Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 242: Forming an air force and vying to be the taken advantage of the vassal king

At the beginning of the next day, everyone in Yingtian Mansion was talking about airplanes.

On the day of the test flight, the entire Yingtian Mansion was packed with people. However, there were still some people who could not go to the scene to see it with their own eyes. After hearing the boasts and descriptions, they scratched their heads and regretted it.

Why did he go out to the tavern and get very drunk at that time? That was a plane developed by Grand Master Cao. It could take people to the sky. How much did drinking this bottle of wine delay things?

The impact of the plane flying into the sky was so shocking that almost everyone present that day was shocked by the magical sight in front of them! Then Emperor Zhu Xiongying waved his hand, and everyone in the scientific research institute handed down gifts.

Xie Jin, Yi Qiu and other Cao Wei's disciples were all rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. Even the staff recruited by the scientific research institute also received one ingot of silver each.

Especially Zhao Lei, who risked his life and took the plane for a test flight that day. Zhu Yuanzhang liked him very much. He once said with a smile that Zhao Lei should practice his flying skills so that he could fly with his old bones.

On the big day, Cao Wei didn't say anything about it, but Zhu Xiongying emphatically rewarded Zhao Lei with two hundred taels and asked him to continue working hard.

Afterwards, some painters and craftsmen in the city drew pictures of the planes they saw that day, sold them, and sold them all in an instant.

There were also some blacksmiths who, after returning home, relied on their own memories to build a rough model of the airplane. They didn't intend to buy it, but some people wanted it after seeing it, which gave them another way to make a fortune.

The invention of the airplane not only allowed people to fly freely, but more importantly, it represented that the Ming Dynasty already had an air-to-road combat method.

Zhu Xiongying couldn't understand this new term. After thinking about it for a while, he asked:
"What Taishi means is to expand the production scale of aircraft, train qualified soldiers, and establish an army with soldiers and aircraft working together?"

Cao Wei knew that the emergence of aircraft would once again change the situation of war in the world in the future. As long as any country has an air force, it is equivalent to having an extra force in its hands, which can turn the tide of the war.

The news of the aircraft developed by Grand Master Cao in Yingtian Mansion spread further and further, and officials, traveling businessmen, and people from the surrounding provinces came one after another to learn about it.

Aircraft are different. For this era, they are like alien civilizations. They are too high-end and advanced. Without core technology, other countries will not be able to develop them within at least 200 years.

The emergence of aircraft indicates that Ming Dynasty has the strength to form an air force.

Because no matter whether the country has guns or artillery, at least it will have gunpowder. It is not easy to make explosive barrels. If the explosive barrel is dropped from high altitude, the power of the explosion will be no worse than that of artillery.

That's why Cao Wei took measures to protect aircraft R&D and manufacturing technology as soon as possible.

And even at this time, the Ming Dynasty did not have effective means of attacking air units. How could Cao Wei not be cautious?
Aircraft R&D and manufacturing technology must not fall into the hands of others! Even in the Ming Dynasty, only the Ministry of War and the emperor could intervene.

When other countries in the world have aircraft, they will inevitably pose a threat to Ming Dynasty.

This is because since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, it has become increasingly prosperous. Not only the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, but also traders from surrounding countries came here to trade.

After the blockade of the scientific research institute was implemented, Cao Wei was discussing with Zhu Xiongying the establishment of the air force in the palace study.

"air force?"

However, at Cao Wei's insistence, Zhu Xiongying had ordered people to list the scientific research institute as an important place, and ordinary people should not approach it.

The aircraft is so important, more important than any muskets and artillery he has developed before!

Cao Wei begged Zhu Xiongying to do this, in fact, to protect the technology developed by the aircraft. It sounds a bit funny, but it is the fact. The significance of aircraft is far more important than ordinary people imagine!

Muskets and artillery are already widely used in many countries in the world at this time. Even if the manufacturing technology of manual rifles and thunderbolt artillery is blocked, given time, other countries will follow suit and manufacture them.

With airplanes, Ming Dynasty has become more powerful, and can make its position as the world's hegemon more stable.

Zhu Xiongying's understanding is still very good. Cao Wei smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty is wise, this is what I mean."

Right now,

The Air Force is a very special and important branch, now and in the future!
During the period of China's anti-Japanese war and the period of aid to Korea, the ancestors of the Chinese people suffered countless hardships and shed countless blood because of limited air power!

