wood builder

Chapter 15 Messing Up
"Luoyi?! I know this question!"

Chu Mingchen finally had a chance to show it. Without waiting for others to speak, he got up without humility, pointed to the floor plan on the projection screen and said:

"It was built by the fourth son of Zhou Wenwang, Ji Dan, also known as Zhou Gongdan. The city planning of Luoyi is similar to the "Kao Gong Ji" which was discovered in the Western Han Dynasty and added to "Zhou Li". "In the book, the urban planning described in the section 'Craftsman Yingguo' is almost exactly the same, what is said there? Craftsman Yingguo, square nine miles, side, side"

Ancient prose is his weakness, and he is even worse at reciting.

Just when everyone was listening enthusiastically, Chu Mingchen got stuck here and could only scratch his head in embarrassment.

"It's the craftsmen camping the country, Fang Jiuli, Pang Sanmen!"

Lou Xinyue on the other side answered the call in a timely manner, she thought Chu Mingchen was capable, but she didn't expect that the embroidered pillow was talking about herself.

Seeing him gesturing to himself as you go, you come, he got up with a "hum" and continued:

"The middle school has nine longitudes and nine latitudes, and nine tracks of meridian and painting. The ancestors on the left and the society on the right face the future market. The city faces one man."

"Sure! I thought you were only smug!" Chu Mingchen was astonished, ignoring Lou Xinyue giving himself another look, and cheekily asked, "Then you're going to translate for the translator. What do they all mean?"

"It means very simple."

Lou Xinyue looked at the others arrogantly:
"That is to say, a craftsman needs to build a capital city with a square of nine miles, and three gates are built on each side of the capital city. There are nine north-south avenues and nine east-west avenues in the capital city, and each avenue can accommodate nine cars in parallel. Outside the gate of the palace is the ancestral temple on the left. , on the right is the Sheji Altar; in front of the sleeping road of the palace is the dynasty, and behind the palace is the city. Each city and each dynasty are each a hundred paces square, and each husband is about one hundred acres of land."

After she finished speaking, she raised her chin to He Ying again, and seeing He Ying nodded and said: "Lou Xinyue is very correct." Then she gave Chu Mingchen another blank look, and sat back in her seat.

Tang Guoguo couldn't see the glare of swords and swords in the eyes of the two of them, and raised his hand again to ask:
"He Ying, didn't you just say that Luoyi was built by a pair of capital planners and builders? But now I only know that Zhou Gongdan is the capital planner, and who is the other builder? , what will the builders do at that time?"

"Guoguo is a good question."

He Ying added in due course:

"When Zhou Gongdan built Luoyi, the builder he appointed was named Mi Mou. His work involved various aspects, such as counting the number of feet, calculating the height, measuring the thickness, digging the ditches, doing the earthwork, and discussing the distance. , Measuring the period of events, counting the useless, considering the use of materials, books and grains, etc., and also writing "to order and serve the princes". However, we have not seen any specific information about Mi Mou's life. .”

Tang Guoguo seemed to understand and nodded, but there were still a lot of things he didn't understand: "Then what is the job he is responsible for, counting the feet and figuring out the high and low? Can you be more straightforward?"

"You can substitute these tasks into the job responsibilities of a modern builder or construction engineer to understand."

After being baptized by wind and sun on the construction site, Gu Zhaodi obviously understood these contents more thoroughly:

"In addition to signing the engineering contract, they also need to formulate project design, procurement, construction plans and follow-up. This requires the project's construction area, volume, water supply, distance, duration, materials and logistics of workers. must be fully understood.”

"So that's how it is." Tang Guoguo suddenly realized when he heard it, "If you put it this way, I understand."

Gu Zhaodi's serious answer surprised He Ying, not because of what she said, but because it was the first time she heard such a long sentence.It seems that after a few days of getting along, she is also willing to communicate and share with everyone, which is undoubtedly a good sign.

What He Ying didn't expect was that Gu Zhaodi also took the initiative to speak in the next second:

"Since the architects of ancient times and the Shang and Zhou dynasties were introduced, according to the historical process, the next one should be the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. I guess this architect must be Lu Ban, right?"

"Yes, not all."

When He Ying said this, he closed the door again and clicked on the third page of PTT.

Tang Guoguo stopped taking notes, Chu Mingchen and Lou Xinyue stopped bickering with each other, and the four of them looked at the projection screen seriously again.

But the picture above left them puzzled.

