Harun Rashid and Thomas led ministers and officials and more than a thousand cavalry to break through the encirclement of the Western Qin army and march westward deep into the Sahara Desert.
Although there are many oases along the way, most of the area is covered with endless yellow sand.
Although they are a people living in the desert, God can change his face whenever he says.
Many sudden sandstorms have caused them heavy losses. , during the breakout and repeated sandstorm attacks, a lot of food and water were lost.
The lack of water and food became the biggest obstacle to their continued westward journey.
In addition to natural disasters and difficulties such as sandstorms and lack of food and water, there are countless dangers during the march in the desert.
Various poisonous insects, ferocious beasts, poisonous plants, and quicksand in the desert are nothing to mention.
At the critical moment of life and death, the bad nature of human beings is revealed.
In order to survive, the food and water soldiers snatch each other's food and water and kill each other from time to time.
The deeper we go into the desert, the march speed becomes faster and harder, the life becomes more and more difficult, and survival becomes more and more difficult.
Many people’s confidence begins to waver.
They think that following Harlan and Thomas across the Sahara Desert is almost a certain death situation.
Therefore, many people have Desertion.
People starve to death every day, die of thirst, are killed for grabbing food and water, are bitten to death by poisonous insects, are bitten to death by wild beasts and take away their bodies, die from eating highly toxic desert plants, are swept away by sandstorms, and disappear in quicksand.
There are more and more refugees and escapees.
Harlan, Thomas and others lost contact with the outside world when they went deep into the desert, and there was no news about them from the outside world.
They seemed to disappear in the desert without any news.
Zhao Ziliang also asked Dongchang to spread spies widely, and even sent People went to Tripoli and Mauritania to inquire about the news, and the news returned by the spies showed that they found no trace of Harun, Thomas and others in these two places.
When they asked the locals, they also said that they had not heard that they had arrived in Mauritania. .
Alexandria.
Not long after Cairo was captured, Zhao Ziliang came to Alexandria from Cairo, which was more than 400 miles away from Cairo.
At this time in North Africa, the city of Alexandria was the largest and most prosperous city in North Africa.
It was many times more prosperous than Cairo.
It had the largest population, the largest trade volume, and the largest throughput in all of North Africa.
Almost the world gathered here.
Almost half of the human race, various cultures and languages can be found here.
Zhao Ziliang stood on the Faroe Island lighthouse and looked at the Mediterranean Sea.
Dugu Jun climbed up panting from below and said, "Your Majesty, Western Qin, Tang Dynasty, Dashi, Constantinople, Greece, Rome, and Gothic...
All 365 master builders have arrived in Alexandria and are now waiting for His Majesty's summons at the former Governor's Palace."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "How many people are from Western Qin among these people and who is the most capable?"
Dugujun said: "Among these 365 master architects, 228 are from Western Qin.
Among them, Fan Li is the most famous.
He is the designer and builder of our Western Qin Palace.
I wonder if Your Majesty There is still an impression” "Fan Li is good, Gu still remembers him.
Let's go and meet these masters."
Zhao Ziliang said, lifting up the hem of the king's robe and walking towards the lighthouse.
Returning to the former Governor's Palace and its current residence, Zhao Ziliang met these architectural design masters from various countries in the Governor's Palace.
Most of these people are now living under the rule of the Western Qin Dynasty, and a small number of them came from Constantinople, Greece. , invited by Rome and Paris, and some were forcibly kidnapped.
Whether they are willing or not, they are all here now.
"Meet Your Majesty" Everyone bowed to Zhao Ziliang who was sitting on the throne.
"flat body" Everyone thanked him again and stood up.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the crowd and said: "I have invited you here this time for no other reason than to build a mausoleum for myself.
It is easy to build a mausoleum, but it is also easy to be visited by the hateful tomb robbers of later generations.
Emperors and generals of the past dynasties All dignitaries and dignitaries are deeply disgusted, I don't want to be disturbed after my death, or even have my coffin opened, so this mausoleum will be built in an inaccessible place with complex terrain, harsh climate, changeable weather, and inaccessible places.
The location of the mausoleum has already been determined. , you will know soon.
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Gu has no other requirements, only three: first, the entire underground palace of the mausoleum must be extremely strong and able to withstand the vibrations of earthquakes.
Even if the landslide and the ground are torn apart, the underground palace of the mausoleum must be safe and sound and must not be destroyed for thousands of years; secondly, Gu has advocated for it all his life.
Be frugal even after death In the past, the underground palace of the mausoleum did not need to be very luxurious, but it must be solemn, majestic, and have a big layout.
Thirdly, I hope that no one will disturb me after death, especially those hateful tomb robbers, so The traps must be complicated and vicious.”
Having said this, Zhao Ziliang looked at everyone and said, "There are masters among you in all aspects of the construction industry.
I hope you can work together to design and supervise the completion of this underground mausoleum.
Are there any questions?"
An Eastern Roman architect stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, where will this mausoleum and underground palace be built?
You should know that the design of the building requires inspection of the geological structure, and estimates of factors such as temperature, humidity, and climate change.
It has a great impact on whether the building can be retained for a long time.”
