Chapter 1668
"Sir Edward, the head of the Cromwell party has just imprisoned Your Majesty, King Charles I, and I think England should have no time for him." Sir Maxy of the Spanish Mission squeezed the size of an egg The porcelain cup, standing by the porch with another bearded man, it was raining lightly outside.
Sir Edward the Bearded laughed: "The East has our interests, and the head of the Cromwell Party represents our interests. Besides, the King's Party has no power, so how can it be neglected?"
He finished speaking and said, "I heard that King Philip IV Your Majesty is not having a good time recently. Catalonia is rebelling against him."
Mark Sir West smiled. "This is not a major event for King Your Majesty."
"Perhaps." Sir Edward shrugged.
The two wisely discussed these issues, with Maxie changing the subject: "Sir Edward, what do you think of the country we are in now?"
" Very good." Sir Edward raised his brows: "This is a wonderful country, isn't it? Sir Maxi." He raised the delicate porcelain cup between his fingers and said, "This cup is small, but very delicate , very beautiful, and although the wine is strong, it is mellow. I really want to have a set. If I can bring back a set when I go back to China, I think they will envy me."
"Bless your wishes It can be done." Sir Maxey laughed: "It is indeed a wonderful country. Look at this city, there are so many people."
A voice came from behind: "A lot. I talked to the translator before. After inquiring, this city of Guangzhou has a population of 1200,000 people. It has one main city and four satellite cities. It is not worse than London and Madrid."
"Oh, Sir Chirac." Mark Sir West and Sir Edward turned together and raised their glasses.
Sir Chirac was a fairly neat middle age person, with less hair on his face than the first two. He said with a smile: "Before I came, Mazarin Prime Minister told me that this country should not be underestimated. I heard that Guangzhou is only one of the nearly 40 cities of the same level in this country called Great Xia. I can't imagine it. How big is this country."
"Perhaps there are mistakes in Tang Johan's biography Priest's diary." Another short blond young man came over: "He said that this eastern country has 200 million people. If Guangzhou really has dozens of cities of the same level, so it can be proved."
"That is to say, our arrival is correct." The fifth person came: "I can hardly imagine, What it's like to go to war with a country of 200 million people. And they're not weak, they're powerful."
"Sir Williams, Sir Tangy." .
"We've been here for more than a day, and I don't know what they'll do. But I really want to see their king. John Tang said that man looks like God."
" Only the Lord is God. There is no God in this world."
"We should not discuss this. The Lord or God. We should discuss what is at hand. I don't know if you remember when you arrived the day before yesterday and saw from a distance. Those warships? They're big ones."
"Not just big. They're not made of wood."
"Fast speed."
"It's no wonder that our governor asked for help at home. I'm afraid such a warship will be unbreakable."
"If possible, I hope to buy a few ships this time, even one."
"I think it's impossible. If it were you, would you sell it?"
"Maybe?"
As he was talking, a guard arrived: "Everyone Your Excellency, their officials are here."
A few people listened and looked at each other: "It seems that our itinerary has been finalized."
In the lobby of the post house , they meet the officials of Great Xia. A young official, full of gentle as jade scholarly flavor, tall and handsome.
Although the style of clothing and hair accessories is different from theirs, its gorgeousness and preciousness are secretly envied by five people. You know, clothes made of silk are expensive in Europe. Ordinary nobles can't afford to wear it.
He stood before him, embarrassed.
The translator stood by and translated for each other.
As far as language is concerned, the Taixi Zhuyi has been operating in Nanyang for nearly a hundred years, whether it is the indigenous people of Nanyang or some Han Chinese who live in Nanyang.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites first bowed to each of the five people. After the ceremony, they said with a smile: "The news of your arrival has been reported to the capital. By the order of the Son of Heaven, please be prepared, tomorrow morning. Set off, set off for the capital."
The translator translates the language.
The five of them gave a surprised look simultaneously.
Sir Edward said: "We landed in Guangzhou at noon the day before yesterday. It is the morning of the third day. I heard that the Great Xia is very vast. Did the news pass so quickly?" with a smile: "You probably don't understand what this official said here. Maybe you can experience it yourself."
There is a taste of contempt.
Edward's heart was on fire when they heard it.
The next day, the bell rang, and the rain that had been raining for two days finally stopped. And the red sun on the horizon is gradually raised.
Unification of the Empire Even in this regard, there are new developments. The main thing is the expansion of the lower limit and accuracy.
various Xia has divided the day into twelve hours since ancient times, divided by twelve earthly branches. Under the hour, there is a moment. However, like descriptions of a cup of tea, a meal, time it takes to burn a stick of incense, and a breath, they are not very precise.
After the unification of Great Xia, it will expand downward more accurately on the basis of time. And its accuracy, although some principles of the sundial are referenced, but more is derived from the principles of Origin Qi profundities.
The cycle between Heaven and Earth Origin Qi fluctuates differently due to different environments and different times. There is a constant rule here. The fluctuation range of Origin Qi changes according to the change of time, the rotation of day after day year after year.
The reasoning here was taken out by Ying Yi. Give it to the Origin Qi Temple and put it into practice. It is the precise moment that is common across the country today.
Each state city has an Origin Qi clock. It has the most accurate markings and will automatically ring the bell on the hour.
Origin Qi clocks are astonishingly accurate, accurate to 1 in 1 million in one breath. Of course, there is only one clock in the Origin Qi Hall with such a precise scale, and the clocks in each state city are only accurate to one breath. It's about the same as one second, but it's not like one second.
Europe in this era already has a more accurate time system, but in essence, it is actually not ahead of various Xia.
various Xia isn't without precise moments, it's just never popularized. Because for commoners, being accurate to the point of one breath is of no use, so it has never been popularized.
The Origin Qi clock is another system that is different from any previous or current time marking system. It is directly linked to the fluctuation law of Origin Qi, and its accuracy is incomparable.
In the past two days in Guangzhou, Edward and the other five heads of mission used their own clocks to compare with the bells that sounded every one hour. Although the time system is different, I have to admit that The chimes here are more accurate than their clocks.