At this time, the wooden door at the bottom of the clock tower was open, and a few men in coarse clothes walked out of the tower. The one in front was the old man that Ren Baqian had met before. He was Zhang Junzheng's elder and the current leader of the Zhang family in Lan City.
He was the first to step forward and cupped his hands. "Greetings, Your Majesty and Sirs."
"Are the adjustments complete?" Ren Baqian stepped forward and asked.
The old man and the people behind him were originally suppressing their excitement, but now, they were in full bloom. Everyone's face was glowing. "Sir Ren, everything is ready. In another 15 minutes, the first bell will ring!"
Although Ren Baqian was the one who took out the blueprint of the clock tower, the dials and the mechanical structure inside were completely completed by the Zhang family.
It was a great honor for the Zhang family to have this clock tower appear in the world.
As long as this clock tower existed, the name of the Zhang family would be remembered.
Even if this clock tower was gone, the name of the Zhang family would definitely be mentioned in the history books in the future.
How could they be excited about going down in history just like that?
At this time, the Zhang family was really impressed by Ren Baqian. Everything that Ren Baqian took out could benefit the Zhang family's craftsmen, and they could even gain a great reputation.
It was really not a loss to work for such a person.
"Just don't make any mistakes," Ren Baqian reminded.
"Sir Ren, don't worry. We have already simulated it many times in the residence. We started checking the clock tower yesterday, and there are no problems. I can guarantee with my head," the old man said.
"Keep your head. This thing is still a dead object and isn't as important as your head." Ren Baqian shook his head.
Master craftsmen were also rare talents in this world.
"Thank you, Sir Ren. I'm confident. " The old man smiled. Ren Baqian's words warmed his heart. After all, it felt good to be valued. Especially when the other party was an expert in this field.
It seemed like it wasn't a bad move to move the whole family to Dayao.
"Calculate the time and remind me when there's still 15 minutes left," Ren Baqian said.
"Don't worry, my lord." The old man looked up at the sun, then took out an hourglass and held it in his palm.
Taking advantage of this time, the others were also sizing up the colorful clock tower. The stone decorations on the surface made this clock tower a little different from the rough style that Dayao had always had. However, under the sunlight, it reflected various colors of light, which was a kind of dreamy color.
"Does Your Majesty like it?" Ren Baqian whispered into her ear.
"Not bad." The empress nodded. "I want to build one in the palace."
"Why don't we build another observatory on top of the clock tower? At night, I can accompany Your Majesty to watch the stars from there."
"Observatory?" the empress turned her head and asked.
"A place to look at the stars."
"The roof is fine."
"We can also install telescopes in the observatory, and the starry sky will be even more beautiful. His Majesty hasn't seen it with the telescope yet! Astronomical telescopes can zoom in on the starry sky by a hundred or even a thousand times. " "When the time comes, we can drink under the stars and enjoy the scenery of the night sky. Isn't that great?"
When the empress heard this, she felt a little tempted. "Then I would like to take a look. Remember, it must be prettier than this! "
"Okay!" Ren Baqian felt countless murderous gazes around him and gently laughed in the empress's ear.
These people's gazes were like needles, and Ren Baqian felt that his back was about to be pierced with countless holes.
This is my wife. Are you guys going to bite me?
I want to whisper in front of all of you!
Ren Baqian simply didn't retract his head. Instead, he moved his lips closer to the empress's ear as if he was placing his head on her shoulder. Many people around him were enraged.
Although they already knew that Her Majesty had chosen a husband and had seen him more than once, they were still enraged to see this scene.
"What are you doing?" The empress noticed Ren Baqian's strange behavior and frowned.
"Many people are envious of me … I have to give them a chance to be jealous!" Ren Baqian laughed mischievously.
"Boring!"
"Sir, it's almost time. It will be past noon in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. "
"Your Majesty, you will be the one to remove the red cloth in a while," Ren Baqian said. "It's best to do it right before the clock rings."
"Alright."
"Just pull this rope downward," Ren Baqian said as he pointed to a thin rope hanging from the side.
"There's no need." The empress didn't even look at the rope. She calculated the time in her mind, tapped her feet lightly on the ground, and rose into the sky like a red cloud. As she swept past the clock, the circle of red cloth was also pulled into the sky along with her.
The golden face of the clock, which was completely made of brass, was completely revealed to everyone and emitted a golden luster under the sunlight.
"Dong!" The melodious sound of the bell rang at the same time, as if the prologue had been lifted the moment the empress removed the red cloth.
The bell rang 12 times in a row and melodiously drifted through the city. One after another, it was like a musical note falling from the sky. Coupled with the golden luster of the clock, it gave off a sacred feeling and amazed everyone.
Whether it was the public order officials, the surrounding commoners, or even the people in other corners of Lan City, they all looked up at the sound of the bell with amazement on their faces.
Even though the empress was standing at the top of the clock tower, her red figure was overshadowed by something else for the first time.
"This is the so-called clock tower. It's used to keep time, right? It's really ingenious. "Tong Zhengye sighed from below.
"In the future, there's no need to look at the sundial. As long as you're in Lan City, you can see the clock tower when you look up and know the time. Whether it's windy or rainy, day or night, you can see it. There are braziers on both sides of the clock, which can be lit at night, "Ren Baqian said.
"I actually want to let the people from Great Xia and the Yun Nation take a look and ask them if they can make this thing." Tong Zhengye laughed heartily. He was looking forward to seeing the reaction of people who came to Lan City and saw this clock tower.
"Great Xia and the Yun Nation don't have it. This is the only one in this world," the old man from the Zhang family said while stroking his beard.
"However, if they see this thing, they might be able to figure it out after a few years or more."
"It doesn't matter. By the time they figure it out, we will already have a better one," Ren Baqian said.
"That depends on Sir Ren," Tong Zhengye said with some regret. "In fact, the Ministry of Works is the most suitable for Sir Ren. Unfortunately, Sir Ren is still unwilling to join the Ministry of Staff."
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For the rest of the afternoon, countless people raised their heads near the clock tower to study how this thing rotated. Every time the clock chimed on the hour, they would burst into cheers.
Most of them felt that there must be a few people inside the clock tower constantly rotating the hands on the clock tower.
At night, the crowd began to gradually disperse.
After nightfall, the braziers on both sides of the clock tower lit up with flames that were five feet high, brightly illuminating the entire clock tower.
The people in the city, who had already been amazed by the clock tower for the whole day, were once again amazed by the clock tower in the night.
Many of the people who had dispersed returned to the bottom of the clock tower and looked up at the light in the night sky.
For half a month in a row, the citizens of Lan City, who had nothing better to do after nightfall to beat their children and clap for their loved ones, sat in their courtyards, looked up at the clock tower in the distance, chatted, beat their children, and then returned to their houses to clap for their loved ones.
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