After Gu Zhao raised his opinion, he will no longer participate in the following meetings. In fact, there is nothing that needs him except for technical matters. It is better to stay in the workshop. The cement is pushed out smoothly. It's glass.

Isn’t the Ministry of Households short of money, isn’t the imperial court also short of money? It’s too slow to get back the capital by selling cement, and the cement can’t be sold for much. After all, the name doesn’t sound like a high-end thing, but glass is different. The stage can be marketed as a luxury item, and it is really a gold-making tool.

The name of Gu Zhao’s return to the workshop is to see if he can continue to improve the cement formula and make the cement stronger. Of course, the emperor and cabinet ministers have no objections. Obviously, Gu Zhao’s strength lies in this aspect, and it would be a waste of his time to invite him to participate in the discussion. Time, in case something good comes out again.

They have also seen the concrete mentioned by Gu Zhao, which is really a good thing, so it is imminent to open cement workshops in the south and build dams in places prone to floods.

Because Gu Zhao continued to sneak into the workshop, it also made it impossible for other people who wanted to get close to Gu Zhao to find him. Could it be possible to sneak into the workshop?That workshop is not something you can get in if you want to.

On the contrary, Gu Yao's Pinxiang Dim Sum shop is very popular because of this, even Gu Yao is also very popular. From time to time, there are posts inviting her to participate in flower viewing parties, but Gu Yao mostly refuses because of her busy schedule, so she complied. After two or three appointments, during the time I came to the capital, besides the princess, I also made a few good friends. The ladies in the capital didn't all look down on her background and business behavior.

In fact, every gathering, even though the wives and ladies don't think much of Gu Yao's identity and behavior, they always mention this person, why?It’s really because the dim sum in the Pinxiang shop is a must-have for every gathering, and their own cooks can’t make that taste even if they want to imitate it, so when they see Pinxiang’s dim sum on display at the party, they will bring it up more or less A few words.

No, at a recent party, when they saw the dim sum served by the servants, the girls who got together and talked turned the topic to Gu Yao again: "This is a new dim sum from Pinxiang. I’ve been there a few times but didn’t grab it, either it wasn’t on the line, or it was sold out when I arrived.”

"Who told her family's dim sum to be delicious? There are not enough to sell through three shops. I have to say that Miss Gu really has a business mind. The three shops alone make a lot of money every day. I heard that this product She and Viscount Pingnan both have a share in the Fragrance Shop, and I'm afraid that the money they will earn in the future will be richer than your dowry."

"Why, are you envious?"

"I can't talk about envy, but this girl is really talented. The key is that she has a good family. Not only does her family not object, but she also supports her in running a dim sum shop. She doesn't want to marry and doesn't force her to look at her. She lives quite comfortably. .”

"But seeing how old she is getting older every year, can she still stay unmarried?"

"Even if you're married, what's the point? In my opinion, it's not as comfortable as this girl Gu. After you get married, it's not as comfortable as being a girl at home. You have to carefully serve your husband's family. If you marry someone who treats you wholeheartedly Forget it, if that's half-hearted, it might as well be like Miss Gu."

"You didn't think that way before."

"Maybe you have seen too much. Look at Princess Yongfu, the consort only revolves around Princess Yongfu, and then look at Miss Gu Yao, and the reconciled Mrs. Li. Although the reputation outside seems to be not very good, I don't think they are at all. I don't care what others think, but I live a chic life. Tell me, can we also come out to do things like Princess Yongfu and Miss Gu, and do what we like?"

"You...you are too courageous. Fortunately, we are the only ones listening, but don't let other people hear it. Otherwise, do you want to spread your reputation?"

In fact, there are many such voices in private, especially those unmarried girls. Their future is foreseeable, that is, they will revolve around men, whether they are husbands or sons, and their feet will be trapped in the back house Seeing that Princess Yongfu and Gu Yao are busy in a hurry, some ambitions are born in the bottom of my heart, especially those girls who have studied since childhood. With the opening of their horizons, they don't want to be trapped in the back house. They are not inferior to their own brothers, but they have no chance at all when they can enter the court. Now that Princess Yongfu can stand upright in the court, does this mean that they can actually do it too.

If they were given a fair chance to participate in the imperial examination, they would not necessarily be inferior to those men.

In the workshop.

A craftsman took out a piece of fired object and exclaimed: "Master Gu, look, how did we burn such a thing?"

Gu Zhao came over and took a look, he was overjoyed, and finally burned out what he needed: "It's a good thing that a transparent glass-like thing was burned out. Quickly find out what it was made of, maybe we don't know what it is. New things can be burned in the workshop.”

