Since there is honeycomb coal, the Chu Wangfu can now be described as a daily income.

The construction of a shipbuilding workshop was naturally not a difficult task, nor did it cause too many waves.

The shipbuilding industry is originally a relatively unpopular industry in Datang, and its influence is not great, even if someone knows that a shipbuilding workshop has been built in the Chu Palace, they will not have too many ideas.

The so-called leader said a word, and the subordinates were busy breaking their legs.

Li Kuan, as the big boss of the Chu Palace, lived a leisurely life.

"Lord, the end of this month is the queen's birthday, what gifts to prepare at that time, you need to prepare in advance."

As the chief steward of the Chu Palace, Laifu knows the most about the affairs of the nobles of Chang'an City, and the one who lives in the Taiji Palace is the biggest nobleman of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin is very fond of Empress Changsun, and the throne has been completely secured, so he wants to make Empress Changsun's birthday a little bigger this year.

"A gift?"

Li Kuan frowned, really a little worried.

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

"Why don't you watch the preparation?"

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

"Lord Wang, the queen mother is also the queen mother, this year Your Majesty specially gave the queen mother a birthday, if the prince's gift is too perfunctory, Your Majesty will blame you."

Laifu reminded him like this, and Li Kuan also understood.

Like this kind of gift similar to a son to his mother, whether it is expensive or not, you must show your sincerity.

What can I give to show sincerity?

Li Kuan couldn't help but fall into thought.

That broken system seems to be able to change something new, but I can't explain how it came about then.

"I have a headache"

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

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

"Uncle Laifu, how about I send a mirror to the queen?"

"Mirror...... Uncle Laifu looked puzzled, "These things are the most important thing in the palace, right?" Even if we decorate it with precious stones and gold, the mirror is like that, it's not unusual. ”

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

"Not a bronze mirror? The copper mirror is the best quality mirror, if you don't use the copper mirror, even if it is very beautiful, it is meaningless to see clearly. ”

"You're to the point. If you can't see clearly in the mirror, it doesn't make much sense. The current bronze mirror is too blurry to be used at all, and the mirror I want to send is a mirror that can see the real appearance completely. ”

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

Before glass was available, the lethality of glass mirrors was absolutely enormous.

Especially for women!

"Lord Wang, this ...... If you have a mirror like this, of course, it is a very good gift. But...... But I've never heard of anything like this in the world. ”

Laifu felt that what Li Kuan described was very good, but if there was no way to implement it, it still made no sense.

"There's nothing like this in this world, so I'll make one." Li Kuan breathed a sigh of relief, and finally solved a problem, "I remember that there is a porcelain workshop in the palace industry, right?" ”

"Yes, just outside the city. But to be honest, the porcelain workshop in the palace is not considered top-notch, and can only make some relatively ordinary utensils. ”

When it comes to the royal industry, Laifu is naturally very clear.

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

It's better to act than to move.

Since he was ready to send the mirror as a birthday gift for the eldest grandson queen, he naturally had to hurry up.

……

Five and Ju.

"Brother Xiao, I heard that at the porcelain tasting jointly held by the East and West cities some time ago, several of your Xiao family's porcelain were highly evaluated, congratulations."

The eldest grandson Chong rarely put down his body and communicated cordially with the man on the side.

"Brother Changsun, porcelain is just a trail after all, how can it be compared with the ironmaking workshop of the eldest grandson's family."

The person who spoke was called Xiao Kai, and he was Xiao Yu's second son.

The Xiao family is the family of the Emperor of the Later Liang, and among the nobles, the bloodline is more noble than the eldest grandson's family.

Xiao Yu has served as the prime minister many times, and his influence in the court is not small, especially among the officials born in Jiangnan, who are even more influential.

And the Xiao family basically monopolized more than one-third of the porcelain industry in Datang, which can be described as extraordinary.

In the entire Chang'an City, except for the Chu Palace, there are basically not a few nobles who have porcelain workshops at home.

This is similar to the fact that in Chang'an City, there are few nobles who have iron-making workshops at home.

"Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion. Iron smelting and porcelain making are the same way. Eldest Sun Chong smiled and said, "By the way, I have a piece of news here, I don't know if it's appropriate to tell Brother Xiao." ”

"What's right or what's not suitable?" Xiao Kai drank a glass of wine, "Brother Eldest Sun's source of information in Chang'an City is much better than mine, I just came to Chang'an from Jiangnan last month, and my father usually doesn't let me go out of the house casually, so I don't know what is going on outside." ”

"Well said, well said." Eldest Sun Chong also took a drink, "Since Uncle Xiao has let Brother Xiao be in charge of the family's porcelain industry, he must know what porcelain workshops are in Chang'an City, right?" ”

"Of course. In addition to some small workshops that cannot be put on the table, the others are nothing more than porcelain workshops on several noble mansions such as King Chu and King Wu. What does the news of the eldest grandson have to do with them? ”

"Brother Xiao is smart, and it is related to them. You should know that my eldest grandson's family and the King of Chu have some festivals, so I pay more attention to things related to the King of Chu's mansion. It's just that during this time, there is a strange situation, and I feel it is necessary to let Brother Xiao know. ”

Naturally, Changsun Chong would not say that he had arranged personnel to keep an eye on Li Kuan's whereabouts, but said that he was more concerned and accidentally obtained such news.

"What's the strange situation?"

"Is that Li Kuan? During this time, he stayed in the porcelain workshop all day long, and the porcelain workshop that used to be relatively deserted, but recently there are frequent people coming and going, and it is said that a lot of sand has been transported from the Wei River. ”

"Are you saying that the porcelain workshop of the Chu Palace's mansion might make any big moves?" Xiao Kai frowned, "I didn't hear that sand is needed to make porcelain." The finer the clay, the thinner the porcelain embryo, and the more beautiful the porcelain will be. If sand is added, let alone making any good porcelain, even ordinary people will not be able to burn 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 doesn't go anywhere."

"That's right, I've heard about the King of Chu, and suddenly his style has changed greatly, and I'm also curious about what he wants to do."