The sun shines on the cement road, making it a little hot.

There are piles of various materials scattered throughout the new palace.

The craftsmen are busy with the work at hand.

If you have enough whale meat, you will be full of rice.

This is a life they never dreamed of.

Compared to this, what is working under the scorching sun?

Who didn’t work in the fields under the scorching sun?

Even from sunrise to sunset, we were busy, but in the end we couldn't even get a bowl of dry rice to eat.

Therefore, there is almost no need for anyone to supervise the work. As long as each foreman arranges the tasks for the day, everything will be completed step by step.

Fang Xuanling and his party did not leave, but wanted to see with their own eyes how Yan Liben spoke with facts.

"Liu Fang, move more swiftly."

"No problem, it will be fine soon."

In the Hanyuan Hall, several concrete pillars have stood tall, the beams have been placed in place, and the roof in the northeast corner has even begun to be laid with golden glazed tiles.

Liu Qing and a dozen craftsmen stopped what they were doing and temporarily built two small rooms measuring one foot square in the Hanyuan Hall.

There is no need to consider the position of the windows or the smoothness of the ground. Simply building a hut like this with bricks does not even take half an hour.

It’s just that the two roofless huts use hollow blue bricks and solid blue bricks respectively.

"Master Yan, Xu Canjun, the two small houses have been built as required."

If it weren't for the time wasted waiting for the solid blue bricks, Liu Qing felt that he could complete this special and important temporary task much faster.

"Yang Yushi, the blue bricks used in these two houses. Do you have any other questions?"

Yan Liben looked at Yang Benman, who was watching the construction of the small house the whole time, and asked sarcastically.

"Huh! You've wasted so much time. What facts do you want everyone to see? Just hurry up!"

Yang Benman was a little confused about what kind of medicine Yan Liben was selling in his gourd, but he was no longer so arrogant in his words.

"Everyone, please take a look clearly. The one on the left is a small house made of hollow bricks used in Hanyuan Palace, and the one on the right is made of solid bricks as Yang Yushi said. So let's take a look first. What are the uses of these two types of bricks?

What is the difference in intensity in a single state?"

Yan Liben took a brick in each hand and said to today's group of uninvited guests: "Yang Yushi, why don't you be responsible for the confirmation, so as not to doubt that the person I am looking for is bribed."

Following Yan Liben's words, several subordinates behind him placed a few pieces of wood in front of everyone, suspended bricks on top of the two pieces of wood, and also handed over a few small hammers.

Without saying a word, Yang Benman stepped forward to take the small hammer and came to the two rows of blue bricks.

In fact, Yan Liben doesn't need to explain how to confirm it, everyone can see it at a glance.

"Don't worry, I will hit the bricks on both sides with the same force."

These days, there are no strength testing instruments, so we can only measure it roughly.

Of course, if you want to be more realistic, there are still ways to measure it relatively accurately, but it's just of little significance.

"Bang!"

Yang Benman hit the middle of a brick with a small hammer. As expected, the hollow brick broke into two pieces.

Fang Xuanling frowned, but seeing Yan Liben's calm look, he didn't say anything.

"Bang!"

The solid brick on the other side did not give everyone any surprise, and it was also broken into two pieces.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Yang Benman constantly adjusted his efforts.

The hollow bricks are not broken!

"Bang!"

Originally, everyone thought that the solid bricks on the other side would not break, but as a result...

Yang Benman's expression changed. Could it be that he was not sure of his strength?

Next, this situation happened several times in a row.

"Yang Yushi, if you still have questions, you can bump two bricks together and see which one breaks first!"

Yang Benman's eyes jumped. This method can confirm, why didn't you tell me earlier?

You have to make the formation look very big. Is this intentional to embarrass me?

"Master Yan, this hollow brick obviously uses less materials, so why is it stronger than the solid one?"

Fang Xuanling asked everyone's questions on the side.

"Prime Minister, His Highness the King of Chu has said that whether the bricks are solid or hollow, the strength is actually about the same. Under the same firing conditions, the solid bricks will be slightly stronger than the hollow ones, but the difference is very small; however, our new palace construction

The hollow bricks used adopt a better firing process and are stronger than the common solid bricks."

Fang Xuanling still had to give him some face, so Yan Liben answered the question after handing it over.

"So, you are using hollow bricks not to cut corners?"

Although she felt that this question was not of great significance, Fang Xuanling still asked it.

"Jerry-building? Mr. Fang, I, Yan Liben, am not bragging here. If any workshop in Chang'an City can make hollow bricks cheaper than solid bricks, I will make the decision without permission. All the bricks used in the construction of the new palace will be purchased from them.

Already."

"Since hollow bricks are not cheaper, and you just said that under the same circumstances, solid bricks are stronger, why don't you use a new process to make solid bricks? Isn't this cutting corners?"

Yang Benman felt that he had finally found a loophole in Yan Liben's words, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is the purpose of asking people to build these two small houses. Yang Yushi, if you don't need to bother me anymore, go into these two small houses respectively and shout loudly in the same tone, "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

"?"

Yan Liben has completely controlled the rhythm of the scene.

By this time, everyone has realized that the so-called cutting corners may not stand up to scrutiny.

Originally, His Highness the King of Chu could not do this.

"Humph, I want to see what tricks you can do!" Yang Ben's face turned cold, but he still stepped into the small room.

No one cares whether he deliberately spoke in a different tone in the small house made of hollow bricks.

Because the group of people outside had clearly felt that when Yang Benman was talking in the small hollow brick house, the sound that everyone heard seemed to be much quieter.

"Fang Xiang, the palace is full of nobles. Many of the conversations here are secrets of the court. Everyone knows the allusion that partition walls have ears, right? The sound insulation effect of a palace built with hollow bricks is better. This is

One of the important reasons why His Royal Highness the King of Chu insists on using hollow bricks with more complex craftsmanship."

"One?" Fang Xuanling heard something else from Yan Wenwen's words, "Could there be other benefits?"

Yan Liben: "Of course, using hollow bricks, the palace is more warm, which is its second benefit. As for hollow bricks, they are lighter, easier to transport, and more convenient for construction. These are all incidental benefits."

Facts speak louder than words. At this moment, no one doubts what Yan Liben said.

Fang Xuanling: "Yang Yushi and Yan Dajiang have already explained it. Do you have any questions?"
Chapter completed!