Daming Crazy Emperor

Taichang's time out this time was really too long, it seems that he left the capital after presiding over the palace examination last time.

He rushed all the way to South America, and just helped De Sierra and Carinho win the Brazilian Governor-General, when Dongnan Cheng announced that something happened to the Political Envoy Division.

Immediately afterwards, he traveled tens of thousands of miles across the sea to Dongnancheng to announce the political envoy and helped Lu Xiangsheng defeat the Mughal Empire.

Then they rushed all the way back to the Americas and organized a large army to attack the continent of Europe.

The anti-Habsburg alliance did not last long before surrendering. However, it took him a lot of time to arrange the currency war and economic colonization, including the construction of the Lisbon Concession.

As soon as the matter in Europe was finished, he returned to America and helped De Sierra and Carinho take down the governorships of La Plata and Granada, and repelled the counterattacks of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled the Black God Army to the African continent, and he also helped Zuma and Atlanta form the West African Kingdom, allowing the Black God Army to gain a firm foothold in the African continent.

It has been almost three years, and he has passed through the mainland of Daming three times without returning to the capital to take a look. Even every time he came to Wubei City, he only stayed for a while before leaving.

At this moment, I don't know how Daming's development is going.

There was no way, the pier was densely packed with people, except for the familiar pier and the familiar city wall, he couldn't see anything else.

After exchanging pleasantries with Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others, he couldn't help asking: "Chang Geng, Liang Fu, what have you been studying recently?"

Song Yingxing heard the words and quickly introduced: "Your Majesty, now that aluminum has been mass-produced, I am now specializing in aluminum alloys.

Weichen has tried all known metals, but the results are not very good, and the hardness and toughness of aluminum-zinc alloy and aluminum-copper alloy can barely meet the requirements of battleship armor. "

I can't rush this, just try it slowly.

Taichang thought for a while, and then pointed out: "You don't have to use only one metal and aluminum to make an alloy, you can add several more metals to try.

In addition, aluminum does not have to be alloyed with metals. Aluminum and other non-metals can also be alloyed. You can also try this. "

He really didn't expect this.

When Song Yingxing heard this, he couldn't help cupping his hands excitedly and said: "I understand, thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance."

Wang Zheng then introduced: "Your Majesty, I found that this aluminum alloy is indeed more suitable for steam pistons than copper.

Weichen is trying to find a way to replace all steam pistons with aluminum alloys, as well as boilers and gas pipes, if necessary, replace them with aluminum alloys.

At this moment, the steam pistons, gas pipes, and boilers on the Flying Dragon battleship and the new infantry fighting vehicles were all replaced with aluminum ones.

As for the size of the steam engine, Weichen found that if it is too small, it will not have much power, and if it is too large, it will not be easy to process.

What can be done now, the smallest and largest steam engine Weichen has been tried.

This humble minister really didn't know what to do next, so he asked the emperor for advice. "

Uh, what can I tell you?

Taichang thought about it carefully, and suddenly had an idea: "By the way, you can make a combined steam piston, that is, several pistons are connected together to exert force. In this case, the output of the steam engine should be several times stronger."

Yes, you can connect the steam piston together!

At this moment, the largest steam piston can be as big as two feet, which is already exaggerated, and it really cannot be processed any bigger.

If combined, as long as five one-foot-large ones are combined, the output power of one two-foot-more one can be doubled.

Hearing this, Wang Zheng cupped his hands excitedly and said, "I understand, thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance."

Taichang nodded slightly, then looked at Sun Yuanhua who was beside him.

Sun Yuanhua hastily introduced: "Your Majesty, I am studying rockets.

Now you can carry incendiary, armor-piercing and explosive bombs in front of the rockets.

However, Weichen can only increase the range of this rocket to about five miles. If you want to have a longer range, you have to increase the volume.

The problem is that if the volume is large, the weight will increase a lot. If it is too heavy, it will not be suitable for installation on new infantry fighting vehicles. "

Infantry fighting vehicle?

