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

The well-informed officials in the court were all surprised after seeing the warships, not to mention the ordinary people.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the huge warship on the canal, and the common people gathered in groups of three or five, talking about the warship.

The officials followed Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo to board the warship for a tour.

There were no sailors on the warship at the moment, only a few shipbuilding workers.

Ye Jintang stood on the deck and looked down at everything around him. "Master Luo, you have put a lot of effort into it. Installing nine masts and twelve sails on such a large warship will definitely not be slow when sailing on the sea."

"I have always remembered what the queen said. Our warships must not only be large but also flexible. In addition to the twelve sails, I will also add mechanical oars."

As he spoke, Luo Chunxin led everyone down to the bottom of the cabin.

Luo Chunxin is a master of mechanisms. The warship he designed naturally could not be rowed manually. The original seats for five people were replaced by wooden boxes. Next to the wooden boxes was a long rotating handle, and five people could stand at the same time and turn the handle together.

"Using mechanical oars, the warship will move at least twice as fast as humans."

"Master Luo, don't just talk. Call a few workers over and let's drive the boat out to test its speed."

The officials present were all shocked when they heard Ye Jintang say this. This was the warship's maiden voyage, and the emperor, empress, and all the ministers were on board. If anything went wrong, the Tian Qin Kingdom would face a devastating disaster.

"Reconsider your decision, Queen. Why don't we go to the dock to watch? We can also ask Master Luo to demonstrate the power of the weapons and equipment on the warship."

The Minister of Personnel Fang Changhui hurriedly stepped forward, fearing that the warship would sail away if he slowed down the pace.

Seeing Fang Changhui so nervous, Ye Jintang finally realized what was going on.

The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and her eyebrows were curved in a smile.

"Master Fang, you are worrying too much. I mobilized almost all the skilled craftsmen in the entire Tianqin Kingdom to build this warship. You may suspect that there are problems in other aspects of it, but it is impossible for it to sink."

If the warship really sank, Luo Chunxin, the master of mechanical engineering, would probably have no face to live in this world.

"What the Queen said makes sense, but Wei Chen doesn't dare to gamble with the lives of the Queen and the Emperor. Please go to the dock to watch the warships."

Fang Changhui knelt down as he spoke, and other officials followed suit, kneeling down and begging the two men to go to the dock.

Seeing all the court officials acting like this, Ye Jintang could only smile helplessly.

"You guys are so careful."

Ye Jintang was not an unreasonable person. She led everyone to continue visiting the warship. When the visit was almost over, she took the court officials to the dock.

When they first arrived, the dock was still bare. When Ye Jintang got off the warship, a row of awnings had been set up on the dock, and even tea, snacks, and ice cubes were prepared to cool off.

The court officials looked at each other. Although they did not say anything, they could not hide their surprise. The people around Ye Jintang were really powerful. They had only been on the boat for less than half an hour, but her people were able to handle the situation so well.

Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo had just sat down for a while when the warships on the canal gradually accelerated forward.

The waves rolled as the warship passed by quickly, and the people watching around widened their eyes in disbelief.

The warship was running so fast that they didn't even see the oars sliding. What was going on? Could a warship run without oars?

"Jintang, I now finally understand why you asked Master Luo to participate in the construction of the warship. His mechanical skills are really amazing when used on warships."

“The best is yet to come.”

The most powerful thing about a warship is of course the weapons mounted on it. Ye Jintang has only seen models firing cannonballs and heavy arrows, but has never seen the real thing. At this moment, she is very much looking forward to Master Luo giving her a big surprise.

Not long after the warships sailed out of the port, many targets and dummies were erected on the river bank. In order to test the power of the artillery, two cargo ships with thick wooden planks were even placed in the canal.

After about a cup of tea, the warship turned its bow and headed towards the dock.

A row of black cannons suddenly appeared on both sides of the speeding warship. Before everyone could see what was going on, they heard a loud bang. One of the cannons was aimed at the cargo ship parked on the canal, and the shells landed on the cargo ship very accurately.

The crowd gathered in panic, as they saw thick wooden boards nailed onto the cargo ship. The two ships were so far apart that even if the shells were powerful, they would not be able to penetrate the cargo ship's hull.

But the reality is not so.

With a loud bang, the thick wooden boards on the cargo ship's hull were blown into pieces, and a very deep crack appeared on the cargo ship's hull.

The last cannon at the stern of the warship fired again, and with a muffled sound, a very large gap appeared on the crack.

A large amount of river water poured into the cabin, and it was then clear that the shell not only penetrated the hull of the cargo ship, but also directly penetrated the cabin.

"Empress, the cannon used on the warship should be the most powerful flame cannon in our Tianqin country. This cannon is not light, and it is somewhat cumbersome to install it on the warship."

Minister of War Hou Shijin dealt with weapons today and saw the problem at a glance.

"Researching artillery is much more troublesome than building warships. The only thing we can do is figure out how to use the flame cannon."

Ye Jintang naturally knew that the weight of the Flame Cannon was a bit useless, but there was no better choice at the moment, so he could only use it reluctantly.

"I do know a few masters who research artillery. I wonder when the Queen started developing artillery. I can invite them all to the palace."

Ye Jintang didn't expect to have such a gain today. She immediately agreed. The warship issue was completely settled, and the research on artillery could also be put on the agenda.

On the canal, the warships continued to move forward quickly, the cannons on both sides were put away, and three rows of heavy arrow holes revealed their true faces.

Wherever the warships passed, heavy arrows shot quickly like rain towards the scarecrows and targets on both sides of the river bank.

Under such intensive shooting of heavy arrows, the scarecrow and the target were destroyed, and the trees around them also suffered. Some big trees were directly pierced through the middle by heavy arrows.

"The power of heavy arrows is really great. If the pirates' ship is not strong enough, the heavy arrows alone can penetrate their hull."

"Yes, we didn't bring thunder bombs with us on the heavy arrows today. If we did, the damage would be even greater."

Ye Jintang likes to keep a trick up her sleeve no matter what she does. Today’s display of the warship is enough. She won’t reveal all her cards.

"I understand. Shi Bin is a master at using thunder bombs. It's hard for me not to understand him."

While the two were talking, the warship had already passed by the dock. It turned around not far ahead and fired another wave of artillery and heavy arrows. Everyone present was stunned after this round. They had never known that the artillery and heavy arrows of the Tianqin Kingdom were so powerful.