The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 838
"In the future, there will be a huge pendulum clock at the Meridian Gate. When the ministers go to court, the time of the pendulum clock will prevail."

"I will choose twenty high places in the capital, set up bell towers, and build huge clocks. People in the city can look up and see the time of day."

"Ministers who have money in their families can also buy one to play with. The Ministry of Industry sells some, including installation."

"Next year, all provinces, prefectures, and counties will have to unify the time, and will build a pendulum clock in the county town."

"Schools across the country are also learning the new time."

After unifying the weights and measures, Ding Yi planned to unify the national time with a 24-hour system.

But he is not in a hurry to promote it to the provincial capitals, and asked to start it only next year, and to blow it out this year.

Moreover, after people from all over the world come to Beijing, they will see that there are big pendulum clocks everywhere in the capital.

Then Tang Ruowang explained the timing method of the pendulum clock on the spot.

Use twelve hours to deal with the 24-hour system.

This thing is not difficult, everyone can understand it after listening to it once or twice.

Everyone didn't think so at first, but after listening to it, they felt pretty good.

Let's say it's 34:[-] AM.

1 minute is 60 seconds (breath).

Generally, count to sixty silently at a normal speaking speed, which is 1 minute.

Because the technology at this time cannot add seconds, only the minute hand is displayed on it.

But I can clearly see it for a few minutes, and the error is at most about one or two minutes.

After Tang Ruowang finished speaking, some people might not understand why such a change was made, but immediately someone knelt down and shouted: "This wonderful thing is beneficial to the country, the people, and the world. The emperor is wise, long live, long live, long live."

When someone took the lead, everyone naturally knelt down and shouted.

Ding Yi glanced away from the corner of his eye, Damn it, Zhao Dashan always responds so quickly.

In the past, among the courtiers, Wang Duo and Ma Shiying were indistinguishable. Now that Zhao Dashan entered the court, both Wang and Ma became nervous. When it comes to flattering, they can't keep up with Zhao Dashan. It is indeed very stressful.

In June of the first year of Rende, Dagan began to promote pendulum clocks and 24-hour clocks in the capital.

When this thing first came out, everyone was very new, and then found that it is really easy to use, and you don't have to worry about being late for work anymore.

Soon, families in the cabinet bought and installed adult-sized pendulum clocks, and then courtiers rushed to buy them.

Many people clearly feel that it is useless, but when they meet each other, they ask, do you have a clock at home?

If there is no clock at home, it seems that there is no card face, so not only the courtiers bought it, but also the merchants began to buy it.

Then even ordinary people began to buy, and the capital pendulum clocks were in short supply for a while.

The current pendulum clock technology can be made at least [-] centimeters in size, which is relatively large.

Generally, it can be hung at home, and the larger one is located at home.

Moreover, Ding Yi almost sold it at a loss in order to promote it.

The smallest one is only one tael of silver, and many people can afford it.

In the end, many foreign businessmen bought them and shipped them outside the capital to sell them, making a lot of money.

In September, Tang Ruowang changed from the lunar calendar to the solar calendar, with seven days as a week, working from Monday to Friday, resting on Saturday and Sunday, and the concept of "week" appeared in Dagan.

The time went back to the end of June. After Ding Yi went to court that day, he went to Xianfu Palace.

Today I made an appointment to have lunch with Shen Chuying. From Dongnuan Pavilion to Xianfu Palace, one must pass through Chuxiu Palace. Ding Yi likes to go around. After all, when going to see a concubine, it is best not to let the other concubines know.

He entered Longdemen from Xinuange, then turned left and walked along the alley to Chuxiu Palace.

Just after walking less than 100 meters, I saw Wang Xiangyao leading a woman walking towards him.

The woman lowered her head and couldn't see her face, but now in June, the weather is relatively hot and she wears few clothes, so she can clearly see that her figure seems to be in good shape.

After seeing Ding Yi, Wang Xiangyao hurriedly said: "Kowtow to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

The woman behind him immediately bowed down too: "Gu Hengbo, the daughter of the people, kowtows to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

Gu Hengbo?Ding Yi heard the name a little familiar, and soon remembered that it seemed to be the famous Qinhuai Bayan in history.

Gu Hengbo lowered his head and knelt on the ground, Ding Yi couldn't even see her.

"Mr. Gu, raise your head and show the emperor." Wang Xiangyao said with a coquettish smile at this moment.

Gu Hengbo slowly raised his head.

The corner of Ding Yi's mouth twitched slightly, Wang Xiangyao scolded him first in his heart.

Gu Hengbo's original name was Gu Mei, and he lived up to his name. He had a natural charming appearance, especially a pair of eyes, which were even more captivating and radiant.

Ding Yi has also seen many beauties, and after entering the palace, there are even more beauties around him, all young court ladies.

But the first time he saw Gu Hengbo, Ding Yi wanted to punish her severely.

"Ms. Gu is good at rhythm and is proficient in flute." When Wang Xiangyao mentioned flute, he looked up at Ding Yi carefully with a flattering expression, and said with a smile: "The concubine Hui told her to go to the palace to study, and she stayed in Chuxiu Palace last night. Nah."

Zeng Rou is concubine Hui, but the palace is basically called Concubine Hui.

"Oh" Ding Yi said meaningfully.

Wang Xiangyao immediately said: "Would you like to try the emperor?"

"..." Ding Yi stared, what does it mean to try?What did you say?
"Mr. Gu." Wang Xiangyao turned around again and said, "Would you like to play a song for the emperor?"

