The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 544 Flying into Jinzhou City

He Guilan managed the Huang family's farmland in Funing for three years, and she also held real power, equivalent to most of the county magistrates in Funing City. Officials and scholars respected her very much.

But seeing Huang Sheng, the strong woman couldn't help feeling guilty, and also felt speechless, after being arranged to sit down by Mei Xiang, she foolishly remained silent.

Huang Sheng looked at her and said with a smile: "Miss He Guilan, I have been waiting for the opportunity to thank you for the gift in person. I know that the two boxes of money you gave back then can solve the urgent need of the Huang family!"

Huang Sheng originally said something sweet to narrow the distance, but when He Guilan thought of the scene of rejecting the marriage, she was so ashamed that she didn't say a word, and her head drooped even lower.

Mei Xiang sat leaning against He Guilan and took her hand, and found that her hand was cold.

Mei Xiang comforted her and said: "Miss, the master really praises you often. The life of the people in Yongping Mansion is thriving, and the lady is the first credit."

With Mei Xiang holding hands, He Guilan summoned up the courage to look up at Huang Sheng, only to see that the Duke of Nan Guo, who was already an extremely human minister, was still wearing a cloth robe, looking at him with a pleasing expression.

Seeing the vicissitudes on the once proud young lady's face, Huang Sheng felt pity.

Said softly: "Miss He Guilan, the rapid development of the Huang family is really inseparable from those gifts from your family. Drinking water is the source of thinking. I think that the Huang family really needed money and food for development back then. Those money can be said to be timely."

He Guilan suddenly lost control of her emotions when she heard the soft voice of her ex-husband-to-be, who was already an extremely human minister. She knelt down and crawled to Huang Sheng's feet, hugging Huang Sheng's thigh and crying bitterly. The earth-shaking crying shocked Huang Sheng.

Seeing that the lady was inappropriate and wanted to pull her, Mei Xiang was stopped by Huang Sheng, and said: "Let her cry, cry hard, and feel comfortable after venting."

Huang Sheng waved his hand, all the soldiers and serving maids left the official hall, only Mei Xiang was with him.

Later, Huang Sheng heard He Guilan say a lot...he has been patiently listening to He Guilan's confession, and has been listening with a smile....

He Guilan who appeared in front of everyone again looked like a strong woman, but with a little more firmness and a little more calmness.She let go of her mental burden, and prepared to do logistics work for the Nanguo Duke's army to defeat Jiannu.

Because Huang Sheng entrusted her with a very important task, Yongping Mansion not only had to provide food for [-] soldiers and civilians for a year, but also purchased some poultry, eggs and meat for the army.

He Guilan has run the Yongping Mansion for three years, and now she has a plan in mind. She promises to complete the task, and asks the father-in-law to be at ease and kill as many Jiannu as possible.

Zhao Shimin came from Funing Wharf. He was on board the naval flagship "Huaxia Duke" sailing battleship that had just completed its sea trial. Due to the maturing technology, the displacement of this battleship ranked No. 1 among Huang's ships, reaching [-] tons. .

Due to the optimized design, the "Huaxia Duke" sailing battleship with increased displacement has no height and width compared with the "Huaxia Marquis", and the length has been increased, with a total length of 77 meters.

Such a design is no longer a short and fat general-purpose ship. The lines of the whole ship are much smoother, which increases the stability and anti-sinkability, and also increases the effective sail area.

“华夏公爵号”炮甲板装备32磅全钢火炮28门，其中有六门线膛炮。中炮甲板装备了24磅炮22门，上炮甲板装备十二磅炮24门。

There are two 32-pound guns and four [-]-pound rifled guns on the deck of the first floor, and ten twelve-pound guns are installed on the rear deck, half of which are rifled. Number one.

Such a battleship should be a lonely existence in today's world regardless of its firepower and speed. Not including the crew, it is completely a flagship with a fixed number of 770 troops.

The captain is of course Liu Liangcai, and the "Huaxia Marquis" he was in charge of before has been handed over to Wang Lianfa.

Zhao Shimin has already learned that he is a master of Zhengwufutai. He knows that this official position is given by his mentor and has nothing to do with the court. He entrusts most of the affairs of "Huaxia Island" to his sister, and he still focuses on scientific research to promote production.

Smart, he didn't wear an official uniform at all, and when he saw the head of the family, Zhao Shimin said happily: "Men, the students are already starting to build the battleship 'Huaxia County King', and it is estimated that the launch of the battleship may not catch up with the time when the teacher won the king. !"

Zhao Shimin has grown up, has already married, has a son and two daughters, and has learned to flatter.

Huang Sheng said with a smile: "Shi Min, don't imitate what other people say. The most important thing is to be pragmatic, especially you. Don't just listen to good things and lose your judgment."

"Yes, teacher, the student understands. All the people and things the teacher needs are on board. When are you going to use them?"

"I don't know how safe it is? These students are the elites of the Huang family, and they must not be careless. If there is a problem with safety, it will not hurt if they don't participate in the operation this time."

"Teacher, don't worry, it's only [-] miles, and safety is guaranteed. They have been lifted into the air many times, and the flight distance record is [-] miles."

Huang Sheng plans to send people to take off in a hot air balloon and fly into Jinzhou City with the wind to get in touch with the He Kegang Department of the Ming Army to confirm how long Jinzhou can last, because to reverse the disadvantages of the Ming Army, time must be exchanged for space.

The plan to rescue Jinzhou must be based on the fact that Jinzhou City can still hold on, otherwise it will have to suffer huge casualties and confront Jiannu head-on in the middle of winter.

What Zhao Shimin brought was a hot air balloon that had been tested for more than a year. The flight enthusiasts in the scientific research class knew that hot air balloons were mainly used to participate in wars, and everyone rushed to sign up.

In the end, Zhao Shimin chose six experienced pilots and their team to bring three hot air balloons to participate in the mission.

The hot air balloon produced by the Huang family is still relatively primitive. The material is oiled canvas, and it is impossible to use liquefied petroleum gas for the burner, and it is impossible to spray high flames.

The so-called burner of the Huang family is nothing more than a base equivalent to a huge copper oil lamp fueled by fierce oil, and the size of the flame can be adjusted by shaking the knob.

The firepower is also limited, and external heating is required to heat the air in the hot air balloon when it is lifted into the air. When the firepower provided by the burner is turned to the maximum when it is lifted into the air, it can only prevent the hot air in the hot air balloon from cooling down rapidly.

The method of how to lift into the air is relatively simple and troublesome. A raging fire is burned on the ground to heat the air so that the hot air balloon is completely inflated and lifted into the air.

Then the burner and basket under the hot air balloon will be hung. The weight of the entire suspension including the pilot is about [-] catties.

When heating the outside of the hot air balloon, the hot air balloon is fixed on the ground, and a dozen strong men hold the hot air balloon that is about to take off.

(End of this chapter)