For nearly half an hour, His Majesty Li Er was crying in sorrow, and finally his voice became hoarse, his voice became hoarse and lower and lower.

Liu Zhong also came to His Majesty Li Er at the right time and whispered: "Everyone, your body is important, nothing more than sadness..."

His Majesty Li Er also stopped blaming himself, was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Great!"

Li Chengqian was still rubbing his numb calves secretly. He suddenly heard his own call and couldn't react. It was Changsun Wuji next to him who pulled his clothes before he came to his senses, "Ah? Father, I'm here!"

"Since you mentioned the monument, you will be responsible for this matter!"

"No... Father, my son has a lot to do, the opening ceremony of the Military Academy, the Honglu Temple..." Li Chengqian subconsciously began to shirk his head. His Majesty Li Er turned his head and stared at him with bloodshot eyes...

Li Chengqian immediately became timid, "My son knows!"

He took another errand unwillingly. Li Chengqian swears in his heart that he will never talk too much in the future and dig a hole for himself!

But……

"Father, now our Tang Dynasty, both ordinary soldiers and generals, do not have unified identification information. Do you think you are making a nameplate for everyone so that even if someone dies in battle, he can know his identity?"

After saying that, Li Chengqian felt regretful and really wanted to slap himself twice! The moment before, he vowed in his heart not to talk too much, but...

As expected, His Majesty Li Er was very good at "making the best use of the people" and said directly: "You can come up with a specific charter for related matters. After I have read it, I will follow up with the Ministry of War to implement it together!"

"yes!"

...

"Your Highness, if you follow your requirements, the construction period will be at least one year!"

It was already two days later. Li Chengqian had planned to wait for the opening ceremony of the Military Academy before proceeding with the monument. However, His Majesty Li Er couldn't wait and sent Liu Zhong to send him a message and asked him to start preparing immediately!

Therefore, Li Chengqian had to run to Yan Lide again to discuss the monument with him.

"One year? Can't it be shortened?" Yan Lide's words made Li Chengqian frown slightly. It was not that he couldn't wait for a year, but... His Majesty Li Er had already made it clear that in three months, the monument must be erected in front of the Zhuque Gate!

"It's very difficult! It's mainly a monument... It doesn't take much effort to build the entire square, but Your Highness requires the body of the monument to be carved with a whole piece of white marble. However, such huge white marble is rare, and mining and transportation are big problems..."

Since he wanted to build it, Li Chengqian thought that he must build it! A single monument was too monotonous, so he thought of building a large square directly in front of Zhuque Gate, not only to build a monument, but also to create a place to raise the national flag... Someone directly moved things from later generations in his heart, because he felt that such a square was the standard for a country!

Yan Lide looked at Li Chengqian's frown and suggested: "Why should I change it to stone made of other materials? I think the cement invented by Your Highness..."

Li Chengqian refused without hesitation and said, "No! Even if you don't use white marble, you have to use other stones. Although cement is good, it is a bit too casual to use as a monument body!"

"Why don't you need smaller white marble to pile it up..."

This time he didn't say anything, and shook his head and denied Yan Lide's suggestion. Then he asked: "Can white marble be produced near Chang'an?"

"There are, but there are, but it is difficult to find the huge raw stone that Your Highness asked for!" According to Li Chengqian's request, the monument consists of three parts: the pedestal, the Sumeru pedestal and the body of the monument, and the height is only a little lower than the highest Tai Chi Hall in the palace!

The height of Tai Chi Hall is nine feet nine inches, and the monument is a little lower than it is nine feet nine feet tall!

In addition to the pedestal, the height of the monument is six meters, and it is nearly twenty meters long! Li Chengqian asked to carve such a huge monument with a whole piece of white marble! How could such a huge white marble be so easy to find?

"Do you know where there is?"

"The nearest convenient place is Chenggu County near Bazhou, where you should be able to find it!"

"Chenggu County?" Li Chengqian frowned deeper. He had really heard of Chenggu County. It was located in Hanzhong, south of the Qinling Mountains. If we really wanted to mine raw stones there, transportation would be a big problem! "The road to Shu is difficult, and it is more than just a talk!

"Are you sure the city is inherent?"

"Well, I have been there when I traveled around the world for a young age, but I don't know if it has been destroyed in recent years!"

Li Chengqian nodded. Since Yan Lide said he had seen it before, he must have it, but as he said, even if there is a raw stone, it would be a problem to transport it back to Chang'an!

Nowadays, there are not many transportation methods such as trains, cars, ships, aircraft, etc., and there are not those spacious highways, and the transportation of bulk materials can only be achieved by water... Huh? Yes, water transportation...

Li Chengqian suddenly thought of a good way to transport raw stones and immediately asked: "How long does it take to transport water?"

"Your Highness means..."

"Come eastward through the Han River and transport it to Chang'an through the canal!"

Yan Lide frowned and thought for a moment, and said with some uncertainty: "This... needs to be inspected on the spot to confirm!"

"Well, then let Master Yan go for a trip in person, first to determine whether Chenggu has a raw stone that meets the requirements, and second to determine the transportation path!"

"Yes, I will set off for Chenggu tomorrow!"

"I will send a team of Donggongwei to lead you with you, and bring more craftsmen. If you find the raw stones, they will be mined directly!"

"I understand!"

...

It is difficult to make any progress on the monument for the time being, so I can only wait for news from Yan Lide, and I can't come even if I'm anxious. Li Chengqian also has no energy to pay attention to this matter for the time being. The day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow, the opening ceremony of the Military Academy, and he really has to be busy with a lot of things!

Especially the safety issues he has been worried about on the ceremony... As of now, the number of people who have signed up to come to watch the ceremony has reached 50,000!

This is because Ma Zhou and others saw that the number of people who registered was not decreasing, but as the news spread more and more, a restriction was temporarily added... Only one person in each household could register... Otherwise, the number of people might have to increase several times!

This is just the number of ordinary people watching the ceremony at that time. In addition to the princes and nobles, soldiers in the army, etc., the number will definitely exceed 80,000!

Even in later generations, it was very dangerous for 80,000 people to gather together, let alone in ancient times! Therefore, Li Chengqian applied to His Majesty Li Er to transfer the Right Guard Army stationed in the south of the city to Linhu Plaza.

"Tomorrow, a team of hundreds of soldiers will be arranged to separate the people watching the ceremony. We must not let them all gather together in chaos!"

"Yes, I will understand!"

"Uncle Cheng, some people in Jinwuwei will block all the roads leading here. Except for the people who have registered, no one can be allowed to come in!"

"Yes, I will understand!"

"Also, when people enter the venue, they must strictly search their bodies. All items that can hurt people are prohibited... Be careful that someone brings fire sources into the scene!"

The day before the celebration, Li Chengqian gathered the heads of the troops responsible for tomorrow's security work together to arrange their respective specific affairs!

"Okay, that's all... If you uncles find anything that has not been arranged during the specific implementation process, be sure to arrange it in time. There must be no mistakes tomorrow!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

Everyone left, Li Chengqian stood on the reviewing stand specially built for this celebration, looking at the Tang Dynasty dragon flag floating everywhere in the square, imagining the scene of tomorrow's ceremony in his mind, and was also a little nervous and excited!
Chapter completed!