Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 629 It's up to you to control the wind, cloud, thunder and lightning
Fang Yizhi really didn't expect that the emperor had ordered someone to make this flying thing.

He also thought about how to fly into the sky.

However, he hasn't tried it yet.

Because he thinks it is too difficult to fly to the sky, no matter what method he uses, it seems impossible to achieve it.

Just like this thing like Kongming Lantern, he has also considered it, and he also knows that the Kongming Lantern must be made big enough to take people to heaven.

The problem, he really couldn't figure out how to make a Kongming lantern several or even ten feet high.

It is impossible to tie it with bamboo and paste it with paper!

He didn't think of using cloth, because the cloth leaked air.

Why doesn't this cloth leak air?
He couldn't help looking curiously at the big cloth ball above.

As a result, new questions emerged.

Why is this big cloth ball made into a shuttle shape?

Seeing Fang Yizhi frowning in thought, Taichang couldn't help but secretly nodded.

This genius is different from ordinary people.

Ordinary people would be surprised if they were to suddenly ascend to the sky in a hot air balloon, even if they were not too excited.

This kid is in deep thought.

have a future!
The knowledge about electricity should be taught to this kid as soon as possible, maybe this kid will give him a big surprise.

Thinking of this, he directly said to Cheng Jiashuo who was beside him: "Yaoguang, go and order someone to prepare a few magnets, a few rolls of copper wires of different thicknesses, a few iron rods and some iron powders that are about the same thickness as the magnets, and some pieces of glass. come over."

Uh, what is the emperor doing?
Cheng Jiashuo was taken aback when he heard the words, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, how thick and thick should the glass be?"

Without hesitation, Taichang said: "It is enough to install the glass on the windows. There is no big requirement on the size, as long as it is a few feet square."

Well, this one is easy.

Cheng Jiashuo quickly raised his hand to beckon an experienced blacksmith, and explained a few words in detail.

Taichang then asked again: "Is there any place for experiments here?"

Uh, not really this one.

Cheng Jiashuo couldn't help being embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, there is no special place for experiments here yet. If you need something for experiments, I will let people prepare it."

Nothing.

Taichang was rather helpless and said: "Then prepare a large table first, and some wooden cubes several feet long. Prepare a few wooden cubes ranging in size from two inches to five inches."

Uh, that's all?

Cheng Jiashuo recruited another experienced carpenter and explained it in detail.

At this time, the hot air balloon has risen to a height of half a foot, and the rope below to prevent the hot air balloon from flying away has also been stretched straight.

However, four ropes are no longer tightly tied under the hot air balloon. This time, there is only one strong rope tied under the hot air balloon.

Because Taichang wanted to try whether a human-operated fan could propel such a large hot air balloon to fly.

In fact, they had tried it once before.

However, the last time I used a handle to turn the blades of the fan directly, the wind was not very strong, and the hot air balloon seemed to have no response.

This time it was different, he directly asked Cheng Jiashuo to install a set of gears between the handle and the blade that accelerated ten times.

That is to say, if a person turns the handle once, the speed of the fan blades will become ten times that of the original.

Of course, in this way, the effort required by a person will also become ten times that of the original.

So, can such a human fan push a huge hot air balloon?

Cheng Jiashuo waved directly at the strong man above, and the strong man turned the handle with all his strength.

"Huh..." There was a gust of wind, and the hot air balloon finally moved. Although the speed was not fast, the hot air balloon was indeed pushed by the fan.

Just because of the shackles of the rope, the hot air balloon can only spin within a limited range.

Seeing this, Cheng Jiashuo couldn't help clenching his fists with excitement.

Fang Yizhi turned his head and stared at the gears and blades, thinking.

Uh, this doesn't seem right!
Taichang suddenly realized that the blade could not be placed on the gondola, because the gondola was obviously in front of the hot air balloon above it.

This is obviously a gondola dragging a hot air balloon.

Fortunately, there is a hanging basket tied with a rope below, and the hanging basket is equivalent to being stretched between the rope and the hot air balloon. If the rope is not stretched, it is estimated that the hanging basket will be blown over as soon as the blade turns!

Thinking of this, Taichang quickly raised his hand and said: "Stop, stop, secret, turn off the fire to the minimum and let the hot air balloon come down."

Seeing this, Cheng Jiashuo couldn't help asking curiously, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Taichang couldn't help but said embarrassingly: "This blade can't be placed behind the hanging basket. If the rope below is not stretched, the hanging basket will overturn as soon as the blade is turned."

Uh, this seems to be true.

The blades cannot be installed under the hanging basket, so where should they be installed?
Both Taichang and Cheng Jiashuo stared at the hot air balloon above, lost in thought.

If you want to make full use of the thrust produced by the blades, it is naturally the best to be installed at the tail end of the hot air balloon.

The question is, this hot air balloon is more than ten feet long. If the blades are installed at the end of the hot air balloon, it will be at least seven or eight feet away from the hanging basket. How do people turn the blades?
Seven or eight feet is more than 20 meters, even if a rotating shaft is added in the middle, it won't work!
Could it be that a hanging basket is added at the back?
This is obviously unrealistic.

If a hanging basket is added later, it will be difficult for the hot air balloon to maintain balance. At that time, it will not be the hanging basket that overturns, but the whole hot air balloon.

It seems that it can only be installed behind the fireproof copper tube.

Taichang pointed to the copper tube and said, "Yaoguang, install the blades behind the copper tube, replace the gears with sprockets, and separate the upper and lower ones, put the small one on the top and the big one on the bottom, and then connect the two chains with chains." Connect the wheels."

With such a change, there is no need to worry about the hanging basket tipping over.

The problem is that the copper-skinned tube is made of thin copper-skinned rolls, so it can't withstand such a strong force!

Cheng Jiashuo thought for a while, and then carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, the copper skin is too thin to withstand such a strong force. If it is replaced with a thick one, it may weigh hundreds of catties, and then only one person can sit on it." people."

This is indeed a bit troublesome.

Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, and then suggested: "See if this works. Replace the back with a thicker copper plate, and use copper skin in the front. Then use screws or rivets to connect the copper skin and the copper plate together."

In this way, the fireproof tube is not round.

However, it doesn't seem to matter much whether it is round or not.

Cheng Jiashuo thought for a while, then nodded slowly and said, "It should be fine."

No problem on the line.

Taichang said without hesitation: "Then hurry up and change it, we still have to try things like turning and drifting up and down."

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

At this time Fang Yizhi had already got off the hanging basket, but he still had a pensive look on his face at the moment.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help but smiled and said, "How is it, Mizhi, how do you feel?"

Hearing this, Fang Yizhi quickly cupped his hands and said: "The emperor is wise, I really did not expect that the emperor actually made all the things that fly into the sky."

Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "This thing still needs to be improved in a lot of ways. It can't be regarded as a finished product. The real finished product must be able to carry at least ten people, and it can also fly in the sky without the rope."

That's it.

Fang Yizhi heard the words, and stared at the hot air balloon above again in thought.

This kid really has a wide range of interests, and he likes to think carefully about everything he sees.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder and said: "Okay, you don't have to think about this, I just let you see that it is not impossible to fly into the sky and control the wind, cloud, thunder and lightning. Leave the flying to the sky to Yao Just come and take charge, it’s up to you to control the wind, cloud, thunder and lightning, let’s go, I’ll take you to see what electricity is.”

(End of this chapter)