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    "Although the acquaintance between Miss and Prince Qi was not pleasant, Miss gradually fell in love with Prince Qi and was willing to marry His Highness. Madam was also very satisfied with His Highness. Even Tiger Girl and I were  I am very optimistic about the marriage between the young lady and His Highness." Lu Hong said slowly.

    Lu Hong and Aunt Hu had no children, and they had watched Wen Xin grow up, so they always regarded her as their own daughter. Therefore, they were naturally more worried about Wen Xin's marriage than anyone else, until they made arrangements for Li Min.  After getting to know each other, and seeing that Li Min and Wen Xin lived happily after marriage, I felt relieved.

    After listening to Lu Hong's words, Lu Qing, Wu Hu, and Zhou Long all fell silent. The three of them were either literary or military and considered themselves to be outstanding men of the moment. It was only because of their lord that they had been wandering on the sea. Although  He has won a lot of prestige, but in their eyes, he is just a reckless person.  When a true man stands in the world, he does not say that he opens up new territories and is admired by all the people, but at least he must win a prince, general and minister to leave a legacy for himself and for future generations.

    The three of them thought for a long time, finally looked at each other, and stepped forward together to say to Lu Hong: "Brother, the three of us will definitely live up to Madam's hard work. Please give me your instructions on what to do in the future!"

    "Okay!" Lu Hong was also overjoyed. The three people in front of him were all loyal to the lord. He was really worried that the other party would take advantage of others. Fortunately, he finally convinced himself, "This time you used the trial voyage to get into the palace. It's true.  It's a wonderful move. Don't do anything else now, and don't show any deliberate closeness to His Highness. After you complete the trial voyage, we will find an opportunity to clarify it with His Highness King Qi."

    When I heard it, I wanted to reveal the secrets of people like myself to Li Min.  The three of them, Lu Qing, were all anxious. Among them, Lu Qing hurriedly said: "Brother, if King Qi knows our identities, will he fall out with us? After all, our identities are too sensitive?"

    "Yes, Mr. Lu, if only we are exposed, it won't matter. But if His Highness King Qi knows the identity of the lady, will it bring trouble to the lady and the madam?" Zhou Long, who has always been taciturn, also said.  He and Wen Xin's mother are of the same race, and he is Wen Xin's uncle according to seniority, so he is most concerned about the safety of their mother and daughter.

    "Haha. Don't worry about this. From what I know about King Qi, he will never be grudged because of the lady's identity. As for confessing his identity to King Qi, it was also with Madam's consent." At this point,  A wry smile suddenly appeared on Lu Hong's face, "What's more, do you think His Highness King Qi is really that easy to fool? Although he may not know the true identity of the young lady, he already has some information about the young lady's identity, and  After my observation during this period, King Qi should have a very secret intelligence organization in his hands."

    Hearing Lu Hong's words, Lu Qing and the other three couldn't help but be shocked. Thinking about Li Min who was joking with them this afternoon, they really couldn't tell that the other party had such scheming intentions?

    "It seems that the descendants of the Li family are really powerful. They are indeed the family that took over the world from the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty!" Lu Qing finally said with a wry smile. Back then, brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were the best among men. Now let's look at Li Shimin's sons.  They don't know, at least the King of Qi in front of them is not inferior to Li Shimin back then.

    It was getting late, and Lu Hong had almost finished explaining the matter.  So he got up and left, still coming out of the corner door in the alley, and then returned to the side door of Prince Qi's Mansion. He took back the things he bought from the vendor, said hello to others, and then returned to the mansion. Everything seemed to be peaceful.  Same.

    A few days later, in the port outside Dengzhou City, among the many ships of various colors, two large sailing ships with very unique shapes were parked there. One of them looked somewhat similar to a building ship. The ships were divided into many layers, but this  The bottom of the boat is wide at the tip, with the bow and stern raised high, and the draft is very deep. It looks like it is at least three or four meters. The most distinctive thing is that it has three masts.

    The other one is even stranger. It also looks like a pointed-bottomed ship. There are actually four masts on this ship, and the masts are much higher than those of ordinary ships.  The sails of this ship are not traditional hard sails, but soft sails made of cloth. The canvas is also placed horizontally. The sails of the two masts in the front are trapezoidal, and the two masts in the back are strange triangular sails.  In addition, because the mast is higher and the cloth is light, there are more sails on the ship.

    Both of these two strange ships are more than ten feet in length. In the entire port, these two ships are the largest in size, almost as much as the tall ships in the Tang Dynasty navy next to them.  As soon as such a huge ship appeared, it naturally attracted countless people to watch and discuss which new ship was built by a large shipping company?  It wasn't until Li Min's palace guards arrived that these people finally realized that the ship was built by Prince Qi's palace, so there was nothing surprising about it.

    After the guards cleared the place, Li Min, Lu Qing and others walked in together. Looking at the two large ships moored on the sea, Lu?? and others were also very excited. They only knew that they wanted to trial a new ship, but they still knew nothing about the performance of this ship. Today they finally saw the real thing.

