Chapter 488: Waste of People and Money! Daming Infrastructure Starts From Here!
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The east side of Taiye Lake.
Therefore, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty was the palace city.
The imperial city of the Yuan Dynasty was very large, and the layout of the palaces was more scattered. It was centered on Qionghua Island in the Taiye Pool, which served as the large inner forbidden city of the Yuan Dynasty.
From the time when Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, began to build the Dadu Palace in the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, to when Xu Da conquered Dadu City, and after hundreds of years of construction by the fifth generation and eleven emperors, the Dadu Palace was majestic, luxurious and magnificent, and it was the center of the world at that time.
However, due to the spread of the war, this luxurious capital was all burned to the ground, and was replaced by the Yan Palace of Yan King Zhu Di.
At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu came to the ruins to inspect the work. Standing beside him were Peiping tycoon Guo Zi and the director of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau Hu Yuancheng. They were ready to start the official construction.
After all, he accepted the task and guaranteed in front of Zhu Di that the Forbidden City in Peking would be built within three to five years, and it would be high-end and classy.
After all, it is the Forbidden City. According to the standards of the Forbidden City in Nanjing, temples, suburban rituals, mandalas, palaces, gates, etc. all need to be in place, which is not a small project in itself.
According to historical records, after the Forbidden City in Peking was built, there were a total of 8,350 houses, which was much larger than the West Palace, which only had more than 1,600 houses. Even compared to the Forbidden City in Nanjing, it was even more magnificent.
The old Yan Palace (West Palace), together with part of the imperial city, took a total of fourteen years to build.
When Zhu Gaoxu persuaded Zhu Di to allow him to come to Peking, he guaranteed that he would repair the Forbidden City in Peking within three to five years and allow Zhu Di to move the capital to Peking as soon as possible.
Therefore, this errand must be started as soon as possible.
Fortunately, there are professional and technical personnel from the Royal Manufacturing Bureau. Zhu Gaoxu only needs to give a general direction, and leave the rest to the Royal Manufacturing Bureau.
"Old Hu, transfer the best craftsmen from the manufacturing bureau. From material selection to architectural design, palaces, gates and other buildings must strive for excellence!"
When everyone heard what he said, they didn't think there was anything wrong.
After all, the Forbidden City in Peiping, which is about to rise from the ground, will become the palace city of the Ming Dynasty. For a long time in the future, as long as no accidents occur, the Forbidden City in Peiping will be the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, today's emperor pays special attention to this matter. The construction of Prince Yan's Palace in the West Palace has consumed countless expensive materials. In the future, the Forbidden City in Peking will only have a higher status than the West Palace.
So no matter what materials, including the craftsmen, they all use the best, which is understandable.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at it for a moment, and the poem appeared in his mind, praising the majesty of Yuan Dadu.
The clouds are opening, the sun is rising over the golden palace, and the earth is dancing with the wind and the jade is ringing.
The tiger and leopard pass are surrounded by ceremonial guards, and the fish, dragon and sea meet many handsome people.
It's just that no matter how magnificent the palace is, it is now in ruins and covered with loess.
However, now, they want to build an even more magnificent and magnificent palace on top of these ruins, which is really embarrassing.
That thief Zhu Di is really a bastard!
"Lao Hu, how are the preparations going? Take me to have a look and learn about your preparations."
Hu Yuancheng nodded and started explaining while leading the way.
"His Royal Highness, so far, according to your instructions, the craftsmen of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau and the Ministry of Industry have initially divided the areas of each building, and various materials have also been mobilized and dispatched by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they have begun to step up their efforts. We have started shipping it from various places, and the preliminary work materials have been fully prepared, and construction can start at any time.”
"If the materials and funds are sufficient, I am confident that the construction will be basically completed in the 19th year of Yongle at the latest!"
Zhu Gaoxu: "???"
What?
Yongle's 19th year?
Are you going to study for seven or eight years?
"Old Hu, please make it clear, how long will it take to practice?"
Hu Yuancheng looked serious and said solemnly: "If the funds and materials are sufficient and all construction periods can be carried out at the same time, it is expected to be completed by the end of Yongle eighteenth year!"
"Hiss...don't you think it's too slow?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Hu Yuancheng with a blank look on his face. The latter was obviously stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously asked: "Your Majesty, this is already very fast! The West Palace has been cultivated for eleven years..."
slow?
Where is it slow?
Even if you build a small yard, it will take two to three months!
Laying the foundation, firing the bricks, building the walls, raising the beams, and then laying the tiles. This does not include other detailed works. A set process can be considered fast in two or three months.
If it's slower, it might take months or even years of work.
Some large courtyards have only been built after the efforts of several generations.
What's more, what I and others want to build now is not a courtyard, but a magnificent palace. The future palace of the Ming Dynasty will be almost equivalent to a magnificent city!
Zhu Gaoxu: "!!!"
quick?
Hurry up, uncle!
It will take seven or eight years to build the Forbidden City?
You're such a quick hammer! Hurry!
If you really want to practice until the 19th year of Yongle, then the damn day lilies will be cold!
"Old Hu, this is not possible. You must repair it within five years at most."
Hu Yuancheng was stunned when he heard this, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Your Highness, this is impossible!"
"According to the scale of the Forbidden City in Nanjing, some things cannot be made quickly at all, such as dragon carvings on pillars. They need to select the best wood first, and then carefully carve and polish it by top craftsmen. This set of processes is easy to say. It will take several months or even a year and a half, especially since the demand is huge..."
"What pillars do you want? What dragon sculptures do you want?" Zhu Gaoxu scolded angrily, "The main structure is all built by me with cement and red bricks. How can I have so much free time waiting for them to transport high-quality wood from various places? This is not a waste of people and money. ?"
Everyone: "???"
What?
What did you say?
Use cement and red bricks to build the palace?
Damn it, you are going crazy!
That's the palace, where the Emperor of Ming Dynasty lived, how could he use these things...
"Old Hu, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Listen to me, don't use wood, just use cement red bricks and steel plates. They are strong and durable, and can be fireproof."
"As for the beauty, I will give you some drawings later. Just build them according to the drawings, such as the Qing Palace and the Renshou Palace. This way the progress will be fast enough..."
Everyone: "!!!"
filial piety!
So filial!
Filial piety brings strength!
You really don't care at all!
The emperor asked the King of Han to supervise the construction of the Forbidden City in Peiping. It was simply the worst decision he had ever made!
As Zhu Gaoxu spoke, a magical scene appeared in his mind.
During the Ming Dynasty, tall buildings were built in the Forbidden City in Peking. What would it be like?
The steelmaking level of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau has been greatly improved, and it is not a problem to produce steel trusses.
Reinforced cement concrete, plus expensive "glazed glass"...
The impact of such scenes on Zhu Di is really exciting!
When a thief like Zhu Di saw the high-rise building for the first time, he wouldn't have just passed by it, right?
That's really...celebration from all over the world!
As for this era, if there is no mechanical problem, it is not a problem at all.
To put it bluntly, the most difficult part of building a palace is obtaining materials and transporting them.
Just collecting materials is not a simple project, and things that are too huge and heavy like stone pillars and stone carvings not only require a lot of manpower, but also require special circumstances to move them.
After all, the Ming Dynasty is not a later generation. All kinds of large-scale construction machinery are completely beyond imagination, and they can play tricks in construction.
However, Ming Dynasty did not have machinery, but it had manpower!
For every building that shocks the world, the manpower behind it is absolutely unimaginable by future generations!
Abandoning wood and stone and using cement and red bricks, Ming Dynasty’s infrastructure construction begins now!
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