Another day passed, with the sound of "opening the kiln"
The kiln entrance was opened, and even though the fire had been withdrawn to cool down for a day, a heat wave still came from the kiln button, forcing people to move forward. The man took several steps back.
As the burned pine ashes were cleared out of the kiln, more and more kiln workers entered the kiln and took out the porcelain placed in the sagger.
Pieces of pure white porcelain are exposed to the sun.
"This, this is really the mud we made"
"This is probably more beautiful than jade"
The kiln workers used their They expressed admiration in poor language, and their eyes were filled with incredulity, as if they were performing magic. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that those rough pieces made of mud could be transformed into such a beautiful work of art in front of them.
“It’s done, haha, it’s really done”
After the initial surprise, the kiln workers began to burst into joy. They knew that the porcelain was fired successfully. Their jobs were saved.
Cheng Shaoshang was as happy as a child, hugging Qin Hao and jumping up and down. This was the most meaningful and fulfilling thing she had ever done in her life.
Qin Hao hugged Cheng Shaoshang and smiled happily. Although he had read about the knowledge of making porcelain from some books, he had never made it himself, so what he learned on paper was still shallow. , before firing, Qin Hao was not so sure of success.
Originally, I planned to find the best formula through constant trial and error. Unexpectedly, I succeeded in firing it for the first time. Although it was only the most basic white porcelain, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, such a Porcelain is enough to sweep the entire market.
After Cheng Shaoshang calmed down, Qin Hao stepped forward, took out one of the porcelain bowls, asked someone to pour a bowl of water, and observed it.
On the one hand, check whether the porcelain bowl is leaking, and on the other hand, check whether the mouth of the bowl is skewed. < /p>
The kiln workers cheered and cheered, and they could finally let go of their hands and feet to work. The ancient working people had a very simple concept. As long as they have work to do, they will feel at ease.
The news of the successful first trial production of the kiln quickly spread throughout Rong County. The porcelain that looked like white jade amazed the local wealthy families. Compared with those kiln workers, they had seen the world. Know what white porcelain like this means.
The most important thing is that this thing is made of clay, and the cost is low. As long as it is shipped outside, it will be a huge profit. No one can refuse such a temptation.
Mr. Tao was holding such a white porcelain bowl in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more he was amazed.
"The Qin family is indeed a powerful family in the world. It can actually have such a secret method. It is much more exquisite than white pottery."
The old man from the second room in my hometown was a little anxious. "Brother, what are you doing?" If you still have the heart to talk about this, let’sWe should hurry up and discuss with Mr. Qin. When Mr. Qin built the kiln factory, our Tao family also helped us with all our strength, both in terms of people and fields. Don’t let the Wang family and the Liu family take the lead. "
"Yes, old man, this is a big piece of fat.
Mr. Tao rolled his eyes at everyone, "You are so anxious. Do you think the Qin family will reveal such a secret recipe to others? Don't be stupid. You want to steal food from the Qin family." Don't look at your teeth."
"But, this is Rong County after all, and strong dragons won't suppress local snakes, right?" The old man from the second room was still a little unwilling.
"Yes, I want it. "Why don't we think of a way to discuss it with other companies and give Qin some color?"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Tao threw the porcelain bowl to the ground and cursed loudly.
“A bunch of idiots, you really think that just a few of us, rotten fish and shrimps, can compete with a wealthy family like the Qin family. If Mr. Qin had not had a stable foothold before, we could still fight against our neighbors. , Nowadays, if you ask anyone in your family who doesn’t want to work in the kiln factory, do you think the villagers will still stand with us?"
Since ancient times, the confidence of local powerful people to fight against the imperial court lies in the hearts of the people. This is also the case in many places. The key to gaining reputation is that powerful people are willing to build bridges and roads. Once they lose the support of the people, these local powerful people will lose the soil where they can continue to take root. Once a strong external force invades, they will be crushed into dust in an instant.
There was a dead silence in the front hall, everyone was silent, and the second old man was scolded so hard that he could not lift his head.
