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Three days later is Chinese New Year's Eve, and on this day, the time table for Xu County's order to present to the emperor finally arrived in the capital before the Spring Festival. But this is in the Xiaozong Dynasty, the courtiers want to give gifts to risk being reprimanded, gifts into the palace is quite difficult, the vast majority of gifts will be beaten back and piggybacked.

In the Xiaozong Dynasty, Xiaozong advocated frugality, set an example, not luxury, Xiaozong once publicly declared that the courtiers were forbidden to give gifts, especially Xiaozong was still a pragmatic emperor who did not believe in auspiciousness, so the so-called dedication to auspiciousness was also prohibited. However, the gift presented by Xu Xianling has not been returned so far, and Xu Xianling's first offering is a wax paper steel plate and a mimeograph machine, to the surprise of the courtiers, Xiaozong happily accepted the gift, and also praised Xu Xianling. The pencils that were later offered were also not returned. It must be said that this is an outlier.

The officials who handled it had the experience of the past two times, and of course treated the gifts sent by Xinhua differently. This time the watch is a new thing, after some cumbersome certification, the relevant departments unanimously feel that this thing is quite special, it is not only a practical vessel, but also an auspicious thing, it seems that it is a matter of course to dedicate to the emperor, just like that, this time watch was sent to the palace along the way.

Another Ouchi craftsman inspected the watch and determined that there was no hidden weapon mechanism, and then learned how to operate it, so he raised the hammer and activated the mechanism, so that the watch turned ticking.

On the afternoon of the second day, when Xiaozong Zhao Tuan saw this watch, it had been running in the palace for twenty-five hours, Zhao Tuan now also reads "Xin Pao", thinking of the "Xin Pao" published in the ribbon-cutting report of the watch, Zhao Tuan also came to be interested, Liu Tongyan next to Zhao Yan is the chief eunuch, the eunuch is known to the inner and inner provinces, and has always been good at observing words and feelings.

The watch sent to the palace also has a stopwatch function, Zhao Tuan read the "New Newspaper" that day, remembered that the newspaper contained it, even the slightest difference can be clearly distinguished, so he asked:

"How accurate does this watch compare to an hourglass?"

Lin Jianyu, the eunuch of the Houyuan Workshop, replied:

"Qi Qi Guan's family, the old slave has been tested from yesterday to today, although twelve hours have come down, there is a difference of three minutes, but compared to the hourglass, I don't know how many times more accurate!"

Zhao Tuan saw that the timing of this timepiece was so accurate, and the appearance was extraordinarily chic, and he was in a good mood for a while.

Liu Tongyan saw that Zhao Tuan was very interested, so he added:

"Qibing official, at this time the table is really accurate, the old slave let the little eunuch in the palace try a race, after a competition, the fastest little eunuch and the slowest little eunuch, both run fifty zhang, a difference of almost three seconds, 6 Jingu ran the fastest, ran down is seventeen seconds fifty-two, I don't know who is the fastest in the world? The old slave dared to say that the little eunuch in the palace was at least not slow, and it was said that the fastest one in Xinhua was eighteen seconds and twenty-five. This timetable has this advantage, even if it is thousands of miles away, it can compete to see who is faster. ”

Regarding the matter of racing, it is natural that when demonstrating the timetable, Xu Xianling deliberately asked the Xinhua representative to recommend a test method, and during the test, let the eunuchs compete for fifty zhang race, and the advantages of the timetable will be revealed. As for the Xinhua 50 zhang sprint record, when testing the 50 zhang race, Xu Xianling of course would not ask for the fastest run, and as a result, the Xinhua 50 zhang sprint record was temporarily 18 seconds 25, which was a condition for the eunuch to break the record and set a zào.

6 Jingu ran faster than Xinhua's fastest, which made the servants very uplifted, and Liu Tongyan told the story to cheer Zhao Tuan.

Zhao Yan was determined to go on the Northern Expedition that year, and he took the lead in setting an example, practicing riding and archery diligently, and sometimes publicly showing his superb archery skills. For example, in the fifth year of the main road, Zhao Yan accidentally injured his eyes because he broke the bowstring when he was archery, and he was able to pull the bowstring off, of course, it was a real shot, not a show.

Zhao Yan also organized a juju in the palace and convened a group of generals, Zhao Yan personally participated in it, and its intention was by no means a simple juju play, but all for the Northern Expedition.

Therefore, it is a common thing for eunuchs in the palace to bow, and Liu Tongyan caters to Zhao Yan's interest, so he uses this to make up for fun.

