In the Ming Dynasty before Renwu, it was an absolute big deal for the emperor to leave the city. The preparations could not be completed in a day or two, but now it is much simpler and faster.
In addition to the fact that administrative efficiency has been improved many times, the special layout of the capital is also a very important reason.
The old city of the capital was originally a government and military area. There were no ordinary civilians in and around the city, and all persons entering and exiting were subject to daily inspections.
In addition, the destination we are going to today is also a special testing ground belonging to the imperial court. There are relatively closed areas along the way, making it very convenient to organize.
After the emperor gave the order, the Jin Yiwei responsible for maintaining order immediately took action and quickly deployed patrols on the route and surrounding areas.
After the restructuring of Renwu, the East and West Factory was transformed into a modern secret service agency. The East Factory was internal and the West Factory was external, while Jinyiwei was transformed into a modern police agency.
From security patrols and case investigations, from firefighting and rescue to emergency response, from traffic command to special operations, it is now the daily work of Jinyiwei.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the emperor's motorcade left the palace.
There are ten identical special cars. No one knows which car the emperor is in except the emperor's personal entourage and the driver of the car in which the emperor is riding.
Zou Shangshu was first taken into the palace by the driver. After meeting the emperor, he went out and boarded the car. He didn't even know which car he and the emperor were in.
Twenty minutes later, the Emperor's motorcade arrived at the west testing ground 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 test site to greet them.
After the old emperor got out of the car, together with Zou Shangshu, the Shangguan directly under the test site, he waved to the welcoming craftsmen with a smile on his face.
Zhu Jianyan and his son came forward to say hello, and the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang agreed with a smile, then took Zhu Jingyuan's hand and led everyone to the aircraft testing site.
Li Rui led the way. When he arrived at the place, he didn't waste any time and started the flight test, or display.
At noon, the testing site knew that the emperor was coming, so they immediately tested it again and made some basic adjustments based on the problems found.
The aircraft and engine status were carefully checked, and a spare test aircraft was also modified.
In the end, the entire test process went extremely smoothly, and the pilot even flew two figure-eight circles in the sky. The old emperor and Zou Shangshu below both saw their eyes widened.
After the pilot landed, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but speak directly:
"Grandpa Huang, my aircraft experiment was successful. Now can we talk about the new battleship?"
The old emperor had recovered from his exclamation, but his mood was still very high. He smiled and nodded gently:
"Okay, let's find a place to talk. 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 meant keeping it secret without being disturbed.
Zou Bingtai was very familiar with the test site and did not need anyone else to arrange it. He took the key himself and led three generations of emperors and grandsons to the conference room where confidential projects were discussed.
After the four people sat down in the conference room, the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang spoke first:
"Grandson, what do you think about 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 build an aircraft carrier?
Start holding back the aircraft carrier directly from the Dauntless era?
Zhu Jingyuan cursed in his heart, and at the same time casually introduced a few basic uses of airplanes in a way that people in this world can understand:
“I think aircraft can first be used for aerial reconnaissance, as the view from the air is much better than from the ground.
"The flexibility and speed of aircraft are far superior to balloons and airships. Once aircraft enter the battlefield, airships should be eliminated.
“Cannons can be installed on the aircraft to directly attack those bulky airships, and may also attack enemy aircraft in the future.
“Aircrafts can carry bombs, airdrop them over enemy positions and warships, and attack enemy camps and warships.
“Airplanes can be used as transportation equipment to transport valuable materials and important personnel by air, quickly arriving at locations in need.
“Finally, the aircraft can be mounted on the ship and used as reconnaissance, shooting auxiliary, and attack auxiliary equipment for warships.
"Even a special kind of warship can be built to carry a large number of aircraft and serve as a dedicated reconnaissance or even attack ship."
Zhu Jingyuan spoke faster and faster. The old emperor Zhu Zhongliang, the second emperor's son Zhu Jianyan, the minister of industry Zou Bingtai, and the three senior officials of the empire slowly opened their eyes.
These operations mentioned by Zhu Jingyuan were all taken for granted, and they had vaguely thought of them.
But not as clear as Zhu Jingyuan, so accurate and organized, and so sure.
Zhu Jingyuan felt helpless. He paused after talking about the aircraft carrier, and then looked at his grandfather with burning eyes.
The last sentence was a test to see if the old emperor was really holding back the aircraft carrier.
Then Zhu Jingyuan saw that the old emperor was looking at him with stern eyes, so sure that he said excitedly:
"I think the last kind of warship is very valuable. Next, 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, a senior time traveler, did leave information about the aircraft carrier.
However, it is likely that there will only be very simple reminders in the direction.
For example: "Warships equipped with flying machines can replace warships equipped with cannons."
This not only maintains the persona of a wise emperor, but also fully complies with the cognitive scope of ordinary people.
Most ordinary modern people who are not military fans know about aircraft carriers. Aircraft carriers are the core of the modern navy and have a decent rate of news exposure.
Then you may know that before a certain era, the navy was dominated by big ships and big guns, but later 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 probably can't tell.
Emperor Shizu may be such an ordinary person.
Therefore, he did not leave behind the design of the dreadnought. As for the research on aircraft and tanks, he may have given directions, but the specific details were obviously not left behind.
Does anyone know how a plane flies?
When looking at pictures of airplanes, most people only care about whether they are handsome or not. It is rare to see someone who can describe the characteristics of a straight wing, aft wing, a delta wing, a lifting body, and a wing-body fusion.
As for the relationship between wing cross-sectional shape and lift, this may be a blind spot in the knowledge of most ordinary people, but it is the key to the real flight of early aircraft.
These situations are normal. If Emperor Shizu left such instructions, it can be regarded as correct on the whole.
At least the direction is right. Battleships will indeed be eliminated, and aircraft carriers are indeed the darling of the new era, but there is no direct replacement relationship between the two.
Simply giving the correct direction without detailed tips may be seriously misleading.
The old emperor in front of him didn't pay enough attention to ordinary battleships. He was just waiting for the planes to come out, and then he was going to build an aircraft carrier directly.
In fact, battleships are not eliminated by aircraft carriers, at least not by the aircraft carriers themselves, let alone by newly born aircraft carriers.
On November 14, 1910, an airplane took off from the deck of a battleship for the first time. It was only four years before the first dreadnought was completed on December 3, 1906.
Then it took nearly fifty years for the dreadnought to truly withdraw from the stage of history, and the two coexisted for at least forty years.
Only those who are relatively familiar with the development of military science and technology before and after the two world wars can roughly understand the internal logic, causes and consequences of this process.
Emperor Shizu obviously didn't understand.
Fortunately, I'm here, otherwise I don't know how many years it would have to wait until the military confirms that the aircraft carrier at this time has no attack power before it can come back and continue building dreadnoughts.
