The summer season is scorching hot, and the cicadas are screeching. Liu Jian walked slowly through the corridor and walked inside. After Zhao established the country, according to the rules of the previous dynasty, the history of the country and the calendar were divided into two parts. Taishi supervises the history of supervision, and Qintian supervises the calendar. He, the Tiantian Superintendent's astronomical order, also has a fifth-rank official rank. Not much worse than the historian.
What's more, His Majesty attaches great importance to the affairs of the prison.
Stepping into the courtyard, a high platform comes into view. Similar to the bell tower in front of Taiji Hall, this high platform is also made of wood, with an armillary sphere at the top, which can measure celestial phenomena; The two move and remain silent, as if the universe is heaven and earth. On the side of the high platform, there is also a column-shaped sub-tower with towering feet and unfinished.
This is a celestial mirror built by the emperor's decree. This object is similar to a telescopic mirror, but a hundred times larger. After completion, it can be seen thousands of miles away. For this novelty, not to mention that the Ministry of Works racked their brains, and the Qin Tianjian did not know how many people were dispatched. Wait until the real debugging is completed, when you can explore the mystery of the Nine Heavens!
However, this observatory is not the purpose of his visit today. Going around the high platform, he walked to the house on the west side of the small courtyard and pushed open one of the doors. A sour smell came immediately.
Raising his sleeves to cover his nose, Liu Jian frowned: "Zile, you haven't been out in a few days?"
On a hot day, there was no ice basin in the house, and no maid who fanned. After a few days without bathing, the smell can be imagined. However, the man sitting at the desk didn't care, his clothes were open, his hair was messy, and there were some grains of rice on his beard. If you let the officer see it, you will have to take part in his sin of disrespect.
Seeing that the other party didn't care about him at all, Liu Jian sighed and stepped into the house. He opened the windows one by one, put the pieces of paper scattered on the ground together, put them in front of the other party, and said, "Zile, it's time to take a break."
At this time, Li Xin discovered that there was one more person in the room, and irritably scratched his hair with the pen, he said perfunctorily: "It's about a critical time, wait two more days!"
"It's Ding Sishuo today." Liu Jian threw out a sentence calmly.
Li Xin was stunned for a moment, then stood up suddenly: "It's time for a solar eclipse? What time is it now? Has the sky-viewing mirror been repaired?"
The series of questions was like a barrage of cannons, and Liu Jian answered slowly: "I'm not busy, it's not yet the application time. The sky mirror is still being debugged, but even if it is completed, you can't look directly at the sun wheel."
Li Xin has carefully calculated the time of the solar eclipse that will occur in the past two years. June Ding Sishuo this time, it was Shen Zheng moment. The left and right deviation will not exceed half an hour. As a calculator, Li Xin of course depends on whether the results are accurate, and the construction of the sky-viewing mirror makes him full of expectations.
Hearing Liu Jian's answer, he said annoyed, "I don't want to hope at this time, how can there be other opportunities? The Ministry of Industry is all rubbish!"
This reaction was unexpected. Liu Jian brushed the dust off the couch with his sleeve and sat down: "It's useless after all. Sit first, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Li Xin snorted coldly: "Don't you want me to hire a teaching assistant again? There are too many stupid people, delaying time!"
Li Xin is tired of teaching, and even more bothered by people around her when she is studying. However, Liu Jian has been leading students since the Liang Mansion, and even now he has served as the astronomical order, and still has some teaching assistants by his side. Therefore, regarding the matter of teaching assistant, the two have fought several times, but there is still no result.
Liu Jian didn't care about his attitude, and asked directly: "Senior brother, do you know how much bonus Qin Tianjian received last year?"
"Huh?" Li Xin was a little baffled, "Didn't you post 20 passes?"
Now, the salary of Beijing officials is half in rice and half in money. Five-rank officials like Liu Jian, in addition to the income from Lumi and Shitian, can also have three monthly stipends. Now Kaiming Tongbao is very tough, but after a year, it is only thirty-six passes. But Li Xin's bonus is 20! If the officials of Qingshui Yamen heard it, they would be red-eyed.
Liu Jian corrected: "Twenty is what you get. Last year, Qin Tianjian got a total of 130, and everyone in the prison has a share. This number, I am afraid that even the six are unique. You know, this money is due to Where did it come from?"
"Imprinting the imperial calendar?" Li Xin said that he was also a member of the Qin Tianjian, and he had heard the origin of the bonus.
"That's right. His Majesty bestowed 30% of what was obtained from the publication of the Emperor's Calendar last year. That's why the bonus is said. The Emperor's Calendar has to be printed every year. All the officials in the house have no worries about food and clothing, and concentrate on counting.”
Liu Jian said this from the bottom of his heart.
Most of the officials in Qintian Prison are idiots. They work hard every day. Where can they make money? Most of them live on salary. But with this imperial calendar bonus, it's different. Once more states and counties are recovered, the number of people who buy imperial calendars will inevitably increase. If things go on like this, just the bonus is enough to keep the officials in their pockets and have no worries.
