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Chapter 270 [Demagogy]

Hearing the emperor's question, Chen Daolin quickly suppressed the doubts in his heart, and after saluting, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty smiled, I just messed around with something and came out, and I didn't expect ......"

"Unexpected?" the emperor interrupted Chen Daolin's words with a smile, and there seemed to be a hint of mockery in his tone: "Didn't you expect it? With my understanding of you, you will do something with great fanfare, and you must think carefully before you do it." I'm afraid that if there is such a disturbance now, it will already be calculated in your heart, right?"

Chen Daolin was stunned, but he didn't expect the emperor to think of himself like this--but the emperor guessed accurately.

Chen Daolin was a little vigilant in his heart, shrouded by the emperor's gaze, hesitated a little in his heart, and finally made up his mind, simply raised his head, looked at the emperor with a smile, and said slowly: "Your Majesty knows me." ”

"Of course I know you. The emperor snorted: "You are the most unwilling to suffer losses when you do things." I don't care what kind of reputation you make in the academy, in short, as long as it's beneficial, you just have to make a fuss. However, if you get into any trouble, you have to carry it yourself, and the academy won't wipe your ass. ”

Chen Daolin laughed, looked at the emperor, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty xià......"

"What?"

"It's only now that I really feel like you're the proper head of the Academy of Magic. ”

The emperor was also stunned, then shook his head and glanced at Chen Daolin: "You are very bold enough to dare to say such things in front of me." ”

"My loyalty to His Majesty is respectful, but I have never lost half a point. Chen Daolin patted his ass, but said with a smile: "It's just that my respect is in my heart, not on my lips." ”

The emperor nodded, but his face became unexpectedly solemn: "What you said is good. Many people pay lip service to loyalty. But when something really happened, he ran faster than anyone else. You kid, you are often informal, but when something happens, you can stand in front of me. Alright, boy, enough sycophants for today. Now don't dodge, tell me the truth, for this competition. How sure are you?"

"Which competition are you talking about?" said Chen Daolin deliberately pretending to be stupid.

"Hmph!" the emperor seemed a little displeased: "That thing called Anthony is just a joke." If you will lose to him, then you don't have to do it as a court mage, just get out of the imperial capital! I never worry that the person I fancy will lose to such a play. ”

Chen Daolin couldn't help it. I had to smile bitterly: "Then what His Majesty is asking...... I'm competing with the people in the academy?"

The emperor nodded, then glanced at Carmen before he said, "The few classes you took, all the teaching contents, as well as your teaching materials, were sent to me. I took a closer look. I don't know where you got this knowledge from, but I can see it. You have a very ambitious plan in your heart, and if you really make this set of things, it will be good for the country and the people. If it weren't for that, you think I'd allow you to mess around the academy?"

Chen Daolin was relieved at this time, with the support of the emperor, then there was really no need to be afraid of anything.

"Actually, yours is the one. Duke Du Wei, who likes tulips, seems to have done it before, but he quickly gave up. Do you know why?"

Chen Daolin thought for a moment. He smiled and said, "Naturally, it's because of the church." ”

"That's good!" the emperor's expression was very stern: "Your set of things, now just promoted in the academy, has been resisted and controversial by magicians, if it is promoted outside the academy, the church will definitely be fiercely opposed! In the past, Duke Tulip made an airship, and the empire later expanded an air army, but even so, Duke Tulip did not dare to be too public, he can make such a thing as an airship, it is also beyond the scope of magic, and ordinary people can fly into the sky." This thing must be what you call 'power'. ”

Chen Daolin nodded.

The Roland Empire has such a thing as an airship, he has long known that the airship made by Du Wei has given the Roland Empire air power, although this power is still very fragile and primitive in Chen Daolin's opinion, but it is very rare to be able to do this step in this era of cold weapons.

Of course, the airships of the Roland Empire are still very primitive, and they can only be said to stay at the level of hot air balloons.

As for behemoths like the Zeppelin made by the Germans during the world war in the real world, they were absolutely impossible for the Roland Empire!

But Du Wei didn't get it out, it doesn't mean that Chen Daolin can't get it.

In fact, he already had a set of ideas in his heart, and the original plan was to wait for the competition of the academy, so that he could suppress the opposition in the academy, and then attract the attention of the emperor, and then find a chance to persuade the emperor when the time comes.

Unexpectedly, this emperor is really an understanding person, and he actually saw through his intentions early on, and also saw through the great benefits that the "magic machine" may bring.

In this way, Chen Daolin's question is much simpler.

He groaned slightly, and then simply smiled: "Your Majesty, since you said so, I might as well tell you what I have in mind." ”

"Hmm!"

The Emperor nodded.

Chen Daolin said with a smile: "I don't know what the current air power of the empire can do, how many soldiers can the largest airship carry, how far can it continue to fly, and what combat missions can it perform?"

