Wentang

Chapter 769 Conference and Oracle
The next day, Yue Shan went to the museum to check the progress of the work. It was very good, even better than when he was there.

"These days we have recruited a total of 120 capable people and strangers, 23 are artisans from the former Ministry of Industry, [-] are scholars from Gewuyuan, and the rest are talents who came from all over the country to sign up. "Chen Yu focused on the results of the recruitment:
"Among them, there must be seven people who are the most outstanding: Feng Huaiyou, a native of Yuangaochang, whose ancestors have built Karez for a living for generations, and he is the best at digging tunnels."

"Qian Baojiu, the fourth-generation eldest grandson of the Qian family, a wealthy merchant in Quanzhou. His great-grandfather Qian Duoduo has traveled all over the world since he was young, and he is familiar with the customs, customs, terrains and geomorphology of various places."

"Li Fei, a descendant of Li Chun, a well-known bridge builder in the previous dynasty, has inherited the skills of his ancestors, and his bridge building skills are superb."

Yue Shan frowned, and said, "Wait, Li Fei is Li Chun's descendant? Can it be confirmed?"

Chen Yu said affirmatively: "There is a road quote as proof, and when he came, he brought a cart full of bridge-building books."

Yueshan is so happy, Li Chun, Zhaozhou Bridge is still standing until the 21st century, and he has been taught Chinese textbooks, how can he not know.

I didn't expect that he still has descendants and inherited his technology, which is a surprise.

Don't expect this Li Fei to be at Li Chun's level, half... no, one third is enough.

Although Yue Shan didn't understand bridges, he remembered the general shape of many bridges across the river, so he could just draw them and throw them for study.

Combining ancient and modern times, it is impossible to build a bridge across the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

Of course, it does not mean that this kind of bridge will be built right now, but that relevant disciplines will be established first to overcome difficulties, and one day we will be able to do so.

After that, he asked Chen Yu to introduce all the outstanding talents, and there were indeed many useful talents among them.

With the joining of these talents, the museum can finally start construction.

"Invite Yan Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Director Deng of the Railway Department to come to the museum tomorrow to discuss the laying of railway tracks."

After that, Yue Shan summoned all the craftsmen and gave a brief speech.

Praise them for using their hands and technology to transform the world and benefit the people. In short, it is some words of affirmation and encouragement. I hope they will continue to serve the country in the museum.

Yue Shan's affirmation made these people very excited, and their hobbies and skills were finally recognized.

Early the next morning, Yan Lide, the new Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Deng Jian, the Minister of Railways, arrived one after another.

Yan Lide may be unfamiliar to everyone, but more people may know about his younger brother, the great painter Yan Liben, he is a real brother.

His grandfather is Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his mother is Princess Qingdu, a core family of the standard Guanlong military aristocratic group.

Li Shimin's tomb, Zhaoling, was designed by the two brothers.

Moreover, the two brothers have the same hobbies, the same work, and the same artistic achievements are not very different, and both have worked as ministers of the Ministry of Industry.

This time when Li Daliang died of illness, Li Shimin bypassed the Zhengshitang and directly appointed Yan Lide as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, which shows how much he was trusted.

It can only be said that there are too many capable people in Li Shimin's pocket, and anyone who is missing can find a suitable replacement immediately.

Of course, the two of them didn't come by themselves, they brought their capable subordinates with them.

In a large meeting room, there is a 3×3 square table in the middle, on which is a clay model of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, covered with a glass cover.

The mountains, rivers, and cities are clearly marked.

This is the credit of the thousand exploration envoys under Li Shimin.

The elites of the three departments gathered here, and Yue Shan had the highest status and was also the initiator of the plan, so he was naturally the host of this meeting.

"You have been brought together today for the sole purpose of designing several railway lines across the country."

"Our design and construction are divided into three steps. The first step is to design a railway line from Liaodong to Lingnan East Road. The requirement is convenience. It can connect more cities and radiate more population..."

Qian Baojiu raised his hand and said, "Duke Xia, this is very difficult. It doesn't matter how far it is from Liaodong to Lingnan. There are many mountains and rivers along the way, and the climate, environment and land conditions are different in different places. This... is almost impossible. "

Yue Shan said approvingly: "This is the purpose of the imperial government to establish a museum. If you can avoid it, you can avoid it. If you can't avoid it, you have to find a way to solve it."

"Create mountains when you meet mountains, build bridges when you meet water...I don't care what method you use, you must build roads."

Li Fei raised his hand and said, "This... Xiaohe Bridge is easy to repair, but Dahe Bridge is difficult."

