In June of the 32nd year of the first emperor, after half a year of deliberation, the emperor issued an edict to make Gongzi Gao the king of Liang, leaving Xianyang to take charge of the Western Regions, and at the same time to make Gongzi Kun the acting king, leaving Xianyang to take charge of the Xiongnu territory, Feng Gongzi will be the king of Liao, and leave Xianyang to take charge of the Donghu tribes.

After the news of the three princes being crowned kings, the world was shaken, and countless celebrities from all over the country flocked to Xianyang to join the three princes, and the emperor also allowed the three princes to choose some scribes, doctors, craftsmen and craftsmen from the Academy of Literature, the College of Agriculture, the Health Center, the College of Engineering and the Academy of Sciences to accompany them, and at the same time rewarded a large amount of money to support them to open the dynasty and build a government.

And the emperor's decision, but also finally made the Manchu Dynasty civil and military relieved, although the emperor still did not set up a prince in the end, but according to the current arrangement, at least the eldest prince Fusu is still the most promising, which makes the restlessness of the people and the court also calm down a lot.

The three sons who got the title of the king were naturally overjoyed, and soon went to the fiefdom with a mighty staff and vassals, although the king, but the understanding of the fief is still a mess, and the northwest and northeast places have been barbaric places since ancient times, not to mention that there is no city, not even a decent station, except for a group of savages, they are still poor and white.

But no matter how poor it is, this is a groundbreaking beginning, and in the future, it will be the kingdom of the Great Qin Fan, just like the princes of the Great Zhou, and have the right to prepare for the army to open the dynasty and discuss politics, which is more than a hundred times stronger than staying in Xianyang and being an idle son.

They can have today, all thanks to the advice that the Marquis of Qinghe gave to the emperor that day, so when the three princes left Xianyang, they all came to Chen Xu's mansion to meet and thank them.

After this series of dazzling changes in the court, Xianyang finally began to calm down.

Chen Xuchao's idea of a 9-to-5 week weekend and a small long holiday has not been realized after all, and he can only get up early every day to be a hard-pressed office worker, but for him, in addition to the discussion of politics in the previous dynasty, going to work in the Zhongshu Provincial Government is naturally also a Buddhist model, as long as there is no major event or the emperor has an important edict to convey, he just goes to Zhongshu Province every day to inspect it, and then continues to do what he is most interested in.

In June, the third Hercules Cup Keju Contest is still in full swing, under the operation of a group of gentlemen, this year's Keju Contest has reached 12 teams, the competition team is more, the income of the gaming company is also a daily uproar to collect money to receive soft hands and feet, each game of bets are more than 200,000 money.

Today is the second game of the semifinals, and the Seongnam Wild Donkeys will play against the Bulls.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the beach to watch the game, and the sound of cheers and cheers resounded throughout the riverbank.

After two consecutive years of competition exploration, this year's competition looks more formal, with simple stands set up around the venue, dozens of neatly designed billboards neatly arranged around the venue, the arrangement of the organizing committee has been handy, and the referees and the teams and players of the game are also more standardized.

The two teams competed back and forth on the court, and although the scene was fierce, it was still a variety of posing and fancy movements.

"Master Hou, look at how our team's sons and daughters are this year, they are simply beating the Bulls!" A gentleman sat beside Chen Xu and proudly pointed to the score of three to one on the scoreboard.

"Hmph, it's only the first half, smug fart!" The other pouted.

"Gua, there has been no opponent who has fallen behind and turned the tables under a certain team, and the Tigers have been poured five goals by us......"

Chen Xu: ......

"Hehe, Master Hou, don't blame, your Tiger team is so cowardly, it hasn't entered the second round for three consecutive tournaments!" Qi Lao Er said with a dry smile.

Ma Teng, who was sitting next to him, shrank his head and bowed his head with a red face, "Master Hou, I'm ashamed of you!" ”

"Ben Hou is just worried about your money bags, it is not that Ben Hou's Tiger team can't kick you!" Chen Xu rolled his eyes.

"Why did my sister-in-law say this, the Tigers are really intimidating, as a first-class team is not worthy of the name, the current bettors are not willing to bet on the Tigers to win, every time the Tigers play, the bookmaker has to lose a sum of money!" Meng Yun was on the side to help.

"Could it be that you forgot the emperor's 100,000-dollar lottery ticket the year before last?" Chen Xu said with a twitch of cheeks.

"What 100,000 yuan lottery ticket, didn't the Tiger team win the championship that time, does the emperor still want to take back the 100,000 yuan?" The other shouted excitedly.

"The emperor bets, naturally to win, that lottery ticket Benhou did not fill in the time, the emperor can naturally take it out at any time to cash, if you feel that the money is too much panic, next year Benhou will let the Tigers win the championship......"

"No, never!" Meng Yun and a few gentlemen turned white in an instant, and they looked at Chen Xu in horror one by one.

At the beginning, the odds of the lottery ticket were naturally known, ninety-nine times the odds, if the Tigers won, then the bookmaker will have to return 100,000 deposits and pay 9.9 million money, although now the bookmaker receives money every day to receive soft feet, but in fact, a Keju tournament was held, plus advertising revenue is less than two million dollars, several people divided down each only more than 100,000 yuan, the rest have to be invested in the construction of Keju field, if you want to lose 10 million money, the bookmaker will go bankrupt directly, Not to mention the money earned in these three sessions, everyone will lose millions.

"Master Hou, your tiger team must not win, otherwise I will hang myself!"

"yes, the Tigers can't win!"

