Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 194 Ming History Records
In order to prevent Tao Chengdao from having to sit and wait for death in case of any unexpected danger during this process, Yang Chen did his best to make a parachute.

According to the law, the dangerous altitude of a hot air balloon should be above 100 meters.

The lowest skydiving record for professional athletes in later generations is eighty meters.

Of course, Yang Chen didn't believe that Tao Chengdao could really adapt to the situation during this process.

But it is better to be safe than sorry. The other party has been with him for a hundred years, and he has taught him everything he knows. They are also close friends regardless of age. He does not want Tao Chengdao to die like this. This parachute can give him some psychological comfort. At worst, he can keep his body intact.

At least give an explanation to his family.

The two came to the locker room, and at this moment Yang Chen and Zhu Biao were already standing on the platform.

From this we can see that Zhu Chong was constantly directing his subordinates to tie up the edges of the hot air balloon and the balloon sac and connect it to the burning burner.

As a fire ignited the fuel in the burner, countless green smoke and hot air began to fill the balloon.

Suddenly, a huge balloon appeared on the flat ground. Everyone around put down what they were holding and looked at the hot air balloon.

There are diamond-shaped gaps on the outside of the hot air balloon made of linen, similar to fishing nets.

These desires are to prevent the hot air balloon from being blown around by strong winds during the launch phase. If the linen accidentally tilts too much and comes into contact with the fireworks of the burner, it would be disastrous.

Within the time it takes for a stick of incense to leave the ground, the balloon is rising slowly.

Tao Chengdao also mustered up his courage and entered the hanging basket.

In addition to him, Zhu Chong also gritted his teeth, looked up at the high platform in the distance, and waved to Yang Chen and Zhu Biao:
"Brother Yang! Brother! I'm leaving!
If anything happens to me, I must tell my father and mother that I, Zhu Chong, am not a coward! Nor am I a waste!"

After saying that, he jumped into the hanging basket.

At this moment, he and Tao Chengdao share a common destiny. Their life and death depend on the hot air balloon. If any accident happens next, this prince of the Ming Dynasty will die here.

On the high platform, Zhu Biao saw his brother's behavior. He wanted to shout something, but in the end he took back the words stuck in his throat.

He turned his head and looked at the person beside him and said:

"Brother Yang, was this also arranged by you?"

Yang Chen spread his hands to indicate that this was not the case:

"Don't do that. I don't dare to use your brothers as an experiment on such dangerous things. So this matter must have been taken by your second son. It has nothing to do with me. You saw it too. I said these words to you just now. It can be regarded as my testimony. If there is any accident later, you must say a few good words for me in front of your father."

"You clearly wanted to tell Zhu Chong something just now, but why didn't you say anything in the end?
Is there something strange between you brothers?"

After hearing this, Zhu Biao was speechless.

He also didn't know what attitude he should have towards his younger brother now.

Ever since he learned that his brothers were behaving recklessly in their fiefdoms, Zhu Biao had expressed his anger more than once.

It could even be said that he was angry, but no matter what, these brothers were still his relatives after all. How could he punish them?
After much deliberation, the best outcome was to send these brothers to various places for reformation before they committed serious mistakes.

Zhu Chong didn't need to say much and directly handed the matter over to Yang Chen to handle it. Zhu Gang led a team of people and began to move towards the South Seas. If he could complete the important task of Guano Island, people all over the world would remember him.

It can also be regarded as Zhu Gang's way of making up for the absurdity he had created in his fiefdom.

Next is Zhu Di.

Ever since he knew that his younger brother possessed dragon energy, Zhu Biao always felt that everyone in his family was a talented person.

An hour later, the seemingly ordinary boy actually became a great emperor and created the Yongle Era of Prosperity that even Yang Chen was surprised.

How should Zhu Biao treat such a brother?
If it were any other heir, someone who posed such a threat to Zhu Di would definitely not be allowed to survive.

However, his Zhu family was different. Zhu Biao and his younger brothers went through those difficult times. Like his father Zhu Yuanzhang, he attached great importance to family affection.

Family comes first.

So Zhu Biao calmed down. After all, the world belonged to the Zhu family. It didn't matter who was in charge. What mattered was who could bring a stable life to the people of the world. This was the key.

At present, Zhu Di is ready to lead the army to the north. While the Jurchen tribes are trapped in the deep mountains and forests by the cold snow, Zhu Di has begun to set up camp outside the snow-capped mountains.

