Since the establishment of honeycomb coal, the Chu Palace has now made a daily gain of gold.

The construction of a shipbuilding workshop is naturally not a difficult task and has not caused much trouble.

The shipbuilding industry was originally a relatively unpopular industry in the Tang Dynasty and had little influence. Even if someone knew that a shipbuilding workshop was built by the Chu Palace, he would not have much thought.

The so-called leader’s words make subordinates busy break their legs.

As the boss of the Chu Prince's Mansion, Li Kuan lived a very leisurely life.

"Prince, this month is the birthday of the Empress. What gifts should be prepared in advance?"

As the steward of the Chu King's Mansion, Lai Fu knew the most about the nobles in Chang'an City, and the Tai Chi Palace lived in the largest nobles in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was very fond of Empress Changsun and had completely settled the throne. This year he wanted to make Empress Changsun's birthday slightly bigger.

"A gift?"

Li Kuan frowned, and was really worried.

In later generations, Li Kuan was most afraid of celebrating various festivals and birthdays because he didn't know what gifts he wanted to buy.

"Why do you look at it and prepare?"

Li Kuan felt that as the lord of the harem, Empress Changsun lacked nothing, and she really didn't know what to give.

"Prince, the Empress is also the prince's former mother. This year, Your Majesty specially celebrates the Queen's birthday. If the Prince's gift seems too perfunctory, Your Majesty will blame you."

Li Kuan understood this after Lai Fu reminded him.

Such gifts like a son’s gift to his mother are different. Whether it is expensive or not is another matter. You must reflect your sincerity.

What can show sincerity by giving?

Li Kuan couldn't help but fall into thinking.

That broken system seems to be able to replace some novel things, but it can't be explained how it came about.

"Here's a headache"

Li Kuan was walking back and forth in the study, thinking about what gift to give.

Suddenly, a bronze mirror in the corner of the study made him think of something.

"Uncle Laifu, how about you tell me to give me a mirror to the Queen?"

"Mirror..." Uncle Lai Fu looked confused, "There are the things that are the most lacking in the palace? Even if we use gems and gold to decorate them, the mirror is just like that, it's nothing strange."

"No, the mirror I'm talking about is not a bronze mirror."

"Isn't it a bronze mirror? The bronze mirror is the best quality mirror. If you don't use a bronze mirror, even if it is beautiful, it doesn't make sense to see clearly."

"You are saying this to the point. If the mirror cannot be seen clearly, it will be meaningless. The bronze mirror now is too blurry and cannot be used at all. The mirror I want to give is a mirror that can see the true appearance completely and completely."

The mirror was so ordinary in later generations that Li Kuan ignored its particularity.

When glass has not yet been released, the lethality of glass mirrors is absolutely huge.

Especially for women!

"Prince, if there is such a mirror, it would be a very good gift. But... but I have never heard of such a thing in this world."

Lai Fu felt that what Li Kuan described was very good, but if it could not be implemented, it would still be meaningless.

"There is no such thing in this world, so I will create one." Li Kuan sighed and finally solved a problem. "I remember there is a porcelain workshop in the royal palace's industry, right?"

"Yes, it's outside the city. But to be honest, the porcelain workshop in the royal palace is not top-notch, and can only make some more ordinary utensils."

When it comes to royal mansion industry, Lai Fu is naturally very clear.

"It's okay, go, take me there."

It is better to act than to move.

Since you are ready to give the mirror as your birthday gift for Empress Changsun, you must prepare it quickly.

...

Wuheju.

"Brother Xiao, I heard that at the porcelain tasting meeting jointly held by the east and west cities some time ago, several porcelains from your Xiao family received very high praise, which is gratifying."

Changsun Chong rarely put down his figure and communicated cordially with the man beside him.

"Brother Changsun, porcelain is just a small path after all, how can it be compared with the iron smelting workshop of the Changsun family?"

The person who speaks is Xiao Kai, who is Xiao Yu's second son.

The Xiao family is the family of the emperors of the Later Liang Dynasty. Among the nobles, their bloodline is more noble than that of the Changsun family.

Xiao Yu served as prime minister many times and had a great influence in the court, especially among the officials born in Jiangnan, who had a huge influence.

The Xiao family basically monopolized more than one-third of the porcelain industry in the Tang Dynasty, which was extraordinary.

In the entire Chang'an City, except for the Chu Palace, there are basically few noble families with porcelain workshops.

This is similar to the fact that there are not many noble families in Chang'an City that have iron smelting workshops.

"Three hundred and sixty professions, and every profession has the top scholar. Iron smelting and porcelain making are the same outcome." Changsun Chong said with a smile, "By the way, I have news, I don't know if it's appropriate to tell Brother Xiao."

"What's the right thing?" Xiao Kai drank a glass of wine. "Brother Changsun's information source in Chang'an City is much better than mine. I just came to Chang'an from Jiangnan last month. My father usually doesn't let me leave the mansion casually. I don't know any movements outside."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Changsun Chong also drank a drink, "Since Uncle Xiao asked Brother Xiao to be responsible for the family's porcelain industry, I must know which porcelain workshops are in Chang'an City?"

"That's of course. Apart from some small workshops that are not allowed to be placed on the table, the rest are just the King of Chu, King of Wu and other nobles. Could it be that Brother Changsun has anything to do with them?"

"Brother Xiao is smart, it is related to them. You should know that my Changsun family and the King of Chu celebrate some holidays, so I pay more attention to the things related to the King of Chu's Mansion. But during this period, there was a strange situation. I think it is necessary to let Brother Xiao know."

Of course, Changsun Chong would not say that he arranged personnel to focus on Li Kuan's whereabouts, but that he was more concerned and unexpectedly got such news.

"What strange situation?"

"It's that Li Kuan? He has been staying in porcelain workshops all day long during this period. In the past, people have frequently come in and out recently. It is said that he has transported a lot of sand from the Wei River."

"You mean what big moves might happen in the porcelain workshop of the King of Chu's Mansion?" Xiao Kai frowned, "I haven't heard that sand is needed to make porcelain. The more delicate the clay, the thinner the porcelain is, the more beautiful the porcelain is. If sand is added, let alone any good porcelain is made, even ordinary people cannot burn it when using porcelain bowls."

"Then I don't know. I just think it's strange that Li Kuan has been in the porcelain workshop for more than ten days and has not gone anywhere."

"That's true. I've heard of the King of Chu. Suddenly my style changed drastically. I was also curious about what he was going to do."
Chapter completed!