When Song Yingxing heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. The emperor said that this was what he liked to do and was willing to do. He immediately agreed without any hesitation.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he smiled and said, "Your High School is a starting point and there are too many things to do. Now, what I and Sun Qing want to discuss have something to do, so you will also come and listen..."

As he spoke, he entered the lobby. Song Yingxing followed behind, listened respectfully, and followed into the lobby. His book boy was already stunned in a corner of the yard. He did not come to his senses until the master disappeared from sight. Then, he stayed alone in that corner, with colorful expressions on his face, immersed in his imagination.

In a short while, Sun Chuanting, under the guidance of an Jinyiwei, came to the meeting hall to meet the emperor. This was the first time he had met the saint since he came to the south to take office, and he seemed extremely solemn.

Song Yingxing next to him was also a little curious and looked at the most famous official in the south, known as the "cold-faced King of Hell". His first impression was that he was capable and serious.

Emperor Chongzhen was no different from what he had just now. He still looked relaxed and smiled and asked Sun Chuanting to calm down, and introduced the people present.

When Sun Chuanting heard the newly established department of the Science and Technology Qingli Department, a hint of doubt finally appeared on his face without expression. Speaking of which, he was also a traditional literati, devoted himself to political affairs, and did not know much about the scientific and technological knowledge promoted from north to south. Therefore, he could not guess anything from his name at the first time. Even after Emperor Chongzhen explained it to him slightly, he had no idea.

Then Emperor Chongzhen introduced the middle-aged man standing at the end to Sun Chuanting and said, "This is my apprentice. It turns out that he is a carpenter, Xu Zhengming!"

"..." After hearing this introduction, Sun Chuanting's face changed a lot. He always thought it was an official, but unexpectedly, he actually made a fuss about the emperor's apprentice, which surprised him.

Emperor Chongzhen saw his face and said with a smile: "I had no choice but to accept it when I fell in love with it, so I had to accept it. But it was okay, and I did not disappoint my expectations. This time, I came here, and it was an important thing, which was to let you open your eyes and see what my apprentice made."

Sun Chuanting's cunning was deep enough. After being surprised, he had returned to his expressionless expression. After hearing the emperor's words, he was just curious in his heart. He didn't know what could make the emperor issue an order to send him the temporary governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to Yingtian Mansion. At the same time, he was also secretly sighing that he, as the emperor, could surprise him every time he met.

After the introduction round, Emperor Chongzhen's face turned right and began to talk about the main topic: "Nanyang Luzon is basically in the hands of our Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to a nail being inserted into the colonial forces of the Western Yi in the South China. If I expected it to be right, the Western Yi in the South China, including other forces hostile to the Ming Dynasty, will definitely not sleep at night. It is very likely that they will unite to deal with our Ming Dynasty..."

When Sun Chuanting saw that he talked about serious matters, he looked serious and listened carefully. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty was willing to go south, no one of the many forces in the South China Sea would be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty. If they were unwilling to surrender, they would have to unite.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly unconsciously, expressing his agreement with the emperor's analysis.

"...I have decided to change the title of King Yi to be a vassal of Luzon. From now on, Luzon will be our Ming Dynasty. However, in this way, the forces around the Ming Dynasty, seeing that the Ming Dynasty has successively enfeoffed three vassals to be a vassal abroad will definitely cause panic. As of now, under multiple factors, the possibility of many forces in the South China Sea jointly resisting the Ming Dynasty will greatly increase."

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Sun Chuanting and suddenly changed the subject: "The Western barbarians who were dismissed and kept in office, and the Ming people who were robbed are in Nanyang, and are currently under the control of Liu Xiang's pirates. When they are rescued, you can restore your post."

He temporarily acted as the governor. Although Sun Chuanting's current power is actually the same as before, it is inappropriate and unjust! The emperor proposed specific measures to restore the position, and Sun Chuanting naturally cared about it. He immediately replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will send troops to attack the pirates and save our Ming people!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he stretched out his hand and said, "Sun Qing, don't be anxious first. The people of the Ming Dynasty must be rescued, but they must plan in a comprehensive manner with the situation in Nanyang."

