"Flying up?" Jin Jingnan, Xiaomao and others looked at Qin Feng with excitement.

"It's flying, and the latest model can fly in the air for about fifty miles in one hour." Qin Feng looked at everyone and said.

"I can almost catch up with the galloping horse." Jin Jingnan smiled, "I have added new weapons to the Ming Dynasty."

The kitten shook his head and retorted: "It's better than a horse. Horses are subject to geographical conditions. Mountains and rivers will leave horses helpless, but airships can ignore all this because there are no obstacles in the sky. They can be free and go wherever they want."

"And it is a straight line, which can greatly shorten the distance between the two places." Minister of Commerce Wang Yueyao looked thoughtful, "Your Majesty, his prospects in the business field are very broad."

"The primary purpose of airships is to be used in military affairs." The kitten looked at Wang Yueyao and said unquestionably. "Your Majesty, can you have a fixed delivery?"

"There has not been a long-distance and long-term extreme experiment, and it may take some time to fully shape it." Qin Feng said: "And the Academy of Sciences is studying how to use steam engines to drive airships, so Xu Lai's suggestion is not to produce them on a large scale for the time being, so as not to fall behind as soon as they were produced."

"Director Xu said this, aren't they sure of using a steam engine to drive the airship?" Jin Jingnan widened his eyes, "Can the size of the steam engine be installed on the airship?"

"Since the Academy of Sciences researched the boring machine, the miniaturization of the steam engine has entered the experimental stage, and both the size and weight of the steam engine have been greatly reduced."

"That's very true." Jin Jingnan was not angry at all after being publicly criticized by skillful hands. "It seems that I still despise the Academy of Sciences before."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Now the Prime Minister should no longer be concerned about the huge amount allocated by the court to the Academy of Sciences. Science is a little investment and a little output. Without huge investment, it is impossible to get a reward."

"It's not just a piece of output? Your Majesty, I can understand it. As long as they have new things out, they can not only earn back the invested funds, but also make profits thousands of times. What Your Majesty said to me before that science and technology are the primary productive forces. Now I finally understand the mystery. Whether it is steam trains, artillery, or airships now, the huge role they play in our Ming Dynasty and the future, compared with the research funds invested, they are simply like fireflies." Jin Jingnan nodded repeatedly. "I will also strongly support the Academy of Sciences in the future."

"Xu Lai has to smile when he hears you!" Qin Feng said with emotion. "Everyone, this is how scientific research is. Sometimes when you invest a large amount of money, you can't even hear a sound, and even if you get nothing, you can't get anything. But you must not give up because of the choking. As long as one of the 1,000 ideas can become a reality, all the investments in the past can be earned back."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and I admire you." Everyone here bowed and thought that at this point, they had to admire Qin Feng.

The Ming Dynasty Finance only has this big cake every year. However, the share of the Ming Academy of Sciences that does not seem to be visible in normal times makes everyone present very jealous. According to Qin Feng's order, there is no upper limit on the expenses of this department. Once needed, it can be allocated at any time. How can other departments be convinced by the Academy of Sciences? It is just that because of Qin Feng's pressure, everyone has to swallow their anger. However, in recent years, the research and development of the Academy of Sciences has been like a blowout, and good things have been launched in two or three places. Ordinary people may not know the changes in this, but these people are very clear that the Ming Dynasty is undergoing earth-shaking changes, continuing its lifestyle for thousands of years, and will be replaced by countless new things in the following years.

"Old Xiao, the school is the most cutting-edge position for us to cultivate talents. Whether it is county schools, prefecture schools, or county schools, what we need to do is not only teach them to read, be polite, and understand the truth, but also to broaden their horizons and liberate their thoughts first. In addition to the most basic teaching, the study of studying things is the top priority. Now the Ming Academy of Sciences is organizing people to compile books. I asked Xu Lai and others to compile some of the most obvious basic knowledge and prepare them as an enlightenment textbook for primary and secondary school students, one is physics and the other is chemistry. Your Ministry of Rites also wants to promote it as a key point." Qin Feng looked at the white-haired old man and reminded him.

"Your Majesty, the things in the Academy of Sciences are all secrets that I did not pass on from the Ming Dynasty. If they are made public as textbooks for primary and secondary school students like this, wouldn't it be publicly announced to the world? Will the Qi Kingdom be easily obtained?" Xiao Hua said with some concern: "Your Majesty should think twice about this matter."

