When Li Longji and the ministers heard this, they all had shocked expressions, and they were half-convinced of Li An's explanation, but because they themselves couldn't figure out why, there seemed to be no better choice than to believe in Li An. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"The moon is hanging in the sky, and I didn't expect it to be nearly 800,000 miles away from us."

"Fifty times closer, it's just a circle, it can be seen that we are really far away!"

"The moon is full of immortal mountains and fairy lakes, and there are palaces where immortals live, it turns out that there are really immortals living there!"

"Yes! It's just that it's so far away that we can only see the outline, and if we pull it closer, how big it will be! ”

"Of course the moon is very big, if it is only the size of Hu Cake, how can it live with immortals."

"Yes! Oh, yes! It makes sense. ”

Obviously, after some deep thought, most of the ministers accepted Ang Lee's explanation, after all, Ang Lee's explanation was still relatively reasonable, relatively speaking, there was no better explanation.

"Your Majesty, if there are really immortal mountains and immortal lakes on the moon, as well as palaces and immortals, then it seems inappropriate for us to snoop on them like this, and it may attract heavenly punishment."

An official from the Taishi Bureau opened his mouth to remind.

Li Longji hurriedly looked at Li An: "What does Li Shilang think?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is looking up, what is snooping, the ministers are all Wenqu stars descending to earth, Your Majesty is the true dragon son of heaven, looking up to the Moon Palace with a pious heart, it is a respect for God, how can you summon heaven's punishment?"

Li An immediately gave an explanation, and it was an explanation that Li Longji and the ministers were more satisfied with.

"Li Shilang is right, this is looking up at the Moon Palace, not snooping, besides, what we see is only closer than usual, and we don't see anything that shouldn't be seen."

"Look up, that's right, it's look up."

The ministers all agreed with Ang Lee's explanation, and only in this way could they feel at ease and be proud of their extraordinary destiny.

Of course, Li Longji also agrees with what Li Ang said, these words are beneficial to the ruling class, and they are naturally easy to be accepted by him, this is the weakness of human nature, as long as he continues to say it in the direction he wants, it will be easily recognized.

For example, Qin Shi Huang desperately hoped that he could live forever, at this time, Xu Da liar flickered a little, Qin Shi Huang believed it, and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to let Xu Da liar find the elixir of life.

"Li Shilang, the Moon Palace is nearly 800,000 miles away from us, how do you know?"

The official of the Taishi Bureau asked with a suspicious face, he worked in the Taishi Bureau and read a lot of relevant books, but he did not record that the moon was 800,000 miles away from the earth, so he was quite suspicious.

"This is Ah Weng's calculation, as for how it was calculated, I don't know very well, but it shouldn't be wrong."

Ang Lee explained casually and moved out his deceased Ah Weng.

"Li Shilang, Ruoyue Palace is nearly 800,000 miles away from us, how far are the stars in the sky from us?"

The official of the Taishi Bureau asked unrelentingly.

"This, of course, is even farther, eight million miles, eighty thousand miles, thousands of miles, of course, there are even farther, and even some, because the distance is too far for us to see at all."

Ang Lee opened his mouth to explain.

"Oh, it turns out that the stars are so far away from us, thousands of miles, this is too far away."

"Yes! It's because it's too far away, so what we see is just a bright spot, in fact, there are mountains and lakes above, and there are fairy palaces, if there is only a small point, how can you live in the fairy officials? ”

"It makes sense, it makes sense!"

All the ministers are very recognized, which explains very well why there are only a small bright spots in the stars where the immortal officials live, because they are too far away.

Next, Li Longji and the Tang officials asked a lot of questions, and Li An used very smooth and beautiful words to prevaricate.

Although everyone still has a trace of doubt about Li An, but no one dares to say it, first, because they can't give a more reasonable explanation, and second, Li An's explanation is completely for the service of the ruling class, and there is no harm to these emperors and ministers, but it further explains why the ministers and emperors can become human beings, making them more confident, confident that they are immortal officials, and moreover, the fairy palace is not only a small piece, but a large area, so that after they ascend to heaven, You can reach the Elysium that Ang Lee said.

