There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 15 Ceramic Jar

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Because I want to make a waterwheel, I closed the stall early this afternoon and went home.

Axiu took A'Ning and Yang Cheng back to her mother's house while there was still some time in the afternoon.

Going back to her natal home is nothing special, because Axiu's natal home, which is the residence of Daddy Yang and Aunt Yang, is only a few miles away from Li Chu's side, and Daddy Yang and Aunt Yang have passed away.

No one lives in the house of my natal family now.

Axiu returned to her natal home this time mainly to thank some uncles and other aunts and aunts in the same village.During Li Chu's coma for a month, many uncles came here to send some food and money to Axiu.

Moreover, after Daddy Yang passed away, Axiu relied on them for support most of the time.

Now that I have earned money, I bought a lot of supplements and food in the town. With the help of Yang Cheng and Aning, the family thanked each other in the past.

These food and supplements don’t cost much. Today, Axiu gave Li Chu the ten taels of silver ingots to repay the ten pennies he borrowed from Zhang Laocai. The remaining money, although not much, can still make the family live. It’s time to have enough food and clothing.

Moreover, there is a restaurant that is making money every day, and Axiu is more and more confident about her future life.

……

Li Chu was cutting the big tree in the open space outside the yard.

For the idea of ​​the waterwheel, he first drew numbers one by one on the ground with numerical values, and calculated the size of the cutting surface.

It was only when it was getting dark that the big tree was divided and cut into small wooden pieces one by one. This is the prototype of the waterwheel, which has not yet been assembled. When it is assembled tomorrow, some detailed adjustments will be made. Condition.

Axiu came back, carrying some vegetables and chicken.

These were all given by the uncles and aunts in the village over there. Axiu didn't want to take them, but she couldn't afford it.

It was dark, but something bad happened.

Because, it's raining.

The rain was not heavy, but it was not small, and it lasted for a long time. The sound of rain could be heard in the first half of the night.

The next morning, Li Chu went to town very early.

Sure enough, the ground became wet and muddy due to the hard rain last night.

The land where Li Chu set up his restaurant was even worse. When he stepped on it, his shoes were covered with a lot of yellow mud.

The roads in the town are paved with bluestone bricks, so it will not get wet in rainy days.As for Li Chuxuan's land, since no houses have been built, and it is also an opening in the town leading to the river, it is covered with yellow dirt roads.

It's okay if it doesn't rain, but when it rains, it's wet and muddy.

If it goes on like this, it won't work. On this kind of ground, where will diners come to eat?
The only prayer is that the ground will be better near noon.

To the south of the town, there is a folk kiln.

I didn't cross the river, because the Hushui River is very wide. Even though it is the Zhengwan Commercial Road, there is no way to build such a wide and long bridge here, so that here, it is transported back and forth between the two banks by large ships.

This folk kiln is located in the southeast of the S bend of the river, near the river.

In my memory, this is an old kiln with a history of more than a hundred years, but for some reason, it seems that it has not been as prosperous as before in the past ten years.

When Li Chu found this place, the owner of the kiln, a man in his 50s, was squatting outside with a bowl drinking porridge, chewing a pickle with relish on his chopsticks.

Li Chu first looked around and saw five large kilns. Among them, four of the kilns looked like no one had been inside for a long time, and the remaining kiln was also in a state of shutting down the fire.

Five kilns, since sales have increased, the output should be able to keep up.

The old man who was drinking porridge at the door just now is the owner of this folk kiln.

Li Chu found out yesterday afternoon that this old man is called Zheng Yu, and he is a relative of Uncle Liu in the town. There are three sons and two daughters in the family, both of whom are married. The three sons have inherited his craftsmanship. field work.

Li Chu directly told Uncle Zheng about the purchase of porcelain pots, and Uncle Zheng solemnly invited Li Chu into the house to discuss.

Uncle Zheng's eldest son and second son waited on him.

Li Chu took out a piece of paper from his arms. This is the design drawing of the porcelain pot. The paper is made of ordinary paper from the Northern Song Dynasty. marked.

"I will order [-] pieces of the porcelain body and the cover first, but you have to give me the samples within two days. After confirming the samples, you have to deliver at least [-] pieces to me within three days. Eight hundred pieces can be delivered within ten days. Although the order is [-] pieces this time, it will definitely need to be increased in the future.”

Two days, three days?
Uncle Zheng didn't speak, his two sons were shocked, the time was too urgent.

"Porcelain mouths and lids must be almost the same size. How, can it be done?"

The room was quiet, only the sound of heartbeat and breathing could be heard.

After a while, Uncle Zheng put the piece of paper Li Chu gave him on the table, and said resolutely, "We'll take this job!"

"readily!"

Next, Li Chu discussed with Uncle Zheng some detailed information about the porcelain jars, requirements for appearance and style, and the amount of money.

