"The two Taoist leaders are in such a good mood that they don't even sleep at night and come here. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Wang Mai looked at the two of them vigilantly. These two guys can't be playing with the idea of an astronomical telescope, right? Can't you let this thing fall into the hands of the gods, isn't this aiding and abetting?

The two of them were also stunned when they saw Wang Mai, but Yuan Tiangang came back to his senses first: "It turned out to be Assistant Teacher Wang, it was rude." ”

Unexpectedly, Yan Qinli, who was behind him, also knew the two of them, and stepped forward to greet the two.

"I heard that this clairvoyance is the handiwork of Assistant Teacher Wang, I don't know if it's true?" Yuan Tiangang asked with a twisted mustache and squinted a pair of small eyes.

"Whoever said that, it's not me." Wang Mai glared at him and innocently denied it, Qin Tianjian and his gang had no door on their lips.

"Everyone in Luoyang City knows about this matter, why did Assistant Teacher Wang deny it?" Yuan Tiangang asked.

"These are all foolish people who spread falsehoods, I'm just a small official, how can I have this ability?" Wang Mai held an uncooperative attitude, even if you talk about the sky, I won't accept it.

Yan Qinli, who was next to him, saw the two of them talking, Wang Mai was obviously insincere, so he knew that there must be something strange in this, so he retreated to the side to observe the astrological portraits hanging on the wall.

Yuan Tiangang didn't expect Wang Mai to have such an attitude, his mind changed, and he said: "Since this thing is not owned by Assistant Teacher Wang, then I have to ask King Zheng for it, presumably King Zheng still has to give this face." ”

Damn, Wang Mai stared at this bull's nose, it's too shameless. But now these magic sticks are indeed very marketable, and Wang Shichong really agreed to come down if he couldn't get it.

"How about I made this thing?" Wang Mai had no choice but to admit the matter.

Yan Qinli behind him almost fell, how could this person turn his hands into clouds and cover his hands for rain, and go back on his words without blushing?

"This thing is of great help to my Daomen, I wonder if Assistant Teacher Wang can cut his love?" Yuan Tiangang asked quietly.

"Can't!" Wang Mai resolutely refused.

"Assistant Teacher Wang made a price, right?" Yuan Tiangang had a poor expression on his face.

"Not for sale."

"A thousand?"

"What about Hanako?" Wang Mai jumped up, "This fine glass alone is more than this price." ”

"Five thousand."

"Humph!" Wang Mai folded his arms and tilted his head to the side.

"Ten thousand."

"You know the goods." Wang Mai's face finally improved, "But it's still not good." ”

"Young people, don't think you're a strange thing." Hearing that Wang Mai refused the sky-high price again, Yuan Tiangang almost pulled off his beard.

"The elderly should not rely on the old and sell the old." Wang Mai responded unceremoniously.

"So what do you do to say yes?"

"I can say yes, but there are three more conditions." Wang Mai thought for a while and said.

"Say."

"First, this grand meeting of Confucianism, the Daomen must support, and it is best to send a person of high moral integrity."

"No problem!" Yuan Tiangang nodded, "I will invite my uncle to participate in the next meeting, plus other fellow Daomen who came to Luoyang this time." ”

Yuan Shoucheng will come to support the grand event of Confucianism, and then he will be able to win a lot of popularity, Wang Mai is very satisfied: "Second, I can't guarantee that this thing is only unique to your Daomen. ”

"What do you mean?"

"That means I'm going to give it to someone else."

"No way!" Yuan Tiangang opened a pair of small eyes wide, "I can't agree." ”

"I can't hide it, the production of this telescope is all relying on the power of Buddhism, and the treasure of Buddhism is like this telescope, and it is difficult to hide it. Well, I can tell you the secret of that Buddhist treasure, how about it? Wang Mai blinked.

"The treasures of the Buddha Gate are also from you?" Yuan Tiangang looked at Wang Mai with a surprised expression, but he sneered in his heart, and his heart was sure enough.

"That's right." Wang Mai nodded, "You can also see that you need high-quality glass to make this thing, how about I give you the method of making glass from Buddhism for free?" This method alone is worth 10,000 times. ”

"This ......" The expression on Yuan Tiangang's face was very solemn, and he was thinking about the gains and losses of this matter in his heart. I really don't know where this king wheat comes from, and he can speak on behalf of the entire Confucian sect.

"As long as you agree to this condition, you can know the hole cards of Buddhism." Wang Mai encouraged him to say, "I'll send you another package solution for this astronomical telescope." ”

"Packing?"

"Oh...... It is a set of production, use, and after-sales ...... Forehead...... Anyway, you can ask me all questions about this astronomical telescope. Wang Mai worked hard to explain to him what a packaging solution is.

"Okay, Poor Dao agreed." The balance in Yuan Tiangang's heart was finally out of balance, "What about the third condition?" ”

Wang Mai rubbed his fingers embarrassedly.

"What does that mean?" Everyone looked at him in bewilderment.

"It's money, 10,000 yuan must be paid at once, and it can't be in arrears." Wang Mai looked at these people helplessly, and he didn't understand what it meant.

Yan Qinli looked at him with his mouth open, this person was discussing knowledge with himself just now, and now he looks like a businessman who is a philistine, could it be that he is wearing a mask?

"No problem." Yuan Tiangang breathed a sigh of relief, the problem that money can solve is not a problem for Daomen.

