Chapter 20: Latitude and Prosperity [3]

Zhu Yu's words surprised Zhou Lian.

Zhu Yu is a nerd, and he can sit in this position, firstly, because of the connections taken over by Zhu Yu's father, and secondly, because Zhu Yu is indeed very accomplished in astronomy.

But Zhou Lian is different, when he was young, he also studied astronomy, but when he got older, he shifted his interest to how to sit in office. For example, in the last calendar dispute, Zhu Yu did see that the calendar was inaccurate, and he wanted to repair it. But Zhou Lian was different, he heard the reaction of the cabinet after Zhu Yu went to the book, and felt that this was an opportunity to go to the book.

Because re-calendaring is not a simple matter, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources. And it is a little difficult for the cabinet to maintain the country's use, not to mention the fact that it is necessary to enshrine this profligate and bent on fighting. Therefore, the money given to Qin Tianjian to re-calendar is not a big word. Therefore, as soon as Zhou Lian wrote the book, Zhu Yu's opinion was immediately rejected. Zhou Lian's opinion was adopted.

Zhou Lian was secretly complaining about Zhu Yu in his heart at the moment, and said secretly in his heart: "What kind of stunned is this?" Even if it doesn't work, can you say it to your face? ”

Zhu Houhuang secretly said in his heart: "I take the things I am accustomed to as common sense. ”

Who does not have a watch in his hands in the hands of the hereafter, does not have an accurate timekeeper? But now it's not, the current time generally depends on the sky, and there is probably a water leak in the rich and noble. These things are not accurate timekeeping tools, Western grandfather clocks have not yet been transmitted, even if they have been transmitted, accurate grandfather clocks are very few, those that can be very accurate grandfather clocks have a name in this era, called marine clocks. However, Zhu Houhuang does not know when the navigation clock existed, and it is not known whether the West has made a navigation clock.

Even if it is built, it is an extremely high price. And extremely rare quantities. And a long arrival time.

Because the nautical clock is extremely rare in the West, and it must be purchased from the West, even in the hands of Zhu Houhuang, there are not many. Fang Bai had no choice for a while, what should I do?

"It's not impossible?" Zhu Yu said.

Zhu Houhuang was overjoyed and said: "What method? ”

Zhu Yu said: "It is to locate the local time with the time of the stars. There are certain rules for the movement of the stars in the sky. That time is in that place, it should be fixed, it's just that I haven't paid attention to this problem before, and I need to sort it out. However, my preliminary view is that the time should be determined by reference to the position of the moon.

Zhu Houhuang was overjoyed.

He didn't expect Zhu Yu to solve this problem at all.

Although this is only a scenario, it has not yet been realized. But Zhu Houhuang vaguely remembered that there seemed to be this method, what is it called the Tianzhong Method or something.

This is the talent Zhu Houhuang wants. His eyes burst into flames and he asked, "What does the gentleman need?" ”

Zhu Yu said: "I will go back and look at the information of the Qin Tianjian dynasties, and I should be able to come up with a set of methods, however, there is a problem, that is, this set of methods will not be too accurate, and now the calendar of the Ming Dynasty is not very accurate, let alone anything else, if you want to determine the easiest way to determine longitude, it is better to get an accurate timer." Immediately, Zhu Yu shook his head.

In ancient times, every astronomer was a mathematician, or a mechanic, because many astronomical instruments were developed by themselves. Although Zhu Yu was not famous in the Ming Dynasty. But it doesn't mean that Zhu Yu's level is too poor. You must know that the astronomical calendar is a very serious issue in ancient times, and every astronomer who dares to ask for the order to repair the calendar has two brushes, because the consequences of not correcting the calendar may be all over the house.

"However," Zhu Yu seemed to suddenly remember something, and said: "I can't finish this matter alone, and I need to send more people." ”

Zhu Houhuang also knows that it is very difficult to sort out the trajectory of the moon. Calculations that need to be measured. Zhu Yu alone is obviously unbearable.