Song Yingxing listened to the side for a long time and was very surprised. He didn't know the situation in Nanyang at all. This was the first time he heard about it. Does that mean that the local products in Nanyang will no longer be barbarians for the Ming Dynasty?

He was thinking, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "So, I decided to build a shipyard in Guangdong, which is large in scale and used to build warships. The new technology in the shipyard in Tongzhou must be applied to this new shipyard. My goal is to use the best warships and cannons to arm our Ming Navy. In two years, I will announce the new three armies of the Ming Dynasty, one of which is the navy, with the same status as the army."

The three armies that have always been around actually refer to the three armies before, middle and behind when riding horses to fight.

The front army was generally the vanguard battalion responsible for opening the road, reconnaissance, dealing with small-scale battles, and carrying some military supplies. The central army was the army in which the commander was in, with most of the combat troops that were fighting at that time, such as elite cavalry and elite infantry, etc. The rear army was mainly the main military supplies of the entire army, craftsmen, and a large number of migrant workers, and of course some troops were also part of the army.

Of course, there is another saying, which is the three armies proposed by Shang Yang: strong men are one army, strong women are one army, and the elderly and weak men are one army, which is called the three armies. This statement is too niche, so I won’t mention it.

At this time, when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, no one in the audience had heard of this new concept. Sun Chuanting understood in his heart that the emperor wanted to greatly improve the status of the navy, and he had already seen it a little curious about the three armies mentioned by the emperor. He also had to understand this kind of thing, so he told Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I don't know which three armies the three armies are?"

Song Yingxing was also very curious and listened with his ears. Only Xu Zhengming was not interested in this kind of war, he was a little distracted and was thinking about his hot air balloon again.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the question, he smiled and replied, "What I call the new three armies is the army, the navy and the air force."

Speaking of this, he looked at the few people who were a little surprised and explained: "Actually, as the name suggests, Qing and others should be able to guess which three armies it is. The army is the army on the land, I believe I don't need to explain this. The navy is the naval combat army. The current Denglai Navy and Fujian Navy are planning to adapt it into a navy to defend the Ming Dynasty on the sea and ocean and eliminate the enemies of the Ming Dynasty. What Qing and others really can't understand should be the Air Force, right?"

According to what Your Majesty just explained, the Air Force is the army that fights in the sky, called the Air Force. But what does it mean to fight in the sky? Heavenly soldiers and generals?

Without giving them much time to wonder, Emperor Chongzhen pointed his hand at the old god, obviously in the land where he was thinking about things, Xu Zhengming said: "My disciple has made a hot air balloon. In three days, he will show it to the people of the Ming Dynasty at the Qilin Gate. People can fly into the sky with the help of tools. This is just the first step."

As soon as he heard the three words "hot air balloon", Xu Zhengming immediately came to his senses, his eyes wide open, and he looked at his master.

"In the second step, I am going to let him test the airship again. This airship is more suitable for air combat than a hot air balloon. Only when the airship is developed will it be considered a truly air combat army. However, how long this airship will take to be developed depends on the progress in physics and chemistry. And this..." Emperor Chongzhen said this, turning to look at Song Yingxing, who was already surprised and said, "...it requires the joint efforts of the Science and Technology Qingguan Department."

When Song Yingxing heard this, he was extremely yearning for it, and at the same time he felt that the responsibility was very heavy.

If Emperor Chongzhen had not seen what he said with his own eyes, most people would probably think that he was talking nonsense. This is also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen called Sun Chuanting to witness the first hot air balloon ascend to heaven.

If Emperor Chongzhen said these words when he first ascended the throne, although he looked organized and seemed normal, he would probably be considered crazy. However, Emperor Chongzhen has done so many incredible things, and has regained Liaodong and greatly expanded the territory of the Ming Dynasty. His prestige has caught up with Taizu and Chengzu. Although what he said at this time still sounds incredible, many people will not doubt its authenticity.

Hearing the emperor's explanation, even Sun Chuanting, who had no expression on his face, was excited. He led the troops to fight for many years and knew the most clearly that if he had an air force in his hand, the deterrence of this air force would be, it would not be too much to say.

"Your Majesty, when will this air force be available?" Sun Chuanting asked subconsciously, "It's a pity that Jianlu has been destroyed. Otherwise, if they were allowed to see this air force, they would definitely be scared to death without fighting!"

