The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 62 Shake off the shoulders
(Thanks to the book friend "Drunk Fairy" for the reward!)

On the outermost wall of the palace, there are workers working everywhere, and they are thickening the brick wall.

"Boss, we're out of bricks again!" A bricklayer stopped his work and shouted to a bearded man squatting at the foot of the wall in the distance.

"Just wait when it's over!" The bearded man responded casually.

Seeing that everyone was still standing there, the bearded man picked up the pitcher and walked towards them with two bowls.

"Come here, drink some water first!"

The shout of the bearded man gathered more than 20 nearby men, and they were indeed thirsty after working all morning.

"Look at each of you, it's really hard work. It's good to reward silver...but you have to take care of your bones. Don't earn money and ruin your body. It's too late to cry!" The bearded man made a sarcasm look.

But he was always fair in his actions, and all his brothers obeyed him, so no one felt offended at the moment.

Only a craftsman said with a smile: "Brother Wu, as long as we can earn money, we will not be afraid to risk our lives!"

This remark made the others laugh. They all came from hard backgrounds, and their greatest hope in this life is to earn money.

Wu Dazhuang understands the situation of the brothers, so he doesn't say much at the moment, he only needs to fulfill his duty of reminding.

"Boss, there is one thing I have never understood. You said why did the prince build a courtyard wall?" A thin man asked.

This palace is already perfect, adding these brick walls is not easy to say, it is just too full to eat.

Wu Dazhuang laughed and said, "How can I know what the prince is planning!"

In fact, Wu Dazhuang really knew something inside.

He had to be more open-minded, and he listened carefully when the guards were chatting, so he knew the existence of the monster.

Zhao Yanxun built these walls to prevent monsters from attacking.

But Wu Dazhuang just took it as a joke when he was told by the guards that he was a miraculous monster.

He has stayed in the capital for a long time, and he knows that the rich and powerful like to play new tricks, so the so-called monsters may be the new tricks created by King Yong.

Of course, Wu Dazhuang can only hide these words in his heart, because he knows that talking about his tongue will not end well.

At this moment, only the sound of wheels came from not far away.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and they saw a few workers pushing a large cart of green bricks driving over.

Wu Dazhuang laughed and scolded: "It's really hard work, how long have you been resting, and you have to work again soon!"

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On the other end, Huang Rongrong brought several maids and eunuchs to the outside of Zhao Yanxun's bedroom.

Seeing this Concubine Rong, the little eunuch on duty at the gate immediately came up to her.

"My maidservant pays her respects!" The little eunuch said respectfully.

After signaling the little eunuch to excuse her, Huang Rongrong asked, "Is the prince in there?"

"Go back to your mother, the prince is discussing with the two elders, look..."

Hao nodded, and Huang Rongrong said: "Then go to the side hall and sit down first, and call me after the prince's discussion is over!"

Hearing Huang Rongrong's words, the little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that the Concubine Rong would let him report.

Already several young eunuchs trespassed during His Highness King Yong's discussion and were fined to beat the board, and they are still lying on the bed.

Although Huang Rongrong is delicate and lively, she is not stupid at all, not to mention Lin Jingyu behind her.

If she had followed her past habits, she would have gone directly into the main hall to find Zhao Yanxun.

But since Zhao Yanxun lost his temper several times after the accident in the royal residence a few days ago, Huang Rongrong restrained her temper.

Since Zhao Yanxun has a temper recently, why did she rush to post it?
The reason is very simple, as a favorite concubine, if she can't even see Zhao Yanxun's face, then what kind of favorite concubine is she?
This is really Huang Rongrong's idea, and objectively speaking, it makes sense, after all, it's not easy to be a favorite concubine.

Walking into the side hall, Huang Rongrong found a chair and sat down, and then a maid served tea.

Besides, in the main hall, Zhao Yanxun sat on the main seat, opposite to Zhou Chengping and Guan Hetai.

"Even though the progress of the palace's outer wall has been accelerated, it now seems that... it will take at least half a month to complete the repair!" Guan Hetai gave his estimate.

Under the current conditions of manpower and material resources, this speed can already be regarded as extremely fast.

"According to your lord, five wells have been dug deep in the palace, enough to supply drinking water!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanxun was very satisfied with all of this, and then he turned to Zhou Chengping and asked, "How much food have you stockpiled?"

"Reporting to the prince, the warehouses of the palace and the major warehouses in the surrounding area are almost all full, and the villages outside the city are also full of grain..."

"Based on the [-] members of the palace, this food is enough for us to use for a year!"

Although Zhou Chengping spoke in pain, it was obvious that his expression was solemn.

"People from the government want to target us?" Zhao Yanxun asked in a deep voice.

This was thought of before, so Zhao Yanxun asked this question.

"The people from the Yamen of the Longyou Transit Envoy have already sent people to follow us!"

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yanxun said: "In that case, the purchase of grain will be postponed, and one year's reserves are enough!"

Once the zombies broke out, most of the people would mutate, and these people occupied the bulk of the food, which would be reserved for the survivors.

Of course, in order to obtain these grains, extraordinary force guarantee is required.

"How's the armor going?" Zhao Yanxun asked immediately.

The weapons are simple, even if the blacksmith's craftsmanship is not perfect, but the weapons made can kill zombies without any problem.

But armor is a technical job, and it is not easy to mass-produce it, at least at the beginning.

"I always forgot to tell the lord that the Gongzheng Institute has passed the news that they have built two sets of iron armor, and they have accumulated a lot of experience in the process!" Guan Hetai said with a smile.

"Well, you can't stop at the armor. If you can make more, you have to make more. At least one pair must be given to every hundred households!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

In a few days' bodyguard competition, Zhao Yanxun will select ten winners and give them the armor brought from the capital.

There are only ten pieces of finished armor, and the palace has to make them if necessary, so it can only meet the level of one hundred households first.

The speed of making it by myself is too slow, so Zhao Yanxun still has a rebellious idea in his heart, to get weapons and armor from the arsenal of Longyou Dusi.

But right now the officials guard him like they guard against thieves. It is impossible to get weapons and armor through normal channels, so Zhao Yanxun can only wait.

When the zombies break out, the arsenal will be his focus.

"Salt and iron, you have to hurry up and buy, we don't have much time left!" Zhao Yanxun said in a low tone.

Next, Zhao Yanxun discussed some other matters with the two long historians, and then waved them away.

Zhao Yanxun was thinking with his eyes closed, when Lin Quan walked up to him cautiously, and said in a low voice, "My lord, Empress Rong is asking to see you outside!"

Opening his eyes, Zhao Yanxun froze for a moment before saying, "Let her in!"

Unexpectedly, Lin Quan hadn't gone out to report yet, but he heard Huang Rongrong's charming voice outside: "My lord... I haven't seen you today, could it be that I hate my concubine!"

Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but wryly smiled, secretly thinking that this little girl is really annoying.

(End of this chapter)