Another day passed, with the sound of "opening the kiln"

The kiln mouth was opened, and even after the fire had been removed for a day, there was still a wave of heat from the kiln buckle, forcing the people in front to take several steps back.

As the burnt pine ash in the kiln was cleaned out, more and more kiln workers entered the kiln to take out the porcelain placed in the sagger.

A piece of white porcelain is exposed to the sun.

"This, is this really the mud we made?"

"I'm afraid this is more beautiful than jade?"

The kiln workers expressed their admiration in their poor language, and their eyes were full of inconceivability, as if they were doing magic. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never believe that those rough blanks made of mud could become as beautiful as they are in front of them. artwork.

"It's done, haha, it's really done!"

After the initial surprise, the kiln workers began to burst out with joy. They knew that the porcelain was fired successfully and 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 put his arms around Cheng Shaoshang and showed a gratified smile. Although he had read the knowledge of making porcelain from some books, he had never fired it himself. Qin Hao was not so sure that he would succeed.

Originally, I planned to find the best formula through continuous trial and error, but I didn’t expect to succeed in the first firing. Although it was only the most elementary white porcelain, in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, this kind of porcelain was enough to sweep the entire market. .

When Cheng Shaoshang calmed down, Qin Hao stepped forward, took out one of the porcelain bowls, asked someone to pour a bowl of water, and began to observe.

On the one hand, it is to observe whether the porcelain bowl is leaking, and on the other hand, it is to see if the mouth of the bowl is skewed.

Qin Hao was very satisfied with the results of the inspection. The craftsmanship of the ancient craftsmen was absolutely worth mentioning. Qin Hao drank the clear water in the bowl and announced loudly: "The test kiln is successful, mass production tomorrow!"

The kiln workers cheered happily one by one, and finally they can let go of their hands and feet to work. The ancient working people had a very simple concept, as long as there is work to do, they will feel at ease.

The news of the successful trial production of the kiln factory for the first time quickly spread in Rong County. The porcelain like white jade made the local nobles marvel. Compared with those kiln workers, they have seen the world and know that this kind of white porcelain means what.

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 huge profits. No one can refuse such a temptation.

Old Mrs. Tao was holding such a white porcelain bowl in his hand at this time, and the more he looked at it, the more he admired it.

"This Qin family is worthy of being a powerful family in the world, to have such a secret method, which is much more refined than Baitao."

The second-bedroom old lady in my hometown was a little anxious: "Brother, why do you still have the heart to say this? Let's go to Master Qin to discuss it. How can we say that when Master Qin built the kiln factory, our Tao family also gave us a lot of help. Don’t be preempted by the Wang family and the Liu family for those who come out of the field.”

"Yes, old man, this is a big fat piece of meat."

Old Mrs. Tao gave everyone a blank look: "Don't worry, do you think the Qin family will disclose this secret recipe to others? Don't be stupid. If you want to grab food from the Qin family's mouth, you don't even look at your own teeth. !"

"But, this is Rong County after all, the strong dragon doesn't overwhelm the top snake, right?" The old lady of the second room was still a little unwilling.

"That's right, why don't we think of a way, discuss it with the other companies, and give that Qin a little color!"

As soon as these words came out, Old Master Tao threw the porcelain bowl on the ground and cursed loudly.

"A bunch of idiots, do you really think that we can compete with a family like the Qin family with just a few stinky fish and rotten shrimps? If Mr. Qin's foothold was not stable before, we could still entangle our neighbors to fight one or two. Now, you ask Who in the family doesn’t want to work in the kiln factory? Do you think the folks will still stand by our side?”

Since ancient times, the confidence of local tyrants to fight against the imperial court lies in the hearts of the people. This is also the key to many local tyrants' willingness to build bridges and repair roads to gain fame. Once they lose the popular support, these local tyrants will lose the soil to continue to take root. will be crushed into fly ash.

There was a dead silence in the front hall, everyone fell silent, and the second old man was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head.

Suddenly, Mrs. Tao stood up with a walking stick, and said, "Prepare the carriage and go to the county government office!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, didn't the old man just say that he would not hand over the secret recipe?

Old Mr. Tao glanced at these guys with hatred, and beat them on the ground with a walking stick.

"Do you need soil to make porcelain? Do you need to mine? Do you need to ship it out after it's fired? Then Mr. Qin is a smart person. He eats meat and always leaves soup for us. A bunch of brainless idiots! "

In the front hall of the county government office, Qin Hao was greeting several heads of wealthy families in Rong County.

"Master Qin, your white porcelain is really unique, our Rong County will definitely prosper under your hands."

"Yes, our Rong County has been barren for a long time. I didn't expect Mr. Qin to be able to take on a whole new look when he first came. It's really throwing me into the ground."

Compliments and no money came rushing towards Qin Hao, Qin Hao secretly laughed in his heart, these guys really didn't see the rabbits and didn't stalk the eagles, none of them moved before the kiln test, and they all ran out.

Qin Hao didn't bother to play tricks on them: "The firing of this porcelain is a secret of the Qin family."

For Qin Hao's behavior of betraying the secret, the wealthy family members present hated it deeply, but they could only express their views.

