Chapter 13 The Apollo Program
A plan of escape was finally released under the fabrication of Wang Chengen.
This is a 17th century "Flying Plan", code-named "Apollo Plan".
Wang Chengen also considered a "soil escape plan" such as digging tunnels, but digging tunnels is not a day or two, and it is still a matter of whether you can climb out of the palace for a few months. Digging a tunnel in later generations is a key project. Digging a subway will take years to dig, and it will be mechanized construction in the same color. It is expected that the tunnel will be dug in the palace. Maybe one day Chongzhen moved some places, and the tunnel will have to be repeated. Therefore, the "soil escape plan" flashed in his mind and died.
It’s not that I have considered plans like taking makeup and escaping. The wonderful makeup and escaping in TV series and movies made the audience fascinated. In martial arts novels, I even played with the "face change" of Sichuan opera with a human skin mask, making the world unable to distinguish enemies and friends, and making the already bloody plot even more weird. But, stop! After the 20th century spy war archives were exposed, it proved that real spies did not rely on "face change" to make a living, but rely on ordinary and practical espionage technology. So the fabulous "face change" and exaggerated supporting cover should be saved!
Wang Chengen’s “Apollo Plan” is actually the “hot air balloon escape plan”. It did not exist in the United States at this time, and there was no suspicion of piracy.
The hot air balloon appeared in 1783. The Mongofer brothers conducted the world's first manned air navigation in Fort Muerte, Paris. The hot air balloon flew for a full twenty-five minutes and landed near the Italian square after flying half of Paris. The hot air balloon once set a record of rising by 34,668 meters. From August 11 to 17, 1978, the "Double Eagle 3" successfully flew across the Atlantic Ocean, and in 1981, the "Double Eagle 5" successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean.
In 1783, the hot air balloon was able to fly manned, which shows that the technical requirements of the hot air balloon are not high, and it can still be achieved without the technical support of later materials and fuels. In 1783, it was able to fly half of Paris, and in later generations it even flew across the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Be good, there is no better escape technology than this. This hot air balloon is just an oversized "Kongming Lantern". If you want to talk about intellectual property rights, it is still our ancestors!
It is only necessary to take off the hot air balloon under surveillance. It can only be used to carry out soft balloon structure, and it is easy to inflate it before takeoff. It is easy to heat the air. Without natural gas, you can use alcohol blowtorch. Alcohol is distilled with white wine. This is not difficult. The blowtorch uses copper as a container, and the pressure vessel made of copper has no pressure resistance. It is also easy to seal the part of the pumping. It is not difficult for copper smiths to make a pressure barrel with pumping. The spout is a little difficult, but since it is a one-time use, there is no need to pursue life. The flame of a blowtorch is not enough, so just four. However, after the blowtorch is heavy, the balloon will increase in volume.
There is also the problem of inflation. There is no blower, only bellows-type blower. Yes, you can also make a hand-crank wooden blower. If the first-level blower is not enough, the second-level blower will come. The two people will shake it at the same time.
After calculating the lift, the diameter of the hot air balloon should be at least 15 meters and the height should be at least 20 meters. The balloon material is made of silk, and one layer is not enough to use two layers. At the bottom edge of the closing, the temperature of the alcohol blowtorch is relatively high, so sheepskin must be used for this circle.
The hanging basket is the best made of rattan, but it is simple and can be made of wooden hanging baskets.
Well, the "Long March 1" hot air balloon consists of the following parts: the hot air balloon is 1,800 cubic meters in volume, silk is used for part of the material, sheepskin is used for the opening of the lower end, beef tendon is used for the stressed rib rope, and wooden products are used for the hanging basket. The heating air is equipped with four copper alcohol blowers. As for the blowing equipment, a double-stage hand-crank blower is used.
According to the "Apollo Plan", the "Long March 1" sent two pilots Chongzhen and Wang Chengen to the following conceived destinations. The destinations are divided into the best and worst: the best destination, Tianjin; retreat to the second best, Shandong; again, Wu Sangui's residence is also OK; the worst destination: the residence of Li Zicheng's subordinates. This is not good. You cannot book a destination. You can count wherever you fly. Wang Chengen also plans to install a hand-crank fan on the hanging basket, which may be able to maneuver in the air.
There is no pre-test flight of the "Long March 1" and whether it succeeds or not is a one-time transaction. If it succeeds, it will be successful. If it fails, it will be declared that the "Apollo Plan" will fail. Li Zicheng will not give them a second chance.
After repeated preparation and supplements from Chongzhen, the "Apollo Plan" was finally implemented. Even if the plan is successful, it still needs to be responded. For example, where is the ship? How can we safely arrive in Nanjing? One by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one, Wang Chengen is both a designer, a producer, and an implementer. Fortunately, it is not short of money, silk, sheepskin, wood, alcohol, and copper. Wang Chengen counts through his fingers, and there is no shortage of any. The balloon part and the blowtorch part can only be handed over to Fang Yizhi. It is difficult to make a hanging basket and a hand-crank blower outside, and it is not easy to find an excuse to pull it in after it is done. Silk is just a bunch of clothes, and there is always a way to get it into the palace.
Chongzhen decided to take three princes to do carpenters in the palace. After the prince was sent to Chongzhen, the father and son had nothing to do in the day, but were bored and did not solve the problem of studying. As a teacher in later generations, he felt very pitiful that the three princes could only read the books of sages and then read history at most. So he decided to follow Emperor Tianqi's performance art: doing carpenters. This time it was not done by one person, but by the father and son.