When the emperor heard this question, although he frowned, he also quickly replied: "Although these are military secrets, are they ...... I don't have to hide it from you. A few years ago, the latest airship produced by the military can carry up to 2,000 kilograms, and if it is a transport personnel, it can carry 25 people, and can only perform simple reconnaissance tasks. If the crew is reduced, it can carry some gunpowder bombs, and it can be used for airdrop bombing. Well...... Other than that......"

Chen Daolin smiled, and this time he nodded without waiting for the emperor to finish: "It's about the same as I expected." I've studied the Empire's airships, and to put it bluntly, they can only be considered a kind of hot air balloon. The air that burned lightly made the airship float. Theoretically, if you want to carry more weight, you have to increase the volume of the hot air balloon! But this is not the right way to go. ”

The emperor frowned: "You mean, His Royal Highness Du Wei, Duke of Tulip in the past, did something wrong?"

"No! Of course not!" Chen Daolin's tone was very stern: "Du Wei has never done anything wrong! He did a very correct thing! But the hot air balloon thing." It's just that he pointed out a way, a possibility, that is, they can do these things by means other than magic! This is a groundbreaking idea! Du Wei's intention is not to let future generations continue to study hot air balloons, which have no technical content, but to hope that future generations can open their minds and come up with more and better methods! But unfortunately, future generations are too stupid and too rigid to Du Wei's way of thinking, and they trap themselves to death. Du Wei made a hot air balloon. Later generations have been desperately studying the hot air balloon, thinking about how to make it bigger, faster and better...... But I ignored that with other methods, maybe it can fly!"

"Huh?" the Emperor's eyes lit up.

Chen Daolin's opinion made him feel a little novel.

"Hot air balloons are a very low-tech thing. Du Wei came up with this thing back then. It is also limited by the environment and conditions, and this can only be done. But now a hundred years have passed, but what are the descendants still doing? It is ridiculous to say that Du Wei taught everyone that one plus one equals two, but the descendants are stuck in one plus one equals two, and they have always been studying one plus one equals two, but no one has thought of studying two plus two equals four...... Chen Daolin smiled: "Let's talk about hot air balloons." In order for it to fly faster, fly higher and have a larger load, the size of the hot air balloon needs to increase, but increasing the volume is not the right route. ”

"Yes, the earliest hot air balloons were made of cowhide and sheepskin. The emperor smiled bitterly: "But the military has studied to the limit. The material of cowhide and sheepskin is no longer enough to make a larger hot air balloon, and over the years I have been researching better alternatives, trying to develop some special fabrics, but all have failed. ”

"Because hot air balloons aren't worth looking into too much in the first place. Chen Daolin pouted.

in the real world. Hot air balloons are antiques at all.

"So...... What can you do?" the emperor asked directly.

"What if...... I can make a flying vehicle that can carry huge amounts of people or supplies at once...... For example. For example, I can build a giant aerial vehicle like the Sea Soul battleship, which can transport thousands of heavily armed troops, and can be loaded with ballistas and even magic cannons......" Chen Daolin said here, smiling slightly: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry to deny it, don't forget that I am now a professor at the Academy of Magic, and I have a first-level authorization." I've been working on magic cannons until now, and the academy's research institute has been working on this thing. And a copy has been successfully made. ”

The emperor's expression was shocked, he didn't care at all about Chen Daolin's understanding of the magic guide cannon, which was supposed to be kept secret, and suddenly got up and stood up, staring at Chen Daolin tightly: "You, what you said is true?!"

"Really!"

"Make a giant aerial vehicle like a Sea Soul-class battleship? It can also transport the carrying capacity of thousands of people? It can load ballistas and magic cannons...... Can attack from the air to the ground?!"

"Yes. Chen Daolin pouted: "From a technical point of view, this point is not too difficult for me. ”

"Bastard !!"

The emperor suddenly became furious, he pointed at Chen Daolin's nose, and shouted: "Bastard boy! There is such a good thing, why don't you take it out early! Do you know what an advantage it will be if the empire can have such a sharp weapon! We can use this kind of air vehicle to transport the empire's army to any place anytime and anywhere! We can completely ignore the orc army, the orc defense line, and the deployment of the orc army! We can even airdrop the army of a legion directly to the orc capital! The air is the realm of the Empire, and it can directly reverse the balance of power between us and the aliens! even, even ......"

"It doesn't seem to be very difficult to even see those aliens completely resolved. Chen Daolin said lightly.

The emperor's breath was short, and he glared at Chen Daolin.

"But...... Majesty, I don't think it's a big deal. Chen Daolin said lightly.

"This, isn't that a big deal?" The emperor was about to get excited, but suddenly calmed down unexpectedly, he sat down slowly, and glanced at Dean Carmen next to him: "Dean Carmen...... These things this kid said, you ...... Did you know before?"

Carmen's face was also full of shock. The woman stared at Chen Daolin in surprise, shook her head and said, "I...... I don't know. ”

"Good ......" The emperor glanced at Chen Daolin again, and suddenly shouted: "Someone!!"

