Chapter 215: Rare things are more valuable(1/2)
Another day passed, with the sound of "opening the kiln"
The kiln was opened. Even though the fire had been removed and cooled for a day, a heat wave still came from the kiln buckle, forcing the people in front to take several steps back.
As the burned pine ash in the kiln was cleared out, more and more kiln workers entered the kiln and took out the porcelain placed in the silhouette.
Parts of white porcelain are exposed to the sun.
"This, is this really the mud we made?"
"I'm afraid this is more beautiful than jade, right?"
The kiln workers exclaimed in their poor language, their eyes full of incredibleness, just like magic. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would never believe that the thick pieces made of mud could turn into such a beautiful work of art in front of them.
"It's done, haha, it's done!"
The kiln workers experienced initial surprise and their joy began to burst out. They knew that the porcelain was successfully fired and their jobs were saved.
Cheng Shaoshang was as happy as a child, hugging Qin Hao and jumping. This was the most meaningful and fulfilling thing she had ever done in her life.
Qin Hao hugged Cheng Shaoshang and showed a gratified smile. Although he had seen the knowledge of making porcelain in some books, he had never made it himself after all. It was so shallow that he could get it on paper. Before the firing, Qin Hao was not so sure that he could succeed.
I originally planned to find the best formula through constant trial and error, but I didn't expect that the first firing was successful. Although it was just the primary white porcelain, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, such porcelain was enough to sweep the entire market.
After Cheng Shaoshang calmed down, Qin Hao walked forward, took out one of the porcelain bowls, and made someone pour a bowl of water and observed it.
On the one hand, we observe whether there is water leakage in the porcelain bowl, and on the other hand, we check whether the mouth of the bowl is crooked.
The results of the inspection satisfied Qin Hao. The craftsmanship of ancient craftsmen was absolutely unspeakable. Qin Hao drank the clear water in the bowl and announced loudly: "The test kiln will be successful and mass-produced tomorrow!"
The kiln workers cheered and finally could let go of their hands and feet. The working people in ancient times had a very simple concept, and as long as they had work to do, they would feel at ease.
News of the successful trial production of the kiln factory soon spread in Rong County. The porcelain that looked like white jade surprised the local wealthy families. Compared with those kiln workers, they had seen the world and knew what such white porcelain meant.
The most important thing is that this thing is made of soil and is cheap. As long as it is transported outside, it will be huge profits. No one can resist such temptation.
Old Master Tao was holding such a white porcelain bowl in his hand at this time, and the more he looked, the more he was amazed.
"The Qin family is worthy of being a great clan in the world. It can actually have such a secret technique. This is much more exquisite than Bai Tao."
The old man from the second house in my hometown was a little anxious: "Brother, why do you still have the intention to say this? Let's go and discuss it with Lord Qin. When Lord Qin built a kiln factory, our Tao family also helped us, and we gave up people and land. Don't be snatched by the Wang family and the Liu family first."
"Yes, old man, this is a big fat piece of meat."
Old Master Tao gave everyone a blank look: "It's all so anxious. Do you think this secret recipe that can be passed down from generation to generation. Will the Qin family reveal it to others? Don't be stupid. You want to grab food from the Qin family, and don't look at your teeth!"
"But, this is Rongxian after all, and the strong dragon will not suppress the local snake, right?" The old man from the second house was still a little unwilling to accept it.
"Yes, why don't we think of a way and discuss with the other companies to give the color of the surname Qin!"
As soon as these words came out, Old Master Tao threw the porcelain bowl to the ground and cursed.
"A group of idiots, do you really think that just by our stinky fish and rotten shrimps, can we fight against a family like the Qin family? If Lord Qin had not yet established a stable foothold before, we could still struggle with our neighbors. Now, ask which one of the families doesn't want to work in the kiln factory? Do you think the villagers will still stand on our side?"
Since ancient times, the confidence of local tyrants to fight against the court is the people's hearts. This is also the key to the willingness of many local tyrants to build bridges and roads to gain fame. Once the people's hearts are lost, these local tyrants will lose the soil to continue to take root. Once powerful external forces invade, they will be crushed into ashes in an instant.
The front hall was silent, and everyone stopped talking, and the second old man was scolded so much that he couldn't raise his head.
Suddenly, Old Master Tao stood up with a crutch and said, "Prepare the carriage and go to the county government!"
Everyone looked at each other. Didn’t the old man just say that he would not hand over the secret recipe?
