Style Lei is the royal design family of the Qing Dynasty royal family. Generally speaking, they are biased towards architecture.
Many people who have never been exposed to engineering may not know the sequence of house design. In a design institute, no matter what type of building it is, architectural design and drawings must be prepared first.
The architectural design and drawings are then given to the person responsible for structural design, who performs stress analysis and calculations.
Finally, complete drawings ready for bidding will be available.
Of course, the drawings produced by the design institute cannot be directly given to the construction unit to build a house. The construction unit must continue to deepen the design and turn it into construction drawings that can be used by on-site construction personnel.
However, many changes will occur during the project, so when the construction is finally completed, the construction unit needs to issue another completion drawing.
This is considered complete engineering information in terms of drawings.
It sounds troublesome, but for the sake of quality and safety, it can only be done like this.
Style Lei is more inclined to the original architectural design.
It can be seen from the above sequence that architectural design is the leader and very important.
Since the building floors in ancient times were very low, the requirements for structural design were not too high. It was enough to pay attention to the most basic "strong columns and weak beams" and "strong nodes and weak members". Therefore, the Lei family was not only responsible for architectural design, but also sometimes will be specially responsible for the construction.
It suddenly sounds like nothing, but in fact it is not simple, because China has always lagged behind others in architectural design.
Many large landmark buildings in various places are designed by foreigners. To be precise, they are responsible for the architectural design, that is, what the building looks like; the Chinese are responsible for the structural design.
The most famous bird's nest is.
Because architectural design needs to consider a very critical point: aesthetics.
At least until the end of the Qing Dynasty, we were definitely still the best in the world in terms of artistic taste, even if our national power was very weak.
But later on, I don’t know when Europe and the United States began to pay attention to this aspect, and then they took over the world’s artistic voice. They have the final say on what is beautiful. In terms of modern design, China started late, resulting in a slightly lagging behind in terms of architectural design concepts. It wasn't until Li Yu traveled through time that things changed, at least he no longer looked up to others.
Lei Xiancai said to Xiao De Zhang: "Eunuch De, you learn very quickly. When you come out with the drawings, I will make hot stamping samples for you."
The hot sample is an architectural model, very delicate.
Xiaode Zhang smiled and said: "This is a good relationship. When you show off your skills, foreigners must have never seen it."
Later, the Lei family declined and the technique of ironing was lost. Fortunately, most of the drawings of the Lei family were successfully rescued by Zhu Qiqian. Currently, 70% to 80% of the drawings of the Lei family are collected in the National Library. It seems that by the time before Li Yu traveled through time, the staff of the National Library had even restored the craftsmanship of ironing samples.
In fact, as long as the funds are in place, any ancient technology can be restored by modern people, it just depends on whether they want to or not.
Pu Lun gave Lei Xiancai a boat ticket. After all, Lei Xiancai was a young man and was very excited.
At present, Lei Tingchang, the seventh generation of the Lei family, is still alive. He has carried out many large projects, such as the Summer Palace, Cixi's Dingdong Tomb, and Guangxu's Chongling Tomb.
Lei Xiancai smiled and said: "Maybe we can learn some foreign architectural styles."
Li Yu encouraged: "It's absolutely possible. If you've been to the concession, you can see a lot of them."
Li Yu didn't want to see such a good architectural family fall, so it would be helpful to let him see the world.
Historically, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Shinglei family, as royal designers, completely lost their livelihood and fell into decline quickly.
If they want to continue, they must understand some new architectural design and be more friendly to the people.
Because there will be no more dynasties in the future, the design concept will change greatly. At least the budget will be completely different. It is impossible to spend extravagantly and shrink by more than a tiny bit.
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When he returned home, Li Yu received a letter from Europe. It obviously had more stamps on it. It seemed that the postage had increased a lot.
There was no way, the city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond.
The letter contained a thick amount of technical information about the airship, but it was all public content. Count Zeppelin would not be able to release some of the more confidential information.
But this is the effect of Li Yuyao: giving the Japanese hope will give them a reason to start investing. After that, they can only seek happiness for themselves.
Li Yu studied it specifically so that he could give a lecture in a Japanese school.
While waiting for departure time, De Ling completed the translation of the Star Wars extra Rogue One. This time he had enough time and gave the French version of the manuscript to Li Yu.
Yu Heqin was also very helpful and completed the final formula of toothpaste. Li Yu tried it, and it finally felt like a modern toothpaste. Once launched, it would definitely sweep the market. As for high-end operations such as adding fluoride, he was not in a hurry.
It happened that he took Yu Heqin to the United States, and when he came back, he was asked to stay in Japan to study chemistry at Kyoto University for a period of time and accompany Ma Junwu.
