The successful test flight of the plane made everyone very excited. This meant that the Tang Empire had entered a new page, and Ang Lee's research and development had opened a new era.
With the plane, a fast means of transportation, the time needed to travel in the future would be greatly reduced, and the distance and frequency of travel could be greatly increased. This was a benefit for the whole nation.
At first, when they saw the plane, which looked very ordinary, they could not see the great use of the plane. After Ang Lee's longing explanation, they finally understood that the behemoth in front of them was just a test product. In the future, the improved plane could accommodate 100 people, and the flight would be more stable and faster.
At this moment, the worship of all the people present for Ang Lee had risen to a new level. The way they looked at Ang Lee was like looking up to a god. There was nothing but worship.
In the Tang Dynasty, an era where craftsmanship was regarded as a miraculous skill, it was not easy for people to recognize and worship Ang Lee. However, Ang Lee's inventions were too amazing, which broke the world's understanding of the miraculous skills of craftsmanship. All the workers in the craftsmanship industry had gained a great social status, and all of this was due to Ang Lee's credit.
Ang Lee was very satisfied with the admiring eyes cast by everyone. He then said, "It will take some time for the practical operation of the plane. However, before that, we need to build airports all over the country in advance. As you have seen just now, the plane needs to glide a long distance to take off and land. The requirements for airports are still relatively high. The construction of airports all over the country needs the full support of the imperial court and your full assistance."
"Of course, of course, we will do our best to help."
Officials liked to engage in projects the most. Not only could they have the opportunity to earn a lot of money, but they could also have the opportunity to make political achievements. As an official, if they did not engage in any projects, not only would they not be able to make money, but it would also be difficult for them to get the opportunity to show their talents. It would definitely be a big loss.
The airport was not a big project, but the runways were thousands of steps long, and there were many supporting facilities. They also needed to plant lawns and maintain them. It was not a small project, and there were definitely profits to be made.
Ang Lee predicted that many local officials would choose to expand the size of the airport for the sake of political achievements. They would build the airport beautifully so that they could earn more political achievements and get promoted quickly.
Ang Lee didn't want to care about these things. If the water was too clear, there would be no fish. It didn't matter if the officials were a little greedy. If they were greedy, then they would be executed. This was the method that the royal family of the Hua Xia was best at since ancient times. Not only would they get a sum of money, but they would also protect the people's hearts and the foundation of governance, increasing the prestige of the royal family.
After the news reached the palace, Li Longji immediately issued a decree to give a great merit to everyone in charge of the research and development. The rewards were very generous to commend these meritorious officials.
As the leader, Ang Lee undoubtedly received the most rewards and titles. However, Ang Lee had long become numb to the increasing rewards. He no longer felt excited. As for the talents who participated in the research and development for the first time, they were so excited that they cried bitterly, as if a family member had passed away.
Ang Lee had seen too many of these uncontrollable emotions. When they won first place in a competition and raised the national flag, they were so excited that they cried bitterly like children.
In a country that worshipped individuals, when the people saw their leader, they also cried bitterly like children. They were so excited that they could not stop crying. Every time he saw this, Ang Lee would curse in his heart. Cry your sister! Look at how bright your leader is smiling. It's not like he's going to die. What's the point of crying?
"Congratulations to Assistant Minister Li for winning the title of 'Airplane Ancestor'. Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Congratulations to Assistant Minister Li …"
Ang Lee's heart was filled with sweetness. He hurriedly said, "Congratulations to you, congratulations to you, hahaha!"
"Wipe your tears quickly. Why are you crying on such a happy day?"
Ang Lee couldn't stand these excited and crying boys the most. Their ability to control their emotions was too poor.
The successful flight test of the airplane was definitely the biggest news in the Tang dynasty. The next day, the headline of the Tang dynasty newspaper was the news of the successful flight test of the first airplane of the Tang dynasty. Even the Emperor's congratulatory draft for the successful flight of the airplane was placed slightly behind to show the importance of this news.
In addition to the Emperor's draft, all the princes and ministers also wrote a congratulatory draft for the successful flight of the airplane and published it in the Tang dynasty newspaper.
