Chapter 141 Ding When Li Chengqi arrived in Lingzhou, it was already mid-March and he could see part of the tripod. ,, But you can only see a small part. This time, Wang Hua used an assembly line method to make the Jiuding. If the normal process is followed, the inner tube of the tripod is cast first, then the outer tube of the tripod is made, then the white marble is made, and then the mahogany base is made. This is safer, but the time will be extended several times. Wang Hua did not do this. It was necessary to practice his skills last year. Not all of his skills are unique, but with more than a thousand years of experience, his understanding of craftsmanship is far ahead of today's craftsmen. But thanks to his spread of craftsmanship in recent years, many craftsmen have laid a good foundation. Otherwise this time will be longer. Then divide the tripod into several parts and make them at the same time. But there are great risks in doing so. Wang Hua is a special case. He is a master craftsman and an expert. He has conceived this tripod alone for several years and is very familiar with it. If it were the second person, serious mistakes would surely occur, leading to failure. When Li Chengqi arrived, the inner tube of Ding already had a rough shape. He stood below, raised his head, looked at the huge tripod, and sighed: "It's so tall." Wang Hua didn't pay attention at first, and asked: "Your Highness, are you satisfied?" In the legend, the Great Cauldron was When Yu made the tripod of Kyushu, he gathered all the bronze in the world and it was huge. But this is just a folk saying. At Li Chengqi's height, he would not believe it. If the tripod was so big, King Chuzhuang would not even bother to ask about the size of the tripod. Before Cao Chong invented the elephant weighing, if the elephant was in the legend Weighing tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of kilograms, there is no way to weigh it. Wang Hua was not sure whether there was a larger tripod. At least the body of the tripod was something Li Chengqi had never seen before. "I am very satisfied, but when I see this cauldron, I always think of the poem you wrote, what is it called, and I am afraid that it will be cold at high places. It is so high and so cold." This time Wang Hua heard that there was something in his words. ?????????????????????????? But he only took a small half and kept a big half, and Wang Hua couldn't guess what he meant. Could it be that he was afraid of the cold at high places, so he gave up the position of crown prince to Li Longji. Even so, he wouldn't say it to himself. Could it be that he was trying to persuade himself, but he had no ambitions, at least not now. Li Chengqi changed the topic and said: "I heard a lot of strange things when I came here. I heard that there is a huge mountain in Jishi Mountain that is unreachable, and the snow on it never melts all year round. So the snow was used by Manager Wang, and it was not used by Tubo. I saw this cauldron again today, and I couldn't help but think of this and what you wrote. It's better to be at the foot of the mountain, with the fragrance of wild flowers everywhere, the shade of trees, and the geese. "Xiangji." After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and stopped talking, just observing the nine copper tripod bodies being cast. Wang Hua already understood what he wanted to express. But he disagreed in his heart. He had already done many things that made the court angry. He could not retreat but could advance. This is unlike Li Chengqi, who has always given in to the third child of his family, so he has a life-long guarantee. Besides, he is the eldest son. If he takes one step back, he is still the eldest son. If he takes ten steps back, he is still the eldest son. But if I listen to him, do my duty as a minister, an ordinary minister, and be lost in the crowd, then in this court where people cannibalize people, I will soon be swallowed up without any bones. . Although there is an ambiguity about the taste of Su, Lou Shide's people spit on their faces and cannot wipe them off. If you really think that's the case, try spitting in his face, and you'll be sure you won't even know how he died in the end. These people have mastered the art of planning to a great level. It seems that there is no fight, but in fact, the fight is so intense that no one can see it. Just like a good fighter without great military exploits, he does not need to sacrifice his soldiers to fight for his life, he has already used means to eliminate the disaster before it burns. Otherwise, they can climb to the position of prime minister? Looking at myself again, I seem to be vigorous, but where is the highest position? Besides, being patient means not showing off. It is also a sign that my strength has not yet reached its peak. Do I need to be patient now? Or for the sake of Li Longji and Li Chengqi's brothers and sisters spreading the fragrance of wild flowers, ignoring Li Guo'er and Li Hong? But this prince is very loyal and a true loyal elder. From the time he entered