After Zhou Jingxian finished writing the memorial, she was worried that she did not understand what she wrote and could not convince the old emperor.
Just go to the palace in person.
As a result, Ning Wuchang had no way to immediately go to the Ministry of Industry to mobilize fine iron, so he had to return to the Princess's Mansion first.
"Ning Shixian, the princess has designated the largest wing for the exclusive use of the people of the Ning Mansion. It is protected by special personnel, but the servants in the mansion will not enter at will. If you close these two doors, it will be a natural private courtyard. .”
Butler Jinzhong introduced the beautiful scenery in the courtyard.
Ning Wuyang listened carefully, but after walking for half an hour, he still couldn't finish walking through the large wing.
He could only ask the housekeeper Jin Zhong to find the design drawings in the yard.
"Drawings? Ning Shixian wants to change the layout here?"
The expression on Butler Jinzhong's face became very complicated.
He had long heard rumors that Princess Xian treated Ning Wuhuang differently than others, and there were even rumors in the mansion that Ning Wuhuang might become the male master of the princess's mansion.
But the housekeeper Jinzhong didn't expect that the famous Shixian, not only staying in the princess's mansion, but also using drawings to change the landscape on the first day, directly assumed the posture of the male host.
Thinking that Ning Wuchang was personally invited to the princess's mansion by His Majesty, Butler Jinzhong was startled, and the expression on his face became extremely respectful.
"No drawings?"
Ning Wuyan didn't wait for an answer for a long time. He thought that Zhou Jingxian took over this house from someone else, so he had no intention of forcing others to do anything.
Just as he was about to measure everything here with his feet, Butler Jinzhong finally replied.
"Yes. Here is the small one for you."
When the housekeeper Jinzhong saw Ning Wuxu's insistent attitude, he did not dare to offend the future male master.
I personally went to get the drawings of this wing, and secretly asked the servants in the house to check the list of utensils in the wing. All utensils must be according to Qunma's standards, so don't neglect it.
Ning Wuyan looked at the housekeeper who ran faster than a rabbit and hesitated.
Why did you suddenly become so attentive?
You must know that these people who serve the royal children, except for the eunuchs and maids in the palace, such as the female officials who teach etiquette or the stewards of the house, are all domestic slaves of the royal family.
Some are even more influential than some officials serving in government.
Previously, the butler Jinzhong behaved respectfully but not flatteringly, but now he seems to be a bit of a coward.
but.
Ning Wuhuang didn't pay much attention to such trivial matters.
He was still looking at the surrounding open space.
too small.
Too narrow.
The area is nice, but too close to a residential area.
He had to choose a suitable place to start construction, first build the workshop, and then move in the fired ironware. Finally, he could start making glass at the foot of the imperial city.
While Ning Wuyan was looking for a suitable location, he listened to the third brother relaying the rumors about the Qiao family that he heard from the street.
When the drawings arrived, he finally understood the latest situation in the capital and found a suitable position.
To the west of the wing house, where it is connected to the neighbor's house next door, there is a small garden of two acres to make way for the neighbor, plus the small trees planted around it, most of which were destroyed due to a fight during the house raid.
There is no need to plant new ones now, you can just bulldoze them and build a workshop.
"Whose mansion is next door?"
Ning Wuyang measured the distance with his feet and asked the housekeeper.
The matter of firing colored glaze must be kept secret in the early stage to avoid causing trouble again during this special period when people from the Western Regions are pouring into Jing'an City.
For urgent matters like this, you can save yourself some trouble.
"That's the former Prime Minister's Mansion."
Butler Jinzhong opened his mouth and came.
Isn’t the former Prime Minister’s Mansion the house the old emperor promised to my family?
Then there is no need to avoid it.
Ning Wuyao stood on tiptoes, looked towards the next door, and prayed silently in his heart.
"I hope the old emperor will not agree directly when he hears the conditions I proposed, but will give me a chance to bargain. Selling colored glaze is very profitable, but it will not make much money in the future. What I want now is not money, but It’s a position where you can keep your money.”
Make big money for the old emperor.
