Li Long saw Su Hao's faint look of disappointment, so he said in a heartfelt tone:

"Change, you don't know, things in this palace are not simpler than things outside. Let's just say that our family, the Jiangxi mine supervisor, may not be able to sit firmly. That Chang Wu jumps up and down every day, you should know it, right? ”

"This ...... It is inconvenient for students to know. Su Hao replied. The contradictions between these eunuchs, even if he doesn't know, he can guess a few points, but this kind of thing really doesn't seem to be something he can mix.

Li Long sighed and said: "This Chang Wu has been following Zheng Niangniang's path, collecting rare treasures everywhere and dedicating them to Zheng Niangniang, the purpose of which is to replace our family. If it weren't for the accident in the mine he was responsible for this time, and our family played a copy to the emperor, he would be the one sitting here talking to you now. ”

Su Hao lowered his head and said, "Gonggong Li, it seems that it is inconvenient for students to talk about these things. ”

Li Long said: "It's okay, there are no six ears here, and what you and I say will not be passed on." Instead, I think you're very angry with our family, that's why I'm telling you this. Think about it, if Chang Wu became the official envoy of Jiangxi, would there still be peace on the ground in Jiangxi? ”

"Sizzle......" Su Hao took a breath of cool air. Li Long's words were regarded as his pulse, and he was directly tempted. Su Hao couldn't think about it for a while, but it was impossible for him to be indifferent to the things related to his hometown fathers. He first offered the Yuanli gold mine to Changwu, and then offered the Tonggushi gold mine to Li Long, all of which wanted to reduce some of the burden on the people in his hometown.

Li Long was right, if Chang Wu replaced Li Long as the chief envoy of Jiangxi's mine supervisor, then there would be no way to restrain his forcible seizure of the common people, and at that time, the people of Jiangxi would really have no peace.

"What does Gonggong Li want students to do?" Su Hao asked. He felt that whether he wanted to or not, he had to be tied up with Li Long, which was really an uncomfortable thing.

Li Long said: "Change, we heard that you not only know how to prospect for mines, but also have a pair of skillful hands, which can make a lot of novel toys." The object called the telescope that you made for Jiangxi Dusi, we also have one here, and it really feels like a clever job. ”

Su Hao said: "Gonggong Li's intention, but I want to offer a telescope to that Zheng Niangniang?" ”

Li Long shook his head regretfully and said, "It's late, Zhang Hong, the capital of Jiangxi, sent two telescopes over, one for our family and one for Changwu." Our family thought it was a novelty and couldn't put it down, but we didn't think of dedicating it to Zheng Niangniang. Chang Wu is so fine, as soon as he got the telescope, he was immediately sent to Jingshi and sent to Zheng Niangniang's hands. Alas, it's also to blame our rats for being short-sighted, why didn't they think of this hand. ”

"Is that okay?" Su Hao was speechless.

Li Long looked at Su Hao and said, "If our family misses a move, we let Chang Wu take the lead." Listening to the words from Beijing, Zheng Niangniang boasted in front of the emperor that Chang Wu would do things. ”

Concubine Zheng said that Chang Wu would do things, which meant that Li Long would not know how to do things. Fortunately, Wanli's ears are not so soft, and so far, he still retains Li Long's position as a regular envoy. But the wind on the pillow is very powerful, can Li Long survive this time, can he survive a lifetime?

"At this point, what does Gonggong Li want the students to do to remedy it?" Su Hao asked. He knew that Li Long would definitely not say this casually, Li Long exposed his family ugliness, and he must have asked for something for himself.

Sure enough, Li Long lowered his voice and asked Su Hao: "Change, we want to ask, what novel things can you create besides telescopes?" Is there a unique one that can be given to Zheng Niangniang? ”

"Alone?" Su Hao thought back in his mind, and found that he had done a lot of things in the past few months, but these things were all related to production or military, and there was really nothing that could please the concubine. Like the high-manganese steel broadsword made by Hao Yizong, it is definitely a treasure to be dedicated to the generals at the border pass, but it seems a little inappropriate to give it to the concubine in the palace, right?

"Gonggong Li, I really can't think of anything for a while. Gonggong Li, the student wants to ask, what do the ladies in this palace generally like? Su Hao asked.

Li Long said: "The lady in this palace is also a woman." But all women care most about their faces, like this jewelry, clothes, and fat powder, they are their favorite things. ”

"Looks?" Su Hao's eyes lit up, and he said, "Father-in-law Li will wait for a while, I'll go get something, and Father-in-law Li will see if it's agreeable." ”

After getting Li Long's permission, Su Hao went out of the hall and came to the courtyard of the Jinyi Wei Thousand Households, where the soldiers of the Exploration Battalion who accompanied him to Tonggushi to prospect for mining were resting in the courtyard while guarding their white spoon luggage. Su Hao found his luggage, took something out of it, and then returned to the hall.

"Gonggong Li, can you see if this thing can win Zheng Niangniang's favorite?" Su Hao handed that thing over to Li Long's bookcase.