As for the others, Li Yu originally only wanted Xie Yuxi to go with him, but considering that he had a lot of information at home, and he was the only one who knew that Konoe Akiyuki was a Japanese spy, he might as well take it to the United States.
And when Lu Bicheng heard that they were all going, she couldn't stay any longer...
Well, just a few more ferry tickets.
A few days later, news came from Pulun that he could set off in a week.
After Li Yu got the exact time, he prepared to go to Japan to wait. Anyway, the current situation meant that the ship would definitely have to dock at Yokohama Port.
Naturally, I have to call Qiu Jin.
Li Yu personally drove Lu Bicheng to pick her up.
At the Wang family's residence, Li Yu not only saw Qiu Jin, but also Hattori Shigeko, the wife of Hattori Unokichi, the Japanese professor at the Capital University, and Qiu Jin's husband Wang Tingjun.
Wang Tingjun looked solemn. After seeing Li Yu, he said listlessly: "I have met the emperor's master."
Listening to his tone, Li Yu knew that he was very depressed. Looking at the entire Qing Dynasty, he couldn't help but think that his wife would definitely study abroad, and that was his family...
It won't matter to future generations, but under feudal ethics, it's really a bit uncomfortable.
Li Yu consoled her: "Master Wang, be more open-minded. After receiving education, maybe your wife will be as famous as Li Qingzhao and go down in history."
Wang Tingjun knew his wife very well and said helplessly: "Li Qingzhao? If that were the case, I would be thankful to God. Not to mention worshiping Buddha Guanyin, I can worship foreign gods! She, I think what she wants to do is Hua Mulan! Mu Lan!" Guiying!"
Lu Bicheng on the side whispered: "Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying are also very good."
Wang Tingjun said to Li Yu again: "Master, you must know that my wife wants to go to Japan very much, and I can't stop it. Hey, just let her go! Whether it's studying abroad or sightseeing, she will go no matter what. , Imperial Master has traveled to various countries, please take care of me on the way."
Li Yu cupped his fists and said, "Definitely!"
Wang Tingjun then said to Hattori Shigeko: "Madam, you are Japanese. When you arrived in Japan, you helped me take care of her. It is always inconvenient for a woman to go to a foreign country. The child is still waiting for her to come back."
Shigeko Hattori smiled and said, "If you want to go, you can go."
Wang Tingjun said: "I am so involved in official business, how can I get away from it?"
Hattori Shigeko said: "Then you have enough money to pay, and then you can rest assured."
Hattori Shigeko and Qiu Jin got into the car. Wang Tingjun watched the car disappear at the intersection before sighing and going back to the house.
After arriving in Tianjin, Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, came to see him off. After some greetings, Yuan Shikai called Li Yu away alone.
He took out a code book and said: "I'm afraid I will contact the Imperial Master if something happens in the future. If you send us a secret message, we can use this set of codes."
Li Yu couldn't refuse, so he could only take it and said, "I'll do my best."
In fact, Li Yu has already done the most critical things. It doesn't matter if he does or not the other things. At most, he can only guide some radio operations.
Li Yu flipped through the code book and asked, "Has student Wu Peifu gone to Liaodong?"
Yuan Shikai said: "Yes, thanks to the help of radio, information transmission has been much smoother."
Li Yu worried: "If he is caught by the Russians, it will be hard to tell. Look at this code book, it is all in Chinese, and he is obviously a soldier from Beiyang. Now that the court has declared neutrality, let the Russians find out that we are secretly helping the Japanese , it will be very troublesome later.”
Yuan Shikai said: "The emperor's master is so keen in analysis. Does he usually pay attention to it?"
Li Yu said: "Look at the news. All newspapers are talking about this now."
Yuan Shikai asked: "It seems that we can't hide it from the emperor. In fact, we do hope that the Japanese will win."
Li Yu said: "It's just like lice on a bald man's head, it's obvious. I accidentally saw several Japanese people at the master's house."
In fact, a few months before the start of the Russo-Japanese War, Yuan Shikai guessed that Japan and Russia would go to war. At the end of 1903, he called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs twice, urging that neutrality be maintained.
Then he also cited some provisions of public international law regarding "neutrality" in war.
Yuan Shikai was a rare understanding person in the Qing court. This understanding was reflected in the fact that other court officials wanted to be neutral just out of fear, but Yuan Shikai saw that Japan, Russia and other countries wanted to be neutral, and then they could operate secretly.
Yuan Shikai's excerpts of the contents of public international law related to "neutrality", such as "the territory of neutral countries shall not be infringed" and "the sovereignty of neutral countries shall be guaranteed", were obviously the most urgent hopes of the Manchu rulers.
In fact, the Neutrality Convention, which truly has the significance of international law, was not recognized by the world until 1907. Previously, public international law was just some general principles.
