The Japanese came to Wendeng, and the news spread quickly.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the envoys sent to Tang Dynasty came to see you?"

Cheng Chumo and others also rushed to the county government office after hearing the news. They had nothing to do anyway, so they came to join in the fun.

"You didn't go to sea today?"

Just as Li Kuang arranged for his servants to take Quan Shang and the others to stay at a nearby inn, he saw Cheng Chumo and the others swaggering in.

"Hey, every time I go out to sea, I either catch large yellow croakers or whales. Needless to say, the large yellow croakers are not interesting at all. Catching whales is a bit exciting, but that's it if you play too much."

have to!

These second-generation people regard going to sea as a matter of fun. Once there is no freshness, there will be no passion.

"Then are you planning to return to Chang'an?"

"Why go back to Chang'an? It's even more boring to go back. It's better to hang out with the prince and get some new things from time to time."

Cheng Chumo finally escaped from Chang'an City and obviously didn't want to go back so soon.

"My lord, you said that the Japanese country is isolated overseas. Now that we have passed the Japanese country, is the whole sea outside, and will there be other countries?" Fang Yiai asked a question that was difficult for people in the Tang Dynasty to answer.

However, he asked the right person.

"Of course there is. In this world, the area of ​​the sea is several times larger than the land. How is it possible that there are no other countries?"

Although Li Kuan was not proficient in world geography, he knew the seven continents and five oceans, and knew that there were many continents beyond the Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention anything else, he has been thinking about potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn in the American continent for a long time.

However, it is impossible to get over it in a short time.

"I heard that there are Linyi and Lion Kingdoms in the South Seas, and there is Persia in the far west. Are there other countries besides these?"

Yuchi Huan obviously read a few more books than Fang Yiai, and the questions he asked were pretty normal.

"The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, but the outside world is much bigger than the Tang Dynasty. I heard a wandering Taoist priest say before that there is a vast continent on the other side of the sea, where there is an output of several thousand kilograms per mu.

of food.”

"How many kilograms per mu? Prince, you...are you right?" Cheng Chumo looked at Li Kuan with disbelief.

"The world is so big and full of wonders, that's what the Taoist priest said anyway. There is also a huge continent to the south of the sea, and there is an animal on it that has a pocket in its belly."

Anyway, it was the wandering Taoist priest who took all the blame, so Li Kuan casually made some "nonsense" remarks.

When falsehood is true, truth is also false. It is meaningless to argue about whether it is true or false now.

"Your Majesty, why don't we and the Japanese country send the Tang envoy to the Japanese country to have a look?" Cheng Chumo suddenly said this, so frightened that Li Kuan almost spat out a mouthful of water.

"Going to Japan? That's no better than going out to sea to fish. It's faster to wander on the sea for more than ten days. If it's slower, it's not surprising for a month. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to come back?"

Although these guys are doing very bad things, they are all the legitimate sons of the Cheng family, the Yuchi family and the Fang family. If they are wiped out in Dengzhou, Li Kuan will definitely leave with no consequences.

"The Japanese are not afraid of sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty, so what are we afraid of? Besides, our ship is bigger than theirs, so it should be safer. Besides, we have gained a lot of experience in going to sea during this time, so we have nothing to be afraid of."

Cheng Chumo had the expression of an ignorant and fearless person. The more he talked, the more excited he became, as if he was about to go to sea.

"Yes, Your Majesty, let's go to the Japanese country to see it. I heard that the women of the Japanese country..." Yu Chihuan showed an expression that all men understand.

"Hey, I also think I'm a little tired of staying in Dengzhou. It would be a good idea to visit the Japanese country." Fang Yiai also joined in the fun.

"No, I don't agree, it's too dangerous!"

Li Kuan felt very speechless. Even though he had "Advanced Navigation Skills", he never thought about going out to sea for adventure. He didn't expect that those guys who went fishing a few times felt that they could conquer the ocean.

Although the waters of Northeast Asia are far less complex than those of the Southeast Asia, they are still a huge challenge for people of this era.

Especially if you encounter a hurricane at sea, haha, then you really can only haha.

"Your Majesty, good news, good news."

At this moment, Wang Xuance ran in from outside excitedly.

"Ah, the gentlemen are all here. It just so happens that we can go and have a look together."

"What's the good news?" Before Li Kuan could ask, Cheng Chumo stood up with a curious look on his face.

"So that the prince and the gentlemen will know that the first clipper ship in the shipbuilding workshop has been built, and Dai Quan is taking people to test it in the water."

"Has the clipper ship been built?" Li Kuan's face was filled with joy. This was really good news. "Let's go and have a look."

Regardless of whether we go to Japan or not, the clipper ship has a very different meaning to Dengzhou.

With it, the waterway from Dengzhou to Chang'an alone can be shortened by at least two or three days, not to mention that going out to sea for fishing can save more round trip time.

…

When Li Kuan and his party arrived at Wendeng Pier, there were already many people watching the excitement.

I saw a strange-looking ship walking fast not far away, making a turn from time to time.

"Your Majesty, that is a new type of clipper ship. It was just built today. Dai Quan couldn't wait to take a group of sailors to test it. It will dock in a while."

Wang Xuance explained the current situation to Li Kuan.

"Manager Wang, this clipper boat seems to be faster than any other boat owned by Donghai Fisheries."

Cheng Chumo is now considered an experienced person at sea, and he still knows a lot about the performance of ships. He just stood on the shore and watched for a while and felt the speed advantage of the clipper ship.

Li Kuan didn't feel much at all, because neither the previous sea-going ships nor the current clipper ships were comparable to those of later generations.

The speed of the clipper boat in front of me is only five kilometers per hour at most, which is no faster than running.

"Let's go to the shipbuilding workshop."

Li Kuan estimated that the ship would eventually return to the shipbuilding workshop, since it had not been officially delivered for use. In addition, he also wanted to see how the other clipper ships were progressing.

On the ship, Zhou Fu and Dai, who were in charge of the test, both looked excited.

"The construction of this ship is so low. At first I didn't understand why the prince made such a request. Now that I see it is so stable in the sea, I finally understand. This ship is definitely the most resistant to wind and waves."

Dai Quan happily walked around the boat, sticking his head out of the side of the boat from time to time to see what was happening on the water.

"This boat is really good. After the bow is made hollow, it will automatically tilt up when floating in the water and move forward against the waves. This makes it much faster."

Zhou Zhoufu has a higher understanding of ships than Dai Quan, and he can feel the extraordinary nature of this clipper ship.

"Your Majesty always surprises us."

"Captain, the prince seems to be here."

On the high mast, Yang Qiwa held a telescope and spotted Li Kuan and his party on the shore.
Chapter completed!