Daming 1805

Chapter 29 The emperor was trapped by his ancestors

In the Ming Dynasty before Renwu, it was an absolute major event for the emperor to leave the city. The preparation work could not be completed in a day or two, but now it is much simpler and faster.

In addition to the fact that the administrative efficiency has been improved many times, the special structure of the capital is also a very important reason.

The old capital of the capital was originally an official and military area. There were no ordinary civilians in and around the city. All personnel entering and leaving the city were subject to daily inspections.

In addition, the destination we are going to today is also a special testing ground belonging to the imperial institution. The roads are relatively closed areas, and it is very convenient to organize.

After the emperor gave the order, the Jinyiwei, who was responsible for maintaining the order, acted immediately and quickly set up and patrolled the route and surrounding areas.

After Renwu's restructuring, the East and West Factory was transformed into a modern secret agency, the East Factory was inward, the West Factory was outward, and Jinyiwei was transformed into a modern police agency.

From public security patrols and case investigations, from firefighting to emergency response, from traffic command to special operations and special services, it is now the daily work of Jinyiwei.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the emperor's motorcade left the palace.

Ten identical special cars, except for the emperor's personal entourage and the driver of the car the emperor was in, no one knew which car the emperor was in.

Zou Shangshu was first taken into the palace by the driver, and after meeting the emperor, he went out to board the car. He didn't even know which car he and the emperor were in.

Ten minutes later, the emperor motorcade arrived at the Chengxi test site of the Ministry of Industry.

Zhu Jianyan, his son, and Li Rui, together with the main officials and craftsmen, came to the front yard of the testing ground to greet him.

After the old emperor got off the car, he and Zou Shangshu, Shangguan directly under the test site, waved to the welcoming craftsmen with a smile on his face.

Zhu Jianyan and his son came forward to say hello, the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang agreed with a smile, then took Zhu Jingyuan's hand and led everyone to the aircraft test site.

Li Rui led the way in front, and he didn't talk nonsense when he got to the place, and directly started the flight test, or display.

At noon, the testing ground knew that the emperor was coming, and immediately tested it again, and made some basic adjustments based on the problems found.

The aircraft and engine condition were carefully checked, and a spare test aircraft was also rebuilt.

In the end, the whole test process went smoothly. The pilot flew two figures of 8 in the sky, and the old emperor and Zou Shangshu below stared wide-eyed.

After the pilot landed, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but speak directly:
"Grandpa Huang, my aircraft experiment was successful, can we talk about the new battleship now?"

The old emperor has recovered from his exclamation, but his emotions are still very high, and he nodded lightly with a smile on his face:
"Okay, let's find a place to talk about it. By the way, Lao Zou, is there a quieter small conference room here?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please come with me."

Zou Shangshu immediately understood the emperor's intention. Quiet actually means keeping it secret and undisturbed.

Zou Bingtai was very familiar with the test site, and without anyone else's arrangement, he took the key and led the three generations of the emperor to the conference room where the confidential project was discussed.

After the four people sat down in the conference room, the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang spoke first:

"Grandson, what are your thoughts on the use of this flying machine?"

Zhu Jingyuan was helpless again. Didn't he want to talk about the battleship, why was he still holding on to the plane?
Do you really want to engage in an aircraft carrier?
Starting to hold the aircraft carrier directly from the fearless era?

Zhu Jingyuan slandered in his heart, and at the same time introduced a few items about the basic purpose of the plane in a way that people in this world can understand:
"I think the aircraft can be used for aerial reconnaissance first, and the view in the air is much better than on the ground.

"The flexibility and speed of aircraft are far more than balloons and airships. After the aircraft enters the battlefield, the airship should be eliminated.

"Cannons can be mounted on planes to directly attack those bulky airships, and possibly enemy planes later.

"Aircraft can mount bombs, drop them over enemy positions and warships, and attack enemy camps and warships.

"Aircraft can be used as transportation equipment to transport valuable materials and important personnel by air to quickly reach the place where it is needed.

"Finally, aircraft can be mounted on ships as reconnaissance, firing aids, attack aids for warships.

"Even, a special warship can be built to carry a large number of aircraft, as a special reconnaissance or even an attack ship."

Zhu Jingyuan spoke faster and faster. The old emperor Zhu Zhongliang, the second son of the emperor Zhu Jianyan, Minister of Industry Zou Bingtai, and the three high-level officials of the empire all slowly opened their eyes.

These operations Zhu Jingyuan said were taken for granted, and they had vaguely thought of them.

But it is not as clear as Zhu Jingyuan, so accurate and organized, and so sure.

Zhu Jingyuan felt helpless in his heart, he paused after talking about the aircraft carrier, and then looked at his grandfather with bright eyes.

The last sentence is a test to see if the old emperor is really holding back the aircraft carrier.

Then Zhu Jingyuan saw that the old emperor was also looking at him with bright eyes, so sure that he said a little excitedly:
"I think the last kind of warship is very valuable, and then the Navy can try to design and build that kind of warship!"

really.

Zhu Jingyuan sighed deeply in his heart.

The old emperor's reaction showed that he was really looking forward to the aircraft carrier, rather than having no interest in the navy.

This also shows that Emperor Shizu, the traveler's predecessor, did indeed leave information about the aircraft carrier.

However, it is likely that there are only very simple reminders of directions.

For example: "A battleship with flying machines can replace a battleship with cannons."

This not only maintains the character of a wise emperor, but also fully conforms to the cognitive range of ordinary people.

Most of the ordinary modern people who are not fans of the military also know about the aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier is the core of the modern navy, and the news appearance rate is OK.

Then you may know that before a certain era, the navy was the world of large ships and huge guns, and then aircraft carriers became capital ships and gunboats were eliminated.

As for when the gunboats were eliminated, at what stage, and for what reasons, most ordinary people should not be able to tell.

Emperor Shizu may be such an ordinary person.

So he did not leave the dreadnought design, and as for the study of aircraft and tanks, he may have indicated the direction, but the specific details are obviously not left.

Ordinary people who know how the plane flies?

Looking at the pictures of airplanes, most people only care about whether they are handsome or not. It is rare to see the characteristics of straight wings, rear wing, delta wing, lift body, and wing-body fusion.

As for the relationship between the shape of the cross section of the wing and the lift, this may be the blind spot of knowledge for most ordinary people, but it is the key to the real flying of the early aircraft.

These situations were originally normal, and if Emperor Shizu left such instructions, it could be considered correct as a whole.

At least the direction is correct, battleships will indeed be eliminated, and aircraft carriers are indeed the darling of the new era, but there is no direct replacement between the two.

Simply giving the right direction without detailed prompts can be seriously misleading.

The old emperor in front of him is that he doesn't pay enough attention to ordinary warships, he is just waiting for the plane to come out, and then prepares to build an aircraft carrier directly.

In fact, battleships are not eliminated by aircraft carriers, at least not by aircraft carriers themselves, let alone by newly born aircraft carriers.

On November 1910, 11, the aircraft took off from the deck of the battleship for the first time, and it was only four years after the completion of the first dreadnought on December 14, 1906.

Then it took another nearly 50 years for the dreadnought to really withdraw from the stage of history, and the two existed side by side for at least 40 years.

Only those who are more familiar with the development of military science and technology before and after the two world wars can roughly understand the internal logic and cause and effect of this process.

Emperor Shizu obviously did not understand.

Fortunately, I came here, otherwise I don't know how to wait for a few years, and after the military confirms that the aircraft carrier at this time has no attack power, can I come back and continue to build dreadnoughts.

(End of this chapter)