Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 766
Next to the new Macheng port pier, on the huge hot air balloon take-off and landing platform.

Du Linzheng took several directors of the Ministry of Industry to carefully inspect the surface of the hot air balloon, and couldn't help but let out a long hiss.

Fortunately, there is no obvious damage to the surface of the hot air balloon, so there is no need to repair it.

In fact, he didn't know much about it, he just heard from Cheng Jiashuo that it's okay to make a small hole, just patch it up.

He didn't know if there would be any problems after making it up, and it would be best not to make it up.

The next step is to fill it with hot air and test fly.

He didn't need to worry about this, because Cheng Jiashuo sent a director of the Ministry of Industry who was in charge of manipulating hot air balloons. Although he didn't know the principle of hot air balloons very well, he was quite familiar with the operation process.

Seeing that the head of the Ministry of Industry ordered people to slowly hoist the fire cover and kerosene lamp above the hanging basket, Taichang couldn't help but walked over curiously to have a closer look.

Cheng Jiashuo also made great improvements to the fire cover. The cover seemed to be cast at one time, and the whole is a whole with no seams at all.

Basically, there is aluminum, so there is no need to worry about the weight. The cover is cast thicker and looks very strong.

Moreover, the front of the fire shield is also cast into a shuttle shape, which is very beautiful.

As for the rear, the cover of the fan seems to have become made of aluminum, and the blades have instead become black iron.

This fire shield already looks like a mass-produced industrial product.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help but slightly nodded, and then continued to look down.

Unexpectedly, the kerosene lamp Cheng Jiashuo below also gave him a big surprise.

This guy actually made the kerosene lamp into a rectangle, just like a drawer, the kind that can be pulled out from the lamp holder as long as the latch is opened.

Moreover, the kerosene lamp on the lamp stand is not one, but two.

In other words, this latest type of gas heater can change oil in the air. When a kerosene lamp is burned out, just pull it out from the lamp holder, replace it with another one and light it again. It will not affect the operation of the hot air balloon at all. .

This improvement has greatly improved the range of the hot air balloon, and it also saves the trouble of directly pouring oil into the kerosene lamp on the light stand.

Cheng Jiashuo is indeed a genius!
Taichang looked at it carefully for a while, and then couldn't help asking: "How far is the range of this hot air balloon?"

The head of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it depends on how many people are sitting on the hot air balloon.

Because there are fewer people sitting, more kerosene lamps can be carried on it, and the voyage will naturally be farther.

If there are ten people, it can only fly about two hundred miles.

If only five people are seated, it can fly about five hundred miles.

If only three people are seated, it can fly more than 600 miles.

However, no less will do. After all, such a large hot air balloon must be handled with great care, and there must not be too few people.

At least one person must be responsible for observation and command, and one person must control the direction and fans, and the remaining person must control the height and change the kerosene lamps. "

More than 600 miles is already very good.

Taichang didn't continue to ask any more questions, he was making preparations seriously, it's not good to disturb him all the time.

He just stood quietly and waited for about a quarter of an hour, and the head of the Ministry of Industry finally bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you are ready, you can light the fire."

Uh, is that the way to start a fire?

Taichang thought for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait, let's sacrifice to heaven and pray for blessings first."

This thing would rather be believed in its existence than in its non-existence.

He still remembers what happened in Sea God City. Since then, the Daming Navy fleet has basically never had any major accidents.

Of course he hoped nothing would happen to the hot air balloon in the sky.

After all, the boat is swimming in the water, and the people on the boat may be rescued in case of accident, but the hot air balloon is flying in the sky, and the people on board in case of accident may not be saved in all likelihood.

Sacrifice to the heavens, pray for blessings, that is, trouble.

If you can guarantee that the hot air balloon will not have an accident, you don't know how much trouble you will save.

It was no surprise that he said this.

Because the royal family often does such things as offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for blessings. To be honest, the current emperor does the least.

At this moment, the emperor thought that offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for blessings was a good thing, so there was nothing strange about it.

What is strange is that Taichang didn't ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the sacrificial ceremony at all.

He turned his head and said: "Ruoyu, go and call Asuzu here, and besides, call all the people from the primitive tribe here who can be called here."

Such a huge hot air balloon flying into the sky is a miracle for the people of the primitive tribes here, so it is natural to call them over to take a look.

The reason why he thought of offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for blessings also had this factor in it.

This offering to the heavens and praying for blessings is not only a blessing, but also a good opportunity to create an envoy.

After A Suzu worshiped the sky and prayed for blessings, the huge hot air balloon flew into the sky. It's so awesome. The primitive tribes here still don't believe that he is the envoy of God.

Of course, he can also make a big deal, appear at the end, and gild himself.

A Suzu heard that his mentor was calling, so he rushed over with Zhao Baiyun in a hurry.

This kid is also a genius. Now he not only knows all the herbs, but also basically knows how to cultivate them. From raising seedlings to planting these things, Li Shu basically doesn't have to worry about it, just leave it to him.