The few craftsmen who were watching were right when they thought about it. The cement was burned out by Mr. Gu at the beginning. Now this thing may provide them with another way of thinking and direction, and the few craftsmen immediately became excited: "Mr. Gu You are right, the materials used in our workshop are not expensive, if we can make cheap colored glaze based on this, it would be a great thing."

"Yes, I think it's okay, Mr. Gu reminded you right."

Every experiment has a written record, what materials are used, and what proportions are recorded in detail. This time, it was quickly found out that it happened to be the experiment conducted by Gu Zhao. Sure enough, the materials used were almost as cheap as cement. But what was burned was transparent.

With a general direction, the progress is very fast. After a few days, the craftsmen finally fired a flat cube without air bubbles. Each of them was extremely rare, and they talked about what it could be used for.

Gu Zhao said: "This shouldn't be called glass, but glass, right? It's still me. This whole piece of glass can be used as a window, which is much brighter than a window made of paper."

"Yes, then it should be called a glass window."

"Haha, yes, it's called a glass window." Gu Zhao laughed loudly, "According to this standard, let's burn more. In addition to the glass window, we can also make some exquisite objects. Before Your Majesty."

These words made everyone feel motivated. Before the cement was fired, all craftsmen like them had silver rewards. Now that they will burn transparent glass, the rewards will definitely not be less. With Mr. Gu, they are getting more and more prosperous today Go ahead.

After mastering the method of preventing air bubbles, Gu Zhao recruited two more skilled craftsmen, and finally made a bunch of glass ornaments, and added color with metal. I kept a part of it and took it back for use by the family members, especially after Yao'er wears it, it will definitely make the capital popular.

Gu Zhao thought well, the national treasury is really short of money, and now this is a good emperor who works hard, the common people have not moved their taxes, but there are many places to spend money, the money of the border army is the most undeductible , and the rainy season is coming, the dams of various rivers need to be reinforced, and now the cement workshops are working overtime to produce cement, paving roads and building bridges requires investment, the Ministry of Households just wants to break a copper plate in half, that is not enough No wonder the Minister of the Household Department is always crying about being poor.

Neither item is easy to cut, so where is the money coming from?Yan Xiangxi also worked with the emperor and the Minister of the Household Department to find a way, after all, she is working in the Household Department now.

The Minister of the Household Department brought up the old story again: "After a while, Your Majesty should transfer Master Gu to our Household Department. Master Gu must have a way to increase income and reduce expenditure."

Yan Xiangxi was about to laugh. It’s no wonder that the old Shangshu took a fancy to Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao would indeed make money. Looking at his soap business and Eucommia rubber tire business, no one would be jealous. It’s also because he is famous in front of the emperor now. For a person with a reputation, these businesses are passed in front of the emperor, so other dignitaries dare not stretch out their hands. Even the humble dim sum shop, if they are willing to do the math for him, they will know that they have made a lot of money.

If you can read well and make money, the Ministry of Households needs such talents the most.

The emperor had a headache: "That kid Gu Zhao is also afraid of you, and now he stays in the workshop all day, and he can't see anyone else in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry."

As soon as Gu Zhao was mentioned, there was a report outside, and Gu Zhao asked to see him. Because of the cement matter, the emperor gave Gu Zhao, the sixth-rank chief, the privilege of directly entering the palace to meet him, so Gu Zhao took advantage of the privilege.

The Minister of the Household Department's eyes lit up, indicating that he was destined to be with Mr. Gu, and he should be an official of their Household Department.

The emperor was in good spirits when he heard Gu Zhao's name, and hurriedly said, "Quickly tell that kid to get out."

So Gu Zhao rolled in obediently, and Gu Mu followed him, holding a box in his hand, and the eunuch behind him helped him carry things. She asked aloud, "Gu Aiqing is moving?"

Gu Zhao's black line, without teasing him like this, asked which courtier would dare to move his family to the palace.

Yan Xiangxi snickered and helped to speak: "Did Gu Zhao make another good thing and brought it into the palace to show my father and me?"

Gu Zhao nodded, "That's right, I did make some tricky things in the workshop these days, so I sent them here for His Majesty and the princess to have a look at. Gu Mu, open the box quickly."

Gu Mu rolled his eyes when he heard the emperor's words before, and now he put the box on the table and opened it in front of several people. Several pairs of eyes waited curiously together, and finally saw a box of colored glaze ornaments?This...probably other than the princess who is interested, the others don't quite understand.

"Gu Aiqing has been making glazed ornaments in the workshop these days? Is Gu Aiqing planning a wedding?"

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