At the end of the month, the last trace of the remaining shadow of the winter in the dead has also faded away, and the earth is covered with lush green and full of vitality. At this time, the capital is rarely eroded by sandstorms, so the beauty of the scenery can be regarded as a crime for a year.

The warm sun brings warmth, spring flowers, breeze, and willow branches flying... Such a beautiful day is a good time for outings. The children of officials and the children of wealthy families are all excited to visit the suburbs of Beijing, and in the wilderness, where you can see naughty children dragging and dropping kites everywhere. The paper kites flying in the sky look very beautiful.

After two years of hard work and three years of reform, the emperor finally had the leisure to watch the kite. The only difference is that the kite he watched was made of iron, wood, cloth and other materials, and there were people who were manipulating it in the air. In the imperial guard camp near Nanyuan, the emperor took his concubines and a large group of military and national important people to stop and watch.

What kind of kite is this?

Strictly speaking, this is not a kite, but it is the latest product of the aviation world - an aircraft.

Traveling around the sky has always been a dream of mankind. Since the Wright brothers successfully invented the plane, knowledgeable people from all countries quickly focused on this epoch-making invention. As the Minister of the Imperial Guards, Yinchang's advantages and disadvantages are very obvious. To put it into consideration, the military bosses admit that with Yinchang's command level, commanding a battalion will come to an end. Where can I carry the generals and generals on my shoulders? To put it into consideration, the military bosses also have to admire his broad vision and deep vision.

While everyone was still arguing about what kind of armies the Imperial Guard should use, Yinchang had come up with a comprehensive plan of Dehua; when chariots, armored vehicles, etc. were not very mature as new weapons, Yinchang was firmly standing on the side of the emperor and firmly agreed to the development of these steel monsters; when people's understanding of aircraft was generally still in the balloon era, he had turned his attention to the aircraft, on the one hand, selecting talents to study abroad, and on the other hand, vigorously recruiting talents among overseas Chinese.

This vision and recognition have achieved fruitful results. Qin Guo, a student from Hubei, originally studied the cavalry department at Sanxi Army School in France. By chance, he talked to Yinchang about aviation. Yinchang supported him to change careers and applied to the Ministry of National Defense to extend his time. Feng Ru, an overseas Chinese in Guangdong, had just succeeded in flying a self-built biplane liquid-cooled aircraft in Auckland, USA before the Spring Festival of the third year of the Reformation. A month later, Yinchang took a congratulatory telegram to him and invited him to perform. Liu Zucheng and Li Baojun, a student from Japan, studied aircraft manufacturing in Japan. Due to insufficient funds and inconvenient use of flight sites in Japan, Yinchang used his own Imperial Guard Minister's mobile fee to open an aircraft manufacturing factory and test playground at the Nanyuan base, and imported a large number of equipment for aircraft manufacturing.

Arrangement of this flight performance was also a carefully planned step by Yinchang. I hope this move would attract the emperor's attention and accelerate the development of the empire's aviation industry. Of course, the only thing he didn't know was that the emperor was actually more insightful than him in the development of the aviation industry.

"Reported to the emperor, there are three aircraft in this performance, namely, A, B, and C. A. Aircraft A was piloted by Feng Ru, and was designed, manufactured and flew by him and his assistants; Aircraft B was piloted by Qin. It was a trainer plane of Gaodelong introduced from France. It was improved and tested; Aircraft C was piloted by Liu Zuocheng, and was manufactured by Liu and Li, two people introduced machine materials from Japan. "Yinchang pointed to the sky. "Now the one flying in the air is the aircraft of A."

The emperor looked closely and saw an airplane flying over the playground. Although the speed was not fast, its height was far better than that of a kite. After seeing it, everyone cheered and shouted loudly.

More than 10 minutes later, Feng Ru drove the plane and parked steadily on the lawn. When he was in the imperial land, Feng Ru hesitated a little, and didn't know if he should kneel down. Yinchang was secretly anxious next to him and was about to give advice, the emperor smiled heartily: "No need to be polite, just stand and reply, are you Feng Ru?"

"That's right!" Feng Ru, who had no need to kneel down and had changed his personality and customs for many years in the United States, was overjoyed. Although it sounded a bit difficult to speak Cantonese Mandarin with a Cantonese voice, it was not too difficult to communicate.

"I heard from Yinchang that you won the first place in the United States for airplane performances. I am extremely pleased that you have become the Chinese ambition. Once you are invited to perform a flight performance, one is to witness the good flying equipment with your own eyes, and the other is to consider whether you can open a factory in China and build your own aircraft."

