"The humble minister Wei Xi is here to see Your Majesty."

"Get up."

Wei Xi, this guy, has also become more aggressive in the past few quarters. The research results he produced one after another have allowed his project team to continuously win commission rewards for research funds.

Maintaining such high efficiency, the "Goblin Airship" research project progressed faster than Xia Qi expected.

Sure enough, if you want to improve the efficiency of your subordinates, you can't just draw a big pie, you must give substantial rewards.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard of the Academy of Science and Technology, Xia Qi had already locked onto the airship placed in the center of the courtyard at a glance!

"Is this airship completed?"

There was a bit of surprise in Xia Qi's tone. This was really an unexpected surprise.

The report sent by the research institute before said that the research and development project of "Goblin Airship" had made new progress, but it did not tell him that it had been completed.

Regarding this, Wei Xi puffed up his chest and looked proud.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Just three days ago, this airship completed its first stable test flight!"

Hearing this, Xia Qi immediately became interested. If so, he would definitely take a ride on this airship.

And when Xia Qi made this request, no one stopped him.

Throughout Great Xia, no one knew that although His Majesty the Emperor seemed gentle, once he decided something, no one could take it back.

However, just in case, everyone riding with Xia Qi had carried a parachute in advance, and several elf druids were specially mobilized to be responsible for Xia Qi's safety at all times.

Compared with the huge airship airbag, the pod below seems a bit petite.

The internal space of the pod is also relatively limited, which makes Xia Qi have no hope for the number of people this airship can carry.

"Wei Xi, how many people can this airship carry inside?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, excluding the ten crew members, based on individual human beings, it can carry up to about forty people."

Sure enough, the number of people carried was still a little small.

Earlier, Xia Qi was thinking about using goblin airships to transport troops, or directly recruiting an airborne force.

When the time comes, directly circle back and attack the enemy's rear.

As for Daxia's current main air force, whether it is the Swift Eagle Knights, Giant Eagle Knights, or Scale Bird Riders, these three forces have almost no ability to fight on land.

Griffin Knights are okay, but the number is too small.

Therefore, the value of air vehicles and airborne troops is still very high.

Once Xia Qi is successfully formed, it means that he has the ability to penetrate directly behind enemy lines, destroy the opponent, and occupy important enemy fortresses.

In this way, Xia Qi settled the score in his mind.

Assuming that one airship can transport forty soldiers, if he wants to raise an airborne force of 400 people, he will need ten goblin airships.

However, based on the scale of war in this era, at least four thousand people would be needed to airborne and occupy the enemy's fortress.

It is still said that if you want to launch a rear-circuit air raid, you will need at least a hundred airships.

Xia Qi looked at Wei Xi and asked, "Wei Xi, how much does this airship cost?"

"Your Majesty, the cost of such an airship is approximately 3.3 million, but when it is mass-produced in the future, it can be reduced to 3 million."

After saying that, Wei Xi reminded Xia Qi: "Your Majesty, the airship will be a little bumpy when taking off. Please sit down in your seat first and then fasten your seat belt."

Hearing this, Xia Qi found a seat and sat down, then fastened his seat belt while continuing to think.

The cost of building ten airships alone is more than 30 million, and a hundred airships is a full 300 million!

Xia Qi couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when he got this number, and he hadn't included the manufacturing cycle of the goblin airship.

In addition, for a vehicle like this, like a battleship, the fuel consumption and regular maintenance costs are the most critical aspects.

Moreover, Daxia's current purchasing power of money is much stronger than that of Blue Star.

Daxia has not yet experienced inflation, and prices have not skyrocketed.

Let’s not talk about other things. In Daxia, an ordinary person’s income of 1,000 yuan a month is enough for his family to become well-off and live a very comfortable life.

It can also be seen from this that the cost of this goblin airship is definitely not low.

"Wei Xi, can this airship be made larger? For example, one of these can carry one or two hundred people."

"It's possible, but in that case, the manufacturing cost will double."

After hearing this, Xia Qi temporarily fell into silence.

Forget it, considering the cost-effectiveness, this goblin airship should be temporarily incorporated into the aerial bombing force. By the way, it can also help transport some emergency supplies from the air.

Well, if you look at it from this aspect, this airship is quite impressive.

As for the airborne troops, he had better think about it some more.

While speaking, Daxia's first goblin airship had slowly taken off, accompanied by violent vibrations along the way.

After reaching a certain height, the entire airship finally gradually stabilized.

Xia Qi, who unbuckled his seat belt and stood up from his seat, walked to the edge and admired the scenery in the sky.

