technical type

"understood."

Faced with Ji's mother's nagging, Ji Mo listened patiently, then replied honestly, got a few more instructions from Ji's mother, and finally left home with a bag of money and a few old servants who took care of him.

Ji Changwei was still working at the Sitianjian. When he heard the message sent by Ji's mother, he replied the same "Got it." Covering is good, when the father asked, he said that he went to study after he came back to see his mother, he was not lazy, and he never went out.

Well, that's the way it should be!

Consciously fulfilling his responsibilities as a father in this way, Ji Changwei soon devoted himself to work without distraction.

When Ji Mo came out this time, in addition to buying the necessary crystal chips and letting the other party be responsible for processing, he also personally selected suitable wood and tools, and prepared to process them into the barrel of the telescope.

The old servant wasn't the talkative kind, so he didn't say much when he saw what he was shopping for. He just helped put the bought things on the carriage, and then continued driving.

It’s rare to get out of the house once, and Ji Mo didn’t want to go home soon, so he asked the old servant to drive the car around the city at will, and occasionally saw some snacks and cakes, and would buy some, and eat the small packets by himself. Take the big bag home to share.

In ancient times, families usually live together, and the Ji family is the same, but it is not true that there is no room for small families among large families. For example, the house they live in, from the outside, is naturally one family and one courtyard, not divided into small households. , but in fact, each house has its own courtyard.

The middle is separated by gardens, waterside pavilions, corridors and courtyards. It is no problem to close the gate of your own courtyard and say that it is a small family with a single family.

For example, Ji Mo lived in Ji Changwei's courtyard before, and later moved to Ji Huan's courtyard. In fact, he didn't go out of the gate at all. He was still walking around in this courtyard, but he changed rooms. Relatively speaking, the space is far away from Ji Huan. Closer, just a little farther away from Ji Changwei.

In the future, when Ji Mo grows up and wants to build his own small home, he will open a new yard for him in the same way, and let him live a happy life in the small home as soon as the gate is closed.

For a big family like theirs, there are fields and manors outside the city, and the manor will come to deliver some things every quarter, rice, vegetables, poultry, everything, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are self-sufficient, but, usually, they will also buy Some things, such as clothing materials, rouge, jewelry, etc., which require craftsmen, must be done by someone.

They will also have a familiar shop, the kind that only keeps accounts and settles at the end of the month, and some of them are simply their own.

It is said that people who are officials cannot do business, but the control in this area is not very strict, as long as they are not doing business by themselves on the surface, and the people who replace these officials are their close servants who have been released.

These subordinates who have released their deeds often come and go with their old masters, and suddenly have a lot of things like big properties, which can be regarded as unspoken rules nowadays.

The Ji family also has such servants, and there are also such shops. The one that Ji Mo booked for crystal chips before is actually the property of the Ji family, but he didn't choose to keep the account, but gave the money directly.

Before this kind of thing is done, it’s not easy to publicize it. To be honest, Ji Mo has never studied telescopes before. Crystal chips are expensive, and there is a certain scrap rate when grinding them. The price is also reasonable. yes……

Thinking of this, Ji Mo didn't even bother to eat the pastry that was handed to his mouth. It happened that the carriage bumped and seemed to be crushed by a small stone, and the pastry fell directly out of the window.

"Yeah." Ji Mo poked his head out and saw that the pastry was about to fall, but was quickly picked up by a beggar beside him.

The other party's eyes were dark, and he glanced at Ji Mo, and he didn't care about the tooth marks on the pastry, so he directly put it in his mouth.

"Whose kid is this, such a prodigal!"

Someone happened to see this scene and thought that Ji Mo was deliberately donating expensive pastries to beggars, so he said so.

Ji Mo looked up, it wasn't someone else, but someone he knew.

After the carriage stopped, Ji Mo stood beside the car and bowed to the person. The speaker was surnamed Guo, and he was an official of the Five Luminaries in the Sitianjian.

Guo Xingguan is not young anymore. He was admitted to the court as an official in the past. He was a good official, not to mention his political achievements and prestige. The possibility of entering the court.

The Guo family can be regarded as a big family in Heyang, not to mention the in-law relationship, not to mention all over the government and the public, at least there are a few relatives and friends who can talk, and the result?

This Guo Xingguan, maybe because he is extremely bored, or because of his interest, has been secretly observing the sky. As I said earlier, this matter of stargazing is really not something that everyone can watch casually. Si Tianjian is fine, the astrology Those in the aristocratic family are fine, but others, without the permission of the imperial court, the emperor chartered them to go to see the astrology, probably because they want to try what is strict law.

