Above the court, after the civil and military ministers experienced it personally, they were all amazed by the telescope.

The people of this era could not understand its principle, and unanimously believed that it was a "magic weapon" made by Ning Ze. After all, Ning Ze was now a recognized mage and was proficient in all kinds of spells.

Regardless of the official general, the evaluation of the telescope is just one word: "Good!"

If this is popularized in the Chinese army, it can play a key role on the battlefield.

And not only on the battlefield, but also in many other aspects.

This epoch-making "magic weapon" made everyone excited.

"That's right!" Liu Yuanxiang looked at the tray, "There is another object that looks strange, can you introduce it?"

Everyone's attention was instantly pulled back from the telescope, and they collectively turned to the tray in Ning Ze's hand.

Ning Ze looked around at everyone, put the tray aside, and raised a boxy "wooden box" with both hands to present it in front of the ministers.

On the front of this "wooden box" there is a circular 12-time dial, on which the hour, minute, and second hands are temporarily stopped, and there is a pendulum clock below, which is also stopped.

"What is this?" Liang Teng asked curiously, looking at it for a long time but not figuring it out.

After Chu Meiren and Chu Wenxiu saw the time disk, they said almost at the same time: "Could it be related to the hour?"

After the two of them said it, including Liu Yuanxiang, everyone at the scene felt like that.

"Clever!" Ning Ze replied with a smile, "The function of this thing is to record the time, which is simpler and more convenient than an hourglass." As we all know, the way of recording the time is relatively cumbersome nowadays, whether it is an hourglass, a sundial (gui), or anything else, it always requires manpower to keep track of it. In his spare time, Lone studied the records they had made, and found that the twelve hours of each day could be refined to 24 hours, and even accurate to minutes and seconds! With it, it is completely possible to abandon the ancient and complicated means of timekeeping and enter an era of mechanical clocks!"

Speaking a bunch of technical terms, it was difficult for the ancients present to understand.

Liu Yuanxiang asked, "How is this thing timed?"

The civil and military ministers below also had this question, and looked at Ning Ze and the pendulum clock in his hand curiously.

Ning Ze put the pendulum clock on the table, gently opened the clock door, picked up a clockwork switch from the bottom, inserted it into the hole in the middle of the pendulum clock, and introduced while turning: "Obtain the initial energy through the clockwork, let the pendulum shake regularly, drive the internal parts, and make the second hand start to rotate." The second hand is the longest and thinnest hand, and it takes 60 seconds to complete a circle, which is equal to one minute. When it completes a circle, the minute hand jumps one stop, representing the past minute. Then move on. When the minute hand completes one revolution, it takes sixty minutes, which is equal to one hour, and the hour hand will move one stop. The day is divided into 24 hours, that is, the hour hand completes two laps, which is exactly the whole day! Everyone must be confused now, it doesn't matter! The Lone Association compiled the 24-hour system into a book, and slowly understood through this comparison. ”

"Sounds complicated," Liang Ling asked curiously, "Then how do you determine what time it is?" Also, the prince said that there are twenty-four hours, why is there only twelve here?"

"Good question!" Ning Ze replied, "It's close to noon right now, and the exact time is 11:01 a.m. It was exactly noon. The lonely side just said that it is only one day after the hour hand has gone two laps. Basically, from the sub-hour until noon, a total of 12 hours, and then from noon to late at night is also 12 hours, and the day is divided into two 12 hours, which together are 24 time systems, and after the details, slowly explain. ”

As he spoke, he set the pointer to 11:01.

He has a system and can see the system time of the virtual interface, and he can't go wrong at all.

There are officials in charge of timing in the court, and they are not surprised that Ning Ze can easily mark the time, after all, in everyone's impression, Ning Ze is a powerful existence, and this little thing is nothing compared to his ability.

After adjusting the time, Ning Ze said: "On the clockwork, the pendulum clock can work for a long time, clearly indicating the time. Although it is necessary to rewind after a certain period of time, it is not so troublesome. This will be followed by mass production of pendulum clocks, at the same time. In this way, even if one pendulum clock stops, the others will continue to run as usual, and the time can be accurately compared. Of course, within a certain period of time, Gu will also personally verify the adjustment to ensure that the time is 100% accurate. In the initial stage, the pendulum clock was given to the highest-ranking minister in the DPRK and China, and the production line was reached later, and then mass production was put into the market. This business, which requires the assistance of the Chamber of Commerce and the pendulum clock, is bound to bring huge benefits to our national treasury. ”

"Wouldn't it be a pity if such a treasure was acquired by the forces of the enemy country?" Huang Shao stood up.

Ning Ze said with a smile: "The pendulum clock is indeed important, but if the enemy forces can't get it, it will have little impact on the overall situation." After all, all kinds of timing methods are perfect, although it is more troublesome, it is not as convenient as a pendulum clock, and it is almost the same as marching and fighting. It is relatively convenient to get the pendulum clock, but we can get great benefits and fill the treasury. Between countries, it is not only about manpower, but also about resources!"

"I think we can add twelve hours to it. "Chu Mei is humane," the two timekeeping methods are relatively intuitive together. After all, everyone is more familiar with the twelve hours, and they are quite unfamiliar with what twenty-four hours are. In this process of familiarization, there are twelve hours as a control, which is easier to accept!"

