"Now?!" Masims was stunned, turned his head to look at the children, reminding Gaius: "Don't forget that the patrol team will check the post late at night!"

"Don't worry, I'll go back on time and won't be caught by those Deonians!"

Seeing Gaius so persistent, Masims had to agree and asked his wife to take out the Turie wine he had treasured from under the bed (this was given by Publius when he visited him. The two had worked together for a long time when they were in Rome and had a good relationship), and then asked his wife to take the children into the house in advance to rest.

When the two children heard that they could rest in advance, they immediately cheered, which triggered Gaius's discussion. He looked at the two small wooden boards and white pens placed under the candlelight and said, "Brother, look, the children are unwilling to learn Dionia's words. Why do you force them to learn this every day?"

Since he had argued with Gaius several times before about this, Masims smiled helplessly and was unwilling to say more. He brought the ragged wooden table in the corner, took out two more wooden cups, and poured wine...

After seeing off Gaius, Masims' face was a little flushed due to alcohol, but his eyes were particularly deep. He never expected that the information Gaius accidentally revealed during drinking and chatting was so amazing that he could not stand by. He needed to make an important decision on this matter, which was related to his future and the future of the children.

So he sat in the room and pondered repeatedly, hesitating...

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As the center of the Kingdom of Dioria, the morning in the inner city of Turiyin has always been peaceful and peaceful. However, due to the expansion of the main temple of Hades, the entire inner city has become much lively and sometimes too noisy. However, the people of the inner city not only expressed their understanding of this, but also strongly supported it, because most of them are loyal believers of Hades, and all hope that the gods they believe in can sit upright in a wider and more comfortable temple, accept worship from more people, and demonstrate its power.

What's more, the main temple of Hades was built when the city of Turiyi was rebuilt 20 years ago. At that time, Dionia was just a newly established small alliance. The country was not strong and due to the financial resources at that time, it was impossible to build the temple very grandly.

Now the Kingdom of Dionys has become the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean. The main temple of Hades, a symbol of the kingdom's spirit, cannot match the current prominent status of Dionys. Even the newly built Roman Hades Temple and the Temple of Siracuse Hades Temple are larger and more spectacular than the main temple of Turiyi, which is a shame to the people of Turiyi who have a sense of superiority. Therefore, they repeatedly requested the expansion of the main temple of Hades from the Senate, and it was not until this year that they received approval from the king and the Senate. As advocates, they of course must actively cooperate.

Before dawn, the inner city gate was already opened, and the city guards who were completely awake had to cheer up and start to perform their duties, because the craftsmen responsible for building the temple had already entered the inner city one after another. They were all the most exquisite craftsmen recruited from the Senate from the entire kingdom, with a total of thousands of people, most of which were arranged in the temporary dormitory where athletes lived during the past rugby and football competitions in the outer city. In addition, the construction department also summoned more than 3,000 laborers from the Tuliyi District, so long queues were lined up outside the gates of the inner city early in the morning.

Nearly 5,000 people built temples at the same time, which is a great test for the organization and management of the entire construction site and the security of the entire inner city.

The craftsmen had to get up at 4 a.m., and a special cafeteria provided them with a rich breakfast. After eating, they also brought some bread and fruits to the construction site for lunch. Then, under the leadership of their respective leaders, everyone came to the gates of the inner city, passed the city guards carefully to enter the inner city and climbed the hill of the gods.

After the craftsmen are basically here, the craftsmen's general foreman will gather all the foremen to gather together and assign them the work of the day. These foremen will gather their craftsmen and laborers to convey the tasks and guide them how to better complete the tasks.

After the meeting, thousands of workers scattered and the construction work began in one day.

The construction of the temple is mainly divided into four parts: fine processing of stones, carving statues, building scaffolding and building the temple body.

Since the project has been carried out, most of the outer wall of the temple has been built, so the wooden scaffolding surrounding the temple has been built long ago, and all that remains is to inspect and repair it at any time. A large number of craftsmen and laborers are mainly focused on the fine processing of stones and the construction of the temple.

