Looking at the huge clock that almost occupied the entire table of the Eight Immortals, Han Du couldn't help but look up at Sun Xian and Yu Qian.
He asked hopefully, "Is this what you built?"
Sun Xian and Yu Qian looked at each other, and finally Sun Xian took a step forward, nodded and said, "Yes. The student and Yu Qian both followed the teacher's instructions."
"Have you tried it?" Han Du was now focused on the clock and did not notice the uneasy expressions on the faces of Sun Xian and Yu Qian at all.
"Not yet." Sun Xian stuttered back.
Han Du suddenly looked up at Sun Xian and asked in surprise, "You haven't tried it yet? Why don't you try it first?" .??.
"Student" Sun Xian paused for a moment, and had no choice but to turn his head and look at Yu Qian.
Seeing this, Yu Qian had no choice but to step forward and explain, "Teacher, it's like this. We are really not sure whether this thing can work."
After hearing this explanation, Han Du immediately understood. It turned out that they were worried that the test would fail and they would not be able to explain to themselves.
Although this thing was created by the two of them, after all, they had put in so much hard work for so long.
Pouting his lips, Han Du said calmly, "What are you afraid of? Even if you fail, just find out the reasons for the failure and correct them. Isn't invention and creation just about trial and error again and again, and then there is a chance of success?"
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"What the teacher teaches is that the disciple will remember it." Yu Qian smiled and nodded, as if he was obeying the instructions.
When Sun Xian heard Yu Qian's words, he couldn't think of any other better way to say it, so he could only follow, "The teacher teaches the students, and the students remember them."
Han Du glanced at the two people and saw that they were motionless. He couldn't help but scolded, "What are you doing standing still? Try to see if it can work!"
"this"
Sun Xian winked at Yu Qian and motioned for him to give it a try, hinting to him, "You are my direct disciple. Even if something goes wrong, I won't blame you."
Yu Qian also winked at Sun Xian and told him, "You made this thing. Even if it doesn't succeed, just make another one."
The two of them gathered together for the last time and bowed to Han Du.
"Please also ask the teacher to start it in person."
Han Du glanced at the two of them and thought that they asked him to activate it because of his status. Without thinking much, he walked directly to the right side of the table, grabbed the brass key handle and turned it hard.
"Tap-tat-tat" followed the sound of three consecutive mechanical rotations, and Handu tightened the spring completely.
Sun Xian and Yu Qian both held their breath and stared at the scene in front of them with wide eyes. Their hearts were in their throats, fearing that the hands of the clock would not move at the next moment.
As Han Du let go of his hand, a "ticking" sound came from inside the clock. The brass key handle began to rotate slowly. The hour and minute hands on the dial showed no signs of movement, but the second hand began to shake.
Spin around.
"Hiss" Sun Xian took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on the second hand that shook and rotated according to the rhythm. After more than ten seconds, he raised his head and looked at Han Du.
"Sir, this"
Seeing Sun Xian's eyes suppressing surprise and worrying about failure, Han Du nodded heavily, smiled and encouraged, "You did a good job, it's done!"
Sun Xian suddenly clenched his fists on his chest
His teeth were clenched tightly, showing his excitement at the moment.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir"
He kept bowing to thank Han Du, as if he was able to successfully build the clock entirely because of Han Du.
"Congratulations, teacher, from now on people in the Ming Dynasty can hold time in their hands." Yu Qian bowed and congratulated.
Han Du glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Congratulations to me? This is the hard work of the two of you. What does it have to do with me?"
"But without the guidance of the teacher, it is impossible for the students to make it." Sun Xian said it sincerely. At first, he just wanted to imitate a smaller water transport instrument platform.
And without the guidance of his husband, he will soon find that his idea is impossible to realize.
"Yes, teacher." Yu Qian also smiled and nodded, "Without the teacher's guidance along the way, it would have been impossible for the disciples and Senior Brother Sun to build this thing."
Only by personally experiencing the process of making clocks, Yu Qian understood how difficult it was to make a clock. These days, he and Sun Xian encountered countless difficulties, each of which was enough to completely prevent them from building a real clock.