I saw that the picture was full of all kinds of carpenter tools, as well as the names of several craftsmen and countless woodwork and buildings.On the picture of a bearded figure in the middle, "Luban" is neatly written in big characters.

And below these two words, there is a line of small characters: the general representative of Chinese folk craftsmen (architects).

"What is the general representative?" Gu Zhaodi asked first for everyone, "Could it be that Lu Ban is not only a person, but also a symbol of a group?"

"Yes! That's it!" He Ying didn't expect that Gu Zhaodi was really smart, so she guessed right.

The other three felt that the three views were subverted, and they couldn't believe it.

Lou Xinyue asked sharply: "Isn't Lu Ban a carpenter? How did he become a symbol again?"

"That's right, he also wrote the "Luban Classic" and invented the Luban Ruler. That's what's written all over the Internet." Tang Guoguo looked in disbelief.

Chu Mingchen started muttering and scratching his head again: "Sister He Ying, I don't study much, so don't lie to me."

He Ying was not in a hurry to explain, but asked a new question: "When it comes to Lu Ban, what do you know about him?"

"All I know is that Lu Ban was a native of Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. His surname was Ji, Gongshu's family name, and Tongban. Because he was a native of Lu State, he was also called Lu Ban. Lu Ban was the ancestor of Chinese carpenters and invented the saw for carpentry. , ink fountain, and ruler" Gu Zhaodi said, looking at the ceiling and thinking for a moment, and suddenly said "oh", "His wife is also an outstanding female craftsman, and she invented the umbrella."

In her mind, the status and contributions of women in history are worth highlighting.

Seeing He Ying nodding, Chu Mingchen, who was being laughed at by Lou Xinyue for a while, also raised his hand to signal: "I also know that there is a Luban Temple in Jixian County, Hebei, and the one enshrined in it is Qiaosheng Immortal Master Gongshu Pan."

"Gongshuo." Talking about the ancients, Lou Xinyue did not fall behind. "He also invented the siege ladder and the glider. I didn't expect a carpenter to be able to make military weapons. If it is put into the present, I am afraid it will be a hit. circle."

"Looking at it this way, Lu Ban is obviously a person. Why do you say he is still a symbol?" Tang Guoguo was confused.

He Ying put forward a different view:

"Luban did have a lot of inventions. At the beginning, he did appear in everyone's field of vision as a character. But gradually, we also discovered in history that whenever people encounter complex engineering problems that are difficult to solve, At that time, no matter what dynasty, Lu Ban will always appear in time."

"For example?" Chu Mingchen likes to hear such legends the most.

"For example, everyone knows that the world-famous Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei was built by Li Chun of the Sui Dynasty, but there are also folk legends that Lu Ban built the bridge overnight, and even alarmed Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals."

After He Ying finished speaking, he clicked on a stone bridge and brought up a photo of the turret:
"For another example, when Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty Zhu Di moved his capital to BJ to build the Forbidden City, he suddenly dreamed of a fairy tower, and an immortal came out and told him that the fairy tower had nine beams, eighteen pillars and 72 ridges. So he ordered the craftsmen to build it in the same way, but The craftsmen had never seen this kind of structure, and they wanted to commit suicide collectively when they couldn’t do their jobs. At this moment, Lu Ban appeared with a grasshopper cage, which happened to be the model of the turret.”

"If it's such a legend, then I know one too."

Chu Mingchen finally had another chance to interject:

"There is a Chongning Tower in the Guandi Temple in Jiezhou, Shanxi. It was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. There are 26 stone pillars around the Chongning Tower. It is said that each stone pillar is heavier than the ashlar blocks used to build the Egyptian pyramids. The craftsmen couldn't erect them at all, and a crazy old man suddenly appeared and instructed them to erect the stone pillars by filling sandbags. And this crazy old man is Lu Ban Benban!"

"But." After listening to Lou Xinyue, she was a little puzzled, "Lu Ban lived in the Spring and Autumn Period, how could it be possible to travel through so many dynasties?"

"So, this is what I think. Lu Ban is not only an architect, but also a representative of folk architects."

He Ying didn't know if her understanding was correct, but she still shared her point of view:

"In fact, for Chinese folk craftsmen, Lu Ban is no longer as simple as a carpenter. He is a symbol and an object of worship. For example, Zhuge Liang represents wisdom, Guan Yu symbolizes loyalty, and Lu Ban represents skill. It embodies all the wisdom of our country's folk craftsmen."

