The Forbidden City is the greatest and most famous building complex in the history of our country, because it is the place where emperors lived. So every building in it is very magnificent. When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, many buildings were destroyed, but fortunately, the Forbidden City was not destroyed, so it can be well preserved until now. Now the Forbidden City is also an important cultural heritage of China. Therefore, China attaches great importance to protection and carries out some repairs almost every year. After all, it has experienced.
The earthquake caused the floor tiles of the Forbidden City to crack.
For example, in 1976, a memorable earthquake occurred in China, that is, the Tangshan earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. After the earthquake, it caused great losses to our country, especially Tangshan, the earthquake center, which suffered a devastating blow. In fact, apart from Tangshan, Beijing, which is only a few hundred miles away from Tangshan, also felt a strong earthquake, so the Forbidden City was naturally affected by the earthquake.
As we all know, the main frame of the Forbidden City is actually a wooden structure, so it didn't suffer much damage in the earthquake. However, the floor tiles outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square are seriously damaged, with cracks not only, but also in some places. Therefore, after the earthquake, the restoration of the Forbidden City is imminent, and soon the state organized a group of experts and craftsmen to be responsible for the restoration of the floor tiles of the Forbidden City.
In the process of restoration, craftsmen discovered the secret of floor tiles.
However, in the restoration project of craftsmen, a craftsman accidentally discovered an amazing phenomenon when digging out broken floor tiles. When it comes to floor tiles, people will think that there is only one floor, at most two floors. After all, even if only one floor tile is laid in Nuoda Square, it is a very big project with huge cost, but the secret discovered by craftsmen is that the casting process of the floor tile in Taihe Hall Square is very unusual.
Having said that, many people may be curious, why did the ancient rulers spend so much effort on a square? What skeletons are there in this wardrobe? Let's talk about it together When it comes to the builder of the Forbidden City, we have to talk about an emperor in the Ming Dynasty. He is Judy, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Judy is highly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang, but his hope of becoming emperor is slim.
Because when Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, he always adopted the principle of "having a private position and being selfless", Judy, as the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was almost impossible to inherit the throne when Zhu Yuanzhang was alive. 1398, Zhu Yuanzhang died, and his grandson Zhu Yunwen acceded to the throne, that is, when Jian and Zhu Yunwen were in power, he took the advice of the ministers around him and made a cut.
Blue bricks are strictly cast, no wonder they are called "golden bricks"
At that time, Judy's strength was the strongest among the prisoners, but Zhu Yunwen obviously underestimated Judy's strength and ambition, and was eventually overthrown by Judy, eventually becoming the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Because Judy's behavior belongs to "usurping the throne", he is dissatisfied with southerners. Although Judy tried to consolidate her position and establish her authority by killing people, she still couldn't change the southerners' view of his "usurpation".
After moving the capital to Beiping, Judy ordered the construction of the Forbidden City in the fourth year of his rule. In the process of building the Forbidden City, Judy was very strict about the choice of personnel and materials. In addition to being able to handle state affairs with peace of mind, he also ensured his own safety and comfort. After all, he just seized power and his prestige has not been fully established. Therefore, safety is naturally very important, and no one will assassinate him.
In this strict construction process, the 15 floor tile of the Forbidden City was produced. Having said that, many people may be curious, what is Judy's purpose in building these 15 floor tiles? In fact, this should be divided into several aspects. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, these floor tiles were called "bricks", not because they were made of gold, but because they were more precious than bricks, because these bricks were not made by ordinary casting process, and workers also discovered this. They are fired in a special way, and the process is very complicated. Each piece is the same size. In addition, every work needs to be "knocked loudly"
Judy is cruel.
These blue bricks are very strict in firing and masonry. There are more than 20 firing procedures, and the whole firing process takes two years. Even if they are admitted, they are very strict. After some bricks pass the inspection, they must be soaked in tung oil to increase their luster, and then screened by the government. Finally, after each inspection process is qualified, it can be laid on the ground. In addition, each brick is engraved with the year of firing and the name of the craftsman. It is to facilitate accountability when there are problems in the future, so these bricks are very precious. There is a folk saying that they are more valuable than "BRIC", and most people simply can't afford it.
A brick is so expensive, not to mention a total of 15 bricks on the ground. You can imagine how expensive it is. The reason why Judy laid 15 layers of bricks is also exquisite, because so many layers of bricks are not underground, and the safety level is very high. Because some people have the heart of "disobedience" and the assassination is unsuccessful, they will think about digging tunnels to the temple where the emperor lives. Naturally, it will make it easy for those people to dig tunnels for assassination. But if the underground is all paved with blue bricks, it will be more difficult to dig a tunnel than to climb to the sky. It seems that Judy is really cruel.
Shicheng is still an empty country, and the Forbidden City is spring. -Sun Guangxian
And Judy's cruelty goes far beyond that. According to historical records, after the completion of the construction, Judy's craftsmen will be toxic and dumb, just to prevent them from revealing the secrets of the Forbidden City and the pattern of the Forbidden City to disloyal people, so that they can easily sneak into the Palace. I have to say Judy is really cruel. Indeed, if he had not been cruel, he would certainly not have taken the Ming Dynasty to another height. You can leave a message at the bottom of the article. Want to know more interesting stories about Chinese and foreign history, remember to like them. Thank you!
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