She thought about going out to sea, what if she encountered a strong enemy?
She thought of the ancient artillery forts she had visited many times. She also listened carefully to the tour guide's explanation of its working principle. Then she drew a sketch, described its power, and gave it to the old prince to study.
I didn't expect that it would be done in less than two hours.
"Of course I have. He is more interested in it than I am. But that thing consumes too much iron." The old prince felt a little regretful.
Only two have been made so far, and they consume a lot of gunpowder.
But that thing is indeed something, it is fired from a cannon, it has the same capacity as a bomb, and it can be thrown that far.
It is very suitable for meeting the enemy at a long distance at sea and directly destroying and sinking the enemy's ships.
"Father, we can consider going out to sea." Yu Ye Zheng felt that the time was ripe.
Her dream can come true.
"Yes, father, we can get ready now." Shangguan Ziqi had promised his wife that he would make all the wealth in the world.
Now that they have ships and weapons, they are fully confident in sailing far away.
"Well, the emperor has been waiting for this day for a long time. He said that he must go to Esteria when he has time."
"My husband, let's prepare more of our Great Wei's unique goods. Let me think about what things foreigners like most about us, such as ceramics, embroidery, silk, tea, medicine, wine..." Yu Yu Zheng listed more than a dozen commodities.
The next day, the old prince and his son went to the palace to discuss the matter with the emperor.
The current Emperor Wei, the eldest prince, has been on the throne for three years. In these three years, he has worked hard to govern the Wei Dynasty in an orderly manner.
He gave himself the nickname Kaiye Emperor.
Now the queen is pregnant again, this is her third child.
But he was the emperor after all, and it was impossible for there to be only one empress in the palace. The emperor still selected a few women to enter the palace, but he treated the empress the same as before and did not treat her badly in the slightest.
The eldest prince and the other princes are all born to the queen, and no one can shake their status.
"Uncle Rong, I heard from my father yesterday that your operation went very smoothly. It is really a cause for celebration."
"Your Majesty, you are joking. They are just a few petty thieves. We are using them to sharpen our knives." The old prince did not take this action seriously at all.
"Haha, Uncle Rong has trained the navy well these days. Father can't wait any longer and wants to go out to sea. What do you think about this?"
"Your Majesty, my father and I came to the palace today to discuss this matter with you.
Now that the conditions are in place, I would like to go out with the Emperor to explore and broaden my horizons.
Of course, the first time, we won’t walk too far. After we go out a few more times, we can slowly walk farther.
What does the Emperor think? "
"Yes, I think so too. Go, I'm waiting for you to bring things from other countries and their domestic technologies." Emperor Kaiyu was also greatly influenced by Yu Yuzheng.
He is still young, and he also wants to see the Great Wei become more and more advanced and prosperous in his lifetime.
This is settled.
Then we started to prepare for the big event.
Shangguan Ziqi began to buy things he wanted to take on board.
The old prince began to select the personnel to be taken on board.
Since Emperor Qiming was going with us, safety was the first priority, so manpower arrangements were very important.
Yu Zheng made a few more requests.
Put more gourds on the boat to use as rescue tools in case someone falls into the water, or have each crew member tie two gourds to their bodies.
Each ship should have several rescue boats on board. In case of strong winds and waves, the boats can still be used to save lives.
Yu Zheng wrote down everything she could think of and asked Shangguan Ziqi to prepare.
And this time when he went to sea, Emperor Qiming specifically asked her to go with him.
Now the question is what to do with the three children.
How could she bear to abandon her child in the house without seeing him for a year or two?
On this day, Shangguan Ziqi finished his work at the government office.
Yu Zheng's worried look puzzled him.
"Madam, why are you unhappy?"
"Husband, we plan to go out to sea this time, and we may not be able to come back for a day. What should we do with the children?" Yu Yuzheng was distressed and entangled.
"Ma'am, let's take the children with us. They can also go out with us to broaden their horizons."
"But they are too young. If we fail to take care of them and something happens to them, I won't be able to bear it."
Yu Yuzheng was of course aware of the risks at sea. If they encountered extremely strong winds and waves, it was very likely that none of them would be able to make it.
Although the probability is small, there is always a chance.
"Madam, we went out to sea for a trial voyage a while ago. We have been sailing for more than a month and have experienced strong winds and waves, but none of our crew members have been injured.
And it’s not like we only have one ship.
Even if we encounter unstoppable storms, it is impossible for all the ships to capsize.
Then we will connect all the boats together to form a large ship that can withstand any strong wind and waves."
Shangguan Ziqi was very confident that he could supervise the manufacturing of the ship.
He was confident that the Wei ships were stronger and more resistant to wind and waves than those of the foreigners.
If foreigners' ships can sail so far, they can certainly do it too.
Seeing that he was so sure, Yu Zheng felt a little relieved.
She had never seen the sea vessels being built by the Wei Dynasty before, so she was unsure.
She was so busy with her own work that she had no time to ask her husband about the work in charge of shipbuilding, and she didn't understand it at all.
"Is that really okay?"
“We have prepared so much, there will be no shortage of food.
And even though the three children are less than ten years old, you know that they are very good at martial arts.
My daughter is so agile that she can sometimes dodge my attacks." Shangguan Ziqi assured.
He also couldn't bear to leave the children behind.
“Then leave mother and little sister in the house?” Yu Yuzheng felt uncomfortable.
"Mother and my little sister have different personalities from our three treasures. They are more quiet and gentle, so it's better for them to stay in the mansion.
Besides, the mansion cannot be without its master. It won’t be too late to take them out after we have explored the route to the sea.
This is the first time, we are not familiar with each other, and I am afraid we can’t take care of so many things.”
"That's what you said." Yu Zheng felt relieved.
It’s best to bring the children along.
Several children have been studying with Master Jin for quite a while, so it doesn't matter if they take a break for a while since they don't have to take the imperial examinations.
Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. Maybe you can learn more by going out.
Preparations are proceeding in full swing.
The old prince also selected his personnel carefully.
Ten ships are planned to be dispatched for this voyage, each with forty crew members.
These are all the navy officers and soldiers he trained.
These officers and men were both sailors and soldiers.
Take them out to sea, and if you encounter a strong enemy, you can be ready to fight at any time.
The scheduled departure time soon arrived.
Yu Yuzheng's medical classes were suspended, and she also brought along the dozen or so foreign language students she taught.
After arranging everything at home, Yu Yuzheng and Shangguan Ziqi boarded a horse-drawn carriage to Hongchang County.
It's the place where Japanese meet foreigners.
The Shipbuilding Department is located there.
In the past few days, Shangguan Ziqi has come here countless times.
The three children were particularly excited.
As soon as they heard that their parents were going to take them out to sea, they were already waiting.
As for foreigners, they had only seen the dozen or so who came to the Wei Dynasty at that time, and no foreigners came since then.
But they were too young at that time and could not remember what they looked like. I only knew that they looked very strange.
"Mother, is there really someone on the other side of the sea?" Dabao Shangguan Changyu was very curious.
When he was over nine years old, he was no longer willing to ride in the carriage with Yu Yuzheng, and instead rode a pony beside the carriage.
Even though it was July, he didn't mind the heat.
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