Chapter 501: Chapter 39: Father and Son, Suining in the Western Regions

Gu Zi also came.

This time it’s to introduce the achievements of the Gu Clan to Li Shimin.

Before long, a craftsman from the Gu Clan followed an inner official and slowly walked in, spreading out the ship’s design blueprint in front of everyone.

Saying it was a design blueprint, in fact, it was just a picture of the ship.

But everyone still immediately noticed the wonder of it.

Completely different from current ships.

The eyes of everyone almost instantly fell on the hull of the ship on that drawing.

It was a sharp bottom!

Completely different from the commonly rounded and flat-bottomed sea ships of the present.

This was the most obvious, something you could see at a glance, and then there were the triangular sails different from ordinary ships.

All the ministers were practically dumbfounded seeing it.

Actually, these technologies had emerged long ago in some coastal regions, although quite inferior to this ship, they were also pioneering technologies.

The wisdom of mankind is boundless, just unacknowledged.

But not for the Gu Clan.

In recent years, the Gu Clan had never stopped learning, and the wisdom of those earning their living through these technologies was unmatched by them.

And now, improving upon these technologies, they finally produced the blueprint for this ship.

Gu Yi watched everything, his eyes instantly lighting up.

Indeed!

The appearance of the Gu Clan had already advanced everything.

According to original history, the perfection and popularization of sharp-bottomed ship technology, including the emergence of the Sea Falcon Ship, should have been in the mid to late Tang dynasty, only until the Song did it become fully developed.

But now, it had already advanced to the early Tang!

Gu Yi certainly did not understand navigation, but as a modern person, he knew the difference between flat-bottomed, rounded-bottomed, and sharp-bottomed ships.

Moreover, this ship was not so simple.

As the craftsman began to explain the differences, Gu Yi became even more amazed.

This ship would even surpass the Sea Falcon Ship.

This was due to the advancement of mathematics; even if craftsmen couldn’t calculate the perfect ratio precisely, it far exceeded the original history.

The entire hall was incredibly silent.

The eyes of all the people revealed clear astonishment, and even Li Shimin was the same.

He slowly stood up, walked to the blueprint, and said complexly, "Can this ship indeed withstand the dangers of the Black Water?"

The craftsman did not answer.

No one could give a definite promise.

Not to mention the Black Water, even now, navigating near the sea was a very risky endeavor.

"—Let’s try it, no matter what, this step has to be taken."

Li Shimin was never a hesitant person; understanding the craftsman’s difficulty, he didn’t say more and turned to the ministers: "What do you all think?"

"Your Majesty." Wei Zheng immediately spoke up, "Even if we really try, we must be cautious and cannot overdo it."

All the ministers nodded one after another, all unwilling for Li Shimin to take too big a step.

Gu Yi originally manipulating Gu Ye’s ideas was indeed too far-reaching.

Maritime trade—

Though a simple feat for the modern world, the risk required for such development at this time was unimaginable.

Li Shimin also nodded, firmly deciding on this matter.

Years later—

The wheels of history finally began to move forward again, although it was just the beginning and wouldn’t grow too big, it was nonetheless extraordinary for the whole of Kyushu.

This was a brand new path.

And judging by Li Shimin’s bold vision, even if it were not smooth, he would also achieve something on this path.

As long as the first step could be successfully taken.

As for Kyushu.

Future generations would also carry forward this ambition and pioneer a new Chapter in the entire world!

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