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Chapter 298 Yellow Emperor Dragon Porcelain

Gusts of cool autumn wind blew, but Wu Zetian felt a little bit chilly.

My body is failing, she sighed sadly in her heart.She looked at a locust tree not far away, and there were still some pale green leaves hanging on the top of the tree resolutely, but in this old green, many withered yellows began to appear.I'm about to wither too, she sighed again in her heart.

She also wanted to go up to see the excitement, even though she had seen these pieces of porcelain a long time ago.But sitting in a chair just doesn't want to move.

Not far away, a group of people were watching Wang Hua's hands nervously. Of course, Wang Hua's hands were nothing to look at. They were watching Wang Hua's hands open the two wooden boxes and take out the treasures inside.

She also saw the complex expressions of bewilderment, shock, admiration, unwillingness, and disappointment in the eyes of the Turkic envoy and princess, and she sneered.But she also thought about a question again, what kind of accident happened that made Mo Chuan suddenly change.

Suddenly she understood Wang Hua's whole arrangement, but Wang Hua's handling was a little dry.She faintly felt something was wrong, she whispered to an eunuch beside her, "Go and call Wu Lang over."

The eunuch said yes and walked over.

Hearing Lao Wu calling him, Zhang Yizhi didn't dare to neglect, although he really wanted to see the next two pieces of porcelain.But when Wu Zetian called him, he dared not listen.Walking over, he bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"

"Go and see those Turkic people, so there will be no accidents."

"Your Majesty, it's not an expert to interrogate prisoners."

"It's not for you to interrogate, but I always feel that there are some bad things. You can go and supervise it. It's not a special case and don't interfere. Go, those pieces of porcelain, if you like them, I will take out two in the future. Three rewards for you."

"Here!" If Zhang Yizhi didn't go, he would be ignorant.Take orders to leave.

Wang Hua also opened the fifth wooden box,

It should be said that the fifth piece of porcelain has many overlapping similarities with the sixth piece of porcelain.Wang Hua originally wanted to burn another very high-end porcelain, bone china, which is also the only porcelain not invented by the Chinese, but considering the time factor and limited resources, he gave up.

Of course, the current conditions can only be explored step by step. The handicrafts he gave up are limited by factors such as conditions and technology, not one or two.

Therefore, he focused his attention on the two kinds of porcelain again, which he is very familiar with, because he led his staff to re-develop the first type, and participated in the launch of the second type of porcelain with other masters.

The fifth kind of porcelain is exactly a kind of noble porcelain, royal porcelain.Royal porcelain, as the name suggests, is royal porcelain.Based on the yellow glaze, it is decorated with colorful cloud and dragon patterns, and the Song Yingqing and Ming Dahong are fired together, which is called the four dynasties three-glaze technique.

Four dynasties and three glazes are a specific title in the history of Chinese royal ceramics. Song and Yuan regarded green as beautiful, Ming regarded red as precious, and Qing regarded yellow glaze as royal orthodoxy. That is, "Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing" four dynasties, "Yingqing, Zhenghong, "Zhenghuang" is the collective name of the three glazes.

Yingqing, also known as Qingbai porcelain, is the main porcelain variety in the Song Dynasty.Its glaze color is between blue and white, with white in the blue and blue in the white. The bluish-white glaze color between the glazes is neither as elegant and pure as white porcelain, nor as opaque as egg white porcelain. It is as white and flawless as tooth white porcelain, and it is different from celadon porcelain, which is dominated by blue tones. It is very similar to that in social life at that time. The effect of green and white jade, which is widely loved by people, is more charming than silver-like and snow-like white porcelain in a sense.

This kind of Yingqing Wang painter's porcelain kiln has been fired, and the fourth gold-colored porcelain is made of this shadow-celadon glaze as the background color.

Then there is red glaze. There is a saying for firing red glaze porcelain, which is high cost and high scrap.The appearance of red glaze can be traced back to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, when bright red was first fired in the Ming Dynasty; in Jiajing, alum red was created again.Bright red is high-temperature colored glaze, and alum red is low-temperature colored glaze.There are many kinds of red glaze, except for bright red, which has evolved into various varieties from the shade.Deep ones include ruby ​​red, vermilion, chicken blood red, accumulated red, smeared red, etc.The reddish-yellow ones are also called apricot shirts, the yellowish ones are also called coral glazes, and there are also orange and bordeaux.The light one is generally called pink, the gray one is called cowpea red, and the gray and dark one is called suckling mouse skin; carmine is also a kind of pink.The most beautiful of pinks is called Beauty Drunk.

