Section 18 Bai Hui presents treasures
Bai Qi said seriously, we must protect Daqin's technology.
Before the craftsman could react, Bai Hui's own soldiers shouted: "No, anyone who is not my Qin dares to approach, will be killed." ”
"It's not enough, no one without a token is allowed to approach, especially our baby, don't let people know." Bai Hui said it easily, and several pro-soldiers also laughed.
At this time, Bai Qi realized that Bai Hui was not burning charcoal, but graphite, which was used to make ink.
In addition, Bai Hui also discovered a graphite mine surrounded by a fence that prohibits anyone from approaching.
"If we have a large amount of high-quality pottery, we can exchange countless money and food from all countries in the world, which is a good thing. It's just this one furnace, isn't it a little less? ”
As soon as Xi Qihe finished speaking, Bai Hui's hand was on his shoulder: "This matter is naturally handed over to you to do, expand, continue to expand." Then the military order will be passed on, and those who behead three can let their families work in the pottery workshop, and the salary will be very high. Those who cut ten heads can join the pottery workshop. ”
"What does it mean to invest in the pottery workshop?"
"Explain it this way, a furnace is a workshop, and the output of this furnace must be the owner of the furnace to take the lion's share, and the owner of the furnace can be jointly owned by several Qin soldiers, and the money earned will be divided proportionally, for example, a furnace counts as a thousand heads, or a large furnace counts as three thousand heads. But the most important thing is to let the stove quickly earn money, and after accumulating enough pottery, immediately arrange for a merchant to trade, which is the right thing to do. ”
Bai Hui talked a lot, and this matter became the work of Xi Qihe.
Patting the soil on his body, Bai Hui stretched his waist: "Go back to sleep, let me study it again, what else is interesting." For example, it's almost winter, so let's build a fire pit or something. ”
Before everyone came to their senses, Bai Hui had disappeared.
Wooden bowls, no!
After a few days, all the tableware used by Bai Hui and Bai Zuo Chang was replaced with high-grade hard pottery.
This kind of hard pottery is already very close to porcelain, and Bai Hui believes that if these craftsmen are rewarded enough and given enough time, they will definitely be able to make porcelain.
Sitting in the house and eating hot pot, Bai Hui was using his other brains again.
"Someone is coming......," Bai Hui called softly.
A few days later, Xianyang City.
A group of knights in bright armor guarded four carriages, and a brocade flag was covered with a large white letter.
Just looking at these heavily armed cavalrymen holding heavy battles, with a murderous look on their faces, the merchants and pedestrians on the road gave way one after another, and the carriages of several princes were all avoided to the side.
In front of the gate of Xianyang City.
"On the order of the chief of Bai Zuo, escort the treasure to my king."
The knight shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Treasure?" When the king of Qin heard this, he ordered, "Tell them to be sent directly to the palace." ”
This is a fine selection from several batches of high-quality hard pottery, Bai Qi's head only wants to sell it to the merchant in exchange for some rice, salt, meat or something for the sergeants to eat, but Bai Hui said that these must be offered.
Bai Hui didn't bother to talk to Bai Qi, this Bai Qi's political EQ was negative. If it weren't for the same might as the God of War, it is estimated that it would have been hung up in the Qin State a long time ago.
The hard white pottery sent to the Qin Palace, King Qin, saw it, liked it, liked it very much.
Empress Dowager Xuan likes it even more.
These beautiful white pottery with exquisite colorful patterns are definitely a treasure.
For the Qin State, the appearance of red and blue on the pottery is indeed a very strange color, which is the refining color that Bai Hui's craftsmen tried out with iron ore, tin ore, copper ore, etc., after continuous attempts.
In particular, a red porcelain vase, Empress Dowager Xuan regarded it as a treasure.
King Qin smiled after reading Bai Hui's book: "Mother, this Bai Hui is a very interesting person, these four cars of extremely fine pottery, one car for the palace, one car for the two uncles, and one car for Ying Fu and Ying Kui." The last cart was reserved for the son to reward the courtiers. ”
"He has a heart, these exquisite pottery, even the pottery of the Song Kingdom can't be fired so much, so good. He has something to ask for in his letter. ”
In the eyes of the Empress Dowager Xuan, these four cars of hard white pottery are priceless, and Bai Hui has no requirements.
That's impossible.
The king of Qin said: "In his letter, he said that the Chinese New Year is approaching, which is the filial piety of the courtiers to the king, and he also asks me to give him a few more exquisite gifts to his mother." When he was worshipping his ancestors in the Bai clan, he dropped a sacrificial bowl, and his son thought that he could give the Bai clan another reward of hard white pottery. It's a little thing, I don't think it's worth asking. ”
"What?"
The king of Qin replied, "He asked to send a few housewrights and to allow him to cut down wood and build houses." ”
"Very good, this Bai Hui is a good person, it's good to miss the old. Such trivial things as housesmiths and logging are really not much to ask for. ”
Although each person was only given half a car, he was also satisfied to see the exquisite hard pottery.
Wei Ran found Qi Rong privately: "This Bai Hui has a heart, as long as the two of them are not too bad in the war next year, we will ensure their success, if the war is smooth, we will help him and add 50,000 soldiers and horses to him." ”
"Okay." Qi Rong said he had no opinion.
The two brothers also found Ying Kui and Ying Fu, and the two Ying brothers also recognized that if Bai Qi and Bai Hui brothers played well next year, they would give him an additional 50,000 troops, up to 100,000.
Dingyang County.
Bai Hui still lived the life of an uncle, and the number of servants in the family increased to forty, and the number of maids increased to eighteen. Although Bai Qi had to live in the barracks, Bai Qi had to be given a room in this courtyard.
Bai Hui leaned on the soft chair, and there were servant girls beside him who pressed his shoulders and thrashed his legs.
A small official entered: "Chief Zuo, the merchants of Chu have sent a large number of salted fish, and they are willing to wait for our pottery to come out, rather than exchange for mountain goods." Some merchants secretly transport salt, whether it is a little convenient for the merchants who send salt over? ”
"Yes."
Another person reported: "Zuo Shuchang, the salted fish warehouse is full, and the warehouse can't be piled up." In addition, half a month later, a few big businessmen arrived, and they sent rice from Chu State, but we didn't have a rice warehouse to store rice. ”
"For such a troublesome matter, go find Xi Qihe."
"Yes!"
The little official who reported retreated, and immediately another person stepped forward: "Chief Zuo, there are people who are not from the Qin State who want to come to be soldiers, there are thousands of people gathered in the county, please show Chief Zuo." ”
"Ask my brother about this, how to arrange it, and go to Xiqihe."
"Yes!"
Immediately afterwards, another small official stepped forward: "Chief Zuo, the squires in the surrounding counties hope to allow their families of the Qin army in the county to also be eligible to participate in the reward program." ”
"About this, go and ask my brother and Xi Qihe."
Before the little official answered, Xi Qihe pushed the door in: "Ask me everything, you are the head of the left, my title and official position are four orders lower than you, you are the biggest official in the southwest of the river, who will be the master if you are not the master." ”