Da Mei hesitated for a moment and said: "It's no problem to buy it on your behalf, but the cowhide is collected by the whole sheet, we can't just accept a part of it, and the cowhide is generally thrown from the abdomen, and it is not easy to receive the complete belly fur." ”

Yuan Fang said indifferently: "Try your best, it's okay if it's not complete, it's a big deal to sew one more piece." We can't waste what we don't need, we can use it to make gondolas and walls in airship cabins. ”

Da Mei nodded, turned her head and asked Yang Xing, "Yang Xing, when will your silver arrive?" I'm going to do some research on when I'm going to start buying cowhides. ”

Yang Xing didn't think about it and said: "When I go back, I will send someone to send the silver to the Chamber of Commerce, Sister Da Mei, the sooner this matter is, the better, and there is no time to delay." ”

Da Mei nodded slightly: "Well, I'll send someone back to start buying it immediately, and then send it directly to the military factory." ”

Yan Xiong opened his mouth and said: "We still have some stock of cowhides, you can get together a batch of cowhides first, it just so happens that I still have to stay in the imperial capital for a while, and when you have almost collected it, I will bring it back by the way." ”

The next question is the selection of the Air Force, which is also the expectation of all the generals and officers present, Ren Chang reacted the fastest, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, the last general has been stationed here for some time, and the officers and men under his command have watched the test flight of the fog balloon many times, and have a certain understanding of the fog balloon. ”

Yang Xing was stunned, and a little embarrassed, just now he and Yuan Fang had already discussed, the first generation of the air force was served by female soldiers, and now Ren Chang took the initiative to ask, his tone was sincere, Yang Xing really couldn't bear to refuse, and couldn't help but look at Yuan Fang.

Yuan Fang frowned, not because of Ren Chang, but because Yang Xing's indecisiveness and indecision, this is not the essence of an emperor.

Yang Xing was silent, staring at Yuan Fang all the time, Yuan Fang sighed secretly, this kind of offending people has to do it himself: "That Ren Chang Commander, here's the thing, before I and Your Majesty, no, Your Majesty and I have discussed, the first batch of air forces will be selected from female soldiers, there are several reasons, first, female soldiers are petite and lightweight, which can reduce the load bearing of the aircraft and reduce consumption, secondly, female soldiers are careful, inspection and maintenance are very suitable, you also saw just now, whether it is a fog balloon or an airship, it is controlled by a lot of ropesI believe that women are more patient than men, and women have stronger sensory abilities than men, such as sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, so women are more suitable as air forces to control cumbersome and complex aircraft. ”

This is all Yuan Fang's perfunctory support, in fact, for mechanical operation, women are far more than men, of course, this is just a general conclusion, does not represent absolute, just like driving a car, female drivers, alas, not to say, but that is only the majority of female drivers, it cannot be denied that there are many female drivers whose driving level is quite good, so that many male drivers are ashamed of themselves. Ren Chang was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he was not unwilling, Yuan Fang's words just now were not unreasonable, although he didn't understand it very well, but it sounded very reasonable.

Yuan Fang smiled and comforted: "Commander Ren Chang, don't be so frustrated, when the Air Force is formed, it will not be impossible to produce airships, and when you have wealth, no legion will have a few airships for you to play with, whether it is used as an air command platform or as a logistics baggage transportation is no problem." Hearing Yuan Fang say this, the last bit of disappointment in Ren Chang's heart disappeared, and he stepped aside with a satisfied smile.

Da Mei also liked the huge, stocky and very practical airship, and said, "Brother, don't forget to get more airships for our Chamber of Commerce, this thing is too convenient to use to transport goods." ”

Yuan Fang looked embarrassed and said: "This, we still have to meet the needs of the military first." After speaking, he squeezed his eyes at Damei, he had already planned to let the tailors and carpenters of the Chamber of Commerce stay for this, and the super-large transport airship made next was tailor-made for logistics transportation, and it was also suitable for the logistics of the Chamber of Commerce, and these airships as samples would also be handed over to the Chamber of Commerce for use.

Yuan Fang also thought about engaging in civil aviation, but he thought that the number of fog stones was limited and could not be regenerated, so he used a little less, and finally dispelled this idea, unless he found more fog stones or energy sources to replace the fog stones.

The staff of the base handed over a stack of materials to Lin Mengsheng, Lin Mengsheng read it again, and handed it to Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang opened it and saw that it was the data of today's airship test, and the results made Yuan Fang very satisfied, whether it was the data, they were far beyond expectations, the stability was stronger than the fog balloon, the speed was faster, the fastest speed could reach 80 to 100 kilometers per hour, and it would be faster if it was downwind, of course, the speed also has a limit, if it is too fast, the various parts of the airship can not withstand the same will lead to the loss of weight and lead to air crash.

After chatting for a while, Yang Xing couldn't wait to return to the imperial capital to prepare for the corresponding matters, and he didn't even eat a bite of rice, which made the chef who had prepared countless delicious dishes and the imperial chef very frustrated, but it was cheaper for others.

Sending Yang Xing and his entourage to the foot of the mountain, the carriage was ready, Yuan Fang pulled Yang Xing and instructed: "After going back, let Dark Night send more people to other countries to look for fog stones, once found, take it as soon as possible, this is the only magic weapon for the air force to survive, the more reserves, the better." By the way, Damei, you should also pay attention through the channels of the Chamber of Commerce. ”

Da Mei frowned and said, "If this is the case, it will attract the attention of some people, and I am afraid it will backfire." ”

Yang Xing nodded and said, "Indeed, otherwise, Sister Da Mei, you can help keep an eye on it, and you don't have to deliberately look for it." ”

Xiaomei took Yuan Fang's arm and said, "Brother, you can also get me an airship, I will pay how much money it costs." Yang Xing also looked at Yuan Fang with a blank eye when he heard this, and his meaning was self-evident.

Yuan Fang rolled his eyes and said sarcastically: "I said, one of you is the emperor and the other is the future queen, can you be a little promising, can you be a little reserved?" Then, the conversation changed: "Who am I doing this for?" It's not for you, don't worry, I have already planned, how can the imperial family not have a flying machine belonging to the royal family. ”

Xiaomei and Yang Xing smiled when they heard this, waved goodbye and got into the carriage, and before leaving, Xiaomei also poked her head out and instructed Yuan Fang: "Brother, you have to be fast, I can't wait to make an airship." ”

Yuan Fang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry, by the way, after you go back, pick a few trustworthy people to come here for training and study, otherwise even if you have an airship, no one will be able to drive it." ”