Reinforced iron dodder flower

Suining County, Jinxing County.

"Ming Gong, great joy, Kuaiji sent a batch of cattle, a total of three hundred healthy cattle!" A middle-aged man in a hard suit walked in from the outer hall, Wang Lianhua put down the brush in his hand, and said with a smile: "Forget it!" It's time to come, there are other things besides cattle."

"There are also cows and calves. Jinxing can also raise cattle and be self-sufficient!" Di An's dark face is full of smiles. He is a local, and the emerging Jinxing County has been plowed several times by the flames of war. Once, it is good luck to survive.

The long-bearded old man who came in from behind couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he heard his dumbfounded words, no wonder the unshaven beard is only a rank nine.

"My lord, here is the letter from Kuaiji, and here is the list of goods on board." The long-bearded old man is exactly Lu Zhao, and he is the unlucky ghost.Wang Lianhua once joked with Tu En that he would catch someone on the road to stand up for the dead ghost, so that the local subordinate officials and people would not bully him when they saw his young face.

Lu Zhao was originally from a rich farmer's family, and he had studied for several years, and his job was farming.After traveling south with the elders, there was no place to stand, so he changed his career to fortune-telling.Borrowing the name of the celestial master, pretending to be a holy monk from the Western Regions, he was born with kind eyebrows, kind eyes, and an official face, and was born to be a good material for pretending to be gods and ghosts.Lu Zhao bluffed and bluffed into Wang Lianhua's hands, if he didn't catch him, who would he catch?

"Oh, it's finally here, but the road is still inconvenient, and the letter can only be communicated once in March." Wang Lianhua took the letter and read it intently.He glanced at the supplies first, he would not hold back these items, they would all be sent to the wharfs of the villages for people's livelihood.

Nowadays, no one in Jinxing County knows that Duke Ming is connected with relatives of his hometown in Kuaiji. Every time he sees a cargo ship with the word "Wang" or "Xi" coming, the merchants will surround him, knowing that there are good things on it.There are also some people with slightly dark eyebrows, slightly high nose bridge, wearing Han clothes, speaking awkward Chinese, who come to buy things, and they look like Northland barbarians.In the beginning, there were many fights.A few years ago, they were still fighting on the battlefield. When Huan Wen defeated Jinxing, the Han people killed the Hu people;Although the Hu people did not reach the local area of ​​Jinxing, relatives and friends in the neighboring counties suffered, and Hu and Han did not like it at all.

To develop the economy, there is no reason to treat customers differently, not to mention the barbarian princes and nobles are Wang Lianhua's main trading partners.Wang Lianhua set up a bazaar for the barbarians alone, but unfortunately both buyers and sellers didn't buy it, and they would rather take the risk of being beaten to squeeze the wharf.

After two years of squeezing, I got used to squeezing and squeezing.The Han people gradually realized that these Hu merchants were just doing business, and that the major tribes and surnames of the Hu people attacked each other, and their life was worse than that of the Han people.

The Hu people were still high-spirited at first, taking advantage of the big victory a few years ago to bully and dominate the market, and then they were taught to be human by the patrolling yamen servants.Conflicts with the local people, as long as they are unreasonable, they will always be severely punished, and it is useless to have any nobles behind them.Jinxing's new magistrate is surprisingly tough.Several times a small group of cavalry was sent over, but they were all defeated and returned.Afterwards, he drew up relations with the generals and princes behind him to resolve conflicts.The Hu people want their products, and Wang Lianhua wants the Hu people's market.Gradually, everyone formed a tacit understanding that it was not worth fighting for a few businessmen.

Nowadays, the difference between Hu people and Han people can only be used to curse people when rushing to buy things.

"Little sister and I want to go together!" Wang Lianhua clapped his hands after seeing Thun's statement in the letter that there were not enough porcelain plates. He was already planning to make white porcelain.In another thousand years, this place will be known as "Ciqikou". Now that he has become an ancestor, let's develop the porcelain industry first.

