For the next few days, the expedition went on to a peaceful time, with nothing unusual except for the construction of a short-term residence.

The wildlings seemed to have disappeared and did not come into contact with the expedition.

As the days passed, once the camp was set up, the expedition began to prepare to explore the area.

They plan to spend several months exploring the mountains in a radius of dozens of miles, and in addition to finding useful plants and minerals, they also need to find suitable routes through the mountains.

In the future, Xia Guo will never leave such a large land in the west alone, as long as Xia Guo begins to develop here, building roads is a necessary thing.

This mountain range stretches for many miles, and if you want to pass through it in the shortest amount of time, you must have enough knowledge of the terrain.

Otherwise, when building roads in the future, it is impossible to find a random place to start repairing, with the current construction capacity of Xia Guo, it is simply impossible to open mountains and build roads.

It can only be said that the trend of the mountain range can reduce the difficulty of the project.

Just when the expedition teams from all walks of life were struggling to survive in the wilderness according to their own routes, a new event happened in Yancheng that caused a sensation in the city.

After nearly half a year of cultivation, the first bell tower in the history of the Xia Kingdom was finally completed.

On the day of the operation of the bell tower, Wang Lang and civil and military officials came to watch the completion ceremony.

The tall bell tower is beautifully built, and the decoration of the clock is done by the craftsmen of the dinosaur people, and the peculiar pattern gives people a very mysterious feeling.

And the dial doesn't know what dye is used, and it faintly reflects the light in the sunlight.

When the huge pendulum clock was activated, people realized for the first time what it means to be mechanical.

The sound of ticking and ticking from the bell tower is so pleasant and mysterious.

Pendulum clocks in four directions operate at a frequency with very little error.

When the people saw the pointer turn on its own, there was an exclamation of surprise.

The high-ranking officials of the Xia Kingdom are not surprised by this, with their identity and status, such a thing as a pendulum clock naturally cannot be hidden from their ears, and even some ministers' homes will have a small pendulum clock.

However, the pendulum clock at this time is very expensive, and if you want to have one, even if it is a high-ranking official of the first or second grade, you have to blood hard, and it is often priceless.

The people gathered in the square, staring intently at the hands on the dial, although they had seen the hands turning, but every time the minute hand went a little, the people still seemed to be excited to discover a new continent.

But at this time, the people just watched the excitement, and did not associate this thing with the illusory concept of time.

When the minute hand turned 90 degrees, Wang Lang smiled with satisfaction, his first difficult invention in the real sense was finally able to run successfully.

"Your Majesty, this is a miracle, a miracle, this thing is comparable to a divine object, this is a gift from God to us human beings, to our Xia Kingdom, I beg Your Majesty to give this thing a name, and prepare a sacrifice to comfort the gods." Kong Yi said excitedly, looking at it, he couldn't wait to pay homage to this bell tower.

When the officials heard this, they were suddenly stunned and hurriedly cheered.

Wang Lang shook his head and said: "There is no need for sacrifices, large-scale festivals cost people and money, in the future, except for the New Year and the commendation of soldiers, other things will be exempted from sacrifices!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is not very good, what if the gods send disaster because of this." Lin Wuyun said worriedly.

"Woe to you? If the gods send disaster down because of this little thing, what is the use of us worshipping it, if the gods cannot bless us humans, what use do we want it to do, if that is the case, it proves that this is not our god, but an evil god, that is, the enemy of the gods, and we should put things in order for the enemy. Wang Lang said loudly, his face was not red and his heart was not beating, he had told lies for so many years, and he had long been accustomed to talking nonsense in terms of gods and ghosts.

Wang Lang's remarks shocked everyone, if you look into it carefully, this is a great disrespect to the gods, but the person who said this is the most powerful person in the human race, so they feel extremely contradictory, and they don't know whether to believe Wang Lang's explanation.

