Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The next day, the little princess welcomed three little friends, and Li Xu found an artist to draw patterns of jewelry with him. The artist was quite famous in South Vietnam, and he was happy to be summoned for several days, thinking that King Shun was looking for He went to paint a portrait and couldn't sleep for several days.

After arriving at the palace, I heard that King Shun asked me to draw patterns of women's jewelry with him. The artist held his breath and refused: "The patterns of jewelry are mostly made by women, because women know women's taste better, forgive me. People don't know much about it."

"Master Song misunderstood. I didn't ask you to design jewelry, but just asked you to help me paint. My painting skills are really unsightly. You need to perfect them, otherwise the artisans may not understand my paintings."

Song Yan exclaimed in amazement: "Did the prince draw it himself?"

"Yeah, I have nothing to do, I have designed several new styles of jewelry, and I want craftsmen to make them."

The corners of Song Yan's mouth twitched, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare, he thought to himself: It was rumored outside that King Shun was good at cooking and doing women's affairs, but I didn't expect that he not only likes to cook, but also likes to draw red from women, it's really unimaginable, How did such a prince convince all the officials.

Li Xu can draw engineering drawings, but the engineering drawings are full of lines, and the jewelry drawings need to be drawn more carefully. After drawing, he felt that the jewelry made according to his own drawings might not be sold, so he found a famous local painter. .

He is actually not good at jewelry design, but after all, he has watched a lot, and there are so many kinds of jewelry in those film and television dramas, and he can think of dozens of them with a little memory.

Of course, he is just starting. The craftsmen under him have unique vision and rich inspiration. Just give him a little hint, and he can definitely design all kinds of styles.

"If Master Song doesn't like to do this kind of painting, I won't force you, so I'll trouble you to make a trip." Li Xu put on a gesture of seeing off guests. He doesn't like to make things difficult for others, and Song Yan isn't the only painter in Nanyue.

Song Yan struggled for a moment, it was a good thing for him to be able to come to the palace to increase his status, but if outsiders knew that he had painted these things, would they look down on him?

"Master Song, you don't need to feel embarrassed, this king will not force others to make things difficult." Li Xu called Wu Jin in after finishing speaking, and said: "Good luck to send Master Song out, and arrange the carriages and horses."

"Here." Wu Jin bowed his head and promised, then walked up to Song Yan and bent slightly, "Master Song, please!"

Song Yan stood up, took a step forward, then retracted, turned around and knelt down towards Li Xu, "Can the prince keep it secret?"

"Oh? You don't want to sign your name on the design drawings?" Li Xu looked at him in surprise. How many people in modern times want to get something for nothing and own someone else's design. The person in front of him actually regards his work as a scourge. It's a bit sad. .

"I don't think so. Caomin is good at fine brushwork. He usually paints beauties, and he also paints flowers, birds and landscapes."

"I have seen your paintings, and I am deeply impressed. I feel that your painting skills are suitable for drawing patterns, so I invited you here. And when you paint beauties, don't you also paint pearls and hairpins? What's the difference?"

"Naturally it's different. The grass-roots are just drawing from the gourd, and they didn't design these women's things themselves."

Li Xu shook his head and said in disapproval: "Who said that jewelry is only worn by women, the jade hairpin on Master Song's head, the jade on his waist, and the finger ring on his hand are all accessories."

Song Yan couldn't refute, but she disagreed in her heart.

"Okay, since you don't want to sign it, it's fine. Originally, you were just a ghostwriter. The accessories made by the artisans of my palace will bear their respective logos, and these design drawings do not need to be signed."

In this era, design drawings are not the most important thing, but craftsmen who can make things according to the drawings are the most important. Li Xu will not compete with them for the right to authorship.

Song Yan was relieved, and when she saw Li Xu handing him a stack of drawings, she said shyly, "These are all my spare works, and they are a bit rough, so it's up to Master Song to perfect them."

Song Yan didn't think it was such a difficult task. When he got the artwork and looked at it, he knew that he had taken it for granted. The prince's paintings were too abstract, and he had to have a direction if he wanted to perfect it.

Fortunately, Li Xu knew this, and explained his thoughts to him. Song Yan finally put the drawing aside, and didn't want to refer to it at all, so he might as well redraw it himself.

His painting skills are indeed outstanding. The brush in his hand is like Ma Liang's magic brush. There is no need to alter every stroke, and even the finest lines can be drawn clearly. The roots are clear, as expected of everyone.

Song Yan lived in the palace for three days before finishing the design drawings. After reviewing the drawings, he realized that the prince's vision was so high. Some of these jewelry are grand and dignified, some are graceful and delicate, and some are simple and elegant. There are also some delicate and cute ones, which are definitely suitable for those young children.

Li Xu gave him a lot of money, and suggested: "Since Master Song is good at drawing pictures of beauties, why don't you help design some jewelry or clothes when you have time? I think that men's aesthetics of women are different from women's." It’s different, but women want to please themselves, and they should also like what men think is beautiful.”

