Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 81 Manganese Ore
The carriage stopped in front of Liu Rengui's house. Li Yuechen jumped off the carriage and Fulai followed behind him.
The doorman at the door immediately bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"No need to formality." Li Yuechen raised his hand, stepped over the threshold and entered the yard.
Liu Rengui, who had already received the news, was already waiting in the front yard. When he saw Li Yuechen come in, he immediately saluted.
Li Yuechen trotted over to help him up, then turned around and smiled at Liu Huang beside him: "No need to be polite."
Liu Huang raised his head and showed a slightly honest smile: "Your Highness, have you recovered in the past few days?"
"That's about right." Li Yuechen smiled.
"Hehe, as long as Your Highness is okay, I feel relieved." Liu Huang said with a smile.
Liu Rengui slapped him on the shoulder: "Get out and do your own thing!"
"Yes!" Liu Huang, who was slapped, saluted obediently and then turned and left.
However, after Liu Rengui turned around, he made faces at his back with his teeth bared, and was caught by Li Yuechen.
Li Yuechen smiled slightly at Liu Huang's behavior, turned around and went in with his master.
Liu Huang, who was about to leave, thought that someone was smiling at him. He could not help but be stunned for a moment, then turned around and left in small jumps.
He practiced a few rounds of boxing with Liu Rengui, learned some military tactics, and then fought a few rounds on the sand table.
The master and the disciple tacitly did not talk about what had happened in the past few days.
Li Yuechen really didn't want to ask, so she just pretended she didn't know. As for Liu Rengui, there was no need to mention it to her.
But the atmosphere between the two was not stiff, but rather relaxed, a complete picture of a loving master and filial disciple.
At noon, after having lunch at the master’s house, Li Yuechen stood up and said goodbye, as he still had things to do today.
After leaving Liu Rengui's house, Li Yuechen took a carriage to Jixianfang.
Ever since what happened to Li Yuechen two days ago, more soldiers have been stationed here just in case.
When Li Yuechen's carriage entered Jixianfang, Wu Da and his son Wu Gouzi were already waiting there.
Li Yuechen opened the curtain and jumped off the carriage. The father and son hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Thank you for saving me." Li Yuechen raised his hand.
"This is what I should do. I dare not ask Your Highness to thank me." Wu Da replied.
He said so, but he was an old country man after all, and his emotions could not be hidden on his face. The smile that he could hardly hold back had already betrayed his inner thoughts.
On the other hand, Wu Gouzi next to him looked as if he knew nothing and was observing Li Yuechen in front of him curiously.
The last time I saw her, she was still soaked, her eyes were dull and her lips were pale.
Now, she was wearing a bright red round-necked robe, and the black leather belt around her waist was inlaid with gleaming jade pendants.
On her pretty face like a porcelain doll are a pair of extremely conspicuous black eyes, and a high ponytail on her head makes her look heroic.
Because Li Yuechen hasn't really started to develop yet, if you don't look closely, he looks like a handsome little boy.
If it weren't for her pretty and rosy face, with this outfit, she would probably be mistaken for a man.
Seeing the different Li Yuechen, Wu Gouzi boldly asked: "Oh, I didn't expect you to be so beautiful! I didn't even notice it that day!"
"Asshole! What nonsense are you talking about!" Wu Da slapped his son in the face and explained with a horrified bow, "The child is ignorant. Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Li Yuechen smiled. She really liked seeing children being energetic. She waved her hand and said, "No problem! I called you here today to discuss something."
"Your Highness, please give your orders!"
Li Yuechen's workshop only occupies a quarter of the space in Jixianfang, and there is an empty large house next to the workshop.
She pointed to the next door and said, "I plan to place you two here. You can work in the workshop every day and I will pay you wages. I will also hire a teacher to teach your son how to read and write. If he succeeds in his studies, I can recommend him to be an official in the court. If he fails, he can also work in this workshop and I guarantee that he will become a rich man..."
At this point, Li Yuechen asked Wu Da, who was already smiling, "What do you think?"
Wu Da's face was full of smiles, and he knelt down to salute Li Yuechen: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"
Having said that, she forced her son to kneel down and salute her.
Li Yuechen smiled and raised her hand: "Okay, get up, you are my saviors, there is no need to perform such a great ceremony!"
