Chapter 777 Zhang Yan, the image ambassador of bone china promotion? [Ask for a monthly pass!] 】

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[Today's second shift is delivered]

Brigadier Zhang handed over all the blank paper to Tian Feng, and said with a smile: "For those who have not been selected for the time being, don't be frustrated, I Zhang Zhun said, and there is business to introduce to you." I have prepared a simple banquet and invited everyone to take their seats first. After eating, we will talk about business in detail. ”

Tian Feng followed the gesture and invited everyone to sit in the restaurant next to him.

Of course, the banquet is simple, and Zhang Zhun's banquet is never very extravagant. In fact, these merchants, in front of Zhang Zhun, did not have the heart to eat. Especially the few merchants who were not selected, what they were most concerned about was, of course, what business Zhang Zhun was going to introduce to them.

During the banquet, Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Our army is going to take over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan." ”

Zhu Baowei and the others were a little stunned.

Zhang Zhun is actually going to take over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan?

The imperial court is actually going to give up Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan?

Yes, they didn't hear the news, and they hadn't heard the word spread before. This time Chongzhen's edict, from the suggestion to the official edict, is still very fast, and the people don't know about it at all.

Liu Wenxuan asked a little puzzled: "Lord Governor takes over Shanhaiguan ......?"

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "It's the emperor's edict." ”

Liu Wenxuan and the others looked at each other with strange expressions.

They would not doubt Zhang Zhun's words. It was because they didn't suspect Zhang Zhun's words that they felt a little weird. There seems to be some insider information in this? In fact, in their opinion, it is indeed no good for Zhang Zhun to take over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan at this time.

The Tiger Ben Army stationed here means an endless struggle with the Tartars, and unless they are war maniacs, no one likes such a situation. They guessed that Zhang Zhun was probably stationed in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan after receiving some benefits from the imperial court in other places.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional about the imperial court. In front of the Tiger Army, the imperial court gave up more and more territory and retreated more and more. Shandong has obviously given up, Beizhili has already given up half, and now, even the whole of Liaodong has given up. The more territory is given up, the weaker the imperial court is.

On the contrary, the area controlled by the Tiger Army is getting larger and larger, the population is increasing, and the combat effectiveness will only get stronger. Under such circumstances, the imperial court is afraid that it will not be able to support it for a few years. Don't say anything about giving up for the time being and counter-attacking later. Whether it is the Tartars or the Tiger Army, as long as it is the land occupied, the imperial court has never recaptured it. Not before, not now, and not in the future.

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully: "Our army is stationed in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and everyone is pondering what kind of business opportunities there are. As long as I, Zhang Zhun can cooperate, I will actively cooperate, and I will definitely not delay everyone to make money. ”

Liu Wenxuan and the others all quietly pondered.

With Zhang Zhun's promise, they can indeed realize a lot of business opportunities. The Mongolian steppes and Liaodong need a lot of materials, as long as the materials needed by the local people are sold, it is a huge business opportunity. Not to mention anything else, every year for salt alone, there are hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels of silver in the account.

However, Yanba is the exclusive camp of the Tiger Army, and if they want to interfere, it is impossible. Zhang Zhun will not allow them to meddle in the salt business. Fortunately, except for salt, other businesses can be done. Except for the salt, the other businesses of the Tiger Ben Army are basically liberalized.

The key to business is not a temporary windfall, but a long-term stable profit. Doing business with people outside the Cypriots has such benefits. For example, tea, porcelain, silk, medicinal herbs and other materials cannot be produced by the people outside the Saiwai, they must buy from the Central Plains for a long time, and there is absolutely no possibility of self-sufficiency.

At the same time, all kinds of furs from outside the Central Plains are one of the best-selling materials in the Central Plains. When doing business with people outside the country, they generally do not charge cash, and they are based on bartering. All kinds of fur outside the plug, to the south of the Yangtze River, to the South Seas, that is a luxury, the price is very high, the profit margin is very large.

Zhang Zhun took the initiative to let the people present participate in the business outside the Seychelles, and he really cared for them. Because, in the past, all the business with the people outside the Saiwai was controlled by the imperial court. Private, it is impossible to participate. Zhang Zhun's approach undoubtedly opened up a new financial path for them.

