Chapter 157 [The World's Earliest Hot Air Balloon]

The last time Ao Bai came to the Lu family, the Lu family thought it would be a disaster, and they were worried about it for most of the year, for fear that they would be raided by Jinyiwei.

But after the eight Jin merchants were leveled, they became the largest merchants in Shanxi, and later, Zhangjiakou's business was restored, and let them run it, and it only took a few months for them to earn the wealth that they could only get in the past ten years, and everything was like a dream. For the Lu family, Ao Bai is undoubtedly a great benefactor.

Hearing that he was coming, Lu Song, the head of the Lu family, Lu Leyao, the only daughter, Liang Bin and his wife Li Xuemin, as well as the two brocade guards Li Xin and Liu Hong, who were the first to follow Aobai to Shanxi, and the Sun brothers, the Portuguese little beauty Anna, the missionary Vieri and others all came out and greeted him.

Anna is not as disciplined as the people of Daming, and when she saw Aobai, she was not restrained at all, she ran to Aobai, took his hand, and said in English: "Hey, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Nice to see you. ”

Ao Bai also replied in English: "I'm also very happy to meet you, how are you lately?" I'll be here for a while. ”

No one but Vieri could understand what they were saying, and no one knew about Anna and Aobai's hook agreement, so they were all surprised. Everyone has the same idea in their hearts, Lord Huang is too strong, and even foreigners will not let go.

Su Meng'er's face was ugly, she pulled Aobai's hand, and said coldly: "It turns out that you can still speak foreign language, I really didn't expect it, I haven't heard you say it." ”

Ao Bai quickly let go of Anna's hand, laughed, and introduced to everyone: "This is my wife, Su Meng'er." ”

Hearing him say that he was his wife, Su Meng'er smiled slightly and did not speak. Liang Bin's chin smashed on the surface of his feet, Liu Hong and Li Xin were also stunned, which surprised them more than Ao Bai could speak English, they all knew that Su Meng'er was Jinyiwei, and they also knew Su Meng'er's character.

Liang Bin looked at the two of them and asked lightly, "When are you guys...... Yes? ”

Su Meng'er glanced at him. Liang Bin hurriedly smiled: "Why don't you inform me, I already think you are very compatible." ”

Ao Bai always felt that Liang Bin was a little afraid of Su Meng'er, maybe the two had a fight, and he was cleaned up very badly. Su Meng'er's face softened. However, there was still some hostility in Anna's eyes. Anna pursed her lips after listening to Vieri's translation, and looked at Aobai, her eyes seemed to shine, as if she blamed him for being distracted.

When Ao Bai saw Lu Leyao, he didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly, and said hello. He now knows very well that Su Meng'er is the type who will never let go once she likes it, and she is super possessive. Any woman he was particularly friendly with would be regarded as an enemy. He looked at Anna, and his heart was a little tickled, could it be that this foreign relationship was about to end before it officially began. If it wasn't over, she wouldn't have been beheaded by someone one night and died in a foreign land

There is another vinegar jar at home, and family war is inevitable. Su Meng'er's kung fu is too high, and it will cost her life if she quarrels. Since ancient times, beautiful women love heroes, but heroes are not so easy to be.

Surrounded by everyone into the house, Ao Bai sat in the first place, said a polite word, and talked about the situation in Shanxi. He had heard most of these things in the Salt Gang, so he was not surprised.

Ao Bai still emphasized again and again that there is no need to call him Lord, just call Childe ">. Since then, everyone has a feeling of being treated equally, and Lu Song said gratefully: "Thanks to the blessing of Huang Gongzi" >, the Lu family has its current status, I don't know what to do if Gongzi is preparing > step?" ”

"I'm going to stay in Xinzhou for a while, do a research, and then go to Heishi Village to have a look." He looked at Liang Bin and asked, "Brother Liang, have you found the person I said before who is good at invention and creation?" Only the two brothers of the Sun family and Miss Anna "> this thing can't be done. ”

Liang Bin said with a smile: "It's not in line with the trust, the people who are good at Qiyin skills in Shanxi have been found by me in Xinzhou, and they are very happy after hearing that they are doing things for you, and they should be trustworthy." ”

Sun Hedou smiled and asked, "Childe" >, the power of the chain crossbow has also increased after using the new machine Huang, you can take a look. What do you want to do this time? Did you invent it too? ”。

