I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 640 Forming an Air Force
Li Zheng pondered for a moment after hearing this.

"This oil is the raw material we use, and the hot air balloon is like the wings of a bird. With these two things, we can naturally fly into the sky." In order to make Li Shimin understand, Li Zheng tried his best to use popular language to describe the hot air balloon.

"Kai Qing, can we use this petroleum hot air balloon now?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. As soon as I developed it, I put a living creature into it, and it finally landed smoothly."

"Dad, big brother, do you dare to try this oil hot air balloon with me?"

"Why not?" Li Shimin expressed his opinion immediately.

"You little brat, who are you looking down on?"

The father and his two sons immediately decided to experience the hot air balloon.

This scared Kaiji who was standing next to him quite a bit.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. What if..."

Kaiji didn't dare to continue, but Li Zheng understood what he meant. If something unexpected happened, the leadership of the Tang Dynasty would be wiped out. Who could bear this responsibility?

"Haha, Kaiqing, don't worry, with me here, no accidents will happen."

Kaiji said nothing more after hearing this and waved for someone to prepare the oil hot air balloon.

He still trusts Li Zheng's ability.

A moment later, when the hot air balloon was ready, Li Zheng and the other two stepped into it. Li Zheng waved his hand and ignited the oil in the hot air balloon.

Amid the blazing flames, as the air in the hot air balloon expanded, the hot air balloon slowly rose up.

The hot air balloon was getting higher and higher. Li Zheng looked at Li Shimin and Li Chengqian. Although their faces were a little pale, their overall performance was still good.

"It's so beautiful, so spectacular!" Li Chengqian said after he came back to his senses.

Li Zheng also nodded. Peking is now the heart of the entire Tang Dynasty, so the scenery is naturally not bad.

"Li Zheng, how do we control this hot air balloon?"

"Dad, the direction of this hot air balloon depends on the iron bucket under my feet..."

Soon Li Zheng taught Li Shimin how to control the direction of the hot air balloon through the center of gravity.

Li Shimin piloted the hot air balloon around the capital and was not having much fun.

Looking at Li Shimin who looked like a child, Li Zheng couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, as the hot air balloon rose higher, the entire capital city gradually prostrated itself at the feet of the father and his two sons, making people feel a sense of heroism.

About half an hour later.

The hot air balloon floating above the capital city landed smoothly in the Ministry of Works as Kaiji was anxiously waiting.

"Haha, Li Zheng, with such a magical tool, this hot air balloon can be used to observe our relatives and gather intelligence. Wouldn't it be even more powerful for our Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin was indeed worthy of being a great emperor, and he immediately had ideas about the use of the hot air balloon.

"Dad, this hot air balloon can be used for more than just spying on the enemy." Li Zheng continued with a smile.

"I want to form the first air force of our Tang Dynasty."

"air force?!"

Although Li Shimin could think of using hot air balloons to fight, due to his limited vision, he still did not think of the horror of the air force.

Immediately, Li Zheng expressed his thoughts.

"We can expand the production of this hot air balloon, and as long as we improve the shells and change them to throwing ones, then our Tang Dynasty will be equivalent to having a magical cannon that can be fired in the air."

"hiss."

Everyone in the courtyard gasped. Imagine that two armies are fighting, and suddenly a large group of hot air balloons fly over your head and drop countless shells on you.

Or you build strong city defenses, but the enemy attacks from overhead.

"Air Force, Air Force, the army in the sky, Your Majesty, I understand." Yes, but if this air force wants to have combat effectiveness, the Ministry of Industry needs to continue to work hard. "

"Your Majesty is a man of great talent and vision. You can leave the rest to the Ministry of Works."

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, who were standing by, had already developed a certain resistance to Li Zheng's strange ideas, but they were still amazed by what Li Zheng called the "Air Force".

This sudden emergence of an air force will change the traditional mode of warfare and will be a dimensionality reduction attack on the enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

Next, Li Zheng tested the Ministry of Works’ improvements to the Shenwu cannon and flintlock rifle.

The improved Shenwu cannon is lighter and its heat resistance is correspondingly enhanced, so the barrel will no longer overheat easily.

There are also improved flintlock rifles that have faster loading speeds, longer killing ranges, and increased power.

During the experiment, Li Zheng suddenly got an inspiration and gave the Ministry of Industry the rough distance between the explosive packs and the blueprints.

This thing is simply a powerful weapon for attacking cities and capturing strongholds, and will play a big role in the subsequent conquests of the Tang Dynasty.

Kaiji was once again impressed by Li Zheng's brilliant ideas and immediately put them into practice.

"Kai Qing, the results of the Ministry of Industry's research are directly related to our Great Tang's rule over the world. If you have any requests or needs, just raise them. Our Great Tang will support the Ministry of Industry with all its strength."

"On behalf of the Ministry of Industry, I thank the Emperor. If we can't supply the goods, we will do our best!"

At this time, a young eunuch whispered, "Your Majesty, there is news from the palace that the Minister of Rites Zhu Jun wants to see you."

"Zhu Jun? Well, the matter here is settled, let's go back to the palace."

……

The scene changed, and Li Zheng and his two sons returned to the palace and saw Zhu Jun waiting in front of the hall.

After entering the palace, Zhu Jun bowed to Li Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from John Country has arrived."

"Haha, I guessed it. It should be the day now."

Li Zheng looked at Zhu Jun and said, "Have you arranged everything along the way? Don't let these foreign devils notice it."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. My Ministry of Rites has arranged personnel and even bad guys to help manipulate these foreigners along the way. They will see what I, a humble official, want them to see." Zhu Jun said confidently.

"Well, that's right. It looks like I'm going to be a tyrant again." Li Zheng said self-deprecatingly.

"Hmph, you are just a tyrant. How many of these mountains of memorials have you dealt with?" Li Chengqian also said to Li Zheng jokingly.

Li Zheng touched his nose awkwardly and tactfully did not respond.

Seeing that Li Zheng didn't respond, General Li Cheng didn't intend to let him go.

"Li Zheng, be careful. Don't let this foolish emperor become a real foolish emperor while acting like one."

"Haha, that's right."

Li Shimin also echoed.

Li Zheng had no choice but to give Zhu Jun a look. Zhu Jun understood and said, "Your Majesty, the time is almost up."

Li Zheng took the opportunity to escape.

When the Shi Khanate came to the capital, Li Zheng and his ministers staged a good show, deceiving the Shi Khanate's delegation, which directly led to the Shi Khanate's underestimation of the enemy and its destruction.

Now it is obvious that Li Zheng and his ministers are planning to use the same old tricks again.

"Zhu Jun, is everything ready in the Council Hall?"

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. We are just waiting for the John Kingdom delegation to arrive tomorrow."

"Okay, good job, go back and rest."

Zhu Jun said goodbye and left.

Because it was late and Li Zheng wanted to give the John Kingdom delegation a cold shoulder, he did not meet them immediately.

(End of this chapter)