Chapter 636 There is an Alcatraz Island in the South
"Attention, viewers, the airship is getting ready to take off, the airship is getting ready to take off!"
A clear and sweet female voice came from the loudspeaker on the field.
Everyone held their breath. Everyone wanted to witness with their own eyes how such a big guy could fly.
"Dad, the airship is about to take off!" Andy called to his father.
Xia'er and Fu'er, one year younger than him, followed behind his brother like followers, cheering together.
Hua'er is now the king of children in the family.
Dong Shuheng was not an emperor, so there was not so much intrigue in the family, and the wives got along fairly harmoniously.
They each have their own careers.
An ordinary family, whether it is an imperial family or an ordinary family, will get into trouble if there are too many wives.
Dong Shuheng's family does not have these problems. His way of running a family is to keep his wife busy.
When everyone has something to do, they won’t focus all their attention on the family.
Seeing the children all looking at him, Dong Shuheng quickly said: "Yes, then don't look around, or you may miss the moment of takeoff."
"Well, okay, daddy."
"Daddy, give me a hug!" At this time, Dong Shuheng's eldest daughter walked up to Dong Shuheng and reached out for Dong Shuheng to give him a hug.
The eldest daughter is as well-behaved as Hui'er, but she looks more like Dong Shuheng.
Normally, boys look more like their mothers, and girls look more like their fathers.
For some reason, Dong Shuheng doesn't spend much time at home and doesn't often take care of his children, but the children seem to like him very much.
When the whole family is together, the children always like to be around Dong Shuheng.
"Okay, daddy." Dong Shuheng picked up his daughter, and the whole family looked out through the floor-to-ceiling glass.
As the eight cables beneath the two pods are retracted.
A huge airship slowly rose up and soon exceeded the height of the stands.
Then everyone could hear the roar of the diesel engine.
Driven by the diesel engine, the propeller rotates at high speed.
The airship began to move and rise upwards.
Then, in people's sight, the airship gradually became smaller.
Then as the airship flew farther and farther, there was only a small white dot left in people's sight.
Then the white spot got bigger and bigger.
The airship flew back again.
This big guy circled the racecourse several times in front of people's eyes and came directly above the racetrack again.
Then, this big guy slowly landed in people's sight.
Deafening applause erupted from the stands.
"They are copying our French invention." French Minister Bourblon said angrily in the foreign ministers' section of the stands.
The French made airships fly into the sky a few years ago.
Bulbulon has been in China for nearly ten years. Originally, he thought that he had done well and should have been promoted and returned to China long ago.
But later, the Renaissance Army destroyed the Manchu Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, regardless of the opposition of Britain and France.
This incident made Napoleon III blame Bourblon.
Poor and miserable Bulbulon could only stay in China to pay his debts and perform meritorious services.
On the contrary, Bao Ling has returned to China, but was reviled. Standing next to him now is Mr. Pruss, Minister of the Great Empire.
"Your Excellency, Minister, it is obvious that the airship developed by the Chinese is much better than that toy of yours," Prussia said.
The joint operation that just passed caused a lot of unpleasantness between the two sides.
Prussia had just had a quarrel with Bulbulon before, but these matters were not something that little people like them could decide.
"I heard that the World Expo is going to be held in London. Maybe you can borrow an airship from the Chinese." Bulbulon also said unforgivingly.
France has no intention of seeking world hegemony for the time being. Therefore, there is not that much of a conflict between them and the Renaissance Army.
Napoleon III's eyes were mainly on Europe.
As for his layout in Africa and America, it was just to gain more economic benefits for France, and there was not much conflict with the Renaissance Army.
The Ba'ath Army basically has no presence in Africa. In America, France's main focus is on Mexico, and there is no conflict with the Ba'ath Army.
As for the United States, both sides are now supporting the southern states, which is considered a cooperative relationship.
Last time France came over to test it out, and it was confirmed that the Renaissance Army really didn't dare to mess with him.
"Two ministers, don't you think that the Renaissance Army is developing too fast? Their development in the scientific field is not as simple as plagiarism. As far as I know, they have many achievements in the fields of internal combustion engines, electric power, and steel smelting.
