Chapter 311 Is it too late to slide down now? The roads on both sides of the window were receding rapidly. Emperor Xuanwu was curious, but he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and rub his face which was a little painful from the cold wind:"This car is good, but it's not suitable for riding in winter or rainy days. It runs too fast and the wind is strong. It's unbearable to sit on it for a long time." "When I improve it later, this problem won't arise." Yun Shu also shrank his face into the cloak that was pulled tight around the collar, and pointed at the empty space in front where the windshield should have been installed. "I have already discussed this with Lord Zheng and Lord Jiang. We can try to make the colored glaze stronger, more transparent, and cheaper. Once it is finished, it will be installed in this place so that it does not affect the view of the road and can also block the wind, rain and other things. " "Sturdier and more transparent glass?" Colored glass is already very valuable, and this stronger and more transparent colored glass should be even better. How can it be made cheaper? Emperor Xuanwu thought this was somewhat unlikely. But thinking about the many things his daughter had come up with in the past two years, he would have thought it was impossible before, so he didn't say anything definite. Just tentatively said: "What if it doesn't work out, or the result is not satisfactory?"
"Then keep doing it!" She has a ready-made glass recipe in her hands, how could she not make it? It's a pity that I can't say this directly. Yun Shu thought about it, then patted the steering wheel in her hand: "Anyway, the purpose of making the colored glaze is just to further improve the car. Even if it cannot be made for the time being, I think this car should still be a great seller!" That's true! Emperor Xuanwu reacted immediately. He had just been thinking about how much this car could be improved, but he forgot that even the one he was riding in, the most simplified version of the steam car that Yun Shu had hurriedly built, The moment she appeared just now, she had already shocked even the emperor! Thinking of this, Emperor Xuanwu no longer worried about whether the car could be improved or to what extent it could be improved. He began to study the car itself carefully. "What is this plate you're spinning in your hand? How can it control the direction of this car?" "How did this car start, control its speed, and stop?" "Does the big boiler in the front need to be frequently refilled with water? I heard Zheng Qiaozhang say that this car seems to run only by boiling water?" "If I want to boil water, do I need to add more firewood or coal?" "..." Along the way, Emperor Xuanwu was like a curious baby, asking questions for a long time about everything. Fortunately, Yunshu stayed at the farm a few days ago, and when he studied the blueprints with Zheng Qiaozhang and Jiang Yuanbao every day, he really figured out every detail of this simplest and most basic steam car. At this moment, he was also very comfortable answering Emperor Xuanwu's questions. It is much easier to understand than the bunch of slightly professional terms that Zheng Qiaozhan spewed out in his excitement before. When we finished the circle and returned to the outside of Linde Hall, Emperor Xuanwu not only understood the principle of the steam engine, but also drew inferences from it and came up with a question: "Since this steam engine can be used on cars, can it also be used on ships?"
"Father said so." Yun Shu stopped the car steadily: “In fact, the first time that Lord Zheng thought of using steam was when he was discussing naval warships with me. A few days ago, when I was discussing the design drawings of this car with Mr. Zheng, I also roughly estimated what it would be like if it were a steamship. The result was..." Turning his head to meet Emperor Xuanwu's expectant gaze, Yun Shu said with a smile: "A giant steamship would cost at least 80,000 taels." "How many?" Emperor Xuanwu's expectant expression suddenly froze. how to say, The warships currently used by the Tiansheng Navy can accommodate ten people and cost about eight hundred taels. No matter how huge this steamship, which costs eighty thousand taels per ship, is, can it really accommodate a thousand people? Although the national treasury is indeed much more abundant now, this price is too... “The price is indeed a bit high.” The expression on Emperor Xuanwu's face was so easy to understand. Yun Shu nodded in agreement: "But this 80,000 tael steamer can accommodate up to 300 soldiers, and can also carry catapults. The most important thing is that it is at least twenty times faster than rowing with human power!" It can be two! Ten! Times! Faster! More than that! ! If Emperor Xuanwu thought nothing of Yunshu's earlier statement that it could accommodate 300 soldiers and load catapults, The last sentence hit him straight in the heart - "If that's true, then if Tiansheng wants to attack a place like Japan again, wouldn't it only take a few days to make a quick attack?" The Japanese envoy who was still following the crowd in a daze, welcoming Emperor Xuanwu off the car: "?" The other envoys from other small countries who were already panicking: "!!!" What does "want to attack a place like Japan again" mean? Isn't this talking about them! The envoys from the small countries felt that they were being targeted and felt even more overwhelmed. On the other hand, the generals headed by General Weiyuan became excited again after hearing this: "What do you mean we can launch a round trip in a few days? Your Majesty, is there any other place we need to start a war? I am willing to lead the troops there!" "It's over..." The envoys from the small countries who were squeezed to the end became more and more desperate: "The Princess of Tiansheng has a tough attitude towards the outside world, and the generals of Tiansheng are all brave and warlike. What's more, they have such a powerful chariot, and the military funds are also very sufficient..." Their country is going to be destroyed! If they had known that Tiansheng was so powerful and protective, they should not have sent people to disguise as pirates to harass Tiansheng's coastal areas in order to steal those few supplies! I don’t know if it’s too late to slide down now? or……
The envoys from the small countries were in a state of confusion and no one cared. At the Wanshou Festival dinner, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess presented His Majesty with a magical chariot that did not need horses to pull it, but could run several times faster than a carriage. In the future, the news that it might even run much faster than a horse spread out of the palace that night like wings. When the sun rose the next day, everyone in the streets and alleys knew about it. "I told you that Your Highness is definitely a deity descended from heaven, but you didn't believe it before! This cart doesn't need a horse to pull it, but it can run faster than a horse. If it's not divine power, what else can it be?"