Zhao Ziliang clapped his hands when he heard the words, and saw Wu Lingzi and two young Taoist priests walking over carrying a map drawn on white cloth.
Zhao Ziliang introduced: "This is Taoist Master Wu Lingzi.
I have appointed him as the mausoleum."
"Built by the Governor of the Underground Palace" Wu Lingzi rolled up his fly whisk, bowed his head to everyone, and said with a smile: "Wu Lingzi, a poor Taoist, has seen all the masters."
Everyone responded: "Don't dare, don't dare.
Hello, Taoist Master Wu Lingzi" Zhao Ziliang looked at the crowd and shouted: "Master Fan Li, good to see you!"
Fan Li stood up and bowed, cupping his hands and saying, "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Zhao Ziliang introduced: "Everyone, this Master Fan Li is the designer and builder of our Western Qin Palace.
In terms of architectural design and manufacturing, he can be said to be the first-class master in the world.
Now I have appointed Fan Li as the general manager of Gu's underground palace.
Designer, take up the post immediately” Fan Li knew he couldn't stay away from him, so he bowed his hands and agreed: "I obey."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said to everyone: "Now please answer the questions raised by the master just now, Taoist Wu Lingzi.
If you have other questions, they will be answered by Taoist Wu Lingzi."
Wu Lingzi came to the map, pointed to a place on the map and said: "After more than two months of investigation, Pindao believes that this is an excellent place to build an underground mausoleum.
It is located deep in the Sahara Desert, inaccessible to people and birds.
Beasts are extinct, and there are even oasis strongholds closest to humans.
Six hundred miles away, the surrounding sand piles are hilly, the terrain is complex, and it is extremely hot.
Thirty feet below the sand layer is a hard soil layer, and another twenty feet below is a rock layer.
There is abundant groundwater flowing through the soil layer. , in our Eastern terms, it is a place with excellent Feng Shui.”
Someone asked: "Taoist Master, although it is relatively safe to build a mausoleum in a harsh environment and inaccessible places, there are still many problems.
The harsh environment will not deter tomb robbers, and it is a great obstacle to the builders."
The test, there are no usable materials around, all materials are It needs to be transported in from outside, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources; building a mausoleum will take a long time.
How the builders survive here is also a problem that needs to be considered.
To build a large mausoleum, a lot of people, food and water must be used.
How to solve the frequent outbreaks of sandstorms deep in the desert, which are full of crises?"
Wu Lingzi looked at Zhao Ziliang, who said: "These are not issues you need to consider.
This problem will be solved by Gu.
You only need to design and supervise the construction.
Gu does not allow any mistakes.
Fan Li" "The grassroots are here."
Fan Li stood up and bowed his hands in agreement.
Zhao Ziliang said: "The underground palace of the mausoleum is divided into nine floors.
There is a ground part above the underground palace.
The ground part must have palaces, temples, pavilions and attics.
No matter what materials you want to use, as long as you can think of it, I will get it for you."
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I will give you two months, and after two months, you will come up with a complete design that satisfies me, otherwise you will all have your heads cut off."
Fan Li quickly agreed: "The common people obey the decree."
Half a month later, Fan Li came to see him with two drawings, presented the sketch and said: "Your Majesty, this is the rough preliminary sketch of the mausoleum designed by Cao Min and others.
Your Majesty, please take a look."
Wu Lingzi stepped forward and took the sketch and looked at it, then turned around and handed it to Zhao Ziliang.
The sketch was placed on the imperial desk.
Zhao Ziliang looked at it and found that it looked indeed domineering.
He asked: "Taoist Master Wu Lingzi, what are your requirements?"
Wu Lingzi thought for a moment and turned to face Fan Li and asked: "Master Fan, how big is the approximate area of the mausoleum?"
Fan Li cupped his hands and said: "The mausoleum is too small to showcase His Majesty's unparalleled martial arts.
The Taoist priest had previously said that 300,000 people could be used.
After discussion, the common people believed that the length and width of the foundation of the mausoleum should be three hundred feet.
Three out of nine , nine is the extreme number, and the ground part occupies five, which is a metaphor for the ninety-five supreme palace above the ground.
It is three feet high, and the underground palace is twenty-seven feet high.
Each floor is three feet high, and the total height is thirty feet.
If it is built, the foundation of the underground palace will be built. in hard soil Above the layer.
The grassroots think that since there are 300,000 laborers, it is better to dig down and dig out the soil layer of 20 feet until the rock layer is exposed.
We have cement ash.
We can mix the cement ash with sand and gravel while digging.
Steel bars are used to build the foundation wall.
The soil is dug every morning, the water is drained in the afternoon, and the concrete is poured into the mold.
If the underground palace must be designated as nine floors, then the height of each floor should be increased, as long as the support is strong and strong enough. , these are not problems” After hearing this, Wu Lingzi looked at Zhao Zi, and Zhao Ziliang nodded.
Wu Lingzi said to Fan Li again: "Okay, the area, height and general framework of the entire underground palace mausoleum have been determined.
However, after the main frame is completed, all subsequent wall parts must be in accordance with Pindao's instructions.
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