From Shaofu Ruan Yuan on down, the personnel related to Qintian Prison subconsciously wanted to open Zhu Jingyuan's files and check them.
Hearing Zhu Jingyuan's words behind him, they immediately stopped this action.
Put Zhu Jingyuan's documents in front of him and listen intently to Zhu Jingyuan's arrangements for the other project.
Some people were very curious. They gathered people from the Qintian Supervisor, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Ordnance. What did Zhu Jingyuan want to do?
However, some people have already made speculations in their minds, because these three departments have already cooperated.
As long as you understand the content of previous cooperation and change the method of cooperation from Ordnance Department to Qintian Prison, you can probably guess what is going to be done.
Zhu Jingyuan's eyes swept across the people present, and he slowly stated his goal idea:
"I want to arrange for people to go to space and even go to the moon.
“This is certainly a long-term goal and is expected to be completed within the next thirty years.
"The first step we have in mind is to try to put radio communications equipment into space.
“According to the logic of astronomy, when an object flies fast enough, it can leave the ground forever.
"It can fly out of the atmosphere and orbit the earth like the moon.
“If this thing has radio communication capabilities, it can provide ultra-long-distance communication relay for the ground.
“The simple idea to achieve this goal is to use guided rockets developed by the Ordnance Department.
“Build the rocket big enough and replace the warhead with communication equipment.
"The idea is simple, the difficulty lies in how to actually implement it."
When Zhu Jingyuan came up with this idea, all the unrelated people looked shocked.
But most of the people in Qintian Prison couldn't control their excitement.
Because this is the plan many of them had envisioned.
It’s just that I haven’t received enough support yet, and I haven’t had the opportunity to really try it.
After the Renwu Dynasty, the Qintian Prison of the Ming Dynasty became more practical.
The work was clearly directed to the study of astronomy, calendars, meteorology, etc.
In terms of specific practical work, they actually receive much higher attention than before.
The chief officer of Qin Tian Jianzheng was only the fifth rank officer before the Renwu Dynasty, which was equivalent to the chief officer of the Qing Li Department under the six ministries.
Later, Emperor Shizu was slowly promoted to the rank of minister of the second rank.
However, the traditional symbolic meanings of good and bad fortune that they originally carried were quickly stripped away.
That is to say, the sense of mystery gradually disappears and it becomes a relatively objective research institution.
Official positions in Qintianjian are mainly promoted internally, because this organization is too professional.
The personnel of Qin Tian Jian are even more inclined to pure scientific researchers than the people of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Ordnance.
In addition to the chief and deputy officials of Qintian Prison who are responsible for specific affairs, there are also a large number of full-time "Qintian officials" who enjoy different levels of treatment in Qintian Prison.
They were de facto astronomical researchers supported by the imperial court.
The highest level can even surpass the Qintian Jianzheng of the second grade, and can directly reach the welfare benefits of the first grade.
Departments in the Sikong system such as the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Ordnance, and the Ministry of Construction also have similar craftsmen within them.
They are scientists and engineers who enjoy the treatment of state officials.
Therefore, it is difficult for personnel in the Qintian Supervisor and Sikong systems to communicate and coordinate with officials from other departments.
Emperor Shizu also sought to avoid laymen leading insiders as much as possible, so internal promotions in these departments were the most frequent.
Fortunately, they are all departments that the Ming Emperor pays close attention to, and the inner circle is being shattered and reshaped at any time.
At present, there is no general group like Xue Vale formed.
Qin Tianjian's deputy Qi Yanhuai could not control his emotions at this time and directly expressed his thoughts:
"Your Majesty is going to have a false moon!"
The word satellite appeared very early, but like many ancient words, it is a phrase composed of two single-letter words.
It means a secondary star that guards a main star, and is usually used to describe the relationship between stars.
These two words are not specialized into the name of a specific thing.
In Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, the word "satellite" was specialized to mean a secondary planet orbiting a planet. This occurred in the era when Western astronomy began to influence Chinese astronomy in modern times. Translators used this word to define a specific type of planet.
In this world, certain astronomical knowledge brought by Emperor Shizu strongly influenced the development of the astronomical world.
Ming astronomers discovered small stars orbiting Jupiter through telescopes.
These stars would have probably been defined as satellites, corresponding to the original meaning of secondary planets that guarded the main star.
However, Emperor Shizu led them to verify the heliocentric theory and convinced them that these secondary planets actually had the same status as the moon.
They are all secondary planets orbiting a star.
