Shi Lei's greatest concern is undoubtedly the progress of the construction of the tulou, and he has been anxious about this thing for a long time. The part of the above-ground construction was carried out in an orderly manner under the command of the contractors under Shen Xing's subordinates. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The speed of the start is also quite fast, after all, the main material of the building is stone, you only need to choose the right location, build them together, plus a small amount of triple soil to fill the gaps, so the time is relatively less.

It's just that the main part of the main part is really built by Sanhe soil, and the speed inevitably slows down. First of all, Shen Xing has very strict requirements for soil quality, and the selection of clay, fine sand and lime that he thinks is the highest quality and most suitable for building requirements, is also carefully selected.

The reason why the location of the tulou was chosen in the current place was also due to the convenience of obtaining these large quantities of raw materials. Otherwise, with today's transportation conditions, with such a huge amount of tulou, just to get together the materials, it will take too much time.

Even if it is very convenient to use, but the preparation of Sanhe soil, it is also a time-consuming work, not that these three things are simply mixed together, but these three raw materials must be mixed in a certain proportion, and then constantly refined and turned with bamboo or mallet, and then stacked and parked for a period of time to make it fused and aged.

Lime and loess, in particular, have an evolutionary process from raw to ripe. The length of the stop time should also be mastered before the mixture is hardened, a few days or more than ten days, and then refining and turning again. The more times and for the longer you try, the better the effect.

The proportion and the degree of wetness and dryness can be skillfully controlled by Shen Xing, because the last wall of those tombs is also the last line of defense used to protect the coffin, and there are generally three elements of soil, and Shen Xing is naturally very familiar with this thing.

It's just that the time needed in it is not transferred by human will, and the time that should be spent cannot be discounted at all. Especially when Shi Lei has made up his mind to build a solid building that can be passed down to future generations, such a main material must be kept improving, and he is not in a hurry to move in anyway.

Relatively speaking, the underground part, which can be called a huge network of tunnels, is built faster. Those really trustworthy laborers are all good at work, and they are all working hard for the head of the family, as well as Shi Lei's transformation, they will not be worse than any construction machinery, and their physical strength can keep up.

If it weren't for Shi Lei's strong request, they would almost have to work overtime day and night, in the underground where there is no light, the boundary between night and day is not very obvious, and their perception has been affected, and they are all judged by whether they are tired or not.

The underground here is also mostly soil, so it is easy to excavate. And they also have a large number of good helpers, some pangolins that have also been transformed by Shi Lei, as pioneers in front, these loyal subordinates, more are still cleaning up the earthwork dug up by the pangolins.

And they started at the same time as the big project outside, and the earthwork dug out is basically the clay that is suitable for use, which happens to be consumed as one of the raw materials of the triple soil, and there is no need to be afraid of others passing through the throughput of the earthwork, and they are aware that they have built a huge tunnel. It's also a way to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Since the tulou side is also under construction in an orderly manner, Shi Lei can rest assured about the private affairs in Guangzhou. After explaining the official affairs clearly, leaving a few guards, and continuing to train those subordinates, Shi Lei can temporarily withdraw and return to Chang'an with his caravan.

Of course, he needs to ask Brother Shi for leave first, after all, he is a feudal official who is a military and political official, and the respect he deserves must be in place, and it is obviously inappropriate not to tell people about things like this, and if he really wants to charge Shi Lei with dereliction of duty, he has no reason to reason.

However, this old brother is still as enthusiastic as ever, and he approved Shi Lei's leave without a file. Shi Lei's heels are still on the Chang'an side, Cheng Biting Jin, Qin Qiong, and them, as always, express their optimism about Shi Lei, so Shi Lei's return is nothing more than a sooner or later effort.

What is probably needed is just an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and it can be regarded as giving His Majesty an excuse to get him back again. This assassin also hopes to form a good relationship with Shi Lei, and go back to pull his brother again, so that he will not be kept in this place.

Although he has made a lot of money, he can't spend it if he wants to, and more importantly, he is an idealistic and ambitious person, who wants to make a real difference, and he doesn't want to eat in such a place and wait for death, and live a retirement life in advance.

With the official approval, Shi Lei's trip is even more open. After waiting for the big shopkeeper to finish counting the goods, Shi Lei, who had already returned to his heart, couldn't wait to embark on the return journey with the caravan. It's been too long since I've seen Cheng Chuyue and Xiao Shiju, and I don't know what they look like now.

Under Shi Lei's repeated urging, the speed of the entire caravan increased a lot. Thanks to the goods purchased by the caravan this time, there are no fragile items such as ceramics, so there is no need to be too careful.

Guangzhou's ceramic industry, although after a certain amount of development, scale and technical level have made great progress, but after all, the main production is export porcelain, and the Tang Dynasty's top porcelain is still incomparable, and Shi Lei's homemade porcelain is a huge gap.

This kind of thing obviously does not meet the requirements of the Shijia shops that have always taken the high-quality route, and transporting some porcelain of this level back for thousands of miles is a bit more than worth the loss for the Shijia caravan. On the contrary, the home-made porcelain and purple sand tea sets transported by the caravan were sold out in Guangzhou in a short period of time.

This time, the caravan purchased more of the local advantageous raw materials in Guangzhou, such as rhino horn, ivory and tortoiseshell, which are all best-selling luxury goods, which are more in line with the positioning of Shijia shops, and all kinds of pearls and seafood are also sought-after goods.

However, this time, the capacity is more used to transport a large number of seafood ingredients, and the traditional eight treasures of sea cucumber and abalone must be indispensable. Dried octopus is also a rare goodie.

There are also a lot of other ingredients that can be used to enrich the dishes of his own restaurant, such as those stone clams and field chickens that Shi Lei specially transformed in order to upgrade the system.

Elephant pulling this thing is not too rare here, otherwise where would so much ivory come from, but it is a great top ingredient when transported to Chang'an.

In addition, there is also a pig dragon with a treasure all over the body, that is, the Yangtze crocodile, a protected animal in later generations, and many of them have been divided. Of course, the skin should be kept for one's own family, made into high-end bags, and earn the silver of those noble ladies and rich men.

The meat can't be wasted, and the taste of the jerky is very good, even better than beef jerky. Shi Lei has been used to eating this thing recently, so he took out a piece and chewed it in his mouth when he had nothing to do, and by the way, he also found the feeling of being a hero, because the Huo Yuanjia hero of later generations, didn't he say that he liked this thing the most, and he was assassinated by the Japanese because of it.

Of course, what Shi Lei eats must be all natural, non-toxic and harmless good things, not the kind of stuff that has been added.

The crocodile's claws are said to have a very good whitening and firming effect, full of collagen, which is better than pig hands, and it is good to bring more back to Cheng Chuyue Meimei.

Who makes there is no shortage of crocodiles around Guangzhou City, from small Yangtze crocodiles to large bay crocodiles, there is no need to worry about killing too many and not enough. This is also the reason why they are confident to open a new crocodile leather series of leather goods, and they don't worry about the supply.

The second batch of special silk produced is also stuffed into the car, this thousand acres of mulberry forest is indeed powerful, the production speed is large and fast enough, and it will definitely be taken care of as an important financial source for the family in the future.

In the end, the main purpose of this trip is that Shi Lei brought all the pearls contributed by the big octopus, it's all! Including the largest of the peerless treasures. Even the big clams that produced it were transported with it, and it just happened to be used as a temporary safe. It's heavy enough and sturdy enough to make a good container for these pearls.

Get them all to Chang'an, so that you can further discuss countermeasures, and the guards over there are also stronger, and Guangzhou City is still not as solid as your own home, which is not very reassuring. (To be continued.) )