Chapter 582: One billion

Following Niu Huaiyuan, Zhu Daidong really learned a lot of knowledge about ancient architecture. Niu Huaiyuan is very knowledgeable and can easily learn about related knowledge no matter which ancient architecture you see. And combined with examples, you can understand it easily. Even if you don’t know much about ancient architecture, you can understand it.

The professor does not necessarily have to teach very profound and difficult knowledge. Zhu Daidong followed him for several hours and learned a lot about the protection and maintenance of ancient relics.

China's cultural relics protection skills have a long history. In the Tang Dynasty, there were records of using wooden wedges to straighten the beams and frames of ancient buildings. According to Huang Xiufu's "Yizhou Famous Paintings Record", Chengdu migrated the murals of three walls, and after more than 200 years, they are still as intact as before. The technology of unloading and mounting of calligraphy and painting protection has been quite mature by the Tang Dynasty. "Paint sticks to stone, and maw sticks to wood" is a traditional technique for restoring stone and wooden cultural relics that has been passed down for a long time. In the future, with the advancement of science and technology, polymer materials and physical detection technology will gradually be introduced into cultural relics protection work.

In some European countries around the 18th century, the traditional technique of restoring murals with milk and lime water was used by Kosaiyin, which has been passed down to the present. In the Tang and Song dynasties, the mud layer of mud paintings in my country was generally 3 to 4 layers, with more mud layers. In addition to the wheatgrass mud layer, there are also mud layers such as hemp knife, cotton, and velvet. Before applying color to paint, a very thin layer of white powder will be painted on the surface of the ground. After the white powder layer is damp, it will crack and peel and peel in small scaly patches, which are generally called cracked and aphrodisiac lesions. When the moisture is severe, it will be crisped and loosened together with the ground mud layer, which is called crispy and powdery lesions.

Some murals with heavy murals whose mural layers are too thick or whose murals are added to the previous generations are affected by moisture, earthquakes, rock fractures, etc., and some murals are separated from the rock walls, forming cracks and hollows, and the murals are at risk of large-scale fall off at any time.

Zhu Daidong also learned several methods of restoring murals, as well as how to extract murals and install murals, which made Zhu Daidong, who had been listening to him, feel moved. Even murals can be moved, what if it is a whole building? Once this idea sprouts in Zhu Daidong's mind, it will immediately take root and grow vigorously.

In Fuzhou in July, the weather was still very hot. Zhu Daidong asked Zhang Suoliang to buy drinks several times. This action won the favor of Niu Huaiyuan and his students. The young man who followed them didn't talk much. If Niu Huaiyuan was talking to the students, Zhu Daidong would never speak. Zhu Daidong had a very good memory. As long as Niu Huaiyuan said, he could remember that he would only talk about this knowledge with him when Niu Huaiyuan really had free time.

Before coming to Fuzhou, Zhu Daidong asked Huang Bin to find information about ancient architecture for him. Now he chatted with Niu Huaiyuan, and he would not leave the two of them without any topics because of the lack of knowledge about ancient architecture.

"Professor Niu, can it be done if he wants to move an ancient building far away?" Zhu Daidong asked. After looking at Sanfang Qixiang for so long, he felt that Furong County still lacked a landmark building.

"Of course, in 1959, the Yongle Palace in Shanxi had been relocated. During the relocation process, combined with restoration and protection, now you can see the Yongle Palace again and you will know whether the relocation is feasible. But the relocation takes a long time and the cost needs to be very high." Niu Huaiyuan sighed slightly and said. In Sanfangqixiang, protection has not been fully achieved. If it is relocated, it is even more impossible. With the continuous development of the city, many ancient buildings were ruthlessly pushed down overnight, and even those ancient relics were sent directly to the garbage dump. Whenever I saw such a thing, Niu Huaiyuan felt like his child was beaten up by others, and his heart was very painful.

Niu Huaiyuan has always believed that economic development does not require leaving traditions and national culture behind, but what he regrets is that many people ignore this. The reason why he stayed in Sanfang and Qixiang was also worried that he would not know which day it would be changed beyond recognition. Even if he wanted to study it, there would be no place to study it.

"How long does it take to relocate a larger manor? For example, relocate a large mansion from Fuzhou to Gunan as a whole." Zhu Daidong said that he could see that Niu Huaiyuan was very excited and happy after he talked about the relocation of Yongle Palace. But after he finished speaking, he could see the regret and pain very clearly.

In 1959, the construction of the Sanmenxia Reservoir of the Yellow River began. Since Yongle Palace was in a project flooded area, in order to protect this precious historical and cultural heritage, according to the instructions of Premier Zhou Enlai to preserve it at any cost, the State Council decided to invest 2 million yuan to relocate Yongle Palace as a whole. In March of the same year, Shanxi Province held a relocation meeting, established a relocation committee, determined the new site of Yongle Palace, and decided on the construction plan. At the end of that year, engineering and technicians and more than 500 migrant workers participated in the relocation project. It took more than five years, and by 1964, the relocation project was basically completed.

