Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

“Three years ago, everyone present here braved the strong winds, scorching heat and harsh conditions to come to this desert.”

In a conference hall of the base, Zhu Zhanjun stood on the podium, facing all members of the base below.

There are researchers, guarding officers and soldiers, and soldiers from the Production Corps who are responsible for construction.

Zhu Zhanjun had a cheerful smile on his face, and said slowly to everyone present: "I believe that many people at that time, or to be more precise, many people now are confused."

"Why am I here? What am I doing? What am I doing it for?"

After these words were spoken, many people below showed thoughtful expressions on their faces.

When they came here three years ago, many people were very confused. Why did they come here? Is there anything that the Great Yan Nation needs in the desert?
Over the past three years, although everyone had doubts in their hearts, they still did their jobs conscientiously and completed the tasks assigned by their superiors.

Repeated simulations, experiments, and testing data in sandstorms.

"Today, I am here to tell you that you are great beings, and you are the protectors of our entire nation."

Zhu Zhanjun pointed to the detonation site and said with a hint of excitement in his tone: "That earth-shaking roar of a giant dragon laid the foundation for our Great Yan Nation's position as the world's hegemon."

"This weapon has a nice name, called the Sun, which means that its brilliance will cover the sun."

"Not only does it have a nice name, it also has a pretty hot temper."

"Many of you have been to the capital and seen how vast it is. However, I can tell you here that the mushroom cloud that just exploded can easily destroy the entire capital."

"hiss!"

There was a sound of people sucking in their breaths of cold air from below.

They were quite far away and only saw a mushroom cloud rising. Except for the crew members and the corresponding observation and scientific researchers, no one else had a direct understanding of this thing.

Now hearing what Zhu Zhanjun said, they finally understood what they had been working hard for for the past three years.

A weapon that could easily destroy a city as big as the capital.

Good God, that's just one if...

Many people shuddered and subconsciously looked towards the location of the armory.

There seemed to be another one there, and it was even bigger than the one that was released.

If they get angry, no one in the entire base will survive.

"Your glory, your deeds, and your bravery will leave a mark in the annals of history."

"Although these materials may not be made public until decades or even hundreds of years later, I will not forget any of your heroic deeds, the court, or the people of the world."

"Among them, there are many outstanding personnel. Today, I will use this venue to award these outstanding personnel with heroic honors."

"Hua la la la la..."

There was thunderous applause from below, and at the same time, passionate music sounded from the speakers.

"Step together, let's go!"

As the music sounded, the military flag guard in the camp, marching in neat steps, guarding the sun, moon and star flags, slowly entered the venue from the right.

And behind them, there were 6 people following.

Some were wearing military uniforms, some were wearing casual clothes, and some were wearing white coats.

"Hua la la la la..."

Almost everyone present knew these six people, and when they saw them come out, the applause became even louder.

When the six people followed the sun, moon and stars flag to the center of the venue, Zhu Zhanjun walked forward solemnly. Behind him, Zhu Houzhao followed with a tray with six medals on it.

There are many kinds of medals in the Ming Dynasty, but only four of them are the most precious.

They are: Star Medal, Bright Moon Medal, Shining Sun Medal and Sun and Moon Medal!
Each medal represents a different honor, and behind it there are also benefits that are unimaginable to countless people.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Great Yan Kingdom, only two people have received the highest honor medal, the Shining Sun Medal.

They are Gongsun Qi, who led the army and carried out large-scale operations to clear up the northern enemy, and Zheng Zilong, who was in charge of naval operations and defeated the naval fleets of several countries.

Zhu Zhanjun walked up to Tesla, picked up a Sun Medal, put it on his chest, and then shook hands with him vigorously.

No one introduced him, no one explained him, but Tesla, as the person in charge of the base, everyone understood how much this foreign old man contributed to Dayan.

The other party received the Shining Sun Medal, and everyone present was convinced.

After presenting the certificate to Tesla, Zhu Zhanjun walked up to Xu Shou. The old man, whose hair had turned gray, smiled excitedly.

He had witnessed countless big events, but because of the times he lived in, he did not receive the recognition he deserved.

Zhu Zhanjun took out another Shining Sun Medal and solemnly helped Xu Shou put it on. He did not extend his hand to shake hands with him, but took a step back and bowed.

This is a respect for this old man, and also a recognition of his silent dedication and efforts for Daming and Dayan over the years.

When there was no Tesla and no Third Reich scientific research team, all scientific and technological research was carried out by this old man in the laboratory time and time again, leading other members.

The Ming Dynasty’s achievements are inseparable from the silent dedication and hard work of this old gentleman.

This old gentleman said that he was Zhu Zhanjun's employee. In fact, in his mind, he was no different from his closest elder, and his status was no lower than that of Old Zhu.

Xu Shou, who was about to extend his hand to shake hands, was stunned when he saw this scene. His eyes turned slightly red and tears of excitement flowed out.

Standing up and hugging the old elder tightly, Zhu Zhanjun whispered in his ear: "Mr. Xu, thank you very much!"

The old man could no longer speak at this time, he just kept nodding.

After awarding medals to the two people with the greatest contributions, Zhu Zhanjun awarded the Mingyue Medal to the next four people one by one.

