Xiami, where Weizi Town, Changyi City is located in later generations.

It was first established in the second year of Zhongyuan, that is, 148 BC, and it was an ancient city with a history of more than 300 years.

Gan Ning was very surprised. Liu Chuang brought him to do something. Seeing Huang Zhong alone leading the army, if he said that he was not envious, it would be a lie.

But since Liu Chuang made such arrangements, Gan Ning couldn't ask too much.

Xiami is a small town located between Jiaoshui and Weishui. However, when Gan Ning arrived at Xiami, he immediately felt an unusual atmosphere.

This small town is highly vigilant.

The troops were stationed on both sides of Weishui and Jiaoshui. Once they entered the lower part, they could sense the strict atmosphere.

Guan Hai greeted Liu Chuang outside Xiami City and had a good greeting with Liu Chuang.

Over the past year, Liu Chuang has indeed been too busy and has not even had time to meet Guan Hai.

On the day of the wedding, Guan Hai originally planned to go and congratulate him. But he knew that an accident occurred in Duchang, which forced Guan Hai to temporarily change his itinerary and stay in secret to handle the matter. In desperation, he had to let Xun Kuang go to Gaomi on his behalf. But he always felt a little guilty in his heart.

"Meng Yan, you are finally here!"

Guan Hai slapped Liu Chuang on the shoulder hard, while Liu Chuang had a simple smile on his face without getting angry at all.

"This is the uncle of the young master, but not the uncle of the family, but the uncle of the other surname.

Since the birth of the young master, he has followed the young master and is also one of the oldest heroes here."

Zhou Cang explained in Gan Ning's ear, and Gan Ning nodded gratefully and wrote down.

"Xingba, I have come to see my uncle."

Liu Chuang waved and signaled Gan Ning to come up to pay homage to Guan Hai.

At the same time, he introduced to Guan Hai: "This is the bravery of thousands of men who have been recruited, and he is equal to Ziyi.

From now on, please take care of yourself, uncle."

Guan Hai's eyes wide open, and he looked at Gan Ning up and down.

The burning gaze fell on Gan Ning, which made him feel nervous.

"Uncle, how about it?"

"It's indeed a hero..."

Guan Hai nodded in praise, then turned his eyes and said softly: "Meng Yan, but go now?"

"Um!"

"Then let's set off now. I have sent someone to ask Lao Xue to prepare a residence there. We will stay there for a few more days tonight, so it's better to see clearly."

"That's great!"

In this way, after Liu Chuang and Guan Hai met, they went north without even entering the Secret.

"Yuan Fu, where are we going?"

Zhou Cang glanced at Gan Ning who was a little nervous and said softly: "I don't know much either. Anyway, the guards here are very strict, so you can follow me."

Before arriving at the destination, Zhou Cang did not dare to explain the destination.

Everyone walked along the Guan Road for about thirty miles, and a strong smell of sea water came to their faces.

A workshop appeared in Gan Ning's sight... It was more like a dock than a workshop. Gan Ning had seen such a dock when he was in Bajun. So he felt a little moved and guessed what Liu Chuang was going to appoint him, and he felt ecstatic.

Xiami shipyard has a large area, about 2,000 acres of land.

There are barracks stationed around, one post in three steps and one post in five steps, and the ground is under high alert.

Xuezhou is outside the dock and has been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Liu Chuang, he quickly walked a few steps and bowed, "Xuezhou, pay homage to the emperor."

"Xue Dangjia, don't be so polite... Haha, I have always wanted to come over to see the progress, but unfortunately the attitude of things is so unsuccessful. By the way, what's the situation here? Looking at it, the dock has been built, and I don't know when it can be put into production?"

Xuezhou hurriedly said, "Reporting to the emperor, after half a year, he finally lived up to his entrusted responsibility.

However, the craftsmen are not yet skilled, so the progress is a little slow. A sea boat was launched yesterday and is preparing for a trial voyage today.

According to the Emperor, I have added two floating plates on both sides of the hull to enhance the stability of the sea ship when sailing on the sea... In addition, there are also a variety of equipment, which have been added. Compared with the original tower ship, it is larger, about thirty meters long, divided into three floors, fifteen meters high, and each ship can accommodate about 600 people...but the construction speed is very slow, and after all the craftsmen are proficient, one sea ship can be completed at most in a month."

Gan Ning was a little confused when he listened on the side. Such a huge ship...

Liu Chuang refused to comment and asked Xue Zhou to lead the way in front. He and Guan Hai were with him, while Gan Ning and Zhou Cang followed closely.

Everyone walked through the dock and saw a simple pier by the sea.

A tower ship about sixty meters long and about thirty meters high appeared in sight.

"There are more than 2,000 craftsmen in the entire dock, but no more than half of them are truly skilled."

