Daming 1805

Chapter 225 War and Trade

Outside New York City, on the side of a wide road, two simple flying machines are trying to fly staggeringly.

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

Napoleon held the binoculars and watched the plane try to get off the ground slightly, and then quickly fell down again.

The flying height shall not exceed one meter, and the flying distance shall not exceed five meters.

Napoleon put down the binoculars, frowned and asked Adams beside him:
"Your Excellency, Earl of Boston, why can the plane fly?"

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

His father, John Adams, was Duke of Massachusetts.

Quincy Adams heard Napoleon's question and answered, recalling the information he saw:
"According to the introduction in the newspaper, the patent applied by the Dashi Prince says it is the reaction force of the airflow.

"The engines are pulling the plane forward, and the airflow under the wings is blowing the plane up.

"So the key lies in the power of the engine, which allows the plane to move as fast as possible, and the faster it runs, the easier it is to fly.

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

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

Napoleon looked noncommittal, watched the plane try to take off again, and then tried to express his thoughts:
"According to the research results of previous people, according to Bernoulli's principle, different shapes of wings will also affect the lift, right?

"A more powerful engine can obtain better lift, but there must also be an optimal airfoil.

"It can provide the highest possible lift under the premise of fixed engine and speed, right?"

Quincy Adams nodded slightly:
"Theoretically so. So let our artisans split up?
"Part continues to research and explore ways to increase engine power.

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

Napoleon nodded directly:

"Just do this, I will leave the matter here to you father and son, I am going to the front line.

"Looking at the current state of the aircraft, there is no way to use it on the battlefield."

Quincy Adams subconsciously asked:

"Our planes are really not good, should we try to import planes or engines from Daming?

"Then we can refer to Deming's wing and engine design for imitation..."

Napoleon thought for a while and said:
"You can try it, but I guess Daming will not agree, or it will be delayed indefinitely.

"Our union, our mutual independence, and our strength are not in the interests of Daming.

"If we all only have land in one state, Da Ming may open his 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 great president. Of course, he understands the logic of this, and nodded helplessly:

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

"Otherwise we will be in trouble on the battlefield."

Napoleon said quite firmly:
"No, no, if Britain and France really can't defend the Yinzhou colony, then Daming will definitely end up mediating.

"Split us into several countries, or take part in the battle in person, and turn us into a vassal state of Ming Dynasty..."

Quincy was obviously taken aback, and then said rather tangled:

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

"But from being dumped by the British and French mainland to being dumped by the Ming mainland, our war of independence will be in vain..."

Napoleon laughed dryly and said:
"So we have to move fast.

"Before the British and French allied forces landed, before Ming negotiated with the British and French royal families and directly sent troops to intervene, before the new era of aircraft and tanks came.

"Unify America as quickly as possible.

"Then fight local guerrilla warfare against the Anglo-French allied forces and the Ming forces.

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

Quincy remained silent, knowing that this was the only way out, but the difficulty can also be imagined.

There was a little silence at the scene. At this time, a communications soldier rushed to the scene on horseback and handed it to Quincy with a report.

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 orders from the Kingdom.

"There are more than 30 counties over there, and the total area is almost half of Virginia.

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

Napoleon is also beaming:
"The progress of the army is not bad, but West Virginia is originally dominated by industry and mining, and it is an important producer of coking coal, which is consistent with our interests.

"It is very easy for them to choose to compromise when soldiers are pressing down on the border, but it is not so easy for other regions.

"Just follow the advice of His Excellency the Duke of Massachusetts. I will leave the rear to you. I will go first."

With a simple instruction, Napoleon mounted his horse and left the scene for the Maryland front.

The troops from the west to attack Kentucky and Tennessee will be able to draw the attention of the eight southern states to the west after winning the battle.

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

The United States and Canada in this world are almost the eastern part of the United States east of the Mississippi River.

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

However, the mountains do not extend to the remote southernmost point, and the southern end of the mountains is connected to the Great Plains.

Napoleon's army was now divided into two groups, attacking the south simultaneously on the east and west sides of the mountains.

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

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

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

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

The military and imperial courts of various countries in Thailand and the West have successively sent applications for purchase intentions these days.

The countries of Thailand and the West plus the semi-independent United States, all countries except Ming Dynasty want to buy airplanes.

Circumstances and goals vary slightly from country to country, but are broadly the same.

Buy a few for use first, and also serve as design reference and imitation objects.

