No Regrets In Flourishing Tang

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Li An’s purpose is naturally to increase the speed of water transportation to improve the efficiency of water transportation. Of course, Li Yu knows this, and as long as he is not a fool, he can see the usefulness of steam ships.

“Minister Li, after the application of this steamer, my Great Tang transported grain from Jiangnan and could reach Luoyang City faster, and then loaded the train from Luoyang City to transport the grain to Beijing, so the biggest role of this steamer is to Is it used for transportation, isn’t it? “

Li Yu easily replied.

“Water transport, um, yes, it does have this effect. However, the steam ship that is built now is just a small steam ship. In the future, a larger steam ship can be built, and a large steam ship cannot be in the canal. Passing here, you can go to the sea to promote my national power of Great Tang from the sea. “

Li An said with a smile.

“Minister Li, like this steamship at our feet, how much food can be transported? Is it 100 deniers?”

Li Yu looked towards the steamship cabin and asked with a smile.

He feels that the speed of the steam ship is very windy, but the area of ​​the cabin is not as large as that of the ordinary ship, even because of the addition of the steam engine and coal storage space, the freight capacity seems to be lower than that of the ordinary ship.

“Steam ships are loaded with grain? Haha! Prince of Guangping is wrong. Steam ships are not used that way. If they are used like that, they won’t have much effect!”

Li An said with a smile.

“Without grain, how should it be used for transportation? Minister Li really laughs.”

Li Yu frowned.

Li An looked towards Li Qiu and asked: “Fourth Son, what do you think?”

Li Qiu frowns, thinking hard for a long time, big happily said: “Minister Li, I understand that the steam ship is specially used for towing, and it can pull a lot of transport ships away, just like the steam locomotive is not loaded, but behind But dozens of cars were connected. “

“Yes, yes, it is used for traction, so that it can function better, just like a steam locomotive.”

Li Yu soon wanted to understand, and felt that this steam boat is very good, and the use is really too big. As long as a certain number is made, the efficiency of water transportation can be increased many times, which greatly facilitates the transportation business of Imperial Court. In addition, large quantities of goods from merchants can also be towed by steam ships, so that they can reach their destination faster and improve the efficiency of commercial transportation.

“Haha! You finally understand the great use of steam ships, but today the steam ships have just been built, let us enjoy the scenery of Qujiangchi!”

Li An was in a good mood and said excitedly.

“Filthy …”

The speed of the steam ship is very fast, but the noise is also very loud. As soon as you start to work hard, it will make a loud noise, which makes a large number of guests in Qujiangchi look curiously towards the steam ship as if they were watching monsters.

Li An allows the steamboat to move back and forth in the Qujiang Lake, and at the maximum speed. This feeling of riding is not ordinary, but the nobles and young ladies in the paintings around are all curious and envious. Eyes.

“What kind of boat is this, running so fast, and still emitting black smoke?”

“Unclear, never seen it.”

“How do I think it’s similar to a steam locomotive, it won’t be the new guy invented by Minister Li!”

“Yes, yes, you shouldn’t be wrong. The Minister Li is really amazing. You have invented too many useful things. What else can you do in the future?”

“Minister Li is no less inferior to Luban than the ancients. He is a great talent.”

“It is indeed a talent who is even more powerful than Luban, but Minister Li knows very little about poetry and is still inferior to Ancient Sage.”

The nobles in the paintings around saw the steam ships running around in Qujiang Lake, talked to each other, and reached a lot of consensus. They guessed that the steam ship was invented under the guidance of Li An. The ancient Luban was still excellent, but with Scholar ’s arrogance, they still believed that Li An ’s excellence was only inferior. In the hierarchical system of peasants, agriculture, and industry, the talents of craftsmen can only be regarded as juniors. Mention on equal terms with Confucius and Mencius.

The steam ship was running back and forth in the Qujiang Lake for a full hour, and there were no failures, which made Li An happy. After all, after so many days and nights of improvement, the performance of the steam engine has been very stable. By the way, the steam ship has also been developed for a longer time than the steam locomotive. No problem is the inevitable result of hard work and it is also a reward for Li An ’s hard work.

