(The first chapter, there is another chapter today, it may be a little late. In fact, Xiaoyu uploaded it at one o'clock last night, but due to Xiaoyu's carelessness, he forgot to post it. I only found it this afternoon. I am very sorry, please everyone forgive!)
The British Royal Navy stumbled in Iberia, which soon spread throughout Europe and the world, causing a great shock, and those countries that were not on the right track with Britain were even more joyful and celebrated , as if their country had won. Among them, France is particularly outstanding. In any case, although Iberia is now in fact independent, it is still a vassal state of France in name, and Xiao Jie is also the crown prince of the French Empire. Therefore, Napoleon unceremoniously included this victory in Iberia into his great achievements, and ordered the whole country to celebrate. After all, he and his empire have carried a lot in the hands of Britain for so many years. somersault. In addition, Napoleon also expressed great interest in the "Iberia" class warships produced by the Valencia Shipyard, and sent a special envoy to Madrid, hoping to order a batch of warships. But Xiao Jie tactfully rejected Napoleon's request, because the output of the Valencia shipyard is limited now, and it is too late to equip the Iberian navy, so there are no extra warships for sale. Another reason is that Xiao Jie expressed great concern about France's current finances. After Napoleon got married again, he did not stop the pace of military expansion and preparations, even faster than before. The current 14 legions of France (excluding The Imperial Guard Corps and the Imperial Guard) are fully staffed and are training intensively. Weapons and ammunition are also in reserve. The war is very likely to break out again, but it is hard to know who the opponent is now. Napoleon stepped up preparations for the war, of course he needed a lot of funds, but France's finances have long been unable to make ends meet, so he increased taxes one after another, making the people miserable, and a large number of businessmen fled to Iberia. Iberian commerce further developed. Of course, Xiao Jie also made a lot of money from Napoleon's series of measures, and all the weapons sold to the French army were required to be purchased in cash. Xiao Jie was unwilling to sell the battleship to Napoleon because he was afraid that he would not have the money to pay the bill. Another very important reason for this is that Napoleon's new wife, Marie Louise, the new queen of the French Empire, is pregnant, which will seriously threaten Xiao Jie's status. It will be lost soon, and Iberia and France are likely to embark on the road of hostility. Of course, he cannot buy weapons for his future 'enemies'. Of course, Xiao Jie's actions also angered Napoleon. He thought that Xiao Jie had grown up now, his wings were hardened, and he was disobedient. But considering that Mary? Louise was just pregnant, she didn't know whether she was pregnant with a boy or a girl. If it was a boy, it would be fine, but if it was a girl, the situation would be a bit bad. He believes that most members of the family, most of his subordinates and people will not accept the rule of a queen like Britain. So even though he was very angry, he didn't say anything, and everything just waited for the result of Mary?;Louise's final delivery.
And Xiao Jie was also taking precautions in secret. The 2nd Division of the 88th Army Corps was deployed in Barcelona to prevent possible French invasions in case the relationship between Iberia and France changed.
France is not the only one who proposed to buy warships. Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, and the United States also expressed their willingness to buy warships, but Xiao Jie politely rejected them because the output was too small, saying that they would wait for the output to increase. considerate. However, no specific time was promised.
The British navy was defeated this time, and grand celebrations were held in various parts of Iberia. Xiao Jie issued an order to commend the whole army, especially the navy and army artillery units for their outstanding performance in this war. Burt was also promoted to lieutenant general, and other officers and soldiers also received their own rewards. In addition, due to the excellent performance of the 'Iberia' class warships, Xiao Jie announced that he would rebuild the 'Barcelona' and 'Lisbon'. In addition, he also expanded the procurement plan from the original 10 to 20 ships (sunken and scrapped two ships) except.
And Nelson, who lost the most in this war, had a hard time after returning to England. Not to mention being demoted by one level, he was also squeezed into idle positions. In addition, this war also made Britain realize the horror of the "Iberia" class warships, and accelerated the development of new warships and the production of large warships, striving to maintain a strong position against Iberia.
Slowly, as time passed, people's attention shifted from the Iberian Navy to the increasingly serious situation in the European continent. And Iberia also calmed down internally, and concentrated on economic construction.