Suddenly, old man Tao stood up with his walking stick and said, "Prepare the carriage. Go to the county government"
Everyone looked at each other. Didn't the old man just say that they would not hand over the secret recipe?
Old man Tao glanced at these guys with a cane. He punched the ground with a pestle.
"This porcelain needs to be made from soil. It needs to be mined. Once it is fired, it needs to be shipped out. Mr. Qin is a smart man. He will always leave us a mouth when he eats meat." They are a bunch of brainless idiots."
Qin Hao was greeting several heads of wealthy families in Rong County in the front hall of the county government office.
"Master Qin, your white porcelain is amazing. What a masterpiece. Our Rong County will definitely prosper under your hands. "
"Yes, our Rong County has been barren for a long time. I didn't expect Master Qin to be able to have a completely new look just after he came here. It really impressed me and others." ”
The free compliments came towards Qin Hao. Qin Hao secretly laughed in his heart. These guys really didn’t catch the rabbit before they started to test the kiln. None of them made any move before the kiln test, and now they all ran out.
Qin Hao was too lazy to lie to them, "The firing of this porcelain is a secret of the Qin family."
The heads of the wealthy family present were disgusted by Qin Hao's betrayal. But I can only express my position.
"Just ask Mr. Qin if you have any orders.
Qin Hao smiled and waved his hand, "I can't talk about orders. As of now, I won't hide it from you. This porcelain will definitely sell well all over the world in the future."Although I cannot hand over the secret recipe for making porcelain to you, I can hand over some supporting industries to you. ”
“For example, if you each choose the same kaolin, quartz ore, and mica mine required for making porcelain, you will be rich enough to become the richest man in Sichuan in the future, but this county is ugly. Speaking of which, if anyone fails to keep up with the county's pace and delays production, don't blame the county for being unkind. ”
Mr. Tao was the first to stand up and express his opinion, “Don’t worry, Mr. Qin, everyone in the Tao family will do their best to ensure the supply of kaolin and will never delay the kiln’s production.” "
"Okay, the kaolin will be given to the Tao family for supply. "Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction.
The other companies secretly scolded Mr. Tao, an old fox, for picking away the fattest piece of meat. Kaolin is clay, and it's not everywhere. You can make money by digging soil. Where can you find such a good thing?
So one by one, they quickly expressed their opinions and hoped to get better jobs. Qin Hao also allocated packages to these families according to their strength. Industry.
The stronger ones are in the mining and transportation industries, while the weaker ones are in the "Jiaocao" industry. "Jiaocao" is the sleeve for wrapping porcelain, and transportation This can greatly reduce the chance of porcelain breaking.
Leaving the upstream and downstream industries of porcelain to them will not only greatly reduce costs, but also improve the cohesion of the entire Rong County. After all, Qin Hao's term is only limited. In three years, or even less than three years, he will be promoted due to his outstanding achievements.
If an incompetent official comes by then, he may mess up his layout here. But all the aristocratic families in Rong County are involved in the porcelain manufacturing industry chain. No matter how hard the background is, the successors will not dare to destroy this industry chain.
Otherwise, the red-eyed people of Rong County may not do it. Cut off his head, hang it on the city gate tower, and then pretend it was the scene of a bandit attack.
After the first mass production in the kiln, Rongxian families also began to invest in the upstream and downstream industries of porcelain. In the chain, a large number of people in Rongxian County quietly transformed from farmers into workers and participated in this change. The entire Rongxian County was like a set of tightly coupled gears, rotating rapidly
Cheng Shaoshang was also involved during this period. She is not idle, and is constantly improving her hydraulic equipment. She has also built a small reservoir specifically for this purpose. The efficiency of the hydraulic gravel crusher and stone grinding machine is constantly increasing, which also gives her a great sense of accomplishment.
Qin Hao was naturally not idle. He transported a batch of the most exquisite porcelain to the capital via water. Emperor Wen naturally wanted to send a few sets, and there was Ling Buyi, who still owed Qin Hao a favor. Well, it's time to return it.