"But Ben Hou heard that you want to expel the Tiger team......" Chen Xu rolled his eyes.

"Where can it, no, absolutely not, who dares to say that the first one to expel the Tiger team will not spare him!"

Several gentlemen jumped up and shook their fists and shouted.

"In order for you to be able to make a fortune, Benhou's Tigers can only endure the humiliation and be eliminated in every round of the group stage, how do you think I should compensate for this loss?" Chen Xu looked at a few indignant goods and said lightly.

"Hehe, Hou Ye is rich and rivals the country, and his ability to make money is invincible in the world, this little money is naturally not worth it, I will invite Hou Ye to have a big meal later, and then go to my sister!" Several goods hurriedly accompanied the smiling faces.

"That's pretty much it, by the way, uncle, how is your hot air balloon doing now, has it flown up?" Chen Xu finally remembered something.

Meng Yun's face fell, and his handsome face turned red like blood: "Sister-in-law Mo mentioned this matter, it's too embarrassing, last year you went to the southeast, we spent more than 40,000 dollars to make a big balloon according to your drawings, more than ten zhang high, six zhang in diameter, but the first ignition burned, and burned two craftsmen, and a certain one was almost burned out!" ”

"How so?" Chen Xu was puzzled.

"At that time, in order to test the hot air balloon as soon as possible, the craftsman placed a large amount of pine resin and oil wax in the furnace of the hanging basket, and after ignition, the flame ignited the hanging rope under the shaking of the balloon, and the muslin cloth used to make the balloon was soaked in tung oil, and the result was ignited instantly, and the balloon burned and collapsed, igniting weeds and thorns, burning dozens of acres of wasteland, and also alarming the forbidden army of the lieutenant's mansion......" Meng Yun said with fear, "Fortunately, my father was not in Xianyang at that time, otherwise he would definitely be beaten with a blue nose and swollen face!" ”

"Didn't fly at all?" Chen Xu pinched his chin and asked.

"It burned almost as soon as I left the ground, but fortunately I jumped off when I saw something wrong, otherwise my sister-in-law would definitely not see me this time!" Meng Yun shook his head with a twisted face.

"You didn't do the flight test first?" Chen Xu opened his mouth wide.

"No, I wanted to be the first person to fly as my sister-in-law said, but I didn't expect it...... Alas! Meng Yun bowed his head in shame.

"Master Hou, don't you know, the hot air balloon will burn dozens of feet high flames as soon as it hula, fortunately it is a test in the wilderness, and when it collapsed, hundreds of people were almost buried in it, and the smoke can be seen in Xianyang more than ten miles away, and then I heard that the lieutenant's mansion made Lu Huan almost pee his pants in fright, thinking it was a beacon fire ignited by the enemy attack......

"Haha, that scene was just chickens and dogs, and the onlookers scattered and fled, it was really spectacular......"

"Exactly ......"

A group of gentlemen gloated on the side to describe the scene at that time, and Chen Xu was full of black lines when he listened.

The principle of the hot air balloon is actually very simple, it is an enlarged version of Kong Ming lantern, Chen Xu used to make a few when he tried Yan Le at night, but the silk and fire candles used are very light, so it is easy to fly.

But the manned hot air balloon must be made very large, and the cloth material can only be used fine linen cloth at present, and in order to be not breathable, it must be soaked with tung oil, which will make the balloon very heavy, the hot air balloon of later generations is made of polyester and nylon and other chemical fiber materials, airtight and lightweight, and very strong, the most important thing Chen Xu feels is that because of the ignition device, can not quickly provide enough hot airflow, the hot air balloons of later generations are all high-pressure gas furnaces, fuel is flammable gas or oil with high combustion value.

Therefore, even if a hot air balloon can fly, but the prospect is very worrying, it is very difficult to make a hot air balloon that can fly normally without sufficient support from the chemical industry, in fact, compared to making a hot air balloon that cannot grasp the direction and move with the wind, the hard airship is more realistic, but the airship needs to be filled with hydrogen or helium, and before the invention of a physical and chemical method that is easy to prepare for the extraction of hydrogen and helium, It is almost impossible to create a safe aircraft capable of manned flights in this day and age.

A variety of materials and processes are completely out of reach.

"Sister-in-law, don't get a hot air balloon, that thing costs money and is dangerous, far inferior to a glider, the glider we are making now can fly several miles away when the wind is good!" Meng Yun persuaded with palpitations.

"Let's put the hot air balloon thing down for now, and I'll see if I can find a better way!" Chen Xu could only nod.

If you can find oil and distill it to get diesel kerosene and other oil, and then design a blast spray oven, maybe the hot air balloon can be saved.

Now everything in Daqin has begun to slowly enter the envisaged development track, both the court and the people have begun to recognize Chen Xu's various reforms, as long as the next five-year plan can be successfully completed, Daqin after five years will definitely be more than ten times richer and more prosperous than now.

With sufficient manpower, material and financial resources, the chemical industry can also be slowly promoted.

At least for now, with glass, it is possible to make all kinds of simple chemical experiment equipment, flasks, beakers, test tubes and even alcohol lamps......

And when he thought of the alcohol lamp, Chen Xu immediately couldn't sit still, to promote chemical experiments, alcohol is the best fuel, and the preparation of alcohol is very simple.

In Chen Xu's thoughts, a semi-final ended quickly, the Chengnan Wild Donkey team won, and the next game against Mengyun's Paper Mill Flyers competed for the championship, but Chen Xu didn't have much interest in watching.

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