Outside the door, two red-feathered cavalry generals wearing the uniforms of the commanders soon walked in.

"Order! From now on, this room will be set as a forbidden area! Let the Red Feather Rider set up a cordon outside, no one is allowed to approach this room for fifty steps without my order, and those who violate the order will be killed!

The two generals of the Red Feather Cavalry looked awe-inspiring, and they didn't dare to ask more, so they bowed down and went out to execute.

Chen Daolin heard a burst of confusion outside. As the Red Feather Rider guards moved, he knew very well that the outside was already on guard.

"Darling Chen!" the emperor stared at Chen Daolin sternly: "Now, you explain it clearly to me!"

Chen Daolin smiled and slowly walked to the table. I poured myself a glass of sand honey, took a sip to moisten my throat, and then smiled: "Your Majesty, I want to ask you a question first." ”

"What?"

"We, the Roland Empire, have always admired magical civilization. So I'd like to ask your majesty, what is a 'magical civilization'?"

"Huh?"

Not only could the emperor not answer this question, but even Carmen was stunned.

......

"The magical tradition of the Roland Empire is thousands, if not tens of thousands...... Even before the founding of the Roland Empire. Humans have the emergence of a special being, a magician. Chen Daolin said lightly: "Magicians can do many things that normal humans can't do, they can fly into the sky and into the sea, they can fill mountains and lakes, and they can call for wind and rain." A small town can be slaughtered at every turn, and a skilled mage can even fight an army on his own......"

Speaking of this, Chen Daolin's tone was full of mockery: "I'm right, right?"

"That's right. This time it was Carmen who answered.

"But what I'm trying to say is...... What's the use of that?" Chen Daolin asked, "Thousands of years have passed, and only magicians can do this. Ordinary people still can't do it. This world, for thousands of years. Magicians are still magical, ordinary people are still ordinary. No matter how powerful a magician is, what good will it do to the country and the people, or to the entire human race?"

“............”

“............”

The two bigwigs were speechless.

"Of course, the magician is very capable of fighting, and he is very strong in combat. In the face of foreign invasions, magicians can be a hundred. Chen Daolin's tone was full of mockery: "But what's the use of this? What I want to say is...... What is called 'civilization'? It is not a 'civilization' to get a few thousand superhuman-like magicians who can fly into the sky and into the sea, because there are tens of millions of people in the entire human world, and these tens of millions of people actually have nothing to do with magic! It can even be said that for 99 percent of the people in this world, there is no difference between magic and what it does or not. They don't have the slightest intersection with magic in their lives. Magic has not changed the world, it has not really changed the human race, it has not made the human race fundamentally improved, the only thing that has been done is to create thousands of 'privileged supermen' who can transcend other races. That's all. ”

The emperor's expression was angry at first, and then gradually gave birth to a trace of excitement, his eyes flashed: "Darling, don't sell it, what do you want to say, just say it directly!"

"For example, what I just told you about, the kind of air vehicle that is comparable to a Sea Soul-class battleship can carry thousands of people...... I'll say this, but you've only thought about how to apply it to war. But it seems to me that if such a thing appears, it will bring the greatest benefit to the Empire, and it will not be war! It is certainly possible to apply this thing to war, but if it is only used in war, it is a real tyrannical thing. ”

Chen Daolin said with a smile: "Just imagine, how much change will it bring to the Roland Empire by using this thing for civilian purposes?"

This sentence made the emperor and Carmen fall into shock at the same time!

......

"The special products of the northwest can be easily transported to the empire through the guò air force, which saves a huge amount of manpower, material resources, and livestock for land transportation! The large amount of maritime resources accumulated overseas in the East China Sea can be smoothly transported to the interior, saving a lot of production time and transportation costs. Sitting alone in the East China Sea, you can easily taste the sand honey of the northwest, and it is no longer just the privilege of the noble lords. From the northwest to the East China Sea Province, if you want to travel now, it will take a month, but if you use this kind of vehicle, maybe ...... It only takes two or three days? You think, there's a disaster somewhere and you need food relief. Then you can use this vehicle to transport a huge amount of grain in two days!

What I know is that the population in the south of the empire is much larger than in the north, but the land in the south is getting less and less, and the land in the north is much more idle, if you want to transport the population to the north...... How much does it cost?

Think about it, the various processing industrial workshops along the coast of the East China Sea require a lot of labor, but the local population is so large that the labor cost is getting higher and higher. And the population in the south can smoothly run to the East China Sea to find work...... Although many people are reluctant to leave their hometowns, if they have such vehicles, it will only take a day or two to return home, and the rural population can go out to find work and mobilize a large number of abandoned laborers...... So, what's the situation?"

Chen Daolin said in the end: "If this kind of good thing is only used in war, do you think it is too big and useless?"

The emperor was already red-faced when he heard this, and Chen Daolin smiled and threw out a second bombshell.

"陛xià...... Unless I have this vehicle in mind, I have another idea. ”