Steel Dynasty - Chapter 509

[Chapter 509 Pendulum Clock]

PS: The New Year has just passed and there are a lot of things. I have been busy for a day and things are almost done, and the project is basically completed. I will have more time next time. I will start to make up for it tomorrow. If the performance of this book can be maintained , Snail will also consider working full-time and will have more time for updates.

“Bah! What a death!”

Suddenly, Xiao Ming’s face turned green. He raised his foot and kicked the servant on the butt.

“Your Highness, the person from the Equipment Department is indeed talking about Zhong.” The servant looked aggrieved. Xiao Ming’s strength was not small, and this kick made his buttocks burn.

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly. Since Li San went to the secret guard, there were no more clever servants in the palace. He said: “Let them come in.”

The servant rubbed his butt and walked out. After a while, Chen Wenlong left. He came in, followed by two craftsmen, who were carrying a pendulum clock that was as tall as one person.

“Your Highness, we have delivered this pendulum clock.” Chen Wenlong said with a smile.

Seeing this ancient-style pendulum clock, Xiao Ming suddenly felt happy. To him, this was more than just a pendulum clock, but it meant that Qingzhou’s industrial system was progressing again.

In 1657, the Dutch physicist and astronomer C. Huygens invented the pendulum clock using the principle of isochronism of the pendulum. Although Europe was more than a hundred years late in producing the pendulum clock, Xiao Ming believed that it would soon be produced. Qingzhou’s pendulum industry will surpass Europe. After all, he has handed over the design drawings of various pendulums to the Equipment Department.

The pendulum clock was officially born. The plan of the equipment department was to break through the pocket watch technology. Once the pocket watch technology was mastered, Qingzhou’s watchmaking industry would completely surpass Europe.

Nowadays, Qingzhou has a complete range of lathes and steam engines have begun to show their prowess. He believes that the miniaturization of clocks will not be a big problem.

After all, sometimes it’s not a lack of industrial capabilities, it’s just a lack of an idea.

“Not bad, not bad.”

A rich smile appeared on Xiao Ming’s face. At this time, the pendulum clock was also called a chime clock. Every time it reached one o’clock, the pendulum clock would make a metal knocking sound.

The pendulum clock in front of him is set in a red wooden frame. In the middle of the wooden frame is a circular glass cover. The hour, minute and second hands are rotating inside. A metal spoon-like metal at the bottom is swinging back and forth. Every time it swings, the second hand moves. Will move one square.

“Eleven thirty-six minutes and twelve seconds.”

Xiao Ming glanced at the reading above. Now that the pendulum clock has come out, he will promote the timing standard. After all, this timing standard is relatively accurate.

Chen Longwen and other craftsmen understood the timing method of the pendulum clock, and kept the hours, minutes, and seconds in mind. At this time, he said: “Your Highness, with this thing, it will be easy to control the time, and there is no need to set up a special Someone will tell you

the time.” “Of course, not only that, but the working hours will also be strict in the future.” Xiao Ming walked around the clock.

In fact, the craftsmanship of clocks has basically not changed much since its invention to modern times. He remembered that when he was a child, his wealthy neighbor still used a pendulum clock. At that time, he only thought that the pendulum clock was very high-end.

Now that a pendulum clock was in front of him, the familiar feeling returned.

“Is it possible to produce it on a large scale now?” Xiao Ming asked. Pendulum clocks are absolutely high-tech in this era. If you don’t make money now, then when will you wait.

Chen Wenlong said: “Your Highness, the principle that the Equipment Department adheres to now is to mass-produce the developed things, so this clock is the same as the firearm. We first produce the spare parts and then assemble them.”

Xiao Ming nodded, “Well, You are all making rapid progress, so let’s start building a watch workshop immediately and train a group of watchmakers.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Chen Wenlong said.

The two talked about the pendulum clock for a while, and Chen Wenlong took the craftsman back to discuss the matter of the watch workshop. If the watch workshop is established, his various clock drawings will be put into the watch workshop, and the watch workshop will be responsible for the development from then on. .

After Chen Wenlong left, Xiao Ming couldn’t wait to have Fei Yue’er called over.

“Your Highness, what is this?” Fei Yueer looked confused when she saw the pendulum clock for the first time.

Xiao Ming smiled proudly and told Fei Yue’er the function of the pendulum.

“Can it record time accurately?” Fei Yue’er shook her head and smiled softly: “Your Highness, please don’t tease me. How can this thing record time? If it is a corona, it is about the same.”

“This is much more accurate than a corona. “Xiao Ming said, “If you don’t believe me, you can call the watchman over and ask.”

Fei Yue’er still couldn’t believe that this thing was so magical. She said to Xiao Huan, “Go and call the watchman over and ask.” Really, our Highness has come up with something shocking again.”

Xiao Huan kept staring at the strange thing like the pendulum clock. She nodded and trotted to the palace to call the watchman.

After a while, the watchman was ushered into the main hall by Xiaohuan. Fei Yue’er asked, “What time is it now?”

“Back to the queen, it’s midday.” The watchman said strangely. The sun was now directly above his head. He looked up. You can tell when the sun hits it.

Xiao Ming glanced at the pendulum clock and said: “To be precise, it is the middle of the day.”

Generally speaking, the watchman only reported the specific hour. At this time, he nodded in surprise and said: “Your Highness has a wonderful plan. , almost a moment passed.”

Fei Yue’er was shocked now. She also looked at the moving metal bars on the pendulum clock. These metal bars kept rotating. She asked: “Your Highness, how did you see it from this pendulum? Hours.”

Xiao Ming waited for Fei Yue’er to ask this question. The popularization of timekeeping would start from the palace, so he told Fei Yue’er the principle of the pendulum clock and the specific method of telling time.

Fei Yue’er’s big eyes blinked. This magical thing was beyond her knowledge. She was once again shocked by the changes that were happening in Qingzhou all the time.

After understanding how to tell the time, Fei Yue’er was like a naughty child. Whenever the pendulum clock struck once, she would call the watchman to ask the time. It took four trips back and forth before she finally had enough fun.

Xiao Huan also joined in the fun, and the two of them circled back and forth around the pendulum clock.

“Your Highness, this pendulum clock is so amazing. How crazy would the nobles and merchants be if they saw this kind of thing?” Fei Yue’er said. She had to admit that even she was moved this time.

Xiao Ming always had a smile on his face. For him, this was just the beginning. From now on, it will be time for Qingzhou’s various products to cover the Great Chongqing. After all, after all these days of preparation, it is time to earn back the money invested.

He said: “The princess has said so. If I don’t use this pendulum clock to make a lot of money, I will be sorry for the craftsmen who worked hard to make the pendulum clock.”

But now he thinks it is a bit early, after all, this is the first pendulum. It would take some time for Chen Wenlong to organize the craftsmen to produce the pendulum, but he could not be idle during this period. He thought that he could use this time to promote the pendulum clock to the outside world.

And now this pendulum clock is the real thing he promotes.

(End of chapter)