sjar Chapter 372: Ordinary people are not worthy of it!
Chapter 372: Ordinary people are not worthy of it!
Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "Brother, since you said that, it must be you who did it!"
"Wrong, it was Miss Tiantian who did it." Sun Yi smiled and said, "I was there and helped a little."
He Tiantian blushed: "It's Sun Yi's credit. I just have time to take a look and give some suggestions."
"Everyone has contributed, I want to reward them according to their merits!"
Ye Kun smiled and invited everyone to eat.
From observing their expressions just now, Ye Kun felt that there seemed to be feelings between Tian Tian and Sun Yi.
But Tiantian didn't dare to show it.
Because at the beginning, Tian Tian was Ye Kun's person, and was sent by Shangguan Jifu to serve Ye Kun.
Old He thought so too, and even privately reminded Ye Kun that he should take over Tiantian as soon as possible.
After all, Tiantian is already very old, almost twenty years old.
Ye Kun had no bad intentions towards Tian Tian, and always treated her as a little sister. He sent Pang Jia and Sun Yi to Lao He's laboratory in the hope that Tian Tian could choose one of them!
So when seeing this scene, Ye Kun was still very happy.
After lunch, head to the lab to check out the latest mobile timepieces.
The clock is really nice, and its appearance is no different from clocks of later generations.
It was simply huge, with a dial more than three feet in diameter, and when mounted on a chariot, it looked even bigger.
Pang Jia introduced: "If you do it twice a day, the error will be larger; if you do it four times a day, the error will be smaller and you can get the most accurate time."
He Tiantian said: "There is another problem, that is, when the power is full, it moves faster, and when the power is insufficient, it moves slower. But overall, the accuracy is not less than that of a clepsydra."
The ancients told time by looking at the sundial during the day and the clepsydra at night.
However, the clepsydra is not accurate and the time needs to be checked every day.
Sun Yi also showed the latest sundial:
"This is the latest sundial that Lord Jinfeng and I made. There are twelve sets in total, representing the twelve months. It uses Longquan Mountain as a fixed location and subdivides the time of each day of each month. This should be the most accurate time in the Great Ding Kingdom. Our clocks are based on this time."
Ye Kun nodded: "How many clocks like this have you made? How many days has it been running?"
"We made four clocks in total. Here are two for comparison. We also put two in the Golden Wind Observatory... They have been running for more than 15 days. Their performance is relatively stable and there have been no malfunctions."
"Very good, keep making clocks like this."
Ye Kun patted Sun Yi on the shoulder:
"I fully support you in terms of people, money and materials. As for the size, you don't need to pursue minimization at the moment, but you should work harder on accuracy and durability."
Such mobile clocks can already be used in war.
By bringing more chariots, we can accurately grasp the time, which is helpful in the war.
Pang Jia said: "Now there are ready-made parts. I can make four more clocks like this within half a month."
"Do it right away, and send one to the university, one to the military academy, and one to the governor's hall. Then build a big clock tower so that everyone can get familiar with the time units such as hours, minutes, and seconds. From now on, there will be 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute, forming a fixed system."
The promotion of each project takes a long time.
For example, Arabic numerals have only now been fully promoted to the public.
Ye Kun also wanted to promote regular script and simplified characters, but he never dared to do so because the revision and promotion of characters were more complicated.
However, for regular script characters, Ye Kun has already written a template and asked several calligraphy experts to review and finalize it, and draw up a reference character table, intending to find an opportunity to promote it.
After checking the clock and other results in the laboratory, it was already late at night.
Ye Kun called Sun Yi and talked to him alone.
Sun Yi blinked and asked in a low voice: "Brother, is there something wrong?"
"Yes, something happened." Ye Kun nodded and suddenly sighed:
"Tiantian is getting older, and I want to find her a husband, but there is no suitable candidate. Junior brother, can you recommend one to me?"
Sun Yi's face suddenly turned red, and he stammered, "Brother, Miss Tiantian...isn't she your concubine?"
"Nonsense!"
Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "Tiantian is my sister, not my concubine. Tiantian and I have always maintained the etiquette of brother and sister, and have never violated etiquette."
"Really?"
Sun Yi showed a delighted look on his face, and said hesitantly: "Miss Tiantian is very smart, and has a deep knowledge of ancient and modern times. I'm afraid that ordinary people... are not worthy of her."
Ye Kun nodded: "Yes, most people are not worthy of Tian Tian, so I am in a dilemma. How about this, I will look at the young generals in the army to see if there is any suitable one..."
"no!"
Sun Yi shouted anxiously, waving his hands and said, “Tian Tian is gentle and refined, how can those stinky men in the army be worthy of her?”
Ye Kun chuckled: "Are you a stinky man? Are you worthy of Tian Tian? Do you want me to marry Tian Tian to you?"
"I..." Sun Yi scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
This guy is seventeen years old, two years younger than Tiantian.
Although he is smart, he is still a novice when it comes to relationships.
"Be a real man, hurry up!" Ye Kun glared and said, "I'll give you three seconds to think about it, one, two, three..."
"Brother, thank you for your help!"
Sun Yi finally put aside his shyness and bowed to express his gratitude.
Ye Kun helped Sun Yi up and said with a smile, "So you like Tian Tian, but do you know how Tian Tian treats you?"
Sun Yi blushed and whispered, "I don't know, but... Tiantian shouldn't hate me."
"That's good. Leave it to me."
Ye Kun nodded and went to talk to Lao He again.
After hearing what Ye Kun meant, Lao He turned pale with fear and whispered:
"Master Ye, Tiantian is yours and would never dare to have a private relationship with Sun Yi. You can beat her or kill her, but don't wrongly accuse Tiantian!"
"Lao He, what are you doing?" Ye Kun took Lao He's hand and said sincerely:
"I treat Tiantian as my sister, and that's not a lie. I already have several wives and concubines around me, and I can't delay Tiantian's life. Don't worry, even if Tiantian gets married, she will still be my sister for life."
"Master Ye, this..." Old He burst into tears and sobbed, "In this case, Master Ye will make the decision."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "You should discuss this matter with Tian Tian first. I will find time to talk to Tian Tian later."
Old He nodded repeatedly.
When we returned to the palace, it was already time for common people to come.
The next morning, Ye Kun summoned the generals in the army to see the newly developed five-shot musket.
The structural drawings of the five-shot gun were also drawn by Ye Kun, who also instructed the carpenter to make a simple model.
After understanding the principle, the technicians of the arsenal slowly explored and conducted repeated experiments. With the further development of steel technology, they finally figured out this thing.
In fact, the difficulty of firing five rounds in a row is just a magazine issue.
The magazine loads bullets automatically and the gun unloads automatically, which is equivalent to an automatic rifle.
Automatic loading requires a spring, which can be solved because spring technology has made great progress and can meet the technical requirements.
But automatic recoil does not work. The technical theory is feasible, but the materials are not.
The five-shot rifle designed by Ye Kun uses a disc magazine, which is manual and similar to the rotating magazine of a revolver.
This thing is not very advanced, but its firing rate is three times higher than that of previous single-shot muskets.
This kind of disc magazine can also be expanded to allow for ten rounds of continuous firing.
It just adds weight, making the gun even more cumbersome and heavy.
After testing the five-shot burst on site, Ye Kun felt that it was not ideal, so he called the technical staff together and said:
"There is no improvement in the strength of the barrel. It is still heavy. With the new magazine, the overall weight is even greater. This is still far from what I want for a single-soldier weapon."
Lao He explained: "Master Ye, to ensure the range and accuracy, the weight of the barrel cannot be reduced any further. A shorter barrel can reduce the weight, but it will affect the range..."
This is black powder, which has inherent defects and lacks power.
To ensure the range, a large amount of explosives is required, just like a small cannon.
To ensure a certain level of accuracy, there is a limit to the length of the barrel. If it is too short, it will not be accurate.
In the era of black powder, it was indeed difficult for technicians to miniaturize guns.