Zhu Baowei got a place to participate in the Japanese market, and Zhang Zhun was allowed to participate in foreign business, and the future is indeed too bright. Under such circumstances, of course, he wanted to show his loyalty, so he reminded in a low voice: "Lord Governor, don't you worry, some supplies have fallen into the hands of the Tartars? ”

Zhang Zhun said indifferently: "I don't think I need to remind you, everyone will pay attention, so I won't remind you." Besides, the Tartars of Liaodong won't be able to jump for a few days, and they won't have a chance to buy your things. ”

Zhu Baowei looked at the other merchants, and said with a cautious face: "Please rest assured, Lord Governor, we all understand the rules, and we will never let any materials fall into the hands of the Tartars." ”

Zhang Zhun suddenly remembered something, and said with an awe-inspiring expression: "There is intelligence that in Shanxi, there are several big merchants who quietly sell all kinds of materials to the Tartars, secretly promoting the strength of the Tartars, I don't know if you know the news about this?" ”

Zhu Baowei looked at the others and said in a low voice: "We do know some about this situation, but we don't know it very clearly. It seems that they sold supplies first to the Mongols, and then to the Tartars. The largest business in Shanxi is Runde Commercial Bank, and they are the ones who secretly fund Tartar materials. ”

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully: "Which is the backstage of this Runde Commercial Bank?" ”

Zhu Baowei said uncertainly: "It is said to be His Royal Highness King Fu." ”

Zhang Zhun looked at Zhu Baowei suspiciously.

Fu Wang?

Luoyang's Blessed King?

He actually stretched out his hand so long and started a business in Shanxi? And secretly sell supplies to the Tartars? Could it be that he still feels angry that he can't ascend the throne? So secretly prying the corner of Emperor Chongzhen?

Zhu Baowei said with a little guilt: "My lord, people know too little about this situation, and they can't solve their doubts for adults, I'm really embarrassed." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "In the future, you can help me understand the situation in this regard." As long as your information is valuable, I will not treat you badly. ”

Zhu Baowei hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, we will work hard." ”

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "In the next two or three years, our army will pacify Shenyang, and the reconstruction of Liaodong will require a large amount of materials, and there will be no shortage of profitable business." As long as everyone follows me, the benefits are many. Everybody worked hard"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the merchants present became brighter.

The reconstruction of Liaodong is definitely a huge cake. With such a large land and so many people, how many supplies are needed. If they take precautions now and make all kinds of preparations, they will definitely be able to share the lion's share in the future reconstruction.

Two or three years is not a long time, but it is not a short time. If others say that in two or three years, Liaodong will be recovered and Shenyang will be occupied, and the merchants will definitely think he is crazy. But Zhang Zhun said this, they were all convinced. Why? Just look at what happened to Huang Taiji in Beizhili. Now the Tartars are no match for the Tiger Army, and in a year or two, the Tartars will not be an opponent of the Tiger Army.

Originally, the Tiger Ben army passed through Liaodong Bay, constantly attacking the Tartars, which greatly consumed the vital strength of the Tartars, and now, the Tiger Ben army was stationed in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and was directly at the forefront of the attack on the Tartars. North Korea was again controlled by the Tiger Army. When the time comes, it will indeed be difficult for the Tiger Ben Army to advance east and west and recover Shenyang.

With such a promise, when the merchants left, they were in a very happy mood and felt that their choice was not wrong. Their future will be bright. What I have to do now is to hug Zhang Zhun's thighs tightly. When Liu Wenxuan said goodbye, he said that King De might come immediately.

"My lord, King De is here."

Sure enough, it wasn't long before someone came to report.

"Please"

Zhang Zhun nodded.

This King De is really eager, and he really came so soon.

"Lord Governor, I'm here."

Soon, King De and Liu Wenxuan appeared in front of Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun made a gesture to sit down, and said with a smile: "It's rude to ask the prince to come to the door in person." ”

King De hurriedly said: "This is as it should be, it should be, my lord is busy with official business, and I am at home, and I have time." The adults still call me Zhu Youshu, and I don't dare to call the title of the prince ......"

Zhang Zhun said casually: "It doesn't matter what you call it, the key is sincerity." ”

King De hurriedly said: "Lord Dudu, you have seen my Zhu Youshu's actions, those people gathered around me, they are all discussing things to make money, and they have nothing to do with politics and military. If Lord Governor thinks it is bad, I will not associate with them in the future. ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said lightly: "The prince is sensitive. ”

King De pondered for a moment, and said tentatively: "I heard Wen Xuan say that the adult wants to talk to me alone, but I don't know ...... the adult."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "I heard that the prince once intended to enter the porcelain industry, but in the end he returned in vain?" ”

King De sighed, and said in a somewhat bitter tone: "There is indeed such a thing. Our porcelain in the north is indeed not as competitive as the porcelain in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is indeed too difficult to make some money on porcelain. Wen Xuan, tell the Governor about the detailed situation. ”

Liu Wenxuan hurriedly introduced.

