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When Song Yingxing heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. The emperor said that this was what he liked to do and was willing to do. He immediately agreed without any hesitation.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he greeted with a smile: "This department of Qing was created from scratch, and there are too many things to do. The things that I and Sun Qing want to discuss now also involve things that this department of Qing will involve. Therefore, you also came to listen..."

As he spoke, he entered the lobby. Song Yingxing followed behind, listened respectfully, and followed him into the lobby. And his bookboy was already in a corner of the yard, dumbfounded. He didn't come back to his senses until the master disappeared from sight. Then, he stayed in that corner alone, with colorful and changing expressions on his face, immersed in his imagination.

After a while, Sun Chuanting came to the meeting hall to meet the emperor under the guidance of a royal guard. This was the first time he had met a saint since he came to the south and took office, and he looked extremely solemn.

Song Yingxing beside him was also a little curious, looking at the most famous official in the south, known as the "cold-faced king of hell". The first impression of him is that he is capable and unsmiling.

Emperor Chongzhen was no different from before. He was still as relaxed as before. He let Sun Chuanting stand up with a smile and introduced the people present.

When Sun Chuanting heard about the newly established department of the Science and Technology Cleaning Department, a hint of doubt finally appeared on his expressionless face. Speaking of which, he is also a traditional literati who is busy with political affairs and does not know much about the scientific and technological knowledge promoted from north to south. Therefore, he couldn't guess anything from the name right away. Even after Emperor Chongzhen briefly explained it to him, he still had no idea.

Then Emperor Chongzhen introduced the middle-aged man standing at the end to Sun Chuanting: "This is my apprentice, who turns out to be a carpenter, Xu Zhengming!"

"..." Upon hearing this introduction, Sun Chuanting's expression changed greatly. He had always thought that the person present was an official, but he did not expect that the emperor's apprentice would appear, which surprised him.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at his face and said with a smile: "When you fell in love with me and then relied on me, you had no choice but to accept it. But it's not bad, and you have lived up to my expectations. This time I sent you here, One important thing is for you to open your eyes and see what my apprentice has made."

Sun Chuanting's city was deep enough. After being surprised, he had returned to his expressionless expression. After hearing the emperor's words, he was just curious in his heart. He didn't know what could make the emperor decree that he, the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, would be temporarily removed. The acting governor came to Yingtian Mansion. At the same time, he was secretly sighing in his heart that he, the emperor, always surprises himself every time they meet.

After a round of introductions, Emperor Chongzhen straightened his face and started to talk about the topic: "Now Luzon in Nanyang is basically in the hands of Ming Dynasty. This is equivalent to being forcibly inserted by Ming Dynasty among the colonial forces of Western Nanyang. If my prediction is correct, the Western barbarians in Nanyang, including other forces that are hostile to the Ming Dynasty, will have sleepless nights. It is very likely that they will unite to deal with the Ming Dynasty..."

When Sun Chuanting saw that business was being discussed, his face became serious and he listened carefully. With the power of Ming Dynasty, if Ming Dynasty is determined to go south, indeed none of the many forces in Nanyang will be the opponent of Ming Dynasty. If they don't want to surrender, they have no choice but to unite.

Thinking this, he nodded slightly unconsciously, expressing his agreement with the emperor's analysis.

"...I have decided to change the title of King Yi to vassal Luzon. From now on, Luzon will belong to the Ming Dynasty. However, in this case, the forces surrounding the Ming Dynasty will definitely be upset when they see that the Ming Dynasty has successively enfeoffed three vassal kings and vassal foreign countries. It caused them to panic. At present, due to multiple factors, the possibility of many forces in Nanyang uniting to resist our Ming Dynasty will be greatly increased."

At this point, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chuanting and suddenly changed the subject and said: "Those Western barbarians who asked you to dismiss and keep in office, and the people of the Ming Dynasty who were robbed are in Nanyang and are currently under the control of the Liu Xiang pirates. Wait until they are captured If you rescue me, you can be reinstated to your original position."

Although Sun Chuanting's current power as acting governor is actually the same as before, it is not justified after all! The emperor proposed specific measures to restore officials to their posts, and Sun Chuanting was naturally concerned about it. He immediately responded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely send troops to attack the pirates and save the people of Ming Dynasty!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he stretched out his hand and said, "Don't worry, Sun Qing. The people of the Ming Dynasty must be rescued, but they must make an overall plan with the situation in Nanyang."

