The most arrogant in history

Chapter 329: Folk Scientists.

Yuejuan sighed, feeling a little disappointed.

Ye Kun comforted her, "Yuejuan, don't worry. We can take good care of our two younger brothers. We will find them wives in the future. The children they give birth to will surely be lively and energetic, and can continue the Liu family's bloodline."

Yuejuan nodded and smiled.

Tian Tian took Jiang Yourong and others to look at the telescope again.

The telescope, mounted on the watchtower in the backyard, can rotate 360 ​​degrees, allowing the entire city of Chengdu to be within sight.

Jiang Yourong leaned over to look through the telescope, and suddenly her face turned red. She took a step back and cursed in a low voice, "Shame on you."

"What's wrong, Yourong?"

Ye Kun asked.

"Look for yourself. It's in the backyard of Baochan's West Garden." Jiang Yourong smiled.

Ye Kun was curious and went over to take a look.

In the backyard of West Garden, Baochan's maid Luyu was bathing and playing in the pond, and she was not wearing any clothes!

The distance is not too far and it can be seen clearly through the telescope.

"Oops, the mirror is broken, I can't see anything..."

Ye Kun's face also turned red, and he quickly adjusted the direction of the telescope, not wanting to look at anything inappropriate.

Jiang Yourong covered her mouth and laughed, "You didn't see anything, you saw everything, right?"

Xie Baochan was curious and asked, "What is in the West Garden? What did my husband and sister Yourong see?"

Ye Kun shrugged: "Then you can see for yourself."

Xie Baochan took the telescope and pointed it towards his own West Garden. He finally saw such a wonderful scene and smiled: "I will teach this damn girl a lesson when I get back. She is so shameless."

Dai Xi smiled and said, "Maybe, they knew that Lord Ye was watching here, so they did it on purpose for Lord Ye to see."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "Let's talk about something else, Sister Dai Xi."

Tiantian is still here, so it’s not appropriate to drive.

Tian Tian changed the subject: "By the way, this telescope can be used to see the scenery, to see the stars at night, and to see the big scar on the moon. Lord Ye said that the scar on the moon is a crater."

"There are mountains above the moon? Are there any gods on those mountains?"

Xie Baochan and others became interested and asked questions one after another.

"Unfortunately, there are no gods."

Ye Kun took the opportunity to explain some science: "The moon is a big ball made of stone. It is bare, with no vegetation, no rivers, and no life."

Dai Xi frowned and asked, "Then who made this big ball, and who hung it in the sky?"

"This……"

Ye Kun felt powerless and smiled bitterly: "There is a thing called gravity. All the stars in the sky are actually a big ball. Under the influence of gravity, they rotate relative to each other. The ground under our feet is also a big ball, which can be called the earth."

Dai Xi rolled his eyes: "Are you trying to trick us again? Anyway, I don't believe it."

Ye Kun smiled bitterly: "Let's have dinner here tonight. After dinner, let's look at the moon together."

With Dai Xi's level, even if Newton were reborn and wrote about the law of universal gravitation to her, she would not be able to explain astronomical concepts such as the earth and the moon clearly.

Ye Kun simply stopped talking.

Everyone went down the watchtower together to visit other equipment and instruments in the laboratory.

Pang Jia and Sun Yi, along with six or seven "folk scientists" and craftsmen, were still studying water-powered clocks and watches, and were getting dizzy with their research.

Ye Kun looked at the progress and said with a smile: "Two junior brothers, don't be too anxious when studying the water transport instrument. You can think while doing it. Sometimes, a flash of inspiration may make you figure it out."

Pang Jia sighed: "Brother, do you have any other projects? We also want to change our taste and find something new."

"Yes." Ye Kun nodded:

"You can also study an accurate compass. It needs to be small and portable, convenient for marching and field exploration. Now that we have glass, we can make a glass cover to cover the needle..."

Then, Ye Kun drew a sketch.

Pang Jia took a look and groaned, "Isn't this still the watch that Senior Brother was talking about?"

"This is not a watch. It is much simpler than a watch. Just try it a few more times and you will be able to make it soon."

"Okay, let's try it..." Pang Jia and Sun Yi accepted the task.