It turned out that in the early years of King De, to be precise, it was King De's father's generation, who was interested in entering the porcelain industry. At that time, the maritime trade was very prosperous, the Ming Empire was not so turbulent, and the Tartars were not so strong, and the previous generation of King De planned to build several large porcelain kilns to produce porcelain and then sell it overseas.

However, it is a pity that the quality of the porcelain they fired is not very bad, but compared with the porcelain in Jingdezhen and other places in Jiangxi, it is indeed inferior. Moreover, porcelain is to talk about the brand, the origin, without a well-known brand, it can't sell much money at all. Even if your backstage is the prince, this is true.

Maritime trade was originally in the hands of a few powerful merchants, each of whom had their own background and background, and they did not buy much of the German Palace. As a result, the porcelain of the Dewangfu has been sold at a loss since it was produced. Later, seeing that the loss was too much, King De simply gave up and resealed several large porcelain kilns.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "If I can give the prince a recipe and let the prince produce some particularly exquisite porcelain, I wonder if the prince is willing to share the profits with me?" We are divided into four and six, the prince is four, and I am six. ”

Zhu Youshu immediately said: "No problem. ”

Liu Wenxuan asked a little puzzled: "I don't know what special recipe Lord Du Du has?" What kind of porcelain can be produced? Is this recipe from Jingdezhen? ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "This kind of porcelain is called bone china." ”

Zhu Youshu and Liu Wenxuan glanced at each other, and they both felt a little surprised.

Bone china?

What a quirky name.

They had never heard such a name before.

Zhang Zhun smiled secretly in his heart. In this era, of course, no one knows the existence of the name bone china except himself. Because bone china was not discovered by an Englishman until 1794 AD, that is, one hundred and sixty years later. As the name suggests, bone china is made by adding the ashes of herbivores such as cattle and sheep (cow bone meal is preferred) during the firing process.

Zhang Zhun is still very familiar with bone china and has studied its information. It's not a preparation for the crossing, it's a pure hobby. When he had just retired, he was once introduced to work as a personal bodyguard for a business owner, and when the two sides met, they had dinner at a five-star restaurant. Here, Zhang Zhun saw real high-grade bone china for the first time. Since then, I feel that bone china is indeed good, and I feel that it is indeed very exquisite and has great research value.

Later, for some reason, he was unwilling to be a bodyguard for this big boss, so he went to a school to become a martial arts instructor, and he never came into contact with exquisite bone china in the future. Later, when he was bored, he went online to learn about bone china, carefully pondered the pictures of bone china tableware, and slowly became familiar with it.

In fact, a long time ago, Zhang Zhun wanted to fire bone china. It's a pity that it hasn't been as planned. The key problem is that none of the people around him are engaged in porcelain production. Unlike glass, porcelain requires a sales network, a relatively large start-up capital, and appropriate marketing. So, even though he started buying animal bones two years ago, he didn't get the bone china out of the end, except for accumulating a lot of animal bones.

Liu Wenxuan's statement is accurate. At that time, the main fine porcelain of the Ming Kingdom came from Jiangnan, especially from Jingdezhen in Jiangxi. The ones that can be sold for a lot of money are basically Jingdezhen porcelain. As for porcelain such as Dalu goods, even if it is fired, it will not make much money, and it is purely to support the family. Of course, King De will not be satisfied with supporting his family, and the general porcelain profits, of course, will not enter his eyes.

With the continuous expansion of the area controlled by the Tiger Ben Army, all kinds of conditions have been met, and Zhang Zhun is ready to go to the horse bone china. Because bone china is high-end, ordinary merchants are really not suitable for doing it. However, if a prince comes forward in person, it will be different. In people's minds, the word prince is still a bit attractive. His identity is there. If King De personally sells bone china, it will be much more effective than ordinary large merchants.

This is also the reason why Zhang Zhun has not demoted King De to a concubine, others still have use value, even, Zhang Zhun also wants Zhang Yan to come out to advertise Zhang Yan's identity, which is higher than King De, and is more suitable for selling porcelain. Originally, bone china was first promoted by the Queen of England, and now it is promoted by Empress Yi'an of the Ming Empire, and the effect may be better

After listening to Zhang Zhun's introduction, Zhu Youshu said in disbelief: "Lord Dudu, maybe I shouldn't ask, is this bone china really that exquisite?" ”

Zhang Zhun nodded affirmatively and said slowly: "It is very exquisite, more exquisite than Jingdezhen's thin porcelain, but the cost is much lower than that of thin porcelain." ”

Zhu Youshu and Liu Wenxuan looked at each other, both a little surprised.

