Guest House, Private Room
Zhang Zheng pushed open the door and invited the two in.
Then he said to the old man sitting in the room: "Grandpa, Sister Shen and Brother Chu are here."
When Zhang Heng saw Chu Tiankuo walking in, he was stunned for a moment and quickly stood up.
It’s him, it’s definitely him!
Before the Zhang family encountered trouble, he had the opportunity to see the prince from afar once, and it was an unforgettable sight.
The Crown Prince of Chu was a man of pure and brilliant talent, as elegant as jade, and the best in the imperial capital.
He couldn't help but bow to Chu Tiankuo.
Zhang Zheng was sensitive enough to notice that Elder Zhang was acting strange, but he didn't care. He smiled and said to Xing Nong and the others, "Sister Shen, Brother Chu, this is my grandfather."
Chu Tiankuo walked in calmly and calmly, cold but polite: "Mr. Zhang."
When he was young, too many people flattered him, and an imperial merchant had no chance to get close to him. He had never met the head of the Zhang family.
Besides, he changed his appearance.
However, from his attitude when he saw him, Chu Tiankuo could be sure that he was Zhang Heng, the owner of the Zhang porcelain kiln.
Xing Nong greeted politely: "Mr. Zhang."
Elder Zhang came back to his senses and said respectfully, "Mr. Chu, Miss Shen, please take a seat."
Everyone take a seat.
Mr. Zhang couldn't guess the relationship between Xing Nong and Chu Tiankuo, so he said, "Thank you, Mr. Chu, Miss Shen, for taking care of Zheng'er."
He was referring to the pastel formula.
Chu Tiankuo said calmly, "The oil-saving lamp and pastel were both invented by Miss Shen herself, and have nothing to do with me. I am the county magistrate's advisor. Because the court needs 10,000 oil-saving lamps, Miss Shen said that she asked Master Zhang to make the oil-saving lamp she invented. I saw that the oil-saving lamp was well made, so I gave the business to Master Zhang. I wonder if your Zhang family will take this business?"
Mr. Zhang understood the hidden meaning of Chu Tiankuo's words.
What he meant was that the girl in front of him had no purpose in telling them the formula for pastels, and colored porcelain had nothing to do with him.
He looked at Xing Nong and said sincerely, "Thank you, Miss Shen."
This is a sincere thank you.
Xing Nong said indifferently: "Mr. Zhang is too polite. Zhang Zheng also gave me a lot of things."
Zhang Zheng immediately said, "Those things are defective. How can they compare with what Sister Shen gave me?"
The things he gave to Sister Shen would have a price if they were sold, but what Sister Shen gave him was priceless, it was skill.
If you have a skill, you can earn money continuously. In addition to gaining wealth, you can also gain fame and even status.
Elder Zhang nodded: "Zheng'er is right! Miss Shen has given our Zhang family a second life! Our Zhang family will never forget Miss Shen's kindness!"
Xing Nong: "..."
Is it that exaggerated
She doesn't know what's going on!
Elder Zhang looked at Chu Tiankuo again and said, "Mr. Chu, our Zhang family has accepted the 10,000 fuel-efficient lamps and will only charge half the price."
Their Zhang family has never lacked money, and they even have enough wealth to last for more than ten lifetimes.
The Zhang family's painted pottery was once famous all over the world, but unfortunately they let a wolf into the house, married a vicious woman, and the secret recipe was leaked, and they almost suffered a disaster of extermination. Fortunately, they got help from a noble person, and their family escaped the disaster. From then on, they lived in anonymity, waiting for the day of nirvana and rebirth!
Over the years, Zheng'er's pottery skills have been very good, and the porcelain he made is also very perfect, but it is not enough. Their Zhang family must come up with something that will dominate the ceramics industry before they can stand in front of the world again!
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang."
Old Zhang looked at Xing Nong again and said, "Miss Shen, from now on, half of the profits from every piece of pastel porcelain and fuel-saving lamp sold by the Zhang family will be given to Miss Shen!"
Xing Nong: “I… .”
Zhang Lao: "Miss Shen, you don't have to refuse. This is the right thing to do. I, Zhang Heng, will not take back what I have said."
The relationship between this girl and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is definitely special. Just now, before the Crown Prince came in, he stepped aside to let her in first.
