Where Zhu Jingyuan is preparing to build the castle, there is already a road being built up the mountain.

Zhu Jingyuan took Xia Er, the designers and craftsmen up the hill along the newly built mountain road.

The craftsmen recorded and filmed the situation on the scene, and Zhu Jingyuan also said his thoughts intermittently:

"The design and construction of this project should be as fast as possible, preferably in three to five years.

"The scale doesn't need to be too big, it's just enough for normal living and playing.

"When this project is completed, I will look for a suitable place to build a larger one."

Pierre Fontaine immediately asked:

"So, this palace and castle of His Royal Highness is equivalent to an experimental project?"

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head lightly and said:

"It can't be considered experimental, and this manor and the completed palace will be used for a long time in the future.

"The main thing is that my grandfather wants to be able to use it, so he doesn't pursue the ultimate luxury and huge now."

The designers knew that Zhu Jingyuan's grandfather was Zhu Zhongliang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and they also knew the age of the other party.

immediately understood what Zhu Jingyuan meant, this is to give Zhu Zhongliang, who is pensioner, a chance to use it.

The traditional castles and palaces of Tessie, which are mainly stone structures, were built over a long period of time.

If the scale of design and construction is too large, the construction period may be stretched to more than ten years.

This is still the speed after the steam machine, and before the previous industrial revolution, the construction period had to be doubled.

The Palace of Versailles was built over a period of twenty-eight years.

If you use the traditional wooden buildings of the East, it can be much faster, and the construction of the Forbidden City in the old city of the Ming Dynasty took only fifteen years.

If you build a pure traditional Thai-Western palace now, the Emperor Taishang probably won't have the opportunity to come in and experience life.

Feng Dan immediately nodded and said:

"We learned that if we wanted to be fast, we could do it a lot faster by replacing stone with concrete as much as possible."

Zhu Jingyuan directly agreed:

"If you can use concrete, you can use concrete, but you can't blindly pursue speed, and safety must also be guaranteed......

Feng Dan immediately agreed very seriously again:

"We understand."

Zhu Jingyuan took the designers around and expressed his ideas as clearly as possible.

Then I left them in the local area and let them slowly observe on the site and conceive design ideas and solutions.

Now the entire lake is full of construction sites for tidying up the woods, the ground, and the shores.

The construction team prepared temporary dormitories for the workers, and there were also special accommodations reserved for designers and craftsmen.

These designers and craftsmen from France will stay here for a while.

Prepare to complete the high-level overall design on site, and then return to Xintianfu to complete the detailed design.

Zhu Jingyuan took Charles to say goodbye to the designers and continued along the road along the lakeshore.

The construction team has now built a temporary road around the lake.

Around the entire lake, a garden wetland park will be built, similar to the former Shuntianfu Nanhaizi.

In addition to the Cessie-style palaces and castles designed by French craftsmen, other styles of manor buildings were built in other areas of the surrounding area.

These overseas styles from all over the world are concentrated on the eastern shore of the lagoon.

On the west shore of the lagoon, this is a space reserved for the traditional Ming-style gardens of Shenzhou.

The southern part of the lake is actually planned for a large number of residential facilities.

But there are amusement parks, water parks, stadiums, and zoos around it, which belong to the "noisy area" of the whole garden.

These gardens on the west shore of the lagoon are not affected by those facilities and belong to the "quiet zone" of the gardens.

Only when you want to have fun, you will go to the southern area to live, and the normal life and even retirement are still in the internal area.

Zhu Jingyuan took Xia Er around the lake, and by the way, he greeted the shopkeeper of the Huangzhuang in charge, and went to comfort the designers and craftsmen in charge of traditional architecture.

After a circle, return to the stadium area in the south of the lake, to the west of the predetermined residential area.

There is only one foundation for the indoor stadium here, but some of the outdoor stadiums have been built one after another.

Basketball courts, tennis courts, table tennis tables, and other outdoor exercise equipment are included.

These facilities could have been installed after the construction was completed, but they were now installed in advance.

The aim is to give the busy craftsmen and workers around a little something to play with while they take a break.

When the car passed by the tennis court, there were a few craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty playing ball.

Xia Er watched those people having a lot of fun, and suddenly became a little nervous, so he looked at Zhu Jingyuan beside him:

"Best friend, you have prepared these facilities here, why don't you invite me to go down and play with you?"

