Firing porcelain is much more complicated than firing pottery, and both the process and the firing process are more cumbersome than pottery.

Fortunately, Gu Qing, a layman, does not have to be involved in internal affairs, and the craftsmen invited by Hao Dong are competent enough, and Gu Qing can completely retreat into the background and only wait for the money.

There are two major categories of porcelain kilns in Datang, the mineral content of porcelain clay and the firing temperature are different, and they are divided into Yue kiln celadon and Xingyao white porcelain, which is known as "south green and north white". However, due to the fact that coal has not yet been used to fire porcelain, the white porcelain of Xing kiln is often fired with a rough texture and a dull color, so most of the people in the world favor celadon, and there is a saying that "Xing is not as good as Yue".

The porcelain clay and the fuel used by Gu Qing are all the best choices, and the texture of the firing is naturally superior, and the key is the glazing and decoration technology, which depends on the craftsmanship of the craftsman.

After the porcelain clay was transported up the mountain, Gu Qing didn't care, and the professional things were handed over to the professional people to do, and it must be bad for the layman to command the insider.

With his hands behind his back like a leader inspecting, he didn't know how to pretend to show an authoritative expression, and finally Gu Qing left under the congratulations of a group of craftsmen.

Four days later, the first batch of porcelain was fired out of the kiln.

It was a very important day, and Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were both present to witness the first batch of porcelain being carefully carried out of the kiln by the craftsmen. Many people gathered outside the fence at the entrance of the kiln, just because Gu Qing had given an order, the fence was a "production center", and no one was allowed to trespass except for craftsmen, including "anyone" including Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing, Gu Qing almost didn't beat the gong and drum to tell everyone that it was these two people who were prevented.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing don't mind, businessmen are thick-skinned and their self-esteem is not very strong, since Gu Qing once made his words clear, even if they got the secret recipe for burning ceramics, it was useless, it was a big deal to break up and share the core technology with the businessmen of the entire Tang Dynasty, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing immediately took a break, weighing the pros and cons, of course, they are monopolizing technology to make money, they are businessmen, not potters, as long as they have money to make, they don't have to get the core technology.

After the celadon is cooled down, it reflects the glaze color of the glass texture in the sunlight, and on the surface of the pale cyan porcelain, the clever craftsman depicts a pine tree and a crane, with the refraction angle of the sun, the pine crane seems to dance and fly on the surface of the porcelain, and the decoration is gorgeous and exquisite, which can be called a fine product.

The crowd around them held their breath and looked at the wide-mouthed amphora in Gu Qing's hand with wide eyes, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing trembled with excitement, but they didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of shattering it.

Syllable!

Gu Qing picked up the amphora and slammed it on the stone next to it, the bottle shattered, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing's cheeks twitched violently at the same time, and then covered their hearts in pain, their hearts seemed to be broken.

Not only them, but also the craftsmen next to them also showed a painful look, as if their souls were inlaid in the porcelain, and when the bottle was broken, their souls were scattered.

There was a gasp, and Gu Qing looked back at them in confusion.

What's wrong with these guys? Is it evil?

beckoned Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing to come over, and the three bosses got together to carefully observe the embryo of porcelain.

"Good! Great stuff! This blank is dense and white, the surface is smooth, the bullet is crisp and sound, the ornamental composition is exquisite, Shao Langjun, we burned out a good thing, Hao has been a businessman for many years, not modest to say, this porcelain is Hao Mou's life only, the first in the world deserved, to say a taboo, even if it is a tribute to the Chang'an Palace of the Yue kiln fine porcelain, than we fired out of the porcelain is also very inferior. ”

Shi Daxing also nodded excitedly: "Hao Fatzi is right, if he really burns a good object, it is indeed much stronger than the Yue porcelain on the market, as for Xing porcelain, it can't be compared to ......."

The more they talked, the quieter they became, and then they quickly glanced at each other, and found that each other's eyes were so weird.

On weekdays, they are enemies who do not share the same sky, but in the face of common interests, it is rare for the two enemies to have a common tacit understanding.

"This batch of porcelain can't be taken out!" Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing suddenly said in unison.

Gu Qing was startled, and then said, "Are you crazy? The fired porcelain is not bad, why can't it be taken out? ”

Shi Daxing glanced at Hao Donglai and motioned for him to explain, Hao Donglai smiled and said, "Shaolangjun, we are about to fly Huang Tengda!" ”

Gu Qing squinted: "What do you mean?" ”

"Shao Langjun, Hao really didn't expect that the porcelain we fired was so fine, it can be said to be peerless in the world, such exquisite porcelain, if it is only used to make money, it would be a pity, why can't they be used as a step into the body?"

"The steps to the body?" Gu Qing was not stupid, and immediately guessed Hao Donglai's intention: "Tribute? ”

Hao Donglai clapped his hands happily: "That's right, tribute!" Since our porcelain is stronger than all the ones on the market, why can't it be used as a tribute? ”

Gu Qing squinted at him: "Is it so easy to pay tribute?" Although the texture of porcelain is no problem, the tribute is too wide, requiring official connections, folk reputation, and eunuchs in the palace...... What's going on? The department in charge of procurement in the palace ......"

Hao Donglai hurriedly explained: "Sigongtai, when Empress Shunsheng was in power, the internal service province was changed to Sigongtai, and the Inner Government Bureau under Sigongtai was in charge of the affairs of the cashier's palace. ”

Gu Qing spread his hands and said: "Look, how troublesome it is to send it to the palace as a tribute, so many connections have to be opened, no matter how capable you are, can you reach into the palace with your hand?" ”

Hao Donglai waved his hand: "Don't dare to talk nonsense, what is reaching out into the palace, it is the loyalty of the people of the Tang Dynasty to the Son of Heaven, and the good things in the world can only be enjoyed by the Son of Heaven, even if it is difficult, you have to try it." ”

Shi Daxing touched his chin and messy beard, and said: "I agree with Hao Fatzi's words, you have to give it a try, otherwise it will be a waste of good things, Shao Langjun, if our porcelain is set as a tribute, it is much more affordable than making money, there are good things in hand, we have confidence, nothing more than making money up and down, from Qingcheng County to Shuzhou, from Shuzhou to Chang'an Palace, let's use money all the way over!" ”

Hao Donglai said: "Therefore, we just said that this batch of porcelain can not be taken out, let's burn another batch, the firing process is slightly worse, the poor porcelain is sold on the market, in order to make a reputation, if it is really set as a tribute by the palace in the future, the palace has very strict requirements for tribute, it must be better than the folk use, and at that time we have this batch of better quality in our hands, and we will not panic." ”

Gu Qing said suspiciously: "I don't read much, don't talk nonsense." Doesn't the porcelain to pay tribute to the palace have to be produced by the official kiln? We can only be regarded as a folk kiln, right? ”

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were stunned: "What is 'official kiln' and 'private kiln'?" Shaolangjun, do we have this statement in Datang? ”

Gu Qing was also stunned: "Datang has no distinction between official kilns and private kilns? ”

Hao Donglai thought for a while and said: "I haven't heard of any official kilns and people's kilns, but I have heard that there is a saying of 'official supervision and people's burning', that is, if it is determined to be tribute porcelain, the government will send someone down to supervise our porcelain burning, but it will not participate in the specific porcelain burning affairs, but after it is fired, it will be inspected and transported to Chang'an without any mistakes. ”