Chapter 243: Changes Brought About by Magical Cultivation, Jiaolong, Goes Out to Sea

In the Celestial Empire, the price of food and other daily necessities has become extremely cheap, reaching the level of later generations.

The types of daily necessities may not be as rich as in later generations, but in terms of ordinary food, clothing, housing and transportation, they have definitely reached the level of food and clothing.

As long as you are not hopelessly lazy, you will definitely not worry about eating and drinking three meals a day.

This is the power of supernatural powers.

In later generations, the planting of crops such as food will still be restricted by the geographical environment, temperature and climate, and the growth time is also there.

With the blessing of supernatural powers, the growth of crops is basically unlimited.

Whether it is fertile plains or plateaus and mountains; whether it is dry or cold, any crops can be planted, but the harvest will be different.

However, this is a great blessing for many poor mountainous areas, dry and even cold northern areas.

What's more, the maturity time of crops has been greatly shortened, from half a year to two or three months, or even one month, and there are bumper harvests every season.

Under such circumstances, the people of the Celestial Empire would not be starving, and it might even be much better than many places in later generations.

As everyone could reach the poverty line, another thing happened that made the dynasty happy.

That was the birth of newborns.

Without worrying about food and drink, and without the various entertainments of later generations, what could they do after dark?

Make babies, keep making babies!

According to the review of the newly established Population Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Households, the number of pregnant people in the Celestial Empire is soaring, and basically all women of marriageable age are pregnant.

It can be imagined that by the end of this year, the population of the Celestial Empire will usher in an epic explosive growth, and it will definitely exceed the 200 million mark.

Faced with this situation, the dynasty immediately established maternal and child hospitals in various places in the name of the future queen Ji Nanyue to protect pregnant women and infants.

The birth of every citizen of the Celestial Empire is an inestimable wealth for the Celestial Empire and the dynasty.

Naturally, he wanted to avoid the death of infants and children, dystocia of pregnant women, and so on as much as possible.

Perhaps there will be a genius among them, evolving a new status, opening up a new path, broadening and completing the cornerstone of the dynasty system, and pushing the dynasty to go further.

On the other side, after a day and night, the train entered Suzhou Prefecture.

Then, under the guidance of local officials, they went to the Jiangnan Shipyard.

A giant steel ship slowly slid into the water, splashing large patches of water waves.

After a period of ups and downs, the giant steel ship stopped steadily on the water surface.

Wang Chao led the civil and military officials, and countless people, who had been watching all this nervously.

For the fact that the Celestial Empire had built a giant steel ship, Wang Chao did not intend to conceal it, but instead carried out large-scale publicity and allowed the people to go and watch.

Therefore, in addition to the civil and military officials led by Wang Chao, there were countless people watching at the scene.

When the giant steel ship was steadily suspended on the surface of the river, everyone couldn't help but let out a long breath of turbid air.

"Huh~!"

Then, everyone looked at each other and smiled excitedly.

"Haha, really, really, it can really float"

"So, steel can also float on the water"

"So, ships can be built with steel."

Although it has been basically confirmed by the dynasty that the giant steel ship can be built successfully.

But seeing it with their own eyes, everyone still couldn't help but exclaimed.

"This is all brought by the emperor"

"Yes, the emperor is really a saint of the ages"

"Hehe, the emperor is the emperor of heaven, how can he be compared with ordinary emperors?"

"That's right, that's right."

"Well, if that's the case, can the emperor be the eternal emperor, and we don't have to worry about the stupidity of the emperors in the future?"

"This"

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.

Thinking about the current situation, the train that runs across the north and south, the giant steel ship that entered the water today, the true qi in the body, the magical skills of the officials of the Celestial Dynasty army, etc.

This seems to be no different from the legendary fairyland.

Can't help but, everyone gradually breathes heavily.

This seems to be possible.

If so, the current emperor is the emperor of heaven, then can the people of the Celestial Empire also be considered as immortals and gods?

At the end, everyone looked at each other and shouted in unison.

"Your Majesty is immortal, and the Celestial Empire will prosper forever!"

