Chapter 1055 Airship

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The station is crowded with people and noisy.

With the development of industry and commerce, Dasong is now more and more vibrant.

The increased pace of life also makes Dasong people unable to tolerate spending too much time on transportation, and often choose to take a steam engine to their destination.

After chatting with Chang Wei and other ministers for a while, Zhao Xu admired the busy scene of the station for a while, and then went to the palace under Xu Lie's escort.

The ministers also followed and sat with Zhao Xu for a while.

At this time, Chang Wei thought of something and looked excited, "Speaking of bleeding the Westerners in Tianzhu, we will soon have a bloodletting weapon. During this free time, we can make some and equip the army."

Zhao Xu laughed softly when he heard it.

When he came back, Xu Ke mentioned it to him on the way.

In fact, this is not a rare thing, it is an advanced version of a hot air balloon - an airship.

The principle of a hot air balloon is similar to that of a Kongming lantern, which uses the buoyancy generated by burning hot air.

The disadvantage is that the buoyancy is limited, it cannot carry too much weight, and the trajectory of movement is seriously affected by wind.

This means that hot air balloons can only undertake some simple aerial tasks such as reconnaissance and leaflet distribution.

As for tasks such as aerial bombing that require precise throwing, it is basically impossible to undertake.

The airship is different. It no longer needs to heat the air, but needs a hydrogen-filled airbag.

Compared with a hot air balloon, the airship is very large, like a ship.

Such a large volume is filled with hydrogen, and its buoyancy is also considerable, and even a huge pod can be installed under the airbag.

With a pod, a steam engine and a propeller can be installed to generate power.

Then, this means that the airship can shuttle freely in the air.

But the airship also has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it is a qualified aircraft. Because it uses a hydrogen airbag and has a large buoyancy, it can stay in the air for a long time and can also undertake transportation tasks.

Because it can control the direction, it can even be put into war.

During World War I, the Germans used airships to bomb London.

In addition, airships can also play a role in laying power lines. When encountering valleys, rivers, and dense forests, they can pull wires over.

As for the disadvantage, the speed is very slow, which can only be maintained at about 24 kilometers per hour.

Before that, Dasong had always been equipped with the conditions for manufacturing airships.

But since the large-scale production of hydrogen and rubber products, the conditions for manufacturing airships have been met.

It was also at this time that the Institute of Research and Manufacturing implemented airships as a research and manufacturing project.

In modern times, the development of airships is roughly the same.

The earliest airship began in 1784, but the airship at that time was just like the early hot air balloon, which was only in its initial form and could not be put into use.

It was not until 1872 that the conditions were met and more formal airships were available.

And this time was the time when the electric revolution began.

It matches the current development level of Dasong.

"When this king is free, I will go to see the airship of the Institute of Research and Manufacturing." Zhao Xu said.

This time back, he can stay in Yancheng for a long time.

After all, in the south, he took over Malacca and the Pyu Man Kingdom, which was equivalent to building a solid defense line similar to Yanguan in the southern region.

This defense line can be used for attack and defense, which has given him an absolute advantage.

As for the Sam Kingdom Navy, once the Dasong Navy shrinks the front line and responds specifically, it will be enough to deal with them properly.

In the Tubo direction, Ashur is just a guard dog and is not a concern.

Once Ma Han's White Tiger Army adapts to the plateau environment, it can be taken down.

As for the Beidi direction, it goes without saying.

In short, Dasong now has the initiative on all fronts.

And Tusman is still separated from Dasong by Beidi.

When Chen Hu deals with Beidi and incorporates Beidi's territory into Dasong, it will not be too late to deal with it at that time.

After chatting for a while, Yang Feng suddenly coughed twice.

Liu Fu and Chang Wei understood, showed an ambiguous smile, and stood up to say goodbye.

Zhao Xu knew that Yang Feng was giving him some private space, and Yang Susu was pregnant at the moment.

Seeing the figures of the crowd disappear, Zhao Xu went to the bedroom.

Yang Susu, Feng'er and Luan'er had been waiting for him in front of the palace gate. As soon as he arrived in Jinghai, he sent a telegram to Yang Susu.

Yang Susu and the other two knew his itinerary.

"My beloved concubines, I am back." Seeing the three people, Zhao Xu smiled and opened his arms, wanting to embrace the three people together.

Yang Susu glared at Zhao Xu, "Your Highness has a really big appetite. You still want to eat three in one bite?"

"Why not? I am still young and vigorous." Zhao Xu raised his head with a proud look.

Luan'er heard the words and covered her mouth and chuckled.

Feng'er boldly gave Zhao Xu a fiery look.

Yang Susu said, "Your Highness's vigor and vitality should be left to the two of them. I will not accompany you."

While speaking, Yang Susu stroked her slightly raised belly and glanced at Zhao Xu.

"The princess is more important. Let them wash and wait." Zhao Xu joked to Luan'er and Feng'er.

Then he came to Yang Susu and gently stroked her belly.

Yang Susu smiled sweetly at this time, gently bumped Zhao Xu, and acted coquettishly to Zhao Xu.

Luan'er and Feng'er were blushed by Zhao Xu.

Knowing her own sense of propriety, Feng'er pulled Luan'er and was about to leave. She winked at Zhao Xu and said, "In that case, I will go and wash up with Luan'er, so as not to disturb His Highness and Princess."

After that, the two left.

Zhao Xu chuckled twice and entered the dormitory with Yang Susu.

That night, the two of them talked a lot about each other, and chatted a lot about the gossip after he went south, laughing and joking.

The next day, Zhao Xu went to Wuji Palace and met with Queen Mi and Zhao Heng to talk about the war going south.

After learning that all the countries in the southern region had surrendered to Dasong and that they had become vassal states of Dasong since then, Zhao Heng felt very happy and praised Zhao Xu again.

However, it may be due to long-term drunkenness and indulgence. As he grows older, Zhao Heng's energy is obviously not as good as before.

After chatting with Zhao Xu for a while, he said seriously, "Xu'er, my father's health is getting worse day by day. Now he only thinks about taking care of himself. Now he is praising so many vassal countries and paying tribute every year from now on." There are bound to be a lot of things like this, and I’m afraid that my father won’t be able to handle them. Therefore, my father would like to formally consecrate you to me. You are still young and full of energy, so that you can show my supreme majesty to the emperor.”

"Your father is telling the truth. He has been planning this for a long time." Empress Mi said at this time.

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting such a change.

He looked at Zhao Heng and saw that Zhao Heng's hair was almost completely white, his face was deeply wrinkled, and his speech was weak.

I couldn't help but feel shaken in my heart.

Then, he thought that what Dasong would face in the future would be contradictions and conflicts between countries.

This also means that he will directly compete with kings, queens, and emperors of various countries for intelligence and courage.

Perhaps if he acted in the name of Emperor Dasong, it would have more weight and save him a lot of trouble.

So, he nodded.

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