Chapter 467 Daxia Miracle
Chapter 467 Daxia Miracle
The "Bourbon" airship weighs more than 100 tons. It is an aerial fortress built by Shao Quanzhong specifically for Isabel. The pods under the airship are reinforced with steel plates and are not afraid of machine gun bullets.
In the pod, Isabel listened to the thumping sound of bullets hitting the cargo board and touched Jishuan's head. "Alfonso, are you scared?"
The six-year-old boy puffed out his chest and said, "I am the son of Marshal Shao. I wear the same military uniform as my father. Of course I am not afraid!"
Isabel sighed. "For a child, it is cruel to go to the front line. But you are the crown prince of Spain. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is what you must bear."
"My father took me to visit the old Taizhou prefectural government office. He said he had been the prefect of Taizhou. There was an anti-corruption monument in the prefectural government office, which read 'Your salary and benefits are the blood and sweat of the people'. My father told me that if you can't benefit the people, you have no right to be a king!"
Both Isabel and her son, after being influenced by Shao Quanzhong, are much better than Isabelle II. The marriage between the Bourbon royal family and the Shao family was the most correct decision for them.
Seeing that their bullets could not penetrate the pod's defenses, the German planes began shooting at the airship's huge hydrogen bag.
The airship was riddled with holes, but it still floated firmly in the air.
The buoyancy of the airship is huge. The little air leaking from the small hole formed by the bullet can be kept floating for at least several hours by dropping a little bit of counterweight.
In order to make the hydrogen in the hydrogen bag explode, you need the shrapnel shells of a rapid-fire cannon. Machine gun bullets cannot produce sparks.
Historically, airships began large-scale commercial operations in 1900, and the Hindenburg had its first accident in 1937, killing 36 people. In fact, airships are much safer than airplanes. Airships were eliminated not because they were unsafe, but because large passenger planes appeared at that time.
Shao Quanzhong's wife personally rushed to the front line to boost morale. Shao Quanzhong was very concerned about this. How could he let his wife and children sit in the airship and be targets all the time?
He could not send the Huai Army to invade Spain, so he had to have the Spanish Queen's guard.
Soon, a slight buzzing sound was heard from the direction of Madrid, and four squadrons of thirty-two small planes flew over.
There were irises painted on the wings and the erected tail. This was the air guard unit that Shao Quanzhong gave to his concubine. The Spanish royal family now had the world's first fighter squadron.
Fighter planes are smaller than bombers and do not have bombardiers, but they still have four engines, and they are the latest diesel engines developed, which are powerful and fast.
It was not only equipped with a Maxim machine gun, but also with two 37mm Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns as machine guns.
Although there was no high-tech such as propeller machine gun firing coordinator at that time, the aircraft was relatively slow and flew at a low altitude, so more people could be added to sit directly on the wings to operate the cannon and machine guns.
The first group of flying warriors wore goggles and cold-proof clothing and were directly exposed to the air.
Whether it is the pilots or the machine gunners and rapid-fire gunners, they are all young men from the Huai Army. However, the Huai Army did not participate in the war. They temporarily became Spanish citizens and are now the air guards of Queen Isabel and Crown Prince Alfonso...
Are there any procedures? This - the Queen's oral approval doesn't work?
The international brigade soldiers on the ground witnessed the world's first air battle, a squadron of fighters facing off against a squadron of bombers.
Due to the difference in flexibility and firepower, the "Vultures" were soon shot down one after another, and the sky was filled with white flowers from parachutes.
Yes, the parachute. It was invented in 1797, along with the hot air balloon, long before the airplane.
The bomber's machine guns were also effective, and a Mustang fighter fell headfirst. However, the casualties were disproportionate, and the "Vultures" fled one after another, and the "Mustangs" circled and chased after them.
The parachuted fighter crew members received hero treatment, and the German pilots were captured by the soldiers. As the sky gradually darkened, the airship finally slowly sailed towards Madrid - the broken airbag also needed to be repaired.
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On the railway from Daxia, Zhili, Zhangjiakou to Baoding, Shao Quanzhong's two special trains were running.
