Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Trying to show off, huh? Would you die if you said it later?

You can't even produce a complete poem, just tossing out half-lines.

You're practically a poetic eunuch!

Everyone's in high spirits, and you suddenly jump out with this half-line, how are others supposed to recite!

They can't!

To continue reciting would be inviting humiliation....

Emperor Jing, however, was full of interest, his appreciation for Fang Zheng Yi growing.

Fine lines spoken without hesitation, his poetic talent overwhelming the officials!

It's just a pity, although his level is high, he can't seem to shake this problem of only producing half-lines...

The waterfall in the building continued to gush forth.

Fang Zheng Yi disrupted the rhythm of reciting poetry, and everyone had no choice but to silently admire this rare spectacle.

Suddenly, Li Yuan Zhao shouted: "I know! A water pump, there's a water pump system installed upstairs, right?"

Fang Zheng Yi said in a clear voice: "Your Highness is intelligent. The thirteenth floor of the building is equipped with a water pump system modified from steam engines. The waterfall upstairs is drawing water from the pond below and releasing it upstairs."

"So that's how it is." The officials suddenly understood, but there was a sense of loss in their hearts.

What a magnificent, majestic, and soul-stirring scene.

But once the principle behind it is revealed, that feeling of mystery and romance vanishes in an instant.

Everyone is familiar with steam engines, and they have heard of many devices derived from steam engines.

As soon as Fang Zheng Yi mentioned a water pump, everyone naturally understood what was going on.

Although the beautiful scenery in front of them remained, it lacked a bit of flavor and soul....

Seeing this, Fang Zheng Yi also saw the clues.

However, he was not surprised by the reaction of the emperor and the officials.

People are just cheap creatures. Once they understand something too well, the sense of mystery disappears, and they immediately feel that it is ordinary and loses its appeal.

As the saying goes, distance creates beauty, which is absolutely true.

Modern smartphones are everywhere, allowing everyone to communicate over long distances, and even video call. Atomic bombs can kill hundreds of thousands of people with one blast, and satellites fill the sky.

The garbage that modern people casually discard, the obsolete technology that they don't use, are all divine creations in the eyes of the ancients.

However, many people always have a bland or even disdainful attitude towards those technologies that have truly created countless miracles in life and drastically changed life. Instead, they hold great reverence for those clumsy metaphysical theories that have been waiting on the mountaintop for a long time and whose productivity is approximately zero.

What's even more pathetic is that many seemingly impressive metaphysical theories still rely on the advancement of scientific theories to broaden the boundaries of imagination...

"So, what is the purpose of the waterfall outside the building?" A pragmatist in the crowd began to ask.

Obviously, it is not a simple matter to move the water pump system to the thirteenth floor, and it may even be thankless. There must be a mystery in it.

"Does that even need asking? The building is surrounded by ponds, and the top has a waterfall. When it encounters water, it flourishes and generates wealth with water. It can be seen that this building has a feng shui arrangement that has never been seen before, with excellent feng shui."

"That's right, steam engines are also driven by water, using water to regulate water, adding wealth to wealth. It is indeed excellent, but in my opinion, the trees around seem a bit sparse..."

"I didn't expect that steam engines could also adjust feng shui..."

The crowd began to discuss enthusiastically, and Emperor Jing asked: "Zheng Yi, what is the purpose of this waterfall? Is there really a feng shui mystery contained within it?"

"Ah, it only serves as a landscape feature."

"......" Emperor Jing was speechless.

The officials immediately stopped discussing, and once again looked at Fang Zheng Yi with malicious eyes.

Okay, okay, so that's how you play it!

You can't stand not ruining everyone's mood today, can you!

Fang Zheng Yi expressed that he was very innocent, he didn't expect these people to have such rich imaginations.

The water pump system that creates the waterfall in this building exists only to create a spectacle.

The inspiration came from the news he saw in his previous life.

Aside from this function, it can be said to be extremely useless, with huge noise and vibration having a great negative impact, and there is also a risk of fire from burning a boiler on the thirteenth floor.

Once it is turned on, the building will not have a moment of peace.

However, one of the original intentions of building the mansion was to attract attention. This thing will only be turned on when important people visit or during the New Year, and it will definitely not be turned on at ordinary times, just like the fountain at the entrance of Dongjiao University.

The water flow of the waterfall gradually decreased.

Seeing that the time had come, Fang Zheng Yi stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Everyone, please follow me now, let's visit the interior of the building."

The large group gradually walked towards the entrance of the building, following Fang Zheng Yi's footsteps.

At this time, Emperor Jing slowed down and looked at the door, asking: "Zheng Yi, this door...."

Fang Zheng Yi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, this is called a revolving door. When entering the door, push open one of the glass doors, and the whole thing will automatically rotate. This kind of door is also specially produced in Taoyuan County. This door is not only beautiful in shape, but also prevents the backflow of wind."

After Fang Zheng Yi finished speaking, he led Emperor Jing into the hall first.

Seeing this, the officials behind him began to whisper again.

"This door is a bit interesting, it looks quite novel."

"What's so interesting about it? Don't you think it's very cumbersome, having to push the door to walk."

"I think so too. What if someone drinks too much and vomits inside? Wouldn't it be like spreading pancake rolls..."

"Hiss! I'm very happy today, can you not say such disgusting things? Hurry up and go!"

Entering it suddenly gives people a sense of enlightenment.

The first thing you enter is the hall, and the middle part of the first to fifth floors is hollow.

Therefore, the hall is extremely high, and a large area of the walls is paved with tiles. In addition, the surroundings are all glass windows, especially the first floor uses huge floor-to-ceiling windows, so there is no dark place during the day.

Many decorative green plants are placed around, and there are also small landscape features with rocks and water in the corners, and goldfish swim in the water.

A glass cabinet stands next to the right wall, with two sets of security uniforms and several riot control forks placed inside in advance.

Straight ahead is a white marble service desk.

Behind the desk, there is a pure and beautiful girl wearing a moon-white cheongsam, with her hands folded in front of her abdomen, welcoming guests with a smile on her face.

As for what this girl's job is...

Since the building has not yet been officially put into operation, it currently only serves as a decorative feature.

However, all the decorations here were personally arranged by Fang Zheng Yi, like a modern office building.

"This is decorated even more beautifully than the palace..." Emperor Jing muttered.

Fang Zheng Yi quickly said: "These are all decorations that your son specially designed for Father Emperor. The top floor is reserved for you!"

So there's a floor for me? Emperor Jing was overjoyed and patted Fang Zheng Yi on the shoulder, repeatedly saying: "You have filial piety... you have filial piety."

"Please go ahead, the front is where you go upstairs. The other locations in the building have not been decorated yet, only the top floor is decorated. Let's go directly to the top floor to take a look now."

Emperor Jing nodded and strode forward.

Li Yuan Zhao came up and whispered: "Lao Fang, did you leave anything for me..."

"No."

"You're good!" Li Yuan Zhao glared at him and followed Emperor Jing closely.

Fang Zheng Yi turned around to guide the others to go forward.

But after just a glance back, he immediately stood still, his expression dazed.

Inside a building that is almost 80% similar to a modern office building, except for the lack of electrical equipment.

A group of officials wearing old official robes appeared, poking their heads around everywhere.

This strong contrast made him realize for the first time that he was standing on the dividing line between two great eras, and the feeling of time and space dislocation hit him.

It was as if he had brought a group of people from ancient times back to modern times, except that... he himself was one of them.

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(Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, I wish you all a happy holiday and a happy holiday. I will adjust for another day today, and send the article earlier tomorrow. Thank you for your support, there is another chapter.)