433 WARNING! The rainstorm is coming!
The reason why Fan Zeng was able to give such an evaluation was that this prime minister had no official status at all. Moreover, the prime minister always said something that even he didn't know. Fan Zeng concluded from this. The various changes that have taken place in the Qin State must have a close relationship with this person.
At this time, at the training ground of the Celestial Army north of Xianyang, a meteorological officer of the Celestial Army was checking the changes in the barometer as usual. Because the Celestial Army has very high meteorological requirements. Therefore, the weather station was first set up in the Celestial Army. Their meteorological tools are also rudimentary, but they are still useful. At the very least, they should be wary of a sudden drop in the barometer. That's what they say in their manual.
Ma Zhendong, a captain of the Heavenly Army, is a meteorological officer. He is mainly responsible for meteorology. He chose this subject because he realized that there was no meteorological data to support it. The Celestial Army will be greatly traumatized. Moreover, his interest in barometers is very great. For example, notice when you are big. When the barometer is not lowered, it is often accompanied by rain. So, he was in an extremely tight financial situation. Build three weather stations out of your own pocket. By comparing the data, he could only draw a single line. Moreover, the lines of the data are sometimes the same, and sometimes they are different. This was the early meteorological observation. But this time his weather station will forecast the weather for the first time.
"Oh. Oh, my God. Ma Zhendong was taken aback. The barometer dropped a lot. And, it's still declining. This means that there will be rainfall. He just memorized the numbers and hurried to the captain's office.
"Oh no. Oh no. The barometer drops suddenly. There is rain, and it is likely to be more violent. Ma Zhendong didn't even salute the military and ran in directly.
And in the office. A reporter from the Observer newspaper is interviewing the captain of the Sky Army. He's going to take the heavenly army. The mystery of this particular branch of the military is revealed. And suddenly, an officer with the rank of captain recklessly barged in. Shocked.
"What? Don't rush, speak slowly. Flight captain Xu Lei said calmly.
"Gas, the barometer suddenly dropped a lot. In my experience, quite possibly. Heavy rain may occur. Ma Zhendong calmed down his emotions and said.
"Are you sure?" Xu Lei asked solemnly.
"Sure." Ma Zhendong nodded solemnly and said.
"Evacuate the airship immediately. Fast. Everyone pulled the airship into the airship hangar. Xu Lei had to believe it. Because, the performance of the barometer has been accurately judged several times in a row. Although there were a few misjudgments in between, overall, the accuracy was quite high.
The two officers quickly left the office. And the reporter seems to have caught something. Hurry up and leave the flight base to return to the company. Get the news out there as soon as possible.
To save time. The Observer went so far as to use an entire large page and write it in oversized font. "Warning! The rainstorm is coming! "There is only one and a half short lines below explaining why the barometer is provided.
It was morning, and the Observer was a morning newspaper, and the newspaper had already been sent out. In order to preempt this major source. The newspaper took emergency printing measures to disseminate the news. Because it's a small newspaper. There are very few people who buy it, and there are many newspapers, and the competition is very fierce. Everyone is rushing to get all the new news they can come across. Even if it's a false message.
"Warning! Warn! The rain is coming," shouted a teenager who had just arrived from South Korea.
People always like news that surprises a little bit. Because only in this way can their curiosity be aroused. So people paid for newspapers, and when they saw that the newspaper was only one and a half lines of font, they thought that the newspaper was making money crazy. However, they then left the newspaper behind. Because, this newspaper can be redeemed for free for the next edition, and the next page has an explanation of why it rains heavily. Such a sales method is also forced to be helpless. In order to catch the news. Plus typographic issues. Newspapers had to adopt this messaging strategy.
The news went viral. There was a lot of talk.
"Hey, you say, there's really a rainstorm today. Such a hot day. Can it rain? A meat shopkeeper chatted with his customers in his free time.
"Who knows, you didn't read the newspaper, what you said, barometer, sudden drop or something. Anyway, let's just wait and see today. If not, I will take this newspaper and ask for money, sue the newspaper company, and seal his account. The patron said with some excitement.
The president of the newspaper was also worried. If it doesn't rain. Then the newspaper is completely finished. It's a bet.
When King Qin saw the news, he was also shocked. He also stood curiously outside the main hall and waited for the rainstorm, it stands to reason that at this time, it is indeed a time when heavy rain is frequent, but no one has accurately calculated that it will rain. This is somewhat unusual. Unusual.
It was still a sunny day in the morning. The noon effort suddenly changed the sky. The clouds and rain clouds pressed down, just like the heavenly soldiers and the heavenly generals descended to earth. The day has been assured, and it must be a heavy rain. The president of the newspaper took a look. Jumped up with the reporter all at once. The newspaper was saved. The Observer is going to be on fire.
The people of Xianyang are also talking.
"Hey. Just say it. Looking at this posture, it is estimated that it is really raining, and it is estimated that it will hail. An old man said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Boom." It was like the thunder of the hundred cannons of the Qin State. Saying that, the rain was pouring down. At this time, the day turns dark, and the rain falls as if it is falling.
"Bang la la blah." Heavy rain fell for half an hour. And there was a hail the size of an egg in the middle. It's the first time people have seen such a heavy rain.
After the rain stopped, people began to talk about it.
"This newspaper is really strange. It is possible to predict when and how heavy it will rain. It's a real wonder. A pedestrian gave a thumbs up.
Inside the Xianyang Palace. The King of Qin was overjoyed. This is the first time since Daqin that rainfall has been predicted so accurately. King Qin immediately ordered to go to the newspaper office in person. See what this newspaper has to offer to predict the weather.
After the inquiry, King Qin learned that it turned out that this news first came from the Heavenly Army. So, the king of Qin immediately ordered Shang Wen to come to see him. And he went to the Qin Army's Heavenly Army Flying Base in the north as if he had found a treasure.
The reason why King Qin valued it was not only to be able to predict the weather conditions. More importantly, the King of Qin was still guided by the traditional agriculture-oriented thinking, and in his opinion, being able to predict weather conditions would undoubtedly add a great boost to Qin's agricultural production.