Ye Kun also sent out orders, calling the officials of Taichang and Shaochang who were in charge of the astronomical calendar to come over and have dinner together.

Taichang and Shaochang were considered middle and low-level officials in Yizhou.

Normally, these people rarely have the opportunity to have dinner with Ye Kun.

Sima Gui, the Grand Master of Ceremonies, brought four Junior Masters of Ceremonies to Lao He's laboratory.

Seeing Jiang Yourong, Xie Baochan and others were all there, Sima Gui felt a little embarrassed and bowed to Ye Kun: "Your Majesty, we didn't know that the ladies were here. Sorry for the intrusion."

"For lunch, when we eat, we'll just sit at separate tables."

Ye Kun was very kind. He invited everyone to sit down at a large table and said with a smile, "I invited you all to come here tonight because I want to discuss the issue of 'astronomical calendar'. It's just a casual chat. Everyone can speak freely."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In a moment, the wine and food were ready.

Jiang Yourong and others sat at another table with Gongsun Erniang, Ding Ding and Tian Tian.

Ye Kun brought Lao He, Pang Jia, Sun Yi, and several astronomers with him.

After three rounds of drinking, Ye Kun smiled and said:

"Let's chat a little... Master Taichang and the other masters Shaochang, what do you think is the relationship between the sun in the sky, the earth, and the moon?"

Sima Gui, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said, "The earth is the center, and the sun, moon, and stars are embellishments, orbiting the earth. This is the conclusion of the ancient sages."

"Master Sima, please take a seat. You don't have to be restrained."

Ye Kun smiled slightly and asked, "Are there any other explanations?"

Sima Gui shook his head.

Shao Chang Jin Feng, a young man, stood up and said:

"Reporting to the king, since ancient times, there are actually three theories about the relationship between heaven and earth. One is the Gaitian theory, which states that the sky is a canopy covering the earth; one is the Hun Tian theory, which states that the sky is egg white and the earth is egg yolk, with the blue sky enveloping the earth; and one is the Xuan Ye theory, which states that the sun, moon, stars and the earth are all floating in the universe."

Xuan Ye said?

Ye Kun was surprised. It seemed that the ancients had a profound understanding of the universe.

What Xuan Ye said is very close to the later generations’ observation and understanding of the universe!

Upon hearing this, Taichang Sima Gui was shocked and bowed to Ye Kun: "Your Majesty, Jin Feng is talking nonsense, please don't blame me."

"No, I like what Master Jinfeng Jin said." Ye Kun waved his hand and said with a smile:

"In fact, what Master Jin said about Xuan Ye is the truth of the universe. The earth beneath our feet, like the sun and the moon, is a big ball floating in the universe."

"Ah, big ball?" Sima Gui and the other three Shao Changs were all shocked.

Jin Feng frowned slightly and glanced at Ye Kun.

Pang Jia laughed out loud: "Brother, stop kidding. The earth is a big ball. Who made it? I see that the earth is full of potholes, mountains and rivers. It doesn't look like a ball at all!"

"I know you like to argue, so I'm going to argue with you to the end today."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes and asked Tian Tian to take people to get his latest 'Earth-Moon-Sun System' star disk.

This astrolabe only has the sun, the earth and the moon, carved out of wood in actual proportion.

And the track lines were made with iron wire, so that both the earth and the moon can rotate.

There is also a globe with a diameter of two feet.

Soon, the astrolabe and the globe were presented to everyone.

Ye Kun demonstrated the movement of the earth, moon and sun, and explained the basic knowledge of solar and lunar eclipses, waxing and waning moons, and high and low tides.

Pang Jia and Sun Yi were dumbfounded. They frowned and thought, looking for flaws in Ye Kun's theory.

Sima Gui and the other three Shao Chang were even more confused.

Only Jin Feng's eyes sparkled and he nodded slightly.

Ye Kun threw out a lot of knowledge all at once, which had a great impact on everyone.

After a long while, Pang Jia thought of the loophole in Ye Kun's theory:

"Brother, you said that the earth is a big sphere and it keeps rotating. Then wouldn't all the water on the earth, the river water and the sea water, have been dumped? Wouldn't all the rocks on the mountain have fallen down?"