After seven years of fiefdom, Li Shimin asked me to return and become the crown prince.

""Welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu!"

After walking a distance, the chief craftsman of Lingnan Port had already received the news and was waiting here.

The leader was an old man, dressed simply, but looked very energetic.

He was the head of Lingnan Port appointed by Li Kuan himself, Yang Dachuan, and he was also the chief engineer of the shipyard.

When Yang Guang built a flower boat and went south of the Yangtze River, he recruited the best shipbuilding craftsmen of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Dachuan was the leader of those craftsmen.

A few years ago, Li Kuan knew his whereabouts and brought him to Lingnan.

"No need to be polite!" Li Kuan got off the carriage with the help of Xiao Cui, helped Yang Dachuan up, and patted the old man's wrinkled hands:

"You seem to be older than last year. Thank you for your hard work!"

Li Kuan just sighed, but Yang Dachuan was extremely moved. Tears came out of his turbid eyes. He began to tremble with excitement while holding Li Kuan's hand:"It's not hard, it's not hard. I will never forget the prince's kindness to me!"

Yang Dachuan's ancestors were shipbuilders. It was his father who named him Dachuan with the purpose of building bigger ships in the future. For this reason, he studied different shipbuilding methods every day. He thought that the ship built with Emperor Yang of Sui was big enough, with tall buildings on it.

But after following the prince, he knew what a ship was, a ship that could really sail in the sea, without fear of wind and waves.

He said that the luckiest thing was to be able to follow the prince and participate in the great cause of building ships.

Now it has finally succeeded.

The other craftsmen looked at Li Kuan and couldn't help crying.

The prince treated them well, and they would work for the prince all their lives

"Okay, let's go to the restaurant and talk. Old Yang, you know that I like to eat shrimp, crabs, and abalone!" Seeing everyone's expressions about to cry, Li Kuan couldn't stand it and quickly changed the subject.

"It’s my fault for my negligence. Everything you want to eat is already prepared!"Yang Dachuan nodded quickly and took Li Kuan to the largest canteen inside.

There were also welcoming craftsmen on both sides of the road, as well as the craftsmen's families, who lined the streets to welcome them.

Everyone was excited.

Li Kuan was not polite either. He gave a charming speech on the high platform, and finally left a sentence for everyone to eat and drink well, and then he entered the hall under the leadership of the managers.

Li Daozon and Cheng Yaojin also followed in.

Li Daozon also felt the degree to which Li Kuan won the hearts of the people. It was simply that the officials and the people were of one mind. No wonder Lingnan has developed so well.

This is more than a talent of a benevolent king, it is obviously a benevolent king.

Also thanks to Li Kuan, he and Cheng Yaojin had a delicious seafood dinner. The deliciousness was no less than any kind of delicacy, especially the prawns. Although they had to be shelled to eat, they were delicious with some dipping sauce.

Li Kuan was happy today and drank a few glasses of wine. He discussed with Yang Dachuan to go to the dock early tomorrow morning to witness the ceremony of the ship entering the sea.

At that time, he would also take a boat out to sea for a walk.

So after everyone finished their meal , went to rest early, while Li Kuan was arranged to live in the place where he used to live.

This place is cleaned every day and has been prepared for Li Kuan.

The next day, Li Kuan got up early in the morning. After a simple breakfast, the group walked towards the dock in a mighty manner.

Entering the large dock, the first thing that caught their eyes was the huge crane. On both sides were huge steel cylinders, which were hollow inside and had wheels underneath for movement.

The middle was constructed with chains and pulleys.

Thousands of pounds of things can be easily moved onto the ship.

This was constructed by Gongshujia according to Li Kuan's plan.

It took Gongshujia's people more than half a year to construct this shipyard alone, but it was worth it to build a big ship.

Building a shipyard again will not be so slow.

Walking forward, Cheng Yaojin and Li Daozon, who were following Li Kuan, opened their eyes wide and saw a ship as big as a city wall docked at the edge of the dock, and the sea was further in.

When they saw it just now, they thought it was a wall.

Unexpectedly, it was a ship.

"Is this a boat?"Because the shape is somewhat different from the common boat structure, Li Dao Zong couldn't help but exclaimed

"Of course it's a ship, and a ship that can withstand the wind and waves of the sea!"The craftsman beside heard Li Dao Zong's doubt and said solemnly.

Dare to question their craftsmanship? If the prince was not here, he would have taught this ignorant person a lesson.

"Your Highness, this is our latest ship, 120 meters long and 25 meters wide! The draft is 10.5 meters, there are three floors below the deck and two floors above the deck!"

Yang Dachuan excitedly introduced the size and configuration of the ship to Li Kuan:"There are 300 rooms, and if we squeeze in, it can accommodate a thousand people!"

"Not bad!"Li Kuan nodded!

The main function of the current ships is to transport people, and it is good enough to accommodate these people.

When he occupies other islands on the sea in the future, his large ships for transporting goods may have been built long ago.

Thousands of people!

Li Dao Zong and Cheng Yao Jin were not calm.

This ship is too big.

Both of them looked at Li Kuan in unison. It was a miracle that such a ship could be built.

Yang Dachuan looked at Li Kuan and said:

"Please name our first ship!"

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