At the end of the banquet, Liu He, who was a thief, hurriedly left, for fear that he would be grabbed by the university scholar and Zhao Bei to start work left and right, and drown him alive with spittle stars.

Cai Yan has not yet married into Liu's mansion, and this marriage proposal is coming, and the scholar must be unhappy.

Taking advantage of the time when I went to Macheng, I actually slept with my sister, and Zhao Beijia was even more unhappy......

Liu He was in a hurry to walk in front, but Mi Fang followed closely behind, and chased him to the West Courtyard in one breath.

Liu He turned around, looked at Mi Fang and asked, "Brother Mi has something to do with me?" ”

Mi Fang thought to herself, isn't this knowingly asking? Master Taifu said just now, let me talk to you about weapons and war horses, why did you turn around and forget about it?

"Childe, there are many people at the banquet just now, and some things are inconvenient to say, can you take a step to speak?"

For the sake of Mi Fang, who was likely to be his second uncle, Liu He nodded, signaling that Shi A on his side could let him go, so he led Mi Fang into his study.

Liu He's study has been renovated, and has completely abandoned the style of sitting on a couch and kneeling on a long case in the late Han Dynasty, and replaced it with a high-legged Ming and Qing dynasty furniture style, that is, the kind of four-legged desk and official hat Taishi chair, so it is distinctive. In addition to the novel style of desks and Taishi chairs, the cabinet bookshelves placed in Liu He's study are also staggered, revealing a luxurious atmosphere.

Liu He put his body into the Taishi chair, and then asked Mi Fang to sit and talk to him across the desk, Mi Fang couldn't refuse, so he had to follow Liu He's example and put his whole body into the circular chair circle.

Mi Fang's sitting realized the beauty of this peculiar style of seating. The chair's ring-shaped slightly sloping backrest can fully support the person's back, and the left and right armrests allow people to easily rest their arms on it, which is much more comfortable than the traditional kneeling with a straight waist.

Liu He saw Mi Fang's expression of enjoyment, and thought to himself whether he should open a furniture factory and mass produce new tables and chairs in the future, so that everyone can get rid of the problem of taking off their shoes and kneeling?

Mi Fang got up. took out a folded silk silk from his sleeve pocket, then handed it to Liu He with both hands, and said: "The first time we meet, this is a little care given by the Mi family to the son, and the son is invited to smile." ”

Liu He was not in a hurry to reach out to receive the gift list, but looked at Mi Fang with a playful look and said, "Brother Mi, what are you doing?" Didn't you already give a gift to my father? ”

"The gift given by Fang Cai was given to Lord Taifu by Taozhou Mu, but now this is given to the eldest prince by the Mi family of Qu County!"

Liu He then stretched out his hand to take the gift list handed by Mi Fang, read it carefully, and then pretended to be confused. asked Mi Fang: "If you are courteous to others, you must ask for something." The Mi family gave me such a big gift, I don't know what I need Liu to do? ”

"Of course I want you to marry my sister! It's better to be a wife! Mi Fang shouted in a voice in her heart, but it never burst out. No matter how thick-skinned Mi Fang is, he can't say anything like marrying his sister in a hurry.

"Childe now has an army of more than 100,000 people, and he is already a generation of overlords in the northeast of the Han Dynasty, although the Mi family in the East China Sea is a little far away from Childe, but if he can get the protection of Childe, no one dares to bully. The Mi family has a little wealth and servants. When the army under the command of the prince comes to Xuzhou, he is willing to respond internally. Mi Fang truthfully explained her intentions.

Liu He nodded and said, "The Mi family came to Jicheng this time with full sincerity, and my son saw it all. You first finish the things that Taozhou Mu explained, as for the other things, since I can let the Mi family's fleet enter the water smoothly, it is an attitude in itself. So you don't have to rush it either. ”

Liu He spoke in a measured manner, revealing at least two meanings to Mi Fang: first, Tao Qian hoped that there would be no problem in purchasing a batch of weapons and war horses from Youzhou; Second floor. The Mi family hopes that the marriage with Youzhou can also be discussed, but it will take a while.

Mi Fang got Liu He's letter, her face was happy, and she was about to get up and leave, not wanting Liu He to say slowly: "Brother Mi is slow, I still have something to ask." ”

"Although Childe speaks, Fang knows everything."

"I see that there is a thing called 'crystal stone' in the gift list, I don't know how much Brother Lu Dao Mi brought this time?"

"Oh, this kind of stone is often dug up by mountain people in the mountains near our Qu County, because it is not more precious than jade, so this time it was sent to Youzhou just to let Gongzi see a fresh, only four pieces were brought, one of them was purple, one was red, one was blue, and one was colorless and transparent."

"I have an arithmetic named Xu Yue under my command, and he likes to collect all kinds of strange stones the most, and I plan to give him these crystals you sent. In addition, I have some love for this colorless transparent crystal produced in Qu County, and the next time the Mi family's fleet comes again, I hope you can send me more. I am a fair person, as long as you send me a boatload of crystals, I will give you a boatload of weapons or farm tools! ”

Mi Fang didn't expect Liu He to have a soft spot for this kind of white and transparent stone, and was willing to exchange it for high-grade weapons and farm tools made in Youzhou, and she felt a burst of ecstasy in her heart, so she agreed without hesitation.

