She glanced around, saw the flower pot in the corner, and asked, "When was this flower placed here?"

Chunlan said, "I'll put it up when I come back."

Nangong Anshan nodded: "No wonder."

When the queen heard this, she came over and asked, "Ah Shan, is there anything wrong with this flower?"

Nangong Anshan said: "Niangniang, this flower is called Yu Donghua, it can also bloom very beautifully in winter, extremely cold-resistant, but she is only suitable for placing it outdoors, in a place with indoor air circulation, its fragrance will stimulate people's consciousness, make people sleep unstable at night, and affect people's longevity."

Those present were shocked at the same time.

The queen was horrified, "How can this be? This flower is so beautiful, but is it poisonous?"

"Yes, dare you ask who gave this pot of flowers?"

The queen said, "It's my maid, Magnolia."

Yulan?

She remembered being the most beautiful and youngest of the queen's maids.

Nangong Anshan thought about it and whispered her thoughts.

"What? Magnolia has a crush on Your Majesty?"

"Yes, in fact, on the way back, I felt that something was wrong with her, but there is no evidence, the way she looked at His Majesty, it was the eyes of an admirer."

The queen twisted her eyebrows, this was indeed possible, and immediately ordered someone to arrest Yulan and interrogate her.

Nangong Anshan was relieved and continued to talk to the queen.

When the emperor arrived, she said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing I forgot to mention just now, the courtiers want to ask you, you said before that you want to give the courtiers a reward, can you still count them?"

Dugu Li smiled and said, "Of course count, you can say it, as long as I can give it, I can give it."

"Okay, then I want the right to mine an iron mine."

"Iron ore? Are you going to strike iron?"

"Well, I have other uses, but don't worry, I won't use your existing iron ore, I'll go and find it again. In addition, I promise you that I will not make weapons, and even if I do, I will ask for your consent."

"Okay, I'll promise you, after you find the iron ore, you can use it, and I will take care of the rest for you."

Nangong Anshan was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, if you want mines in the future, just tell me that I can find not only my own country, but also other countries."

Dugu Li smiled and said, "Okay, I'll talk to you if I need to."

"The courtier withdrew."

After Nangong Anshan left the Hidden Mansion, she didn't leave Blue Cloud City for the time being, but went to walk around.

The cement matter is told to go down and the people below will do it, and she doesn't have to keep it guarded.

She arrived at the site of the new palace, where many places had already been demolished.

In some places, ditches have also been dug and foundations have been laid.

Some people are reluctant to live in their homes, and their eyes are filled with sadness as they look at the collapsed houses.

Nangong Anshan saw that there were a bunch of people around, so she also stepped forward to look curiously.

And he saw three men sitting on the ground, wiping away their tears.

"Master, the houses are all down, it's useless for you to continue to sit here, the owner doesn't hire us anymore, we can open our own shop, if it's a big deal, we can go to the countryside, we can farm and support ourselves."

"That's right, the money we've made over the years is enough for us to build a good shop."

"That's right, don't you hate how narrow and small this place is? We can just build a big one, so you can do your job better."

A man in his thirties and forties cried and said, "But I can't bear to be here, I am a nostalgic person, I grew up here, and now I suddenly want to leave, it is really worse than killing me, and now that there is no war, do you really think that it is so easy to find a job in iron? Didn't you look for it before? I don't want you anywhere."

Nangong Anshan raised her eyebrows, it turned out to be because of work.

She suddenly asked a few words to the person next to her, and after getting the answer, she stepped forward with a smile and said, "

Ladies and gentlemen, I heard that your iron-striking skills are very good?"

The three of them said at the same time, "Yes."

It's pretty cute.

"How much was your previous job a month?"

"I'm ten taels."

"I'm an apprentice, only three taels."

"Me too, only three taels."

Nangong Anshan continued, "If I ask you to help me strike iron with twenty taels of silver per month, are you willing to accept it?"

All three stood up at the same time.

"Twenty taels a month?"

"Yes."

"Twenty taels a month for a man?"

"Yes."

"There are three of us here, a total of sixty taels?"

"That's right."

The three of them took a step back and discussed in a low voice.

After a while, the old man said, "I am their master, and if my salary is the same as theirs, then I will be too bad, I know much more than they do."

Nangong Anshan nodded: "This is indeed the reason, then it is better to give you thirty taels and one month, and your apprentices are fifteen taels each, how about it?"

The faces of the three turned dark.

Isn't that the same as not rising?

All the money they had for being apprentices was originally placed in the master's place.

The older man said anxiously, "I mean, my apprentices' money will not change, and you can increase my salary a little more."

Nangong Anshan looked embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Okay, in this way, twenty-five taels a month for a master, and twenty-two taels a month for an apprentice, how about it?"

All three laughed at the same time, "Yes."

"What are your names?"

The elder said, "My name is Li Quan, and the two of them are brothers, and I picked them up, and they are called Li Fu and Li Shou respectively."

"It's all a good name, where do you live now?"

"Staying at a relative's house for the time being."

"Go pack your things, follow me later, and for the first year, I will provide shelter, and after a year, you will have to build your own house."

"Yes."

Nangong Anshan suddenly said with a straight face, "But I still have one more precondition."

Li Quan said, "You say."

"If your work is not up to my requirements, then I can dismiss you at any time, and ask you to leave the accommodation I have provided, and of course I can pay you the wages by the number of days."

Li Quan said confidently: "Don't worry, our craftsmanship will definitely satisfy you. If we don't meet your requirements, we won't need to say it to you, and we'll leave by ourselves."

"Okay, go and pack your things, and in an hour we will meet here again, and we will go back to my house together."

"Yes, girl."

Two hours later

Nangong Anshan took Li Quan's master and apprentice back to a newly built workshop in Liuye Village.

"There are a lot of rooms here, you can find any one to stay in. As you can see, the tools for striking iron are all ready, and as for the other pools needed for ironmaking, I will ask someone from the construction team to come over later, and you will tell them yourself, in other words, you can design it yourself, how convenient and how to design."