After Wu Da stood up, he continued to thank him profusely. From today on, he was a city dweller and no longer had to live in the village.
Moreover, what Li Yuechen did last time was much better than just giving money directly. This basically proves that they will have no worries in their lives.
Li Yuechen walked in, waved his hand, and briefly introduced to them what the place was for.
Then he reminded her, "Although you are the good man and they are the servants, you should not bully them on weekdays, otherwise I will be angry!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will never do that."
Li Yuechen nodded: "I will come over occasionally to take a look. If there is anything, please let me know when I come over."
"yes!"
"Come on, since you are all here today, I'll show you around." Li Yuechen waved his hand.
In fact, she also wanted to take a walk. She had not practiced martial arts enough in the past few days and had been sitting in the carriage all the way, so she felt uncomfortable all over.
Wu Gouzi didn't know the rules, but he was very courageous, so he suddenly asked, "Can I hold your hand?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Lai, who was standing next to him, immediately had a gloomy face. If he wasn't a child, he would have slapped him directly.
Wu Da was also suddenly startled and was about to teach him a lesson, but he saw Li Yuechen waving his hand.
She looked carefully at the little boy in front of her who was about her own age, and couldn't help but smile.
Who would have thought that a little boy who was only seven or eight years old had already awakened the attributes of LSP, although his eyes were very clear and did not have any obscene meaning.
However, Li Yuechen knew very well that this was something that was innate in his genes since childhood.
Although she didn't mind holding the little boy's hand, she still shook her head and said, "No!"
"Why?" Wu Gouzi didn't understand.
"You are not my servant. If you touch me carelessly, you may be killed!" Li Yuechen reminded with a smile.
Then he looked up and said to Wu Da: "After you finish these, you should also teach him so that he won't get into trouble outside."
"Yes, I will beat him up when I get home tonight!"
"I'm not asking you to beat him. I'm asking you to teach him what he can and cannot do." Li Yuechen shook his head helplessly.
After showing them around the workshop, Li Yuechen saw that it was almost time and decided to go back .
On the way back in the carriage, Li Yuechen suddenly asked, "Grandpa didn't punish you, did he?"
Fulai was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The Saint did not punish me."
Li Yuechen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard to work for His Highness." Fu Lai shook his head, "But I am also surprised. I didn't expect His Highness to be so skilled."
"Well, at least it's really useful for escaping." Li Yuechen smiled slightly.
Fulai couldn't help but smile: "That day I watched His Highness move like clouds and flowing water, just like..."
"Like a monkey?" Li Yuechen said it for him.
"No, I just can't think of a better description for the time being."
…
Time passed day by day, and at the end of March, Li Yuechen went to the court as usual to listen to the news.
As soon as I arrived at the court today, I heard a piece of news: Duke Yong'an Jiang Ke died in office!
Hearing this news, Li Yuechen behind the screen couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, although she was not familiar with him at all, she still liked this black-faced man very much.
Li Zhi seemed a little sad as well. After a long silence, he gave the order to wait for the coffin to be brought back and buried with great ceremony.
The rest were just some trivial news, which Li Yuechen did not listen to. It seemed that Tubo wanted to send an envoy.
Li Yuechen didn't listen carefully to what was happening here and turned around to go back to his own business.
In the past few days since he recovered, he has either been accompanying Li Zhi and his wife or his brothers.
It’s no wonder that these brothers cared about me a lot. During Li Yuechen’s recuperation, they sent people to deliver a lot of supplements.
Now I am feeling better. I went to see my master and now things are finally settled.
They said they wanted to make a carriage for Li Zhi, but I don't know if the workers in the craftsman supervisor's office have been affected in the past few days.
In the afternoon, Li Yuechen went to the craftsman supervisor and saw that the work was still being done slowly, so he nodded secretly.
Just observe from the side.
She completely trusted the craftsmanship of these craftsmen, but because they were making something they didn't know, it seemed a little troublesome.
The carpenter and the blacksmith were constantly communicating with each other, and the clothing bureau also sent an old tailor over to discuss something with them, pointing at the design drawing.
When they saw Li Yuechen coming, they all came up to her and asked some questions.
Li Yuechen also patiently answered their questions and at the same time looked at the car body that had already taken a rough shape.