"Minggong, I heard that a whole cabin of air-dried chicken, duck and ham was escorted by the ship. Is this for sale to merchants, or..."

"Come here to Shi Zhongliao. These are the supplies I prepared for our Jinxing Yamen, and they will all be sent to the army." Listen, all the meat in a cabin is distributed to the soldiers.Of course, Jinxing is not qualified to build an army. Even if he is on the front line and has the right to do things cheaply, Jinxing's "army" is still called a government servant.It's just divided into the yamen servants who go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, the yamen servants who manage the public security in the market, and the yamen servants who build workshops...

"Ming Gong doesn't need to look for it. When the boat came, someone went to the camp to inform Brother Shi early, so he would not let this boat of meat go." Di An complained.He and Shi Zhongliao are both in their early thirties, but they enjoy working under the hands of the teenage Xiao Minggong. If nothing else is said, just talking about the daily meat is enough to make people die.

Wang Lianhua just came to take office, and Di An still looked down on this young Shangguan.Unexpectedly, as soon as he came, life visibly improved with the naked eye.The evaluation officials always take persuading farmers and businessmen and educating the common people as the standard.But as a grassroots official, he knows too well that if he cannot have enough food and clothing, it is useless to talk about enlightenment.

His family, Mr. Ming, has the ability to buy a large piece of land and build a manor as soon as he arrives, which is equivalent to giving a sum of money to the people for nothing.At that time, the local rich people all watched the jokes of the new county magistrate, and before Ming Gong guided the people to take the money, they occupied the wharf land and started shipping.

Jinxing has been a wharf since ancient times, and the archway of "Ancient Yuxiongguan" hangs high on the wharf.Previously, due to the threat of war, there were no big merchants and large fleets sailing, so Wang Lianhua took advantage of it.Shipping is a high-input and high-output business, and the most important thing they need is money.I haven't seen the letters and materials coming from Kuaiji continuously. No one in the world knows that Kuaiji is famous.The Wang family happens to be the surname of Kuaiji.It is good to have a family, as soon as you are born, you are at the end of others.Di An looked at Minggong's still soft face, with no beard on his chin, and he has already become a seventh-rank county magistrate at a young age, which is really enviable!

When he first arrived in office, all the manors under his circle were built into workshops, which produced high-quality iron, high-quality copper and white porcelain, which in turn made Minggong a lot of money.Assuming office at this time, personal finances are linked to the local economy. No wonder they are called parents and officials?

"Except for the box that was named to me, everything else was divided according to the old rules. The rest of the things were sold, and they were exchanged for copper, iron, and horses."

"Yes!" Dean clasped his fists and stepped back.

Without outsiders, Wang Lianhua didn't put on airs, and asked Lu Zhao unceremoniously, "What are you doing here?"

"My lord, my subordinates are here to announce the good news. White porcelain has been fired in the porcelain kiln!" Li Zhao didn't care about his attitude that his nose was not his nose and his eyes were not his eyes, and presented the wooden box in his hand.Inside the box was a thin-mouthed beauty vase held by a red cloth, and the shining porcelain was stained with a layer of blush, like a shy beauty.

Wang Lianhua glanced at it casually, um, yes, it looks a bit like bone china.It is still not thin enough, if it is thinner, it will be better if it can burn out other colors.

Lu Zhao looked at his master's calm expression in admiration. When he first saw the porcelain, it was no different from seeing a room full of gold.After thinking about it, he even came up with the prescription, so it is normal for it to be so plain.Lu Zhao was originally a charlatan, but he didn't expect to bump into the arms of the real fairy.A few angry words are nothing, he has seen the scene of the Lord flying among the branches.This is a living exiled immortal!

"Good job, Double Happiness! When the ship goes back, bring a boat full of white porcelain back, so that she doesn't even have good dishes to match her dishes."