But red glaze is the most difficult to fire. Copper red reduction flame firing, every 1000 to [-] degrees difference is the same color. With primitive methods, the high temperature is more than [-] degrees, and the difference of [-] to [-] degrees is not easy to master.Therefore, there is another saying that nine out of ten kilns do not come out.And the middle red, which is bright red, is the most difficult to fire.

Then there is the yellow glaze, which is the supreme color, and it also appeared very late in history. Compared with the red glaze, it is slightly easier to burn, but it is also difficult to burn the top-quality chicken oil yellow in the yellow glaze. .

In addition to the four dynasties and three glazes, there is also a new craft, embossed gold!
The traditional "glaze" relief powder and gold water containing 18% gold are fired at high temperature at the same time. The gold content of the enamel pattern is as high as 18 Pa!
This kind of porcelain is divided into imperial porcelain, that is, the emperor's ceremony porcelain with five-clawed golden dragon and Zhenghuang, the prince's porcelain with Zhenghuang and five-clawed dragon, the emperor's personal government (big wedding) porcelain, and the harem porcelain.Wangfu porcelain, the porcelain used by princes, county kings and "Rubafengong", is usually bestowed by the emperor when they are knighted, including their ceremonial porcelain.Among them, the prince porcelain with four-clawed dragon is the most expensive.First-grade palace porcelain, ministers and ministers (including those who are not in Bafen Zhenguo, "Fuguogong in Bafen", Zhenguo, Fuguo, Fengguo, General Fengen, etc.). The main pattern is supplemented by a military officer The kylin of the first-class civil servants, the crane of the first-class civil servants, etc., belong to the porcelain used for awards. Due to the variety of styles, the patterns used have no strict regulations except for the pattern of mending clothes, and can be used for diplomacy. Therefore, officials, merchants and important officials all use them. It is a custom to take Jirui, which "enters and exits the palace and lives in the official residence".

After Wang Hua arrived in Changnan, he opened nearly ten kilns and spent nearly [-] guan, but only two relatively successful pieces of royal porcelain were fired.One is a set of four dynasties three-glazed embossed Jin Kangxi imperial porcelain, which is five teacups, a teapot, and a tray.This was dedicated to Wu Zetian and was not taken out. After all, yellow and golden dragon patterns were used on these porcelains. If they were all taken out for the competition and then handed over to Wu Zetian, it would be easy for people to make a fuss.

There is also this piece of porcelain, a three-glazed five-color gold dragon code tribute bottle from the Four Dynasties!

A pair of red glazed dragon ears, a round bottle body, several five-clawed golden dragons on the bottle jump above a piece of red sea, living in shallow water, strolling in the garden;The upper and lower tracks are also deliberately decorated with red circle hoops with cloud and dragon patterns.When Wang Hua slowly carried it out, a kind of dignity and elegance rushed over.

Seeing this bottle, Mo Hegan said in a hoarse voice, "Wang Zhongying, we lost this time in the equipment competition."

There is no doubt.

After Bi Wang Hua took out the second 氍毹 just now, there is no need for people to doubt it.

Tang Xiujing asked Zhang Jiazhen in a low voice, "How much does this piece of porcelain cost?"

Zhang Jiazhen smiled bitterly and replied: "Shangshu Tang, the cost is not easy to calculate. If you add the money for the early research and development, it may be close to ten thousand guan, but only this porcelain is fired, and the porcelain in the box seems to be another set. The tea set is probably dedicated to the Holy One."

Tang Xiujing scratched her head and said, "It's a good weapon, so expensive."

Wang Hua happened to hear it too, and was a little dumbfounded.Of course, only dozens of pieces of porcelain were scrapped, and the cost would not be raised so high.Mainly early research and development.The first four kinds of porcelain king paintings are almost completed in one go, and now his kiln also has this basic condition.The main thing is that the following pieces of porcelain were tested again in Zhenghong and Zhenghuang, and the research and development of these two colors changed more than [-] kilns.Then add the current high transportation costs and so on, and finally raise the cost to this unbelievable level.

In terms of the cost of a single piece, it is close to nearly a thousand times that of his previous life.Even if he hand-painted the porcelain by himself, it would be impossible for a single piece to sell for 500 guan, [-] taels of gold, what a steal.Moreover, most of the money was paid out of his pocket, otherwise, even the ministers might be able to complain about some things, saying that he was corrupt.

