"Dad, I'm full." As soon as Enko's job was lost, he turned around and picked up his schoolbag and wanted to run.

Monte saw that his brother was about to run and hurriedly threw the bowl away. "Dad, I'm full, too. Brother wait for me ......"

When the fifteen-year-old Enko officially changed sex, he now felt more and more that his brother, who had just turned ten, was a burden, and wanted to pretend that he didn't hear it.

But I heard Sophia say, "Enko, you are the elder brother, you should take care of Monte." ”

Enko respected the eldest sister and didn't dare to disobey her words, so he had to look at Monte with disgust and pursed his lips.

These children, who came to Daming with their parents, are now divided into different age groups and study with the teacher.

They have to study writing for half a day every day, and they will go out to work in the afternoon, so that they can quickly integrate into the Ming Dynasty.

He just wanted to go to school with Trina, but Monte, the little one, didn't look at it every day, and he was too embarrassed to say anything to them.

Seeing off her brothers, Sophia returned to the house, and Karlsoli put down his rice bowl and rolled up the drawings that had been revised yesterday. "Sophia, I won't come back for dinner at noon, you can enjoy your two-person world with Zhang."

Sophia was a little embarrassed, and said shyly: "Dad, I also have to go to the training of a lady, and I don't stay with him every day." ”

Karsoli smiled and said, "He's about to go on a campaign, cherish the present time." ”

A hint of melancholy flashed on Sophia's face, yes, Zhang is about to go on the expedition, at least for another two years, she will not see each other.

Not long after the relationship was confirmed, she was so reluctant to let him go.

There is a world of difference between Eastern men and Western men, Zhang is so gentleman, so elegant.

Compared with dirty and smelly Western men, Zhang is perfect in her heart.

However, Zhang is not only her fiancé, but also the heir of the Earl's Court, and she can't stop him from working hard for his future family.

Carloli did not have so many worries, for him, life after coming to Daming was wonderful, and it was a beautiful thing he had never imagined in Rome.

Not to mention anything else, when he was in Rome, he could only eat two meals a day, but when he came to Daming, he could eat three meals.

All three children can receive education and grow up happily, and he has nothing more to ask for.

After walking along the concrete road of the farm for about a quarter of an hour, he arrived at the Architectural Design and Research Institute, where the guards guarding the door had already recognized him, knew that he was a big man, nodded to him slightly, and struck his left chest with his right fist as a sign of salute.

He stood still, nodded to them, and entered the courtyard.

He arrived a quarter of an hour early, most of whom had not yet come to work, and he walked down the porch to a room on the east side, took out the key, and prepared to open the door.

A director of the Ministry of Works saw him and greeted him. "Old card, is the supporting architecture diagram of the amplified brass pipe done yesterday?"

Building a set of amplified brass in an arena of 100,000 people is no easier than building an arena. In order to make the sound spread throughout the arena, the brass pipe alone would be more than 80,000 meters long.

The articulation of these brass pipes, the echo design of each outlet, needs to be carefully constructed.

Karsoli knew nothing about this, so he had to adapt the laying of these copper pipes in the structure according to the design of the Ministry of Works.

"It's already designed, and we'll work on it together in a moment."

"It's good to make it, Wu Shangshu will come out of the palace in a while, and he will have to look at the drawings."

After entering the room, Carl Soli took out his tea set, picked up the kettle and went to the boiling water room in the north corner of the courtyard to get hot water, and made a pot of dragon well for himself.

Many colleagues who worked together slipped over at this time, and everyone laughed and talked to him, but their eyes looked at his tea cans.

In the past, Carloli did not understand the quality of tea, and when he was in Rome, it was a huge fortune to have a piece of black tea.

But when he came to Daming, he knew that that kind of tea bricks in Daming were only drunk by those nomads in the north, and even ordinary people drank clear tea and green tea.

This jar of Longjing was given to him by Zhang Wu, and it was Longjing's pre-Ming tea, and even in the Ming Dynasty, it was one of the highest teas.

These officials of the research institute are all middle and low-level officials, and there are very few who are willing to buy this kind of tea, so they naturally come to him to fight the autumn breeze.

Carloli was not a stingy man, and among a group of Western architects, he was also one of the first to be accepted by the Ming people.

The main reason for this is because of the marriage between Sophia and Zhang Wu.

This marriage was decided by the crown princess, and even the royal family accepted Calsoli, and these officials naturally looked at Karsoli differently.

However, if he wants to integrate into Daming's life, it is not just about being accepted, he needs to do a lot more.

For example, with a little tea, he can get closer to many people's personal feelings outside of work, so why not?

Outside, the gong of the husband was heard, and when it was time to start work, the chattering people dispersed, and soon entered the rhythm of work.