A big breakthrough." Hua Ruohan, the newly appointed American Minister to China, was trying to smooth things over.
"Yes, they are developing too fast. You see, the propeller on this airship is not driven by a steam engine at all. The exhaust port of the steam engine cannot be that small. And the steam engine is much more powerful." Prussia said.
There is some research on new technologies.
"I'm sure they're using an internal combustion engine on that."
"How far do you think an airship like theirs can fly?" Bulbulon was the oldest and the most senior in China. He spoke with a grown-up accent.
The ministers of Britain, France and America in China usually stand in the same camp, regardless of the relationship between their own countries? The ministers of the three countries usually act collectively.
Sometimes they quarrel, but they usually remain consistent on issues of principle.
"Actually, this big guy is very energy-efficient when flying in the sky. If there is a tailwind, I think it should be able to fly thousands of kilometers at a time," Pruss said.
"I just estimated that its speed should be forty or fifty kilometers per hour. You must know that this thing is flying in the sky and can almost ignore the terrain. There is no problem of detours."
"Two ministers, you have also discovered that the Renaissance Army is now popularizing electricity. It is only in recent years that they have steam engines. Now they already have internal combustion engines and electricity."
"And I dare say that he must have surpassed us in the development of internal combustion engines and electric power." Hua Ruohan said.
"Hey...it's a pity that our domestic factory owners are still clinging to steam engines." Prussia said with some frustration.
Prussia is a science enthusiast and often reads some science magazines.
Recently there was an article from Faraday in a domestic magazine.
This old scientist is campaigning for the promotion of electricity. He firmly predicts that electricity is the future of industry.
Nowadays, the streets of Xinjing, a Chinese people, have used electric-driven street lights, and people travel on trams. However, in London, the Great Empire, kerosene lamps are still used, and ordinary people can only travel by public carriages.
The three ministers were all amazed by the rapid technological development of the Renaissance Army.
Dong Shuheng felt that it was far from enough.
"The ceiling of three thousand meters is too low. You have to challenge the altitude of ten thousand meters. Only in the stratosphere can the airship's flight not be affected by the weather." Dong Shuheng said.
When the performance was over, the audience dispersed. Tomorrow's newspapers will definitely cover it with articles.
Common people like to watch this kind of news the most. Although they are just ordinary people, they feel proud to see that their country has become stronger.
However, Dong Shuheng had to treat these achievements calmly. After the performance, he sent his family back, and then began to summarize the experiment with the scientific researchers of the flying laboratory and some cabinet officials.
"I remember telling you before that the sky above 10,000 meters is the stratosphere. It can avoid complex weather conditions at low altitudes. In addition, you can communicate with the submarine laboratory. You two still have a lot in common.
"The submarine is sailing in the water, and you are sailing in the air. They are actually sailing in a suspended state." Dong Shuheng is not an expert, but he is a talker, and a talker knows a little bit about everything.
Under normal circumstances, he can get to the point.
"President, we already have an idea of the helium you mentioned earlier. We are now working with people in the chemical laboratory to find a more efficient way to produce helium," a project leader reported.
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Dong Shuheng knew that using hydrogen to build an airship was dangerous.
It's like hanging yourself under a bomb.
In fact, there is no such danger if you pay attention to precautions.
But compared to hydrogen, helium is the future development direction of airships.
It's just that helium has only been produced in the laboratory before.
In order to apply it to airships, the production process must be improved.
Dong Shuheng nodded and said: "Although I have told you some development directions, we should not act too hastily. There are no shortcuts in science, we can only rely on continuous research and accumulation. We are already catching up from behind in the development of airships. As long as we maintain this momentum,
You can always stay ahead."
"The research on airships is only one direction, and the research on other types of aircraft must also keep up. We will have reliable gasoline engines soon. Your research on aircraft can break through the bottleneck." Dong Shuheng turned to another research group at this time and said.
This group is the aircraft research group. Unlike the airship group, which has achieved results, the aircraft group has never achieved decent results.
The weight of a diesel engine is too great to be installed on an airplane.
