Chapter 657 Bell Tower (Part 2)
At this time, the wooden door below the clock tower was opened, and several men in coarse cloth clothes walked 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 to everyone: "I have met Your Majesty, I have met you all."
"The adjustment is completed?" Ren Baqian asked step forward.
The faces of the old man and the people behind him had already been suppressed and the excitement was completely opened, and everyone's face was full of red: "Sir Ren, you are all ready. In another quarter of an hour, the first bell will ring!"
Although the drawings of this bell tower were taken out by Ren Baqian, the dial on it and the mechanical structure inside were completely independently completed by their Zhang family.
The appearance of this bell tower in the world is also a great honor for their Zhang family.
As long as the bell tower is still there for a day, 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 is definitely indispensable in future historical books when mentioning the bell tower and the clock.
Famously in history, and just achieved this, how could they be excited?
At this time, the Zhang family was really impressed by Ren Baqian. Everything Ren Baqian took out could make the Zhang family's craftsmen gain something from it and gain a huge reputation.
It's really good to do things with such people.
"Just don't make any mistakes." Ren Baqian reminded.
"Don't worry, Lord Ren, we have simulated it in the house many times before. The bell tower has been inspected since yesterday. There is no problem. I dare to use my head to guarantee it." The old man said.
"Let's keep your head. This thing is always a dead thing and is not as important as your head." Ren Baqian shook his head.
The masters and craftsmen in this world are also scarce talents.
"Thank you, Lord Ren. I am confident." The old man smiled slightly, and Ren Baqian's words also made him feel warm in his heart. After all, it feels good to be valued by others. Especially the other party is still a master in this field.
It seems that the whole family will go to Da Yao, and this step will not be bad.
"Calculate some time and remind me when I'm leaving a cup of tea." Ren Baqiandao.
"Don't worry, sir." The old man looked up at the sun, then took out an hourglass and held it in his palm.
Taking advantage of this time, others were also looking at the colorful bell tower. The stone decoration on the surface made the bell tower a little different from the rough style of Dayao, but it reflected various rays of light in the sun, which was a dreamy color.
"Does Your Majesty like it?" Ren Baqian asked leaning into the empress's ear.
"It's not bad." The empress nodded slightly. "I want to build one in the palace."
"It's better to build an observatory on the bell tower. At night, I can accompany His Majesty to watch the stars."
"Observatory?" the empress turned her head and asked.
"Where to see the stars."
"The roof is fine."
"The observatory can also put an astronomical telescope on it, and the starry sky you see is even more beautiful. Your Majesty hasn't seen it with an astronomical telescope yet! The astronomical telescope can bring the starry sky closer to a hundred times, a thousand times." Ren Baqianxiao said. "Well, you can drink under the starry sky and enjoy the scenery of the night sky at that time, wouldn't that be nice?"
The empress was a little moved when she heard this. "Then I want to see it. Remember, it's more beautiful than this!"
"Okay!" Ren Baqian felt the countless gazes around him who wanted to kill, and chuckled in the empress's ear.
The eyes of these guys were like needles, and Ren Baqian felt that countless holes were about to be pierced on his back.
This is my wife, are you biting me?
I'm going to whisper in front of you!
Ren Baqian simply did not retract his head, but instead put his lips close to the empress's ear, as if he had put his head on the empress's shoulder and looked at it. Many people around him were in the eyes of fire.
Although I had known that His Majesty had chosen his husband and had seen him more than once, I was still very angry when I saw this scene.
"What are you doing?" the empress asked frowned when she noticed Ren Baqian's strange behavior.
"Many people are envious of me, jealous of me... I have to give them a chance to envy, jealousy and hate!" Ren Baqian smiled.
"boring!"
"Sir, time is coming. There is still a cup of tea and it's four o'clock in the afternoon."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty will uncover the red cloth on it in a moment." Ren Baqiandao. "It's better to pinch the moment before the bell rings."
"good."
"Just pull this rope downwards." Ren Baqian pointed to a thin rope hanging down next to him.
"No need." The empress didn't even look at the rope, and calculated the time in her mind. Then she lightly placed her feet on the ground, and her whole body rose into the air like a red cloud. As she passed the clock disk, the red cloth was pulled into the sky with the empress's figure.
The golden dial, made of brass, is fully revealed before everyone, emitting a golden luster in the sun.
"Clang—" The melodious bell also rang out at the right time, as if the moment the empress unveiled the red cloth opened the prelude.
Twelve bells rang in the city, one after another, like notes falling from the sky. Coupled with the golden dial, the dial gave people a sacred feeling for a moment, which made everyone amazed.
Whether it was the officials of the Public Security Department who maintained order, the civilians around, or even people in other corners of Lancheng, they looked up at the place following the sound of the bell, with a look of amazement on their faces.
Even though the empress stood at the top of the bell tower, the red figure was covered by other things for the first time.
"This is the so-called bell tower, used to count time, right? It's such a clever craft." Tong Zhenye sighed below.
"In the future, there is no need to look at the sun rules. As long as you are in Lancheng, you can see the bell tower by looking up, and you will know the time. No matter it is windy, rainy, day and night, you can see it. There are braziers on both sides of the clock dial in each direction, which can be lit at night." Ren Baqian said.
"I want people from Daxia and Yun Kingdom to come and see if they can make this thing?" Tong Zhenye laughed. He was looking forward to the reaction of someone coming to Lancheng to see the bell tower in the future.
"There is not found in Daxia or Yun Kingdom. This is the only one in this world." The old man from the Zhang family stroked his beard and said.
"But they saw this thing and it took them several years or more to figure it out."
"It doesn't matter. When they figure it out, we have something better." Ren Baqiandao.
"That depends on Lord Ren." Tong Zhenye said regretfully. "In fact, the Ministry of Works is the most suitable Lord Ren, but unfortunately Lord Ren has never been willing to join the Employees Department."
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The following afternoon, countless people looked up near the bell tower to study how this thing turned, and cheered with the sound of the bell at every hour.
Most people think that there must be a few people in the bell tower turning the pointers on it.
At night, the crowd began to disperse gradually.
After nightfall, half a meter high flame rose from the braziers on both sides of the bell tower, illuminating the entire bell disk.
The people in the city who had been amazed for a day were once again amazed at the bell tower in the night.
Many people who had dispersed returned to the bell tower and looked up at the light in the night.
After half a month of continuous, the people of Lancheng who were idle and beat their children and applauded love after night. After night, they became sitting in the yard and looking up at the bell tower in the distance chatting, beating the children, and then going back to the house to applaud love.
Chapter completed!