"Then it's settled." Wang Mai patted the astronomical telescope beside him, "Don't worry, this deal is not a loss." ”

"Okay, 10,000 will be delivered to your mansion tomorrow." Yuan Tiangang returned to his mastery again, but his squinted eyes didn't feel so harmonious.

"Well, I think the Taoist is probably suffering from eye disease, and there is something here that may help the Taoist." Wang Mai took off the magnifying glass on his belt and handed it to Yuan Tiangang, and taught him how to use it.

This person always squints when he looks at people, he should be short-sighted, and he is fine during the day, but his vision is blurred when the light dims at night.

Yuan Tiangang curiously took the magnifying glass and admired it for a while, and put it into his arms like a baby: "It's not a secret, Poor Dao has suffered from eye disease because he has been observing the stars for many years, and his eyesight has been getting worse and worse recently, thank you Assistant Teacher Wang for your gift." ”

No wonder this person is very short-sighted, it turns out to be caused by excessive use of eyes, think about it, there is no telescope, you can only rely on your own eyesight to stare at the night sky all night, and over time, you will naturally suffer from eye diseases. It's a pity that there is no optometry technology now, otherwise he can make a lot of money by fitting him with a pair of glasses.

"Dao Chief, the mirror surface of this magnifying glass is easy to wear, so it's better for you to hang it on your waist, so as not to collide with other objects in your arms." Wang Mai reminded him.

"I see." Yuan Tiangang took out the magnifying glass again and held it in his hand with love, "Since this clairvoyance is the handwriting of Assistant Teacher Wang, can you explain its use for us?" ”

"Okay." Wang Mai turned the telescope sideways and pointed to the disk above, "This is a dial, which is used to measure the angle at which the stars move." ”

"The two of us have already looked at this thing just now, I don't know what the size is on it?" Yuan Tiangang asked while holding a magnifying glass and looking at the dial.

"This is what I did in the West, dividing a week into three hundred and sixty parts, each of which is called one degree. In this way, you can know exactly how far the stars are displaced. Wang Mai explained.

"Three hundred and sixty copies? Why not three hundred and sixty-five? Yuan Tiangang asked curiously, the traditional Zhou Tian is divided into three hundred and sixty-five parts.

Wang Mai scratched his head, how do I know why the West wants to divide a circle into 360 degrees.

Li Chunfeng, who had been silent next to him, spoke: "Three hundred and sixty parts, three hundred and six is just right to divide two, three, four, five, six, eight, nine, and ten, so that it is convenient to divide the circle equally, which is indeed much more convenient than the three hundred and sixty-five we used before." ”

"That's right," Wang Mai looked at the little boy Li Chunfeng, "That's the truth." I didn't expect this Li Chunfeng to be so smart and give a satisfactory answer without thinking. Such a beautiful boy has such a high IQ, no wonder he can mess with middle-aged Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang thought about it for a while, and then knew the benefits of this division: "A week is 360 degrees, and the right angle is exactly 90 degrees, which is the number of ninety-nine. ”

"More than that," Li Chunfeng pointed to the dial, "three hundred and sixty degrees, the sum of three and six is nine; Divide the circle into two equal parts, each part is one hundred and eighty degrees, and the sum of eight is nine; four equal parts, each part is ninety degrees, and the sum of zero nine is nine; Eight equal parts, forty-five degrees each, and the sum of four and five is nine. ”

Wang Mai looked at the two of them dumbfounded, and he actually made so many senses out of a small circle index.

Yuan Tiangang couldn't maintain the style of a master anymore, and looked at Wang Mai with excitement: "Assistant Teacher Wang is so talented, this 360-degree distribution is indeed caused by the Heavenly Dao, this is the number of days, in the future, my Daomen should take this 360-degree distribution as orthodox, and Daomen thank Assistant Teacher Wang." "Nine is the largest yang number, symbolizing the sky, so it can be said to be the holy number of the Daomen, what nine-character mantra, nine heavens, nine palaces, etc., is simply a worship of the number nine. This alone is worth more than 10,000 yuan, and this transaction is not a loss.

Originally, it was just a matter of dividing the circle into several parts, but I didn't expect it to make the itch of the Daomen, and Wang Mai really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Originally, he only wanted to popularize the angle of view, but in ancient times, there was no detailed concept of angle at all, and everything was replaced by a name, what "moment, xuan, feng, ke, chime" and so on, it made people confused when they heard it. Because there is no accurate power, it is very inconvenient to measure. Now there is no need for Wang Mai to promote, it is estimated that Daomen will be eager to promote this set of things to the world.

It's just that in this way, doesn't it contribute to the prestige of the Daomen? Wang Mai's heart is extremely entangled at the moment.

He also introduced them to the concepts of "minutes" and "seconds", and easily accepted the sexagesimal system, which saved them a lot of trouble.

"This is the lens tube, and the thick end is a convex mirror, which is called an objective lens; The thin end is a concave mirror, and the eye looks at it from this end, so it is called an eyepiece. Wang Mai introduced.

The structure of the whole telescope is very simple, that is, a lens barrel and Wang Mai's self-made dial, fixed on a rotatable base, and the angle of the lens barrel can also be adjusted at will. This is purely an inferior product made by Wang Mai based on the memories of visiting the museum in his previous life, but it is no problem to use it to observe the moon and several planets.