Old Master Tao glanced at these guys with a grudge and used a crutch to snatch them on the ground.
"There is soil to burn porcelain? Do you need to mine? You have to transport it out after it is fired? Then Lord Qin is a smart man. When he eats meat, he will always leave us some soup to drink, a group of brainless idiots!"
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In the front hall of the county government office, Qin Hao was greeting several heads of the Rongxian noble family.
"Mr. Qin, your white porcelain is really unique. Our Rong County will surely prosper in your hands."
"Yes, our Rong County has been barren for a long time. I didn't expect that Lord Qin would be able to look brand new as soon as he came. It's really a big deal."
The complimentary words rushed towards Qin Hao for no money. Qin Hao laughed in his heart. These guys really didn't see the rabbits and didn't show off their eagles. Before the test kiln, they all ran out now.
Qin Hao was too lazy to keep it a secret with them: "The firing of this porcelain is a secret that the Qin family has not passed on...but..."
The wealthy family members present hated Qin Hao's behavior of keeping a secret, but they could only express their opinions.
"Mr. Qin has any instructions, just speak."
Qin Hao smiled and waved his hand: "I can't tell you the instructions. Now, I won't hide it from you. This porcelain will definitely be sold well in the thirteen states in the world in the future. Although the secret recipe for firing porcelain cannot be handed over to you, you can give some supporting industries to you."
"For example, each of you chooses the same business for the kaolin, quartz ore, and mica mine required to fire porcelain. In the future, you will be able to become a wealthy man in Shu. However, the ugly saying in this county is ahead. If anyone can't keep up with the pace of this county and delay production, don't blame the county for being ruthless."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Old Master Tao was the first to stand up and express his opinion: "Don't worry, Lord Qin, the Tao family will do their best to ensure the supply of kaolin and will never delay the production of the kiln factory."
"Okay, let the kaolin be handed over to the Tao family for supply." Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction.
Several other families secretly scolded Mr. Tao, the old fox, and picked out the fattest piece of meat. Kaolin is clay. This thing is not everywhere, and you can make money by digging the soil. Where can you find such a good thing?
So they quickly expressed their opinions, hoping to get better chores, and Qin Hao also allocated supporting industries to them according to the strength of these families.
Those with a little stronger strength will dig mountains and mine, and those with a contracted transportation industry. Those with a weaker strength will weave industries like "茭茭茭". "茭茭茭" is a condom that wraps porcelain, which can greatly reduce the chance of porcelain breaking during transportation.
Leaving the upstream and downstream industries of porcelain to them will not only greatly reduce costs, but also increase the cohesion of the entire Rongxian County. After all, Qin Hao's term of office is only three years, and it may even take less than three years, and he will be promoted for outstanding achievements.
If an official who doesn't understand the truth at that time comes, he might make his layout here mess, but he will all be entangled in the industrial chain of manufacturing porcelain. No matter how strong the successor is, he will not dare to destroy this industrial chain.
Otherwise, the people of Rongxian County, who were red-eyed, might cut off his head and hang it on the city gate tower, and then pretend to be the scene of the bandit attack.
After the first mass production of the kiln factory, Rongxian family members also began to invest in the upstream and downstream industrial chain of porcelain. A large number of Rongxian people quietly transformed from farmers to workers and participated in this change. The entire Rongxian was like a set of tightly fitted gears, running rapidly.
Cheng Shaoshang was not idle during this period. She was constantly improving her hydraulic equipment and specially built a small reservoir for this purpose. The efficiency of the hydraulic stone crusher and stone crusher is constantly increasing, which also makes her feel very accomplished.
Qin Hao was naturally not idle either. He transported the most exquisite batch of porcelain to the capital through water. Emperor Wen naturally wanted to give him a few sets. Ling Buyi, and this guy still owed Qin Hao a favor, and it was time to pay it back.
Yuan Shen naturally had it. Compared with Ling Buyi's refrigerator, his unmarried central air conditioner is more popular among the girls of those noble families and is the most suitable image spokesperson.
Of course, Qin Hao did not forget Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi, and they all had a share.
Wan Songbai, a kiln factory, occupied two shares, so you can’t just take money without working, right? Don’t underestimate these generals. Emperor Wen is actually similar to Zhao Kuangyi in later generations. He is afraid that these generals will rebel too hard, and he does not want to be criticized for killing heroes.
