Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, looked at the many injured civilians who were still being treated, and asked, "What happened?"
Pei Xingjian sighed and said with shame: "Because the supervisor was in a hurry to catch up with the construction deadline, he failed to check and reinforce the ropes on the boom in time. As a result, the ropes became loose and the boom collapsed, and rocks weighing a thousand kilograms fell from the air... It was all a moment of humble duty.
It was an oversight that led to such a catastrophic disaster. I am really ashamed and shameless, and I ask the Prime Minister to punish me."
Fang Xuanling looked at the blood on the ground, as well as the injured and dead civilian husband on the side, with a solemn expression, and slowly shook his head and said: "The top priority is not to hold people accountable, but to remember the lessons and make sure that similar accidents don't happen again.
In addition, generous compensation will be provided regardless of death or injury."
"Here!"
Pei Xingjian responded.
Wang Xuance confessed to Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, and went aside to direct the treatment of the casualties, while Pei Xingjian stayed with them.
Li Jing put his hands behind his back, raised his head, looked at the square tower base in front of him, which was ten feet wide and about seven or eight feet high, and asked: "How high is this lighthouse expected to be?"
Pei Xingjian said: "It is forty-nine feet tall."
Li Jing asked curiously: "The number of Dayan?"
"Book of Changes" says: The number of Dayan is fifty, and its use is ninety-nine.
This sentence is the essence of the "Book of Changes", and it also hides all the secrets behind the "Book of Changes". Why is Xu Yi not used? This is an eternal mystery that the masters of the Book of Changes have pondered and diligently pursued for thousands of years. However, although it has never been
People can give incisive answers, but it is generally recognized that this sentence is the basis of the structure of the "Book of Changes" and the way of heaven and earth.
This unprecedentedly magnificent building has such a number as its size, which has a very good meaning.
Pei Xingjian nodded and said: "This is just one of the reasons. There is another reason. According to the merchants from the big food countries, there is a port called Alexandria in the distant West. There is the tallest lighthouse in the world, forty feet high, so
Erlang felt that since it was going to be built, it was natural to surpass it and become the best in the world."
Li Jing was speechless...
Even though he was not versed in civil engineering, he knew that the taller a building was, the more difficult it would be to build it. Especially after reaching a peak, the difficulties faced by each inch of height increase might be unprecedented, requiring a huge amount of manpower, material and financial resources to be solved.
He couldn't help but add another thing to his opinion of Fang Jun: rich and willful...
Fang Xuanling on the side didn't know what to say.
The prodigal son did not use the public funds of Huating Town and paid all his own money, so there was no hidden danger of being impeached by the imperial censor. However, even Fang Xuanling was indifferent to fame and fortune and regarded money as dung. Faced with the astronomical figure of "600,000 yuan"
The numbers are also a bit jaw-dropping.
How big of a project does this have to be?
After thinking about it, I couldn't help but asked: "How long will it take to build this lighthouse? Is it strong and durable?"
Pei Xingjian was in charge of this project, and he was naturally familiar with all the situations. He said: "Actually, this lighthouse looks tall and majestic, but it is not difficult to build. We have cement as an adhesive, and various suspenders and pulleys for loading and unloading.
Stone construction speed is very fast. However, the entire lighthouse is piled with stones, which requires a large amount of stones. There are no natural quarries near Huating Town. These stones are all sourced from a riverside quarry near the Nanshan Mine in Niuzhuji.
It is transported from the mountains and directly loaded on ships after mining. It does not take much manpower to transport it here. As for the degree of sturdiness, the most important thing is naturally. According to the estimation of senior Yu Ming, as long as there is no major earthquake or it is not demolished by humans, this
A lighthouse can stand for more than a thousand years. And Erlang's requirement is that it must stand for at least 1,400 years..."
Fang Xuanling and Li Jing were both stunned.
Generally speaking, this number should be just a rough estimate. When people say it, they will use an integer, such as one hundred years, one thousand years, or two thousand years.
However, this "1,400 years" is a bit strange. It is obviously inconsistent with ordinary habits. Is there any deeper meaning in it?
One of them is extremely resourceful, and the other is commanding thousands of armies, but they are trying to break their heads, and they can't figure out why Fang Jun came up with such a number as "1,400 years"...
