Infrastructure masters in the red building

Jia Fang and the small workers around him, because they were busy "covering the rain" for the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they were all drenched.

The rain was the torrential rain in the summer afternoon, coming and going suddenly.As soon as he turned around, the rain stopped again.Drops of water dripped from bamboo leaves, green tiles, and human hair to the ground, and gradually flowed into the drainage ditch near the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, where they flowed out in a vortex and a half.

Jia Fang let out a sigh of relief, wiped the water from his forehead, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone performed well today, and you will be rewarded with money, and go back to honor your family."

The little workers cheered in unison at once, and took off their coats and wrung them dry one after another—the clothes are good to dry when they are wet, but Mr. Jia is so happy.

Jia Fang didn't dare to ask people to disturb the upper east room of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. He simply waited for the raincloth and linoleum covering the roof to dry naturally, and then asked people to carefully remove it, and then removed a large piece of shading remnants. The tiles were removed, and then a small wind lantern made of colored glaze was picked up with a long bamboo pole to get a clear view of the situation inside.

— Really a long row of bookshelves.

When Jia Fang saw the bookshelves, he would think of the description of Xiaoxiang Pavilion in "Red Mansion", and think of how talented Lin Daiyu is, and the room is naturally full of books.Thinking of this, Jia Fang naturally had a good impression of the books in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Besides, before the printing industry entered the industrialized age, books were also a luxury.

In addition, Jia Fang continued to export various small inventions in this world, also under the guise of "predecessors' notes" and "ancient books".The fourth prince also asked about the "Theory of Everything", and Jia Fang thought at that time, what if this "Theory of Everything" really exists in this world?

So now that the resources are discovered, Jia Fang naturally dare not neglect - but this discovery completely disrupted his previous renovation plan of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so he had to go to Baigong Workshop and hire an old craftsman who has accumulated many years Come and help him to see how the Xiaoxiang Pavilion should be repaired, so as to ensure that the entire courtyard can be rebuilt without damaging the contents inside.

The old craftsman in Baigongfang was surnamed Lou, and Jia Fang called him Master Lou.After asking about Master Lou's working experience and past experience, Jia Fang found that Master Lou's professional neighborhood is equivalent to the role of a structural engineer of later generations in terms of architectural structures.Inviting him here is indeed a professional counterpart.Master Lou took a picture outside the landlord's house and told Jia Fang: "The bookshelf is embedded in the wall and cannot be removed."

Jia Fang suddenly remembered that the furniture in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion described in the book "Red Mansions" was "made by co-authors". It seems that the ancients began to make integral furniture very early.

Since the bookshelf could not be removed, Jia Fang thought: Then move out all the books on the bookshelf.

But Master Lou politely dissuaded: "It's best not to enter the house until the whole house is finished."

Engineering construction, safety first.Jia Fang knew this truth very well. In order to let his group of small workers "come to work happily and go home safely" every day, he adopted Master Lou's suggestion and decided to use Moso bamboo is used to build a temporary rain-proof shelter to prevent rain events like today from happening again during the construction period.

After the rainproof shed was erected, Jia Fang and Master Lou studied the structure of the East House together, and agreed that the structure of the load-bearing columns in the East House was good and there was no problem.There is no problem with the gable wall of the east house, which can be preserved.

So the two made a bold arrangement. On the basis of retaining the easternmost gable wall, they re-installed beams for the overall building of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, built the main structure, and finally considered how to arrange the bookshelves in the east room.

Retaining part of the wall and part of the material of the original building, and replacing other parts with new ones, is a common method when repairing ancient buildings.However, this method is rare in the case where important objects are still preserved in the main body of the building.Therefore, Jia Fang was worried all day for the next period of time, for fear that something might go wrong during the construction process.

But it may also be because his luck was better. Soon, the main girders of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion were installed. do.

At this time, Jia Fang could finally enter the East Room without any worries and face this bookshelf.

Jia Fang put on a "hard hat" for himself, and then entered the east room of the upper room of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.His hat is a bamboo helmet, which Jia Fang specially went to Datong Lane to find a skilled bamboo craftsman to weave with bamboo strips. It has a lining inside and a semicircular smooth shell on the outside.