Not long after Mi Fang left, more than a dozen carriages drove in from the back door of Taifu's mansion, but Mi Fang went and returned, personally delivering all the gifts at night.

Liu He didn't care about other cherished treasures, but he was particularly concerned about the crystal stone, and asked several guards to carry the box containing the colorless transparent crystal into the study together.

Seeing that Liu He attached so much importance to this stone that was almost invisible in the water, Mi Fang secretly had a heart in his heart, and planned to send people to search for and excavate this stone in the mountains immediately after returning to Qu County, and then send it to Youzhou by big boat until the eldest prince said he didn't want it.

In the study, Liu He asked Shi A to carefully open the lid of the box, and asked several guards to work together to lift the colorless stone weighing hundreds of catties and place it on his desk.

By the dim light of the oil lamp, Liu He looked at the extremely pure and extremely transparent crystal block in front of him, and grinned so much that he grinned behind his ears.

"Good stuff, really good stuff!" Liu He stroked his palms excitedly.

"Childe, although this colorless and transparent stone is rare, it is not necessarily very precious, right? I used to hear of people from ordinary families who used this stone as jade for funeral or waist ornaments. Shi Ah said with some puzzlement.

"Hehe, the beauty of this thing, except for this son, no one in the world will ever know about it again! By the way, after I leave the city, I am not allowed to mention to anyone that I asked Mi Fang to collect crystal stones! ”

On the second day, Shi Ah quietly took people out of the house, and when he returned, he brought three jade craftsmen and two coppersmiths.

In the study, Liu He looked at the five craftsmen in front of him and said to them: "My son has a very important thing that I want to entrust to a few of you to do, there will be no danger in this matter, if you do it, I will ensure that you will be prosperous and rich for generations, and ensure that your children will get ahead." However, I also have one condition, that is, from now on you will not show your face again, let alone talk to your family about the things I have entrusted you to do. I don't force you, stay if you want, leave now if you don't want to, I will never harm you. ”

Seeing that the eldest prince said so seriously, several people only played a small drum in their hearts, and they didn't dare to agree immediately, nor did they dare to leave immediately.

Liu He asked a few people: "Have you heard the story of those masters in the Macheng Farm Tool Workshop?" ”

Everyone nodded together, revealing a look of envy.

"If you do this for me, your status will be higher than theirs in the future!"

In view of the eldest prince's character and huge benefits, several people finally signed a "deed of sale" after some inner struggle, and from then on only made devices for Liu He alone.

Liu He then asked Shi A to lead these people to the Yamen station of the Jicheng Command Office, and set up a closed courtyard separately, so that they could eat and live in the courtyard in the future.

In the afternoon, Liu He took Guo Jia and Xu Yue to the headquarters, and in a carriage accompanying him was the colorless crystal stone sent by Mi Fang.

The tools used by the three jade craftsmen to unravel, cut and grind jade have been sent over, and the tools used by the two coppersmiths to make copper utensils have also been moved into the courtyard, Liu He asked people to carry the crystal stone into the small courtyard, and then took out a very delicate drawing and handed it to the three jade craftsmen, and said: "The task of the three of you is to cut and polish from this crystal stone according to this pattern, and the final product must be the same as the lens size on this drawing, and there can be no hair and blurring on both sides of the crystal piece. You have to be able to see that side clearly! ”

After listening to Liu He's instructions, the three jade craftsmen immediately showed surprise on their faces. They really didn't expect that the eldest prince would be so enthusiastic and let them do such a simple job. To put it bluntly, making any jade carving pendant and ornament is much more complicated in terms of process than polishing a few crystal pieces!

Liu He ignored the surprise of several jade craftsmen, turned around and said to the two coppersmiths: "The task of the two of you is to make three copper pipes that can be stretched and shrunk for me according to this drawing. ”

The two coppersmiths took the pattern drawn by Xu Yue's own hands, observed it carefully for a moment, nodded and said: "Childe, don't worry, this thing is not difficult to make, the two of us can work together to create one in just half a day." ”

Not to be outdone, the three jade craftsmen said one after another: "Childe, don't worry, the three of us can make at least four lenses in one day with all the calcite and grinding stones!" ”

"Okay, then you start doing it now, and at this time tomorrow, I'll come to accept!"

Liu He finished arranging, leaving Xu Yue, who was observing the scene, and then left with Guo Jia.

In the middle of the carriage, Guo Jia asked Liu He with some puzzlement: "Today you pulled me to the headquarters just to see how a few craftsmen fiddle with a stone and a piece of copper?" ”

Liu He told Guo Jia with a mysterious face: "Hehe, what is the use of this thing I asked the craftsmen to make, you will know the Tao at this time tomorrow." I can guarantee that after you try it yourself, you will definitely chase after me! ”

Guo Jia pursed his lips, a little unbelieving in Liu He's cowhide. (To be continued......)