Song Yan wanted to refuse in private, but the price offered by King Shun was extremely high. Although he was a little famous, selling paintings was too vulgar, which he always disdained.

And he thinks what the prince said is right. Men's aesthetics towards women are indeed different from women's. When he usually draws beauties, he also thinks that they are not perfect. It should be fine to go out, right?

Li Xu saw his struggle, and continued to work hard, saying: "Master Song doesn't need to reply to this king immediately. When he returns home, he will draw a few random pictures. It doesn't matter if he doesn't. I just appreciate Master Song's paintings and think that with Master Song's eyes, I can definitely design the most beautiful clothes and jewelry, if Mrs. Zun can wear the clothes and jewelry you designed, she will definitely shine."

Song Yan's heart was moved. He always felt that his wife's dress was very rigid and boring, and he couldn't buy satisfactory ones outside. If he could design it himself, it would indeed add a little bit of color to his wife.

No one doesn't like a beautiful wife. If Song Yan was put into modern times, she would definitely be a Yan dog. She immediately agreed: "Caomin has never tried this before, and it may not be able to draw it well, and it may not satisfy the prince. Caomin will do his best. .”

Li Xu smiled with satisfaction: "Then I am looking forward to Master Song's masterpiece."

Li Xu's jewelry this time is mainly gold, silver, and pearls. The mines on Shelter Island have been dug through, and the first gold mines were sent half a month ago. This kind of raw ore still needs to be refined to get gold. In the past, Shelter Island did not have such technology, so they sold the raw ore at a discount and got gold and silver. Li Xu got Shelter Island, and by the way, a warehouse of raw ore.

Refining gold must not be carried out in the territory of South Vietnam, it is too eye-catching, but it is best not to be on the shelter island, where there are many people and people are busy, Li Xu abolished the regional restrictions, then the mine cannot be concealed, and it is mined. The original ore is not conspicuous, and it is not afraid of being missed when it is transported out of the island in time.

Li Xu plans to set up the refinery on Chenxi Island. Chenxi Island has not been reported to the imperial court. Outsiders don't know that he has such an island in his hands, and there are enough armed forces on the island. Building a gold refining factory in the deep mountains should be Not easy to spot.

Such a large amount of gold would definitely not be able to be transported back and used as gold circulation, so he came up with a way to open a jewelry store and sell these shady gold.

Pearls are a special product of South Vietnam. He must sell pearls to make people think of South Vietnam when they mention pearls, just like rock tea.

"How long has Kou Xiao been away?" Li Xu asked Wu Jin.

"It's been ten days."

Li Xu muttered in a low voice: "How dare you not receive a letter for ten days."

Wu Jin bowed his head as if he hadn't heard, and then listened to Li Xu's order: "Go to the factory in the western suburbs and call Lei Zhan, I have something to order." Wu Jin went to do it immediately, and half an hour later he brought the detonator in a carriage. Come on, Lei Zhan is now mainly in charge of private salt affairs. The factory in the western suburbs is just his office, but he rarely manages it anymore.

Considering his age, Li Xu didn't dare to exploit him too much, and assigned him four assistants, who were more high-profile than his real boss.

Ever since King Shun found out that he had sold private salt, Lei Zhan was afraid that he would settle accounts with him one day, so he has been working hard, never slack off, and even more so, he never dared to be greedy for a penny.

Therefore, when he knelt in front of Li Xu at this time, he was particularly confident, "My lord Jin An, I don't know what is the purpose of summoning the humble servant?"

Li Xu asked him to sit down, "I've said it many times, the old manager Lei is getting old, so kneeling and saluting will be exempted, and we are not outsiders."

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness, but etiquette cannot be discarded."

Li Xu waved his hand and didn't bother with this issue anymore. He first asked about the accounts and sales of private salt this month, and he was relieved to know that everything was going in a good direction. Salt income was still the biggest source of income for the palace, and This money returns very quickly and can bring a stable cash flow every month.

"Several new salt wells were dug in Shu County a few years ago, and the price of official salt was [-]% lower, but the quality is not as good as our salt, so old customers are still there. As for other counties, it has not been enough to sell. of."

"Okay, just check it out, don't be too tired, just let the people below do the small things."

Lei Zhan has experienced ups and downs in his life, but he feels that when he is old, it is the time when he has the most energy. It seems that the profits that are rolling in, he can even wake up from a dream.

"Don't worry, my lord, I want to work in a humble job for another 20 years, and I will take good care of my health."

Li Xu also just casually said that the benefits of the senior management of the palace are very good, regular medical examinations, and good things like health pills are distributed, and the daily food is also good, so everyone is in good health.

"I invited you here today to ask, do you know any loyal workers in the factory?"

