"Your Majesty, the queen invites you to listen to the play!"

"What? Listening to the drama again? Don't go, don't go! When you reply to the queen, you will say that I have something important! ”

Li Weiguo shook his head suddenly, letting him listen to Peking Opera was more uncomfortable than killing him.

TV! Network!

When will it be?

Li Weiguo looks forward to the stars and the moon, in the era when there were no online entertainment programs, he had almost no entertainment projects except for flirting with girls.

Fighting crickets?

Forget it, it's not good to be called a faint king!

"Is there anything funny about that?"

"Your Majesty, people have names and surnames, called Master Liu!"

"I looked at the memory, and I forgot about it! But I remember the group of Indian beauties you recommended to me last time, it was very enjoyable! ”

The female officer, Master Liu, was suddenly angry, but she still smiled coquettishly.

"Your Majesty, why don't we push the oil again?"

"Let's get by! It's not good to use too much Indian god oil! Anything else to have fun with? ”

"It's fun! Recently, many people in the capital are playing with hot air balloons, if Your Majesty likes it, let's also ask someone to make a hot air balloon to play! ”

As soon as Li Weiguo heard the word hot air balloon, he suddenly came to his senses, this is a lofty entertainment. In the days before airplanes, hot air balloons were very popular.

So Li Weiguo immediately called the Imperial Academy of Sciences to inquire about hot air balloons.

Recently, the Imperial Academy of Sciences is also working on hot air balloons, but it is not a key research project, and the technology is still a hot air balloon developed by the French more than 100 years ago. Of course, in terms of principle, the Kong Ming lantern of the Chinese Empire was the earliest. However, Kong Ming lanterns do not carry people, and they do not count in the strict sense.

Today, there are hot air balloon researchers in Europe and the United States, and the most advanced is still the hot air balloon developed by the Frenchman Clementos, which can fly 200 kilometers, with a maximum ceiling of 500 meters and can carry 5 people.

It's just that this kind of hot air balloon can only be carried out with a wind speed of less than 6 meters per second, it must be sunny, and nothing else.

"Do you have all the hot air balloons that can carry people into the air?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there are a few hot air balloons that can carry people, but they are all under maintenance!" Ma Jianwei, the head of the research team in charge of the hot air balloon development project, replied excitedly that it was a great honor to be able to talk to His Majesty the Emperor on the phone.

"Immediate maintenance, I'm going to ride in a hot air balloon!"

"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous!" Ma Jianwei was suddenly startled, happy and happy, but the hot air balloon is unstable, once something goes wrong and the emperor hangs up, then not only will he not get any glory, but he may become a sinner of the Chinese Empire.

"What a rambling thing! Just do it! I'm waiting for your news! ”

Li Weiguo issued a will, but Ma Jianwei did not dare to resist the decree, and immediately consulted with Hua Yufang, president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.

"What? Your Majesty wants to ride in a hot air balloon? ”

Hua Yufang almost jumped up, and immediately mobilized the top technicians from various departments to come to the hot air balloon research room for a meeting.

Ma Jianwei picked out a hot air balloon of the best quality, and then all the experts of the Academy of Sciences worked together to study how to overhaul it to ensure that the emperor would not have problems riding in the air.

Experts from various departments also want to show their faces in front of Li Weiguo, and the hot air balloon project, which no one has paid attention to, lacks both funds and technical support. Now, with a phone call from Li Weiguo, the entire Imperial Academy of Sciences, from the president down, officials from various departments to the head of the academy quickly took action.

"What! Do you still use this shabby canvas? Whoever is who, immediately go to the storeroom and bring the most high-grade canvas! Is a ton enough? No, I'll give you another ton! ”

"Enough, enough! Enough is enough! Ma Jianwei couldn't close his mouth and hurriedly added: "But it's not that the more high-end canvas the better, our hot air balloons need to be heat-resistant and fire-resistant, and they also have to resist high-strength stretching and extrusion!" The most important thing is to be light! ”

"No problem! This of the highest grade canvas I gave you was originally intended for sail battleships! You must know that the canvas used on the sail battleship is resistant to wind pulling and artillery fire, absolutely resistant to high temperatures, not only strong enough, but also very light! If it's too heavy, how can we sail up! ”

Although the sail battleships are outdated, the Imperial Chinese Navy still retains at least 30 sail battleships, which are used for the training of naval cadets, and only the naval cadets who can skillfully sail the sail battleships after experiencing the storms and storms at sea are eligible to serve on the steel battleships.

This is a compulsory course for the Imperial Navy of China, and also for the navies of all countries in the world!

