Enter the Room

  Chapter 165

  Zhou Zheng and the others hurriedly restrained their thoughts, and said: "Then let's follow the eldest lady's wishes and find a way to find a local mold maker. If we can't find it, we will find a way to hire someone in Dehua, Fujian."

  Song Cumulus nodded.

   Everyone discussed some kiln matters, and then dispersed.

  But the mold master is not so easy to invite.

   Zhou Zheng and others were busy for several days, but they only found two or three people who were willing to work in Songjia Kiln Factory.

Song Jiyun is not optimistic about the business of "Jade Porcelain", especially since she has already leaked some of the recipes, she believes that it is best to find it locally, go to Dehua and invite a master to come, and then the business of "Jade Porcelain" will not work What should I do?

  People nowadays, no matter where they work, as long as there are no major accidents, they will work for a lifetime.

  She has to give someone an explanation.

  Song Jiyun asked Zhou Zheng: "If we outsource the blank tires of Buddha statues to others, what do you think?"

  Zhou Zheng didn't understand: "Outsourcing? How to outsource? What if those people took the mud and used it as a second-tier product? Or just fooled us and split it in two when it was burned?"

  Some porcelains, especially large ones, are not cast or molded at one time, but are divided into several parts, each part is made, and finally pieced together. If it is not put together well, it will burn to pieces.

  Song Jiyun pondered and said: "If we provide a place, how about they come to our workshop to count pieces?"

   In this way, which kiln factory they originally belonged to or which kiln factory they belonged to.

   "We give part of the management fee to the kiln factory." She considered, "Or, if we share this business with other kiln factories in Jingdezhen, especially some small kiln factories, would it be better?"

  Anyway, the Songjia Kiln Factory is not going to rely on "jade porcelain" to make a living. It can also recruit kiln workers from other small kiln factories to their kiln factory, and can take the opportunity to find out the level of the masters of each kiln factory. If there is a big order in the future, the Songjia Kiln Factory can't finish it, and it can be distributed to them.

   After the interests are shared, they will naturally gather together.

  It can also resist people like Li Zixiu.

  The more Song Jiyun thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good.

  Zhou Zheng's eyes brightened, and he felt that Song Jiyun had provided a new way for the kiln factory.

   You should know that although Jingdezhen has large-scale kiln factories like Songjia Kiln Factory, Lijia Kiln Factory, and Yanjia Kiln Factory, there are also many small kiln factories that are struggling to survive. Moreover, these small kilns can survive in the cracks of large kilns, and they all have their own irreplaceable skills.

   "I'm going to contact the various kilns now." Zhou Zheng couldn't sit still for a while, "Spread the news as soon as possible."

   At this time, the search for kiln workers is still based on the introduction of insiders or the advice of acquaintances.

  Song Jiyun asked him to go to the cashier to get some money: "Even if it is for those intermediaries, this matter should be implemented as soon as possible."

  She reckoned that if her Buddha statue could be released before October, Song Tao's life would be difficult.

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  At this time, Song Tao didn't pay attention to the kiln factory.

  After all, the porcelain used for sacrificial offerings is a rather special category. Even if Song Jiyun wanted to make it, with their pearls and jades in front of them, and the stewards of the Hong family watching here, their kiln factory would not be too bad no matter what.

   Besides, with Song Jiyun's arrogance, she would definitely disdain to imitate others and do the same thing as them.

  Song Tao stayed in front of the kiln these days and personally fired a set of "jade porcelain" tea sets.

  When the tea set came out of the kiln, it was as white as jade, like a jade carving, and the kiln workers were stunned.

   Someone said: "Miss Song, is this a gift for Mrs. Hong?"

  Everyone knows that Hong Zhao, the second son of the Hong family, is studying at Heshan Academy in Suzhou, and Mrs. Hong is collecting good things for Hong Zhao’s teacher everywhere.

  Song Tao smiled and said, "No, it's the sample I burned."

  The kiln worker walked away with admiration.

  Song Tao felt that the kiln factory was crowded with people.

   No wonder her second uncle set up a small workshop at home.

  She wrapped the tea set carefully, and ordered the new servant: "Send it to the Royal Kiln Factory, and give it to Eunuch Wan. Say it is a newly fired sample from the kiln factory, and let him take care of it."

  In his previous life, Eunuch Wan struggled a lot for the formula of "Jade Porcelain". In this life, I don't know how Song Jiyun settled Eunuch Wan ahead of time, but there is no doubt that Eunuch Wan is interested in "jade porcelain".

  She didn't believe it anymore. With this set of tea sets, she couldn't get on the boat of Eunuch Wan.

  Song Tao went to wash her hands, and checked the income during this period in the accounting room.

  The sales of sacrificial porcelain continued unabated, but the daily porcelain made of "jade porcelain" had no orders for more than ten days in a row, which was even worse than before.

  She is hesitating whether to sell all the "jade porcelain" daily porcelain in stock at a discount, and only concentrate on making sacrificial porcelain in the future.

  The steward of the Hong family opened the door with a solemn face and entered.

"Miss Song San." He took a foot-high Avalokitesvara porcelain statue and handed it to Song Tao, "Look, this is a new product launched by the Song Family Kiln Factory. The door of their kiln factory is almost bursting. We have to think about it." Find a way."

Song Tao took a closer look, and found that although the Buddha statue was made of porcelain, the craftsmanship was lifelike. The hair, folds of clothes, and accessories were all clearly visible, and the eyebrows and eyes were even more carved, with clear outlines and lifelike expressions. Stone carvings, wood carvings, etc. are more shiny and amazing.

   "How could this be?" She stared at the Buddha statue.

  In the previous life, there was no such thing.

  Song Cuiyun never made Buddha statues.

  She was a little flustered.

  How much did Song Youliang teach Song Jiyun privately?

  Song Tao's complexion also became gloomy, and she said: "To burn this kind of porcelain, you need to make molds first. Where did they find the mold master? Didn't you find out that the Songjia Kiln Factory is looking for a mold master?"

  The Song family has always been proud of casting and firing porcelain, and there is no mold master at all.

  To make a Buddha statue, you must go outside to invite a master.

  The face of the steward of the Hong family was even more ugly.

  Is she throwing the blame?

  He is just here to help, not to take care of things?

  But the Hong family is counting on her to make money now, and he will definitely suffer a loss if he quarrels with her at this time.

   "It was my negligence." He immediately admitted his mistake, but changed the subject and asked her, "Then what should we do?"

Song Tao's palms were sweaty, but she didn't show it at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "Everyone is not competing in the same category, so why panic?" But she still made a decisive decision, "But we also We can’t just watch customers go to their homes like this. In this way, those daily porcelains are not selling well anyway, so why not hold an event to gather popularity—daily porcelain discounts, and sell them as soon as possible, We’re trying to figure out how to come up with something new.”

   "Miss Song San still has an idea." The manager said flatteringly, and went to busy with the discount.

  Song Tao placed the Buddha statue on the shrine in the accounting room.

   Just wait for her to get in touch with Eunuch Wan.

  No matter how big the business is, it is nothing but straw in front of the officials.

   But within a few days, she hadn't heard from the Imperial Kiln Factory yet, but she heard that Song Jiyun had donated a statue of Avalokitesvara sitting on a lotus made of porcelain to the Temple of the Eight Immortals.

  (end of this chapter)