"The kiln owner, you can open the kiln!" After the night passed, the temperature of the kiln finally dropped. The experienced potter tried the outer wall with his hands and said to Jiang Jiangtou.
"Open! Be careful, don't let the heat rush." Jiang Jiang gritted his teeth, waved his hand vigorously, and a few potters immediately surrounded them, carefully digging open the sealed kiln door with a wooden shovel.
Standing outside, Jiang Jiang rubbed his palms anxiously. This time, it must be burnt! There was news from the paper workshop, saying that the new paper was trial-produced, and the wooden workshop and the iron workshop did not stop, awarding money and awarding people. Only his pottery workshop, after tossing for more than a month, has not yet produced new porcelain!
Because of this, Jiang Jiangtou's hair almost turned white. Although the bellows is good, but the firepower is not easy to grasp, he has rebuilt the kiln mouth twice, and he has tried his best to study how to add firewood to seal the kiln, and burn the waste porcelain one kiln after another. They can take advantage of getting some wood, otherwise they will be exhausted half their lives just by logging!
Now that I have finally consciously done everything to the extreme, this time the kiln is opened, God should praise it, right? !
The potter's hands and feet were quite neat, and after a while, the kiln door was shoveled open, and there was a heat wave. Jiang Jiang said loudly: "Disperse, disperse! Let the temperature of the kiln drop!"
The crowd surrounded the kiln, watching the heat wave gradually dissipate, and then rushed forward to continue digging. After the half-person-high kiln door was finally dug open, Jiang Jiangtou couldn't bear it any longer.
After a long while, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the kiln: "Hahaha~ It's done! It's done!"
Immediately outside, the pot was fried, and Jiang Jiang, with a head and a face full of dust, emerged from the kiln, holding an object in his hands as if he was holding a grandson. How dare anyone come forward at this time? A potter asked nervously: "The kiln owner, is it really fired?!"
"It's done! This is definitely porcelain! Hurry up and call Ni Er over, and come with me to see the master!" Jiang Jiang's head was straight, and he shouted in high spirits. This time, his pottery workshop can finally show his face in front of the master!
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Looking at the letter on the table, Liang Feng let out a long breath. Jinyang's situation is much better than he imagined.
Since Jiang Da rushed to Jinyang, he has sent messengers to send letters every five days to tell Liang Feng about the situation in the city. Now the hospital has been set up, and more than a dozen doctors have joined the ranks of epidemic prevention and control. This is naturally due to the strong cooperation between the monk's room borrowed by Wang Wen and the Huai'en Temple.
The matter of epidemic prevention was originally a dream of the Buddha. With the participation of monks, this statement was almost confirmed, and more people were willing to leave their homes to seek medical treatment at the hospital. Other nobles who hold their own identities and are unwilling to enter the hospital will also go to the temple to inquire about how the monks prevent and cure the disease. After going back and forth like this, the concept of epidemic prevention naturally spread in the city.
Although it is a prefecture and county seat, Jinyang at this time is not a prosperous city like Luoyang and Yecheng. .
And this is also thanks to the grandparents of the Jiang family in Jinyang.
After carefully reading the letter sent by Jiang Da twice, Liang Feng took out a piece of paper and started writing with a pen. He is very clear that he is not a medical student, and he never interjects without permission on specific matters. However, it is recommended that it be mentioned. For example, the dozen or so doctors who came to help, isn't it a good opportunity to collect cases and sum up experience
After all, he has written numerous case reports and participated in numerous discussions and seminars. Liang Feng naturally understands the importance of summarizing experience. With Imperial Physician Jiang, Wang Xi's direct disciple, in charge, might they really be able to research results? After thinking about writing the letter, Liang Feng hastily sorted out the scriptures on the desk, and put the last few chapters of the Diamond Sutra into the letter.
Now is not the time to buy a pass. Since the monks are all involved in the prevention and control of the disease, the Diamond Sutra will probably be known to them. Rather than making people's appetites, it is better to take them all out and deepen the evidence. It can also be regarded as an explanation for Wang Wen's full support.
After checking the letter again, Liang Feng said, "Give this to the messenger and let him send it to Jinyang quickly."
Lvzhu didn't dare to neglect, and sent the letter out. After a while, he turned back: "Langzhu, Jiang Jiang is asking to see you."
"Oh? Hire him in!" Liang Feng sat up excitedly.
Just a few days ago, the paper workshop just produced the first batch of new paper. The quality is quite good. Although there is still a big gap with the rice paper of later generations, the texture is fine and the color of the paper is white, which is no less than the one used by Liangfu now. Zuo Bo paper. However, Liang Feng did not immediately expand production, nor did he directly use it to write scriptures. Instead, Liu Mutou added some hibiscus flower juice or mint green juice according to the seasonal materials to develop Huajian.
In this era, to visit other people's homes, you need to hand over the name thorn, which is similar to the business card of later generations. However, most of the famous thorns at this time are still wooden, just like the one given to him by Jiang Taiyi before. If you can make five-color flower paper as a famous thorn, you can also attract attention when you think about it. Paper is different from other luxury goods. Without enough tricks, it is difficult to spell out the market. Still have to make a name first.
But porcelain is different. As long as the quality is outstanding, anyone can see the beauty of porcelain. This is an aesthetic interest that transcends national borders and races. It is so powerful that it has been sold all over the world for hundreds of years, attracting a huge trade surplus. If you can burn exquisite porcelain, you really don't have to worry about selling it!
Soon, the Jiang family's father and son walked in. Jiang Jiang's head was obviously emotional. He walked quickly to the front of the case, knelt down with a thud, held up something high, and said loudly, "Lang lord! The pottery workshop has burned out. I have bought the first piece of porcelain, and I invite the master to take a look!"
"Bring it up."
