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Chapter 1134 The big clock comes out
One hundred and twenty Ming Jingke and thirty Jinshi scholars lined up to wait in front of the main building of Qinzhengwu.

At this time, several officials came over, and the leader opened the list and announced loudly, "After interviews with His Royal Highness the King of Qi and the cabinet ministers, it is now announced that the top ten rankings of the Jinshi subjects are as follows:
Wei Gao, No. 1 Scholar in Wannian County, Jingzhao Prefecture"

There was a burst of warm applause from the crowd, and Wei Gao lowered his head happily.

The official continued: "Second place is Zheng Xumin from Xingyang County, Zhengzhou; third place is Lu Shaohan from Wuxian County, Suzhou; fourth place is Shen Duan from Wuxing County, Huzhou."

Every time the official read a name, there was a burst of warm applause.

At this time, the official smiled and said: "The next step is to pay homage to the saint and ride a horse to praise the streets!"

The new Jinshi and Mingjingshi were riding horses on Daihua Street, receiving congratulations from the people in the city and enjoying infinite glory.

At this time, there was also a huge crowd at the gate of the Qi Palace. Tens of thousands of scholars were looking at the big list, the list of the top 500 "majors", and the list of the 500 people who were successful in arithmetic.

There were three lists posted on the several-mile-long palace wall. The crowd was not that crowded and everyone dispersed to look at the lists.

There are people who keep clenching their fists and running out excitedly. Although a bachelor's degree is a consolation prize, it has real benefits. Not only can it serve as a civil servant, but an outstanding civil servant with talent can also be promoted from a civil servant to a civil servant. County magistrate.

"Because of alcohol?" Su Hui smiled.

Miao Chun smiled and said, "Brother, please take care of me!"

Su Hui felt a little better, sighed and asked again: "How are you?"

Someone called them from behind, and when they turned around, it turned out to be Miao Chun and Li Zhixiang, drinking together in Han Chang'an City.

"Brother Guo, Brother Su!"

Li Zhixiang said next to him: "I heard that Brother Wei won the first prize in the exam. It's amazing."

Guo Jun was overjoyed, "Then we can study together."

Guo Jun comforted him in a low voice, "Maybe you gave up your place to someone else because of your unofficial decision, and you gave up one person on the list. When the official is awarded, maybe you will get one. To appease you, I I think it’s more affordable!”

"I'm okay. I'm ranked seventh in the subject."

Guo Jun shook his head, "For family reasons, my grandfather wanted me to learn military skills!"

Miao Chun nodded, "I am number ninety-two, and my cousin is number one hundred and seventy-four!"

There is no point in being a low-level official in the county, but it is different to become a civil servant above six Cao. You have a certain status and real power.

"Congratulations to you too!"

Guo Jun scratched his head and said: "I heard that the top fifty can choose their major freely. I want to choose gunpowder firearms!"

Su Hui saw his name, number 31, and he was stunned for a long time. He was only one step away from becoming a Jinshi, which made him feel like he was about to cry.

Guo Jun quickly asked: "I didn't notice your two names. Are they on the list?"

Su Hui smiled and said: "Let's go! Let's go have a drink and sit down and talk slowly."

After the imperial examination results are released, the dust has settled, and the next step is to return to the earth. Those who pass the examination are preparing to be awarded officials or enter school, while those who fail the examination begin to pack their luggage and prepare to return home.

At this moment, something new suddenly happened in Chang'an. King Qi built a high tower on the southwest corner of the city. It was not an observation tower, but a new timepiece. A large disk is divided into twelve grids, representing the twelve hours of the day. The top is Zi hour, followed by Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.

Then the hour is divided into eight small grids, each grid is a quarter of an hour, and there is a very long pointer in the middle. It refers to the time, that is, the time.

As soon as this new timer came out, it immediately caused a sensation in Chang'an. Tens of thousands of people came to visit, and a large number of scholars also came to see the new things in Chang'an.

It is stated in the notice below that the time of the big clock is based on the point of the long hand every day, and the bell is struck every hour on the hour.

More importantly, this clock has two sides and can be seen by people in the north and south.

The craze caused by this chiming clock immediately replaced the imperial examination, and all the people in Chang'an were talking about it.

But this clock is not the only one. There is also a similar small clock in the official office of the Qi Palace. It is smaller and shorter than the big clock, mainly to facilitate officials to keep time.

Of course, there will be more and more of these bells, standing all over the Tang Dynasty.

For several days, the people in Chang'an City have been talking about the clock, but this clock will not change people's lives all at once, it will change people's lives subtly.

The first to be affected were the merchants in Dongshi. The big clock faced Dongshi. In the past, merchants relied on the sun to estimate time. In the morning, noon or afternoon, and on cloudy days, they relied entirely on experience. With the big clock, the merchants obviously felt convenient.

Li Ye and a group of officials stood in front of the big clock in the government office to visit. Li Ye smiled and asked Yao Chunshan: "How big is the error? Have you tested it?"

"Reporting back to Your Highness, we have compared it with the hourglass for three days, and they are basically the same."

Li Ye nodded and asked other officials, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Liu Yan smiled and said: "Your Highness, just now we were talking about what to do tonight?"

This is indeed a question. Li Ye asked Yao Chunshan: "Have you ever considered how to read the clock at night?"

Yao Chunshan bowed and reported back to His Highness, "We have discussed this issue, and we are initially considering using luminous stones to solve it. The luminous stones will be embedded in the clock hands and dials. They will glow at night and everyone can see clearly!"

Luminous stone is actually fluorite, which can emit light by itself at night. It was originally an extremely rare item. However, since the food merchants brought a lot of luminous stone, its scarcity has been greatly reduced, and many dignitaries use it to decorate their tombs.

But the luminous stone is not a luminous pearl. The luminous pearl is a pearl produced deep in the sea. It is an extremely rare treasure that only the royal family can possess.

Currently, there are tens of thousands of large boxes of various treasures in the Daming Palace, all of which have been sealed and have not yet been opened. However, there are actually only a very small part of the treasures in Luoyang. In addition to the luminous pearls used for burials by emperors of all dynasties, there are dozens of remaining treasures. Every luminous pearl is in these big boxes.

Li Ye smiled happily and said: "This plan is good, you can give it a try!"

Li Mi asked: "Is there a big bell that doesn't need anyone to ring? It will ring by itself when the time is right?"

Yao Chunshan thought for a while and said, "It can be done, but the bell you ring is not loud enough. To tell the time to the whole city, someone still needs to ring the big bronze bell."

Li Ye smiled and said: "From now on, every household will have a small clock, and the big clock will not be of much use in telling time."

Yao Chunshan smiled bitterly and said: "It is not realistic to use a small clock for home use at present, and the source of power is currently difficult to solve."

Li Ye smiled and said nothing. With the clockwork in the future, the power source of the small clock would be solved.

(End of this chapter)