Karlsoli took the revised drawings and entered the conference room of their project team.

Around the upper and lower levels of the copper pipes, a dozen people held a meeting. At the meeting, although there were some disputes, they were all for work, and the atmosphere was more warm, but it was also more peaceful.

These people are all skilled craftsmen, and their positions in the official sequence are not high, and there are not too many intrigues.

At the end of the meeting, Karlsoli took a few craftsmen to the Qingliangshan construction site for on-site guidance.

Before leaving, Calsoli took a warmer, filled it with hot water, and put it in a wooden suitcase. In addition to the warm mother-in-law, you can also put in a few tea bowls, which is very convenient for drinking tea.

"Lao Ka, you should also find a subordinate, save yourself from going out later, and carry your own teapot." Jiang Kewen smiled and invited Karsoli into the carriage.

Karsoli is now unranked, and he is currently only a director of the Architectural Design and Research Institute.

And the director of the Ministry of Works is generally six grades, and he is also seven grades, so it is said that he should not be so polite to Carlsoli.

However, he is the arena designer designated by Zhu Zhanji, and in the arena project, only the project manager, Wu Zhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, can manage Karsoli.

Although Wu Zhong is a secretary of the Ministry of Industry and a construction expert, he still has government dignitaries to deal with, and he will not keep an eye on the project all the time.

Therefore, at the Institute of Architectural Design, there is no one who can control Karsoli anymore.

In addition, his daughter is going to marry into Pengcheng Bofu and be in-laws with his grandson's uncle, so ordinary officials are still very optimistic about his future development.

Although it is difficult to enter the officialdom directly as Karsoli, now craftsmen and merchants can be knighted.

Carloli has such a relationship, and it is a great achievement to build the arena, and the future knighthood is just around the corner.

As long as you have a title in Daming, whether you are an official or not, the difference is not very big.

Sitting in the carriage, Calsoli looked out at the street and couldn't help but be fascinated.

Although it has been two months since he came to Daming, the market culture here is very different from that of Rome, which still fascinates Carlsoli.

He also accompanied his colleagues to see the green house here, and the women here were much more elegant than those in Rome. The best women in Rome are no match for the little finger of an Oiran here when it comes to elegance.

There are also all kinds of delicacies that even in the most glorious days of the hometown family, you can't enjoy such a luxurious life.

What ordinary people here can enjoy, in the West, only those big aristocrats can enjoy, and the cost paid is worlds apart.

As the carriage entered the construction site, Calsoli was refreshed and began to work.

Although there are many structural similarities between this Qingliangshan Arena and the Roman Colosseum, the appearance is completely different.

His Royal Highness asked for the abandonment of those meaningless sculptures, and asked for efforts to be solid and convenient, so the design of the entire arena was very simple, just an oval court.

But in order to install the echo equipment, eight more huge support columns were added to the perimeter of the arena. These pillars not only support the entire arena frame, but also provide a structure for laying copper pipes and sound walls.

Moreover, on the periphery of the arena, His Highness has also designed various shops to be rented out in the future.

Although the construction of the arena has just begun, many people have already come to inquire.

Of course, these people are not ordinary people, they are all great nobles.

They basically have their own Keju team, and they not only want to rent a shop here as the team's headquarters, but also want to be able to rent the stadium directly and use it for matches when the stadium is not in use.

Now there are more than 30 teams in Yingtianfu, although they are not professional, but every game can attract many people to watch, people have formed an atmosphere of watching the game, and they can also use watching the game to gamble.

However, because the internal supervisor earned 100,000 silver coins through gambling last year, now Zhu Di has cracked down on private bookmakers, and in addition to the internal supervisor, it is strictly forbidden for others to open gambling games.

In an arena of 100,000 people, even if a person only collects fifty copper coins, he can earn five thousand silver coins in one game.

Today's players only have a little money, no other rewards, even if half is given to the court, there is also an income of 2,000 silver coins, and they make a lot of money.

The Ministry of Industry thought that spending 100,000 silver coins to build an arena was a loss of money, but now it seems that the arena has not been built yet, and the cost can be recovered.

Of course, this is just their algorithm, and one stadium is certainly not possible for dozens of teams to use together, at most two or three teams.

If you want to pay for it, it will take at least a few years.

"Lao Ka, the rocks here in the south are dug up, and there is a sediment roadbed underneath, if you want to be safe, you need to add at least 2,000 square meters of cement."

"I'm afraid two thousand square meters is not enough, I calculated it, and I almost need to add four thousand square meters."

"Won't that overspend?"