Only then can he earn small amounts of money safely and steadily, and accumulate small amounts into large sums.
In this era of clear-cut hierarchy between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, just having money will turn you into a piece of meat waiting to be slaughtered on someone else's chopping board.
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Royal study room.
Not long after returning to the palace, Zhou Qian, who had issued an imperial edict and set the date for the competition, had just calmed down and stopped thinking about the talents who were easily instigated.
There were guards outside the palace calling Princess Xian to see her.
And I still need to see you urgently.
"Urgent matter? Could it be that those talented people are causing trouble again, or is there someone imitating Luo Hezhang Zhida and deliberately serving as a forward for the people from the Western Regions to challenge Ning Wuhuang?"
Zhou Qian was so angry that he almost threw the ink pen in his hand.
When Su Peiyuan next to him saw this, he could only comfort him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it might be a good thing."
Good thing?
Zhou Qian laughed at himself: "How can I catch up with so many good things? Girl Jingxian should have been with Ning Wuchang all the time. If there is a good thing, it can only be that the equipment for purifying Artemisia annua juice is available. This is a common thing. It’s neither a good thing nor an emergency.”
It can't be that the appliances cost a lot of money. Girl Jingxian came to him to ask for money, right?
Zhou Qianzheng guessed that the guards had brought Zhou Jingxian in.
"Wan'an, Grandfather Emperor."
"Girl Jingxian, please stand forward. What do you want to do with Grandpa Huang?"
Zhou Qian faced this granddaughter without any twists and turns in his heart.
Nothing else.
Because in his eyes, Zhou Jingxian is a person who expresses emotions and anger, and speaks straightforwardly. She does not have to treat other courtiers or even concubines in the harem with all kinds of scruples and considerations.
He didn't know about this granddaughter before. If he had known that there was such a precious granddaughter in the royal family, he would have reused her long ago.
"Back to Grandpa Huang, Mr. Ning said that he planned to make colored glaze and wanted to ask his granddaughter to borrow 500 kilograms of fine iron from the Ministry of Industry to make instruments for making colored glaze. In addition..."
"Wait a minute!"
For the first time, Zhou Qian realized that it was not good to speak too directly.
This meaningless sentence made his ears ring.
who? What to do?
Use fine iron to make utensils for firing colored glaze?
Hua Yi had said that the purification equipment Ning Wuyang was talking about was colored glaze, but he didn't remember that Hua Yi had said that Ning Wuyang knew how to make colored glaze.
Firing colored glaze is Loulan's royal secret craft!
"Girl Jingxian, slow down and repeat what you just said. I didn't hear you clearly."
Zhou Qian's shocked expression didn't seem like he didn't hear clearly, but rather in disbelief.
Zhou Jingxian raised her eyebrows and reluctantly repeated what she just said.
She finally managed to organize a lot of words on the way here to persuade Grandpa Huang to agree to cooperate with Mr. Ning, but she didn't expect Grandpa Huang to take his time.
She was still anxious to return home and reply to Mr. Ning.
"Girl Jingxian, it was Ning Wuyan who said he could make colored glaze?"
"Yes, Mr. Ning can not only bake it, he went to Anbao House to see the colored glaze supplied by Loulan and said that he should be able to make colored glaze of the same or even better quality."
Zhou Jingxian did not hide it, nor did she intend to be modest.
Because she believed that Mr. Ning would not make the mistake without aim.
Zhou Qian also had the same view.
If another person, even King Jin or King Kang, said that they knew Loulan's method of making glass, Zhou Qian would probably pick up the inkstone and beat the person out.
But the person who said this was Ning Wuhuang... When he thought of Ning Wuhuang's creations and inventions, he felt a sigh in his heart.
"How many surprises does he have that I don't know about?"
"..."
Grandpa Huang, your focus seems to be wrong.
Now is not the time to lament how capable Mr. Ning is.
"Grandpa Huang, if the colored glaze can be made at home, we Daxing people will not have to buy the colored glaze made by Loulan. Not only can we save money from being lost to the outside world, but we can also increase our own tax revenue."
Loulan is a foreign product, and you have to pay taxes.
