Regarding the architectural level of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Kui has always looked at it with reverence.

The construction technology of China, in the wooden building, the Tang and Song dynasties reached the peak of craftsmanship. Many buildings have survived the history and even stood for thousands of years.

For example, the wooden tower of Yingxian County, although it was built in the Liao Kingdom, the craftsmen are all Han people.

The palace complex also has a treasure like the Jin Ancestral Hall, which has been preserved for nearly a thousand years.

There are even more masonry towers, and they are also famous. For example, Songyue Temple Tower, Qianxun Tower, etc., the early Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the later period is also the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty. Even the fallen towers, such as the Leifeng Pagoda on the edge of the West Lake, collapsed during the Republic of China period, and have a history of nearly 900 years.

It's just a bell tower, and Li Kui really doesn't worry that it won't be built.

But in just one day, nearly half of the budget was deducted, which made him unable to find someone to settle his anger. He can't go to the Doshi Hall to find Zhang Tang anymore, right?

Do you really think that Zhang Dun will be afraid of him?

Zhang Dian just didn't want to bully Li Kui, standing in his position, the prime minister was not ashamed to pay a petty official from the seventh grade?

But Su Song on the side said to Li Kui with a smile on his face: "Renjie, this is already good, the funds are enough to build the bell tower." It's just that two bell towers have been changed to one. Besides, although the two bell towers look quite similar, where do you put the drum towers? ”

Although the imperial palace of the Great Song Dynasty is not very regular. But the bell tower corresponds to the layout of the drum tower, and this rule has not been broken. Regardless of whether it is an imperial palace, a Taoist palace, or a temple, the rules of placing the bell tower and drum tower at the entrance have been continued, and have not changed since ancient times.

Of course, Li Kui's hope of 'revenge' was also disillusioned: "Huiyou Pavilion and Fuwen Pavilion, then keep it for now and don't tear it down." ”

On the side, the corners of Han Gonglian's mouth twitched, and he was a little unkind to Li Kui's bluff. He was also one of the main designers of the water transport instrument and elephant platform, and he worked with Su Song to design and build this astronomical instrument.

Han Gonglian is a system official, and as one of the five officials of the Taishi Bureau, he is in charge of time. Unlike other system officials who are in charge of measurement and the like, they are related to taxation. He was in charge of the calculation of the seasons of the year, so that he could arrange the agricultural time. The things that don't take care of are very big, but the officials are very small.

The Taishi Bureau went down the net, and they were all small officials with the size of sesame mung beans. It's like the Imperial Physician Pavilion is set up under the Hanlin Academy, and the imperial doctors of the Great Song Dynasty all bear the great name of Hanlin, but they can't get rid of the humble status below the eighth grade. The Taishi Bureau is more unbearable than the imperial doctor, and the second-in-command Taishi Bureau is from the eighth grade; Even if he is the number one Taishi Bureau, he is only a petty official of the eighth grade.

It's not even as good as the Straight Secret Pavilion, after all, the Straight Secret Pavilion is also a civil official from the same Jinshi for the first time. Releasing the capital, to say the least, is also a general official position, if it is a little higher, it will be Zhizhou. The Taishi Bureau went out of the capital, and he couldn't even get an official position.

And in the Taishi Bureau, many of them are sons inheriting their father's business.

Li Kui shouted that the heavens were shaking, saying that he wanted to do something to the Huiyou Pavilion and the Fuwen Pavilion, but in fact, it was just a matter of saying. Even if it is the emperor, it is impossible to put these two pavilions that do not have much presence in the imperial city, but give the old courtiers a pension.

Han Gonglian pouted, he didn't like Li Kui very much. In terms of personality, he prefers Su Song, who is idle but thoughtful. Although this old man is not very good as an official and his political performance is mediocre, I have to say that his popularity is very good, so that although the conservatives are about to fall, the emperor is willing to protect him. Don't look at Old Man Su is from Jinshi, but his achievements in machine design make Han Gonglian admire.

But Li Kui ......

Forget it, I heard that I often like to mingle with the killing embryos of the Royal Boxing Gym in the capital, and I guess I just want to rely on the Taishi Bureau to make a fortune.

But for Han Gonglian, as long as Li Kui can ask for money, let alone 500,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan, even if it is 5,000 yuan, it will be a lot of money for his colleagues in the Taishi Bureau.

