Gu Ji and Tian Hong did not stay in Kaiyuan Commandery for long. After touring the commandery for just two days, they boarded a ship transporting livestock to the capital and set off.
This time, their destination was the capital on the eastern shore of Hong Lake, where they would take a look at the palace of the Han Tribe, which was still under construction.
Previously, construction of the palace had progressed very slowly. First, there had been too much preparatory work to do: digging an artificial lake for soil, laying the foundations, firing bricks and tiles, and preparing timber and stone. Just these preparations alone had taken two or three years.
Now, the preparations were more or less complete. Luo Chong had sent another batch of workers and a large quantity of engineering equipment there, and the railway from Tohai Commandery to the capital was nearly finished as well.
Once the railway was completed, the Han Tribe would be able to transport large numbers of workers and construction materials. By then, construction of the capital would certainly proceed even faster.
While Gu Ji and Tian Hong were still drifting across Hong Lake, something major also happened in Tohai Commandery.
Xiao Die and Zhan Ying reminded Luo Chong and Tang Yao that they should get married as soon as possible, and Luo Chong had no intention of dragging it out any longer.
Whether the Tang Tribe could be incorporated into the Han Tribe in a perfectly natural and proper manner depended entirely on his marriage to Tang Yao.
It was an open political marriage, but both sides were perfectly willing.
Luo Chong would gain a wife skilled in Medical Arts, as well as a tribe with a population of over one hundred thousand, along with vast territory and resources.
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