The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Fortunately, this is a dream, as long as the owner of the appliance is found, except that its angle cannot roughly change the historical line, the place next to it can still be mosaiced, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

Let's think about it again, he can finish the task and leave, but he can't leave a huge mess for others.

His Royal Highness the King walked down the street with his hands in his hands, his thick little boots creaking on the snow.

He walked all the way to the city gate with a few servants and guards.He had no purpose in this trip, he just walked casually along the flow of people, and unexpectedly found a bustling place surrounded by a large group of onlookers.

The young boy followed the footsteps of everyone's gaze. These people were all staring at a page on the bulletin board.

Well, the handwriting of the person who wrote the notice is correct, with clear strokes in official script, and the writing is clear and clear.The local big boss gave this unknown official a high praise in his heart.

Of course, there are not many people who can read now, so the little official came to read it every once in a while.

There was a table case in front of him, and several wooden sticks were stuck in two wooden barrels on the case.I heard the little official explain that those who hold the wooden stick on the left can go to the craftsman to make an appointment to make a kang.

There are only [-] places in January, first come first served.

As for the price?The price is clearly marked, and there is no deception.

At that time, the price and the name of the craftsman will be written on the back of the stick, which is used for quality assurance. If there is any problem with the kang, there is also a warranty.

The bamboo tube on the right is for apprentices, including board and lodging, and the tuition is very cheap. After finishing their studies, they can be trained with the help of the master to repair [-] kangs.

The onlookers below were talking about it.Xia Anran took a look and found that the number of people who signed up to learn technology was more than the number of people who signed up to build a kang.

He tilted his head slightly, and after listening for a while, he knew the reason.

In fact, these people didn't know what the fire pit was, even though the notice explained what it was and drew a schematic diagram.

But it doesn't matter that they voluntarily sign up as apprentices because of the food and lodging.

Even if Zhongshan Country is generally rich, but in the severe winter, some people living at the bottom are always in danger of not being able to survive the winter.

The life of the poor is not easy in any era. Apart from other things, just having food and housing is enough for them to sell themselves temporarily, and after they have completed their studies, they can also have a skill, so they will never lose money.

When the lottery for the apprenticeship quota was snatched up, only two of the lottery for the kang were taken, which was less than [-]%, which looked pitiful.

Xia Anran didn't read any further, he knew very well that this kind of brand-new thing had to be produced by the whole family before the news could be conveyed.

And the future of this market depends on the apprentices accepted by these craftsmen for promotion.The craftsmen at home are still useful, how can they take up time for building a kang?

Now we are starting to build a kang, and it will be the middle of winter when it can be used. How good this thing is, people who have used it will promote it themselves.

The little king walked towards the kiln with a kick, and in his heart, the kiln was the most important thing.As soon as he saw the wrinkled potter, the young boy immediately stepped forward to comfort them with the title "a warm spring-like smile from Shangfeng".

The difference in attitude could not be more pronounced.

Unexpectedly, three days later, a craftsman who was sweating profusely came to him, saying that there were too many people who wanted to make an appointment to make a heated kang, and now the supply is in short supply.

Among them, there are still many wealthy people who are not easy to reject, but Zensheng is good.

Xia Anran was startled by this news, he widened his round eyes and asked suspiciously, "Why did it happen all of a sudden?"

The little official showed a complex look on his face. He coughed dryly and looked around to see if there was no one around, then whispered: "Prime Minister, I wrote an essay for the kang..."

It took Xia Anran a long time to react before connecting the cause and effect.

It turned out that a few days ago, at a gathering among colleagues from the Zhongshan Kingdom, as the prime minister, Zhi all drank some wine and became a little excited. In addition, the reason may be that he felt that the hall of this family was too cold. Then he started to write an essay.

The point is to introduce things like heated kang to everyone.

Of course, this is the official version, and only Zhi knows the truth behind the scenes.

So I don't know if it's to praise the prime minister, or if someone really believed Zhidu's words and thought it sounded good, or thought it was a hint from him as the lord of the country. In short, on the second day, these Those with a particularly keen sense of smell immediately sent someone to make an appointment.

