"Airplanes! What plane? ”

The old man who was walking in front suddenly looked back at Zhu Zhangui who was full of surprise.

Thinking that Zhu Zhangui seemed to have mentioned it to him before, he asked with some uncertainty: "Is it the kind of flying tool that you said, which can restrain the airship." ”

Zhu Zhangui nodded, "It's almost, but at present, the plane is only in the initial stage, and the threat to the airship is not great, and when the rocket system is installed, it will be able to pose the most direct threat to the airship." ”

"It's all a waste of money, the airship is already powerful enough, what kind of plane to build, it's a waste of money."

Zhu Gaosui, who was bored all the time, saw that his grandfather and grandson were chatting so happily, and said something sour in his heart.

"Third uncle, you don't understand." Zhu Zhangui smiled and explained to his father, who was also a little confused: "Weapons are developing with the times, and it is impossible to rest on our laurels, not only are we making progress in this world, but others are also improving." ”

"Although our Ming Dynasty is now in a strong position in the world, the gap with other countries is not large, and the weapons we use now can actually be made by studying them at their level."

"You haven't been to the West, you don't know, some countries have begun to equip flintlock pistols. That is, they have never seen our fixed-loading guns, otherwise they can make them with their abilities. ”

"If we are satisfied and feel that we are invincible, we will rest on our laurels and stop moving forward. In less than a hundred years, or even just a few decades, our Ming Dynasty will be thrown into the abyss by the enemy because of the backwardness of weapons. ”

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten, if the Han family doesn't want to go through the Jingkang and Mengyuan incidents again, then they must continue to be strong, strong enough to make the enemy desperate."

The old man nodded very approvingly, looked at Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Chupang and said in a warning tone: "As an elder, you have not seen far before the younger generation of the little cub, and you have lived so long in vain." ”

"Why can our Ming Dynasty conquer so many territories, why can we let the enemy look at the flag and surrender, is it really that our soldiers are brave and invincible, and the enemy they fight is scared."

"I don't deny that this is a factor, but what really makes the enemy desperate and fearful is our rain of bullets, and the overwhelming artillery, and the invincible warships at sea."

"The era of slashing and killing is already in the past, and now it represents the powerful power of a country, whose artillery is fierce, whose artillery can hit far, whose marching speed is fast enough, and who can shoot more bullets and more shells at the enemy in the shortest time."

"Step by step, step by step, as the little cub said, as long as our Ming Dynasty continues to be strong and strives to develop various weapons and industries, my Ming Dynasty will rule the whole world just around the corner."

"The son has been taught!"

If Zhu Zhangui said this, the two might have replied a few words, but these words came out of the old man's mouth, and they didn't dare to refute it if they lent them a few guts.

"Let's go... Let's stop eating and go see our plane. ”

With the plane, the old man was no longer hungry, so he casually took a few fruits from the plate held by the palace maid serving next to him and threw them to the third grandfather, and then rushed to the palace with high spirits.

"See the Emperor, the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The people of the artisan battalion, who were notified, were already waiting at the gate of the palace.

"This great New Year's hard work, everyone!"

Under the influence of Zhu Zhangui and the changes brought by industrial technology to Daming, the old man paid more and more attention to these craftsmen, and was even more polite to those craftsmen who had the ability and ability.

"This is the duty of the minister, don't dare to say bitterness!"

The old man's voice was hard, and the people in the artisan camp who listened to it were in tears.

When has they ever been treated so highly, and the old man, as the emperor of a country, personally told them about his hard work, how could he not let them be moved.

Even if they know that this is a polite sentence from the emperor, it is precious to them.

This is a recognition of their status as craftsmen, and it is also an affirmation of their ability.

"Monkey, you go and find out how Yu Qian knows about our gold."

While the old man was chatting with the craftsmen of the craftsman camp, Zhu Zhangui beckoned the monkeys who were waiting in the class room at the door.

Today, Yu Qian said about his gold, which made Zhu Zhangui suspicious.

He had ordered this matter to be kept secret, and not many people knew about it, and the guards and soldiers who had gone down to the treasury with him, except for a few who had returned with him, were still following the fleet to plunder.

The people who came back with him have always been by his side and rarely leave, so Zhu Zhangui was curious where Yu Qian knew about the news.

