The sun is shining and the warm breeze is light. The street under the linden tree is full of traffic, the commercial port is continuous, and the magnificent and towering buildings rise from the ground, towering clouds, reflecting the dazzling light under the morning glow.

A handsome and upright young man dressed in fine clothes, walking quietly on the sidewalk next to him, was Qingying. Because the media protagonists of this era are still radios and newspapers and magazines, there is no overwhelming three-dimensional propaganda of network television in later generations; Except for the supreme emperor, most of the German people did not know what the high-ranking heads of their country looked like, which undoubtedly gave Qingying the opportunity to travel normally. Looking at this wide street, which was very different from a hundred years later, Qingying's heart was stirred and he had mixed feelings: ten years ago, he was soul-pierced into this body in this realm, and thus began his magnificent career of changing history in this world.

"Your Highness, if you want to buy a royal airship for your tour, you just need to send someone to it, why do you want to visit that guy named Zeppelin in person?" An untimely voice suddenly sounded. Qingying turned his head to look at it, only to see a middle-aged man with an ordinary figure with a puzzled look on his face, and asked in a puzzled tone, "Even if he is from my noble family in Germany and has the title of earl, it seems that you don't need to make a special trip like today." ”

Hearing the middle-aged man's inquiry, Qing Yingxing's bright eyes showed a little helplessness. If someone else questioned his behavior, he didn't bother to care about it anyway; However, after the middle-aged man who was not good-looking spoke, Qingying had to explain to him patiently.

Yvonne Charlie Wagner Diem was born in a small village near Potsdam, and because his father was German and his mother was of mixed English and French, he had such a strange combination of British, French and German surnames. The fifth-ranked Diem showed amazing organizational skills at a young age, and was immediately favored by the nascent German Empire, and was sent by his cheap father Wilhelm to assist him in his work when Qingying came of age. At this time, Qingying was also ready to start doing some things, but these things were all precautionary measures based on his identity as a traverser, and some of them were inevitably out of the table, so he urgently needed to cultivate some people to help Qingying realize his will. Diem's arrival just made up for the lack of strength in Qingying's hands. Over the years, the "Eagle Falcon" organization, founded by Diem, gradually gained a firm foothold in Russia; The purpose of this organization was to liaise with the Bolshevist party members in Russia. Qingying provided them with a stable source of funds and even weapons, and sheltered revolutionaries wanted by Tsarist Russia as far as they could, and demanded that they be given the full force of the revolutionary movement to overthrow the Romanov dynasty.

"It's true that I wouldn't have had to make a trip to the company's headquarters just to buy this giant cigar that soars through the skies for sightseeing, but I have other intentions for my trip. This nascent flying machine will play a huge role in the next war, no less significant than battleships in the navy and siege artillery in the army; If Germany can take the lead in this area, it will undoubtedly give us an extra sharp sword in the war that may break out in the future. Qing Ying straightened the tie on his chest and smiled, "Taking a step back, even if it wasn't for the sake of getting the first step in the war, I would like to pay a visit to this aristocratic pilot engineer who invented the Zeppelin." His airship is enough to go down the glorious history of mankind from the land to the sky, and that alone is enough to make people admire! ”

The nameplate of the Zeppelin Company hung in the air, and it was also very conspicuous in the street under the linden tree that was full of advertising posters, and it didn't take long for Qingying to see where it was. The elevator went straight up, the iron door opened and closed, and Qingying, who walked out of the elevator, looked at the long office corridor full of large and small offices; After a few minutes, he finally found a purple wood gate with the word "Zeppelin" written on it. Qingying adjusted her breathing, raised her hand and tapped lightly on the door a few times, and when she heard a syllable coming from inside, she pushed the door open with her hand.