Ma Jianwei was immediately relieved, the canvas that can be used on the sail battleship is absolutely of great quality!

"Then this flame burner of yours is too rudimentary! Will this thing still work? Luo Nan, an expert from the internal combustion engine project team, suddenly asked.

Ma Jianwei said embarrassedly: "The funds are limited, so let's use this to make do!" ”

"Improvised? How can this be improvised? It's about Your Majesty's safety, and you can't make do with it! Luo Nan suddenly came to his senses, immediately summoned his assistant, and shouted: "Go, bring the high-pressure flamethrower that I have successfully researched in my latest research!" ”

"Mentor, we have a military weapon, can we use it in a hot air balloon?" Luo Nan's student asked curiously.

Luo Nan smiled slightly and replied, "I only need to change it slightly!" The principle of hot air balloon is very simple, that is, the flame burner is used to generate a large amount of heat, which is used to heat the air, so that the hot air balloon has the buoyancy to rise! ”

Ma Jianwei hurriedly asked, "Professor Luo, your thing is very expensive!" It's overkill to use it on my hot air balloon! ”

Luo Nan smiled, patted Ma Jianwei's shoulder, and said: "Don't you know, your hot air balloon can fly to a height of 500 meters, and the impact of air pressure on the flame burner is negligible, but once you break through 500 meters and reach 1000 meters, your flame burner is easy to go out!" If you change my high-pressure flamethrower, even at an atmospheric pressure of 2000 meters, it will definitely not be affected, and you don't have to worry about the flameout! ”

Ma Jianwei was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly asked Luo Nan for advice, and soon discovered a deeper understanding of air pressure and flame burners.

"It's worthy of Professor Luo, I've been taught, thank you for reminding me, otherwise I will inevitably suffer a big loss on this issue!"

"Little meaning, if you are popular in front of Your Majesty, remember to bring your brother with you!"

"That's that!"

The two of them looked at each other and laughed, with an expression that you know and I understand.

At this time, Starley, an expert in the electrical unit who was observing around the hot air balloon, suddenly asked, "What does your hot air balloon rely on to maintain its flight direction?" ”

Ma Jianwei suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "This all depends on the wind speed, and the wind is floating!" ”

"Drifting with the wind? What are you kidding? What if Your Majesty drifts to a place beyond our control and is in danger? ”

All the experts immediately became worried, this is no joke!

"I have a way!" Staley smiled, and suddenly found an excuse for himself to meddle in the hot air balloon project.

Soon, Staley's students brought a set of motors and fans.

Someone immediately recognized, isn't this an electric fan invented by Staley?

Staley laughs, "Recently, I've discovered that electric fans can not only blow air, but also use it to change direction. I think if you install this electric fan on the gondola, you can change direction. ”

Someone suddenly laughed and said, "The wind power of this fan is too small, you have to overcome the wind force!" ”

Starley was not afraid, and smiled confidently: "It's okay, let's build a bigger fan with a high-power diesel motor!" ”

Ma Jianwei was dumbfounded, this Nima came to add a set of equipment, although it is very tempting, but the load capacity of Nima hot air balloon is limited! You can't fly with so many things!

However, Ma Jianwei's concerns were quickly dispelled!

Because Hua and hundreds of other experts quickly solved the problem, they felt that one hanging basket was too small and one hot air balloon was too little, so they quickly designed a larger hot air balloon.

It's more of an airship than a hot air balloon.

The lollipop-shaped hot air balloon has become a hot dog-like airship, and the gondola has become a boat.

If Li Weiguo is here, he will definitely be surprised and say: This Nima Zeppelin has also crossed!

Jingle bells!

When the phone rang again, Ma Jianwei suddenly cried violently.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, that hot air balloon has been changed beyond recognition by hundreds of experts from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and without a month's test, I'm afraid it won't be able to fly with Your Majesty!"

After listening to Ma Jianwei's explanation, Li Weiguo was also drunk.

All departments of the Imperial Academy of Sciences were mobilized, just to curry favor with Li Weiguo. If it was usual, Li Weiguo would definitely scold them, but this time Li Weiguo not only did not scold them, but was also very happy.

This is because Li Weiguo is not only thinking about riding a hot air balloon at the moment, he is thinking about the future Chinese Imperial Air Force. If it weren't for the hot air balloon, I really couldn't remember it for a while.

Although the Wright brothers were the first to invent the airplane in 1903, in fact, the technology for making airplanes had matured in the 1880s, and the Chinese Empire was at the forefront of the world in terms of internal combustion engines, leading the technology of Europe and the United States for a whole generation.