However, when Zhao Tuan heard that the eunuch regarded the watch as a plaything, his perception of the watch in front of him suddenly changed, and Zhao Tuan said lightly:

"The accuracy of the timing of this time is indeed a benefit, but it is not very useful in the palace after all, it is better to send it to the Taishi Bureau, Yang Zhongfu is revising the almanac, and they just need it."

Liu Tongyan saw that the official family actually wanted to send such a good utensil to the Astronomical Academy, and he felt reluctant, but the official family has always been like this, he is used to being thrifty, and he is not willing to use anything himself, Liu Tongyan couldn't help muttering:

"Official, why don't you let them send another one to the palace? After all, the hourglass in the palace is extremely inaccurate. ”

Liu Tongyan peeked at Xiaozong's uncertain face, and hurriedly changed his words

"Otherwise, the palace spends money to buy one, and the officials refuse to let the courtiers pay tribute, but the face of the palace is also the face of the Great Song Dynasty, and this time watch is not only about decency, but also a practical thing, such as the last dynasty, with this accurate timetable, the old slave thinks that the court is also clean."

Zhao Tuan thought for a while and said:

"You don't have to say more. Spread my word, go and invite the two ministers! ”

Zhou Bida and Liuzheng came to the palace, and Zhao Tuan asked the two prime ministers to sit down, and then said

"Today, I invited the two Aiqing to come, it is about the time table sent by Xinhua Zhixian, and I like the limestone paper steel plate mimeograph machine sent by Xinhua Zhixian County, which is a tool that is beneficial to education, and I also commended it. Later, pencils were sent, and it was very convenient to use. But this time I sent this time, I also wanted to stay in the palace at the beginning, alas, I should not have this idea, although the clock is accurate, after all, it is a plaything, fortunately I woke up early. ”

Zhao Tuan then sighed:

"I'm not afraid to think about it, but I'm afraid it's too late, but the reason why people can't avoid the beginning of a thought is that they haven't practiced yet!"

Zhao Yan's words are quite Zen, and they are also the cultivation of the Buddha for many years. However, in Zhou Bida's view, the official family regarded the watch as a treasure, and blamed himself for it, so he took the opportunity to say:

"The old minister understands the meaning of the official family, the official family is afraid that the officials below will vote for the official's favor, today ponder to send this, tomorrow ponder to send that, there are many treasures in the world, send this thing can be received, and what can not be collected! Therefore it must not be grown. However, the old minister thought that it seemed inappropriate to regard the time watch as a rare play. ”

Zhao Yan smiled:

"This thing is placed in Yang Zhongfu of the Taishi Bureau, and it is used in astronomical almanacs, of course, it is very useful, and when it is placed in the palace, it is just a plaything, no different from other rare and exotic plays. Zhou Aiqing, you seem to have your own opinions, and tell me your reasoning. ”

Zhou Bida said solemnly:

As the official said, this thing can indeed be used as a plaything, the old minister heard that there are rich businessmen's children have been in the West Lake in Zhangluo Boat Race, it is said that they want to build a boat race, the rowers who participate in the boat can only row this boat, in the West Lake to delineate the back and forth rowing path, with the clock time, to see who rows the fastest, in fact, it is the same competition method as contained in the "Xin Pao", everyone says that this boat race is the fairest. They are sending people to Xinhua to buy a watch, as long as the watch is bought, the competition boat will be opened, it is said that every three days to compete, a group of people who like to close the flutter are very much looking forward to this. This is the use of the clock as a plaything. ”

Zhao Yan frowned and said:

"Is it so ridiculous!"

Zhou Bida changed his words and said:

However, Lao Chen felt that this rich kid was fond of shutting down, and it was not from today that instead of engaging in other tricky shutting games, it was better for them to do this boat race, after all, the boat race helps the boatman to practice rowing kung fu, just like juju in martial arts. Lao Chen thought that our Song Dynasty sailors could also compete in boat races, so they only needed to build a batch of boats of the same style, and go to various sailors to demarcate a distance of 500 zhang or 1,000 zhang, and test rowing, subject to the timetable. In this way, it can promote the training of sailors in various places. This is a little foolish opinion of the old minister, what does the official family think? ”

Zhao Yan said in his heart that there was some truth in this, but he was not in a hurry to express his position, and asked Liuzheng instead:

"What does Aiqing think?"

