After the immortal disappeared

Gu Xuan added fuel to the fire with a smile: "Don't say I won't buy it, I just bought it too slowly..."

Even if you buy slowly, you will become suspicious.

Why did you hesitate to buy it until now? Do you need to think twice before showing your loyalty to the monarch?

Do we have to make a choice between the king and the prisoner first?

Immediately, some people calmed down and said to Gu Xuan: "I have something to do at home, I will go back first, everyone can talk slowly."

As soon as they left, an official reacted: "Oh, that guy must have gone to buy a monastery!"

"Cunning!" Two more people left immediately.

The remaining people also lost the energy to talk and were all preoccupied.

Gu Xuan smiled and said nothing.

He knew that most officials didn't want to take sides. The battle between King Yao and Qingyang Supervisor is for power. No matter who wins in the end, what does it have to do with them? Aren’t they still doing this job?

King Yao's move forced them to make a choice. It’s black or white, there’s no in-between.

The price to please King Yao is to offend Qingyang Supervisor, which may cause hidden dangers in the future; but if you don't express your stance to King Yao now, you may be included in the opponent's camp.

If you are hated by your own king, what good outcome can there be?

It's difficult. For officials who are willing to sit on the fence, this question is too difficult.

After seeing clearly the mystery behind this, I don’t know how many powerful people have lost sleep tonight.

…

The new problem posed by the Construction Office to He Lingchuan was the qualifications of the construction team.

Yangshan's business is flourishing in the central and western parts of the Golden Flash Plains, but it has not yet established a stable foothold in Tianshui City. It does not have its own construction team and can only recruit on-the-go.

How difficult can it be to build more than a dozen monasteries, only two or three floors high, neither high-rise buildings nor pagodas?

To build a house among the people, you only need to hire a few carpenters and masons. Some even build it yourself and do not need anyone else.

The craftsmanship of the official residence is only a little more complicated.

But no. The Construction Office told the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce that breaking ground in the royal territory was no small matter, and it was not something that could be started by just pulling together a grassroots team. That team must have at least three qualifications in building royal residences, and each person must have more than ten years of experience in building luxury houses.

This is the rule.

Reasonable and well-founded.

He Lingchuan received this request, shrugged his shoulders, and went to find Yu Wenxu.

The Yuwen family rushed to buy the paper monastery in Youhu Villa, and they submitted the petition first to show that they were staunch royalists. If He Lingchuan had any difficulties, he had to find a way to help solve them.

Even if it was something that the Yuwen family couldn't do before, it can be done now.

So Yu Wenxu nodded repeatedly after hearing He Lingchuan's request: "Yes, it's not difficult! The team that is repairing my house has also renovated the facade, garden, and wing rooms of five or six other wealthy families, and even renovated it for Mr. Yourongzhiyou. Half of the mansion has been expanded. Their qualifications are fully qualified and all of them are skilled masters. Please take them over."

He Lingchuan thanked him.

That afternoon, this team came over from Yuwen's house. There were about ten people, which was less than He Lingchuan expected.

It’s better when there are fewer people.

The class leader, whose surname is Guan, is less than 40 years old, but has more than 20 years of construction experience. He is from the suburbs of Tianshui. When he was a boy, he took the villagers to the city to ask for work. Because of his superb craftsmanship, he gradually became famous.

However, he rarely does it himself now. He mainly takes over jobs, supervises work, purchases materials, and coordinates on-site work.

He Lingchuan chatted with him for a few minutes and realized why Yu Wenxu recommended this person to him.

The supervisor is easy to get along with, has good popularity, knows the rules both overt and covert, how to manage up and down, and knows all kinds of things.

He is also the soul of this team. Without him, it would be like Tonglin Ji without Tu Yuanhong, it would not be able to play at all.

He Lingchuan took on such a big job with nothing, especially when he had to break ground on the royal family's territory. He really needed a helper like the supervisor.

After reading the drawings and approvals and listening to He Lingchuan's request, the head of the management team rubbed his chin and said, "In other words, build the gatehouse first and build the road first, and the house can't be built for the time being?"

"Yes." He Lingchuan smiled, "Remember to make the work carefully. Only slow work can produce fine work."

The word "slow" is accented.

The supervisor immediately let out a sigh, as if he had some realization.

"This gatehouse -" which is the main gate of Bieyuan, "must be six feet tall?"

"That's right. It needs to be luxurious and elegant, showing the official style." When the time comes, there will be a large number of officials here, and the residents will all be people with status and style. Of course, the gate of Youhu Villa must be as grand as possible, and the more exquisite, the better.

"It can't be any higher, otherwise it will be higher than the temple tower, which will offend the gods and cause taboos."

"The supervisor is indeed familiar with the local customs. I was right to invite you here." He Lingchuan gave him a top hat and then continued, "So you raise the ground under the gate and make it into a hill. mound."

If the height of the gate tower cannot be increased, he will increase the height of the ground.

No one says the ground can’t be raised, right?

"..." The manager said awkwardly, "Raise the ground and build the gate tower. The height will be higher than the Youhu small building opposite."

"What's the problem?" It means that the "status" here is higher than that of the other side, which is good. King Yao must be happy to hear this.

"Uh..." This Lord He Island is very courageous. Could it be that he is really a dragon crossing the river?

Yes, he had also heard about He Lingchuan's past.

"There is indeed a problem." The superintendent said seriously, "The gatehouse needs to be carved with blue ashlar. The bigger the stone, the more elegant it will be. But the trouble is, we can't get big stones at the moment."

He Lingchuan asked curiously: "Why?"

"The market for blue ashlar in Tianshui City is not big. It comes from a single source. It is basically produced in Baigang County in the north and Hexiang in the west. It is cut and then transported to the city." The management team leader explained, "It is used to build official residences and luxury houses. I wasn't in a hurry at first. It took more than ten years to complete the construction, so the usual process here is to assess the amount of stone, and the two towns and counties will mine and process the stone after receiving the order. The stone is thick and heavy, so it is best to quarry it first. No place to put it.”

"So, there is no ready-made blue ashlar stone?"

"I inquired before I came here, and the specifications that meet your requirements are not available now. In fact, the Li family ordered a batch of stones two months ago, and the specifications were seven feet square, but the officials of the Li family were subsequently reported by the Supervisory State. Zhengdang was imprisoned and a lot of property was confiscated, so there was no way to build their other courtyard." He scratched his head, "This batch of stones is suitable for building a gatehouse. But I asked, and it was stolen three days ago. Bought it. The strange thing is that I can’t find any information about the buyer, and I don’t know where the stones were shipped. The villagers only said that the other party took them away in a convoy. "

As a senior industry insider, it was a bit strange that he couldn't get the news.