Seriously, I measured 12 times in a row, 6 times in various places on the ship. Liu Lian took people off the ship again, selected different locations and measured 6 more times. After struggling for more than half an hour, Zhu Yuan finally counted it personally and got the result.

I came up with an average number, but this time I was very strict and didn't round it up.

31.9.

This means that the latitude of Jiangyin is 31.9 degrees.

31.9 degrees north latitude.

Seeing this conclusion, no matter whether they understood it or not, everyone felt that they had accomplished something big.

After completing the measurement, everyone returned to the meeting hall on the second floor of the upper cabin. After some discussion, they made a decision and asked the ship's craftsmen to work overnight to make three more sets of star guides. When they arrive in Taicang tomorrow, three teams will be dispatched to camp.

The officials headed north along the coastline, surveying all Linhai prefectures and counties until Jiaozhou, and then returned within one month.

Zhu Yuan also quickly drew a revised drawing during the discussion.

Based on the previous experience of using it, a simple bracket that can rotate in all directions was added to the star guide, and a vertical plate was added to both sides of the copper tube to block the eyes to avoid distracting the eyes.

In addition, the plan to dispatch three different groups of people is also to avoid errors and the results can be referenced with each other in the future.

Furthermore, after Zhao Xu made the first suggestion, everyone unanimously agreed that each group of officials should be escorted by officers and soldiers with a small flag to prevent anyone with evil intentions from peeking into the secrets.

Zhu Yuan didn't think that a star-pulling device with such a simple principle could be considered a secret, so he agreed.

When they talked about deploying manpower from the two thousand people led by Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi, they were unanimously rejected.

His Majesty the Emperor ordered that two thousand people could only stay by Zhu Yuan's side.

well.

Our ancestors are so good, what can we do?

So he beat up Huagao's people.

When passing by Yangzhou, five hundred navy soldiers followed them. The leader was Hua Gao's nephew Hua Yue, whose official rank was fifth rank, Qianhu. These people can also be regarded as Hua Gao's direct bodyguards. Of course, it must be Lao Zhu

Approved.

After discussing the matter, it was already the beginning of the new year.

Zhu Yuan felt exhausted and wanted to lie down on the spot, but he insisted on walking out of the meeting hall.

There was an ignorant Liu Lian beside him, who was still chasing Zhu Yuan and asking: "Hanlin, where does this geomagnetic declination come from? Can you help me clarify my doubts?"

Having just used a compass in the measurement process, Liu Lian also measured another natural phenomenon he discovered in classics, the geomagnetic declination.

It's about 4 degrees here in Jiangyin.

Eastward.

Zhu Yuan came to the gangway on one side and felt Zhao Xu helping him over. He did not push him away anymore. He leaned against him and said to Liu Lian in a weak voice: "The earth's rotation axis and the magnetic axis are different, and the North Star happens to be rotating."

The top of the axis should not be the standard 90 degrees. The compass is pointing in the direction of the magnetic axis, and there is a deviation between the two."

Liu Lian was suddenly surprised and asked again: "How did Hanlin know?"

Zhu Yuan's eyelids began to tremble and he muttered: "I am a god in the sky. Duke Zhou has already asked me to play chess. If you have anything to do, ask me tomorrow. Also, don't ask me why I know. I am a god in the sky."

Liu Lian was eager to learn, but he didn't have any expressions. When he saw that Zhu Yuan was almost completely leaning on Zhao Xu under the light of the lantern, he stopped talking.

After reaching the first deck and standing firm, Liu Lian couldn't help but speak again: "Hanlin, I have asked you to lead a team to measure the latitudes of various places along the coastline."

Zhu Yuan yawned, nodded and said vaguely: "Okay, but there is a condition."

Liu Lian looked happy, bowed his head and said: "Hanlin, please tell me?"

Zhu Yuan paused, looked at Liu Lian and said, "Write a letter to your father and ask him to be the doctor of the camp for you. When Mr. Liu arrives, I don't care if you go to the North Pole to measure the latitude."