Song Yingxing listened for a long time and was very surprised. He had no idea about the situation in Nanyang. This was the first time he heard about it. Does that mean that in the future, the local products of Nanyang will no longer be foreign goods to the Ming Dynasty?

As he was thinking, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "Therefore, I have decided to build a large shipyard in Guangdong for the construction of warships. The new technologies in the Tongzhou Shipyard will be applied to this A new shipyard. My goal is to arm our Ming Dynasty Navy with the best warships and cannons. After two years, I will announce the Ming Dynasty’s new three armies. One of them is the navy, which has the same status as the army. ."

The three armies that have always been used actually refer to the front, middle and rear armies that fight on horseback.

The vanguard battalion of the front army is usually responsible for opening roads, reconnaissance, dealing with small-scale battles, and bringing some military supplies. The Chinese army is the army where the commander is, and it has most of the combat arms at that time, such as elite cavalry and elite infantry. The rear army mainly consists of the main military supplies, craftsmen, and a large number of civilian workers of the entire army, and of course there are also parts of the army.

Of course, there is another theory, which is the three armies proposed by Shang Yang: strong men are one army, strong women are one army, and the old and weak men and women are one army. This is called the three armies. This statement is too niche, so I won’t mention it.

At this time, when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, few people present had heard of this new concept. Sun Chuanting understood in his heart that the emperor wanted to greatly improve the status of the navy, which he had already seen before. However, he was still a little curious about the three armies mentioned by the emperor. He also wanted to understand this kind of thing, so he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I don't know which three armies they are?"

Song Yingxing was also very curious and listened with open ears. Only Xu Zhengming was not interested in this kind of fighting. He was a little distracted and was thinking about his hot air balloon again.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the question, he smiled and replied: "The three new armies I call are the army, navy and air force."

At this point, he looked at a few people who were a little surprised, and then explained: "Actually, as the name suggests, you should be able to guess which three armies it is. The army is the army on land. I believe I don't need to explain this. .The navy is the maritime combat army. The current Denglai Navy and Fujian Navy are going to be reorganized into the navy to defend the Ming Dynasty on the sea and ocean and destroy the enemies of the Ming Dynasty. What you really don’t understand is that it is the air force. Bar?"

According to what His Majesty just explained, the air force is the army that fights in the sky, which is called the air force. But what does it mean to fight in the sky? Heavenly soldiers and generals?

Without giving them much time to wonder, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the old god with his hand. Xu Zhengming, who was obviously thinking about something on his own land, said: "I, my apprentice, just made the hot air balloon. I will give it to the Ming Dynasty at Qilin Gate in three days." The people showed that people can fly into the sky with the help of tools. This is only the first step."

As soon as he heard the words "hot air balloon", Xu Zhengming immediately came back to his senses and looked at his master with his eyes wide open.

"In the second step, I am going to let him test the airship again. This airship will be more suitable for air combat than hot air balloons. When this airship is developed, we will truly have an army for air combat. But how long will it take to build this airship? Coming out depends on the progress in physics and chemistry. And this..." Emperor Chongzhen said this, turning to look at Song Yingxing who was already surprised and said: "...it requires the joint efforts of the Science, Technology and Cleaning Department."

When Song Yingxing heard this, he was immediately yearning for it, and at the same time he felt that the responsibility was very heavy.

As for what Emperor Chongzhen said, most people would probably think it was nonsense if they had not seen it with their own eyes. This is why Emperor Chongzhen called Sun Chuanting to witness the first hot air balloon ascent.

If Emperor Chongzhen had said these words when he first came to the throne, even though he seemed to be speaking in an orderly manner and seemed normal, he would most likely be considered crazy. But today's Emperor Chongzhen has done so many unbelievable things. He has also regained Liaodong and greatly expanded the territory of the Ming Dynasty. His prestige is as good as that of Taizu and Chengzu. Although the words he said at this time still sound unbelievable, but But not many people doubt its authenticity.

Hearing the emperor's explanation, even the expressionless Sun Chuanting became excited. He has led troops and fought in wars for many years, and he knows very well that if he has an air force in his hands, how high the deterrent power of this air force will be. It cannot be overstated.

