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It mainly occurs inside the digestive system.

The Bohai and Xi peoples have always had rebellious tendencies.

This migration was a win-win situation.

This eliminated the threat of rebellion.

This also increased the population of Youyun.

It also increased grain production.

Furthermore, it would be more conducive to the Jin Dynasty's recruitment of soldiers.

The only drawback was that the Jin dynasty, when relocating its population,

The methods used were extremely brutal.

Many immigrant resettlement efforts have not been carried out effectively.

This led to the starvation of some migrants.

Or famine may occur if farming is not done in time.

Some tribes even rebelled due to food shortages.

The Jin dynasty directly dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion.

Anyway, just kill all the rebels.

Shi Qian added, "It's very difficult to send spies into the Jin territory."

"Our spies are mainly located within the territory of the puppet Song dynasty."

"The Jin dynasty's hair-shaving edict was strictly enforced for about four months,"

"Due to the large number of Han Chinese who fled during the pseudo-Song dynasty,"

"Restrictions have eased slightly after autumn."

"Right now, they are simply forcing officials of the puppet Song dynasty to shave their heads and change their clothes,"

"Even that pseudo-Song emperor shaved his head."

Hu Anguo sarcastically remarked, "The shaving of heads and wearing of robes on the left are the hallmarks of the false Song emperors and ministers."

"Where is even a trace of the Han dynasty's spirit left?"

They also discussed many military and political affairs.

To give the ministers a clearer understanding of the national situation,

This expanded cabinet meeting then came to an end.

Zhao Yuan called Hua Rong to leave together, and whispered,

"Although Shandong is trending towards stability,"

"But when the army was reorganized, some bandit generals who had been granted amnesty were dissatisfied."

"After the spring, I will personally go to Shandong for an inspection,"

"Go back and plan the route."

"As ordered!"

Hua Rong bowed and accepted the order.

Modern firearms workshops,

The number has increased to ten.

Especially the Xuzhou arsenal,

Although construction has just begun

But as long as the craftsmen can become skilled...

Firearms production can be increased rapidly.

By next summer,

There should be 3000 musketeers.

The number of artillery pieces can also be increased significantly.

However, the newly trained musketeers and artillerymen

I'll definitely need to get used to this thing gradually.

Hua Rong has already led the Shenji Battalion back to Kaifeng.

The number of soldiers has also been increased to 3500.

Half of the soldiers were unarmed.

They could only borrow rifles from veterans for training.

Saltpeter has also been included in the monopoly this year.

A license needs to be issued by the imperial court.

Merchants can only operate with a special license.

And priority must be given to supplying the gunpowder factory.

Only the remaining items can be sold to ordinary customers.

"Ta-da!"

The city has two areas, on the left and right.

Suddenly, the sound of bells rang out.

"Why is there a bell ringing now? Go and see!"

Juan Guo had just left the palace,

Then we heard a rather loud noise.

Not only him, but also some other officials and ordinary people,

They also followed the direction of the bell to see what was happening.

You can see the four clocks of the Bell and Drum Tower from afar.

This thing has been under repair for almost half a year.

The clock was only installed a few days ago.

A Daqing Hall had already been set up.

But those were small.

And it's not on all four sides.

Countless people look up at the four-sided clock.

Currently, only the hour hand is available.

There is no minute hand.

Therefore, it is difficult to feel the movement of the clock hands.

Furthermore, it cannot automatically announce the time.

When the time comes, someone has to ring the bell.

Hu Anguo looked up, stroked his beard, and laughed.

"This is excellent; it is more convenient than a water clock or sundial."

The clock face is inlaid with Arabic numerals.

Zhao Yuan was using a clock,

I'll also promote this thing.

There was also a notice posted below the clock tower.

Teach ordinary people how to tell time.

A scholar was heard reciting,

"This large clock is divided into morning and evening, and one point of movement of the hand represents one hour."

“That vertical line is the number 1, and earlier is ‘Zi Chu’.”

"The shape that looks like a duck is two, and two o'clock in the morning is 'Zi Zheng'..."

The Song Dynasty had already established the twelve-hour system.

It is broken down into 24 hours.

For example, the hour of Zi (11 PM - 1 AM).

It is divided into two hours: Zi Chu and Zi Zheng.

In order to conform to people's habits, Zhao Yuan...

The modern hour was moved by an entire clock.

Zhao Yuan's version of the clock,

The "1 o'clock" mark is located directly above the "12 o'clock" mark.

However, it represents "11 o'clock" in modern time.

It sounds quite convoluted to modern people

However, it was extremely intuitive for the ancients.

When the clock hand reaches a point directly above,

It begins at the beginning of midnight (or noon).

When the hour hand reaches the two o'clock position,

It begins at midnight (or noon).

Chapter 1832 Murder and Beheading

From now on, executions will be carried out at noon.

You can start preparing as soon as you hear the bell ring.

The first day the four-sided clock began chiming.

One group of people after another came to see the spectacle.

There are even people specifically stationed there.

It would occasionally look up to observe.

I noticed that the clock hands were indeed moving slowly.

It has become Tokyo's number one landmark!

.....

Luling, Jiangxi.

An official ship headed north.

It carried more than twenty scholars.

Upon arrival in Nanchang, a larger ship will be transferred.

More scholars gathered.

There were over a hundred people traveling to Beijing to take the imperial examinations.

This is just one of the ships.

The same month that Jiangxi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty,

The various prefectures and counties began to inquire about the imperial examination situation.


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