Yang Shen said: "In this way, just let the Qin Tianjian and the whole people help together, and after the matter is completed, I will ask the emperor for credit." ”

Zhu Yu said: "However, if the prince wants to succeed quickly, he should ask Brother Bei Shi in Nanjing to help." ”

"Who is Brother Bees?" Zhu Houhuang asked.

"Mo is not the son of Bei Lao at the beginning." Yang Shen understood the origin and said: "Those who have been able to achieve achievements in astronomy since this dynasty are the Ma brothers, and Bei Lao." Ma Shi is a return, no need to mention it, and Pei Lao presided over the translation of the Hijri calendar, and added revisions. If I'm not mistaken, Pei Lao was also a doctor at the beginning. ”

Zhu Yu said: "Exactly, the ancestors are all disciples of Ancestor Pei, and Zhu Yu can also be regarded as the second successor of Ancestor Pei, but since Bei Lao was appointed as the deputy supervisor of Nanjing Qintianjian, the children of the Pei family are all in Nanjing Qintianjian, and the true biography of the Pei family is also there. Now Bei Ren, the deputy supervisor of Nanjing Qintianjian, is the grandson of Bei Lao, and he has the true inheritance of Bei Lao, and it will be of great benefit to the prince to recruit him to help. ”

"That's very good." Zhu Houhuang's eyes looked at Yang Shen.

Yang Shen said: "It's a trivial matter. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "I don't have to work for the two masters, and I also ask the master to invite some math masters to help." ”

Yang Shen's face changed slightly, and he said, "You guys go down and prepare." ”

Zhu Yu and Zhou Lian hurriedly went down, and Yang Shen sighed and said, "Shizi, you didn't tell the emperor about this matter." ”

Zhu Houhuang hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

Yang Shen said: "I originally thought you wanted to find a few and help you, but looking at your posture, the more you look for people, the more you are." The bigger the movement, the more you can hide it. If you really want to do this thing, go to the emperor and say, with the emperor's temper, you only have to make it clear, and he will naturally support you, but if you do it in private. Yang Shen sighed and said, "In a place of suspicion, you have to respect yourself?" ”

Zhu Houhuang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Thank you for your advice." ”

The Ming Dynasty banned the practice of astronomy, but that was in the early Ming Dynasty, and now it is the Zhengde period, and many bans have been relaxed. If Zhu Houhuang makes a small fuss, forget it. And looking at Zhu Houhuang's posture, he is going to do a big job. If Zhu Houhuang is in the fiefdom, it would be fine, but he is now in the capital, I don't know how many people are staring at him, is it obvious that he is giving people a handle if he does this again?

Yang Shen said: "You will go to the emperor tomorrow, if you really want to do this thing." ”

Zhu Houhuang took a deep breath and said, "Yes." ”

After Zhu Houhuang came to this world, he has been in peace for the past few years, since he decided to change his fate at the Lantern Festival dinner, he felt layers of resistance, and his fate was like being cobwebs, consuming his efforts little by little.

If he's not careful, he'll touch the no-go zone, and sometimes, he wonders if staying in Beijing is the right thing to do. If Zhu Houhuang was in the fief at this moment, no matter where he was, on top of his fiefdom, his care would be looser. He might be able to do more. However, he quickly threw the idea out of his head, because Beijing is the center of the whole East.

If you want to drive change in the whole world, Beijing is the easiest. And the best way.

Zhu Houhuang put down this thought, took a deep breath, and began to write in his heart, thinking about how to convince Zhengde.

It's better to tell the truth.

Because no one in this world is stupid, only the truth can really deceive people.

On the second day, Zhu Houhuang went to the leopard room to see Zhengde early in the morning.

Zhengde was drinking, and a strong aroma of wine filled the room, as well as some other flavors, the smell of wine and food, and the smell of fragrant powder. Zhengde's face was full of redness, and he said with a mouthful of wine: "Brother Huang, I haven't been here for a few days, how is it?" How's the training going? ”

Zhu Houhuang guessed whether Zhengde had been drinking in one breath last night. The aroma of the woman in the air was obviously not Zhengde himself drinking. He secretly said in his heart: "Later generations said that Emperor Wuzong was the most ridiculous emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not too much, although Zhengde was a little unsatisfactory, but it was still very good as a friend." ”