Liu Lian: "..."

Hua Gao, Fang Li and others who came down with them almost laughed when they saw Liu Lian's mouth twitching at Zhu Yuan's words.

Hua Gao also felt that Liu Bowen had retired with success, which was much better than being forced out again. If it was really for his son... When Old Liu arrived, he would definitely beat up this unfilial son first.

Mr. Hua suddenly felt sad again.

He didn't even have to beat his own son.

After Zhu Yuan finished speaking, he ignored Liu Lian who wanted to desert and walked towards the cabin door on the first floor.

The first floor of the three floors above the cabin was all designated as Zhu Yuan's private space. There was only Zhu Yuan, a man, and an unknown number of female relatives that no one dared to count.

As soon as they arrived at the cabin door, Xieyi and Liubai, who had been waiting for a long time, came out and took their little official from Zhao Xu's hand. Liubai glanced around with resentment, having worked his little official for so long.

Passing through the outer room, bypassing a corridor, and entering a warm bedroom with windows, the first thing you feel is the fragrance that fills the room.

Not just Xieyi and the others, there are more than a dozen graceful figures here.

They might gather around a round table, lie down beside a desk, or sit on a stool, holding a hard board.

They might be painting or correcting books, and a few of them were doing needlework.

Seeing the young master come in, a group of girls stood up and brought another fragrant breeze.

Zhu Yuan likes the feeling of being surrounded by flowers.

Signaling everyone to continue, Zhu Yuan was ordered to take off his clothes and shoes. Zhu Yuan lay down on the warm quilt, but he lost much sleep for a while. He also noticed the disharmony in the bedroom, a little girl who was not slim.

Not the first time I noticed it.

During the day, I felt like there was a figure following Liu Bai, always floating within his field of vision, as if he was plotting something evil.

I remember that Liu Bai came to him yesterday and said that he wanted to take another girl to his side, and this one should be it.

Zhu Yuan raised his finger and said, "Come here."

The little girl didn't seem to expect that her master would notice her. She was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward.

As he got closer, Zhu Yuan looked at it carefully under the light.

She has bright and beautiful eyes with a little trepidation, fair skin, short stature, and a graceful feeling unique to Jiangnan women.

and.

Finally there is someone shorter than me.

It's just...the little girl's oversized blue coat and skirt, and her small body, it's as if she's being wrapped in a sack.

I didn't treat you harshly.

Look at the other girls who are pretty.

So he signaled: "Is this a sack? I need to change it to something that fits better. It looks like an eyesore."

The little girl was immediately at a loss and carefully glanced at the blank space.

Liu Bai stepped forward and said, "Young official, please go to bed. I will pick out some suitable clothes for her tomorrow."

Zhu Yuan turned to Liu Bai and said, "You have also learned bad things. You let your petty official, a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder, sleep with disharmony. How can I sleep?"

Then he turned around and looked at Qing Niang, muttering half confusedly: "Qingqiu is the best, Qingqiu should change her clothes."

Qing Niang almost cried when she saw that the junior official called her Qingqiu again.

Because of this title change, she cried several times in private, thinking that she would soon be forgotten by the petty officials, and would be sent to the kitchen to truly become a cook. She would not have any hope in this life. For the day before

In the afternoon, she was completely shameless. Even if she listened to Liu Bai's teasing, she would not move and took a chance.

When Zhu Yuan gave the order, Qing Niang stepped forward decisively and obediently, pulled the little girl over, and carried out the order of her little official.

Then, Zhu Yuan no longer felt sleepy.

I started to recite the couplet in my heart, the sea is open to all rivers, tolerance is great, standing on the wall is a thousand feet, no desire is strong... tolerance is great... big... big...

Mr. Lin, I was wrong!

I'm vulgar!

I want to repent!