They are used to living a hard life, although they don't like Li Kui, but they can't stand up to money.

Standing in front of the water transport instrument platform more than ten meters high, Li Kui gestured with his hand on the drawings and said with cumbersome things: "Don't do these, a good elephant platform, what do you do with so many dummies?" Like a stage, if you throw these away, the whole machine can reduce a lot of space, and it won't be so bulky. ”

"This ......" Han Gonglian looked at Su Song with a strange face. Many semi-automatic machines are basically from the magical yamen of the Taishi Bureau. They have no shortage of technical talents, let alone designers, but the design has little to do with them. Originally, the petty officials of the eighth grade, how could they have anything to say in front of the big guys?

When Han Gonglian looked at Su Song and didn't dare to squeak, Li Kui tasted it, this was not the appropriation of this group of expensive imperial courts engaged in technology at all. It's the personal bad taste of the boss Su Song.

There are more than 100 wooden villains on the water transport instrument platform, all of which are connected by tracks, and when it comes to the hour, they will come out to knock and knock on it, which is quite lively.

The old man thought it was very lively. The machine is cold and lifeless, and the villain with these track connections is much more lifeless. Su Song teased.

This turned out to be Su Song's aesthetics?

Li Kui also knows, let alone the Great Song Dynasty, counting eight hundred years forward, eight hundred years later, the aesthetics of the Celestial Empire do not seem to have changed. It even influenced the style of the self-striking bells that Western missionaries paid tribute to the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

If it was Han Gonglian's bad taste, Li Kui would definitely mock him mercilessly, you are an unpopular eight-grade official, and you dare to put your preferences on such an important machine in the imperial court?

But Su Song?

Forget it, this one is old, the key is still a second-grade official, and he probably can't afford to provoke it. I had to suggest in a low voice: "Boss, do you think you can reduce it?" You also know that once the bell tower is built, it will be placed on top of a tower more than ten feet above the ground, and there will be nowhere to place so many dummies. ”

"Renjie, needless to say, the old man's fault, the queen mother gave too much money at the beginning, and there is nowhere to spend it......"

Han Gonglian's face turned pale with fright, and he wanted to cover Su Song's mouth to prevent him from talking. Stubbornly interrupted: "Master Su, our intention." ”

Su Song then remembered his intentions, and complained to Li Kui: "Renjie, this time we came, mainly because of the problem of gears, you also know that the wooden parts are not strong, but it is easy to do." And it's also easy to replace. But bronze is hard, and the fallacy made of clay is too big and difficult to polish, and once it is broken, it can only be thrown away. If this continues, the funds may not be enough. It's just modeling now, but if we do, I'm afraid this clock will be far away! ”

"Boss, what tools do the craftsmen use to make gears?"

"Clay fan, after making it, it is dried, calcined, and then poured. But it's either crooked and can't be used. Either it's all bad, and it's not even worth polishing. ”

Li Kui realized in his heart that indeed, gear processing is always a difficult point in manual machining. If you want to solve it, the best way is naturally a machine tool, but don't think about this thing, it's impossible at all.

It's not difficult to build a water-powered machine, but the question is, what about the tool?

Li Kui does not know metallurgy and refining, and fills a big tree of science and technology in the blank field where there is nothing.

But Li Kui also thought of a way, he found a thick candle in the Taishi Bureau, took out a carving knife, and carved a rabbit at random. A good candle was wasted by him, and Han Gonglian didn't dare to say that Li Kui was not. The funds of the Taishi Bureau in the next few years will depend on this master, and he has great patience with the father of the gold owner, and he flattered: "Li Zhimi's skills are superb, and after a few strokes, General Huang will be portrayed vividly, which makes us admire." ”

General Huang, although he is a big orange.

There is also the possibility that the road towards the fat orange will never be returned.

But in the Imperial City, it is almost a well-known boss in the cat world.

Li Kui slammed his mouth, he really wanted to tell Han Gonglian, you don't even know how to shoot sycophants, no wonder you can only be subservient. But he didn't carve to show off his skills, let alone to be praised, but to tell Han Gonglian in this way that there can be shortcuts to gear making. Li Kui pointed to the small object in his hand and said to Han Gonglian: "Wax is easy to process, and it will melt when heated, as long as you use fried sand and sprinkle it on the surface of the carved wax parts, you can form a very thin layer of sand." After calcination, the wax inside melts and burns, but the outer shell remains and is hard. The melted bronze is then poured into a mold, and after cooling, it should be possible to make a relatively fine workpiece. ”

Su Song and Han Gonglian are both technical men, and the technology that others in Da Song can't understand is not a problem for them at all.

