"The situation in Xu Zhai is more complicated than I imagined, and so far, I have not formed a complete plan. Xu Wen said slowly.

He knew what identity Song Jikai came on behalf of, so he had nothing to hide, and he answered cautiously but honestly.

"What about the preliminary?" Song Jikai was not surprised, and then asked.

"Ancient methods and ancient repairs. Xu Wen only said four words.

Song Jikai first raised his eyebrows, as if the words "sure enough" were written on his face, and then frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't approve." ”

"Why?" asked Xu Wen.

"Technology is constantly advancing, times are different, and ancient technology may be unique, but it is not enough to meet all the requirements of restoring such an ancient house in modern times. Song Jikai said with great certainty.

"How?"

"For example, when we were repairing the Qing Emperor's study in the imperial capital, we encountered a problem. ”

Song Jikai is very experienced, and immediately gave Xu Wen an example.

The Qing Emperor's study was very exquisite, bringing together the best materials and techniques of the time, so it was also a key project of the Cultural Relics Bureau during the restoration.

During the repair process, they encountered a difficulty.

There is a huge panorama painting in the study, and the supporting paper behind the painting needs to be replaced.

The jargon of this layer of supporting paper is called life paper, and as the name suggests, it is the life/root of the frame.

The supporting paper of the Qing Dynasty Tongjing Painting is made of a kind of Korean paper, which is made of a special kind of mulberry skin, with extremely long fibers, extremely high content, and strong tensile resistance, and will not break if folded more than 6,000 times.

But this paper, along with its method of making paper, has been lost.

The most important thing is that this kind of mulberry for papermaking is also nowhere to be found, so it has become very difficult to imitate it in modern times.

In the end, it took more than a year just to find this mulberry tree and copy this layer of life paper, and there was a great luck factor in it, and if they were unlucky, they had to find another way.

"What are you going to do in this situation? The loss of technology is one thing, the species is extinct, you can't travel through time and space to get it back, right?"

Xu Wen could indeed travel through different worlds, but he hadn't tried to bring the materials of the Banmen world here. What's more, he didn't know if there was the same material over there.

And, even if he could, he didn't take it into account.

Two worlds, different eras, some things disappear or disappear, and he doesn't want to bring it back by that means.

"It makes sense, it's a real difficulty. Xu Wen admitted.

"Well, we have to take into account such difficulties before we can fix it. Song Jikai may have found that Xu Wen was not such an unreasonable person, and his tone became much more relaxed.

"What did you plan to do if you hadn't found that mulberry paper in the first place?" asked Xu Wen curiously.

"We also have some compromises, such as maintenance of theorems, and a few more changes to the life paper. Song Jikai said.

"It's still an old-fashioned restoration, it's just a compromise. Xu asked.

“...... Be. Song Jikai paused and admitted.

"That said, you're still using the old method, and it's good enough for normal building and interior restoration. Xu asked.

"Well......" Song Jikai felt that this example was not given well, but had the opposite effect, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"It's an old house, and in ancient times, it was built in this way, and now, I'm sure it can be restored in the same way. I also want to use it as an opportunity to promote ancient culture and ancient skills to the public, and to pass them on. Xu Wen faced Song Jikai and said very sincerely.

"Well, so you're going to go to the fair in Pingzhen, and you're going to live stream the restoration process. Song Jikai actually realized this, and directly clarified Xu Wen's intentions.

"Yes. In this process, I wanted to use ancient techniques as much as possible to show the beauty of it in front of everyone and convey it. ”

"I can understand it, it's a good idea. Repairing the old as it is also our purpose of restoration. Everyone agrees on this. But one thing you may not realize is that restoration and construction are two completely different concepts. Construction or production is dancing on a blank stage, but repair is different, it will be very restricted, and there will be a lot of difficulties in between. These difficulties are difficult to solve uniformly with purely ancient methods, and you have to use modern means. Song Jikai also made his meaning clear.

"I don't reject modern means, but the restoration of the skeleton of the Xu Mansion must be a traditional skill. Xu asked.

"I agree with this, but can you really grasp the boundaries of it? Such an ancient mansion requires a very large amount of work and a lot of technical links, are you sure you can handle them all?"

"What do you mean......"

"I suggest that you give up the position of the head of the project team and let the more experienced old people in the bureau take charge. They are more experienced and have a better grasp of the balance between tradition and modernity. Of course, we can understand your desire to participate, and I know you have the ability to do so. You can join in as a technical consultant or project leader. Wouldn't it be better if you could still get involved and restore the house together?"

Speaking of this, Xu Wen understood what Song Jikai meant.

In the end, the Cultural Relics Bureau still doesn't trust him and doesn't want to hand over the position of the general person in charge of the project to him.

Understandable.

He was too young for this project, and he was not an acquaintance of theirs, and he did not know the details at all.

What's more, the concept of ancient law and ancient cultivation that he adheres to must be in conflict with Song Jikai's.

Looking at the appearance of this person's suit and leather shoes, you can also guess a thing or two.

"No, I can't. This house is so important to me that I can't leave the ownership of its restoration in the hands of anyone else. Xu Wen shook his head, and made his meaning simple and straightforward.

Song Jikai's eyebrows furrowed, and he waved his hand, looking very helpless.

He turned around in a circle, and finally did not talk to a child like before, but became direct: "Such a big house, do you think you can really handle it alone?"

"I can. Xu Wen looked at him and replied without hesitation.

"What is your basis?junior technician? Or is it the legendary heir of Tiangong who doesn't know if it's reliable?" Song Jikai said, "I don't know if it's reliable", but the meaning in his words is obviously "not reliable at all".

It's normal, this kind of thing, that is, some people believe it, and some people don't. Song Jikai obviously received a different set of education and belonged to the latter.

"I did get the certificate a little late, and I couldn't get a favorable objective basis. But my own strength, I know myself. Moreover, I will not hand over Xu Zhai to others. Xu Wen also said categorically and decisively.

At this point, there is no way to communicate anymore.

In the final analysis, Song Jikai, or the Cultural Relics Bureau, just don't trust Xu Wen, although his performance in Pingzhen is very good, they still prefer to take the lead of such an important project in their own hands.

Of course, this is also because Xu Zhai is good enough and enough for them to pay attention to.

Generally speaking, no matter how strong the technical strength of the private sector is, it cannot be compared with that of the state. They didn't want to kick Xu Wen out of here completely, they just wanted to sort out the priorities before that.

This is also the main intention of the Cultural Relics Bureau to send Song Jikai here.

But Xu Wen, it is absolutely impossible to give up the position of this leader.

For him, the significance of Xu Zhai is too great, almost including another part of his life.

However, Xu Wen didn't intend to completely stiffen the relationship between the two sides, Song Jikai didn't speak for a while, he also lowered his head and thought about it.

Whether it's his age or his background, it's normal for the other party to distrust him. In the final analysis, he is unwilling to hand over the leadership, isn't he also distrustful of the other party?

Whether it is to confirm who is in charge or who is secondary, it is a necessary process to understand each other for future exchanges and run-ins.

"It's not as good as this. Xu Wen thought clearly, raised his head and said, "Mr. Song, if you are not busy, you can stay here for a few more days, we can have a good chat, and communicate with each other about the current situation of Xu Mansion and the idea of repairing it." Maybe everyone thinks the same way?"

When he looked up, Song Jikai also happened to raise his head and looked at him.

After listening to his words, he smiled freely and said, "It's good, I think so too." In those few days, I'll trouble you. ”