After silently repenting for ten seconds, Zhu Yuan raised his hand to signal to the strange looks from the girls around him: "Good boy Qingqiu, put this sack on her quickly. From now on, she can only wear sacks."

Then he looked at Liu Bai and said, "You've learned too much. You actually found a girl like this to test your little official."

Leave blank for grievance.

Leave it blank and don’t say anything.

In fact, even if they are not as understanding as Luo Shui, she and Xieyi are not as clueless as Qing Niang, and they are gradually able to understand when their little officials are joking and when they are having real emotions.

Moreover, as Xieyi said, my little official is a very witty person by nature. The taciturn and arrogant look I saw at first must have been intentional to gain identity. It is not like she left blank, and she used to be a sullen gourd, because she met

Only happy people become talkative.

At that time, I was so upset that I left it blank and blushed, and scratched the itchy spot of Yiyi once.

At that moment, I knew that Xiao Guanren was joking, leaving it blank or feeling aggrieved.

This little girl from the Lin family came here because she wanted to protect her little officials.

She had carefully verified that this girl was indeed as the slutty daughter-in-law of the Lin family said. She could hold water for dozens of breaths in one breath. She didn't even measure the limit because she counted sixty or seventy breaths at that time.

, seeing the little girl still lying in the basin, she became more and more frightened, thinking that she had suppressed her, so she stretched out her hand to pull her up, but she was fine and smiled at her.

Liu Bai then got into the basin and tried it. He couldn't stand it anymore after less than ten breaths.

Also, this girl is small but very strong. If she really wants to...she can easily pull out the little official.

It's just that... none of these can be explained clearly.

Such an unlucky thought.

How can you say that?

Liu Bai just insisted on his own idea silently. Even though he knew that his little official was surrounded by a lot of people to protect him, he still couldn't help but keep the girl at a distance today. For this reason, even a female family member walking around seemed to have no etiquette.

I don't care anymore, I just want to watch and guard from a distance with peace of mind.

But can't say.

Seeing Liu Bai lowering his head and saying nothing, Zhu Yuan didn't ask any more questions, knowing that this girl had a lot on her mind and asking too many questions would make her uneasy. So he turned to the little girl who was putting on the sack again: "What's your name?"

Having just been stripped of her coat and skirt in front of so many people, the little girl had a blush on her originally fair face. Fortunately, she said in a clear voice: "My name is Xiaoyu." Thinking of it, she added: "Lin Xiaoyu."

Zhu Yuan remembered: "I know, your brother's name is Lin Dayu."

The father and son who were the first to punt his boat were made his servants by Lao Zhu and were still responsible for daily punting. This time, they were asked to watch the garden construction in Jinling and did not come over.

That's right...

The name is so careless.

After asking, Zhu Yuan didn't say much, and motioned to the dozen or so young girls who were all eye-catching around him: "You can stay here if you wish, and everyone else can go rest."

These were all selected by Zhu Yuan from the group of servants that Lao Zhu had rewarded.

As for where they came from, it is similar to the two ladies in Shuyi. The army attacks all directions. Those who surrender can save their families. Those who do not surrender will have the men die or be demoted, and the women will be slaves. In this era, the whole world is

The rules are the same. Moreover, the superiors are not worried about resisting, violently injuring others for revenge, etc. The assigned people are also very accepting of their fate.

Because it has been like this for thousands of years.

Besides, the quality of those who can be rewarded by Lao Zhu to Zhu Yuan can be imagined.

Among them, three were from official families. However, apart from appearance, what Zhu Yuan valued most was his ability to write and paint.

Women used to gather here, and that was mostly what they did.

After the other girls left, only the four of them were left in Xieyi. Zhu Yuan, who was even less sleepy, signaled to Qing Niang: "Come, sit next to me, and I will reward you for helping me write my work diary."

This woman is timid and stupid. Zhu Yuan must not go around in his words and must be very straightforward. Rewards are rewards and punishments are punishments, because if he says the opposite, he will be taken seriously.


Chapter completed!