Li Zicheng felt a little incredible when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do woodworking. When Song Xiance said that Tianqi was obsessed with carpentry work in the past, Li Zicheng nodded. Chongzhen said that Tianqi died young and had an unfinished carpentry career, leaving it to Chongzhen. Chongzhen was determined to inherit Tianqi's will and continue to devote himself to the carpentry career. Not only did he, but also his three sons also wanted to devote themselves to the carpentry career. Originally, Emperor Chongzhen took over the work of Emperor Tianqi, but now he is in the emperor's place.
My position was laid off gloriously, and I was preparing to take over the work of Tianqi in the woodworking industry. I was idle too. Isn't it okay? We can make trouble if we have nothing to do. When Li Zicheng was happy, he thought that this woodworking work was that interesting! Well, there must be something to keep him busy, so let him be busy with his woodworking work. So he happily instructed Chongzhen's woodworking work to strongly support. Even though the carpenters of the Dache are very busy now, he still ordered a master-level carpenter to go to the palace to support Chongzhen.
Chongzhen agreed to Tianqi from the bottom of his heart for carpenters. Oh, Kangxi planting rice in the palace means loving the people, and Tianqi doing carpenters in the palace is a wrong way! Science and technology are also the primary productive forces. It is no exaggeration to say that Tianqi is developing the primary productive forces, but Qu Gao and Wu were eliminated by a group of Dongbashi.
Chongzhen's application for carpentry was approved as he wished, so Chongzhen took the drawings that were actually Wang Chengen's paintings, which were actually painted by Wang Chengen. He began to make the first wooden double-stage blower from ancient times to the present. Once this invention was successful, it would not only lead the world, but also provide strong impetus for the steel industry of the Ming Dynasty.
The pattern drawn by Wang Chengen is actually the prototype of the windmill that was widely used in rural areas in the 20th century. It is only larger, and the second level is connected to the first level. Of course, what level is Wang Chengen? Of course, it will not simply repeat the original windmill. First, the blades installed on the wheel hub are inclined, which is more in line with the principles of aerodynamics. Secondly, in order to save effort when hand-cranking, Wang Chengen also designed copper sliding bearings.
Wang Chengen has always been hesitant about using alcohol or biogas. There has been no large-scale breeding these days. It seems that it is too late to collect human and animal manure to ferment biogas. Wang Chengen designed a distiller and sent it to Fang Yizhi, asking Fang Yizhi to find someone to make it.
Fang Yizhi is now appointed as a fifth-rank official in Dashun and is in charge of the Military Weapon Bureau. Fang Yizhi's original Hanlin Academy review was from the seventh-rank, and the prince's lecture was from the sixth-rank, and now he has become the fifth-rank, which has made a lot of old Ming Dynasty officials envious. Li Zicheng attached great importance to Fang Yizhi, who could make cutting-edge weapons, and made an exception to meet Fang Yizhi, while most of the other officials were Niu Jinxing and Niu Prime Minister. Fang Yizhi's academic demeanor, coupled with the eloquence cultivated by the prince's teacher, then sold the new things taught by Wang Chengen, and it turned out to be very effective.
I felt like I saw the scene of the Qing army raising a horse overturning his horse and throwing his armor and abandoning his armor in the explosion of the Pili Grenade. I had been chasing 30 million taels of silver for two days after recovering the stolen money and paying. I had not short of money, but I had 100,000 taels of silver for pediatrics. So I personally taught Fang Yizhi's doctor to preside over the work of the Military Weapon Bureau. I also assigned Li Guo's adopted son Li Laiheng as his deputy, and ordered Fang Yizhi to study hard with Fang Yizhi, and said that Li Laiheng was still young and needed to take more care of him. Finally, I encouraged him to make this Pili Grenade as soon as possible and equip the army to restrain the Qing cavalry.
Fang Yizhi was granted an official position, and 100,000 taels of silver were allocated. He also followed a well-known deputy, asking for money and people, so he went to the Military Equipment Bureau to take office.
After Fang Yizhi and Li Laiheng went to the Military Equipment Bureau of the Ministry of Works to learn about it, they found that the situation was not so optimistic. The treatment of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty was too low, and in recent years, they repeatedly owed wages and rice. The situation of the Military Equipment Bureau was getting worse and worse, and craftsmen fled. After Dashun entered Beijing, the craftsmen of the Military Equipment Bureau even scattered birds and beasts. Some people even went to the factory of the Military Equipment Bureau to order a thunder. Most of them were thinking of finding another way out. They had no work to work and had no wages. Who would have been willing to waste their time here? The ambassador of the Military Equipment Bureau had already escaped from Beijing. The remaining deputy envoy Lu Qizhi and General Lu Qizhi introduced the situation of the Military Equipment Bureau. Li Laiheng's young man was yelling at that time because of his own background:
"Who dares not come! Quickly! Summon the craftsmen quickly and start work for me immediately. If someone disobeys, he will send someone to arrest him."
The deputy envoy Lu hurriedly said, "I'm notified me to go to work. However, many craftsmen ran out of Beijing a few days ago. There were more than 6,000 craftsmen in the Military Weapon Bureau, and it would be good if they could reach 3,000. Moreover, although Wang Gong Factory, Anmin Factory, Xin Gunpowder Bureau, and Armor Factory were affiliated with the Military Weapon Bureau, they were the father-in-laws of the Military Weapon Bureau. This was originally for the purpose of keeping the military weapons confidential, but in this way, it was not easy for these four factories to handle the military weapons alone, and they had to ask the father-in-law of the Military Weapon Bureau to cooperate."
Chapter completed!