Ever since, these secondary planets have also been treated as moons.
They will simply say "Jupiter's moon", Jupiter 1, Jupiter 2...marked like this...
So far, the phrase satellite still retains its original meaning to a large extent, which is a general term relative to the main star.
In the solar system, the sun is the main star, and the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth surrounding the sun are satellites.
In the Jupiter system, Jupiter is the main star, and its moons are satellites.
At the same time, the concept of corresponding artificial satellites for later generations has also been formed in the research institute of Qin Tianjian.
The word is "false moon".
The fake here refers to the fake of rockery and wig, which means artificial, not natural.
Some Qintian officials have already made calculations and believe that the idea of a false moon is achievable. The key depends on the efficiency of the rocket.
More importantly, the court is willing to spend money to fund the completion of this project.
Zhu Jingyuan came to this meeting today for this purpose.
When Zhu Jingyuan heard Qi Yanhuai's words, he didn't mind his sudden intervention, but directly issued an imperial edict on the spot:
"The purpose is to officially launch the holiday month project.
“The three departments of Qintian Supervisor, Ordnance Department and Ministry of Industry are jointly responsible.
"Qin Tianjian is responsible for the principle research of the entire aerospace project of sending the false moon into orbit.
“The Ordnance Department is responsible for the design of the rocket itself, which will also be used for weapons development in the future.
“The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the functional design of the holiday moon itself, and provides engineering and technical support to the other two departments.
“The application for funds required for the project will be sent to me personally for approval, and the progress of the project will be reported at any time.
"The director of the false moon project is Shao Fu Ruanyuan, and he is the deputy of Sikong Liu Ruo.
"The Qintian Supervisor, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ordnance Department work together to make sure there are no mistakes."
Zhu Jingyuan directly gave the order on the spot, and the accompanying scholar Niu Jian made the imperial edict on the spot.
All the officials immediately stood up and bowed very seriously:
"I obey the order."
Zhu Jingyuan paused for a moment, asked them to sit down, and continued to arrange some details.
The main craftsmen were asked about their ideas and opinions on site, mainly to express their importance.
At the same time, there are indeed some things on site that need to be decided as soon as possible.
For example, the launch site.
Qi Yanhuai himself has specifically studied the fake moon project, so the situations that may be involved in this project have been considered and analyzed many times.
Therefore, based on their own ideas, the scene first expressed its opinions on the selection of the launch site:
"Your Majesty, I and several colleagues have made calculations to deploy a false moon into space through rockets.
"It was found that if the direction and inertia of the earth's autobiography are taken into account, the actual energy required for the rocket to deploy the false moon into space will be affected by the latitude of the launch site.
"For the false moon that uses a terrestrial orbit similar to the terrestrial synchronous orbit, a transverse orbit relatively close to the equator, and runs from west to east.
“Under the condition that the weight of the false moon itself is the same and the target orbit altitude is the same.
“The closer the launch site is to the equator, the less energy is required for launch.
“The closer the launch site is to the pole, the greater the energy required for launch.
“If you use a sun-synchronous orbit, which is a false moon traveling in the north-south direction, the situation is reversed again.
“The closer the launch site is to the pole, the smaller the energy required for launch, and the closer the site is to the equator, the greater the energy required.
“During the rocket development and testing process, multiple experiments must be conducted.
"So it is best to start site selection for launch and experimental sites in advance and complete the basic construction as soon as possible."
Qi Yanhuai's explanation was relatively rough, but Zhu Jingyuan immediately understood what he meant.
Although Zhu Jingyuan was not a person majoring in aerospace engineering in his previous life, he was a young man who yearned for the stars and the sea.
I have paid attention to aerospace news and introductions, and have the most basic understanding of common sense about rocket and satellite launches.
In previous generations, the rocket launch bases of major space powers on Earth were basically chosen to be at as low a latitude as possible.
Because the earth is constantly rotating, and the closer it is to the equator, the greater the linear speed on the earth's surface.
Therefore, the closer the rocket launch site is to the equator, the more it can use the earth's rotational inertia to help "throw" the rocket out a little bit.
This will save a little fuel, and the weight of the equipment sent to the sky will also be slightly increased.
If external conditions such as infrastructure, political influence, confidentiality conditions, and security measures are not considered.
Simply considering environmental conditions, the most ideal rocket launch base should be on the west coast of the ocean near the equator.
After the rocket takes off, it flies from west to east. If there is an accident, it will fall directly into the sea and will not threaten people on land.
