Chapter Forty-Three: Summer Ice
Zhang forgot to prohibit domestic servants from selling the white porcelain they made, and only allowed to sell those white pottery with rough fetuse, poor hardness, and opaque carcass. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ ใ ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ
Because in this era, celadon can only be occasionally made in the south, which is rare in the world.
And white porcelain was not manufactured in the north until the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Since the Sui Dynasty, a situation has been formed in which the south is green and the north is white, competing with each other.
Even so, the white pottery made by the Zhang family still caused a sensation in the market.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there has been a rudimentary form of white pottery, subject to low productivity conditions, at this time of white pottery, in fact, is not pure white, but white in the flash yellow or blue.
This kind of white is not to add a white coloring agent to the glaze, but to select porcelain clay and glaze with less iron content to process and refine, so that the iron content is reduced to a minimum.
Zhang forgot to use the north soil to fire white pottery, the same reason, not raw glaze, so although the color of the fired pottery is pure white, but the whiteness and the real white pottery with transparent glaze is still a few grades worse.
Despite this, this shoddy white pottery still compares all the existing pottery on the market.
The literati doctor is the most elegant, and when he sees that there is a white pottery with a white color, pure and elegant, he flocks to it one by one.
Seeing that the white pottery was selling so well, Douzi went to the market and invited back an old carver with exquisite craftsmanship.
Every time the old carver carved out a fine bowl, dish, inkstone and other objects, the beans would use gypsum to make equally exquisite molds, mass-produce clay blanks, and after firing them in egg-shaped kilns, they were sold in the market.
Zhang forgot not to know at first, but felt that there were more and more copper coins in his home, gradually filling a house.
By the time he realized that something was wrong, the Zhang family's fine pottery had already relied on the extremely fast shipping speed to break through other pottery shops on the market, forming a scene of dominance in Luoyang City.
For a while, there was an undercurrent, and I don't know how many wealthy families opened their mouths and were ready to attack Zhang Wang.
Zhang Forget sat in the study, playing with a outrageously exquisite white porcelain inkstone, and was secretly bitter in his heart.
The inkstone is in the form of a round drum and the waist is decorated with raised drum nails.
The circular inkstone is like a banana leaf, just like a full moon in the pool, bright and bright. The inkstone surface is deeply concave into a circular canal, which is used as an inkstone pond, which can store water and is convenient for grinding ink inkstones. The back of the inkstone is carved with a lotus pattern.
The inkstone is equipped with a rosewood box, and the wooden box is also engraved with five big characters of "Shu County Zhang Forget System".
Such a shape of white porcelain inkstone, in accordance with Zhang Wang's instructions, not a single sale, the same style of white pottery inkstone, sold on the market for 10,000 yuan.
And such a white pottery inkstone, if the production is released, the Zhang family can produce hundreds a day.
Fortunately, although Douzi is young, he understands the truth that scarcity is expensive, and he did not stare at the production of one thing, but expanded his business scope to more than a dozen items such as pots, dishes, cans, jue, flutes, and kettles.
In this way, the flood flooded the entire Luoyang pottery market, which is a matter of course.
The situation where Zhang forgot to avoid the child walking down the street with gold in his arms has already appeared.
Which family's thighs can you hug so that you won't be swallowed alive by life? Zhang Forget frowned, looking bitter.
Douzi held a crystal white porcelain flute and jumped into Zhang Wang's study.
She sat opposite Zhang Wang, without saying a word, put the porcelain flute to her lips, and whined out a very ugly music.
After Zhang Wangqiang endured it for two minutes, he stroked the goosebumps on his arm with his hand and snatched the porcelain flute over.
"If you can't blow it, don't blow it, and if you don't know, you think someone is dead in the family."
The bean man is a big ghost, and he came with the purpose of learning to play with Zhang Wang, and when he saw that he was really fooled, he grinned and said: "If you think I don't blow well, teach me to play a good sound." โ
Zhang Forget pulled her to his side and taught her by hand: "To play the flute, you don't just use your mouth to spray it inside." Look at me and aim your mouth at the third of the flute hole, not too much or too little, too little will the flute leak, and the sound of too many flutes will be covered. Also, when playing, the hole of the flute should be pressed tightly, so that it cannot leak. โ
After teaching the theory, Zhang Forget put his mouth on the flute hole, whined, and also blew out an ugly melody.
"Poofโ"
Douzi couldn't help but smile, stuck in Zhang Wang's arms, and smiled backwards.
Zhang Wang's face was stinky: "Probably the study is too cramped, and the sound of the flute is suppressed, let's go out and try it." โ
When the two came to the door, they saw busy servants everywhere, and consciously stayed away from them, and came to a remote courtyard.
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Forget sat down on a stone and began to play.
However, no matter how you adjust the lip gesture, the sound of blowing is extremely unpleasant.
In the house next door, Liu Tao, the servant of the imperial history, was reading under the tree, and was disturbed by the sound of the flute, and said to the general: "Go and see who is making this ugly sound next door." โ
Guo Yan went up to the courtyard wall, and after a few glances, he reported to Liu Tao: "It's Zhang Wangxiao Langjun, who is teaching his life-saving little benefactor to play the flute." โ
Liu Tao was surprised: "What's the matter with this little benefactor?" โ
"Recently, some businessmen and scholars came to Luoyang and brought the method of making vinegar, and I heard a lot of old things from them when Zhang Forgot was in Huayin."
