My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 51 Dou’s call? Lu's name?
As Liu Rong said: Regarding the emperor's father, Liu Rong adheres to the principle of not hiding anything if he can, and telling the truth if he can tell the truth.

Especially now, it was the time for me to report my results and ideas to my father, so it was naturally impossible to hide anything.

Emperor Qi was accustomed to this, but he did not forget to nod slowly.

After thinking about it for a moment, he asked again: "Even if you want to make luxurious things, you can also make something that is expensive but has some use?"

"——For example, that soft chain armor?"

"Although it can't be mass-produced, if you can make a hundred and eighty pieces and each one is worth a thousand gold, do you think some of them are worthy enough to spend a lot of money?"

Emperor Qi's question also did not surprise Liu Rong.

To be precise, Liu Rong had thought about this issue as early as when he decided to intervene in the young man's house and open up a way for his father's private purse to make money.

Do you have to make porcelain?

No.

Liu Rong can also make many things that have the same luxury properties as porcelain and have certain practical uses.

But after careful consideration, Liu Rong decided to make porcelain - a pure luxury product that has almost no merits except being exquisite and expensive.

As for the reason, Liu Rong himself had already prepared it.

"Chain soft armor is still armor after all."

"——The system of Emperor Taizu Gao: Anyone who hides armor privately, whether it is one armor or a hundred armors, will be punished as treason."

"Therefore, Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang, almost died in Tingwei's prison in Chang'an because he secretly hid fifty pieces of armor."

"With the soft armor of locks as the source of wealth for the young manor, if we want the nobles and nobles to buy it with confidence, we need permission from our father to keep the armor privately."

"This precedent - the precedent of allowing nobles to hide armor privately is absolutely unacceptable..."

With a deep voice, the look of admiration in Emperor Qi's eyes increased. Liu Rong took a deep breath and said again: "Furthermore, I also have some other ideas about this new way of making money for the Shaofu." .”

"There are no more than a hundred nobles and nobles in my Han family. Even if they all have great wealth, they will not last long."

"——Just like the soft chain armor, even if every noble family buys one, there will only be two hundred at most."

"Once these two hundred pieces are sold, the Shaofu's financial path will be cut off."

"After all, no matter what, it is impossible for my father to allow wealthy businessmen in the private sector to buy something as taboo as soft chain armor from the Shaofu."

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"But porcelain is different: nobles can buy it, wealthy merchants can buy it, and even the princes and vassals of Guandong, the nobles of Baiyue in the south, and even officials of local counties can also buy it."

"In this case, the young master's new way of making money will no longer be a useful thing."

"——Things like porcelain that are extremely luxurious and have no practical use at all are the most suitable."

"And compared to other things, the cost of porcelain is not high. With the foundation of pottery craftsmanship, Shaofu craftsmen will get started quickly and it will be difficult to imitate."

"Combining all the things here, porcelain is the first choice for my son to make money for the young manor."

After expressing all his thoughts, Liu Rong raised his head confidently and waited quietly for the emperor's father's sentencing.

It was said that the verdict was announced, but Liu Rong didn't have the slightest worry in his heart.

——Even if Liu Rong didn't say something clearly, Emperor Qi would definitely be able to think of it.

For example, porcelain, as a close relative of pottery, also has the characteristics of being 'fragile';

For example, porcelain as decoration could also be used to replace cloth, and even grain, rice, salt and tea, as utensils for making peace with the Huns, and even for rewarding officials and princes.

What's more, dumping porcelain to the outside world will not only make money for the nobles and wealthy people in Guandong, but also the Huns in the north and the Baiyue in the south...

"understood."

"I have already told the Young Master to make all the necessary porcelain, so just go ahead and do it." "But next time you have something to do, don't forget to go to Changle early, and don't tell me the truth again."

"——The accusation of being unfilial to the East Palace is something that even I, the majestic emperor, cannot bear."

"Even if you want to reveal your intention to resent Dong Gong because of the Emperor's brother, don't go too far - at least don't go to the point of despising Dong Gong."

Liu Rong accepted the expected admonishment and ended the topic.

Seeing that Emperor Qi had no intention of speaking again, Liu Rong thought about it again and again, but finally did not speak again.

——Liu Rong actually wanted to ask the emperor's father: How is the marriage going, and what's going on with the old Prime Minister Shen Tujia.

But after much thought, I finally felt that as the emperor's eldest son, it was still inappropriate to mention these sensitive topics.

Some things don’t need to be explained too thoroughly.

it is more than words……

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After sending away Emperor Qi, Liu Rong and his son, Empress Dowager Dou stayed alone in Changle Palace, unable to recover from her thoughts for a long time.

As the queen mother of the Han family, Dou knew the role she needed to play.

But since that idea took root in her heart, Empress Dowager Dou became increasingly unsure of how she should treat Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor.

——Logically speaking, as the eldest son of the emperor and half-quasi-prince, Liu Rong should be treated by Empress Dowager Dou with a stern but loving attitude, and a strict but gentle attitude.

But the idea of ​​an emperor's younger brother made Empress Dowager Dou instinctively hostile to Liu Rong, as if the only person standing in front of Liang Wang Liu Wu was Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor.

Until today, when Liu Rong expressed his dissatisfaction in tears, Queen Mother Dou finally realized what consequences she might have for what she was about to do...

"Awu has become the emperor's younger brother and the emperor's eldest son, how should he deal with himself..."

"A hundred years after Aqi, Awu takes the throne. Can the emperor's eldest son really become the crown prince?"

"As long as I'm here, Awu won't dare to mess around."

"But if it were then, I would be gone..."

The more she thought about it, the more distressed Empress Dowager Dou felt. Her chest was blocked by a puff of air that she couldn't spit out.

Feeling that the Queen Mother was in an abnormal mood, the palace staff became increasingly cautious, tiptoeing when walking and not daring to make the slightest sound.

After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Dou took a deep breath and came back from her thoughts with a worried look on her face.

"Go to Tangyihou Mansion and summon the prostitute."

"Take the middle doctor Yuan Ang and the prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying again..."

"——Forget it, Dou Ying, please stop screaming."

"First find the prostitute, and then let Yuan An wait outside the palace."

The Queen Mother gave the order, and the palace people immediately took the order and took the Queen Mother's order to the imperial guard Langguan inside the palace gate.

While waiting for Princess Liu of Guantao and the doctor Yuan An, Empress Dowager Dou felt increasingly uneasy in her heart.

"The late emperor took over the throne of his elder brother, Emperor Xiaohui, and Emperor Xiaohui became extinct."

"If in the future, Awu also takes over his brother's throne, then the emperor's sons..."

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"Huh~~~~..."

"Am I about to turn into Queen Mother Lu?"

"I, the Dou family, will soon become the Lu family..."

(End of this chapter)