Chapter 1156: Test flight

Xiao Ming stood on the left side of the airport runway and looked at the monoplane that was taxiing forward.
Whether it is the blitzkrieg against Tsarist Russia or against the United Kingdom, there are front-line generals under command. Thousands of miles away, and information is lagging behind, he, the emperor, can only grasp production, technology, construction and logistics.
And now this monoplane being tested is one of the projects he has been focusing on for more than half a year.
With the continuous improvement of the imperial industrial system and the continuous development of chemical engineering and materials science, today's imperial technological level has fully reached the level of the early twentieth century.
Because of this, the imperial machinery factory was able to turn the tank on the drawing into reality, and now the high-tech machinery of the monoplane has once again succeeded in a period of time.
It can be said that the technological explosion of the empire today is entirely due to the accumulation of accumulation for more than two decades, and the accumulation of talents has played the most important role.
At present, the majors of the major universities in the Empire are basically in line with the contemporary scientific research system. In addition to the traditional chemical, materials, and physics majors, in the past two years, there have been more computer majors and atomic energy majors.
The reason why he has only added these two majors to major colleges and universities now is because only when the technology has accumulated to a certain stage can the two majors meet the conditions, and the development of science from simple to complex is more regular and cannot be violated.
Of course, in addition to new majors, he also released a lot of new knowledge in the old majors, such as steam turbines and aero engines.
"The veteran never thought that people could fly into the sky. It's really eye-opening now." Fiji said, as the years passed, the three-dynasty veteran had gray hair and a little rickets on his back.
Two days ago, he had already proposed to Xiao Ming to formally resign. He spent his days in Qingzhou. At the age of nearly 65, his body became increasingly unable to support the current intensity of government affairs.
In this regard, Xiao Ming did not retain him. In recent years, the empire has been fighting from the east to the west, and the development of science and technology is booming, but he has also been improving in government affairs.
And for the first time in the empire, it was requested that officials resign from the court at the age of 55 and return to their fields at the age of sixty.
After all, when people reach this age, both their bodies and their reactions are already a little slow, and they should no longer hold positions in the court.
Moreover, Xiao Ming also deliberately eliminated these old officials whose ideas have gradually fallen short of the times. In his opinion, only new-style officials can lead the empire to a more glorious future.
It stands to reason that Fiji should have resigned five years ago, but Xiao Ming believed that he was still more prestigious among the old officials, so he kept him for five years, let him be responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, and dismissing those who were corrupt and accepting bribes. The old officials of the People's Republic of China can be regarded as using their talents to the fullest.
"It's not just Elder Fei, I never thought I would see such a magical machine." Pang Yukun said.
Suddenly, Fiji was about to resign and return to the field. He was suddenly reluctant. Without such an opponent, this court is much lonely.
However, he also understands that today is different from the past. The empire nowadays is not fashionable. The atmosphere of the entire empire is the same, and his age is not too young. In a few years, he should be the same as Fiji. Some of the same feelings.
Xiao Ming glanced back and forth at the two of them, and couldn't help laughing: "You are all fussing, the blowout period of Imperial Technology has just begun, and you will see it later." "Hahaha... So, the old minister must Live longer." Fiji laughed.
When the three were talking, the monoplane began to lift off at the end of the runway and rushed into the sky like a bird.
In an instant, the entire machinery factory burst into thunderous cheers. "Fly! Fly!"
The technicians of the machinery factory danced with their hands, while the workers lifted the aircraft technicians and threw them into the sky to express their excitement.
For the people of the empire, the meaning of airplanes is not comparable to that of tanks and cars, because humans have always been in awe of the sky in the long history, thinking it is the dwelling place of gods.
But the success of the monoplane now means that humans can fly freely in the sky, which is not comparable to a hot air balloon moving with the wind.
Xiao Ming couldn't help being infected by this enthusiasm when he saw it. This is his empire, a thriving superpower.
"Lin Wentao, you did a good job. It can be said that you completed the test flight of the aircraft ahead of time. But now is not the time to be proud. The military production of the aircraft must be put on the agenda, especially the development of bombers and transport aircraft." Xiao Ming Said, no country in the world currently has an air force.
Therefore, fighter planes didn't make much sense to Xiao Ming. What was really useful to the empire were bombers and transport planes. The former could carry out carpet bombing on enemy positions, while the latter could speed up the deployment of the empire's army.
"Don't worry, the emperor, we have accumulated experience through this aircraft. The following is simple." Lin Wentao nodded. He already has the design drawings of the bomber and transport aircraft. This monoplane is just to start the aircraft industry.
Soon the empire will be established in the Northern Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Center in Jinzhou, the Eastern Aircraft Design and Manufacturing Center in Qingzhou, the Southern Aircraft Manufacturing Center in Chengdu, and the Western Aircraft Manufacturing Center in Chang'an.
These manufacturing centers will design and manufacture all types of aircraft for the future of the Empire.
"Well, I hope I can fly between the cities of the empire as soon as possible on an airplane made by the empire." Xiao Ming showed expectation.
For him, the most terrible things in this era are transportation and information transmission. Only when these two are resolved, the empire can effectively control overseas colonies~EbookFREE.me~ to avoid the distance between the colony and the empire.
The lift-off plane flew ten times around Qingzhou City and then slowly landed at the airport. This test flight ended perfectly.
After commending the technicians and workers involved in the aircraft manufacturing, Xiao Ming led the ministers back by car.
On the way back, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to plan the construction of the empire's airport from now on. Don't wait until the plane came out.
At the same time, he also demanded that in addition to retaining some valuable walls in the Empire, all other meaningless walls should be demolished so as not to affect the construction of traffic roads.
In addition, the two also discussed the imperial welfare system.
In the more than two decades of industrialization, the biggest change in the empire is actually the people’s living standards. From the previous lack of food and clothing, the empire has no shortage of fish and new clothes every year. The whole empire is The standard of living has already surpassed Europe, even leading for a hundred years.
After all, in addition to military and heavy industries, Xiao Ming also brought contemporary food industry and various light industries here.