"Master Qin, if you have any orders, just speak up."

Qin Hao smiled and waved his hands: "I can't talk about orders, and I will not hide it from you all. This porcelain will definitely sell well in the thirteen states in the future. Although the secret recipe for firing porcelain cannot be handed over to you, you can give it to everyone." Some supporting industries will be handed over to you.”

"For example, the kaolin, quartz ore and mica mines required for firing porcelain. Each of you chooses one and manages it. In the future, you will not only become the richest in the world, but you will be enough to become a rich man in the middle of Sichuan. Going to the county's footsteps has delayed production, but don't blame the county for not being sympathetic."

Old Mrs. Tao was the first to stand up and express his opinion: "Lord Qin, don't worry, the whole 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 handed over to the Tao family." Qin Hao nodded in satisfaction.

The other families scolded Mrs. Tao, an old fox, for taking away the fattest piece of meat. Kaolin is clay, and this thing is not everywhere, and you can make money by digging the soil. Where can you find such a good thing?
So one by one quickly expressed their opinions, hoping to get better jobs, and Qin Hao also allocated supporting industries to these families according to their strength.

Those with stronger strength will dig mountains and mines and contract transportation industries, while those with weaker strength will make up the industry of "Ziaocao", which is the cover for wrapping porcelain, which can greatly reduce the chance of porcelain breaking during transportation .

Entrusting the upstream and downstream industries of porcelain to them will not only greatly reduce the cost, but also improve the cohesion of the entire Rong County. After all, Qin Hao's term of office is only three years, and it may even take less than three years. promoted.

At that time, if an official who doesn't know shit comes, maybe he will mess up his layout here, but if the entire Rong County family is involved in the industrial chain of making porcelain, no matter how strong the background is, the successor will not dare to Destroy this industrial chain.

Otherwise, the red-eyed people of Rong County might cut off his head, hang it on the city gate, and then fake it as the scene of a bandit attack.

After the first mass production in the kiln factory, the Rongxian family 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 whole Rongxian is like a set of seamless The gears are spinning rapidly.

Cheng Shaoshang has not been idle during this period of time. She is constantly improving her hydraulic equipment. For this purpose, she has built a small reservoir. The efficiency of hydraulic rock crushers and rock crushers is constantly increasing, which makes her very happy. A sense of accomplishment.

Naturally, Qin Hao was not idle either. He transported the most exquisite batch of porcelain to the capital by water. Emperor Wen naturally wanted to send a few sets, and Ling Buyi still owed Qin Hao a favor. It's time to pay it back.

Naturally, Yuan Shen also has one. Compared with Ling Buyi's refrigerator, his unmarried central air conditioner is more loved by those girls from aristocratic families, and he is the most suitable image spokesperson.

Of course, Qin Hao didn't forget that Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi both had a share.

The kiln factory Wansongbai has two shares, so they can't take money for nothing and stop working, right?Don't underestimate these generals, Emperor Wen is actually similar to the later Zhao Kuangyin, that is, he is afraid that these generals will rebel against him too much, and he doesn't want to be infamous for killing heroes.

So the military power of the generals was released, and at the same time they were given a lot of money and land. Wan Songbai looked vulgar and greedy on weekdays. Who knows if it was a disguise.

Let Wan Songbai promote it among the generals, it is much more reliable than any advertisement.

Cheng Shi is naturally simpler, my uncle, give the old man a set of exquisite porcelain, the old man will naturally show it off, and when welcoming the guests, it is best to use it to receive the guests. of publicity.

As for the Qin family, it is even simpler. Qin Yuan invited those noble ladies in the capital to a party, and then boasted about the benefits of porcelain. No, it is easy to spread it among the ladies.

Since ancient times, it has always been effective from top to bottom. As long as it has a certain influence in the upper aristocratic class, it will be easy to spread it down. Coupled with the advantages of porcelain compared with lacquerware and pottery, ordinary people will soon like this "" something new".

Emperor Wen was the first to receive the real objects. Compared with porcelain, Emperor Wen was more interested in the kiln factory opened by Qin Hao. In Qin Hao's memorial, he described a thriving Rong County, which also benefited from Qin Hao's knowledge. The writing style practiced by the world described the whole scene very vigorously, which made Emperor Wen yearn for it.

"I remember that this kid has only been in office for two months, right? Did he really make such a big fuss?"

Hearing the words, the eunuch beside him said respectfully: "Master Qin is the magistrate handpicked by His Majesty, so he is naturally different from others."

"You, you, you will flatter horses." Emperor Wen scolded with a smile, but he still had a good impression of Qin Hao.

Picking up the set of exquisite white porcelain again, Emperor Wen looked at it carefully, and soon discovered the clue, and asked the eunuch beside him: "Can the imperial white pottery in the palace reach this level of detail?"

The eunuch carefully held up a white porcelain plate, looking down from the slope, he could even see his own shadow, which was not something Bai Tao could do.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, even the top white pottery for imperial use 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, this kind of white porcelain can be fired in batches, and tens of thousands of sets can be produced in one kiln. If he didn't exaggerate, the prosperity of Rong County is indeed just around the corner."

