I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 434 Shortcoming?

All I saw was that he looked at the steam engine ship in front of him with piercing eyes, and then said to Gongshu Shangzao and Ying Changsheng.

"I have seen this boat now, but why didn't I see what advantages it has?"

"I've also seen that its speed is not too fast, and it can still be achieved with sails as the power. There is nothing surprising about this speed!"

"Besides, I also found that this ship is not too big. It is not as huge as the Zheng He treasure ship. This ship is neither big nor fast. I really don't understand what is so good about it!"

After Ying Zheng's voice fell, it reached Ying Changsheng's ears.

The latter nodded slightly.

express approval.

indeed.

What Brother Zheng just said.

Not without reason.

On the contrary, it makes perfect sense.

As Brother Zheng himself said, he didn't even see the advantages of the ship in front of him.

In fact, what Brother Zheng said was true.

The one in front of me, the steam engine ship, is indeed not fast, and its displacement is not too large.

In this situation.

It's quite normal for Brother Zheng to have such doubts.

Ying Changsheng, however, had his own opinion. Brother Chaozheng, who only saw him smiling, explained.

"Father, you have forgotten that this is the first steam-powered ship built!"

"And how powerful is the steam engine?"

"The prospects inside are also quite broad. The current steam engine may have very little power, but what about the future? What about the future? One day, if its power is increased, wouldn't it be possible to sail at a faster speed? Okay, can we move forward with a larger ship?"

For a moment, Ying Changsheng's voice fell.

What he said was heard clearly by Brother Zheng.

And Brother Zheng, after listening to these words.

Also involuntarily, he nodded frequently to express his approval.

Indeed, just as Ying Changsheng said just now.

Ships powered by steam engines have great prospects, while ships powered by sails have already been developed to the limit.

Being able to build Zheng He's treasure ship is already a miracle among miracles.

In this situation.

Naturally, it is undoubtedly a better choice to adopt fashionable ships powered by steam engines in the future.

After Brother Zheng nodded, Ying Changsheng's next words made Brother Zheng agree with the excellent performance of the steam engine-powered ship.

Just listen, Brother Ying Changsheng Chaozheng said.

"Father, apart from these, I also feel that there are better advantages in this!"

"What's the advantage? Tell me quickly and listen to me?"

Ying Zheng became interested and asked quickly.

And Ying Changsheng was not ambiguous, he explained directly.

"The advantage is nothing else, that is, this steam engine-powered ship can carry a stronger ship for sailing!"

"A few days ago, a typhoon passed by along the coast, causing heavy losses to my Zheng He treasure ship in Daqin. The wooden ship is too dangerous in the wind and waves. Father, do you think so?"

"It's true!"

Thinking of this, Brother Zheng couldn't help but sighed.

Those wooden Zheng He treasure ships were successfully built after consuming a lot of financial, material and manpower from the Qin Empire. However, even such a good ship, which cost so much, was ultimately destroyed. Under the typhoon.

It is conceivable that Brother Zheng is naturally a little bit regretful.

But when Brother Zai Zheng was feeling regretful here, Ying Changsheng was, Brother Chao Zheng said.

"So, Daqin wants to adopt a stronger hull structure to meet the current needs, and this hull structure, in Erchen's opinion, has only one structure, which is the most suitable. This structure is made of iron!"

"Steel is stronger than wood, father, are you right?"

"Yes, yes, I thought so too!"

Ying Changsheng's voice fell.

Brother Zheng nodded again and again, expressing his approval.

After finishing speaking, Brother Zheng said to Ying Changsheng.

"In addition to these advantages, are there any advantages?"

"Yes, of course, there are many advantages!"

Ying Changsheng said without thinking.

Gongshu Shangzao on the side also nodded, and he spoke first.

"Your Majesty, let me tell you the greatest advantage of this steam engine!"

"Your Majesty, when sailing on the sea, there are quite a lot of problems. In my opinion, the biggest problem, the most serious problem, is that when sailing, there is no wind. the weather!"

"Silent weather?"

Ying Zheng was a little surprised.

Gongshu Shangzao nodded without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, the sea and the land are exactly the same, and the weather with no wind is very common!"

"Encountering this kind of weather is quite dangerous. The reason is very simple, that is, in this kind of weather, there is no wind. If there is no wind, the ship will have no power to move forward. If there is no wind for a long time, it will be too long If so, then the consequences are extremely serious, after the fresh water and food on the ship are used up, there is only a dead end for everyone, Your Majesty, what I said, right?"

"That's true. It seems that this voyage is indeed extremely dangerous!"

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Sentimental for those sailors who were on the voyage.

the reason is simple.

These people face too many difficulties, and they face too many dangers.

But soon.

Brother Zheng had just finished sighing, but he discovered another unusual problem.

Seeing Brother Zheng, he couldn't help frowning, and said to Chaoying Changsheng and Gongshu Shangzao beside him.

"Just now, you two just told me about the advantages of this ship, but why do you feel that this ship still has some shortcomings..."

"shortcoming?"

For a moment, as Ying Zheng's voice fell, everyone present was stunned.

Seeing brother Zheng, he pointed to the boat in front of him and opened his mouth to speak.

"If you use sails, there will be windless periods, which is naturally extremely dangerous. However, I ask you two, if this ship is powered by a steam engine, will it stop halfway?"

"I just saw that this ship needs to rely on coal to sail. However, if the coal is burned, what should we do if the coal burns out along the way? If it is a sail, at least we can wait until the wind comes. But if you use coal, you will be blinded..."

For a moment, when Ying Zheng's voice fell.

Gongshu Shangzao's face suddenly changed.

Well, Brother Zheng is really amazing.

As soon as I said it, a big problem came out.

This issue must be taken seriously.

Otherwise, it is very likely that it will lead to serious consequences, and just as Gongshu Shangzao was thinking about how to answer, Ying Changsheng who was standing beside him laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)