Li Yuechen designed this carriage with a seating arrangement similar to that of a bus, which could accommodate the whole family. Li Zhi and his wife sat in the middle at the back, and the children sat on both sides.
This seat can rotate 90 degrees, so that when the car stops, a table can be placed in the middle.
At the same time, he took a look at the frame. After thinking about it, Li Yuechen decided to let them try to make leaf springs.
Of course, it is not made of steel, but bamboo. Stacking bamboo pieces should be able to produce a similar effect.
But how strong the effect is... we can only wait until it is produced. It is hard to say whether it will even be successful.
After listening to her description of the leaf spring, the carpenters patted their chests and said that this thing can be made very easily, but they couldn't say what the specific effect would be.
Li Yuechen told them to do it with confidence. If they could do it, that would be great. If not, forget it.
The carpenters said it was no problem.
After staying in the Craftsmen's Supervisor for more than an hour, Li Yuechen came out and planned to return to Anfu Hall.
At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly came over and said, "Your Highness, someone outside the imperial city said they were looking for Eunuch Fu."
Li Yuechen nodded: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
"Can……"
"Go ahead!" Li Yuechen smiled, "This is the imperial city, what can happen?"
Fu Lai thought about it and nodded, "Then please wait for a moment, Your Highness. I will be back soon."
As he spoke, Fulai trotted all the way to the outside of the imperial city. The distance was not too far, just a few hundred meters.
Not long after, Fulai came back.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t exercised for a long time, I was a little out of breath after running a few hundred meters.
He raised his hand, revealing a gray-black stone in his hand: "Is this the black stone your highness mentioned last time?"
Li Yuechen took it and identified it, then raised his head and asked, "Where did you get it from?"
"I asked Wang Xiang to ask merchants from all over the country to help inquire about it. If there are any samples, please bring them here..." Fulai gave a brief explanation.
"how many?"
"Not much, only a dozen yuan, less than twenty kilograms." Fulai replied.
Li Yuechen nodded: "I will go back by myself, you go and get everything! Oh, and give the merchant one tael of silver!"
Fu Lai was a little confused: "Then can we take advantage of the situation and ask him to bring more?"
"No!" Li Yuechen shook his head. "Let me try it out in the next few days. If it works, we can talk later!"
“Yes!”
Fulai agreed and went to Wang Xiang's shop. Li Yuechen took the stone back to Anfu Temple.
She had seen manganese ore before, and the piece in her hand felt similar, but whether it was... She was not a geologist, so she could not tell it with the naked eye.
But if it is true, maybe we can make transparent glass!
After returning to Anfu Hall, Li Yuechen sat in Linbo Pavilion, looking at the gray-black stone in his hand carefully.
Shangguan Wan'er came over and saw that she was in a daze, so she stood beside her and asked, "Your Highness, is there anything special about this stone?"
Li Yuechen shook his head gently: "We have to try it to know for sure..."
As he spoke, he sat on the fence and swung his legs, looking very leisurely.
Shangguan Wan'er seemed a little worried: "Your Highness has just recovered from his injuries, so you'd better not sit here. In case you fall down..."
"Don't worry, I'm a good swimmer." Li Yuechen put down the stone in his hand and turned his head. "Speaking of which, summer is almost here and the weather will be hot. How about I teach you how to swim?"
Shangguan Wan'er thought about Li Yuechen's sudden proposal and nodded gently: "Okay!"
After a while, Fulai came back with a big bag.
Li Yuechen opened it and took a look. He felt that it was very similar, but after all, it had been a long time and his memory was already very vague.
I'm not sure whether it will succeed or not, but I can take these stones to the glass workshop tomorrow and let the craftsmen try it.
If you can successfully make transparent glass, you can make a few magnifying glasses to play with.
As long as the magnifying glass is successfully produced, Li Zhi can invest and purchase this stone in large quantities. For a long time to come, the Tang Dynasty will become the world's largest glass producer!
Purely transparent glass is extremely rare in this era, and once it appears, it will become a priceless treasure.
However, it is conceivable that if glass can really be mass-produced by then, its value will probably become lower and lower, right?
Li Yuechen suddenly realized that he was thinking a little too far ahead, so he decided to see if he could figure it out first!
