After the elder of the Xiao clan finished speaking, another person asked: "I'm waiting to run the workshop to make money, there is no need to wade into this troubled water." ”

Without waiting for the elder of the Xiao clan to speak, one of them immediately said: "Confused, such short-sighted." The cost of labor and raw materials in Goguryeo is less than one-seventh of that of Datang, and everyone will calculate this kind of calculation, so why can you and I make capital participation. ”

Unconvinced, he immediately retorted: "This is from Mrs. Xiao from Liu Juma." ”

"Ridiculous."

Most of the people shook their heads, and the elder of the Xiao clan said slowly: "My Xiao clan doesn't think that my daughter has such a big face and can grab this business for nothing." Did you know that once the workshop is built, Lingnan Xigang Shipping Company alone will purchase more than one million porcelain vases every year? ”

"There is only one reason, while doing this business, we also have to contribute to the imperial court. Now, we have to negotiate a rule, how to merge shares in this matter, and each family has any responsibilities. If you're just throwing some coins, please! ”

The door opened, but no one left.

If you want to get the corresponding benefits, you must pay.

Three of the seven big merchants need to be skilled.

The technology of printing porcelain vase patterns is controlled in the hands of these three companies.

The Xiao family did not dare to monopolize such a business, and many families in Jiangnan were involved, and when the Liumu people had not yet arrived in the country of a thousand islands, the first batch of sample vials of the Xiao family had been fired.

Together with the project plan containing a large rattan box, it was sent to Chang'an.

When Liu Mu arrived in the country of a thousand islands, Zhang Gongjin did not inspect the island, there was not even an official above the seventh grade, and some were just stewards on the dock and the procurement of various materials.

Liu Mu asked someone for two days before he knew the approximate location of Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

After another ten days of searching, Liu Mu continued to find Li Yuan in the southeast of the main island.

Li Yuan was wearing loose clothes of gray linen, sitting alone in a grass hut, looking at a mountain from a distance.

Liu Mu motioned for Xie Xing'er to take someone to find a place to relax, and he came to Li Yuan and sat down.

Li Yuan just turned his head to look at the willow wood, and then his gaze returned to the mountain in the distance.

"Father, what's so special about that mountain?"

Li Yuan put a coconut in front of Liu Mu: "You don't know?" ”

Liu Mu did not answer immediately, but also sat there and looked at the hill from afar.

About half an hour later, a pillar of smoke suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain, and the shed where Liu Mu and Li Yuan were sitting shook slightly.

"Volcano."

"That's right, it's a volcano. I took the boat to go around here to see what fun there was in this country of a thousand islands, but you didn't know that the mountain suddenly shook on the spot that day, and then the fire soared into the sky, and you could feel the earth-shattering power from a hundred miles away. ”

Li Yuan was talking about a volcanic eruption he encountered.

Li Yuan raised his hand and pointed at the volcano: "I have been here for a month, and ten days ago there was a very powerful one, standing here, you can see the red flowing half of the mountain, and the black clouds in the sky only dispersed the day before yesterday." Someone told me that it was melted stone turning into red water, like molten iron. ”

"Father?" Liu Mu didn't quite understand why Li Yuan sighed about this.

Li Yuan said again: "When I came, I encountered a strong wind, and I was really frightened at that time. One of the six boats was so badly damaged that even the mast was broken. When I saw Zhang Gongjin, there were only two boats around me, one pulled the broken boat to find a place to repair it nearby, and the other originally thought that the damage was not serious, but it didn't make it to the wharf in the bay and quickly found a place to dock for repairs. ”

Liu Mu asked tentatively, "Father is talking about the majesty of heaven and earth. ”

Li Yuan nodded heavily: "That's the case, my father has seen a lot in the past few months, and I have also heard that the boatmen who are on the sea all the year round will have huge waves hundreds of zhang high, and there are some wooden houses and people on the seaside of this country of a thousand islands who have been blown away by the strong wind, and after the strong wind, they can find wooden houses and people dozens of miles away." ”

"Why did my father suddenly have such feelings?"

Liu Mu didn't understand at all, what was wrong with Li Yuan.

Li Yuan shook his head with a smile and continued to look at the volcano from afar.

Liu Mu left to find Peng Hai.

Peng Hai said to Liu Mu: "Liu Concubine, this has been a long time. After the Emperor Taishang learned the news that Jieli was captured alive, people became very strange. ”

"What's a weird method?"

"I'm not interested in fine wine, and we didn't even look at the giant horse when we passed through Jiangnan. As soon as he arrived in the country of a thousand islands, the emperor sat under the tree and watched a bird build a nest for five days. After arriving here, I originally thought that the Emperor Taishang just wanted to take another look at the volcanic eruption, but you ......"

After Peng Hai finished speaking, Liu Mu asked, "Can there be a medical officer to check it?" ”

"The doctor said that the pulse was normal, and it was possible that it was a heart disease."

Liu Mu didn't ask any more, there was no psychiatrist in Datang in this era, and there was no good treatment for things like heart disease.

If you really have a heart disease, nine times out of ten you will be fooled by a liar, or you will be deceived by the temple again.

Liu Mu returned to Li Yuan's side: "Father, do you want to go to the sky to see?" ”

"I think, but they won't let my father use the flying wings, my father has seen it in the sea, it's a strange sight."

Liu Mu asked again: "How about playing mahjong?" ”

"Uninteresting."

After Liu Mu asked a few more words, Li Yuan didn't even want to speak.

Liu Mu finds Peng Hai.

"I feel that the emperor is sick of his heart. This has been ruthless for decades, and after revenge, I feel that there is nothing to do in my heart. The Tang Dynasty is governed by today's saints, and the people of Thailand. Overseas, Datang is invincible. I originally wanted to find something for the Emperor, but the Emperor didn't seem interested in anything. ”

Peng Hai nodded.

There is a sentence that Peng Hai didn't say, that is, the method used by Liu Mu Peng Hai has already used it once.

Peng Hai asked Liu Mu: "Liu Concubine, are you here for official business?" ”

"Originally, there were two things, the first is to see how my father is doing here, and the other is to discuss it with Manager Zhang, about the planned output of various raw materials in the country of a thousand islands next year, especially hemp, I want to know a realistic figure, this matter is very important."

Yanagi doesn't think there's anything to hide from these things.

Peng Hai nodded: "Zou Guogong has recovered from his shallow health, he has made a great plan for the country of a thousand islands, but the miscellaneous family knows that he is no longer looking for abacas to cut, but planting abacas on some wasteland, and arranging for people to build roads, as well as renovating many small rivers where boats can be walked. ”

"I saw it in Dagang, and it was indeed a lot of effort."

Liu Mu said to Peng Hai: "But what you don't know is that according to the forecast of my general office, the demand for linen cloth is about 20 times that of last year, and this data is estimated to be more or less in the household department and the Ministry of Industry, and the court is also revising some regulations in order to increase the production of linen cloth." ”

Peng Hai sighed with emotion: "My Datang is about to enter the prosperous world!" ”