"This is a wax model carved from the elephant platform of the water transport instrument. ”

Qin Huai explained leisurely.

The atmosphere is a bit romantic of 'why not cut the candles in the west window together, but talk about the night rain in Bashan'.

"It has five floors.

The name of the wooden pavilion on the first floor is the bell and drum tower. Responsible for the standard time signal of the whole instrument elephant station.

The wooden pavilion has three small doors.

We know that in ancient times the day was divided into twelve hours, each of which had a beginning and a right hour. ”

Qin Huai told Shang Ya while carving.

"I really don't know about that, alas. ”

Shang Ya smiled embarrassedly, in ancient times, a day was divided into twelve hours, but she didn't understand Shi Chu and Shi Zheng.

"Hmm. ”

Qin Huai smiled lightly, his eyes were full of doting:

"The beginning of the hour is the beginning of every hour, and the hour is the middle of every hour.

This is the subdivision of the hour, which makes it easy to keep time.

Although this water transport instrument was designed and created in the Song Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, its time can be accurate to a quarter of an hour.

Every quarter of an hour, a wooden man dressed in green beats a drum at the middle gate.

At the beginning of each hour, there is a wooden carver dressed in red in the altar ringing a bell in the left door.

In the middle of each hour, a wooden man dressed in purple ringed the bell in the right door. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Huai picked up the artwork and put the design in front of Shang Ya.

Use specific pictures to give Shang Ya the most intuitive feeling.

Shang Ya's only feeling is that this is too advanced!

"The second floor of the pavilion is a different way of expressing the time. There is a small door in the middle of it, and at the beginning of each hour, a woodcarver dressed in red will appear in front of the small door with an hour card;

In the middle of each hour, a wood carver dressed in purple appeared in front of the small door with an hour card.

There are 12 red-clothed woodcarvers and purple-clothed woodcarvers on this floor, and the time card in their hands is written in turn......

It is the same as the current mechanical language to tell the time, but due to the fact that science and technology at that time could not use speech, the ancients could only use words. ”

Speaking of these, Qin Huai explained in great detail.

It can be seen that Qin Huai's research has put a lot of hard work, and even said that Qin Huai's research is almost harsh, and a small detail must be included in the focus - after all, it is an old man who has worked hard to make the system desperate.

"The third floor of the Wooden Pavilion is responsible for reporting the moment. There is a small door in the middle of the wooden pavilion on this floor, and every quarter of an hour, a wooden carver dressed in green appears in front of the small door with a carved card.

There are a total of ninety-six green-clothed wood carvings on this floor, and the first carving, the second carving, the third carving, the fourth carving, etc. are written on the carved cards......

The fourth floor of the wooden pavilion is responsible for the night signal.

There is a small door in the middle of the wooden pavilion of this layer, and a small wooden carving person is built into the wooden door, and the wooden man strikes the cymbal to tell the time at sunset, dusk, each watch, dawn and sunrise.

The wooden pavilion on the fifth floor is responsible for reporting the time of the evening.

There is a small door in the middle of this wooden pavilion, sunrise, sunset, dusk, dawn, and each watch, and a wood carver in red appears in front of the small door with a card.

In fact, the movements of each layer of wood carvers are also controlled by special machinery.

The whole clock contains several sets of mechanical equipment, including a total of 12 small wood carvers in purple, 23 small wood carvers in red, 126 small wood carvers in green, and 1 small wood carver in the cymbal, a total of 162 small wood carvers.

It's a small observatory!

It's a pity that after the defeat of Yashan, this original work was carried by Prime Minister Lu Hideo and committed suicide by throwing himself into the water.

However, even if it is an imitation of the elephant platform, it can become the treasure of a museum, which shows its status. ”

Qin Huai sighed and shook his head.

It would be nice if copper or gold were used to make this water transport instrument elephant platform in ancient times.

Maybe today.

You can also get a glimpse of the sophistication of the original.

However, now, I can only look at the history books and associate them.

Of course.

In that kind of feudal society, once the situation is turbulent, no matter how advanced your science and technology are, there will inevitably be stagnation and regression.

Even in modern society, as long as a country is at war for many years, science will go crazy backwards for hundreds or even hundreds of years.

Not to mention the Song Dynasty.

The long-term stability of the society and the people's yearning for science and truth are the foundation for the sea of stars.