As for Yu Qian not saying hello to him, he said it in the court, and Zhu Zhangui didn't care too much.

Yu Qian is this kind of person.

Zhu Zhangui once said that both of them are the kind of people who have the world in their hearts, but the difference is that Zhu Zhangui still has the Zhu family royal family in his heart, and Yu Qian is completely only the common people in the world.

As long as it is beneficial to the people of the world, Yu Qian will not hesitate to do it, even if he will offend the emperor and his Bole prince, Yu Qian doesn't care.

The gold that Zhu Zhangui obtained, in addition to providing a lot of equipment for the army, can also supply some to the people, making the people's lives richer.

Yu Qian thought in his heart that instead of burying these gold somewhere and no one asked, it was better to take it out and play its own role.

As for the question of whether Zhu Zhangui would be angry because of this, he just thought about it for a while and put it aside.

Zhu Zhangui is angry, or not angry.

It's a big deal that I quit as an official, so I went home to take care of my mother and herd cattle and farm.

"Huh!"

The monkey who received the order subconsciously turned around and was about to leave, but then he stopped again and looked at Zhu Zhangui embarrassedly.

Seeing his expression, Zhu Zhangui raised his eyebrows, remembered something, gritted his teeth and said, "I remembered one thing, it seems that you went to Yu Qian's house to drink the day before yesterday." ”

The monkey scratched his head in embarrassment, "This... Didn't Brother Qian get married the year before last, I was not at home at that time, and when I came back a few days ago, I just went to the ceremony, and I was left by Brother Qian and drank a few glasses. ”

A row of black lines appeared on Zhu Zhangui's forehead.

He finally understood, Yu Qian knew the news of gold, and it was estimated that the monkey cub in front of him had drunk too much and said it with a bald mouth.

"You turn around!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhangui pointed at the monkey and told him to turn around.

The monkey didn't dare to disobey the order, and turned around silently.

"I'll go to your uncle's!"

Zhu Zhangui kicked him in the ass and kicked him with a dog to gnaw mud.

But this kick was still angry, Zhu Zhangui rushed directly and kicked the monkey's buttocks.

"You bastard, if you hadn't followed me for so many years, I would have transferred you to the logistics camp to pick up shit."

"You can't have a door on your mouth, you have to make it clear, you are the chief of the royal guard, not a street bastard, bastard, I will kick you to death!"

Zhu Zhangui was really angry, and this time it was this bastard who leaked his mouth.

That is, the monkey guy works hard, dares to fight when he goes into battle to kill the enemy, and has blocked the knife for himself many times on the battlefield.

Otherwise, if you change a person, just by saying that you leak your mouth, it will be enough to die 10,000 times.

After kicking several times in a row, Zhu Zhangui finally found this breath.

The monkey lying on the ground holding his head, knowing that he had made a mistake again, did not dare to say anything, pouting his ass and letting Zhu Zhangui kick wildly.

"You immediately go to Hu Yu for me, tell him all the stupid things you did, and let him come back to report immediately tomorrow, someone will take over his position, you immediately get out of here!"

The Daming Aerospace Department is located in the northeast of Beiping, and its department covers an area of nearly 30,000 acres.

The main responsibility of its department is to research and manufacture docking airships, and of course, they also have a main business, which is to manufacture airplanes and manufacture and research future aviation mass killers.

It's just that in the past, due to engine reasons, the aircraft only existed in theory, and only various model aircraft were developed, and not a single aviation vehicle has been developed yet.

When the three crashes appeared, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Aerospace thought about installing the engines of the three crashes on the plane.

It's a pity that the engine power of the three collapses is too low, and it is impossible to let the plane take off at all.

Therefore, Daming's aviation industry has stagnated again, and it can only continue to study airships, study the structure of internal combustion engines, and see if it can be manufactured.

But after several years, a lot of engines have been built, but either the power is outrageously low, or it can't even start.

It wasn't until Zhu Zhangui came back a few days ago and brought a new engine that the Ministry of Aerospace achieved some results.

"See Emperor Taishang, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Zhao!"

The members of the aerospace department, who had been waiting all morning, saw the arrival of the emperor's car, and they excitedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Haha, get up, the New Year is still busy, hard work!"

