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Bang bang.

Zhu Gaochi, who was not far away, bumped Zhang Ergong next to him with his elbow.

He turned to look at the simple new left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and whispered: "If I remember correctly, the minister is also involved in the cement matter. Can you take what Brother Xi said today seriously?"

Zhang Ergong frowned slightly.

He burned cement, built steam engines, trains, and steam warships. After all, what he was engaged in was different from regulating rivers and building bridges.

I just thought about it a little and estimated the plasticity and solidity of cement.

After Zhang Ergong pondered for a long time, he finally said: "As long as Governor Pan's cement water reduction dam can really be erected in the Yellow River, then what His Highness said is absolutely feasible!"

In just a short while, Zhang Ergong had already thought of a construction method.

Even if the cement water reduction dam is unreliable, as long as it can stand in the river and resist the erosion of the water, the most important thing is to shorten the distance between the cement piers.

Constructing the cement piers higher can also prevent possible major floods in the future.

As long as the bridge deck is high enough, there is no need to worry about being washed away by the current.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ergong had already begun to figure out in his mind which places on the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River outside Yingtian City could be used by the imperial court to build cross-river bridges.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was so immersed in the fantasy of turning the natural chasm into a smooth road that he himself did not realize that he had been holding the hand of his eldest grandson tightly.

"Grandpa, we've arrived. It's time to get on the boat."

Zhu Yunxi endured the swelling pain in his wrist and looked at the river boat that was already leaning next to the steam warship for connection, and immediately called softly.

"Huh? Ah!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, and he looked up at the huge warship that blocked his entire field of vision. He quickly lowered his head and frowned, and let go of his eldest grandson's arm that he had always held in his hand.

Because of the test, there are currently no officers and soldiers on this Ming Dynasty's first steam warship. There are only a few sailors and gunners who can sail the complex warship normally, and a large number of craftsmen. Several people from the Longjiang Shipyard have been awarded imperial positions.

The craftsman officer is here.

Since Zhang Ergong became an official of the Ming Dynasty as a craftsman, the imperial court also conducted several merit examinations to select craftsmen with sufficient merit or talent from the craftsmen's books under the imperial court and promoted them to craftsman officials.

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Passing the rickety staircase hanging on the outside of the ship's side, Zhu Yuanzhang stepped onto the steam warship with great expectations.

The emperor was shocked and shocked today.

He was standing on a warship that was bumping along with the waves, but his face was filled with excitement.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and saw a huge mast standing high on the deck. Because it was to be berthed, a design test was conducted on the new artillery assembled to test the fit of the new artillery on the steam warship.

The smell of gunpowder smoke wafting on the deck indicated that the firing tests of the artillery had continued many times.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked on the deck to the side facing Jiangxinzhou, looked at the area on the shore that had been bombarded by artillery, and said casually: "Are those caused by today's test? How accurate is the artillery on the ship? How powerful is it?

How many? If the warship starts to move, can it be guaranteed to remain accurate?"

As the founding emperor of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang was well versed in military affairs, and he pointed out the most important issue of the steam warship in a few words.

Ergong Zhang looked at a green-robed craftsman who had been standing on the deck.

The other party immediately understood and stepped forward.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the new artillery has been improved, and its accuracy is more accurate than the old artillery we used. Now on board the warship, although it is bumpy due to the current, it is guaranteed to be as good as the old artillery. After two rounds of test firing,

Make sure the head is correct.

Previously, I have verified that the shooting accuracy of the new artillery on the warship can be guaranteed after the ship is berthed and anchored.

Next, I will test the accuracy of the artillery fire when the warship is sailing."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, nodded repeatedly, and looked pleased.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Jiang Xinzhou for a while and pointed to a dense forest with his hand.

"Go over there and continue shooting for one round."

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Chapter completed!