Chapter 442: Satellites

"When will it be launched?" Zhu Di asked.

"Wait for the fourth uncle to check, all such large-scale projects need to be seen by the fourth uncle. Because if there's just one detail, it's going to be a disaster." Zhu Zhanji introduced.

"Indeed, if there is a problem with this, what will be the consequences?"

"Falling, exploding, it's all possible. If we fall somewhere else and someone picks it up, our technology will be exposed." Zhu Zhanji said, "Therefore, if it is launched, it is necessary to cooperate with the military department to deploy troops at the location where there may be an accident, and once an object breaks away from the fall, it must be searched and returned to avoid being picked up by other countries."

Zhu Di nodded, "This is a wise word, in this regard, you must learn more from your fourth uncle, learn these key points well, you can't let your fourth uncle worry about these things all the time, in the future, on the side of science and technology, you still have to take the lead."

Zhu Zhanji couldn't hide his excitement and said, "Yes, imperial grandfather, grandson must study hard and live up to grandfather's high expectations."

"It's not my grandfather's high hopes, it's the high hopes of the Ming Dynasty, you have to remember your identity, you are the descendants of the Zhu family, science and technology are the foundation of the rejuvenation of the country, only the Ming Dynasty is invincible, and this world is my Zhu family."

"Grandson understands!" Zhu Zhanji only felt that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier, and for a moment, he felt the pressure of responsibility, if he used to study science and technology and conduct scientific research, purely because of his hobby, then from this moment on, there is one more responsibility, the responsibility of being born as a Ming person.

And it was this responsibility that made Zhu Zhanji suddenly understand the significance of the fourth uncle to Daming, and also understood why both the common people and the army respected the fourth uncle so much and were willing to protect him desperately.

Wang Ji accompanied Zhu Gaoxian to look inside and out of the two planes, which was a matter of the overall situation, and the two planes were not trivial, so Zhu Gaoxian naturally used his keen eyes to inspect the planes inside and out.

Wang Ji was very nervous, for fear that there would be any mistakes in this project, and he kept paying attention to Zhu Gaoxian's expression.

"Change the wire here, and this button, change it."

"Yes!"

Wang Ji hurriedly arranged it, and after the change, Zhu Gaoxian rechecked it and nodded, and everyone in the entire factory immediately let out a burst of cheers.

An engineer got the replaced thread, and at a glance saw that several filaments were broken, and there was a crack in the replaced handle.

The engineers looked at these two faulty parts to each other, shocked, and at the same time extremely ashamed, and secretly resolved in their hearts that they must be more cautious in doing things in the future.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, this is our negligence!" Wang Ji voluntarily pleaded guilty.

Zhu Gaoxian waved his hand, "It's not an oversight, it's that our scientific and technological development system is not complete enough, everyone, we don't have good detection methods. For example, if there were a complete detection method for this wire, we would not have such an omission."

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Gaoxian's voice suddenly raised, "However, we must always remember one thing, our slightest negligence will take the life of a companion."

He took the wire from an engineer's hand, "Look at this wire, and I'm sure you understand what happens when this wire fails, without me saying it. What happens if this wire fails while in the air?"

Wang Ji was sweating profusely, "If you go back to Your Highness, the plane crashes, and the plane may be scrapped."

"Scrapping an aircraft is nothing, if the pilot can't escape, or if he is injured, that's the biggest loss." Zhu Gaoxian said earnestly, "Although the development of our aerospace industry is not good enough, in the future, twenty years later, when it develops to a higher level, you will find that test pilots are still the highest-risk profession." You must always remember that any pilot, they are your companions, I am a Ming man, the son of a mother, the husband of a wife, and the father of one or more children."

Everyone lowered their heads in shame and couldn't help but moisten their eyes.

"Also, it's easy for us to build an airplane, and scrapping an airplane is just a waste of money. But the cost of training a pilot is not low, everyone, remember

That!"

"Also, I don't mean to criticize anyone, we're a team, just do everything we can. Solving problems, making mistakes, correcting mistakes, and finding ways to avoid the same mistakes, that's the idea."

"Yes!"

Zhu Gaoxian said to Wang Ji, "You don't have to blame yourself, you have time to blame yourself, it's better to think about how to improve detection technology and avoid human error." People are not perfect, and under high intensity, everyone will inevitably make mistakes. It's not a good way to punish people."

Wang Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The minister didn't want to punish anyone."

But even so, there was no luck in everyone's hearts, but they were secretly determined to change this situation as soon as possible.

When accompanying Zhu Gaoxian around the factory, an engineer stepped forward and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Zhu Zhanji is too much, the emperor finally came to visit, and he didn't look too much, so he left in a hurry."

