In the dead of night, Lu Cheng was lying on the wooden bed, rubbing his jade ring, silently reciting incantations, his mind wandering, and he returned to modern times.
After waking up, I habitually picked up my phone and checked it. The time displayed was 0:01 a.m. on July 11.
Jiang Qiuyun hasn't come back yet, and the room is quiet.
Lu Cheng watched the news for a while.
Some news is shocking. For example, in recent days, there have been floods in the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins. The reason is that as rainfall increases, the melting of glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau also increases. In the final analysis, there are four big tombs in the land of China, each big tomb.
They are all constantly emitting white smoke, which not only brings about the revival of spiritual energy, but also changes the climate.
There are some articles that reveal that the land of China has experienced many cycles of changes in warmth and coldness.
From about 2100 BC to 2050 BC, global climate warming and melting glaciers caused great floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. This time was almost when the legendary Xia Dynasty began to take shape. The reason for the formation of the Xia Dynasty may be that governance
The organization and management of manpower and material resources caused by the big flood after this warming.
In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the climate was still in a warm period. "Mencius: Teng Wen Gong Xia" records: "The Duke of Zhou and King Wu killed Zhou, and fifty people destroyed the country. Drive away tigers, leopards, rhinoceros, and keep elephants away, and the world will be happy."
It can be seen from this that in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, there were rhinos, tropical animals like this, in the Central Plains.
Starting around the time of King Zhao and King Mu of Zhou, the climate began to get colder.
This cold period lasted for about 1-2 centuries. The long-term cold affected the economy and weakened the Zhou Dynasty. Queen Zhou Xiao was in constant turmoil. In 771 BC, during the reign of King Zhou You, the dog army captured Haojing.
In 770 BC, after the Spring and Autumn Period began, the climate entered a warm period. This warm period lasted for a long time, about 800 years. This was a glorious era in ancient China, with the Spring and Autumn Period competing for hegemony, the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the pre-Qin scholars, and the King of Qin conquering Liuhe.
The conflict between Chu and Han, the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, this period of Chinese history was splendid and splendid. Countless romantic figures stepped onto the stage of history, leaving behind legacy words, immortal achievements, and moving legends.
Then came the 600-year cold period, which started in the early AD and ended in the early Sui Dynasty, including the Three Kingdoms, the Sixteen Kingdoms of Wei, Jin, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which was a time of great chaos.
Starting from the Sui Dynasty, it entered a warm period, spanning the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, and Northern Song Dynasties.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, eight rivers surrounded Chang'an, and citrus fruits could be grown in Chang'an. This warm period in the Middle Ages lasted for about 500 years, which was shorter than the 800-year warm period in the ancient times, but it was also a glorious historical period. The Sui and Tang Dynasties were the peak of the feudal dynasty.
The culture of this era is dazzling, and heroes emerge in large numbers in this era. Just like the previous warm period, the imperial court was in charge of the Western Regions, Chang'an and Luoyang were prosperous, political systems were innovative, and culture was prosperous.
The period from 1050 to 1200 AD was a cold period. The Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty in 1125 and the Northern Song Dynasty in 1127. The fifth year of Chunxi in the Southern Song Dynasty (1178
Year), all the lychees in Fuzhou were frozen to death.
The period from 1200 to 1350 AD was a warm period.
The period from 1350 to 1900 was a cold period, also called the Ming and Qing Little Ice Age.
One of the coldest periods was from 1650 to 1700 AD. During this period, the Han River froze five times, Taihu Lake and Huaihe River froze four times, Dongting Lake froze three times, and Poyang Lake also froze in the ninth year of Kangxi. It is said that at that time Beijing and Hangzhou
The Grand Canal is frozen for 109 days a year.
Starting from 1900, the climate began to warm. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation was about to begin again.
In recent years, climate warming has intensified due to the emergence of several large tombs. The average annual temperature has increased by two or three degrees. Even though it is only a difference of two or three degrees, it has a huge impact on the climate, with increased rainfall and greening of deserts.