Liuzheng already had an idea in his heart, he must get one at home at this time, but if the official family is not willing to use it, then it will not be easy for him to enjoy it, and he replied immediately:

"The timepiece is accurate, and its use is actually very wide, and the minister thinks that it is a treasure when it is used for boat racing, and it is a sharp weapon for the astronomical calendar, and it can be used for scientific research in the future, and it may even be used to march and kill the enemy. Therefore, the ministers thought that the officials should take the lead in setting an example, try out the timetable, and only use it first to know what its magic use. ”

Zhao Yan smiled and said:

"The two Aiqing have some truth in what they said. Well, let's stay for now! However, this watch is a valuable thing, and it must be paid, and it must be paid for a penny. ”

After saying this, Zhao Yan said the real topic of today:

"Therefore, I invited the two Aiqing to discuss the notes handed over by Xinhua Zhixian, about the release of the taboo on the red wall, as well as the transformation of water shipping, in addition to cement, I want to hear the views of the two Aiqing."

Zhou Bida said:

"Lao Chen also has a note here for 6 tours, which is to ask the imperial court to make a hot air balloon, use the hot air balloon as a military weapon, and rise on the hot air balloon on the battlefield, and the soldiers of our army in the hanging basket can condescendingly shoot the enemy general. But the production of this hot air balloon must be made by the new Mao Geng, and the 6 You Jian yì requisition this Mao Geng came to install the hot air balloon. This matter is also related to Xinhua, the old minister mentioned yì, will we also discuss this matter together today? ”

Zhou Bida put forward this proposal, a little uneasy in his heart, today's official family is very different from the official family that never forgot the Northern Expedition in the past, since the death of Gaozong last year, the official family is even more focused on worshipping the Buddha, only in the past two months to cheer up a little, but whether the official family is still ambitious, is really uncertain.

When Zhao Yan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said in his heart that it was rare for 6 tours to think of this. Of course Zhao Yan has also read the paragraph of Mao Geng's confession in "New Newspaper", this person is so ridiculous that he used a shocking prop to capture a woman's heart, he is really young and frivolous! But this prop can clearly be used as a big killer on the battlefield, Zhao Yan even imagined himself riding a hot air balloon to resist the wind, and then spread his bow and arrow on the hot air balloon, and shot Jin Shizong off the horse in the enemy formation with one arrow.

Zhao Yan couldn't suppress his excitement, but sighed:

"It's a pity that he is old and has no courage to regain his former strength, so he can't shoot the enemy chief with a bow and arrow. But 6 is really good. ”

Zhao Yan recalled the failure of the Northern Expedition back then, how could it not be a mistake made by young and frivolous, now that he is over sixty years old, his pride has not returned to the past, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After sighing, next, Zhao Yan and the two prime ministers began to discuss things one by one.

First of all, on the red wall taboo, Zhao Yan thought of loving the people, and the two prime ministers also claimed to love the people, and then the red wall taboo was not a big deal, it was just about the emperor's face, but Zhao Yan was not the kind of emperor who loved face, as long as it was beneficial to the people, Zhao Yan didn't mind that little bit of vanity, so after some discussion, it was decided to abolish this taboo.

As for the construction of a hydraulic winch to improve shipping, Zhou Bida felt that this was a move to benefit the people, and Liuzheng felt that there were advantages and disadvantages, and Zhao Yan decided not to do it for a while.

The most controversial thing is the discussion of cement, Liuzheng proposed a method of government-run cement, believing that only the government can make its own cement, which can not only avoid the exploitation of people's wealth by selling it, but also supply the needs of various places to build cities. Zhao Yan was very moved by this mention, only Zhou Bida thought that the disadvantages of the official camp were extremely great, and it was not appropriate to practice this law in vain.

In the end, Zhao Yan thought about it for a while, and said:

"Since the matter of cement and hot air balloons is inseparable from Xinhua Mao Geng, then summon Mao Geng to come to Anting, right! I'd like to hear what he has to say. ”

After saying that, he added:

"Just summon Wen Yuan, who is in charge of "Xinbao", to Lin'an Ting, right?"

When he was in Liuzheng, he remembered Chen Liang, who wrote "Alice in Wonderland", and Liuzheng knew that the official family was preparing to set up a newspaper, so he said:

"Will Chen Liang be summoned as well?"

As soon as Zhao Yan heard the name Chen Liang, he frowned, shook his head and said:

"Chen Liang is also a talented person, and he is eloquent, but he is arrogant, not pragmatic enough, and he is not very useful. There is no need to call such a person. ”

Zhao Yan then sighed:

"If it is stable and talentless, it is not difficult for people to be successful. It must be talented but not engraved, and the words are good but not wrong. But most of the talented people miss the moment, and the good ones lose the fallacy. Xin Jiaxuan has a talent but misses the moment, and Chen Liang's words are good and wrong. Pity! ”