Qujiangchi found a steam boat that could smoke, and there were more nobles playing here. For this reason, the news quickly spread throughout Chang’an City. Even, it passed into Daming Palace and let Imperial Palace Everyone here understood this matter.

After confirming the correctness, Gao Lishi walked into Zichen Hall in person and told Li Longji the good news.

“Steam ship? Has the steamer from Minister Li Research & Development been successful?”

Li Longji is reading the historical record. He heard that the steam ship was running in Qujiangchi at a speed many times higher than that of the painting. He was happy to put the historical record on the table and stand up.

“Everyone, the news of the steam ship has spread all over the city. Even the people in the palace are talking about this matter. Minister Li has made a great contribution to the Great Tang. This Slave congratulates everyone.”

“Okay, haha!”

Li Longji was overjoyed, thinking for a moment, and said softly: “The steam ship is fast. If it is used for water transportation, the transportation efficiency will be greatly improved, and it is really a good thing! The order will let Minister Li come to see me immediately.”

Obviously, Li Longji does n’t know much about the steam ship. You must let Li An explain it to him personally. In addition, how should the steam ship be built, where is it more suitable for construction, and how can it be used for water transportation, Whether it is specially prepared for Imperial Court, or allowed to be sold to the private sector, and how high the cost is and how much transportation efficiency can be improved, these questions can only be answered by Li An.

Several small court Eunuch quickly found the Li An entire group still in the Qujiangchi trial ship, and waved their arms to let Li An go ashore, but the people on the ship were simply invisible and naturally would not dock.

Court Eunuch took out a Glassware mirror and used the reflected sunlight to continuously illuminate the steam ship on the move, and it shook back and forth to attract the attention of the crew.

“Who is making trouble?”

Li Yu’s eyes were shaken many times by strong light and felt a little annoyed.

Li An quickly took out the telescope from her arms and looked in the direction of the shore from the strong light.

“It’s the little Court Eunuch next to Your Majesty, who should be calling me, and lean on immediately.”

Li An saw the little Court Eunuch beside Li Longji with a telescope, and immediately ordered the steam ship to dock.

The steam ship was fast, and it didn’t take long to land on the shore. Li An and Li Yu, Li Qiu and the others immediately went ashore and walked to Little Court Eunuch.

“Minister Li, Your Majesty is waiting for you in Zichen Hall?”

Court Eunuch Jr. quickly said the reason for Li An.

Li An nodded, looking back towards everyone, opened the mouth and said: “The steamship was built very successfully. You have worked hard these days. Your Majesty will now summon this official. This official will also report your credit. Yes, go back and continue to work hard to improve the steam ship. This Official wants to see a better steam ship. “

“Yes, Minister Li.”

All Research & Development staff were all happy to be beaten like chicken blood.

“Prince of Guangping, Fourth Son, do you follow me into the palace, or return to the Hundred Descendants Courtyard.”

“We won’t enter the palace anymore, Minister Li hurry into the palace! Don’t let Your Majesty wait for a long time.”

Li An nodded, follow 2 little Court Eunuch, go to Daming Palace, and enter the Zichen Hall.

“This Small Official see Your Majesty.”

“Minister Li, fast body, steam boat, I already know about it, so I specially let you come, I know, Minister Li must also have a lot to say to me.”

Li Longji seemed very happy. After returning to Chang’an City, because of the convenience of the railway system, he took a train to the Hot Springs for leisure many times. Even in the afternoon that afternoon, he came back in the evening.

Moreover, because the hot spring palace is not far from Chang’an City, it is completely under the control of the Longwu Army and the Yulin Army, so you do n’t need too many guards to go to the hot spring palace. You only need 2 guard trains in front and back. Yes, there is almost no interference with the railway operation, which is really convenient.

Being able to go out of the palace frequently and play without suffering the turbulence will naturally make Li Longji feel better. Now that the steamship experiment has succeeded, it naturally makes him more happy.

“Your Majesty, This Small Official is also planning to come to discuss the position of Shipyard with Your Majesty. As a result, Your Majesty first announced that this Small Official had met.”

Li An smiled and replied.

“Well, the location of the Steam Shipyard is very important. Presumably the Minister Li has already figured it out!”

Li Longji asked.

