In ancient times, the imperial court not only forbade martial arts, but also craftsmen were illiterate and could not write books and speak, and it was difficult to inherit folk skills.

Therefore, there is very little historical information about ancient casting, and the technology at that time was extremely backward, so before the official start of this workshop, it was only a preliminary preparation, and it took a long time.

Li Zhineng gave ordinary craftsmen two hundred taels of silver, it is also reasonable, these people have not rested since last night, seven or eight hours, forging is different from ordinary work, more than a dozen pounds of sledgehammers can not be stopped in a round, even if everyone takes turns to control the four sledgehammers, the hard work can be imagined.

And where the new product is developed, once the complete design is completed, it will be a day and night, and there will be a silver two beginnings this time, and the next will only make these people more willing to dedicate.

Just when the grinding work was halfway through, a nurse Zhuang Ding came up to deliver the news, but Li Yu had already personally led the forbidden guards and a large number of craftsmen to arrive, and Li Zhi went out to take a look, and it was a dense crowd of nearly 100 people.

Without waiting for him to open his mouth to inquire in detail, Li Yu was already explaining: "It just so happens that the renovation project of Huaqing Palace is nearing completion, and a large number of imperial craftsmen are idle, these people are all from several generations of palace craftsmen and master families, and they have their own expertise in design and construction, and the construction period will be much earlier!" ”

Hurriedly let everyone go, like in the huge courtyard, a craftsman found the Taoist who came with him, spread out a scroll of patterns in his hand, and got together to discuss.

Li Zhi asked the Jiang family to serve tea and pastries immediately, and did not forget to thank Li Yu uncontrollably: "Brother Shoushan brought this huge team, don't affect the Huaqing Palace, the royal garden project is not trivial, don't incur blame in the palace because of me!" ”

"Where is this? There are nearly a thousand craftsmen in Huaqing Palace, and I only recruited a very small number! However, these people are craftsmen in various industries, and someone else came to the specific construction later! Relax, you won't miss the garden transformation. ”

"Wow! Tianji Pavilion has such a big face, and he is a royal craftsman, I'm afraid that he has called one casually, and he is also famous among ordinary craftsmen, right? ”

"It's true, but it has nothing to do with us, they do the work, we pay the bills."

"Is the required building materials counted as soon as possible, I have to send someone to purchase, otherwise the team will come, and the time will be a little tight!"

"Don't worry about everything, Mr. Li, even the construction cost Lao Jundian will also take care of it! Among these people are all kinds of materials, there are special procurement personnel, the supplier is an exclusive workshop and factory that has signed an agreement with the imperial court, including the fine materials used in the palace, including the grass seeds, flowers, and bluestone paving after completion, which is also the royal purchase of the Huaqing Palace! ”

"The division of labor is detailed, the materials are of high quality, and the workers are even more sophisticated, how can I not worry? However, the cost is borne by the old monarch's palace, is it a little inappropriate? ”

Li Yu laughed, "Tianji Pavilion is originally a branch of the Laojun Palace, and it is only suitable for them to spend it!" Moreover, when he came, the host Xianfeng specially explained that the scale of the building should make full use of the on-site space as much as possible, and the style and color of the palace should be in line with the style of the Laojun Palace. What's more, small artificial lakes should have nine curves and eighteen bends, long bridges, small pavilions, and high surrounding forests, all of which are indispensable! ”

Li Zhi pouted in surprise, "Senior Brother Xianfeng, what is this going on?" As a result, the construction period has increased several times! Is it necessary to be so cumbersome? ”

"The host really said, since it is a series of Laojun Palace, it will use a big project at one time." He said in his mouth, pointing to the small stream outside the Jiang family's compound, "There is such a small river, which leads to a small lake, and he also mentioned countless huge landscaping stones at the foot of the mountain a few miles away, which are used to arrange courtyards, revetments, slope protection, soil retention, and set up natural flower platforms, which are combined with future garden buildings, garden roads, sites and garden plants to form a changing landscape skeleton!" Later, Li Xiansheng will lead the craftsman to select! ”

Li Zhi sighed deeply: "Senior brother, I saw it when I came last time, and this thought is so meticulous that it invisibly avoids many twists and turns in the project!" Yes, those strange stones are enough to use, they have existed for many years, with great ornamental value of the mountain bluestone, natural carving, refining the unique stone shape, the stone is delicate, the texture pattern is beautiful, I originally planned to pull a few cars back to Chang'an City to decorate the house. ”

Those stones were not the chaotic stone henge composed of the huge rocks dozens of miles away, it was a huge psychedelic array that was arranged in a certain direction, not to mention the space of its own, and there were also patches of maple forests covering all the steep canyon terrain, and it was difficult for others to find the location.

The strange stone that Xianfeng said, at the foot of the mountain not far away, should be a river that has dried up countless years ago, and the low-lying place has become a mountain passage, and on both sides are strange boulders as big as one or two people high, which were undoubtedly piled together by mountain torrents in the early years.

"Only the former torrent poured out, can there be such strange stones, that is, transportation back and forth is a problem, do you want me to find more soldiers to come over, ordinary people can't move back." Li Yu thought it through carefully.

"That's not necessary, in fact the creek is a bit troublesome, and the board can pass through the carriage. The road is the original river, only a few fine gravel remains, and there is no problem with opening to traffic! Go around a mountain beam to enter the mountain, the boundary of the strange stone is very bright, and we have strong labor here! ”

Li Yu was about to speak, when he heard the sound of iron hammering, and couldn't help but change the topic and ask, "At this time, the workshop is still busy?" ”

Li Zhi didn't answer immediately, but asked about the relationship between him and Li Shao, and Li Yu's expression became solemn: "Brother Bo Tao has no problem, is there any secret here that Mr. Li has been seen by him?" ”

Yesterday, when he went to the Laojun Palace, Li Yu was not there at that time, so he didn't know the real reason for the establishment of Tianji Pavilion, let alone the problem of the Qiankun bag.

