His Majesty Li Er listened to Fang Jun's explanation and asked again: "How much does this cost?"
Fang Jun paused for a moment and said: "It's a lot of money. This clock uses dozens of parts and more than ten gears. Because the more precise the casting, the smaller the timing error will be, so it is very difficult to manufacture. Especially
It is a spring that drives the rotation of gears and the swing of the pendulum. It is necessary to wind the fine steel with excellent elasticity into a flat spiral spring. One end of the spring is fixed, and the material is subject to a bending moment after torque is applied to the other end, resulting in bending elastic deformation.
Therefore, the spring twists in its own plane, and the material is extremely rare, so the cost is extremely high."
His Majesty Li Er was a little confused by the large number of terms. He nodded and said: "Later, we will make one carefully and send it to the palace."
Today, His Majesty Li Er is very wealthy. Not to mention the wealth earned by the Eastern Datang Company every year, the gold and silver mined by the Royal Navy from the Japanese country are shipped back ship after ship. There are mountains of gold and silver in the internal funds. Recently, he is pondering
We have to make gold and silver coins to circulate all over the world, otherwise we don’t know how to spend them all.
Such a precision-structured machine is loved by all men. Placing it in the palace not only allows accurate timekeeping, but is also a symbol of luxury and style. Occasionally entertaining foreign guests will give you face.
Fang Jun quickly agreed and said: "Weichen has cooperated with the Taishi Bureau to set up a company to focus on research and development and manufacturing of clocks. Later, he presented one to His Majesty, and then presented one to each elder's office in the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples to keep time.
With precision, ministers can better control their time and improve office efficiency."
"very good!"
Hearing that it would be donated to various yamen, it was a large sum of money. His Majesty Li Er's anger at Fang Jun's "crazy accumulation of money" was greatly reduced.
This guy is making more and more money, which makes people jealous, but since he can always think about the empire and be selfless, he can be tolerated.
Li Chengqian looked at the clock up and down and couldn't put it down. Although Fang Jun never mentioned it, he knew that since the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples had a share, the one in his East Palace must be indispensable. He liked it in his heart and asked: "Tomorrow
During the ceremony, could it be that Erlang also wanted to bring out such a rare thing to attract the attention of the whole world?"
Fang Jun thought about what he was about to show to the world tomorrow, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He couldn't suppress the pride in his heart, and said with a smile: "This thing is indeed sophisticated and has great significance, but compared with what will be unveiled tomorrow,
In fact, the skylark is to the swan, and the firefly is to the sun and moon!"
No matter how precise a clock is, it is just an instrument.
But that thing represents an era...
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Nuo University's academy is spread across the entire hillside, from the academy gate at the foot of the mountain to the bell tower that is still under construction at the top of the mountain. The countless courtyards are full of freshness. His Majesty Li Er was full of interest. He stopped and looked around, and asked questions from time to time.
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Li Chengqian and Fang Jun were accompanying them. Because they were both wearing casual clothes, all the students in the academy were busy under the instructions of the teachers. For a moment, they did not even notice that His Majesty the Emperor was walking right in front of them...
At noon, Li Chengqian reminded: "Father, it's getting late, so why not go back to the palace for now."
His Majesty Li Er stopped to watch, pondered for a moment, and asked Fang Jundao: "I heard you mentioned before that the academy has a canteen for students and teachers to eat?"
Fang Jun was stunned for a moment and replied: "That's true. It's just that the food in the cafeteria is vulgar. Your Majesty has the body of a real dragon..."
"Fart! Don't follow the flattery of those sycophants. Although I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I am only a mortal body, the body of a real dragon! When I was in the army, I drank water from the same bag with my subordinate Pao Ze.
, How can eating food from a pot be so expensive? Let’s go, have lunch in the college cafeteria, and let me check to see if you, the kid, have squandered the money used for food purchase.
, The students in this academy are all the pillars of the empire. If you wrong any of them and make them unable to even eat or eat well, be careful that I will whip you!"
Fang Jun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's concern for students is a blessing to the Tang Dynasty! We must serve our country loyally and live up to your Majesty's kindness!"
