"Haha, since today's goal has been achieved, let's go back!"
Li Zexuan put the compass back into the wooden box and smiled happily.
"Hey, Mister, wait a minute. Where will I live? I can't live in the workshop, right? "
Xiao Yu 'er jumped out and asked.
"Uh …"
Li Zexuan patted his head. He almost forgot about it.
"I'll have Uncle Fu arrange for someone to bring you to the broker. When the time comes, you can choose which square you want to live in. You can rent a courtyard in that square and live there for now! I'll give you five strings of coins in advance and deduct it from your salary in the future! "
In the Tang Dynasty, renting a house was very common and not shameful. It was said that Bai Juyi had once rented a house for 18 years. As for how to rent a house, just look for the people in the broker house. This era was not like the modern era, where the city was small. Everyone would know if there was a vacant house and they would tell each other. The people in the broker house specialized in this, so they would definitely know more about it. Besides, wasn't Ma Zhou's house rented next to the workshop?
"Hehe, thank you, Mister! But Mister, aren't you afraid that I'll sneak away by giving me so much money in advance? "
Li Yu cracked a smile and said mischievously.
"If you want to run away, then run away. It's only five strings of coins, not five thousand strings of coins!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said indifferently. He really didn't care about this small amount of money now.
Li Yu was stunned. According to the script, shouldn't Li Zexuan say that he trusted her and wasn't worried that she would run away? How did it turn out like this …
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Li Zexuan took the compass and went to the Commandery Prince Hejian Manor by carriage. After he asked the servant to go in and report, a beautiful woman who was less than thirty years old came out. Looking at her noble aura, she should be the Commandery Prince's Consort.
"You must be Li Zexuan? I'm really sorry. My Lord fell asleep after coming back from the Imperial Palace at noon. I've already asked someone to wake him up. Nephew, come in quickly! "
Logically speaking, when someone came to visit, as the mistress of the house, Wang Fei usually wouldn't appear. However, today's situation was truly special. Firstly, Li Xiaogong had drunk quite a bit at noon and was indeed still not fully awake. Secondly, Li Zexuan was just a junior and didn't really need to worry about these things.
"So it's the Princess Consort. This one greets the Princess Consort!"
Li Zexuan was also shocked and hurriedly raised his hands in greeting.
"No need for formality, come in quickly! Before His Highness went to sleep, he specifically instructed me to wake him up when you came! "
The Princess Consort said with laughter.
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Li Zexuan followed Junw.a.n.g Fei through the grand wang fu and came to a spacious hall. After sitting down, seeing that Li Xiaogong had not come yet, Junw.a.n.g Fei started to chat with Li Zexuan about daily life. Things like how old he was, who was in his family, if he was married, and so on. Li Zexuan did not dare to show any impatience on his face. Of course, he did not dare to stare at Junw.a.n.g Fei. This guy hugged the teacup. As he politely answered, he submissively stared at the teacup as though there was a flower inside the teacup.
It wasn't that he couldn't be seen, but this Princess Consort was too beautiful. Li Zexuan was afraid that if he looked at her too much … he would … get chicken eyes! He wasn't Chicken Bro's chicken!
"Haha! Little Xuan, you've come? Don't tell me you've already finished that little tool for identifying directions? "
Just as Li Zexuan was silently criticizing Li Xiaogong for marrying such a beautiful wife and not dying of silence, Li Xiaogong's laughter came from outside the room.
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Li Xiaogong, dressed in dark yellow robes, walk in with an imposing presence.
"Greetings to the Lord!"
"Haha, rise, rise!"
The two greeted each other and Li Xiaogong sat next to the Princess Consort. At this time, Li Zexuan took out the sandalwood box containing the compass from his sleeve and handed it in front of Li Xiaogong. He said with a smile, "Lord, this is the tool this little one made to find directions. It's called a compass. Take a look?"
Li Xiaogong said with a smile, "You are really efficient!"
As he spoke, he took the sandalwood box. After opening it, he took out the palm-sized compass and then examined it in his hand. He saw the small magnetic needle that was thick in the middle and thin at the ends had a paper dial. After the initial spins, it finally stabilized. Li Xiaogong looked at the direction marked on the dial and then looked at the direction in reality. He couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"Miraculous, really miraculous! Such a small thing can point out north, south, east, and west so quickly. It really is miraculous! This is much better than the compass of the Imperial Astronomer! "
The Princess Consort saw her husband lose his composure and couldn't help but come over to see what kind of miraculous object it was. With a look, she was also attracted by the exquisite and wondrous compass.
"Lord, this thing is much smaller than the compass, but I didn't expect it to be so useful! And the speed at which it points directions is so fast! "
"Yes, yes, it is so! Little Xuan, this thing you made is very good. This Prince heard that you have a workshop. That will save us a lot of trouble. This time, there are about 1,300 ships going south, including the civilian ships. You can have your workshop make a thousand compasses first! "
At this time, Li Xiaogong was even more confident about leading the navy down south to trade for grain. He waved his hand heroically and said.
Li Zexuan's knees weakened and he almost knelt down. He could not calculate things like Li Xiaogong! It would take at least half a month to make a thousand compasses. That was because all of the fine components had to be polished by hand.
"Lord, it is not easy to make this compass, and it is not cheap to make. If you want one thousand, even if the court is willing to pay, our workshop cannot make it in seven days!"
Li Zexuan spread his hands with a troubled expression.
"Ah! How expensive can such a small thing be? Boy, don't fool ben wang! "
Li Xiaogong said with a frown.
"Lord, this boy does not dare to fool you! Look at the cover of this compass, it is made of colored glass! The small needles inside have to be polished by old craftsmen in our workshop to be perfect! Calculating this, the cost of one compass is at least three or four strings of coins! "
To ensure that he would not lose money, Li Zexuan started to pour out his grievances and calculate the cost for Li Xiaogong.
"Tsk tsk, it really is colored glass. Boy, don't you know how to get some cheap materials?"
Li Xiaogong looked carefully and then could not help but frown as he scolded.
"This … this can protect the internal structure and allow people to see the direction inside clearly from the outside. Other than colored glass, this boy really cannot think of any other material that can be used as a substitute!"
Li Zexuan was dissing Li Xiaogong for being uncultured in his mind but explained without a change in expression.
"Lord, this concubine feels that you should think this way."
At this time, Junwang Fei smiled and interrupted. "Compared to sinan, this compass is small and fine, but the price is more than ten times cheaper than sinan. If you think like this, don't you feel that this compass is much cheaper?"
"Wow! Junwang Fei is really a god-like teammate! "
Li Zexuan furiously praised Junwang Fei 66666666 in his mind. He had not been lying when he estimated the cost. However, that was only when the workshop did not have the ability to make glass. Right now, the workshop would probably be able to produce glass in a short while. At that time, the cost of this compass would probably not even be enough!
The fleet would definitely make a lot of money heading south this time. In comparison, it was not too much for him to earn this little bit of money, right?
"Yes, yes, Wang Fei's words are very good. Boy, come with ben wang to the palace to see His Majesty. This matter needs to be decided by His Majesty in the end!"
Hearing Junwang Fei's analysis, Li Xiaogong's expression turned joyful as he stood and laughed.
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