The number of lakes in the western region has increased, but it has also brought floods to the Yangtze River and Yellow River.
Although the country has built many reservoirs and dams in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Yellow River, floods have impacted these dams. Sometimes the floods come too fast and there is no time to open the gates to release water, which may lead to the risk of dam collapse. Vertex
Thinking of this, Lu Cheng put down his cell phone, stood up and walked to the basement, silently carving jade charms.
At 8:30 in the morning, he called the leader of the National Security Bureau named "Yang": "I can make a 'water-receiving jade charm'. A jade charm can store 30 million cubic meters of flood water and release it during the dry season;
Floodwater can also be sent to the Taklimakan Desert. With this jade talisman, the country can save hundreds of billions of flood fighting funds and produce inestimable benefits."
In fact, the so-called water-holding charm is a storage device specially designed to hold water. The runes on it were modified by Lu Cheng. They can only be used to hold liquids and cannot hold other things.
30 million cubic meters sounds like a lot, but it’s actually not that amazing. The storage jade pendant previously made by Lu Cheng, a sphere with a diameter of 500 meters, had an internal space of 50 million cubic meters.
The sound of rapid breathing came from the phone, and then a sonorous and powerful voice: "Mr. Lu, what do you need before you are willing to hand over the method of making this kind of jade charm?"
"I promised my mother-in-law that I would help her set up a science and technology award to reward 100 young scientists every year. It would cost at least 10 billion yuan. But I am very poor and cannot come up with this money. I don't know if the country can allocate 10 billion yuan to help.
Do I fulfill this promise?"
"Mr. Lu, please give me some time. I need to seek opinions from the leaders and relevant departments."
"Okay."
Lu Cheng hung up the phone, then found another phone number and dialed it.
The person who answered the phone was Zhang Ji from "Heihuquan Comprehensive Service Company".
Lu Cheng said: "I want to set up a private research institute. You can help me go through the process and hire an all-round manager and several researchers."
Zhang Ji asked: "What is the research scope of the research institute you want to establish?"
"It is a special kind of bone, I call it 'spiritual bone', and the name of the institute is 'Spiritual Bone Research Institute'. The initial research goal is to use spiritual bones to implant teeth, and then we may carry out research on artificial joints and the like
."
"How much money are you prepared to invest to register?"
"One billion, maybe."
Zhang Ji was very excited: "Okay, I'll find someone to help you run it!"
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Cheng received a call from the National Security Bureau, and it was the person in charge named Yang.
"Mr. Lu, in view of the emergency of Hongxun, the leaders have issued instructions and agreed to pay 10 billion in exchange for 200 water-resisting jade talismans and the method of making them."
"No problem. But to make this kind of water-receiving talisman, it requires special jade, which is hard to find."
"Where did you get it?"
"I visited almost all the jade cities and finally found a few pieces."
"It doesn't matter, the world is so big, and with all the efforts of a country, you can always find it."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng's heart suddenly jumped, and he thought to himself: "With the recovery of spiritual energy in the west, have the underground spiritual veins of Kunlun Mountain also recovered? If the spiritual veins have recovered, then are there any jade stones that were originally left in the cave?
What about turning into spiritual jade? No, this matter is very important, I have to go and take a look!"
The next morning, two comrades from the National Security Bureau came to Qingquan Villa with a jade carver and an ancient calligraphy expert.
This ancient writing expert is named "Wu Qingqing", he is thirty-six or seventeen years old, and he has been here before.
She asked Lu Cheng: "Where is Jiang Qiuyun? Why isn't she at home? I came over this time and wanted to have a good chat with her."
Lu Cheng smiled and said: "She went to Zhangjiajie for a meeting."
"Oh, I heard that she worked hard on writing the book, but still has time to go out for meetings?"
"She has just finished writing two books and wants to go out and relax."
