This kind of timing method is not another method, it is the water-type leaky pot timing method, and it is precisely because of this that the water-type leaky pot timing method can eventually completely replace the water-leaking pot timing method, and has become a universal timekeeping method used by everyone in the world for a long time, from the emperor and prince, down to the people of Limin, and all the people in the world.

Since the invention of the method of increasing the timing of the supply pot, there are many smart and well-behaved people in the world, and they think of adding the supply pot on top of the supply pot to form a multi-level leaky pot, so as to time, more accurate, therefore, or two sets, or three sets of water-receiving type leaky pot timing method appeared, it is reasonable and expected.

The so-called: "Supply pots." It means that the bottom of a leaky pot catches the water flowing down from the top of the leaky pot, and the leaky pot is used for accurate timing, but the bottom of the water receiving pot is not a supply pot, but can only be used as a "water receiving pot" that completely receives water.

As for the year of use of the supply pot, according to the records in the ancient historical books that Sui Chengzhi had seen, carefully recalling, it began about the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, between the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty. According to historical records, Zhang Heng in the Eastern Han Dynasty invented a two-level leaky pot, that is, there are two leaky pots up and down, and there is a water bottle at the bottom, and the three leaky pots are placed together on the same vertical step or copper frame, and used together, which is a set of two timer leaky pots. In the Jin Dynasty, he invented a set of three sets of timing leaky pots, and the three sets of timing leaky pots he sees now are the timing leaky pots that have been invented as early as the Jin Dynasty, but the cost of this set of timing leaky pots is obviously much higher than that of two sets of timing leaky pots, so when the world is in the world, among the users, the royal family is rich and noble, and holds great power. It can summon the world's most famous blacksmith, called the royal blacksmith, and use real gold, pure gold and sterling silver to create a set of three timer leaky pots, which is completely possible. Needless to say, ordinary people, except for ordinary large households, the rest of the families rarely see an ordinary set of three sets of timing leaky pots. He was fortunate to be able to see such a well-made, expensive set of three bronze timing leaky pots in Xishan Town, Xishan Happy Island, and he felt fortunate and lucky.

That's all he knows. As for the detailed reason, I don't know. For example, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, the molded leaky pot was called the Zhu Teapot, which was in charge of the Zhu Teapot, and water and fire were usually prepared next to the pot, which were used when needed. The preparation of water is to fill the kettle. Raise the water level and calculate the hour. There are two reasons to prepare for fire: one is because it is dark at night. I can't see it clearly, for the sake of illumination, it is used to illuminate the pot, observe the scale on the arrow inside, and see the hour; In order to prevent the water in the pot from freezing knots, damage the pot, make the pot unable to operate normally, and calculate the time, it is used to boil hot water to a warm boil. Prevent freezing, as long as the timer.

Among them, the name of the Zhuhu clan, according to historical records, is the official name, which is under the jurisdiction of Xia Guan Sima, with six corporals and two historians, and twelve apprentices. But when an army marches and fights, he is in charge of hanging two pots, a bridle and a twinkle. Two pots, one is a kettle, and the other is a leak of the drip timer. When the kettle is hung, it is used to indicate the location of the well. When the leak of the drip meter is hung, it is used to remind the person who struck the water to replace it on time. When the bridle is hung, it is used to indicate the place where the camp is located. When hanging, it is used to indicate the place where grain is taken. This incident is clearly recorded in historical materials, and it is the most accurate.

In addition to the timing leakage pot, there is another kind of leak, is to measure the hour by the weight of the dripping water, called the leak, its earliest maker, is the Northern Wei Dynasty Taoist Li Lan during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when manufactured, its structure is a hanging scale, the kettle is hung on the scale hook, the weight of the water in the kettle is measured by the hour, according to the provisions of Li Lan, a liter of flowing water, a pound of weight, a moment of time, and according to the meaning of Li Lan, you can also change the weight scale on the scale rod to the time scale, so that you can directly read the number of moments, report the hour. Although this method of weighing the leakage timing is good, compared with the arrow leakage timing method, it is much more complicated and cumbersome to use, so the ancients used it very little. This method, Sui Chengzhi has read the records in ancient books, and he also knows it.

As for the four sets of leaky pots designed by Lu Cai in the early Tang Dynasty, the lotus leak created by Yansu in the Northern Song Dynasty, the hourglass invented during the Yuan Dynasty, the five-round hourglass created by Zhan Xiyuan in the early Ming Dynasty, and later, Zhou Shuxue improved it to a six-round hourglass. Although they were all the rage and popular all over the world, just because they were all things for future generations, when they were alive, there was no record in the ancient historical books, so although Sui Chengzhi looked at the ancient historical books, he only saw them and did not know.

