Outside New York City, on the side of a wide road, two rudimentary flying machines, staggering and trying to fly.

Napoleon I, along with Quincy Adams, watched with a group of guards.

Napoleon held the telescope and watched as the plane managed to get slightly off the ground, and then quickly fell back down.

The height of the flight does not exceed one meter, and the flight distance does not exceed five meters.

Napoleon put down his binoculars, frowned and asked Adams, who was beside him:

"Your Excellency Earl Boston, why can the plane fly?"

John Quincy Adams had been made an earl, and the title was directly chosen from Boston, the capital of Massachusetts.

His father, John Adams, was the Duke of Massachusetts.

Quincy Adams heard Napoleon's question and recalled the message he had seen and replied:

"According to the newspaper description, the patent filed by Prince Oshoku states that it is the reaction force of the air current.

"The engine dragged the plane forward, and the air flow under the wings blew the plane upward.

"So the key is the power of the engine, so that the plane can move as fast as possible, and the faster it runs, the easier it will fly.

"Daming's engine has the greatest advantage, so it succeeded first.

"Our engine craftsmanship is far from that of the Ming Dynasty, and it is understandable that it is difficult to fly."

Napoleon's expression was noncommittal, watching the plane try to take off again, and then try to express his thoughts again:

"According to previous research, according to Bernoulli's principle, different forms of wings also affect lift, right?

"The more powerful the engine, the better the lift, but there is definitely an optimal airfoil.

"You can provide the highest possible lift with a fixed engine and speed, right?"

Quincy Adams nodded slightly:

"Theoretically, that's it. So let our craftsmen go their separate ways?

"Part of the group continues to research and explore ways to increase engine power.

"Part of the research is on the airfoil that is most suitable for flying and can provide the most lift."

Napoleon nodded directly:

"Just do it, I'll leave the matter here to your father and son, and I'm going to the front.

"Looking at the current state of the plane, it can't be used on the battlefield."

Quincy Adams subconsciously asked:

"Our planes are really not good, do you want to try to import planes or engines to Daming?

"Then we can refer to Daming's wing and engine design to make an imitation......

Napoleon thought for a moment and said:

"You can try, but I don't think Da Ming will agree, or delay indefinitely.

"Our unity, our common independence, and our strength are not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

"If we all have only one state land, the Ming may be open to support.

"Because if we don't support it, we will be quickly wiped out by Britain and France."

Quincy Adams is also a person who can be a big president, of course, he understands the logic of this, and nodded helplessly:

"If you think about it this way, I hope that Daming will not sell mature planes and engines to Britain and France.

"Otherwise, we'll be in trouble on the battlefield." ….

Napoleon said quite firmly:

"No, no, if Britain and France really can't hold the Yinzhou colony, then the Ming Dynasty will definitely end up mediating.

"Split us into several countries, or personally participate in the war and turn us into a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty......

Quincy was obviously stunned, and then said quite tangledly:

"Become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty...... In fact, the American people do not resist this form and identity.

"But from being dumped by Britain and France to being dumped by the Ming Dynasty, our war of independence was in vain......

Napoleon laughed dryly and said:

"So

We have to act fast.

"Before the landing of the Anglo-French homeland alliance, before the Ming Dynasty negotiated with the British and French royal families to directly intervene with troops, before the arrival of a new era of airplanes and chariots.

"Unifying America as quickly as possible.

"Then fight a local guerrilla war with the British and French forces and the Ming army.

"Let Britain and France think that the war of conquest is not worth the loss, and they have to admit that we are independent of the world as a whole."

Quincy was silent, knowing that this was the only way out, but the difficulty was also conceivable.

There was a slight silence at the scene, at which point a communications soldier arrived on horseback and handed a report to Quincy.

Quincy glanced at it and immediately handed it to Napoleon in surprise:

"Western Virginia, the mining region west of Appalachia, has officially decided to secede from Virginia and take over the orders of the kingdom.

"There are more than 30 county seats, and the total area is almost half the size of Virginia.

"Father proposed to directly establish a 'West Virginia, state, and canonize their head as the Duke of West Virginia.'"

Napoleon also had a happy face:

"The progress of the troops is not bad, but West Virginia's industry is mainly mining, and it is an important source of coking coal, so our interests are inherently aligned.

"In the case of a large number of soldiers, it is easy for them to choose to compromise, and it is not so easy in other areas.

"Just do it according to the advice of His Excellency the Duke of Massachusetts, and the rear will be handed over to you, and I will go first."

Napoleon gave a simple instruction and rode away from the scene to the Maryland front.

The forces that attacked Kentucky and Tennessee after the western circle could draw the attention of the eight southern states to the west.

At this time, Napoleon would launch an attack on the Virginia region on the eastern seaboard of the United States.

The two countries of the world, the United States and Canada, are more or less the eastern part of the United States east of the Mississippi River.

Most of the area is plain, bisected by the sloping Appalachian Mountains.

However, the mountain range does not extend to the southernmost part of the remote area, and the southern end of the mountain range is the interconnected Great Plains.

Napoleon's forces were now attacking south in two directions, both east and west of the mountains.

If all goes well, the two sides will meet at the end of the mountain.

News of Napoleon and Adams' intention to buy the aircraft was transmitted directly back to the Old Continent via submarine cable.

Without any turnover, it was directly sent to Zhu Jingyuan.

After Zhu Jingyuan got Adams's request, he put it together with other countries' requests for purchase and authorization intentions. ….

The military and the imperial court have sent applications for purchase intentions one after another in these days.

