Chapter 21: Jingdezhen

Shen porcelain died down, "Kangjing Shengshi" porcelain shop is getting bigger and bigger, porcelain has been in short supply, Kang Damao has contacted several Jingdezhen kiln owners before, to discuss the intention of cooperation.

Just when he was full of ambition, the news of stopping cooperation came from Jingdezhen, and all the owners of the kiln stopped cooperating with their Kang family at the same time.

Kang Damao was very depressed, he immediately asked Erhu and Abao to go to Jingdezhen to inquire about the situation, it turned out that the kiln owner of Jingdezhen's first kiln town issued a message to prohibit Jingdezhen from cooperating with the Kang family, which was particularly annoying.

The Kang family and the Yu family have always had no grudges, why do you do this to our Kang family? Kang Damao was not convinced, he personally rushed to Jingdezhen to find Yu Shinian, the owner of the kiln, but as a result, he was once again closed.

Kang Damao did not leave, and took the three of them to find an inn nearby and stayed.

The next day, the town kiln recruited apprentices, and there was a long queue at the door, and the four of Kang Damao also crowded into the crowd to participate in the interview.

Abao is very good at doing things, he is now stronger than the other three, how to say that he is also a person who has studied porcelain theory for a few days, and he used the same trick to make four people be recruited into the town kiln at the same time.

I didn't expect that it was a crooked nut named Yin Hongxu who arranged a few people to work, and what I didn't expect was that a few people were arranged to pick up soil in the nearby suburbs as soon as they came in.

"Brother Kang, I can't do this job, it's just tiring." The second tiger picked his son, sat down on the ground and said in a dejected manner.

"Young owner, aren't we looking for our own guilt?" Abao couldn't bear it either.

Look at Linglong's small shoulders that are almost crushed, she is still gritting her teeth and holding on, and beads of sweat are flowing down her sideburns.

"You think I want to, if I don't go into the tiger's den, I will get the tiger." Kang Damao put down his shoulder and said.

"This shit's crooked nuts are deliberately tidying up for us, Abao, I think you have to beat him again." Erhu reminded Abao.

"It's all done, this kid is so good at admitting death...... Ah Bao was saying when he saw the crooked fruit Yin Hongxu coming over.

"Don't be lazy, hurry up, this kaolin only has three days to pick up the luck, if you don't do it, some people will rush to do it." Yin Hongxu pointed and said in crooked words that he was not proficient in.

"Brother, be accommodating, how about letting the brothers go to the kiln to follow the blank, the brothers have all practiced." Abao stepped forward and handed over the silver and said enthusiastically.

"Brother, don't embarrass me, I've been here for five years, and I've just started to learn to draw blanks, so you can be content, in this way, you pick up the soil first, and I will arrange it for you when you find a chance." Yin Hongxu said and walked away.

"This pen, I have been here for five years in order to learn to burn porcelain, I don't know if there is a problem with my head." Ah Bao saw Yin Hongxu walk away, and cursed in a low voice.

The four of them continued to go to the suburbs to pick up kaolin, the suburbs, the entire kaolin area has a special person from the government to be responsible for guarding, just set aside a small area for the kiln to dig up, there are dozens of kilns within a radius of several miles are rushing to dig, and the suburban construction site is now in full swing.

At this moment, a group of men and horses, dressed in dark blue uniforms, carrying flat poles and hanging baskets, walked with their heads held high, followed by a team pushing trolleys, two groups of fifty or sixty people.

"Phew! Turtles, migrant workers. As we walked past the kiln, someone in the team sneered at each other.

With that, the rest of the team burst into laughter.

"Who? is so arrogant, the tail is up to the sky. Erhu asked the worker next to him.

"They are from the official kiln in Jingdezhen, we can't afford to mess with them." Someone replied as if deflated.

The official kiln is a great thing, and the whole connected soil slope has opened up a separate area for them to take soil, and the kaolin over there is obviously better than all the soil quality here in terms of color and purity.

"Why?" Apo wasn't happy.

"With the fact that people are imperial kilns, what is an imperial kiln, it is the kiln of the official family, and the porcelain fired out is exclusively for the royal use, and the iron rice bowl is you, and you are so arrogant." The man shook his head and went back digging for the inferior kaolin on his side.

At this time, I saw someone go to the next door to secretly dig a few baskets of soil, but they were arrested and beaten half to death, which was too bullying.

The people here are afraid to be angry, here are the responsible for the management of each kiln, there is no kiln owner at all, even if there is, no one dares to openly confront the imperial kiln, this is the tradition of Jingdezhen for many years, the official kiln presses the people's kiln, except for one person, of course.

