Ruan Xiaoyi looked at Ji Yan, and then at his father, he found that his father did not stop him, and boldly stepped forward and said: "Our previous firing technique, because our previous firing method only passed through one kiln, if after the first kiln, then qualitative, and then into the kiln, it is possible to fire lighter and thinner glazed tiles than now." ”

As soon as Ruan Xiaoyi's words came out, his elders standing in the room were a little dumbfounded, they were all big merchants, although they were also a little familiar with firing, but they had already been out of production for a long time, and they had been handed over to the people below to take care of, so they were actually a lot unfamiliar with the specific methods of the craftsmen firing now, and what surprised them was that they had always felt that Ruan Xiaoyi's child was a little wilted, but they didn't expect him to show his hand in front of Ji Tongyi.

Ji Yan was even more proud, thinking that he was lucky, he saw a little brother, and he gave himself a long face, so he went upstairs along the steps, and then Ruan Xiaoyi's words said: "Then Xiaoyi, how long do you think it will take to fire the finished product?" ”

Ruan Xiaoyi lowered his head and silently gestured on the table for a long time, and after a while, he looked up and said, "Give me ten days, I think I can find a way to make one." ”

Ji Yan was waiting for this sentence, he patted his thigh and said, "Okay, I think it's feasible." After speaking, he looked at Ruan Xiaoyi's father, Ruan Xin, and said: "This matter is a project appointed by the emperor, and Zheng and Prime Minister Zheng supervise the work, and I hope that Ruan's seniors will agree to lend Xiaoyi to the next ten days." ”

He first brought out the emperor and Zheng He, and then said that he wanted to borrow someone, which could be regarded as a fox and a fake tiger, which made Ruan Xin unable to refuse.

Sure enough, Ruan Xin had no choice but to sigh and replied: "Okay, just let him go, I'm afraid that this kid will not achieve anything in ten days, and I hope that Ji Tongyi will not blame Wu'er for not knowing the height of the sky." ”

Ji Yan's heart was hot, and he sighed: After all, it is the heart of the parents who pity the world. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is up to people to do things, and we are just doing our best to obey the destiny of heaven. There will be no blame. ”

It was decided, and everyone originally wanted to give Ji Yan a banquet, but Ji Yan shirked that he had not finished his errand, and he was useless, so he resolutely pushed it away, and agreed to wait for the glazed tiles that met the requirements to be fired and then eat a banquet together.

Ji Yan put away the drawings, said goodbye to everyone, and led Ruan Xiaoyi out of the Qinghai Hall. The two of them were also diligent, and returned directly to the kiln factory, and ate something casually with the workers in the kiln factory, and then Ruan Xiaoyi plunged into the workshop.

Ji Yan didn't have anything to help at this time, and he didn't understand these things at all, so he stayed in the workshop for a while until the sun was no longer hot, and then went out, intending to investigate the leakage of Zheng He's envoy.

He originally had a good plan on the way to Shandong, first Weifu made a private visit for a few days, found out some eyebrows, and then appeared in front of Ruan Zhong and others, showing his identity, just like the emperor in various film and television dramas Private visit a routine, but unfortunately not long after he came, he was pulled to meet these merchants, so his plan was in vain, so the plan can never catch up with the changes.

He casually visited a few small-scale glass workshops, and found a few stores that were also said to be engaged in maritime businessmen, and asked many people, but the result was nothing.

In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that he has no clues, how can it be so easy to come to the land of Yifu to investigate what happened three months ago.

Ji Yan also agrees with the opinion that "Mei Yuning is a big hero" at this moment, although she was born in a wealthy family, but she worked as an errand in Nanzhen Fusi, it is estimated that she should be able to provide some clues and methods when she comes.

After two or three days, he really couldn't find anything, so he directly found Ruan Zhong and asked straight to the point: "I remember that you said in Ryukyu that day that you knew that Lord Zheng He was going to Japan to fight against the Japanese before you went to sea, where did you hear about this?" ”

Ruan Zhong was a little confused, why had it been three months, and Ji Tongyi had mentioned this matter again, but he believed that Ji Yan was not a person who had nothing to do, so he replied truthfully: "I heard about it in the Qinghai Guild Hall, when I was eating wine with other maritime merchants. ”

Ji Yan asked Ruan Zhong to write down the list of people who participated in the banquet that day, which was not difficult for Ruan Zhong, he said that it was a regular gathering of their Maritime Chamber of Commerce that day, and they were all acquaintances, so he wrote them down one by one.

