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Still in the bay near the Juzhang Coast, the closest to the Zhoushan Islands, there are ten huge brand new sea ships docked on the temporary wooden pier.

These ships were the training ships of the Marine Division fleet mobilized by the Maritime Academy after the First Emperor set off. Most of them were ships from the Qinghe Leasing Company. According to the hull number, it was much newer than the batch of ships Chen Xu rode on last year, and the smallest hull number was more than 50.

The largest flagship is 40 zhang long, with a hull number of 01 and a ship named Taishan. It is currently the largest sea ship newly built by Langya Shipyard. It has seven main and secondary sails, plus side sails, and dense masts. The whole ship looks ferocious and domineering and has a very visual impact. Several sea ships of twenty zhang docked next to it look like the difference between a wild boar and an elephant.

It is seven or eight miles away from Langya Harbour and is hidden in the bay, so it can only be seen when you get closer.

When Emperor Shi and a group of Gongzi Qinghou, who had not yet experienced it, saw these ten large ships from the Maritime Academy, they became excited again.

"God, this is the real big ship!"

"Tsk tsk, I finally opened my eyes. I didn't expect that I, Daqin, could build such a large sea boat!"

"I thought the merchant ship was already huge. Now, when compared, it is like a child or a strong man..."

"Is such a giant ship expensive?"

"Of course, I heard from the Ministry of Slaughtering and Works last time that this 40-meter-long ship uses more than 10,000 stones of material, and can carry 100,000 stones of grain at a time, and can reach 1,500 people. It is the largest ship in my Great Qin, with a cost of more than 3 million yuan..."

"hiss"

The group of young men and Hou, who were standing under the boat, were discussing and admiring, took a breath of cold air.

"Isn't that equivalent to the cost of six ordinary three-masted sea ships? Such a high price is really not cost-effective!"

"Who said it's not worth it!" Chen Xu smiled and turned to look at the questioning Hou Qing, "The bigger the ship, the stronger the ability to resist wind and waves, and the more stable it will be on the sea. A few years ago, you have accompanied His Majesty to patrol the southeast. Many of them heard that they were vomited. Even if this giant ship is more than meter high, it can be like walking on the ground, and there is almost no obvious bump. This is specially built by the Hou for His Majesty this time. This is the only one, and it does not need to be built again at the moment. However, the benefits of this giant ship are not limited to this, but its powerful cargo capacity, which only requires twice the manpower of an ordinary sea ship to transport at least five times the cargo of ordinary cargo ships. These twenty-foot-sized sea ships seem huge, but they can only be used for offshore navigation and are not suitable for ocean navigation. Once larger winds and waves are encountered, it is very dangerous, especially in the summer, when the winds are high and the waves are too fast, it is easy to overturn..."

"Qinghe Hou's words are reasonable. The larger the hull, the smoother it is. Moreover, the manpower and material resources required for navigation will not increase much. In terms of freight and control, the advantages of large ships are very obvious!" An expert in the Ministry of Industry quickly commented on it.

"In this way, it's still a good deal to build such a big ship, but why not build more?" Someone from a group of young men questioned. Chen Xu saw that it was Hu Hai, and he obviously sowed the disagreement and wanted to cause trouble.

"Yes, yes, since building large ships is more cost-effective, why not save money to build all these large ships, which is both safe and cost-effective, with five ships per ship..." Several young men and some accompanying Qinghou began to echo Hu Hai.

"There are benefits, but naturally, there are disadvantages. First, the process is complicated, and second, the requirements for wood are very high. Just to find the keel to build this big ship, the shipyard has visited countless famous rivers and mountains, and it took more than a year to find it. It took half a year to cut down and transport it to Langya, and tens of thousands of people were used one after another. Therefore, the cost of building such a giant ship is second, but it is too expensive and some of the gains are not worth the cost..."

"The bigger the ship, the more difficult it will be to control it. Once an accident occurs, the losses caused will be magnified several times. A small boat capsizes, which will only affect dozens or hundreds of people. However, if such a large ship capsizes, thousands of people may be buried in the sea in an instant. Once such a large ship is damaged, the price will be even more unbearable. Therefore, it is not that many benefits can be built, but depends on the demand. What is needed now are more sea ships sailing near the sea, and twenty meters are barely enough..."

"So that's it. We're taught!" A group of young men and the accompanying Qinghou bowed together.