The best place is a coastal plateau with sunny skies and little rain, stable and dry air temperature, and flat terrain.
This is beneficial to the storage and operation of the rocket itself and fuel.
There is no place on earth where all these ideal conditions are met.
The relatively perfect place is the eastern part of Mozhou Continent, northeast of Zhu Jingyuan's own imperial village.
The local temperature is a little hot, and there are still four months of rainy season, which is not dry enough.
However, when those other factors are considered, the final practical choice is often full of trade-offs.
For example, China's early satellite bases were basically located in the northwest region of China's interior.
Because during the period of developing aerospace engineering, the external international environment was extremely harsh.
Both the navy and air force are relatively fragile and cannot effectively control the southeastern ocean.
If the rocket falls, it may be picked up by the hostile navy.
For the sake of safety and confidentiality, let the rocket take off in the early stages and try to keep it over your own homeland.
Therefore, the southeast coast of my own homeland cannot be used, let alone the far away east coast of Mozhou.
Later, the external environment improved, and our navy and air force also gained certain strength.
A new rocket launch base was built in Qiongzhou, the southernmost part of the mainland.
However, in this world, the current situation of Ming Dynasty cannot be said to be good, it can only be said to be completely subverted.
The entire Daming Ocean and Little Western Ocean can basically be regarded as the inland sea of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the east coast of Mozhou cannot be considered a local area, it is an imperial estate directly controlled by the emperor Zhu Jingyuan.
Zhu Jingyuan recalled the situation in his previous life and compared it with the current situation, and his heart was filled with emotion.
Then he casually took over what Qi Yanhuai said:
"So, the best launch site for launching geostationary satellites is the coastline between Mu County (Mogadishu) and Meng County (Mombasa) in eastern Mozhou, right?"
Qi Yanhuai and other Qintian officials present were a little surprised to hear Zhu Jingyuan's response.
He did not expect that the emperor's judgment coincided with his own views.
This shows that the emperor really understood and considered this matter seriously.
The emperor really understands and takes it very seriously, which means that this matter will go very smoothly.
Qi Yanhuai nodded excitedly and said:
"Your Majesty is wise, I and several colleagues have carefully studied the map and believe that the most suitable place is the eastern part of Mozhou.
“It is near the equator, and the local infrastructure is relatively complete.
“To the east is the vast Little Western Ocean, which is very convenient for rocket observation and shell ejection.
“The disadvantage is that it is far away from the mainland, and it is a little troublesome to produce the rockets locally and then transport them there.
"So if you build a launch base in Dongmozhou, the best option is to put the rocket production factory here."
After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan nodded secretly in his heart, but did not directly finalize the matter.
Zhu Jingyuan was a little hesitant about the location of the rocket factory.
Rockets that launch satellites and intercontinental missiles that smuggle strategic weapons are essentially the same technology.
From the perspective of the Ming Emperor, such factories and R&D centers should be placed in the most secure and controllable places.
The best choice is, firstly, the local area, and secondly, Xintianfu.
So Zhu Jingyuan continued to ask Qi Yanhuai:
"Mr. Qi, if the rocket launch base and factory are to be placed in the mainland of Ming Dynasty.
"Then where should the best location be? Is it the Lion City? Medan? Or even Zhejiang?"
Qi Yanhuai has obviously considered this issue:
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that all other regions in the world are at a greater disadvantage than the eastern part of Mozhou.
“If we want to place the launch base and factory locally, I believe that the three locations proposed by His Majesty each have their own advantages and disadvantages.
“The Lion City is closest to the equator and the local urban facilities are the most complete, but there are many islands in the area east of the Lion City.
“And the area is like a tropical rain forest, hot and rainy all year round.
“Medan, Dongning, and the eastern part of Zhejiang are in the Great Ocean, and there are not a large number of islands that affect observation and shell ejection.
“Medan is closest to the equator, but the local urban facilities are the worst, and the climate is similar to the Lion City, with hot and rainy weather all year round.
“Also, although it can be said to be the mainland now, it is also the most remote place in the mainland.
“Ningbo, Zhejiang, has the most complete facilities, is close to the naval base, and even close to Yingtianfu, and the management and dispatch are the most convenient.
"But the local latitude is also the highest among these areas...
“My suggestion is that if you want to put the base in the mainland, the best choice is the Lion City.
"Although there are many islands to the east of the Lion City, most of the areas are also rainforests and are basically sparsely populated places..."
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(End of chapter)