Ao Bai smiled: "It is something I came up with through the principle of Kong Ming lantern, because it is relatively large, so I have never practiced it." If you make it, you will definitely be shocked, this invention can make people fly in the sky. ”

You don't have to invent it, it's just that everyone is surprised. Sun Hedou couldn't believe it and said, "Childe" >, you mean...... Fly? Is this possible? ”。

Ao Bai said confidently: "Of course it is possible, I am ninety percent sure of success." However, there are some dangers. Brave people are needed to experiment, are there such people here? ”。

Liang Bin smiled: "Don't worry, now in Xinzhou, you are definitely a response, and there are many people who are willing to work hard for you." How dangerous can it be? ”

Ao Bai said his idea, and found a pen and paper to draw a sketch, this thing, of course, is a hot air balloon. After everyone looked at the picture, they all thought it was very novel. Anna, in particular, said a few words to Vieri.

Vieri translated: "If it can be successful, it will be the greatest invention in the world." ”

Ao Bai knew that Anna admired him more and more, but most of the others looked at him with suspicion, perhaps thinking that he must be crazy if he wanted to fly into the sky with such a thing. How can you fly into the sky just by relying on heat?

Su Meng'er had heard of his idea a long time ago, and asked, "It turns out that you really plan to make this thing, aren't you talking about it?" ”

"Of course not. In the future, as long as the danger of improvement is low, we can make this thing to play in the sky. ”

Vieri translated his words to Anna, and the little Portuguese beauty smiled in English: "I believe in you and I am willing to ride this with you." ”

Su Meng'er asked softly, "What did she say?" ”

Ao Bai said lightly: "She said that she believed that I would succeed, and she was willing to ride this with me." Dear Meng'er, don't eat her jealousy."

Su Meng'er said coldly: "Do I seem to be such a stingy person?" ”。

Like, too much like that.

Ao Bai quickly brought the topic back to the sky, and said with a smile: "I know you don't believe it, I have two ways to fly." One of them is a bit like a kite, it's solo, and the speed should be blocky, but it's too prone to danger, so I'm not going to try this thing called a balloon first. ”

He's talking about gliders, which are really too dangerous, and it's hard to have sturdy and qualified materials in this era.

Lu Song asked, "What do you need to do this?" I can get someone to get ready right away. ”

Ao Bai said: "Let people make an extra-large basket first, it must be deeper, it must be strong, it can easily stand more than five people, if it is not strong, it will fall from the air, and the end will definitely be miserable." Then buy cowhides, it takes a lot, here are few words"

Lu Leyao said: "Of course there is, no problem. Is there anything else you need? ”。

"Let's prepare these things first." As a superior person, everyone is willing to do whatever Ao Bai says, even if the idea is crazy.

The idea of studying hot air balloons was thus put on the right track, and for the sake of secrecy, they left the city and bought a farm on the outskirts. In order to get the world's earliest air force, Ao Bai had already thought of the complete steps and drew a rough drawing. After the two brothers Sun Hedou and Sun Hejing saw this drawing, they were all impressed by their unbridled imagination.

Ao Bai asked Liang Bin to select the most credible group of people to do these things, he didn't want to let the people of the court know that this was his secret weapon as soon as he researched it.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the level of science and technology was not developed, it was impossible to get a hydrogen balloon out, and the gas steps of refining the hydrogen balloon were also quite cumbersome, and the craftsmen did not even know what hydrogen was, and the hot air balloon was much easier. In his previous life, after watching the movie "The Mysterious Island" when he was a child, he longed for flying in a balloon, so he read a special book and knew how to use hot air balloons. Now it comes in handy.

Since ancient times, humans have fantasized about being able to soar into the blue sky like birds. Chang'e flying to the moon in ancient Chinese mythology and flying to the sky in Dunhuang murals are both ancient Chinese dreams of taking to the sky. More than 400 years ago, there was a question in the "Mozi" Lu Wen chapter, "The public loses the son of bamboo and wood for the magpie, and it flies after three days." "That's it. This is the earliest human research on a lift-off vehicle. During the Five Dynasties period of more than 900 years AD, when Xin Qiniang went to Fujian with her husband to fight, she made a pine resin lamp with a bamboo strip and a skeleton. Ignite the pine resin on the tray at the bottom of the lamp, and the burning heat will lift the pine resin lamp into the air for military liaison. The pine resin lamp, also known as the Kong Ming lantern, is widely spread among the people, which is the earliest application of the hot air balloon launch theory in the world.