But under the guidance of the teacher, they can solve every problem as quickly and correctly as possible every time.
Based on this alone, there is no problem in saying that the clock was made by the teacher. At most, he and Sun Xian were just helpers for the teacher, and there was almost nothing special about it.
Han Du shook his head and waved his hand to interrupt them, "Needless to say, fame and wealth are not an honor for me now, but a burden. Besides, I just put forward some trivial ideas. It is you who really solve the problem.
You should stop being modest, it is your credit that is yours, there is no need to shirk anything."
Seeing the teacher speaking so firmly, Yu Qian glanced at Sun Xian and signaled him to stop talking. It was not a big deal anyway, and even if he had credit, it would be a credit to the machinery workshop.
Han Du glanced at the clock and saw that the second hand was still moving, exactly the same as before.
Sun Xian also smiled and came up to take a look, and said with a smile, "There have been no problems for so long. It seems that we have truly succeeded."
Han Du had a different view, shaking his head and saying, "It's still too early to say it will be successful. We need to continue to observe."
"First of all, you have to record how long the clockwork can drive the clock. This is very important. Secondly, you have to compare the time displayed by the clock with the water transport instrument platform of the Qintian Prison to see the error within one day.
How much? It is best to extend the time a little longer, so that the error between the two can be seen more clearly."
"My disciple has taken note of this. Now I will send someone to guard the clock and see how long it can run at a time." Sun Xian nodded obediently.
Yu Qian also nodded and said, "Disciple, I will go to Qintian Prison and ask them for the records of the Water Transport Ceremony Table."
Hearing that the two of them decided to divide the work on their own without having to give orders, Han Du smiled happily and said, "One more thing, this thing is still a bit big, and it must be made more compact."
Such a big clock requires a person to fully open his hands to pick it up. It is not convenient to carry at all and can only be kept at home.
"This is simple." Sun Xian agreed first, "We have already made a big one. It will not be difficult for students to make it smaller." Looking at the huge clock that almost occupied the entire table of the Eight Immortals, Han Du couldn't help but look up.
To Sun Xian and Yu Qian.
He asked hopefully, "Is this what you built?"
Sun Xian and Yu Qian looked at each other, and finally Sun Xian took a step forward, nodded and said, "Yes. The student and Yu Qian both followed the teacher's instructions."
"Have you tried it?" Han Du was now focused on the clock and did not notice the uneasy expressions on the faces of Sun Xian and Yu Qian at all.
"Not yet." Sun Xian stuttered back.
Han Du suddenly looked up at Sun Xian and asked in surprise, "You haven't tried it yet? Why don't you try it first?"
"Student" Sun Xian paused for a moment, and had no choice but to turn his head and look at Yu Qian.
Seeing this, Yu Qian had no choice but to step forward and explain, "Teacher, it's like this. We are really not sure whether this thing can work."
After hearing this explanation, Han Du immediately understood. It turned out that they were worried that the test would fail and they would not be able to explain to themselves.
Although this thing was created by the two of them, after all, they had put in so much hard work for so long.
Pouting his lips, Han Du said calmly, "What are you afraid of? Even if you fail, just find out the reasons for the failure and correct them. Isn't invention and creation just about trial and error again and again, and then there is a chance of success?"
"
"What the teacher teaches is that the disciple will remember it." Yu Qian smiled and nodded, as if he was obeying the instructions.
When Sun Xian heard Yu Qian's words, he couldn't think of any other better way to say it, so he could only follow, "The teacher teaches the students, and the students remember them."
Han Du glanced at the two people and saw that they were motionless. He couldn't help but scolded, "What are you doing standing still? Try to see if it can work!"
"this"
Sun Xian winked at Yu Qian and motioned for him to give it a try, hinting to him, "You are my direct disciple. Even if something goes wrong, I won't blame you."
Yu Qian also winked at Sun Xian and told him, "You made this thing. Even if it doesn't succeed, just make another one."
The two of them gathered together for the last time and bowed to Han Du.