"The world is changing rapidly today. The Ming Dynasty now has muskets and artillery in its hands, and it can still make other overseas countries surrender."

"But apart from the Ming Dynasty, other countries in the world also have muskets and artillery, but they are far less effective than the Ming Dynasty's manual rifles and thunderbolt cannons."

"Ants are still living in vain, and people are even more so. If the Ming Dynasty dominates the world, other countries will definitely be dissatisfied with this and will work hard to develop. It is only a matter of time before they develop manual rifles and thunder cannons."

"When the time comes...how will the Ming Dynasty gain benefits from the outside world and protect itself if it loses its weapons advantage?"

When Zhu Xiongying heard this, he nodded in agreement. Lan Yu and Zhu Di were working in Europe before, and the secret message sent back stated that the muskets of some European countries were actually no worse than the Ming Dynasty's flintlocks, and even had some advantages. It is even better than the Ming Dynasty's flintlock gun.

If it weren't for the emergence of Cao Wei, who successively created repeating muskets, thunderbolt cannons, and manual rifles, it would have been really difficult for Ming Dynasty to show off its power in Europe.

Since those European countries can also make firecrackers, it is not impossible to improve them based on the principles and make manual rifles and divine thunder cannons.

Cao Wei continued: "Although the Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful, it is even more jealous. As long as the Ming Dynasty shows signs of decline, other countries will definitely attack together. At that time, the air force will be the winning trump card in the hands of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded heavily. He already understood what Cao Wei meant. Being prepared for danger in times of peace was the awareness he should have as an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"Grand Master, I understand what you said. I will give the order right now to build an exclusive military camp for the Air Force and select qualified Air Force soldiers." Zhu Xiongying prepared the order, and Cao Wei took it with him to the Ministry of War.

The next day, the Ministry of War began to recruit soldiers, but unlike previous recruitments, this recruitment was quite strict. Applicants were required to undergo physical fitness tests one by one. Only those who passed all of them could hope to be hired.

The first physical fitness test of the Ministry of War is to test the eyesight of the person concerned. Good eyesight is very important for pilots. The plane flies high in the sky. Without good strength, some good opportunities may be missed, and some opportunities may be missed. Something went wrong.

After the vision test, there will be other physical function tests. In addition to these, the selected young people will also be tested for fear of heights.

The Ministry of War raised many huge sky lanterns, and people were asked to climb up one by one and wait for a quarter of an hour as they swayed in the wind. Only those who came down without looking pale could be hired.

Cao Wei shook his head as he watched this series of tests and selections. He was afraid of heights and would definitely not be able to pass. He fainted before the plane even took off.

In addition to recruiting troops from abroad, the Ministry of War will also select people from some military camps for testing. This is also Cao Wei's suggestion.

In the future, those who can dominate the situation on the battlefield will be those units with subversive power. The number of ordinary soldiers should be reduced as appropriate, which will also reduce some of the burden on the court.

The Air Force military base also began to be established. Zhu Xiongying circled a piece of land covering an area of ​​several hundred acres in the northwest corner of Yingtian City and started construction immediately. On the other side, although the aircraft was successfully manufactured, Cao Wei and the staff at the Scientific Research Institute did not relax. Instead, they began to study how to create an emergency escape device for the aircraft.

When a plane takes to the sky, whether it is fighting or collecting intelligence, there may be danger. When danger comes, if there is no means of escape, the pilots that Ming Dynasty has worked so hard to train will be buried with the plane. This is unacceptable.

So when the Ministry of War started to establish the air force with great fanfare, Cao Wei, Xie Jin and others, without exception, were all busy studying this matter.

The idea given by Cao Wei is that when a plane crashes, the pilot's seat can be ejected out of the falling plane, and then the pilot must carry an emergency landing device. The emergency landing device can generate a parachute to help the pilot land safely.

This idea is very common for modern people of later generations, but for Ming people like Xie Jin, it is no different from whimsical.

How to eject the seat? An emergency landing device requires a built-in parachute. How to do this?

Although it is difficult, there is nothing to compare with. Xie Jin and the others followed Cao Wei and even created incredible miracles like airplanes. How could it be difficult for them to survive with just an ejection seat and landing device...

While Cao Wei and others were busy, the success of the aircraft manufacturing finally reached the ears of many vassal kings.

The plane took people to the sky and soared freely in the sky like birds. Such strange and strange things naturally aroused the interest of many feudal kings, so they all rushed to Yingtian Mansion.

