"How's the effect?" asked Li Kang dryly.

"A fist-sized energy block can support a hot air balloon for about eight hours, and it can stay in the air for five hours with a weight of 200 catties. Xin Qi Niang said proudly, "And there is no smell or smoke when burning energy blocks." ”

Li Kang secretly inhaled again and again, it was really hard to be obedient, with the current territory of Huaxia, from south to north, from east to west, it would take less than a day to visit all in a hot air balloon, so if you look at it, the consumption is really very small.

This is just a simple and crude direct end burning, if there is a kind of machinery and equipment fueled by energy blocks, the work efficiency is increased several times, then the effect is not to fly?

Perhaps this kind of machine can directly surpass the steam engine, internal combustion engine, and electric motor in one go, and run into the information age.

Even if it can't replace the status of the above power engines, at least it can improve the properties of basic materials in China on a large scale, which in turn can promote the early emergence of steam engines, internal combustion engines and electric motors and enter the mechanical age.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, Li Kang decided that after he went back, this matter must be regarded as the first priority, as a national Ss S+ level key project, and it will not waver for a hundred years!

Wiping the non-existent saliva, Li Kang came back to his senses from YY, straightened his clothes, covered up the gaffe just now, and said, "When will it start?"

"It's ready, as long as you give the order of the king, you can start at any time. Xin Qi Niang replied.

"Hmm... Which warrior is going to play? Let me meet him!" Li Kang patted the frame of the hanging basket and said. For this kind of man who is not afraid of sacrifice and dares to be the first in the world, Li Kang has always admired him.

If this person succeeds in the test flight and lands safely, although its significance is not as far-reaching and extraordinary as Yang Liwei, it also marks the beginning of the Chinese people's conquest of the blue sky.

Hearing Li Kang's words, Xin Qiniang set her eyes on Liu Renliang, the commander of the First Fleet on the side, who did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly beckoned people over in person.

"Your Majesty, Captain Chi Jin, the test pilot, brought it!" Liu Renliang snapped, beat his chest with his right hand, and gave Li Kang a military salute.

The captain named Chi Jin hurriedly followed with a military salute, and shouted in his mouth: "Your Majesty!" It can be seen from his undulating chest that he is very excited, but the military quality he has cultivated for a long time has allowed him to suppress his emotions very well.

"Captain?" Li Kang raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that the test pilot was actually an officer, in his impression, this kind of gambling with his life would not be done by anyone with a little status, but he didn't expect to meet a real warrior here, which made him very pleased, who said that officials are afraid of death? It's just that he didn't know that Yang Liwei was already a lieutenant colonel before he flew into the sky.

"Your name is Chi Jin, and what is your current position?" Li Kang said with a smile.

"Report to your lordship, the lowly position is indeed called Chi Jin, and he is currently the first officer of the First Fleet's Training-5. Chi Jin replied.

"Now that the Second Fleet has just started, Admiral Yu Tonghai is in urgent need of talents to join, I think a captain will not be stingy..."

Yu Tonghai, who was standing on the side, heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and hurriedly joked: "A hero like Captain Chi, my second fleet is the most welcome, the more the merrier." ”

Liu Renliang glanced at Chi Jin, who was excited, and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed helplessly, what could he say? Dissatisfied with Li Kang's old digging people from their First Fleet? The pit of the First Fleet is already full, and he will feel embarrassed to leave people without a bigger stage for others.

This situation is not entirely a bad thing, those who have the ability and the way can fill the new hole of the Second Fleet, and the vacant seats just give the people below a chance, take what they need, and everyone is happy, and it can also promote the replacement of the old and the new in the First Fleet, Liu Renliang feels that he can't care about it anymore.

Noticing that Chi Jin's breathing was a little short, Li Kang patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Go, when you return safely, there will be a flying medal waiting for you... All those involved have a share to commemorate and commend them!"

Naturally, everyone in the hot air balloon working group cheered, just as Li Kang was full of confidence in them, and they themselves were quite confident.

In the end, under the circumstance of 'all eyes on the people', the hot air balloon successfully lifted off with people, causing a wave of shock, joy, contemplation, and heat.

"How is it? What do you think?" Li Kang asked angrily looking at the hot air balloon floating in mid-air.

"A militaristic weapon!" Qi Jiguang said four words concisely.

Everyone else nodded in agreement, and Yue Fei followed: "In the army, it can be equipped with artillery to help artillery calibrate with a bird's-eye view." ”

"It can be used in the navy, used as a lookout, and it works well with a telescope. Kaifeng said not to be left behind.

"Reconnaissance is just as important for the Army. Yue Fei said nonchalantly.

"Hmph, the hot air balloon with the artillery already has a reconnaissance role, and the army reconnaissance has scouts in peacetime. "Open the air duct.

"It was a field battle, defending the city, besieging the city, and the hot air balloon effect was equally huge. Yue Fei said, "There are only two fleets in the navy, and it is a waste for one fleet to be equipped with two or three hot air balloons. ”

"You..."

The two of them said and crooked the building, Li Kang was quite speechless, and saw that the two were about to quarrel, at this time, Meng Tian, the only civil official on the scene, said loudly: "Your Majesty, can the cable connecting the hot air balloon to the ground be broken?"

"Hehe, found out?" Li Kang glanced at Meng Tian appreciatively, and said with a smile: "It shouldn't be possible for the time being, but I guess it won't make you wait too long." ”

"Your Majesty, you said that this big guy can also lead people to move in the air?" Qi Jiguang asked in disbelief and anticipation.

"Of course!" Li Kang said with a smile, "At that time, it will only take one day to deliver the news back to Xin'an from Suwu Town, the farthest point." If your navy can open up the Maritime Silk Road to Hedong, then when the time comes, you can arrange hot air balloon docking and supply stations in ports, archipelagos, and even the interior along the way, and think about it, what a huge advantage it will be to be able to travel 10,000 miles and go back and forth in ten days!" Li Kang said as he spoke, and couldn't help but show a look of longing.

One of the others counts as one, and his expression is similar to Li Kang, which of the generals present is not experienced in a hundred battles, well, Kaifeng is not, but they have been admirals and naval commanders for a long time, and they have seen and heard a lot, and their military vision is not bad, and this group of people immediately thought of the benefits brought by hot air balloons in their minds, and they were all excited.

"Your Majesty, I think our navy can still squeeze out some funds. Kaifeng hurriedly said, when it comes to money, he is full of confidence, not that he is richer than the army, but that the owner of the hot air balloon itself is the navy.

"Everyone should be responsible for this kind of beneficial work for the country and the army, so how can the Navy brothers and their families bear it? I can't care about others, but since our army has collided, we must do our part. Yue Fei said righteously.

"Don't bother the army brothers..."Kaifeng deliberately accentuated the word 'brother', "I have already paid most of it, and the remaining small half, the navy can afford it!"

Yue Fei ignored his words at all, and went straight to Xin Qi Niang's head, and said, "Five thousand yuan should be about the same, if not, add another five thousand..."

"My Ministry of Communications is not as rich as the army and navy, just two thousand Huaxia coins, talk about your heart..."

Burst... Kaifeng almost vomited blood, it's all wolves!