The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Fu's Jingyang Palace in Chang'an City was already quite particular.

And now, the Jingyang Palace built on the farm is even more particular. Yan Lide danced wildly without crossing the red line of regulations.

Why is Yan Lide so enthusiastic?

Because Li Fu agrees with him.

In Li Fu's view, the Yan brothers are like artists. If someone agrees with their talents and ideas and gives them a space to let them display their talents, they will be very happy.

Because such opportunities are rare, and some people may not have such an opportunity once in their lives.

And such opportunities are everywhere in the farm under Li Fu's name.

Whenever they need the two brothers, they will throw their arms and do it.

In the future, if the work on the farm is done, they will return to the capital and return to the craftsmanship supervisor. It is estimated that it will take a long time.

After all, there is no place where they can play more freely than on the farm.

Even if they want to build a palace, various problems will limit them.

Craftsmen, money transfer, the relationship between officials in the project, friction, intrigue, and various tacit rules.

To put it bluntly, Yan Lide is in charge of these construction issues in the manor. Although it is a bit tiring, he is happy from the bottom of his heart. Even if it is tiring, he is happy. This job makes him comfortable.

The craftsman shook his head.

"Your Highness, this floor tile looks ordinary, but it still takes a long time to make it." The craftsman explained: "It takes eight months to dry in the shade, and six months to fire it."

"Six months?!!!"

Li Fu looked at the brick in front of him in disbelief.

The material is not valuable, but the craftsmanship and time cost of the craftsman are calculated.

This brick is worth a lot of money.

Li Fu finally understood that it cost so much money to build a new house, and it was all spent in real money. Where did it go?

Even the bricks for laying the floor are not simple.

"Yes, this brick needs to be slowly baked with straw for two months, and then fired with firewood and pine wood in turn. The fire cannot be stopped for six months. If the temperature is not well controlled, the bricks in this kiln will be wasted. Therefore, it takes a lot of effort. It started to be made two years ago. The name of the craftsman is engraved on the side of each brick." The craftsman said: "Master Yan asked us to bring the bricks to ask His Highness if there are any special requirements, or to carve inscriptions on them, so that the craftsmen can do it."

Li Fu looked at the side and saw several lines of words engraved on it.

From digging the soil, to stepping on the mud, to drying in the shade, and then to firing the kiln, all the processes and who is responsible are recorded clearly.

If there is any problem, it can be traced directly to the source.

Good guy.

This standard can compete with the strict selection of the Nine Clans.

"Very good, where are these bricks laid? In the yard?" Li Fu asked.

"In the courtyard, in the main hall, most of them are laid in the front yard." The craftsman said: "The study room, the side room in the backyard, and the place where you live, because there are floor heating, so these should be laid underneath, and the wooden floor should be made on top, so that the house is warm in winter."

Li Fu nodded.

"Okay, I don't have any other requirements for this, let Old Yan do it himself." Li Fu said: "For the courtyard, make it more majestic."

"Yes." The craftsman bowed and responded.

"This brick, if this one is not missing, leave it, and don't carry it back, it's very tiring." Li Fu said.

"Yes."

The two carried the brick to the corner of the wall and placed it against the wall. After it was neatly placed, the two went back first.

Li Fu looked at the brick at the bottom of the wall.

Suddenly felt that the money spent was worth it. A thousand years later, if someone studies his house, this study, wow, floor tiles are all good things.

Li Fu had no doubt that even if he was gone, the brick would still be there. One brick would be passed down for several generations. Even after a person passed away, the brick would still be there.

And this brick...

The more Li Fu thought about it, the more he felt that there was something.

How to say it?

The bricks that the two strong men carried over were about 20 centimeters thick. It would be so safe to spread them on the ground.

If you think it's not enough, you can lay two or three layers in a staggered manner and stack them.

At least someone won't make a hole in your house for no reason.

Thinking of this, I have to think of the measurement unit, the Forbidden City.

A tall building is built from the ground, and the foundation is very important. I heard that the floor tiles in the Forbidden City were laid for 15 layers.

How to dig this? And you have to make a hole with a hammer.

The regulations of the Jingyang Palace cannot be compared with that thing.

But according to the practice of previous years, it is also good to lay two layers of such floor tiles in the house, at least........There is no problem with safety.

Li Fu turned around and went back to the study.

"Is there a problem with the new house?" Li Shao asked curiously.

"Yes, they sent a floor tile for me to see." Li Fu said: "It's really not simple. The house is more exquisite than I expected. No wonder they say that money is spent like water. I originally thought that it was because so many people were needed to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and there were precious wood materials for building houses. These were the bulk of the expenses."

"I didn't expect that even a floor tile was so particular."'

"Did the new house start to be built two years ago?" Li Shao asked: "It took a long time to build. Two years ago, the tea business had not yet started, right?"

Li Fu nodded: "Yes, but at that time, the palace still had some family wealth, and the manor was As you can see, this old house is not big enough, so we want to build a new one. This old house is not big, and it will be inconvenient as more and more people come. "

"So that's the case. I heard before that His Majesty brought several ministers from the court here. Every summer and winter, several young princes from the palace would also stay here for a while. This house seems to be much more cramped. After all, the people living here are not simple, and they need many people to serve them and protect them. These cannot be arranged in other places. "

Li Shao can understand that in a big house, it is normal to have many people.

"Yes, the house couldn't accommodate the people who came before, so most of the guards had to be arranged around the house. It was very troublesome for them to guard near the house at night. However, with the new house, we can move there and the problem will be solved. Old Yan said that if the progress is fast, the house will be completed before the beginning of winter this year. If it is slow, it will have to wait until the beginning of spring next year."

"It has come to this point, so there is no need to rush." ​​Li Shao said: "Winter and spring are not different. Anyway, we must return to Chang'an City during the New Year."