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    The birth of Li Min's eldest son was a big event. Li Min also had many things to do. For example, he had to report to Zongzheng Temple and write his name in the family tree.  For these things, Li Min had already made preparations. The day after Wu Meiniang gave birth to the child, the formal documents were sent to Chang'an by Pegasus. There were also letters written to Li Shimin and Concubine Yang. After all, such a big  Of course, Li Min had to write a letter to report it in person. However, when Li Shimin and Concubine Yang received the letter, they were puzzled by the nickname Australia.

    In fact, it's not just Li Shimin and Concubine Yang who can't figure it out. As long as they know Li Min's eldest son's nickname, almost no one can figure it out. These people all have the same two questions in their minds. The first is why Li Min gave it to his son.  Name a place?  Secondly, where is Australia?

    It's a pity that apart from Li Min, no one else can answer this question. Even the people in Prince Qi's palace don't understand it. It's just that some maids in the inner house suddenly discovered that since His Highness gave the little prince that weird nickname,  After that, Yang Yanren seemed to become very happy, and the eyes he looked at His Highness were full of sweetness. People couldn't figure out the reason?

    Li Qi is Li Min's eldest son. Although his birth is not a universal celebration, it is a matter worth celebrating for the entire Dengzhou. After all, their current prosperous life is all thanks to Li Min.  They loved His Highness King Qi from the bottom of their hearts.  In the past, Li Min had been married for several years and still had no children, which made many people anxious for him. Now he is finally looking forward to the birth of the little prince, which makes many people relieved.  There are even some people who have time and money to organize and prepare to hold some spontaneous celebrations on the day when the little prince is full moon.

    In this case.  Li Min didn't stop him, and even said that after all, the people in Dengzhou didn't have to worry about material life.  But there is still something lacking in terms of spiritual civilization, through the birth of a son.  It is also a good thing for the people of Dengzhou to relax.  He even ordered people to invite a small number of singing, dancing and juggling artists to perform in the square in front of the palace, attracting many people to come and watch.

    However, others could celebrate the birth of the little prince, but Li Min, the father, could not take time off. This was mainly because Yifan's steamship was ready for practical use. Li Min immediately sent people to set up a shipping company.  , with Yifan and Qi Wangfu each holding half of the shares, and it was named Yifan Shipping. The company has now built two steamships.  One of them goes to Dengzhou, Shanghai, and Keelung, and the other one goes to Dengzhou, Sichuan, Jeju Island, and Wagang. Today is the day when the two steamships on this side and one on the north officially sail.

    The easternmost section of the Dengzhou Civil Wharf has been bought by Yifan Shipping, and a simple building has been built and officially listed for operation. However, on the berth of this section of the wharf, there are two strange ships parked empty.  Not only does this ship have no sails.  There isn't even a long oar, just a chimney-like cylinder standing at the front and rear of the hull. I can't tell what they are used for?

    News of successful steamship research.  It had long been spread through local newspapers in Dengzhou, and because of the use of trains, not only the people of Dengzhou were not opposed to steamships.  Even businessmen from other places are very interested in this steamship.  This is exactly the case when these two steamships officially set sail for operation today.  Many merchants had already gathered outside Yifan Shipping Company, and they had already bought their tickets yesterday.  Today you will be among the first passengers to take a steamship and cross the sea to reach your destination.

    Around eight o'clock in the morning, the ticket gates of the two steamships began to check tickets. Passengers holding tickets entered the passage through the ticket gates and finally boarded the ship.  Both steamships are passenger ships. The hulls are built very large and are divided into four floors. The bottom floor is where the crew lives. The second floor to the top floor are guest cabins, and they are decorated higher up.  The more luxurious it is, the more attentive the service is, and of course, the more expensive the ticket is.

    On the roof of Yifan Shipping, Li Min and Yifan stood there with a few guards, lowering their heads and looking at the crowd below. When they saw people in the two passages lining up to slowly board the ship, Li Min and Yifan  There was a bit of a smile on Yifan's lips.

    "Your Highness, are the charcoals really ready in the various ports that the steamship passes along the way?" Yifan still asked a little uneasy.

    "Don't worry, the Wangfu has business in various port cities. They have received the news a month ago and bought several berths at the port, and have prepared coal, fresh water and other supplies, so you don't have to worry about this!"  Li Min said with a smile, but there was a bit of helplessness in his eyes when he looked at the steam engine.

    Originally, according to Li Min's original idea, as long as the steam engine was developed, it would no longer be difficult to find the New World. However, it was not until the steamship was built that he suddenly realized that his original idea was too naive, because this  steamshipAlthough the speed is faster than most ships today, due to craftsmanship, design, etc., the power of the steam engine cannot reach the maximum. Therefore, compared with later generations of passenger ships, the speed of current steam ships still has great room for improvement.  For example, it usually took about ten days for later generations of passenger ships to cross the Pacific Ocean, but with the steamship Li Min had, it would have taken at least one and a half months.