Li Long picked up the thing and looked at it, his eyes immediately straightened, and he saw that it was a palm-sized piece of glass, with a layer of paint on the back. Looking at it from the front, a piece of silver light flashed, and the freckles, pockmarks, etc. on Li Long's face were all reflected on the glass, and they were all visible. It turned out that this was a mirror made of glass.

"What kind of mirror is this, and how can it be so clear?" Li Long asked happily.

At that time, the mirrors used by the women to make up were all made of copper, and although they could reflect the shadows of the entrances and exits, the colors were seriously distorted. The glass mirror that Su Hao gave to Li Long can reflect the face without being out of shape at all, and if the woman uses such a mirror to make up, there will be no inappropriate makeup.

The idea of making a glass mirror was mentioned by Su Hao and Hao Yizong when they chatted casually. Su Hao only mentioned that the back of the glass was plated with tin, but how to achieve it was solved by Hao Yizong with the ancient method. Hao Yizong's method is to paste the tin platinum and then dissolve the tin platinum with mercury, so as to ensure that the tin platinum is evenly attached to the glass surface to form a reflective layer.

During the survey led by Su Hao to Luoshan, Hao Yizong had already completed the experiment of making glass mirrors and made several mirrors. Su Hao gave one piece to his mother and Lu Xiu'er, and originally wanted to send another piece to Han Qian, but given that the relationship between the two parties was more sensitive, he gave up. This time when he came to Nanchang, he brought a mirror with him, which he wanted to take time to visit Zhang Hong as a gift, and now he heard Li Long say that he wanted to raise a gift for Concubine Zheng, so he dedicated this mirror.

"This is a glass mirror made by students, and the production requires high-quality glass pieces and a large amount of mercury, which is extremely expensive, so the number of glasses produced is limited. Gonggong Li looks at it, is this thing dedicated to Zheng Niangniang, is it appropriate? Su Hao said. He wants to exaggerate the difficulty of making mirrors, so as to save Li Longyi from being happy and asking him for hundreds of pieces, then he will lose a lot.

Li Long didn't think about asking for more mirrors, everything in the world is rare and expensive, and he wished there was only one such mirror in the world.

Hearing Su Hao ask like this, he laughed and said, "It's too suitable, it's too suitable, this time I can compare the others." Chang Wu offered a telescope, in fact, the mother was tired of playing with the two, you said that in this inner palace, what do you want to see with a telescope? This glass mirror is different, the mother is dressed up, and she can use this. When she looks at it once, she has to think of our family once, why do you say that Changwu compares with our family? ”

Every time Concubine Zheng misses you, you are still happy, do you think your life is too long? Su Hao teased in his heart. However, he also admits that Li Long's reasoning is valid, the telescope is just a toy, and the mirror is really useful. The concubines are thinking about how to dress themselves up beautifully in order to win the emperor's favor, and a good mirror is too important for the concubines.

"Our family is going to immediately put a frame on this glass mirror, and then send a special person to send it back to Beijing. Concubine Zheng's birthday is coming, everyone is looking for a gift for Concubine Zheng, our family dares to say that our family's gift must be Concubine Zheng's favorite. Li Long muttered nervously, with a look of joy on his face.

"Then the student congratulates Gonggong Li." Su Hao said.

Li Long said: "Change, you have done our family a great favor, don't worry, our family will never forget you." You wait patiently, as soon as our family gets the opportunity, they will definitely promote you in front of the emperor, and the emperor is the favorite of a virtuous and talented young man like you. ”

"Then the student will thank Gonggong Li." Su Hao bowed and said.

"Also, to change it, are there any difficult things you need to do in Jiangxi Province that you need our family to help you talk to? If you have anything to say, our family will say something, whether it is the governor or the capital, I am afraid that we will still give our family a few thin noodles. Li Longniu said dryly, maybe he felt that the promise he made to Su Hao was too empty, so he was in a hurry to fulfill it as soon as possible.

Su Hao thought for a while and said, "Father-in-law Li, if you want to talk about it, the student does have a difficult matter, I don't know if Father-in-law Li can help accommodate it." ”

"If there's anything, just say it." Li Long replied.

Su Hao said: "What students learn is the art of surveying public opinion, so they often have to go deep in the mountains and dense forests. A few days ago, the students went into the mountains to investigate, and when they encountered a forced entry, the students were also injured a little, which has not healed so far. ”

"Race for this?" Li Long's eyes widened, "What is there to eat in this Fengcheng Magistrate County, why don't you arrange for Minzhuang to suppress bandits and calm the people?" Our family sent in to reprimand him. ”

"That's not what students meant." Su Hao hurriedly stopped, he really didn't want to sue Han Wen, this Li Long was really too eager to support himself, don't hurt Han Wen by mistake.

The student's meaning was that the survey was quite dangerous, so the student wanted to build a few weapons for self-defense. But the creation of this weapon needs to be approved by the Ministry of War, I wonder if Gonggong Li can help accommodate one or two? ”