The old man laughed and helped the minister of the Ministry of Aerospace up, and then took care of the greetings, his eyes were already attracted by the things that stopped on the concrete floor and were covered by the red cloth.

"Is that an airplane?"

The old man's eyes were blazing, and he grabbed the hand of the Minister of Aerospace tightly.

"Yes, Emperor Taishang, that is our Ming plane, and it is also the first plane in this world."

The Minister of Aerospace was also very excited, and helped the old man walk over quickly.

"The Emperor, the Emperor, please unveil the two of you."

Coming to the side of the plane, the Minister of Aerospace handed over one end of the red silk to the old man and Zhu Chubby, who was watching curiously beside him.

"Oh, good!"

Zhu Chubby, who didn't know much about airplanes, didn't care too much, thinking that the plane was a small airship, and pulled down the red satin with the old man's strength.

As the silk fell, a silver plane with three engines on one wing appeared in front of everyone.

"This looks a lot like a paper kite!"

Zhu Gaosui, who came to see the excitement on the side, saw the plane showing its true face, and his first reaction was to think of the paper kite.

"That's right, His Royal Highness King Zhao is really knowledgeable, and the principle of the plane is actually somewhat similar to that of a paper kite."

The Minister of Space smiled and complimented.

"No matter how much they are introduced, they won't understand, so let's start the demonstration."

The moment the plane appeared, Zhu Zhangui, who climbed up and down to inspect it, patted his hands on the dust and asked the Minister of Space to start quickly.

Introducing information and data or something,There's no need at all.,Including the old man and he don't know much about it.,It's completely a book from heaven.,It's better to see its function with your own eyes and then look at it.。

"Yes!"

Originally, he was going to introduce the general aerospace minister at length, but he closed his mouth regretfully, raised his hand and waved at a young man with windproof goggles in the distance.

"See Emperor Taishang, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Zhao!"

When the young man saw his head waving, he hurriedly trotted over and saluted the old man and the others.

"He is the test pilot of this time, and he is also the best of the first batch of pilots of our Ministry of Aviation, and the first plane of our Ming Dynasty will be piloted by him to fly into the sky."

The Minister of Aerospace next to him introduced the pilots to Zhu Zhangui and others.

"Good!"

Looking up and down at the energetic young man, the old man admired the other party's energetic appearance very much, and applauded again and again with satisfaction.

"Little brother, what's your name!"

The young man raised his hand again and saluted, and replied in the loudest voice: "Hui Emperor Taishang, subordinate to Gao Hang, subordinate to the First Brigade of the Daming Air Force, currently serving as the captain. ”

"Fly high and sail, good name, don't let down your good name, I'll see your performance later."

"When the test is over, I will personally set up a banquet for you and your people from the Space Department."

The old man laughed, patted the young man on the shoulder, and with everyone's thanks, followed the Minister of Aerospace to the viewing platform in the distance.

"Have you reloaded your weapons?"

On the way to the viewing platform, Zhu Zhangui asked the Minister of Space whether the plane's weapons had been blessed.

Flying is only secondary to Zhu Zhangui, he has seen the plane in his previous life I don't know how much, and he has even sat more than once.

After the initial surprises, it was time to look forward to the various capabilities of the aircraft, among which he was most looking forward to the attack ability.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it has been installed, but since it is only in the experimental stage for the time being, we only loaded a heavy machine gun and installed a 50-pound bomb under the plane."

"Very good, if this time is successful, increase research, not only develop fighters, bombers are also an important direction of your research."

The group came to the viewing platform with a smile and laughter, and under the arrangement of the Ministry of Aviation, they sat down in their seats and looked at the flight runway.

The first time I saw Gao Hang, who was so bigwig, said in my heart that it would be a lie if I wasn't excited.

He used to be a showman, and after many failed imperial examinations, he thought about becoming a private school teacher in his hometown, taking an ordinary woman as his wife, and living this life alone.

And just when he was about to find a private school to be a gentleman, by chance, a relative of his, who was a soldier in the army, came home and told him about the army.

Knowing that he was going to give up the imperial examination and prepare to become a private school teacher, his relative thought about the army recruiting literate air forces.

