I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 481

This is actually the case with the civil servants of the imperial court, just like they did with Liao Xia, when they knew they were powerless to fight, they would choose to compromise.

It was Sima Guang who surprised Zhao Xi.

The reason why Zhao Xi didn't clearly explain the nature of Yanfu Palace's transformation at the beginning was that he was worried that the court would spend endlessly on it.In the end, the timing of cheap labor for tens of thousands of disaster victims was delayed, so the matter was started without the imperial court.

The renovation of Yanfu Palace this time was not only because of the problems of the victims, or even because the palace was in disrepair. He thought a lot about it.

By rebuilding Yanfu Palace this time, he guided Su Song to make a cast-iron boiler, guided Li Jie to build a caisson with amplifying effect, and all kinds of new things needed for the construction of the conference hall.

Zhao Xi felt that after the completion of the main body of the palace group, if he had the heart to take a trip, no matter whether he was a minister or a minister, he would understand that he did not really build a palace in the inner garden... This is a palace group for the imperial court.

From the place where the emperor handles government affairs, to the office where the six ministries and nine ministers work, as well as the imperial court meeting, the meeting of the political affairs hall, etc.In this area of ​​palaces, they are all included.

All you need to do is to take a look at it, and even ordinary courtiers can understand the role of this palace complex.But Sima Guang decided to accuse him based on hearsay.

As always, I started with the ancient sages, counting down all the reckless emperors of the past dynasties, as if to make myself right.

It doesn't matter, anyway, nothing agrees with him... Zhao Xi doesn't understand. Is it so difficult for you, Sima Guang, to go and see for yourself?

I really don't want to embarrass my husbands.

From the beginning, leaving aside the court and being dominated by Workshop City, he was afraid that there would be too much opposition from the court, and he would not be able to deal with it in the end.

I hope they can believe their eyes, and then the harmony between the monarch and his subjects will pass like this, how wonderful it is.

In the end... old man Sima, alas, it seems that he can only take them there.

Zhao Xi is not an architect, he doesn't understand how the building's force and stability should be.

When telling Li Jie about his design concept for this so-called palace complex, he focused on practicality and ignored the traditional number of columns and beams.

Besides, if he really wanted to follow the traditional royal specifications, he really didn't know if he could realize the function he wanted to achieve, so the entire palace complex became what it is today.

I don't blame Sima Guang anymore.

The moment they entered the gate of the main hall, the gentle warm wind made all the gentlemen forget the symmetrical stone pillars on the front of the main hall... two stone pillars on one side did not meet the royal specifications.

The main hall is a semicircular hall, larger than the current Daqing Hall.Directly opposite is the Bi Steps, with double-storey ninth-level specifications, which is in line with royal standards.

The arc-shaped hall wall starts from the steps, diverges to both sides, and then slowly gathers. When it reaches the entrance of the hall, it is still arc-shaped.

The dome of the main hall has no rules. Looking up, it looks densely packed with small squares. Starting from the center, they are distributed layer by layer, like a sky full of stars... This is probably the so-called caisson, right?
Along the arc of the temple wall, about a leg high, there are rows of pipes from top to bottom, like copper pipes...

"Pipes are used for heating. Due to technical reasons, Workshop City can't make the hot gas boilers envisioned by the government, and can only use cast iron boilers."

"According to the test results, ten boilers are needed to heat the entire hall. The water is heated in the boiler, then flows along the pipe, and then returns to the boiler, forming a cycle. As long as the boiler keeps boiling water, the hall It will keep you warm like spring.”

"It's summer, turn off the boiler and circulate cold water to ensure that the hall will not be stuffy."

At this time, Su Song stood beside the official to give an explanation.

This time everyone from Workshop City came, from Han Zhen, Su Song, Xue Xiang to Li Jie, Shen Kuo, and Jia Xian.

"The algae well on the top allows every minister and worker in the hall to speak, and can be heard clearly from any position in the hall. This is the result of Jia Langzhong's calculation method."

Li Jie introduced that when Jia Xian saw himself mentioned, he came out to signal and bowed to the officials and all the ministers and workers.

"Every interval in the dome algae well is a lighting point..."

As Su Song said, he opened a hidden compartment on the wall of the temple, reached in and began to shake.With his shaking, a small platform tied by four tethers slowly fell from the dome.

After the platform was lowered, people discovered that the platform is transparent... Is this the bottom made of colored glaze?

Regardless of whether it is the use of national money or not, it is a bit of a luxury to do so.

"This is glass, the latest product of Workshop City. To be honest, the government has instructed this method to calcine glass for more than a year. Unfortunately, Workshop City can only make flat glass the size of a palm..."

"It's also for this reason that the main hall can't make windows according to the specifications, so we have to make the windows of the main hall into a style suitable for inlaid glass."

Hearing what Su Song said, people thought of looking at the windows of the main hall...

Entering the hall from the outside, people seem to be unaware of the light inside the hall due to the warm wind... This is not the effect of the window paper.

The windows are composed of countless square lattices, and the two-story wooden window edges sandwich the glass in Su Song's mouth, which greatly increases the sealing effect of the entire hall.

Han Zhen led the crowd to walk in. The huge hall was empty, and the sound of chaotic footsteps was accompanied by echoes...

"The government originally requested that seats be set up in the main hall. According to the shape of the main hall, it should be formed into a semicircle to guard the seat... Because this is contrary to the ancestral system, the ministers and workers in the workshop city dare not follow it. It still needs to be discussed in the political affairs hall."

Obviously, the function of this hall is for the imperial court. Whether it is a court meeting or a celebration, there is no other hall in the imperial court that can be compared.

Not to mention other things, just say that the enjoyment of warm winter and cool summer is irresistible.

"On the left are civil servants, and on the right are military generals. Going out from the openings on both sides are the public houses of each yamen..."

At this time, Li Jie came to the head of the team and led everyone to the left side door... They were all civil servants, so naturally they had to look at the official residence of the civil servants first.

Wen Yanbo wanted to see if there was a Privy Council on the right, but now he could only accompany everyone to the left.

After leaving the left side door, there is a platform, and further away from the platform, there are seven or eight covered bridges connecting this platform.

At this time, a gust of cold wind blows, and people feel a little stunned.

Looking up at the offices, the sunlight shining on the windows is a bit dazzling... It seems that these offices are also equipped with glass, and they should also use the so-called boilers for heating.

At this time, I can't wait to see the design of the Zhengshitang. No one even asked why there are seven or eight covered bridges.

In fact, from the moment they entered the main hall, no one in the Zhengshitang said anything, because everything in this main hall has been out of their knowledge.

Although the officials of the workshop city introduced it very plainly, this hall is by no means as simple as they said.

(End of this chapter)