After everything was negotiated, Li Chu came up with three contracts.

The paper is still made of Northern Song Dynasty paper, but the text content and writing on it are handed over to the system, and the system writes with a brush to customize a contract.

Li Chu didn't dare to compliment his calligraphy.

The contract is made in triplicate, Li Chu and Mr. Zheng each hold one copy, and the remaining one is in the middle of the relationship.

Because this thing is more important to Li Chu, some unknown risks, etc., must be vaccinated in advance, and some doorways that should be paid attention to are clearly written on this paper contract .

In particular, it is also specially marked that porcelain jars of this style and texture cannot be sold to others.

Contracts are also called deeds, deeds, deeds, etc. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, some people began to call them contracts. During the Northern Song Dynasty, which is now Li Chu's time, this thing had a new name, called "Qianzhao";
This is relatively simple compared to future generations' contracts, and there are no various precautionary measures like later generations.

Moreover, it has to be reported to the government, and the people in the government have checked the details and are fair and just before they can sign and produce legal effects.Of course, it is also possible to sign it privately, as long as it is fair and just, it will also have legal effects, but it is difficult to guarantee this.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty can also repent on Qianzhao.

Within three days, if the signed Qianzhao is found to be flawed, you can go back on your word.

This kind of thousand photos is mostly used in the trading of domestic slaves and livestock. Of course, you have no problem asking for things, but you falsely claim that there is a problem. If you are found out by the government, you will be whipped forty times!
Li Chu's Qianzhao had too much content, and it was very novel, and in many places, Mr. Zheng couldn't understand it, so Uncle Zheng took his eldest son to the government with Li Chu to let the government verify it.

Before going to the government for verification, Uncle Zheng took his two sons to heat the kiln.

The time requested by Li Chu is very urgent, but there is no rush for firing the kiln. If the work is not started for some time, the kiln must be fired first, and it will be heated for two or three days before the porcelain embryo can be fired. Put it in and burn it.

After burning the kiln with Uncle Zheng, he went to the government, and Uncle Zheng's eldest son followed him.

Officials, there are three types at this time.

The first is to go to Xiangcheng County and hand it over to the magistrate's master book.

The second is to give it to Li Zheng.

And the third type is the inspection department!
The biggest magistrate in a county is the county magistrate in the yamen, and then the county magistrate. Below the county magistrate are the master book and the county lieutenant. Here, the master book and the county lieutenant are only responsible for the affairs of the county.

As for the countryside, it belongs to Lizhenghe Inspection Department.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no mayor.

Lizheng, you can handle the affairs of the mayor, provided the town is within the range of your Lizheng.

The inspection department can also handle the affairs of the town. The inspection department is divided into civil inspection and military inspection. The inspection is similar to the master book, and the inspection is similar to the county captain. The level is also the same level, but the area of ​​responsibility is different. , The inspection is responsible for the village.

This inspection department was not established in Rufen Town, but in Jiangdian Town.

So Uncle Zheng and Li Chu found this photo in Lizheng.

Li Zheng, the villager who mortgaged the house and borrowed money before Li Chu, is a wealthy landlord in Rufen Town. This matter was handed over to the head of the household below.

The head of the household is an old boy from the local area, with a scholarly air, the sour kind. After reading the thousand photos handed over by Li Chu, his hands holding the paper books were trembling.

The expression on his face looked like he was facing an enemy.

"It turned out to be Qianzhao?"

"Qianzhao can actually write like this?"

In the heart of the head of the household, turbulent waves were startled.

How many people in the countryside can read and write?Not to mention things like Qianzhao, under normal circumstances, almost all people get the Qianzhao template from the government, and then fill in the value and sign.

Thinking of this kind of self-written thousand photos, this is the first time the old boy has seen it in his lifetime.

In particular, this Qianzhao also writes shocking, weeping ghosts and gods, all aspects of the past, present, and future are involved, and it has been agreed in advance. Everything that everyone can think of, unexpected, is here.

At this time, comparing the government's Qianzhao template with this one, it is simply something made by a three-year-old child.

"Qianzhao, is there a problem?"

Seeing that the old boy didn't reply for a long time, Li Chu asked.

Old Tongsheng sighed, and put this Qianzhao on the table. It was worth seeing such a perfect Qianzhao before he was alive. He immediately wrote his name under Qianzhao's signature, and added It was stamped with Lizheng's official seal.

Sealed, that is, no problem.

So Uncle Zheng signed his name and fingerprinted the three contracts one by one, and Li Chu did the same.

There are three contracts, one for each party, and one for Lizheng.

After Qianzhao signed, Li Chu, in front of the head of the household, paid a part of the deposit first according to the agreement inside.

After coming out of Lizheng, Li Chu didn't go back with Mr. Zheng, and parted ways on the road.

"Uncle Zheng, remember to come and inform Li Chu when the sample comes out."

(End of this chapter)