"People's moods always change with the environment around them. I think my aunt must not be used to the new environment, so she feels uncomfortable."
"Buy a small garden, one that doesn't have to be too big, but is quiet and elegant. I think it will be of some use."
Princess Yongning thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's a good idea. We can try it."
"But I'm afraid my aunt won't agree."
Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "It's okay, leave it to me. I'll get it done in the next two days. If aunt doesn't want to, I'll go and persuade her."
Princess Yongning nodded happily: "Okay, your words should be more effective than mine."
Zhao Hao asked, "Have you had dinner yet? How about eating something here?"
Princess Yongning said, "Not yet. I just came back from the wine shop and passed by here. I will go back to the palace to eat with my aunt later."
Zhao Hao said, "Well, bring a cook back with you and make some delicious vegetarian food for Aunt."
Princess Yongning smiled and said, "You are very thoughtful."
After the two of them finished talking, Princess Yongning did not stay any longer. Even when Zhao Hao wanted to be a little affectionate with her, he failed.
Looking at the princess fleeing in panic, Zhao Hao could only laugh with a little disappointment, and then continue to eat.
At night, they did not stay on the first floor, but all returned to the mansion.
Since I said I wanted to buy a garden for Jiang Yiren, of course I had to make money.
Where does the money come from?
Of course it has to be on porcelain.
What's more, my dad has promised to buy quite a few pieces of porcelain from others.
It hasn’t been made yet.
Next, he would start to work on the porcelain workshop in full swing, and take advantage of the short few days of preparation to pay off all these "debts".
Otherwise, I'm afraid my father won't let him go.
In the evening, Zhao Hao called Lao Zhong and two other old servants over and started to let them do it themselves.
The furnace at home can only operate three kilns at most, but he doesn't have that much time.
He simply let Lao Zhong and two other old servants do it, which would save him time.
Moreover, they are all elderly people in the family, so there is no need to worry about technology leakage.
While Zhao Hao was instructing the three people, he was also working on it himself. The three of them worked until midnight, but still hadn't found the key to shaping the device.
In the end, he had no choice but to give up the idea.
All three were driven away.
After driving the three people away, he washed up and went to sleep.
The next morning, Zhao Hao got up early because he had to go to Zhuangzi to check the specific situation.
While the family was having dinner, Mr. Cheng Fang, the accountant of the Neishi Yamen, who had been arranged to meet yesterday, had already arrived.
After dinner, Zhao Hao came to the living room to meet Cheng Fang, and then took Cheng Fang, Wu Song, and Wang Mengyu out of the city and rushed to the farm.
At around ten o'clock, the three of them arrived at Zhuangzi's office.
Luo Bi and Zheng Zhiqian were both not at home. After Wang Mengyu sent people to look for them and they came back, Zhao Hao held a meeting for everyone.
"You all know that His Majesty has given me full authority to build the porcelain workshop."
"Now, the first payment of 100,000 strings of cash from the imperial court has also arrived. Mr. Cheng Chengfang next to me is the accountant assigned to me by the Internal History Office. Let's get to know each other."
"From now on, Master Cheng Fang will be our God of Wealth!"
After Zhao Hao finished speaking, Cheng Fang, Luo Bi and Zheng Zhiqian formally got to know each other again.
Cheng Fang still kept himself very low-key and humble.
This made Luo Bi, Zheng Zhiqian, and Wang Mengyu all have a very good impression of him.
But Zhao Hao could also see that this was definitely a very principled person.
He seems to be fair, peaceful, low-key and humble, but if Zhao Hao really needs to spend money later, he will definitely not be easy to talk to.
This is also the reason why my father sent this person to my side.
However, Zhao Hao was not worried about anything.
"The most important thing for a porcelain workshop is the porcelain craftsmen. I have already solved this problem."
"I asked for sixty craftsmen from the Imperial Household Department, and I also recruited a hundred from the tile kiln workshop in the Imperial Capital."
"That's enough."
"Next, we will work on two aspects."
"First, train these craftsmen and make them familiar with the process of porcelain making. Or they don't have to master the whole process, but at least let them master the part they make."
"I will do this work myself."
Of course, no one else can do it except him.
"Besides that, there is another important aspect, which is to build a brick kiln."
"The kilns used to make porcelain need to be not only large but also durable, but the bricks we can buy now do not meet the standards."
"If you use this kind of brick to build a porcelain kiln, it won't take long before the entire kiln is ruined and you have to rebuild it again."
"So, we have to build a brick kiln first to produce quality bricks."
"This job, Lao Luo, will be handed over to you and Lao Wang."
"As for Lao Zheng, you should continue to oversee the expansion of the papermaking workshop."
Hearing this, the three of them nodded quickly.
Then, Luo Bi couldn't help but ask: "Sir, I wonder what kind of porcelain kiln bricks you are talking about are?"
"What are the specific requirements?"
Lao Wang on the side also nodded quickly: "Not bad, not bad, Brother Hao, are there any specific standards?"
Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "The required standard is naturally that it will be fire-resistant by then. Don't worry about how to fire it specifically. I will guide you when the time comes."
Luo Bi nodded and said, "With the Lord's specific guidance, there will be no problem."
Zhao Hao continued, "Then, we need to build a brick kiln quickly and hire a large number of laborers."
"The labor force can be chosen from among our three farms."
"Lao Luo, Lao Wang, please pick out suitable candidates as soon as possible. As for the number of people, the more the better."
"In short, once the groundbreaking ceremony begins, we will build the kiln at full speed."
"As for wages..."
"Lao Luo, please discuss and decide with Master Cheng Fang. I only have one request, and that is to pay 20% more than the normal wages."
According to his original idea, he actually wanted a fixed price of one hundred coins per laborer per day.
But looking at this old man's attitude, and Cheng Fang, if he said this price...
No need to think about it, it will definitely not pass.
So he simply didn't say anything more and just charged 20% more than the normal wage.
"Also, Lao Luo, follow the model of our papermaking workshop and provide two meals a day for the workers."
After hearing what Zhao Hao said, Luo Bi, Zheng Zhiqian, and Wang Mengyu all felt that there was something wrong.
Because that's what they do in the papermaking workshop.
Otherwise, money wouldn't be spent like water.
However, when Cheng Fang heard this, he gradually frowned.
"Sir, this arrangement is not appropriate, is it?"
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