Of course, there is also the most critical issue, and that is aerodynamics. At present, there is no systematic research theory, so no one dares to try to study aircraft, but Li Weiguo can, as long as he gives a little guidance and finds some experts in aerodynamics, he can quickly improve the flight theory, and with the current background of the Chinese Empire, it is very easy to develop aircraft.

This is what Li Weiguo thinks in his heart, he is a person who can do what he wants, and immediately issued instructions to the relevant departments to collect experts and scholars in aerodynamics from all over the world and secretly set up an aircraft theory research center.

At the same time, hot air balloons and airships are also included in the key research projects, even if there are no aircraft, hot air balloons and airships have great military value, can be high-altitude reconnaissance, can be used for strategic bombing.

Li Weiguo even thought about the Zinov airship in the Red Alert, if it was drummed up, it would destroy all the enemies in minutes.

Just as he fantasized about a horde of Zinov airships going to bomb the British and Americans, a commotion came from outside the main hall that woke him up from his dream.

"What's going on out there?"

"Your Majesty, a big easter egg suddenly appeared in the sky!"

Painted eggshell?

Li Weiguo was stunned for a moment, walked out of the main hall, and looked into the distance, there was indeed an easter egg in the sky south of the capital.

But soon Li Weiguo guessed that it was not an easter egg, but a huge hot air balloon.

Soon, a female guard brought the binoculars, and Li Weiguo looked at it curiously, and was immediately stunned.

I saw that in the hanging basket under the hot air balloon, there were three men, who were also looking around with binoculars. One of the men's binoculars was facing Li Weiguo, and their eyes instantly spotted each other.

Li Weiguo's heart skipped a beat.

This feeling can only be felt when you encounter danger.

Li Weiguo almost forgot that he had been chased and intercepted by Interpol and special forces from various countries, and the feeling of crisis at that time was the same as now.

"Someone! Hurry up and investigate that hot air balloon! Arrest the people above! ”

Li Weiguo gave the order, and when he looked at the hot air balloon again, the other party was obviously alert and was landing quickly.

The truck roared, and the Royal Guards sprang into the air, chasing the balloon.

Zhuang Jiuxia and Mingyue hurriedly arrived, they didn't know why Li Weiguo sent people to chase the hot air balloon and arrest people!

This is unconscionable, because Li Weiguo never ordered the arrest of civilians without reason.

"That hot air balloon just now was an aerial reconnaissance of the Forbidden City! And I'm sure they're spying on me! ”

"Who dares to be so bold?"

Zhuang Jiuxia and Mingyue looked shocked, and immediately added orders, ordering the Royal Forest Army to catch people.

"We've learned how to scout from the air! Sure enough, it's a good means! ”

Li Weiguo snorted coldly, and for the first time, he paid attention to his opponent.

Soon, the Admiral of Jiumen was ordered to enter the palace and came to see Li Weiguo tremblingly.

"Back to Your Majesty, there have been a lot of hot air balloons in the imperial capital in the past month, most of which have been developed and built by the private sector themselves. The minister always thought that the common people were just trying to make a scene, but he didn't expect them to dare to investigate the palace and threaten His Majesty's safety. The minister deserves death, and the minister ordered the whole city to be searched, and these Diao people dared to commit such a bold crime, and the minister must clean them up ruthlessly! ”

Li Weiguo waved his hand and said: "Don't make a big fuss, most of the people are innocent, they conduct scientific research and inventions, this is a good thing, the government should not interfere!" As for those who plot against the law, they must be investigated in secret, and there must be no mistakes! ”

Seeing that Li Weiguo did not surrender, the Admiral of Jiumen immediately breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and promised to investigate clearly.

Li Weiguo naturally didn't expect the Admiral of Jiumen to accomplish anything, but just wanted to know the time when the hot air balloon appeared through Admiral Jiumen, and roughly estimate the time of action of the ill-intentioned people.

The real ones in charge of this are, of course, the Homeland Security Agency and the National Police Agency.

"Your Majesty, at a place as high as a hot air balloon, you can see almost the entire situation of the entire imperial capital with a telescope. If it's against Your Majesty, then I'm afraid it has something to do with the recent batch of assassins! ”

Li Weiguo nodded and said, "The opponent is very powerful!" They even made use of hot air balloons, which shows that their strength is very strong, but they are unimpeded in the country, and they can't find traces, which is a bit interesting! ”

Li Weiguo seemed to understand something, but he didn't say it, Zhuang Jiuxia and Mingyue were quite nervous. (To be continued.) )