The law prohibits it, but if you read it in private, it’s over if you don’t say a word. None of the ancient literati who chanted the moon and the stars really didn’t know anything about participating in business, but he not only read it, but also secretly summarized and wrote a book. It's a matter, if he hides better, and the literati have a large collection of books, and he doesn't have to go to the court to search for it, maybe he will be fine.

However, Guo Xingguan likes to drink, and talks drunk after drinking. He happened to talk about this interest with a few friends. During the conversation, he also said that he had written a book.

As a result, some of the friends were not so friendly to Guo Xingguan for a long time, and they just barely maintained their face. Hearing this, they were immediately moved and went to report on the other party.

The unlucky Guo Xingguan became a criminal in this way.

This is a capital offense, but Guo Xingguan is really talented, and there are many relatives and friends who are willing to help him. Overnight, Guo Xingguan's status as a "famous astronomer" was newly revealed. With such a reputation, it would be a pity if he was executed.

And his family, in the name of Guo Xingguan, presented his book directly to the emperor, saying that Guo Xingguan studied these in private because he wanted to be admitted to the Sitianjian.

Those who want to take the examination of Si Tianjian must not let them learn astronomy.

With this reason and the well-written book, Guo Xingguan, a technical talent, was saved from death and became a star official of Sitianjian.

The other party was indeed very talented and learned, and quickly became a five-star official, and his strength was still outstanding.

As for those who did not become Sanyuan Xingguan and Sixiang Xingguan, it can only be said that it is difficult for such talents who are not from the astrological family to break the monopoly of the astrological family on the position of Si Tianjian.

"Guo Xingguan."

Ji Mo stayed in Sitianjian for a while, thanks to his good memory, he still remembers these star-level figures.

"Are you... from the Ji family?"

Guo Xingguan, with half-white hair, narrowed his eyes and looked at Ji Mo. He hadn't seen clearly just now because the curtains were blocking it. Now that he walked down, he remembered, "Why don't I see you these days?" Going to work?"

The word "going to work" comes from Ji Mo's slip of the tongue, and there is even a word for "check in", which can be a joke for a while. At first it was only circulated among children. Later, I saw those children consciously report to the big bosses every day when they come every day, and there are even children. Actively made a form, each name is listed by code, and each sign-in is counted as "check-in".

The star officials saw a novelty, for them, as long as they are late and leave early, as long as I don't get caught, I am the most diligent one!

So, seeing them like this every day was a bit fresh, and later, after listening to it a lot, I also brought such words into my words.

As the instigator, Ji Mo, intentionally or unintentionally, has gained a small reputation, which has nothing to do with his profession.

Hearing such a joke, Ji Mo admired Guo Xingguan's good memory, and replied: "Recently, I have been studying hard at home to make up for my shortcomings. I am tired and I am worried about Xingguan."

Guo Xingguan wasn't really thinking about a little boy, but when he heard him say this, on a whim, he came up with a question to test him, wanting to see how much Ji Mo had learned.

The exam questions are from easy to difficult. As long as you don’t deliberately make things difficult, you won’t be able to answer difficult questions that the other party will never be able to answer. For several consecutive questions, Ji Mo answered everything from astronomical phenomena to star charts. No mistake or omission, Guo Xingguan looked at him with admiration. If the astrological family is at this level, then the outsiders like himself really can't compare.

"...It's hard work."

After commenting in this way, Guo Xingguan didn't ask any more questions. He was originally Lu Yu, and when he got to know each other, he said a few words. Other people's families discipline their children, not to mention blocking traffic.

When he was about to leave again, Ji Mo asked politely, let's see where Guo Xingguan is going, and if he is traveling with him, he will be given a ride. This is really like the meaning of "colleagues" getting along.

Guo Xingguan didn't refuse either. He raised his eyebrows when he heard his words, and felt that this kind of little adult's behavior was quite interesting, so he agreed immediately, and directly reported the location, and asked Ji Mo to take him there.

Partying or something during working hours, this kind of work attitude, well, Si Tianjian's work is like this, busy really busy, not busy, really idle.

Since the development of Si Tianjian, there are many things, just like those ephemeris and ephemeris. The predecessors have already calculated them. They are in use. If nothing happens, just keep using them. Creation and maintenance are always different. The degree of busyness also varies.

Most of today's calculations are already established and do not require much effort. In this way, as long as you want to be lazy, today's stars will not be much different from tomorrow's stars.

As long as you grasp the time well and don't really miss any sudden astronomical phenomena, such as meteor showers, basically there will be no problems.

Such behavior as Guo Xingguan can also be regarded as the normal state of some people in the Sitianjian. If there are more than a hundred star officials, it means that other star officials can do things for themselves by taking care of them. Therefore, if you want to have a party and have fun, always There is no shortage of time.

This can be regarded as one of Si Tianjian's unspoken rules.