technical type

Grandpa Sun called Ji Mo into the house, taught him some characters, asked him to read a text in the booklet, and started asking him about what he saw in the town.

"Why did you choose here?"

"Why is it like this? It can't be like this, or that?"

"Why is it going north-south instead of east-west?"

"Do you understand why this is the center?"

Grandpa Sun's question was of different depths when asked, it's not that Ji Mo didn't understand, but, think about it, the other party hasn't taught him to distinguish between east, west, north and south, so he directly asked about the pattern, don't you think the span is a little too big?

Ji Mo, who had to be stupid, had to ask some stupid questions first, and even answered with some ignorance, "Maybe it's more convenient this way? It's just facing our village!"

Grandpa Sun shook his head, and touched the wooden plank at hand as if he hated iron for not being able to make steel. Ji Mo was startled and almost forgot that if he didn't answer well, there might be corporal punishment!

"I think this layout is more reasonable, for example..."

He tried his best to explain his understanding in a child-like language that is easy to understand, and at the same time, he inadvertently called cheap dad in his words, indicating that this is what dad said, and that's what I believe.

Grandpa Sun heard clearly that Ji Mo mentioned the title "Father", but he didn't care, and muttered: "He still remembers."

Hehe, what are you father and son doing?

Ji Mo felt that Grandpa Sun might have known about Uncle Sun's temperament early in the morning. He originally used his hand to send himself to the cheap father, so that the cheap father could contribute. After so many years, the father and son used this method to confront each other, which is really interesting. ah!

"Don't learn from that unfilial son. With his little things, if he had worked harder back then, he wouldn't have created such a brick wall to block his heart!"

As soon as he mentioned his son, Grandpa Sun's subject changed directly, and when he talked about the previous project, his words were filled with distaste, "What kind of wall is that? You don't need to stuff copper coins, you can stuff it with your fingers! It's even become a wall." !"

When building brick walls in ancient times, there was a standard that was not considered a standard. As the developer, the official government would exchange all the wages into copper coins when paying wages at the end. Baskets of copper coins were taken to the brick wall and found. People stuff into the cracks of the bricks, as much as they can stuff, and the rest that can't fit, is the worker's wages.

With this provision, even if the workers don’t think about the century-old brick wall, they won’t be willing to work hard for several months, or even several years of money to add brick joints for nothing, and they will use it more or less when they are working. Be careful so you don't make mistakes.

But this one is only applicable to large projects, such as the city wall at the foot of the emperor, or a dam somewhere. Small projects, such as the walls of a town, don’t need to be so strict. The point is, Ji Mo thinks this Someone must have embezzled public funds inside, and the people above all know that a lot of the money has been taken by themselves, and the quality requirements are not so strict, so everyone is relaxed.

Anyway, I have been an official before, and I know some of the tricks here. In ancient times, being an upright official was really not a compliment.

As in the case of this kind of project, if an honest official does not take money himself, and has no means to restrict others from taking money, and finally strictly requires the quality of the project to be completed on schedule, the result may be that the workers are forced to death. pass.

Otherwise, even small officials were forced to die, causing a lot of complaints in a place, and the official voice in the end was definitely not good. Calling "a clean official" seemed to be a curse.

So this is why some places welcome corrupt officials.

Not afraid of corrupt officials scraping the land, they still know how to keep their hand, so that people’s grievances will not really boil, and it will stop when they have enough, but it will be bad if honest officials come to make up for it. This is harsh, that is demanding, and the one who pays the bill will definitely not be the wealthy. , or those ordinary people.

Common people don't understand the law and don't know how to take advantage of loopholes. This is the difficulty.

Of course, not all honest officials are like this, but it's hard to be honest.

Ji Mo once wanted to work hard in the direction of being an upright official, but the result was that he took all the money that should be taken, and he was so desperate that he didn't take the money that shouldn't be taken.

Well, the small county he was in charge of back then didn't have much money that he shouldn't have, it was too barren.

"Maybe there is no money."

Grandpa Sun can scold his son, but Ji Mo cannot scold him. This is a legal requirement, otherwise it is unfilial, and even Grandpa Sun will not like him for it.

The sentence he added casually made Grandpa Sun silent, and he sighed after a long while, and he didn't say anything. This is how this dynasty is now. , how much is also a trouble.

I can't say anything, hold it in my heart, and feel unhappy.

Grandpa Sun put down the brochure for Ji Mo to read by himself, and he went outside again with the wine gourd. After a while, he heard the children laughing and shouting, "The old lunatic has gone crazy again!"

They didn't ask Ji Mo to go see it now. Not long ago, the parents of each family sent messages, telling them not to disturb Ji Mo's study.