Lu Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth, "she" appeared too often in the mouth of the lord.Lu Zhao vaguely knew that Wang Lianhua had a family friend in her hometown in Kuaiji, most of whom were surnamed Xi. Di An, a stunned young man, asked about it, and the lord replied: "Sister".Lu Zhao pursed his lips, what kind of sister is his fiancée?It is estimated that the elders have a tacit understanding, let them exchange letters first, and they will definitely become a family in the future.Sooner or later they are a family, but not now!A boat of white porcelain as a favor!To actually use a white porcelain plate worth thousands of gold as a dinner plate, only your aristocratic family can be so extravagant.

"Hu merchants are still waiting outside! It was agreed to supply them with large quantities." Lu Zhao reminded tactfully.

"Hey, what do you know, keep close to Kuaiji first. Now the world's trend is blowing from the noble gate of the aristocratic family, and it's just right to send it back to Kuaiji. Then divide a batch of boats to Jiankang, where there are more rich people. Don't be polite. On the surface, it is said that our goods are all taken from Jiankang, and it is not easy to transport them for thousands of miles. Secretly smuggle them at high prices, and exchange all the gold, silver, copper and iron in the hands of those barbarians. It is best to let them exchange sabers for Porcelain." Wang Lianhua is eager to sacrifice the big killer of tea, but it is a pity that the people who occupy the land of abundance and live next to them are the Di people. The land of abundance has no shortage of green plants, and the efficacy of tea cannot be exerted.Wang Lianhua thought bitterly, if I could assist the famous prime minister Xie An to go north to unify the Central Plains, the tea would definitely be sacrificed.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Lu Zhao was used to obeying Wang Lianhua's orders, and hearing him say that, he couldn't help shedding a few hypocritical tears of sympathy for the Hu people.

This is a soldier who surrenders without fighting. Lu Zhao thought of the ancient book "Guanzi" in his mind. The wise minister Guan Zhong used a similar method to bring down the Lu State and kill the enemy invisible!

The image of Immortal Wang Lianhua is clearer in Lu Zhao's mind, and the loyalty and surrender in his heart are deeper.

Wang Lianhua waved Lu Zhao back, took out a piece of cloth from the lacquer box and spread it on the table.This is a tree diagram with four rows of characters written on the top: politics, military, culture, and economy.As a county magistrate, he has a comprehensive grasp of all aspects of a county.Politically, this is the front line, so there is no need to worry about someone robbing him of his job. Does money matter?His surname is Wang.Culture is ignored, and today's famous people are all in Jiankang City, and the culture monopolized by the noble family cannot be developed here.

The focus is on the military and the economy.Use yamen servants to open up military gaps, use the front line as an excuse to raise more soldiers.Relying on the convenient shipping on the Yangtze River, the domestically competitive products are ironware, while the external sugar-coated shells are white porcelain.In the past two years of development, the firing of white porcelain has finally reached the standard, and Wang Lianhua vowed to sell the white porcelain for the price of gold.

After Wei Wudi Cao Cao usurped Han, the Central Plains could only maintain relative peace, so the political concept of military and political integration was formed.Jin usurped Wei with its nepotism, but was defeated by the Hus in the north, and traveled south to Pian'an.Even the person who manipulated the abolition and establishment can only be the great Sima Huanwen who holds military power. The importance of military power is self-evident.

There are so many living examples, the world should worship soldiers and yearn for military power.But people don’t, and now the aristocratic family still pays attention to "nobility", such as Shuo Lang, Secretary Lang, and Huang Menlang, who serve as secretaries and secretaries by the emperor's side are the most popular.Those who govern the people and persuade farmers and businessmen are "dirty officials".

Just by looking at the beautiful men who are sought after at this time, one can get a glimpse of their aesthetics. Wei Jie was watched and killed, He Lang and Fu Fan were rumored to be unspoken, and what is sought after is feminine beauty.

Tsk tsk, although Jin people have problems with their political philosophy, they still have an aesthetic vision.Wang Lianhua rubbed her chin and thought.

After lunch, Wang Lianhua took Lu Zhao to the manor porcelain kiln to see the newly fired white porcelain.

