Finding a place to sit in the garden and smelling the aroma coming from all around, Yan Shao suddenly felt a sense of relaxation, and even the pressure caused by work a few days ago seemed to have been reduced a lot.

"If you don't have anything to do, it seems like a good choice to come here and take a break..."

Thinking so in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that he still needed to think about the image issue at this time, I am afraid that he would have directly rested on the bench as he did when he was young. But even so, his face was much more relaxed.

"Well, I said it, it's still good to come here to relax when you don't have anything to do..."Noticing Yan Shao's relaxed expression, he smiled lightly, Elaline walked over with his skirt and sat down beside Yan Shao and said softly.

"Please..."Hearing her say this, Yan Shao had a helpless smile on his face. I'm a big man, what does it look like to always run into the garden when I don't have anything to do..."Saying this, Yan Shao's body leaned back and made himself a more comfortable position.

He didn't know much about this era, but at that time there were very few men running into the garden, and even if they did, most of them were the kind of people in their fifties and sixties who would do so, and mostly to relax or to chat with others and spend time with their grandchildren.

Naturally, it may be that only Yan Shao will be like this, but even so, Yan Shao is still not used to running into the garden.

"You guy..."Hearing Yan Shao say this, Elanon's face showed an unhappy look, and his slender right hand was also placed on Yan Shao's thigh and hammered, but not too hard. So in Yan Shao's opinion, it seems to be the same as massage.

"Okay..."Reaching out to hold Elano's fist, Yan Shao put it in the palm of his hand and kneaded it gently. You know, I'm not interested in any of these things. Besides, I don't have that much time..."

At this time, a burst of laughter came, Yan Shao and Elaline looked at the same time, just in time to see Caterina holding Fumiko in the air, while Kaoru Otsuki and Lu Ying stood aside and watched with a smile on their faces, and the silver bell-like laughter just now was made by Fumiko.

"They are very happy to play..."Continuing to knead, Yan Shao said helplessly.

Without taking his hand away from Yan Shao, Elaline smiled and said. "Of course. After all, it's hard to have time..."

Caterina won't talk about it, as the director of the special affairs bureau, her job is definitely not easy. Even if a lot of work has been handed over to Tang Li and Luo Wenying, it still takes a long time to work every day.

And Fumiko, although she is not yet 10 years old, is already very heavy at this time. Again, there isn't much time.

Now I finally have free time. Naturally, they want to relax.

"Don't drop the kid!" Seeing that a few of them were playing quite crazy, Yan Shao couldn't help but say loudly.

He wasn't worried that Caterina would throw Fumiko out of the box, but he couldn't help but remind him.

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Katarina, who was playing with Fumiko, pouted, but her hands became much more stable.

At this time, although she was close to 30 years old, she had never left exercise, so her body was as flexible and strong as 10 years ago. Although I've been holding Fumiko like a windmill for a long time now, I won't feel tired...

The entire garden was in the garden, including Yan Shao at the moment. There were only six of them, so Caterina didn't have to worry about her image.

I just played like this for a long time. As if crazy enough, Caterina finally put Fumiko down from mid-air, and then took her hand and walked in front of Yan Shao with Kaoru Otsuki.

But just when Caterina wanted to say something to Yan Shao, a maid suddenly ran in outside.

"Master, Miss..."

"What's the matter?" Taking Fumiko from Katarina's hand, Yan Shao hugged her on his lap, and then asked a little strangely.

"That's right..."Maybe she was a little nervous because she was a newcomer, but the maid said quickly. Just now, Mr. Wang Xuanwang called and said that it had been completed, and asked if you had time to go over and have a look..."

"Finished?"

Such a clueless sentence made Yan Shao and them a little puzzled, but they quickly reacted.

"The Presidential Palace?"

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After nearly a year, the presidential palace that Yan Shao and they had been looking forward to was finally completed.

For this presidential palace, Yan Shao can be said to have paid a lot, not to mention anything else, the cost equivalent to two dreadnoughts alone is definitely not something that ordinary people can take. For this matter, the Congress and public opinion have criticized a lot, but because it is Yan Shao himself who pays the money, there are relatively few voices of criticism.

"It's finally finished..."Putting Fumiko down from his knees, he sighed, Yan Shao stood up from the bench, and then looked at Elano and the others. Check it out? ”

In fact, there was no need for Yan Shao to ask, Caterina and the others had already shown an impatient expression, and even Elano stood up from the bench.

Only Kaoru Otsuki...

While they were happy for Elanon, their faces were a little complicated...

Because just like Yan Shao promised, the moment the presidential palace is completed, it also represents —————— wedding...