Although the material is not as good as later generations, it can somewhat improve the safety factor of some on-site construction workers.

Jia put it into the east room, let himself get used to the light here for a while.

Compared with the bright room, this east room looks very dark—mainly because the three walls in the room are all built into bookshelves, and the shelves should be full of books.The light can only be cast from the bright room next door, so it naturally looks dim.

Jia Fang looked up at the tile work that was about to start above his head, and he was already thinking about changing some of the roof tiles of the east house into "bright tiles"-this is also a lighting method often used in architecture. When it is difficult to collect light from all sides, You can consider using skylight to increase the brightness of the room.

There is no reliable large-scale flat glass on the market now, and Jia Fang has no time to "invent" this kind of time-traveling artifact, but he knows that there is a thing called Mingwa, which was often used as a substitute for glass by wealthy households in ancient times. The materials are shells of marine shellfish, horns, and natural transparent mica sheets.

He intends to introduce this design in the "library room" of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and introduce skylight directly from the roof to improve the current dim light in the east room.

But those are things for later, now Jia Fang intends to see what kind of important books are hidden in this famous "Xiaoxiang Pavilion".

On the bookshelves in this library, looking around, all the books looked exactly the same—they were all wrapped in covers, and there were no words on the spines. The only difference was the thickness.

I don't know if it's because of the change of light, but when Jia Fang walked into the library, the whole bookshelf seemed to be a little brighter, and the gap between the books became clearer.

Jia Fang took a deep breath, took out a book, flipped through the title page, and suddenly jumped up with joy, then walked out of the dark library, came to a bright open area, and looked at the books in his hand.

On the title page, I saw the four characters "Creating French Style" clearly written - as an architect who has a strong interest in ancient Chinese architecture, Jia Fang is very familiar with these four characters.

"Building French Style" is the "Civil Engineering Practice and Quantity Quota" compiled by Li Jie, the manager of the civil engineering department in charge of the civil engineering department in the Northern Song Dynasty. It can be said to be the most important and practical guide for practitioners in the ancient Chinese construction industry. A reference book.

When he traveled to the world of Red Mansions earlier, Jia Fang thought that if he knew he was going to travel, he should have a copy of "Building Procedures" with him at all times.Now he is in charge of the restoration project of the Grand View Garden. Although he himself is familiar with various architectural structures, he suffers from not being able to terminology. In addition, the ancient Chinese weights and measures are different from those of later generations, and the conversion is also a headache.

But now everything is different, and he actually has a copy of "Construction Method" in his hand.

Jia Fang really felt "excited".

However, after calming down, Jia Fang couldn't help remembering that he also sent someone to inquire about the book "Building French Style" at the bookstore in Beijing, but he couldn't buy it at all.The clerks in the store either had never heard of the name at all, or had but never seen the real copy.

"Such books are mostly used by craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, and I have never seen anyone buy such books." The shopkeeper of the bookstore plausibly explained, "Our bookstore is full of various scriptures and legends. And the commentary of the great Confucianism of the time... this young master, but he is studying, do you have any fame, and do you want to take the exam?"

Whenever this kind of time comes, Jia Fang will always be persuaded to leave by the shopkeeper of the bookstore.He was not interested in Ziyue Shiyun and the imperial examinations. For the imperial examinations, Jia Zheng in his family should be enough.

Jia Fang got a copy of "Creating French Style", and after a long time of joy, he put the book away solemnly, and then turned back. He planned to see what other books were on the bookshelves of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Putting on his safety helmet and entering the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Jia Fang stood in front of the bookshelf in the library again.He was surprised to find that the vacant place he had just taken away with a copy of "Construction Method" was gone now.The bookshelves are still full of books.

Jia Fang went out with his hands behind his back, and asked the little worker who had been busy outside: "Did anyone enter this room and move the bookshelves just now?"