At the moment, he recalled in his mind, recalled in his heart, looked at the leaky pot, admired and surprised, after a long time, he had nothing to think about, no memory, and then came back to his senses, and said secretly: Why don't I take advantage of this leisure time to look at the sun in the sky and the black shadow of the "sewn well" flag, and see if the calculation of the time of the leaky pot is accurate. With this thought, he slowly walked to the door, looked at the sun and the black shadow of the "bag sewn" flag for a while, estimated the hour, turned back to the side of the leaky pot, looked at the middle arrow scale of the kettle, confirmed the hour, under the visual inspection, estimated that the difference was almost the same, basically accurate, and he knew it, and he was convinced, only to concentrate on the side to look at the new cut and sewn clothes and pants opposite, and occasionally look at other styles of clothes and pants and fabrics of various color grades in the store, just waiting, looking forward to ready-to-wear.

Just because there are several guys in the brand new clothing shop, with them to help watch the field, not afraid of many clothes and pants in the store being stolen, in case of less, all the responsibility is spread on their heads, deducted from their wages, signed in advance, have their handprint notes confirmed, made a contract, the contract as evidence. Therefore, when he made clothes and pants, he just concentrated, went all out, his heart was like stopping water, his heart was not distracted, and he only made clothes and pants in one go, and his movements were fast.

I saw that when he got started, he moved the scissors again, and moved the fine needle, "click, click", "whoosh", buried in the clothing, stopped, the technique was familiar, the action was sharp, the fabric in his hand was under his rapid cutting and sewing, quickly formed, quickly made, looking at the color, the yellow has been used, the fabric placed on the counter of the shopkeeper, only white and blue are left, the speed of making clothes, unbelievable.

After a while, the yellow clothes and pants were completely made, and when he changed hands, the white cloth quickly started, using both hands, scissors and fine needles, "click", "whoosh", the sound was crisp and loud in the ears.

About half an hour later, the white clothes and pants were completely made, and he made the blue clothes and pants in a hurry, and his hands moved, running freely, flexible and ingenious.

After a while, his hands suddenly stopped, holding the last pair of cyan pants in his hand, facing the hero Five Tigers with a smiling face, and said with a smile: "A few masters, you wait for the clothes and pants to be fully done, see if the time has passed?"

Sui Chengzhi has been paying attention to the new goods to make clothes and pants and the change of the hour, listening to him suddenly speak like this, came back to his senses, turned his head to look back at the leaky pot behind him, and took a closer look, seeing that the scale hour shown on the arrow in the kettle is the moment of Shen hour, not yet halfway, from the previous noon to start the time, now the hour has not yet reached the agreed hour, and is still betting on the agreed two hours, admiration in his heart, facing the new goods, smiled: " The shopkeeper is really a clever tailor, first-class techniques, and completed all the clothes and pants within the appointed hour, this kind of craftsmanship is admired, but I don't know, when worn on the body, is it first-class workmanship, the most suitable?"

When the new goods heard this, he said with a smile: "Please wear them all on your body to see if the size of the clothes and pants fits and fits just right." ”

When the five tigers heard this, they did not delay, they stepped forward one after another, took the clothes and pants from the shopkeeper's counter and his hands, replaced the old clothes and pants on their bodies, and tried them on. Three times and two times, all changed and dressed, looked at each other, walked around to observe, and found that all the clothes and pants are first-class in terms of style, size, size, or color, with a distinct texture, no way to find fault, only wholeheartedly satisfied, and admired from the heart.

Luo Hua Sui Shui four people had the intention of making good clothes and pants on their bodies, and when they wore them, they agreed to do it, they didn't intend to find faults, and they were looking for new goods, seeing that Liu Wuyang lost the bet, although they intended to help him in their hearts, but seeing is believing, and they are impeccable, they have always regarded themselves as heroes and heroes who are upright and upright, bullying the good, and making trouble, they only don't know how to do it, and they don't want to do it, so they all look at Liu Wuyang, smile at him helplessly, don't say much, and help him.

Liu Wuyang is also a good man, a hero, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, he was emotional, and made a bet with the new goods, and now the new goods have completed the task as promised, and made clothes and pants, and the clothes and pants are worn on the body, and they are also satisfied with the size fit, and they are happy in their hearts, and they want to find fault with them, but they can't find fault at all, and they think about it in their hearts, although they are unwilling, they are also helpless, so they have to admire it from the bottom of their hearts, and reluctantly smiled: "All the shopkeepers, you won." ”

Hearing him say this, the brand new goods smiled and said, "You're polite, you're polite." ”

Sui Chengzhi walked to Liu Wuyang's side, raised his right hand, patted his left shoulder gently, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, I am willing to lose the bet, according to the prior agreement, fulfill the promise." After speaking, he went straight out, came to the door, raised his head, looked at the sun in the sky for a while, and then looked at the black shadow of the "bag sewn" flag for a while, and saw it accurately. (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )