Dao fruit.

As soon as the door was opened, clouds and mist drifted out and slowly disappeared.Then, another shocking momentum roared out!

Even though Meng Qingyan and Meng Bufan, father and son, were used to seeing big scenes and big figures, and were used to the aura and coercion of others, but this time, they still couldn't help feeling a little shocked.

After the two of them looked intently again, they finally saw Qiu Yan sitting in the center of the room in the slowly dissipating mist.

Qiu Yan was sitting on a chair with a table beside him. There were teapots and teacups on the table, and he was looking at the Meng family father and son with a smile.

The father and son of the Meng family had seen people before. Although they were surprised, they quickly settled down. Thinking of what Qiu Yan said just now, they couldn't help being puzzled.

"I waited here to shock the ancestral veins, and I also wanted to find out what the purpose of Qiu Yan's article was, did he really intend to touch the interests of the aristocratic family, why did he say that he had something to show us? "

Thinking about it in his mind, Meng Qingyan subconsciously looked at his son, and it happened that Meng Bufan also looked back, and the father and son looked at each other, both more and more puzzled, unable to figure out Qiu Yan's intention.

In fact, Meng Qingyan came here this time mainly to test out the movable type printing technique proposed by Qiu Yan, which reduces the cost of this industry. The imperial court must be well grasped, otherwise it will be shaken.

Because in this era, books actually play the role of guiding public opinion and have a certain degree of authority. Wrong things and bad deeds, after being guided and modified by books, and then spread throughout the world, may become good things.

The aristocratic family that has the right to speak has never done less to reverse black and white, pointing a deer as a horse.

As far as this aspect is concerned, they will never let go of this "public opinion" position easily, but Meng Qingyan did not expect that his son would use this secret deed.Said so clearly.

However, after thinking about it, he was relieved, judging from the news at hand.Qiu Yan is undoubtedly a smart person, well-informed, and has a lot of tricks. Instead of insinuating and concealing the truth, it is better to speak openly and honestly, so as to save the Meng family from being contaminated.

If successful, it will be ordered to retract the article.

If he is defeated, he will withdraw and retreat. Naturally, he has to give up on the matter of intersecting with Qiu Yan.After all, it was a matter related to the entire aristocratic family class. If I made it clear, Qiu Yan would not have any complaints, and he seemed to be frank.

Knowing this, Meng Qingyan followed his son's words.He also made a good draft and prepared some speeches.

Unexpectedly, when Qiu Yan showed up, he didn't wait for them to speak, but instead said that he had something for them to see.

"What? With Qiu Yan's mentality, since he took out that article, he must know the impact. It's not clear why my father and son came here, and why should he make such a fuss?" Meng Qingyan was still thinking Then, Meng Bufan who was beside him gave him a look, and he immediately understood.

"That's right, let's go inside first and then talk about it." Thinking like this.Meng Qingyan smiled slightly, and saluted outside the door before entering.

"I don't know what you want to see with my father and son, sir? To be honest, I came here this time to discuss something important. It's related to..." Meng Qingyan led Meng Bufan in, and before he stopped, he opened his mouth and said, Put on an eager look.

This is a technique of speaking, showing that the situation is urgent, so as to make the other party anxious, and then take the initiative in the conversation, and offset the momentum and aura exuded by Qiu Yan.

However, Meng Qingyan stopped abruptly after speaking halfway through, and then his eyes fell on the cup and teapot in Qiu Yan's hand, and his complexion changed suddenly.

The cup and the teapot, at first glance, seem to be the same, but in the eyes of knowledgeable people, this is not the case at all.

"Is this... azure glaze color? Moreover, the printing, engraving and decals on the cup are very fine. The whole cup is faintly transparent, as thin as a cicada's wing, just like nature, giving people a sense of smoothness after weathering!" With just one glance, Meng Qingyan saw many tricks from the cups and teapot.

The reason why his Meng family can rise and stand still is that in addition to power, it also needs money. His family has a large number of caravans, going north to the grasslands and going south to the south of the Yangtze River to accumulate money.

Among them, porcelain and tea are the most important. After all, although the grassland has a huge demand for ironware, it does not hesitate to replace it with heavy objects, but the Meng family will not do it on a large scale even if it is forbidden by the imperial court. At most, he would occasionally sell personal favors, save the fact that the family has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and he is not so short-sighted.

As a result, things needed for grasslands such as porcelain and tea became the focus.

Among them, tea is mostly sent to the grasslands in exchange for animal skins and other goods, and then returned to the Central Plains for processing and sold to various places in Darui, which can be regarded as a major source of funds.

In contrast, porcelain is different. Whether it is grassland or Central Plains, it can be sold. The Sanjin and Guanzhong are rich in clay, and there are limestone and other mineral deposits, which are suitable for firing and forging. The Meng family occupies this place and has convenient transportation. Not using it?

