Zhu Cixuan felt very at ease when he saw the warships being built bit by bit. This was the place where Ming Dynasty had confidence in unifying the world. It gathered the most cutting-edge technology, the most powerful technology, and the most powerful workers in the Ming Dynasty.

I used to hear that the navy is a manifestation of a country's industrial strength. I used to be just listening. After I integrated into this great era, I realized how huge the energy and effort needed to be put into it is.

A simple dormitory for officers and soldiers on a ship, from hard beds to steel beds, to hammocks, the ability of different materials in hammocks to withstand different sea conditions requires repeated experiments.

A tea cup is placed from plane to tied to magnet, and finally a table with grooves is selected. These are the experiences summarized after repeated experiments and multiple sea voyages.

There are still many such experiences. In the past, shipbuilding only built a hull, but now shipbuilding is indeed an integration of technical experience from all walks of life.

After seeing the shipyard, Zhu Cixuan went to the garrison camp to inspect the army, and then took the train to meet the capital. This time he came to Tianjin, he spent more time on the road than staying in Tianjin.

The prince was a little disappointed. He thought his father would take him to play on the beach for a long time like last year.

On the way back to Beijing, Zhu Cixuan looked at the somewhat depressed prince: "Why, are you unhappy if you didn't stay and play?"

The prince laughed and said, "No, I just don't understand why my father finally came here, so why did he go back in a hurry?"

Zhu Cilang was stunned for a moment: "I haven't seen everything I want to see, so I went back."

The prince was puzzled: "But just go to the shipyard to take a look? What's the use of going to the army to take a look? Isn't it enough to just send someone to take a look?"

Zhu Cixuan carefully explained to the prince: "This is different. Some important things need to be confirmed by yourself. Even if you become an emperor in the future, you cannot be an emperor who only knows how to listen to reports in the palace.

If the people below hide it from you and fool you, you won’t know.

In ancient times, many emperors were fooled by powerful ministers or eunuchs around them and thought that the world was peaceful. In fact, the people were in trouble. They either only knew how to enjoy themselves in the palace or were practicing alchemy and cultivating immortals.

If they walked out of the palace and went to various places to take a look, it would not be so easy for the people below to fool him."

The prince seemed to understand: "Oh, my son remember."

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "We will go back today. There is still a very meaningful experiment to participate tomorrow. Let's go together tomorrow morning."

The prince asked curiously: "What is it?"

Zhu Cixuan decided to keep it a secret: "I'll know if I go tomorrow."

The next morning, Zhu Ciyang took the prince out of the capital on a train to the foot of Yanshan Mountain. The prince looked around curiously: "Where is this?"

Zhu Cixuan pointed to the tall building in the distance: "This is the Ming Dynasty's Tianwen test base."

The prince looked up and said, "Ask the sky? Is it just like the sky asks questions?"

Zhu Cixuan took the prince to a bunker. The manager next to him looked at Zhu Cixuan excitedly: "Your Majesty, all the preparations are ready, just wait for your order and you can ignite the fire at any time."

Zhu Cilang looked at the building in the distance and nodded: "Then let's start!"

There was a sudden mechanical sound on the other side of the building, and then the iron tower, like a large door, opened and exposed a cylinder more than ten meters high inside.

The prince looked curiously: "Father, why did they wrap an iron tower inside the building?"

Zhu Cixuan touched the prince's head: "That is not an iron tower, it is a rocket. Have you seen the rockets of the Ming Dynasty? This is a rocket that is larger than those rockets."

The prince said, "Then is this a weapon?"

Zhu Cilang shook his head: "No, this is used by God. I will let it go to see how high it can fly."

For the Ming Dynasty, the function of a rocket is to see how high it can be. In the Ming Dynasty, which has no navigation, no satellites, and even no wireless transmission means, the meaning of this thing can only be like this.

Someone once suggested that a person stayed inside with a parachute on his back and skydive when he was falling, and then reported the situation in the sky that he saw.

However, Zhu Cilang refused. This thing could be at least hundreds of thousands of meters high. People accidentally died on it. It makes no sense to see the sky above.

The reason why Zhu Cixuan promoted this plan was to leave a thought for the future and give science a direction. The sky was no longer the exclusive space for gods and Buddhas, so that scientists in the Ming Dynasty dared to think and do it.

Maybe you can still see the Ming satellites launching in your lifetime.

The prince was also looking forward to this. In the prince's opinion, isn't this a large firework? It is an interesting thing to watch the fireworks take off.

When all the preparations were ready, the bunker in front of Zhu Cixuan was blocked by steel plates. The manager explained: "Your Majesty, although it is outside the explosion range, it is better to block it in order to avoid accidental injury."

Zhu Cilang shook his head: "No need. Since it is outside the explosion range, don't block it. Even if there is danger, we will have time to hide again."

The manager looked embarrassed, but when he saw the emperor insisting on ordering the steel plate to withdraw. The rocket was ready to ignite the fire, and all unrelated personnel began to evacuate into the bunker.

Then with a rumbling sound, the rocket burned and began to slowly take off, but it only rose for a few dozen meters. Suddenly, a turn turned and flew towards the north of Yanshan Mountain. The sweat of the manager rushed: "Your Majesty, the experiment failed, the rocket deviated from the route..."

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand: "Well, I saw it, keep working hard. It seems that the engine needs improvement and the fuel needs improvement.

Moreover, this place is indeed not suitable for experiments. Fortunately, the direction deviates from the mountain. If you go south and hit the capital, the accident will be a big deal.

Let's do this. In the future, the rocket launcher will be located near the equator south of Palembang. Didn't you say that there is the most fuel-saving and the highest launch there?

A launch factory is specially built there, but the rocket research is placed in Beijing, and production is still in Tianjin. It is not difficult to ship from Tianjin to launch there, so just launch there.

Do you understand?"

The manager bowed: "Yes, I have recorded it."

Zhu Cixuan continued: "Have you sent someone to track down the landing point? If there are casualties, please remember to compensate and recycle the rocket fragments."

This trip, Zhu Cilang was so excited that he returned home in disappointment. Unexpectedly, the first time the Ming Dynasty launched a rocket was not found. In the past, Zhu Cilang thought that only those who could do this were the players who drank the Ganges water. Unexpectedly, Daming performed one.
Chapter completed!