The salted fish couple is fleeing famine

Chapter 307 Firing Black Pottery
It was already dark when they came down the mountain. The soldiers who had been waiting for them for a long time had already set up tents and cooked fragrant broth.

These guys herding horses were not idle at all, and they killed a lot of wild animals.

When they heard that Uncle Zhongqin was going to cook spicy hot pot himself, everyone cheered.

The Heroes of Shu and the others have only heard of it but have never eaten it!

They can eat thousands of kilograms of beef happily!
Amanlin, who was a little sluggish after being shocked by the firecrackers, perked up again when he smelled the aroma of the spicy pot.

Wow!

This fragrance is so overbearing that it makes the whole forest cry!

Hei Wa smiled: "This can't be considered an authentic hot pot base. How many spices do we use? There are more than fifty kinds of hot pot ingredients in Shu Zhixia! This is a simplified version, a simplified version!"

"Uncle, this is enough, brothers, just eat this!"

"Hey, if you're not satisfied with even this, I'm afraid you'll have to eat fairy meat!"

Amanlin has never experienced the taste of spicy food. Such a strong taste stimulated the child's scalp to sweat, and he didn't stop talking despite being so uncomfortable.

"Uncle, what should we do next?" Gao Huaiyu asked Hei Wa while chewing on the meat bones.

"There's no rush, let's wait. If the Lion Tribe doesn't come, we'll visit again!"

"Why?"

"Well, let's just explore the bottom and see if this tribe is richer and if there is any money to be made?"

"What are you waiting for?" Gao Huaiyu didn't feel happy at all. It was too boring.

Hei Wa didn't want to waste time like this. He looked at the big iron pot they were using to cook hot pot, patted his head and said:

"How about we find a place near the river tomorrow and burn some clay pots and earthen bowls?

Haven't you seen how much the natives here care about our pots?

We don’t have many big iron pots, but we can have as many earthen bowls as we need!
Anyway, they are bartering, let’s exchange some of their daily necessities! "

"Hahaha, uncle, I will only obey you when doing business!" Gao Huaiyu had no objection at all.

Anyway, he won't be allowed to fight the mud himself, so his soldiers can do it smoothly.

Just do it.

There are many rivers here. We only need to dig out the silt on the surface of the river. There must be clay deep down.

Let fifty soldiers go back to the base camp and bring tools such as hoes and shovels, as well as people who make clay pots.

This is a stream about five or six meters long. The upstream direction is where this mountain range comes from, and there is no end in sight.

The place they were in now was very open, and it looked like a river beach formed by floods, with a lot of sand and rocks.

Hei Wa held his chin and looked at the river sand in deep thought.

The next day, at noon, more than 500 people came to the base camp, most of them were Gao Huaiyu's navy.

There were also several ship dealer representatives and about a dozen shipwrights. They also took a break from their busy schedule and came to watch Uncle Zhongqin at work.

A good porcelain master is actually willing to make black pottery with little technical content.

Uncle Zhongqin only needs to use his words, and Zhao Leiting can arrange these people clearly.

"Commander Gao, uncle, part of our ship needs to be repaired. The damage is too serious, so we have to give up.

We plan to ask the craftsmen to help build a few new cargo ships. Do you think they are suitable?

Of course, these shipbuilding costs will definitely be handed over to the shipyard when we return. Don't worry, we businessmen are the most trustworthy. "The ship dealer representatives gave a report to the two giants as soon as they came up. After all, the ship builders were affiliated with the imperial court.

Gao Huaiyu didn't take it seriously, waved his hands and said:

"You guys just look at the arrangements. Catch more fish, hunt some prey, make some dried meat or something. After we get to know these natives well, we will call you. Anyway, the goods are all on the ship, and we will definitely not do it in private. Transactional.”

"Commander Gao, what you said is embarrassing us. We all understand these rules. When doing business, we must advance and retreat together!"

The ship merchants did not think that these mud-burnt jars would have more purchasing power than the goods they carried.

Seeing that these people were indeed busy digging in the mud, they returned to the base camp without staying much longer.

Hei Wa left a dozen shipwrights behind and asked them to help with some manual work.

Ask them to help make some sieves using rattan from the mountains and forests.

The sieve holes are only as thick as a little finger. Although I don't know what they are used for, this simple task is not difficult for the craftsmen.

In just two days, five hundred sieves were woven for him, and the craftsmen were returned to the camp.

First, a kiln must be built for black pottery. The method of firing black pottery is also unique.

It is fired using a unique "sealing, smoking and carburizing" method.

The kiln used is made of stones arranged in rows. The kiln bed is first spread with plant ash and then combustible hay.

Then arrange the pottery in an orderly manner, pile up cow dung between and around the pottery, and place a thick layer of completely dry turf on the outermost layer.

These turfs can play the role of kiln shell to a certain extent during the firing process. They are materials that can both burn and retain heat, and help smoke and carburize.

The temperature and humidity must be strictly controlled during the firing process. Carbon particles are infiltrated into the ceramic blank during the smoking process to finally form the finished product.

According to the information Heiwa read, the best kiln temperature is between 800 and 900 degrees.

Everything is ready. Next, you need to dig a lot of clay.

Uncle Zhongqin asked the diggers to divide the earth into three waves. Each wave dug out the upper layer of sand, and all the dug out sand was piled in one place.

One hundred people were also arranged to hold sieves, load them with excavated river sand, and sift the sand.

Stones larger than the size of a finger can be removed in this moment.

The sifted river sand will not be wasted. Uncle Zhongqin asked the soldiers to spread the sifted sand smoothly around the river beach.

When the moisture in the mud dries out, Heiwa plans to plant the sweet potatoes they got from the Inca Empire here.

No one knows the value of this land better than him, so how could he just punch in and leave?
Since their stay would not be short, although there was no shortage of big fish and meat in the camp, their staple food was in abundance.

Even if 90% of a meal is meat, more than 30,000 people consume a lot of staple food in a day.

He must find every opportunity to find more food.

Sandy soil is perfect for growing sweet potatoes!
Three days later, Hei Wa and Gao Huaiyu were playing chess in the tent.

The idiot ran in panting, his face flushed, and he said excitedly: "General, uncle, we found a treasure!"

Not only did he say that, he also unclenched his big fists in front of them.

I saw two gold nuggets of different shapes the size of eggs in the palm of the fool's hand.

The surface of these gold nuggets is pitted and there is some black material, but they seem to have a high gold content.

Gao Huaiyu looked at the two pieces of gold in disbelief, and actually picked up one and bit it with his teeth.

(End of this chapter)