Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 341 The highest honor (2)
"Only a parrot chatters, but it can never fly high." The Wright Brothers Awards Ceremony was grand and solemn. Under the eyes of everyone looking forward to it, Guan Xuqing walked slowly onto the podium. He will present the most important award in today's celebration , the Empire's highest science and technology award.He personally handed over two gold medals with his portrait and a bank deposit certificate symbolizing 200 yuan to the Wright Brothers, and encouraged them to continue fighting for the empire's aerospace industry.The Wright brothers were so grateful that they put aside their lofty arrogance and knelt down to accept the emperor's medal and bonus.

Minister of Science and Technology Kang Guangren read the Wright Brothers' resumes and outstanding achievements on the spot.

"Flying in the sky like a bird has been the dream of mankind since ancient times. In order to realize this dream, people have paid for many years of unremitting efforts, even at the cost of the lives of many pioneers. Finally, in May 1896, the Wright brothers realized the dream of mankind. The greatest dream in history, the era of human flight has begun.”

Wilbur Wright (born April 1867, 4) and his younger brother Orville Wright (born August 16, 1871) developed a fascination with mechanical assembly and flying from an early age and worked in bicycle repair and manufacturing .The Wright brothers originally repaired bicycles for a living, and the brothers had always aspired to create the first flying machine in human history.

Later, they came to China with great dreams and great setbacks. The emperor gave them various conditions to display their ambitions. After many studies and experiments, they quickly came to a conclusion: to solve the unresolved problem of aircraft manoeuvres. Crucially, there must be some kind of mechanical device that enables the aerodynamics to work.In repeated gliding experiments, the Wright brothers discovered that the center of pressure on a curved airfoil does not always move in the same direction as the center of pressure on a flat airfoil.This major discovery is contrary to the thesis of many technical books. Many data about the pressure of the atmosphere on the wings that scientists have obtained are actually incorrect!In the second half of 1895, the Wright Brothers built the world's first wind tunnel capable of accurately testing model wings. They used the wind tunnel for more than 200 tests of various types of airfoils in more than two months, and achieved A whole set of scientific data, which eventually became the cornerstone of the birth of the aircraft.

According to this idea, they carried out several years of arduous experiments on manned glider over the Northwest Lop Nur. Finally, on May 1896, 5, their dream finally became a reality, the first manned aircraft in human history. Number 14 was born.

So far, the entire awards ceremony has entered.

Next, Guan Xuqing delivered an impassioned speech: "First of all, I would like to congratulate the three winners of the National Science and Technology Award. In the past year, under the shadow of world war, the world economy was in deep recession, even under such circumstances Under the current situation, the empire still maintains strong economic growth and maintains social harmony and stability. One of our important experiences in dealing with this crisis is to base ourselves on the current situation, focus on the long-term, and take strengthening scientific and technological support as the main component of revitalizing the economy and military. Increase investment in science and technology, promote technological transformation, accelerate the implementation of major scientific and technological projects, advance deployment, and vigorously cultivate strategic emerging industries. These measures have played a very important role in curbing the economic downturn and cultivating emerging industries. This is an unprecedented period in human history. This is a major crisis, no matter for world politics, economy, military affairs, or diplomacy. To overcome the crisis and achieve economic recovery depends on the power of science and technology. Technological innovation is not only a powerful weapon to deal with this crisis, but also an inexhaustible source of lasting prosperity for the empire. Power. We must always closely follow the development trend of world economy and science and technology, focus on breakthroughs in cutting-edge scientific issues that drive technological revolution and promote industrial revitalization, and breakthroughs in strategic high-tech issues that enhance international competitiveness and maintain national security; vigorously develop strategic emerging industries. We It is necessary to build a scientific and technological team with a large scale, reasonable structure and high quality, strive to cultivate world-class scientists and leading scientific and technological talents, and promote the development of the empire to embark on the track of innovation-driven and endogenous growth as soon as possible.”

He paused and continued: "The three scientists awarded today have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological progress of the empire and the world, which I and the people of the empire will always remember. The establishment of this science and technology award marks the development of cutting-edge technology in the empire. , the determination to build a world-class scientific and technological team, I am very confident that in the next three years, the center of gravity of the world scientific and technological revolution will shift from the UK to China!"

Guan Xuqing's remarks won warm applause from the officials present at the meeting and Chinese and foreign journalists.He stepped down from the central podium and sat in the front row of the viewing platform under the secret protection of agents from the Security Bureau.The following is a detailed report by Minister of Science and Technology Kang Guangren on the development of science and technology in the world and the development of science and technology in the empire.

