Li Shi Min had no other choice.
At this moment, he felt proud of his son, but he couldn't accept it. This was because traveling across the ocean was beyond their understanding.
What Bering Strait?
What Pacific Ocean? In this era, these names really represented the forbidden zones of humans.
But now, there was no way to refute these hot-blooded youths.
Li Shi Min hesitated for a long time and said,
"Are you going to bet their lives on something mysterious?”
" That's why I'm training them now," Li Tai said in a deep voice." I'm teaching them more knowledge and survival skills." When the time came, it would reduce or prevent death.”
"Hahaha. Easy for you to say!"
"If America is really as far away as you say." Li Shimin laughed. What are you going to rely on? For how long? Who knew what would happen in the future?”
"According to normal theory," Li Tai said softly. As well as the current ship technology of the Great Tang. A trip to America would take about two and a half years. Two and a half years to reach America."
Two and a half years!
Fear flashed in everyone's eyes.
They were not afraid of death. However, when he heard that it had been two and a half years, he felt his scalp go numb.
Wandering on the sea for two and a half years?
Two and a half years!
How many accidents would happen in two and a half years? Who could say for sure?
Li Shi Min's pupils shrank. Two and a half years, this time was longer than he had expected. He thought that it would only take about a year. However, he never expected it to be so far away.
Xuanzang's journey to the west was the furthest distance in the world in Li Shimin's eyes. But now, it seemed that crossing the Pacific Ocean was far more difficult than Xuanzang's westward journey.
"Two and a half years?" Li Shiming said angrily. I disagree! I won't allow you to be so willful. I even suspect that you're talking in your sleep. Two and a half years, such a distant place, how did you know about America?”
Li Tai said,"This is a wandering necromancer." An alchemist who traveled all over the world told me about it, and I even tasted sweet potatoes and corn. It was really beautiful. It was a gift from heaven. They're just waiting for us to go get them!"
"Necromancer? Nonsense!"
Li Shi Min didn't pursue the matter further and only said,"There's no room for discussion on this matter."
"But I have a solution," Li Tai said loudly.”
"What plan?"
Li Shi Min asked curiously. Although he felt that the risk was too great, if it was possible…Li Shiming also wanted to save the people.
"Reforming the shipbuilding industry," Li Tai said.”
" Reforming ship manufacturing?"
"Yes, as long as we can create ships suitable for long-distance voyages. I'm even more confident. In fact, your son has already come up with the blueprint of the new ship. I named it a steamboat. It doesn't need manpower to paddle or sail. A ship that only needed to burn coal to sail on the sea. They could ride the wind and break through the windless zone, cross the Pacific Ocean, and reach the other shore.”
"If my steam-powered ship is built, the time needed to cross the ocean can be shortened to three months. Within three months, they would land in America. The round trip only took half a year. This is the real Great Voyage!"
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Steamboat?"
"What kind of ship is this?"
"Is there such a ship in the world?”
"Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"You don't need to paddle or sail? A ship that could sail by burning coal?”
"What do you mean by a steamboat?"
"Hurry up and tell me."
“……”
Everyone turned their attention to Li Tai, including Li Shi Min, who was looking at him in surprise.
If such a ship truly existed, then everyone understood just how important it was to the Great Tang.
First of all, if the Silk Road could be established, the Great Tang could do business on the other side of the ocean. They could go to Europe.
If such a ship really did exist, the Great Tang would be able to win every naval battle. The Lily who kept jumping up and down was not even worth mentioning.
If there was such a ship, it would save a lot of time to transport goods back and forth. How much value would it create?
However, was there really such a ship in the world?
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