The reconstruction of Gongyuan will take time and cannot be accomplished overnight like building a chicken coop.
What's more, the emperor also put forward stringent conditions such as flame retardant and fire prevention.
How can you do it if you don’t have any brains?
It can be imagined how helpless and helpless the master craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry were.
They work hard day after day and naturally make no real progress.
However, the imperial examination cannot be stopped!
In desperation, Emperor Sheng had no choice but to follow the cabinet's advice and temporarily vacate the Imperial College as an examination room to complete the major examination of this subject.
This incident has also become a special laughing stock of Dafeng Dynasty since the founding of the People's Republic of China: the imperial court's tribute examination was not taken in the Gongyuan.
The more people ridiculed him, the more shameless the emperor felt, so he brought the minister of the Ministry of Industry over and gave him a hard time.
After venting his anger, he felt a little more relaxed.
At this time, San Dezi stepped forward to flatter him and said: "Your Majesty, this old minister is just a tough talker. You see, if you show your true intentions even a little bit, he will immediately become weak..."
Before he finished speaking, the Third Eunuch suddenly trembled, and then he knelt on the ground with a thud.
At the same time, he slapped himself a few times, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! This slave has spoken uncontrollably and violated a taboo. I hope you will show some understanding..."
I don’t know what’s going on lately, but every time he hears the word ‘hard’, the emperor gets angry for no apparent reason. There are two dozen concubines who have been thrown into the cold palace because of this.
Among them, Wu Wanrong, who paid tribute to hard jade some time ago, also suffered inexplicable disasters.
You say, who dares not to have a long memory?
Seeing San Dezi lashing out with regret, the emperor's face looked better.
While he snorted softly, he couldn't help but cast his gaze to the far south: Does the medicine in Qiongzhou work?
No matter what, having hope is better than having no hope.
Seeing that His Majesty's anger was fading, Santoku quickly changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that Prince Hongyu is currently building some kind of empire building? I see that the structure is impressive and feels very extraordinary."
Empire State Building?
What the hell is this?
Although I didn’t understand it, judging from the words alone, this should be a huge building with a royal atmosphere.
Strong curiosity drove the emperor to put aside his disapproval of "hardness" and follow San Dezi's lead to watch.
Just a little tilt and you'll get there.
The emperor took a look and couldn't help but smile.
What kind of building is this? It's clearly a large multi-story chicken coop.
In terms of land area, the length and width are no more than two feet, and in terms of height, it is less than five feet. Can this kind of building be called a building?
However, after laughing, he became serious again.
Although this attic is small in scale, its level of sophistication is no less than that of a grand palace.
In terms of design, it is square and square, with large doors and windows, and is spacious and bright, giving people a simple but not simple and elegant feeling.
In particular, some of the materials involved have never been seen or heard of before. Even if Gongshu Ban is reincarnated, he may not be able to create them.
Seeing the emperor stop and take a closer look, the prince Li Hongyu quickly came forward to talk.
"Father, this structure is the Empire State Building jointly built by Erchen and Qi Xiao. Do you think it's okay?"
"Well, overall, it's not bad! Although it is very different from our traditional Chinese architectural style, it has distinctive features and focuses on practicality, so it is indeed a good building!"
The emperor observed it and gave a relatively fair evaluation.
Seeing the praise, both Li Hongyu and Qi Xiao burst out with proud smiles.
Next, the three of them started a series of discussions around the newly completed Empire State Building.
After chatting for a while, the emperor began to prove the connection between theory and practice.
He first walked around a few times and stepped on the surrounding cement roads, then nodded and said: "These materials are as smooth as jade, clean and neat, and they really look extraordinary."
Hearing this, Qi Xiao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's sharp eyes are like a torch, and he can tell the truth with just one word. I sincerely admire you, sir! However, the advantages of this kind of building are far more than that."
The word 'far from' was in the words, and he said it in a very serious tone.
It sounds quite sobering.
The emperor glanced sideways at him and asked calmly: "Tell me, what other wonderful features does this structure have that I don't know about?"
Qi Xiao said without thinking, "Your Majesty, this kind of structure is made of cement, stone, steel bars, ceramic tiles, and many other materials. Once it is shaped, it will remain unchanged for a lifetime, even if it is soaked by floods.
There won’t be any looseness.”
This means that its waterproof effect is quite good.
The emperor stamped his foot on the concrete floor and nodded in seeming approval.
Qi Xiao saw this and continued: "Your Majesty, please see that the door and window frames of this building are all made of painted iron sheets, with glass inlaid in the middle for lighting. It can be seen that the upper and lower parts are not used at all.
It is made of wooden material, which means that its fire resistance is also quite impressive. As for its sturdiness... Let me put it this way, there is no problem in resisting the earth dragon that comes back once in a thousand years."
Flame retardant, fireproof, and durable...
With these two properties, isn't it suitable for building a tribute courtyard?
The emperor's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he said with a faint smile: "It sounds pretty good, but I don't know if there is any moisture hidden in your words."
Qi Xiao smiled and said: "We will find out once we try it!"
"Oh? How about a try?"
"It's not that difficult!"
After saying that, Qi Xiao ordered the young eunuch to bring a pile of firewood, then cover it with tung oil, sulfur and other fire starters. After lighting it, he threw it towards the Empire State Building.
It turned out that the building did not participate in the burning.
In other words, fire prevention is not a falsehood.
In this case, the only question is whether it is solid and durable.
"Your Majesty, I kindly ask you to fetch the small cannon from the Great Emperor, load it with shotgun shells, and start bombarding the building. I can conclude that except for the broken glass, everything else is safe and sound.
"
"What? You want to use artillery bombardment to test it with live ammunition?"
"Um……"
Although this method is extreme, it is still a feasible strategy.
If this building can withstand cannon bombardment, its sturdiness is self-evident.
In view of the above considerations, the emperor accepted this suggestion graciously.
He immediately sent someone to fetch small artillery, and then set up a battle array to prepare for the next anti-attack test.
At this time, Li Hongyu seemed a little nervous, and he kept winking at Qi Xiao.
However, I saw that the latter seemed to have nothing to do with it, and was still as calm as before.