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help asking with interest: "Has a new type of infantry fighting vehicle been developed?"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng quickly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I have been thinking about the issue of the steam piston these days, so I forgot about it.

A new type of infantry fighting vehicle has been developed a long time ago, and its speed is quite fast. It can catch up with the Flying Dragon battleship, and it can drive on grasslands and dirt roads. "

Such a good thing has been developed, you didn't say it earlier.

Hearing this, Taichang said impatiently: "You order someone to drive a car over to have a look."

The emperor is in such a hurry!
Wang Zheng hurriedly bowed his hands, walked to the back quickly, beckoned one of his subordinates to explain a few words in detail, and ordered him to take a dragon battleship to the steam engine research institute and drive an infantry fighting vehicle over.

It is still several tens of miles away from the steam research institute. It will take at least half an hour for the dragon battleship to drive over, and then the infantry fighting vehicle to drive over.

Taichang looked around at the common people, and simply raised his hand and said, "Okay, let everyone leave."

In fact, most of these are craftsmen and their families in Wubei City.

Bi Maokang waved directly to several directors of the Ministry of Industry, and the directors of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly ran to both sides of the pier and shouted.

After a while, those craftsmen and their families dispersed and walked to the nearby Gecheng.

The dense crowds on both sides of the pier gradually disappeared, and the docks and waterways of the Wubei City Shipyard were slowly revealed.

Taichang looked around, and then asked, "Bozheng, what have you been busy with these days?"

Zhang Jimeng hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm just researching the Flying Dragon Battleship. What do you think of the new Flying Dragon Flying Ship? Are there any areas that need to be improved?"

This Taichang really thought about it along the way.

He said without hesitation: "I think we can consider using aluminum alloy instead of wood, and try to build a dragon battleship with an all-metal structure."

Uh, aluminum alloy is not cheap, it is more than twice as expensive as copper. How much would it cost to replace wood with aluminum alloy and make a dragon battleship with an all-metal structure?
Zhang Jimeng estimated for a while, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if aluminum alloy is used instead of wood, the cost of a Flying Dragon battleship may be as high as several hundred thousand taels."

What is this money.

Taichang still said without hesitation: "What is counting 10 taels?
Now we are not short of money, we are short of advanced weapons and equipment.

You don't have to think about money, but Jinzao is right. "

Well, the emperor said that the money is not bad, so let's make it.

Zhang Jimeng hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked Cheng Jiashuo who was beside him, "Yaoguang, how is the aircraft research going?"

Cheng Jiashuo hastily cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the hot air balloon has already carried 20 people, traveling about [-] miles a day, and there seems to be no room for improvement.

At the moment, Weichen is developing an aircraft with an aluminum alloy casing. Weichen has tried four sets of blades, three sets of blades, and two sets of aluminum alloy casings.

Among them, the aircraft with four sets of blades and an aluminum alloy casing can already carry five people into the sky, but it is not flying fast, and the speed is similar to that of a hot air balloon.

The aluminum-alloy shell aircraft with three sets of blades can already carry two people into the sky, but it doesn't fly very fast, and it can be faster than a hot air balloon.

The aluminum-alloy shell aircraft with two sets of blades cannot carry people into the sky because the steam engine is not powerful enough.

Weichen felt that if Master Wang could make a conjoined steam piston, it should be able to carry several people to the sky.

Moreover, because the aircraft with the aluminum alloy shell of the two sets of blades is shaped like a shuttle, the flying speed should be about twice as fast as that of a hot air balloon. "

Why do you feel a little incomprehensible?

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "Yaoguang, what do you mean by four sets of leaves, three sets of leaves, and two sets of leaves?"

Cheng Jiashuo hastily explained: "Your Majesty, the set of blades I mentioned is a set of four blades like a fan, four sets of blades are four corners and a set of corners, and three sets of blades are three sets of corners and a set of corners. The two sets of blades are the front and the back."