    Of course, one and a half months does not seem like a long time, but this requires a prerequisite. This prerequisite is that there must be ports to replenish coal and fresh water along the way. After all, although steamships also carry a lot of coal and fresh water,  But there is always a limit. If the coal and fresh water on the ship are exhausted, the steamship will be almost like a rotten log.

    It was precisely due to this condition that Li Min found out that it was not wise to use steamships to expand overseas, especially when the route was not yet clear.  However, steamships are not useless. At least they can be used for transportation between known routes. Moreover, steamships are fast and require much fewer crew members than sailboats of the same size. In this way, time is lost.  Cost and labor costs were superior to sailing ships, so Li Min and Yifan came up with the idea of ??establishing a shipping company and planned to use steam ships on known routes.  I believe that as technology matures and new routes are discovered, steamships will go further and further, and may even completely replace the current sailboats.

    Thinking of the restrictions on steamships, Li Min had no choice but to wait and develop slowly.  At this moment, Li Min turned around and looked at Yifan beside him, and found that there was a look of helplessness in the other person's beautiful eyes. This actually made Li Min laugh dumbly and said: "Yifan, isn't your premature death already over?"  Has it disappeared? Anyway, there is still plenty of time in the future, so there is no need to rush at this moment, and even if our generation cannot achieve steamization, by the generation of our children and grandchildren, we will definitely be able to achieve this goal!"

    When Li Min said this, he suddenly thought of something. He immediately smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you are already an eighteen-year-old girl. Now that you are not troubled by your premature death, shouldn't you also find someone?"  It¡¯s a private matter, but your father has mentioned it to me more than once, giving me time to urge you!¡±

    Yifan was originally destined to die young, destined not to live until the age of eighteen. This was decided by her teacher Yuan Tiangang himself. However, the arrival of Li Min, a time traveler, not only changed the course of history, but also changed the fate of countless people.  Especially the closer the relationship with him, the greater the fate change. Yifan is one of them. She just celebrated her eighteenth birthday some time ago, and Yuan Tiangang met her again on the same day. It turned out that  Yifan's fate has completely changed, becoming a noble person with good fortune, longevity and wealth, which makes Yifan and her father Zhao Fu wildly surprised.

    However, Yifan's untimely death was gone, but it brought about a problem. In the past, Zhao Fu thought that his daughter would not live to be eighteen years old, and it would be harmful to others if she got married, so he never thought about marrying his daughter, but now his daughter does not  It was a short-lived marriage again, and Zhao Fu suddenly became eager to marry his daughter. He impatiently arranged several kisses for Yifan, but unfortunately they were all rejected by Yifan.  Zhao Fu was used to doting on his daughter and couldn't control Yifan at all, so he had no choice but to ask Li Min for help, hoping that he could find time to persuade him.

    Unexpectedly, when Yifan heard Li Min's words, he glared at him, then turned his eyes to the sea. After a while, he said: "What's the benefit of marrying someone? If I marry someone, I have to listen to my husband's family for everything. If the other party  If he is a sensible person, it may be better, but if he is irrational, then I will never be able to go to the Academy of Sciences again, let alone help you design various equipment!"

    Well!  Li was stunned. He had never thought about this problem. With the development of the Tang Dynasty, especially under his guidance, many women came out to work, but these women came from poor families. Generally, there was no shortage of food and clothing in the family.  No one is willing to let their own women appear in public. If Yifan marries someone, then the other party will definitely be rich or noble. In this case, she may really become a noble lady who never leaves the house.

    Thinking of this, Li Min was also a little entangled. Although from a rational analysis, it would be best for Yifan not to marry, but from an emotional point of view, he was a girl and had done so much for himself. If it was because of himself,  If you don't let the other party get married based on your own selfishness, that would be a bit too selfish.

    Just when Li Min was in a dilemma, two sharp whistles suddenly sounded, and then two huge steamships started slowly. These two ships had already gone through several sea trials, so Li Min and Yifan  No worries at all that they might go wrong.

    As black smoke billowed out from the large chimneys on the two ships, the two steamships began to accelerate slowly.  Li Min on the roof watched the two steamships slowly leaving the port, and felt an unspeakable excitement in his heart. Maybe people in future generations will always remember this day because of the departure of these two steamships.  , already symbolizes aThe arrival of a new maritime era.

    ¡°While Li Min was seeing off two epoch-making steam passenger ships in Dengzhou, thousands of miles away in Taiwan¡¯s Keelung Port, a fleet of extraordinary ships was preparing to set sail.  (To be continued.)
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