"Looking at Madam's attitude, do you think you don't want to know the function of this mechanical clock?"
Ying Feiyu sat down on the chair slowly and swayed his legs rhythmically.
"you……"
Seeing that he didn't change his words, Wang Wan raised her little hand angrily and wanted to hit him.
But then I thought about it, every time I started, I didn't hurt this kid at all.
There are so many people here today, wouldn't they be laughed at?
Besides, looking at this guy's attitude, as long as she takes action, this guy is not going to tell her what this exquisite thing is for!
No matter how you think about it, it’s not worthwhile!
"Okay, okay! I will spare you this one time today! Tell me! What is this thing for?"
Wang Wan raised her little head and spoke arrogantly.
From time to time, he would steal glances at Ying Feiyu, wanting to see his attitude!
"Pfft..."
Seeing her unwillingness to admit defeat and her curiosity, Ying Feiyu felt funny.
"Why are you laughing? Just don't say anything, huh!"
Wang Wan thought this boy was teasing her deliberately, so she was about to leave in anger.
"If my wife leaves, you won't be able to see the magic of this mechanical clock!"
Ying Feiyu was not in a hurry and spoke slowly.
Sure enough, when she heard the words "miraculous", Wang Wan immediately stopped in her tracks!
After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and said, "Who said this girl is leaving? I just want to introduce you to several outstanding reporters from the newspaper. They are also the war reporters selected by me to go with the army!"
"War reporter? What? My wife won't accompany the army in person this time?"
Ying Feiyu covered his mouth and snickered.
If he remembered correctly, before that, whenever there was an expedition, the little girls would clamor to go together.
Why did you change your temper this time?
"Hmph! This girl wants to join the army in person, but the newspaper office now has to open branch offices in Loulan, Wusun, Yuezhi and other counties. There are so many miscellaneous things that I can't finish even if I stay up day and night. How can I still do it? What do you do as a war reporter when you have time?"
Wang Wan was so anxious that she quickly found an excuse.
But Ying Feiyu noticed that her eyes were erratic, and she was obviously lying!
"Madam, please stop being so harsh. Was it because you were a war correspondent because I am the head coach?"
"No, stop being so sentimental!"
"Madam, just admit it, there is nothing to be ashamed of!"
"Huh! No, no, I won't do it if I say no!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Ying Feiyu didn't bother to be stubborn with her. He knew in his heart whether it was true or not.
"Okay, little short-legs, tell us quickly, what on earth is this?"
In order to prevent Ying Feiyu from continuing to ask questions, Wang Wan quickly changed the subject.
At the same time, she was really curious about what this strange thing did!
"This is called a mechanical clock, it's used for timekeeping!"
Ying Feiyu gave a brief introduction.
"Timekeeping? Isn't that the same as missing a moment?"
Hearing this, Wang Wan suddenly felt disappointed.
I kept it secret for a long time, thinking it had some big effect, but it turned out that it was just a timer!
"No, no, no! The difference between the two is huge...!"
Ying Feiyu stretched out a finger and shook it back and forth, "This mechanical clock can not only time time, but also tell time!"
"Tell the time? How to tell the time? Is it possible that it can also talk?"
Wang Wan sneered, disbelief written all over her face.
Even the few reporters who came with her secretly shook their heads.
For them, it is just a timekeeping tool, how can it tell time?
"I can't speak, but when the set time comes, I will make a sound...!"
After speaking, Ying Feiyu pointed to the disc on the mechanical clock and patiently explained to them, "This is called the hour hand. One revolution is the current half hour. This is called the minute hand..."
After an explanation, everyone blinked in understanding.
After Ying Feiyu came to Da Qin, he gradually popularized Arabic numerals. Most people in Da Qin have accepted them and they are widely used!
So they can all understand the numbers above.
But I just don’t know much about the hour and minute hands.
Although Huang Yuan didn't understand it for a while, he could feel that this mechanical clock would definitely overturn the existing timekeeping tools!
Because this thing can accurately record time, it is much more accurate than the previous oval time!
"According to what you said, these needle-like things should be able to move, right? But why are they motionless now?"
The little girl tilted her head and stared for a long time, but she couldn't really understand what Ying Feiyu said.
It made her discover this major problem!
"Haha! Isn't it just a matter of minutes to get them to rotate?"
Ying Feiyu smiled, found the key from a small box next to him, and wound up the mechanical clock.
Watching him twist it in circles and make a squeaking sound at the same time, it seemed very interesting. Wang Wan suddenly became curious and said, "Let me try it!"
"No problem, I'll teach you!"
Ying Feiyu held Wang Wan's little hand and turned the key in circles.
I didn't notice at all that the two people's current posture was extremely affectionate!
It wasn't until the winding reached the end that the little girl realized what she was doing. She quickly pulled out her little hand and ran to the side shyly!
No way, I definitely can't scold others this time, after all, I took the initiative to try it!
After Ying Feiyu set the pointer to the correct time, the clock started moving slowly!
"Wow! It's moving. The needle on it actually moved!"
"Isn't this amazing?"
"His Royal Highness is so powerful!"
"When I go back, I will definitely write a special article about this mechanical clock. It's really amazing!"
"Yes, this thing will definitely make the whole Great Qin popular...!"
Seeing that the pointer on it moved on its own, everyone present suddenly exclaimed.
"Your Highness, these hands can move, but because of the gears inside?"
Huang Yuan participated in the manufacture of this mechanical clock, so we can still see some clues.
"Well, you're right!"
Ying Feiyu nodded affirmatively.
Since the generator sets and power plants are still being manufactured, even if Ying Feiyu wants to build an electronic clock, he is not allowed to do so.
So we built this mechanical clock, using gears to make the hands move!
"Ding dong... ding dong..."
Just when everyone was shocked by the mechanical clock, a crisp sound came into their ears.
"This is the hourly time signal. It's ten o'clock in the morning, which is now three quarters to the hour!"
After the mechanical clock struck ten times, it stopped sounding.
"This... this thing can really tell the time?"
Wang Wan was so shocked that her mouth was wide enough to fit an egg.
"Of course! As long as you wind up the mechanical clock, it will make a sound at the hour. As long as you pay attention to these sounds, you can accurately know the current time!"
Ying Feiyu introduced it proudly.
This kind of mechanical clock was researched and manufactured more than a thousand years later.
When he took it out now, he was of course shocked!
This is the benefit of standing on the shoulders of giants!