Three months passed. On June 17, Xiao Jie received a report saying that the Madrid Academy of Sciences had developed the airship, and the first test flight would be held on June 20. He was invited to participate. Seeing this news, Xiao Jie was overjoyed. The airship is a good thing. The air forces of various countries are still blank. If Iberia can achieve remarkable results in this, it will bring far-reaching strategic significance. Small airships can be used for reconnaissance, and can also provide shelling data for army artillery and naval warships, which will greatly increase the hit rate of shelling. Not to mention the benefits of large airships, not only can they be used to transport personnel and supplies, but more importantly, they can bomb enemy troops and important positions of the enemy country. Now Xiao Jie couldn't help but fantasize about the scene where his airship troop bombed the enemy's **** in his mind.
The Madrid Academy of Sciences was established in September last year. Its predecessor was the French Academy of Sciences. Due to financial problems in France, it was no longer possible to provide scientific research funds to the Academy of Sciences, and the Andresi Group also stopped its aid at this time, making The Academy of Sciences was almost disbanded, and when the time came, Xiao Jie sent people to recruit these talents, promising to provide them with generous treatment and sufficient research funds, so a large part of them accepted Xiao Jie's request and came to Madrid , which led to the birth of the Madrid Academy of Sciences. A highly respected scientist named Cru Sousa was appointed by Xiao Jie as the dean. But there are still a small number of people who are unwilling to leave, and Dean Meng Ri is one of them. For this part of people, Xiao Jie did not force it, as the so-called twisted melons are not sweet. The first research task Xiao Jie entrusted to the Academy of Sciences was airships and telegraphs. Of course, during this process, Xiao Jie also gave them some guidance appropriately, which made the development of the airship so quickly completed. The telegraph has also made a breakthrough, and I believe it will not take long to achieve satisfactory results.
The place where the airship was tested was an open space next to the Madrid Academy of Sciences on the outskirts of Madrid, but it has now been guarded by the military police, and entry is prohibited except for members of the Academy of Sciences and the head of the military government.
Here, Xiao Jie finally saw the appearance of the airship. It was a cigar-shaped thing about 20 meters long, with a metal hanging basket hanging below it. When he arrived, all the preparatory work had been done, the airbags of the airship were filled with hydrogen, and he was tied to the ground with ropes.
"It's great that you can come in person, His Royal Highness, welcome to come." Along with Xiao Jie, Crusousa warmly greeted him.
"It's the first time for human beings to fly into the sky. How can I not come to such a grand event?" Xiao Jie laughed.
Then Crusosa called the person in charge of the airship project to introduce the details of the airship to Xiao Jie. After listening to the introduction, Xiao Jie realized that the situation was not as good as he thought. Now their development of the airship is still at a very low stage, they just fill the rubber airbag with air, and then use the buoyancy of the air to send people or other things into the sky, which is still far from Xiao Jie's requirements. But Xiao Jie is not worried, take everything slowly. The power plant and other equipment can be installed after the technology matures. Anyway, according to the current technical conditions, that period of time will not be too long.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the test flight began, and a selected soldier walked into the gondola ~www.mtlnovel.com~ After he was ready, the people below untied the rope, and the airship slowly rose , It didn't stop until the altitude of 500 meters. Finally, the airship stayed in the sky for an hour. The scientists below recorded the detailed data and pulled the airship down again. Frankly speaking, there is not much danger in this, because this is the second time they have done this experiment. As early as a week ago, they sent a sheep and a chicken to an altitude of 300 meters.
After the experiment, Xiao Jie congratulated the Academy of Sciences, and met the soldier who was sent to the sky, calling him a human warrior. After all, everyone has a certain fear of new things, and he can overcome this. Fear, then prove that he is really good. Now that the airship is about to be put into use, Xiao Jie wondered whether he should start training the air force, or what a waste it would be if he didn't pilot the airship after it was built. Therefore, an order was sent to the staff to form an aviation unit.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jie summoned Crusousa and the person in charge of the airship research, and exchanged some opinions on the airship with them, such as the size of the airship, power plant, etc., hoping that their research can move in the direction he wants develop. Cru Sousa and the person in charge of the airship research assured Xiao Jie that an airship that Xiao Jie was satisfied with would be developed within half a year.
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