When the snow melts, the Jurchens will come out of the mountains to exchange supplies. At that time, Zhu Di will wipe out all three Jurchen tribes as quickly as possible!
Take measures to destroy the country and the race and completely solve the border disaster.

As for the fifth child, Zhu Su, ever since Yang Chen wrote a book about biology, Zhu Su has been completely immersed in the ocean of knowledge and unable to extricate himself.

It seems that Zhu Di has completely lost his talent for fighting for the world.

After a long time, Zhu Biao finally spoke:

"The second oldest is already an adult, and whatever he wants to do is decided after careful consideration. In this case, as the older brother, I should support them.

Besides, I don’t want to interfere with their dreams and decisions. The second child has already been recognized by the emperor, so I have no right to interfere.”

Hearing this, Yang Chen couldn't help but admire Zhu Biao's amazing mentality.

Even in such a situation, he can still remain calm. If it were someone else, they would have probably started to get angry a long time ago.

It's normal to think about it. For members of the royal family, being sentimental is a very taboo thing, let alone Zhu Biao.

He is the crown prince. If he doesn't take the lead, he won't be able to sit in this position peacefully.

"By the way, Brother Yang, besides the parachutes worn by Tao Chengdao and Lao Er, is there any other protection for this hot air balloon?

What should we do if something unexpected happens?"

After all, the elder brother was still worried about his younger brother's safety.

Yang Chen raised his hand and pointed at the hot air balloon that was slowly rising. Below it was a hemp rope as thick as his wrist:
"If the parachute doesn't work, the only thing they have is this rope.

Ever since Zhenjiang Prefecture entered semi-industrialization, I ordered people to make all these ropes. Finally, not long ago, they were woven into a total length of about five to six hundred meters.

This rope can prevent the hot air balloon from floating in the air.

It can also be regarded as a guarantee of Zhu Chong’s life.

But don't worry too much, I believe they will have their own way."

Yang Chen calculated that with the current fuel, the hot air balloon could only rise to a maximum of 600 meters into the sky. This rope could just tie the hot air balloon down and prevent it from flying around or causing other accidents.

How long it can stay suspended in the sky depends on how long the fuel can last.

At this moment, Zhu Chong and Tao Chengdao had been waiting in the hanging basket for a long time, and the airbags were inflated and they were floating in the sky like a big fat man.

There are many people around adding fuel. After we rise, the remaining fuel will be added from the basket.

Suddenly, the sound of the hanging basket being pulled up was heard, and Tao Chengdao hurriedly dispersed the people around him:
"Leave! Leave here!" The crowd around fled in all directions, away from the hot air balloon.

Zhu Chong was also extremely nervous. He grabbed the safety railing around the hanging basket and watched the ground getting farther and farther away from his eyes.

At the same time, the hot air balloon suddenly rose into the air, and at this moment its height from the ground reached an astonishing ten, thirty, or eighty meters.

The height soon exceeded 100 meters! There was no wind around, and the hot air balloon rose vertically. Zhu Chong could look down and see Zhu Biao and Yang Chen standing on the high platform.

They all waved towards the two people in the hanging basket.

Taking deep breaths, his chest rising and falling, Zhu Chong tried his best to overcome his fear.

It took him a long time before he was willing to stick his head out.

When Zhu Chong saw that the objects that were huge in the past became so small at this moment, like ants and mosquitoes, he felt extremely shocked!
Tao Chengdao was also in the same state as him.

His reaction was even bigger than Zhu Chong's!

The tears in those old eyes could not be stopped.

“I became the first person to fly!

Hahahaha! Man can conquer nature! Man can conquer nature! Man can fly! Man can fly!
King Qin! We are the first people in history to fly into the sky!"

At the same time, in a bedroom on the eighth floor of a building not far away, Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of a glass and watched the hot air balloon take off in amazement.

He quickly called Queen Ma to come and watch together, and the two of them witnessed with their own eyes the hot air balloon slowly inflating from the ground and finally rising into the sky.

This scene gave Zhu Yuanzhang a great shock. He had never seen such a magical thing.

"Girl, are we dazzled? It seemed like that thing just now flew up right in front of us?"

Queen Ma sighed and said:

"Zhongba, we didn't see it wrong, that thing just now really went up to the sky.

It seems that this place of Yangchen is becoming more and more magical. We have never seen such magical things before."