Fang Xuanling sighed helplessly: "Even if it doesn't cost the imperial court, it will indeed be useful after it is completed. However, this kind of project is too huge, and casualties are inevitable. If more people die because of it, how can we feel at ease?"
Pei Xingjian was quite dissatisfied with this. He said solemnly: "There may be many people who don't know much about Erlang's actions and don't understand their meaning. They think they are just grandstanding and willful. But if you think about it more deeply, if this city
If the lighthouse can really stand for thousands of years, how many fishermen and merchants will benefit from it? Those noble people in Chang'an like to build pagodas to accumulate merit, but from the humble point of view, ten thousand pagodas are not as good as one such lighthouse!"
Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. If such a lighthouse stood for a thousand years, how many people could be saved from getting lost and running aground on the rocks?
Pei Xingjian looked at the casualties of the people over there and said: "The ships transporting stones under the island and the civilian workers here participating in the construction are actually organized voluntarily by the surrounding people. The construction site only provides meals and accommodation, without a penny."
It’s not that we don’t give it, it’s that they don’t want it. Because they know how much blessings such a lighthouse will bring to their descendants, so even if they are injured or dead, so far, no family member has cried.
."
Fang Xuanling and Li Jing were silent.
Everyone thought that Fang Jun built this lighthouse just for fun, but they didn't expect that it had such profound meaning.
Fang Xuanling asked: "Do you have any drawings?"
His emotions towards this lighthouse ranged from anger, disdain, and helplessness, to now solemnity, because he also saw another purpose of this lighthouse besides guiding navigation.
Pei Xingjian said: "Of course there is, please come with your humble duty."
As he said that, he led the two of them towards a row of simple houses on the other side.
The layout of the house is very simple, with no extra decoration, except for a large wooden table in the middle with some thick drawings placed on it.
Pei Xingjian said: "Erlang only proposed the construction of this lighthouse, but the design and drawings of the entire construction came from the calculations of more than a dozen of Yu Ming's children."
Fang Xuanling and Li Jing stepped forward and read through them one by one.
The entire lighthouse is composed of two floors. The first floor is a base, a square structure, with multiple rooms of various sizes inside, which are used as fuel storage for lighting the lights and residences for the staff. The second floor is an octagonal tower.
There is an up and down spiral staircase in the middle, leading directly to the light room at the top of the tower.
Fang Xuanling looked at the drawings and felt the majesty and majesty of this unfinished lighthouse, and became more and more sure of his guess.
It seems to be a simple lighthouse, but if it can really stand for thousands of years without collapsing, then it is no longer as simple as a lighthouse. It can even become a symbol and a totem, standing at the junction of the Yangtze River and the sea, making all races in the world
Everyone can see the greatness of the Han people!
Li Jing looked at the drawings and frowned: "This lighthouse is completely made of stone. It doesn't even have some copper or iron utensils?"
Pei Xingjian nodded and said: "Yes, Erlang once specifically warned that there must be no copperware at all, because in extreme cases, that may be the reason for the lighthouse to be artificially demolished."
They are all smart people. Pei Xingjian said this cryptically, and Fang Xuanling and Li Jing immediately understood.
What is an “extreme situation”?
It's nothing more than a change of dynasty. There is no navy stationed on this island anymore, and there is no time to be alert...
People are greedy. If there are some copper and iron objects on the lighthouse, someone will come up to demolish it, which may lead to the collapse of the lighthouse. And it is all made of stone, so there is no need to worry about this. The island is surrounded by the sea.
The cliffs are so steep that if you want to dismantle and transport these stones, it will require a lot of manpower and material resources.
The question is, who is too idle to dismantle a pile of rocks and take them home?
Man-made disasters basically no longer exist. If there are no more natural disasters, even if China changes dynasties, this lighthouse will still stand here. No matter how wind blows and waves blow, I look at the mainland of China coldly, and I will not move!
Li Jing's eyes were filled with envy and jealousy. He patted Fang Xuanling on the shoulder and praised: "As long as this lighthouse does not fall down, the name of his Fang Jun and the name of your Fang family will be spread throughout the world forever, even if the world changes in the future.
There are countless descendants who remember the blessings of this lighthouse and it will be remembered forever."
Mother!
This stick seems to do everything out of control and is very arbitrary, but why does it always achieve the greatest and incredible results in the end?
Sighing again, Li Jing said: "Look at our boy, and then look at this person in your family. Having a son should be like the last love of the family..."