Right now?! Stunned, Massimus turned his head to look at the children, and reminded Gaius: "Don't forget, in the middle of the night, the patrol will check the post!" ”

"Don't worry, I'll go back on time, and I won't be caught by those Ionians!"

Seeing Gaius's insistence, Massimus agreed, and asked his wife to take out his treasured Turiyi wine from under the bed (it was given to him by Publius, who had worked together for a long time in Rome and had a good relationship), and then asked his wife to take the children into the house to rest in advance.

When the two children heard that they could rest early, they immediately let out a cheer, which provoked Gaius to talk again, and he looked at the two small planks and white pens placed in the candlelight, and said: "Look, eldest brother, the children are not willing to learn the Dionian script, why do you force them to learn this every day!" ”

Having argued with Gaius several times over the matter, Massimus smiled helplessly, and did not want to say more, he moved the tattered wooden table in the corner, took out two more wooden glasses, and poured wine......

Sending Gaius away, although Massimus's face was a little flushed because of the wine, his eyes were extraordinarily deep, he never expected that the information that Gaius inadvertently revealed while drinking and chatting was so shocking that he could not stand idly by, he needed to make an important decision on this matter, which was related to his future and the future of the children.

So he sat in the room and pondered, hesitating......

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As the center of the center of the kingdom of Dioria, the early morning in the inner city of Turiyi has always been quiet and peaceful, but during this period of time, due to the expansion of the main temple of Hades, the whole inner city has become much more lively, sometimes too noisy, but the people of the inner city not only understand this, but even strongly support it, because most of them are loyal believers of Hades, and they all hope that the gods they believe in can sit in a wider and more comfortable temple, accept more people's worship, and show its power more.

What's more, the main temple of Hades was built 20 years ago when the city of Turiyi was rebuilt, at that time Dioonia was only a small alliance that had just been established, and the national strength was not strong, and due to the financial constraints of the time, it was impossible to build the temple very grandiose.

Now the Kingdom of Dionya has become the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean, as the spiritual symbol of the kingdom, the main temple of Hades can no longer match the prominent status of Dionya today, and even the newly built Roman Temple of Hades and the Temple of Syracuse Hades are larger and more spectacular than the main temple of Turii, which makes the people of Turi, who have a great sense of superiority, feel humiliated, so they have repeatedly asked the Senate to expand the main temple of Hades, and it was not until this year that the king and the Senate approved it, as the initiators, Of course, they have to actively cooperate.

Before dawn, the gates of the inner city were opened, and the city guards, who had fully woken up, had to pick up their spirits and begin to perform their duties, because the craftsmen in charge of building the temple had already begun to enter the inner city from the outer city one after another. They were the most skilled craftsmen recruited by the Senate from all over the kingdom, and there were thousands of them, most of whom were arranged in the makeshift dormitories where the athletes lived during the rugby and football matches in the outer city, and the Ministry of Construction also summoned more than 3,000 laborers from the Turriy region, so there were long queues outside the gates of the inner city early in the morning.

Nearly 5,000 people built the temple at the same time, which was a great test for the organization and management of the entire construction site and the safety and security of the entire inner city.

The artisans wake up at 4 a.m. and there is a special canteen that provides them with a rich breakfast. After eating, they also brought some bread and fruit to the construction site for lunch. Then, under the leadership of their respective foremen, everyone came to the various gates of the inner city, and after careful inspection by the city guards, they entered the inner city and ascended to the hill of the gods.

When the craftsmen are almost all assembled, the chief foreman of the craftsmen gathers the various foremen and assigns them the day's work. These foremen, in turn, will gather their craftsmen and laborers to convey the task and instruct them on how to better complete the task.

After the meeting, thousands of workers dispersed, and the day's construction work began.

The construction of the temple is mainly divided into four parts: the fine processing of the stone, the carving of the gods, the construction of scaffolding, and the construction of the temple body.

By now, most of the outer walls of the temple have been built, so the wooden scaffolding surrounding the temple has long been erected, and all that remains is to inspect and repair it at any time. A large number of craftsmen and laborers focused their efforts on the fine processing of stone and the construction of temples.

