I sat up in shock from my dying illness, and found that only the shell of the lantern was left.
Liu Tan pulled Lu Xuan up and said, "Stop playing around, it's time to get down to business."
Lu Xuan silently had someone bring up the map and said, "I've already marked out the areas where you need to plant saltwood. There are also a few areas where we can expand the surface of Oxbow Lake."
Liu Tan looked at the clearly marked map in shock and asked, "When did you do this?"
Lu Xuan raised his chin slightly and smiled dignifiedly, "While you were dealing with things every day, I had some free time so I did some work. I discussed this with Xu Lin before. He said that although the method he had come up with sounded feasible, it hadn't been tried before, so it was best not to rush into it too quickly. Of course, we could plant more saltwood trees first."
Seeing him like this, Liu Tan couldn't help but lean over and kiss him: "A Xuan, you are awesome."
This saved him a lot of trouble. He had already made a schedule in his mind. Although the lanterns were important, he still had to arrange the planting of salt trees and the exploration of the oxbow lake first.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan had already helped him get the job done.
Lu Xuan glanced at Huo Guang, resisting the urge to hug him back. He simply said, "I'm also thinking about the Wusun. The wider the Northern Border's irrigation area is, the better it might be for us to divert water there in the future."
Lu Xuan has been moving the Wusun Kingdom's sphere of influence eastwards. He came here with the intention of becoming Liu Tan's neighbor in the future. Although the environment in the Northern Border Kingdom is not very good, at least there is a river. Outside of Madam Fan City, there are vast Gobi and deserts. If you want to survive in that place, you must first have an oasis.
He sent people to investigate the Xiongnu for a long time but did not find any suitable opponents. If it really didn't work, he could only rely on Junji Mountain and Zhuoxie Mountain, but they were a bit far from Shuofang.
Liu Tan thought about the terrain on the Xiongnu side and felt a little worried: "This won't be easy."
Huo Guang could hardly stand it any longer. Was diverting water so easy? Lu Xuan simply opened his mouth and said so!
Fortunately, Lu Xuan smiled and said, "I was just saying it casually."
Liu Tan simply said, "Saltwood is actually very suitable for growing in the desert. Let's discuss it later. Langjuxu Mountain is located in the north of the desert and is difficult to manage..."
Huo Guang finally lost his patience and said, "Your Highness, Langjuxu Mountain is nearly a thousand miles away from Madam Fan's city!"
Isn't it too early to think about this now? Even Lady Fan City isn't ours!
Liu Tan fell silent for a moment, then said, "Then... let's send people to plant salt trees first. Ah Xuan, let's go make lanterns."
As if afraid that Huo Guang would nag again, he quickly said, "I'll go to the palace after I finish making the lanterns and have them get everything ready."
If nothing else, the earth dragon must be burned first.
After entering late autumn, the temperature here has basically dropped rapidly. Not only that, Liu Tan also has to bring some warm clothes with him.
Liu Che had never been to such a far place during his eastern tour before. The places he visited were relatively warm and humid. If he was going from a cold place to a warm place, it might be okay, but from a warm place to a cold place... Liu Tan began to worry about the health of his pig-hoofed father.
Lu Xuan was pulled by him all the way to the backyard of the palace, with a rolling ball joining them.
Lu Xuan was a little puzzled: "Lanterns? What lanterns?"
He had never heard Liu Tan say that before.
Liu Tan immediately had the lanterns that had been made earlier taken out and said, "This is it."
When Lu Xuan saw the golden and red koi, his eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Is this a fish? You must have drawn it, right? This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful fish."
If Liu Tan had a tail, it would have been pointing up to the sky by now.
He said happily, "I'll draw you a better one later."
Lu Xuan said very sensibly, "Is this what you prepared for His Majesty? Don't worry about me, I can see it anyway."
Liu Tan touched his face and said, "Beauty, you are so good, what reward do you want?"
Lu Xuan came closer and chuckled maliciously: "Anything is fine?"
Liu Tan leaned back slightly, looked away and said, "Well, stop making trouble. We have to fix the lanterns first."
Lu Xuan was both angry and amused, and couldn't help but rub Liu Tan's head. This little bastard had dirty thoughts but no guts. He was usually harsh with his words, but if he really wanted to go further, he would run faster than anyone else.
Liu Tan shrank his neck, put the lantern aside and started fiddling with it.
Lu Xuan squatted to the side, holding Gungun in one hand to prevent it from causing trouble for Liu Tan, and asked, "Isn't this already done? Why do you need to do it again?"
Liu Tan glanced at Gungun, who was being held down by Lu Xuan's hand, and felt even more worried.
It is known that Gun Gun can kill a wolf with three slaps, and Lu Xuan can hold Gun Gun down with one hand. So how many wolves can be killed by Lu Xuan's strength?
Liu Tan was thinking about all these things in his mind, and said casually: "I want the lanterns to float on the water, it will look better that way."
Lu Xuan was silent for a moment and then said, "It's been quite cold lately."
"Hmm?" Liu Tan turned to look at Lu Xuan. "What?"
Lu Xuan said, "The lanterns look better at night, don't they?"
Liu Tan smiled and said, "Of course."
Lu Xuan sighed, "But the water will freeze over at night."
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment.
He thought about it carefully and found that it was true. The temperature now was already very cold and it would definitely drop below zero at night. By then, his lantern would not be floating on the water, but frozen on the ice!
Liu Tan felt a little uneasy. He suddenly remembered something very important: "That's not right. The palace's pool isn't frozen?"
Miao Rui, who was standing by, whispered, "Your Highness, salt has been added to the pond."
Although adding salt cannot prevent freezing 100%, it is somewhat helpful. It is not winter yet, so it still works.
Liu Tan thought about it and felt that he could still afford the money. The most important thing was that he had provided fresh water for Liu Che's Changshou Palace.
Lu Xuan whispered, "Although the lanterns are beautiful, the weather is too cold. I'm worried someone will take advantage of this to cause trouble."
Liu Tan thought about it and agreed. It would be fine if people were not sick and walked outside to watch the lanterns in the middle of winter, but if they were sick, it would be easy to cause problems.
Liu Tan pondered for a while and said, "It doesn't matter. I have another way."
After he finished speaking, he turned to Miao Rui and said, "Go find some high-quality crystals, and then tell the craftsmen to melt and forge a few crystal windows according to the size of the windows in the Longevity Hall."
Miao Rui was stunned for a moment: "Using crystal... as a window?"
Liu Tan nodded. "Yes, the crystal is transparent. This way we can see the lanterns inside the temple, right?"
What a perfect solution.
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that people will accuse you of being extravagant again?"
That's crystal. It's already a luxury to use crystal to make a set of cups, but Liu Tan actually wants to use it to make windows.
Liu Tan looked at Lu Xuan expressionlessly and said, "I just wanted to remind my father that I'm not short of money anymore. Please stop sending me money!"
Lu Xuan: ...
I always feel that his Ah Tan is making a double entendre.
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