"You don't have to worry about overspending, Your Highness requires us to focus on safety, and we must be perfect. Ask the inner supervisor for money, and I'll just come forward. ”

Zhu Zhanji once promised him not to be afraid of overspending, so he didn't worry about these at all. His goal now is to build an arena that is even bigger than the Colosseum.

It was nearly noon, Wu Zhong, who came out of the palace, did not go back to Xiamaqiao directly, but also came to Qingliang Mountain.

More than 5,000 workers on the construction site were working hard, and he didn't alarm those people, and went directly to Qingliang Temple, which was used as his headquarters.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard Calsoli arguing with Feng Hai, the account office of the internal prison. "Feng Changsui, I know that 100,000 silver coins is already a lot, but if a building wants to be built perfectly and safely, it can't strictly control expenses. Now that the foundation on the south side is collapsing, if the amount of cement is not increased, who will be responsible if there is a problem in the future. ”

"Lao Ka, it's useless for you to tell me about this matter, I still have the treasury manager above me, the manager, they don't nod, where do I have the right to take the silver out! Otherwise, if you go to Your Highness, as long as Your Highness nods, let alone two thousand more silver coins, even if you add ten thousand silver coins, there will be no problem. ”

Wu Zhong smiled and shook his head, this Carl Soli is indeed a person who does things, but he doesn't understand the rules of Ming officialdom and often does some useless work.

He smiled and crossed the threshold and entered the house. "Xiaoka, don't embarrass Feng Changsui, this matter is not something he can call the shots. If you want to increase the funds, you must report to me first, and I will tell His Highness that this matter should be arranged from above, not that you toss around here. ”

He was a book, and the people in the room didn't dare to be sloppy, so they got up and saluted.

Wu Zhong waved his hand and said, "Everyone is busy, so don't be polite." Come, little card, tell me about it. How are you going to solve the upper and lower articulation support structure of copper pipes. ”

Recently, Peng Chengbo Mansion has been busy preparing for the marriage of Zhang Wei and Miss Song of Xining Hou Mansion.

Zhang Wu, an idler, needs to report to the army every two days, so he only waits for His Majesty to announce the date of the expedition.

So he has to go to Xiamaqiao Farm almost every day, even if he doesn't do anything, it is also a happy thing to watch Sophia busy there.

Sophia now has no servants in the house, and she has to wash the clothes of the three men, and then prepare two meals a day, morning and evening.

Zhang Wu kept thinking about arranging one of the servants in the house, but Sophia insisted.

Just preparing two meals and doing laundry, she is actually not busy. Every day, I can also find time to go to the training class for ladies with a group of palace maids as teachers to learn some skills to adapt to the Ming Dynasty.

If Zhang Wu hadn't come to her every day, she would even want to sign up for a chef training class to learn how to make delicious Daming dishes.

Finally, when Sophia finished cleaning the house, Zhang Wu couldn't wait to pull her out. "The North Korean mission only arrived in the capital yesterday, and today it will sell some exquisite leopard skins and lacquerware, if we go late, I'm afraid there will be none. Those are not rare, but their lacquerware is good, and it is most suitable to buy it and put it in jewelry. ”

When he arrived in the courtyard and saw the groom he brought looking at their hands in surprise, Zhang Wucai reacted, let go of his hand with some reluctance, bowed to her and said, "I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry." ”

Sophia blushed, but whispered, "I like it very much!" ”

When Zhang Wu heard this, a flower appeared on his face, and he said to the groom: "Why don't you hurry up and set up the carriage......"

The groom was not angry, he turned around and left with a smile, and dropped a sentence: "Second young master, don't forget what Madame said when she came......"

Sophia asked strangely, "What words?" ”

Zhang Wu was a little embarrassed and said: "Mother is going to Xining Hou's Mansion tomorrow to arrange flowers for my sister-in-law, and said that you will go with you, not only can you see the wedding process of our Daming, but also let you get familiar with it first." ”

Sophia's Chinese level could not understand the meaning of 妯娌, and asked, "What is 妯娌?" ”

It is the relationship between brothers and wives, which is called concubine in the Ming Dynasty. You and your future sister-in-law are concubines. ”

Sophia has some low self-esteem. "I heard that she is still a county lord, I don't know if she will like me."

Zhang Wu smiled: "It's good that I like you!" Let's go, I'll help you lock the door......"

The two took a carriage into the city, came to the downtown area between the Qinhuai River and the Drum Tower, the two got out of the carriage, Zhang Wu gave the groom a fifty copper coin, sent to the teahouse to listen to the story, and took Sophia to shop.

Everything in Daming is new to Sophia, whether it is a candy man, a noodle man, a wooden hairpin, a wooden comb and other gadgets. Or embroidery, silk brocade, these luxury goods that have never been seen before, can attract her to linger.