To put it bluntly, architects are the foundation of the Sun family. If someone can learn from them, they will definitely not hold back.

After Ji Mo heard the news, he felt a little heartbroken. They didn't even know that he was not of the blood of the Sun family. However, an adopted son is also a son, and he will definitely pass on what should be passed on, giving priority to the members of the family.

This priority is also an unspoken rule in ancient times. There is no reason not to support people around them. Therefore, at certain times, those big and leafy families in ancient times had a collective concept, and they were absolutely unambiguous when they should unanimously speak out.

The text on the booklet is not complicated, so it can be seen that the person who wrote it at the beginning didn't want to drag the text, but some things, such as inherent vocabulary, for Ji Mo, need to be re-understood.

Ji Mo flipped through it roughly, and except for the few pictures, the rest were written contents, and the things recorded in these contents were quite complicated and rigid.

For example, when building a city, it is directly said to choose a place "adjacent to water and mountains" for the convenience of water conservancy. The number of mountains and rivers in each location is not the same, which one to choose and which one not to choose, these words in the book cannot give examples one by one.

It is also up to the builder to decide whether to rely on mountains or water.

There are also issues such as whether it is appropriate to build a city on a plain, the so-called "no danger to defend" and "a flat river".

The specifications of the city walls are also listed, large, medium and small, the number of gates in the small city wall, the number of gates in the large city wall, the orientation, how many roads in the city, residential areas, commercial areas, how to divide them, the city center, where the government is located , and where exactly should it be.

The records in the book are extremely rigid, which can be regarded as a basic template. On this basis, one or two changes can be made depending on the ability of the builder.

After Ji Mo read through it, he was very sure that the wonders of the Xuantian Temple mentioned by Grandpa Sun were definitely not above the examples in this book. Obviously, some successes cannot be replicated. This is just one example and cannot be generalized.

On the contrary, the ones in this brochure are all basic models, but they can be used everywhere. At most, some places are not so convenient and flexible, but they are all usable.

The size is clearly stated in the book. If someone follows the script, it won't be too unseemly, which is pretty good.

Ji Mo looked at it and felt the wisdom of the predecessors. He may not be able to surpass this book when he writes books in the future.

In this case, if I write a similar book again, is it considered my own exam work?

There is no intention of plagiarism, but if the same content, the same words, are used here and there, will the system judge it as a duplicate work and not count?

After thinking a little further, when I came back to my senses, it was time to eat.

It was Uncle Sun who took care of their lunch. Ji Mo actually liked the atmosphere of his house, and the nagging second aunt could always talk about some sweet-sounding daily routines.

"Don't believe everything in that book."

When Second Uncle Sun heard Ji Mo say something like the size in the memory book, Ji Mo was puzzled and looked at him suspiciously.

I was still thinking in my heart, Grandpa Sun didn't listen to what he said, so did he listen to others?

"What year is the old almanac mentioned in the book, and the size has changed a long time ago."

The times are developing and the society is progressing. Even if there are not so many improvements in technology, there are many things. A dynasty is a dynasty's architecture. If the architecture of each dynasty is the same, what will the archaeologists of later generations do?

Ji Mo was stunned when he heard that, yes, the height and width of the city wall are all determined by the top. Of course, setting this size is a bit of a no-brainer, but a new dynasty is a new atmosphere, and the clothes, hairstyles and makeup will change , Why is the building still the same?

The city wall, which cannot be changed easily, may also be thickened or heightened for some reason, and the size is specially set to be auspicious, so as to protect the dynasty even more, which is also the exclusive style of ancient superstition.

In some places that are not particularly important, the size of the feet and inches sounds sensational, but it is actually not very useful.

Uh, maybe it's still useful?

"Second uncle said, grandpa will teach me in the future."

Ji Mo is very confident.

"Your grandfather hasn't worked for many years. I'm afraid he doesn't even know what the current size is."

Second Aunt Sun smiled like this, but there was no malice in it, just a joke.

Ji Mo didn't say a word. It is impossible for him to agree with such words. If you love a line, you are a line. Even if you don't go to work, how can you not understand it?

Grandpa Sun seems to nest in the small mountain village every day, as if he doesn't care about world affairs, but wherever Uncle Sun goes, he will be called over to ask a few words, what old city walls and new buildings, these things, Uncle Sun is half As an insider, if you simply talk about the size, you can still answer fluently.

Ji Mo has seen such a scene, so he knows that Grandpa Sun still has an understanding of the changes outside. As for how much he understands, it doesn't really matter. The most important thing for a building is to stand upright, be able to withstand vicissitudes, and what shape. They all need to be pursued on a solid foundation.