    As a navigator¡¯s intuition, when Lu Qing saw these two ships, he immediately vaguely felt that the performance of these two ships was definitely much better than the ships he had driven before.  No wonder Yan Changshi asked them to pay a huge deposit of ten thousand yuan. The two ships in front of them are definitely worth that price.

    With the arrival of Li Min, the fireworks and firecrackers that had been prepared all around were going off. The new ship was to be delivered to the owner, so it was naturally more lively. Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Li Min turned around and took a palm from the attendant next to him.  Then he handed a round box the size of Lu Qing's hand and said: "Mr. Lu, today is the day when the new ship is delivered. I have prepared a small gift as a congratulatory gift to you. I also wish you to complete the opening of the new route as soon as possible.  The deposit will be returned in full at that time.¡±

    "Thank you for the gift, Your Highness!" Lu Qing took the box and put it in his arms without looking at it. After all, according to Chinese etiquette, except for a few occasions, gifts would not be opened in front of the giver.

    "Wait a minute! Mr. Lu had better open it and take a look. Therefore, although this thing is simple to use, there are some points that need to be paid attention to." Li Min hurriedly stopped him. Although this thing is small, it is of great use.  , and even related to the success or failure of their trial voyage, so Li Min was so solemn.

    "Yes, Your Highness!" Lu Qing was also a little curious. He took a closer look at the round box in his hand. It looked like the kind of rouge box used by women, but the workmanship was not that fine. The wood was good wood and looked very strong.

    Lu Qing opened the lid of the round box and found that it was a piece of transparent glass. Under the glass was a disc with scales engraved on it. In the middle of the disc, there was a pointer painted in red and black.  He was so knowledgeable that he had never seen this thing before, let alone how to use it.

    "Mr. Lu, this thing is called a navigation compass. It is used to identify directions. Look at the pointer inside. The red end always points to the north" Li Min pointed at the compass and explained.

    The Chinese have long discovered the use of magnets to indicate directions, such as the legendary Yellow Emperor's compass, Sinan, etc.  However, it was not until the Song Dynasty that it began to be used for navigation. As a time traveler, Li Min naturally would not let this thing go to waste, so he had people study it and make it. The principles and materials were all ready. The problem  It was just a matter of making it smaller. This was difficult for the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, so they made it within a few days.

    Lu Qing became more and more excited as he listened, and even his hands were trembling slightly in the end. As a person whose home is the sea, he naturally knew what this compass represented. In the past, when they wanted to identify the direction at sea, they could only use the sun to tell the direction.  The moon and stars are used as reference, but these are not very accurate. If you want to prepare, you can only use the star-pulling technique handed down from the Warring States Period. However, not many people know this thing, and it cannot be used in rainy weather. But there are  This compass is different. You can know the direction of your navigation almost anytime and anywhere. In this way, the probability of getting lost at sea will plummet.

    But before Lu Qing could finish his excitement, Li Min explained several situations in which the compass would be affected, such as when there are magnetite or iron mines around, or even more unlucky situations such as solar storms that affect the earth's magnetic field.  But don¡¯t worry too much about this. In most cases, the compass is still very accurate.

    Although Lu Qing heard that the compass sometimes didn¡¯t work, he was still very excited. As soon as Li Min finished the introduction, he immediately knelt down on one knee, raised the compass above his head with both hands and knelt down and said, "Common Lu Qing, thank you for the treasure given by His Highness!"

    In the Tang Dynasty, except for the kings and masters of heaven and earth, there was no need to kneel down at all. For example, Lu Qing was just a commoner. When he saw the prince Li Min, he only had to bow and salute. Unless it was a domestic slave who saw his master, he only had to bow down.  Fall to your knees.  Now Lu Qing knelt down on one knee to Li Min, which was obviously an extremely solemn courtesy.

    "Mr. Lu, please get up quickly!" Li Min hurriedly helped him up, and then said solemnly, "Mr. Lu, this compass is just the beginning. In the future, I will have people develop more instruments for navigation.  and technology, and you just need to feel free to explore boldly, I will support you in everything!"

    Li Min said the last few words loudly, deliberately letting everyone around him hear them. Although they still can't understand the meaning of these words, I believe that as long as this matter spreads with Lu Qing and others, more people will definitely be able to hear it.  Many people understand the determination of King Qi.

    After sending Lu Qing and a group of crew members to the two ships, they will conduct a half-month assault training on the two ships under the guidance of the shipbuilder. Only after they have mastered the performance of the two ships will they  Really start sea trials, and open up a road to Silla, Baekje andThe new route of Japan.

    Two days later, just when Li Ming had publicized the matter about Lu Qing and the others, the entire Dengzhou was talking about it. From time to time, some people would run to the dock to carefully observe the performance of the two ships being trained, and even some were interested.  The enterprising businessman has already begun to consult the shipyard on the cost of two new ships.

    But at this moment, Li Min was stunned by the news from Wang Zihao from Chang'an. He locked himself in the study for three or four hours, and then walked out of the room with a tired look on his face, but his face was full of  heavy.  (To be continued)!  ~!

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