Sofa coffee table, chair square table. Two bronze incense burners exude a faint fragrance in the corner, and the simple furniture decoration adds a touch of natural elegance to the whole office. On the chair behind the square table, a typical German-style old man with a hooked nose is writing something on the table; When he saw Qingying standing at the door, there was obviously a little shock and stunned on his gray-yellow face, as if he didn't expect that someone who was not a waiter would appear in front of him. He put down the carved quill in his hand and asked politely: "I am Ferdinand von Zeppelin, may I ask who you are looking for?" ”

Zeppelin's voice was condensed and deep, without the weakness and trembling in the tone of an ordinary old man; Even though he is nearly seventy years old, he is still ruddy and full of energy. Hearing that Zeppelin reported to his home, Qingying finally had a happy smile on his face, and said: "Mr. Count Zeppelin, the purpose of my visit this time is to buy an airship for sightseeing from the company founded by Mr. Earl, and to discuss with Mr. Earl some matters concerning the future development of airships. Oh yes, I almost forgot to introduce myself, my name is Ettel von Hohenzollern, and I am now the crown prince of the Empire, and I have known you for a long time, Count Zeppelin! ”

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Zeppelin was born in 1838 into an aristocratic family in the Grand Duchy of Baden, where his father was the chief of the Imperial Court of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Zeppelin developed a keen interest in construction machinery from an early age, and this impulse to work from the roots was directly related to his later brilliant achievements. In 1900, Zeppelin, who was over 60 years old, built and flew the first rigid airship in human history, carrying 17 hydrogen capsules, with a buoyancy of 13 tons and a speed of 14 knots in the sky. The airship was so successful that all the rigid airships of the same type built in the following decades were called "Zeppelins", like the "dreadnoughts" in the navy. As an aristocratic pilot engineer, Count Zeppelin and his airships have left a glorious mark on the history of human aviation.

Zeppelin's body shook, and his face showed a look of disbelief and shock, and his gray-black eyes stared straight at Qingying's face, as if he wanted to burn his face out. After a while, Zeppelin let out a sigh of relief and said softly: "I remembered, it was indeed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." It is truly a great honour for me to be able to deign to be able to make a special visit from His Highness! Zeppelin got up from his seat, respectfully invited Qingying to the sofa next to the coffee table, and then poured him a cup of steaming Brazilian coffee, and said, "Your Highness, you just said that you want to buy an airship for sightseeing?" ”

Qingying nodded slightly, and the corners of her mouth pulled up a helpless wry smile: "After Sonia learned that Monsieur Count could build a hard airship that could stay in the air for a long time, she clamored to go to the sky to see the scenery of Berlin and the whole of Germany, which can simply annoy people to death; I had no choice but to fulfill her wishes. It should be easy for you, Monsieur Earl, to build a small airship for sightseeing, right? ”

Hearing Qingying's words, a trace of excitement instantly bloomed in Zeppelin's eyes. Although he came from an aristocratic family and held a title of earl that was coveted by almost all the people, the money in his wallet had been depleted by his years of airship testing, and it was almost unsustainable. The airship company he founded has received almost no orders since its establishment, and he sits in this office building every day as a routine, still thinking about how to raise funds and further improve the performance of the airship.

Fortunately, the merciful God saw his predicament and finally had a customer who came to order today. And this guy is still a super dog in the empire, and he doesn't ask how much he buys things, this is simply a little angel sent by God to provide him with research funds! Zeppelin's mind raced, and he immediately agreed to the errand proposed by Xia Qingying, determined to build the safest, largest, and most luxurious airship for the Crown Princess to use. Just as Zeppelin was thinking about how many marks should be slaughtered in front of him, Qingying spoke again: "Mr. Earl, may I ask how much weight can the airship you build now carry and how long can it stay in the air?" ”

Zeppelin smiled confidently, revealing a little pride in his words, and said: "The principle of the airship is the same as that of the ship, and it is a simple application of Archimedes' principle, so as long as there is enough money, I can build the airship extremely huge, and it is not difficult to achieve a total buoyancy of 25 tons." As for the endurance time, due to the current technical conditions, in order to ensure the safety of the airship, its suspension time does not exceed 12 hours. However, this is much better than the traditional soft airship, and it can also meet the needs of sightseeing. ”

To Zeppelin's surprise, the young man in front of him shook his head slowly after hearing him say his most proud achievement, and a little regret appeared on his face.