Even because they found that their reservation number was at the back, they looked for people everywhere, looking for people in front of the queue, and bought their reservation number with a lot of money.

Some people resolutely refused to sell it, and some sold it for favors. In short, the workshop that was full a few days ago became empty overnight, and the craftsmen brought their newly recruited apprentices to the door to measure the data.

The onlookers were deeply baffled, seeing their gestures, subconsciously thought it was a good thing, and started looting it.

Xia Anran rubbed her chin, and thought of an unimportant question for a moment—so Zhidu would also attend gatherings among colleagues?He thought this was the kind of zero-social talent like Bao Zheng.

But soon he came to his senses and shook his head to get rid of the gossip thoughts that were full of gossip. He felt that this might be Zhidu's show of favor to him.

After all, everyone knows that Zhi is an honest person and never tells a lie.

If you want to talk about the image spokesperson, then his brand must be strong enough.

The young king of Zhongshan covered his lips with his sleeves, and covered the corners of his mouth with a dry cough that almost reached the ears.He hurriedly ordered people to go to the workshop, and told them to quietly set up the kang in the prime minister's house, or else in two days, if someone could bear Zhidu's cold face and ask for a visit, wouldn't it be embarrassing? ?

I didn't expect to be coaxed as a child. The little prince who was riding the hot iron to increase publicity thought this way, but felt that the taste of it was a little subtle.

As the saying goes, good things come in pairs, just when his kang business was booming, he had to report that the kiln had been fully built, and the first batch of porcelain embryos and pottery embryos had been prepared, and they could be opened only after he gave an order. furnace.

This is the news that Xia Anran is most concerned about.The young boy immediately took his companion to the place where the brick kiln was being repaired.

Cheng Wu was baffled when the vassal king brought him here, but any teenager would be interested in this brand new thing, and within a few moments, this gentleman turned into a hundred thousand whys, asking non-stop .

And one of his most critical questions is - why are all the embryos that are put into the kiln first look white?

Xia Anran showed a mysterious smile: "Those are porcelain embryos."

"Porcelain..." Cheng Wu thought for a while, although he was puzzled, there was still an excited expression on his face, "His Highness knows how to make porcelain? Celadon?"

"Probably." Xia Anran watched as the last batch of pottery embryos were brought in. Afterwards, the craftsmen began to seal the kiln, pile up firewood, and move in blowers.

He gently wiped the sweat from his palms, but his face was calm and composed: "It's just a small experiment."

It was the first time to use such a large kiln furniture, and everyone was a little uncertain.

Although the number of embryos that can be stored in this batch of kilns is astonishing, at the same time, once they are burned, the losses will be astonishing.

In particular, what they don't understand the most is why the most important porcelain is placed in the innermost place?

If someone asked Xia Anran this question, he would definitely tell them - because the temperature inside is high.

There is no chimney installed in the innermost part of the cave dwelling, and the innermost part is completely sealed. The rising warm air gathers inside, and at the same time, the heat will be reflected when it comes into contact with the round masonry, and the place where the heat reflection gathers is Where the porcelain is placed.

Therefore, this time he gave up a part of the placement space on the innermost side extravagantly to ensure that the place where the porcelain embryo is placed is the concentrated point of heat.

The concept is the same as that of modern reverberatory furnaces, where a central point is calculated through multiple reflections of heat.If this reverberatory furnace is calculated accurately, the temperature can melt steel.

...By the way, Xia Anran also put some iron ingots in it for experimentation. He wanted to know about the temperature inside and whether the iron could be melted in this way.

Although he felt that it was impossible, it would not hurt to try.

An air duct was left at the mouth of the furnace, and the hot air inside began to move and rise after ignition. After half a day, the temperature in the kiln rose sharply, and basically no longer relied on the power of the blower.

Seeing that the flame color at the observation port began to fade, Xia Anran signaled that the blower outside could be removed.

In order to ensure the clear color of the fired porcelain, it is necessary to largely isolate the role of oxygen in the firing process. However, if you want to stabilize the temperature under this prerequisite, you can only use another method—coal. .

This time, he bought some coal.