Ji Yan took the list and went to the interview one by one, but the result still disappointed him, most people said that it was a long time ago and he couldn't remember it clearly, he drank too much that day, and only three or two people still had an impression of what happened.

However, the few merchants who still remember this incident heard others say it at the wine table, but they couldn't tell who said it first, which is really hell.

Time passed day by day, Ruan Xiaoyi did not disappoint Ji Yan, he took out the finished product on the ninth day, Ji Yan and Ruan Xiaoyi's father inspected the newly made thin glazed tiles together, all of which were amazing.

Two of the three errands have eyebrows, and only the matter of the visit has become a piece of Ji Yan's heart, and there is no progress at all.

Since the visits one by one had no results, Ji Yan thought that with the help of Ruan Xiaoyi's successful firing, let Ruan Zhong arrange it, and then invite the merchants that day to gather, if someone didn't come, wouldn't it be a self-recruitment?

As a result, all the invited people came, and the thief was enthusiastic, the atmosphere was good, and everyone was very full of spirits, and it was completely impossible to see that anyone had a ghost in their hearts.

On the banquet, the rules of Shandong people drinking are too complicated, what to bring a circle, the host to accompany the guest of honor, etc., Ji Yan studied for a long time and just got a little clue, and he has been poured several glasses down.

After three rounds of drinking, there are six rounds.

Ji Yan couldn't help but shout in his heart: At first, it was three cups, and after three cups, there were three cups, almost ten cups! Bosses.

Although he likes to drink a little wine, but the amount of wine is average, and he eats a lot of seafood, so his stomach is a little unhappy, and halfway through eating, Ji Yan found an excuse to say that it is convenient to go, and he slipped out to hide for a while.

As soon as he walked into the latrine, he still sighed a little, it is not a loss of Qingzhou maritime businessmen often gather in the restaurant, rich and rich, on the road, the latrine is also lit with bright light, it is estimated that he is afraid that the dignitaries and dignitaries who come here will eat too much wine and eat, and walk into the thatched pit with one foot.

Ji Yan began to squat for a while, and tried to hold his breath, because the smell here was really a little unpleasant, drunk and hazy, he saw something in a trance, and found that something seemed to be written with a white pen on the toilet wall opposite, Ji Yan smiled in his heart: Writing in the toilet does not seem to be modern enough.

The thatched toilet that Ji Yan went to before was either a public office or for a group of illiterate people, so this was the first time he had seen such a sense of time travel in ancient times.

Perhaps it was the effect of alcohol, and he remembered an incident that happened when he was in school before the crossing, when there was a cold beauty among their classmates, and many people tried to pursue it but failed. One day, I was on the wall of the school toilet and saw a line of words "xx (the name of the cold beauty) is a bus". Ji Yan himself laughed at these after reading them, but the miraculous thing is that after a few days, some classmates quietly told themselves, do you know, xx don't look cold in school, in fact, he is messing around outside the school.

I don't know why, Ji Yan was half-awake at this moment, saw some blurred words on the wall, and remembered these again.

He was startled.

Ji Yan finished solving the matter in a panic, put on his pants and went out of the toilet, but in an instant he ran back again, and he had more lanterns borrowed from the restaurant in his hand.

He vaguely saw some marks on the wall, as if a lot had been written, but the traces were not very clear, so he could only carefully identify them one by one under the lantern and touch them with his hands.

Finally, he found a line of words with only a few traces left, as if it had some value, so he touched it with his hand and tried to rewrite it little by little.

Wait until he finishes drawing by hand.

Ji Yan's wine woke up completely.

The stench in the latrine seemed to have no effect on him, and under the dim light of the lantern in the restaurant, his face was pale, and cold sweat flowed from his head, and he felt that his mouth was dry, and he was a little dizzy and unsteady on his feet.

He stood in place in despair, motionless, and cold sweat was pouring out of his back, already wetting his coat.

The traces drawn by Ji Yan's fingers are composed of six characters, each of which is the size of a garlic mortar.

Zheng He went to Japan to ask for a crime!