I studied in modern times

Chapter 644 Inspection
September of the first year of Yuanyou (28).

Lee Heon, the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the envoy of Gyeongbokgung Palace, and the governor of Mushin Army, was appointed as the envoy of Yeonbokgung Palace (fifth rank).

Liang Weijian, the chief of the Internal Eunuch Department and deputy envoy of literature, was appointed as deputy envoy of the imperial city (seventh rank).

Song Yongchen, deputy chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, envoy of Zhaoxuan, and governor of Yingzhou, was appointed as the defense envoy of Dengzhou (fifth rank).

Yan Shouqin, the head of the Internal Eunuch Department, the eastern attendant official, and the supervisor of tea and horse affairs of Chengdu Prefecture, was appointed as the deputy envoy of protocol (seventh rank).

In fact, the promotion of Li Xian and Song Yongchen this time was actually due to the promotion of Liang Weijian and Yan Shouqin.

The two palaces want to bring benefits to the people around them.

But he was also afraid that the court officials would gossip, that the Zhongshu Sheren would not be willing to write the imperial edict, and that the Jieshi Zhong would reject it.

Therefore, Li Xian and Song Yongchen were brought up to attract fire.

good results.

Public opinion was all about criticizing Li Xian and Song Yongchen for being ungrateful, greedy for official positions and violating ancestral rules.

All I can say is that diverting attention is always a good strategy no matter what era.

You see, no one cares about the promotion of Liang Weijian and Yan Shouqin, right?

Zhao Xu didn't care about these trivial matters.

He didn't bother to care.

At this moment, he, accompanied by Su Song, appeared in the Hanlin Astronomical Bureau.

He raised his head and looked at the huge monster that was at least twelve meters tall.

This is the Yuanyou Armillary Sphere!

This is the astronomical instrument with the highest scientific and technological achievements, the most advanced technology and the most innovation in the world today.

Of course, the current armillary sphere is only in its infancy.

The overall framework has just been built, and many of its components are still being manufactured, polished and researched.

Even so, even the current framework contains a lot of advanced technologies.

Many of them are original!

"Lord Su..." Zhao Xu looked up at the huge object in front of him and asked, "I heard that the design and conception of the armillary sphere were all from Han Qing, the official recommended by Lord Su?"

Su Song immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true!"

"Every profession has its own specialty. Although I have always loved all kinds of craftsmanship, the art of making an armillary sphere involves astronomy, arithmetic, and measurement, which requires even more ingenuity."

"And Chengwulang Gonglian possesses such a delicate craftsmanship."

"Since he took office, he has been in charge of the construction of the Hunyun Instrument with all his heart and soul. In order to make the Hunyun Instrument a success, the official Gong Lian spent half a year writing a volume of "Nine Chapters on the Pythagorean Test of the Huntian Book". In order for all the workers to understand it, the official personally explained and taught it..."

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "Where is Han Qing, the official in charge of the Gouhun Transport Bureau?"

An official in green robe, who looked to be in his 50s or 60s and was relatively short, immediately stepped forward, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am the official in charge of the Gouhun Transport Bureau. I bow my head and respectfully wish His Majesty the Emperor the best of health!"

"No need to be so polite!" Zhao Xu stepped forward and personally helped up this civil servant who came from a miscellaneous group, or even a craftsman.

This is a great talent!
A talented person who can manage, coordinate and organize the construction, building and research of a super machine like the Yuanyou Hunyunyi.

In modern times, this would be the chief engineer of a national key scientific research demonstration project.

Even in modern countries, such talents are extremely rare.

"I have heard Lord Su praise you many times!" Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Lord Su said that you have the strengths of all trades, the principles of numbers and calculations, the art of astronomy, and the way of the universe!"

Han Gonglian lowered his head and said, "How dare I, a humble man, receive such praise?"

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "You are being too modest!"

He looked at the Hunyun Instrument in front of him and said, "The Hunyun Instrument can observe celestial phenomena and tell the seasons. It can be called a military instrument. If you can supervise and build it, I will personally come and commend you as a national hero when it is completed!"

Han Gonglian suddenly became excited and said, "I will do my utmost for your majesty!"

The Yuanyou Hunyun Bureau received unprecedented support and policy space.

Want a craftsman?
Craftsmen from the Military Equipment Inspectorate, the Bureau of Military Equipment Manufacturing, the Shaofu, the Taifu and other departments were free to select.

Need materials?
The sealed pile warehouse and left storage are open for supply.

You can even send a letter to the specialized military equipment manufacturing bureau, requesting it to specially smelt and manufacture a material that meets the requirements or create a special part.

Want talents?
All the scholars and officials who are proficient in mathematics and math in the Astronomical Bureau, the Ministry of Revenue, the Imperial College, and the Imperial College, regardless of their rank, can be invited.

If you can't ask him to do anything, Su Song can help.

The funds were directly allocated from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, using the internal treasury and were not restricted by the Ministry of Revenue at all.

So Han Gonglian was like a mouse that fell into a rice warehouse.

He can freely exercise his talents and freely experiment with whatever effects he wants.

"Mr. Su just said that you wrote a special volume called 'Nine Chapters on the Pythagorean Theory of Testing the Heaven'?" Zhao Xu asked, "I wonder if you can take it with you?"

"Your Majesty, I have a scroll with me..." Han Gonglian replied.

"Good!" Zhao Xu smiled: "Would it be convenient for me to take a look?"

Han Gonglian immediately and excitedly took out a thin booklet from his arms and presented it in both hands.

Feng Jing took it and handed it to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu opened it and smiled, "You used these numbers and symbols very well."