At this time, although her relationship with Yan Shao was already very close, it did not break through the last layer, and it was also a secret to the outside world (in fact, it was Elano and others). Although at this time, the people who should know the Tao have actually already known the Tao.

But because of this, it is difficult for this wedding to have her place.

Fortunately, she was prepared in her heart, so after cleaning up her mood, she showed a quiet smile on her face that was no different from usual, and whispered hello to the three of Elanon...

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The three of them had been looking forward to the presidential palace for a long time, so after cleaning up a little, they quickly set off for the presidential palace by car.

The distance between the presidential palace and Yan Shao's residence was not very far, so the convoy only traveled a certain distance. I saw the completed presidential palace from afar.

As once said, the entire presidential palace is about three stories high, and the whole is gray. Magnificent, 350 meters long, 230 meters wide, 50 meters high, its biggest feature is that there is a large number of tall and large spaces in the huge closed building, and because of this, the whole building is very huge...

Let's put it this way. The length of the two Rivadavia-class battleships, that is, the 'Chingyang'-class battleships, is equivalent to the length of the presidential palace combined, so you can imagine how huge this building really is.

And because of this. From a distance, you can see the outline of the entire building.

"But such a large building seems to be the best target for bazookas or mortars..."Looking at the huge building looming in the distance, Yan Shao muttered.

"What did you just say?" It seemed that he heard what Yan Shao said. Elaline looked at him a little strangely.

"Nothing." Yan Shao shook his head. At the same time, I began to think about whether to buy more places around, so as not to suddenly receive a few mortar shells when I was comfortable living in the future...

After driving for a while, the convoy finally arrived in front of the presidential palace.

It was precisely because they were close enough to the entire building that Yan Shao and the others could feel the enormity of the building. Not only the thought that they would live here in the future, but Elaline and the others suddenly felt uncomfortable.

But even so, looking at the completed building in front of them, Elaline still had a surprised expression on their faces.

The news that the presidential palace is about to be completed is not unaware of them. After all, Yan Shao had promised them that he would officially hold a wedding with them when the presidential palace was completed. Therefore, they often pay attention to the progress of the presidential palace, and they know very well that it will not be long before the presidential palace is completed.

But it means a lot to them here. So when the news came, they were still happy...

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Standing in front of the steps of the presidential palace, seeing the arrival of Yan Shao's motorcade, Wang Xuan hurriedly led some managers of the construction team to come up.

"President..."Walking in front of Yan Shao, Wang Xuan said in a low voice.

"Hmm..."Patting Wang Xuan on the shoulder, Yan Shao looked past him at the presidential palace behind him, and praised after half a sound. Well done, good! ”

Although Yan Shao has seen models and design drawings, they cannot replace the real thing after all. So when he saw the completely completed Presidential Palace, Yan Shao immediately became happy, because the appearance of this place after completion was even much stronger than he imagined.

Especially the magnificent momentum, he was very satisfied.

Seeing that Yan Shao was satisfied, Wang Xuan didn't mention it for the time being, and the engineers who followed him immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking into the presidential palace, although Yan Shao had looked at it from a distance several times in the past, after the construction entered another stage, Yan Shao never walked here again. So when he walked in, along with the others behind him, he was shocked by what was inside.

The style of the whole building is obvious, that is, the high and large interior space.

This style not only makes the whole building very tall, but also makes it easier to feel very small.

"Speaking of which, the banquet hall is also finished, right?"

After a deep groan, Yan Shao looked at Wang Xuan on the side.

"Of course..."Wang Xuan nodded and quickly replied. In fact, the most troublesome place in the entire presidential palace is the banquet hall, otherwise, the 24-hour construction, the entire completion time may be a little earlier..."

When he said this, Wang Xuan couldn't help crying and laughing.

In fact, it's not just the most troublesome, it's simply a matter of life...

The entire ballroom covers an area of 15,000 square meters, which is equivalent to the size of 11 basketball courts. If it weren't for Wang Xuan's design process, many pillars came out as supports, and at the same time adopted many designs regardless of the cost, I am afraid that such a huge space would not have been built at all...

As for the pillar-less banquet hall that Yan Shao originally requested......... Let's wait another seventy or eighty years, and it is estimated that the skills at that time will be able to meet this requirement...

Yan Shao once went to the banquet hall once, although the banquet hall was still in the state of 'looking up at the starry sky', but after all, he had been there—————— most importantly, there were signs along the way...

So there was no need for someone to lead the way, so Yan Shao and Elano and the others walked into the banquet hall.

However, the moment they stepped into the ballroom. The shock it brought to them inside was even greater than when they first came.

The Presidential Palace has a total of three floors, while the banquet hall itself occupies two floors. You can imagine how high the entire banquet hall is. The height of more than 20 meters is almost equivalent to the height of seven or eight floors.

