Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

For a while, Li Shimin also imitated Li You and began to complain crazily in his heart.

I have to say that the taste of making complaints is also quite refreshing.

While making complaints and watching the play, Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help but want some melon seeds and peanuts.

Facing Wang Gui's persuasion, Li You said with question marks all over his face: "Does Master Wang really know how much money the Daming Palace has spent?"

"This king is not extravagant!"

Hearing that Li You finally started to explain, a smile appeared on Wang Gui's face again.

"King Yan, it is wrong to lie in front of His Majesty."

"Look at the beams and columns used in this hall, the length and thickness of the wood, isn't it extravagant and wasteful?"

"Also, look at the glass in the windows around here, isn't it very valuable?"

Then Wang Gui ordered several items in one breath, and in his mouth, each item was of great value and full of waste.

After hearing this, Li You smiled again.

He looked at Yan Lide and asked, "Master Yan, didn't you tell Lord Wang about these things?"

Yan Lide forcibly suppressed his smile, and said, "I haven't had time to say it yet, Mr. Wang has been blocking my words."

Li You nodded to him, then looked at Wang Gui who was full of surprise and said, "Master Wang, everyone said that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and this is the reason for checking things."

After finishing speaking, Li You slowly came to the imperial guards in the hall, while the sergeant was not paying attention, he pulled out his saber, and then slashed heavily on the pillar next to him.

"Ding dong!"

The imaginary sound of sharp blades cutting into wood did not appear, instead, there was a sound of gold and stone colliding in everyone's ears.

Taking advantage of everyone's surprise, Li You said, "Master Wang, you still think that these beams are made of wood!"

Although Wang Gui was surprised, he did not lose his composure, and continued, "If you hear this sound, then it must be a stone."

"I just said that at that time, the wooden piles just felt that the price of such a complete stone was too high."

"But from this point of view, my estimate just now was a little less!"

There is no engraved pattern on this column, but a uniform vermilion paint. From the reflection of the smooth paint, it is easy to see that this column, which is much taller than ordinary houses, is a complete column without any traces of splicing .

When they heard that it was a complete stone, the faces of other ministers also showed solemn expressions, because the value of this stone was much higher than that of ordinary wood.

However, Li You looked at Wang Gui as if reading a joke, then patted the pillar, looked at Yan Lide and said, "Master Yan, didn't you tell them that this is a reinforced concrete pillar?"

Yan Lide was called suddenly, nodded quickly and said, "Shizhong Wang didn't finish what I said."

Li You smiled lightly, and then said: "Then Master Yan, now you can explain it to Father Huang and Wang Shizhong."

When Yan Lide heard this, he looked at Li Shimin and Wang Gui with some lingering fear.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "If you tell me, just say it."

"I want to hear it too."

With Li Shimin's words, Yan Lide said loudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this stand is made of reinforced concrete."

"The specific method is to use steel bars as the skeleton first, and build it to the required height."

"Then build the mold out of the steel with planks."

"Then pour it into the mold with high-grade cement."

"After the cement is completely dry, the outer boards are removed, sanded smooth and ready for powder and paint."

"Although it is a relatively difficult part in this hall and it takes a long time, the cost is actually not very high because the requirements for workers are not high. Its cost is only two or three tenths of that of wood."

"In the entire Daming Palace, all the house frame structures are basically made of cement, and the wood and stone are only used for decoration."

"So, in fact, the cost of the main body of the Daming Palace is much lower than that of ordinary mansions."

"Even if it's Hanyuan Hall, I only want an ordinary mansion."

As soon as he heard Yan Liben say that the hall was made of cement, Wang Gui had a bad feeling in his heart.

He is no stranger to cement, and Wang's recent construction work in Taiyuan has also used this new material, so he naturally understands how cheap this thing is.

Sure enough, after Yan Lide mentioned that the cost of Hanyuan Hall was only equivalent to that of an ordinary mansion, Wang Gui was very depressed.

It took a while for Wang Gui to regain his composure, and continued to ask: "Master Yan, what you just said was only the main body of the building, what about the decorations in the hall?"

"Are the good floor tiles, the glass in the windows, and the surrounding tapestries and crystal glass decorations all cheap?"

"These things are also sold in the market, so you have to be realistic."

Hearing this question, Yan Lide immediately showed embarrassment.

Wang Gui thought he had been asked by himself, and began to feel complacent.

But in the end Yan Lide still said: "Wang Shizhong, these things all come from the Shence Mansion. Since the cost of the main hall exceeds the budget of the Ministry of Households, it is borne by the Shence Mansion, so I didn't go to ask about the price."

After finishing speaking, Yan Lide gave Li You an apologetic look.

Originally, Yan Lide was ready to help Li You cover up these things.

But among the things Wang Gui said just now, except for the floor tiles that are not yet available in the market, other Shence Houses have already started selling them, and all of them are valuable things.

Li You gave Yan Lide a reassuring look, and then said: "Wang Shizhong, it's not surprising that Lord Yan doesn't know the value of these things. I think Lord Wang doesn't know either. These things are all produced by Shence Mansion. And The cost of these things is top secret even in Shence Mansion."

"But as a boss, I can tell you that the cost of these things is definitely not as high as the selling price."

"Presumably you also know that the value of these things lies in the formula and production method, not in the preciousness of the materials."

"If you really feel that there is a problem, I can ask Yushitai to send someone to check the accounts, and the situation will naturally be known."

After all the calculations, Wang Gui still failed to realize that those things that seemed extremely exquisite and expensive to him were actually produced by Shence Mansion.

For a moment, Wang Gui couldn't help but feel a heartache.

You must know that one of the reasons why Wang Gui talked about these things is that he is using them all!
And in order to show his special status, Wang Gui also bought a lot of these things.

Driven by Wang Gui, all major families began to use these luxury goods, and the prices of these items also increased exponentially, often out of stock.

But now, Wang Gui discovered that all they consumed were products from Shence Mansion.

And judging from Li You's tone, the cost of these things should be very low!

Suddenly, Wang Gui felt distressed and couldn't breathe.

As soon as his eyes went black, he fell down.