After the European Emperor's competition came to a temporary end, Chen Yang focused his main attention on the construction of the New Micro World Inn.
He had already invested nearly 10 million yuan, and he had also sold his shop in HZ directly. Because the shop was dispensable to him, after the lease expired, Chen Yang was too lazy to bother finding an agent to rent it out, so he simply sold it.
His shop was in a very good location, and Lu Lin happened to want to do jewelry business in that area. The two hit it off immediately and made a direct deal for 10 million.
It has to be said that knowing a tycoon is very convenient; otherwise, Chen Yang would definitely have had to put in a lot of effort to sell the house. However, Chen Yang was indeed lucky; the price of the shop had increased significantly compared to a year ago.
However, Chen Yang is now quite indifferent to money, so he doesn't care about it.
With Weijie around, would he lack money? Impossible.
The value of those few thylacines that are about to reach adulthood is extremely high. He can also bring out some rare plants and animals in the future. Chen Yang believes that the conditions for bringing out animals from the micro-world will become more and more lenient.
Furthermore, he has countless precious mineral resources at his disposal, and that large gold mine alone could make him an extremely wealthy tycoon. There are also jade mines and other resources waiting for Chen Yang and his group to explore.
Although the construction of the inn was entrusted to Jiang Yining for supervision, Chen Yang couldn't really be a hands-off manager. He still needed to pay attention to the things that needed to be addressed, and in some cases, he needed to intervene and offer his opinions.
The design of the new inn is complete, and construction is now in full swing.
Through his father's connections, Yun found a construction team that had previously worked for the military, along with some experienced carpenters. The combination of these two resources resulted in rapid progress. The experienced carpenters, in particular, were more knowledgeable than Yun in certain aspects of mortise and tenon joints, allowing Yun to learn a great deal.
Because of sufficient funding, the construction of the New Micro World Inn was completed faster than expected. The workers worked in shifts, sometimes making mortise and tenon structures at night and building them during the day.
Trucks carrying firewood come and go every day, which makes the surrounding residents very curious. Other people build houses with sand, mud and bricks, but this house is strange because it is always carrying wood.
In modern architecture, reinforced concrete is the most important structure and the foundation for the building's load-bearing capacity. It also has a long service life, giving it a significant advantage over ancient wooden buildings.
The cloud-style also utilizes modern materials, such as steel bars. A steel bar is driven into the load-bearing column, and modern paints are used to coat the wood, providing better protection and a more aesthetically pleasing finish.
However, the cloud-shaped beam frame structure still adopts the ancient style, and he rarely used nails throughout the construction process, instead using mortise and tenon joints, and leaving some parts exposed.
This is also why Yun's graduation thesis was so controversial, because some of his practices clearly violated the rules that craftsmen have adhered to since ancient times, and he arbitrarily modified some mortise and tenon structures.
Rules and regulations, namely squares and circles, are two very important tools for carpenters. Therefore, carpenters attach great importance to rules and regulations.
This is considered quite acceptable, even if it's a cloud-style approach.
However, Chen Yang highly approves of Yun Shi's ideas; otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted him with the design and supervision of the inn's construction.
In reality, Chen Yang's main focus was on the inn, while in the micro-world, Chen Yang and Guo Zifeng began researching glass.
Their idea was simple: to mix desert sand with the limestone they found and then burn it.
Chen Yang and Guo Zifeng spent three days building a furnace in the desert to smelt sand. The furnace's design was inspired by some glass factories they found.
However, many modern firing methods are practically impossible to implement in the micro-world, and many materials are also unavailable.
They researched a lot of information, watched many videos, and even consulted some people before they had the confidence to start making glass.
However, things didn't go as planned. They did manage to produce glass, but it was a purplish-green color and completely unshapeable. It just sat there, a lump, and after cooling, it resembled some bizarre "artworks" by modern artists, utterly devoid of practical value. They couldn't even use the unit "piece" to describe the glass they produced; perhaps "lump" would be more appropriate.
The two tried many times, changing the ratio and even trying to use wood ash to replace soda ash, but all to no avail, so they had no choice but to give up.
"In that case, you two can help me build a bridge," Jiang Bo said to the two dejected men.
He planned to build a wooden bridge across the Western Boundary River to connect Moyuan and Limo. He had noticed that the river's current had recently increased, likely because the deposited silt was being carried downstream.
If this continues, the flow rate of the Xijie River will likely gradually return to normal, so Jiang Bo plans to build a wooden plank bridge as soon as possible.
He had already prepared the ropes and planks during this time. Now the main task was to lay the planks, which was a very dangerous job, as they had to be laid while suspended on ropes.
Jiang Bo has already connected the two banks with ropes; now he just needs to secure the planks between the ropes.
There's not much to consider regarding the style of the plank bridge; there are many examples both domestically and internationally, and most styles are quite similar. The most troublesome part is simply laying it.
Countless bloody historical events have taught them that this is a deadly job.
In ancient times, many bridges were built at the cost of blood.
Fortunately, the western border river is deep enough and the current isn't too fast, so falling in wouldn't necessarily be fatal. Therefore, laying the embankment now is the best option.
And so, Chen Yang, who was capable of doing more, began the work of building the bridge again.
Of all the people in the camp, Chen Yang was indeed the most suitable for this job. He was agile and had the advantage of being light on his feet. When he was hanging on the rope, he was the safest one. Moreover, even if he fell, Chen Yang had the highest chance of survival.
Li Sen rushed over excitedly and took a picture from afar of Chen Yang hanging in the middle of the river, laying a wooden plank bridge. This was important material for the second season of "The World You Don't Know".
Li Sen also documented the "lump" of glass that Chen Yang and Guo Zifeng had fired.
Li Sen's new favorite is Yu Xuan's wood carvings.
Yu Xuan's actions proceed simultaneously in the real world and the micro-world. In the real world, he sculpts the "European Emperor," while in the micro-world, he sculpts the "Little Black."
Just as Yu Xuan finished carving the large sculpture and before he could even begin to depict the details, Xiao Hei seemed to realize that it had become the model. Every day while Yu Xuan was carving, it would obediently watch. But what Yu Xuan wanted to see was a more natural form, which left Yu Xuan feeling quite helpless.
In short, Li Sen's lens has added an increasingly perfect statue.
(End of this chapter)
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