The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 845 Flying Shenzhou, initial success

Before dawn, He Chou, the servant on the right, was awakened by his wife in his sleep, and rushed to the Shaofu to monitor his orders.When he came to the government office occupied by Yang Tong, he couldn't help being dumbfounded.

His Majesty the Emperor was writing and drawing at the table, and several maids put dishes on the table, and then served Yang Tong a bowl of fragrant multigrain porridge.

The small dishes on the table, some are crystal green, some are bright red, some are fried in clear oil, some are pickled with refined salt, there are also snow-white flatbreads, oil-baked pies, and a large plate of cold pig ears, sauced meat, barbecue, animal dishes, etc. Offal, and a casserole of multigrain porridge... It looks like it will make people salivate and appetite, but it seems too shabby, right?

He Chou suffered from insomnia last night because of a subject, and went to bed late, and Yang Tong sent someone to call him early in the morning, so he didn't eat breakfast.At this moment, he smelled the fragrance of porridge, and couldn't help swallowing, his stomach rumbled softly,

While his thoughts were spinning, he stepped forward to salute and said: "My minister, He Chou, sees the Holy One."

"He Shilang is here!" Yang Tong put down the pen in his hand and told the maids to retreat, then smiled and said: "I have a flying plan, and I think only you can make it successful."

He Chou can be regarded as the first master of mechanism making in the Sui and Three Dynasties. The Liuhe City he built for Yang Guang is a masterpiece that cannot be copied after the Sui Dynasty. This Liuhe City can be disassembled into parts for transportation when marching. Then assembled into a wooden city with eight miles around the city and four stories high, Liuhe City also installed an automatic alarm device called "strike the police", as well as a bed crossbow that can be turned, which can be automatically aimed and fired.

Yang Guang’s Liuhe City had disappeared in the flames of war. After Yang Tong found He Chou in Luoyang, he built another one. This new Liuhe City can be called an upgraded version. Leaflets”, the site unfolds like a wall, which is faster to assemble.However, Yang Tong has never used or lived in it. It is simply used as a technical template for skilled craftsmen to learn and improve, so as to avoid the regret that the craftsmanship will be lost after He Chou.

Although hot air balloons and gliders do not need to use all kinds of exquisite mechanisms, they are things that fly hundreds of meters in the air. If there is a mistake in any link, the ball will kill people. Therefore, careful and accurate calculations must be carried out in all aspects to avoid tragedies It happened; and He Chou, a master of mechanism, lacks patience and carefulness, so Yang Tong decided to let him handle the matter.It's just that I was so excited that I came to the Shaofu Prison without even a drawing, so I could only draw and explain on the spot.

"Fly, the Flying Sky Project? People fly into the sky?" Like his grandson Wugou, He Chou thought that he was old and frail, and had hallucinations, and his eyes were staring like copper bells.

He understands the value of Yang Tong's every whimsy, and even turned them into reality one by one, but when it comes to Feitian, he really never thought about it, he just thinks that there is nothing more absurd in the world than this.

"Yes, it is to use a kind of utensil to pull people to the sky." Yang Tong laughed.

"How is it possible?" He Chou finally believed that he was not hallucinating, but that this weird emperor really had such a crazy plan, and stammered.

"It is precisely because you think that people dare not think and dare to be the first in the world, you have made automatic warning 'warning', artificial glass, and labor-saving flying ships; similarly, if you haven't tried it, how do you know that flying objects can't do it? come out?"

"That's true." Masters like He Chou are the most pragmatic. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly became enlightened, and he no longer doubted whether the Feitian plan would work.

"Don't worry, don't worry, let's have breakfast first."

"Thank you my lord." He Chou knew very well that Yang Tong was different from the 'Xiandi' who was particular about ostentation. He was a real emperor on horseback, who believed in the idea of ​​putting efficiency first, and acted vigorously and swiftly. stand up.

After the two of them had breakfast, Yang Tong handed over a stack of blueprints that he had drawn. He Chou was immediately excited, and took it respectfully with trembling hands.

Nowadays, everyone knows that Yang Tong is a generation of heroes who are invincible when he mounts a horse and governs an army when he gets off a horse, but only a few people know that this emperor who is proficient in literature and martial arts, and also a master of poetry and calligraphy, is also a master maker. The emperor was too busy, so He Chou wished to discuss with him every day the study of mechanisms.

It's just that when he carefully looked at the drawings of various parts in his hand, he became more and more confused... It wasn't until he saw the final assembly drawing and the overall outline that he suddenly realized.

This is a big lantern.

"What do you think of this thing?" Yang Tong asked after he finished watching.

"This is a huge Kongming lantern. Your Majesty doesn't want to fly into the sky with this thing, does he?"