"My lord, what is the meaning of this?" Lei Zhan was shocked, thinking that someone else's eyeliner had sneaked into the factory again, and the incident last time was over with great difficulty.

"This king wants to recruit a group of workers to overseas islands to do some private things. He wants to be loyal to this king, to be honest and responsible, not to talk much, and it may take a year to come back. You send a message to the manager of the factory. Let them choose the right person to report."

Lei Zhan thought that Li Xu wanted to invite people to the sheltered island, so he agreed without saying a word. He knew that many people didn't want to leave home, and the life on the island was too lonely after all. Fortunately, the salary was high, and there must be someone willing to go. of.

"The humble staff will reply to you tomorrow."

"No rush, report to the list within five days, and this king will ask someone to investigate their family background. Of course, it is still important to pay attention to personal wishes."

"I don't know how many people the prince needs to recruit?"

"Let's recruit 30 people first." Refining gold is not a tiring job, and he plans to recruit some people from Shelter Island and some people from Nanyue.

These are trivial matters. After Li Xu gave his orders, he asked his servants to handle them. Now many businesses are on the right track, and the funds are returned quickly. Basically, there is no need to worry about money. Li Xu also obviously slowed down his pace.

It's easy for people to think about messy things when they are free. No. 15 days after Kou Xiao left, Li Xu realized that he missed him a lot. They have their own careers, they don't disturb each other, they've only been separated for half a month, and the previous life was just a time for a business trip.

"Father, you seem unhappy." The little princess looked at her father with her chin propped up.

"No, why would you think that way? Father is free today. How about taking you to go boating?"

"I don't want to go to the pond in the backyard. It's too small. Father, please take Shu'er to the sea."

"It's too late, let's go another day, how about playing cuju with you?" Li Xu passed on the modern football method to the little princess, and she and her friends love to play this game recently.

"After playing for half a day, Shu'er can't run anymore, let's change to something else."

"Then let's practice calligraphy together." Li Xu thinks this is a good idea. He still can't write calligraphy well, and he will practice calligraphy whenever he has time.

"Master's homework assignment today is three big characters, and Shu'er has finished writing."

"Then you can practice with your father for a while, and read books by yourself. Didn't Xiao Wu buy a few story books a few days ago, so go borrow them and read."

The little princess blushed slightly, lowered her head and said, "That's...that's an impure book. The master said that women should read less, so as not to be misled by aesthetics. By the way, what is aesthetics?"

Li Xu pointed to the two cups on the table and asked, "Which cup do you think looks better?"

On the table were the teacups of Li Xu and the little princess, one was a white jade cup and the other was a glass. The little princess pointed to her own glass without hesitation and said, "Shu'er's glass is beautiful."

The scented tea is brewed in a transparent glass cup, and the color is indeed gorgeous and beautiful.

Li Xu nodded and said: "Yes, this is Shu'er's aesthetics. You will have your own favorite things and characters. Maybe it is different from others. Everyone's aesthetics are somewhat different."

"Then why did the master say that he misled Shu'er's aesthetics?"

"Probably because most of these stories are love stories between poor scholars and rich daughters." At the moment, the right way is right.

The little princess naturally doesn't understand love, but she knows the cause and effect, and knows that marriage is a combination of a man and a woman, and then she can have a baby.

"Father, do you think this kind of aesthetics is not good?"

"I can't say it's not good. It depends on the situation. Shu'er can like any kind of man in the future. If you really choose a poor boy, it must be because he has special advantages." Li Xu didn't think that the man he raised The daughter will take a liking to a scumbag.

The little princess didn't think so far, and even felt that it was impossible for her to like any man other than her father, oh, except Uncle Kou, so she asked, "Can Shu'er marry Uncle Kou when she grows up?"

"Pfft!" Li Xu spat out a mouthful of water, coughed earth-shatteringly, and looked at his precious daughter in shock: "Why do you have such an idea? Uncle Kou is much older than you, and when you grow up, he will be old. "

"But the father is one year older than Uncle Kou. Shu'er likes the king the most, but everyone says that he can't marry his father. Uncle Kou is Shu'er's second favorite person, so marry him."

Li Xu wiped off the water stains from the corners of his mouth, hugged the little princess on his lap, and told her solemnly: "No, Uncle Kou can't marry you. He is your other father. When you grow up, you will meet him again." To the person you like, don't think about it now."

"Uncle Kou's surname is Kou, why is Shu'er another father? And isn't there only one father?"

"Hey, didn't you have a mother and a father before? You don't have a mother anymore, so your father found a father for you. We are also a family of three."

"It's so difficult to understand." The little princess had never thought deeply about the relationship between their father and daughter and Kou Xiao, so when she first heard this kind of statement, she felt incomprehensible.

"It's okay, you'll understand later." Li Xu thought to himself: What if my daughter doesn't recognize the relationship between him and Kou Xiao in the future?Sure enough, all homosexuals have to face the test of their families.