After listening to his relatives, Gao Hang was also slightly touched in his heart, if the army recruited ordinary soldiers, he might not have the idea of joining the army, but if he recruited soldiers who flew into the sky, then he would be a little tempted.

Everyone has the dream of flying, and Gao Hang is no exception.

Later, despite the opposition of his family, he came to the army with that relative to sign up for the Air Force.

After selection and training again and again, he stood out from a bunch of people and became the first batch of flight pilots in Daming.

At first, he was responsible for piloting airships, but later because of his experienced flying skills and quick learning ability, he was transferred to the Ministry of Aerospace and trained as a pilot.

At first, he didn't understand that there was anything to cultivate in flying an airship.

Later, he came to the Ministry of Astronautics, and after seeing the model of the aircraft and various materials, he was deeply attracted by it.

He felt that he was born for this kind of flying machine, and he dreamed of driving this kind of flying machine and flying in the sky to kill the enemy and expand the territory.

It's a pity that after years of waiting, the aircraft still hasn't entered the experimental stage, and there are only various models in the hangar that they fiddle with every day.

Gao Hang, who has been learning the knowledge of aircraft for several years, knows that it is not that Daming can't build the shape of the aircraft, but the heart of the aircraft, and the current production capacity of Daming can't be manufactured, and even if it is manufactured, the power can't achieve the desired result.

Originally, he thought that he might only be able to deal with these models in his life, but the Minister of Aerospace found him a few days ago, talked to him, and asked him if he dared to become the pilot of the first plane.

And explained to him in advance that this was a dangerous test flight, before this Daming had no experimental data in this area at all, whether he could fly into the sky, whether he could land safely is unknown, it is likely that he, the experimental pilot, will spill blood in the sky and become the first aviation soldier to die in Daming.

In this regard, Gao Hang agreed without hesitation.

In his words, the brothers on land are not afraid of their lives and dare to fight to the death with the enemy, and they are not cowards in the Ming Air Force.

If he can sacrifice for the cause of Daming aviation, he will not have any regrets, the only regret is that he cannot control Daming's aircraft to fight the enemy.

In this way, he took over the task of flying and became the first person in Daming to fly an airplane.

And he Gaohang, regardless of the success of this flight, he will be recorded in the history of Ming aviation and become the respected pioneer of later generations of Ming pilots.

Stepping on the shelf and jumping into the cabin, Gao Hang took a deep breath, put on his flight cap and windproof goggles, and fastened the scarf around his neck.

Although this fighter is a monoplane fighter, due to the urgency of time and safety considerations, it is not equipped with a hatch, and when it will fly into the sky, it needs to face the cold wind of Layue.

If you don't tighten the thermal equipment, you'll catch a cold when you come down.

According to the control process, the pre-flight preparation and inspection were quickly done.

After confirming that it was correct, Gao Hang raised his hand to the several logistics next to the plane.

After receiving the signal, several logistics personnel walked to the engine, a few grabbed the big propeller, a few grabbed the starting rope that had been put in place a long time ago, and pulled hard with Gao Hang in the cabin.

"Coax, coax, coax..."

Three engines started at the same time, and a deafening roar rang out in the quiet of the airport.

As the plane was started, Gao Hang checked it again, and after confirming that it was really okay, he raised his hand and saluted downward.

Several logistics personnel quickly pulled away the wooden block blocking the wheels.

The first flight officially began.

After confirming that all the personnel had left, Gao Hang took a deep breath and released the handbrake, and the plane slowly moved forward.

"It's moving!"

The old man sitting on the viewing platform stood up excitedly, his eyes fixed on the slowly moving plane.

As the throttle increased, the speed of the plane became faster and faster, and after running hundreds of meters, Gao Hang estimated that it had reached the state of take-off and slowly pulled the control stick.

The nose of the plane was raised sharply, and it looked like it was about to fly, but for some reason it fell again.

The hands of the people on the viewing platform were squeezed tightly, and Zhu Zhangui prayed in his heart that the flight test was a complete success.

Under the nervous gaze of everyone on the viewing platform, the plane ran forward for several hundred meters.

Under the tension of everyone's prayers, the nose of the plane was raised again, and the engine also came with a high-spirited roar.