The first to arrive were Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu, Chu Wang Zhu Zhen, then Qi Wang Zhu Su, Qin Wang Zhu Xi, Jin Wang Zhu Ju...

When these vassal kings arrived at Yingtian City, they first went to the palace to meet Emperor Zhu Xiongying and Supreme Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and then they gathered together at the Research Institute, clamoring to see the airplane.

What Cao Wei did in Yingtian was heard by all the vassal kings in their own fiefdoms. They knew that Cao Wei was now the Grand Master and was deeply valued by Zhu Xiongying.

So when they came to Yingtian this time, in addition to bringing congratulatory gifts to the emperor, the vassal kings also brought many precious things to Cao Wei, just to celebrate Cao Wei's recent fortune.

Eaters have short mouths and takers have short hands, so Cao Wei had no choice but to invite Zhao Lei to perform another show for many vassal kings.

Seeing the plane soaring up the lengthened runway, all the vassal kings widened their eyes and sighed in admiration.

"This aircraft is really ingenious. Master Cao is worthy of being a capable minister of our Ming Dynasty!"

"I really want to fly this plane myself. I don't know what kind of scenery I can see in front of me when it flies in the sky."

"You should be able to see all the mountains at a glance..."

"Amazing! Amazing!"

Min Wang Zhu Ming, who was violently beaten by Cao Wei in Yunnan, has grown a lot now, but after all, he still has an out-of-touch temperament due to lack of discipline around him.

He moved to Cao Wei's side and tugged on Cao Wei's sleeves.

"Master, I just saw that there are actually two seats on the plane. Can you let me sit on it and fly for a while?"

Cao Wei turned to glance at him, "This plane is going to fly into the sky, aren't you afraid?"

Zhu Ming immediately shook his head like a rattle, "Don't be afraid! As long as the grand master can agree, I can die on top!"

Cao Wei frowned, and Zhu Qi quickly patted his mouth, "I said it wrong. I said it wrong. Grand Master, just agree. Can't I pay the money?"

Hearing this, Cao Wei's eyes lit up, pay? It's a good idea.

Anyway, in the future, the Ming Dynasty will also have to research passenger aircraft to carry people. Why not... Let these feudal kings experience it first. Can't the money earned be used for the research and development funds of the scientific research institute?
Cao Wei narrowed his eyes and smiled, and asked, "How much did you pay?"

When Zhu Zhen saw that Cao Wei was interested in money, he was not unambiguous. He slapped him and said:
"Fifty thousand taels of silver, Grand Master, do you think it's feasible?"

You can earn 50,000 taels of silver by taking someone on a flight. This kind of good thing is hard to find even with a lantern. Cao Wei couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and nodded lightly.

Then Cao Wei called Zhao Lei in the sky to come down, and then Zhu Xi hurriedly got in, sat on the seat behind Zhao Lei, and urged Zhao Lei to fly again.

Zhao Lei was a little unsure and looked at Cao Wei.

His flying skills have not yet reached the level of proficiency. The plane still sways when flying. Although he has been practicing his flying skills these days and has greatly improved, Zhu Zhen is the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. What if? If something happened, he couldn't bear it.

However, Cao Wei was still confident in his flying skills. He had flown so many times without any problems, so he couldn't be as unlucky as he was today.

Seeing Cao Wei nod, Zhao Leicai drove the plane again and took another approach...

At this time, the other vassal kings gave up and gathered around Cao Wei, clamoring to take a flight.

"King Min didn't sit for nothing, he paid fifty thousand taels." Cao Wei said with a smile.

"Fifty thousand taels, it's not a big deal. I will send it over on a certain day. The grand master will let me take a flight soon." Zhou Wang Zhu Ju said loudly.

"I'll pay 60,000 taels! I'll be next!" Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, scrambled.

"I'll give you 70,000 yuan, and I'll take the second one!" Qi King Zhu Shu was unwilling to lag behind.

"I will pay 80,000 yuan!" This is Zhu Chun, the king of Shu.

"I'll give you 100,000!" King Zhu Fan of Jin said generously...

Cao Wei looked at the feudal kings, grinning from ear to ear.

In the sky, Zhu Zhen looked at the scenery in the sky and the tiny people below. He was so excited that he couldn't help but roar loudly.

"Ah... it feels so good! It makes me so happy! Hahahaha..."

The following vassal kings heard the ghosts crying and howling wolves above their heads, and their hearts scratched their hearts even more. They started a new round of bidding, and they all wanted to be the next one to take a flight...

(End of this chapter)