"You two, please use it slowly."
The oriole-like voice of the girl in the skirt came. She placed two cups of tea in front of the two of them, bowed slightly and left the reception room.
Wang Shun was stunned for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Old Fan, why are you leaving now?"
"Of course I'm going to get my watch."
Fan Tui shook his head, picked up the teacup and took a sip, squinting with an expression of enjoyment.
Just make some tea.
Although Fan Tui had lived a life of ridicule in the past, he was a scholar after all, and he had attended many banquets hosted by local officials.
They have so many tricks up their sleeves.
Wang Shun also picked up the teacup, drank directly from it, and smacked his lips at the end.
"Well, good tea!"
…
At night.
Astronomical clock tower.
A 36-meter-high bell tower stands, surrounded by people who have been waiting here for a long time, making it very noisy.
Fan Tui and Wang Shun squeezed in hard and finally came to an area with a relatively wide view.
"There are so many people, Lao Fan, come with me."
Wang Shun relied on the fact that he was an old man and quarreled, leaving people around him speechless.
He pulled Fan Tui and squeezed through the cracks in the crowd to the front.
When they got closer, they saw the empty square inside the fence and the pillars that looked like Chinese watches.
Fan Tui raised his left hand and glanced at the watch on his wrist. The green fluorescent pointer pointed to 7:59.
He looked up at the clock tower and saw only a vague shadow in the faint moonlight.
"Uncle Wang, the time is coming. The time to witness the miracle is coming."
"I understand."
Wang Shun stretched his head as if this would allow him to see more clearly.
However, he had slight presbyopia and could not see anything.
Just muttering under his breath.
"Is this person from the Ministry of Works a Thunder God and a Mother of Lightning? Is it possible to light a lamp with thunder and lightning?"
"Why not? There won't be anything wrong with what the Ministry of Industry rectifies."
A commoner next to him replied, and he patiently explained to Wang Shun.
The basic principles of electricity have also been published in the "Da Ming Pao", and many interested people also know a lot about it.
At this time, a bell sounded.
It's eight o'clock.
The Astronomical Plaza seemed to have been turned on, the tops of the Huabiao pillars flickered, and the light bulbs placed on them lit up.
Everyone was silent for a while, and then suddenly burst into loud exclamations.
"It's open, it's open, the iron fence is open!"
Someone shouted loudly, and everyone saw a group of guards withdrawing from the fence on the main road.
The crowd poured into the Astronomical Plaza.
They gathered around the gorgeous lampposts and marveled at the bright light bulbs above.
Fan Tui and Wang Shun also followed the crowd and followed the example of others standing under the street lamp, looking up at the light bulbs for a while.
It wasn't until his eyeballs were sore that he came back to his senses and marveled at the wonderful ideas of the officials from the Ministry of Works.
Directly towards the inside are two rows of exhibition centers.
In front of a glass cabinet, Fan Tui stopped to watch.
Exhibited inside are Zhang Heng's research on cosmic astronomy in the Han Dynasty, as well as works such as "Lingxian" and "Annotations on the Armillary Sphere", which are well protected in the cabinet.
As an outstanding astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, and writer in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was proficient in astronomical calculations and created the world's earliest armillary sphere and seismometer.
Compared with the well-known mysterious seismograph, the armillary sphere is Zhang Heng's greatest achievement in astrophysics.
He correctly explained the causes of lunar eclipses and put forward the view that "the surface of the universe is infinite, and the end of the universe is infinite". He is one of the representatives of the Huntian theory.
Our ancestors had a certain understanding of the celestial body and the universe nearly two thousand years ago.
In ancient times when mathematical tools were still scarce, they still observed the trajectories of stars, calculated the angles between the ecliptic planes, and calculated the lunar calendar to provide guidance for farming in a certain period.
The famous myth of "Nuwa patching up the sky" is believed by some scholars to mean that ancient humans in the Central Plains had the concept of astronomical calendar very early.
After large-scale deviations in celestial orbits, early calendars were no longer suitable for farming and often made errors.
So "Nuwa" recalculated the celestial bodies and let the new calendar guide farming again.
This may be the historical prototype event of "Nuwa patching up the sky".
After the Ming Dynasty astronomical clock tower was built, the exhibition of ancient books was opened this time, allowing the ancients' understanding of the universe to be truly displayed in front of the people.
The purpose of this is to open up people's wisdom and prepare for future scientific development.
Fan Tui looked at the works of senior Zhang Heng and saw many physical models in the center of the exhibition hall.
The armillary sphere and seismometer are among them.
Under the bright yellow light of the light bulbs, the people listened carefully to the explanations of the officials from the Ministry of Works and exclaimed from time to time.
It was as if he was getting to know the world for the first time, and his eyes were full of curiosity.
In addition to the people of the Ming Dynasty, there were also many white people from Europe mixed in.
They were shocked by the vast civilized world of the Ming Dynasty, and marveled at the scientific exploration of the sages of Shenzhou, who have always been at the forefront of the world.
"Mother, please walk slower~"
The little maid was carrying a canvas bag and two cups of milk tea in her hands, and followed Anna panting.
Anna was wearing palace clothes and her belly was slightly swollen.
She wandered around the exhibition hall curiously, and when she saw new things, she would open the folding fan from time to time to cover her exclamation.
"Empress De Fei!"
"It's Empress Dowager De!"
"Everyone, come and see!"
So, in an instant, the people gathered around and looked curiously at the Hanoverian royal family who had traveled thousands of miles to the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone was very friendly and gave way with a smile.
The little maid's face was slightly red. She always felt that this scene was like watching giant pandas at Jinling Zoo.
After passing the exhibition hall and moving forward, you will find the main building of the Astronomical Clock Tower.
It covers a huge area and has a towering observatory in the center.
At this time, the two moving hemispheric covers on the top of the observatory have been opened to both sides, revealing a huge "gun barrel"-like thing inside.
Fan Tui is climbing the stairs.
The foundation of the observatory is very large and very high. He was tired and out of breath after walking all the way from the big bell tower.
Just when he was about to find a step in the corner to rest for a while with Wang Shun.
Princess Anna rushed forward like a gust of wind, and behind her was the pale-faced little maid, who looked like she was about to expire.
"Uh~"
Fan Tui and Wang Shun looked at each other, their faces turned red to the ears, and they got up angrily and continued to climb up.
Before the elevator was researched and installed, officials from the Ministry of Industry working at the observatory struggled with lung lobes every day.
In front of the stargazing room at the top of the observatory, Fan Tui and Wang Shun were inspected by two rows of armed guards at the door and entered smoothly.
There are already many people inside the stargazing room. They are waiting in line in front of the huge astronomical telescope, their eyes looking at the figure wearing a dragon robe not far away from time to time.
The Ming Dynasty has been implementing simplified etiquette for a long time. When meeting the emperor, there is no need to kneel down and bury your head as in the previous dynasty.
It’s time to look, it’s time to smile.
Zhu Zaiming has always insisted that respect for a person should be in the heart, not in words.
By insisting on being kind to others, Zhu Zaiming is building his image as an "Oriental loving father".
