Summer came quickly in Chang'an City. Ayina stood by the pond in her yard, her face a little solemn.

A few dragonflies were flying in front of him, tapping in the water from time to time, making people feel a warm and peaceful scene, but Ayina was not in the mood to enjoy it.

"Aguno, hasn't that Wang Fugui come to see us yet?"

In the past few months, Ayina has been very excitedly waiting for the arrival of great wealth. However, the more he looks forward to it, the bigger the result seems to deviate.

Since the news about the construction of the new palace was announced, I have acquired several large-scale granite mines around Chang'an City through forceful buying and selling as quickly as possible. It can be said that the price of granite in Chang'an City is now in my own hands.

Even in order to meet the needs of the construction of the new palace in the largest amount, Ayina continued to recruit people during this period, almost wiping out the poor Turks in Chang'an City, and the output of several granite mines increased significantly.

Neatly made large blocks of granite strips have been piled up in various mines.

At first, Ayina looked at these stones as if he were looking at piles of copper coins.

However, a month passed, and Wang Fugui, who was responsible for purchasing materials for the new palace, did not come to see him.

Two months have passed and there is still no movement.

In the past few days, not only himself, but even Aguno, who had always obeyed his words, had felt that something was not quite right.

"Chief, I sent people to track the whereabouts of Wang Fugui. He went to Jintai Iron Nail Shop in the southwest of Chang'an City, several tile workshops, and several green brick workshops and gravel workshops many times.

, In addition, he has been to the small sand-excavating workshops on the edge of the Wei River many times, and he has even been to the glass workshop of the Prince of Chu's Mansion several times, but he has never been to any of our granite workshops."

Agunuo also felt a little panicked. He and Ayina were in a relationship where both prospered and suffered losses. If Ayina failed this time, he would not be able to have an easy life in the future.

"Have you ever gone to those small granite workshops to see if Wang Fugui is secretly cooperating with those small workshops?"

Although Ayina felt that this possibility was very low, he could no longer think of any reason why Wang Fugui didn't come to him.

It stands to reason that the construction of the new palace has also begun. Although there are guards guarding the surrounding area to prevent outsiders from entering at will, you can still see a lot of people in action there from a distance.

"Chief, it is impossible for Wang Fugui to find those few small workshops, but the quality of the ore from those few workshops is very poor, and the scale alone is far from meeting the needs of the construction of the new palace. According to General Zhi Shi Si Li's family,

According to the information released, the number of granite strips used in Taiji Palace alone exceeds 500,000. The planned scale of this new palace is four to five times that of Taiji Palace. Even if His Highness King Chu cuts corners, the number of granite strips required will be more than 500,000.

Millions of dollars.”

Agunuo had obviously put in a lot of effort and knew that the demand for strips of stone during the construction of the new palace was very huge. Only his own company in Chang'an City could provide such a large quantity.

As for transportation from prefectures and counties outside Chang'an, regardless of whether the output and quality are better than our own, the long-distance transportation alone can scare countless people.

"Although it is as you said, it has been more than two months. According to the promise given by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the construction of the new palace will be completed in a few months. It is impossible not to use the conditions now.

Stone?" Ayina felt that he had no choice but to wait any longer, "Do you think Wang Fugui is waiting for us to come to the door? I heard that when there were palace renovations in the past, the eunuchs in charge of procurement would always make excuses.

Set up various thresholds and let businesses respect them."

"It's not impossible. How about we prepare a generous gift and pay a visit to Wang Fugui?"

"It should have been like this a long time ago. Wool comes from sheep anyway. At worst, the price of each stone will increase by a few cents."

…

At the construction site of the new palace, Xu Jingzong wore a straw hat and inspected the construction progress of various areas under the scorching sun.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu promised to build the new palace within this year. Xu Jingzong felt that even if he forced all the craftsmen to death, he still had to complete the task on time. This was the best time to show his ability.

Xu Jingzong's official career has not been smooth all along. Those former members of the Qin Palace were basically in important positions, but he himself has always been unknown.

If Chu Suiliang hadn't recommended him to His Highness the King of Chu, how could he have such a good opportunity?

"Master Yan, the construction has been started for almost two months, but not a single brick or piece of wood in the palace has begun to stand. Can we speed up the progress?"

Seeing a group of craftsmen laying pipes and pouring concrete underground, Xu Jingzong was secretly anxious.

Originally, the new palace had to wait more than twenty days before construction started after the construction was announced. The construction period was very tight.

But now Yan Wenwen arranges craftsmen from all walks of life to lay foundations and dig pipes every day. Some palaces even have large copper pipes made of pure copper laid on the ground.

Just waiting for the huge drainage pipes to be fired and the copper pipes for heating wasted a lot of time; this made Xu Jingzong very anxious.

"Xu Canjun, don't worry, these projects are being constructed as planned. According to His Royal Highness King Chu, this invisible place will be the most outstanding place of the new palace. As for the construction of each palace, as long as these basic projects

Once completed, it will only take a few months to build each temple."

As the general superintendent, Yan Liben has personally communicated with Li Kuan many times about the construction sequence and precautions for the construction of the new palace, and now he has a clear plan.

Especially the design and layout of underground pipelines opened a new door for Yan Liben.

This new palace is destined to be a palace that will be famous throughout the ages. I will definitely be able to leave a name for it through the ages.

"The palace can be built in a few months? According to your statement, doesn't it mean that we will have to continue to fiddle with various pipelines for a while?"

Xu Jingzong frowned. For him, the new palace has been under construction for so long. Except for the palace walls being completed at a speed visible to the naked eye, he has not seen the appearance of any other palace, no, half of the palace. He cannot tolerate this.

Worry.

"Yes, it is estimated that it will take about a month to complete the hardening of the ground and the construction of various pipelines, and then set aside one month to complete the construction of the palace, and finally leave another month to perfect the internal details of the palace and the planting of flowers, plants and trees in the palace. Approximately

Three months later, the first phase of the new palace will be completed."

Hearing what Yan Liben said, Xu Jingzong felt a little melancholy for no reason.
Chapter completed!