"good."

"Absolutely not, I have never heard that Kongming lanterns can take people to the sky, I'm afraid it won't work if it's a few hundred times bigger... Eh... No, no..." He Chou vetoed his previous statement and remained silent. After thinking about it for a long time, he said with bright eyes: "Little Kongming can carry small objects such as candle holders, oil lamps, and blessing melon and fruit scented bags to the sky... According to this principle, the bigger the Kongming lantern is made...then it can carry it to the sky. The heavier the object, the Kongming lantern with a load of one catty is magnified ten times, it is ten catties; hundreds of times is hundreds of catties... thousands of times is thousands of catties..."

While talking, He Chou stopped abruptly, looking at Yang Tong full of shock, shock, and deep admiration.

From this theory, this huge Kongming lantern can really take people to heaven.

But throughout the ages, no one thought of expanding the Kongming lantern countless times and then carrying people into the sky.

It happened that the Holy Majesty thought of it.

I can't accept it.

He Chou was convinced: "Your Majesty, everyone says that you are a fairy descended from the sky. This is absolutely true... Your whimsical ideas are beyond the imagination of human beings!"

Yang Tong's face turned black...

You are not human, and your whole family is not human.

However, he also knew that masters of 'science' had always been ignorant of the world, but this kind of boasting was really unbearable, so it was better not to boast.

"What does He Shilang think is the difficulty of this thing?" Yang Tong didn't come here to listen to people's praise, so he directly talked about it.

"It's not difficult to make this huge Kongming lantern. It just needs a big fire to wash it up, which also means that the bamboo strip frame that can withstand the high temperature of the fire and moxibustion, as well as the paper and cloth covered on the bamboo strips need to be tough and strong. Fire-resistant, heat-resistant, and as breathable as possible.”

When it comes to the fields he is familiar with, He Chou became very smooth. He thought very carefully and expounded his point of view, "The shelves made of bamboo strips are light and flexible, but after long-term high-temperature baking in a sealed cage Moxibustion, it will become quite fragile, if it is blown by strong winds in the sky, there is a danger of shattering every inch; the iron frame is not afraid, but it is too heavy to be recommended; It is burnt by fire, crispy at high temperature, and protected from rain, so ordinary paper cannot be used for a long time, but if it is made of fabric, the dense holes cannot retain heat and cannot bulge, and animal skin is too heavy... There are also problems such as broken ropes, cracked spheres, broken rattan baskets containing people, insufficient fuel, etc. If any problem occurs, it will either not be able to fly, or it will throw people out.”

"What He Shilang said is the key point." Yang Tong nodded.

A master is a master, and he explained all the most critical issues thoroughly at once.He is looking forward to the master solving these problems one by one.

He Chou thought for a while and asked, "How much does the Holy Majesty require of the load capacity of the manned Kongming Lantern?"

"To be honest, I want to use this Kongming lantern to deal with Yizhou's dangerous pass, so a Kongming lantern must carry at least five soldiers with complete equipment and enough arrows, and even a large number of fire oil tanks, so as to be able to condescend to the enemy. Shut down the Tang army and launch an attack."

"Including my own fuel, it would be about a thousand catties." He Chou's two thick eyebrows almost frowned.

He was also a person who participated in Yang Guang's Goguryeo battle, and he knew that from a tactical point of view, Yang Tong's request was not too much, even pitifully low, because if there were fewer troops, the Kongming Lantern would not be able to achieve the purpose of conquering Xiongguan.It's just that for him, the Kongming Lantern, which carries a thousand catties, is a huge problem.

"That's right." Yang Tong also understood his difficulty, and said with a smile, "But I'm not asking you to do it right away, so don't put too much pressure on it. You can do the weight-bearing one hundred catties first." , Two hundred catties of small Kongming lanterns, after you are done, you can tie the cattle and sheep to try, because the peristalsis of living creatures will also produce resistance, so cattle and sheep are more realistic than dead objects.”

"Weichen understands."

He Chou nodded, his eyes were attracted by another drawing, and he asked, "My lord, what is this big umbrella tied with many ropes?"

"It's called a parachute!" Yang Tong said nonsense: "When I was in the West Sea, the strong wind dragged my cloak away, and I almost fell backwards, so I thought of this thing. The main components of the parachute are the canopy, Guide parachute, paracord, harness, etc. It is composed of textile materials such as parachute silk, paracord, parachute belt and parachute line, and some metal parts. This object is a supplement to the Kongming Lantern. If the Kongming Lantern falls accidentally, the soldiers above can use this umbrella Landed safely."