Since looking up at the starry sky does not mean disrespect to the heavens, the ministers once again picked up the binoculars in their hands and looked at the sky curiously, in addition to the moon, they also looked at the stars, and the officials of the Taishi Bureau were even more surprised to see a lot of stars that they did not know, and verified Li An's words.

"Your Majesty, after using the telescope, Wechen has discovered a lot of new stars, which are not recorded in the books of the ancestors, Wechen implores Your Majesty to give the Taishi Bureau some telescopes, so that my Taishi Bureau can record more of the observed stars."

The officials of the Taishi Bureau urgently needed these telescopes and made demands in front of Li Longji.

"Well, the Taishi Bureau does need a telescope."

Li Longji nodded in agreement, and looked at Li An: "Li Shilang, can you build a telescope with a larger magnification?" This allows you to observe farther. ”

"Your Majesty, fifty times is already a lot, but Weichen is developing telescopes with a hundred times and two hundred times, no matter how big it is, I'm afraid it will not be realistic."

Li An said truthfully that the astronomical telescopes of later generations were only about 100 magnification, and the magnification was too large to control, and it would even be difficult to see objects clearly because of the flow of air, so it did not have much significance.

"Two hundred times, isn't that four times greater than fifty times, and it can be shortened to five miles away from a thousand miles, and it's really a claireye! Li Shilang must hurry up the research and development, and I am waiting for the experience. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen will definitely redouble his efforts."

"Li Shilang is proficient in astrology, and when he has time, he can go to our Taishi Bureau more often to give some guidance to the lower officials."

The official of the Taishi Bureau said sincerely.

"Definitely, definitely, as long as I have time, I will definitely go over to take a look, but guidance really doesn't count, let's learn from each other and learn from each other!"

Li An said modestly.

As for astrology, Li An's knowledge is obviously inferior to that of these officials of the Taishi Bureau, and even cannot be compared at all, but with the basic knowledge of astronomy in later generations, it is still possible to bluff them by showing a small hand in front of these knowledgeable officials, and Li Ang is still very confident in this.

"Your Majesty, this is a 5,000-acre R&D center designed by Weichen, please take a look at it."

Li An handed over the drawings he had drawn for an afternoon to Li Longji, and explained the contents of the drawings in detail.

Li Longji read it and praised Ang Lee's plan, and said that after spring ploughing, he would allocate some manpower to build a research and development center, and at the same time, he also reminded Ang Li that he should spare part of his energy to guide the laying of the railroad tracks, and strive to complete the rails as soon as possible.

Although the work of laying the railroad tracks has not yet officially begun, the imperial court has mobilized a large number of craftsmen to set up tents in the north of the Daming Palace, and began to melt iron blocks to build sections of railroad tracks, and at the same time, a large amount of wood has been transported to make sleepers.

After a careful observation of the starry sky, the ministers left the Daming Palace one after another, and Li Longji left Li An and asked some knowledge about astronomy, of course, Li An could not tell the truth, and he did not dare to tell the truth, so he flickered around at will, making Li Longji happy, thinking that he was destined to return.

After returning to the mansion, Li An felt very tired, and Yan Ruyu hadn't woken up yet, with a happy smile on the corner of his mouth, Li An couldn't bear to disturb Yan Ruyu's sweet dream, plus he was also relatively tired, and he didn't have that kind of thought, so he gently lifted the quilt and arched in.

Early the next morning, Li An went to the direction of the other courtyard, because the construction of the fifteen-mile railway track had been completed, he naturally wanted to inspect it.

Li Yu and Li Yu also came to the railroad track early, and sat on the railroad track to nibble on cucumbers, and when they saw Li An coming, they hurriedly handed the extra cucumbers to Li An.

"Is cucumber so delicious? You're all addicted to eating. ”

Li An took the cucumber and said casually, every time no matter how early it was, Li Yu and Li Li could almost be seen sitting on the railroad tracks eating cucumbers.

"It's fragrant and crispy, of course it's delicious, doesn't Li Shilang think it's delicious?"

Li Yu asked curiously.

"It's delicious, of course it's delicious, the railroad tracks are paved, let's experience it completely! Also, I have something good to give you today. ”

Li An said a word, then stuffed the cucumber into his mouth, and no matter how Li Yu and Li Li asked, they just didn't say a word.