But now the research on internal combustion engines has entered the field of gasoline engines, and many new things can be launched.
Dong Shuheng's wish to fly on an airship did not come true after all.
No one wants the president to take this risk.
The new airships are currently only used as a freight transport tool, mainly to transport materials to places with poor transportation conditions.
It is not currently used as a passenger transport vehicle.
Dong Shuheng believes that the development potential of airships is huge.
Theoretically, it can fly in the atmosphere, and its size can continue to increase.
Perhaps in the distant future, by adding solar panels as wings to it, it will be possible to create a large airship that can always fly in the stratosphere.
You can even build an apron on it to pick up and drop off people, so this big guy doesn't need to land.
It sounds a bit like a space carrier.
Generally speaking, the first half of the four-year revival period has been relatively stable.
After the battle in Annam was resolved, Phnom Penh Province finally settled down.
The new governor of Nanqi, Li Weiliang, is very good at doing things.
On the surface, he gave the Annan Kingdom enough face, allowing the Annan Kingdom to have a step forward, and no longer insisted on taking care of Nanqi's affairs.
It's difficult to control it, after all, a regiment of the Renaissance Army is stationed in Nanqi and won't leave.
Those rebels who surrendered have now transformed into the local army of Nanqi.
As soon as Li Weiliang took office, he gave the Renaissance Army a big gift.
He uprooted the rebel forces originally hiding in Nanqi and handed them over to the Renaissance Army.
Peng Yulin followed suit and handed these people over to West Pacific Company.
West Pacific Company accepts all comers, no matter how fierce people are, they can be put to use after being delivered to West Pacific Company. There is no need to worry about these people causing trouble.
The more disobedient people are, they will be sent to positions that consume them faster.
Some extremely vicious people will even be thrown to the big Australian island in the south.
I wonder if these people will go south to harm the equally vicious immigrants from the Great Empire. It is really possible for these people to come together to create an Alcatraz Island.
Under the leadership of Li Weiliang, Nanqi is now fully aligned with the Renaissance Army, not only politically but also economically integrating with the Renaissance Army.
In addition, they are located just downstream of the Lancang River and are closely connected with the three provinces of the Indochina Peninsula of the Renaissance Army.
Agriculture here is developed and can serve as an important food production base for the Renaissance Army in Indochina.
This war greatly reduced the population of the Nanqi area, wiped out some large families, and vacated a large amount of land.
Li Weiliang sold part of the land to Chinese businessmen to build farms.
In this way, he introduced new forces to the local area and no longer needed to be at the mercy of the big local families.
The farming conditions in the Lancang River Delta are very good.
The rice here can be harvested three times a year.
The Kingdom of Burma has entered a stage of comprehensive westward expansion. King Jaraja has moved millions of people to East Bengal.
This large-scale migration will have a great impact on people's livelihood.
Fortunately, the land in East Bengal is fertile and there was no large-scale famine.
The incorporation of the Tanah area into the Renaissance Army has been put on the agenda. This area will become the bridgehead for the Renaissance Army to march into the Indian Ocean.
The war situation in northern India is still tepid, and both sides are doing their best to fight the plague.
The British and Indian colonies concentrated all their resources on treating their own people, while ignoring the people in those colonies. They simply isolated them from a distance and left them to fend for themselves.
The British also seem to know that the third brother has a large population base and dead spots, so the problem is not big and he can always overcome it.
But this delay is a good thing for the Northern Alliance.
This time they occupied a large amount of land. It completely exceeded Queen Bayi's expectations.
A new alliance of princely states was forming in the Ganges Basin.
Queen Bayi is now organizing people to fight the plague while restoring people's livelihood, and her prestige is getting higher and higher.
She distributed large amounts of land to the common people at the bottom instead of allowing the nobles to continue to occupy more land.
War always frees up more land.
This gave Queen Bayi a high prestige in the hearts of the people at the bottom.
Although the common people still belong to various feudal states and to the rulers of those native kings.
But now Queen Bayi has been able to surpass the point where those earth kings raised their arms and shouted.
This also aroused the fear of the nobles and kings, but for the time being they had to face a common enemy, so these conflicts did not break out.
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