Speaking of the decoration project of the Danyang Bell Tower, since the Danyang Bell Tower uses a cast iron frame structure and simple prefabricated hoisting technology more thoroughly than the Seven Seas Tower in Yicheng, how to make the external sculpture decoration has not been disputed after the interior of the Danyang Bell Tower has been completed. Anyway, when there is a plan, carry out the sculpture project on the ground according to the plan, and then hoist it in place. Although Dai Yuege, the largest contractor of the project, was angry that his most elite construction team was dragged to the construction site and wasted a lot of time, he was also a little helpless. In the midst of the dispute, the Danyang Bell Tower stood in Danyang for so long with its ugly appearance of simple bricks and coarse ash. Since the investment structure of the Danyang Bell Tower is far more complex than that of the Seven Seas Tower in Yicheng, this dispute is even more difficult to settle. It is said that in the end, it was the lord of the country, Tan Xiaopei, who really felt a little uncomfortable to put that ugly half-finished product in front of him, so he summoned several parties to the dispute and asked them to come up with a unified plan as soon as possible.

Among the several parties in dispute, Ye's Workshop and Dai Yue Pavilion were the most indifferent parties, they just felt that from the perspective of the difficulty of construction and operation experience, they felt that the plan was not too much different from the Seven Seas Tower. Danyang and Yicheng echo from afar, which can be regarded as a beautiful thing. However, this program has not been taken seriously from the beginning. If this plan is activated, the political status of Yicheng will be greatly enhanced, and the importance of the Seven Seas Tower, along with the importance of the Seven Seas Trading Company, will be raised even more in the eyes of others. Neither the arrogant Danyang officials nor the Kyushu trading companies that contributed money and effort to the construction of the Danyang Bell Tower were unwilling to accept such a result.

And because the Danyang Bell Tower is so eye-catching, the civil forces formed by Danyang celebrities, students, retired officials, and representatives of various clans are also constantly making suggestions.

The decoration plan taken by the Ministry of Industry emphasizes the solemn side of the Danyang Bell Tower. This plan has the participation of a large number of officials of the Ministry of Rites, and it has the meaning of beautifying such a bell tower as a symbol of Dongping's royal power. But this plan, although there is nothing wrong with it in general terms. None of the parties would oppose it too vehemently, but with examples like the Seven Seas Tower in Yicheng in the first place, everyone felt that this plan was really not very good.

Among the celebrities and students in Danyang, there are a lot of talents in painting and other aspects, and the plan they come up with is beautiful, but because the sculpture uses too much openwork, round carving and other techniques, from the operational point of view, the production of these carvings may not be a big problem. However, the wear and tear during installation will be very large, and a lot of repair and spare parts will be required. And Yep's Workshop, which already has experience in the management of the Seven Seas Tower, has proposed such a decoration plan, the characteristics of hiding dirt and dirt are too obvious, and it will be quite troublesome to clean the exterior wall in the future.

Overall, the decoration scheme proposed by Kyushu Trading Company is the best combination of aesthetics and operability. But the merchants' imagination led them to come up with an extremely colorful plan. They actually proposed to use a large amount of mineral pigments, even gold and silver foil, with sculpture and other techniques. to carry out such decorations. Judging from the mock-up drawings made, this scheme is indeed the most beautiful, but in this era, it is not difficult to make gold and silver foil patches on the surface of the stone, and it can be used both indoors and outdoors. It's a completely different question. The erosion of wind, frost, rain and snow will cause these pigments to quickly weathered and peel off, and the appearance will be ugly at that time.

At the imperial meeting to mediate the opinions of the three parties, Gao Zhen, as the most skilled person among the senior officials in Dongping, also attended. At a time when the three parties are arguing. Gao Zhen felt that it was unseemly in front of the lord of the country, and said: "The decoration of this bell tower is not to raise flowers and change flower pots, but also to set a set, what to do." ”

Unexpectedly, this sentence made Tan Xiaopei very inspired, and he felt that since these exterior wall decorative panels were made and hoisted on the ground one by one, they should also be able to be removed. So, he asked people to summarize all the tripartite plans. Together with the minutes of the meeting where the negotiations were held in front of the emperor, they were handed over to Tan Weixin, and Tan Weixin was asked to ask Ye Tao if it was feasible.

At this moment, Tan Weixin and Ye Taoke were dumbfounded. The example that came to their minds was not Gao Zhen's words about changing flower pots for the flowers and plants at home, but products such as mobile phones that they had long been familiar with. How popular mobile phones that can change shells were back then, they all have actual experience.