"Hearing His Majesty's words, I think of something." He Chou said excitedly.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty." He Chou cupped his hands and said, "Sima Qian wrote in his writings: 'Gusou still wanted to kill him, so he made Shun paint the granary on top, and Gusou set fire to the granary from below. Shun defended himself with two hats. Go down, go, you won’t die.” The story he narrates is that once Shun went up to the top of the granary, Gusou lit a fire from below, and Shun jumped from the top with two bamboo hats, but was not burned to death. In fact, When we hold an umbrella in the rain, we are sometimes pulled back by the strong wind. If the umbrella is not strong and breaks, it is estimated that people with the umbrella will be blown away in many cases. Therefore, if the umbrella is bigger and stronger, it can also be like a paper kite in theory. Landing smoothly from a high altitude."

"It's good if you understand, let's start with hanging small objects and dropping them." Yang Tong laughed.

"Here." He Chou saluted, "Then what is this hang glider?"

"The principle of this hang glider is the same as that of paper kites and parachutes. It looks difficult, but it is actually as simple as Kongming lanterns. It is safe and easy to learn. You only need to run a few steps against the wind on a suitable hillside, and you can soar into the sky. The flight of the hang glider depends on the flight at that time. Conditions, it can probably fly to about two hundred feet."

According to Yang Tong's memory, the farthest record of a hang glider is 480 kilometers, and the highest is 6000 meters. This data has been personally tested by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States. Yang Tong estimates that two hundred feet is about 600 meters, which is already It is a very conservative estimate, of course because of the current materials.

Even so, He Chou was still dumbfounded. What is the concept of two hundred feet?
He didn't even dare to think about it.

However, His Majesty drew three kinds of aircraft at once. The key point is that all three types can be turned into real objects, and the production method is simple, not nonsense.

"Your Majesty, I can't wait." He Chou's eyes burst into flames.

"Then start making Kongming lanterns, this is the most urgent thing."

"Here."

. . . .

At present, the two kings and ministers summoned the best bamboo craftsmen, carpenters, blacksmiths, and tailors, and ordered people to obtain a lot of materials.

It took a day just to select the materials, and then calculated the size of the "Kongming Lantern" based on the weight of all the materials, and then the bamboo craftsman made the skeleton out of flexible and light things such as bamboo chips, Zhe wood strips, and old rattan, and then let the tailor Sew out a cover that is big enough and add thin cowhide to the seam.

The "Kongming Lantern" that came to experiment not only brought together the best craftsmen from Daxing Kaitianyuan and Shaofujian, but even the outstanding craftsmen from Luoyang also came to participate in the Shengwu chariot overnight.

Although people were busy day and night to collect statistics, it took seven days to complete the first large-scale 'Kongming Lantern'.

In fact, the "Kongming Lantern" is not high in technology and does not require high craftsmanship. It is only Yang Tong's repeated emphasis on safety, which makes the time almost always spent on the selection of materials. "Super Kongming Lantern" is finally finished.

On the open space of the Shaofu Prison, this huge creature lay there quietly, making Yang Tong feel like he was in a trance through time and space for a moment.

All the royal family, civil and military ministers who knew that Yang Tong was working on the "Flying Apsaras Project" gathered here, looking at this huge "Kongming Lantern" excitedly, chattering endlessly, but the heat has not been replenished at the moment, so it looks ugly and looks a little shriveled. It's not round... But everyone knows that the Kongming Lantern itself looks like this, but they don't dislike it. The main suggestion is whether this big guy can fly like a small Kongming Lantern.

At this time, He Chou, who was too busy to eat and sleep, looked disheveled. He bowed to Yang Tong, "According to the request of the Holy One, this thing is tightly stitched in all aspects without any gaps. The bamboo pieces used for the skeleton, Zhe wood sticks, old rattan sticks, and willow sticks are also transported from Luoyang and soaked in oil for a year or two. Can you light a fire?"

"Order someone to tie it with a rope to prevent it from running away. Then light it up!" This is the first test flight, and Yang Tong will naturally not allow people to sit on it. Therefore, there are two big fat sheep weighing a hundred catties each in the hanging basket.

"Here!"

Just as He Chou wanted to order someone to light the fire, Yang Tong said again: "He Shilang, this big fellow has gathered your hard work, and you should light the first fire."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Under the envious eyes of everyone, He Chou took the torch and walked towards this big guy step by step.

For some reason, he, who had been busy for so many days and was as stable as Mount Tai, was so nervous that he could hardly walk at this moment.

Although he walked slowly, the distance was only a short distance. When he reached the iron stove, his body was wet with sweat.

Yang Tong looked up at the cotton-like clouds in the blue sky, it was a rare fine weather, and said decisively: "Light it up!"

"Here."