This directly led to a serious overload of content in this issue of the Tang dynasty newspaper. The amount of paper used was much higher than before, but the price remained the same. It was still five copper coins, which was very popular.
Ang Lee personally published many manuscripts. Some of them were articles about the future when airplanes were popularized on a large scale. Some of them were articles about airplanes, such as the technical and theoretical foundation of airplanes.
As the deputy chief editor of the Tang dynasty newspaper, Li Bai was not only responsible for writing the news of the airplane's flight, but also put the poems he wrote on the spot in the Tang dynasty newspaper. Naturally, they were poems about airplanes.
More than half of the content in this issue of the Tang dynasty newspaper was related to airplanes, and the first thing the readers read was almost all airplane-related news. Even many die-hard fans of The Return of the Condor Heroes temporarily put down their reading of The Return of the Condor Heroes and started reading about airplanes.
Li An's concise words and simple drawings of the airplane's appearance filled the readers with great curiosity. They really wanted to know how such a huge thing could fly.
"Do you see it? This is what an airplane looks like. It really has two wings. "
"Yes! It really looks like a bird! But it's much bigger than ordinary birds. "
"The wings of birds are soft, but the wings of this airplane are hard. Can it really fly?"
"The Tang dynasty newspaper has published it. How can it be wrong?"
"Read it. It's a congratulatory message written by His Majesty himself. It's said that a monarch's words are not joking. Even His Majesty said it was true. How dare you doubt it? This is disrespectful to His Majesty."
In a teahouse, a group of tea drinkers were talking together.
"Even airplanes can fly. The Tang dynasty is so terrible."
"Only after coming to the Tang dynasty did I know what a real big country is. Compared with the Tang dynasty, our Dashi country is just a small country."
"Alas, I really wish I were a citizen of the Tang dynasty! Look at these Tangs, they are all showing off! "
"That's right. It's a pity that we are not citizens of the Tang dynasty. We have become citizens of a small country in Chang 'an and are looked down upon by the people of the Tang dynasty!"
Several Persian merchants wished they could change their nationality. Just like the greedy citizens of many countries in the future, they all wanted to get a green card from a rich country so that they could become citizens of a rich country and enjoy better treatment.
"Send this newspaper back to our country immediately. We must let the king know about this."
After receiving the news of the successful flight test, many envoys from small countries sent their subordinates to send this newspaper recording the successful flight test of the Tang dynasty airplanes back to their countries and give it to their kings to let their kings know about this amazing technology of the Tang dynasty.
Of course, there were also some envoys from small countries who would subscribe to multiple copies of the Tang dynasty newspaper every time. One of them would be sent back to their countries, thinking that it would provide some information for their countries. Basically, they would send it back every few days.
"This kid is really something! Airplanes can fly. It seems that the Tang dynasty is getting more and more difficult to deal with. "
"Yes! The Tang dynasty is getting stronger and stronger. Our hope of restoring our country is getting slimmer and slimmer. "
"If the Tang dynasty's airplanes can really transport a hundred people to a distant place in the future, the speed of the Tang Army's deployment will be greatly increased. In this way, we will have no room to resist."
"Alas, there is no hope of restoring our country! It's better to give up. "
Some small countries that had been destroyed by the Tang dynasty felt that the hope of restoring their country was getting slimmer and slimmer. In the face of the powerful state machinery of the Tang Empire, their strength could not be weaker. They could not withstand a single blow from the powerful state machinery of the Tang dynasty.
The hope of restoring their country by force was basically stifled, and the people gradually began to support the Tang dynasty. The people were not fools. They would not be loyal to the so-called king. They only knew that after becoming the people of the Tang dynasty, their lives would be better. From a poor life, they would suddenly jump to the level of having enough food and clothing. They would no longer have to starve.
Restoring a country required blood and sacrifice. They had to fight against the Tang Army. Not only would they not get any benefits, but they would also lose the national benefits that they deserved as the people of the Tang dynasty. Therefore, the people would not be so stupid to stand up against the Tang dynasty.