Lingzhou, he has always called himself me in front of Wang Hua and Zhu Dian without saying a single word. Judging from his facial expression, it also comes from the heart. Therefore, Wang Huan did not want to argue with this person. So she smiled, said nothing, and continued to take him on a tour. The pieces of cloisonn¨¦ copper in front are pieces. This is a very tedious job. All the patterns and words are not painted or written on with a brush dipped in glaze paint. Instead, the copper wires are hammered and then sintered repeatedly. , not to mention sintering, just?It takes countless man-hours to bond the copper wires one by one. Moreover, the surface area of ??these nine tripods is so huge. Nothing can be seen now, only piles of copper wires hanging on pieces of copper. But when he came, Li Chengqi did some research and knew that this was a crucial step in making a new type of copperware, so he watched it attentively for a while. Then moved to the workshop below. The workshop below covers a larger area, with more than 20 pieces of white marble. Put it in the workshop and it looks spectacular. ¡° Sixteen of the white marbles have countless masons lying on them, working on them. The side remains untouched and is reserved for inlaying with gold and wrapping with silk tape. What is moving is the front. The painting is to dig out a rectangular flat pit and fill it with fired porcelain paintings and carved jade paintings. The characters are directly carved, and the largest amount of labor is the topographic map, which cannot have the slightest error. Even with a slight chisel, the Yangtze River will reach the north of Wudang Mountain. Or with a little more force, the Turfan Basin becomes the Philippine Trench. Only a small half has been carved now, but Li Chengqi can imagine the finished carving from this half, and sighed again. It is indeed the tripod of Kyushu. This stone foundation alone can be regarded as a national treasure. This sigh has nothing to do with "it's cold at high places", it's just admiration. Then he moved to the next workshop, where he started wood carving, but only the upper half was carved, and the lower half was for the next workshop. Because it was gold and silverware, and there were many priceless jewelry, the security was even tighter. These gold and silverware are not a whole. They are made separately and then assembled and inlaid at the end. So it seems very trivial. In addition to pines, cranes, turtles and pines, there are also some legendary mascot animals or plants. In addition to these physical objects, there are also various patterns, such as wave patterns, cloud patterns, tangled branches, banana leaf patterns, curly grass patterns, wishful thinking patterns, lotus petal patterns, etc., and there are many kinds of each pattern. Li Chengqi turned At once, he saw fifteen types of lotus petal patterns alone. Some lines are rough and unrestrained, some are complex and soft, some are delicate and vivid, and some are small and cute. But what it will look like in the end, Li Chengqi cannot imagine with these piles of "parts". Then we went to the white marble gold and silverware below. In the final analysis, the front is still dominated by animals, plants and patterns. The back is more graphic, with Taoist and Buddhist legends and stories standing out from the exquisite gold and silver patterns created by craftsmen. Let Li Chengqi linger again. But then he pointed questioningly at the strange things on the pile of gold and silverware below, and asked questions one by one. It was normal for Wang Hua, ranging from airplanes and rockets to mobile phone DVs. Wang Hua also explained them one by one. Li Chengqi was incredulous. He asked doubtfully: "Can those things really be built in the future?" "Yes. , but you and I must not be able to see it, but we can see some other things." Wang Hua turned around, found the steam engine, and said, "For example, it will start an industrial revolution. There is no level of learning, any knowledge, even craftsmen, should be respected by us." Li Chengqi did not say anything. This issue will be very controversial, especially craftsmen, whose status in the Tang Dynasty was very low, only slightly better than prostitution. With his caution, even if he understood this truth, he would not express his position. Turning around again, this is a jade sculpture. As a whole, the tripod base is very huge, but it is divided into eighty-one pictures. It is not very big. Each picture is less than one meter in length. Of course, no matter how big it is, it will not be that big of jade. , even porcelain pictures are not easy to fire. But this expresses the essence of all calligraphy and painting techniques in the Tang Dynasty today, so there cannot be any oversight. Especially for jade carving, it is difficult to find a jade material with a texture similar to that of a certain picture among many jade materials. If you cut it with one knife, the jade material will be scrapped, but it will be difficult to find another similar jade. Material comes out. Therefore, every