Lin Xuan and Xu Guangfu came to the furnace, praised the workers who produced the mirror, and then told them that no one rewarded them with five guan of money.
"More marquis!"
The workers are very grateful. Their normal wages for a year are not even five cents.
With this money, their family's life has become richer.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "This is what you deserve. From today on, your furnace will be responsible for making mirrors. Is there any problem if I want some bigger ones?"
"No problem!" everyone shouted.
Lin Xuan told them the required sizes and then left the kiln.
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"Sir, is this a fairy mirror in the sky? How can it see so clearly!" Chunyue sighed.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "It's just a mirror, slightly clearer than a bronze mirror. It's not a fairy mirror."
Chunyue asked: "Sir, is this the gift you prepared for the Queen?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "I originally thought I couldn't make it, and I was thinking of giving it as a gift. I didn't expect it to be made so quickly."
Chunyue put away the love in her heart and said quickly: "Sir, this is a gift for the queen, so you should just keep it. If it gets damaged, you will be in trouble."
"This is just a test product. I have arranged for someone to make the real gift. You can take this back and use it with Yu He. I will give you a bigger one later." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Give...for us to use?" A trace of surprise flashed across Chunyue's face.
Such a mirror was made of colored glaze and was very valuable. She didn't expect Lin Xuan to use it for them.
"Yes, don't you like it?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Thank you sir, we like it!"
Chunyue and Yuhe's eyes turned red due to emotion, and they looked at Lin Xuan lovingly.
"Be careful, the edges of the mirror are very sharp. Don't hurt your hands. I have something to do in the study." Lin Xuan couldn't stand their looks.
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After the mirror is made, it cannot be sent directly to the mirror. Lin Xuan plans to make it into a dressing table and send it to the mirror.
Lin Xuan started drawing. The drawing of the dressing table was not difficult to draw, so he finished it quickly.
But he not only needs to draw one, but also those who are close to him in the Cheng family must also give it away.
He believed that women could not resist the temptation of the mirror, so instead of waiting for them to come to your door, it was better to prepare in advance.
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Early the next morning, Lin Xuan came to the carpenter's workshop with the drawings.
When Chen Guangli saw Lin Xuan coming, he said happily: "See the Marquis, the things the Marquis told me have been done, and I was just about to send someone to notify the Marquis."
Lin Xuan saw a lot of bloodshot eyes in Chen Guangli's eyes and knew that they must have been working all night.
"Old man Chen is lucky. Everyone who participated will be rewarded with a hundred cents." Lin Xuan said.
Chen Guangli said quickly: "Master Hou, you can't help it. We should use our wages to help Master Hou. How can we ask for rewards?"
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "Old man Chen, there is no need to refuse, this is what you deserve."
Seeing Lin Xuan's insistence, Chen Guangli did not refuse and said: "Master Hou, I will take you to see it."
Lin Xuan followed Chen Guangli to a yard and saw a slide guarded in the yard and a wooden horse for children to play with.
Lin Xuan looked at it, checked the corners, and nodded with satisfaction.
Chen Guangli asked: "Do you feel satisfied, Master Hou?"
"Very good, I'll ask someone to take the things away in a moment!" Lin Xuan said.
Chen Guangli said happily: "As long as Mr. Hou is satisfied."
"I came here this time because I had other things and wanted to trouble Old Man Chen." Lin Xuan said.
Chen Guangli smiled and said, "Master Hou, just give me the instructions."
Lin Xuan took out the drawings and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Chen, to make these for me."
Chen Guangli took a look at the drawings and said: "Master Hou, these are simple and can be completed in at most three days."
"Old man Chen, these are given to some noble people. They must use the best wood and the workmanship must be fine. All the frames must be carved with phoenix carvings of different shapes." Lin Xuan said.
Many people think that dragons and phoenixes are exclusive to emperors and empresses, but this is not the case.
Before the Yuan Dynasty, dragon and phoenix patterns were still used among the people.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the rulers began to monopolize the dragon. Ordinary people were not allowed to wear clothing with dragon and phoenix patterns. Street shops were no longer allowed to weave or sell cloth with dragon and phoenix patterns. In addition to having their items confiscated, they were also required to be banned.
