Chapter 349: Water Transport Instrument Elephant Stage
"Official, when it comes to the ordnance supervisor, the minister thinks of a person, who is also in the list of this nomination. That's it. ”
"This person is the youngest son of Su Song, the prime minister of Zhezong, and now he is the governor of Danyang." Li Gang bowed his head and said.
"Su Song?" Zhao Huan was stunned, he really didn't know this person.
Li Gang obviously saw that Zhao Huan was not familiar with this person, and said, "The official family, please come with me." ”
Zhao Huan and Li Gang didn't go far, and they didn't go out of the palace, but they saw a wooden building about three zhang high on the Dongye Gate Palace.
As the sun sets, the faces of the children on the streets of Bianjing are flushed, and the horses running around are also dyed golden red.
The child in the tea shop in the distance stood under the base of the wall, smiling as the traveler's face turned golden.
The whole of Bianjing was plunged into a sea of fire, even the water surface and ships of the Bianhe River.
The clouds in the sky burned from east to west as if they were burning, like a fierce flame, spreading across the sky.
Such a grand scene suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Huan's eyes, which caught Zhao Huan off guard.
He grasped the railing and watched the reflection of the Bianjing Tower, where some urchins were jumping in the shadows.
This is the kingdom under his control, and this beautiful spectacle, as always.
did not become fragmented under the iron hooves of the golden man.
This is the reason why I have always been conscientious and dare not be arrogant.
The world is so beautiful that we can't let our own mistakes lead to the displacement and humiliation of millions of people.
The responsibility on his body is really heavy, and he doesn't dare to relax for a while, Li Gang is worried that he is arrogant, but he doesn't know how cautious Zhao Huan is.
Zhao Huan took a deep breath, he rarely had time to take a good look at the Great Song Dynasty, it was so prosperous.
Is this the world that your own group of people are guarding?
"What did Dazai do when he brought me here?"
Zhao Huan was in a daze for a long time at the prosperous scene of Bianjing, until the sun sank under the western mountains and the firelight disappeared in the sky, Zhao Huan asked.
Usually too busy, Li Gang has been in this Bianjing City for more than ten years, and he has never seen such a grand scene, and he has been stunned for a long time.
That's what they do!
"Official, please look, this is the water transport instrument elephant platform." Li Gang pointed to the wooden three-story building not far away and said.
"The open-air platform on the top floor is equipped with an armillary sphere, supported by dragon pillars, and there is a sink below to level it."
"The armillary sphere is covered with a wooden roof that shelters from the sun and rain, and the roof can be opened and closed at will for ease of observation. The base from the terrace to the observatory is three feet high. ”
"The best thing is that this armillary sphere can move with the sun. The muddy needle can always point at the sun. ”
"It's just that there is one bad thing, then at night the armillary sphere is still rotating, and the armillary needle is pointing at the ground, and it is a strange thing." Li Gang said with a sigh.
The armillary sphere is good anywhere, when the sun rises, it points to the east, but at night, it still points to the ground, can this sun still be under the ground?
Zhao Huan listened to Li Gang's description, looked at the armillary needle not far away, pointed to the direction of the horizon, and was stunned.
The Aoyun Gui table under this armillary sphere is clearly visible, and the four giant dragons are supporting the entire armillary sphere, which is the dragon pillar.
When he went to the Great Song Dynasty in the future, he once went to the observatory, and this armillary sphere was actually not wrong, this kind of device is the device that the observatory has been using, the observatory tracking device, and the rotating instrument clock.
It can compensate for the rotation of the Earth, so that the observatory's telescope can be aimed at the same celestial region at any time.
This is one step away from heliocentric theory!
Li Dazai, think about it again! I don't want to be omniscient!
"Dazai, what if the sun is really underground?" Zhao Huan asked with a smile, like a joke, and asked inadvertently.
"The official family is laughing, the day is bright and brilliant, and Aneng Jiuyu is silent......" Li Gang said and was stunned.
He is not a stupid reader who reads the Bible.
He is a young man in the armament superintendent, a squire in the military department, who has traveled south and north for many years, and I don't know how much effort he has put into order to restore the operation of the arsenal and the ordnance superintendent.
Zhao Huan flicked it a little, and Li Gang looked at the direction of the horizon like an initiation, his hands were shaking, and he said, "The official family said, this sun is underground?" ”
"I didn't say that, I'm kidding." Zhao Huan had a smile on his face and continued: "If Dazai has any understanding, write it down and hand it over. ”
Li Gang had already understood the meaning of Zhao Huan's words, and obviously the official family had already known that the sun was really "underground".
But why the officials don't elaborate on it is obviously because it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish.
This truth is only one's own truth when you really understand it.
And obviously behind this sentence, there is the truth between heaven and earth, the official family is not famous, let him understand it himself, obviously to his history book evaluation, add a beautiful talk.
"Xie Guan's family Longen." Li Gang bowed his head and said.
"Alright, you go ahead and talk about this water transport platform. I'm interested. Zhao Huan was clearly interested in the three-story wooden building.
"The middle floor of this water transport instrument is a windowless secret room, and the elephant is placed inside."
"Half of the celestial sphere is hidden below the horizon, and the other half is exposed above the horizon, and it rotates by the wheel of the machine, turning around once a day and night, and the star map is densely packed, reproducing the changes in the stars and other celestial phenomena such as the rise and fall of the stars."
"A total of 1,447 stars have been carved. It's all the stars we can see clearly. Li Gang pointed to the second layer and said.
From Zhao Huan's point of view, he can't see the chaos of this second layer.
"Let's go and have a look." Zhao Huan walked down the stairs and came to the side of the water transport instrument elephant platform, looking at the muddy elephant in front of him, it was really as he thought, it was indeed a stargazing instrument.
With this instrument, you can draw a star map, the star map is endlessly useful, and the ship positioning is simply not too easy to use!
Zhao Huan clenched his fists and said, "Very good." ”
"The official, the minister told the official that Su Xie, he has more than 3,000 star maps in his hands, and he also has a complete structure map of this station, and he is extremely suitable for the study of various star maps. You can go to Liu Yi and Liu Shaoqing's men to help. Li Gang said the purpose of the trip.
Zhao Huan nodded, this Su Xian's father built this water transport instrument platform, which is of great use to the Great Song Dynasty!
"Su Xian is also a Jinshi and the first in the Daguan period, and his talent and character are commendable. Moreover, when the Jin people went south this time, they also led the people of Danyang to resist the intrusion of bandits, and they could be promoted to Taichang Shaoqing according to the system, or to be a young prisoner in the ordnance prison. Li Gang hurriedly said.
He didn't fake the public and help himself, he was really promoting virtue.
"In the talent record of the young man, it was also mentioned that this person was young and tough and talented, and Dazai didn't need to be so cautious." Zhao Huan said helplessly.
The emperors of the Great Song Dynasty are not good, so that these courtiers are cautious when they are officials.
lest the emperor be suspicious.
"Ding!"
A crisp sound sounded, somewhat similar to the sound of gold from the battlefield retreating.
Zhao Huan was stunned and asked, "What sound?" ”
"The bell rings at the time of the unitary." Li Gang had a reasonable expression on his face, and he didn't understand why the official family was so surprised.
Zhao Huan's face was full of confusion, he thought that the water transport instrument was an astronomical observatory, but it turned out that this guy still had the function of telling the time?
Zhao Huan looked at the husband who came out from under the water transport instrument elephant stage, carried the gong in his hand, and sang the trumpet and went away.
He looked at a small wooden figure at his feet, striking a cymbal, a clock that chimes the time.
How many surprises does this Da Song want to give himself?