"It will take at least two years. Of course, it depends on the cost. In this regard, time can be priced. For example, moving a house costs 10 million, two years, but you spend 20 million, maybe one year can be done." Niu Huaiyuan said. When he heard Zhu Daidong talking about Gunan Province, he smiled and said, "Young man, are you from Gunan?"

"Yes, I am from Furong County, Gunan Province. Our colleagues should have contacted you last time. I would like to invite you to visit our Furong County to see the Minqing buildings there." Zhu Daidong said sincerely.

"How is the ancient buildings in your Furong County compared to here?" Niu Huaiyuan asked.

"In terms of scale, it seems to be closer in terms of age, but our Furong County is much more sincere than the relevant departments here. We decided to comprehensively protect and repair the ancient buildings in the entire county and build the county into a tourist attraction." Zhu Daidong said with a smile. After following Niu Huaiyuan for several hours, he could see that Niu Huaiyuan was still a little dissatisfied with the current cultural department of Fuzhou. He always let these ancient buildings go without protection or maintenance. Even some places wanted to build commercial areas, they were willing to demolish some ancient buildings.

"The protection and maintenance of ancient buildings is not a small expense. You Furong County may not have enough fiscal revenue per year. Does the county have such great courage?" Niu Huaiyuan said with a smile.

"Of course I have courage, otherwise I wouldn't dare to invite Professor Niu to go. These are some photos we took. Please see. If you want to restore the original appearance, will it cost?" Zhu Daidong took out a stack of photos. This was what he asked someone to take before he came. There were more than 500 photos of the entire county town, the appearance of each house and the inside.

"The destruction is not serious." Niu Huaiyuan carefully looked at the photos and said.

"It is precisely because of this that our county hopes to protect the treasures of these nations and allow people to see the original appearance at that time." Zhu Daidong said.

"Young man, can you tell me, which unit you work in Furong County?" Niu Huaiyuan slowly looked at the photo and asked without raising his head.

"I work in the county party committee." Zhu Daidong said modestly.

"Working in the county party committee?" Niu Huaiyuan raised his head and said in surprise. In his impression, Zhu Daidong had some research on ancient buildings. At least he talked about ancient buildings with himself. People like this should work in units such as the Federation of Literary and Art Circles or the Cultural Bureau. How could they go to the county party committee?

"It's a pity that you work in the county party committee." Niu Huaiyuan was no longer interested in Zhu Daidong and turned his eyes to the photo in his hand.

Niu Huaiyuan looked at the photos faster and faster. Soon after reading a stack of photos, Zhu Daidong took out a stack of them from his bag. Niu Huaiyuan was always very rigorous in everything he did, and the ancient buildings in Furong County began to arouse his interest. Although the ancient buildings in Furong County still have a certain gap in scale compared with Sanfang Qixiang, he was very pleased that the local government could pay so much attention.

"After the project of Sanfang and Qixiang is completed, I will definitely go to Furong County to see it." Niu Huaiyuan looked at the time. It was almost dark and it was impossible to study it without good lighting equipment at night. And every night, he would teach his classmates for an hour and a half at a time. If it was rainy, he would also teach in the hotel.

"Professor Niu, can't you go to our Furong County first? Our county has a detailed plan. This year, it is ready to invest huge sums of money to protect and repair all the ancient buildings in the old county town, and it will be officially opened to the public next year." Zhu Daidong said sincerely that people like Niu Huaiyuan must not be strong. Only by persuading him can he change his mind.

"High money? I wonder how much money you are talking about?" Niu Huaiyuan returned the photo to Zhu Daidong and asked.

"I wonder how much money is needed to restore all the ancient buildings in our county to their original appearance?" Zhu Daidong asked.

"About one billion." Niu Huaiyuan said lightly. This is just a conservative estimate. Although the scale of ancient buildings in Furong County is not as large as Sanfang and Qixiang, the number is more than Sanfang and Qixiang. If Furong County wants to build a tourist attraction, it will inevitably add some modern equipment. The entire investment of one billion is definitely not an exaggeration. This is also the reason why he does not want to rush to Furong County. If a county wants to spend one billion, I am afraid that there will be very few people who can go to China. Moreover, Furong County is still a county in an inland province, which is even more impossible.

"Ten billion?" This number is indeed beyond Zhu Daidong's expectations. Now, the three relatively large projects in Furong County's highway reconstruction, railway lines and underground drainage systems are all combined, but there is not one billion. The protection and maintenance of an old county town will cost as much as one billion. If Furong County has this money, it can build several new county towns.
Chapter completed!