The area circled inside the wooden fence is much larger than expected.

The tents were neatly arranged around the camp, and they were clearly full of things, which should have been all spare materials.

The ground was earth, leveled, piles of dead grass and shrubs in the way had been burned, and everywhere it was scorched black, and the smell of scorching came in the wind, making the cold air seem to be much milder.

Lines were drawn in white/pink on the soil, leaving each of the five teams with their own ranges.

The teams stood up, and Xu asked them if they had more cars, but they couldn't stand down, and it was a hectic arrangement.

The door was blocked, and at this time it was rearranged, and after two things, they left a lot of impressions on the other teams, and it is difficult to say whether it was a good impression or a bad impression.

The four men at the door had just returned and stood at the front of the line.

The man in the hufu swept his gaze over them and said, "You are the five candidates who applied for and accepted the election of the chief official of the Ximo Palace. The four of us are the chief judges of this election, my surname is Jing, my name is Jing Nanhai, and I am the chief of the cabinet of internal affairs, and I am directly under the management of His Majesty. ”

Sure enough, it's Jing Nanhai!

The chief housekeeper of the Inner Pavilion, a figure who has a lot of opportunities, actually rushed all the way from the capital to the Western Desert to be a chief judge.

It seems that the importance of this palace is much higher than Xu Wen imagined, or rather, it is not this palace that is important, but this is a thing?

He took a half step back, and the other three stepped forward one by one to introduce themselves.

"Qin Lianying, the head of the Jingying Mansion. ”

"Mingshan, idle stonemason. ”

"Lin Xie. ”

Mingshan, an idle stonemason, has no official status, and looks like a person from the Ziyi Gongshuo.

The surname Ming is very rare......

The first three people belong to the Inner Pavilion, one belongs to the Jingying Mansion, and one belongs to the Ziyi Office, which is just in balance with the candidates.

As for Lin Xie, although he only reported his name but not his identity, the people who can stand here are definitely not ordinary, and Xu Wen has already guessed his identity. Xu Wen didn't speak, and no one else objected.

Xu Wen was observing the surroundings, speculating on the current situation, and suddenly saw the old man named Mingshan looking over and winking at him.

Xu Wen was stunned for a moment, glanced left and right, and confirmed that it was indeed him who was greeting him.

He was sure that he had never seen him before, and that there was only one possibility—an old acquaintance of his master again.

How many have you met along the way?

How could I really think that he was just an ordinary craftsman in a small mountain village?

But on this occasion, the greeting doesn't stop there.

After the chief judge introduced himself, Jing Nanhai stepped forward again.

"Without further ado, it's up to me to announce the details of this campaign. ”

He looked around, his gaze swept over Xu Wen, and he didn't linger long.

Xu Wen looked at him directly, and suddenly found that there was a slight shadow of Jing Cheng between his eyebrows and eyes, but he was heroic and bright, which was completely different from Jing Cheng's appearance of dying or alive.

There's some connection between the two, but it's not quite like ......

Xu Wen thought in his heart, and Jing Nanhai's words in front continued.

"First of all, let me tell you about the palace that you are going to build. ”

He waved his hand to the side, and the three men pushed forward a wooden board with rollers, and a piece of paper was attached to it, on which a map was drawn.

This is the first map Xu Wen has seen in this world.

The map is much more sketchy than the modern one, but the mountains, rivers, urban forests, etc. are clearly listed, and the most important thing is that the scale is very well drawn and very particular.

On the map, the Great Zhou occupies the main part of it, and then there is a Hexi Corridor to the west, and there used to be a country called the Moonlight Country in the corridor, and the Moonlight Country continued to go west, pointing to a place called the Foluo Country.

"The Great Zhou rules the world, but outside the world, there are still some external realms. This country of Flora is one of them. Luo Quan, the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, crossed the Hexi Corridor and traveled thousands of miles to the west to reach the country of Foluo to convey His Majesty's kindness and wishes to him. The Western Desert was the first place they would arrive, and His Majesty was scheduled to build a palace here to welcome the envoys of the Buddha and demonstrate the prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, this palace represents the will of His Majesty and the glory of the Great Zhou!"

Jing Nanhai's voice was loud and categorical, while Xu Wen looked at the map and compared it with what he understood.

According to him, the scale in the Great Zhou was drawn accurately, and if there was no problem with this scale, this so-called country of Froe was probably near France in Europe.

It stands to reason that with the strength and development of Da Zhou, there should be a lot of exchanges with other countries, but it sounds like this is the first time for Da Zhou.

But it doesn't matter, Xu Wen just came and knew that the dynasties in this world were very chaotic and could not be equated with the world he was familiar with.

But if it's France......

Xu Wen's thoughts continued, and Jing Nanhai's words in front of him continued.

"The chief officer who is elected this time will be fully responsible for matters related to the construction of the palace under the will of His Majesty, and will also bear the relevant responsibilities. The construction time of the palace is three years, and if it is not completed as scheduled within three years, it will delay the exchange between the two countries, and the punishment will be carried out according to the law. This matter is explained in advance, and those who cannot accept it can withdraw early!"

With rights comes responsibility, which is expected by Xu Wen.

He took a deep breath and looked around.

The other four, each with a different expression, but no one stepped back, obviously mentally prepared.

"That's very good. ”

Jing Nanhai nodded with satisfaction and said loudly, "This election will take a total of five days. For five days, each of you will demarcate a place in this laterite field, use the materials provided, and build a creation. This artifact can be a house, a bridge, a pavilion, or a city wall, and the type is determined by the election leader. Five days later, our chief judge will conduct an inspection and select one of them, and the chief judge of its construction will be the chief official of this palace. ”

With that, he took a step back and said, "You can get started." ”

Jing Nanhai stopped talking, there was silence all around, no one moved, and Xu Wen was a little stunned.

That's it?

That's it?

Build a building in five days, you can do anything, and nothing else?

This "exam question" seems to be very broad, but in fact, he knows very well that no requirement is the most difficult requirement.

What the criteria are, what kind of buildings will be selected in the end, nothing is said, you can only think for yourself and try to do it yourself.

Xu Wen bowed his head slightly, contemplating.

After a moment, he looked up again and looked around.

The other four gradually reacted, and were gathering their craftsmen together, talking about something.

Xu Wen took a deep breath and looked at the group of Nanyue craftsmen as well.

In that case, just do your best.

Better than everyone else!