The wooden door below the clock tower was opened, and several men in coarse clothes came out of the clock tower. The first person was the old man Ren Baqian had met, Zhang Junzheng's elder, and now the leader of the Zhang family in Lancheng.
He first stepped forward and bowed his hands at everyone: "I have seen Your Majesty, I have seen you adults."
"Are you done with the adjustment?" Ren Baqian stepped forward and asked.
The expressions of excitement that had been suppressed on the faces of the old man and the people behind him now fully bloomed, and everyone's faces were flushed with red light: "Master Ren, everything is ready, and the first bell will ring in a quarter of an hour." !"
Although Ren Baqian took out the blueprint of the clock tower, the dial on it and the mechanical structure inside were completely completed by Zhang's family independently.
For this clock tower to appear in the world, it is also a great honor for their Zhang family.
As long as the bell tower is still there, the name of the Zhang family will be remembered for a day.
Even if the bell tower is gone, the name of the Zhang family will definitely be mentioned in future history books when the bell tower and the clock are mentioned.
Fame goes down in history, just like that, how could they be excited
At this time, the Zhang family was really impressed by Ren Baqian, every item that Ren Baqian brought out could benefit the craftsmen of the Zhang family, and even gain a huge reputation.
It's not a loss to work with such a person.
"Just don't make any mistakes or omissions." Ren Baqian reminded.
"Lord Ren, don't worry, we have simulated it many times in the house before. The bell tower has been inspected since yesterday, and there is no problem. I dare to guarantee it with my head." The old man said.
"Let's keep the head, this thing is always dead, it's not as important as your head." Ren Baqian shook his head.
Master craftsmen in this world are also rare talents.
"Thank you, Master Ren. The old man has confidence." The old man smiled slightly, and Ren Baqian's words warmed his heart, after all, it feels good to be valued by others. Especially when the opponent is still a master in this area.
It seems that the whole family voted for Dayao, this step is not bad.
"Calculate the time and remind me when it's time to return a cup of tea." Ren Baqian said.
"My lord, don't worry." The old man looked up at the sun, then took out an hourglass and held it in his palm.
Taking advantage of this time, other people are also looking at this colorful clock tower. The stone flake decoration on the surface makes this clock tower a bit different from Dayao's usual rough style, but it reflects various lights in the sun, which is a A dreamy color.
"Does Your Majesty like it?" Ren Baqian leaned into the empress' ear and asked.
"Not bad." The empress nodded slightly. "I want to build one in the palace."
"It's better to build an observatory on top of the bell tower, so that I can watch the stars with His Majesty at night."
"Observatory?" the empress turned her head and asked.
"A place to look at the stars."
"The roof will do."
"The observatory can also be equipped with an astronomical telescope, and the starry sky you can see is even more beautiful. Your Majesty hasn't seen it with an astronomical telescope yet! The astronomical telescope can zoom in on the starry sky a hundred times and a thousand times." Ren Baqian laughed. "Wouldn't it be nice to have a drink under the stars and enjoy the view of the night sky?"
The empress was a little moved when she heard this. "Then I really want to see it. Remember, it's more beautiful than this!"
"Okay!" Ren Baqian smiled softly in the Empress' ear, feeling the countless murderous eyes around her.
The eyes of these guys were like needles, and Ren Baqian felt that his back was about to be pierced with countless holes.
This is my wife, you bite me
I'm going to whisper in front of your eyes!
Ren Baqian didn't retract his head at all, instead he put his lips close to the empress' ear, as if he put his head on the empress's shoulder and glanced, and the eyes of countless people around him burst into flames.
Although he already knew that His Majesty had chosen his husband-in-law and had seen him more than once, he was still furious seeing this scene.
"What are you doing?" the Empress asked with a frown noticing Ren Baqian's strange behavior.
"A lot of people are envious of me, jealous of me... I have to give them a chance to be envious and jealous!" Ren Baqian chuckled.
"boring!"
"My lord, the time is almost up. There is still a cup of tea, and it is four quarters past noon."
"Your Majesty, His Majesty will take off the red cloth in a while." Ren Baqian said. "It's best to pinch the moment before the bell rings."
"good."
"Just pull this rope down." Ren Baqian pointed to a thin rope hanging down beside him.
"No need." The empress didn't even look at the rope, counted the time in her mind, then lightly tapped her feet on the ground, and her whole body rose into the air like a red cloud. As she passed the clock dial, the circle of red Cloth was also pulled into the sky following the figure of the empress.
The golden dial made entirely of brass is completely exposed to everyone, exuding a golden luster in the sun.
"铛—" The melodious bell also rang at the right time, as if the moment when the empress lifted the red cloth kicked off the prelude.
Twelve bells rang in a row, floating melodiously in the city, one after another, like musical notes falling from the sky. Coupled with the dial full of golden luster, it gives people a sacred feeling for a while, which makes everyone amazed.
Whether it was the security officials maintaining order, the civilians around, or even the people in other corners of Mist City, they all followed the bell and looked up at this time, with amazed expressions on their faces.
Even if the Empress stood at the top of the bell tower, that red figure was covered by other things for the first time.
"This is the so-called clock tower. It's used to keep time, isn't it? It's really ingenious." Tong Zhenye sighed below.
"In the future, you don't need to look at the sundial. As long as you look up and see the clock tower in Lancheng, you will know the time. Whether it is windy or rainy, day or night, you can see it. There are clocks on both sides of the clock in each direction. The brazier can be lit at night to illuminate." Ren Baqian said.
"The old man wants people from Daxia and Yunguo to take a look and ask if they can make this thing?" Tong Zhenye laughed and said, he is looking forward to someone coming to Lancheng to see this bell tower in the future after the reaction.
"Neither Daxia nor Yunguo have it, and this is the only one in this world." The old man of the Zhang family stroked his beard on the side and said.
"However, after they saw this thing, they might be able to figure it out after spending several years or ten years."
"It doesn't matter, when they figure it out, we already have something better." Ren Baqian said.
"That's up to Mr. Ren." Tong Zhenye said regretfully. "In fact, the Ministry of Industry is the most suitable for Mr. Ren, but it is a pity that Mr. Ren is still unwilling to join the Ministry of Industry."
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For the next whole afternoon, countless people looked up near the clock tower to study how this thing turned, and they cheered every time the bell struck the hour.
Most people think that there must be a few people in the clock tower who are constantly turning the pointers on it.
At night, the crowd began to gradually disperse.
After night fell, half a foot high flames rose from the braziers on both sides of the clock face of the clock tower, illuminating the entire clock face brightly.
The people in the city, who had been amazed all day, were once again amazed by the bell tower in the night.
Many scattered people returned to the bottom of the bell tower to look up at the light in the night.
For half a month, the people in Lancheng who had nothing to do at night were beating their children and applauding for love. After nightfall, they were sitting in the yard looking up at the bell tower in the distance, chatting, beating the children, and then returning to the house to applaud for love. applaud.
While the people of Lancheng were still immersed in this new thing, the students in the academy were already preparing to move the steam train to the circular rails outside the city for a trial run.