Li Xin's sensitivity to numbers is unparalleled, but she has no obsession with money. He frowned: "So what? Even if there is no bonus, wouldn't the imperial calendar still be calculated?"
"Zile only knows the emperor's calendar, has he never thought of anything else?" Liu Jian asked back, "If it's not Zhiqin Tianjian, if the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Household, and Taiyuan Hospital have something beneficial to people's livelihood, they can publish books all over the world and receive them. Commendation. Which generation has ever had such a virtuous government? Your Majesty's heavy work, for us, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! However, the power of one person will eventually be exhausted..."
Picking up a piece of paper from the table and shaking it gently, Liu Jian sighed: "It's just like the degree of latitude and longitude that you have been fascinated by for the past two years. Even if you can improve the starboard and make a sextant, if you want to count the number of places, Don't you have to send someone to calculate? If you have a few more assistants, wouldn't it be more effective?"
"The world is so stupid, it always gets in the way when you put it in the house..." Li Xin couldn't help muttering. It's not that he has never used assistants, but he is stupid and can't catch up with his junior brother, and he is far away from his mentor Liu Hui.
"When did that happen?" Liu Jian said with a bit of hatred for iron not becoming steel. "Back then, we were just children, and even if we went to the Qiuzhiyuan, we only recruited students. But now it's different. Next, there are twenty or thirty people who can be selected from the subjects of clear arithmetic, mathematics and science! If you choose from these people, you will definitely be able to pick out good ones! Brother, they all grew up learning "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". It stands to reason that they are both from the same family as me. If you can recruit more people into Qin Tianjian, not to mention the chores at hand, it is just the inheritance of teachers and Taoism, and it is a great achievement. Are you still letting those from the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry snatch it away? ?"
It is clear that the scholars who are selected in one subject are also extremely sought-after. Not to mention the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry, even the lower prefectures and counties have to recruit them to handle the yamen accounts. Now that the format of the account books has changed, no one will be able to afford it if they are found to be flawed. Therefore, if the Qin Tianjian wants someone, he really has to fight for it.
These words finally scratched Li Xin's itch, he hesitated for a moment: "Then let me choose two to try first?"
Liu Jian was overjoyed: "As long as Zi Le has this heart, everything will be fine!"
Qin Tianjian is a precious place, where not only can you concentrate on counting, but there are also weapons such as the observatory. Coupled with the bulging purse, are you still afraid of the lack of teaching assistants? It is easy to be seconded from the Qiuzhiyuan. He will go back to make a memorial, and he will definitely get His Majesty's approval!
Seeing Li Xin's still unhappy expression, Liu Jian smiled slightly and took out a telescopic mirror from his sleeve: "If you don't have a celestial mirror, you can also use it. Let's set up a paper wall in the courtyard and use white paper to reflect the sun's shadow. , and then take a closer look with a telescopic mirror, and it should not hurt your eyes."
Li Xin was overjoyed and got up immediately: "Then what are you waiting for?"
The sleeves were pulled, and even the figure was staggered. However, the smile on Liu Jian's face never faded. His senior brother is the most foolish in his life. No marriage and no children. If you don't find a few disciples, how will you pass on the unique skills of your life? He couldn't help, but let the name "Li Xin" leave a mark on the history, you can still give it a try.
One after the other, the two hurried out the door in such a hurry.
The next day.
"Your Majesty, there was a vision in the sky yesterday. This minister believes that this is a sign of God's condemnation of the false Han evil thieves. Since April, Yongzhou has been plagued by locusts again. As soon as he went to court, the privy envoy Linghu Sheng came out of class and made a speech.
This is of course a routine that has been arranged for a long time, and the country has also prepared for a long time for the war in the west. I just didn't expect that even the locust plague would come out to help.
Liang Feng nodded slightly: "What Qing said is very true. The pseudo-Han resides in Yong and Qin, and it is a problem to lie on the bed. Today, the sky shows that it is time to lead troops to attack them and pacify Yong and Qin!"
All the people in the DPRK were in high spirits. This is to launch a full-scale offensive against the Huns! As long as the Xiongnu is levelled, Da Zhao will have only one enemy to the south. Unification of the world, isn't it just around the corner? !
His eyes swept across the group of ministers and fell on one person. Liang Feng's lips twitched: "General Yi, I ordered you to lead 50,000 troops to attack the Huns!"
Back then, before the Great Zhao established a state, when the puppet Han came to attack, he spent 60,000 horses to meet the enemy. Now, in the war of destroying the country, only 50,000 people are sent. Is this too much
However, Yi Yan didn't change his face, and stepped out of the queue: "I will take orders! If you don't break the Xiongnu, you will never return to the dynasty!"
"I am waiting for the good news!"
The eyes of the two people overlapped. There is solemnity and sharpness, but he is equally arrogant and fearless.
Without Liu Yuan, without Liu Cong, without Liu Yao, without Shi Le and Wang Mi. Now the Huns, what else? It's time for those murderers who have plundered the four realms and caused chaos in the world to pay the price!
On that day, the army swore in the king city. Three days later, the troops and horses moved in unison and commanded Tongguan.