I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 16 Production Completed
"Hosen! Housen!"

"Your Highness, I'm here!" Hou Sen appeared in front of Zhu Houxuan in an instant, with his waist bent and his head lowered, not daring to look up for another second.

"Bring in my sedan chair!"

The sedan chair was quickly carried over, accompanied by several palace maids.

Zhu Houxuan waved his hand and asked the palace maids to help Liu Yourong to his sedan chair. However, Liu Yourong had lost most of his ability to move due to the ups and downs of his mood tonight and could only let the palace maids do whatever they wanted.

But Liu Yourong knew that this sedan chair was not suitable for her to sit on, so she struggled to stand up.

Zhu Houxuan pushed her back without any hesitation, then reached out to help her adjust her cloak.

"Although the weather is getting warmer, sister still needs to be more careful." Zhu Houxuan said softly.

Liu Yourong stopped struggling instantly and buried his head in the shadow of his cloak, making it impossible to see his expression.

Zhu Houxun took out a jade pendant from his body and gently placed it on Liu Yourong's leg.

"Sister, you've taken the trouble to come here in the middle of the night today. Consider this as my token of gratitude!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the eunuchs to carry Liu Yourong back to Changchun Palace. This ended everything quickly and decisively.

Watching the sedan chair disappear into the night, Zhu Houxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not regret making such a decision. If he let Liu Yourong stay in Cunxin Palace overnight today, then what he said in front of Concubine Liu about making the Ming Dynasty great again would become a joke.

If he can’t even pass the test of women, how can he talk about making the Ming Dynasty great again?

He believed that after Liu Yourong returned, Concubine Liu would understand what he meant.

Sending Liu Yourong back was to show Concubine Liu his determination.

Giving the jade pendant to Liu Yourong and letting Liu Yourong wear his cloak and sit on his sedan chair to go back was to tell Concubine Liu that although he rejected Liu Yourong today, he still wanted Liu Yourong as a person.

The next day Zhu Houxuan was unable to get up early because he tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep the night before.

By the time he arrived at Gongzheng Institute, it was already afternoon.

With usable springs, other components became easier to make. Jin Tong and his team had already built the guide rails and countersunk rails, and the carpenters at Gongzheng Institute had also made a loom that was twice as wide as the Ming Dynasty looms.

He directed the craftsmen to install the shuttle on the new loom.

In this way, the first flying shuttle loom in the Ming Dynasty was made.

Zhu Houxuan took out the cotton yarn that he had prepared long ago and tried operating the new loom. Weaving was not a difficult thing to learn, and he learned it after watching it a few times.

Every time the shuttle crosses the warp on the guide rail, the loom rewinds once according to his operation, and the weaving speed is very impressive.

Because the previous Ming Dynasty looms required manual holding of the shuttle to cross the warp, the operation was cumbersome and inefficient, and it also limited the width of the cloth. Because the shuttle had to be manually passed, in order to facilitate operation, the width of the cloth was generally about the same as the weaver's shoulder width.

But with the invention of the flying shuttle, this limitation was gone, so Zhu Houxuan asked carpenters to make a loom that was twice as wide as the Ming Dynasty loom, so that the width of the cloth woven would be twice that of an ordinary loom.

Zhu Houxuan operated for a quarter of an hour and roughly estimated that the weaving efficiency was about twice that of an ordinary loom. If the cloth width was doubled, the final weaving efficiency would be four times that of an ordinary loom.

The craftsmen present all saw the efficiency of the flying shuttle loom, and they all looked at Zhu Houxuan in awe.

Zhu Houxuan ordered his men to pull up the flying shuttle loom and head towards Changchun Palace. He couldn't wait to show it to Concubine Liu. On the way, he met his eldest and second uncles. After being scolded by Concubine Liu yesterday, they came to the palace again today. After seeing the scene on Zhu Houxuan's side, they insisted on going with him to watch the fun.

Zhu Houxuan had no choice but to agree.

And in Changchun Palace, a conversation was going on.

"Eunuch Yu, your method doesn't work very well!" Concubine Liu said a little tiredly. She didn't sleep well yesterday.

"The young prince's concentration is so extraordinary, it shows that he will achieve great things in the future!" Yu Chunlai no longer had the nonchalant look he had yesterday, and said in a flattering tone.

"Okay, stop flattering me and think about what to do next. I'm in a difficult situation now." Concubine Liu said impatiently.

"I have a guess in my mind, but I don't know if I should tell you or not."

"Speak quickly!"

"Normally, the young prince should not be able to hold back at his age, but he did. I dare to speculate whether the young prince likes men."

"That seems to make sense. Do you mean to find a good-looking boy and try again?"

Concubine Liu was not too surprised to hear this, because this kind of thing was an elegant thing among the literati in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, so it was quite common. The sons of aristocratic families also often kept handsome servants as their own book boys.

Zhang Dai, a great writer in the late Ming Dynasty, wrote in his epitaph: "When I was young, I was a dandy boy who loved luxury, fine houses, beautiful maids, young boys, bright clothes, delicious food, fine horses, bright lights, fireworks, opera theaters, music, antiques, flowers and birds. I was addicted to tea and oranges, and obsessed with books and poetry. I worked hard for half my life, but it all became a dream."

"But it's up to the Toffee to decide."

"Then where can we find that handsome young servant?" Concubine Liu finally decided to give it a try.

"I can send someone to look for you outside the palace."

"He's someone from outside the palace, his origin is unknown and he doesn't know the rules." Concubine Liu was not very satisfied.

Yu Chunlai thought for a moment and said, "If you are worried about the people outside the palace, you can choose someone inside the palace. I know there is a guard captain named Liu Hao in the palace who is very handsome and knows his background very well. Do you want to clean him up and send him to Cunxin Palace tonight?"

After hearing this, Concubine Liu was unable to make a decision for a while.

At this time, Zhu Houxun also came to Changchun Palace pulling a flying shuttle loom.

"What are you doing, you rebellious son?" Concubine Liu said with a look of surprise.

"Mother, please allow me to report that yesterday, because of my unfilial behavior, my beloved loom was damaged, so I led the craftsmen to make a new loom overnight to present to you."

"You still know that you are unfilial!" Concubine Liu said coldly, but her frown relaxed a lot.

"Oh, sister, on his way here, Brother Xuan told me that this loom was made using a method given by the gods. For the sake of the gods, please forgive Brother Xuan!" Uncle Liu Changshou interrupted carelessly.

Concubine Liu glared at Liu Changshou fiercely, and he closed his mouth in embarrassment.

"Let my son demonstrate it to my mother!" Zhu Houxuan looked at Concubine Liu sincerely.

Concubine Liu watched with interest as the craftsmen assembled the loom, which was twice as wide as an ordinary loom. She was very good at weaving, so she was quite curious about the loom that her son had made.

"Then show me what the god you're talking about can do!"

(End of this chapter)