In the past two months, Shao Quanzhong and Zhang Siwen have investigated drought in Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Zhili, and are now preparing to return to Hailing. After the tour, Shao Quanzhong felt heavy-hearted.
The drought is still going on and will not end next year. It affects 100 million people. At present, transporting grain is not a long-term solution. The conclusion is that at least 40 million people must be evacuated to solve the problem. Zhang Siwen frowned, "If 40 million people are evacuated to the south, it will put a huge pressure on our southern provinces."
Shao Quanzhong touched the back of his head and said, "There are enough people in the south, so let's not add pressure to the land. Let's expand it."
"Three million men were killed in the civil war in northern Japan, and three million can be sent. Bulgaria has a vacancy of 600,000 men. Three million were killed in Russia, and six million were disabled. At least half of the disabled are unable to support their families."
"The Qing government has just acquired the Outer Xing'an Mountains. The Jilin Military Region is already short of people. The two military regions should have no problem absorbing 400,000 people."
"Totaling them all, we can export about 10 million people in the first phase, of which we need more than 9 million strong laborers who can eat. That should be enough."
"When the second and third phases of evacuation are carried out, the European war may be over, and the countries will need more men. We can easily export tens of millions of laborers, and the problem will be solved, right?"
"Our country will have more women than men. We call on everyone who is financially well-off to marry more wives and contribute to the country. The Huai Army will take the lead."
"Tell you, Third Brother, this is a national matter. We in the South will be responsible for half of the transportation costs."
In fact, you can also immigrate to Cuba and South America, but that would steal food from the indigenous people, which is not a good idea.
Since there is a country in urgent need of strong laborers, it would be best of both worlds for the good men of Daxia to go out and do good deeds and help solve the problem of girls being unable to get married. Isn't this the best of both worlds?
This is the international perspective. Of course, the prerequisite is that the Daxia people are recognized as a first-class nation with civilization and wisdom.
Now Daxia has completed industrialization nationwide. The development speed of the north, Dashi and Yihao regions is on par with that of Meiyi, but there is still some distance to go before catching up with Meiyi.
However, the core areas of Liangjiang and Guangdong and Guangxi in the south have created a miracle of development speed.
During the three years of the European War, more than 1500 large factories equipped with modern technology were built in the five provinces of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, covering various industries such as tractors, aircraft manufacturing, automobiles, heavy machinery, chemical synthesis industry, and precision instruments.
Industrial production capacity has quadrupled, surpassing Britain and the United States and becoming the world's number one factory.
This was certainly due to the "Economic Exchange Association" advocated by Zhang Siwen, which unified planning and scheduling, concentrated resources on major tasks, and the scientific assistance of the analytical engine program. Babbage's scientific management method also played a big role.
But the Chinese people are hardworking and smart, and being willing to work 24 hours a day without complaining about being tired is a necessary initial condition.
The French were smart enough, but - this - you see Zhang Zizheng did not hide anything in his administration of France, but they did not do things at the speed of Daxia.
Who wouldn't envy a nation that can accomplish such a miracle? Chinese men are now in great demand. There have been three groups of beautiful women from northern Japan, Bulgaria, and Russia coming to China for blind date, and tens of thousands of them have married into China, which shows the attitude of the people in various countries.
Chinese men have become world role models for being smart, hardworking and family-oriented. Now that goods are delivered to people's doorsteps, all countries will certainly welcome them.
In fact, the northern countries of Japan and Bulgaria are the ones who make the decisions. As for Russia, they can first immigrate to the United Kingdom of Crimea, and then the population of the United Kingdom and other parts of Russia can flow freely...
"I'm going to Baoding. I'm going to stay there for a day. I'm going to meet Emery and discuss something with him—"
"boom!"
The train suddenly shook violently.
The train was passing through the Caohe Railway Bridge. The one in front was about to pass when the last southern section of the railway bridge suddenly collapsed due to an explosion.
A special train behind it braked suddenly, making a teeth-grinding squeaking sound, but it finally failed to stop and plunged into the south bank of Caohe River, overturning into the farmland on the east side of the railway.
(End of this chapter)