Han Gonglian immediately laughed and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I have learned a little from you and found that you have infinite uses. I will benefit from you for the rest of my life!" "Haha!" Zhao Xu laughed happily.

He raised the book in his hand and said, "You are not bad!"

Science is inseparable from politics.

A scientist who doesn't understand politics will never go far.

There are countless examples like this throughout history, both in China and abroad.

Han Gonglian knew how to flatter and curry favor, and knew how to follow Zhao Xu closely. He took the initiative to transform the expressions of Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art and Pythagorean Geometry into numbers and symbols that Zhao Xu gave to Song Yongchen, Shen Kuo and others for use.

This made Zhao Xu very satisfied.

This way, he can worry less.

Then he said to Han Gonglian: "I intend to collect all the books in the world in the future, and compile the books of the classics, history, and hundreds of schools of thought since the invention of writing, as well as the books on astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medicine, divination, monks, and arts into one book, which will be called the Yuanyou Canon."

"In my opinion, your book is worthy of inclusion in the canon."

This was the first time in several months that Zhao Xu mentioned again that he wanted to compile a great book that would bring together all the books in the world.

Needless to say, this is just wishful thinking.

But the scholars love to eat this cake.

Su Song was very excited when he heard this, and Han Gonglian was even more excited. He bowed his head on the spot and said: "My humble and crude writing and shallow and shallow views dare not deserve such praise from Your Majesty."

But his expression betrayed him.

There is no way, people leave their voices behind, and wild geese leave their traces behind.

If a small figure like him could really leave his name in history, not only would a new page be opened in the family genealogy.

Future generations will continue to offer sacrifices to him for a century.

Zhao Xu smiled and helped him up: "Can you please introduce to me the functions of the current armillary sphere?"

"Yes!" Han Gonglian, with excitement, began to introduce the current progress of the Yuanyou Armillary Sphere to Zhao Xu.

"As Your Majesty has seen, the appearance of the armillary sphere is now complete... It is 40 feet high, and the base is more than 20 feet wide. It is divided into three layers, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom..."

"There will be a terrace on top of it, where a sphere will be installed. It will be driven by a hydraulic wheel, and the sphere will rotate once a day and night... The top of the sphere can be moved freely, and the celestial phenomena can be observed according to the four seasons..."

This is a similar design to modern observatories.

The observation platform can be moved according to different observation needs.

When Zhao Xu heard this, he nodded. This was the same design concept as the Yuanyou Hunyunyi in his previous life.

Therefore, he inevitably thought of something and asked, "Mr. Han, have you thought about the celestial observation device in the armillary sphere?"

Han Gonglian said: "I would like to use the ancient method and have the astronomer sit inside the armillary sphere..."

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Perhaps you can talk to Shen Qing, who is in charge of the Military Equipment Manufacturing Bureau, and ask him what he thinks about concave and convex mirrors..."

Shen Kuo had discovered the secret of the convex and concave mirror long ago.

Also written in my own private notes.

After Zhao Xu called him back, he also specifically enlightened him.

Therefore, Shen Kuo specially gathered a group of craftsmen in the military equipment manufacturing bureau and began to study how to make glass.

With the help of the Cao, Liu and Wang families, the porcelain trade between the Song and Liao dynasties was boosted.

The technical skills of Ding Kiln, Ru Kiln and Jun Kiln were all dug up by these guys from Dingzhou, Ruzhou and Junzhou.

A large number of skilled craftsmen from these three states were also poached.

In addition, the blast furnace iron smelting technology within the Bureau of Military Equipment, which specializes in manufacturing military equipment, was also developing.

At the instruction of Zhao Xu, the military equipment manufacturing bureau led by Shen Kuo annexed the Xuzhou Iron and Steel Bureau in March this year. This Iron and Steel Bureau was the one where the miners' riot occurred in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, surrounding the Jingdongdu Road Transportation Office, and frightening Wu Juhou to escape by climbing over the wall.

Because of this incident, the Xuzhou Iron Prison was abolished.

Therefore, the military equipment manufacturing bureau led by Shen Kuo took it over without any disturbance.

With the Xuzhou Iron and Steel Bureau in hand, Shen Kuo turned it into a verification base for the blast furnace smelting technology of the Song Dynasty.

Large-scale construction was carried out in the local area, a large number of blast furnaces were built, and various technologies were applied.

With the support of financial strength, the refractory brick technology and reverberatory furnace technology specialized in manufacturing the Ordnance Bureau continued to develop and mature.

All of these things, put together, the technical routes required for glass firing are lit up one by one.

At this moment, Shen Kuo was studying glass-making technology outside the city of Bianjing.

Zhao Xu learned about it last month and found out that he was stuck at some bottleneck and needed a technological breakthrough.

It may take until the end of the year to produce real results.

But it doesn’t matter. It will take at least three to five years to build the Yuanyou Hunyunyi.

By the time the Yuanyou armillary sphere was completed, Shen Kuo would definitely be able to come up with lenses suitable for astronomical observations.

Han Gonglian was slightly stunned when he heard this.

Shen Kuo, the director of the military equipment manufacturing bureau... Can he meet such an important figure whenever he wants?
Su Song who was beside him quickly gave him a look - I know Shen Cunzhong!
Exactly two days later, Su Shi, who had finished writing the stele, epitaph and biography for Sima Guang in Shushui, Shanzhou, was about to return to Beijing.

He had promised Shen Kuo that he would set up a table for Su Shi when he returned to Beijing, and asked the two of them to put aside their past grudges and reconcile as before.

When the time comes, bring Han Gonglian along, have a few drinks at the table, introduce him to others, and the matter will be settled, right?
(End of this chapter)