Wang Lianhua was dressed in strong attire, got on her horse and galloped away without any entourage.He is now a small success in martial arts, and there are few opponents in the world, unless he is dispatched with a large army, he cannot be left alone.Wang Lianhua's stature has reached the height of an adult, but her face looks immature. Thanks to the feminine aesthetics at this time, it is not surprising that the young man's thin figure is not surprising. In addition, Wang Lianhua has a stable temperament. She has been in Jinxing for two years. The matter is obvious to all, and everyone no longer underestimates him because of his age.

When they arrived at the gate of the manor, the gatekeeper respectfully sent them in. The master was already waiting at the gate of the porcelain kiln.

"Master Zhao has worked hard. I have seen the white porcelain that I sent this morning. It is really ingenious. With white porcelain, I am even more powerful. Master Zhao is my benefactor!" Wang Lianhua quickly stepped forward, raised her up and saluted Master Zhao.

"Ming Gong has a great reputation. Once I was a porcelain craftsman, I could continue to make porcelain because of the kindness of Ming Gong. Ming Gong is my benefactor." Master Zhao has gray hair, unshaven beard, and I don't know his age.If it is said that he is old, when he beats the mud embryo, he is full of tendons, and he is more capable than a young boy.If it is said that he is in the prime of life, his gray hair is not convincing.

Regardless of his age, what Wang Lianhua set his eyes on was Master Zhao's skills.When I first met him, he was using a small stove to burn porcelain, and his life was pitiful. There was a room full of blueprints. Although the fired porcelain was exquisite, he had no connections, so he sold it in the market.People who can buy and sell in the market are from the market. For them, what is the difference between using pottery and porcelain to pack things.

Mr. Zhao was "touched" when he sold porcelain. Some people slandered him as a fugitive slave of the master's family and stole the porcelain.

Wang Lianhua passed by, rescued him, and sent him to the hut where he lived temporarily, but saw the house full of drawings and the low kiln in the house, and invited him to his manor on the spot, specializing in firing porcelain.

Wang Lianhua could not forget Master Zhao's expression at that time: "Everyone in the world admires celadon, which is green and shiny, and radiant. The porcelain I burn is different. I burn white porcelain, the whole body is white, and I don't like variegated colors."

"It's okay, it's okay, you don't have to be cyan to be radiant, white is also fine. If you are tired of burning white in the future, you can burn other colors. If you only like white, I can find other people to burn other colors."

"Kilns are not cheap."

"I have money!"

Wang Lianhua relied on the style of a local tyrant to dig out a technical talent, and now there is a large-scale white porcelain kiln.

Waking up from the memory, Wang Lianhua smiled and said, "Master Zhao, please show me the kiln."

Master Zhao nodded, and led Wang Lianhua inside.Although I have been here several times, there is something new to see each time.The kiln at this time is not like the dome kiln in Wang Lianhua's impression of roast duck or bread, with a big chimney on top.Instead, it is built according to the terrain, and it is built on an incline following the trend of the hillside.The smoke goes up and the gas rises with the smoke. This kind of kiln has a fast temperature rise and fall, and can quickly burn into a reducing atmosphere.Because the kiln body is like a fire dragon descending from the mountain, it also got a famous name "Dragon Kiln".

The dragon kiln is a long strip, which is divided into three sections: the kiln head, the kiln chamber and the kiln tail.The head of the kiln is the fire chamber, which is used to ignite the fire; the kiln chamber is used to place the utensils to be burned; the tail of the kiln is the smoke outlet.Kiln walls are built on both sides of the kiln, and the kiln door is opened in the wall for loading and exiting the kiln.There is a row of firewood holes on both sides of the kiln, which are used to add fuel in sections.Walking to the kiln head is the end point that visitors can reach. The front is sealed, and there is nothing to see.

"This furnace has just started to burn, and Minggong can't see anything when he walks up." Master Zhao stood calmly at the entrance of the kiln, and no longer carried it inside.If you want to demonstrate to him, you have to turn on the furnace. If you don’t turn on the furnace at a fixed time, the furnace of porcelain will be destroyed.

