New Ming Empire mixed in America

On this voyage, the airship needs to carry in addition to improved barrel-shaped incendiary bombs, as well as enough food and drinking water for the airship members.

Fortunately, there are not many members, there are only more than thirty people on one airship.

On the day of departure, Li Mingqi looked at these people very seriously and said:

"Your mission this time is of great significance to the future of the Xinming Empire. This action will be recorded in history forever."

"Not only will your day be recorded in the history of the Xinming Empire, but other countries and even the whole world will remember you and today!"

At the base of the airship, not only Li Mingqi came to see him off, but there were also engineers from the Royal Academy.

The most important thing is that Li Ming was surrounded by many historians brought by Zhao Zhen.

They will use videos, photos, and texts to record this event that is of great significance to the Xinming Empire or the entire world.

I believe that after this time, all countries will start researching airships, and this is what Li Mingqi hopes to see.

What is flying but not flying?

Since airships can satisfy those people's desire to fly, why should scientists in the world study other aircraft?

In fact, research on airships has already begun in the world.

In 1785, French pilot Blanchard launched a balloon equipped with a propeller and a rudder into the air and successfully crossed the English Channel, becoming the first person to fly across the English Channel in human history.

Later, there were the hydrogen balloons now used on the battlefield to observe the enemy's situation.

If all goes well, there will be Zeppelins during World War II.

It was the rise of the Zeppelin that accompanied people across the North Pole, traveled around the world, and established fixed routes across the Atlantic and North and South America.

But it also has a huge flaw, that is, with current technology, only hydrogen can be used to make airships.

Excluding the hidden dangers of hydrogen, the airship will also be restrained by various anti-aircraft weapons such as anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft guns.

But as long as the Xinming Empire succeeds in this operation, everyone in the world will turn their attention away from other aircraft and start studying things like airships.

In this case, the New Ming Empire would lead all countries' research directions to astray before the emergence of the aircraft.

Li Mingqi is even planning to release a more sophisticated small steam engine in the future, so that other countries in the world will give up the idea of ​​researching other engines.

The Xinming Empire can take advantage of this time to develop its own diesel engine or gasoline engine.

Being one step ahead is not leading. If you can take one step ahead and give the opponent a kick at the same time, causing them to turn into a side road and waste time, then this is called a real lead.

Facing the historians who were taking notes carefully, all the pilots' faces were very excited.

How many people don’t want their names to go down in history?

Although their actions may appear as devils in the history of other countries in the future, in the history of the Xinming Empire, they are all heroes.

Just like the pilots who personally dropped nuclear bombs on Japan in later generations, they are recorded as heroes in the history of the United States.

Even in Li Mingqi's eyes, he is a hero.

It's not because he ended World War II or anything like that, it's simply because he vented his anger on Li Mingqi.

In later generations, there was a hero who threw a burning incense burner into a Japanese toilet. No matter what others thought, Li Mingqi thought he was a hero and a man.

Remember this man, his name is Liu Qiang!

Because it involved military secrets, there were not many people present.

After Li Mingqi finished his speech, the airship members of more than a hundred people trotted back to their airships under the command of their respective commanders.

Half an hour later, the airships began to take off, and an hour later, the three airships disappeared from everyone's sight.

Li Mingqi did not break his promise. When airships are no longer a military secret, these pilots will appear on the radios of the people of the empire.

Of course, with the technology of the New Ming Empire, radio was still a high technology that was difficult to achieve.

The radios that are now becoming popular everywhere were invented by Li Mingqi.

In the past, publicity relied on loudspeakers from various places, and the effect was limited.

So after Li Mingqi completed the construction of base stations in various places, he finally began to popularize the propaganda tool of radio.

Without base stations in various places, even if the radio is built, it will be useless.

No one really thinks that without a base station, one can receive Jinling broadcast signals at home just by relying on the small antenna on the radio.

After the airship completely disappeared, Li Mingqi did not choose to return to the palace, but planned to go to the Royal Academy for inspection.

The current Royal Academy has not been reduced in size because various design bureaus have been spun off.

On the contrary, the Royal Academy now occupies an even larger area.

Not only because of the research on airships, there are also other things that also require relatively large venues.

"Can the number of airships continue to increase?"

Li Mingqi asked as he walked, making Zhang Yu, who had been prepared, smile on his face.

Zhang Yu is very clear about Li Mingqi's character, that is, he is very fickle in everything he does.

Now Zhang Yu has actually stopped participating in various researches. He now manages the entire Royal Academy.

Specific research requires more professional and younger talents, so senior people at the institute such as Zhang Yu have been trained to take up management positions.

However, there are also some who are more stubborn, such as Lao Liu, who participated in the research and development of rotating machine guns, participated in the research and development of mortars, and finally plunged into the bottomless pit of manned artillery.

He is a research maniac who loves inventions.

Instead of studying the new Ming Dynasty version of the Katyusha, they concentrated on the manned rocket project.

For this project, countless African-American volunteers went to see God.

"Airships can still be built, but the logistics required are too huge."

After Zhang Yu organized the words in his mind, he explained it to Li Mingqi.

"It is not difficult to build an airship, but its maintenance requires huge logistics support. The pre-flight inspection alone requires more than 300 people to work together..."

"And a professional airship base is also needed for docking or maintenance, and the base also needs more logistics personnel to operate..."

Listening to Zhang Yu's introduction and the supplements from the technicians around him, Li Mingqi understood the difficulties of the Royal Research Institute.

After all, what Zhang Yu meant was that there are too many projects at the Royal Research Institute now. Now that the airship has been developed, should the subsequent production be left to others?

Li Mingqi nodded at Zhang Yu's proposal.

It is time to separate the airship project from the Royal Academy and establish an airship design bureau.

"Okay, stop complaining. I am ready to approve the establishment of an airship design bureau to separate the airship from the Royal Academy. It will not take up your time and funds."

In fact, what Zhang Yu said is right. Airships have been developed, so don’t let the Royal Research Institute use funds to mass-produce airships.

"By the way, how's the research on heavy machine guns going?"

Li Mingqi suddenly thought about heavy machine guns. Because of the success of airships, he asked the Royal Academy to simultaneously study anti-aircraft machine guns.

Later, after the research on anti-aircraft machine guns was successful, he ordered the Royal Academy to design lightweight machine gun equipment for the army.