"Your Majesty, when will we have this air force?" Sun Chuanting asked subconsciously, "It's a pity that Jianlu has been destroyed. Otherwise, if we let them see this air force, they will probably be scared to death without fighting!"

The most powerful enemy around the Ming Dynasty was actually the Jianlu. However, the Jianlu had been destroyed, and the remnants had also fled to the Japanese country. This left those who led the troops in the war without a place to experiment with a new military branch. The situation is very regrettable.

It was rare for Emperor Chongzhen to hear that Sun Chuanting was so humorous, so he smiled and replied: "It's still a little early for the air force to be used in war and attack the enemy, but it is not a big problem if it is used for reconnaissance. But no matter what, This air force must be put up. From now on, the three armies of our Ming Dynasty will be the three armies of sea, land and air! Haha, I want to see who can be the opponent of Ming Dynasty! "

When saying this, Emperor Chongzhen added silently in his heart: The goal of Ming Dynasty is the boundless sea!

Imagining the Ming army advancing on the ground, advancing on the sea, and flying in the air, overwhelming the sky. The legendary heavenly soldiers and generals were nothing more than that. Sun Chuanting, who had a calm temperament, was also excited, thinking in his heart what the future of the Ming Dynasty would be like. The power! It seems a bit overwhelming!

Emperor Chongzhen drew a big cake, looked into the future, and was in a good mood. He turned to look at Song Yingxing and said: "All of what I said depends on the progress of science and technology. As a science and technology official, you have a heavy responsibility." It’s a long way to go! One day, after the Department of Science and Technology has made achievements, I will reorganize the Department of Science and Technology into the Ministry of Science and Technology, which will keep pace with the current six departments. Song Qing, you are the first helmsman of the Department of Science and Technology! You can’t let this happen I’m disappointed!”

This means that as long as Song Yingxing does well, he will become one of the seven ministers in the future. He is just a lifter. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to do it. But now, the emperor has given a way to promotion. Minister! This is an important official of the imperial court!

Thinking that he could do something he was interested in and honor his ancestors, Song Yingxing couldn't be more excited. He immediately promised again that he would dedicate his life to technology.

At this time, it was already dusk before I knew it. The things that need to be said are almost done, Song Yingxing and Sun Chuanting were led to have a rest. Emperor Chongzhen then summoned the eunuch guarding Yingtian Mansion and told him: "You spread the news and say that a demonstration of people's ability to ascend to heaven will be held outside Qilin Gate in three days. Anyone who is interested can go and watch. You also Take all the officials from Yingtian Mansion to the scene..."

Xu Zhengmao naturally knew about the hot air balloon, because he was in charge of the manor and was responsible for the contact between the emperor and Xu Zhengming. Therefore, he was not surprised when he heard it. He naturally obeyed the emperor's instructions. However, he was still a little confused and asked for instructions: "I wonder if your majesty is here in person?"

"Of course I'm going, but I can't let others know in advance." After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen warned him, "I have already created momentum before. In the past few days, you must also try your best to create momentum and let more people go see it." The better. But the continuous maintenance of the scene must not be careless."

Xu Zhengmao was a little puzzled after hearing this. Logically speaking, what could be more sensational and attractive than the emperor personally coming to Yingtian Mansion to watch this demonstration? Even if those people who are ignorant of the past and resist scientific and technological knowledge deliberately do not come, if the emperor comes, will they come?

Naturally, he didn't know that according to the rules of the chat group, if Emperor Chongzhen admired him without revealing his identity, the achievement value given by the system would be doubled. This is Emperor Chongzhen's plan. He will not expose his identity first, harvest a wave of achievement points, and then reveal his identity and then harvest a wave of achievement points. In this way, I believe the achievement values ​​can be counted in the tens of millions.

In original history, it was not until the 18th century that the French papermakers Montgolfier brothers invented the hot air balloon. At that time, the Montgolfier brothers performed a hot-air balloon launch performance for the French king, queen, court ministers and 130,000 Parisians in front of the Palace of Versailles in Paris. On the afternoon of November 21 of the same year, the Montgolfier brothers conducted the world's first manned aerial flight in a hot air balloon at Chateau Muerte in Paris. They flew for 25 minutes, flew over half of Paris and landed near the Place d'Italie.

And in this plane, there will be Emperor Chongzhen's apprentice, Xu Zhengming, who will complete this human feat in Yingtian Mansion, a city with a population of one million, a century ahead of schedule!

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