He Chou took a deep breath, and with trembling hands, he put the torch in his hand into the hearth of the iron stove. The big wick inside burned quickly, but the flame of the wick was not strong enough, and the heat was not enough to send this big guy to the sky.

As the kerosene and coal in the iron furnace gradually burned, a large amount of hot air poured in from the opening below, and the unsightly sphere was inflated by the hot air that had nowhere to vent.

After a while, under the astonished gazes of everyone, the huge Kongming Lantern swayed slightly at first, slowly floated upwards, stretched the rope connected to the hanging basket, and after shaking a few times, it took the hanging basket and the hanging basket with it. The two big fat sheep in the basket rose...

Immediately, there were screams one after another!
Since the beginning of slash-and-burn farming, human beings have dreamed of flying, but they have been successful for countless thousands of years.And this Kongming lantern carrying a big fat sheep weighing two hundred catties has the impact of overturning cognition for people of this era. Just looking at this load capacity is enough to show that the dream of flying is no longer out of reach. dream.

Many artisans burst into tears, proud of themselves for creating this "flying artifact"!
As the two bundles of ropes on the ground were stretched straight, the Kongming lantern did not float away, and remained suspended in the air for about two minutes. Slowly falling, it became what it was before.

With the first success, everyone was full of confidence. During the second test, ten hundred catty sheep were directly loaded, and the fuel was filled up. The result was still a successful take-off, and they were suspenseful in the sky for two hours. whereabouts.

"Ooooooooooooooo..."

The underground crowd roared with joy!

"My lord, Feitian succeeded so easily?..." Yang Gongren, the head of all officials, was horrified beyond belief.

"It's that simple."

"Only the Holy Majesty would think of using Kongming lanterns to carry people, and he successfully carried a thousand catties. I really don't know what to say." Yang Gongren admired sincerely.

Yang Tong said: "Actually, many inventions do not require high technology, as long as a simple idea can be successful, and incredible ideas that others dare not think of, can always make human beings take a big step forward in the field of exploring the mysteries of the world. "

"With this thing, the grand gates of the world are in vain!"

"That's not necessarily it!" Yang Tong shook his head, walked towards He Chou and Jiang Xingben who couldn't help their tears, and ordered, "Gather all the carpenters, bamboo craftsmen, and tailors together, and let them give up everything in their hands. Do as much as you want!"

"Here!" Jiang Xingben and He Chou hurriedly saluted.

He Chou said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this thing has already jumped out of the category of Kongming Lantern, so we can't continue to call it that way, right?"

"Let's call it the Flying Shenzhou!" Yang Tong looked at the big lantern and fell into deep thought. This is the lamp for human beings to realize their dream of flying into the sky, and it has monumental historical significance for this nation... The name of the hot air balloon is completely incompatible with China. civilization.

"Here."

"This Flying Shenzhou is certainly a success, but it is only the first generation. It is like a small fishing boat. It must be developed into a five-toothed warship flying in the sky in order to fight in the sky. Therefore, we cannot satisfy the status quo and need Continue to develop and improve." Yang Tong looked at the many craftsmen, and said loudly: "But I don't have much energy to study this thing. In the future, I need you to develop a second-hand aircraft that is lighter in weight, faster and safer in flight, and can carry more people. Generations, three generations, four generations... and even the [-]th generation of flying Shenzhou. Once this kind of sophisticated flying Shenzhou comes out, it will be enough to make your name go down in history."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, we will definitely keep improving and develop a better Flying Shenzhou." All the craftsmen saluted excitedly.

From ancient times to the present, there are only a handful of craftsmen who have left their names in history. They are all legendary craftsmen, and they dare not even think about it!
But now that there is a successful Flying Shenzhou, if they can perfect it again, maybe they can reach the heights of Na Gongshuban and Mo Di.

No one would refuse such a good deed to leave a name in history.

"In addition, according to the characteristics of the Flying Shenzhou, we need to equip it with a batch of Liannu with lighter weight and longer range." Yang Tong said again.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will do our best not to disappoint Your Majesty!"

"Everyone do a good job!" Yang Tong nodded happily and said, "My rewards will not be less, but I can't shoddy them."

The best craftsmen in the feudal era were all recruited by the imperial court, and the government-run handicraft industry has always occupied a dominant position, representing the highest level of many craftsmanship.These skilled craftsmen concentrated in the workshops set up by the government, and took the imperial salary and used the raw materials of the imperial court to design various new weapons and equipment and products.And these craftsmen present are all the most outstanding existences in various fields of the Sui Dynasty.

Many of the new weapons of the Sui Dynasty were developed by these people. As long as they made achievements, Yang Tong has always been generous with rewards.

"I will obey." Many skilled craftsmen obeyed the order awe-inspiringly.

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