Qin Feng smiled and shook his head, "Old Xiao is thinking too much. These things are just the most simple things. Even if they learn it, what's wrong with them? In various universities, we will have more advanced knowledge imparting, but of course the real good things will not be easily leaked. Mr. Xiao, we still have too few scientific and technological talents now. Research in the Academy of Sciences always has to put them down because of insufficient staff. So we have to start cultivating the dolls since they were young. To be honest,

Now most of the top scientific and technological talents in our Ming Dynasty rely on decades of experience to explore. When studying, you can calculate the population size of our Ming Dynasty, and think about how many people in our Academy of Sciences have won the title of professor? In the end, it is so small. Since childhood, some outstanding talents will always emerge among the millions of students in the Ming Dynasty. As long as they are outstanding, we can pay attention in advance and focus on cultivating them, and cultivate a steady stream of talents for our Academy of Sciences in the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty said, I think it's bad." Xiao Hua nodded: "Since it's useless to learn these things by Qi people, it's okay. I will definitely promote them in primary and secondary schools. But your Majesty, we still lack teachers to teach these things?"

"Isn't this simple?" Geng Jingming, the Ministry of Revenue, continued: "Since it is the most obvious thing, it is easy to learn. Xiao Shangshu only selected a group of smart people to come to the capital and asked the people from the Academy of Sciences to train them for several months. Isn't it more than enough to go back to teach the children? Just like when the Taxation Department implemented the new tax law, the calculation method was not enough to make the people below confused. After such training for a period of time, the problem was solved. We train the people in the county, and after the people in the county went back, they would be able to get in place at a time."

"This is a solution." Xiao Hua's eyes lit up.

Qin Feng looked at Geng Jingming and said, "Shangshu Geng, this time the extreme experiment of airships, I am going to combine it with a major event in your Ministry of Revenue. You need to prepare immediately."

Geng Jingming was stunned: "I wonder what the big deal about Your Majesty?"

"I need the most accurate geographical map of mountains and rivers in all the territory of our Ming Dynasty." Qin Feng said word by word. "Do you understand what I mean?"

Geng Jingming took a deep breath. He was an extremely intelligent person and immediately figured out what Qin Feng wanted to do.

"Your Majesty, why didn't I think of this?" He patted his thighs repeatedly: "The geographical drawings of the territory in the past have too many fallacies, and some of them are simply in the opposite direction. Over the years, the military and we have been working hard to do this, but the project volume is too large. The expansion speed of our Ming Dynasty's territory is too fast. The Ming Dynasty's local area is better, especially in the western and Chu areas. Some drawings have to be destroyed in the war. In the past, there was no good way, so we could only do it step by step. Now that we have an airship, we can see from the sky, and how much effort will it save?"

Hearing this, the kitten was also excited. "Accurate drawings are too important for military operations. We have suffered a lot in this in the past. Although the map indicated that it was only fifty miles, we also planned according to this, but in the end, more than one hundred miles were spent. There were also some places where there were obviously no mountains and rivers on the drawings, but when we arrived at the ground, we found that these things were all in front of us, which often caught us off guard."

"This is a big project, and it cannot be completed in three or five days, but from now on, we must do this seriously." Qin Feng nodded and said, "In fact, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty. It has changed a lot over the years. The deserts in the past may have become cities now. The ancient chasing area now has a thoroughfare, bridges on the river, and factories and mines in the deep mountains. These must be re-marked. As for places like the western and Chu areas, the drawings must be basically re-made, and the project volume will be even greater."

"I will organize the manpower immediately," Geng Jingming said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, the military also has experts in drawing drawings and is willing to join in." The kitten continued.

"Okay, this matter will be led by you two. How to consult with Xu Lai? The drawings I want are a complete set, ranging from counties and townships to counties and countries. I hope that every mountain, every river, every city, and every road can be seen clearly from the drawings." Qin Feng said.

"Abide by the order!" Geng Jingming and the kitten stood up and bowed at the same time.

"Two, I have another word." Tian Kang, the Ministry of National Security, who is always sitting in the corner, suddenly stood up: "The map of mountains and rivers of a country should be extremely careful. Please ask the two to select personnel and choose the drawings, even the drafts, cannot be circulated outside."

Everyone in the room nodded repeatedly.

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