wild trail

Chapter 390 Qiming Bell Tower
In the next few days, the expedition team lived peacefully, except for the construction of short-term residences, there was no abnormal situation around.

Those savages seemed to have disappeared and did not come to contact the expedition team.

Days passed, and when the camp was set up, the expedition team began to prepare to explore the area.

They plan to spend a few months exploring the mountains with a radius of tens of miles. In addition to looking for useful plants and minerals, they also need to find a suitable route through the mountains.

In the future, Xia Guo will never let such a large land in the west go unnoticed. As long as Xia Guo starts to develop here, road construction is a must.

This mountain range stretches for an unknown number of miles. If you want to pass here in the shortest time, you must have a good understanding of the terrain here.

Otherwise, when building roads in the future, it would be impossible to find random places and start repairing randomly. With Xia Guo's current construction capabilities, it would be impossible to open mountains and build roads.

We can only talk about the trend of the mountains to reduce the difficulty of the project.

When the expedition teams from all walks of life were struggling to survive in the wilderness according to their own routes, a new event that caused a sensation in Yancheng happened.

After nearly half a year of training, the first bell tower in Xia Kingdom's history was finally completed.

On the day when the bell tower was in operation, Wang Lang and civil and military officials came to watch the completion ceremony.

The tall bell tower is beautifully built, and the decoration of the clock is done by dinosaur craftsmen. The peculiar patterns give people a very mysterious feeling.

And the dial does not know what kind of dye is used, and it faintly reflects the light under the sunlight.

When the huge pendulum clock started, people realized for the first time what is the charm of machinery.

The ticking sound coming from the bell tower is so sweet and mysterious.

The pendulum clock in four directions runs at a frequency with a small error.

When people saw that the pointer turned by itself, there was an exclamation among them.

The senior officials of the Xia Kingdom are not surprised by this. With their identities and status, things like pendulum clocks can't be hidden from their ears. Some ministers even have a small pendulum clock in their homes.

However, the pendulum clock at this time is very expensive. If you want to own one, even a high-ranking official of the first or second rank will have to bleed hard once, and there is often a price but no market.

The people gathered in the square, staring intently at the hands on the dial. Although they had seen the hands turn, every time the minute hand moved, the people were still excited as if they had discovered a new world.

But at this time, the common people just watched the excitement, and did not connect this thing with the illusory concept of time.

When the minute hand turned [-] degrees, Wang Lang smiled gratifiedly, and his first difficult invention in the true sense was finally able to run successfully.

"Your Majesty, this is a miracle, a miracle. This object is comparable to a divine object. This is a gift from heaven to us humans and our country of Xia. I implore Your Majesty to give this object a name and prepare to sacrifice it to comfort the gods." Kong Yi was excited. Said incomparably, looking at it, I can't wait to pay homage to this bell tower.

All the officials were suddenly taken aback when they heard the words, and quickly started to drink.

Wang Lang shook his head and said: "There is no need for sacrifices. Large-scale festivals waste people's money. In addition to commending soldiers during the New Year, other things should be exempted from sacrifices!"

"Your Majesty, this is not very good, what if the gods bring disasters because of this." Lin Wuyun said worriedly.

"Send disasters? Dark clouds, you worry too much. If the gods send disasters because of such a trivial matter, what's the use of worshiping them? If the gods can't bless us humans, what's the use of us wanting them? If so, it proves that this is not the case. We are gods, but evil gods, that are the enemies of gods, and we should set things right for the enemies." Wang Lang said loudly, without blushing and heartbeat, telling lies for so many years, talking nonsense about gods, gods, ghosts, and ghosts. Get used to it.

Wang Lang's remarks shocked everyone. If you look closely, this is disrespectful to the gods, but the person who said this is the most powerful person among human beings, so they feel extremely contradictory. I don't know whether to believe Wang Lang's explanation.

