The time has entered August, and the autumn tiger is indeed worthy of its reputation, exuding the last scorching heat.

In the new palace, tens of thousands of craftsmen and helpers are working hard, and the palaces are rising rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Yang Benman has been running to the new palace very frequently recently, and he has to go there every now and then to have a look.

Previously, the guards of the Chu Palace tightly controlled the entry and exit of people in the new palace, and no one else had the chance to enter.

However, with the decree of the imperial court, Yang Benman, in the name of supervising the construction progress of the new palace, naturally entered and exited unhindered.

Some time ago, the delay in the construction of the new palace by the Shibo Governor's Office caused a stir. Yang Benman was full of excitement and led a group of people into the new palace, thinking that he could catch some evidence.

However, Yan Liben took everyone around, saw the efficiency of concrete construction, and explained the subsequent construction period. It was difficult to find concrete evidence of delays.

However, Yang Benman still refused to give up. Whenever he had free time, he would visit the new palace. For this reason, he specially arranged for a craftsman who was proficient in architecture to serve him.

"Yang Yushi! In this hot day, you are really dedicated."

Xu Jingzong said sarcastically.

Many people know that Yang Benman and the King of Chu do not want to deal with each other. Xu Jingzong now considers himself a capable general in the Chu King's Palace, so naturally he will not give Yang Benman a good look.

Besides, it was obvious that they were here to cause trouble.

"Huh, Your Majesty trusts me, so I will spare no effort to share your worries. Xu joins the army and does not need to follow me. Don't waste your precious time."

Yang Benman dared to fight even Li Kuan, so naturally he was not afraid of Xu Jingzong, a small householder of the Chu prince, Cao joining the army.

As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine is too little to drink with a close friend, and half a sentence is too much to talk without speculation.

Naturally, Xu Jingzong didn't want to serve Yang Benman. There was nothing special about the construction site of the new palace that needed to be kept secret. He could just let him wander around in the hot weather.

…

The main hall of the new palace is Hanyuan Hall, which was the first palace to be built after the underground construction was completed.

The team of Liu Qing and Liu Fang from Liujia Village were assigned here.

Although Liu Qing and the others have experienced high-intensity work during this period, not only have they not lost weight, but they have become stronger and stronger. Their upper bodies are wearing short coats. The moment they pick up the bricks, their biceps jump.

, making people feel infinite power.

Skin that has been exposed to the sun for a long time shows a healthy dark color, and is covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Liu Fang, I've really learned a lot during this time. I never thought that a house could be built like this."

Liu Qing was considered a somewhat skilled farmer in Liujia Village. During the off-season, he often helped the villagers build houses. He originally thought that these skills of his could be put to use in the construction of the new palace.

As a result, the first two months were spent constantly leveling the ground, pouring all kinds of concrete, then laying various pipelines, and then pouring the pillars of the hall. All the work was something he had never done before.

Fortunately, Liu Qing was very receptive and quickly stood out from the crowd.

Today, he is already a small foreman at the construction site of Hanyuan Palace.

"Yeah, I never thought that the new palace was built like this. I just saw a bunch of finished glass windows being transported to a temporary warehouse. It is said that the Hanyuan Palace will use a lot of glass that is more expensive than gold."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is really filial. I heard that a glass mirror in the West Market costs one hundred guan. If such a large piece of glass is used to make a window, wouldn't one window cost tens of thousands of guan?"

Liu Qing also felt that his three views were constantly being refreshed.

Glass and heating pipes were not used in previous buildings.

Bathrooms are even more unheard of.

Even the wooden floor that is going to be laid on the ground is the first time I have heard of it.

There were so many firsts that made Liu Qing full of expectations for the new palace after completion.

While Liu Qing and Liu Fang were working and chatting, Yang Benman came to them and stared at them as they quickly built bricks into walls one by one.

"oops!"

Yang Benman staggered and was almost knocked down by a brick on the ground.

"Ah, Yang Yushi, are you okay?"

When Liu Qing turned around and saw Yang Benman bending over and rubbing his little feet, he asked worriedly.

This Yang Benman has often appeared at the construction site of new palaces recently, and many craftsmen know him.

This censor is here to cause trouble, everyone, please be careful and don't let him catch you by your pigtails.

This was probably the first reaction of craftsmen from all walks of life when they saw Yang Benman.

Now that Liu Qing saw Yang Benman almost falling down in the construction area he was responsible for, he was naturally a little worried.

He was just a commoner, but in Liu Qing's eyes, Yang Benman was a high-ranking court official, so he was naturally afraid that he would cause trouble for him.

Yang Benman ignored Liu Qing. How could these farm slaves be worth taking a serious look at?

This brick seems a little weird.

Yang Benman bent down again and picked up the brick that almost tripped him just now.

"Huh?"

As soon as he picked up the bricks, Yang Benman felt something was wrong.

Too light!

Aren't bricks supposed to be pretty heavy?

Why is this brick so light?

Yang Benman immediately bent down and picked up the brick next to him.

One piece! So light!

Two pieces! Still so light!

I walked quickly for a few steps and picked up another piece. It was just as light!

"Snapped!"

Yang Benman held one end of the brick in his hand and slammed the other end against the other brick.

"Clang!"

The bricks broke with the sound.

What appeared in front of Yang Benman was a brick with a hollow middle.

Is this brick actually hollow?

Yang Benman felt excited all over, Huang Tian had paid off and finally let himself get the handle.

Although I don’t know anything about house construction, I have never heard that bricks are hollow.

To be on the safe side, Yang Benman once again came to the wall that Liu Qing and his team were building, and grabbed a blue brick from a craftsman who was about to lay it on the wall.

Just as light!

It seems stable this time!

"Are all the blue bricks in the new palace like this?"

Yang Benman turned back and glanced at Liu Qing, who was following him timidly.

"Yang Yushi, all green bricks are the same."

Although Liu Qing noticed something was wrong, he did not dare to lie casually.

Although he had doubts at first about why the blue bricks used in the new palace were hollow, after seeing so many strange things in the new palace, he no longer dared to say anything.

I am afraid that I will accidentally expose my ignorance again.

However, the current situation seems to be...

"snort!"

After Yang Benman heard this, he couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Chapter completed!