Just when the two elders wanted to find someone to come and find out what this thing was, Zhu Xiongying, who had slept for a while, had put on his clothes and was lying on the floor-to-ceiling window.

This action immediately frightened Zhu Yuanzhang.

The reason why he felt unhappy was because Yang Chen arranged him to this floor, saying that if he lived here, he would be able to see the sunrise every day when he woke up.

As for the view, it was indeed nice. Not only could one stand high up, but one could also see far. But what frightened him was the almost floor-to-ceiling window. Yang Chen said that the window had been reinforced using various methods and generally would never break.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang refused to believe it, so every time he looked at the scenery, he would stand one meter away. Unexpectedly, his grandson would just lie forward.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang not be shocked?

"My dear grandson! What are you doing? Come here quickly!"

He didn't care whether Zhu Xiongying would be sad or not, and he brought Zhu Xiongying over.

Zhu Xiongying only had eyes for the slowly rising hot air balloon, muttering to himself:
"It's flying. It's really flying! Grandpa Emperor! What the master said is true! People can fly with the help of divine power! They can really fly!"

Empress Ma had a vague feeling that her grandson knew something, so she walked over to him and asked softly:
"Xiong Ying seems to know what the thing above is. Can Xiong Ying tell Grandma Huang about it?"

Being curious about everything, Zhu Xiongying began to explain to Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma:

"Grandpa and Grandma, Xiongying is telling you that this thing is called a hot air balloon, and it can carry people up into the sky. My teacher told me that the principle of a hot air balloon is the same as that of a Kongming lantern, but it's a little more complicated.

The fuel that had been burning in the gas heater on the ground just now produced rising gas that filled the entire balloon. Now the rising gas inside the balloon carried the people in the basket into the sky.

You can enjoy the same situation as the birds, you can touch the clouds, you can experience how lonely it is at the top, and if you fly high enough, you can even see the horizon!

Grandpa Huang and Grandma Huang may not know what the horizon is. The horizon is the space between the ground and the sky. Seeing the horizon means that we can see that the world we live in is actually an elliptical planet! "

As Zhu Xiongying spoke, his tone was full of envy.

In his eyes, the hot air balloon was getting closer and closer to the clouds, and was finally controlled by a rope wrapped with eight special rivets on the ground.

Otherwise, no one knows where the hot air balloon will float to.

High in the sky, strong wind hit Zhu Chong's face and he found it difficult to open his eyes. Fortunately, Tao Chengdao was prepared.

He took out two pairs of goggles from his arms.

The manufacturing process of this pair of goggles is very simple. It is made of two pieces of polished and smooth light black glass and a piece of beef tendon.

"Your Highness! Wear this thing and you will feel much better. Put it on quickly."

Zhu Chong glanced at the sunglasses, nodded, and reached out to take them.

Aim at the eyes and protect them under the glass.

The strong wind was blocked outside the glass, and the eyes felt much better.

Not only that, they can also open their eyes and look up at the blue sky.

At this moment, the sun is more rumored than watching from underground.

Looking into the distance, you can vaguely see some arcs appearing.

"Brother Yang said that only by flying to a height of 20 miles can we clearly see the curvature of the earth and discover the existence of the horizon. But you see, we are standing here, only a hundred meters high, and we can see that the world we live in is completely different from what we have known before. Brother Yang's guess is really good, he guessed right!"

Tao Chengdao steadied himself and stood up as best he could. Although the hot air balloon was connected to the ground and would not be blown around by the strong wind, the shaking was still unavoidable.

After finally gaining his footing, Tao Chengdao began to observe his surroundings as Zhu Chong had said.

"It's really uncomfortable to fly, Your Highness. The fuel is only enough for us to stay in the sky for a few minutes. We have to take a few more glances. When we get down there, we can report the truth to Lord Yang!"

"it is good!"

After Zhu Chong responded, the two began to divide the work clearly.

Before ascending to heaven, Zhu Chong, Tao Chengdao and Yang Chen studied realistic painting for a period of time.

To be precise, it was not with Yang Chen, but Yang Chen asked someone to find many painters among the people and forced them to use the form of oil painting to carry out realism.

Finally, within just one month, Yang Chen made realistic paintings appear in Ming Dynasty.

It can perfectly present portraits with an astonishing degree of similarity to real people.

(End of this chapter)