Chapter 146: The Silence Falls
After the three suns sank, they finally did not rise again.
Fine snowflakes began to fall in the sky, and the temperature between heaven and earth began to gradually decrease.
Ji Xia stood on top of the palace tower and looked at the quiet Taicheng from afar.
Most of the city is pitch black, and only a few main roads and important government offices can see sporadic lights.
It is hard to imagine how the creatures of the infinite wilderness spend one long day after another.
In the longer course of history, in the vast and wild calendar, the first day of November is the beginning of the sun's silence, and the sun does not rise from that day.
And every year on January 1, the sun rises.
So precise, so punctual, it's as if someone had deliberately arranged it.
Ji Xia has always been extremely curious about this completely unreasonable law.
For example, there are 12 months in a year, 30 days after each month, and only 360 days in a year, and there is no difference between the three suns.
For example, the accuracy of the sun is a bit excessive.
If it is the natural movement of celestial bodies, whether there should be a slight difference, over thousands of years, the millimeter difference will also evolve into a terrifying gap.
However, it is said that the silence of the sun has existed since ancient times, and it has been like the sun for thousands of years, which is a bit too accurate.
These questions were always in his mind, and certain thoughts in his mind grew wildly.
He shook his head slightly, banishing the thoughts from his head.
"The Lingyun Pavilion in the city has been under construction for more than a month now, how is the progress? The corpses of the heroes should rest as soon as possible, and it is not a way to keep them in the palace all the time. ”
He put his hands behind his back, his heroic posture became more erect, and asked the many ministers behind him.
"Back to the lord of the country, Lingyun Pavilion has already built the foundation, as well as half of the main body, but in the past few days, the craftsmen have been taken to build houses for the newly moved people, and all the construction periods are slightly delayed. ”
Lu Yuan, the master of the Craftsman's Mansion, took a step forward and returned to Ji Xia.
"What about the construction of the house, how is it progressing, and are there any obstacles?" asked Ji Xia.
"Even if all the Taicang departments work together and have the help of the discipline defenders, the progress will inevitably become slow due to the arrival of the sun. ”
"Nowadays, lighting is still a huge problem, Qingyang Yuan only produces a small fixed amount of oilcore grass every year, and the refined grass oil needs to be supplied to the royal court and the government government, where can it be supplied in large quantities to build houses?"
Lu Case bowed down and replied, explaining the difficulties in it.
Lu Yu said: "There are still many things to be solved urgently, and I also want to ask the lord of the country, now that the domestic reserves of timber have bottomed out, I don't know when there will be new timber in storage? ”
"I already have an eye on the construction of the house, so you can follow me to the construction site later. ”
Ji Xia turned around and said, "As for the matter of timber, Rong Lou has already informed the two generals Ronglu and Chu Jiao, and they have already led two thousand Ji defenders and three thousand young and strong people to Zhou Qingguo to cut down trees. ”
Lu Yu was a little worried: "It's easy to cut down trees, but how to transport those timbers to Taicang? This snow will get heavier and heavier, and it's good to clean up the city from time to time, but the wilderness is wild and white, and there are too many difficulties for the carts to travel." ”
"Don't bother, I've already informed the two generals of Ronglu and Chujiao about the solution, and they will arrange it. Ji Xia said casually.
Lu Yu and Lu Case heard Ji Xia's casual words, glanced at each other, and bowed down to say yes.
"Where is the main star of Taicheng Borong Building and Taicang Xue Palace?" Ji Xia said.
Rong Lou and Pleiades hurriedly lined up and saluted Ji Xia.
"A few days ago, I asked you to find talented and talented people from the Taicang Academy, the military, and the people, do you have any gains?"
Rong Lou took a step forward and replied: "Returning to the lord of the country, there are already eleven candidates for his subordinates, most of them are from the military and the people, they are not only talented in cultivation, but also extremely extraordinary in understanding, comprehension, and tenacity. ”
Pleiades also said: "In my Taicang Xue Palace, I have made a detailed assessment in accordance with the requirements of the lord of the country, and there are thirteen candidates, including four Mr. Xue Gong and nine Taicang boys and girls. ”
Ji Xia nodded with satisfaction and said: "There is also news from Poxian, saying that eighteen Cangcheng people who meet the requirements have been found, they have set off, and they will reach Taicheng in a few days. ”
Rong Lou asked, "Lord of the Nation, why do you suddenly need so many talented people?"
"Then you will know. ”
Ji Xia didn't want to say more, and Rong Lou didn't ask any more.
"Then let's go to the place where the Guys built their houses. ”
Ji Xia gave the order, and all the officials should be.
So the Taicheng Borong Building, who was in charge of this matter, led the way, and the palace guards carried torches smeared with grass oil to guard the hundred officials, and they all walked towards the north of the city.
None of the young adults of the Magu people are lazy.
They spent almost all their energy and effort to build the house.
Because they know in their hearts that this is their future shelter, and their wives, children, and parents will spend their lives here.
The house will shelter them from the wind and rain, and will shelter them from the sun.
So they don't dare not be unsatisfied.
What warmed their hearts was that many Tai Pao Qing Zhuang also came here to help, and many aborigines from Taicheng brought food to them.
This made the Men of the Valley more and more eager to settle in this place full of goodwill quickly.
They were divided into two shifts, all hours of the day, the construction site has never stopped, plus Taicang is also building in full force, in just two days they have laid the foundation.
But as the sun fell, their speed slowed down suddenly.
Even though it was only the first day of the sun's death, they could already feel the difference.
After all, the speed of construction cannot be too fast without light, and at the same time, the efficiency of the night is less than a quarter of that of the day.
This means that their construction period will be much longer.
The date when the people of the valley will move into the new house will also be much delayed.
If it's not the sun's silence, it doesn't matter much, it's just that when the sun is silent, it will get colder and colder as time deepens.
In the second month of sunfall, tents and stoves are much worse than houses made of stone and wood.
"How is this good? This speed, no matter how fast it is, by the time we finish it, I'm afraid that the sun will come to an end. ”
"A few days ago, the officials in the Taicheng Mansion told us that if it really can't be completed, let us disperse and go to the homes of the people in Taicheng to squeeze it. ”
"We have received a lot of favors from the people of Taicang, so how can we be embarrassed to trouble others again? ”
Grandpa Nine and the patriarchs of the Great Clans of the Valley Clan gathered together to discuss with each other in the faint light of a few torches.
Suddenly, they saw a group of people dressed in plain robes and wearing high crowns approaching.
Because the night was dark, these people walked very close, and the people of the valley vaguely found them.
"It's the lords of Taicang!" a patriarch said.
"You see, the young man in brocade clothes surrounded by the Taicang Shangguan is not the lord of the country?"
"Silence, the lord of the country is the lord of the country, what lord of the country?" Grandpa Jiu scolded, squinting his eyes, the young man with his hair tied back at will and wearing a silver robe was not the lord of the Taicang country?
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