The noble sons of Chang'an City have recently had another topic to talk about.

"Brother Zheng, have you heard, the imperial court has established a city and the city of the governor's office, and it is said that all the expenses for the construction of the new palace are raised by the city of the city and the city of the governor's office."

The eldest grandson Chong raised his glass and toasted a glass of Qili incense with Zheng Hai.

During this time, although the limelight of burning knives was very popular and very popular with military generals, some people still felt that the taste of Qili Xiang was softer.

Like Changsun Chong, when he entertains guests, he never prepares to burn knives.

"Such a big movement, naturally I have heard a thing or two. Not only was the money in charge of the Governor's Office, but even the construction of the new palace was said to have been handed over to Li Kuan, and the Ministry of Works and the general supervisor had to cooperate with him to work. ”

"Hmph, the higher you stand, the more painful it hurts. Don't look at Li Kuan's beautiful appearance now, all the yamen are revolving around him, but he just did his own thing, boasting that Haikou wants the Emperor Taishang to live in the Taiji Palace this winter. ”

Seeing Li Kuan's beautiful appearance, Changsun Chong rarely had no envy.

"It's April now, and Li Kuan only has about six months left, but I heard that on the land where the new palace was built, no one is working at all now, and the household department has not received a request to assist in recruiting laborers, hehe, I'm very curious, how did Li Kuan build the new palace."

"Haha, how to build it is Li Kuan's business, so we won't worry about him. Come, after this glass of wine, let's go to Yihong Mansion to listen to the tune. ”

……

In the vicinity of Guanshi Mountain, a new workshop has recently been built at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"Chen Dali, you go away a little bit, let Jun buy it and see which piece is the hardest."

Li Kuan stood in front of the five special stone slabs and pulled Chen Dali back a few steps; Xi Junmai, on the other hand, raised a sledgehammer and knocked it down on the stone slab.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

With a continuous knocking sound, two stone slabs were torn apart, and the other was cracked after a few more blows.

There were only the last two pieces left, Xi Junmai gritted his teeth, and it took a lot of effort to break them.

"Okay, it seems that the cement used in these two slabs should be considered successful, Dali, what is the difference between the two types of cement?"

"Lord Wang, the cement used in this slate, the raw materials in the furnace, in addition to limestone and clay, also added some coal slag, and the next piece is similar, but the limestone is crushed a little more."

Through the experience accumulated in firing glass, Chen Dali has a lot of experience in how to verify the formula of cement.

Originally, he didn't know why the prince let him burn this ash-like thing, but when he saw that the ash was mixed with gravel and sand, and after adding water, it turned into a stone slab in just half an hour, and he immediately realized what the "cement" in the prince's mouth was for.

"Immediately build a few more furnaces to increase the output of cement, this king will be of great use."

"Don't worry, you won't let cement hold you back."

Li Kuan took over the construction of the new palace, which is something that everyone in the palace knows.

Chen Dali now naturally knows very well what cement is used for.

Inexplicably, he had confidence in building the first phase of the new palace in half a year.

……

"Lord Wang, Master Yan has been waiting in the mansion for a long time, do you want to meet him first?"

As soon as Li Kuan returned to the house, Laifu came up to remind him.

"Okay, if you don't see him again, I guess he will go to His Majesty to make trouble."

During this time, Yan Li had looked for Li Kuan several times, but Li Kuan only arranged for Xu Jingzong to communicate with him, asking him to get the design of the new palace first, and talk about the rest later.

Yan Liben, as the master craftsman of the new palace, in addition to caring about the design drawing, is more concerned about how to build the palace in the drawing, but Li Kuan either went to the glass workshop, or went to the cement workshop, or went to see how the bricks and tiles were fired, Yan Liben never saw Li Kuan once.

If he hadn't known that Li Kuan was also busy with the construction of the new palace, Yan Liben would have jumped directly.

"Master Yan has been waiting for a long time, this king is rude!"

As soon as Li Kuan entered the door, he saw Yan Liben, who was anxiously walking over in the hall.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, seeing you is more difficult than ascending to the sky."

Yan Liben also has a temper, Li Kuan has released his own pigeons many times, to say that he is not angry at all, it is false.

"Haha, Master Yan laughed, I don't know if the design of the new palace has been decided?"

In Li Kuan's eyes, Yan Li was the kind of craftsman who had unique skills and didn't know how to speak, so naturally he wouldn't be stupid enough to get angry there.

"Hmph, I just confirmed it to His Majesty yesterday, and now I'm waiting for the construction, it's been more than ten days, and if the construction hasn't started yet, it's not good to build it, even if the first phase of the project is only 20% of the overall project."

Speaking of business, although Yan Liben was not happy in his heart, he slowly entered the state.

"How to design the shape of the new palace, how to lay out the palace, you are everyone in this regard, and this king will not interfere. But there are a few things to pay attention to, and this king wants to tell you first. ”

"What instructions does the prince have?"

"All the main halls in the palace do not use pillars made of giant wood, the walls are all built with blue bricks, and a boiler room should be reserved next to the palace, and space should be made below to arrange copper pipes......"

"Wait a minute." Without waiting for Li Kuan to finish speaking, Yan Liben couldn't help but interrupt, "Lord Wang, you don't need a giant tree, what do you use as a pillar?" How to solve the problem of lighting when building a wall with green bricks? ”

Yan Liben immediately asked the point.

Ancient palaces used a lot of wood, especially the walls were made of wood, and the fundamental reason was the lighting problem.

Of course, a house can be built with green bricks, but the whole room looks very dark; If you use wood, you can use white paper or carve it into a hollow shape, and the light transmission will be much better.

"The problem of lighting is very simple, all windows are made of glass, especially in the main hall, and glass is used on a large scale as much as possible to let the sunlight shine in naturally."

"Shhh

Yan Liben gasped when he heard this, "Lord Wang, if this is the case, then the cost of the new palace will at least double." ”

Glass mirrors are popular in Chang'an City, and Yan Liben naturally won't be unaware; And last year, Li Kuan's glass conservatory became the talk of the people of Chang'an City after tea and dinner.

Now that he heard Li Kuan say that he would use glass on a large scale to make the new palace, Yan Liben felt that his liver was trembling.

Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a person of extreme filial piety?

For the sake of the Emperor and His Majesty, he not only took over the construction of the new palace, but also used extremely expensive materials to build it.

It seems that he has misunderstood the king of Chu.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this plan sounds feasible, but ......"

Yan Liben's face softened a lot, and even because he didn't have a good attitude just now, there was a trace of shame on his face.

"It's feasible, there's nothing but!"

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