Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

Lu Xi did not ask any more questions, and brought the topic back to the colored glass: "Last time you said that this colored glass was used as window paper, why is it used on lanterns?"

"The paper used to paste windows is the same as the paper used to paste lanterns, so there is no difference when using it on lanterns."

Ling Chuan had already put the lit oil lamp into the lantern. The transparent colored glaze did not affect the light of the oil lamp at all. When the two huge glass lanterns were taken outside, they clearly illuminated a large section of the street.

"Not bad, not bad. This glazed window paper is really useful. Please prepare some for me. I will take it back to replace the window paper in the study."

"No problem, just send someone to pick it up in a couple of days."

Ling Chuan was just thinking about how to coax Lu Xi into the room, but Lu Xi said, "By the way, I have talked to the palace about your white sugar, and it has been purchased by the palace. Someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to see you someday."

Ling Chuan's eyes lit up: "Really? That's great. By the way, I told Lao Cao a few days ago that I wanted to find a place outside the city to build a sugar workshop. Does Miss Lu know anyone who is willing to rent a piece of land to me?"

Lu Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why be so polite? I'm also a shareholder of Yunfuji. Leave this matter to me."

"Okay, okay, it's really nice to be under a big tree to enjoy the shade. I won't be polite then." Ling Chuan said, "By the way, have you eaten yet? Do you want me to make you some noodles with soybean paste?"

When Lu Xi heard about the noodles with soybean paste, she recalled the beautiful scene with Ling Chuan in the room last time. She lowered her head involuntarily, but then she raised her head again: "I have something to tell you. Let's go to your place."

Ling Chuan was delighted and followed him, but he didn't expect Lu Xi to order him again: "Lao Cao, you come too."

Ling Chuan was stunned for a moment. It turned out that something really happened.

In the reception room downstairs in the small building, Lu Xi and Ling Chuan were sitting. Cao Huanchun didn't dare to sit with them and could only stand aside.

"Ling Chuan, you are now considered a member of the East Factory, so I will not hide some things from you. You have to shoulder the responsibilities of the East Factory."

Seeing Lu Xi's serious expression, Ling Chuan replied seriously, "Everything is already being done. There is a small abandoned temple outside the city. The statue of the evil god has already been set up there. We just need to create some incense and it will be ready to go."

"I'm not talking about this. Do you know what the East Factory's responsibilities are?"

Ling Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Supervising all officials?"

Lu Xi glanced at him and said, "You do have some knowledge, but you don't have this authority before the East Factory is restored. Now the first thing you need to do is to pay attention to a few important people."

"Who?"

Lu Xi took out a piece of paper and placed it in front of Ling Chuan: "Do you remember the person who cut your arm before?"

Ling Chuan nodded, took the note and glanced at it. The first person on the list was King Ning, Lu Yi.

"A few days ago, a body of a man in black was found in the canal outside the city. It is suspected that he is from Prince Ning's Mansion, so you have to send someone to keep an eye on Prince Ning's Mansion."

Ling Chuan glanced at the note again: "There are so many people on it, I can't keep an eye on them all."

Lu Xi glanced at Cao Huanchun and said, "I'll leave the recruitment to you. You're also an old man in the East Factory. You should know who can be recruited and who cannot be recruited."

"The slave knows."

Lu Xi looked at Ling Chuan again: "You are responsible for giving advice, and Lao Cao can handle the matter. However, you need to speed up. Many people in the court have been restless recently."

Ling Chuan immediately felt the pressure. I was just doing a small business, how did it get involved with the imperial court? The job of the head of the East Factory didn't seem to be easy.

He glanced at Cao Huanchun twice, then leaned close to Lu Xi's ear and whispered, "If I can handle this matter with the East Factory, will I be qualified to marry you?"

Lu Xi blushed, then lowered her head: "Then you must at least take control of the entire East Factory."

Ling Chuan slapped the table and said, "Just for what you said, I promise to do a good job."

But he soon thought of another question and glanced down: "I heard that only eunuchs can be the supervisor of the East Factory. I hope they won't kill me when the time comes."

Lu Xi's face turned even redder, and he glared at Ling Chuan fiercely: "Don't worry, as long as your contribution is great enough, the emperor won't mind whether the person in charge of the East Factory is a eunuch."

"That's good, that's good, hehe."

Lu Xi stood up and said, "Now that we have finished talking, I will leave first."

"Hey, you haven't eaten your noodles yet."

Lu Xi understood the meaning of Ling Chuan's words, and her face was already hot: "Wait until next time."

After sending Lu Xi away, Ling Chuan directed all his resentment at Cao Huanchun: "You said you were going to recruit people a long time ago, but I haven't seen you recruit anyone until today."

Cao Huanchun was stunned for a moment, then spread his hands and said, "Hiring people costs money. Master Ling, you have taken over the shop until now, but you haven't received a penny in dividends yet."

Ling Chuan slapped his forehead and said, "I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot about it. We'll check the accounts, pay the workers, and distribute the dividends tonight."

Cao Huanchun rubbed his hands. He was in charge of all the accounts in the shop. Although the detailed accounts had not been calculated yet, he still knew how much silver was in the accounts.

That's more than six thousand taels of silver. If the dividend is distributed according to a 30% stake, one can get one or two thousand taels of silver, which will be enough to recruit some people from the underworld.

But he never expected that after the accounts were counted, Ling Chuan just withheld three thousand taels of silver, saying that it was the operating capital of the shop, and only took out three thousand taels of silver for dividends.

Finally, Cao Huanchun looked at the nine hundred taels of silver in his hand and said, "This little bit of silver is not enough to recruit people."

Ling Chuan glared: "Nine hundred taels is not enough? Who are you going to recruit? The best master in the world?"

Cao Huanchun was speechless. It was obvious that Ling Chuan was not knowledgeable in this area.

"Hey, Mr. Ling, the people doing our job earn their livings by risking their lives. Prince Ning's mansion has its own guards. If they keep an eye on Prince Ning's mansion all day, once they are discovered and caught, they will be dead. No, it should be said that they are neither able to live nor to die. How many people can you recruit with this little money?"

Ling Chuan scratched his head: "If that's the case, this little bit of silver is really not enough."

"That's right, so Ling Dangtou should just take out the three thousand taels and divide them up."

Ling Chuan pondered and said, "Then why don't you think of a way to recruit some cheaper and safer people to just keep an eye on us? There's no need to hire any martial arts masters."

Just as Cao Huanchun was about to retort, Ling Chuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "I have an idea. Not only does it not cost money, but it might even make money."

"What did you say? You can still make money?" Cao Huanchun was completely confused: "I say, Ling Dangtou, have you gone crazy doing business? Why do you only think about making money when you do anything?"

Ling Chuan rolled his eyes: "What do you know? I'm killing two birds with one stone. No, three birds with one stone."