Green Bamboo quickly placed the piece of porcelain in front of Liang Feng. It was a bowl-shaped utensil with a rather simple shape and a blue-black color, but the surface was smooth, showing the unique glaze of porcelain. However, with just one glance, Liang Feng's brows furrowed. He picked up the bowl and touched it carefully before asking, "Is this porcelain?"
Stunned by the question, Jiang Jiang stammered: "Yes, it's porcelain... Master, look at that glaze..."
Liang Feng shook his head: "This quality is too bad!"
After all, he is someone who has used porcelain cups and bowls for half his life. The old man still has a few treasures from the Ding kiln. Liang Feng has seen a lot of fine porcelain. Therefore, as soon as he opened his eyes and got started, he felt something was wrong. This porcelain is too rough, not to mention the official kiln and the folk kiln, even the bowls and cups used in daily life are inferior. The enamel can't be called smooth at all, and there are pits and concave spots in many places, and there are spots visible to the naked eye. To put it bluntly, it looks like a large porcelain bowl of later generations, and it is not a high-end item at first glance. It may be okay to take out such a thing to deceive people who don't know how to do it. If it is seen by the powerful, it will only laugh at it.
Without explaining it to Jiang Jiangtou, he said to Lu Zhu, "Go and fetch that Yue kiln."
Green Bamboo took the lead, and after a while he held a small celadon tea cup. Liang Feng took the tea cup and brushed the smooth glaze on it with his fingertips. Such quality can be called good porcelain.”
Jiang Jiang's head was sweating on his forehead at this moment, and he took the tea cup carefully. Just as soon as he touched his hand, the expression on his face collapsed. How could this feel like suet be burned? Did he not touch the edge of the porcelain at all, or was he spinning on the pottery
His lips moved, but he still didn't squeeze out a word. Jiang Ni, who followed behind, took a deep breath and said, "Lord Lang, Taofang may not be able to make such good porcelain, but the porcelain produced in the kiln can definitely be sold! The villain dares to use his life to guarantee! "
Liang Feng had no doubts about Jiang Ni's words. Since porcelain has not been popularized in this era, no matter how low-quality porcelain is, everyone should buy it. But this is not his expected goal. What is the problem
Glancing at the rough porcelain water bowl again, he suddenly said, "Give me the celadon bowl."
Lvzhu hurriedly took the porcelain cup and handed it to Liang Feng. Unexpectedly, after he took it, he did not put it on the table, but raised his hand and smashed the porcelain cup on the ground.
With a snap, the porcelain cup shattered to the ground, and the three people in the room exclaimed at the same time. Seeing Liang Feng bending over to pick up broken porcelain, Lu Zhu hurried over: "Lang Jun, put it down! Don't hurt your hand!"
"It doesn't matter." Liang Feng had already held up the piece of broken porcelain, and after carefully looking at the fracture, he suddenly asked, "What color is the clay you used?"
"It's brown mud and yellow mud..." How can such a good porcelain cup fall? Jiang Jiangtou was already frightened, and murmured.
"Next time, try to use gray-white clay. Or look around to see if there is any white clay available. Look at this section, no matter what the color of the outer glaze of the porcelain cup is, its carcass is bluish-white. I'm afraid it will burn. The embryo soil for making porcelain is different from pottery clay.”
This is the question that Liang Feng just thought of. In his memory, regardless of the pattern on the outside, the carcass of the porcelain was white, and in the pictures of porcelain making on TV, the mud embryo was also gray. Not to mention the porcelain capital of Jingdezhen. Isn't it also because of the nearby specialty porcelain clay that a huge industrial chain has been formed
If it is deduced in this direction, it is not difficult to come out that porcelain clay and pottery clay are probably two kinds of things. Liang Feng really doesn't know if there is any porcelain clay in the nearby mountains, but if you use clay in the way of making pottery, I am afraid that you will never be able to burn real porcelain in a lifetime.
Jiang Jiang paused for a moment, before hesitatingly said: "Bai mud? Remember to dig the pottery clay, and occasionally you can see white stones. I don't know if it's the pottery clay that the master said..."
"First take a small amount, crush it and make it into clay slabs for firing. There are many mountains nearby, and there should be a lot of various soil layers. Try a few more formulas and master the ratio first. If it doesn't work, just use ordinary clay as the Embryo, try white clay as a glaze." Liang Feng said.
"This... I don't know how much firewood and material resources will be used."
"It doesn't matter. The house doesn't need pottery right now, you can just concentrate on making porcelain. Think about it and try more. If someone in the workshop can make good porcelain first, I will reward him with 10,000 yuan!"
Jiang Jiangtou only felt dizzy for a while, what happened today was really unexpected. I thought that I had made porcelain, but it was dismissed by the master as inferior, and a piece of excellent celadon was also smashed. Now what kind of porcelain soil and reward money are emerging, it is simply dizzying!
It was Jiang Ni who responded faster and pushed his father quickly. Jiang Jiang's head just said "ah", bowed his head and bowed: "The villain will definitely live up to the Lord's high expectations!"
Jiang Jiangtou just reacted a little slower, but he wasn't stupid. The master is willing to put so much effort and has high hopes for them. In the past, I really dared not think about it. When you meet such a family owner, how can you be worthy of this kindness if you don't try your best? Not to mention that there is the newly appeared paper workshop in front of him, he doesn't want to become the most desolate one among the four workshops in the blink of an eye!
Looking at Jiang Jiang's head, Liang Feng nodded slightly, and his eyes turned to the young man kneeling behind Jiang Jiang's head: "You just said that these rough porcelain can also be sold?"
Jiang Ni was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
"Then let's make a batch of rough porcelain for sale." Liang Feng said with a smile.
Recently, they are taking in homeless people, and they are hiring people to give rewards. It's also time to make some extra money.