More importantly, this kid has learned Daming Mandarin in a short period of time. At least, basic communication is no problem.

He hurried to the hot air balloon take-off and landing platform to have a look, and couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Of course he already knew about the huge platform built here, and he once asked Zhao Baiyun what the platform was for.

The question is, Zhao Baiyun has never seen a hot air balloon before, so even if he can find out clearly, he still can't explain it clearly.

At this moment, he finally saw the legendary hot air balloon.

My God, what a big hot air balloon.

Can this thing really fly into the sky?
He froze for a moment, then bowed his hands and said: "The disciple sees the teacher."

Taichang nodded slightly, then pointed to the hot air balloon on the takeoff and landing platform and said solemnly: "This hot air balloon is about to take a test flight. You should do a religious ceremony, pray to the heavens, and ask the gods to bless you. This hot air balloon will be safe and sound after flying into the sky." .”

Do a ritual?

This Asuzu still doesn't understand what it means.

However, offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for blessings, and asking the gods to bless him, he understood.

This is his old line.

He just froze for a moment, then nodded with a serious face and said: "Student understands, teacher, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he turned his head and explained to Zhao Baiyun carefully.

Immediately afterwards, he walked to the river with a serious face, scooped up the river water, and washed his body carefully.

When he was almost done washing, Zhao Baiyun also brought a group of young men from the Juma tribe to carry a large pile of hay and several pots of sawdust-like powder.

These things are the kind that burn with fragrance, and they are necessary for burning incense.

It turned out that when A Suzu prepared by himself, it took more than half a day to prepare.

But now that he has more people under his command, it is easier to prepare things. These are all prepared by him in advance, and he just needs to carry them over.

A Suzu cleaned himself seriously, then stood with his eyes closed in the sun to dry the water droplets on his body, then picked up the hay on the ground and carefully placed it around the landing platform.

Taichang really didn't know the secret of the location of the hay, he only knew what the big circle of hay on the landing platform was for.

That is the place where the real offerings to heaven and blessings are made.

After the hay was almost arranged, A Suzu carefully poured a few pots of giant logs on top of the hay, then took out the torch, lit a handful of hay, and carefully lit the haystacks around the landing platform one by one.

After a while, the whole altar became smoky and fragrant.

At this time, A Suzu walked into the burning fire circle, and danced an unknown dance with a solemn face.

Last time Taichang felt that this kid was dancing to a master, so he didn't look carefully.

Taking a closer look this time, there really is such an inexplicable rhythm in it.

A Suzu didn't dance for long, he just danced for a while and then he lay down on the ground and prayed sincerely.

Seeing this, the members of the Giant Horse Tribe quickly knelt down.

After another chanting sound, he slowly got up and said, "Master, do you want to pray too?"

Well, he probably felt that the mentor was closer to God than Tae-chang was.

Taichang naturally walked over without hesitation, stood on the fire ring, prostrated himself on the ground with a solemn face, and prayed.

As soon as he knelt down, everyone present also knelt down, whether it was around the port, on a boat, on the city wall, or in the city, whatever they saw, they all knelt down.

This scene is really quite spectacular.

Taichang prayed sincerely, then got up and said, "Everyone, get up."

This time, there were no miracles, but it didn't matter, the miracles he made would happen later.

After everyone got up, he waved his hands without hesitation and said loudly: "Light it up."

With two sounds of "Puff", two flames a few feet high shot out from under the fire shield of the hot air balloon, and the sphere of the hot air balloon also slowly swelled up.

Not long after, the inflated hot air balloon slowly left the platform on the side of the landing platform and floated up.

There was a sound of "wow", and the people of the primitive tribes here, even the young and strong of the North American Indian tribe, couldn't help but exclaimed.

This giant, comparable to the Emperor, really floated up!

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help laughing secretly.

This is just the beginning, and it will be shocking later.

After the sphere of the hot air balloon was suspended, the head of the Ministry of Industry began to order several soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion in the hanging basket to prepare.

He had flown in the sky more than once, and he didn't think it was necessary to try the link of hanging with a cable.

This time, he is going to fly directly into the sky!

The hot air balloon hovered in the air for a while, and he took a closer look. He felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and then he said loudly, "Put the cable down."

"Hurr, snort", there was a sound of wheels turning, and the hot air balloon slowly began to lift into the sky.

"Wow" was another burst of sound, and the people of the primitive tribes and the young and strong of the North American Indian tribe couldn't help but exclaimed.

This incomparably huge thing can really fly into the sky, and it can even carry people into the sky!

Many people from the giant horse tribe even knelt down again.

In their eyes, this is really a miracle!

Taichang didn't play tricks any more, this shocking scene was enough.

He directly raised the binoculars, looked at the rising hot air balloon, and then fell into deep thought again.

Looks like it's time to build a landing pad for hot air balloons along the Amazon River.

(End of this chapter)