The Impostors of the Emperor's Second Ambassador

The emperor sent another officer of his core to see how the men were getting on, and ascertained whether the cloth would soon be ready. He surveyed the looms on all sides, but could see nothing at all but the empty frames. The naves asked for more silk and gold, saying that it was necessary to complete what they had begun. However, they put all that was given to them, into their knapsacks, and continued to work with as much apparent diligence as before at their empty loons.