"It seems that the widow did not choose the wrong person. Go, give a set of these white porcelains to the queen and the concubine Yue, and give a set to the crown prince and the third prince. It can be regarded as helping that kid."

"promise."

Not long after, several nobles in the palace began to use a kind of vessel called porcelain, and the news of drinking tea and eating spread like wildfire, and soon spread among the aristocratic families.

But this kind of pottery is not unusual, it is far less expensive than lacquerware, why would the nobles in the palace use this thing?

Until Qin Yuanshi invited some aristocratic ladies to their home as guests, at the banquet, these aristocratic ladies saw a kind of exquisite utensils that had never been seen before.

At first when they saw the porcelain that was as smooth as a mirror, they thought it was some kind of jade. It wasn't until Qin Yuan explained the benefits of this porcelain with a smile that these aristocratic ladies understood why the nobles in the palace all switched to jade. porcelain.

There were also many aristocratic ladies who asked Qin Yuan where they could buy these porcelains, and Qin Yuan took the opportunity to advertise.

"This is a secret that the Qin family does not pass on. The first batch was only produced in a very small amount, and it is not available for purchase at the moment. If you want to buy it, you have to wait for the second batch."

What you can’t get is the best. Unwillingly, these aristocratic ladies ran all the shops selling ceramics in the capital, and found that there is indeed no one that can make the same quality of porcelain. In this way, "Qin Family Porcelain" His reputation is getting louder and louder.

As for Yuan Shen, as a moral young man, he was 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 own hands, it would be somewhat unbearable. 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 the aristocratic families were not interested in these white porcelains, they just thought they were a little more delicate.

When Yuan Shen wrote Qin Hao's poem, when the servants checked it afterwards, they found that all the white porcelain was gone, and even the cup Yuan Shen used was taken away.

"The people of Yue left me tea from Shanxi, and got gold teeth and a golden tripod. The plain porcelain is snow-colored and fragrant,

How is it like Zhuxian Qiongrui pulp?After a drink, you will feel drowsy, and the feeling will be bright and refreshing.

Drink again to clear my mind, suddenly like flying rain sprinkle light dust.Drink three times and you will be enlightened,

Why bother to break troubles.This thing is pure and noble, and the world doesn't know it. People in the world often deceive themselves when they drink alcohol.

Looking sadly at Bi Zhuoweng at night, smiling at Tao Qian under the fence.Cui Hou sips his thoughts endlessly,

An astonishing song.Who knows that the way of tea is all true, only Danqiu is like this. "

From then on, no matter how good the tea is, it would be eclipsed if there is no porcelain to accompany the tea in the poetry gatherings of the children of the capital.

These self-confident and elegant, gentlemen from aristocratic families began to search for such exquisite porcelain for sale, but they searched the capital, but they did not find ceramics comparable to white porcelain. Rare things are more expensive, and white porcelain became elegant. If there is no set of exquisite white porcelain reception, I would be ashamed to hold a poetry meeting again.

In this regard, Qin Hao's teacher Zhang Chun also helped a lot. Qin Hao also gave him several sets of white porcelain. learned people.

Such elegant utensils are naturally sought after. At the beginning, Zhang Chun was very generous. Anyone who really likes it will give a set, but after giving away, Zhang Chun found that there is only the last set, and he has no one to entertain guests. , the remaining set has been cherished by him all the time, and he is reluctant to give it to anyone who wants it.

Under such crazy rumors, the price of white porcelain was quickly copied to an unbelievable level. On the black market, a white porcelain cup can be sold for five taels of silver, which is comparable to the equivalent silver.

This situation continued. When the first batch of finished white porcelain from Rong County was sent to the capital, the Qin Yuan family was still very good at housekeeping. Seeing that white porcelain was so popular, only his family had goods.

He didn't take out all the white porcelain, but set a limited sale of fifty sets per day, and the price of one set was as high as two taels of silver. Don't think it's too expensive, because not everyone can buy it.

On the day of the sale, there was a long queue at the door of the Qin family's shop, all of them were in charge of the children of the aristocratic family. As for those merchants?They don't even have the qualifications to line up.

There was that ignorant Hu businessman who wanted to jump in the queue because of his money, but was directly broken and thrown on the road. All his servants were also broken, and he complained to the soldiers patrolling the city.

The soldiers looked at the person they pointed out, and beat Hu Shang again: "Blind your dog eyes, you dare to offend any nobleman, and don't hurt us if you want to die!"

Just the first batch of white porcelain made Qin Yuan's a fortune, but with the continuous delivery of white porcelain, this kind of business is not so easy to do.

As Qin Yuanshi lowered the price of white porcelain to two hundred yuan a set, and the supply was unlimited, white porcelain finally entered the homes of merchants and wealthy people.

Due to the popularity of white porcelain, Qin Hao also placed more and more orders. In addition to the orders from the Qin family's shop, the Wan family, the Cheng family and even the Yuan family sent people to send a large amount of money to order.

What Qin Hao wants is to form a large scale. Even if the secret recipe is leaked or cracked by someone, don't worry about it. Find out about dumping and price wars.

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