So he removed the military power of the military generals, and at the same time he gave them a lot of money, land, and tens of pine and cypresses on weekdays looked vulgar and greedy for money. 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. As a son-in-law, he will give his father-in-law a set of exquisite porcelain. He will naturally show off his father-in-law. When we welcome the guests, he will take them to receive them and just mention them, which is the best publicity.
As for the Qin family, it is even simpler. Qin Yuan invited the noble ladies in the capital to have a party and then blew porcelain. These noble ladies have nothing to do at home all day long, and like to compete with each other, hating others for fear of losing themselves, so they can easily be promoted in the noble ladies group.
Since ancient times, it has always been effective. As long as it has a certain influence in the upper aristocratic class, it will be easier to promote it further. In addition, the advantages of porcelain compared to lacquerware and pottery, the people will soon fall in love with this "new thing".
The first person to receive the real thing was Emperor Wen. Compared to porcelain, Emperor Wen was more interested in the kiln factory opened by Qin Hao. In Qin Hao's memorial, he depicted a prosperous Rong County. This was also due to Qin Hao's writing style in the world of knowing whether to know or not, and he portrayed the entire scene very vividly, which made Emperor Wen yearn for it.
"I remember it only took two months for this kid to take office? Is it really such a big deal?"
When the eunuch around him heard this, he said respectfully: "Mr. Qin is the county magistrate appointed by His Majesty, so he is naturally different from others."
"You, you will be slap in a slight manner." Emperor Wen scolded, but he still had a very good impression of Qin Hao.
He picked up the exquisite white porcelain again, Emperor Wen looked at it, and soon found clues and asked the eunuchs around him: "Can the imperial white pottery in the palace reach such a level of detail?"
The eunuch carefully picked up a white porcelain plate, looked down from the slope, and even saw his own shadow. This was not something that Bai Tao could do.
"Report to 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 can be made in batches, and thousands of sets can be produced in one kiln. If he did not exaggerate it, Rongxian's prosperity is indeed just around the corner."
"It seems that I did not choose the wrong person. Go and give each of these white porcelains to the Queen and Concubine Yue, as well as the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, which can be regarded as helping the boy."
"promise."
Soon, several noble people in the palace began to use a utensil called porcelain. The news of drinking tea and eating spread wildly, and the effect was higher and lower, and soon spread among the aristocratic families.
But this ceramic is not uncommon, it is far less expensive than lacquerware. Why do noble people in the palace use this thing?
Until Qin Yuan invited some noble ladies from aristocratic families to visit their homes. At the banquet, these noble ladies from aristocratic families saw an unprecedented exquisite vessel.
At first, when they saw the smooth porcelain as smooth as a mirror, they thought it was some kind of jade. Until Qin Yuanshi smiled and explained the benefits of this porcelain, these noble ladies from aristocratic families understood why the nobles in the palace changed to porcelain.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! There are also many noble ladies from aristocratic families asking where to buy these porcelains of Qin Yuan’s family, and Qin Yuan’s family took the opportunity to advertise.
"This is a secret that the Qin family has not passed down. The first batch was made in a very small quantity, and it is not available for the time being. If you want to buy it, you can only wait for the second batch."
The best ones that cannot be obtained are. These noble ladies from aristocratic families were unwilling to go to all the shops selling ceramics in the capital. They found that no one could make porcelain of the same quality. In this way, the reputation of "Qin Family Porcelain" became more and more famous.
As a virtuous young man, Yuan Shen was originally extremely resistant to advertising, but Qin Hao wrote such a poem in his letter.
Yuan Shen felt that if such a poem was buried in his hands, he would feel a little reluctant. 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 club are naturally the white porcelain sent by Qin Hao.
At first, the children of those aristocratic families were not interested in these white porcelains, but just thought they were a little more refined.
"The Exotic Land of Planting Vegetable Skeletons"
When Yuan Shen wrote Qin Hao's poem, when the servants counted it later, they found that all the white porcelain was gone, and even the cups that Yuan Shen used were abandoned.
"The Yue people left me with tea in Yanxi and picked gold teeth and cooking golden cauldrons. The plain porcelain is filled with snow and foam,
How can I be like the immortal Qiong core pulp? I cleanse my sleep with a drink, and my love is refreshing and refreshing.
Drink my spirit again, and suddenly it is like flying rain sprinkling light dust. After drinking three drinks, you will attain the Tao.
To be continued...