"Old man, is the iron piece of this boat bag thick? Can it withstand the rocks thrown by the trebuchet? Xia Hongsheng asked the old shipwright.

"This ...... Childe, no matter how thick the iron sheet is, it is a wooden embryo after all, if you use a trebuchet to hit it with a stone, it will definitely break after a long time! The old shipwright touched his chin and said, "However, there are huge shields of solid wood on both sides of the ship, and the outside is also covered with iron sheets, not to mention stones, even if you hit the car attacking the city gate, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to break it up, right?" ”

"Then you guess how long you can hold out if you let the trebuchet smash on both sides?" Xia Hongsheng asked again.

The old shipwright thought for a while, clapped his hands, and said: "Well, the old man dares to promise the Hou Ye that it shouldn't be a problem to smash it for two hours - this is what the old man said in a short time!" ”

"That's good!" Xia Hongsheng nodded, and asked again: "Then old man, let me ask you again, if you set this ship on fire, how long can it last?" ”

"Let's wrap the iron bag tightly!" The old shipwright said: "Where the iron sheet is spliced, I am afraid that the rivets will have seams, but all the splicing positions are covered with another layer, and all the rivets are wrapped in." As long as the iron sheet is not rotten, the fire will not burn the wood inside. However, if the fire is too big, even the good steel used in our military machine workshop will always be a little deformed, and it will be too hot, but I am afraid that it will not be able to treat people from above. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and listened to the old shipwright again: "But, Master Hou, don't we have sandbags on the ship?" If the ship is about to catch fire, separate the sandbags on the deck on the spot and let the sand flow out, so that the fire will be extinguished? If the iron sheet is too hot, can it also be spread with sand? Isn't this still the way you came up with? ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded again.

The old shipwright was a little strange, and asked Xia Hongsheng: "Master Hou, aren't all the questions you ask that we have discussed before?" Why are you asking again? ”

"Oh." Xia Hongsheng seemed to remember something, and said to the old shipwright: "I just want to confirm again, when it comes to the day of the mid-year holiday, Your Majesty will come over to try this ship in person." ”

"Plop-" The old shipwright staggered.

didn't wait for Xia Hongsheng to help him, and he got up again: "Master Hou!" What do you say?! His Majesty...... Your Majesty, personally ...... Hiss! ……”

The old shipwright seemed to have a leaky mouth, and he was snorting vigorously, his legs were trembling, and he couldn't stand steadily.

"Hou, Hou...... You, what you say is true? The old shipwright asked Xia Hongsheng in a trembling voice.

"Yes, it's true." Xia Hongsheng nodded to the old shipwright, and said, "By the way, Ben Hou forgot to tell the others. When you arrive at the cafeteria when you have dinner, you will be bothered to talk to them all, and you will be in good spirits and ready on the day of the holidays. If anyone loses his ugliness in front of His Majesty, it will be a matter of the face of the entire military aircraft workshop. Don't let our entire military aircraft workshop lose face in front of His Majesty with anyone. ”

The old shipwright nodded vigorously again and again: "The old man saves!" The old man saved! Ouch! His Majesty Himself ...... Fortunately, the old man's mother-in-law made a new dress for the old man before, and the old man has not been willing to wear ......"

Xia Hongsheng laughed, and no longer paid attention to the old boatwright's muttering beside him.

Since the establishment of the military aircraft workshop, although Li Shimin has been to the military aircraft workshop many times, it is the first time that he wants to meet these craftsmen in the military aircraft workshop.

It seems that what Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin before, Li Shimin still listened to it. The role of craftsmen, Li Shimin will not fail to see. After all, the Tang Dynasty now, especially the progress in armaments, is there because of the credit of these craftsmen in the military aircraft workshop. Moreover, since the addition of the patent law to the Tang Law, there are applicants every year, and the vast majority of them are craftsmen.

This time, he wanted to meet with the craftsmen of the military aircraft workshop, and it was Li Shimin himself who proposed it. This made Xia Hongsheng very happy, which shows that Li Shimin has begun to take measures, or means, to pay attention to and win over these craftsmen, which is a good start.

The news spread quickly, and in the past few days, people have come to Xia Hongsheng from time to time to ask if it is true. Xia Hongsheng also nodded to them one by one to confirm.

Next...... How to describe it -- the military aircraft workshop is boiling as if it is the New Year!

Xia Hongsheng had never seen these craftsmen so happy and elated, everyone in the workshop saw that their most proud research results were brought out, and even many people were preparing new clothes, and everyone worked hard to check and test their research results to ensure that the emperor could see their efforts.

The time to prepare is always insufficient, and the mid-day break is coming in a blink of an eye.

When the emperor's carriage appeared in view, Yan Lide took a deep breath and said to Xia Hongsheng: "The old man has also served His Majesty for a long time, and I didn't expect to see Your Majesty today, and I was a little nervous. Hehe......"

"Yan Shangshu is concerned with the military aircraft workshop, and he is united with all the craftsmen!" Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "Yan Shangshu, please!" ”

Yan Lide and Xia Hongsheng walked forward together, and took two teams of Datang Blades stationed in the military aircraft workshop to welcome Li Shimin's arrival.

"You wait to stop here, and there are Datang Blade team members in front of you to protect me." Li Shimin got out of the carriage and left all the rest of his entourage, including the guards.

Xia Hongsheng looked at Li Shimin's side, there were not many people with him, Wen Youfang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the eldest grandson Wuji, Gao Shilian. Wu Youwei Chi Gong, Cheng Yanjin, Li Daozong, Duan Zhixuan. That's all.

"This is the military aircraft workshop, and all the advanced skills of my Datang come from here." Li Shimin looked forward, pointed to the military aircraft workshop and said to the few people who accompanied him.

"I heard Your Majesty talk about this place earlier, but he hasn't been here." The eldest grandson Wuji raised his eyes and said, "Looking at it from the outside, it seems ordinary. ”

"Hehe, the more ordinary it is, the less it will attract attention." Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Presumably, this place seems ordinary, but in fact, it is secretly heavily guarded. The new steel, weapons, gasoline, firearms, etc., in the Tang Army, I am afraid they have all come out of here! ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, all those things were made here, and after testing the effect and confirming that they can be used, they will be arranged in the army." Datang is as strong as it is today, but it is inseparable from this place. I'm ashamed to say that I've come to see many experiments with new things, but this is the first time I've come to see the craftsmen who make those new things. ”

While they were talking, the crowd had already arrived at the door.

A dozen or so members of the Datang Blade team took a step forward, and a few people pushed open the two doors with force.

"Huh! How can this door be so heavy? Du Ruhui, who came to the military aircraft workshop for the first time, was a little surprised.

"Hehe, this door is covered with a layer of wood, so it looks like an ordinary wooden door." Xia Hongsheng explained: "In fact, the inside is made of molten steel. After you enter, please follow the lower officials, there are a lot of mechanisms here, if you accidentally trigger it, it will be troublesome! (To be continued.) )