Once the power in one's hands grew, one's private interests and desires would also grow. Would the royal family be able to guarantee fairness and impartiality? Would every generation of emperors serve the country and the people?
Who could guarantee that this would prevent land annexation?
For their own selfish interests, people's brains would become quite smart. Even the Federation's Sky Brain was amazed by this kind of intelligence.
The landlord class would always make a comeback with another identity. What would they do then?
Jiang Pengji let out a long sigh. There were still many things to consider.
Wei Ci, on the other hand, was relaxed. He had thrown such a big problem to her and refused to stay to continue the discussion … It would be good to stay and have a meal together.
Elsewhere, Wei Ci returned home with a bellyful of thoughts. He happened to run into Zhang Ping, who was looking for him.
"Xiheng has caused me to suffer this time …"
Wei Ci smiled bitterly. Zhang Ping was a classic example of a bad teammate. This time, he was really screwed over.
However, so be it. At least he could temporarily stay away from the center of power in Wanzhou.
When Wei Ci thought of Jiang Pengji's actions just now, he felt even more uneasy … He did not understand. What did she want to do?
Although he did not understand, Wei Ci felt that it was not wrong for the two of them to distance themselves for a while.
"This will not happen again!" Zhang Ping smiled awkwardly. Fortunately, Wei Ci was just grumbling and not angry. After all, the two of them had been close friends for many years. Screwing over once or twice was just to cultivate their relationship. "Zixiao, I'll do it this time. Next time, I won't drag you down."
Zhang Ping was there to collect the drawings. With the drawings as a specimen, he could have a deeper understanding.
Wei Ci secretly rolled his eyes. He did not believe in Zhang Ping's attributes at all.
Previously, Zhang Ping had said that Wei Ci was knowledgeable and multi-talented. Not only did he dabble in the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, Qimen Dunjia, but he also worked on architectural design. He was good at calligraphy and painting, and he knew everything … Zhang Ping was not bragging. Wei Ci really knew these things. His level of attainment was not low.
If not, Master Yuanjing would not have pestered him for so many years.
Wei Ci went to the study to retrieve a few scrolls of drawings. The paper used was the best bamboo paper.
Bamboo paper …
"Zixiao, did you draw this?"
Zhang Ping noticed that Wei Ci was holding a huge piece of silk cloth with patterns drawn on it, as well as an exquisite framed picture scroll.
"The original drawing is on the silk cloth. The previous owner did not preserve it well and insects grew on it. I almost couldn't tell what it looked like …" Wei Ci's drawings were taken from the ancestral home of the Wei family in Langya. Even though the Wei family had fallen from grace, their ancestors were once illustrious. Naturally, they did not lack good things. "Look, no matter how much I preserve it, it can't be restored to its original state. I might as well make a copy of the original drawing. You can just look at the sample."
Zhang Ping made an 'oh' sound and unfolded the large stack of paintings that Wei Ci had carefully stored.
The paper of these scrolls had obviously been carefully cut. They were of different lengths and widths. Some were eight or nine inches, while others were more than ten inches.
Most of the cities in the blueprint were built during the golden age of the Great Xia Dynasty. Be it the layout or the architecture, they were all majestic.
Most of these buildings were uniaxial symmetrical, which perfectly satisfied the obsessive-compulsive disorder. Of course, it was easy to get lost in such a city.
The more complicated ones, such as the capital cities and prefectures, mostly used symmetrical secondary tests, and the chances of getting lost were higher.
Apart from these mainstream designs, there were also quite a few irregular designs. Most of them evolved from the gradual expansion of villages.
With the materials, Zhang Ping felt a little more confident in his heart.
At this moment, Wei Ci opened his mouth and interrupted his inspiration.
"Shangjing suffered an earthquake, and the terrain has undergone a huge change. If we follow the book and imitate it, I'm afraid it won't work." Jiang Pengji said calmly, "This is the original design of Shangjing. The buildings are scattered in picturesque disorder, and they are indeed majestic and beautiful. But you have to think about our lord's temperament. She won't spend too much money to build such a luxurious prefectures for herself … "
Zhang Ping respected Wei Ci's opinion very much. He asked, "Yi Zixiao, what do you mean?"
Wei Ci thought about it and said, "Make it as simple as possible. Make it as convenient as possible. There's no need to deliberately pursue symmetry and beauty. As long as it suits the terrain and reduces manpower, it's fine. Of course, although it's said that building a house is simple, it doesn't mean that the materials used are random. It's only been a few years since the earthquake in Shangjing. The people still have lingering fears when they think about it. The house would rather be simple, but it has to be stable. "
Zhang Ping thought about it and it seemed to make sense.
He had followed Jiang Pengji for a period of time. She indeed did not like to be extravagant. Her style was capable and simple.
If the city was built according to the model map, it would take a lot of manpower and time.
Let's not talk about the distant cities. Let's talk about what used to be Shang Jing City. This city took 160,000 people a whole eight years to build.
It was majestic and beautiful, but it was a waste of money, manpower, and time.
If Zhang Ping dared to present such a plan to Jiang Pengji, he would definitely be taught a lesson.
"First, build mud houses and plan the streets of the city. It doesn't need to be beautiful. It just needs to be able to shelter from the sun and the moon, and protect against the wind and rain."
Zhang Ping was speechless.
He was wrong. He thought that his lord's "copy and paste" was child's play. He did not expect that the real child's play was Wei Ci.
"Wouldn't that kind of house be a disgrace to my lord's status?"
If there was a table, Zhang Ping would slap it loudly.
Wei Ci smiled and said, "Fame is a worldly possession. It's unimportant. My lord won't care about this … "
Zhang Ping could not help but secretly criticize him. Do you think you're my lord? How can you know what she's thinking?
For many people, houses and clothes are their pride. If it's too simple and crude, where can they put their pride?
Of course, Zhang Ping did not dare to say these words out loud.
If he accidentally angered his friends, Wei Ci would just leave and leave such a huge project on him. Zhang Ping would cry until he was blind.
Most houses in ancient times were made of wood. It was unknown how much wood was used to build a mansion.
It was fine if there were many trees around, but if there were none, they could only travel far away to buy them. It was a waste of time and energy.
Fortunately, with the green bricks and green tiles, the amount of wood needed for houses was greatly reduced. Even so, it was still an astronomical figure.
Zhang Ping hoped to use local materials so that they could save a lot of transportation costs. However, Jiang Pengji calculated the approximate figure and frowned quietly. "There are indeed many forests in Shangjing, but if too many trees are cut down, it's easy to cause landslides and cracks."
When she said that, Zhang Ping was shocked.
Was it that scary?
In the past, he had heard that when the mountain god was angry, the mountain would collapse and the sand would roll down when thunderstorms occurred. But were the two related?
"Let's do it this way. We'll use local materials for 30% of the wood. For every tree we cut down, we must plant three saplings. The remaining 70% of the wood will be purchased from the nearby Shangyang County. The gentry families in Shangyang County also deal in wood. They can't ask for more than such a big business. Let Xiaoyu discuss this matter … As for the green bricks and green tiles, I'll write a warrant for you. You can pick a few skilled brickmakers. "
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