time the workers cut a knife, they thought about it for most of the time before taking action. I still can¡¯t see it now. So Li Chengqi turned to the bottom, which is the silk tapestry part. The silk material is yellow and the writing is black. Originally, Wang Hua wanted to use red with yellow, which would look more noble, but the writing would not be very conspicuous. So I gave up this idea and finally chose a yellow background with black lines. There are not only words but also colorful paintings. This is Wang Hua's own work. It has a strong three-dimensional effect, which made Li Chengqi stare at it again for a long time. I didn't read the works of those masters, but looked at the formulas and diagrams. There were even mechanical formulas for projectile in them. The diagrams used artillery shells and bows and arrows to express them. Of course, there are also reasons such as earthquakes and solar eclipses. After seeing this, Li Chengqi was sweating. This is a complete conquest of his understanding. It took him a long time before he said: "This will cause controversy." "I know, but why can artillery be built?, It is precisely because of these formulas that if you can understand them thoroughly, you will have more powerful weapons than just artillery. I still remember that I carved a monument in front of Dongshoujiang City, saying that it only takes two hours from Lingzhou to Oceania. This is the plane I drew, but it's not the fastest yet. And if you want to create these things, it all lies in these formulas. " Li Chengqi's eyes lit up after hearing this. Wang Hua laughed in his heart. The formula is dead, but it will serve as a guide for future generations and will save them many detours. But after reading the formula, you can create A plane? I don¡¯t want to build a primitive artillery. Otherwise, there will be more controversy. I believe that Li Chengqi will immediately convey this information to Li Dan. But Li Chengqi is not that easy to fool, and he immediately asked: "You." How did you know? " "Didn't I say it before? Without a teacher's guidance, I like the one who grinds and grinds. Seeing that Li Chengqi didn't believe it, he added: "If you don't believe it, just think that I am Cangjie who coined the word." Self-taught without a teacher, this ability is born with it. " Li Chengqi rolled his eyes and ignored him. He was still Cangjie. It was better to say that he was Pangu Huangdi. Half a day passed when he turned here. At the porcelain kiln in the distance, Li Chengqi did not turn around. He went back with Wang Hua. This time he came here There are two tasks, the public one is to see the production of the tripod, and the private one is to visit his sister. Long before Li Chengqi arrived in Lingzhou, Li Chiying gave birth to a child. Li Chiying was also very disappointed in the capital. Inside, Li Dan was also disappointed. He found this disobedient son-in-law, and there were many women around him. No matter how weird Li Hong and Muzi Li were, no matter how good Li Xuejun was, they were not worrying. The woman, Wang Han from the Taiyuan Wang family, is a legitimate daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family, much closer than the princess next to Li Longji. Li Guo'er is also a legitimate princess. These two women will be her daughter's close enemies in the future. . They all gave birth to sons, which made them more competitive than Li Chiying. Therefore, Li Chengqi came to confer Li Chiying's daughter as the princess of Helan County, and there were 300 households under the Helan Mountain. This was to strengthen Li Chiying. The capital of competition is also to further win over Wang Hua. Wang Hua refuses to be awarded a title by the imperial court. He is still holding the title of champion during Wu Zetian's time, so it is not easy to award Wang Hua a reward, but he expresses himself by awarding it to his niece. At the same time, Li Chengqi also gave many precious jade gifts as gifts. Although they were not born from the same mother, Li Chengqi had a gentle personality and was the eldest son in the family, so Li Chiying did not ignore him. Besides, he and Concubine Wang Xian came to Lingzhou to preside over her wedding to Wang Hua. At this time, Mu Zili pulled Wang Hua outside and whispered: "Erlang, I want to tell you something. " Like a child who has done something wrong, it is difficult for her to have such an expression. Wang Hua became interested and said, "What's the matter? " "I, I," Muzi Li even said "I" several times, and finally said: "I really want to have a son." " "Don't envy Li Chiying. Even if she gives birth to a boy, she will still receive a reward. But would I care? "Wang Hua comforted. But he vaguely felt that Mu Zili wanted to talk to him about this issue, so he finally changed his mind. "Others were a little better, but he knew Mu Zili's strong character. So he raised his head He raised his head and looked at Mu Zili suspiciously. PS: I feel very uncomfortable. Originally, this chapter may have more than 6,000 words, so I can only write down this small amount.