Some costs cannot be calculated. It seems that the cost is huge during research and development. Once it is put into production, it can be recovered exponentially.But this time, in order to burn these types of porcelain, in addition to enabling the craftsmen on the kiln to learn the technique of embossing gold and improving the technique of firing Zhenghong, there is also a key technology-zhenghuang.But it doesn't work.

After all, they are private porcelain kilns, even if they don't care about the cost, they still have the guts to burn them, but who can they sell them to, except the royal family, who dares to use this kind of Zhenghuang porcelain?

Therefore, this investment is tantamount to beating a dog with a meat bun, and there is no return.

Wang Hua put his hands on the sixth wooden box again, which was much smaller than the previous wooden boxes.But Wu Zetian had already stood up and walked over.

Since the little guy named it Huangdi Porcelain, no one dared to use it except himself, nor could he afford it.Even if Li Shimin is here, because he is not an orthodox Han, accepting it will be controversial.Or some people will say that Wang Hua is flattering.

Seeing Wu Zetian approaching, everyone knew that Wu Zetian must have seen these pieces of porcelain.But she sat there without moving the first few pieces of utensils, but she walked over to watch Wang Hua open this piece of porcelain, so there must be a reason.I am even more looking forward to the last piece of porcelain.

Wang Hua finally took out the porcelain, which was a pen holder half a foot high.

He did not dare to burn large pieces, firstly because the color contrast might be too large, and secondly, he could not accurately control the most important part of this kind of porcelain - kiln transformation!
This is the kiln-changed blue and white bucket color relief golden Huangdi Jiulongzhen porcelain, referred to as Huangdi porcelain for short, which really uses up to 18% dragon porcelain relief gold.

This is also a new kind of porcelain that he developed together with many technicians before he was about to die in his previous life. Using the Nine-Dragon Wall pattern of the Forbidden City as the main body of the embossed gold, he designed a set of yellow-bottomed blue-and-white cloud and sea patterns with Zhenghuang porcelain as the The substrate of the embossed golden dragon.

The most difficult thing about this kind of porcelain is the color matching. It is the first time in the history of ceramics that it uses Zhenghuang porcelain as the embryo and a large area of ​​blue and white porcelain as the bottom.Especially blue and white, which are mostly found in white tires. Now the blue and gold of the large blue and white are complementary colors, which is very dazzling. Therefore, some adjustments and changes must be made to the temperature to coordinate the blue and yellow of the large blue and white.

But when everyone saw this piece of porcelain, they were speechless and didn't notice it at all. Maybe there has never been a large piece of blue and white porcelain, and they don't know the mystery of it.The product of another technology they saw was kiln transformation.

When firing porcelain, anyone who finds that the shape or glaze color is not the expected shape or glaze color after opening the kiln, so that the handed down porcelain sometimes has a special situation, can be said to be "kiln transformation".Famous kiln glazes include the Jun kiln in the Song Dynasty, the Apple Green and Lvlang kilns in Jingdezhen during the Kangxi period, and the kiln glazes in the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods.But there are also historical records that the Jizhou kiln turned into jade, and the Jingdezhen kiln turned into cinnabar.It is a pity that two famous porcelains were born.

Now, because of kiln changes, the combination of underglaze blue and white and flower porcelain on this pen holder presents an unprecedented color, which cannot be described in words.In the pattern of the sea of ​​clouds, the yellow glaze represents the sky, and the blue and green represents the sea. The ink color is earth-like, thick and steady, and the nine golden dragons are lifelike.Even taking everyone to look at this pen holder, it seems that there is a fairy spirit on the pen holder.

The pen holder was still the same pen holder, but now everyone seemed to be shocked when they saw the pen holder. They stared blankly at the pen holder, unable to speak for a long time.

Wang Hua is still dissatisfied. Although the shape and pattern are impeccable, but in terms of glaze color, although the cost of firing is unimaginable, the effect is still far from the original.The main reason is the lack of materials and the control of the kiln temperature. It is purely based on feeling. It is more difficult to burn red and yellow. Besides, royal porcelain and Huangdilong porcelain with stricter kiln temperature requirements.

He waited for everyone to look at it for a while, and then dedicated the porcelain tube to Wu Zetian.Of course, whether it is the fifth piece of porcelain or this piece of porcelain, even if Wang Hua gave it to others, others would not dare to take it.But Lao Wu was in a good mood, so she didn't put it away immediately, but let the people continue to come and visit.