Of course Yuan Shen also has it. Compared with Ling Buyi's refrigerator, his unmarried central air conditioner is more popular with young girls from aristocratic families and is the most suitable. Image spokesperson.
Of course, Qin Hao has not forgotten that Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi are all involved.
Kiln factory Wan Songbaizhan.After buying two stocks, you can't just take the money and not work. Don't underestimate these generals. Emperor Wen is actually similar to Zhao Kuangyi in later generations. He is afraid that these generals will be too strong to rebel against him, but he also doesn't want to be infamous for killing a hero.
So the generals were relieved of their military power, and at the same time they were given a lot of money and land. Wan Songbai usually seemed vulgar and greedy for money, but who knows if it was a disguise.
Let Wan Songbai promote it among the generals, which is much more reliable than any advertisement.
Cheng Shi is naturally even simpler. My uncle, I gave my father-in-law a set of exquisite porcelain. I naturally want to show it off and use it to receive the guests when it is delivered. Just to mention it casually, it is the best publicity.
As for the Qin family, it’s even simpler. Qin Yuan invited the noble ladies in the capital to have a party, and then boasted about the benefits of porcelain. These noble ladies had nothing to do at home all day long, and they just liked each other. Comparison, hating others and fearing oneself can easily be promoted among the ladies.
Since ancient times, it has always been a practice of up and down. As long as you have a certain influence on the upper aristocratic class, it will be easy to promote it to the lower classes. Coupled with the various advantages of porcelain compared to lacquerware and pottery, the common people will soon You will fall in love with this "new thing".
The first person to receive the physical objects was Emperor Wen. Compared with porcelain, Emperor Wen was more interested in the kiln factory opened by Qin Hao. In Qin Hao's memorial, he described a prosperous Rong County, which is also true. Thanks to Qin Hao's writing skills developed in the world of knowledge, the whole scene was described with great vitality, which made Emperor Wen yearn for it.
"I remember that this guy has only been in office for two months, and he really made such a big noise."
Hearing this, the eunuch beside him said respectfully, "Master Qin is your Majesty." The appointed county magistrate is naturally different from others."
"You, you, know how to flatter a horse," Emperor Wen scolded, but he still had a pretty good impression of Qin Hao.
Picking up the set of exquisite white porcelain again, Emperor Wen looked at it and quickly discovered the clues. He asked the eunuch beside him, "Can the royal white pottery in the palace reach this level of detail?"
The eunuch carefully picked up a white porcelain plate. Looking down from the slant, he could even see his own shadow. This was not something that white pottery could do.
“Your Majesty, even the top royal white pottery is not as exquisite as this set of white porcelain.”
Emperor Wen nodded silently and said after a long time, “According to what the boy said, such white porcelain is not as exquisite as this set.” Porcelain can be fired in batches, and thousands of sets can be produced in one kiln. If he does not exaggerate, the prosperity of Rong County is indeed just around the corner."
"It seems that I have chosen the right person, go, will. A set of these white porcelains is given to the Queen and the Yue Concubine, as well as a set to the Prince and the Third Prince, which can be regarded as a helping hand to the boy."
"No."
Not long after, several nobles in the palace began to use a kind of utensil called porcelain. News about drinking tea and eating spread like wildfire, and it quickly spread among the aristocratic families.
But this ceramic is not unusual, far less expensive than lacquerware. Why would the nobles in the palace use this thing?
Until the Qin Yuan family invited some noble ladies from aristocratic families to their homes for a banquet. On the journey, these noble ladies from aristocratic families saw an exquisite vessel that they had never seen before.
At first when they saw the smooth mirror-like porcelain, they thought it was some kind of jade. It was not until Qin Yuanshi explained the benefits of this porcelain with a smile that these ladies from the aristocratic families understood why the palace was so beautiful. Several noble people switched to porcelain.
Many ladies from aristocratic families asked Qin and Yuan where they could buy these porcelains, and Qin and Yuan took the opportunity to advertise.
"This is a secret of the Qin family. Only a very small number of the first batch was produced, and it is not available for purchase yet. If you want to buy it, you have to wait for the second batch."