Lu Cheng handed her the printed rune image, briefly told her the combination of runes on it, and then took the jade carver into the basement to teach him how to use the automatic carving machine rune.
This jade carver's name is "Luo Jinqiang". He is in his forties and is an authentic expert with more than twenty years of carving experience. He is much better than a self-taught carver like Lu Cheng. Not only does he see
He learned how to carve the Nashui Jade Talisman at a glance, and even explained the carving process to Lu Cheng.
An hour later, the two walked out of the basement.
Luo Jinqiang exchanged a few words with Wu Qingqing in a low voice, saying, "I have learned everything I need to learn. Making the water talisman is very simple and not difficult at all."
At this time, Lu Cheng brought out five more pieces of jade from a room, each weighing dozens of kilograms. He called a few people over and asked, "Look, are there any differences between these pieces of jade?" p>
Wu Qingqing seemed a little excited: "This is Hetian jade? Is it from mountain materials? It's so big? It's pure and moist, the jade is delicate, and it's valuable."
The two national security officers just stared with wide eyes and did not speak.
Luo Jinqiang looked at it carefully for a moment, then stretched out his hand to touch it, and said: "Although they are all mutton-fat white jade, there is still a big difference between these two pieces and those three pieces!"
Wu Qingqing asked: "I think the quality of jade is about the same, and the content of tremolite is above 99%."
Luo Jinqiang said: "The difference is not in the quality of the jade, but in the 'charm'."
Wu Qingqing was a little surprised: "Ah? You said jade has charm?"
Luo Jinqiang nodded: "Yes, look at the three pieces of jade here. They have a warm white tone with a greasy luster. This tone is a kind of exquisite inner feeling. It is not extremely white, but it makes people feel better than extremely white.
The mood is quiet, as if jade and people can blend into one.
Whenever you look at a piece of beautiful jade, you sometimes come up with the phrase "it lacks a breath" or "it has a little taste", this is the so-called "charm".
Lu Cheng smiled slightly and said to the two comrades from the National Security Bureau who were standing a little further away: "You also reach out and touch it. Only by touching it with your own hands can you feel the difference."
The two national security comrades were of different ages. One of them, a middle-aged man, reached out and touched it, frowning and saying nothing.
The other one was very young and looked less than 25 years old. He stretched out his hand to touch it and then quickly retracted it: "Hey, there is a monster hidden in this jade? It seems like it can bite my hand!"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly: "Nonsense, where did the monster come from! Just touch it again!"
The young man stretched out his hand again, touched each stone again, and said: "I understand, the two jade stones on the left feel warmer to the touch; the three jade stones on the right have a faint 'coolness', and they are warm to the touch."
Like little needles pricking my skin."
Lu Cheng said: "I know that the people in your National Security Bureau are all carefully selected. Like this young comrade, he should have practiced Qigong before and be able to feel the difference in jade. Right?"
The young man smiled "hehe" and said: "I have practiced Bajiquan for several years."
The middle-aged man said: "Xiao Li learned kung fu passed down from his family, and Bajiquan is quite popular."
The young man grinned and did not say which family he inherited it from. After all, he was from the National Security Bureau and could not reveal his origins privately.
Lu Cheng pointed to a few pieces of jade on the ground and said: "The two pieces of jade on the left are ordinary mutton-fat white jade; the three pieces on the right contain spiritual energy. I call them 'spiritual jade'.
Only jade talismans carved with 'spiritual jade' can achieve the greatest effect. Ordinary jade can also be carved, but it cannot hold 30 million cubic meters.
I don’t have much of this kind of spiritual jade. I’ll give you these three pieces. You can cut them and polish them into jade plaques. You can make a lot of jade talismans.
In addition, of the 200 finished products I promised you, only 60 have been completed so far and will be given to you to take away.
I will make the rest as soon as possible."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your hard work. I left Xiao Li at Qingquan Villa. If you need anything, you can call him." Then, several people went out holding the jade and drove away.