People are arrested and severely punished.
However, due to the long popularity of dragon patterns, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty could not completely ban the use of dragon ornaments among the people, so they had to adopt a workaround, that is, dragons were divided into three, six, and nine grades, and the image of the dragon with two horns and five claws was reserved exclusively for the emperor.
, the other three-clawed and four-clawed dragon patterns are available to the people.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent his authority from being challenged, the emperor implemented autocratic rule over the dragon pattern. From then on, the dragon pattern was completely monopolized by the royal family.
When Feng was in the Tang Dynasty, although ordinary women could not use it, empresses, concubines in the harem, and some royal wives could all use it, and it was not exclusive to empresses.
Chen Guangli thought for a moment and said, "Master Hou, if this happens, the construction period may take a little longer."
"How long will it take?" Lin Xuan asked.
There are still about twenty days before Princess Jinyang's full moon. If it's too late, they can only let them do the biggest one first.
Chen Guangli said: "It will take about half a month."
Half a month was enough time, Lin Xuan said with a smile: "The time is no problem, Mr. Chen, the biggest one is for the queen, you must be careful not to have any problems."
When Chen Guangli heard that it was for the queen, he said very excitedly: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, that old man will do it himself."
Being able to make something for the royal family, and for the queen to use it, would be his lifelong bragging rights.
"Then I'll bother you, Old Man Chen. These things are not urgent. We just need to make them within twenty days. Don't tire yourself out." Lin Xuan said.
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Marquis. I just noticed that there is a big piece left in the middle of this thing. Why are you only carving the phoenix on the edge? If it is all carved, it will be more beautiful." Chen Guangli asked curiously.
Lin Xuan explained: "I'm going to install a mirror on the middle piece."
"That's it!" Chen Guangli nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
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Lin Xuan rode a lion, and the soldiers behind him drove a carriage to the palace.
"Oh, General Li is on duty again." Lin Xuan greeted Li Junxian with a smile.
Li Junxian said with an expressionless face: "Don't the Marquis of Jingyang County know that unless there are major events recently, His Majesty will never see anyone?"
Lin Xuan was startled and asked: "Is there such a thing?"
He doesn't go to court, and he hasn't been in the palace for a while. How could he know this?
Li Junxian nodded and said: "Under normal circumstances, His Majesty will leave it to His Highness the Crown Prince to handle."
"Thank you, General Li, for informing me, but I do have an urgent matter to meet with His Majesty. General Li, please send someone to check." Lin Xuan said.
Several Imperial Guardsmen stepped forward, checked the carriage, and found no problems. They nodded to Li Junxian.
Li Junxian said: "Master Hou, you can go in."
"I have to trouble General Li to arrange for someone to help me drive the carriage," Lin Xuan said.
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Li Shimin met with Lin Xuan at the Lizheng Palace.
"You said there was something urgent and you wanted to see me. Tell me what you want?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, people from the Cui family have come to see me. They want to know how to make colored glaze." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin wasn't much surprised. He would be surprised if the family didn't respond for a long time.
"What benefits did the Cui family promise to give you?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan said: "The Cui family said that as long as I am willing to hand over the method of making colored glaze, they will marry a daughter of the Cui family to me as an equal wife and promise not to sell colored glaze in the Tang Dynasty."
"The aristocratic family is willing to spend a lot of money. I proposed to the aristocratic family on behalf of the King of Shu, but they were all rejected. Now I am willing to marry a woman to be your equal wife." Li Shimin sneered.
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about this. I listen to the Cui family. If I don't agree, they will probably resort to other means."
Big brother, let alone second brother, you don’t have any good intentions yourself.
Proposing to a noble family is nothing more than trying to win over and divide their relationship.
It's just that the aristocratic family saw through it and didn't accept your move.
"Are you afraid?" Li Shimin looked directly at Lin Xuan and said lightly.
Lin Xuan said: "Your Majesty, if I am afraid, I will agree to them. Aren't you worried that they will pull some dirty tricks?"
You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief for a thousand days.
"Don't worry, if you have any scruples in the Chang'an family, the most they will do is throw dirty water on you or find someone to impeach you." Li Shimin said.