This height, combined with an area of 15,000 square meters, makes people feel their own smallness.

“……… It's really big, it's a bit exaggerated..."Just standing at the entrance for a while, Yan Shaocai sighed.

At this time, the layout in the banquet hall has basically been completed, if Yan Shao wants to, it will be no problem to even get married tonight—————— but there is no need to think about decoration or anything.

It's just that although the presidential palace has been completed, there are still some things that need to be prepared. Some things are even more essential, such as...

"Send a telegram to your father and ask him where he is...", turning his head. Yan Shao looked at Elaline and the others who were shocked by the internal space inside. "When he arrives, we can also hold the wedding..."

"Hmm..."Hearing Yan Shao's words, Elaline nodded.

Even if Yan Shao didn't say it, she planned to do so.

Yan Shao: They didn't spend much time in the banquet hall. After going in and walking around. He came out of it and looked at several other areas. For example, the office area, and the living area where they will live in the future...

Especially the living area, which is where Yan Shao and them will live in the future.

As for the result...

It's not bad to arrive...

Although the tall and large design of the presidential palace is not suitable for domestic use, everything else is very satisfying to Elaino. Some of the interior decorations are completely similar to the style of the manor, although the two buildings are completely different, but after all, this still makes Elano and her sisters much happier.

Seeing that Eleno and the others were still wandering there, Yan Shao walked up to Wang Xuan's side and asked softly.

"Over there......... No problem..."

"Please rest assured, the president," Wang Xuan smiled. Some time ago, the foundation of the building was completed, and now the construction of the ground part has begun. Now 15 floors have been repaired, and so far everything is going well. There have been no incidents, and ......... The pace of construction seems to have been much faster than we expected, almost to the point of three floors a week..."

Speaking of this, Wang Xuan pursed his lips.

Originally, he thought that this building would be difficult to build, after all, no one in history had ever built such a tall building, but now it seems...

It doesn't seem like a big deal...

However, Wang Xuanzhi did not relax because of the current success, after all, only 15 floors have been repaired now, and there are still many layers to be repaired, and no one knows if there will be any accidents next...

(Historically, the Empire State Building has created many world-high highs, such as 10 million bricks, 80 kilometers of cables and wires, 192 kilometers of pipes, 1,600 kilometers of telephone cables, 6,500 windows, 1,860 steps, 73 elevators, and elevators traveling at speeds of up to 427 meters per minute.) There is also the most in the world, that is, it has created a construction speed of four and a half floors per week in the history of architecture, considering that there is still a gap between the construction technology at this time and later generations, three floors per week should be reasonable. ）

Hearing Wang Xuan say this, Yan Shao couldn't help but happily patted him on the shoulder again.

"Do a good job, this is a great opportunity to go down in history..."

Wang Xuan smiled slightly, he would work so hard, isn't it just a chance to go down in history...

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The Indian city of Kolkata...

At this time, India was not as dirty as later generations, at least people could survive here—————— albeit very reluctantly.

In later generations, Kolkata existed as a city after Mumbai and New Delhi, but in this era, Kolkata was the largest city in all of India. For 140 years, from 1772 to 1911, Kolkata was the capital of British India. During this time, the city was the centre of modern education, science, culture and politics in India, and a large number of Victorian buildings from that time are still preserved to this day.

At the reception, Bertrand was chatting with a few noble gentlemen with a glass of wine, and although Bertrand was a Frenchman, he was very welcome given the current close relationship between the two countries (especially since France was no threat to India).

And Bertrand was an active general who had just arrived from France, and they would also like to hear Bertrand talk about the situation in Europe ...

Almost everyone already has a hunch about the imminent outbreak of war in Europe, but if possible, they still hope that this war will not break out ...

"Speaking of which, the Chinese who is going to marry your daughter seems to be the ruler of China..." If he can lend his three dreadnoughts, our chances of victory at sea will be much greater..."

Hearing him say this, several other people also nodded in agreement.

They were not secretly arranged by the British government, but they were also very concerned about the situation in Europe, and naturally hoped that their country's chances of victory would be higher. Similarly, having spent a long time in a colony like India, they do not expect the combat effectiveness of the armies of semi-colonial countries like China, which is why they talk about the three battleships.

"For the cause of the Entente, I will do my best...", Bertrand took a sip of his glass, but behind the glass, Beltrand's face showed a wry smile.

Not to mention the bad relationship between him and Yan Shao for the time being, he can see that his future son-in-law has a lot of ideas. Although the relationship between him and Yan Shao has become close, and the relationship between China and France has become very good, it is not necessary to say that he will definitely support France...

"The most likely thing is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, which is also the most beneficial for him........."