The processing of stone is divided into two types: one is to process the stone after shaping more finely. Not only should the square stone be removed and the carved are more square, but it is also necessary to ensure that its size is not bad in tiny, so as to ensure that there will be no errors when stacking wall tiles. The processing of circular stone is more stringent, because it is the material for the column supporting the main body of the temple. The circular area of ​​each column of the temple is constantly shrinking from bottom to top, so the dimensions of circular stone are more stringent, and the appearance of the stone must also be carved with decorative lines.

The second is to process the plates on the top of the temple. This is not ordinary processing, but to carve relief patterns that meet the theme of the temple according to the designer's requirements. This puts forward higher requirements for the carving skills of craftsmen, and is often responsible by well-known stonemasons with high artistic level.

In addition, some craftsmen have to further process the finely processed stone, overlap several square stones, use iron to chisel out complete T- or H-shaped grooves, or use iron drilling to drill through the center of the round stone... Why do you have to work hard to do this? Because it is difficult to bond such a huge stone with mortar to play a good fixing role. Although the unique cement of Dionia is very strong, it will destroy the beauty of the temple's appearance. Using this traditional method, just use metal nails to pass through the small hole in the center, connect various cylinders, or use iron clamps to embed them into the T-shaped groove, splice square bricks, and then pour melted lead water into the groove to fix the metal nails and clamps. In addition, these grooves are all on the inner surface of the wall bricks, and look natural on the outside, firm and beautiful, demonstrating the greatness of the gods.

So how are these processed stone bricks and cylinders so huge and heavy?

Craftsmen had a powerful tool for carrying stones - a hoist. The Greeks invented this lifting tool very early, and the Dionia Academy systematically studied the principles of lever, pulley and mechanics, greatly improving this machine to increase its efficiency and can be easily disassembled and carried by two or three people. As long as it is placed on a high-rise scaffolding and controlled by two people, the stone can be lifted to a high place. The handles specially reserved when shaping the stones before plays a role at this time. It can facilitate the rope to tie it and then hang it on the hook of the hoist. After it is placed, the craftsmen will carefully chisel the handles. Those stones that do not have handles can also be used to use lifting pliers, or used previously made grooves to help tie and fix them, so that they can be transferred to the designated location by the hoist.

The Greeks have been building temples for hundreds of years and have long explored various methods to facilitate lifting stones. In the past 20 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, they have not stopped building temples in various towns. They have accumulated a lot of experience and improved methods and tools, making the most dangerous process of handling and stacking stones in the process of building temples safer, greatly reducing the casualty rate and improving efficiency.

These five thousand craftsmen and laborers not only have superb skills, but also have participated in the construction of the Hades Temple in other towns many times. They have rich experience and tacit cooperation. Therefore, although there are many people on the construction site, the division of labor is very clear, and the whole scene seems orderly and not messy at all.

Even though they have been working here for several months, everyone is still very dedicated and full of work passion, because they are building the main temple for Hades, the patron saint of the kingdom. Almost all of Hades loyal believers. They firmly believe that the main temple is Hades' home and must provide the best residence for this great god. During the construction process, any slackness is disrespect for him!

What's more, the reconstruction of the main temple of Hades was also a great opportunity for the Kingdom of Dionys to show its culture and strength to other countries and forces in the Mediterranean. Therefore, even though the finances were a little tight, Davers still issued the will to "build the most beautiful and grandest temple in the world" without hesitation, and was unanimously agreed by the elders.

Therefore, it is a great honor for the craftsmen to be able to participate in this great project.

According to Davers's requirements, this temple should be at least as grand as the Parthenon in Athens. But in fact, the original Hades main temple was a double temple, and this design would not change even if it was rebuilt, so it was determined that the temple was at least twice as big as the Parthenon. In addition, according to the tradition of Hades Temple, the temple will also be equipped with a Pantheon, a Temple of Valhalla, a Jade Prison, and a Confession, so the final designed temple area is even larger.

The project volume is naturally very large, and the amount of stone is naturally very large. Tens of thousands of slaves have dug out the top-quality stone from stone mines across the country. The expenditure of the entire project is naturally a huge number. However, the kingdom's finances only allocated a small part of the funds, and most of the money comes from the savings of the entire Hades Temple system over the past 20 years and the fundraising of countless Hades believers, which has met the needs.
Chapter completed!