you encounter some places on the road that are not big enough for large ships to dock, let these small boats pass by." Resupply."

The three of them glanced at him at the same time, Xiao Zirong's face was innocent, as if that was really all there was to it.

However... no one believed him.

After seeing enough of the appearance, everyone boarded the boat to have a look.

The new boat still exudes the smell of wood and tung oil, and it seems that it has just been finished.

Xiao Xuan wandered around on the deck, and said with some uncertainty: "This ship... seems to be different from our old ship."

Xiao Zirong immediately said: "Yes, this ship doesn't hold many people, only about 200 people. Compared with a building ship of the same size, the number of people it can carry is only half of that of a building ship, so it can't be counted. Battleship."

Xiao Ji turned a deaf ear to his explanation, patted the heavy crossbow on it and said: "It seems that you have attracted a lot of talents here, and the forging technology has become more sophisticated."

The whole body of these heavy crossbows is pitch black, and the arrow paths are different from ordinary heavy crossbows. They are much thicker, and it seems that they are specially prepared for bursting arrows.

Carrying heavy weapons and saying it was a merchant ship, his younger brother was more and more able to open his eyes and tell nonsense.

Xiao Zirong was very proud after hearing this: "That is, I improved the forging technology for them."

Some things are easy to develop as long as there is a goal. Xiao Zirong has so many things in his hands, he doesn't need to study them by himself, he just needs to pay attention to the progress and produce the right materials at the right time.

Xiao Xuan stepped on the deck and said, "The hull is very strong."

Not only is it firm, but there are almost no gaps between the planks, which surprised Xiao Xuan.

With the current shipbuilding technology, there may not be too many gaps between the planks on the deck, but the traces of splicing can definitely be seen with the naked eye.

However, this ship seems to be completely natural, which makes people feel surprised.

Xiao Zirong said: "The deck is filled with special things, and then a layer of waterproof paint is applied."

He didn't say what it was special, and Xiao Xuan and the others didn't ask, as if they didn't care at all.

Xiao Zirong originally waited for them to ask, so as to show off their current scientific progress, but no one asked.

Hey, talking about science in front of people who don't understand science is really lonely like snow.

After observing the deck, Xiao Xuan asked the platform on the mast, "What is that?"

Xiao Zirong said: "It's the watchtower, in order to better discover...discover the situation ahead."

Xiao Zirong almost uttered the words "discovering the enemy's situation" with a bald mouth.

Xiao Xuan noticed his pause, and couldn't help asking: "So why do merchant ships have watchtowers?"

Xiao Zirong said righteously: "In order to guard against pirates, it is said that a group of pirates came here before, but I sent people to patrol for a long time but did not see them. I don't know where the group of pirates went. I would like to go to sea. It’s not peaceful, so we must be prepared.”

Xiao Zirong said it seriously, as if all the military equipment on the ship was for pirates.

Xiao Zhun, who was following them, suddenly grabbed Xiao Zirong's clothes and asked, "Uncle, why didn't I see the paddle?"

Xiao Zirong picked him up and said, "There are paddles, but they are underwater. Now they are called propellers. Today's propellers are driven by steam engines. Uncle will give you a model to play with later."

Xiao Zhun immediately became happy when he heard Wan, hugged Xiao Zirong and kissed him and said, "Thank you uncle, uncle is the best!"

"Steam engine? Is it the same as the one on the little train before?" Xiao Ji asked curiously, "Where is it?"

Xiao Zirong said: "It's not open now, but I can take you to have a look."

The steam engine must be at the stern, and everyone needs to walk through the cabin.

In the middle, Xiao Zirong also introduced that each section of the ship has gates, in order to prevent the whole ship from being dragged down after entering the water.

When walking all the way, Xiao Xuexing looked at the slightly empty cabin and asked suddenly: "These places you planned are about the same size as the artillery, so they are not reserved for the artillery?"

"Cannon?" Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji looked at Xiao Zirong together.

Xiao Zirong laughed twice: "Where are the artillery, there is nothing here."

Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ji said in unison: "You play stupid again!"