Watching this scene, everyone inexplicably felt a chill run down their spines.
It was far too close!
They had only intended to test the cannons, forgetting that the explosion could trigger an avalanche!
Hahaha, thrilling! Damned thrilling!
Cheng Yaojin suddenly burst into laughter.
Yuchi Jingde felt the same way upon hearing that.
You know, thinking about it, it really is thrilling! How about, Your Majesty, we find another hill and fire a few more shots?
How could Li Shimin, a wise ruler, possibly agree to their request?
The look in his eyes as he turned to them was filled with disdain.
One hill is not enough! I want ten!
Fang Er: ......
What kind of people are these!
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Aren't they afraid of being buried by an avalanche themselves?
Fortunately, the mountain was close by, and they knew no one lived on it. Otherwise, they would be busy rescuing people right now.
These guys actually wanted to create more avalanches?
How about we visit the shipyard? Fang Er could only suggest going elsewhere to dissuade them from their dangerous idea.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up: When I came this time, I saw a boat in the canal from the sky that I had never seen before. It had no sails but moved incredibly fast. Is it something you, my boy, have recently created?
Fang Er knew what he was referring to without even thinking; it must be the oil tanker.
Replying to Your Majesty, it is indeed something new. There are only two of them, and I use them to transport fuel.
Let's go, let's go, take me to see it!
With the allure of the new ship, Li Shimin even set aside the matter of the collapsing mountain.
The group, driving tractors, returned the cannons to the workshop and headed straight for the Tai River.
Upon arrival, the aluminum workshop by the Tai River piqued Li Shimin's interest again, and he proposed a visit.
Inside the aluminum workshop, craftsmen were busy with their respective tasks. The freshly cast aluminum ingots were neatly stacked to one side, shining with a silver luster.
Upon seeing the aluminum ingots, Li Shimin was instantly flustered. He pointed at the ingots and asked Fang Er.
This! You didn't go to Japan and bring back that silver mountain, did you?
Cheng Yaojin and the others were also stunned. They rushed to the aluminum ingots, their faces filled with shock.
Damn! So much silver!
Brother, that's not fair! You don't bring your brothers along when you find a way to get rich!
Fang Er couldn't help but laugh and cry. "Your Majesty, my esteemed brothers, you are mistaken. This is not silver."
These are aluminum ingots, refined from bauxite mined from the aluminum ore in Qingzhou.
This stuff is more valuable than silver. Future helicopters will have their airframes made from this material.
Ah! It's not silver? Cheng Yaojin looked at the aluminum ingots with disbelief.
Yuchi Jingde picked up an aluminum ingot, weighed it in his hand, and then said to Li Shimin: Your Majesty, this is much lighter than silver.
Of course, it's lighter. The density of silver is almost four times that of aluminum.
This ten-pound aluminum ingot, if it were converted to silver, could not be tossed around so easily in one's hand.
Hearing that, although it wasn't silver, it could be used to make helicopters, Li Shimin asked Fang Er.
When will your helicopter be ready for modification?
Ever since he first saw a helicopter, he had been itching with desire. Who wouldn't want to fly rather than ride a horse on the ground?
However, Fang Er had rejected him due to quality defects. Now, seeing these aluminum ingots, Li Shimin's old desire rekindled.
Your Majesty, this alone is not enough. Although aluminum is light, it is too soft. It needs to be mixed with other materials to form a composite material like bronze.
Fang Er spread his hands and said.
Well, that statement instantly made Li Shimin lose interest. Let's go, let's go see the shipyard!
Leaving the aluminum workshop, by the Tai River, the tuna fishing boat that Fang Er used as a transport ship was quietly docked there, with only two or three crew members performing maintenance work on it.
Initially, two boats were brought out. One served as an oil tanker, and the other was responsible for transporting empty oil barrels from here to the oil mine.
Now that there were enough oil barrels, this boat became the transportation between the aluminum workshop and the oil mine.
After everyone boarded the ship, Li Shimin looked at the interior decoration, his eyes almost sparkling.
Leather sofas, teak floors, glass tables, and modern lighting fixtures hanging on the walls. Even with his status as emperor, he felt the ship was incredibly luxurious.
You, a cargo ship, you've spent such a fortune on it?
Li Shimin's tone was full of envy and jealousy.
After speaking, he plopped down on the sofa.
The sponge wrapped in leather instantly made his entire body sink in. This sudden change startled Li Shimin, and he jumped up immediately.
Damn! What's going on?
Fang Er watched, wanting to laugh but not daring to make a sound, his face turning red from holding it in.
Your Majesty, this thing is called a sofa. It's so soft that it gives you the feeling of sinking in, but it's very comfortable to sit on. Would you like to try it again? Li Xiaogong had been on this ship before, so he knew a little about the things on it.
He had previously tried to trade his Wuyi Warship with Fang Er, but he was ruthlessly rejected.
Li Shimin tried to sit down again, this time deliberately relaxing his nerves.
When his back, buttocks, and legs sank into it, the complete enveloping feeling gave him an unprecedented experience, and he couldn't help but let out a groan.
Hiss~~ Comfortable!
Sensing that he had lost some composure, he quickly changed the subject: Boy, is this thing difficult to make?
His implied meaning was clear: I like it, so quickly bribe me.