"Very good idea!" Ning Ze turned his head and replied, "Lone will let people add it and make it into a double hour pendulum clock for the time being." The pendulum clock also has a convenient place, it will ring at a certain time, and it can be judged directly by the sound of the bell. For example......

As he spoke, he turned the pointer to point exactly to 1 o'clock.

"Bell~" The pendulum clock immediately made a loud sound.

The civil and military officials at the scene showed curious expressions, and kept approaching in the direction of Ning Ze, looking carefully.

"This one is a little bit whole, so it's knocked. Ning Ze flicked it again and got the pointer to two o'clock.

"Bell ~ Bell ~" The pendulum clock struck twice in a row, and everyone was amazed.

"This is two points, knock twice. ”

"I know! a few knocks, twenty-four, is twenty-four!" Mi Yan clapped her hands and said.

"Clever!" Ning Ze smiled, "but it's not right. ”

"Huh?" Mi Yan blinked, and her heart said something was wrong.

"Gu Gang said that the day is divided into two twelve hours. Ning Ze said, "This round is from 1 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the second round is from 1 p.m. to 12 p.m., so the minimum is 1 and the maximum is 12!"

"Oh~" Everyone nodded, although their minds were still confused, and only a few smart people fully understood.

"The specific orphan will be written down in detail," Ning Ze said, "You can slowly get acquainted with it, but it's actually very simple." In the future, with pendulum clocks, everyone will have a more accurate concept of time. Lone likes to do all kinds of things, and in the future, in addition to telescopes and pendulum clocks, there will be more unexpected things. This first bell is temporarily hung on the wall of the Golden Palace, and it can be seen at a glance every day when going to the court, reminding everyone to pay attention to the time! To be honest, every time the court arrives one hour early, or even earlier, I know that everyone is afraid that the court will be late and disrespectful to His Majesty. Later, with a pendulum clock, you can know the time accurately, and you can arrive a few minutes earlier, so you don't have to work so hard. ”

"But the pendulum clock hangs in the Golden Palace, and the last general can't hear or see it at home!" Huang Shao said.

Ning Ze laughed: "Don't worry! Gu has a plan, and is making a larger giant pendulum clock, and when the time comes, a bell tower will be built in the center of Huajun and the giant pendulum clock will be placed on the top floor." At that time, most of the people in Huajun City will be able to see and even hear the bell. Even if you live in a relatively remote area, you will be given out pendulum clocks one after another for you to take home. ”

"Then don't worry!" Huang Shao breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's still the prince's thoughtfulness!" Song Gao stepped forward, "The prince thinks about his subjects in everything, and he is really a generation of virtuous kings!"

Every time, Song Gao complimented him unabashedly regardless of the occasion, and patted Ning Ze's ass.

When he said this, many civil and military officials immediately echoed him, and they praised Ning Ze as a "virtuous king".

This made some of the "pro-royal faction" feel unhappy, although the telescope and pendulum clock are rare treasures, they also agree. But I can't see this group of people who shoot Ning Ze's ass. Especially Song Gao, this guy can't do anything, if he is not lucky, how can he make a contribution? In order to consolidate his position, he doesn't want any face, every time he slaps Ning Ze's ass, it makes the royal faction very unhappy.

It's just that the Imperial Sect is very honest now, and there was a case before, and no one dared to make extraneous branches, otherwise the consequences of provoking Ning Ze would be unimaginable.

Ning Ze readjusted the standard time and hung the pendulum clock directly above the Golden Palace, and the civil and military ministers could see it as soon as they looked up.

After that, they retreated and dispersed one after another.

Chu Xun and other civil and military officials were almost gone, and came directly to Ning Ze: "This first telescope, the original appearance is wanted!"

"Wait!" Chu Wenxiu hurriedly stepped forward, "Prime Minister, this thing is conducive to the military, it should be given to my husband first!"

"Tsk, you dare to rob Ben Xiang?" Chu Xun said hurriedly.

"The lower officials have always respected the prime minister, but this thing is of little use to the prime minister, but it is extremely important to my husband!" Chu Wenxiu didn't give an inch, "Your son-in-law can do it casually, why bother to rob it with our juniors?"

"This thing is extremely useful to the Prime Minister, it can help the Prime Minister understand the terrain and benefit internal affairs, how can it not be as important as General Huang?"

The old and the young did not give in to each other, and the others next to them couldn't cry or laugh.

"Father," Chu Meiren couldn't help but stand up and said with a smile, "Let the husband do it for you again." ”

"Wenxiu, how can you compete with the prime minister?" Huang Shao also hurriedly grabbed his wife.

"No! Chu Xun refused to back down.

"Prime Minister, it's better for you and me to fight it out!" Chu Wenxiu said, "The winner takes it, and the loser waits." ”

"Bold, dare to bargain with the prime minister!"

"Do you want to compare?"

"Than what?"

"It's better than your best game of Go, as a junior, I don't bully you!"

"Compare to compare!"

......

Ning Ze and the others around him are all crying and laughing, a prime minister, a Guang Luqing, trustworthy in official affairs, and like children in private.