Looking at the constipated expressions of the officials, Wang Lang suddenly felt very bored, he was a "promising" young man who grew up under the red flag and was born in a new society, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods since he was a child, and when he came to this world, he just thought that it was some kind of natural phenomenon that could not be explained scientifically, and he couldn't connect with ghosts and gods at all.

If he had not crossed over by himself, but had been possessed by a so-called soul or consciousness, perhaps it would have had some kind of impact on him, a staunch atheist, and make him doubt the scientific nature of the world.

"In the future, the Ministry of Rites must clarify its position on the issue of the gods, understand what the gods are, what is good for us, what is good for us in heaven and earth is our gods, and what is bad for us is the enemies of the gods, we have come all the way from the wilderness, relying on our hands and our wisdom, I have said this sentence many times, you must carefully experience, you don't know the wild man who didn't know anything before, as a court official, I always have to work for the welfare of the people, this is what you have to do, Instead of asking God to pray when there is nothing to do. As he spoke, he glanced at Kong Yiyi intentionally or unintentionally.

Kong Yi couldn't help but shed a cold sweat on his forehead, this time the sycophants were not filmed well, and he was very annoyed in his heart, so he would not consider what the gods were, and following Wang Lang's footsteps was the most beneficial thing for him, and this time the mistake made him learn a lesson.

"I won't mention it for now, but this bell tower still needs to be named." Wang Lang said in a deep voice

When Kong Yi heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has thought of a name." ”

Wang Lang nodded and said: "This bell will be called Qiming Bell in the future, which means that our Xia Kingdom is the origin of human civilization, so that future generations will remember the efforts of their ancestors." ”

Hearing the name of a bell tower, it can have so many meanings, everyone sighed with emotion in their hearts, and sincerely admired Wang Lang's knowledge.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

And they all bowed their respects.

Wang Lang waved his hand and said: "In the future, this Qiming Bell will arrange some bell keepers, these people must be familiar with the operation of the bell tower, and the time of the Xia Kingdom in the future will be subject to the time of this bell tower." ”

The completion ceremony ended quickly, not so much as the ceremony, but rather that Wang Lang took advantage of this reason to temporarily relax his tense nerves.

Looking at the things I designed, really appearing in front of me, the feeling of relief and pride that I can't describe in words.

In the midst of the people and officials, Wang Lang's royal car slowly left the crowded central square under the exchange of heavily armed guards.

With the departure of the big shots, the people completely lost their sense of restraint, and the crowd poured towards the bell tower.

After approaching and looking at this bell tower, I felt even more shocked in my heart, the red bricks were neatly connected by cement, and they went straight into the sky along the building, standing in front of it, it was easy to feel their insignificance.

As the news spread, the true role of the bell tower gradually spread among the crowd.

When people knew that the mysterious building in front of them was used to record time, the people suddenly realized.

The more I understand, the more I feel that this thing is very remarkable, and it is incredible that time can appear in front of me so vividly, for ordinary people.

The excitement of the people lasted for several days and still did not dissipate, although it was impossible to go to the bell tower to watch, but this quiet square on weekdays, because of the appearance of the bell tower, so that many people gathered here every day, just to watch the passage of time.

Gradually, in the consciousness of the people, the concept of time gradually became clear, not as general as before, with the bell tower, greatly facilitated people's lives, tall buildings, even the most edge of the city, as long as there is no problem with eyesight, you can see the direction of the pointer.

The bell tower has a special group of people responsible for the management of them. Not only the husband, but also the maintenance personnel of the bell tower, listening to the bell ringing every hour has become an indispensable habit for the people of Yancheng.

As the craftsmen continued to learn and familiarize, the process of making clocks was much faster than before, and there were funds from the imperial court to prepare for the installation of pendulum clocks in schools and various yamen.

Since the imperial examination, Wang Lang has been busy every day, in addition to dealing with the big and small things that happen in the country, he also has to concentrate on academic research, the degree of effort, he suddenly felt that if he could have this kind of desperate spirit back then, it would not be a problem to be admitted to a key university.