Yue Shan said: "I know you, the grandson of Master Li in the previous dynasty, has a high level of bridge-building through family history."

Li Fei was surprised and said: "Thank you for the praise, I am ashamed and dare not take it. I am not as good as my grandfather."

Yue Shan said: "It's wrong for you to think this way. Our bridge-building technology will only improve if the descendants keep surpassing the predecessors. You should also have such ideals and aspirations to carry forward the memory of the family."

Li Fei said excitedly: "Yes, I will definitely not let the Duke down, nor will I let my grandfather down."

Yue Shan nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "You have read the cement and reinforced concrete bridge construction methods, as well as the bridge construction drawings I provided, what do you think?"

Li Fei said excitedly: "Guogong is worthy of being a god among gods. He can create such a strange thing and conceive such a structure of the bridge. Fei admires it."

Yue Shan said dissatisfied: "I'm asking if you have built those bridges."

Li Fei said frowningly: "This... there are too many problems to be solved, difficult, difficult, difficult."

Yue Shan said: "Of course I know it's difficult, so I didn't ask you to repair all the bridges immediately. Start with small river bridges, gradually accumulate experience, and then build big river bridges, and then build bigger bridges. Finally, the Yangtze River The Yellow River becomes a thoroughfare."

"I know it's difficult, and we may not be able to achieve it in our lifetime, but as long as we work hard, we will gain and gain experience, and our descendants can walk this path based on our experience."

Li Fei's expression brightened, and he said: "Your Majesty's words are deafening, I must devote myself to the study of bridge-building skills, and build the bridge as soon as possible."

Yue Shan encouraged: "Okay, you must have this ambition. In the future, study bridge-building technology well. If you lack people or money, you can ask me for it, and I will give you what you need."

When Li Fei, who had been beaten all over, stepped back, Deng Jiancai raised a question: "Yue Gong, if the bridge is delayed for too long, what will happen to this railway?"

Yue Shan said: "This railway can be designed first, and then it can be divided into sections for construction. Those sections that are easy to build should be built first, and when the bridge is repaired in the future, they can be directly connected together."

Deng Jian said: "I understand, you continue."

Yue Shan said to another middle-aged man, "Feng Huaiyou, several generations of your family have been building Karez wells in Gaochang, and you must have the most experience in digging tunnels."

Feng Huaiyou said modestly: "Don't dare to be praised by the Duke of the state, because of the kindness of the ancestors, I do know some memories of digging tunnels."

Yue Shan said: "Then you should know some of the skills of digging tunnels in the mountains, right?"

Feng Huaiyou asked: "Dare to ask, but is it the same as the Shangyanshan Tunnel dug by Longshouqu Canal in the former Han Dynasty?"

Yue Shan's eyes lit up, it seems that this person should be knowledgeable, and said: "That's true, but the tunnel in Longshou Canal is for water, and this tunnel is for train."

Feng Huaiyou said reservedly: "If that's the case, I do know a little bit."

Yue Shan said: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you to study."

Feng Huaiyou said: "Mr. Xie Guo thinks highly of you."

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Yue Shan continued: "Okay, let's talk about the second railway." The long pole in his hand drew a horizontal line on the map, from the east to the west.

"Build a direct train from the east of Datang to the Western Regions. I know that the terrain is complex and the road is full of difficulties and obstacles. But this railway is equally important to Datang and must be built."

"But it's the same as before. You can design the route first and build it in sections."

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"Three horizontals and five verticals... This is the imperial court's general railway plan for the Tang Dynasty. Everyone can design it first. Write down all the difficulties encountered along the way, and then solve them one by one."

"What can't be solved for the time being is the same sentence, the railway can be repaired section by section."

"In addition to the three horizontal and five vertical main lines, many branch lines need to be built..."

"The first phase of the project, the Liao-Nanjing Railway and the railway running through the Western Regions, will be designed and started at the same time, and other railways can be delayed."

At the beginning of the meeting, Yue Shan introduced the imperial court's plan for the railway and assigned tasks to everyone. After finishing this, it has nothing to do with the three leaders.

They are only responsible for giving orders, and the specific matters are discussed with the people below.

The reason why the three of them appear here together is just to show that they attach importance to this matter.

After Yue Shan assigned the task, the three of them left to do their own things.

They are all busy people, how can they have time to waste time here.

The design work of the railway is not that simple. It is impossible to come up with a specific plan without several months of demonstrations, and there is no rush.

After a period of time, Yueshan started working at three points and one line.

Home - Academy - Museum.