Standing on the dock, Xuezhou also seemed helpless, "Uncle Emperor, if I have been with me for another two years, I can guarantee that all the craftsmen will reach their proficiency."

The window leaked and said softly: "But we don't have that much time now."

He thought for a while and asked, "How fast is this ship?"

Xue Zhou said: "It is the first time we have built such a huge ship, so it is difficult to tell what speed it is.

This ship requires at least 150 people to operate. If the emperor had not come today, I would have to order people to sail to sea and conduct experiments."

Liu Chuang thought about it and suddenly turned around and said, "Yuan Fu, Xingba, are you willing to board the ship and test sail with me?"

Gan Ning and Zhou Cang hurriedly bowed and said, "We are honored."

"Uncle, don't board the ship."

Xuezhou hurried forward to stop him and whispered: "This building was built, but I don't know the specific situation. After I was on the test flight, it would be not too late for the emperor to board the ship."

Liu Chuang waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Old Xue Xiu wants to do this. I can trust your ability. I will definitely board the ship today."

He was very determined and Xuezhou was not easy to stop him.

So he had to order the sailors to board the ship, while Liu Chuang took Gan Ning and Zhou Cang on the ship, and Xuezhou accompanied him.

Guan Hai was unable to get on the boat. In his words, he would feel dizzy when he got on the boat... Liu Chuang knew that he was seasick, so he didn't force him.

This sea ship is divided into three floors completely according to the style of the Han Dynasty building ship.

The first floor is called "Lu", the second floor is called "FeiLu", and the third floor is called "Queshi".

However, in order to enhance its stability on both sides of the building, two floating boards are added, which at first glance looks like two wings of a seabird.

It has to be said that China's shipbuilding industry in the Eastern Han Dynasty was definitely ahead of the whole world. After Liu Chuang boarded the bird room, the tower ship slowly sailed out of the port with a series of trumpets on the ship. At this time, it was already late, and torches were lit on both sides of the ship's side to illuminate the sea surface.

Gan Ning looked very excited and subdued the railings of the Bird Room and couldn't help but praise them.

However, he immediately said, "Uncle Emperor, it may be very difficult for such a ship to navigate through the rivers."

Yes, ordinary building ships are very inflexible when traveling in rivers, so Mengchong, Chima, Dou Ship and other ships were produced.

During the Battle of Chibi, Huang Gai defeated the Cao Wei fleet with a fleet of dozens of Mengchong Dou Ships.

Liu Chuang said: "Xingba, this ship is on the sea, not in the rivers."

"ah?"

"At present, I don't want to build a large number of ships, because they are not of much use to me. But after I stabilize, I will naturally send someone to build them. At that time, the tower ship Mengchong Dou Ship will be mixed together and handed over to Xingba's command. What do you think?"

Gan Ning was silent!

After a while, he whispered softly: "Uncle Emperor means that this Beihai is not where we stand."

Liu Chuang patted Gan Ning's shoulder, walked down from the bird room, and came to the bow deck. It was mid-spring and the sea breeze was very strong. However, the boat was walking on the sea surface, but it seemed extremely stable. Liu Chuang pointed his hand away, but he saw that the sky was pitch black and there was no view.

"Xingba, since I brought you here, I don't want to hide it from you.

Although Qingzhou is good, it is not my place to live for a long time. It is far more than my place to stay for the moment. From here to the opposite side, it will take about six days to travel around half a month. At that time, I need you to command the fleet, go to the sea from Xiami to the other side, where I am here to stay."

Gan Ning was stunned and hesitated for a long time and said, "Is it true that what the emperor said..."

“That’s right.”

Liu Chuang said seriously: "I have ordered people to explore the way, and now I have achieved some success.

But at present, the time is not yet ripe... Once the time is ripe, I will move north on a large scale, but I don’t know if Xingba is willing to help me?"

These words can be said to be heart-to-heart.

Liu Chuang told Gan Ning all the way to his future plans, which made Gan Ning very grateful.

But he was still a little confused and couldn't help asking: "But if this happens, wouldn't he stay away from the Central Plains?"

"Xingba, what will the situation in the Central Plains turn into?"

"this……"

"Haha, I can tell you that at most two or three years, there will be a great war in the Central Plains.

There will definitely be a large-scale war between Yuan and Cao. If we stay in Qingzhou, no matter which one we rely on, we will inevitably be the fate of being cannon fodder in the end. Moreover, this war will not end in the short term. That's why I have to go north, avoid this war, and recuperate.

Hiding for five years, as long as three years, once the time is right, I will fight back to the Central Plains.

This plan is very complicated. Before the time is ripe, I must be more cautious... and the sea route will inevitably become my necessary choice for going south to the Central Plains in the future. It is precisely because of this that I need a future help who can open up the sea route for me. This is also the reason why I asked you from Jingzhou. I believe that with the ability of Xingba, I will definitely be able to build this navy. I wonder what you think?"
To be continued...