Those who wholeheartedly opposed the Tang dynasty were aristocratic groups whose countries had been destroyed and who had lost a lot of benefits. They could have been domineering in their countries and had huge vested interests. However, after the Tang Army destroyed their countries, the benefits they deserved were distributed to the ordinary people. Therefore, their interests were damaged. Naturally, they would want to restore their country and try to get those benefits again.
The aristocrats who wholeheartedly wanted to restore their country were often doing it for their own benefits. However, the ordinary people could not get the benefits they deserved after the restoration of their country. Therefore, the ordinary people were naturally unwilling to cooperate with these aristocrats who wanted to restore their country. Even if they instigated them with lies, it would not have much effect. No one was a fool. Why would they be used as a tool? The ordinary people were also human beings, not tools that could be ordered at will.
In the following days, the literati and poets of the Tang dynasty submitted many articles singing the praises of the Tang dynasty. Most of them were related to airplanes. Those who wrote well were given the opportunity to be published.
In other words, for a week, the news of the successful test flight of the plane became the most popular news. Its influence and attention surpassed that of the Return of the Condor Heroes.
However, as time went by, the popularity of the news of the plane slowly decreased. The Return of the Condor Heroes once again became the hottest topic on the streets.
Since the appearance of the Return of the Condor Heroes, many playboys in the capital began to spend a lot of money to buy eagles. Moreover, the bigger the eagle, the more they liked it and were willing to spend money for it.
In addition to the merchants who sold the eagles, the blacksmith shop in the capital also had a booming business. Many playboys in Guizhou were not used to the broadswords in their hands. They asked to forge a heavy sword, just like the one described in The Return of the Condor Heroes. With such a wide heavy sword on their backs, they looked domineering. It was as if the other people looked at them with more respect and admiration.
In a very short time, the playboys in the capital all carried heavy heavy swords on their backs. They were more arrogant than before. They had the style of Hero Yang, but they did not have the chivalrous heart of Hero Yang. They bullied others however they wanted.
Of course, not all playboys had the physical strength to carry a heavy sword. Some of the weaker playboys had the idea of the carpenter shop.
They asked the carpenter to forge a heavy sword according to the shape of the heavy sword. Moreover, the heavy sword was wider than the iron one and looked more awesome.
However, a fake would always be a fake. The playboys who carried iron heavy swords would not tolerate those who carried wooden heavy swords to steal their thunder. Therefore, fights unfolded one after another.
The playboys all had followers. When they fought, the battle formation was not small. It was usually a group battle. The battle was fierce and exciting. The process and the result of the battle were all published on the front page of the Tang dynasty newspaper, so that all the people in the Tang dynasty could know.
These silkpants were very daring. They didn't seem to care that their names appeared in the Tang Dynasty's newspaper. Instead, they were somewhat complacent and felt that they were very awesome. However, their elders didn't think so, and this would inevitably lead to them being beaten up.
For a time, the heavy sword and the big feathered beast became the standard equipment of the playboys. Any playboy who was competitive would have these two equipment.
Fortunately, Ang Lee changed the plot of The Return of the Condor Heroes and removed Xiao Longnu's humiliation and Yang Guo's broken arm. Otherwise, these playboys would have hidden an arm. In that case, Ang Lee would definitely be scolded to death.
The bigger a feathered beast was, the more expensive it would be. However, even the largest feathered beast was not as large as described in The Return of the Condor King. This made many foppish young masters feel quite regretful. For this reason, they were searching everywhere for a bigger feathered beast.
However, the people of the Tang dynasty were quite intelligent. Soon, a playboy's henchman came up with a good idea. He used the feathers of the feathered beast and various other materials to make a huge model of a large eagle. It was bigger than a person and was absolutely mighty and domineering.
This huge eagle model needed to be worn by someone. The henchman personally put on the clothes of the large eagle and then went to see his playboy master and got a few coveted bones.
Using a henchman to pretend to be a feathered beast was the most suitable giant eagle for The Return of the Condor Heroes. For this reason, it was quickly popularized. The playboys all learned from one another. They all let their servants pretend to be eagles and follow them to show off. They also learned to call their servants Brother Eagle.
Originally, in the Tang dynasty, it was the most honorable thing to bring a Kunlun slave with you when you went out. The quality of a Kunlun slave could completely reflect the status of a noble.
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