NFBE Chapter 466 Battleship
Chapter 466 Battleship
Chapter 466 Battleship
The snakes in the pit were all in a state of excitement, scrambling to be the first to bite the messenger.
After a while, the envoy from the Japanese Kingdom lost all vitality, and Li Yin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, very satisfied with the result.
So he asked his subordinates to clean up the snakes in the pit, so as not to endanger the surrounding people. After everything was arranged properly, Li Yin returned to the mansion with peace of mind.
The housekeeper waited for a long time, and when he saw Li Min coming back, he came over anxiously with concern in his eyes.
"It's nothing. I'm going to do something important in the study in a while, and you just guard the door, and no one can go in."
Li Yin went straight into the study after explaining to the butler, and even locked the door behind him.
The housekeeper looked puzzled, not knowing what happened to make Li Yin so ready.
But he obeyed Li Yin's words very much, and immediately stood at the door.
After a while, Qing Lian and others hurried over, but they heard that Li Yin had returned to the mansion.
"Girls, His Highness has told you that no one can go in." The housekeeper said righteously.
But Qinglian and the others were not willing to listen, so they wanted to go in and see what was going on with Li Yin.
Usually, the first thing he does when he comes back is to hug left and right, but now he locked himself in the study uncharacteristically, Qinglian and the others were a little worried.
But no matter how they toss, the housekeeper is completely indifferent and just refuses to let go.
In this huge prince's mansion, he only listened to Li Yin's words.
After some entanglement, Qinglian and the others were very disappointed, so they could only wait on the side.
After an hour passed, there was finally a sound in the study.
"Just let them in, just give me a squeeze on my shoulder."
Li Min's voice was tired. After hearing what he said, the housekeeper immediately smiled.
"A few girls please!"
Qing Lian and the others rolled their eyes, and were immediately speechless to the housekeeper, but they were also concerned about Li Yin's condition and did not stay outside for a minute longer.
In the study, Li Yin got up slowly, but he had to stretch his muscles.
Qing Lian and the others took a closer look, and only then did they know what Li Yin was doing for a long time.
There was a blueprint on the table, which looked like a ship, but it was different from the ship in everyone's impression.
It's just that some straight cylindrical things are added on both sides. Qinglian and others were surprised when they saw it.
"Your Highness, what exactly is this?" She looked at Li Yin curiously.
On the other side, the butler also frowned, puzzled.
"It looks like a boat, but what are the decorations on it?" He muttered to himself.
Seeing how curious everyone was, Li Yin couldn't help laughing.
"This is called a battleship!" Li Min said.
When everyone heard it, their eyes became more puzzled, but it was the first time they heard about it.
On the contrary, Luluo's mind turned faster, and she grabbed Li Yin's hand and asked.
"His Royal Highness's so-called battleship, is it possible to modify an ordinary ship so that it can be used as an army item for war?"
After hearing what she said, even Li Min was full of surprise. He had never expected that Luluo's mind was so active.
Li Min nodded and admitted, which immediately made Luluo happy.
"I really didn't expect to be picked by Sister Luluo." Qing Lian was quite envious.
But he couldn't figure out what Li Yin was going to do with the warship. Only the housekeeper heard some secrets from the court recently, so he approached Li Yin without hesitation.
"Your Highness, could it be that you are planning to use this thing to pacify the Japanese country?" the steward lowered his voice and asked cautiously.
Li Yin returned a mysterious smile and said nothing.
"The king is going to the palace to meet the saint and prepare the carriage."
Li Yin walked out straight away, but Qing Lian and the others reacted suddenly, remembering the sketch drawn by Li Yin, and suddenly became suspicious.
"Your Highness hasn't said what those straight things are!" Yue Ming thought hard, but couldn't figure it out.
But Li Yin didn't have so much time to explain carefully to them. The sketch he drew was the common warship style in later generations, but because of the limited level of craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty, there was no way to restore it completely.
Especially the artillery installed on both sides of the ship, if it is really built, I am afraid that it will only have the appearance of a warship of later generations.
But this was enough, Li Yin couldn't help laughing out loud, and waited for Wang Detong to pass the message, then went directly into the Tai Chi Hall.
Li Shimin's face was solemn, but he knew that Li Yin had put a lot of effort into sending troops to the Wa country, and now he came here to give himself an explanation.
Not sure if it's good or bad though.
"My son has already obtained the complete topographical map of the Wa Kingdom from the envoy, and now the only thing left to do is to complete the construction of the battleship, and then we can send troops to wipe out the Wa Kingdom!"
The corners of Li Yin's mouth curled up, and he slowly raised his head.
But seeing Li Shimin's surprised eyes and repeating the battleship Li Yin mentioned in his mouth again, he was very curious about what it was.
Li Min took out the sketch and asked Wang De to hand it over, and saw Li Shimin's eyes becoming more solemn.
"Father, the battleship has an additional layer of iron armor on the traditional ship for protection, and it is equipped with a smoothbore gun that can be loaded with gunpowder and fired, which can be attacked or defended!" Li Yin explained on the side.
Li Shimin was surprised when he heard the novel word "smoothbore gun", but he understood it after Li Yin explained it carefully.
Seeing Li Shimin's excited face, he immediately called Li Yin to his side.
"I didn't expect you to be so well prepared in just a few days."
"With warships, our army can calmly deal with dangers at sea, and infantry combat after landing on the coast is our strength!"
Li Yin nodded. He really intended to do so, but he knew that Tang Dao was famous all over the world.
Far from being able to compare with the broken knife of the Wa country, it will be like chopping melons and vegetables, and the situation will be one-sided.
Li Shimin's eyes were gratified, but he was very satisfied with Li Yin's arrangement, so he nodded immediately.
So he asked Li Yin to do it freely, as long as he could build a battleship equipped with artillery, no matter how much it cost, it would be worth it.
After hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Min snickered a few times and stopped being polite to him.
"Since that's the case, please say hello to the people below, and the treasury's money will be spared."
Building a battleship must consume a lot of money. With Li Shimin as the big boss, Li Yin is not panicked at all.
Li Shimin immediately agreed, waved his hand and asked Wang De to prepare his pen and ink. After a while, he wrote a decree and handed it to Li Min.
"From now on, you can deploy all the people in the DPRK and China!"
Li Shimin can be said to have given Li Yin great trust.
Li Yin's eyes moved, and he secretly made up his mind that he must win a big victory this time.
Otherwise, Li Shimin would not be able to live up to Li Shimin's expectations of him.
(End of this chapter)