Hearing Duke's words, Princess Gina stared at him with dark eyes, this straw bag is too thick-skinned, it's not bad that she didn't cure him, but she still dares to borrow money from herself?

"Princess Jina, I didn't borrow money for my own food, drink and merry, you know that now the walls of Storm Castle need to be repaired, the military force will be strengthened, and there is a winter cottage plan for porcelain, each of which requires capital investment, Storm Castle is really out of money, and its finances are on the verge of collapse. ”

"Hmph, it's not that you've been doing nothing for more than a month, otherwise how could it be!"

Hearing this, Duke replied with a dissatisfied expression on his face: "This pot really can't be thrown at me, Storm Castle itself has no financial balance, and I subsidized all my private money, which can be described as doing my best." ”

Princess Gina actually knew in her heart that Duke had only been in office for more than a month, and she had followed him to the border of Storm Castle almost at the same time, so she basically didn't give him a chance to be too extravagant and corrupt, and indeed the current situation of Storm Castle couldn't be completely blamed on him.

"Okay, but I don't have much money either......" Princess Gina pouted and replied unconfidently.

"The princess doesn't have any money?" Duke was a little surprised.

"Does the princess have to be rich? It's because you came to Storm Castle with this straw bag, so I will go to Storm Castle in winter against my father's wishes, how can my father give me a lot of money to support me, it's good if you can let me come!"

When Princess Gina said this, her face was full of grievances. As a royal princess, she shouldn't have come to such a dangerous storm castle, especially during the winter season of monster invasion. It was because of her anxiety about Duke and her sense of responsibility as a royal princess that she came to Stormcastle.

is also because she is too insistent and willful, Henry VII actually does not support Jina's move, so he does not give her too much support. I hope that Jina will not be able to endure hardship, and then return to the imperial capital as soon as possible, and naturally there will not be much money.

"And how much money do you have?"

"About 5,000 gold coins. ”

Duke's eyes lit up when he heard that there were five thousand gold coins, and he was simply terrified.

"That's enough, lend me all first, and as long as the firing of porcelain is successful, I will return it to you twice." ”

"And what if it doesn't work out?" Princess Gina asked in a skeptical tone.

"If it doesn't work out, both of us are going to be ready to run away, so don't think about anything about money. Okay, wait until the money is delivered to the city hall, I'm busy right now. Goodbye, my princess!"

Duke, who borrowed the money, has a very good heart, and his attitude towards Gina has also been raised to a higher level. Although this little girl is a little irritable and willful, she is still kind-hearted.

But when he walked to the door, Duke suddenly thought of something, turned back to Princess Jina and said: "By the way, Your Royal Highness Princess, can you please not use the term straw bag in the future, I feel that this is an insult to my image of wisdom and martial arts, and it seriously reduces my prestige in front of the people!"

"Then you didn't call me a vase!" retorted to be outdone.

"Otherwise, let's discuss, I won't call you a vase in the future, and you won't talk about straw bales?"

Duke thought that he had made a very fair suggestion, but Princess Gina refused directly: "No, I'm not a vase, and you are indeed a straw bale!"

"Damn retarded!" Duke muttered, then left the castle hall after saying out loud that he couldn't communicate. This is the good thing in this world, the imperial power is not absolute authority, each lord also has his own independent rights, especially the big principalities, which are basically more like cooperative relations with the emperor, rather than absolute control.

If you go back to ancient China, it is estimated that your head will be cut off several times with this attitude.

With the assistance of Princess Jina's five thousand gold coins, there will be no need to worry about financial problems for at least a month. If the gold runs out in a month and the porcelain is not ready, there is no need to worry, because Duke's sentence about preparing to run away is really not a joke......

When I came to the back garden of the castle, the flowers and plants here were basically bulldozed, and it was almost like a construction site. Seeing Duke coming, Abner immediately stepped forward respectfully and said, "Lord Lord, all the preliminary preparations have been made, just waiting for the furnace to be fired, will it start immediately?"

Hearing Abner's words, Duke nodded and said, "Let's start, remember that this is different from the temperature of pottery, and it is necessary to ensure that the temperature is stable and the firing time is maintained. ”

Abner was also very nervous at this time, after all, he had never fired porcelain. Seeing Abner like this, Duke reached out and patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "Abner, as long as you successfully fire the porcelain, then you will be awarded the title of Imperial Master Craftsman, and at the same time, I will also reward you with a part of the huge profits of porcelain, the opportunity for fame and fortune is right in front of you, seize it!"

"My lord, I'll do my best!" replied Abner excitedly.

No matter how many slogans are shouted, there is no real reward to come directly, after all, not everyone has the noble quality of working hard for their beliefs.

The neatly stacked mud embryos are sent into the inverted flame kiln, and then the coke is ignited to close the kiln, and the temperature in the furnace is observed through a small opening to make adjustments.

The biggest difference between pottery and porcelain is the temperature, as long as the temperature of the general pottery is between 700-1000 °C, the carcass will be basically sintered. However, the firing temperature of porcelain is mostly above 1200 °C, and some even reach about 1400 °C.

This temperature is the most difficult point to control when firing porcelain, the director of the ancient kiln is called the master, and it takes at least twenty years to accumulate from a small worker to the head of a kiln, and not everyone can be the leader, they control the key to the success of a kiln porcelain.

Duke's requirement for Abner is to keep the kiln temperature at about 1300 °C as much as possible, only in this way can the molded porcelain be fired, as for what glaze, pattern and other high-end pursuits, none of Duke is considered at this time, as long as it can be fired, even if it is currently sold at one-tenth of the price of porcelain on the mainland, it is still an amazing profit!

Generally, it took about two to three days to make a kiln of porcelain from wood in ancient China, but the heat and temperature of coke were far better than that of wood. Another point is that Duke didn't make any large porcelain, but only the most basic porcelain, such as cups and plates, so it only took one day.

The waiting time for this day was very difficult for Duke, and he could say that all his hopes for mixing in this world were placed on this kiln porcelain.

But the reality is skinny, and theoretical things do not guarantee the success of practice, and when the first kiln porcelain is pulled out, the blackened glaze and the cracked porcelain body are all announcing the failure of firing. When Duke saw this scene, he instantly felt that his body was hollowed out.

PS: Monday begging for recommendation votes brothers.