The most powerful enemy around the Ming Dynasty was actually Jianlu, but Jianlu had been destroyed and the remaining part also fled to Japan, which made it a bit regretful for those who led the war to face a new military branch without a place to test it.

Emperor Chongzhen rarely heard that Sun Chuanting was so humorous, and replied with a smile: "It would be a little early for the Air Force to be used for war and attack the enemy, but it would not be a big problem for reconnaissance or something. But no matter what, the air force's air must be built up. In the future, our three armies of the Ming Dynasty will be the three armies of the Navy, Army and Air! Haha, I want to see who can be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty!"

As he said this, Emperor Chongzhen silently added in his heart: The goal of the Ming Dynasty is the boundless sea!

Imagine the Ming army advancing on the ground, advancing on the sea, and flying in the air, covering the sky, and the legendary heavenly soldiers and generals are just like this. Sun Chuanting, who is calm, was also excited, thinking in his heart how powerful the future of the Ming Dynasty will be! It seems that he can't think about it!

Emperor Chongzhen drew a big cake and looked forward to the future. He was in a good mood. He turned to Song Yingxing and said, "All what I said depends on the progress of science and technology. You, the Science and Technology Clearing Office, has a long way to go! After one day, after the Science and Technology Clearing Office makes achievements, I will reorganize the Science and Technology Clearing Office into the Ministry of Science and Technology, and run alongside the current six departments. Song Qing, you are the helm of the first Science and Technology Department! You can't let me down!"

This means that as long as Song Yingxing does a good job, he will be one of the seven ministers in the future. He is just a juren, and it would be impossible to do it if it is normal. But now, the emperor has given a way to promote it. Secretary of the House! This is an important official of the court!

Thinking of doing what he is interested in and glorifying his ancestors, Song Yingxing was not excited, and immediately promised again that he would devote his life to technology.

At this time, it was already evening before the sky knew it. It was almost time to say something, and Song Yingxing and Sun Chuanting were both led to rest. Emperor Chongzhen called the eunuch guarding Yingtian Prefecture and told him: "If you send out the news, you will say that people can go to heaven. The demonstration that you will be held outside the Qilin Gate in three days. Anyone who is interested can go to watch it. You will also take the officials from Yingtian Prefecture to the scene..."

Xu Zhengmao naturally knew about the hot air balloon because he was in charge of the manor and was responsible for the connection between the emperor and Xu Zhengming. Therefore, he was not surprised when he heard it. He naturally abides by the emperor's instructions, but he was still a little confused and asked for instructions: "I wonder if Your Majesty is here in person?"

"Of course I have to go, but I can't let others know in advance." Emperor Chongzhen warned him, "I have already made some tremendous momentum before. In the past few days, you should try your best to build momentum. The more people go to see it, the better. However, the continuous maintenance of the scene should not be careless."

Xu Zhengmao was a little puzzled when he heard this. Logically speaking, what else would be more sensational and attractive than the emperor who came to Yingtian Mansion to watch this demonstration in person? Even if those who are not as good as ancient people resist scientific and technological knowledge and deliberately refused to come, but if the emperor comes, would they not come?

Naturally, he didn't know the rules of the chat group. If Emperor Chongzhen admired him without revealing his identity, the achievement value given by the system would double. Emperor Chongzhen had this plan, not exposing his identity first, and then reaping another achievement value after defining his identity. In this way, I believe that the achievement value can be calculated in tens of millions.

In the original history, it was not until the 18th century that the French papermakers Menggefe brothers invented the hot air balloon. At that time, the Menggefe brothers performed a hot air balloon lifting performance for the French king, queen, court minister and 130,000 Parisians in front of the Palace of Versailles in Paris. On the afternoon of November 21 of the same year, the Menggefe brothers performed the world's first manned hot air balloon flight in Fort Muerte, Paris. After flying for 25 minutes, over half of Paris, and then landed near the Italian Square.

On this plane, there will be Emperor Chongzhen's apprentice, Xu Zhengming, in Yingtian Prefecture, which has a population of millions, to complete this feat of mankind a century ahead of schedule!
Chapter completed!