I have to say that this feeling is quite good. It is different from riding on a phantom. It is a completely different feeling.

"Wei Xi, what is the current maximum flight speed of this goblin airship?"

"Your Majesty, when fully loaded and without the influence of airflow factors, the fastest flight speed can be maintained at 30 kilometers per hour, and if there is a tailwind, the speed can be even faster!"

When Xia Qi heard this, a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes.

Generally speaking, the transportation speed is basically the same as that of a transport vehicle.

However, compared with transport vehicles, this airship has a huge advantage, because it is an air transport unit and can ignore the terrain and keep walking in a straight line.

Therefore, it seems that the speed is about the same as that of a transport vehicle, but in fact the transportation time required is shortened a lot.

Using airships to transport some emergency supplies can be said to be a very good choice.

The goblin pilot on the airship drove the airship skillfully and took them to fly around the outside of Daxia City. The stability and control displayed during this period made Xia Qi satisfied.

After flying back to the research institute in the suburbs and landing, Xia Qi said: "Let's build ten of these goblin airships first. I will ask the Ministry of Finance to allocate the manufacturing funds."

One month later.

The road construction project in Daxia City was completed earlier than Xia Qi expected. A series of facilities such as traffic lights, zebra crossings, and bus stations have been completed.

As for traffic rules, in addition to printing them on bus stop signs, Xia Qi also ordered people to distribute pamphlets with traffic rules two or three months in advance to popularize traffic knowledge. He also asked the newspaper to publish three consecutive issues on the theme.

Report.

Thinking about it, the common people should have counted them. In this way, under another round of reports from newspapers, the buses were officially launched.

It can be said that this matter went extremely smoothly, because they had already experienced taking trains before, so now that there is an additional bus, the people are not at a loss.

Moreover, the difference between the two vehicles is not very big.

It's nothing more than one running a long distance and the other running a short distance. You need to buy a ticket for the train, but you need to pay for the bus directly.

Although newspapers have repeatedly reminded people who don't need to take the bus not to join in the fun, in the days after the bus was officially opened, bus stations all over Daxia City were still overcrowded.

This state lasted for more than a week before it finally eased.

However, during several peak hours of commuting, buses are still very crowded.

In this more than a week, the residents of Daxia City have also shown excellent adaptability. From the beginning, they made mistakes in the direction, got on the wrong train, and took the wrong station. Now they are familiar with the familiar roads, which only takes a total of

It took less than half a month.

In the past half month, the convenience that buses have brought to them can be said to have been unanimously praised by the people.

The successful operation of buses in Daxia City has naturally attracted the envy of people in other cities.

Compared with trains, which tend to move long distances between cities, the existence of buses is tantamount to being closer to their daily lives.

Even for the vast majority of people, compared with trains, they hope that their cities can have buses.

Because this will bring great convenience to their daily lives.

The response from the Ministry of Transportation was not slow. After learning about the voices of residents in other cities, it immediately went through the newspaper to further promote traffic safety knowledge and clearly stated that buses, as a means of transportation, must be used in Daxia.

Each city will gradually implement it, so residents should not be anxious.

As always, priority will be given to larger and more populous cities.

Soon, the Ministry of Transportation came up with a table in this order.

After Xia Qi took a look at it and found that there were no errors or omissions, he approved it.

After the first experience, the work of the engineering department became more efficient. The engineering team in the capital was directly divided into three teams and sent to three large cities respectively to cooperate with the internal work of those three large cities.

The construction engineering branch also started road repair work.

In this way, in the midst of busyness, spring comes to an end.

This summer has been extremely hot, and even buses, which have been well received by the public, have faced a wave of dissatisfaction for the first time this summer.

But think about it, when the temperature inside the car is 50 degrees or even 60 degrees, a group of people are packed together like sardines. It really makes people feel uncomfortable.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you pour a basin of water outside, all the water on the ground will evaporate in less than two minutes.

Faced with this situation, Xia Qi took out an "Early Central Air Conditioning Design Drawing (Silver Level)" from his personal warehouse.

This blueprint was revealed when he opened the treasure chest not long ago.

Originally, he thought that the Ordnance Research Department and the Academy of Science and Technology had so many projects that it would be hard to stop a few, but now, he had to let this "early central air conditioner" join the team.

Now if he goes out and pours a basin of water outside, he will be dried by the sun in a matter of minutes, even if it is so hot.

Xia Qi found Wei Xi and handed him the design drawing.

Don't think about anything else. Build me an air conditioner first, otherwise I won't be able to survive this day!
Chapter completed!