Elder Zhang directly took out a black jade token and said, "This is the counterpart of Qian's Bank. All the dividends will be paid to the bank. Miss Shen can just take the jade token to the bank to get the silver. There is one thousand taels of silver in it, which is the deposit for saving oil."
Xing Nong took it over: "I have several types of porcelain here, and the production methods of glaze colors. Is it also a 50-50 profit split?"
Mr. Zhang: “…”
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A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Zheng helped Mr. Zhang into the carriage.
In the carriage, Mr. Zhang was holding the raw materials and production methods of several types of ceramics, including purple clay, enamel, gold weaving, black porcelain, and white porcelain.
What shocked him most was that there were methods of making colored glaze and glass that were only available overseas.
He knew that the King of Zhao had once asked someone to spend a large sum of money to buy back a secret recipe for making colored glaze from overseas, but unfortunately he had not been able to make it successfully for several years.
He looked at his grandson in shock: "Who on earth is that Miss Shen?"
Zhang Zheng: "Sister Shen is a very kind and powerful person!"
That day, Sister Shen was able to quickly come over from several steps away and grab him when he was about to fall into the field, and steady his body without breaking any porcelain. He knew that she was kind-hearted and powerful!
Mr. Zhang: “… ”
What kind of answer is this? Do fools have good fortune
He unexpectedly met the Crown Prince and Miss Shen.
If someone else from the court came to ask, Mr. Zhang would not agree.
But the prince is not afraid.
He thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come to see him tonight!
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After Mr. Zhang and Zhang Zheng left, Chu Tiankuo couldn't help but feel sad.
Xing Nong raised an eyebrow: "What are you laughing at?"
Chu Tiankuo shook his head: "I wonder how Mr. Zhang could have imagined that the entire Zhang porcelain kiln would serve as your assistant in the future!"
Xing Nong: "That's what he said. Besides, it's the Zhang family that made the profit!"
She can't just not make money.
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "Yes, it is indeed the Zhang family that made a profit."
Just the colored glaze and glass are enough to cause a sensation in the four countries!
The State of Zhao originally spent 500,000 taels of silver to buy a secret recipe for making colored glaze from overseas. However, five years passed and not a single colored glaze bead was produced.
Xing Nong: “That’s it!”
Chu Tiankuo raised the corner of his mouth slightly and stood up: "Let's go!"
The two walked to the door, and before they walked out, they heard a familiar voice.
Xingnong paused and subconsciously reached out to grab Chu Tiankuo's sleeve, signaling him not to go out.
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Outside, next door private room
Zhang Ruohua opened the door and saw Shen Mingzhu, so he said, "Come in! Is it done? I'm leaving tomorrow!"
Shen Mingzhu walked in and shook her head. "No, Gu Ping just said that the Gu family would not agree no matter what, but her daughter could marry into the Yao family with the jade ruyi gifted by the emperor. I came here to ask Miss Zhang, how about letting Gu Ping's daughter Zhou Yingying marry? That Zhou Yingying is also very pretty."
Shen Mingzhu didn't want to miss such an opportunity. Now that the new county magistrate was familiar with their family, it was probably hopeless for her to participate in the selection here, so she had no choice but to go to Beijing with Zhang Ruohua.
Zhang Ruohua thought for a moment and said, "Okay!" She asked Shen Mingzhu to come to Beijing just to let her be a witness. Of course, if Zhou Yingying and the others could get the Jade Ruyi, then the crime of being a pariah would be even more serious! As for the promise to let them enter the Second Prince's mansion and marry into the Yao family? She was just a matchmaker, and she had to see if they had the ability to catch the Second Prince and the Yao family's eyes.
"Then I will go back and report to Gu Ping."
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In the private room next door, Chu Tiankuo gently pushed an antique display cabinet over and closed it, and the noise from next door could no longer be heard.
Xing Nong's eyes were cold and he said, "Since they want to get married so much, let them do it."
She doesn't have to do anything! It's a relief.
"Yeah." Chu Tiankuo responded: "Let's go, I'll take you back."
"No, I still need to find someone to make some farm tools."
Chu Tiankuo felt that the farm tools she was talking about were not simple. In fact, nothing this girl took out was simple, so he asked, "What farm tools?"