Lord of Industrialization

On the spring equinox of 135, the sun had just risen, and the clouds in the sky suddenly disappeared. The long-lost blue sky made people feel particularly comfortable.

Today, the most spectacular thing in Weissenburg is the 170-meter-high "Emperor's exclamation" in front of Germain's Cathedral. Nobles from all over the country will be shocked when they see it, and the priests from the Holy City are also shocked. I was speechless.

The so-called "Emperor's exclamation" is the scaffolding on the 168-meter-high spire of the German Cathedral. It was originally called "Wood Mountain". Later, when Emperor Fatih of the Ghazi Empire saw it for the first time, he was so shocked that he said no for almost half an hour. Change your name after speaking out.

Frederick did not interfere in the scaffolding process, allowing the architects to gain experience, and then they built such a behemoth.

The church is 130 meters long and 50 meters wide. The central hall is 45 meters high, and the side halls on both sides are 22 meters high. The most shocking thing is the 168-meter-high spire at the gate that pierces the sky.

After nine years of construction and countless bumps and bruises, the church's spire is finally ready for lightning rods to be installed and the final bucket of concrete poured.

The topping out marks the completion of an important node. In the past, it was the installation of the last tile or stone, which required preparation of a very formal ceremony.

According to Frederick's plan, this ceremony happened to be completed on the morning of his canonization ceremony. However, William died suddenly and the canonization ceremony was advanced.

Frederick could only make adjustments. The summit was closed in the morning, and the signing ceremony of the Elbe Convention Organization was held in the afternoon.

There are many guests attending the ceremony today, including King Rudolf and Queen Antonia of the Rhine League, the Archduke of Mainz who worked hard on the construction of the church, Duke Hegel who is convinced that Friedrich is possessed by the angel, and Archduke Bain , the Grand Duke of Nassau, the Grand Duke of the Palatinate, the Earl of Rank, the Earl of Shakespeare, the Earl of Delden and other prestigious nobles, as well as several small nobles of baron and below.

The person who presided over the ceremony of the Church of Light was Eliud, the dean of the Holy City Seminary. Frederick had met him once when he was digging fossils on Cyclops Island. Only this time did he know his identity, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Priests generally live longer, and the only one in this land who is older than him is probably Psyche, who is almost 120 years old.

He was accompanied by Victor, Cardinal and President of Oak City Theological Seminary, Clement, Bishop of Weissenburg and Director of the Project, as well as many priests from surrounding and local areas.

Among the foreign guests, Queen Anna of the Osmaga Empire had the highest status. In addition, there were nobles from the forest, ocean and areas east of the Elbe River such as Baron Carter Field, as well as foreign nobles who believed in the Church of Light who coincided with the meeting.

Before the ceremony began, Frederick and Maria prepared to help Alfred up to the top of the tower, one on the left and the other on the right.

Alfred could walk up on his own, and Frederick wanted to help him just to show respect.

He took the red helmet handed over by Frederick, knocked it, and said, "Can I not wear it? I think my head is harder than it."

The helmet here is very thick, the inner layer is made of tough rattan, and the outer layer is made of slime hard glue, which is strong and elastic.

But it was a bit uncomfortable when I first started wearing it.

Frederick himself was wearing a red safety helmet, shook his head and said: "This is the rule on the construction site. You must wear a safety helmet when entering the construction site."

Bishop Clement, who has been working as a supervisor on the construction site, wearing a blue safety helmet, also said: "Principal, we should set an example."

"Since the construction of the church, 123 people have been injured on the head due to falling objects from high altitude. Eighteen of them were seriously injured. If it were not for the safety helmets, it is estimated that more than 30 people would have died."

Alfred finally put on his safety helmet and walked into the safe passage under the scaffolding with help.

This huge scaffolding is almost made of stacked materials, and the bottom is made of the strongest wood imported from the north, which is enough for building ships.

This cost a lot of money, and Frederick had already made plans. All the wood used in the construction site would be used to make church-related souvenirs for sale, ranging from boxes for the Holy Scriptures to wooden rosary beads, all of which were numbered. and certificates, you are sure to make a lot of money.

The tower adopts a core tube design. The reinforced concrete square tube supports the internal and external structures. The top platform is a glass room, which is rainproof. When you look up on the first floor, you can see the light in the darkness. It will reflect light when looking outside.

However, it is still during construction, and there are anti-fall nets every 20 meters in the middle, blocking the light above the head.

There is a circle of stairs inside the core tube that surrounds the platform at a height of 160 meters. On one side is a wall, and on the other side is a 1.6-meter-high steel fence, which is coated with a layer of anti-rust slime glue, which is exactly 1024 levels, representing this building. The church was planned and built by Frederick in 1024.

Alfred had just walked up two stairs when he noticed that the recessed areas on the ceramic tiles on the wall next to the stairs were filled with words. He couldn't help but reach out and touch them.

