Chapter 351 The Pottery Craftsman Is Very Worried

Yecheng.

The area is huge, covering an area of ​​dozens of square miles.

It is after four or five hundred years of development that it has such a large scale.

In the center of the city is where the royal palace and officials and nobles live.

In Beicheng District, it is the residential area of ​​noble families.

It can also be regarded as a rich area.

North Lane.

There is a huge mansion.

During this day, dozens of luxurious carriages were parked outside the mansion.

The servants are like a cloud, they can only stand on the street, waiting for the return of the master.

The weather is extraordinary.

Ordinary people don't dare to pass by here.

This is the mansion of Dong Guoyi, a great pottery merchant.

In the conference hall, the cases are shiny, the seats are expensive, the incense cages curl up, and everything used is incomparably gorgeous.

So the house is full of guests.

Judging by his attire and bearing, although he is not as noble as a scribe, he is extravagant.

"Master Xu You is here."

After singing a song.

These arrogant people immediately showed respect.

They got up one after another and stood in a row in front of their desks.

Xu You's sleeves were thrown up to the sky, and he strode in.

"I have met Master Xu You."

Everyone saluted together.

"Gentlemen, you don't need to be too polite." Xu You looked calm.

All the owners of the kilns in Jizhou arrived together.

Unexpectedly, Dong Guoyi could invite Xu You to sit in charge.

Xu You is their parent officer.

Immediately looking forward to the future.

Xu You is also very willing to see Jizhou prosper, so that he can make more money by doing meritorious service with Yuan Shao.

He has no other hobbies, just power and money.

Being rich doesn't necessarily mean having power, as the wealthy businessmen here can prove.

If there is power, there is money, and Xu You himself is the proof.

It seems that power and money do not contradict each other.

Instead, Xu You sat high in the hall, "Don't be polite to me, gentlemen."

After speaking, I signal you to carry on with your work.

After Dong Guoyi was on the platform, her momentum was different from before.

He talked eloquently, "Everyone, the date has been set, and it will be the tenth day of June. From now on, this day will be the big day for our Jiyao Painted Pottery Festival."

"From now on, there will be no jealousy among peers, and we will seek mutual benefit and win-win development."

"Everyone still has half a month to prepare. This Painted Pottery Festival is no different from our Ji Kiln war. Success or failure depends on one action, so don't slack off..."

It is not for nothing that Dong Guoyi became the number one kiln in Jizhou.

Ordinary businessmen will only tear each other down and plot against each other.

Doing so can only benefit for a while.

But Dong Guoyi is different, often seeking cooperation.

They also tend to have close ties with the government.

This is also the reason why he was able to become the first person in Ji Kiln.

Dong Guoyi was the shareholder who invested the most in the early stage, but he did not fight for the biggest profit, which made other shareholders respect him very much.

Therefore, other shareholders are confident and bold to follow up and invest, and do not demand excessive returns.

This made the Hebei Kiln Chamber of Commerce prosperous, and the early preparations for the Painted Pottery Festival were very successful.

The kiln owners see a broader future.

In the past, they competed with each other, resulting in the price not going up, but they were suppressed by those second-hand dealers and merchants.

It is different now, with the disintegration of the Ji Kiln Chamber of Commerce, the establishment of the Ji Kiln Chamber of Commerce.

The Ji Kiln Chamber of Commerce has become the largest pottery chamber of commerce in the world.

What else in the world can compete with them?

Their income can be expected.

And there is Xu You, a big man who can directly communicate with the prime minister, to take care of him.

As for giving Xu You money.

In their view, this is a very normal phenomenon.

You must know that many people, even if they want to give gifts, they can't find such a big network as Xu You.

Combined, it is really strong.

After returning to their respective kilns, the officials in those places should also respect them three points.

With the end of Dong Guoyi's speech, thunderous applause came from the chamber.

...

It is close to Guangping County, which is located in Wei County where Yedu is located.

Surrounded by giant hills at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, it was the capital of Xing State, a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This place has been desolate for hundreds of years.

But with the arrival of more than a thousand people including Yan Shan,

Purchased supplies and built a house.

A town of considerable size has been formed.

Not much is known here at the moment.

But believe in the future, there will be a city here.

Exit Xing Qiu.

It is the first kiln mouth of Xing Kiln planned by Yuan Tan.

In the huge cave dwelling.

Yuan Tan stood beside the fire pit in the middle.

Yes, it is a fire pit, which has been filled with charcoal and other burning materials.

Surrounding this fire pit, there are several layers of platforms near the walls, on which more than a thousand soil embryos can be placed.

In fact, for kiln firing, to put it simply, it is similar to roasting sweet potatoes.

Of course, the actual operation is very complicated.

Without several years of study, the work of watching fire is not allowed.

Yuan Tan has brain cell input, whether it is muscle memory or knowledge reserves, he has practiced hard for decades in an instant.

He is already an absolute master of blue and white porcelain firing.

"The charcoal for this fire is still twenty catties less. What kind of charcoal is this? Don't use Chinese fir..."

Yuan Tan has been teaching here for half a month.

I thought it was difficult for Yan Shan to learn these things.

Unexpectedly, very surprised.

These famous craftsmen have almost learned the theory now.

In terms of production technology, it is even more beyond Yuan Tan's imagination, and he has completely mastered the essentials.

Sure enough, painted pottery and porcelain have the same purpose.

