What are the most likely commercial applications in the airship industry today?

Roland pondered this question all day, always circling in three directions: freight, passenger and military, none of which had anything to do with the lives of ordinary citizens. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now listening to Sukhoi say the word "mail", I suddenly have a feeling of waking up people in a dream, the cost of freight and passenger transportation is too high, the military and people's livelihood are not directly related, the most suitable commercial activity for airships at present is not the delivery of airmail?

Even on Earth, aren't there international flights dedicated to the delivery of mail? It is precisely the popularization of air mail that has replaced the invincible ocean liners of the past, which has greatly improved and saved the time spent on the way to and fro letters. It's so undeserved!

Seeing that he was stunned, Sukhoi thought that he did not understand the advantages of air mail, and patiently explained: "Young man, do you know how the postal system works now? ”

"Master, please advise."

"If you send a letter from Baiou Harbor to Kitland City, you need to deliver the letter to the post office near the port and pay the postage of five gold coins, let's not talk about anything else, this expensive postage is a big burden for ordinary people, ordinary people have to cut down on food and clothing for more than half a year to send a letter, so you have to reduce contact with relatives who miss from afar, can you understand this helpless feeling?"

Roland nodded heavily.

"Okay, now that you've paid the postage, the postman will collect your letter along with the rest of the letters sent to Kitland, pack it into a big bag, and go on the road to your destination, during which the postman will have to ride the highland los beast over the mountains and snowfields, and sometimes have to trek through mountains and rivers on foot, during which he will sleep in the open air, and may be attacked by robbers, beasts, and even bad weather at any time, how dangerous and arduous this road is to be indescribable!"

"Master, I have come all the way from the south, and I know the difficulties and dangers of the road." Roland sighed under his breath.

Sukhoi nodded, his old face showing compassion: "It is precisely because the postal work is so difficult that people have to pay high postage for it, even if there is no danger along the way, it will take at least half a month to reach Kitland, after such a long journey, the recipient may not have time to deal with the urgent matters told in the letter when he gets the mail, this is only a communication between the two city-states separated by the Lucia Mountains, if the book is transmitted across the ocean, it will often take two or three months for the cruise ship to go back and forth, and the family letter has already passed through the time, What's the point of 10,000 miles of delivery? ”

"That's right......" Roland agreed.

The government bureaucracy and the tycoons of the newspaper industry can use expensive telecommunication magic to deliver fast news, but the common people do not have such capital, and the difficulty of communication blocks the emotional communication between people, and encloses us in a small space, many people have never walked out of the villages and towns where they were born in their lives, and even if they live in the same country, they cannot form a complete national concept, and how can the residents of the poor and remote areas who are cut off from the communication channels by the mountains and snowfields form a common national feeling?

Countless thoughts rolled through Roland's mind.

At this moment, he finally realized what the "airship" meant to this era, and how he could use this tool to shorten the distance between people and contribute to the creation of a nation-state that belonged to all Far Easterners.

"Think about it, kid." Sukhoi patted Roland on the shoulder, turned to face the group of angry sailors below, and let out a thunderous roar with a "roar".

"Shut up!"

The dockyard is quiet when neutral.

The sailors looked up at the angry old man in shock, and then looked down at the force field wall opposite, and suddenly realized that Sukhoi was not only the chief designer of the airship, but also a magician proficient in magic! He can set up a force field wall to stop people from destroying airships, he can unleash walls of fire to burn reckless people who try to get close to airships, he can roar with magic, and of course, he can volley fireballs and lightning to kill those who try to hurt him.

Even if Sukhoi goes on a killing spree, the city-state authorities will not blame him, not to mention who is justified and who is not, just because he is the chief designer of the airship, the dean of the engineering college, the mage and the high-level machine warlock, his life is worth more than the lives of all the sailors present combined!

So why are you here?

Suicide?

The sailors woke up from their frenzy, and their drunkenness turned into a cold sweat, but who was it in the tavern that instigated them to come and sabotage the airship? But I can't remember it anyway.

Sukhoi, seeing that the crowd had quieted down, softened his face and condescendingly questioned the sailor's chief.

"Little bastard of the Melgin family, I know you, is your brother Alyosha panning for gold in the New World? How often do you write a letter to him and how often do you receive a letter from him? How much does it cost you to send a letter? ”

Melgin tugged at the corners of his mouth, and didn't make a sound.

"Ocean mail also costs at least 10 gold coins for postage." Someone in the crowd answered for Melkin.

"10 gold coins, I'm afraid you can't afford to send a letter a year at the income level of your dock workers, right?" Sukhoi questioned loudly, and then raised his arms excitedly, "However, as long as there is an airship, there is an airmail route, it only takes 10 days, and in just ten days, you brothers can go back and forth to communicate, and the airship will deliver a letter, and the postage will only cost one gold coin, only one gold coin!" ”

"You fools, for the sake of the little profit under your nose, are instigated to sabotage the mail ship, don't you want to think about your relatives and friends who are in a foreign land? Have you all forgotten how long you are looking forward to a letter from afar? Melkin, open your eyes and see the world! Take a good look at this new era for you young people! ”

The old man raised his arms and shouted, his voice hoarse but full of power, and everyone present was deeply shocked when he heard it.

New era!

Roland closed his eyes and took a deep breath, the old man's words echoed in his ears, and he couldn't help but stir his heartstrings, and there seemed to be a stream of blood boiling in his chest.

Magic and steam engines, mechs and airships, aquatic horses and bull fish, the ubiquitous smell of money and negotiable notes at trade fairs, the sound of reading in Dolphin Bay, golden beaches, blue skies and gliders......

In the past few days of coming to Baiou Harbor, he feels that he is living in a wonderful atmosphere, as if he dreams back to the world before he traveled back - the same turning between the old era and the new era, and he also clearly feels that human beings are making history, and every day is changing with each passing day.

In such an atmosphere, the heartbeat seems to be particularly powerful, and the pulse is closely linked to the pace of the times.

This is the dawn of a new era, where young people are full of hope for the future and believe that they can become heroes.

At this moment, Roland knew that his trip to Baigull Harbor was destined to be worthwhile.

After all, Sukhoi was no longer young, and his impassioned speech consumed too much energy and mental energy, and he couldn't help coughing violently afterwards.

Roland patted the old man on the back and helped him calm down: "Take care of your old man, I will invite you to the south in the future, and please design a bigger and better magic guide spaceship." ”

The old man raised his head and smiled movingly: "Thank you, young man, I hope that my old bones will live until that day." (To be continued.) )