Lu Zhao, who was following at the side, was worried about the group of people under the lord's hands who couldn't speak. Can't you say that for the lord's safety, you don't want to go inside?This sounds like he is afraid that the lord will break the porcelain, right?right!

Wang Lianhua respected technical talents very much, and watched the kiln workers throwing wood into the firewood hole at the kiln mouth, and asked with a smile: "Is the charcoal sent before useless?"

"Testing in a newly built kiln. The temperature is not yet accurate, and I dare not act on the kiln that is being fired."

Wang Lianhua didn't see the porcelain, but seeing the energetic and high-spirited appearance of the kiln workers, she felt at ease.

Master Zhao led him to the living room of the main courtyard, and handed over a blueprint: "The charcoal given by Duke Ming has a brighter flame and a higher temperature. The dragon kiln can't stand it. I have an idea to rebuild the kiln."

"This is a lot of money, isn't it good if it doesn't burn now?" Lu Zhao was arranged by Wang Lianhua to take care of part of the property, and he got dizzy when he heard that he wanted to invest money.The porcelain kiln workshop has been losing money for the past two years, and it has finally seen results. This guy actually wants money again. He is not burning porcelain, he is burning money!

Wang Lianhua waved her hand and asked Lu Zhao to stop talking: "How sure are you of success?"

Master Zhao honestly shook his head: "I'm not sure."

"How much do you want to invest?"

"At least a hundred gold a year."

Before Wang Lianhua could speak, Lu Zhao asked in surprise, "A hundred catties? A hundred catties of iron? A hundred catties of copper? It's not gold, is it?"

Master Zhao was silent, Wang Lianhua was also silent, and Lu Zhao called out: "My lord, this is impossible. Isn't the porcelain kiln burning well now? The yamen has no money left. You recruited [-] new yamen servants, and the basic necessities of life are all in the yamen. Pay. There are also refugees who cross the border from the north. They are resettled according to the previous laws and regulations. The free cattle, fine seeds and plows are already supported by the hometown of Kuaiji. There is also a large fleet of boats that come and go every day. A lot of expenses. You don’t charge mooring tax, where can you get the money!”

"Are you still thinking about collecting dock tax? Haven't you already collected commodity tax? Why don't you forget this. I still have a fleet of ships, aren't I earning money?"

"But you spend money faster than making money!" Lu Zhao died of grievances. He stayed with the lord to learn the magic of immortality.He doesn't want to either!But Jin Xing has few people, and everyone has to be on top of him. He is a good cultivator and now he is counting every day.

Master Zhao was silent, and then said after a while: "It is possible to add a few kilns of today's style, but the kilns of today's standard can't adapt to the firepower of coal. In terms of flame control, coal is better. Sooner or later, coal will replace firewood. If the most suitable ratio of charcoal firing is found out, all these newly built kilns will have to be dismantled.” At that time, it will be a waste, and it will become the repeated construction that Minggong said.

"Why do you want to dismantle it! It's not very good now!" Lu Zhao didn't understand. The porcelain is already very clean. He tried to send it to Hu merchants before, and those Hu merchants went bankrupt and wanted to buy it. They know the preferences of Hu people and princes too much. , these white porcelains were born for them.

Master Zhao is silent, he must have a wish to make better porcelain, but he also knows that firing porcelain is too expensive.If not, how could he have left his hometown and lived in Jinxing, almost starving to death.Minggong has the kindness to know him, so he can't spend too much money to bring Minggong down.

Master Zhao thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a way to make up for it: "There are some brothers in my family who also burn porcelain. I will write a book and return to my hometown. If anyone is willing to come, Minggong..."

"Come! The more the better, as long as you have Master Zhao's craftsmanship, I will charge you as much as you come, and the treatment will be the same as what you provide. Even if you have half of your skills, I will also." Just kidding, as much as technical talents come, they are all productive forces.

"Then the new kiln?" Master Zhao asked expectantly.

Wang Lianhua gritted her teeth: "Jian!"