Guo Yan saw that Liu Tao was interested, so he told Zhang what happened after he fell into Huayin.
After Liu Tao listened, he stroked his beard and smiled, and said to Guo Yan: "The old man really didn't see the wrong person, this Zhang forgets love and righteousness, is talented, and is a malleable talent." You ask those two little guys to come over and talk about it, and then let them blow it down, and my old life will be explained. โ
Guo Yan agreed, turned over and went up the wall again. Even if he has followed Liu Tao for many years, he still can't change his original nature as a ranger.
"Xiao Langjun is so Yaxing."
Guo Yan stood on the wall and said a word to Zhang Forget with a smile.
Zhang Wang was startled by the sudden voice, stood up suddenly, and protected the beans behind him. After seeing clearly that it was Guo Yan, he relaxed.
Douzi hid behind Zhang Wang, never looked at Yan, and his two eyes were always shining on Zhang Wang's face.
No matter how good a thousand words are, it is not as good as a subconscious action when life and death are at stake.
Zhang Wang's love for her really came from the bottom of his heart.
Guo Yan first hugged his fists and said "forgiveness", and then said: "My master asks Xiao Langjun to come over to the house." โ
Zhang Wangluo groaned, put the flute on his waist, picked up the beans, came to the wall, and raised it to Guo Yan.
Guo Yan saw that he acted as recklessly as himself, and his perception of him was much better in his heart: "Xiao Langjun doesn't go through the main gate, and he is not afraid of causing criticism?" โ
"There's only one bad old man across the wall, what's there to blame?"
Zhang Wang's belly sneered, handed the beans to Guo Yan's hand, and then climbed the wall by himself.
Liu Tao saw that the two of them turned over directly from the wall, and shook his head helplessly.
If your son-in-law is so rude, you won't be able to run away from a precept. Other people's children, forget it.
Zhang Forget took Douzi's hand, came to Liu Tao, and saluted respectfully: "The junior has seen Mr. โ
Calling him "Mr.", instead of "adult", exudes a sense of closeness, which makes Liu Tao feel better.
"Who was playing the flute just now?"
Zhang Wang's face turned red: "It was blown by the juniors." โ
Liu Tao deliberately kept a straight face: "The noise is in my ears, and the old man almost goes crazy when I hear it, are you guilty?" โ
Zhang Forgot pretended to be embarrassed and handed over the porcelain flute in his hand: "Please sir." "Say I'm not blowing well, you can do it.
Liu Tao took the flute, and his eyes lit up.
The flute is made of white porcelain, white as jade, crystal luster, delicate and cold, and feels excellent. With the flick of your fingers, a crisp and pleasant sound comes from the flute wall, which is shocking.
Liu Tao turned the porcelain flute over and over, couldn't put it down, and after looking at it carefully, he pointed to a place on the flute and said with a smile: "I said why you played so badly, it turned out that the flute membrane was wrong." โ
"Flute?"
When Zhang forgot to hear Liu Tao say this, he suddenly realized, turned his head and asked Douzi: "What is the flute membrane made of?" โ
Douzi said, "It's made of bark." โ
Zhang Forget stroked his forehead with his hand and muttered, "Whose flute will use tree bark to make a flute membrane?" I said that the crux of how I played so badly was on the flute membrane. โ
Douzi asked, "Then what should the flute membrane be made of?" โ
Zhang forgot not to speak, and looked at Liu Tao.
Liu Tao saw that Zhang Wanglai had come to the school to take the exam, and said with a smile: "The film in the flute is best taken from the stems of bamboo or reeds. โ
Zhang Forgot saw that the old man had extensive knowledge, and couldn't help but admire deeply, and said: "What Mr. said is true, one of the reasons why the flute is different from the flute is different from the flute, in addition to the difference in holding, is that the flute membrane can regulate the sound, while the flute does not use the membrane. This film is taken from the stems of bamboo or reeds. Bamboo film is cheaper, but it is easy to break, and the sound is not as crisp as the reed film, so it is better to choose reed film. โ
Speaking of this, Zhang Wang turned his head to Guo Yan and said, "I've been tired of the knights, go get a reed and come back." It is best to use reeds that do not see sunlight, and the thickness is appropriate, because reeds that are too fine are tender but not easy to extract, and too coarse and easy to take but appear old and thick. In addition, just cut off the middle and upper part of each reed, and don't remove the outer leaves of the reed, otherwise, it will dry up when you get home, and the flute film will not be able to be used. โ
"Everyone says that Xiao Langjun knows everything, knows everything, and I don't believe it yet. When I saw it today, the little flute film can say so many truths, and it really deserves its name. โ
Guo Yan admired his life, turned around and went to fetch the reeds.
When he came back from taking the reeds, Zhang Forget took out the film with his own hands, put it on the flute hole, and put his hands in front of Liu Tao: "Mr. is proficient in the six arts, can you play a song to open the eyes of the younger generation?" โ