"Report to the emperor, I think the aircraft section has a great relationship with national defense and will be used in the future, so I worked hard to develop it, hoping that the country will not be bullied by outsiders in the future

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In the United States for many years, Feng Ru's words were all American accent, and they were all "I" in the head, rather than the "small people" commonly used by Chinese people in fear and fear, which made the emperor feel fresh. Yinchang looked at Lin Guangyu's face and knew that the emperor would not win others because of his resignation, so he let down his heart.

"This is very good. Then wait for B and C to test flights, and then I have an arrangement."

Qin State learned to fly for a long time. Although it was not comparable to Feng Ru in the manufacturing of aircraft, its flight skills were undoubtedly much better. He saw that the plane made various tricks in the air from time to time, and even flew upside down, which caused a burst of exclamation below. The C plane driven by Liu Zuocheng was painted with the Imperial Guard logo, shining brightly under the sunlight, which was extremely majestic, making people fascinated. Even the emperor's two concubines praised it.

Longyan is very happy!

"Yinchang, what advice do you have on the aviation sector?"

"The slaves have five suggestions: First, establish an aviation team, specifically responsible for cultivating people who take off the plane, and establish an imperial guards; second, establish an aviation research institute, specialize in the manufacturing of aircraft, in order to create faster and higher aircraft; third, establish an aircraft manufacturing factory, and manufacture various aircraft by themselves, and be effective; fourth, set up a place at the Nanyuan imperial guard base, specifically as an aviation drill base, integrating education, research, manufacturing, flight and integration; fifth, allocate special funds to the aviation industry to make it very effective." Yinchang talked in a leisurely manner, and it seemed that he had already prepared in detail.

"It's reasonable to say it, it's reasonable to say it." The emperor turned his head and asked Tieliang and Wang Shizhen, "What do you think?"

Tie and Wang were originally skeptical about the aircraft, especially when they were making it by the Chinese people and driving it by themselves. After watching this performance, it was like a reassurance. Although the two of them did not thoroughly study the manufacturing of the aircraft, they immediately thought of its military value as soon as they saw the application of the aircraft.

"I think Lord Yinchang is far-sighted and has excellent suggestions. In the future, if the two armies meet in battle, if one side has several aircraft and reconnaissance in advance, it will be able to see the opponent's dynamics. The general's command will be targeted and the chance of winning will be greatly improved." Wang Shizhen took the lead in expressing support.

"The slave also advises. The plane flies in the air and is in a high position. It can carry people now and will be able to carry things in the future. If it can carry several bombs, fly over the enemy's head and throw them, it will be difficult to defend. If there are large groups of aircraft to attack them first, the enemy's defense will be shaken, morale will be low, and the attacker will be able to achieve full results." Tieliang saw the bright prospects of the aircraft being used in war and also supported it.

As soon as the two of them said, everyone who had just flew was overjoyed and almost cheered.

"What you said makes sense, and I am very pleased. The aviation department has great relations with national defense and should pay great attention to it. In the future, I will allocate 500,000 yuan every year to develop aviation, so that we must achieve practical results."

"Thank you for your kindness, the emperor." This time, everyone understood it, and without Yinchang's instructions, they all thanked them one after another.

"Yinchang also approved the other suggestions, agreeing to establish the Imperial Guard Air Force, with Qin as the chief instructor and the rank of major; set up the Aviation Research Institute, with Feng Ru as the chief engineer and the rank of major; set up the aircraft manufacturing factory, with Liu Zuocheng and Li Baojun as the chief and deputy directors, and was awarded the rank of major and captain." Among the four people, Feng and Qin had no military ranks, and Liu and Li were originally only lieutenant ranks. Now the emperor is promoted in such a way, which is beyond everyone's expectations. Even Yinchang, who is most enthusiastic about the aviation industry, did not expect the emperor to attach so much importance to it.

In addition to the appointment of these four people, the emperor also said: "I know that the four people also have assistants, positions and military ranks, and they are sponsored by the Qing and others. We must do our best to do our best and have power. Through one or two years, we will create a group of aviation talents. I will not treat you badly, and I hope you can create a first-class aviation career in the empire."

"Yinchang, you have made great contributions this time. I ordered you to be the Minister of Aviation and to give you another third-class dragon star treasure seal."

The Dragon Star Treasure is the highest level among the entire imperial medals, and is only awarded to a very small number of people. The last time Sun Chuanfang made great contributions, and he also awarded a third-class dragon star. It can be seen that it is extremely noble. While everyone was envious, they also congratulated Yinchang Lianlian.
Chapter completed!