That’s why the Qing government’s “neutrality” seems absurd.
Because once the war starts on the territory of a neutral country, how can there be any talk of neutrality?
Even in Switzerland during World War II, military planes were always patrolling the border during the war. It was impossible for the troops of the participating countries to actually enter their territory, otherwise there would be no way to tell.
Yuan Shikai knew very well that neutrality was indeed not only a situation that the Qing court wanted to see, but also a situation that all the great powers wanted.
Sure enough, on the day Japan and Russia declared war, the American minister was the first to express his respect for the "neutrality" of the Qing government, and then the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany also expressed the same wish. The reason, of course, is that they do not want to harm their own interests, because a stable Qing government is more conducive to their colonial rule in China.
As for the belligerents, Russia was obviously at a disadvantage due to the "Secret Treaty between China and Russia". It knew that the Qing government could not help them. It was best for them that the Qing government be neutral.
For example, Russian Army Minister Kuropatkin was most worried about China's stance. He once said: "The 400 million Chinese people who are being carved up piece by piece are obviously going to bite, and we will be bitten hard first." "Once war breaks out, we have to enter a country that is completely unsuitable as a battlefield, and the Chinese will help the Japanese."
Japan is also afraid that the Qing government will not be neutral. Even if the Qing government really stands on its side, Japan will be afraid.
Because Japan knows that the Qing government cannot bring out troops to resist the Russian army, and it will only drag itself down. And once the Qing government declares war on Russia, Russia can naturally send troops from other places.
However, Japan has devoted all its efforts to the country and has no remaining power to resist the Russian army in other directions.
Judging from the post-war situation, this is indeed the case. At the end of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia still had hundreds of thousands of troops in the Far East, but Japan was exhausted. All 13 army divisions in the country were desperate and unable to fight anymore.
Li Yu was still a little worried about the espionage personnel sent by Yuan Shikai, because Wu Peifu was not a spy at all and could be easily exposed.
So Li Yu warned: "Master Taitai, if student Wu is robbed by the Russian army, he can try to contact the horse bandits in the Northeast."
Yuan Shikai was surprised: "Horse bandits?"
Li Yu nodded: "Their activity range in the Northeast is much larger, and they are more familiar with the terrain."
"I know this, but they have now defected to Japan and are enemies of the Russian army. With their strength, I am afraid they are no match for the Russian army." Yuan Shikai said.
Li Yu said: "There is also a special bandit leader."
Yuan Shikai asked: "Who?"
Li Yu said: "This man's name is Zhang Zuolin."
Zhang Zuolin's men have now accepted the "recruitment", but obviously he is not so obedient.
Yuan Shikai had a general understanding of the situation in the Northeast and said: "Zhang Zuolin? I know him. He is a cunning person who has both ends."
Li Yu said: "Cunning is because he only has interests in his eyes and no position."
Yuan Shikai frowned: "Horse bandits are always difficult to control, and horse bandits without a position are even more difficult to control."
Li Yu said: "It is indeed difficult to control, but when the interests are in place, everything will be easy to talk about."
Yuan Shikai said: "I didn't expect that the emperor's master had such a clear understanding of the current situation, just like Zhuge in Longzhong."
Li Yu said with a smile: "A little guess, just for the reference of the Taiwanese master."
Yuan Shikai said: "I have written it down."
After Li Yu left, Rihachiro Banishi, currently serving as a senior military adviser in Yuan Shikai's house and the future second-generation spy chief of Japan, came out and said: "The suggestions of the Imperial Master can be adopted."
Yuan Shikai asked: "Do you also know about Zhang Zuolin he mentioned?"
Rihachiro Banishi said: "Our Imperial Japanese intelligence officer in the Northeast, Kurosawa Kanjiro, wrote to me and introduced in detail a group of horse bandits in the Northeast. He specifically mentioned that among the several bandit leaders, Zhang Zuolin was different. This person was bold and reckless. , but sometimes it is quite strategic and unpredictable.”
Yuan Shikai said: "A group of horse bandits, I didn't expect that you also conducted a special investigation."
"Once a war breaks out, all information must be in hand. Any small mistake may affect the success or failure of the war!" Banishi Rihachiro paused and then said, "This imperial master of your country is really powerful. I don’t know what means, just relying on a few words in the newspaper can be worth our several years of intelligence detection.”
Yuan Shikai understood the Japanese plan in his heart and said with a smile: "Maybe he will not only be the emperor's master, but also the national master."
Rihachiro Banishi smiled slightly and said with stern eyes: "He is a character."
Li Yu and Rihachiro Banxi both said this, which made Yuan Shikai a little interested in this little pony bandit who actually knew the "way of mediation".
(End of chapter)