Coupled with the semi-independent United States, all countries except the Ming Dynasty wanted to buy planes.

The situation and objectives vary slightly from country to country, but they are generally the same.

Buy a few planes for use first, and at the same time use them as design references and imitation objects.

It's just that some countries are more urgent, want more planes, and have a higher tendency to use them themselves.

Some countries are stingy and want two or even one, purely for imitation.

After Zhu Jingyuan considered it comprehensively, he instructed his staff member Niu Jian to give them a unified response:

"Tell them that the local branch of Daming Airlines has just been registered and has not officially started operations yet.

"At the time of the time being, we do not have any production capacity in our local branches.

"We need to recruit and train workers, and we need to import production materials and accessories from Daming.

"So it will take six years at the earliest, and then the first aircraft can be supplied to the host country by the local factories of each country.

"After that, we can provide one aircraft per month, and from next year, we can provide three aircraft per month, and then increase production depending on the situation.

"The price of an aircraft assembled in various countries is a flat price of 80,000 silver per aircraft

, must be paid in full directly, and the minimum sale is ten.

"If you want to import the whole aircraft directly from Daming, the price will be raised to 100,000 silver bills per plane.

"Both the military and the civilian sector in Daming need aircraft, so import orders must be queued up in advance with full payment a year in advance.

"Deliveries will start after one year of payment, and then 10 will be available every three months, with a minimum of 100 units.

"At the same time, in some countries, Daming's flying machine patents have not yet been issued.

"In order to protect its patent interests, Daming Air cannot sell flying machines in the country, either publicly or privately.

"The time for the commencement of delivery of aircraft in the corresponding country is calculated based on the time of issuance of the flying machine patent.

"The types of aircraft we sell directly are the same type of aircraft that have been patented in the corresponding country.

"The warranty period is three years, and any self-modification will be disqualified.

"At the same time, if you buy a patent license for civil aircraft, it will be calculated at 30% of the sales price.

"If you purchase a patent for military flying machines, it will be calculated at three million silver bills per year for the time being, and then adjusted every year according to the popularity of aircraft.

"Because the selling price of military aircraft is difficult to calculate, the licensing fee cannot be calculated based on the unit price share of the sale."

The expression of Niu Jian, who was in charge of recording, was quite strange.

The aircraft used to apply for a patent is very simple, and even if it is produced by hand, the cost will not exceed 2,000 silver bills.

Now Zhu Jingyuan directly sells 100,000 units.

The price of the latest combat aircraft used by Daming himself is only 50,000 silver bills, and it can be reduced to 40,000 after mass production.

This makes it clear that the person who wants the plane will be slaughtered as a wronged person.

In addition, it is necessary to limit the total sales volume, and it is necessary to prepay the full amount of the order six months to a year in advance.

It is also clear that it does not want to be sold on a large scale in Tessie.

It's better for you not to buy it directly, and it's better to be when the plane doesn't exist. ….

But this is obviously impossible, so Niu Jian asked with some concern:

"Your Highness, if we control the sales volume and price in this way, will we encourage manufacturers to buy licenses and design and develop aircraft for various purposes on their own, right?"

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded:

"Yes, under normal circumstances, there is a high probability that this will happen.

"My plan is that when these manufacturers have finished designing and developing their products and bringing them to market, we will snipe them.

"Let our factories be open to produce more aircraft, with better performance and quality.

"Sell at a lower price than they do in their markets.

"Let these self-developed manufacturers lose all their money and have to file for bankruptcy liquidation.

"When the time comes, we'll sell the factories they've used.

"When only our factories were left in the market, we reduced production again and drove up the selling price.

"After that, it's supposed to be a new cycle.

"Of course, we have to control the intensity of this kind of behavior according to the relationship of each country with us.

"In some cases, small, low-end aircraft factories in various countries can be allowed to survive."

Niu Jian was speechless when he heard this plan.

This operation is absolutely simple and crude, but in order to be truly effective, it has to rely on the international status of the country behind it.

Otherwise, the corresponding country will directly engage in trade protection, anti-monopoly investigation and punishment, and these plans may become invalid.

But Da Ming happens to have this status.

Niu Jian sighed in his heart, and opened his mouth to confirm:

"Your Highness, will you respond to the same standards as with the United States?"

Zhu Jingyuan thought about it for a while:

"Now that Napoleon is at the advantage, it stands to reason that we shouldn't have given him a plane directly.

"But the current advantage does not mean that the follow-up will still be superior, and the British and French local troops are not muddy.

"And it would not be appropriate for us to refuse Napoleon outright, so we could promise to export flying machines to them, but we would have to make the delivery a little longer, let's say two years later.

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"Then we will decide whether and how to supply them according to the situation in North Yinzhou.

"If the British and French counterinsurgency forces arrive at Yinzhou and quickly suppress Napoleon's offensive, then we will supply them in advance.

"If they resist the attack of the British and French counterinsurgency forces, then our supply period will continue to be delayed.

"Moreover, it can be used as an excuse that they are not recognized countries, so they are required to go to Daming to pick up the goods themselves.

"If in case, Britain and France and our Ming Dynasty have to recognize their independent status, then we will deal with it according to the strategy of other countries in the future."

Although Zhu Jingyuan did not want Napoleon to become independent with the United States and Canada, he was also prepared for Napoleon's eventual success, which can be regarded as the worst plan.

Niu Jian finally fully understood what Zhu Jingyuan meant, and completed eleven very similar response messages in turn, and asked the telegraph department to send them to the corresponding countries in turn.

Prince Void