The small workers are now very familiar with Jia Fang wearing a hard hat. After hearing Jia Fang's persuasion, they have also begun to try this kind of new "safety protection equipment".At this moment when Jia Fang asked, the workers all shook their heads: "No, third master, no one came into that house."

Jia Fang let out a "hmm", went back to the room, and stood in front of the bookshelf again.

The bookshelves are neat and orderly, and the books are neatly arranged. There is no gap between the books, as if Jia Fang didn't take any of them from the shelf just now.

Jia Fang thought for a while, maybe some obsessive-compulsive worker came in and took a look, and tidied up the bookshelf again?

Determined to forget about this kind of supernatural event, he reached out and took out another book.

This time he took out a thick one, held it in his hand and weighed it, it was quite heavy.

Jia Fang opened the title page, and he just held the book in his hand and stood there, motionless, for a long time, until someone called him: "Third Master...Third Master?"

Jia Fang shook his head, walked out of the library with the books in his hands, and came to an open space.He still couldn't believe what he saw just now, and this time he opened the title page of the book under the sun, and saw four big characters "Ten Books on Architecture" clearly written on it.

Vitruvius' Ten Books on Architecture!

This book was written between 32-22 BC by the Roman architect Marco Vitruvius. The book is divided into ten volumes, so it is named "Ten Books". It is the oldest and most influential architectural monograph in existence. .

This architectural monograph not only influenced European cities before and after AD, it also had a considerable influence during the Renaissance, and even until the 18th and 19th centuries, it still inspired classical revivalism.

Jia Fang learned this, so how could he not know this "Ten Books on Architecture"?

He couldn't hide his excitement, and thought to himself: Is this library really a treasure house of architecture?

He flipped through it briefly, and "Ten Books on Architecture" was not only translated into Chinese, but also changed into a vertical layout, which conforms to the reading habits of people in this world.Seeing that there was only the first volume of the book, Jia Fang immediately turned around and went back to the library.

He found that the empty space for the books he took out just now was still there, so he continued to reach out and pulled out nine books in a row. He opened the title page and saw that they were all "Ten Books on Architecture", which showed that the ten volumes of classics were all here.

Jia Fang happily removed the entire set of books. When he read it the next day, he was dumbfounded again—the empty bookshelves in a row had been filled again.

"There is a problem, there must be a problem—" Jia Fang has vaguely realized where the problem lies.

He himself is a student of architecture, so what he draws out are related classics.What if the person reading the book is not him?

So Jia Fang called a small worker and said to him, "Go to the shelf in the back room and get a book."

The little worker shook his head: "The third master is playing with me? I don't know a single word, what are you doing with the book?"

A few of his companions next to him smiled and explained to Jia Fang: "Sir, don't laugh at him, he still wants to gamble at night..."

Jia Fang: ...

He understood why this little worker got dizzy when he heard the "book". "Book" means "lose".

He could hardly come to these small workers, so who should he find to try?

Just at this time Shuangwen brought Fuya to deliver the meal again, Jia Fang: Yes!

Shuangwen can read and write, and is good at drawing, so he just asked Shuangwen to try.So Jia Fang asked Shuangwen: "Is there any book you want to read recently?"

Shuangwen was very surprised, stared at Jia Fang twice, and said, "Is the third master really kidding me?"

Jia Fang slapped the back of his head, and then realized: this is an era when girls are virtuous without talent. Even if girls can read and write, it is for their future to manage the family better, not for their own interests.So Jia Fang hurriedly said, "I'm not joking!"

"Is there any book you particularly want to read recently?"

Shuangwen thought for a moment, and said, "Recently I've been looking at and studying painting, but I want to read the theory of painting in the past."

Want to read painting theory?Jia Fang thought: No wonder Shuangwen recently followed him to learn how to draw renderings. He would think while drawing, because he wanted to combine theory with practice.

But the problem is that the architectural renderings are different from those landscapes, flowers, birds, pavilions and figures in the past... There is no painting theory.

But Shuangwen always knew what she wanted to see.

"Then go to the newly built room and pick out a book." Jia Fang handed over the helmet to Shuangwen, and also gave instructions on how to wear it.

