"Who are you and why do you ask to see me?"

Zhang Hua met this villager who asked for his name to meet him.

This person is gentle and elegant. He was summoned by Zhang Hua and was not timid at all. His temperament was not like an ordinary farmer, but more like a scholar.

The man bowed: "The villain Guo Shoujing, whose name is Ruosi, has just settled in Xia Village recently and has divided 15 acres of fertile land. There has not been any harvest yet. Fortunately, as long as you participate in the work and the village will be able to survive. I am thinking of saving my life, I am willing to become an official."

"Guo Shoujing..."

Zhang Hua repeated the name and always felt it was familiar.

"Who are you before you come here?"

"I, even the Grand Secretary of Zhaowenguan in the first year, also knew the affairs of the Taishi Academy. Zhiyuan was the year name of His Majesty Kublai Khan."

As soon as Guo Shoujing finished speaking, Zhang Hua was completely stunned.

Grand Secretary of Zhaowenguan and also an expert in the Taishi Academy.

Guo Shoujing's official position is definitely not small!

When Guo Shoujing mentioned Kublai Khan from the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Hua suddenly remembered that Guo Shoujing was a civil servant in the Yuan Dynasty and a famous scientist of that era. He was good at astronomy, calendar, water conservancy, and mathematics. The "Shi Calendar" compiled by him and a group of scholars was used in ancient China for more than 300 years.

Guo Shoujing and others calculated that the return year of the earth's revolution was 365.2425 days, which was only more than 20 seconds away from the calculation result of Zhang Hua's age, which was a miracle.

This is a talent who does practical things, and his specific contributions are even greater than those of Chen Qiao, Xu Xiake and others.

Zhang Hua did not expect that such a big man would still live in Xia Village.

Fortunately, Guo Shoujing recommended himself, and Zhang Hua discovered this talent, otherwise Guo Shoujing would have lived in seclusion in Xia Village from then on.

"Why didn't you choose to become an official before?"

"If the good minister chooses the master and serves it, if it is not beneficial to the people, I would rather live in seclusion and plant beans at the south mountain. I think that the adults attach importance to farming and promote water conservancy, so I would like to help the adults with one hand."

"What are you good at?"

"Water control, astronomy."

"It just so happens that I lack an official who manages water conservancy. In the future, you will be responsible for managing water, building water conservancy, and irrigating 100,000 acres of fertile land in the valley."

Guo Shoujing and Xu Xiake, one knows astronomy and the other knows geography. In addition, Guo Shoujing has quite accomplished in water control.

At present, arranging Guo Shoujing to study astronomy is of little practical significance to Xia Village. It is better to arrange Guo Shoujing to build water conservancy projects in the valley to meet the irrigation needs of the valley farmland and increase the grain output in the second year in the shortest time.

"Thank you, sir. This is the drawing brought by the villain, which may help."

Guo Shoujing took out a stack of drawings from his sleeve.

Zhang Hua's eyes lit up. The initial drawings carried by these heroes were of great use.

Zhang Hua took Guo Shoujing's drawings and turned out to be the manufacturing drawings of astronomical instruments such as Jian Yi, Gao Biao, Hou Ji Yi, Huntian, Lingqing Yi, Optimization Yi, Standing Yi, Verification Yi, Jing Yi, Peeking Yi, Peeking Ji, Sun and Moon Eclipse Yi, Star Sun and Dildo Timer, etc.

In addition to astronomical instruments, there is also a level 8 cultural architectural drawing - the Observatory.

Level 8 cultural architecture drawings!

The most advanced building currently under construction in Xia Village is the sixth-level military building "Qihuo Junwu Fort", which is much more advanced than the fort.

In addition to the construction of a star observatory, the prerequisite is to require stone and wood resources, and astronomical observation instruments are also required.

【Drawing】: Star Observatory

【Level】: Level 8 Cultural Building

【Function】: Daytime shadow, sunlight, nighttime view pole stars, daytime and nighttime. Provide accurate timing, divide the twenty-four solar terms, arrange agricultural activities, and increase grain production.

In addition, astronomical phenomena will affect the good and bad luck of the territory. When astronomical phenomena are observed, the star officials will advise the monarch to take certain measures to reduce the adverse impact of astronomical phenomena on the territory.

For example, comets attack the moon are prone to war and plague.

If the emperor is in danger, it is very unlucky, and the emperor will easily step down or die.

Five stars are in a row, great luck.

[Construction cost]: 1000 taels of silver, 500 units of stone, 200 units of wood

【Pre-conditions】: Have more than 12 different astronomical observation instruments

【Construction cycle】: 60 days

Zhang Hua can see the architectural function of the observatory. The observatory has two main functions: one is to provide a calendar to guide agricultural production, and the other is to focus on metaphysics, observations, and explanations of astronomical phenomena.

In ancient China, every time the emperor was born, strange phenomena would appear, the dynasty would be subverted, and disasters would come.

In ancient astronomy, a large part of its function was to serve the imperial power.

This drawing is a good thing.

The observatory does not require much resources, and the difficulty lies in the manufacturing of astronomical observation instruments.

Fortunately, astronomer Guo Shoujing and blacksmith Pu Yuan joined forces to make astronomical instruments.

"In addition to the construction of water conservancy, Ruosi can guide the blacksmith in the village to manufacture the astronomical instruments recorded on the drawings. After all these astronomical instruments are manufactured, we will start to build the observatory."

Zhang Hua treats Guo Shoujing as two people.

As a workaholic, Guo Shoujing did not feel dissatisfied with Zhang Hua's exploitation, but agreed.

The civil officials who were highly valued by Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, would not be much less capable. Guo Shoujing had a stronger work ability than Chen Qiao. He soon began to take over the water conservancy construction in Xia Village and began to plan larger-scale water conservancy projects.

According to Zhang Hua's plan, the water conservancy projects in the valley should meet the irrigation area demand of 500,000 mu, and have the potential to expand to 500,000 to 1 million mu.

For Guo Shoujing, this is also a difficult challenge.

Zhang Hua came to the front of the village stone tablet to check Guo Shoujing's talent.

【Hero】: Guo Shoujing

【Level】: 17

[Commander]: 65 [Military power]: 53 [Intellect]: 88 [Politics]: 92

[First Talent]: Astronomy (Guo Shoujing has the ability to improve and create astronomical instruments, can conduct many precise astronomical observations, and is used to compile calendars to improve the accuracy of the twenty-four solar terms, and can serve as a star official, weaken the adverse effects of evil stars such as comets and Yinghuo on the territory)

[Second Talent]: Water Control (Guo Shoujing implements the guiding ideology of irrigation, flood control and canal transportation, which can speed up the construction of water conservancy projects and quality. The water conservancy projects he built have better irrigation, flood control and canal transportation effects)

[Article]: Taishi Ling of the Yuan Dynasty, Grand Secretary of Zhaowenguan, and the main developer of the "Shi Ji Calendar".

Guo Shoujing actually has dual talents.

This is the first time Zhang Hua has seen a hero with dual talents.

He is indeed a scientist during the Yuan Dynasty.

Because of the Mongolian expedition to the West, although there were constant wars during that period, cultural exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions were quite frequent.

"Sir, something is wrong!"

Liu Qisu hurried in.

"What's going on?"

"The herdsmen in the south claimed that they had made a detailed work from the mountain road in the south, trying to find out the reality of the valley."
Chapter completed!