On the one hand, he despises Li Sheng for cheating just like when they first met him.
On the other hand, Asmin found it very funny. If you cheat, just cheat, and someone discovered it... She is like a clown.
This matter was quickly forgotten by Asmin. Compared with such trivial matters, Asmin had more important things to care about.
I came to this large city in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, which belongs to a foreign land of mountains and rivers. Of course...
The northwest region of Tang State has many similarities with its hometown in terms of customs and appearance, and it looks quite familiar.
But this is not my hometown after all. I have come from afar.
And this time I left my hometown and came to such a far away place. In addition to wanting to escape from the country, another big reason was that my father recently received a gift.
This gift is a national gift from the Kushan Kingdom on the east side of Persia. My father and Kushan have a normal relationship, but since it is a national gift, of course I have to read it. The accompanying credentials must be replied to. How can I reply if I don’t read it? But this one
look……
The content inside was something the King of Persia had never seen before.
This is actually a strange-shaped iron tool!
According to the description in the certificate of credence, this is a thing used to keep time.
The King of Persia didn't see how this thing could keep time... I had heard before that in the far eastern edge of the world, people there used a tool that used dripping water to measure time, and some used sunlight... But Persia
Wang doesn’t quite understand what it means to use sunlight to measure time. Doesn’t everyone estimate time by looking at sunlight?
But the thing in my hand seems to have nothing to do with dripping water or sunlight.
Ironware is actually no stranger to Persia. The world-famous Damas Valley Knife is produced in the Arab world. Persia is the top power in the Arab world. Its power is second only to the Arab Empire. In comparison, it is similar to Goguryeo and Datong.
Tang's level.
When the King of Persia saw such exquisite iron tools, as a king of a country that prided itself on making iron, he naturally became interested.
First of all, what was this iron tool used for? The King of Persia didn’t understand it at first sight. He just looked at a circular iron plate with various symbols and characters engraved on it.
This thing looks very new, and there is no doubt that it is not a precious ancient weapon.
But what interested the King of Persia was precisely how new this thing was.
The surface of the ironware is shiny and shiny, and the polishing process is simply extraordinary. The whole thing looks like silverware.
And the polishing of such powerful ironware is not just about the polishing process. This thing... is not a complete whole. On the other side of the iron plate - probably the "back" position, there is a piece of unknown material.
The "windows" made can directly see the structure inside from the outside, and the internal scenery...
It completely shocked the King of Persia.
Inside this sheep's head-sized piece of iron are countless large and small iron pieces in various shapes. The most common one is a toothed disc, some large and some small, with the iron teeth on the edge of the disc interlocking with each other.
, while the disc itself rotates sharply or slowly around the iron rod in the middle.
The angle, amplitude and speed of rotation seem to be related to each piece of toothed iron plate...
After such a whole, the Persian king noticed the iron plate on the front again.
On the iron plate, there are two iron needles.
At first, I didn't notice this thing, I just thought it was some kind of symbolic text or something.
But after spinning for a while, as the countless small iron plates, small iron rods and other things inside the iron tool began to rotate,
At this time, the King of Persia was shocked to discover...
The pointer on the iron plate on the front actually moved!
This moment...
The King of Persia was so shocked that he was stunned on the spot.
The two needles on the iron plate suddenly moved on their own!
This is so exciting!
How does this thing move?
And then, the King of Persia discovered something even more shocking. He noticed... that the iron needles on the iron plate moved in regular directions and distances.
Every time the iron needle moves, it is exactly the distance of a fingertip, absolutely no more, no less.
If you look closely, you can also find that there are patterns on the iron plate. These are ordinary patterns that simulate the sun's rays, and should not be part of those symbols.
At first, the Persian king did think that the pattern was just a pattern.
But when the iron needle started to move, he discovered that every movement of the iron needle happened to shift from one pattern to another adjacent pattern.
And the interval time is also extremely stable, and the entire iron tool reveals a delicate and stable strange beauty from the small movement of the iron needle.
This beauty was so unfamiliar that even the King of Persia was completely immersed in it.
Amazing!
This is a beauty that I have never experienced before. It is completely different from the beauty of beautiful women, war horses, armor and swords.
After being shocked for a long time, the King of Persia suddenly realized something, this thing is so cool...
Even the best blacksmiths in Persia would not be able to create such an iron artifact!
Such a story has not happened before in the history of China. Just when the Western Zhou Dynasty was just established, a very classic thing happened, "Public rites are happy for the world."
There are two ways to describe the word "ritual and music". The classic explanation of later generations is that the rich love rituals and the poor enjoy music. The other one is...rituals and music.
In short, in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou once did one thing, which was to gather various surrounding tribes and hold a concert for everyone to enjoy.
In the eyes of later generations, this move meant that King Wen of Zhou was benevolent and peace-loving.
But in fact, things are not that simple, because music has musical instruments, and the most famous musical instrument of the Western Zhou Dynasty is of course the legendary "Zhongqing", which is also a chime.
This thing is a metal product, and...
To achieve accurate pronunciation and the ability to form music, the craftsmanship must not be low, it must be at a very high level.
King Wen of Zhou summoned the leaders of the surrounding tribes to enjoy the concert, which actually had two meanings.
First, I, the Western Zhou Dynasty, do not cause trouble and have no hostility toward my brothers. We are all good brothers.
But if you want to give me a hard time, I'd be sorry...
The orthodox definition of the difference between humans and apes in academic circles is "making tools". The intensity of manufacturing determines the combat effectiveness of a group of people. In addition to showing a peaceful gesture, King Wen of Zhou also meant a display of force.
Our craftsmanship in forging bronze in China is unparalleled in the world!
The development of forging technology naturally means that the armed rate of the Western Zhou Dynasty is extremely high. This is the true meaning of "peace-loving".
And now...
Although the King of Persia did not know the story of the distant and strange land in ancient times, he really felt it...