Su Song said excitedly: "Virtuous nephew, in this way, the construction of our mold will be greatly accelerated, and it will take three months to see the first clues." ”

"That's right, two adults, as long as the craftsmen master the method of wax carving to make molds, the accuracy of the gears will come up, and the bronze pieces do not need to be maintained often, why don't we make more models and send them to Your Majesty?"

Han Gonglian suddenly became enlightened, but he has always belonged to the suppressed hanging, and he has some good things, so he is ready to give it away.

In the Imperial City, the ideal gift recipient is the emperor.

But Li Kui pondered that something was wrong, sending a bell to the emperor, what do you think?

He pondered that he would make a floor clock for the household first, and as long as the skilled craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty solved the problem of gears, would other technologies still be a problem?

He said to Han Gonglian: "Brother Han, don't be busy. A gift to His Majesty, there can be no mistakes. It's better to send one to the household department first, they are in charge of the money, and if they can get the appropriation from the court as soon as possible, they will do a great job. Maybe it's going to be big business in the future. ”

"Business?"

Han Gonglian was a little dumbfounded, can the model of the table clock still become a business?

But Su Song had already understood, and said with his head bowed: "Gonglian, you just listen to the masters, yes." ”

Li Kui finally instructed: "Master Su, Brother Han, I have one request, the parts are as small as possible, simple, practical, and at the same time to ensure the accuracy of the table clock, try to reduce the manufacturing cost." ”

"Li Zhimi, you really want to sell it!" Han Gonglian was dumbfounded, he originally thought that Li Kui was just Ali gilded, but he didn't expect that he was here to do business with the Taishi Bureau, which ...... I always feel that the history bureau is about to be developed.

Han Gonglian patted his chest and said: "Please also rest assured that Li Zhimi, Lao Han has no ability, and it is still possible to design a streamlined clock." Please also give this method a name. ”

"Why don't you call it the Li casting method?" Su Song proposed on the side. This is completely to give Li Kui a name.

Li Kui dared to agree, chose his original name, and said: "It's called the Lost Wax Method!" ”

"The lost wax method is good, and the lost wax method is the image." Han Gonglian praised, didn't react at all, and lost the best chance of sycophancy.

"Okay, if this matter is done, this official will give you credit for Your Majesty!" Li Kui has a big deal, and in his opinion, the clock is definitely a luxury that all rich people in this era can't bypass. If prices can be kept down, rural landlords and ordinary urban middle class may also go crazy for a machine that can accurately record time.

And for Li Kui, this is also of great significance.

Because of the progress of technology, there is always a need for industrial products that cross the ages.

"Master Xie cultivates!" Han Gonglian couldn't hide his joy.

On the contrary, Su Song, who was on the side, was thoughtful about Li Kui's performance, and seemed to be very satisfied, and it was more like a stumbling on his political enemies.

originally thought that Li Kui was going smoothly in the mall, and even made a gold-absorbing monster such as Snow Salt. But the Taishi Bureau are all stubborn technical talents, and their personalities are not as smooth as civil officials, and their background is not as deep as that of military generals. Li Kui, a scholar, is afraid that he will go to Maicheng in this place. Unexpectedly, Li Kui just put forward a suggestion and idea, and the technical problems that had plagued the Taishi Bureau for many years were solved.

Li Kui used a small technique to change the Taishi Bureau's view of Li Kui, the direct secret. Originally, even Han Gonglian thought that Li Kui was a layman and an insider, and he belonged to the upstart sent by the Taishi Bureau to make credit.

Of course, Li Kui's upstart is in quotation marks, and he seems to be tied to the Taishi Bureau step by step by the guide. Although the construction of the bell tower was proposed by him, can a petty official who is just a direct secret change the layout of the imperial city?

Without the promotion of the bigwigs, Li Kui would not have been able to achieve his wish.