The processing of stone is divided into two kinds: one is to carry out more fine processing of the stone after shaping, not only to remove the miscellaneous materials of the ashlar, to carve more square, but also to ensure that its size and size are not bad, so as to ensure that it will not be wrong when stacking as wall tiles. The processing of round stone is more strict, because it is used as a pillar material to support the main body of the temple, and the circular area of each temple pillar is constantly shrinking from bottom to top, so the size requirements for round stone are more stringent, and the appearance of the stone must be carved out of decorative lines.

The second is to process the plate on the top of the temple, which is not an ordinary processing, but to carve a relief pattern in line with the theme of the temple according to the requirements of the designer, which puts forward higher requirements for the carving skills of the craftsmen, and is often responsible for the well-known stonemasons with high artistic level.

In addition, there are craftsmen who further process the finely machined stones, overlapping several square stones and chiseling them with iron chisels to create complete T- or H-shaped grooves, or drilling through them with iron drills in the center of the round stones...... Why bother to do this? Because it is difficult to fix such a huge stone with mortar bonding, although the unique cement of Dioonia is very sticky, it will destroy the beauty of the temple's appearance, and using this traditional method, as long as the metal nail is passed through the small hole in the center, connecting the cylinders, or embedded in the T-shaped groove with iron clamps, splicing the square bricks, and then pouring the melted lead water into the groove to fix the metal nails and clamps, plus these grooves are in the inner surface of the wall tiles, the appearance looks natural, firm and beautiful, Manifest the greatness of the gods.

So how did these machined stone bricks and cylinders become so large and heavy on the high walls?

Craftsmen have a sharp tool for transporting stones - hoisting machine, the Greeks invented this lifting tool very early, and the Dionian Academy is a systematic study of levers, pulleys and mechanical principles, greatly improving this kind of machine, making it more efficient, and can be easily disassembled and carried by two or three people, as long as it is placed on the high-rise scaffolding, operated by two people, the stone can be lifted to a high place. This is where the handle that was previously reserved for shaping the stone comes into play, allowing the rope to tie it up and then hang it on the hook of the lift, and then let the craftsman carefully chisel it off when it is in place. Those stones that do not have a handle can also be tied and fixed by using lifting pliers or using the grooves that have been made before, so that they can be transferred to the designated place by the hoist.

The Greeks built temples for hundreds of years, and have long explored a variety of ways to facilitate the lifting of stones, and Dionya has not stopped building temples in various towns for more than 20 years, and has accumulated a lot of experience, improved methods and tools, making the most dangerous process of carrying and stacking stones in the process of building temples safer, greatly reducing the casualty rate and improving efficiency.

These 5,000 craftsmen and laborers are not only highly skilled, but also have participated in the construction of the Hades Temple in other towns many times, and they are very experienced and cooperate very tacitly, so although there are many people on the construction site, the division of labor is very clear, and the whole scene seems to be orderly and not messy at all.

Even though they have been working here for several months, each of them is still very dedicated and full of enthusiasm for their work, because they are building the main temple for Hades, the patron god of the kingdom, and almost all of them are loyal followers of Hades, who are convinced that the main temple is the home of Hades and must provide the best abode for the great god, and any slack in the construction process is disrespectful to him!

What's more, the rebuilding of the main temple of Hades was also a great opportunity for the Kingdom of Dionya to show its culture and strength to other countries and powers throughout the Mediterranean, so even though the finances were a little tight, Davers still did not hesitate to give the will of "building the most beautiful and magnificent temple in the world", which was unanimously approved by the senators.

Therefore, it is a great honor for the craftsmen to be able to participate in this great project.

According to Davers, the temple should be at least as grand as the Parthenon in Athens. But in fact, the original main temple of Hades was a double temple, and this design would not change even if it was rebuilt, so it was decided that the temple was at least twice the size of the Parthenon, and according to the tradition of the Hades Temple, the temple would also set up the Panthéon, Valhalla, the prison of the wicked, and the confessional room, so the final designed temple area was larger.

The amount of work is naturally very huge, and the amount of stone used is naturally very large, and tens of thousands of slaves are quarrying the top quality stone from the stone mines all over the country, and the expenditure of the entire project is naturally a huge number, but the kingdom's treasury has only allocated a small part of the funds, and most of the money comes from the savings of the entire Hades temple system for 20 years and the fundraising of countless Hades believers, which has already met the needs.