Chapter 543 (2/2)

The land under our feet is actually a sphere called a circle. Both this sentence and Li Chunfeng's inference over the past few years have long confirmed its authenticity. However, he still wants to go sailing to see how round the sphere is, and whether there are other vast and abundant lands on the earth, as his highness the prince said A creature I haven't seen before.What's more, navigation itself is related to image, which is fatal attraction for Li Chunfeng, which makes him have to bow down to submit when facing Li Hong.

Li Hongzheng was about to talk to get to the point when he heard a knock on the door. With his reply, Bai Chun walked in quickly. He was excited with a note in his hand. When he closed the door, he could see vaguely that in the night, on the branch not far from the door, there was a huge bird standing on the branch, looking intensely at the room with the door opened.

”What's the matter?” Li Hong motioned for Bai chun to sit down beside him, and then poured a cup of tea to Bai Chun himself and asked.

”Your Highness, I have found it.” Bai Chun held the note and watched Li Hong excited.

”What have you found?” Li Hong looked at Bai Chun up and down and thought she was a little nervous.

”Chen QingHan! That is, Chen Jingzhi's daughter has been found. ” Bai Chunyang raised the note in her hand and handed it to Li Hong.

Li Hong took the note and looked at it, then handed it to Li Chongyi. Li Chongyi thought a little, took it and looked at it, and then gave it back to Li Hong again.

Then he solemnly said, ”Your Highness, if you want to save Chen Jingzhi's daughter in the name of the government, you must first stop the investigation of Chen Jingzhi by the Ministry of officials and the Ministry of punishment, especially the Yangzhou government.”

”Li Jingye's disobedience is now well known in both Jiangnan and Jiangnan? Do you think if he knew that I knew that Chen Jingzhi was not dead, he would not directly execute Chen Jingzhi according to the law of the Tang Dynasty. ” Li Hong faintly bowed his head and said.

”But if she is rescued by force, the risk will be very great. If it is not done properly, Li Jingye's rebellious heart will be accelerated...” Li Chongyi hesitated, or said his heart worry.

”Forget it, you don't have to worry about it. You just have to focus on the Zhechong mansion which is now under his control. As for the rescue of Chen Jingzhi's daughter, let her take full responsibility.” Li Hong returned the note in his hand to Bai Chun, clapping a way.

”Yes, your highness.” Li Chongyi saluted and said.

”If so, your highness, you will not be able to go to sea a few days later?” Li Chunfeng heard that Li Hong asked Bai chun to rescue Chen Jingzhi's daughter. His highness would have to delay a few days to go to sea.

”Three or five days is enough. I don't think it will take long. If we can rescue Chen Jingzhi's daughter, give Li Jingye a warning and force him to make trouble, it will be a good thing. In addition, after Chen Jingzhi's daughter was rescued, I went to sea again. I think Li Jingye will be more or less relaxed, which is also conducive to Li Chongyi's struggle for the unstable Zhechong mansion. ” Li Hong pondered and said.

”But...” Li Chunfeng also wanted money, but was interrupted by Li Hong.

”No, I won't be able to rebuild these ships in ten years. If it's smaller and costs less, I can consider rebuilding a few. As for a ship of this size, it can't be rebuilt.” Li Hong said seriously.

When he said this, not only Li Chunfeng was puzzled, but also Bai Chun. He had always been a firm advocate and supporter of the so-called maritime power. How could he now reject his own decision?

Looking at the crowd stunned on the spot, Li Hong shrugged helplessly and said: ”no way, I have to use this cost in other places. If we can achieve something in ten or twenty years, then you sailing boats are waste on the sea. In the eyes of future ships, they are just like paper. So in order to support those plans, I have to give up the reduction on your side 。”

Li Chunfeng looked at Li Hong suspiciously. Then he scanned the faces of Bai Chun, Li Chongyi and Cui Zhibian. After thinking about him, he asked, ”Your Highness, do you have high hopes for the gas spinning ball made by the Chongwen school students a few days ago?”

Li Hong looked at him in surprise and nodded faintly without speaking.

The power that the air spinning ball can provide is too tempting for him. If the air spinning ball can really develop a steam engine after ten years of improvement, then will the ship be able to be transported out. At that time, the Qiantang River Wharf will be faced with a real ship, will it not be paper paste?

But now all this is still in the imagination. What's more, we still need to rely on Li Chunfeng's ocean voyage to bring him some materials needed to build a steam engine.

However, these five ships are far ahead of other countries in this era. In at least 10, 20, or even 30 years, no other foreign country will be able to build the huge sailing ships owned by the Tang Dynasty with their own strength.