“Your Majesty, the most important purpose of steamships at present is for transportation. Shipyard should be located in Luoyang City, so that the newly built steamships can be easily launched and directly put into the transportation.”

Li An gave the approximate location of Shipyard. This is a decision made after careful consideration. After all, the center of the transportation is Luoyang City. Building the Shipyard in Luoyang City is the most suitable location.

Of course, this is just the current situation. In the future, if you want to build a large steam sea ship, you need to build Shipyard in the coastal area. At present, to build such a small steam ship, you only need to put it in Luoyang City.

“Luoyang City, okay, I also think it is most appropriate to put Shipyard in Luoyang City. That’s it. The specific shipbuilding address is arranged by Minister Li. I just don’t ask. What I want to know is the capacity of the steam ship. how is it?”

Li Longji readily agreed to build a Shipyard in Luoyang City.

“Your Majesty, the steam ship can be as fast as 4 10 li in one hour. It can travel 6 hours per day and 240 miles as fast as possible, which is 4 to 5 times faster than when the vessel is flowing downstream. The efficiency is greatly improved, and It does not require manpower to row the boat, which greatly saves manpower. In the river, a steam ship is fully capable of towing 20-30 wooden transport boats, just like steam locomotives and consignment cars, which can greatly increase the speed of the existing boat and facilitate The efficiency of water transportation, and when there is mud in the river, the powerful power of the steam ship can also allow itself and the consigned ship to pass smoothly, thereby saving the tracker and pulling the boat. It can be pulled together with 2, 3 or even more steam ships. Its towing power is definitely much larger than that of trackers and tugboats. “

Li An is simply introduced.

After listening, Li Longji seemed very excited. The emergence of the steam ship not only greatly improved the efficiency of water transportation, but also solved various problems that the Grand Canal water transportation can encounter.

The sludge in the dry season has always been a difficult problem that hinders the transportation of the Grand Canal. When the water depth is insufficient, the boat will always fall into the mud. For this reason, a large number of trackers must be used to haul on the 2nd shore, even in front. A large number of tugs must be pulled and towed together with the tracker to tow out the sinking vessel that was stuck in the mud Difficult, it is difficult to transport the grain to the destination on time.

Another difficult problem that can be solved is that the consumption of manpower is greatly reduced. The boat is traveling alone. Each boat needs a lot of labor to drive, and the steam boat is used for towing, and the subsequent boat is not to be manually towed. In this way, manpower will be greatly reduced.

“Minister Li, this steamship is too practical. It needs to build more. In the future, the transportation of Great Tang will depend on him, haha!”

“Your Majesty, this is just the beginning, as long as the technology development of the steam ship gradually matures, in the future, This Small Official can also build a larger large steam ship and form a huge fleet to go by land and sea to explore the more distant World . “

Li An dreamed up.

“A more distant World? Does Minister Li know overseas?”

Li Longji asked curiously.

“Your Majesty, the overseas world is very big. This Small Official has seen it in a book. In the future, I will send a large fleet to discover these unknown places.”

Li An said ambitiously.

Li Longji hearing this, but did not show much curiosity, paused, said softly: “The next thing, say it later! By the way, Minister Li, farming machinery and pumping machinery, how is it going?”

“Your Majesty, This Small Official is working hard on Research & Development, and before Spring Plowing next year, you will surely be able to succeed in Research & Development.”

Li An assuredly assured.

“Well, Minister Li boldly goes to Research & Development. What I need, I will provide. Now that the 2 tax laws are implemented, the treasury money is increasing. The sale of black powder and the operation of the railway bureau can add a lot to the treasury. The income is enough to support the research and development work of Minister Li. In addition, I think if it is possible to invent a machine that can harvest crops, would it be more convenient for 100 people, Minister Li thinks it is feasible. “

Li Longji strongly supported Li An and proposed the feasibility of harvesting machinery.

Li An looked towards Li Longji, excitedly said: “Many thanks Your Majesty, harvesting machinery can certainly be Research & Development. This Small Official will immediately conduct research after going back. However, there are too many Research & Development projects right now, Research & Development The talents of the center are very insufficient, and for the time being it cannot enter the substantial Research & Development stage, it can only be regarded as pre-research. “