There is a coal mine in the south of Jizhou. Although this area is not under his control, it is no problem to buy some high-quality coal by taking advantage of the favorable location.

This step was a bit big for him, and he directly used coal and charcoal instead of firewood, just to get a good start when firing the kiln for the first time, and Xia Anran also wanted to see how much the coal could raise the temperature.

Temperature is a prerequisite for many technologies.

Of course, the craftsmen did not dare to raise the temperature too high in an instant, for fear that the kiln would not be able to bear it, so they dared to add coal to it little by little, making it a supplementary item for firewood and charcoal.

During this period, skilled workers have been watching the temperature inside the observation port.After two full days of observation, finally, the temperature of the flame seen at the last observation port also turned orange red, and the craftsmen who noticed this immediately cheered.

Xia Anran, who has been waiting here for the past few days, frowned slightly. In his opinion, the temperature represented by the mere orange flame should not have reached the highest value he expected, so he asked people to throw all the coal into it, and tried to Let the temperature rise again.

At night, a large amount of raw coal is put in, and the internal and external convection increases after the temperature drops, bringing in a large amount of oxygen, but at the same time, the temperature in the kiln is also slightly lowered by the influx of cold air. This is the time when the craftsmen are most nervous. .

The addition of cold air can change the kiln from artificial respiration to self-breathing on the one hand, but on the other hand it may damage the utensils, but fortunately, the temperature of the porcelain part that Xia Anran is most concerned about has not changed.After all, it is not so easy to be affected by this layer.

And after the craftsmen took bricks to block the small half of the air inlet, the temperature in the kiln gradually increased.Afterwards, under the command and dispatch of an experienced old potter, everyone dismantled the bricks and worked almost all night.

The old potter wasn't sure either, it was his first time firing a large furnace, even if His Highness told him that it was okay, he still couldn't pass the hurdle in his heart.

There are nearly 60 old craftsmen walking back and forth in the dark night, looking at the situation inside one by one, their dark eyes are dyed with fire, and there is a bit of intense emotion.

This is the persistence of a craftsman.

Xia Anran tried to persuade him twice, but he didn't say any more when he was not persuaded. He ordered some pots of chicken soup to be brought over, and the artisans here each got a bowl, and he himself drank a bowl.

After eating the chicken soup with only salt and ginger in it, Xia Anran slammed it into his mouth, feeling a bit off.

Chickens are delicious. After the autumn harvest, the roosters and hens are put into the rice fields to plan the soil. One is to make a tooth offering for them and peck at the grains that have not been picked. On the other hand, these Chickens are very good at digging the soil, they eat a lot when they put on autumn fat, and the worms in the soil are even more accurate.

The old hen swayed around with the last crop of chicks, not to mention how excited the chicks finally got a chance to let the wind go.Even so, it is dangerous to do so, after all, chickens are not the only ones who want to put on autumn fat.

Xia Anran has personally seen several chickens pecking a cauliflower snake in a field ridge, and that cauliflower snake had a chicken in its mouth, and its slender legs were still shaking.

The farmers were pointing at the side, but no one came to rescue them.

After a few big roosters came on the scene, the cauliflower snake couldn't bear it anymore and spit out the chick and ran away in a desperate manner. The chick that escaped from the snake's mouth was dizzy and dangled for a long time, and immediately got under the mother hen's wings.

Seeing Xia Anran's shocked look of having never seen the world, the farmers told their little masters one after another: It's okay, the flower snake is not poisonous, and as long as it is not coiled up, it can't kill chickens.

The chickens are all experienced and won't make it to the plate.

Xia Anran silently looked at the farmers who were very big-hearted, and in her heart gave a thumbs-up to the Western Han Dynasty for such a superstitious mind.

But even this kind of chicken can't stand up to crude cooking techniques, so it can only be said to eat the original taste.

The little feudal lord put down the bowl, not to mention the sadness in his eyes.

He felt that he wanted to eat chestnut roast chicken.

But no soy sauce.

If you want to make soy sauce, you have to buy beans, and if you want to buy beans... you have to sell porcelain.

Under the watchful eyes of the owner of this kiln porcelain, dawn dawned.