Now, if it's an entire building that needs to be replaced, is that possible?

What Ye Tao has in his hands is the specific data in the ready-made architectural design and construction. By design. He was able to come up with several options to make the mounting panels removal. For example, trough fits for hanging blocks of decorative materials can be installed on existing walls, such as the use of chemical adhesives that can lose their effect under certain conditions. Or build a metal frame structure outside the existing wall to hang decorative blocks, but there is a basic condition for these, that is, the structure of the building is strong enough. After all, at that time, due to the lack of a decoration plan, the design of the Danyang Bell Tower was based on a decoration scheme that was roughly similar to that of the Seven Seas Tower.

However, after specific calculations, Ye Tao found that with the strength of the Danyang Bell Tower, it was completely possible to change the shell of the Danyang Bell Tower. After thinking about it, he still reported the installation of the frame and the installation of the replacement slot as the first plan. After all, this scheme is more reliable than installing it directly on the current interior wall. Although the construction quality of the interior walls is absolutely satisfactory, it is obviously not a strong point that the brick walls can cope with the horizontal pulling force. Although the installation of metal frames will reduce the original margin of strength, so that the bell tower will have some problems in the event of a relatively strong earthquake or typhoon and other disastrous weather, at least, those installed decorative plates are likely to fall down, but in general, this scheme is still the safest.

After many days of calculation and research, Ye Tao finally wrote the plan for changing the shell of the bell tower with all kinds of problems that he thought would be caused, and handed it over.

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded. Tan Xiaopei originally heard that the decorative plate installed on it was not easy to remove, and he didn't have much hope, he was about to convene the imperial meeting again, and he decided which plan to use, but he didn't expect that although Ye Tao explained why according to the original plan, it could not be dismantled after installation, but he also gave a feasible plan. And this plan made everyone completely stunned and completely crazy. The multi-material and multi-color scheme led by Kyushu Trading Company was the most mature, and it became the first plan to be implemented immediately. The other two plans allow the two parties who put forward the plan to continue to improve.

Another question, Ye Tao also asked very clearly. He was indeed able to change the shell of the building, but a large amount of engineering preparation is expensive, and the disassembly, installation and rest of each shell replacement in the future will also have a cost. This part of the cost was not included in the original budget. In this construction, the increased cost needs to be funded, and in the future, the cost of each reinstallation will inevitably not be borne by the construction team of Ye's workshop or Dai Yue Ge.

The Kyushu Trading Company generously paid the bill and proposed the establishment of a bell tower authority, with the participation of various parties, to coordinate the selection of future decoration plans for the bell tower and the financing of its costs. And Ye's Workshop once again began to make an unprecedented attempt under the leadership of Ye Tao.

I have to admit that the participation of Persian craftsmen was a huge help for this decoration project. In Persia, and further west, the technique of building with stone was more sophisticated than in the East, which was accustomed to wooden construction, and there was a greater variety of means for the decoration of stone. Supplemented by Ye Tao's skills in the application of technology and his experience in project management, the energy of Persian craftsmen quickly blossomed. A variety of mineral pigments, such as gold leaf, silver foil, cobalt blue, lapis lazuli, and dansha, were used efficiently, and the progress of the decoration project was very rapid.

The bell tower in Danyang, the final appearance, is extremely different from the Seven Seas Tower in Yicheng. At the four corners of the tower, four stone strips that rise straight from the ground to the top are carved with classic, rustic, and timeless moire. The four walls, when the stone slabs are hung on the cast-iron frame, the whole tower combines the two characteristics of majesty and liveliness. Although it is a colorful decoration scheme, the color and pattern design are carefully designed, and the bell tower does not make it look vulgar and vulgar, but shows a high-spirited temperament.

Ye Tao has completed another difficult job that no one else can imagine, everyone thinks so. But for Ye Tao, he just solved a trouble that he didn't want to run into at all.

However, after the bell tower was completed, after carefully testing the bell tower, he felt that there was no major safety hazard, and it was already the end of the year, Ye Tao had to prepare to spend the New Year in Danyang. Anyway, many of the officials under his command have also come back for the New Year one after another, and he can't go to Sufeng Town to work at this time. However, at this time, Shi Xiu, who volunteered to stay in Sufeng Town to preside over the detailed exploration work, received news that the situation in Sufeng Town was not quite right, and a large number of local wealthy families had joined forces to fight against the Dongping Imperial Court's plan to build a canal.

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