Xu Zhizhou took the thin piece of paper from Shang Shaoyan with some suspicion, glanced at it briefly, and then asked, puzzled, "This... glass, what is it?"
The ingredients listed weren't unusual, and the recipe wasn't particularly difficult to make. He really didn't know what rare or unusual thing this recipe could produce.
Shang Shaoyan chuckled lightly, and Prefect Xu's ears inexplicably turned red. He heard the unseen Princess Heyang speak unhurriedly: "Don't worry, Lord Xu. Heyang will pay out of her own pocket to make a batch of glass first. If you think it's suitable, then we can mass-produce it later. You should know that this is a good way to make money."
Xu Zhizhou felt helpless. He didn't think that this county princess, who was ordered by His Majesty to find the Iron-Eating Beast, could come up with "good things to make money." However, since she was willing to pay out of her own pocket, it wasn't a difficult task. He would just treat it as a way to appease her.
So he nodded readily and said, "Princess, rest assured, I'll take care of this."
Shang Shaoyan knew he didn't believe her, but she didn't care much. She just felt bad that she had spent a lot of money again. The military pay in the Northwest was often embezzled. She and Shang Yunlan didn't know how much they had secretly subsidized to prevent trouble. Not to mention the weapons they had made earlier, which also cost a lot.
I just hope I can make some money back from the glass business.
Shang Shaoyan thought for a moment, and finally said, "Lord Xu, this matter is even more urgent than finding the Iron-Eating Beast. I'll trouble you."
Prefect Xu waved his hand dismissively—to be honest, it was utterly absurd for His Majesty to send a frail young woman all the way to this remote place, Shu Prefecture, to search for rare iron-eating beasts. He felt particularly sorry for Shang Shaoyan's difficult situation; moreover, with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion behind Shang Shaoyan, he was happy to give her face.
He would have been troubled if the Princess of Heyang wanted something else, but he breathed a sigh of relief—the Princess of Heyang seemed to be a money-loving person. Fortunately, fortunately, she only loved money.
Xu Zhizhou was a somewhat simple-minded person; his thoughts were written all over his face. Shang Shaoyan almost couldn't help but laugh when he saw his ever-changing expressions.
She bowed to Prefect Xu as a farewell, and then entered the house.
...
Prefect Xu's original name was Xu Xian, a homonym for Xu Xian, and he had three older brothers.
The origin of this name is said to be that his mother loved reading strange tales when she was pregnant with him. She was deeply influenced by the story of Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen and wanted a beautiful daughter. So she decided on the name "Xu Xian" in advance. However, after he was born, she was afraid that her son would grow up to be a scoundrel like Xu Xian. So she hesitated for a moment and changed the name to "Xu Xian".
When he came of age, his father was engrossed in a collection of stories about chivalrous heroes and insisted on giving him the courtesy name "Po Feng" (破风). This was because the stories were a series of interconnected tales, and the protagonist's signature move was called "Po Feng".
Xu Xian: "..."
After much persuasion, he finally changed it to "not envious," taken from the phrase "I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals"—yes, it's easy to see that this was his mother's idea.
With such unreliable parents, Xu Xian always felt unfortunate in terms of his name.
After arriving in Shu Prefecture to take up his post, he met the general of the Western Suburbs Camp, a strong man who was nine feet tall. His surname was "Tai" and his given name was "Jian". Ordinary people dared not call him by his name for fear of being beaten.
Xu Xian smiled.
Suddenly I feel like my name isn't so bad.
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