Looking at the constipated expressions of the officials, Wang Lang suddenly felt very bored. He was a "promising" young man who grew up under the red flag and was born in the new society. He did not believe in ghosts and gods since he was a child. It is considered to be a natural phenomenon that cannot be explained by science, and it cannot be connected with ghosts and gods at all.

If he didn't travel through himself, but was possessed by the so-called soul or consciousness, it might have some impact on him, a staunch atheist, and make him doubt the scientific nature of this world.

"In the future, the Ministry of Rites must clarify its position on the issue of gods, understand what gods are, and what is good for us is what is good for us. The gods who treat us well in the world are our gods, and those who are bad for us are gods and enemies. Along the way, we rely on our hands and our wisdom. I have said this sentence many times. You must understand it carefully. You don’t know the savage who didn’t know anything. I always want to work for the welfare of the people, and this is what you have to do, instead of asking God to pray if you have nothing to do." As he spoke, he glanced at Kong Yi intentionally or unintentionally.

Kong Yi couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. This time he didn't flatter him well, and he was very annoyed. He didn't think about what a god was in his heart. It was the most beneficial thing for him to follow Wang Lang's footsteps. One mistake taught him a lesson.

"Let's not mention it at this time, but the bell tower still needs to be named." Wang Lang said solemnly
Kong Yi immediately regained his spirits when he heard the words, and said quickly, "Your Majesty has already thought of a name."

Wang Lang nodded and said: "This clock will be called Qiming Bell from now on, implying that our Xia Kingdom is the origin of human civilization, so that future generations will remember the sacrifices of their ancestors."

Hearing that the name of a bell tower can have so many meanings, everyone was deeply moved and expressed their sincere admiration for Wang Lang's knowledge.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Everyone worshiped one after another.

Wang Lang waved his hand and said, "In the future, we will arrange some watchmen for the Qiming Clock. These people must be familiar with the operation of the bell tower. From now on, the time of Xia Kingdom will be based on the time of this bell tower."

The completion ceremony came to an end very soon. It was not so much a ceremony as Wang Lang used this excuse to temporarily relax his tense nerves.

Seeing the things I designed appear in front of me, the feeling of relief and pride cannot be described in words.

Amidst the common people and officials shouting Long Live, Wang Lang's royal chariot was escorted by heavily armed guards, and slowly left the crowded central square.

With the departure of the big shots, the common people completely lost their sense of restraint, and the crowd rushed towards the bell tower like pupae.

Looking at the bell tower after getting closer, I feel even more shocked in my heart. The pieces of red bricks are neatly connected by cement, and go straight into the sky along the body of the building. Standing in front of it, it is easy to feel how small you are.

As the news spread, the real role of the bell tower gradually spread among the crowd.

When people knew that the ingenious building in front of them was used to record time, the people suddenly realized.

The more I understand, the more I feel that this matter is very remarkable. Time can appear in front of me in such a vivid way. For ordinary people, this is such an incredible thing.

The excitement of the people has lasted for several days and still has not dissipated. Although it is impossible to watch it inside the bell tower, this quiet square on weekdays, because of the appearance of the bell tower, makes many people gather here every day, just to watch the clock. elapsed.

Gradually, in the consciousness of the people, the concept of time gradually became clearer, rather than as general as before. With the bell tower, people's lives were greatly facilitated. Tall buildings, even on the edge of the city, As long as there is no problem with vision, you can see the direction of the pointer clearly.

There is a special group of people in charge of the bell tower, they.Not only the watchman, but also the maintenance personnel of the clock tower, listening to the bell ringing every hour has become an indispensable habit for the people of Yancheng.

With the continuous learning and familiarization of craftsmen, the clock making process is much faster than before, and the imperial court has allocated funds to place pendulum clocks in schools and various government offices.

Since the imperial examination, Wang Lang has been busy every day. In addition to dealing with the big and small things that happened in the country, he also has to concentrate on academic research. To the extent of his efforts, he suddenly felt that if he had such a desperate spirit back then, he would be able to pass the exam. Key universities are not a problem at all.

