The sun was shining on the concrete road, making the road a little hot.

A pile of various materials in the east and a pile in the west, scattered all over the palace.

The craftsmen are busy with the work at hand.

The whale has enough meat and a full meal.

It's a life they never dreamed of.

Compared to this, what is the value of working under the scorching sun?

Who didn't work in the fields in the scorching sun?

Even the sunrise is busy until sunset, but the result is that you can't even get a bowl of dry rice to eat.

Therefore, there is almost no need for anyone to supervise the work, as long as each foreman arranges the tasks of the day, everything will be completed step by step.

Fang Xuanling and his party did not walk away, but wanted to see with their own eyes how Yan Liben spoke with facts.

"Liu Fang, move a little smarter."

"No problem, it'll be fine soon."

In the Hanyuan Hall, several concrete columns have been erected, beams have been placed in place, and the roof in the northeast corner has even begun to be paved with golden glazed tiles.

Liu Qing took more than a dozen craftsmen to stop the work at hand and temporarily build two one-zhang square huts in the Hanyuan Palace.

There is no need to consider the location of the windows, nor the problem of leveling the ground, but simply to build a hut like this with bricks, and you don't need to even spend half an hour.

It's just that the two roofless huts are made of hollow and solid bricks, respectively.

"Master Yan, Xu joined the army, the two small houses have been built according to the requirements."

If it weren't for the waste of time waiting for the solid green bricks, Liu Qing felt that he could have completed this temporary task that seemed special and important more quickly.

"Yang Yushi, the blue bricks used in these two houses. Do you have any other questions? ”

Yan Liben looked at Yang Benman, who was staring at the construction of the small house all the time, and asked sarcastically.

"Humph! After wasting so much time, what do you want everyone to see, just hurry! ”

Yang Benman didn't understand what kind of medicine Yan Liben was selling in the gourd, but he was not so arrogant when he spoke.

"Everyone, please see clearly. The one on the left is a small house built of hollow bricks used in the Hanyuan Palace, and the one on the right is built of solid bricks as Yang Yushi said. So let's first take a look at the difference between the strength of these two types of bricks in a single state. ”

Yan Liben took a brick in each hand and said to today's group of uninvited guests: "Yang Yushi, it's better for you to be responsible for confirming, you suspect that the person I am looking for is bought." ”

With Yan Liben's words, several subordinates behind him put a few pieces of wood in front of everyone, suspended the bricks on top of the two pieces of wood, and handed over a few small hammers.

Yang Benman didn't say anything, he directly stepped forward and took the small hammer and came to the two rows of green bricks.

How to confirm it, in fact, Yan Liben doesn't need to say much, everyone can see it at a glance.

"Don't worry, this official will definitely use the same force when he hits the bricks on both sides."

In these years, there is no strength testing instrument, so I can only measure it roughly.

Of course, in fact, if you want to be more realistic, there are still ways to measure relatively accurately, but it is of little significance.

"Bang!"

Yang Benman struck the small hammer in the middle of a brick, and as expected, the hollow brick broke into two.

Fang Xuanling's brows furrowed, but when he saw Yan Liben's calm appearance, he didn't say anything.

"Bang!"

The solid brick on the other side did not surprise everyone, and it was also broken in two.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Yang Benman constantly adjusts his strength.

The hollow bricks are not broken!

"Bang!"

Originally, everyone thought that the solid brick on the other side would not break, but the result was ......

Yang Benman's face changed, could it be that he didn't grasp his strength well?

And then it was the case several times in a row.

"Yang Yushi, if you still have doubts, you can collide two bricks together and see which one breaks first!"

Yang Ben's eyes jumped, this method can be confirmed, why didn't he say it earlier?

You have to make a big fight, this is deliberately embarrassing me, right?

"Master Yan, this hollow brick obviously uses less material, why is it stronger than the solid one?"

Fang Xuanling asked the questions in everyone's minds on the side.

"Fang Xiang, His Royal Highness the King of Chu said that whether this brick is solid or hollow, in fact, the strength is about the same. Under the same firing conditions, the solid brick will be slightly stronger than the hollow one, but the difference is very small; However, the hollow bricks used in the construction of our new palace have adopted a better firing process, and their strength is better than that of common solid bricks. ”

Fang Xuanling's face still has to be given, and Yan Liben answered this question after giving it over.

"So, you use hollow bricks, not to cut corners?"

Although he didn't think this question was particularly meaningful, Fang Xuanling still asked.

"Cutting corners? Fang Xiang, it's not that I, Yan Liben, boast here, which workshop in Chang'an City can burn hollow bricks cheaper than solid bricks, I will be the master on my own, and all the bricks used in the subsequent construction of the new palace will be purchased from them. ”

"Since hollow bricks are not cheaper, and you just said that solid bricks are stronger under the same circumstances, why don't you use the new process to fire solid bricks? Isn't this cutting corners? ”

Yang Benman felt that he had finally found a loophole in Yan Liben's words, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"That's what I'm going to do with these two little houses. Yang Yushi, do you want to stop bothering you to go into these two rooms separately and shout loudly in the same tone, "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth"? ”

Yan Liben had completely controlled the rhythm of the scene.

At this time, everyone has already realized that the so-called cutting corners is estimated to not stand up to scrutiny.

Originally, His Royal Highness the King of Chu couldn't do this.

"Hmph, I'd like to see what you can do!" Yang Benman's face was cold, but he still stepped into the room.

Whether he deliberately spoke in a different tone in a small house made of hollow bricks, no one cares anymore.

Because the group of people outside had clearly felt that when Yang Benman was talking in the small hollow brick house, everyone seemed to hear a much smaller voice.

"Fang Xiang, the people who live in the palace are all nobles, and many of the conversations in this are court secrets, and everyone knows the allusion that the wall has ears, right? Palaces built with hollow bricks have better sound insulation, which is one of the important reasons why His Royal Highness the King of Chu insists on using hollow bricks with more complex processes. ”

"One?" Fang Xuanling heard something else from Yan Wenwen's words, "Could it be that there are other benefits?" ”

Yan Liben: "Of course, the use of hollow bricks makes the palace warmer, which is its second benefit. As for hollow bricks, which are lighter, better transported, and more convenient for construction, these are all side benefits. ”

Facts speak louder than words, and at this moment, no one doubts what Yan Liben said.

Fang Xuanling: "Yang Yushi, Master Yan has already explained, do you still have any questions?" ”

Yang Benman: ......

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