When the craftsmen heard that they wanted to make something that could fly into the sky, they were very energetic in their work, and they were the first to make hanging baskets woven with bamboo and rattan. After that, there is the sling, and the one that is the stiffest today. Hot gas filling is more troublesome, and the Ming Dynasty did not have oil extraction technology, so it could only use coal. Finally, there are airbags made of cowhide.

In five days, the hot air balloon entered the assembly process, and Ao Bai has been personally checking it. In the face of the finished hot air balloon, everyone looked at each other, and in the evening, Ao Bai fixed the balloon on the ground with a sling rope so as not to fly away during the test, and people began the first unmanned test flight.

A stove below bakes the bottom of the balloon, providing gas. The balloon gradually rounded up, as the basket left the ground little by little, getting higher and higher...... Everyone stopped breathing, not daring to make even the slightest sound, so their eyes widened, and their mouths grew and looked up at the balloons that were getting higher and higher.

For the people of this era, this scene was too shocking, when the balloon flew to a height of nearly 100 meters, the rope on the ground played a fixed role, so that it could not rise again, and the craftsmen on the ground let out bursts of cheers

If it succeeds, this thing can really fly, and people can fly to the sky. The dream of human beings to lift off finally came true at this moment.

Witnessing the birth of this miracle, people can't help but celebrate and hug each other. Some of the craftsmen wept with emotion.

Anna is a girl who likes science, and no one in Europe has ever invented such a flying thing, so she threw herself into Aobai's arms excitedly and kissed him twice. Su Meng'er was so angry that she almost went berserk and killed someone, but when she saw that everyone was happy, she endured it and didn't have a seizure.

The balloon floated at an altitude of 100 meters for half an hour and slowly fell to the ground.

Aobai's confidence was greatly increased, and he announced that the first manned experiment would be carried out tomorrow.

The next morning, people gathered in the open space again, and this time, there were more people watching. Ao Bai is most familiar with the operation process of the hot air balloon in the sky, and he can't be the first to go up to experiment, in case something happens, it will be troublesome.

A balloon maker volunteered to stand up and said, "Childe" >, I believe in your invention, please let me go up and test it." ”

Ao Bai patted him on the shoulder, and said, "What's your name, if you succeed this time, you will become the first person in history to fly to the sky." Hundreds of years from now, someone will remember you."

The craftsman said excitedly: "My surname is Zeng, and my name is Zeng Yi." Who has not died in life since ancient times, leaving Dan to take care of Han Qing, Gongzi ">, if I have any accidents, I must take care of my family...... I went. ”

"You're not going to die, why are you talking so much nonsense? Remember the steps I said, and you'll be fine. Ao Bai couldn't cry or laugh. The success of the unmanned test flight strengthened his confidence.

Zeng Yi trembled and got into the hot air balloon. The craftsmen and friends who worked together cheered him up - "Brother Zeng, pure masters, iron-blooded real men"

Aobai: "......"

During this time, the air flow in the sky is very stable, which also reduces the chance of accidents. Zeng Yi lit the hot gas filling equipment and threw sandbags out of the gondola, and the hot air balloon began to rise slowly.

The hot air balloon flew slowly in the sky with the breeze, far away, and Ao Bai and the others heard Zeng Yi screaming in the hanging basket.

Ao Bai was very happy, and the manned test flight of the hot air balloon was also successful, I don't know how many years earlier than the era that should have appeared in history. The craftsmen cheered unpassionately, in order to prevent Anna from rubbing oil again, Su Meng'er kept being by Aobai's side, and said lightly: "How many such strange ideas do you have?" This thing actually made you make it. Can we see the scenery from above in the future? ”。

Ao Bai smiled: "Of course you can, but I didn't make it to enjoy the scenery, think about it, if we have dozens, hundreds of these things, and there are people sitting on them throwing explosive weapons from the sky." How can there be a city that cannot be attacked? The enemy is simply defenseless. I'm going to form one such unit, named the Air Force"

"Are you going to use this method to capture the capital in the future? A good idea indeed. Su Meng'er also said excitedly.

After a while, Zeng Yi turned off the stove, and the hot air balloon slowly fell. He crawled out of the hanging basket with trembling legs, and looked at the crowd: "This is really ingenious, Childe>...... I admire...... Evil ......"

After saying that, he vomited the person closest to him.

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