The popularity of Jinbi Garden has once again shifted the attention of the people of Chang'an City to Workshop City.

At this time, the construction of the tallest building in the Tang Dynasty, named the "Empire Building" by Li Kuan, once again attracted everyone's attention.

"Yuwen Jiaoyu, have you seen this picture published in Datang Daily?"

Inside the Weishui Academy, Chang Sun Chong came to Yu Wenshan's office in person.

The most recent disciple of the general master Yu Wenkai, Yu Wenshan is the person who knows the most about construction technology among the people Chang Sun Chong is familiar with.

Early this morning, when he saw the article in "Datang Daily", he couldn't wait to come to Weishui Academy.

That "Empire Building" looks really impressive.

Although it is just a boxy building that seems to have no beauty or characteristics, it is not tall enough for you to support it.

"Lang Jun, you want to ask whether it is possible to build such a building? Are the plans mentioned in the newspaper true or false?"

Yu Wenshan also knew something about the grievances between the Changsun family and the Prince of Chu's palace.

Besides, several professors from Weishui College have just asked Yu Wenshan similar questions.

So he didn't make any detours like Chang Sun Chong and went straight to the topic.

"That's right, a height of 101 meters! This does not include the observation tower on the top of the Empire State Building. This height is already more than twice as high as the tallest building in Chang'an City. Li Kuan previously said that he would build such a building

When building the Empire State Building, many people regarded it as a joke, but I inquired and found that the foundation of the Empire State Building has begun to be poured. This shows that Li Kuan is serious this time, but because of this, I can't do it.

understood."

Changsun Chong arranged for more people to keep an eye on Li Kuan than he could count on one hand.

As for the progress of the Empire State Building, he is naturally very knowledgeable.

After all, building a building is not like other things, you can cover it up.

In Chang'an City, anyone who is interested can accurately grasp the construction progress of the Empire State Building.

"Twenty years ago, if someone had told me that they were going to build a building over 100 meters tall, I would not have believed it. You know, such a tall building requires more than simply stacking materials.

Yes, it involves very complicated things. But since the Daming Palace was successfully built in such a short period of time, the situation has changed.

The emergence of cement has completely changed the pattern of the construction industry, especially the method of pouring beams and columns with reinforced concrete, which has made some high-rise buildings possible. For example, the Gewu Building in Guanshishan Academy is such a new building.

Therefore, in theory, as long as the beams and columns made of reinforced concrete are strong enough, they can support a building of more than 100 meters. Of course, there will still be a lot of trouble in building such a building. Just need so many craftsmen.

Having the courage to construct at such a high place is a very big test."

As a master craftsman, Yu Wenshan is naturally very concerned about epoch-making buildings like the Empire State Building.

Even at Weishui University, his current research focus has shifted to new architectural design.

Cement, glass, tap water, heating...

These things all changed the architectural pattern of the Tang Dynasty.

"So, although the Empire State Building will be difficult to build, it will be successfully built in the end?"

Chang Sun Chong looked at Yu Wenshan a little disappointed.

To be honest, he wanted to see Li Kuan fail more than anyone else.

Over the years, Li Kuan has put too much pressure on him.

"Nanshan Construction Engineering is the workshop that knows the most about new architecture in Datang. Whether it is the construction of cement roads or the construction of the Daming Palace, they have mastered the use of cement and steel bars. According to the current progress, I estimate that next year

, the Empire State Building has been completed. Even if His Royal Highness the King of Chu is bold enough and his ambitions are not so high, it is very possible to complete the construction within this year."

Yu Wenshan's words completely disappointed Changsun Chong.

"I see!"

…

In Jintai's blacksmithing workshop, Aniu stood beside Jintai with a sad face.

"Master, in just one month, the price of steel bars has increased by 30%. The most expensive product produced in our workshop is steel. With such an increase, we may not make any money this year."

Nowadays, most of the business of Jintai Blacksmithing Workshop is based on signing contracts with other people in advance, which can be said to be production to order.

This method is naturally beneficial to the stable development of the workshop.

Most enterprises in later generations also operate according to this model.

However, this has a bad impact, that is, the prices of these orders have been confirmed in advance.

Some customers who are anxious to get goods have even paid for the goods before, leaving only the delivery matter.

As a result, the rise in steel prices in the past month has been very harmful to Jintai Blacksmithing Workshop.

Not to mention making money, it’s good if you don’t lose money!

"Have the prices of the Changsun family's iron-making workshop and the Chu Prince's iron-making workshop increased?"

After all, Mrs. Jin is a person who has seen big storms and has not lost her sense of proportion because of rising steel prices.

"The price of Changsun's family has increased. It is said that the current production capacity of the iron-making workshop in Prince Chu's Mansion has been eaten up by the Empire State Building. Master, you don't even know how big the Empire State Building's demand for refined steel is. I was working on it a few days ago

I asked Liu Qing to take me to the construction site to take a look. The thick beams and columns were all made of fine steel frames, and then concrete was poured.

For just one beam and column, several kilograms of fine steel are needed to build one floor. The Empire State Building is more than 300 meters long, and it has at least 30 floors, right? The number of beams and columns required is dozens or hundreds. According to this

Using Hong Kong’s method, don’t expect the iron-making workshop of Prince Chu’s Mansion to sell refined steel this year.”

Aniu took a breath when he thought of those thick beams.

How much does it cost to build an Empire State Building made of such fine steel?

Only the wealthy Chu Prince's Mansion could be built, otherwise if someone else replaced it, it would probably be unfinished halfway through.

"I heard before that the Prince of Chu built a huge iron-making workshop on Hedong Road. I don't know when it will be put into operation. Although the cost of transporting refined steel from Hedong Road back to Chang'an is much higher, the steel price in Chang'an City

If the price continues to rise like this, this method may not be impossible to consider.”

"Master, I have heard a bit about this. "Datang Daily" also has reports about Hedong Road from time to time. I heard that the scale of the iron-making workshop is larger than that of the Chu Palace and the Changsun Family in Chang'an City combined.

It’s still bigger. But because the scale is so large, in the first half of this year, I estimate that this month or if it rains, the first phase of the project will be put into production. The subsequent ones will be put into production next year, and the rest will be put into production one after another.”

"In this case, you go to Hedong Road and try to transport a batch of fine steel back to see if this road is feasible!"

Jin Tai thought for a while and then made a decision.

The larger the output of a workshop, the lower the cost in theory.

The workshop in Ha Dong Road has such a large output, so the cost should be advantageous.
Chapter completed!