Small boats lie across the water. These small boats are used for sailing, can carry people, and can be used for actions on the river. In addition, there is a warship lying across the water. The whole body of this warship is pitch black, the keel is icy black, and the mast on it stands tall, like a giant pillar reaching the sky.
The warship is huge, as if a giant beast is entrenched on the water.
This warship was built by Tang Zhongsheng and the craftsmen who worked overtime. It was the first warship in Chang'an. It could accommodate more than two thousand soldiers and had a strong weighing capacity.
This warship has already passed the crash test and is also sailing on the river, so it can be delivered for use. But now on the warship, Tang Zhongsheng and his team are checking for omissions and filling in the gaps, as well as adding some final details, such as some layouts in the cabin, some layouts on the deck, and even some layouts on the side of the ship.
The most important thing about this warship is that the fort is arranged on the deck. Mortars one by one stand on it, and they can carry out long-range bombing even at a long distance. The emergence of telescopes and the aiming of the front sight on Fortress Mountain enable the cannon to aim and shoot more accurately, which is enough for long-distance strikes.
Today's warships are extremely well-equipped, that is, a giant beast on the water, enough to run rampant on the river.
When Tang Zhongsheng and his group were busy under the sun, suddenly, a craftsman rushed to the bottom of the warship and shouted: "Master Tang, there is an imperial order, hurry up to receive it."
Among the craftsmen, Tang Zhongsheng was called Master Tang.
In particular, Tang Zhongsheng is extremely careful in his work, and he is never lazy, diligent and conscientious. He has ability, strength and status, but he is still so diligent in research and doing things in a down-to-earth manner. Therefore, among all the craftsmen, Tang Zhongsheng is extremely prestigious. As soon as he heard someone shout, Tang Zhongsheng hurried out. He didn't think about it, he got off the boat directly, and saw the soldiers who had come to deliver the order.
The soldiers didn't say much, and directly said that they had contributed to the development of the warship, and Du Qi rewarded a hundred jars of wine.
Xia Guo's wine is a world-renowned fine wine.
Countless people know it.
The craftsmen on the boat are also aware of it, because many of them are from Xia Guo, and they have heard of it in Xia Guo. It's just that this kind of wine is extremely precious, so many people have only heard of it, but never drank it.
Now when they heard Du Qi's award, many craftsmen became excited.
After Tang Zhongsheng thanked him, he saw soldiers carrying wine one by one. A hundred jars of wine were neatly placed in front of all the craftsmen. Although all the wine jars were sealed, at this moment, everyone seemed to be It smelled of wine.
Tang Zhongsheng sent away the soldiers who delivered the decree, and then called all the craftsmen together. He looked around at everyone, and said: "Your Majesty rewarded a hundred jars of wine. As we all know, this wine is extremely expensive, and it is really fine wine."
"When we came to Chang'an, there were not many people, but when we got here, we recruited some more people. All of them added up to more than a hundred people. It is really easy to drink these hundred jars of wine. Based on our drinking capacity, I guess In two or three days, you can drink it clean."
"It's definitely not appropriate to drink like this."
"I'll arrange the hundred jars of wine. Today at noon, we will open ten jars of wine when we eat, and each of us will drink a little and taste it. After all, we have to continue working in the afternoon. It's not appropriate to delay the fortification after drinking."
Tang Zhongsheng continued: "Let's drink the remaining ninety jars of wine every other day, opening ten jars of wine each time. In this way, everyone can drink wine. What do you think?"
After hearing this, all the craftsmen raised their thumbs up and praised, saying, "Master Tang is fair."
Logically speaking, Tang Zhongsheng is the leader of the craftsmen, Du Qi's reward, even if Tang Zhongsheng left a batch of wine to drink for himself, no one dared to say anything, because Tang Zhongsheng was the one who took the lead. But Tang Zhongsheng was willing to distribute all the drinks to the people below and let everyone drink together, so everyone was very excited and admired Tang Zhongsheng's fairness even more.
Tang Zhongsheng waved his hand and continued: "It doesn't have to be like this, it should be. I didn't build this warship by myself, but you and I built it together. We should drink together."
Everyone was excited, and they all praised Tang Zhongsheng.
Just at this moment, someone said: "Master Tang, although our warship has been reported, it has no name yet. Look, what name should we choose?"
Tang Zhongsheng thought about it and said, "I'm not very good at picking names. What kind of name do you think should be chosen? That's the most suitable name."appropriate. "
Another person said: "Master Tang, in my opinion, I would like to ask Your Majesty to give you a name. Our warship is invincible and invincible. Your Majesty's best name is best for such a warship. I have heard that many industries in the Xia Kingdom are His Majesty personally gave the name. It would be best for our warship to be named by His Majesty. Just go there yourself and ask His Majesty to give you a name."
Everyone agreed again.
All agreed with Tang Zhongsheng's suggestion to ask Du Qi to give him his name.
Tang Zhongsheng thought for a while, nodded and said: "This is also possible. I will go to the city immediately and meet His Majesty in person. Please give your Majesty a name for our warship. After all, this is the first warship built in Chang'an , and going to war with Datang is of extraordinary significance, your suggestion is the best arrangement."
As he spoke, he immediately went to change his clothes, and then rode to the city. The war horses galloped, not long after, Tang Zhongsheng had already entered the city, and went straight to the barracks to ask for an audience.
Tang Zhongsheng was in charge of shipbuilding.
And he himself came from a university of science and technology, and his status is unusual. After reporting, the soldiers took Tang Zhongsheng to the big tent of the Chinese Army. When Tang Zhongsheng saw Du Qi, he bowed and saluted, "My minister Tang Zhongsheng, see Your Majesty!"
Du Qi nodded and said, "What's the matter?"
Tang Zhongsheng first talked about some matters about the next shipbuilding, and reported it in general, and then Tang Zhongsheng said: "Your Majesty, I am here this time, it is about warships. The first warship has been manufactured, and all of them have been checked. The omissions have been filled in. But this warship has no name yet, I beg Your Majesty to give it a name."
After Du Qi heard it, he thought for a while, spread out a piece of paper, pressed it with a paperweight, dipped a pen in the ink, and immediately wrote the two big characters of "Jiaolong". When the ink dried up, Du Qi handed the paper to Tang Zhong Sheng said: "The first warship is of great significance, so it is named after Jiaolong. I hope that this warship can be like a Jiaolong, and it can walk on the water like a flat ground, invincible."
Tang Zhongsheng was very excited. He took the piece of paper tremblingly, looked at the two big characters on the paper, and didn't appreciate the iron and silver hooks of the characters at all. He was just happy that the warship had this name.
Tang Zhongsheng said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En."
Du Qidao: "Tang Zhongsheng, the construction of warships needs to be accelerated. It is already August, and the autumn harvest is just around the corner. Once the autumn harvest starts, but the warships are not built until the autumn harvest is over, it will have a great impact on my plan. Influence."
Tang Zhongsheng said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task."
After finishing speaking, Tang Zhongsheng got up and left.
Now that he has obtained Du Qi's inscription, he has already completed the task. After returning, he can carve Du Qi's inscription, and then print the word Jiaolong on the warship. As for building warships, because of the experience of the first warship, follow-up operations can be done in an assembly line and the speed can be increased.
After Tang Zhongsheng withdrew, Shangguanyi entered again and said, "Your Majesty, Lan Changhe is asking to see you."
Du Qi ordered: "Let him in."
"yes!"
Shangguanyi immediately made arrangements for someone to notify Lan Changhe to come to see him. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com