"Please also ask the teacher to start it in person."
Han Du glanced at the two of them and thought that they asked him to activate it because of his status. Without thinking much, he walked directly to the right side of the table, grabbed the brass key handle and turned it hard.
"Tap-tat-tat" followed the sound of three consecutive mechanical rotations, and Handu tightened the spring completely.
Sun Xian and Yu Qian both held their breath and stared at the scene in front of them with wide eyes. Their hearts were in their throats, fearing that the hands of the clock would not move at the next moment.
As Han Du let go of his hand, a "ticking" sound came from inside the clock. The brass key handle began to rotate slowly. The hour and minute hands on the dial showed no signs of movement, but the second hand began to shake.
Spin around.
"Hiss" Sun Xian took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on the second hand that shook and rotated according to the rhythm. After more than ten seconds, he raised his head and looked at Han Du.
"Sir, this"
Seeing Sun Xian's eyes suppressing surprise and worrying about failure, Han Du nodded heavily, smiled and encouraged, "You did a good job, it's done!"
Sun Xian suddenly clenched his fists on his chest
His teeth were clenched tightly, showing his excitement at the moment.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir"
He kept bowing to thank Han Du, as if he was able to successfully build the clock entirely because of Han Du.
"Congratulations, teacher, from now on people in the Ming Dynasty can hold time in their hands." Yu Qian bowed and congratulated.
Han Du glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Congratulations to me? This is the hard work of the two of you. What does it have to do with me?"
"But without the guidance of the teacher, it is impossible for the students to make it." Sun Xian said it sincerely. At first, he just wanted to imitate a smaller water transport instrument platform.
And without the guidance of his husband, he will soon find that his idea is impossible to realize.
"Yes, teacher." Yu Qian also smiled and nodded, "Without the teacher's guidance along the way, it would have been impossible for the disciples and Senior Brother Sun to build this thing."
Only by personally experiencing the process of making clocks, Yu Qian understood how difficult it was to make a clock. These days, he and Sun Xian encountered countless difficulties, each of which was enough to completely prevent them from building a real clock.
But under the guidance of the teacher, they can solve every problem as quickly and correctly as possible every time.
Based on this alone, there is no problem in saying that the clock was made by the teacher. At most, he and Sun Xian were just helpers for the teacher, and there was almost nothing special about it.
Han Du shook his head and waved his hand to interrupt them, "Needless to say, fame and wealth are not an honor for me now, but a burden. Besides, I just put forward some trivial ideas. It is you who really solve the problem.
You should stop being modest, it is your credit that is yours, there is no need to shirk anything."
Seeing the teacher speaking so firmly, Yu Qian glanced at Sun Xian and signaled him to stop talking. It was not a big deal anyway, and even if he had credit, it would be a credit to the machinery workshop.
Han Du glanced at the clock and saw that the second hand was still moving, exactly the same as before.
Sun Xian also smiled and came up to take a look, and said with a smile, "There have been no problems for so long. It seems that we have truly succeeded."
Han Du had a different view, shaking his head and saying, "It's still too early to say it will be successful. We need to continue to observe."
"First of all, you have to record how long the clockwork can drive the clock. This is very important. Secondly, you have to compare the time displayed by the clock with the water transport instrument platform of the Qintian Prison to see the error within one day.
How much? It is best to extend the time a little longer, so that the error between the two can be seen more clearly."
"My disciple has taken note of this. Now I will send someone to guard the clock and see how long it can run at a time." Sun Xian nodded obediently.
Yu Qian also nodded and said, "Disciple, I will go to Qintian Prison and ask them for the records of the Water Transport Ceremony Table."
Hearing that the two of them decided to divide the work on their own without having to give orders, Han Du smiled happily and said, "One more thing, this thing is still a bit big, and it must be made more compact."
Such a big clock requires a person to fully open his hands to pick it up. It is not convenient to carry at all and can only be kept at home.
"This is simple." Sun Xian agreed first, "We have already made a big one. It will not be difficult for students to make a smaller one."