Uh, this guy doesn't make helicopters, does he?

Taichang raised his hand and gestured on his head: "Are you talking about the blades turning sideways?
Is the aluminum-alloy aircraft you made just like a hot air balloon, slowly leaving the ground and rising slowly? "

Cheng Jiashuo nodded again and again: "Yes, Your Majesty, so we can use the adjustment device of the hot air balloon to adjust the height up and down and the left and right directions."

Well, what this guy does is really a helicopter.

This seems to be different from history. The first aircraft that appeared in history was not a helicopter, but an aircraft that leaned towards the sky with a certain speed and kinetic energy.

how to say?

That kind of aircraft is fast, but it is also very dangerous.

Moreover, that kind of aircraft can carry one or two people at the beginning. If it needs to carry dozens or even hundreds of people, the kinetic energy required is difficult to estimate.

At least, the steam engine at this time cannot do it.

All right, the helicopter is the helicopter, let’s make the helicopter first.

However, the helicopter can't mess around, he has to go and have a look.

The problem, he already told others to drive the infantry fighting vehicle, and now he has to wait here.

Taichang thought for a while, and then asked: "Zixian, I heard that you are widening the North Canal and Tonghui River. How is it? Have you finished?"

Xu Guangqi hastily cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the canal widening project has been completed, and now two thousand armed merchant ships and flying dragon warships can pass through the canal to reach Taiye Pool in the imperial city.

However, the Dragon Tooth Battleship, Aegis Ship, Dreadnought Ship, and the five-thousand-material Flying Dragon Battleship cannot go there yet, because many bridges have been built along the way, and these ships are too high and will hit the bridge. "

Already very good.

Taichang nodded slightly, then recruited Liu Shiyou and confessed: "Ruoyu, you take people to protect Wan'er and the others, and go back to the palace first, and I have to watch over here. Look, come back later."

When Liu Shiyou heard the words, he hurriedly bowed and resigned.

Immediately afterwards, Taichang said to the civil servants and generals: "Okay, everyone has worked hard. If you have something to do, go back to work, and don't wait here."

Hearing this, a group of civil servants and military generals hurriedly bowed their hands and took their leave. They each boarded the Spike warships at the nearby pier and went back to the capital.

At this moment, the pier was finally empty, and the rest were Prince Zhu Youxiao, Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, Chief Assistant Xu Guangqi, Second Assistant Bi Maokang, and several assistant ministers of the research institute.

Taichang chatted with them for a while, and finally a shiny silver infantry fighting vehicle drove over.

Good guy, this is a bit like the big trucks of later generations.

Taichang led everyone up to take a closer look, and couldn't help but nodded slightly.

This infantry fighting vehicle is really well done. The whole body is almost made of aluminum alloy, and all parts are tightly stitched, which looks very beautiful.

The front of the chariot is a huge driver's cab, and there is even a table inside, so it is no problem for the leader and general to sit in it and command the battle.

The middle of the chariot is dedicated to burning boilers. The space is not large, but the charcoal tanks, water tanks and boilers inside are quite delicately arranged.

The huge rocket launcher and huge rockets behind the chariot look even more majestic.

And the tires are also according to what he said, the wheels are directly made of aluminum alloy, and the outside is covered with a fine-grained rubber layer, which is beautiful and practical.

There is also the front of the car, which is actually equipped with two thick and large glass, which is called a bright and bright.

However, there seem to be two aluminum alloy guards hanging from the glass.

This seems a bit redundant.

Seeing him staring at the aluminum alloy shield, Wang Zheng quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this shield is for combat.

If you are in a hurry, you can hang the guard plate to the top. If you are in battle, just put the guard plate down. "

How about this?

Taichang murmured: "Actually, adding special things to the glass can also make it as hard and flexible as a steel plate."

He thought of tempered glass.

Can Daming make tempered glass at this time?