Chapter 954: Eight Dragon Seismograph

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Zheng Zhilong braved the wind and waves, led 300 small boats, and braved the arrow rain of the Koryo army to attack the shallows.

The arrow towers set up on the shore and the archers of the Goryeo Kingdom shot at random arrows, covering Zheng Zhilong's fleet!

An arrow hit the cowhide shield in Zheng Zhilong's hand, almost piercing the shield!

Hundreds of Zheng Jiashui soldiers were shot and killed by random arrows and fell into the sea.

Three hundred small boats ran aground near the sea, Zheng Zhilong jumped into the shallows, armed with a sword and shield to attack the earthen wall and arrow tower set up by Li Chenggui!

More than two thousand Zheng Jiashui soldiers followed Zheng Zhilong to launch an attack!

"They actually went ashore!"

"Hold the earthen wall!"

The Koryo soldiers panicked and shot arrows at Zheng Zhilong and others.

However, Zheng Zhilong went all out and attacked under the earthen wall regardless of the cost.

Zheng Jiashui's soldiers piled on top of arhats, climbed up the earthen wall with bare hands, and chopped down the Koryo defenders!

The earth wall set up by the seaside in Koryo was less than three meters high, and Zheng Zhilong forced a section of the earth wall to be captured.

Zheng He saw that Zheng Zhilong was gaining a foothold on the shore, so he ordered the whole army to attack, and the Fubo Army successively landed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

"The army of Korea, that's all!"

Zheng Zhilong pulled out the Yanling Saber, and a Koryo general was killed by him.

The Koryo archers on the arrow tower were chopped down by Zheng Jiashui soldiers brought by Zheng Zhilong, and rolled down from the arrow tower.

The Koryo army that opened the capital gradually reacted. Li Chenggui, the king of Koryo Kangxian, personally assembled 200,000 soldiers and horses to fight against Zheng Zhilong!

Li Chenggui was far more talented than other Koryo generals. He gathered 50,000 archers, invested millions of arrows, and wiped out 10,000 Liaodong troops!

The two armies used the earthen wall as the boundary, sawing back and forth!

At Jixia Academy in Xiacheng, Zhuge Liang is observing a magical prop.

This is a special treasure created by Zhang Heng, an ancient scientist of the Eastern Han Dynasty recruited by Chutian—the seismograph.

The size of the seismograph that Zhang Heng spent a year building is beyond anyone's imagination.

This seismograph is one foot high and is made of refined copper. There are eight dragons on the outside and toads on the bottom.

Standing in front of the Eight Dragons Seismograph, Zhuge Liang looked small.

After the Eight Dragons Seismograph was built by Zhang Heng, it became the treasure of the Jixia Academy.

Suddenly, there was the sound of wooden gears gnashing inside the Eight Dragons Seismograph, and everyone in Jixia Academy was shocked.

The Balong seismograph works, indicating that an earthquake is about to occur!

"Unbelievable..."

Zhuge Liang witnessed the shaking of the seismograph with his own eyes, and the dragon head in the "shock" direction spit out an iron ball, which fell into the mouth of the toad, and the three seal characters "You Beiping" appeared on the back of the toad.

"There will be an earthquake in Youbeiping County. Immediately inform the prefect of Youbeiping to take precautions and provide disaster relief!"

There is a small official of Qin Tianjian in Jixia Academy, who is responsible for guarding the seismograph.

Not long after the seismograph was cast, it soon showed its magical ability-predicting earthquakes.

The seismograph built by Zhang Heng was incredible even to the young Zhuge Liang at this time.

Not only Zhuge Liang, but also the scholars and great scholars of Jixia Academy were all surprised.

But they also want to know whether seismographs can accurately predict earthquakes.

If the earthquake can be accurately predicted, although the predicted location is not detailed, the losses caused by the earthquake can also be reduced.

The Eight Dragons Seismograph is already one of the artifacts of the empire.

When Xian Yufu, the prefect of Youbeiping County, received the news from Xiacheng, he couldn't help wondering: "Is there really someone who can predict the earth dragon?"

Xian Yufu thought it was unbelievable, but as the prefect of Youbeiping County appointed by Chutian after the unification of the north, he had to obey the orders of Prince Xia's mansion, prepare food, and order the counties to evacuate the population.