The hard hat would distort the hair accessories on Shuangwen's head, but under Jia Fang's repeated emphasis, Shuangwen still put on the hat. When he was young, he really brought out a book, and asked Jia Fang with doubts on his face: "This... doesn't look like the painting theory of past dynasties!"

Jia Fang took a look and smiled immediately, only to see "A Complete Collection of Architectural Effect Drawing Techniques" written on the title page.

"That's it. This is easy to use. If you don't believe me, you can read it." Jia Fang handed the book back to Shuangwen. He finally counted it now—this bookshelf is amazing.The books on the bookshelf are probably based on the background of the borrower, or according to the needs of the borrower, the relevant books are automatically provided.

This is too... amazing!Jia reassures himself that in the library system of future generations, no matter how advanced artificial intelligence is, it will not be able to make such accurate judgments.

Unexpectedly, after receiving Shuangwen in his hand, he opened his mouth and read out the title of the book: "The Complete Compilation of Meticulous Brushwork and Terrace Techniques", the third master is right, it is indeed what Shuangwen needs."

Jia Fang: ...

Still bring this?Even the title of the book can be replaced with one that is more acceptable to the target audience?

Seeing Shuangwen happily holding a book in her hand, Fuya next to her said loudly, "I like books too, so I want to go too!"

Shuangwen couldn't help laughing, and said softly, "How many words do you know? Why don't you come here after you know a few more words?"

How could Fuya hold back, she reached out and took the "hard hat" that Shuangwen had worn, regardless of whether it fit or not, she put it on her head, and stepped into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with her legs open. Really ran out holding a book, handed it to Shuangwen, and asked, "Sister Shuangwen, show me what this is."

After flipping through the double text, I immediately laughed out loud and said, "Okay, okay, this is okay, this is perfect for you."

"Is this a...fancy book?" Jia Fang was dumbfounded when he saw it.

"Didn't Grandma Sun ask you to find Benhuazi to learn how to embroider? Isn't that all?" Shuangwen reached out and rubbed the helmet on Fuya's head.

Jia Fang: Is this really bookshelf intelligence? !

After this test, Jia Fang became more and more sure that the bookshelves in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, as well as the books on the shelves, were absolutely unusual.

But after experiencing the "shrinking ground whip" in Daoxiang Village, Jia Fang really felt that his acceptance of these new affairs was much higher. Instead of being particularly surprised, he was thinking in his heart how he could do better Take advantage of this "smart bookshelf".

So he meditated in his heart: I want to find a textbook for the Mongolian children in Taoyuan Village. Is there "Primary Chinese"?

Then, Jia Fang stood in front of the bookshelf, stretched out his hand again, pulled out a thin booklet, and opened it——

I saw that it was not the most common books such as "Three Character Classics", "Thousand Character Classics", "Children's Learning Qionglin" and so on. On the first page Jia Fang opened, it turned out to be "popular hands, top, middle and bottom".

Amazing!

I feel that the essence of school-age education for later generations in China is condensed here.Jia Fang flipped through the book carefully, and confirmed that there was nothing particularly "dramatic" in the content, and he could safely hand it over to Taoyuan Village for use.

Where there is language, there is mathematics. Jia Fang took out another book, and saw that it said "Children's Arithmetic", roughly flipped through it, from addition and subtraction within ten to ninety-nine multiplication formulas, wait...wait a minute, Just as Jia Fang was about to close the book, he suddenly discovered a detail—the numbers in the book were not Arabic numerals, but Chinese characters.

Want to come also took into account the user's acceptance.Those who take this book and teach those Mongolian children are at least adults. If they first see the Arabic numerals that look like figures, they may not be able to accept them for a while.

It seems that the thought is quite thoughtful, but the promotion plan of Arabic numerals may have to be postponed for the time being.

Jia Fang kept on doing it, and stood in front of the bookshelf for the third time, thinking to himself: So, will there be "Junior High School Physics"?

He stretched out his hand and pulled out a book from the bookshelf again. When he opened it, he saw four large characters written on the title page:

"The Law of Everything"——