"Your Majesty is immortal, and the Celestial Empire will prosper forever!"

As if it were contagious, the voice spread wider and wider, and the sound waves rushed straight to the sky.

With the gathering of people's hearts and opinions, a touch of purple emerged, and finally turned into an overwhelming purple air, converging in the direction of the dynasty.

The misty light hanging above it suddenly grew several times stronger and was stained with a purple halo.

The strands of light fell, like the crown crowned by heaven and earth, and like the garland canopy condensed by heaven and earth.

In an instant, the soul realm of the dynasty was raised again.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of many people became more excited, and there was endless purple air rising.

Taking this opportunity, Wang Chao looked around.

The eunuch who announced the decree walked out slowly and slowly unfolded a royal decree. The mighty voice resounded through the heaven and earth, and could be heard throughout the entire Celestial Empire.

"By the Emperor of Heaven and Earth, I decree: Now

I grant you the name: Jiaolong!"

Jiaolong, or Jiaolong No. 1, is the name of this warship and also the name of this type of warship.

However, only the first warship can be directly called Jiaolong.

The others can only be called Jiaolong No. 2, Jiaolong No. 3, etc.

Jiaolong can be said to be the opportunity for the Celestial Empire to truly go to the sea and build a navy, and the dynasty naturally attaches great importance to it.

In fact, if it were not for the construction of railways, it would only occupy a province and not have such great power, and he would definitely spread it throughout the country.

Such things that can change the times naturally need to be taken seriously.

And spreading it throughout the country in this way means that the dynasty wants to tell the world that the dynasty attaches great importance to the navy, navy, water transport, sea transport, commerce, etc.

In this way, no one will be slack, and the ideological shackles of the former Ming Dynasty's closure of the sea can be broken, and the fluke mentality of some people can also be broken.

At the moment when the eunuch announced the edict, the imperial edict shone brightly, and when his voice fell, a golden dragon suddenly rose from the imperial edict.

"Ang~!"

The golden dragon roared, circling the Jiangnan Shipyard, making it visible to all the people around.

At this moment, everyone who was originally shouting could not help but stop shouting, staring blankly at the golden dragon in the sky.

The boundless spiritual power gathered and surged into the golden dragon's body, being transformed into dragon energy and national destiny.

And this part of the power did not disperse into the world, but was stored in the golden dragon's body.

After wandering for a week, the golden dragon came in front of Wang Chao and others again, lowered its head slightly, and opened its dragon mouth slightly.

In an instant, the imperial edict in the hands of the eunuch who announced the edict began to vibrate.

When the eunuch Xuanzhi let go of his hand, the imperial edict flew up instantly and sank into the dragon's mouth.

"Ang~!"

The golden dragon roared again, circled slightly, and rushed towards the huge steel ship on the river.

"Ah~!"

Seeing this scene, someone couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.

Before everyone could react, the golden dragon had already hit the giant steel ship.

However, the collision that everyone imagined did not happen.

"Boom!"

The moment the two sides came into contact, endless golden light exploded, submerging the entire giant steel ship.

Then, the golden light converged and seemed to sink into the giant steel ship.

On both sides of the giant steel ship, three large gilded characters appeared.

[Jiaolong]

On the desk in the command room inside the cabin, the previous imperial edict was quietly suspended at a height of half a foot.

A trace of golden light lingered, faintly resonating with the steel warship.

Next, Li Shu, the general of Zhenhai, led a group of crew members, along with Wang Chao and others, and stepped onto the Jiaolong warship.

Accompanied by a roar, a white smoke column rose into the sky, and the sound of the whistle spread in all directions.

Runes were shining one after another, spreading from the steam engine to the captain's room, propellers and other places, ensuring that the captain and crew could operate the Jiaolong more easily.

Wang Chao looked at the mysterious combination of runes that were shining and drawing energy from the air, boilers and fires, and his heart was slightly moved.

He doubted that if this continued, the Celestial Empire would soon enter the era of rune energy.

Think about those internal combustion engines and generators that seemed to be about to be successfully developed.

