Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 624 Is Your Majesty Crazy?

This time, it really stumped everyone.

Taichang, Prince Zhu Youxiao and Cheng Jiashuo all stood there frowning and thinking.

Silk is not good, what other fabrics can be used instead?

No more, no more!

It seems impossible to weave cloth airtight these days.

Taichang stared at the soft cloth ball on the snow ground, frowned and pondered for a while, then simply gritted his teeth and said, "Give this cloth ball a layer of rubber, the thinner the better."

There is no other way but to seal it with rubber.

This may increase the weight by more than ten catties or even tens of catties, but it is better than not being able to fly.

Cheng Jiashuo couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

For such a big cloth ball, apply a layer of rubber?
Of course he knew that rubbing rubber would seal it.

However, covering such a large object with rubber is not something that can be done in one or two hours.

He thought for a while, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this will take a long time to smear. I have to prepare something and call more people to help. Otherwise, you can go back and have a rest. I'm in this Luo That's it."

Well, I definitely can't try it today.

Taichang could only advise: "Be careful to wipe carefully, especially the seams, it's best not to leak any air."

Cheng Jiashuo hastily cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang and Prince Zhu Youxiao went back with regrets.

However, early the next morning, they came again by train.

At this time, Cheng Jiashuo had already led people to apply a layer of rubber to the entire surface of the hot air balloon.

Moreover, he also ordered people to make a huge wooden shelf.

This wooden frame not only erected the copper leather cylinder that was set on fire below, but also erected the rubberized cloth ball.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction.

This kid is smart.

He looked around the wooden frame for a while, and then pondered: "Why don't you tie iron blocks around the wooden frame, this time it should be able to lift into the air, and the force of the lift is probably not small."

Cheng Jiashuo naturally thought of this.

He hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, the emperor, the wooden frame is fixed with ground nails around it, and the hot air balloon can't escape."

it is good!
Hearing this, Taichang immediately said without hesitation: "Then light the fire."

Cheng Jiashuo waved his hand directly, and immediately a craftsman stepped forward and lit an oversized kerosene lamp.

This time, the hot air balloon finally inflated slowly.

After about a quarter of an hour, a three to four feet high hot air balloon finally rose slowly.

Of course, this hot air balloon cannot fly away, because the copper skin tube has been tied with hemp rope to the wooden frame around it, and the hot air balloon can rise to a height of about half a foot, and the hanging baskets of the people standing there are still on the wooden frame It hangs in the middle.

It was really shocking that such a balloon that was higher than the city wall was inflated. There were exclamations from several nearby grid cities. I don’t know how many people were running here. Everyone wanted to see it.

Uh, we are doing an experiment right now, so we can't let a bunch of people gather around to watch it. If more and more people gather, the whole grid city will be blocked by then, how can we conduct the experiment.

Taichang immediately waved without hesitation and said, "Go, let everyone who watched the excitement go back."

With Cao Huachun's wink, the Jin Yiwei guards around him immediately dispersed, and drove the onlookers out of the surrounding city gates.

Taichang looked at the hot air balloon flying high again, and couldn't help showing a hint of excitement.

It finally worked!
Can such a big hot air balloon take people to the sky?

Taichang thought for a while, and then said to Cheng Jiashuo: "Take dozens of iron ingots weighing ten catties and put them in the basket below to see how much the hot air balloon can carry."

This Cheng Jiashuo was already prepared.

As soon as he waved his hand, several craftsmen immediately climbed up the wooden frame holding the iron ingots, and then put the iron ingots into the wooden frame under the hot air balloon one by one.

This is actually the same as weighing things, very simple.

Soon, a craftsman climbed down in a hurry, ran up to the three of them, bowed his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness, Mr. Cheng, this one probably has a load of about 150 catties."

That's great. As long as the average person is not too fat or too strong, he must not weigh 150 pounds.

Taichang does not have 150 catties.

He immediately climbed onto the wooden frame, ordered someone to take out the iron ingots inside, and then climbed into the wooden frame with Cao Huachun's support.

Sure enough, the wooden frame was still hanging in the air and did not sink.

It worked!
Taichang crawled out excitedly, and excitedly said to Cheng Jiashuo below: "Yaoguang, just do it like this, and then use ten feet long silk to make a bigger one and try it out."

Cheng Jiashuo nodded repeatedly, rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Okay!"

The hot air balloon test was successful, and it must be no problem to fly into the sky.

The next step is to adjust the size and shape, and add various auxiliary flight things to it.

In short, during the imperial examination, Taichang will definitely be able to give a big surprise to the candidates who pass the examination.

They had a great time taking the test in Wubei City. Candidates from all over the country continued to gather in the capital. After more than ten days, the general test finally started.

At this moment, the Gongyuan has been demolished and rebuilt, and glass doors, windows and heating pipes have been installed in the shed.

After all the candidates walked in, they were all surprised.

It was freezing cold outside, and people were shivering from the cold. Before everyone came in, they were still worried about how they would survive the past few days.

Who would have thought that the inside of this shed is not cold at all, and it even gives people a feeling of warmth like spring.

It's so much more comfortable than outside!
After all the candidates sat down, they couldn't help showing a hint of surprise on their faces.

It's all right now, I don't have to suffer anymore these days.

Taichang glanced through the binoculars for a while on the newly built Mingyuan building, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

There are obviously more candidates this time than last time.

Because the number of admissions for the provincial examination has almost doubled, and the number of applicants has also almost doubled. This time, more than 2 people participated in the general examination, and more than ten thousand people applied for the science department.

Take one out of ten, that's more than 1000 people!

I just don't know if the science department can select geniuses like Cheng Jiashuo and Shen Yunpei this time.

I want to fly to the sky and control the wind, cloud, thunder and lightning.

Hehe, I'm preparing something that will fly into the sky, I hope you can also give me a surprise.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly: "Zixian, Menghou, Dehui, I won't be here to invigilate the exam this time, please work hard and watch."

When Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and Zou Weilian heard the words, they quickly cupped their hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang nodded slightly, then waved his hand and left.

Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang looked at his back and couldn't help sighing slightly.

Why are these two sighing?
Zou Weilian couldn't help but asked: "Master Shoufu, Mr. Bi, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Guangqi still couldn't help sighing: "Oh, Dehui, you don't know about the science exam questions this time, alas, I really don't know what to say about the last science question this time."

Well, the exam questions must not be asked, even if he is the deputy chief examiner.

When Zou Weilian heard this, he didn't ask any more questions.

However, he was very curious.

What kind of exam question came up in science this time, which made these two sigh?
After the two exams, there was no abnormal expression on the faces of all the science candidates, and even many of them were beaming.

Because the test room is comfortable inside, much more comfortable than outside, and their performance is much better than usual.

However, at the beginning of the third round, the expressions on the faces of the science candidates were wonderful.

Shock, anxiety, panic, pain, etc., all kinds of expressions are available.

Some candidates even sat there blankly, as if they had lost their souls.

I want to fly to the sky and control the wind, cloud, thunder and lightning!

Is the emperor crazy?
How to answer this question!
(End of this chapter)