A dozen Dragon Scale Guards walked into the pile of wood, untied the hemp rope, and worked together to lift off the heavy oilcloth covering the wood to keep out rainwater.
Suddenly, the smell of fresh wood hit my face.
There are piles of logs under the tarpaulin.
Each one is as thick as two people hugging each other, and the length and size are very uniform. They have been intensively processed in the warehouse. The excess branches have been cleared away, leaving only the bare trunk. Each one can be directly used as a pillar or pillar.
Cross beams are used.
In order to avoid wear and tear during transportation, the bark of these logs was not shoveled away and was left intact.
It looks like it has just been cut down, and it still has a moist smell.
Xiao Lingyue walked closer and saw that on the cross-section of the tree trunk, circles of growth rings were clearly visible, and some even exuded light yellow resin.
The prince and Zhan Beihan also came over.
"These are relatively common woods, including pine, mahogany, cypress, etc. They are not expensive, so there are many of them."
The prince said casually: "The truly precious and valuable wood is still inside."
"Is that that one?" Xiao Lingyue turned her head and saw a pile of wood in the middle of the wood, wrapped in thick oilcloth and tightly protected.
The Dragon Scale Guard is removing the hemp rope above.
"That's right, let's go and have a look." The prince said and walked over.
Xiao Lingyue didn't pay attention to Zhan Beihan who was standing aside, walked past him without looking away, and followed the prince.
Zhan Bei stared at her back coldly, and then stepped forward to follow her.
Walking closer, the Dragon Scale Guard just happened to lift off the oilcloth.
Xiao Lingyue smelled a very special aroma.
Looking at the mountains of wood in front of her, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide with a shocked expression.
"These are all sent to the imperial mausoleum. Does Miss Shen know anything about wood?" The prince stood in front of the wood and asked with a smile.
Xiao Lingyue said with a complicated expression: "I can't recognize ordinary wood, but these... I basically recognize them."
Because it is so famous!
The pile of wood on the far left is bright yellow all over, like gold. In the cross section of the wood, beautiful wood grain like gold threads can be clearly seen, and it has a natural luster like satin.
This is known as "one inch of wood, one inch of gold", the wood used by the royal family, golden nanmu.
Next to it, the wood with a black and translucent core and a jet-black luster is ebony.
Next to it, the wood with beautiful heart patterns and soft color is sandalwood.
In addition, there are also various types of rosewood, ebony, agarwood, barbarum, etc...
All of them are priceless and precious wood.
And in the middle of the wood, a whole thick piece of wood was left alone and carefully protected with oilcloth...
Xiao Lingyue blurted out: "Is this the gloomy wood?"
The prince looked at her in surprise and said with a smile: "Miss Shen has good eyesight, she can recognize all these! Yes, this is the tribute gift presented to the father by the Ministry of Industry last year, the gloomy wood known as the 'sacred tree'."
"..." Xiao Lingyue was completely speechless.
Sunken wood is different from all precious woods. The forming process takes hundreds of thousands of years. It is known as the mummy of the plant world. Even in modern times, it has high value and is rare to find.
Because it is a special wood that can only be formed naturally and cannot be artificially synthesized.
In the ancient people's concept, the gloomy wood is regarded as a sacred tree, which is immortal and is a treasure to ward off evil spirits, bring good luck, and stabilize the house.
There are even rumors that a coffin made of dark wood can protect the body for thousands of years. Each coffin is unique and cannot be imitated. It has a higher status than golden nanmu and is also used by the royal family. ☆ Free reading [ ]
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