Zhu Gaoxian said with a smile, "Today, the emperor will go to the satellite launch base to have a look, the satellite over there is waiting to be launched, can the emperor not come when you test fly?"

"Alright, then we're busy."

"You come with me to the satellite base to have a look, and if the engineers here are free, let's go and have a look." Zhu Gaoxian looked at the satellite base and was also very excited, "In the future, we will deploy a lot of satellites in the sky for positioning, weather detection, reconnaissance, monitoring of the earth's climate, and astronomical observation."

"And what about this satellite? What is it used for?" Wang Ji asked curiously, this is the top secret of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not a project he is responsible for overcoming, so Wang Ji has been abiding by the rules without asking.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxian asked, and Wang Ji dared to ask.

"It's communication!" Zhu Gaoxian said, "We use satellites as transponders to link multiple earth stations, and in the future, whether it is across oceans or continents, we will be able to carry out communication, and a Ming person can send a signal from any corner of the world, and we can receive it."

"Your Highness, once the wireless communication is successful, we can communicate directly wherever we go?"

"Yes, in the future, we will develop something called a mobile phone, which is a device that can be held in the hand." Zhu Gaoxian's eyes were full of anticipation, "Can you imagine that in the future, we will issue an order on our mobile phones, your car is in the parking lot outside the window, and turn on the heating or air conditioning for you in advance, or open the window to ventilate?"

"Even, the car came by automatically, waiting for you to get in at the door?"

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, in that case, wouldn't the car become a subordinate?"

"Yes, all the machines are going to work for us." Zhu Gaoxian said, "This is the dream of our scientific researchers, the direction we pursue."

"Yes!" Wang Ji, like Zhu Zhanji, also felt a heavy responsibility.

He never dreamed that before he knew it, he would become the leader of the entire planet and technology.

Wang Ji first accompanied Zhu Gaoxian to the satellite launch base, and at this time, because of Zhu Di's arrival, it was lively, everyone was happy, and they were all in and out with the wind under their feet.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxian coming, everyone's emotions rose again and rose to another height.

The main purpose of Zhu Gaoxian's visit was to check whether there were any problems with the structure of the launcher, rocket, and satellite, and whether there were any faults in the parts.

As in the aircraft factory, I found a few small faults, and that night, after a group of people overcame it, the commander-in-chief Wang Fu came over to ask Zhu Di, "Your Majesty, the ministers and others plan to set the launch time at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Please instruct the Emperor!"

"Ten o'clock?" Zhu Di was still a little unaccustomed to this new way of timekeeping, he glanced at the clock in the room, found the place indicated by the hour hand, and nodded, "Yes, ten o'clock is ten o'clock!"

Wang Fu explained, "This is the first time I have launched a satellite in the Ming Dynasty, and I want to minimize the impact of unfavorable factors on a sunny day and as little wind as possible, and I hope that it will succeed in one attempt."

Next to him, the accompanying Yu Shi said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is a very critical scientific research project of the Ming Dynasty, do you want Qin Tian to monitor and calculate it and find an auspicious time?" Casually

Set an hour, and if there is a mistake, won't it be a joke?"

Wang Fu's heart tightened, tomorrow at ten o'clock, is a day they have finally determined, if they miss it, there will definitely be a suitable day for launch this year, but the emperor may not be there, and it has been delayed for a long time, affecting their other projects.

Zhu Di groaned, Wang Fu didn't dare to speak, and the corner of his eyes secretly skimmed towards Zhu Gaoxian.

Zhu Gaoxian recognized this person, it was Liu Guan, Zhu Gaochi's person, the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate, half of the people supported Zhu Gaochi, and they were criticized, impeached, and criticized for their scientific research projects, universities, and new products.

There is also a Li Shimian, jumping up and down to impeach him.

Zhu Gaoxian is not a clay man, he didn't have a fire, but he thought that the Imperial Procuratorate was a constraint on the imperial power and the ministers, and only with constraints would he not do whatever he wanted, so he didn't move these people, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression on the world and future people.

Who knows, it is even pointing fingers to this point.

"Liu Guan, this palace remembers that you are a Jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, and you were first awarded the title of Taigu County Cheng to recommend you to be promoted to supervise the imperial history. In the first year of Yongle, you competed for the position of the left deputy capital of the imperial history with a good article, and in the twelfth year of Yongle, you served as the left capital of the imperial history, and the head of the capital was inspected. Why doesn't Hongu know when you studied scientific research, understood thermodynamics, and combined thermodynamics with easy learning?"

Zhu Gaoxian smiled, "This is something that even the palace can't do, does the palace still want to ask you for advice?"