The line of burning pottery has long ago become one of the pillars of the Meng family's financial resources, occupying nearly half of the wall, and because of this, Hua She immediately responded when Qiu Yan proposed the method of burning movable type. On the one hand, he had learned some methods of sintering on the road, and on the other hand, it was also because he knew about the Meng family's property and had watched it several times.

In view of this, Meng Qingyan, the head of the family, of course has a deep understanding of this technique, knows the importance of glaze color, and is more proficient in the method of distinguishing shape, color and quality.

Rare things are more expensive. Compared with ordinary porcelain, the more exquisite and rare the colors and glazes are, the more valuable they are. Even if the raw materials are the same, as long as the craftsmanship is superior, the price gap between the two will be huge.

This point is similar to many industries in Qiu Yan's previous life. The same raw materials and things produced by factories will result in disparate prices due to various reasons not limited to materials, and through these things, it can reflect the people who use them. The style leads the trend, so even though it is expensive, people still flock to it, and some people even don’t hesitate to injure themselves, break up their homes, and just want one thing, which can be seen.

Although people's hearts are changeable, their yearning for things is similar. From the perspective of Da Rui, those things in the previous life are equivalent to those calligraphy, painting, porcelain jade, poems and songs. Among them, porcelain occupies a large proportion.

Gein porcelain can be placed at home for guests to watch, or held in the hands to play with, there are many opportunities for exposure, and it can best reflect the identity and taste, and of course it is sought after by people.

For an aristocratic family like the Meng family, the porcelain produced by its workshops is not only plain ceramics for commoners, but also many exquisite items. The targets of sales are the rich and powerful.

Plain utensils are sold to the people of the Central Plains, or bartered with the people of the grasslands, while exquisite utensils are favored by the princes and nobles on the grasslands, and a small amount of capital can be exchanged for more things in the grasslands.

However, the Meng family knew that the transaction with the grassland was subject to the imperial government's policy, and maybe at some point an order would be issued, which would cause the real trade to collapse, so they had other ideas long ago.

The long-term survival of this family requires not only temporary huge profits, but also a steady flow of water. Therefore, the Meng family paid more and more attention to the porcelain trading in the Central Plains, but they failed to achieve their wish after several attempts to lead the porcelain trend.

The reason is that there are several large kilns in the south of the Yangtze River. The porcelain produced by those large kilns is famous all over the world. Even if they are similar in appearance, their reputation and seal alone are better than the Jin kiln of the Meng family.

What's more, the porcelain of the Meng family is inferior to the kilns in the south of the Yangtze River in almost every aspect in terms of material, color and glaze color, so it is a big loss.

However, Meng Qingyan was not reconciled to this. In today's world, although there are many trades such as porcelain, but considering the geographical factors, there are not many suitable for his Meng family, so of course he will not give up easily.

Therefore, he often studies this way, and even keeps a few utensils from the Southern Kiln in his room for observation. He is naturally clear about this way. Now when he looks at the cups and teapots on the table, he can see it. Doorway, I can't help but want to pick it up and have a look.

Meng Bufan behind him frowned, noticing that the situation had changed, but before he could speak, he heard Meng Qingyan ask: "Dare to ask, sir, this porcelain..."

"This is exactly what Qiu wants to see with the two of you." Qiu Yan said, reaching out to pick up the teacup and handing it over, "Mr. Meng may as well take a look."

Meng Qingyan wanted to say more, but after taking the cup, he couldn't say the words. It turned out that the cold feeling of the cup shocked him. After careful inspection, he found many subtleties. It can be seen that the color of the azure glaze is extraordinary. One must know that the ordinary blue color is mostly Ai Qing, which is considered superior, and the one with yellowish green is second, but it can be regarded as top-notch. And this azure is extremely rare in the market. is surprising, not to mention &

"This cup has a rounded feel and an even glaze layer. It's really top-grade." Meng Qingyan muttered, flicking his fingers across the cup, his face becoming more and more surprised.

Looking down, the glaze color of this cup is bright, and there are small patterns like cracks in the subtle places, but it does not damage the fineness, but makes it more exquisite.

The next moment, his hands trembled slightly. He raised his head to look at Qiu Yan, and asked, "This... this kind of pattern cannot be carved by human hands. Could it be God's gift?" The so-called God's gift is actually the change of the furnace fire , so that the internal temperature, flame tongue, etc. are deflected, so that the porcelain has an uncontrollable chemical reaction, and the strange pattern has appeared long ago.

Most of these patterns are ugly and can ruin the whole effort, but if they happen to produce beautiful patterns, their value will skyrocket!Gai can be achieved without human effort, which is unique.

After hearing the question, Qiu Yan shook his head and said: "This cup is actually the original teacup in the house, and the pattern on it is not a gift from God, it can be done by manpower. If Yuan Meng wants to know, Qiu will burn it The method of forging is offered!"

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