Chapter 151 All I said is true

However, Li Zhen forgot that the reason why there are so many merchant ships in the Netherlands is that they have achieved after nearly a hundred years of development.

Moreover, it was already the 15th century, and the New World had been discovered. The development of maritime trade was at the peak of commerce. The Netherlands was the new maritime overlord, known as the maritime coachman, so it had such a foundation.

When is this now?

It's only the seventh century now.

Not to mention the New World, if it weren't for Li Zhen, the Tang Dynasty wouldn't even discover Luzon now, let alone the Age of Discovery.

How could so many ships go out to sea?

And how powerful is the Netherlands' shipbuilding industry?

From the 15th to the 16th century, the Netherlands' shipbuilding industry ranked first in the world. There were hundreds of shipyards in the capital Amsterdam alone, and hundreds of ships could be built nationwide at the same time. The Netherlands' shipbuilding technology is the most advanced in the world. The cost of ships is 1/3 to 1/2 lower than that of the United Kingdom. Many European countries have come to the Netherlands to order ships...

This shows the prosperity of the Dutch shipbuilding industry.

But what is happening in the Tang Dynasty now?

There are only three large shipyards, and even if there are only four shipyards that have not been disclosed yet.

Even if there are only less than twenty medium-sized shipyards that can manufacture large merchant ships but will have very slow speeds, the Tang Dynasty has only less than twenty shipyards. Moreover, 90% of these shipyards were built by Li Zhen himself, and only a few of them belong to the government, and they can only produce river ships and must upgrade their technology if they want to transform. This shows the ancients' neglect of the ocean.

Compared with the Dutch support and the royal family even invested in the construction of shipyards, the difference is not a single thing...

In fact, Li Zhen was already very surprised and proud of his current scale - well, yes, Li Zhen was very satisfied with his current achievements. The reason why he was so calm just now was mainly because he wanted to pretend to be in front of him.

I have to say that the feeling of showing off is really great. No wonder so many people in later generations are willing to show off.

"My Crown Prince, don't tease me." Liu Rengui smiled bitterly and said, "Let me give me a correct number. How many ships are there?"

"I really didn't fool you." Li Zhen said seriously: "I repeat again. There are really thousands of ships we are going to welcome next, each with a displacement of more than a thousand tons, and there are also giant ships of two thousand tons and three thousand tons. If everything goes well, we will have a ship with a displacement of five thousand tons here as a flagship..."

However, although Li Zhen spoke very seriously, what he said was really outrageous, and Liu Rengui didn't believe it at all.

"...Your Highness, you are becoming less and less arrogant." Liu Rengui looked disbelieved: "A big ship with a total of 5,000 tons. According to the information known to his subordinates, among the three major shipyards in the Tang Dynasty, the strongest surveillance ship can only make 3,000 tons of merchant ships, right? Even the 4,000 tons are still in the design, and the design drawings have not even been released... Where did you get the 5,000 tons of ship?

Your Highness, you may not know much about ships. The tonnage of a ship is not just a lip service. Sometimes, every extra ton of water displacement requires many adjustments to the ship... The 5,000-ton merchant ship, my subordinates believe that it definitely exists, but according to my subordinates' estimates, I should not see its birth in my subordinates' lifetime."

Seeing that Liu Rengui didn't believe it anyway, Li Zhen was helpless: "I said you are too courageous, right? This is not the Liu Rengui I know. Can't you have some confidence in our technology? You said that I don't understand ship design? I really don't like to listen to this. Don't you remember it? The earliest Longhai class (different from the Zongheng level, the Zongheng level is a merchant ship, and the Zongheng level is a warship) was mostly designed by me. Even if I handed it over to the Dengzhou Shipyard, there are still a large part of the difficulties that were solved by our guidance. Boarding the ship is your hard work. Have you forgotten all these?"

"Of course I dare not forget, but these 5,000 tons... are really not kidding. At present, we have not even solved 4,000 tons. If it is 5,000 tons... it will definitely be made. The question is, can it run away?" Liu Rengui looked entangled. He was willing to believe it, but he thought so deep in his heart.

To put it bluntly, a sailboat is a pile of wood. Not to mention a ship with a displacement of 5,000 tons, even a ship with a displacement of 10,000 tons can be made. But can such a merchant ship run? I’m afraid that before going to sea, the wooden structure will not be able to withstand its own pressure and collapse, right? What’s the use of such a ship even if it is built?

"In your eyes, is this the kind of person who only knows how to do face-saving projects? Why can't you run? I tell you that not only can you run, but also the speed is not slow. Even the trial sailing in the water is about to be completed. If everything goes well, you can follow our fleet to Lingnan this time. Then you can see it with your own eyes, won't it be done?" Li Zhen rolled his eyes and said angrily.

A 5,000-ton boat is naturally a flying scissors sailboat. As long as it is a flying scissors, the speed will generally not be much slower.

"Yes, then I'll wait for this day." Liu Rengui responded, but from his tone, it was obvious that he didn't believe it deep in his heart. It was just that due to Li Zhen's face, it was hard to refute it anymore.

Li Zhen waved his hand and started driving people: "Okay, hurry up and recruit people. Even if the 5,000-ton super giant ship is fake, the more than 1,000-ton ships are real. I didn't tell any lies at this point. When the ship comes, you don't have enough manpower, that would be embarrassing."

"This is another thing that my subordinates want to say." Liu Rengui's face became even more bitter when he heard the number of ships: "Your Highness, you are better to be spiritual and wise. If you hand over all a thousand large ships to your subordinates, you will be powerless."

"I didn't say that I would give all these ships to you for command. Why do you think so beautiful?" Li Zhen chuckled and said, "Do you think I took out so many ships at once just to transport troops to attack India? That's too shameful, right?"

"That Your Highness means..."

Li Zhen smiled mysteriously: "This palace means... blooming on all sides..."

The two of them understood in a second: "What Your Highness means is that when the war begins, you must also send a fleet to explore the sea? This is indeed a good idea, but do we have enough talents? Not everyone can be the captain of a fleet."

As the same goes, an experienced captain is not so easy to train, while a captain who can lead a whole fleet is even more selectable and not so easy to train.
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