"In fact, the main reason is not that, but money..." Chen Xu smiled and pointed at the giant ship floating in the bay like a mountain. "Because it was the first forty-foot giant ship, from design to the new dock to the successful construction, the Taishan took more than two years, costing more than 3.8 million yuan. The Maritime Academy's budget for this year is only 3 million yuan. If all this kind of big ship is built, I am afraid that no one can be found, and all kinds of training can only be stopped. Although the imperial court has grown rapidly in recent years, the places that require expenses are also like flowing water. I don't know where to squeeze out money to build a few more such giant ships!"

"What Zuo Xiang said is that the Finance Department is really unable to squeeze out the extra money to build a giant ship. Feng Xiang only agreed to three 20-foot training ships reported by the Ministry of Works and the Maritime Academy. This huge huge ship, not to mention that Feng Xiang would not agree, even if he agreed, he would probably report to stop it..." An official with the Finance Department stood up to stand up for Chen Xu's statement.

"Can't we let the central bank issue more bonds and redemption?" said a very thoughtful young man weakly.

"whispering sound"

Although no one came forward to refute, the collective reaction of the crowd expressed disdain and counterattack of this statement.

"Young Master, the court needs to pay a large amount of interest for issuing bonds. The 500 million bonds planned by Tantu now have to pay nearly 10 million more interest every year. The burden is not small. The redemption is not something that can be issued just by issuing it. It requires gold, silver and copper coins of the same value as collateral. The money bank can issue as much money as it can. If it is issued too much, it will be worth it!" An official who is more familiar with finance explained in a low voice.

"No, don't we get redeemed according to the numbers on weekdays? How come it is not valuable? You can get ten thousand for ten thousand, and you can get ten thousand for ten thousand for ten thousand..."

"Hmph, I will give you a billion vote, and you can get it out for me!"

Facing his financial idiot's son, the First Emperor, who had never spoken, could not help but snort coldly.

The young man was about to speak, but in an instant, he seemed to figure out something. The sweat on his forehead rolled down. He quickly lowered his head and bowed with a flushed face: "My son is not thinking well, he is wrong!"

"Know it is to know it, but don't know it. There are so many important ministers, and the Grand Tutor in front of you. If you don't understand, ask, how can you talk nonsense? After you go back this time, you will study hard at the Beijing University. If you don't pass the graduation defense, stay in the capital!" The First Emperor walked towards the springboard of the ship.

"Your Majesty calms down. Those who don't know will not be guilty. The Ninth Prince is just a doubt!" Chen Xu and a group of ministers quickly followed and persuaded him.

Some of the young masters were nervous, some were scared, some were pityed, and some showed gloating expressions and followed them, leaving only the blushing nine young master standing alone in a daze.

A talkative word almost destroyed the favorable feelings and trust he had accumulated in the mind of the First Emperor.

Originally, I was lucky enough to be named by the First Emperor to go out for a tour together, watching the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Qin Dynasty and learning various strategies for governing the country. As long as you don’t make mistakes, you will definitely gain a lot after going back this trip. At least you will be no problem to be named a prince in the future, but unexpectedly, I was so happy that I was a little overwhelmed.

The experience of the Ninth Prince, from all the accompanying princes and Qinghous, can only be considered as unlucky. The so-called disaster comes from the mouth, and too much talk will lead to mistakes. This is the end of talking nonsense, so no one comes to care about him. After Emperor Shi and a group of people started to board the boat along the springboard of the dock, some familiar palace eunuchs came up to persuade and comfort and chase after him.

Ten ships, seven are twenty feet long, two are thirty feet long, and one is forty feet long.

Except for the largest flagship that the emperor rode on, all other ships were dismantled.

Moreover, there was no musketeer in the entire fleet, and all ships were only equipped with captains, chief mates, managers and sailors at all levels selected by the Maritime Academy, and no other excess personnel were allowed.

Chen Xu and Meng Yi and other dozens of people accompanied the Prince Qinghou and Hou, followed the First Emperor to the largest flagship. Five hundred Xuanwu Guards and five hundred selected guards were also on board to guard the ship. Most of the remaining imperial guards and the eunuchs and the imperial chefs and the imperial doctors who accompanied the palace servants, the palace maids, imperial chefs and doctors were scattered on board the other nine large ships, and some escorted cars and horses to wait in advance from land to Langya Port.

After all the entourage and supplies boarded the ship and obtained permission from the First Emperor, Cao Shen, the dean of the Maritime Academy, who led the fleet, issued an order.

As a red-bottomed Venus flag rose along the main mast, amid the long sound of horns, all ten ships began to put away the springboards and gangways, lifted sails and anchors one by one, leaving the dock, arranged in a huge and sharp wedge toward the estuary of the bay.

Heading towards you is Yingshan Island, the closest to the mainland in the middle of the Zhoushan Islands, which are only about ten miles apart.
Chapter completed!