It is definitely impossible to be greedy for ink. Not to mention that he is rich but the enemy country does not care about such a small amount of money. Even speculators like Xu Jingzong know that the academy is his road to the top of his official career. How can he be willing to take a small amount of money?
Benefit at the expense of greater gain?
Moreover, as His Majesty Li Er said, all the students in this academy can be said to be outstanding people at one time. Even the most ordinary students are selected from thousands of people in the local area. They have been famous in the local area before. If the academy is
Who would tolerate such things as withholding food rations and shoddy goods?
Especially those children who come from aristocratic families, each of them is as proud as the sky. Who dares to treat them harshly?
None of them are afraid of trouble. When these guys make trouble, they can turn the world upside down...
Fang Jun led the way, and soon they arrived at the canteen.
Here is a tall and spacious building, hidden in a forest. It is almost autumn, the leaves have not yet withered, and the shade of the trees covering the sky is flowing down, which is somewhat elegant.
Many students had already come to eat. They served meals on wooden trays one by one and did not eat in the dining room. Instead, they met outside in the shade of the trees, or sat on the floor with books in one hand and read while eating, or gathered in twos and threes.
Eat together and talk loudly.
His Majesty Li Er praised: "Not bad!"
The most important thing in a college is the style of study. These students can not forget to read and communicate during meals, which shows that they are all people who are willing to work hard.
You know, the academy has not yet started school at this time.
Fang Jun was in front, leading His Majesty Li Er and Prince Li Chengqian into the dining hall.
Although there are many students in the academy and there are also many teachers, these people are all high-ranking officials. In this era, most of the people who can enter the academy are children from well-established families. Even though there are some scholars from poor families, the proportion is pitifully low.
After all, not everyone can afford to study, and not everyone can have the level to enter an academy...
These people were of prominent wealth. In an era when the government was stable and the world was at peace, they were the most loyal to the emperor. If measured by the standards of later generations, they would definitely pass the "political review" test.
Therefore, the imperial guards who came with His Majesty Li Er stayed at the mountain gate and did not follow him in. Otherwise, a group of people shouting in front of and behind them would definitely make the entire academy a mess. Not only did His Majesty Li Er "White Dragon"
The purpose of "fish suit" cannot be achieved, and it will seriously delay the preparation work of the academy.
Safety is guaranteed.
Entering the cafeteria, His Majesty Li Er saw several windows on one side, and behind it was probably the kitchen. Various dishes were placed inside, and outside the windows hung a row of small wooden signs with the names of the dishes written on them and below.
It's marked with the words one, two, three, etc.
Students used wooden trays to line up at the window to receive meals.
Li Chengqian pointed to the words on the wooden sign and asked: "What is marked under the name of this dish?"
Fang Jun explained: "This is an initiative of the academy. All students eat in the cafeteria for free, without spending a penny. After all, the money comes from His Majesty's internal funds, and His Majesty uses his own money to provide students with
They have room and board.”
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and smiled, feeling very proud of himself.
Being rich is different. You can be willful and wasteful. The entire academy was built with his internal funds, and all the students are eating from him. These students will succeed in their studies in the future, and that will be worthy of the name.
"Disciple of the Emperor"!
How can you not be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but die for yourself?
Probably every emperor wants to do this kind of thing, but definitely not everyone can do it. First of all, you must have money in your internal funds to support such a huge and long-term investment.
This is difficult, but once you persevere, the results achieved are extremely significant.
Fang Jun continued: "However, Wei Chen and all the academy teachers agreed that if we can give students some competitive atmosphere, it will be more conducive to the development of the academic style of the academy. Therefore, after discussion, we decided that each semester will be based on
Students' daily performance and test scores are given certain scores. Students can enjoy different treatment in the college based on these scores, such as applying for better single dormitories, such as choosing more expensive dishes in the cafeteria..."
It was then that His Majesty Li Er and his son suddenly realized that no wonder the numbers marked on these dishes were different, and the numbers on expensive dishes such as braised pork, fried sea cucumbers with green onions, and steamed carp were all very high...