"There are 1,000 and 80 women, all of whom are unmarried women under the age of 20. After that, there were 5,191 ships of all types, and 180,000 porters! From Luoyang, it is connected from end to end, stretching for more than 200 miles......"

Lao Jiang clearly said the dragon boat at the beginning, but in the end, he still unknowingly transferred to the owner of the dragon boat, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui!

Perhaps remembering the grand occasion of the year, there were tears in the corners of Lao Jiang's eyes.

No matter how much the world hated that era, it will always be an unforgettable and precious memory for them, the great shipbuilders.

"Yang Guang, Yang Guang!"

Listening to Lao Jiang's gradually low narration, Xiao Han's heart was also filled with infinite emotion.

But now that the man has passed away, he doesn't want to comment on this unique emperor in history.

Perhaps, all his merits and demerits, future generations will give a fair comment.

"What happened to that huge fleet?" After a pause, Xiao Han looked at Lao Jiang and asked.

Lao Jiang let out a sigh and shook his head slowly: "I don't know, maybe I still stay in Jiangdong, maybe I ...... Maybe no one knows. ”

Xiao Han was silent.

Since Yang Guang's third and last trip south, there has been no news of that unparalleled luxury fleet!

Even all kinds of history books have no record of this, and I don't know if they have disappeared into this world with the late lord Yang Guang.

"Well, let's not talk about that, after all, those things are too far away for us." Secretly sad for a moment, Xiao Han quickly laughed at himself, put these things behind him, and continued to look up at the boat and ask Lao Jiang: "Elder Jiang, look, how is this ship worked, is it still strong?" ”

"It's sturdy! It was originally a thousand-material battleship, but the front and rear beats were removed, otherwise on the water, only the Wuya battleship could beat it! Skipping those stories and talking about his strengths, Lao Jiang came to the spirit again, and looked at the boat together to explain to Xiao Han.

"What? Is this a battleship? Xiao Han screamed in surprise. Not to mention, if Lao Jiang didn't point out its use, he would never have imagined that this thing would be a battleship!

But it's no wonder that Xiao Han is not to blame, the warships of later generations are all narrow and long! Like the one in front of me, such a high deck house is somewhat similar to the manned cruise ships of later generations.

"Build so many houses, if there is *, it is estimated that they will be killed at once!" Secretly slandered to himself, Xiao Han couldn't help but judge the current things from the eyes of a layman.

"Lao Jiang, according to what you just said, should the shipbuilding industry in the Sui period be very powerful? How powerful? Xiao Han asked with a wink.

Lao Jiang pondered for a moment, as if he was organizing language, and then replied: "Go back to twenty or thirty years ago, when shipbuilding was really powerful!" Because at that time, the emperor gathered the world's skilled craftsmen to build dragon boats in order to visit Jiangdong by boat, so at that time, it should be the most prosperous time for shipbuilding! ”

Xiao Han nodded, and the thinker said, "Then if I want to recruit those people from the past as much as possible, and let them get together again to study and make a big ship, can I do it?" ”

Lao Jiang frowned tightly, and asked thoughtfully: "Is it in the name of the Ministry of Industry, or is it yourself?" ”

Xiao Han looked at Lao Jiang and said: "You can think of it as the Ministry of Industry, or you can think of it as my private operation, after all, in the future, the Ministry of Industry should not think too much about this part!" It's just that I personally don't want to let these valuable skills go away. ”

"That's hard! It's almost impossible! Lao Jiang thought about it seriously, and decided to tell the truth!

In his mind, let alone Xiao Han's little marquis, even if it was an order from Emperor Tang himself, this was an impossible task!

Since ancient times, big ships have left Hongdu, so it is also the place where shipbuilders gather the most. Except for there, only Jiangdu can be compared to it, and now these two places happen to not belong to the Tang Dynasty!

There is no direct attribution, which means that Datang's appointment has no ability to restrain people, and is simply tempted by heavy money, and the gold and silver required are not more than tens of millions? How could Datang, who is now in a wolf smoke, take such a huge amount of money?

When Xiao Han asked this question, he actually had a little bottom in his heart, but seeing Lao Jiang's neat denial, he still felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

To be honest, he hadn't thought of it that far before he saw this thousand-material battleship!

Or rather, he didn't expect that he would have to start arranging future sailing plans so soon!

When he instructed Yang Kailuo to find a boat, he really just wanted to get a few small boats to transport grain! Maybe in the long run, it is just to build a small dock in Hanzhong first, so as to make some preparations in advance for Ren Qingfa to be assigned to the New World in the future.

"Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang! How did you buy a ship? This is a bottomless pit that has been bought back! Xiao Han sighed in his heart!

Because he came from the later generations, Xiao Han saw it farther than others! And if you see far, you will have the trouble of seeing far!

Later, countless facts told Xiao Han that the time when an industry went from glory to decline was really short!

Especially in ancient times, the lack of materials and classics, the aging of personnel and craftsmen, and the loss of inheritance, many exquisite skills will be quickly lost in history.

If you don't say anything else, just say the dynasty!

Zheng He's fleet was definitely the first in the world at the time, but what about after seven voyages to the West? In the Qing Dynasty, the huge Central Plains Dynasty couldn't even build a decent ship! Whose fault is this?

"Lao Jiang, how old are the good shipbuilders now? How long has it been since we built a ship? After thinking for a while, Xiao Han finally closed his eyes and asked slowly.

When Lao Jiang heard this, he frowned, and said after a while: "Most of them are the same age as me, since the world is in chaos, it is estimated that no one will study shipbuilding anymore!" ”

Xiao Han nodded, opened his eyes and asked, "If you don't build ships in the next ten years, what do you think will happen to the world's shipbuilding industry?" ”

Seeing Xiao Han becoming serious, Lao Jiang unconsciously stood up straight, and replied in a deep voice: "More than ten years have passed, if you come back for another ten years, it is estimated that the essence of Sui Shi can be removed by half, and the skills are missing at least forty percent!" ”

"Ten years ......" Hearing this answer, Xiao Han couldn't help but be silent.

From now on, Datang needs more than three years to calm down the world, and another seven years to recuperate and heal the wounds of war! At that time, Xiao Han believed that it must be a state of prosperity and prosperity! But then, it's too late!

Because Xiao Han deeply knows that in the past ten years, neither Datang nor the Ministry of Industry will definitely pay huge energy for an industry whose input and output are disproportionate!

Unconsciously, Xiao Han's fists were clenched, and his complexion gradually changed from hesitation to strength: "I'll go to his grandma's!" In any case, the inheritance cannot be broken! They don't do it, Lao Tzu will do it! How great is the strength, how much energy! ”