The birth of Li Min's eldest son is a big event. Li Min also has many things to do. For example, he must report to Zongzheng Temple and write his name in the family tree. For these things, Li Min has long been prepared, and Wu Meiniang

The day after I gave birth to my baby, I

The documents were sent to Chang'an by Pegasus, and there were also letters to Li Shimin and Concubine Yang. After all, for such a big matter, Li Min naturally had to write a letter to report it in person. However, when Li Shimin and Concubine Yang received the letter, they

I am 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 his son the nickname.

Choose a place name? 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's just that some maids in the inner palace 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, which made people wonder why?

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

He was surprised that he still had no children after several years of marriage, 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 are free and rich.

Organize and prepare to hold some spontaneous celebrations on the little prince's full moon day.

Regarding this situation, Li Min did not stop him. After all, the people in Dengzhou now have nothing to worry about in terms of material life. However, they are still lacking in spiritual civilization. With the birth of his son, let

It was a good thing for the people of Dengzhou to relax. He even ordered some singing, dancing and juggling artists to perform in the square in front of the palace, attracting many people to watch.

However, others could celebrate the birth of the little prince, but Li Min, the father, could not take any 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 named it Yifan Shipping, the company has now built two steamships. One of them goes on the Dengzhou, Shanghai, and Keelung line, and the other one goes on the Dengzhou, Sixi, Jeju Island, and Wokang line.

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 kind of ship not have sails, it doesn't even have long oars. There are only chimney-like cylinders standing on the front and back of the hull. I can't tell what they are used for?

The news of the successful research on steamships has long been spread through local newspapers in Dengzhou. In addition, because of the use of trains, not only the people of Dengzhou are not opposed to steamships, but even businessmen from other places are also interested in steamships.

Very interested. That is why, when the two steamships officially set sail today, many merchants had already gathered outside Yifan Shipping Company, and they had already bought the tickets yesterday. Today we will do

Be the first passengers to board a steamship and cross the sea to reach their destination.

At about eight o'clock in the morning, the ticket gates of the two steamships began to check in. Passengers holding tickets entered the passage through the ticket gates and finally boarded the ship. These two steamships are both passenger ships, and the hulls are very large.

It is divided into four floors. The bottom floor is where the crew lives. The second floor to the top floor are guest cabins. The decoration becomes more luxurious and the service becomes more considerate. Of course, the ship

The tickets will be more expensive.

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 asked, still a little uneasy.

"Don't worry, the Wangfu has business in various port cities. They had received the news a month ago and bought several berths at the port. Moreover, coal, fresh water and other supplies have been prepared, 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 steam ship was built that he suddenly realized that his original idea was too naive, because this

Although steam ships were faster than most ships today, they

Due to craftsmanship, design and other aspects, the power of steam engines cannot reach the maximum. Therefore, compared with later generations of passenger ships, there is still great room for improvement in the speed of steam ships. For example, later generations of passenger ships generally take about ten days to cross the Pacific.

But if Li Min had the steamship in hand, it would probably take at least a month and a half.

Of course, one and a half months does not seem like a long time, but it does require a prerequisite. This prerequisite is that there must be ports along the way to replenish coal and fresh water. 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 piece of rotten wood.

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 it can be used for transportation between known routes, and the steam ship is faster and requires more crew than a sailboat of the same size.

Much less. In this way, the time cost and labor cost are more advantageous than that of sailing ships. That's why 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

As technology matures and new routes are discovered, steamships will travel further and further, and may even completely replace the current sailboats.

Thinking of the restrictions on the steamship, Li Min had no choice but to wait and develop slowly. At this moment, Li Min looked back at Yifan beside him, and found that there was also a kind of helplessness in the other person's eyes.

The look on his face made Li Min burst into laughter.

Said: "Yifan, hasn't your premature death disappeared? Anyway, there will be more time in the future, so there is no need to rush at this moment. And even if our generation cannot realize steamization, by the generation of our children and grandchildren, it will definitely be possible."

This goal can be achieved!”

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?"

Your father has mentioned it to me more than once, so I have 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 is with him, the fortune will change.

The older the girl is, 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 had completely changed and turned into a kind of...

Yifan and her father Zhao Fu were overjoyed by the noble status of being blessed with good fortune, longevity and good fortune.

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’s a short-lived phase again, Zhao Fu’s desire to marry his daughter

Si Si suddenly became enthusiastic, and 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 there was nothing he could do to him.

I had no choice but to ask Li Min for help, hoping that he could find time to persuade the other party.

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 you are a sensible person, it may be better, but if you are unreasonable, then I will never be able to go to the Academy of Sciences again, let alone help you design various equipment!"

Uh! 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 in the family.

No one is willing to let the women of their own family appear in public. If Yifan marries someone, the other party will definitely be rich or noble. In this case, she may really become a noble lady who never leaves the house.

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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 him,

If you don't let the other person 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

Don't worry about anything going wrong with them at all.

As black smoke billowed out from the large chimneys on the two ships, the two steamships began to slowly accelerate. Li Min on the roof watched the two steamships slowly leaving the port, and a feeling surged in his heart.

Such an unspeakable excitement, perhaps people in future generations will always remember this day, because the setting off of these two steamships has symbolized the arrival of a new maritime era.
Chapter completed!