Like a layer of window paper, it will be broken when poked.

However, this is limited to master craftsmen like Yan Shan.

Yan Shan and the others stood around Yuan Tan, both anxious and excited.

"My lord, luckily I didn't disgrace my life, can I put the soil embryo in now and start the fire to seal the kiln?" Ye Qian asked.

Shaoqing.

The sound of horns and drums, intertwined into a solemn movement, echoed in this ancient land.

"Mother, listen, the opening ceremony of the kiln!" A child was playing with mud and making clay embryos. After wiping off the sweat from his forehead and touching his muddy face, he shouted.

His mother, dragging him, ran towards the entrance of the kiln.

At the same time, everyone in the gathering place around the kiln put down their affairs.

No matter men, women, young or old, flock to go.

The first kiln of Xing kiln is called blue and white kiln.

At the mouth of the kiln.

Yan Shan solemnly held up the three burning incense sticks and brought them to Yuan Tan, "My lord, come and offer incense to worship the gods."

"good."

This ceremony was very solemn, and Yuan Tan did not dare to neglect it.

As he offered incense, more than a thousand people knelt down and prayed to heaven.

"Licheng, into the embryo!" The thirteen famous craftsmen shouted together, unable to hide their excitement.

The disciples hold the soil embryo one by one, which is the seed for their survival in this world.

One by one into the kiln, out of the kiln.

People watched all this solemnly.

How many pottery did they burn, the first time they fired porcelain.

"Master, is that okay? I really want to remember that you have also studied this kind of soil. The pottery after firing is either falling apart or very brittle. If you fire painted pottery, the glaze color is not obvious."

A returning disciple looked at the dirt marks on his hands and asked timidly.

Dai Xing stroked his beard, "This is porcelain."

The disciples are still whispering, this kind of blue and white porcelain is a fetish in their eyes, can it really be fired on a large scale?

If only a few kilns come out of one kiln, or several kilns are needed to burn one.

With so many of them, it is certain that many of them cannot engage in this industry to support their families.

Not only Dai Xing's disciples, but also the disciples of Yan Shan and others are also whispering.

These craftsmen in coarse clothes are talents in this industry or future talents.

After thousands of years of research and pursuit of the ultimate pottery.

Just because of Yuan Tan's words, and the exquisite blue and white porcelain.

gave up everything.

With their parents, wives and children, they traveled thousands of miles and came to this barren land impassionedly.

What for?

Only for the pursuit of the ultimate firing.

At this moment, when the soil embryo entered the kiln, he became worried.

"Seal the kiln... light the fire!" Yan Shan's voice resounded through the sky trembling.

Yuan Tan obviously noticed that even people like Yan Shan had serious faces, obviously full of worry.

...

Three days later.

Everyone came to the blue and white kiln again.

When the solemn golden drum sounded, people's expressions became solemn.

The opening ceremony of the kiln is equally important.

"Open the kiln." A melodious voice.

More than a thousand people bowed to the ground, full of enthusiasm, which was many times higher than the residual temperature around the kiln.

This kiln.

Not ordinary.

It is the life direction of the Xing kiln family.

Success or failure is related to their survival.

"What will happen?"

"How many more can be produced?"

After all, firing painted pottery also has a certain failure rate, let alone such exquisite porcelain.

The worries of the artisans are not incomprehensible.

"Eldest Prince?" Yan Shan found Yuan Tan standing at the front and walked over to ask.

"You go." Yuan Tan said.

This is the moment when the legend is opened, and it is also a moment of glory.

Yuan Tan hopes to hand over this moment to Yan Shan and the others, and at the same time inject more confidence into these first-generation porcelain makers in history.

"Mr. Ye, you go, you are the most qualified here." Yan Shan said.

"No, no, no, I... I'm old, you... you go..." Ye Qian covered his heart, obviously unable to bear some kind of stimulation.

Speaking of which, the thirteen craftsmen are all in their sixtieth year.

Only Yan Shan is in his fifties, and he is considered young and vigorous.

"Okay, I'll go!" Yan Shan gritted his teeth, "Mu'er, you go in first."

"Father, I... I dare not!"

Following Yan Shan's fierce gaze, Yan Mu had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in first.

Yuan Tan: ╮(╯▽╰)╭.

The craftsmen acted as if they were going to the execution ground. If you have no confidence in yourself, you should have confidence in him, right?

Cell input, system, what else is there to be afraid of?

If he came to supervise, the chief officials of Kangxi official kiln would have to stand aside, okay?

And the family members of nearly a thousand people, hugging the children tightly, cuddling each other, all of them were horrified, as if they were about to face a catastrophe.

Just thinking about it.

Yan Shan ran out.

All of a sudden, so many gazes, swish, swish, brush him.

"Yan Shan, how are you?" Ye Qian and the others asked together.

"I...I..." Yan Shan couldn't speak, and Dou Da's tears couldn't stop falling down.

Whoops~. Ye Qian fell down clutching his heart.

Immediately afterwards, the other old men also fell.

Afterwards, nearly a thousand people were in various forms, but without exception, they couldn't stand still.

"..." Yuan Tan.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked at each other, could it be that the eldest son missed his hand and ruined his future! Five hundred catties of gold wasted?

Guo Jia was also full of worries. Could it be that the eldest son got it by accident, so he thought it could be mass-produced... .