When she came to Daming, she knew that there were so many types of silk, just from the variety, there were silk, yarn, silk, brocade, satin, silk and so on.

The same kind of thing, from the place of origin, has different classifications.

Although it is a bit like a bun entering the city, Sophia is willing to go shopping with Zhang Wu and accept this new knowledge.

And Zhang Wu is also like a proud peacock, who likes to show his erudition in front of the people he likes, which gives him a sense of pride in being relied on, trusted, and worshipped.

Although there are many Xiyi women in Yingtianfu, many people are no longer surprised. But most of those women are singers and dancers who have been raised, and they can go shopping with a young man like an aristocracy, and they are the same as the little couple, which still attracts a lot of attention.

However, ordinary people did not dare to bother, and those noble children also knew that this marriage was agreed to by the palace. So naturally, no one would recognize the wrong person and say something that would make Sophia unhappy.

The two entered a shop run by North Koreans, which was already packed.

Zhang Wu was self-conscious, unwilling to squeeze, and was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

He only came to buy Sophia some new lacquerware to play with and load things for her, but he was not interested in those leopard skins and the like.

Seeing this scene, the two retreated.

"What is that place, why are there so many people?"

Zhang Wu looked at it and said with a smile: "It's the zoo of the inner prison, let's go, I'll take you to the zoo to have a look, many animals you are afraid you have never seen." ”

It is true that there are no large animals in Europe's special climate and environment. They don't even have tigers and lions, let alone elephants, giraffes and other animals.

Sophia really watched with relish, and although the weather was cold and many of the animals seemed to be in no good spirits, she was still very happy.

In particular, there was a pair of cats and bears with dark circles, which made her even cry cute, and she stood there and watched the cats and bears eat bamboo, and they watched for two quarters of an hour.

Zhang Wu couldn't help but think, she liked it so much, and when she came back from this expedition to the west, she would also let people go to Xichuan and catch two cats and bears to raise them.

At noon, Zhang Wu took Sophia to a restaurant opened by Zhang's Mansion in the east of the Drum Tower, and went to the private room on the second floor.

In today's era, women basically can't go out alone, especially after the age of ten to get married.

However, after getting married, the restrictions were loosened a lot, after all, the people also had to live.

Men work and work, and women have to buy vegetables, rice, and cook, and they have to take out their manual work and sell it on consignment.

Although Sophia came out with Zhang Wu, it was okay to go shopping, but if she ate outside, it would not work.

But if you come to Zhang's restaurant to eat, there is no restriction, because this is an industry that belongs to "your own family".

Watching Sophia pick up a piece of Dongpo meat with difficulty and put it in her mouth, revealing an obsessive look, Zhang Wu felt extremely satisfied. "Is it delicious?"

"This is the best food I have ever eaten, when I was in Rome, I never thought that I could come to this rich Ming and eat such delicious food, let alone that I would meet you."

"None of this is a big deal." Zhang Wu said proudly: "If you marry me in the future, not only will you not have to work, but there will also be someone to serve you." You just need to help me take care of my house. ”

Sophia nodded and said, "Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess told me last time that when you leave, someone will be sent to teach me to be a qualified wife, I will study hard and ...... in the future." ...... future"

Zhang Wu looked at her delicate face and couldn't help but be fascinated. "What's next?"

"From now on...... Be your good wife. ”

Zhang Wule smirked, and couldn't be more satisfied with the lovely person in front of him.

Before he went to sea, he never thought that he would fall in love with a Xiyi woman, he thought that he would be like everyone else, arranged by the family to have a family affair, no matter what the woman's appearance was, whether he liked it or not, he would become his wife.

At most, if his wife is to his liking, he will love him more, and if he doesn't like it, he will find a few more concubines.

But when he met Sophia, she met almost all his expectations for a woman, he was not a first-time brother in love, and he did not find a woman on the way to sea.

But in the face of Sophia, he didn't even have a hint of blasphemy.

There was a commotion from the street, and both of them were a little curious and couldn't help but look over.

I saw a group of chamberlains escorting a team of cars passing by, Sophia didn't recognize the flag, but Zhang Wu recognized it as the convoy of the Dongying royal family.

The monarch of Dongying, who looked like a little monkey, didn't see it, it should be in the carriage.

But just as a gust of wind blew, the curtain of the carriage window was lifted, revealing the delicate Princess Dongying.

A three- or four-year-old child smiled and leaned against the window, looking out curiously.

Seeing his face, Zhang Wu's body was shocked, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"What's wrong? Who are they? ”

"Nothing." Zhang Wu took a long sip of wine to hide his horror.

This kid, why is he so much like his cousin!

(Thanks to the tide shepherd for being the leader of this book, 12,000 tomorrow.) ）