Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

When Ye Jintang got up and washed, he asked about Xiao Mo.

"The emperor went hunting in the nearby mountains with his guards early in the morning."

While helping Ye Jintang wash up, Luzhu reported Xiao Mo's whereabouts.

"How come the Emperor suddenly thought of going hunting in such a hot weather?"

"The Emperor said that the Empress likes beggar's chicken very much, and he wants to hunt some pheasants for the Empress."

"What's so delicious about pheasant? Don't get heat stroke in such a hot day."

Ye Jintang said this, but she was very happy in her heart. Xiao Mo still had her in his heart, and he remembered all her preferences, so she had to express her feelings.

Most of the palaces in the imperial palace are located near water. There are many mosquitoes in the summer, so almost every palace has incense burning to repel mosquitoes.

When Ye Jintang came to see Luo Chunxin, he saw him standing in front of the incense burner, looking at the white smoke coming out of the burner with great curiosity.

"I've met the Queen."

"What is Master Luo looking at?"

"This is the first time I've seen such a good mosquito repellent incense at my age. From the moment I entered the house, there was not a single mosquito in the house."

Luo Chunxin is a mechanic. Sometimes he gets so busy that he doesn't move for an hour or two, so being bitten by mosquitoes is a common occurrence for him.

He had plenty of money and had bought a lot of incense to repel mosquitoes, but the effects were not very good.

"When Master Luo leaves, I'll ask the maid to get you some mosquito repellent incense. These incenses are all developed by me and cannot be bought outside."

"Thank you, Queen."

After a few pleasantries, Luo Chunxin took Ye Jintang to see the warship model he brought.

"In order to better demonstrate the power of warships, I made two models based on the warships currently used by the Yazhou Navy."

As Luo Chunxin spoke, he opened the huge wooden box.

When Ye Jintang saw the warship model inside, he was stunned.

She had seen many different models before, many of which were made by masters.

But no model could bring him such a shock as the one before him.

The warship model in front of her was completely different from any warship she had ever seen.

The warship is three stories high and is amber in color. The sails on the masts have been retracted, but one can vaguely see that they will be very large when opened.

Ye Jintang stepped forward and gently stroked the warship with his hand.

The side of the warship feels soft and smooth to the touch, which shows that it has been polished very finely.

"Master Luo, warships usually only have two floors. Wouldn't it be too high if you made it three-story? If our warships are too heavy during a battle between two armies, they will be easily hit by the enemy."

"Don't worry, madam. This is a large warship that can carry 500 tons. I have placed cannons and heavy arrows around the warship. If the enemy warship dares to bombard us face to face, it will definitely not gain any benefit."

While he was speaking, Luo Chunxin asked two servants to carefully move the warship model out of the wooden box. It was a bit difficult for them to move it, which showed that the model was not light.

Three warship models were placed in the lotus pond together, and Luo Chunxin showed Ye Jintang the warship he designed.

He simply pressed a small mechanism on the top of the third floor, and suddenly six cannons appeared on each side of the warship's hull, which had been tightly fitted just now.

Only then did Ye Jintang discover that there were three rows of more than a dozen mechanism buttons on the top of the warship, and he didn't know what these buttons were used for.

He pressed another mechanism, and a cannon popped out from the bow and stern. The cannons at the bow and stern were obviously larger than those on the sides.

"If the enemy warships dare to confront our warships head-on, our artillery can directly blow them into pieces."

Luo Chunxin pressed a small mechanism on the top of the third floor again, and fourteen cannons fired simultaneously. With a series of crackling sounds, Ye Jintang was startled.

"Master Luo, can you make all the guns on the ship fire at the same time?"

"Yes, not only can it fire simultaneously, as long as it is well controlled, it can fire on one side or front and back, on both sides, or on a single gun."

Ye Jintang was secretly happy in her heart. It was definitely a wise move for her to ask Luo Chunxin to participate in the production of the warship.

"Besides artillery, are there any other weapons and equipment?"

"Of course there are. Last time I said I would load heavy arrows on the warships. After repeated experiments, I finally succeeded."

Luo Chunxin pointed to the model of an ordinary warship and explained, "This warship model and the measurement of the gunpowder in the heavy arrows are scaled down according to the real warship."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pressed another button, and a row of heavy arrows tied with gunpowder emerged from the side of the three-story warship.

Before Ye Jintang could take a closer look, these heavy arrows flew out and landed straight on the hull and deck of the ordinary warship on the opposite side.

The heavy arrow, not even as big as a finger, hit the opposing warship, making an extremely crisp explosion sound.

As the explosions sounded, several holes were blown one after another in the hull of the opposing warship.

When all the heavy arrows fell, the warship that was floating on the pond just now sank because its hull was damaged and water entered it.

Ye Jintang never expected that a heavy arrow would have such a powerful killing power.

"Master Luo, can ordinary warships really be directly blown through by heavy arrows?"

"Yes, I have done many experiments. The hulls of ordinary warships are mostly made of pine and fir, which are very flammable. Even if they cannot be blown through at first, they will burn through later."

Ye Jintang nodded slightly.

"When can we start building warships?"

"As long as the wood is ready, it can be done anytime."

"Okay, I'll have someone deliver the wood to the dock warehouse tomorrow. Master Luo, how the Qin Kingdom's navy will develop in the future depends on you."

"I will definitely not let you down."

Luo Chunxin stepped forward and bowed to Ye Jintang. He was quite excited when he used precious woods such as the five elements wood to make the warship model. Now he could use these woods to make real warships. Even though he was knowledgeable, he couldn't help but hold back his trembling hands with excitement.

"Let's build a warship first. If it's as powerful as Master Luo just demonstrated, Master Luo will have a lot of work to do in the future."

Ye Jintang did not immediately say how many warships would be built later, but Luo Chunxin vaguely guessed from Ye Jintang's words that the number of warships should be quite a lot.

There is a large canal outside the capital that leads to the eastern estuary, and the dock was built next to the canal.

The next day, Zhou Cong took people to transport the wood that Ye Jintang had prepared long ago to the dock.

According to Luo Chunxin's plan, as long as there are enough people, a warship can be built in three months.

What he didn't expect was that Ye Jintang not only gave him precious wood, but also found him a group of experienced boatmen.

They worked day and night and finally built the warship in just two months.

When the day for inspecting the warship arrived, Ye Jintang did not come alone, but called all the ministers in the court to come and see the first warship of Tianqin State that could carry 500 tons.