On the third day after the seismograph issued the forecast, an earthquake occurred in Youbeiping County, a city built by former player lords. A city wall and a thousand houses collapsed, but only three people were killed or injured.

"It turned out to be true... The Xia Palace is really clever!"

Xian Yufu led the officials to come to the disaster relief, and found that the Xia Palace had predicted the earthquake in advance, and became more loyal to the Xia Palace.

The news of the earthquake in Youbeiping County spread back to Xiacheng, and Jixia Academy was in an uproar!

The Eight Dragons Seismograph really predicted the movement of the Earth Dragon!

Technology is the primary productive force!

A group of great Confucians have to admit that Mohism has the value of existence.

The Mohist people like to play with these machines. They are a group of ancient craftsmen, and it is easier to produce scientists. Unfortunately, they have never been reused by the rulers.

There are eight dragon seismographs guarding the Han Empire, which can reduce thousands of casualties every year.

Therefore, the Eight Dragons Seismic Instrument has become a sacred object of Jixia Academy. From time to time, NPC scholars come to burn incense and kneel down, completely treating the Eight Dragons Seismic Instrument as a god.

Ancient Huaxia's beliefs are also very simple and pragmatic.

Zhang Heng also has his place in Jixia Academy.

Zhang Heng spent a year making the Eight Dragons Seismograph and is currently making the Armillary Sphere.

The armillary sphere is also a special treasure, and its ability is even more magical than that of the Eight Dragons Seismograph. It can predict other natural disasters, such as snowstorms, meteorites, and floods. Armillary spheres take three years.

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"My lord, there was an earthquake in Youbeiping County, one died and two were injured."

"There is a small band of rogues in Baibo Valley, Hedong County, about hundreds of people, causing harm to one side."

"The Yellow River in Wei County flooded, and the floods raged. At least five counties were affected, thousands of houses were destroyed, and 100,000 people were displaced."

Chutian gathered troops in Xuchang and prepared to crusade against Nanyang. Fang Xuanling, as minister, reported to Chutian the natural disasters in the territory.

In addition to fighting and killing, Chu Tian, ​​as the biggest lord, also faced cumbersome internal affairs.

The territory is too large, and various disasters come and go.

The earthquake in Youbeiping County, because of the existence of the Balong seismograph, reduced the damage caused by the earthquake.

"Order the Taishou of Hedong County to send troops to attack the remnants of the Baibo Army and kill its leader. As for the Yellow River..."

The flooding of the Yellow River is a natural disaster in all dynasties. It is not uncommon, and it is also extremely destructive.

Every time the Yellow River floods, at least one million taels of silver must be invested to control the Yellow River.

"Let Su Shi serve as the prefect of Wei County to control the flood. The treasury allocated funds, Li Kui took charge of the matter, and Fan Zhongyan served as the governor of Jizhou, and worked together with Su Shi to calm the flood."

Chu Tian thought for a while, and sent Fan Zhongyan and Su Shi, who had the ability to control water, to Wei County to rectify the flood.

At this time, the flooding of the Yellow River occurred in the Weijun area, and the impact was not small.

The seat of Wei County is Yecheng, a huge city with a population of one million.

If Yecheng is damaged by floods, it will have an impact on Jizhou's tax revenue.

When Chutian attacked Yecheng, he flooded the city with water, and now Wei County is once again endangered by floods.

"In addition, call for great talents in water control from all over the world, but anyone who has the ability to control water, regardless of their origin, will be appointed, high-ranking officials and generous salaries."

Taking advantage of the Yellow River flood, Chutian issued a recruitment order in Xuchang.

There used to be a large number of lords in the north, and they recruited many special talents, and there will always be talents who are good at water control.

Chutian believed that the northern territory was too large, and no one knew whether there were civil servants, military generals, and special talents hidden away.

The small hermit lives in the wild, and the big hermit lives in the city. Some talents are not necessarily willing to become officials, but choose to remain anonymous.

It is not easy to be a lord with wars and floods at the same time.

"In the area of ​​Hedong, Guanzhong, and Xiliang, because of the battle to pacify Guanzhong, there was a lot of chaos. Some heroes gathered together and built fortresses to protect themselves and avoid the chaos and corvee. If all the fortresses were demolished, a population of one million would be gained."

Fang Xuanling reported another matter to Chu Tian who was about to fight.

"Let officials from all over the country go to appease, and those who disobey will send troops to attack."