These four people have made great contributions to this experiment.

The last one is the captain who leads the crew members to conduct simulation experiments again and again and finally carry out the bombing.

However, due to group considerations, this medal was awarded to the entire crew, and the captain only came up to receive it on their behalf.

After the six with the greatest contributions went down, the next thing was for each group to receive their group medals and honors. Representatives of each group came forward to accept Zhu Zhanjun's commendations one by one.

The award ceremony was officially over at noon after being busy all the time. Zhu Zhanjun was not stingy and held a banquet at noon to celebrate with all the members of the base.

"Sir, please follow me to a place."

After attending the banquet, Zhu Zhanjun was about to leave with Lao Zhu and others when Xu Shou stopped him.

"Why, do you need support from the court?"

Zhu Zhanjun thought that the other party had encountered difficulties and needed something from the court.

Xu Shou shook his head, revealed a mysterious smile and said, "The thing you have been asking me to make is now ready for use."

Zhu Zhanjun's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "When?"

Xu Shou replied with a smile: "Tomorrow."

Zhu Zhanjun clapped his hands vigorously and said to the puzzled Lao Zhu and others: "Let's not go back yet, let's go and see another thing that changes the times."

Without explaining to the confused Lao Zhu and others, under the leadership of Xu Shou, the group boarded the plane and flew in another direction.

The plane didn't land until the evening.

As soon as they landed on the ground, Lao Zhu and others looked at the huge base in shock.

"Where is this place? When was this base built?"

The old man asked curiously.

Zhu Zhanjun explained to everyone: "This is the Lingxiao Launch Base, and its main research direction is satellites and spacecraft."

"They were established four years ago, but the technology they were researching was quite cutting-edge, and they haven't produced any actual products in the past four years."

Zhu Zhanjun's explanation made Lao Zhu and others even more confused.

It’s not that they didn’t understand, but what Zhu Zhanjun said touched upon their blind spots in knowledge.

What is a satellite? What is a spacecraft?

These new terms left them confused.

The group boarded the welcoming bus and headed to the launch command base.

With the help of Tesla, the Ming Dynasty's telegraph technology was indeed very advanced.

But the telegraph requires technology after all, and not everyone can master it.

Communications is almost as important to the military as logistics.

Having seen how communications in later generations could reach individuals, Zhu Zhanjun had always hoped that the Ming army's communication technology would be strengthened, not to mention to individual soldiers, but at least to enable direct communication at the squad and platoon levels.

Zhu Zhanjun divided the technical department into two halves, one half, under the leadership of Tesla, studied big things, and the other half, under the leadership of Xu Guangqi and others, studied rocket propulsion and satellite launch technology.

Rocket and satellite launches are high-end technologies. Zhu Zhanjun thought it would take at least 10 years to get feedback, but he didn't expect to get results so soon.

When they arrived at the launch base, Xu Guangqi and others were already waiting there.

"Your Majesty."

Xu Guangqi and others hurriedly bowed and greeted them.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded with a smile and looked at the launch base in front of him.

The launch base is very simple, and there are only a few electronic screens for observation, and most of them are black and white.

“When will it be launched? What level of satellite technology will it reach?”

After a brief tour led by Xu Guangqi, Zhu Zhanjun asked the questions he expected.

"At present, we are just conducting simple experiments and launching only small satellites."

"Due to the small size and technology of the satellite, the signal transmission may be a little weak. Only the major bases that have established receivers can carry out simple communications."

"We estimate that it will take at least a few years to reach the level of individuals and soldiers."

Although Zhu Zhanjun felt a little disappointed after hearing this, he still smiled and gave encouragement.

After staying at the space base for one night, everyone came to the launch base the next day and looked through telescopes at the rocket with the sun, moon and stars flag painted on it in the distance.

"If this thing flies up to the sky, it won't poke a hole in the heaven's palace. If it does, we will anger the heavens."

Knowing that the rocket in front of him would fly into the sky and put a satellite into the sky, Lao Zhu was worried all night, fearing that this thing would poke a hole in God's palace.

Zhu Zhanjun explained with a smile: "Grandpa, although our technology is not very advanced, we can still find out whether there is a palace in the sky."

"I don't know if there are palaces in other places, but there are no palaces in the clouds above our heads."

While Zhu Zhanjun was explaining to Lao Zhu and others, the command center issued the order to launch.

As the ignition command was given, a blazing flame burst out from the tail of the rocket, piercing through the sky and flying straight into the sky.

Since there is no satellite monitoring, we can only rely on naked eye observation, and the feedback from each base is very slow.

After entering the black barrier, one completely loses the ability to observe.

Zhu Zhanjun and others returned to the command room and looked at the signal receiver quietly.

After one hour or two hours, everyone's expressions gradually changed from expectation to disappointment, and they thought the launch had failed.

The red light of the receiver flickered slightly and turned into a dazzling green.

"Successful, the signal is connected, hahaha, successful."

Xu Guangqi, who had been lying next to the contactor, saw the light turn green. He jumped up excitedly like a child and shouted.

"Long live!"

The staff also cheered collectively to celebrate this great moment. (End of this chapter)