However, he is always a shopkeeper, leaving everything to the people below. He just sits in charge and will only come forward when he encounters a problem that cannot be solved.

Most of the time is spent thinking about how to write Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

At this time, the Weishui Journal and the other four university journals jointly published a special issue on oracle bone inscriptions.

The special issue, which had been delayed several times, finally came out, and it was originally decided to issue the previous issue.As a result, Wang Ji temporarily changed his mind and decided to wait for the "Oracle Bone Inscriptions Compilation" to be listed together, so it was delayed until this issue.

Yin Shang, which only existed in folklore and some books of the Zhou Dynasty, without any physical evidence, came out unexpectedly, and it was still written.

Unsurprisingly, the launch of this special issue caused a jolt comparable to that of an asteroid hitting the Earth.

This is no longer a matter of academic circles, and the whole country is shaken.

Some believe it, some don't believe it, but whether you believe it or not, I hope to know more about it.

The journal of this issue was sold out in a very short period of time, and was even resold at a price several times or even dozens of times higher.

The newspapers have the discovery process of the oracle bone inscriptions and the archaeological excavation process, and the cracking process, and the names of all the people involved in the cracking are clearly marked.

And everyone on this list is an expert in the study of contemporary ancient writing.

The credibility of this news was immediately full.

Then everyone couldn't wait to learn more specific information, and the book "Oracle Bone Inscriptions Compilation" instantly became the best-selling book in the country.

The ironclad evidence is so strong that even some people can't change the fact that Oracle Bone Inscriptions really appeared.

While studying Oracle, everyone thought about what kind of impact this news would have.

The positive impact has been clearly stated in the newspapers, proving the existence of Yin Shang, and understanding the customs and habits of Yin Shang through writing.

In a political sense, the appearance of this thing in the Zhenguan Dynasty proves that the Tang Dynasty is orthodox in the world.

What does this mean on a national level, but on an individual and familial level?That meaning is different.

Some families and individuals who think they have the right to annotate the books of the sages are panicking, don’t you want to restore the old?That's good, let's go retro together to see who's older.

Among them, the most flustered ones are the few families that have ruled "Etiquette" for generations.Etiquette is Zhouli, and people directly came up with Yin Shang etiquette.

The happiest thing is the new school. Don’t you old-fashioned remnants call us every day to misinterpret the original meaning of the sages? Now it’s our turn to say such things.

Even we can directly deny your family knowledge.

The students of the new school think so and do so.With the acquiescence and even instigation of the core leaders in the school, the younger generation began to attack the ancient school.

The imperial court was not slow in responding in this regard. The Manchu civil and martial arts sang meritorious deeds, saying that the emperor obeyed the order of the heavens to unearth the ancient relics of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

It can be said that the legitimacy of the Li-Tang Dynasty has been confirmed once again, and the legitimacy and rationality of various policies promoted by Li Shimin have also been confirmed.

Even some strategies that were controversial before, no one dares to speak up now.

This is a good thing and a bad thing.

But in the short term, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. After all, Li Shimin is still relatively clear-headed and knows what to do and what not to do.

However, everyone soon discovered that it was neither the New School nor the imperial court, but the aristocratic class, who worked most hard to promote the relics of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and the oracle bone inscriptions.

It is no longer verbal support, but real money support, and many dignitaries even paid for the establishment of Oracle seminars.

Everyone was surprised at first, but later they realized what was going on.

Yin Shang is a feudal system. Doesn't its advent prove that the enfeoffment of the Tang Dynasty was at the right time and was recognized by heaven.

Who dares to oppose enfeoffment?
When Yue Shan knew this, he couldn't laugh or cry.

However, bad things also happened, that is, many people started to think about the old place of Yin and Shang.Yue Shan was not afraid of the ancient school's attack, no matter what their purpose was, it was ultimately for the study of oracle bone inscriptions.

The most feared are tomb robbers and those so-called collectors, this is the most damned group.

Although the imperial court has protected Yueshan's major oracle bone inscription excavation sites in previous lives, but if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it.

You still have to dig it out.

Unknowingly, more than a month has passed, the time has come to the end of the year, and the weather is gradually getting colder.

Everything is dying, and everyone is preparing to take a break for a while to accumulate strength for the next year's work, and at the same time start preparing for the New Year.

The same is true for Yueshan, who seldom goes out, even academies and museums.Nesting at home every day, accompanying my family to write and write books, my life is quite comfortable.

It was snowing heavily that day, and he was taking the children outside to have a snowball fight. Zhao Meng braved the snow and came to him.

"Duke Xia, the saint invites you to enter the palace as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)