Zhang Zhou entered the palace again.
This time he entered the palace in a relaxed mood. He followed Xiao Jing and looked at the magnificence of the surrounding palaces. He was also thinking in his heart. It was a pity that he could not completely grasp the times, otherwise it would be more exciting to be an emperor
There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and all the people are surrendered, but going to court every day is a bit tiring.
But compared to having the grandeur of having the world, this hard work is worth it.
Just when he was having wild thoughts, several people came over from the opposite side. A man in his sixties who looked like a very dignified old scholar followed a eunuch out of the palace.
I didn’t meet him, I just looked at each other from a distance.
The other party looked at him with a look that seemed very resentful.
"Eunuch Xiao, who is that?" Zhang Zhou saw the man walking away and couldn't help but quicken his pace to follow Xiao Jing and asked.
Xiao Jing said, "Isn't Mr. Zhang a memorial to the Imperial Academy? I've never seen him before."
"Haha."
Zhang Zhou was also embarrassed. He said that he had a bad experience last time, thinking that Lin Han was indeed a person with high ambitions. Maybe a Taoist like him would not be in the eyes of the first old principal of this dynasty.
But who is nobler than the other? Zhang Zhouxin said, I was also engaged in the education industry in my previous life. Maybe it was too repressed, so in this life I want to live a free life.
This old man Lin must have lived a very depressing life, otherwise why would he have brought so many concubines home?
To work for the Qing Palace.
Zhang Zhou saw Zhu Youtang, and Zhu Youtang received him with a smile.
The fire in Qingning Palace two days ago seems to be a thing of the past.
After Zhang Zhou sat down, Zhu Youtang asked with concern, "I heard that you live in a new house and it's quite comfortable."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's quite good." Yes, the yard is spacious, but there are a little few people in the yard."
"You"
Zhu Youtang was about to give instructions to Dai Yi next to him when he suddenly realized that Zhang Zhou They would always ask him for something in disguise, and every time he would be possessed and couldn't help but give it to him.
He also learned to be smart this time.
Zhu Youtang glanced at Zhang Zhou and said, "Bingkuan, there are few people in your yard. You have to rely on your own ability to enrich your yard. Don't always think about asking for it from me."
Zhang Zhoudao "Your Majesty is wronged. How could I have such thoughts? It's just that I suddenly lived in a big house and saw the empty yard, and I felt something. Your Majesty has clear rewards and punishments, and I feel grateful. This is pride, not asking for reward. ."
"Haha, you are quite good at talking." Zhu Youtang smiled.
Maybe Zhu Youtang will feel more relaxed after talking to Zhang Zhou like this. The way he used to get along with those ministers was too tiring.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I have used these two days to make a sketch of the reconstruction of Qingning Palace and submitted it to Eunuch Xiao," Zhang Zhou said.
Zhu Youtang nodded.
Wave your hand.
Xiao Jing handed over a sketch drawn by Zhang Zhou, as well as some rough materials and labors to be used.The husband's numbers, etc., are all displayed.
The details of the drawings dazzled the emperor after reading them. < /p>
Of course Zhang Zhou would not draw architectural drawings in the usual way of this era. Although he was not an engineering professor, he could still draw basic three-dimensional geometric figures.
"The specific reference is a sketch of Qingning Palace and surrounding palaces that Eunuch Xiao gave me before. I have made some modifications appropriately. There will be no major changes in the location of the foundation or anything else. ."
After reading it, Zhu Youtang said sincerely, "Although I can't quite understand it, I think you mean it. It's good."
Zhu You. Zang pointed at something that didn't seem to be in the palace.
Because Zhang Zhou was not with the emperor, he did not know what the emperor was talking about.
Zhu Youtang waved and said, "Stop sitting and come over and show me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Neither did Zhang Zhou Without any scruples, he walked directly to the emperor's desk and looked at the drawings from the opposite direction.
The eunuchs nearby were a little frightened. The way Zhang Jieyuan got along with the emperor became more and more intimate, and they became more and more like a family, but they felt a little sour in their hearts.
Zhang Zhou said, "Oh, what your Majesty is talking about was added by me. It's called heating. The principle is to connect copper pipes in series, intersperse them everywhere in the palace, and fill them with water. And connect one end to the boiler to boil water, so that you can keep warm without using the open fire in the palace, and you don’t have to go to the underground fire cavity, the safety performance is guaranteed, and the Dragon Vein Feng Shui is not affected. ” p>
What Zhang Zhou said was the simplest principle of home heating. It was the simplest thing to ordinary people in later generations, but to Zhu Youtang, it was like hearing a book from heaven.
"Is this really feasible?" Zhu Youtang looked puzzled.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "It is feasible. I originally planned to use iron pipes, but unfortunately iron pipes are easy to rust, and copper pipes do not have this trouble, but the cost will be slightly higher."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang carefully looked at Zhang Zhou's notes under the drawings and agreed with Zhang Zhou's statement, "The budget is one thousand taels, and the price is indeed not low. What is the overall cost?"
This question is not for Zhang Zhou to answer.
Xiao Jing replied, "Your Majesty, according to the drawings drawn by Zhang Jieyuan, someone from the Ministry of Industry has probably calculated the cost, and it basically costs 120,000 taels."
"Ten "Twenty thousand taels, yes."
Zhu Youtang nodded thoughtfully, probably this number was a bit unacceptable to him.
Zhang Zhou said, "I have thought of a way to reduce expenses, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
"Tell me." Zhu Youtang became interested.