But when he saw Li Zhi asking abruptly, he immediately connected with the suspicion in his heart.

According to him, through himself, Li Shao and Li Botao have established contact with Li Ying, the third-generation boss of the Songwang Mansion, Li Fengshe, although Li Shao is from the second grade, and he is several years older than the latter, but Li Ying has another bloodline title of the same grade, and the third grade of the official rank is almost a foil.

In addition, there are the direct descendants and positions of the Song Wangfu, Li Ying's actual power is much higher than Li Shao's, so it is reasonable to recruit Li Shao as his subordinate.

Of course, as Li Zhi guessed, there is still a fairly strict review system for the selection of people in the Ten Kings' Mansion, and it is not because of who introduced them that they can be fully trusted.

It was Li Zhi himself, who had also secretly investigated before the Songwang Mansion intended to make friends, so since Li Yu gave the answer so decisively, Li Zhi really put his mind at ease.

Only then did he tell the reason for the establishment of the Tianji Pavilion and the manufacture of the crossbow, Li Yu was shocked for a while without accident, although he was eager to see such a magical thing as the Qiankun bag in his heart, but considering the environment here, he retreated to the next best thing, and pulled Li Zhi and ran to the ironsmith workshop.

The significance of the crossbow that can threaten a master-level cultivator is undoubtedly far beyond his cognition, and the soaring overall strength of this thing in the Tang Dynasty army is unimaginable.

Li Yu was anxious because of this, obviously the finished product had not yet taken shape, and he couldn't satisfy his excitement for a while, but he was reluctant to leave.

He had just learned the identity of Na Risong, and in fact this man looked like a foreigner, and it was easy to associate which army he came from.

Li Zhi didn't have time to chat with him, sat down on the spot, and helped polish the parts that had been placed on the ground, the Taoist in the courtyard was called Mingtong, one of the masters of the Laojun Palace, and also Mingxin's junior brother, he was responsible for the construction of Tianji Pavilion as a whole, and with the cooperation of several people from Jiang and Han, Li Zhi didn't need to take care of it for a while.

It wasn't until it was getting late outside, and he needed to light a torch to explore the strange rocks at the foot of the mountain, that someone came to greet him.

Calling Li Yu, Mingtong and others, the group rushed to a mile away, and the grinding of crossbow body parts here was extremely time-consuming, far more difficult than casting, so Li Zhi was not in a hurry.

After exploring the transportation route, everyone turned around the mountain beam and shot a few small prey, and then it was dinner time to return.

The Jiang family has all kinds of ready-made air-dried meat strips, and they are stewed in a huge iron pot in the courtyard, and the fresh prey is baked in an iron chisel, and the family is greeted by more than 200 people, and the scene is not lost in the past.

Half of the thirty guards around Li Zhi followed to the deer hunting conference, and the rest became the organizers of the barbecue, Tang Qi and Fang Pin were not there, so they were dominated by Mo Shao and Bai Yu.

Between baking, Mo Shao sighed to Li Zhi: "As long as you come here, dinner will be such a huge scene, and your subordinates can also see that the Jiang family is extremely united, has Mr. Li noticed?" For so many people and so many ingredients consumed, how can they have a hesitant look on their faces? On the contrary, they were all elated, and they were obviously happy to be happy with this kind of happy scene! ”

Li Zhi replied with a smile, "That's also after the Jiang family's business improved, otherwise we wouldn't have to eat their food for a month at one time if we have so many mouths to eat?" With our Zhengqing Wenqi Hall, it is okay to be so luxurious all year round, but it doesn't matter, as you said, the family will have such a harmonious atmosphere when the family is in one place! For example, the grandson family on the eastern mountains of Danwuba is undoubtedly a rich family, although it is the same unity, but compared to the Jiang family, there are many inferiors, it can be seen that the Jiang family's rough hunter character for several generations has also played a huge role in it! ”

"It should be this reason," Bai Yu interjected, "but it is mainly due to the discipline of the Jiang County Order, the people around Mr. are very fond of coming here, dealing with the people here, they feel very comfortable, and they are very well taken care of, and they feel a little at home!" ”

"Then you didn't want to find a lady in the Jiang family? Yu Ran's cousins are a lot of handsome people! I married here, and when I was old, I came here to retire, but it was a fairy-like day! ”

Li Zhi's words caused the two of them to laugh, "Let's forget it, but Captain Fang has the right eye, and a few little cubs are also worried about the women here!" ”

"Fang Pin? Which one did he have his eye on? Why haven't I heard Yu Ran talk about it? ”

"It's Mrs. Yuran's eldest daughter, her name is Jiang Lili, she is fifteen years old, but although she is young, I heard that the girl's family took the initiative to mention it!" Bai Yu's expression was very ambiguous, I don't know what he thought of.

"Jiang Lili? That little beauty embryo? But Fang Pin's age is a little old, isn't he? ”

"Twenty-eight years old! However, Captain Fang has a good appearance, he looks like Mr. Mr. Li, to tell you the truth, the women of the Orion family have a very bold personality, and the first time we came, it was the time when we transported iron and birch, and when we came back in the evening to wash ourselves by the stream, several little girls hid behind the fence to watch us! And the sound of laughter between each other is not shy about it, and we are not afraid of finding out at all! ”