And the reason for the promotion is also very simple, Li Kui can be literate and martial, not to mention the text, the people taught by Su Shi are not far behind. Although the palace temptation flower has a fluke element, he is in the middle of the holy family, and the emperor's mind cannot but be considered.

The key is that how to arrange Li Kui's official position is the most tangled problem for the bigwigs. Li Kui has a lot of ideas, if he is a pro-people official, it is easy for him to make political achievements. And he is good at business, once Li Kui becomes famous, he will be another Wang Anshi. Such a consequence, even Zhang Dian would be worried. What's more, Li Qingchen and others are also very uneasy about Li Kui.

Because Li Kui has another brand on his body, the imperial party.

He is not a reformer, nor is he a conservative. Li Kui is completely a newcomer promoted by the emperor, a celebrity.

Once Li Kui made political achievements, the emperor couldn't wait to promote Li Kui.

The general sentence given to Sijing is in line with the rules, but it is easy for Li Kui to come up within a few years and become a high-ranking official in the court. Li Kui's level of fighting is unknown, but he is strong in martial arts, and it is easy to gain the favor of Jiangmen. Arranged to go to Biansai, which also made people worry that he would take the opportunity to take credit. As long as Li Kui can be tossed in the Taishi Bureau for three years, it will not allow him to be quickly promoted because of his great military and political contributions, right?

To put it bluntly, there is a consensus at the top of the officialdom that Li Kui's official position should be pressed.

This is also the reason why Li Kui got the post of direct secretary and also got the dismissal of the official, but he has never sent the official body.

No one wants Li Kui to be in charge.

Even Su Zhe ...... It doesn't seem to be willing either.

Everyone was waiting for Li Kui, a reckless boy, to hit the ground in the Taishi Bureau, and be a man with his tail between his legs. Unexpectedly, Li Kui took office only a few days before he subdued the leading Han Gonglian, and the Imperial Tai History Bureau admired Li Kui even more.

"Prime minister, something is wrong." Zhang Shangying walked into the Privy Council in a panic, entered the main hall, and shouted at Li Qingchen in the high seat.

Li Qingchen frowned slightly, put down the pen in his hand, and reprimanded: "What kind of system do you have to be in a panic? ”

"That's the case, Li Kui actually subdued all the thorns in the Taishi Bureau, and now the people of the Taishi Bureau praise Li Kui whenever they meet people, and our plan seems to have failed." Zhang Shangying was a hundred dissatisfied with Li Kui, but he couldn't kick Li Kui out of the capital before Li Kui didn't take a stand and did something angry and resentful in the officialdom.

Li Qingchen pointed at Zhang Shangying and said: "What does it have to do with us, it is that Zhang Xiang wants to sharpen Li Kui, and there is a way that jade cannot be made." Li Qingchen picked himself clean.

Zhang Shangying reacted at this time, and hurriedly said: "That's right, what the cardinal minister said is right, it is to sharpen Li Kui." But Prime Minister, I heard different news, Li Kui seems to be really able to take the Taishi Bureau and make a contribution. ”

"What credit can the Taishi Bureau make? If you want political achievements without political achievements, and if you want money, you can't make money, is it possible that Li Kui can still turn the Taishi Bureau, a money-losing product, into a hen that lays golden eggs? Li Qingchen said indifferently.

Zhang Shangying pondered for a while, and it seemed to be the same reason.

After figuring out the whole story, he said with a smile: "Now that the household department is our people, as long as we don't allocate funds to the Taishi Bureau, even if Li Kui has all kinds of means, he can't think of success." ”

Li Qingchen disagreed: "Wrong, let the people from the household department give Li Kui the full amount of money, I want to see, he spent countless dollars in the treasury, and the things he finally made are worth the price?" ”

Zhang Shangying suddenly felt a chill emanating from around Li Qingchen.

Only then did he understand that Li Qingchen had already prepared. Even if Li Kui led people to build the big clock. But he will still be refuted by Li Qingchen to the point that he is worthless, and Li Kui will be completely trampled on.

Young people are high-spirited, but if they really suffer a few failures and become discouraged, they will be useless.

Quack Quack –

Zhang Shangying burst into laughter in the lobby. Li Qingchen touched his head and regretted it a little, maybe it was a mistake to recruit Zhang Shangying. This product always gave him the urge to destroy his life's cultivation.

This is probably also the reason why the eldest king did not wait to see Zhang Shangying at the beginning.