Frederick explained on the side: "The source of funds for this church is the sale of a special batch of Holy Scriptures. Churches in various places will record the names of the purchasers, send them here, and then engrav them on the wall to commemorate them."

Eliud nodded and said slowly: "I'm determined."

It is a traditional practice for churches to pay tribute to those who have invested in engraving names. No one expected that Frederick would actually engrave everyone's name.

The main guests following behind were astonished, and Anna curiously asked Frederick: "Where is my name engraved?"

Frederick said with some embarrassment: "The names are sent to the ceramic factory for processing according to time and region. You have to look up the records."

"Only a small part has been installed now, and there is still a lot that has not been installed."

The ceramic industry in the Principality of Wesson has just started. This batch of ceramic tiles took more than a year to develop. The name on the front was printed using movable type printing. Bone meal was added to the raw materials, and the color was milky white.

The group of people walked to about 140 meters. Here is a relatively wide platform with a view of all directions, but it is now blocked by heavy wooden scaffolding.

From here the core becomes smaller, with stairs on the outside, a number of downward-sloping vents on the wall, and four concrete pillars at the four corners of the core on the next floor that form upwards to form a spire.

Everyone climbed up the stairs and came to the platform at the top of the core tube. The platform was surrounded by three-meter-high glass houses.

The skeleton of the glass house is a steel cage, with half-meter-square extra-thick glass inlaid on top. The top meter is glass louvers, which, together with the vents on the wall below, allow the updraft in the core to be discharged.

There is a door here that leads to the outside platform. There are small stairs and a place to hang a safety rope on the concrete structure. You can later walk to the top of the tower for inspection and maintenance.

Now everyone can walk from the scaffolding to the top platform, and their eyes will suddenly become clear.

Some people's legs felt a little weak when they saw the surrounding scene, and they had to be helped.

There is a hole in the middle of the platform, and there are still a few buckets of concrete left at the top of the tower. The steel bars have been tied up. Each of the four pillars protrudes two steel bars with a diameter of 20 mm. They gather in the middle and spread out like a flower. Take an octagonal steel plate.

At the beginning of the ceremony, Eliud took the "Sacred Scripture" presented by Victor, suddenly turned to the page about building a church, and read the scriptures carefully.

Next, Frederick picked up the long lightning rod and placed the base on the iron plate at the top of the steel bar. The Grand Duke of Mainz personally fixed the lightning rod with eight bolts.

Then workers stretched out four steel bars from under the platform. A magician who played with fire held a thin steel bar in one hand and cast spells with the other to weld the windproof frame. After knocking off the welding slag, it was joined with the steel plates and bolts underneath. Apply a layer of molten zinc to prevent rust.

This lightning rod is three meters long, 32 mm in diameter, and made of elemental steel that will not rust.

What is different from ordinary lightning rods is that there is a round ball made of strips with a diameter of half a meter about 1 meter below the tip of the needle. There are thin thorns like cactus on the ball, which represents the sun.

This lightning rod was designed by Frederick according to the cactus-shaped lightning rod. It is said that it has the advantages of large electrified coverage area, wide protection range, strong ability to discharge lightning, multi-tip lightning receiving function, and certain defensive effect against side lightning strikes. Anyway, it has This is what the manufacturer said to Party A’s father in a previous life.

When pouring concrete according to the design, fixing bolts should be poured inside to avoid rust and corrosion.

Then several of the most skilled carpenters came on board and it didn’t take long to nail the template in place and finally seal the outside.

Bishop Clement first checked the installation of the lightning rod. The welding length between the steel bar and the steel plate was greater than six times the diameter of the steel bar. The weld was full and there was no welding slag. He signed a concealed acceptance record on the spot.

Then he checked the installation of the lightning rod. The lightning rod was installed firmly and signed the order.

He finally checked the template and signed the order after confirming that there was no problem.

These construction quality documents were made in quadruplicate. One copy was kept by the construction department of the Principality of Wesson, one copy each by Party A and the supervisor, and another copy was sealed in a lead cabinet and placed in a special room in the basement.

The workers brought buckets of concrete, starting with Alfred, then the specially invited Baron and Mrs. Carterfield, and then to the workers, managers, and technicians who had made outstanding contributions, and each person poured a bucket into the formwork.

Finally, an earth magician cast an earthquake spell on a thick wooden stick more than one meter long and began to vibrate the concrete.

"Nine years have passed." The Grand Duke of Mainz said with emotion, "The first stage has finally been completed."

Rudolf sighed: "This church will be a miracle on the earth."

Anna looked at the Edelweiss Library not far away with a complicated look, her expression changed slightly, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Antonia asked Frederick: "When will the church be built? I want the prince or princess to be born here."

Frederick replied: "The interior decoration will take a lot of time, it is estimated that it will take another two years."

Alfred said to him and Maria: "I remember that your wedding should be held when the church is shining. At that time, I asked the Pope to perform a ceremony for you."

Frederick and Maria immediately thanked Alfred.