"Do you have any idea? If it's just to cope with the high temperature of coal, it's fine to rebuild the current dragon kiln."

"I heard from my late father that there is a steamed bun kiln in the north, but I have never had a chance to see it. If I can go to the north, maybe I can make it."

"You're gone, what about the kiln?" Lu Zhao asked angrily.

"I have taught three apprentices, all of whom can make white porcelain."

"Okay, let's go. The next time there is a caravan going to the north, you go with it. I understand Master Zhao's desire to improve his porcelain firing skills. It takes years of hard work to improve the craftsmanship since ancient times. Master Zhao doesn't need it." Too anxious. If there is no harvest from the northern party, please continue to come back to make white porcelain."

Master Zhao bowed his heels: "Don't worry, Mr. Ming, Zhao Xiaowen will definitely come back. My father is Zhao Gai from Xinping. She lived in Xinping and taught the villagers how to burn porcelain."

Notifying the name and family, this is the meaning of allegiance.Ever since he knew Master Zhao, he only said his surname was Zhao, not even his name.The people of the time made a promise and announced the name of the family, which is to guarantee the family's reputation and personal reputation.

"Xinping celadon is made by Jun's family?" Lu Zhao asked in amazement. A bad old man picked up in the market is actually the heir of Xinping celadon. How did he fall into the position of being framed as a fugitive slave? the point?

Master Zhao nodded slightly, he was proud of his family, but also ashamed that he had been down and down, and made the family ashamed.

Wang Lianhua didn't care about his background, and had never heard of Xinping celadon. The most famous celadon was Longquan celadon, and it was still hundreds of years away from being famous!

However, the name Zhao Gai always felt a little familiar.Probably also a person who can have an entry in Baidu Encyclopedia, and must have outstanding achievements in a certain aspect.

Wang Lianhua also met the three apprentices taught by Master Zhao, and the white porcelain they made were indeed of the same quality.

On the way back to the city, Lu Zhao said with real emotion: "My lord is still wise, and my subordinates are really convinced by this skill of driving people. In the past, my subordinates always felt that the skills should not be passed on. If Master Zhao proposed to leave two years ago, my subordinates would definitely It is suggested that the lord get rid of it, so that the white porcelain will not end up in the hands of others. Seeing Master Zhao is like this, if he finds a way to improve it, he will definitely come back. If he is captured by the barbarians, he would rather die than reveal the secret of the white porcelain. "

"Oh, you can also see people? Isn't it a bluff?"

"My lord, you are joking. He is a member of the Zhao family in Xinping. Uncle Zhao, Mr. Zhao has an upright temperament and is jealous of evil. His son is also full of pride."

"Is the Xinping Zhao family famous?"

"The world's first-class celadon is all improved by Mr. Zhao. It's rare that Mr. Zhao doesn't make profit from it and teach it to the villagers. Most people in Xinping make a living by firing celadon."

Wang Lianhua nodded, judging you by your father, this is one of the criteria for evaluating people at this time.The dragon begets the dragon and the phoenix, and I am a hero.

Having said that, Wang Lianhua felt that the name Zhao Gai and Zhao Shupeng was familiar, where did he hear it?

Wang Lianhua was not surprised by Master Zhao's background, he must have come from a wealthy family, otherwise he would not be able to read and write.I didn't expect her family to specialize in firing porcelain.As he said, celadon is the most important thing in the world, and he loves white porcelain, thinking that white porcelain is the superior porcelain.Then he came here, mostly because of the dispute of ideas.In disputes since ancient times, ideas are the most troublesome.Other reasons can be moved with emotion and reason, but the philosophy can only follow him, and the disagreement of the philosophy is almost doomed to break up the partnership.

Wang Lianhua said to herself in her heart: let him continue to study the road, and don't split up.

Wang Lianhua went all the way back to the Yamen worried, waved away the crowd, and then he wrote a letter to Tuen with a pitiful expression.My expression can definitely be conveyed to Arne through the tip of the pen: lack of money, please help!