What is not available is the best. These ladies from aristocratic families were unwilling to visit all the shops selling ceramics in the capital. They found that no one could make porcelain of the same quality. In this way, "Qin The reputation of "Family Porcelain" is also getting more and more popular.
As for Yuan Shen, as a disciplined young man, he was originally extremely resistant to advertising, but Qin Hao wrote such a poem in his letter to him.
Yuan Shen felt that it would be a bit unbearable to bury such a poem in his own hands. At the same time, in order to match the artistic conception of this poem, Yuan Shen held a poetry meeting.
The utensils used in the poetry meeting are naturally the white porcelain sent by Qin Hao.
At first, the children of the aristocratic families were not interested in these white porcelains, they just thought they were a little more delicate.
After Yuan Shen wrote Qin Hao's poem, when the servants took inventory afterwards, they found that all the white porcelain was gone, and even the cups used by Yuan Shen had been taken away.
"The Yue people left me Shanxi tea, and I collected a golden tripod with golden teeth. The plain porcelain is snow-colored and has a fragrant fragrance.
How does it look like the honey-core syrup of immortals? One drink makes me faint. When I sleep, the feeling is bright and refreshing.
Drink again to clear my mind. After three drinks, I will attain enlightenment.
There is no need to work hard to eliminate worries. I don't know that people in this world often deceive themselves when they drink.
Watching Bi Zhuo's jar at night, Cui Hou smiled and sipped at Tao Qian.
He sang a song wildly. It’s astonishing. Who knows that the tea ceremony is true, only Dan Qiu is like this?" From then on, if there was no porcelain tea in the poetry gathering of the children of the capital city, no matter how good the tea was, it would be overshadowed. .
These sons of aristocratic families, who were proud of being elegant and gentlemen, began to search for places where such exquisite porcelain could be sold. However, they searched all over the capital and could not find any porcelain that could compete with white porcelain. Rare things are more valuable. , white porcelain has become synonymous with elegance. Without a set of exquisite white porcelain receptions, it would be embarrassing to hold a poetry meeting again.
In this regard, Qin Hao’s teacher Zhang Chun also helped a lot, and Qin Hao also gave him several sets of white porcelain. They are also very knowledgeable people.
Such an elegant utensilThe dishes were naturally popular. At first, Zhang Chun was very generous and would give one set to anyone who really liked it. However, after giving it away, Zhang Chun found that there was only the last set. He didn't even have one to entertain the guests, and the rest He has always treasured the set and is reluctant to give it to anyone who asks for it.
With such crazy news, the price of white porcelain was soon copied to an incredible level. A white porcelain cup can be sold for five taels of silver on the black market, which is comparable to that of an equivalent cup. silver.
This situation continued. The first batch of finished white porcelain from Rong County was delivered to the capital. Qin Yuan was very good at taking care of housework. Seeing that white porcelain was so popular, and only his family had it. goods.
Instead of taking out all the white porcelain, they set a limit of 50 sets for sale every day. The price of a set is as high as two taels of silver. Don’t be too expensive, because not everyone can buy it. can be purchased.
On the day of the sale, there was a long queue at the door of the Qin family's shop. They were all stewards of the family's children. As for those merchants, they were not even qualified to queue.
One of the ignorant Hu Shang wanted to jump in line because he was rich, but his legs were broken and thrown on the road. His servants also had their hands and feet broken, and they complained to the soldiers patrolling the city.
When the soldiers saw the person they were pointing at, they beat Hu Shang again, "If you blind your dog eyes, you dare to offend any noble person. If you want to die, don't hurt us."
Just the first batch of white porcelain made the Qin Yuan family a huge profit. However, as the white porcelain continued to arrive, this kind of business became not so easy.
As the Qin Yuan family reduced the price of white porcelain to two hundred yuan a set, and supplied it in unlimited quantities, white porcelain finally entered the homes of merchants and wealthy people.
Due to the sales of white porcelain, Qin Hao has received more and more orders. In addition to the orders from the Qin family shop, the Wan family, the Cheng family and even the Yuan family have sent people to send large amounts of money. Come and order.
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