"Stop! There's no need to dig up a few baskets of soil with such heavy hands, it's not easy to come out and mix rice to eat. Kang Damao stood up and said.

"Which turtle are you? Is it your turn to speak here? The official kiln manager who beat people said arrogantly, and as soon as he saw that what stood up was a hairy boy who was less than twenty years old, he was ready to clean up together.

"Zhenyao, how's it going?" Kang Damao straightened his chest and said proudly.

Forehead!

Yin Hongxu from Zhenyao had just arrived at the scene, and when he heard Kang Damao's words, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, this person is so pitiful! Just sold the owner directly?

The official kiln steward walked directly towards Kang Damao with a whip in his hand, and the guards next to him also followed, obviously they were on the side of the official kiln.

"Zhen kiln, hum, Lao Tzu doesn't care if you are a positive kiln or a reverse kiln, Lao Tzu is you."

As soon as the official kiln steward's voice fell, the whip in his hand was directly drawn towards Kang Damao, Kang Damao stood in place and didn't move, Linglong flashed and stood in front of Kang Damao, and before Linglong could make a move, another thin and tall figure also stood up, it turned out to be Yin Hongxu.

Yin Hongxu grabbed the wrist of the official kiln steward, and pushed it hard to the side, and the whip and Linglong passed over his shoulder.

"Don't make too much trouble, he is not sensible, no matter how you say it, he is also a person from our town, and it will not be good for everyone if the matter is big." Yin Hongxu approached the steward's side and said in a deep voice.

"What if it's too big? Our official kiln will be afraid of your private kiln, a bunch of garbage. "The official kiln manager is really inflated to the extreme.

"You ......"

Yin Hongxu just wanted to speak, but was whipped in the face by the official kiln steward, and a bloody mark suddenly appeared on his white and tender face.

Yin Hongxu was also furious, he immediately rushed over and scuffled with the official kiln steward, the guards immediately surrounded the two and separated the two, Yin Hongxu was held down by the guards on the shoulders and kicked to kneel on the ground.

"You are a dead crooked fruit, you dare to fight with Lao Tzu, give me a beating." The official kiln steward directly ordered the guards, and it seemed that they were in a group.

Kang Damao nodded silently in his heart, this crooked nut named Yin Hongxu dared to stand up at a critical moment, and he was also a person who could carry things.

"You dare?" A deep voice sounded behind everyone, and following the prestige, it turned out to be Yu Shinian from the town kiln who came in person.

"Why don't you dare?" It was another sharp voice, and again, it was Shangguan Yun, the owner of the official kiln.

Come on, the main owner is here, pinch it, Kang Damao originally wanted Linglong to make a move, but now he is watching a good show with his hands wrapped around the kaolin on the side.

Yu Shinian still has his unique leadership spirit, under his leadership, the owners of the kiln have rushed to the scene, twisted into a rope, they will not back down at this moment, and want to fight to the end with the official kiln.

The kiln owners on both sides gave an order, and the battle for kaolin officially began.

After half a day, almost all the people on both sides fell to the ground, both were injured, Kang Damao grabbed a handful of kaolin and wiped it directly on his face, lay down on the spot, pretending to be a corpse, and the other three looked at it, I wiped it, it was really shameless, I was too good at acting.

They immediately followed Kang Damao's example, and lay down one after another, and in an instant there were three more fake corpses on the ground, they lay there motionless, just staring at every move in the field with their eyes intently, to be honest, the acting skills of the four were really a little exaggerated.

"Lord Porcelain has arrived!" With a very high tone, a sedan chair slowly stopped next to the crowd, followed by a group of officers and soldiers with spears in their hands.

From the sedan chair came down an official with a two-handful mustache, the official rank is not low, the imperial porcelain supervision, from the fourth grade and the same level as the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture, but he is a Beijing official, and the grade is much higher than the prefect.

"Alas!" The Imperial Porcelain Supervisor shook his head when he saw the vision.

"I said that you two are also the kiln owners in Jingdezhen, if this matter is spread to the capital, won't it make people laugh off their big teeth, where do you put me, the imperial porcelain superintendent." The Imperial Porcelain Supervisor said with a calm face.

Shangguan Yun and Yu Shinian immediately came over to salute, and the two apologized one after another, but the eyes that looked at each other were all kinds of dissatisfaction.

"Alright! I'm not biased to anyone, isn't it a triennial competition between the official kiln and the private kiln in a few days, you two competitions are clear, the old rules, the winner gives priority to kaolin. ”