Of course, in front of this row of porcelain, there are many soldiers who are vigilant as if they are facing an enemy, fearing that someone will steal the sheep and take it away, or ordinary people will flock to the table and overwhelm the table.

Wang Hua came to Mo He's cadre and said, "Here, I would like to ask you to fulfill the private request that you Turkic people have promised me. Please tell me Sifeng's whereabouts."

Mo Hegan has not yet recovered from the shock, because he is a civil servant, so he is more able to appreciate these works of art.Moreover, most of the porcelain production in the two porcelain kilns controlled by the Turks was presided over by him, but he presided over the remote control from a different place, so he knew how difficult it was to burn a good porcelain.

He was staring at Wang Hua's right hand. Those hands were still strong and strong. A few fingers were tapping on the table, and the sound was a little messy, showing the eagerness of the owner of these fingers.But because the sun was rarely seen, the hand was placed on the table, shining a dazzling white, and the flow of blood could be faintly seen, bringing a tinge of rosy vitality to this pale finger.

What kind of finger is this? It can not only burn such exquisite porcelain, but also mount a horse to kill the enemy, and at the same time, it can write and draw well.

Su Hui is a veteran of the Blood Battalion, but because he was seriously injured in the battle of Yangchang Ridge and has not recovered from his injuries, Wang Hua asked Wang Hua to keep him.There were more than 300 veterans left in the original blood battalion, and there were more than a dozen people left like him. These people formed the backbone of the new blood battalion now.

He patted a recruit on the shoulder triumphantly, and said, "These fanboys are dumbfounded. The leader of the fanboys only cares about our boss's hands, as if he wants to see how our boss's hands are different from ordinary people's."

After speaking, I laughed out loud.

The boss is very kind to them, so the glory of the boss is also their pride.

Wang Hua asked again: "Envoy Mo He, please fulfill our private agreement on behalf of your Great Khan."

Having said that, the fingers of that hand began to shrink, slowly turning into an angry fist.

Zhang Yizhi's speed is very fast, unlike others, he has been with Wu Zetian for a long time, and this time is spent intimately, and he knows Wu Zetian's wisdom very well.

Although he was not good at riding, he still led a few guards and galloped on horseback. When he arrived at the county magistrate of Jingzhao County, his buttocks were in unbearable pain due to the violent bumps.After getting off the horse, Zhang Yizhi took a breath and looked at the county government office. Zhang Yizhi also thought in his heart that the officials arranged by Wang Hua were too low-level, at least they had to be handed over to the state government office for trial.

However, Wang Hua's consideration at the time was to deliberately turn it into an ordinary criminal case. If it was handed over to the state government for trial, it might rise to the height of the country due to the increase in level. If Lu Temple, Dali Temple, and the three departments of the Ministry of Punishment conduct joint trials in three halls, the situation will expand.

Therefore, only a few county-level officials from Jingzhao County were found to hear the case.

Zhang Yizhi breathed out, and immediately walked in with the guards.

The official frowned, looking at the small bottle, his hand was getting closer and closer to it, but the stakes in the middle made him frown.It doesn't matter if a few Turkic people die, once a war breaks out because of the death of these Turkic people, causing the emperor to be furious, these few people like myself will not want to live.

Don't listen to this eunuch's nice words, when they say that it was Zhang Yizhi's instruction, if they believe it, it will probably attract more revenge, and their family members will be punished by the clan.But if you don't follow his instructions, let alone the end.

It turned out that this time it was not a great achievement, but a fatal situation.

Not only him, but other officials are also anxiously thinking of a way out for the crisis in front of them.

Suddenly the yamen servant came in to report that Zhang Yizhi had come in person.

Several officials were immediately overjoyed. If Zhang Yizhi came in person and ordered them to be executed, there would be witnesses this time, and he would be free of guilt by then.Everyone forgot the little bottle, stood up in a hurry, and went to the outer hall.

Zhang Yizhi looked strangely at Tutun who was tied up and gagged with cloth strips, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Goro, your subordinates ordered us to do this."

"My men?" Zhang Yizhi asked blankly.

"That's right, Goro, the servants are here according to your orders," the eunuch came out.

"Liu De, why are you here?" Zhang Yizhi still didn't react.

Is it really Zhang Yizhi's eunuch?A chill appeared on these officials.

"The servant did not do a good job. These stupid officials did not listen to the servant's words. The servant forced Wulang to come in person. The servant had to drink that thing and apologize to Wulang with death." After the eunuch finished speaking, he knelt on the ground In front of Zhang Yizhi, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and then he fell down slowly.

(End of this chapter)