After more than ten years of education, Xia Guo's best students have an education level equivalent to that of elementary school, and they can flexibly apply what they have learned to production and life, which makes him feel that it is time to establish a higher education school.

The current education model of Xia Kingdom is very chaotic. Although it is mandatory for school-age children to go to school, in the school, it is generally the way of ancient private schools. One teacher leads many students, and there is no distinction between the students' knowledge.

Wang Lang is not an expert in education. He can only imitate the education system of another world. It took more than ten years to complete the popularization of knowledge and improve the literacy rate of the Chinese people. This paves the way for the construction of higher education institutions. Good basics.

In his vision, the education model of elementary school, middle school, and university must be established before his death. The modern education concept can at least save Xia Guo from taking hundreds of years of detours.

The previous textbooks written by Wang Lang were all about the most basic knowledge. Mathematics accounted for a large part of natural science. The knowledge of physics and chemistry was very similar to the nature class in elementary school. It only briefly described the known things of Xia Guo, such as The earth is round, the earth revolves around the sun, and the characteristics of magnets are just a few books of common sense.

In terms of literature, I mainly focus on literacy and writing articles, and occasionally some poems appear in textbooks.

This time, the advanced textbook written by Wang Lang is at his full knowledge level. In the absence of reference materials, relying on the memory in his mind, even if he has the knowledge level of a university, the textbook he created is equivalent to that of junior high school. To an extent.

This time, Wang Lang no longer simply asked students to study addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in mathematics, but added geometry and algebra to his textbooks. In addition, he explosively proposed the concept of force in physics. However, his level of theoretical knowledge in physics Not high, so many years have passed, and the formulas he can remember are extremely limited, but he has good theoretical knowledge in chemistry.

But he knew that relying on the intellectual level of the Xia Kingdom, he could not understand the concept of molecules and atoms. He did not know how many brain cells were killed in the process of writing chemistry textbooks, and finally he reluctantly used plain and easy-to-understand language. Explain the chemical reactions he knows.

If the descendants of the Xia Kingdom can master the basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry, they can at least improve the level of human civilization for thousands of years.

Looking at the piles of manuscript paper on the bookshelf, Wang Lang was filled with pride. He had already written most of the theoretical knowledge in his mind, but the knowledge of modern people cannot be written in words. The amount of work is really huge. It's too big. To be able to do this to this extent is already the utmost benevolence for the people of this world. After all, he is just an ordinary person.

He tidied up these manuscripts carefully and put them in a relatively safe place. He didn't have the energy to be a teacher. When these manuscripts were sorted into books, he could only watch the first generation of intellectuals in Xia Kingdom study these by themselves. knowledge.

With the arrival of summer, the grassland has also ushered in the rainy season. With the abundant rainwater, the farmland outside Yancheng is growing very gratifying. If there is no prolonged rainfall, it can be predicted that this summer will be a good year.

While the peasants were looking forward to the joy of a good harvest, Xia Guo's national defense forces were unknowingly changing.

June 11st, the 21th year of the Ancestor, was a memorable day. After several years of research and improvement, the Xia Kingdom's first musket that could be used in actual combat was finally successfully manufactured.

After testing, this new musket has an effective killing distance

It has basically reached the level of ordinary archers, so the effect is enough for Wang Lang.

Although muskets are still not comparable to bows and arrows in terms of range, muskets have advantages that bows and arrows cannot match, that is, lethality and training costs. It is impossible for an archer who can penetrate Yang with a hundred steps without several years of work.

Wang Lang himself can be said to be an archer. You must know that it has been more than ten years since he first used a bow and arrow. One shot.

The new musket was named Taichu No. 3000 rifle by Wang Lang, and he ordered the Ministry of Industry to make every effort to produce this musket, trying to complete the replacement of the [-] musketeers within one year, at least to be able to have a musket in hand.

(End of this chapter)