Chapter 2495

If we judge it by Haihan's past standards for selecting overseas colonial sites, the conditions of these two candidate locations are actually not ideal. One has no natural harbor and it is difficult to station a naval fleet, while the other has a harbor, but the surrounding areas are

The population density is too low, it is difficult to obtain enough labor force in the early stage, and development is difficult.

But since the opinion of the Executive Committee is to use this colony as a bridgehead for the future westward expansion of the sphere of influence, Roger believes that this means that it will be used for military purposes, so he still chose the one with natural harbor conditions.

Gulf of Galle. In this way, at least an overseas military base can be established first, and then developed into the colonial area expected by the Executive Committee.

To establish a new colony far away from the existing sphere of influence, relying solely on the power of the Star Island Colony District is obviously not enough. Roger must also rely on the funds and personnel allocated by the Executive Committee to organize preparations.

However, the main focus of the Executive Committee is on the East Asian continent. The westward expansion plan toward the Indian Ocean is mainly promoted by the military. Therefore, the funds and personnel currently allocated to this plan are very limited. To some extent, it is even limited.

Star Island Colony needs to complete some preparatory tasks on its own.

The Sing Tao Colony has invested most of its working capital in the development of the Dumai Oil Field project, and there is not much left to afford another more expensive project. Therefore, the plan to expand westward to the Indian Ocean has been in operation for nearly half a year.

After that, it was temporarily stranded because various parties failed to coordinate the investment of resources.

In the autumn of 1652, the Haihan Aviation Research Institute, which had been established for five years, finally made a major breakthrough. The first fixed-wing propeller aircraft developed and built by it successfully completed its first flight.

Many people in Sanya City that day witnessed the plane circling in the air about a few hundred meters above the ground. The plane was specially painted with a conspicuous red and blue color to avoid causing panic among the people during the flight.

However, the officials still underestimated the people's ability to accept new things. The appearance of the plane in the sky did not cause chaos, but it quickly attracted people to watch and cheer.

Of course, most of the diplomats from various countries in Sanya were lucky enough to witness this scene that is destined to be recorded in history. For these foreigners who are always paying attention to the development process of Haihan, the appearance of the plane may be particularly shocking to them.

Worse than the people of Haihan.

The Haihan people can already build manned machines that can fly in the sky. What else can they not do?

The next day, "Haihan Times" published a special issue, which gave a comprehensive report on the successful test flight of the first aircraft. Naturally, this special issue was snapped up by the public, and the word "aircraft" quickly became Sanya's favorite

The hottest topic on the streets. And this aircraft named "Dongfeng" is also regarded as Haihan's biggest industrial achievement in recent years.

The news of the successful first flight of "Dongfeng" was quickly transmitted to various overseas colonial areas via telegraph. This is of great significance to the current territorial distribution of Haihan. If the time of transporting people and materials between various places can be shortened through aviation

It is greatly shortened, even in the face of extremely limited transportation capacity and high costs, it will play a significant role in consolidating the long-term stability of the country's political situation.

Of course, the span between the current simple test flight model and the establishment of a reliable air transportation system is still quite large, and it is still impossible to achieve it overnight with Haihan's existing industrial capabilities.

The only good news to be thankful for is that the technological knowledge mastered by the time travelers can save the aviation industry from many detours in the development process, and there is no need to explore and design various future aircraft models on their own, as all ready-made solutions are available.

The more difficult part lies in the training of professionals. Whether it is the mechanics responsible for manufacturing and maintaining aircraft, or the pilots who master flying skills, the training process will be quite long.

As for military uses, although the military is very interested in this, it also has to wait patiently for the gradual construction of the aviation industry system. Fortunately, there are currently few armed forces in East Asia that can compete head-on with the Haihan Army, so for

The need to use aircraft in combat is not urgent.

Chen Yixin, who was far away in Shandong, took action quickly after receiving the telegram. He convened a meeting of his civil and military officials and informed them of the successful first flight of "Dongfeng".

Even though most of these officials have worked around Chen Yixin all year round and have been influenced by him, they still can't imagine what kind of special equipment an airplane is.

Chen Yixin had no choice but to take a pen and paper and personally draw a rough drawing of a propeller aircraft for everyone to see. The officials all looked at each other in awe, thinking that such a thing could carry people flying in the sky?

"Don't believe it. Maybe in three to five to seven years, there will be planes flying to Shandong."

When Chen Yixin said these words, he felt a little emotional in his heart. The technology of this world seemed to be rapidly approaching the time and space before he traveled. I just don't know if I can see the aviation industry system expand in China again in my lifetime.

Appear on the ground.

"Sir, do we need to make any special preparations for this?"

The questioner was Zeng Xiaowen, Chen Yixin’s former secretary and now the civil affairs officer of the Liaolu Colonial Region.

"Of course we have to prepare." Chen Yixin nodded affirmatively and said: "The takeoff and landing of planes require special airport facilities. In Dengzhou and Jinzhou, airports must be built in advance. What is the specific construction plan?

I will send a telegram to the Ministry of Construction to send it over, and then you will personally be responsible for the relevant projects."

"A humble position will definitely live up to your destiny!" Zeng Xiaowen quickly agreed.

The construction of two airstrips is of course no longer a big project for the current Liaolu Colonial Region. It is nothing more than demarcating a piece of land in a suitable area, then leveling the ground, and building the most basic runway and hangar.

, oil depots and other facilities.

But if these basic conditions are prepared in advance, routes can be opened as soon as planes can fly to this area. Chen Yixin actually doesn't care whether he can fly back to Hainan Island in one go. What he cares more about is that through this kind of

This method can achieve rapid communication between the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula, which will help consolidate his rule over the colonial region.

If the purchase rights can be opened by then, Chen Yixin will be happy to spend a sum of money to buy himself an aerial vehicle. Even if he knows that this thing will definitely cost a lot of money, he will not mind.
Chapter completed!