Speaking of which.

Qin Huai remembered an interesting anecdote.

Put down the carving knife and share it with Shang Ya with a smile.

"After the astronomer Su Song successfully developed the water transport instrument elephant platform, he wanted to name it.

The water transport instrument elephant platform was named by Su Song because it was driven by water power.

But so.

According to the practice of the feudal dynasty, this ceremonial platform must be named by the emperor himself.

So Su Song put on a recital, "Jinyi Elephant": "If you take a life, you can't make the best use of it, and you can pay tribute to the holy book and correct its name." ”

This time.

Su Song's political enemies jumped out.

A scholar named Zhao Qiliang wrote to Emperor Zhezong: "King Song Yihuode, named 'Water Transport', is not a good omen. ”

It means that our Great Song Dynasty is prosperous with 'fire virtue', and Su Song called this astronomical instrument 'water transport', which is incompatible with the 'fire virtue' of the Great Song Dynasty, which is very inauspicious, and Su Song's heart can be punished.

directly wanted to convict Su Song. Let Su Song's head move!

To know.

Not long before this, Su Song's friend Su Dongpo almost died because of the text prison of the 'Wutai Poetry Case'!"

Hear Qin Huai's narration.

Shang Ya frowned, sure enough, he was useless and a scholar! The quality of the sage was not learned at all, and every day he learned to chew words and words, stirring up wind and rain like a long-tongued woman, Shang Ya wanted to go through the past and kick over this stinky scholar.

Seeing Shang Ya's jealous and hateful expression, the corners of Qin Huai's lips raised slightly, and he touched Shang Ya's hair: "Fortunately, Emperor Zhezong trusted Su Song and did not pursue it deeply."

However, the emperor still had a pimple in his heart.

Therefore, after the ceremonial platform was made, it was specially placed in the southwest of the capital.

Why is it placed in the southwest? Because the west belongs to gold and the south belongs to fire, the water transport instrument and elephant platform are placed in the southwest for the purpose of 'town water' and to avoid the taboo of 'water transport'.

The result - history is really humorous.

This empire is afraid of the water transport instrument and the elephant platform to infringe on the national fortune.

In the thirty-fourth year after the water transport instrument was officially placed in Kyoto, that is, the first year of Jingyasu.

Witnessed the Jin soldiers break through Bianjing!

The second year.

The two emperors of Hui and Qin were plundered, and the 'Jingkang Difficulty' occurred tragically, and the Northern Song Dynasty was declared extinct.

In other words, the rich empire of the 'King of Huode' came to an end in the thirty-fourth year after the 'Water Transport Instrument Elephant Terrace' was built.

Moreover, when the Southern Song Dynasty destroyed the country, it was also the prime minister who committed suicide by throwing himself into the water with it on his back......"

Qin Huai sighed, Murphy's Law began to take effect a thousand years ago, and it released a precise blow.

"Oh, there's such a thing. ”

Shang Ya put her hands on her cheeks, her long hair spread out on the table, and looked at Qin Huai quietly, at this moment, Shang Ya in the picture contained a full girlish spirit, and her eyes flashed with the brilliance of thought.

"Are you saying this taboo is really reliable?"

She thinks it's wonderful. Is it really that coincidental?

Qin Huai shook his head: "Of course it's unreliable!"

This kind of ethereal thing is useless at all.

If the Song Dynasty put its mind on advocating military force against ghosts and gods, with the richness of the Song Dynasty, the logistics could last for decades, and the northern nomads could be ravaged and migrated to Europe.

If the Song Dynasty believed in science, it would be even more incredible.

So what's the use of superstition? Superstition doesn't have a shame?"

Shang Ya bowed.

That's right.

The peaceful and peaceful life we live now is not based on superstition!

"So, I hope that more people in China will know about the existence of water transport meteorological instruments, which is a respect for science, just as Westerners miss Galileo, we should also miss our ancient scientists.

The pursuit of craftsmen is nothing more than these - hiding rituals in utensils, teaching in art. ”

Qin Huai stood up, revealing a faint aura around him.

At this time, the moonlight sprinkled from the skylight, as if countless heavenly essences and earth qi, sun essences and moonlights, and the power of the heavens and stars were all gathered towards Qin Huai at this moment, like snowflakes.

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