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

All the ministers in the court knew that Ye Jintang had been leading people to build warships recently. According to their experience, there would be no results without a year or two. After all, building a warship is not as simple as making two pieces of furniture.

Suddenly Ye Jintang said that she would take all the court officials to visit the warship she had just built. The court officials would be lying if they said they were not surprised.

From the time Ye Jintang mentioned this matter to the time when we visited the warship, less than three months had passed. What kind of warship did she build so quickly? Could she have been deceived?

A group of people came out of the palace in a mighty carriage. Some curious people asked curiously what these officials were going to do today.

When they heard that the court officials were going to the shipyard in the suburbs to see the warships, they were all very excited. There were very few warships docked in the capital, and at most there were cargo ships transporting grain and goods. Since there was something exciting to watch, everyone would naturally not miss it.

The news of going to the outskirts of the capital to watch the warships spread quickly throughout the capital. In the summer, there was not much to do, so many people followed the court officials' carriage team out of the city to watch the excitement.

The shipyard on the outskirts of Beijing is not very famous in Beijing, and many people don’t even know that there is a large shipyard on the bank of the Grand Canal.

An old man took a look at the huge team and couldn't help but said to a young man next to him, "If I remember correctly, the shipyard hasn't built a large ship for seven or eight years. The last time they built a few cruise ships for the emperor when he went south for inspection."

Young man: "Who said it wasn't true? I was young and I had never seen a warship."

The middle-aged man said: "We in Tianqin only have one navy, Yazhou. Yazhou is so far away from the capital, so naturally we can't see any warships."

An old man nearby also joined in the conversation, "For no reason, the emperor has sent troops to attack the Western Rong and built warships. He is not going to attack overseas island countries. Our lives are finally getting better, why won't the emperor just stop?"

Some people immediately think of war when they hear about building warships. But for ordinary people, probably no one wants to fight. Everyone wants to live a peaceful and stable life.

"You have a head full of straw, so don't talk nonsense." A young man dressed as a scholar glared at the old man who had just spoken.

The scholar continued, "Your Majesty has foresight to attack the Western Rong. You all know the wolfish ambitions of the Western Rong. If we don't discipline them and make them behave themselves, they will attack us if we give them a chance to breathe."

"It seems that the country has been peaceful and prosperous in recent years, but you don't know that the people on the border are still often harassed by the Xirong people. They are a group of hungry wolves. They will not be honest unless their sharp teeth are plucked out."

"As for the Queen's construction of warships, you only see the shipbuilding, but don't think about the fact that there have always been pirates on the southeast coast. If we don't manage them and let the pirates attack the people along the coast, over time the pirates will land and seize our farmland and houses, and it will be difficult for us to drive them away."

The scholar spoke eloquently and everyone around him praised him highly.

The middle-aged man asked, "Young Master, where did you hear this? How come we didn't know there were pirates along the southeast coast?"

"We have opened two new courses in our school, one is called politics and the other is called economics. What I just said was what the teacher taught in class."

Everyone was stunned by the scholar's words. They didn't know that the school had opened two new courses.

Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo were sitting in the carriage. She was feeling very hot, so she took a fan and fanned herself from time to time.

"There's an ice cube in the carriage, why do I still feel so hot?"

"When you calm down, you will feel calmer. Jintang, are you a little nervous too?"

"No, I trust Master Luo and the boatmen. Since they dared to let me come and see, they must have made all the necessary preparations."

This was also the first time for Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo to come and see the warship. Before, they had only seen the drawings and models and had never been there in person.

Compared to Ye Jintang's indifference, Xiao Mo was still somewhat nervous.

The Tian Qin State had never built a warship with a load capacity of 500 tons. It would be a disaster if the new warship looked good but was not practical.

"Jintang, is the warship going to be launched today?"

"Yes, we need to take advantage of the high water volume in the canal during the rainy season to get our warships to Yazhou as soon as possible."

Speaking of the canal, Ye Jintang was also helpless. A warship with a carrying capacity of 500 million tons would have a draft of about 2 meters after using the five elements of wood. Even so, it could not reach Yazhou during the dry season.

It is unknown how many years since the silt in the Grand Canal in the capital was cleared. During the dry season, the water depth is only two meters, making it impossible for warships to sail through it.

During the dry season of the canal this year, she has to organize people to clear the silt and rebuild the Grand Canal. In the future, goods traveling from south to north will still have to be transported through the Grand Canal.

"Well, I hope everything goes well."

Xiao Mo looked back at the huge crowd behind him and could only comfort himself that Ye Jintang had never let him down.

The group finally arrived at the dock.

There was only one dock here before, and everything was open-air when the ships were built. At some point a huge wooden house was built next to the dock, which looked like a small hill from a distance.

It goes without saying that the warship should be inside the wooden house, and the reason for building the wooden house is probably to keep it secret.

Sensitive things like warships cannot be seen by anyone.

Luo Chunxin had been waiting at the dock early with a group of people. After exchanging greetings, Luo Chunxin asked four big men to pull a mechanism outside the dock in front of everyone. With a loud bang, the roof of a huge wooden house opened, and huge wooden boards were folded up one by one, revealing the true appearance of the warship.

A group of shirtless young men picked up firecrackers, hung them on the warships and lit them.

With a deafening burst of firecrackers, the warship was launched.

Whether it was the court officials or the onlookers, they finally recovered from their shock as the sound of firecrackers rang out.

At this moment, there was a three-story behemoth parked in the canal. The golden sunlight was shining on the hull, and the reflected sunlight made it difficult for everyone to open their eyes.

"I've lived for most of my life, but this is the first time I've seen such a large warship." The Minister of Revenue Lu Qixian stared at the warship, wondering how much silver it would cost to build such a large warship.

Minister of War Hou Shijin could not help but say, "Who said it wasn't true? I have only heard that overseas island countries are good at shipbuilding. Their warships are more than twenty feet long and can accommodate hundreds of people."

"I think this warship is at least thirty feet long and ten feet high. It is much larger than the warships of overseas island countries. It should be no problem to accommodate thousands of people."