I am engaged in construction in Datang

"… Anyone who violates this instruction shall be punished together."

Li Shimin looked at Li Yi, who was running towards him with sweat all over his forehead, and felt inexplicably relieved. He waved his hand and said, "Reward!"

Li Yi didn't even bother to catch his breath, he bowed briskly and said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

Li Shimin laughed out loud, put down the memorial, and walked back and forth twice.

"Wang De."

"I'm here." Wang De was also happy, and his tone was upbeat.

"Let's go to the village to find our sister."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "I can't always bring things from the farm to the palace. I have to send some to my sister's farm as well."

"Wang De, what do you think I should send over?"

This made Wang De very embarrassed. What was there in the palace that was so rare in the village?

Coral? Night-shining pearl? Bodhi? Relics?

Oh, what does Master Li like?

"Your Majesty, how about sending some of the captured Eastern Turks over there?"

"."Li Shimin.

……

Murong Mansion.

Murong Shun and his wife were eating in a side room. Today's meal was unusually sumptuous and both of them looked extremely excited.

"lady!"

"Your Majesty!"

"lady!"

"Your Majesty!"

"husband……"

Today is the first day of school for the First Affiliated Primary School, and his five magical beasts have finally all left the house. No one can disturb their world of two anymore.

I must take advantage of this opportunity...

"Alang, Alang!"

When love is at its peak, there will always be someone who does bad things.

"What's wrong? Why are you yelling?" Murong Shun walked out of the room in his boots.

"The workers from the Nvzhuang workshop are here."

"Yo!"

Murong Shun's eyes lit up, and he ran out in a hurry without even bothering to inform the lady in the room, with the servant following quickly.

"King Xiaoyao." Li Xiaosong bowed and said, "Will the glass windows be installed today?"

Glass is not cheap, but Murong Shun, who is wealthy, bought one for all the windows in his house.

It’s simple, it’s just open and bright!

It's soothing to look at.

"Of course I have to put it on!"

Murong Shun couldn't wait to remove the linen covering the glass window. Inside was a flat and smooth window. Although it had a little green on it, it was still very beautiful and dazzling.

"King Xiaoyao, the manor will launch a mechanical pendulum clock in a while. By then, you will be able to accurately and clearly tell the time based on the hour and minute hands on the pendulum."

"Is it the bell tower that the village is working hard to build these days?"

"That's right." Li Xiaosong nodded: "It's like a small clock tower. It's both beautiful and practical to put at home."

"This..." Murong Shun was wildly excited.

He hesitated and asked, "How much will this cost?"

He had seen the scale of the clock tower, which was extremely exaggerated. He heard that it was more than 30 meters high. Even if it was built day and night, it would probably not be completed until the New Year.

How much does a small clock tower cost?

"It's not expensive." Li Xiaosong smiled reservedly.

"There are three kinds of pendulum clocks in the village. The most exquisite one costs only 699 strings of coins, the medium one costs 499 strings of coins, and the ordinary one costs only 299 strings of coins."

Upon hearing the price, Murong Shun instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

What is there to be afraid of? He still has more than 600,000 strings of cash!

"Leave the most luxurious one for me!"

"okay!"

The workers in the village worked quickly and efficiently, and installing the windows was not difficult, so they completed the work in a short time.

"King Xiaoyao, the Tang Dynasty Games are about to begin, you must come."

"Of course!" Murong Shun held his head high and said, "I've even signed up!"

"!"

Li Xiaosong looked at the other person's stomach which was filled with vomiting due to excessive eating and drinking in recent days, and was silent for a long time.

"You... passed the initial screening?"

"?"

Murong Shun was a little confused: "Is there still a preliminary screening?"

……

There was a batch of pendulum clocks that were made in advance in the village, and they were almost at the same height as Li Yin's shoulders.

"One for the cafeteria, one for the back mountain, and one for the college."

She slapped her forehead and said, "I forgot the most important place, where Li Shimin and those old men are on duty. We must install one in each room!"

Want to be lazy?

no way!

The more I thought about her, the more itchy I felt. I wanted to install pendulum clocks on a few people right away.

"Uncle Sanxi!"

"Tell someone to come over on a few tricycles, and I'll deliver these pendulums to those old men!"

Then she looked at Li Yi again and said, "Li Yi, take three and give them to your brother. Tell him to put one in the study, one in the bedroom, and one in your sister-in-law's room."

After saying that, she laughed secretly again.

Everything was arranged, and Li Yin led the convoy into the city.

Political Hall.

Fang Xuanling squinted his eyes while drinking tea. He glanced at the sky outside. It was too early, so he rested for a while before starting to work.

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew by.

He raised his head and saw Changsun Wuji walking in from outside.

"Assistant, why don't you move more gently? I'm feeling very uncomfortable from the blow." Fang Xuanling skimmed off the foam with a tea lid.

"Lao Fang, why are you becoming more fragile?"

Changsun Wuji turned around and closed the door again.

"When you are as old as I am, you will know." Fang Xuanling leaned back in his chair, with a woolen backrest knitted by his wife for his waist and back.

Ever since His Majesty replaced the tables and chairs with those in the women's farm, he felt that going to work was a lot easier.

"Duke of Liang! Duke of Zhao!" The guard on duty knocked on the door twice.

"What's the matter?"

"Master Li is here!"

As soon as the guard finished speaking, Li Yin directed the tenants to move a large pendulum clock into the hall.

"Master Li, this..." Fang Xuanling and others were confused.

"It has the same function as the big clock tower built outside." Li Yin smiled. The big clock tower outside is used to tell time for the people, and this small one is her gift to you gentlemen.

"Come, I'll teach you how to use it."

A quarter of an hour later, Li Yin left.

Fang Xuanling and others were still staring at the pendulum clock in amazement.

"Good stuff!"

"With this, we can do our work on time."

"It's 3:45 in the afternoon."

Fang Xuanling said: "Master Li said that the normal time to get off work should be between 5:30 and 6:00."

Several old men gathered around, nodded, and then dispersed.

"The tea is a little cold." Fang Xuanling touched the teapot and asked the attendant to help make another pot of tea: "It's still early, there's no rush."

After he was satisfied, Fang Xuanling started to work.

Two quarters of an hour later.

He looked up at the clock.

It is gorgeous and luxurious in appearance and exquisite in craftsmanship, and is a rare treasure of the time.

But why is time going so slowly?

Another two quarters of an hour passed.

How come it’s not even five o’clock yet!

Another quarter of an hour later...

Fang Xuanling stood up excitedly, and with him were several old men. They looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Just as I was about to go out and ride the big bike home, a soldier suddenly ran in.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen!"

The man ran while shouting: "Here are a batch of memorials that need to be dealt with urgently!"

"!!!"

Everyone's eyes were bloodshot.

They looked up at the pendulum clock. It was 5:35 p.m.

"It's not even six o'clock yet, why are you in such a hurry?" Fang Xuanling spoke to stabilize the situation, took the book first and started reading it.

The ministers sighed and had to sit down obediently.

After all the work was done, Fang Xuanling looked up inadvertently.

"!"

His voice was shrill: "It's almost eight o'clock?!"