Iron Dynasty

The drizzle wetted the grass and trees and the bluestone road, and the slight ticking sound seemed to be the shallow singing of the earth.

Feeling this quiet feeling, Xiao Ming's heart suddenly became calm.

For the past five or six years, he has been busy with government affairs, but it is rare that he is so relaxed, but now he is not in a good mood, so he said: This is simple, I will hand you a game that four of you can play, so that It can also relieve boredom in your spare time.”

Aster likes liveliness the most, so she clapped her hands and said, What is the emperor going to teach us?

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said; There is no such thing yet, so I can send someone to the ceramic workshop.

After all, he called Qian Dafu, and then he found paper and pen to draw a lot of patterns, and then asked Qian Dafu to take this to the ceramic workshop and let them send it over.

The next day, the pottery workshop delivered things. These are small squares with various patterns printed on them. It is nothing but contemporary mahjong.

After breakfast, Luluo, Aster and Cui Xueer came to the bedroom as scheduled. At this time, Xiao Ming had explained to Fei Yue'er how to play mahjong.

When the three arrived, Xiao Ming introduced the rules to them again. This time Xiao Ming used the technology spar, so the four of them had a quick memory of the rules.

This thing is fun. Aster shines brightly, she has always liked to frolic the most, and she immediately falls into it when she gets this thing.

Xiao Ming smiled at this time: Come on, I'll play with you a few times today, and I'll have nothing to do in the future. You can also bring the empress dowager with you to save the empress dowager from being bored.

The emperor said very much, this person must have some fun, otherwise he will always think wildly.

Fei Yue'er, Cui Xue'er, and Aster sat down at the table, Luluo stood behind Xiao Ming obediently and pinched his shoulders for him.

Aster smiled wickedly, Then what are you thinking about every night?

Luluo suddenly blushed, Sister Ziwan, you are bullying me again!

Fei Yue'er pursed her lips and smiled, she looked at Cui Xue'er, this imperial concubine was the most estranged to them, so she said; Xue'er, this aster is a savage family, and the two are used to playing around. If you accidentally say the wrong thing, Don't worry about it.

Cui Xue'er nodded lightly, but she was a little envious of Fei Yue'er's three people's laughter and scolding, and she wanted to join in at this moment, so she said, Don't worry, madam, we are all sisters, I won't be annoyed at this time.

What a man is most afraid of is a fire in the backyard. Although it is interesting to see some palace scheming in contemporary times, he doesn't want some messy things to happen in his palace.

But now that he saw Fei Yue'er looking like a big sister, he felt at ease. As long as Fei Yue'er could take care of the overall situation, there would be no chaos in this harem.

Starting with mahjong, Xiao Ming and the four of them forgot the time as soon as they played. It was not until Qian Dafu reminded them to have lunch that the five of them recovered from the fun of playing mahjong.

Because they had just come into contact with mahjong, the four of them were a little addicted. After lunch, they surrounded the city and fought at a table. After all, Xiao Ming had come here, so he was not very sad about it.

Leaving the four to play in the dormitory, he and Qian Dafu went to the Qingzhou Shipyard. Now that he has begun to expand his power overseas, it is very important to maintain his maritime hegemony.

If there are no more advanced warships, his rights at sea are likely to be challenged by European countries, so it is necessary for him to develop more advanced warships.

After leaving Qingzhou City, Xiao Ming walked along the Xiaoqing River to the Qingzhou Shipyard. At this time, a boat with black smoke in the river attracted Xiao Ming's attention.

This is a fifth-tier Galen ship battleship. At this time, a towering pillar sticks out from the center of the battleship, and it is this pillar that keeps smoking black smoke.

Zhang Liang and Lin Wentao were both on Galen's boat, and they were talking.

Seeing Xiao Ming coming, the two got off the boat at this time and came to Xiao Ming.

emperor.

Zhang Liang and Lin Wentao said at the same time.

Nodding his head, Xiao Ming asked; Isn't this battleship the first batch of Galen ships?

Yes, Your Majesty. Zhang Liang replied, and he said, After seeing this steam engine, Xiaguan thinks that the former Galen ship can be converted into a warship with sails and steam engine power, otherwise it will be necessary to rebuild it again. Spend a lot of money.

Xiao Ming nodded, Zhang Liang's words came to his heart.

In fact, Xiao Ming has been worrying about the replacement of this weapon during this time. In just six years, Qingzhou's firearms have changed from flintlock guns to rifled guns, and now they are about to be upgraded to flash cap percussion guns.

Such constant outfit changes made the treasury a little overwhelmed, but the replacement of the musket was nothing, and the change of the battleship was a big problem.

The cost of a Galen ship was hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and he couldn't afford such an upgrade.

That's right, I came to the shipyard a few days ago for this. Now that you can transform the Galen ship into a steamship, I can rest assured. Xiao Ming said.

Being praised by Xiao Ming, Zhang Liang laughed, and he said, This is the job of a lower official.

Nodding his head, Xiao Ming continued to ask: Now this Galen ship does not rely on the wind, how fast can it go in the water.

About eleven quarters. Zhang Liang said.

Lin Wentao said, Your Majesty, the speed of this ship has exceeded that of a warship that relies solely on wind.

Well, this is not bad. In this way, the time from Dengzhou to Goryeo will be greatly reduced, and you can also gain an advantage in naval battles.

Xiao Ming said that the speed of the ship is expressed in knots, one section represents 1.852 kilometers, eleven knots is 20.372 kilometers, and the speed is basically 20 kilometers per hour.

Compared with steam ships, sailing warships are very dependent on wind speed. When the wind is small, three or four knots is the norm, and when the wind is strong, it can run out of eleven or two knots.

But in general, it is not as stable as the steamship, which is why the sailing battleship was quickly eliminated after the steamship came out.

After all, if there is a calm day, and this kind of warship meets at sea, the rhythm of the sailing warship will be completely abused.

Showing an excited look, he continued: If this warship is successfully transformed, you will focus on transforming the warship this year.

Yes, Your Majesty. Zhang Liang responded, and then he said, But this still requires Lin Wentao to provide sufficient steam engines.

Lin Wentao immediately showed a bitter face, Everyone who sees me now asks me for a steam engine, Your Majesty, it's hard to be an official now.

As soon as his voice fell, the three of them laughed in unison, Xiao Ming said: I was going to talk to you about this, now you can hand over the steam engine to your subordinates, and now the most important thing for you is to continue to develop New steam engine.