After she finished speaking, she pointed to several unfamiliar names on the PPT page:

"In the Spring and Autumn Period, many prosperous cities had appeared in China, such as Qufu in the State of Lu, Linzi in the State of Qi, Helu in the State of Wu, and Xianyang in the State of Qin. Countless craftsmen were needed to build these cities and buildings. However, just like the houses they built, most of these craftsmen have been lost in history. Fortunately, in the "Philosopher Records" compiled by Mr. Zhu Qiling, the founder of the China Construction Society, the Craftsmen have been included, although these eleven craftsmen are not as famous as Lu Ban, but they are still worth remembering."

Immediately afterwards, the PPT automatically played the names of these craftsmen: Lunbian, Wang Shihan, Xi Si, Jiang Qing, Wei Ai Lie, Wang Er, Ziqing, Zhao Gong, Huang Guofu, Jingjun, and Long Jia.

And these eleven unfamiliar architects, as Ye Fangyu said, are hardly remembered by future generations.

After talking about Spring and Autumn Luban.

He Ying also introduced the emperor's architect and his assistants who were able to plan and execute one great building after another in the unified Qin and Han Dynasties.

The first to appear were the two heavyweight players of the Qin Dynasty, the founders of the centralized national architectural culture-Ying Zheng and Meng Tian.

The historically unprecedented architectural projects undertaken by this pair of partners include but are not limited to: the Great Wall to resist the Huns, the Chidao comparable to today’s expressways, the Xianyang Palace with extremely advanced living facilities, and the unfinished Shanglinyuan Afang Palace, as well as the multi-functional Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, which integrates figures, decorations, and security systems.

Of course, they also really demonstrated the painful price of blindly pursuing infrastructure without considering their own situation.

Secondly, after the bankruptcy of the Qin Dynasty Infrastructure Group, the founders of the architectural style of the Western Han Dynasty-Xiao He, Yang Chengyan and Liu Che made their debut.

In this group of seemingly stable iron triangles, Xiao He has a very unique design concept. He not only designed the "Que", a representative image of the Han Dynasty architecture, but also adhering to the idea of ​​"no grandeur, no prestige". Weiyang Palace.The military craftsman Yang Chengyan is responsible for implementing Changle Weiyang Palace and Chang'an City.As for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, he even broke through the standards set by Liu Bang and Xiao He, and opened up a style of extravagance. He not only built the Jianzhang Palace, but also built a flying pavilion across the city between it and Weiyang Palace for the convenience of travel. Road, truly achieve high-speed direct access.

There are so many ancient Chinese buildings. Although He Ying only introduced the architects from the ancient times to the Han Dynasty, as well as their masterpieces and allusions, the four of them already found it quite difficult to learn.

Seeing the time pass by little by little.

He Ying was afraid that just telling the stories of architectural history and architects would make everyone feel boring, so he planned to continue the next content tomorrow.Put on Tang Guoguo to explain to you some basic knowledge of Chinese garden construction.

However, even though Tang Guoguo had made all the preparations, the moment he stood on the podium, his legs were still trembling with nervousness.

"Let me talk about some aspects of "Yuan Ye" today."

After she finished speaking, she took a deep breath, turned around and wrote two words on the blackboard:

""Yuan Ye" is the first monograph on garden art theory in ancient China. Its author is Ji Cheng, a gardener in the late Ming Dynasty. Yes, it is Ji Cheng. There are some stories about him. I should introduce it to everyone, so I just... I won’t say much.”

Seeing that everyone was smiling, Tang Guoguo got excited and forgot all ten chapters of "Yuan Shuo" in this book. After searching his stomach, he only thought of the first chapter:
"I just finished learning, Xiangdi, so let me talk about this first."

Seeing the eager eyes of the four people in the audience, Tang Guoguo's heart beat uncontrollably, and unconsciously began to stutter again:
"The garden foundation, the garden foundation is not limited to the square, the direction, the terrain has its own, its own height. It means, is"

The palm of her hand holding the chalk gradually became damp, and her breathing also became rapid.

He Ying smiled and encouraged: "Don't worry, take your time."

"Ah."

Tang Guoguo nodded and pondered for a while. Just as he finished organizing his words and was about to open his mouth, someone knocked on the classroom door.

She looked sideways, and Wang Jinze's sunny smile came into view through the door glass.

And he seemed to be waving to himself.
To open the door?Or run to the classroom and hide?

(End of this chapter)