Zhu Jingyuan looked at Charles's clothes, which are still the popular Tessie men's clothes:

"You're dressed like this...... What sports can I play? Playing table tennis can make you stumble. ”

Charles also subconsciously glanced at the clothes on his body, especially the shoes under his feet, and suddenly felt a little resentful:

"Why don't you tell me there's a facility that's already been built? Otherwise, I'll bring a set of clothes suitable for exercise. ”

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile:

"You don't have to regret it, Xintianfu also has the same facilities, I tested it over there and built it here."

As a result, Charles was even more resentful:

"Then why don't you take me to experience it?"

Zhu Jingyuan said a little innocently:

"Those things are just across the street from the big yard where you live, and I thought you were fine walking around and just walked over."

Charles was stunned for a moment:

"Across the yard where I live? That's a yard for female guests! How could I pass! ”

Zhu Jingyuan was a little speechless:

"The gardens of Daming are all big yards with small yards, and those facilities are in the big yards.

"The female guests are also like you, they all live in separate small courtyards, and you don't affect them at all when you go to the big courtyard.

"Moreover, that courtyard was not intended for female guests in the first place.

"When I used to test the equipment, I used to bring people over for activities or even overnight.

"So until you guests come, the houses and facilities in that yard are ready-made.

"When Charlotte and the others came, I didn't clean up the other garden, so I arranged for them there.

"So you don't have to mind at all, or I'll take you tomorrow when we get back."

Charles didn't know how to express his feelings, or even what he should be in.

My best friend has always been so calm, but I am always inexplicably awkward.

After a few seconds of struggle, Charles said embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so sensitive......"

Zhu Jingyuan didn't do much, just patted Charles's shoulder:

"It's okay, when I get back, I'll take you over there to play."

Zhu Jingyuan took Charles around the entire construction site, and then boarded the ship again in the evening and left the port.

At noon the next day, he returned to Xintianfu again.

Zhu Jingyuan changed clothes with Charles and went to visit the amusement park opposite.

In the afternoon, we walked around the yard, played ball together, and experienced the main attractions.

At night, I went to play games in the temple where the game console was played, and met Charlotte and Amelia, who were sitting in front of the machine playing marbles.

The next day, Zhu Jingyuan went to work on his own business, and after hesitating for a while, Charles went to play games on the other side.

Two days later, on the 15th day of the 11th month of the 3rd year of Ankang, the last day of the year 1808, Charles and Charlotte's new clothes were ready.

Lolita's clothes were very cumbersome, and the two of them made a full set of clothes for ten days.

This is because the craftsmen knew that the customers were two Tessians, so they made a little effort to finish it before the Western New Year.

Zhu Jingyuan went to deliver clothes to Charles.

Have the servant place the box of clothes on the table in the living room of Charles's room.

Charles opened them in turn very curiously, looked at those gorgeous and complicated skirts, shoes, and accessories, and couldn't help but admire:

"It's really gorgeous, it's completely different from our menswear......"

Zhu Jingyuan said with a wicked smile next to him:

"Won't you put it on and try it first?"

Charles, who was born, subconsciously wanted to nod, but immediately changed his action to shaking his head vigorously:

"How is it possible, this is a women's ......"

Zhu Jingyuan instigated:

"I designed it myself, and several craftsmen have been busy for many days, so you can at least try to see if it fits?"

Charles immediately shook his head and said:

"I said I'm just collecting, and I don't need to care if the collection fits well......"

Zhu Jingyuan spread his hands and said:

"What if one day you want to wear it yourself, and it turns out that it doesn't fit properly?"

Charles shook his head again very resolutely:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could I go to wear women's clothes......"

Zhu Jingyuan looked at Xia Er very resolutely, and shook his head a little regretfully:

"It's really a disappointment, I'll go first......"

Zhu Jingyuan raised his feet and walked out.

Charles was a little surprised:

"You're just leaving?"

Zhu Jingyuan turned around and said:

"Anyway, you won't show me women's clothes, what's the point of me staying here......"

Charles blushed:

"You...... No matter what you say, it's impossible to pull, my best friend, don't force me......"

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head with a smile:

"Okay, I won't force you, don't take it to heart, I'll go and deliver clothes to Charlotte."

Zhu Jingyuan said goodbye to Charles, who seemed to be a little entangled, and went to the opposite courtyard to find Charlotte, the little queen of the United States.