I really don't know how long the future technological era he led to create can last.

However, Wang Chao was not depressed, but had a hint of expectation.

The future technology that was only imagined in the future, perhaps the craftsmen of the Celestial Empire would create it in an alternative way.

"Raise the anchor! Sail!"

As the orders were issued, the humming Jiaolong shook and moved slowly.

Then, the speed of the Jiaolong became faster and faster, and soon it exceeded the speed of ordinary sailboats by several times, leaving a deep white wave on the water.

Looking at the gradually disappearing steel giant ship, people on the shore began to discuss.

"This new warship actually doesn't need sails or oars"

"Hey, there's nothing to be surprised about, doesn't the train also need cattle and horses?"

"Yes, but although I have already determined it in my heart, it is still touching to see it with my own eyes."

"We have really caught up with the unprecedented changes and the unprecedented prosperity.

How lucky we are!"

"Prosperous age. What kind of peaceful and prosperous age can compare to today?

We are the Celestial Empire, the kingdom of heaven."

Looking at the direction where the Jiaolong disappeared, everyone's expressions were full of pride for being born in the present and in the Celestial Empire, as well as hope for the future.

On the other hand, because it was the first trial, the warship did not go too deep into the overseas, but just cruised around the coast and returned again.

When they stepped on land again, many people couldn't help but exhale.

Although everyone now has supernatural powers, they basically don't have to worry about the sinking of warships.

However, many ministers who have never been on a ship still feel that their hearts are hanging in the air.

Only when they are really down to earth can they completely settle down.

Afterwards, Wang Chao led the civil and military officials and took the train back to the capital.

Li Shu and Li Yu led the navy to train in batches.

On the other hand, after the first warship was built and the technology was relatively mature, the manufacture of the remaining warships would be much simpler.

With the help of various magical powers, countless craftsmen worked overtime and it only took a month for the second warship, Jiaolong No. 2, to be launched again.

Li Shu and Li Yu, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately commanded a warship respectively and sailed towards the direction of Dongfanwei.

In fact, if it were not for the sake of safety, thinking that the number of people on a warship was a little small after all, and the firepower might be insufficient, Li Shu would have set off in the warship long ago.

The first people they came into contact with were naturally the Spaniards who occupied the northern part of Dongfanwei.

Relying on the latest telescope, Li Shu and his team were the first to discover the Spanish fleet.

At the first time, they commanded the warship to approach and asked people to shout loudly.

Shouting, of course, is not just relying on a loud voice, otherwise on this sea, the best way of inheritance is still flag language.

However, this is not the kind of speaker in later generations, but a broadcasting speaker made of sound-type magical runes and amplifying magical runes.

As long as it is activated with the power in the body, its effect is enough to spread the sound to the fan-shaped area in front for several miles.

On the other side, on the Spanish armed merchant ship, some people were discussing the iron warships of the Celestial Empire.

"You have all heard about the iron warships of the Celestial Empire, what do you think?"

"My Lord Baron, this must be a lie by those Celestial Empire people.

How can steel make warships? Wouldn't it sink to the bottom of the sea?"

The others couldn't help laughing when they heard it.

"Hahaha"

Looking at everyone, Baron Keane frowned and said in a deep voice:

"This is not a false thing. According to some news, it is indeed made of steel.

At least from the surface, it is a steel warship."

The others couldn't help frowning when they heard it, and their faces changed slightly.

"Could it be that the Celestial Empire is exaggerating?

Their so-called steel warships are actually just a layer of iron sheets on the outside."

"This"

Baron Keane frowned and pondered for a moment, then said uncertainly:

"Maybe, anyway, we still have to be careful during this period.

During this period, the Celestial Empire has made a lot of noise to take back overseas territories such as Dongfanwei. After all, we are far away from our own country. If we really face the huge Celestial Empire, we will definitely suffer.

I heard that the Portuguese who occupied Haojing have been completely wiped out and captured.

The armed forces were all killed, and the others were taken to do hard labor.

I don't want to be killed or dragged to do hard labor at that time." (End of this chapter)