More beautiful than thin porcelain? No way? You must know that Jingdezhen's thin porcelain is the queen of porcelain, and it is a superb boutique. Thin porcelain represents the highest level of China's porcelain industry, thin as paper, white as jade, bright as a mirror, sound like chime, the first time to see the thin porcelain of the Westerners, are amazed, they praise the thin porcelain than "thinner than paper, whiter than milk, more transparent than glass." ”

There are even rumors that thin-tire porcelain is invaluable in the West. Some people are willing to exchange a ship for a piece of thin porcelain, and there are even rumors that a piece of thin porcelain can be exchanged for an army. What's even more amazing is that this kind of porcelain can even be made into lamps, but it has a more fantastical effect than glass lamps, which makes people love it.

Because of the high requirements for the process, the output of thin porcelain is very small, resulting in its extraordinary value and preciousness. One was rewarded by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the other was rewarded by Emperor Chongzhen. In other words, King De himself has not yet obtained a thin porcelain.

Zhang Zhun actually said that bone china is more exquisite than thin porcelain? How is this possible? Unless it is Zhang Zhun who obtains the firing process of thin porcelain. However, this is not possible. Because, the manufacturing process of thin porcelain, the secrecy process is too high. Over the years, I don't know how many people have sharpened their heads, trying to get its recipe and firing process, but they have never been able to do so.

Seeing the two of them looking a little disbelieving, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Thin porcelain and bone china are both exquisite, but they are used differently. Thin porcelain is more suitable for appreciation, for decoration. Bone china is very suitable for firing a variety of tableware, and it is tough and wear-resistant. As long as you fire it out, we can join hands to publicize it, and we can seize the market. Well, grab the market all over the world. ”

Liu Wenxuan said with a little puzzlement: "What does Lord Du mean is to sell to the West?" ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Of course, if my estimate is correct, Westerners should like this kind of porcelain very much." You may not know that in the West, there are many countries, and their royal family may not have much power, but they are very particular about life. If there were more elaborate porcelain, they would have flocked to it. ”

"The West aside, even Japan and North Korea are big markets. The royal family of Korea and the two classes of nobles, the Japanese imperial family, and their shogunate, can all buy bone china for their royal porcelain, the value of which is immeasurable. ”

He took out a few blank pieces of paper and handed them to Zhu Youshu. On the top of the white paper, the proportion of ingredients for bone china is written, and there are some special precautions. As long as Dewang is looking for a group of experienced and skilled porcelain craftsmen, according to the above recipe and precautions, he will definitely be able to fire bone china. Different varieties of bone china have different material proportions, as long as they are not leaked out, others want to imitate, it is very difficult. Besides, will Zhang Zhun give others a chance to imitate?

Originally, the promotion of bone china was with a little bit of blood, why is the advertising effect of the Queen of England's use of bone china so strong? And not because the British Empire was strong at the time? Everyone admires the British Empire, so naturally they admire bone china. Similarly, when the power of the Tiger Army becomes stronger and stronger, the promotion of bone china will become more and more extensive and easier.

Zhu Youshu took the blank paper, put it away with his heart, and then asked cautiously: "I don't know the profit ...... Lord Dudu?"

Zhang Zhun said casually: "I will send someone to check the accounts regularly, you just do the accounts honestly." ”

Zhu Youshu hurriedly agreed.

Under the bayonets of the Tiger Army, of course, he did not dare to do anything else.

Zhang Zhun finally said: "You see, when will the finished bone china come out when all the conditions are complete?" ”

Liu Wenxuan estimated the time and said cautiously: "It will take two months at the earliest." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Okay, you work hard to get the finished product out as soon as possible." When the finished product comes out, remember to ask me to take a look. I will select a batch and let Empress Yi'an take it to visit North Korea. The marketing of bone china started in North Korea. ”

Zhu Youshu hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Zhun picked up the teacup and said that he was sending off the guests.

Zhu Youshu and Liu Wenxuan took their leave and left.

After the two left, Zhang Zhun paced back and forth in the hall.

According to his estimates, if King De really has the heart, there should be no problem in producing a batch of bone china products in two months. When the time comes, as long as you plan well and package it well, you will inevitably make the reputation of bone china start. Hehe, Zhang Yan's arrival is not completely without benefits, so she will be named the image ambassador of bone china promotion. Her beauty and intelligence are indeed very compatible with bone china.

Sun Weina is tinkering with the cotton textile industry, preparing to confront the textile industry in the south of the Yangtze River, and now, Dewang has also begun to enter the porcelain industry, to get a piece of the porcelain industry, if it goes well, these two industries, should be a new profit growth point. Under the protection of the bayonets of the Tiger Army, profits will definitely roll in.

[Asking for a monthly ticket, I suddenly saw that I actually have 1o5 12 reminder tickets tomorrow, which is really exciting]