The little girl is much more obedient than the stinky man, and she is very happy when she gets the clothes.

Excitedly hugged his clothes and thanked Zhu Jingyuan again and again:

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, I'm really honored......"

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile:

"Can you change it for me and let me take a few pictures?"

Charlotte was a little shy, but didn't hesitate:

"Well, I am very happy and honored, please wait a moment for His Royal Highness."

Charlotte immediately went back to the room, changed her clothes with the help of the maid, and came to Zhu Jingyuan again.

This outfit is very similar to Erin's, and can actually be considered the same basics.

But a lot of tweaks were made to the decorative details, and another new outfit was formed.

Charlotte stood in front of Zhu Jingyuan, cautiously turned around and raised her hand, showing Zhu Jingyuan the effect of her upper body.

Zhu Jingyuan asked the accompanying photographer to take photos of Charlotte and use them as publicity materials in the future.

Charlotte looked at the gorgeous decoration of the clothes on her body, especially noticed the round pearls on her shoes, and slowly began to feel a little weak.

Pearls are very traditional and precious jewelry materials.

In the Tessie tradition, only the most high-ranking nobles, even members of the royal family, were allowed to wear pearl jewelry.

In its original history, after the 17th century, natural pearls became less and less common, and the status of diamonds slowly rose.

By the mid-nineteenth century, natural pearls had all but disappeared, and diamonds became the main material for high-end jewelry.

The pearl farming techniques inherited from the Song Dynasty in Shenzhou were lost at the end of the 19th century.

The Japanese invented modern pearl farming techniques at the same time and spread them to Europe.

The status of pearls was only quickly restored in the early twentieth century.

It should be said that the status of pearls is not restored, it has not lost its status in the first place, but the supply has been cut off.

In this world, China's artificial pearl farming technology has not only not been lost, but has also been greatly developed.

The craft, which originally required to be learned by worshipping the ancestors, has now become a fist industry operated by the royal consortium as a factory.

Traditional cultivation techniques have also been continuously renovated, and seedless pearls have now been successfully cultivated.

Cultured pearls are not fake pearls.

The difference between cultured and natural pearls, and between lab-grown and natural diamonds in later generations, is only the difference between fruit grown in an orchard and fruit grown in the wild.

However, pearls are a mixed material, and the perfect pearl still has a lot of money.

Good pearls are often used in necklaces, earrings, or set in crowns.

Now Zhu Jingyuan has people inlay them on their shoes.

Charlotte couldn't help but exclaim in her heart:

"The Ming royal family is really too rich, the key is how much does this outfit cost me? What to do if you can't afford it......"

While waiting for the photo, Charlotte finally couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked quite nervously:

"His Royal Highness...... How much should I pay for this outfit? ”

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile:

"It's a New Year's gift from little Charlotte, so you don't need to pay for it."

Charlotte was visibly stunned.

Charlotte didn't think that this dress was given to her for free.

She was originally ready to pay, and what she asked Zhu Jingyuan for was only the qualification to buy in advance.

Now the other party has given it away?

You can't be dreaming!

Charlotte was surprised and uneasy at the same time, and couldn't help but confirm again:

"His Royal Highness...... What do you say? Is this a gift for me? You're not kidding? ”

Zhu Jingyuan nodded as a matter of course:

"Of course I'm not kidding."

Charlotte said right away:

"It's too precious, I don't dare to accept such a gift from you, it will make me uneasy......"

Zhu Jingyuan guided the situation and said:

"It's nothing, and I've given Charles' clothes to me, and I've never asked him for money.

"If you feel uneasy, just like Charles, just help the big food clothing company to do publicity.

"When you wear this kind of clothes to a banquet, just tell the other guests that they got it from the Daishoku clothing company."

Charlotte is just a child after all, and her brain is simpler than Charles, who is in her twenties:

"It's just...... Is that all it takes? ”

Zhu Jingyuan responded with a smile:

"Yes, as long as that's it."

If it is an ordinary girl, she will definitely still feel uneasy about such a transaction.

will feel that what she can do is too far from the value of what she gets.

But Charlotte, after all, is the granddaughter of the British royal family, the queen of the United States, and is the voice of the traditional royal aristocratic family.

I didn't care too much about such conditions, and soon accepted it very happily.

(End of chapter)