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

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

After comprehensive consideration, Zhu Jingyuan ordered his staff Niu Jian to give them a unified response:

"Tell them that the local branches of Daming Airlines in the Thai and Western countries have just been registered and have not yet officially started operations.

"The local branches in various countries do not have any production capacity for the time being.

"Workers need to be recruited and trained, and production materials and accessories need to be imported from Daming.

"So it will take six years at the earliest before the local factories in each country can provide the first aircraft to the host country.

"After that, one plane can be provided every month, and three planes can be provided every month from next year, and the production will be increased in the future depending on the situation.

"The price of aircraft assembled in various countries is uniformly priced at [-] silver notes per aircraft, the full amount must be paid in advance directly, and ten aircraft are sold.

"If you want to import the whole plane directly from Daming, the price will increase to [-] silver notes per plane.

"Both the local military and civilians in Ming Dynasty need aircraft, so import orders must be queued up with full payment one year in advance.

"Delivery starts after one year of payment, and then ten can be supplied every three months, and one hundred can be sold.

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

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

"The time when the aircraft of the corresponding country starts to be delivered is calculated from the time when the aircraft patent is issued as the starting point.

"The types of aircraft we sell directly are all the same type of aircraft that have applied for patents in the corresponding countries.

"The warranty period is three years, and any self-modification behavior will lose the warranty qualification.

"At the same time, if you buy a patent license for civil flying machines, all calculations will be based on [-]% of the sales price.

"If you purchase a patent authorization for military flying machines, it will be temporarily calculated at 300 million silver notes per year, and will be adjusted every year according to the popularity of aircraft.

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

Niu Jian, who was in charge of recording, had a rather strange expression.

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

Now Zhu Jingyuan directly sells one hundred thousand.

The latest combat aircraft used by Daming himself costs only [-] silver bills, and it can be reduced to [-] after mass production.

This clearly shows that people from Western countries who want airplanes are taken advantage of.

Moreover, the total sales volume must be limited, and full payment must be made in advance for half a year to a year.

This also makes it clear that we do not want to sell on a large scale in Taixi.

It is best for you not to buy it directly, it is best to pretend that the plane does not 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, it will push manufacturers from various countries in Thailand to purchase licenses and design and develop aircraft for various purposes by themselves?"

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, under normal circumstances, there is a high probability that this result will occur.

"My plan is to wait for these manufacturers to complete their design and development and bring their products to the market before we attack them.

"Let's free up our factories to produce more aircraft with better performance and quality.

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

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

"At that time we will sell the factory they used.

"When only our factories are left in the market, the output will be reduced again and the sales price will be raised.

"After that, it should be a new round of the cycle.

"Of course, we have to control the intensity of this behavior according to the relationship of various countries with us.

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

Niu Jian was speechless after hearing the plan.

This operation is absolutely simple and rude, but if it really takes effect, it still depends on the international status of the country behind it.

Otherwise, if the corresponding country directly implements trade protection, conducts anti-monopoly investigation and punishment, these plans may become invalid.

But Daming happens to have this kind of status.

Niu Jian felt emotional in his heart, and opened his mouth to confirm again:
"Your Highness, how about responding to the American side according to the same standard?"

Zhu Jingyuan thought about it:
"Now that Napoleon is at an advantage, logically we shouldn't give him the plane directly.

"But the current advantage does not mean that the follow-up is still dominant, and the British and French local troops are not muddled.

"And it's not appropriate for us to directly reject Napoleon, so we can agree to export flying machines to them, but the delivery period should be extended, for example, to two years later.

"Then we will decide whether and how to supply them based on the battle situation in Northern Yinzhou.

"If the British and French local counter-insurgency forces arrive in Yinzhou and quickly suppress Napoleon's offensive, then we will supply goods in advance.

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

"Also, you can use the excuse that they are an unrecognized country, so they are required to go to Daming to pick up the goods themselves.

"If in case, Britain, France and our Ming Dynasty have all made a move, and they still have to recognize their independent status, then we can deal with it according to the strategy against other countries in the future."

Although Zhu Jingyuan did not want Napoleon to bring the United States and Canada to become independent together, he had already made plans for Napoleon to succeed in the end, and this could be regarded as the worst plan.

Niu Jian finally fully understood Zhu Jingyuan's meaning, and completed eleven very similar response messages one by one, and asked the telegraph department to send them to the corresponding countries one by one.

(End of this chapter)