After the rails were laid, the carriage newly developed by Li An was also moved onto the rails, this carriage was much better than the carriage that Li Longji had done before, first of all, this carriage was larger and more luxurious, in addition to the seats, there were soft bunks and rocking chairs, which could be sitting, lying down or sleeping.

Secondly, the windows on the side of the carriage are no longer thin silk materials, but newly developed tempered medicinal jade, which is more transparent, stronger, and warmer.

Then, the carriage has been added with user-friendly auxiliary facilities, for example, the front has been added to the gong room, which has a squat flush toilet inside, and the rear has added kitchen facilities to cook in it.

Of course, due to time and financial constraints, it is not very perfect, there are still many places that can be improved, and the R&D center will soon be built, more talents and craftsmen will be enriched, and better and more powerful carriages will definitely be successfully developed one after another, so as to pave the way for the formation of passenger trains in the future.

"Well, this newly developed carriage is good!"

Ang Lee threw the last cucumber out of the window and lay down in a rocking chair and said.

"Li Shilang, both sides are medicinal jade, are you too wasteful."

Li Yu's eyes widened, medicine jade is a rare item in the Tang Dynasty, and Li An actually used it to make car windows, even Li Yu, as the emperor's grandson, was a little emotionally unacceptable, and felt that it was too extravagant.

"Waste, is there? Can I make medicinal jade myself, afraid of wasting? You just have to say, it's cool to sit here, isn't it? ”

Ang Lee said lightly and shook the rocking chair.

"Cool? Oh, cool, of course it's cool. ”

Li Yu and Li Yu didn't understand what cool meant, but when they saw Ang Lee's expression, they understood what it meant.

Li An sighed and said longingly: "King Guangping, Shiro, imagine sitting in such a carriage, sometimes sitting, sometimes lying, sometimes sleeping, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, how does it feel to arrive in Anxi in seven or eight days?" ”

"Cool, very cool."

Li Yu replied with a smile, he had just learned this word, and then he used it lively, which made Li An feel very relieved and taught a good student!

"Li Shilang, what do you mean by the separation behind this carriage?"

Li Li felt that the carriage was strange and asked curiously.

"Come, I'll take you to experience it for yourself."

Li Ang got up from the rocking chair and took the two of them to the front of the Gong room first, and then took them to the back kitchen to have a look, and introduced the functions one by one, telling them that as long as they had these facilities, the carriage could move day and night without stopping to rest.

"Li Shilang, if the steam locomotive you mentioned can be successfully developed, then we can sit in such a carriage and arrive in Anxi in seven or eight days, which is too comfortable, I really hope that Li Shilang can develop the steam locomotive as soon as possible."

Li Yu and Li Li are all very much looking forward to it, because the travel time is shortened by twenty times, which means that they can go farther away to play, and they believe in Li An's ability to successfully develop a steam locomotive in the future.

"Li Shilang, you just said that you have something good for us, what is it, will it be more interesting than a telescope?"

Li Yu couldn't hold back any longer and asked anxiously.

Li An smiled slightly, nodded and said: "This thing is as interesting as a telescope, and it is made of the same thing, it is not yet noon, and when it is noon, I will give it to you, let's experience this carriage first!" By the way, I didn't sleep well yesterday. ”

The good thing to give to Li Yu and Li Li is a magnifying glass with 20 times magnification, and the magnifying glass is the most fun time at noon, because at noon, the sun is the most intense, holding a magnifying glass against the ants, you can quickly burn the ants to death, it is also stressful to use to ignite the paper, and it is easy to burn the leaves, in short, there are still a lot of ways to play, for people who play for the first time, they will definitely find it interesting.

Wang Ba found more than a dozen male servants, drove the front of the car forward, and led the carriage to slowly move south.

Lying in the carriage loaded with tempered medicinal jade, looking at the ever-changing scenery outside the window, this feeling is very comfortable, even if it is only a short fifteen miles, it is enough to be a kind of enjoyment.

"Li Shilang, it's almost noon."

After experiencing it back and forth a few times, the sun has risen to its old high. (To be continued.) )