Gongshujin had some doubts: "Your Majesty, if we adopt the method mentioned by Your Majesty, it can certainly improve efficiency, but the whole thing will be much heavier. Not only will it be troublesome to build, but it will also be complicated to dismantle. If we just build the city wall, is it not worth the gain? "
Gong Shujin's worries are not unreasonable, but naturally I won't act on this point: "You know Linchong, right?"
Gong Shujin nodded: "It is said that Linchong was made by Jiang Taigong, so it is also called Lu Gong's car, which is similar to Chao's car. The Mohists also modified it. The car is several feet high and dozens of feet long. It can be described as a giant. Just because It was heavy and heavy, and was afraid of fire attacks. It only appeared once in the Battle of Yanling and was abandoned."
Then I thought about it for a moment and thought of my idea of making the pulley system bigger and heavier. I suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you mean to transform Linchong into a movable pulley bracket?"
I smiled and said: "Clever! The reason why Linchong was abandoned is because, as you said, it was restricted by the terrain and could not move long distances. Most of them were made on-site after arriving at the enemy's siege and cutting down trees around the city. This is not exactly what happened when building a city. Such a situation? There are fifty-nine counties in the world, and the only ones that really need to build cities are the five counties of Hexi and the six counties of Donghu. One such device for each city is enough."
Baichong praised: "Your Majesty is wise, this can greatly improve the efficiency of city construction!"
I smiled and didn't answer: "The five counties in Hexi are just small towns with a radius of 20 miles, less than the size of Xianyang 41. Xianyang may expand in the future, so Xianyang's utensils must be made more and in a complete range."
"The first type is the tower crane." I picked up the bamboo piece and gestured. "The vertical one is the Linchong style tower, and the horizontal one is the extension arm fixed on the top of the tower. The tower and the extension arm are connected by an axis. It must be able to rotate left and right. The extension arm is equipped with slide rails and pulleys. The slide rail is to make the pulley move forward and backward on the extension arm. The rope passes through the pulley, and one end is used to lift the cargo box for placing bricks and mud. The other end is tied to the movable pulley block. On livestock, this can be used to lift goods up and down, left and right."
Gongshujin kept nodding his head while listening. I asked Qiwan to give them both a pen and paper to record what I said.
"The second type is the excavator." I also took a pen and paper and said as I drew: "It is similar to the principle of a tower crane, except that the extension arm is replaced with angled wood or copper and iron, and the end of the extension arm is connected to a bucket through a shaft. Something like this. There are two ropes on the bucket, one is used to control the digging and retracting of the bucket, and the other is used to lift and lower the extension arm. They are also pulled by two groups of livestock, thus saving the effort of digging. "
"The third type is a bulldozer. The wheels of the carriage are reduced, a few pairs of wheels are added, and the weight is increased. There is a copper and iron push shovel at the front end, similar to this, and the front end is pulled by livestock. However, the push shovel should not be too big, otherwise even livestock will have difficulty pulling it. It can be moved. This can be used to level the land and dig trenches with an excavator."
I put down my pen, watched the two of them finish their notes, and continued: "As for ramming soil, with the tower crane, I don't need to teach you how to use equipment to ram soil, right?"
Gongshu Jin nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, these instruments are really exquisite. I think they can be realized, but it may take a long time."
I breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, building the city will not happen overnight. This is just my idea of the equipment. Now I will tell you about my plan for the new city."
I stood up and waved, and the two of them looked at the map.
"To the south of Xianyang City are Xingle Palace, Zhangtai, Xin Palace, and Afang Palace. Among them, Afang Palace is built in Shanglin Garden, along with Zhangtai. On the map, Afang Palace has been renamed the Tianzi Temple of the Past Dynasties, so the new city There are actually two palaces and two temples in the location, which should be taken into consideration when designing the new city. Although the two palaces are palaces, they are where the emperor is after all, not to mention the two temples. The center of the new city cannot be sandwiched between the two temples and Xianyang City. We need to go south and cross the two temples."
Ji Temple was originally a birth temple built by Ying Zheng for himself. Historically, after Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, he obeyed his wishes and moved the Qin Ancestral Temple to Ji Temple. I naturally followed the instructions and moved the Qin Guo Ancestral Temple there after Ying Zheng's death. Otherwise, in addition to going to Yongcheng every time to worship the Ancestral Temple, I would have to go to two places in Xianyang, which would be too tiring...
Baichong echoed: "Your Majesty is wise. This not only complies with etiquette, but also avoids the straight road from Ji Temple to Lishan Mountain."
I pointed to the map and continued: "The center of the new city should be located one mile south of the Tianzi Temple. It should not be too far south. In the center, a Daqin building with a length of nine lines (1 line 33 meters), a width of three lines, and a height of three floors should be built. Commerce and trade. It is divided into cities and towns, which will be rented out to merchants after completion. They must have functions such as accommodation, dining, entertainment, shopping, etc. The style is a rolling shed roof with four sides and a central resting top. A water reservoir is left between the rolling shed roof and the resting top. For fire prevention. Of course, this ratio is what I expected, and you have to make appropriate corrections to make it proportionate."
After I finished speaking, the two of them stayed where they were. Although I had given them so many shocks before, this time, the two of them were frightened.
Can a pavilion be built that is 270 steps long, 90 steps wide, and three stories high? Can be built! The main hall of Epang Palace is 500 steps east to west and 110 steps deep. Didn't the construction start as usual?
The problem is that the Epang Palace was built as a court palace for the future empire, and the double-eaves verandah only has a two-story roof, and the actual usable area is still one floor. How can such a large building be built with three floors? No one ever built it! Even if it can be built, how much food will it cost? I'm afraid it's even worse than Afang Palace!
The two of them wailed in their hearts and wished they could chase Li Si and Feng Jie back: "How dare we talk casually about this kind of thing? Prime Minister, come back quickly!" Your Majesty’s thoughts are more terrifying than the Emperor’s! '
I knew what they were thinking by looking at their expressions, so I ignored them and continued: "As for the road from Daqin Trading to Xianyang, I originally wanted to plan it together, but there are two temples and two palaces here, so I'm afraid there will be violations. So. Including the academy, you can design it yourself, there is only one thing, it must show the majesty of Great Qin!"
After saying that, I turned around and sat down. The two of them quickly came back to me. Baichong was trembling a little when he spoke: "Your Majesty, if we talk about regulations, this Daqin trade..." If it is built, it will probably be more majestic than all the palaces. , it’s not appropriate to talk about regulations now!
I waved my hand: "You just go ahead and design it. As for how to build it, I will make my own decision."
The two of them looked at each other and said helplessly, "I obey."
Just as Baichong was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li has already given instructions to me about road construction in Xianyang City. I went back and thought about it, since the Tianzi Temple is firing green bricks, how about just using green bricks to pave the road? Under the bricks. Ramming earth and spreading sand, red bricks are very easy to break. I calculated that although blue bricks cost twice as much, considering future maintenance and replacement, the cost is actually low."
I thought about it and nodded: "You can discuss it with Li Si and Ge Yue. If you can afford the money and food, you can."
The two bowed and left.
I originally wanted to go find Lao Zongzheng, but after thinking about it I sat down and waited for Li Si.