After more than ten years of education, the best students in Xia Guo have the same level of education as primary school, and they can flexibly apply what they have learned to production and life, which makes him feel that it is time to establish a higher school.

Now the education model of Xia Guo is very chaotic, although it is compulsory for school-age children to go to school, but in the school palace, it is still the ancient way of private school, a teacher takes many students, and there is no distinction between the mastery of students' knowledge.

Wang Lang is not an expert in education, he can only imitate the education system of another world, and it took more than ten years to complete the popularization of knowledge and improve the literacy rate of the Chinese people, which laid a good foundation for the construction of higher educational institutions.

In his conception, the education model of primary school, middle school, and university must be established before his death, and the educational concept from modern times can at least allow Xia Guo to take hundreds of years of detours.

The previous textbooks written by Wang Lang are the most basic knowledge, mathematics occupies a large part of the natural sciences, and the knowledge of physics and chemistry is very similar to the natural lessons in primary school, but it briefly describes the things known to Xia Guo, such as the earth is round, the earth revolves around the sun, and the characteristics of magnets.

In terms of literature, it is mainly based on literacy and writing, and occasionally some poems appear in textbooks.

And this time Wang Lang compiled a higher textbook, is his full level of knowledge, without reference materials, with the memory in his mind, even if he has a university knowledge level, the created textbook is closely equivalent to the junior high school level.

This time, Wang Lang is no longer simply letting students study addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in mathematics, but adding geometry and algebra to the textbook, and the concept of force is explosively put forward in physics, but his level of physical theoretical knowledge is not high, so many years have passed, the formulas that can be remembered are extremely limited, but he has good theoretical knowledge in chemistry.

But he knew that with the level of Xia Guo's intellectuals, he couldn't understand the concept of molecular atoms, and he didn't know how many brain cells he had killed in the process of compiling chemistry textbooks, so he finally reluctantly explained the chemical reactions he knew in easy-to-understand language.

If the descendants of the Xia Kingdom can master the elementary knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry thoroughly, then at least the level of human civilization can be improved by thousands of years.

Looking at the stacks of manuscript paper on the bookshelf, Wang Lang's heart was full of pride, he had written out most of the theoretical knowledge in his mind, but the knowledge of modern people could not be written in words, the amount of work was too big, to be able to do this extent, for the people of this world has done his best, after all, he is just an ordinary person.

Carefully sorting out these manuscripts and placing them in a relatively safe place, he didn't have the energy to be a teacher, and when these manuscripts were compiled into books, he could only watch the first generation of intellectuals in the Xia Kingdom study these knowledge by themselves.

With the arrival of summer, the grassland also ushered in the rainy season, and then abundant rain irrigation, the farmland outside Yancheng City is particularly gratifying, if there is no long-term rainfall, it is foreseeable that this summer season will be a good year.

While the farmers were looking forward to the joy of the harvest, the defense strength of the Xia Kingdom was changing unconsciously.

On June 21, the eleventh year of Taichu, this is a memorable day, after several years of research and improvement, the first musket that can really be used in actual combat in the Xia Kingdom was finally successfully manufactured.

After testing, this new type of musket has an effective killing distance

Basically, it has reached the level of ordinary archers, so the effect is enough for Wang Lang.

Although the musket still cannot be compared with the bow and arrow in terms of range, the musket has the advantages that the bow and arrow cannot compare, that is, the lethality and training cost, the power of the musket can be pierced with one shot even by the best armor of the Xia Kingdom, and an archer who can penetrate Yang in a hundred steps is impossible to do without several years of work.

Wang Lang himself can be said to be an archer, you must know that it has been more than ten years since he first used a bow and arrow, and even he himself does not dare to guarantee that the arrow he shoots misses can be better than a musket in terms of lethality.

The new musket was named Taichu No. 1 rifle by Wang Lang, and ordered the Ministry of Industry to make every effort to produce this rifle, and strive to complete the refitting of the 3,000-strong musket team in one year, at least one musket per person.