Zhang Zhou talked eloquently: "I have calculated that if the original purchase price of the Ministry of Works is used, it will cost no money for the laborers."It costs money, but food rations also need to be guaranteed, so it is difficult to save money. I think that if we use a competitive bidding method and let people in the city who are able to use materials quote their own prices, and then choose the ones with low price and high quality, then we can form effective competition, and then the cost will be greatly reduced. ”
When the Ming Dynasty built palaces, the materials needed to be purchased by the court, and manpower deployment has always been the criticized “capital camp occupation”.
That is, the soldiers in the capital camp were used to To build buildings and gardens for the royal family, in addition to basic rations, free labor was basically used. Although the issue of occupation and labor had always been discouraged by Yanguan, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty wanted to save money while also building Taoist temples, palaces, etc., so naturally he refused to occupy it. Let go.
Being a soldier in the Beijing camp is not a good thing.
You can’t guarantee daily training. Who can afford to work as a craftsman to repair houses every day?
"Bidding"
Zhu Youtang felt very new about these terms
Xiao Jing had heard Zhang Zhou mention it before, and he said, "Your Majesty, this is what Zhang Jieyuan means. Find more suppliers to create competition and reduce costs. ”
“That’s it. "Zhu Youtang nodded, as if saving money was important to him, "But in this case, can the material be guaranteed? And Bingkuan, didn't you mention before that the selected materials must be consistent with the secret?"
< p> Zhang Zhoudao: "The secret of heaven that I mentioned lies more in the length and texture of wood and stone. They must be denser and harder, and must withstand the thunder and fire of heaven and earth to the greatest extent." Pine wood is prone to aging and erosion by water, fire and insects. There are also specific requirements on the length and width of the material. ""Oh"
Zhu Youtang was confused again.
Dai Yi asked from the side, "That has nothing to do with God or anything. "Bar"
Zhang Zhou said, "Wood and stone are only distinguished by their place of origin and texture. It would be far-fetched to really rely on heaven's secrets.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Bingkuan, even if you insist on getting involved, they won't be able to tell the difference. You are still quite honest." As they reported before, even I thought that these materials needed to be consecrated first or to find a Taoist family to open an altar to exorcise evil spirits. "
"How come?" Zhang Zhou smiled.
If you don't leave this money-making business to me, maybe I will scare you with ghosts and gods.< /p>
Anyway, you have no doubts about me now.
I am a good tricker.
Zhu Youtang said, “Then I will approve this matter. Yes, but there is one requirement. It must not be shoddy. I want to build a palace that can be used for hundreds of years. "
"Yes. "Zhang Zhou cupped his hands.
Zhu Youtang signaled for Zhang Zhou to sit down again. He put together Zhang Zhou's drawings and said as if talking about family matters, "Bingkuan, it's not that I have to be stingy. In fact, in the past two years, the court's expenses have been quite high. After autumn, the Northwest fought several battles in the Helan Mountains. Although they were victorious, the expenses were quite high. ”
This means that in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Wang Yue led his troops to the Helan Mountains, won a great victory against the Tatars, and made Turpan return to the Ming Dynasty.
The so-called great victory is nothing more than "forty-two beheadings, two hundred and forty-one horses and camels, and thousands of cattle, sheep, and weapons captured."
Even so, this can be regarded as the greatest military achievement during the Xiaozong period.
Zhang Zhou said, "I have something to say, but it's hard to say it."
Zhu Youtang said, "Didn't I tell you everything? In my place, if you have something to say, just say it, don't beat around the bush." ."
"Yes." Zhang Zhou said, "According to my estimation, there should be quite a few people who participated in the impeachment of Wang Zhongcheng in the past two days."
Zhu Youtang was startled.
Then he looked at Xiao Jing first, and Xiao Jing quickly denied it and said, "This slave has never mentioned anything to Zhang Jieyuan."
Zhu Youtang said helplessly, "Bingkuan, your gaze Sharpness can discern many things. Wang Yue is like this. He likes to make friends with his ministers. The former emperor was accused of making friends with Wang Zhi. This time, he was re-employed not because he corrected this problem, but because of his behavior. His talent is indeed outstanding. Even if he has had contact with Li Guang, I will not hold him accountable."
Zhang Zhou nodded.
In history, Zhu Youtang did not hold Wang Yue responsible for giving gifts to Li Guang or even secretly communicating with Li Guang. However, because so many people in the court were involved in the impeachment, Wang Yue's people were frightened in the northwest, and then After a moment of bad luck, he passed away in sorrow and anger in December of that year.
The cause of death was chest paralysis, which is heart disease.
Zhang Zhou said, "I have done some calculations and feel that if Wang Zhongcheng continues to stay in the northwest, he may not be able to survive the coming year, so I ask that he be recalled to the capital."
< p>"What do you mean he will die in the northwest?" Zhu Youtang was startled.This time even Dai Yi and others felt that Zhang Zhou was a bit out of proportion and actually taught the emperor how to do things
This is a major matter involving the military and political affairs of the northwest. Whatever your identity, you can do whatever you want. I suggest that if Wang Yue is transferred and the northwest military affairs undergo sudden changes, can you afford this responsibility?
Zhang Zhou said, "Not only that, I also ask your majesty to give him a life-saving medicine to help him recover from illness." You can use it when you have an attack. If your majesty feels that I am rude, then just pretend that I didn’t say anything. "Please remember to bookmark the latest website and read it for free without anti-theft