Gu Hengbo didn't hesitate, and said softly: "Minnie is willing."

Ding Yi thought for a while, left, turned around and went back to Xinuang Pavilion.

Ding Yi's advanced Xinuang Pavilion, Gu Hengbo was about to go in, but was blocked by Su Yue and a little maid.

Gu Hengbo was taken aback, Su Yue whispered: "I've offended you." After speaking, she began to touch her body.

Only then did Gu Hengbo realize that he wanted to search her body.

She stood there blushing, Su Yue and the little maid searched very carefully, not missing even a single crack.

Gu Hengbo trembled all over, gritted his teeth, feeling humiliation in his heart.

But there was another thought reminding her that seeing the emperor is like this, hold back, hold back.

After searching, Su Yue let her in, and Su Yue also had a strange expression on her face, what about blowing the flute?What about Xiao?
Gu Hengbo didn't see any place to play the flute all over his body.

But the emperor came to Xinuang Pavilion to listen to the flute, as expected, he was well prepared.

Squeak, after the door was closed, Gu Hengbo saw Ding Yi sitting upright on the imperial couch in the middle.

She was still trembling a little, mainly from fear.

What she was afraid of was not the emperor, but as a wife, she had to meet another man.

Endless shame and fear filled her mind.

Several times she wanted to turn around and run for the door.

Ding Yi has been paying attention to her, and found that she was uncomfortable, and immediately guessed that she was resisting.

If Gu Hengbo was a mature woman similar to Xu and Jiang, if she wanted to cater to her, she would have knelt on the ground like Jiang, showing off her graceful curves.

He thought for a while and said slowly, "Gong Dingzi is a very talented person."

"Ah" Gu Hengbo exclaimed, unexpectedly, the emperor mentioned her husband, the next moment, her face turned even redder.

"But he has no integrity." Ding Yima said again: "A literati with strong bones should have integrity."

"When the bandits entered the capital, many ministers in the court committed suicide or fled the capital. He surrendered to the bandits and pledged his allegiance to Li Zicheng, which was disloyalty and injustice."

Gu Hengbo was very angry immediately, and said bravely: "The emperor's cabinet ministers also have traitors."

She refers to people like Wang Duo.

Ding Yi immediately said: "They didn't commit suicide."

"Gong Dingzi commits suicide first. If he doesn't die, he surrenders to the thief again. One is a real villain and the other is a hypocrite. Miss Gu, I am not belittling Gong Dingzi. I would rather reuse a villain than a hypocrite."

Hearing this, Gu Hengbo couldn't help being angry and said: "The emperor just say what you want to do to the concubine, why bother talking about him,—"

Isn't that a hypocrite too?
"You." Ding Yi jumped up suddenly, half dead from anger.

Gu Hengbo quickly knelt down and lowered his head, not daring to look at Ding Yi.

She was really flustered, and she didn't expect to say this at first, but Ding Yi belittled her husband, and she reflexively wanted to refute.

Only now did she remember that Ding Yi was the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and one order was enough to make them kill all over the house. Moreover, she sent it to the door by herself, not the emperor looking for her.

"You—" Ding Yi sighed a long time: "In all ages, you have already insulted the Holy One just now, and you can be punished everywhere."

Gu Hengbo's body trembled, and his speech also trembled: "My concubine——I didn't do it on purpose——" The voice sounded like weeping.

"Gu Hengbo, raise your head, look at me, tell me, why are you willing to do this?" Ding Yi suddenly said loudly.

Hearing this, Gu Hengbo slowly raised his head, with tears already on his face.

Her current appearance is like rain with pear blossoms, and she is more charming, but her words are powerful: "The emperor also said that Gong Dingzi is very talented, and everyone in the world says that the emperor is a virtuous king. I have heard that since ancient times, virtuous kings do not take it as their own. Abandon the personal virtues of the courtiers, and do not get angry at the faults of the people-"

"Since Gong Dingzi is talented, the emperor should use it."

These words may be useful to a real virtuous monarch, but Ding Yi has a thick skin. He sat upright on the spot and said directly: "There are so many talented officials in the world, can I use them all?"

Gu Hengbo was at a loss for words, he didn't expect that Ding Yi would not take this set.

"The so-called difference between closeness and estrangement, the internal and external world, the principle of my employing people, of course I give priority to my own people."

"Gu Hengbo, would you recommend someone you don't know?"

Gu Hengbo was at a loss for words again.

You want to recommend your husband, isn't it the same as I use my own people?
No matter how clever Gu Hengbo is, he can't play against an old fox like Ding Yi.

She was usually quite eloquent, but today she was completely speechless by Ding Yi's words.

Ding Yi clearly felt that he was wrong, but he couldn't think of a rebuttal.

At this time, she was still kneeling on the ground, but her face was blushing, and she didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, Ding Yi got up slowly and walked towards her with big strides.

A frightened expression appeared on Gu Hengbo's face.

But she didn't back away, she just knelt on the ground blankly until Ding Yi walked up to her and stood in front of her like that.

"If we become our own people, of course I will use Gong Dingzi again." Ding Yi smiled softly.

After finishing speaking, Ding Yi felt secretly refreshed. In his previous life, he was the most disgusted by the leader's hidden rules and subordinates. He didn't expect to live in the way he hates the most. Why?Because it's really cool.

After understanding Ding Yi's words, Gu Hengbo's face turned redder, and endless shame and anger welled up in his heart.

(End of this chapter)