While listening to Kang Guangren's scientific and technological work report, Guan Xuqing was thinking about something, and accidentally saw a young man sitting on the edge of the front row, with his head drooping, looking absent-minded.

Guan Xuqing smiled and said to the staff around him: "Call that young man to me, I want to ask questions."

Not long, the man was led by the staff to come before the emperor, he bowed deeply, his expression was respectful but a little nervous, his hands were trembling while grabbing the corners of his clothes.

"Sit down." Guan Xuqing pointed to the empty seat beside him and said to the young man.

The young man was taken aback for a moment, he couldn't believe what the emperor said, he actually sat with His Majesty the emperor, this kind of honor was not even enjoyed by the three winners just now.

"Sit down." Guan Xuqing said again with a smile, and the young man hesitated to sit beside the emperor, but his expression and demeanor became more tense.

"You don't seem to be particularly concerned about this awards ceremony. I want to know what you think of the winners this time?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"Your Majesty, these three science awards are all giants in the field of science and technology in the world. They deserve this award. I always have great respect and admiration for them. They will always be my roadmap." Young The man replied respectfully.

Guan Xuqing nodded: "Have you ever thought that one day you will stand on this podium?"

The young man's face changed immediately, he looked at the emperor in surprise, and said after a long while: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Why is it impossible? Don't you have any confidence in yourself?"

The young man sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, you know that my theory has been dismissed as heresy by the scientific community. I have traveled to Berlin and Paris, visited the veterans of the scientific and technological circles in many countries, and introduced my theory to them, but the result But alas. Your Majesty, to be honest, I don’t even have confidence in myself now. I didn’t expect His Majesty to arrange me to sit in the front row of this celebration, sitting with Karl Benz and other scientific masters. I don’t understand why? "

Guan Xuqing patted the young man on the shoulder: "People all over the world don't believe in you. I believe in you. You have to have confidence in yourself. I believe that one day your scientific research results will change the world. The name Einstein will be remembered by all."

The young man was stunned and looked at Guan Xuqing speechlessly for a long time.

At this time, Zhao Bingjun, who was anxious, walked through the dim lights of the auditorium, came to the emperor gently, bent down and whispered for a while, Guan Xuqing suddenly changed his face, finally nodded, got up and left under the protection of Zhao Bingjun and a group of military personnel Take your seat and head to the foyer at the back of the auditorium.

In the lounge, Guan Xuqing said with a gloomy expression, "Is the information you got accurate?"

"It's absolutely true." Zhao Bingjun said firmly.

Guan Xuqing took a deep breath: "Wang Feng is really a lunatic. That barracks is located in the center of the British and French allied forces. He dared to go deep into the tiger's den alone. Sometimes I don't know what is going on in his mind."

Chize, France, rainy night in the jungle near the Petit Morin dam military camp.

The war wolves and the vanguard were lying in the grass, staring at the French barracks in front without blinking. At this time, the barracks was in chaos. Hundreds of angry Frenchmen pointed their rifles at the barracks behind A wooden house rushed forward, and the sound of gunfire rang through the sky, mixed with the sound of French shouts and chaotic footsteps.Wolf Warrior looked down at his watch. At 1:40, it was only 10 minutes before the arrival of the airship.

"We can't wait any longer. If this goes on, the sharp knife and the hostages will be in danger." Zhan Lang gritted his teeth and said.

A team member beside him said: "But the battle plan is drawn up in advance. If it is changed temporarily, in case of accidents, the sharp knife will definitely turn his face!"

"I can't control that much. If we don't move out now, whoever will be responsible if the sharp knife is in danger, the whole plan will collapse." The war wolf turned his head, and his sharp eyes swept over the faces of the ten members of the first group one by one. However, everyone nodded and decided to follow the advice of Wolf Warrior and take the initiative to attack!
"Attention all teams, the first team is ready to fight and enter the target location immediately." The correspondent immediately notified the other two teams by radio.

The second and third teams immediately called back: "We are also ready for combat, and we will advance to the periphery of the target in one minute, and do a good job of combat cover and response."

"Follow me!" Wolf Warrior spit out the grass roots he was chewing in one mouthful, and rushed towards the barracks with the members of the first group with a wave of his hand.

At the same time, hundreds of French guards who were in charge of holding the hostages had surrounded the wooden house where Jiandao and Shao Lizhuo were staying. One of the officers shouted loudly at the wooden house: "Listen, people inside, no matter who you are, now Please put down your weapons and come out and surrender, or we will shoot!"

The lights in the wooden house were still flickering, and the rain fell on the roof, making a crisp sound of "tick-tick-tick-tick", and no one inside responded.

(End of this chapter)