"Get up for me!"

Gao Hang in the cockpit, his forehead bruises, his hands clenched the joystick and roared.

I don't know just now whether it was the lack of lift or the lack of power of the engine, the plane just jumped and fell.

Knowing that this flight is very important, and the emperor, the emperor, the prince and others are still watching, Gao Hang does not want to disappoint everyone, let alone let his first flight end.

The plane also seemed to be unwilling to fail to take off just now, and in the roar of Gao Hang, the engine let out a deafening roar, and the nose of the plane tilted sharply and rushed diagonally into the sky.

"Good!"

The old man swung his fist excitedly, and Zhu Zhangui also breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the chair.

said that he didn't care about it, but he was extremely nervous in his heart.

The moment the plane lifted and fell, and the wheels hit the ground hard, it seemed to hit his heart hard, making him breathless.

Now that the plane has finally flown up, it means that the initial research has been successful.

As long as you figure out the reason why it flew up and fell just now, and then solve other problems, the Ming fighter can be put into the battlefield.

"It's flying, it's finally flying."

Zhu Zhangui and the old man were happy, and the people from the Ministry of Aerospace were even more excited and threw themselves on the ground and cried.

As the department with the most input in the artisan battalion, they have not produced for so many years, and they have long been questioned by many people.

Flying is a human dream, but many people feel that it is a naïve fantasy.

Flying is an ability that only immortals have, and when mortals study this ability, they are challenging the majesty of immortals.

Some imperial histories in the DPRK and the central government impeached them twice in three days, if it weren't for Zhu Zhangui's extreme support, it is unknown whether their aerospace ministry can support it until now.

In order to study flying tools, many family members study day and night, rummaging through various materials to make various models.

As long as there is the slightest possibility of flying, they will try.

They are working so hard, not for the so-called reward, but to prove to everyone that what the gods can do, they can also do.

Now that the plane has finally flown up, the craftsmen who have not rested for several days and nights in order to assemble the plane in the past few days have finally let go of their hearts.

If it weren't for the next test to support them, it is estimated that many people would fall asleep directly on the ground.

They were so tired.

"I'm flying, I'm really flying!"

Gao Hang, who was piloting the fighter plane, felt the cold wind blowing in his face, but his heart was very hot.

This feeling of flying with a fighter plane is more direct than flying an airship.

Piloting the airship, he always had a sense of estrangement, he always felt that it was not flying, and he felt that Xiang was being taken to the sky in a box, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

But when he flew a fighter plane, this sense of estrangement disappeared without a trace, especially the cold wind blowing like a knife in his face, which made him even more energetic.

This is the feeling he wants, a feeling that he had only experienced in his dreams before, but now he finally feels it in reality.

"Roar!"

Gao Hang let out a strange roar of excitement, pushing the throttle valve to rush forward quickly, letting the knife-like cold wind blow on his face.

"Gao Hang Gao Hang, please answer when you receive it!"

Rushing out of thousands of meters excitedly, Gao Hang was woken up by the walkie-talkie.

Grabbing the joystick with one hand and the walkie-talkie with the other, Gao Hang replied excitedly.

"On the ground, on the ground, I'm Gao Hang!"

"There's a reply... There is a reply..."

There was a loud noise of excitement over the intercom, followed by the suppressed voice of the Minister of Space.

"How are you feeling right now?"

Gao Hang laughed when he heard this.

"Minister, I'm fine now except for being a little colder!"

"Good!"

The Minister of Aerospace waved his fist excitedly, and then quickly ordered: "The Emperor, the Emperor, and the Prince are all waiting, hurry up and follow the plan, don't play, there will be time for you to fly in the future." ”

"Yes, Roger!"

Gao Hang laughed in response, then adjusted his mood, pushed the joystick, and the plane turned in one direction and flew towards the predetermined shooting range position.

PS: The motorcycle engine can be used as an engine for an older aircraft, but it flies very slowly due to its lack of horsepower.

The main character pumped the motorcycle engine, I set the horsepower at 80, and three engines were added to the head and wings, which could theoretically take off.

Brothers who feel unreasonable don't care, this just doesn't have to be too entangled in the real data, there is a certain possibility.

(End of chapter)