Seeing the dull atmosphere, Lu Pheasant frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Husband, what's wrong?" After a pause, she said: "Wang Lao is my father's friend, you are good at building pottery kilns, if there is any difficulty, your husband can ask for advice." ”

"Humph!" Wang Lao snorted again, "Don't dare to ask for advice." ”

Liu Yuan smiled helplessly, and then he told Lu Pheasant about the ins and outs. Hearing this, Lu Pheasant also squatted down and looked at the simple structure diagram of the town kiln on the ground, she knew that her husband was stable and not a random person, and the simple diagram on the ground might be really feasible.

Immediately, Lu Pheasant took Wang Lao's arm and said coquettishly regardless of his image: "Wang Lao, can you help, just give it a try?" ”

Wang Lao was begged by Lu Pheasant shaking his arms, he was also helpless, and finally had to give in and said: "Yes, yes, yes, you Lu girl, this is to shake the little old man to death." ”

Lu Pheasant spit out his fragrant tongue and said with a playful smile: "How dare the pheasant?" ”

Then, Wang Lao looked at Liu Yuan and said in a deep voice: "I regard Lu Yatou as my own, and today I will look at her face, so I will give it a try according to what you say." However, Xiao Lao'er still advises you not to expect too much. After a pause, he also squatted down, pointed to the structure diagram on the ground, and said, "You can tell me more about the structure of this pottery kiln." ”

Hearing this, Liu Yuan glanced at Lu Pheasant gratefully, and when he saw the latter smiling, he also nodded slightly. So, he gave a rough explanation of the town kiln he had archaeological in his previous life according to his memories. Wang is an expert, although Liu Yuan is only a sketch, but he can understand it, not only understand, but he can also make his own modifications from the simple structural diagram.

After discussing for a while, Wang Lao already had a foundation in his heart, and then he said: "The construction of this pottery kiln requires terracotta bricks, and it covers a wide area, all of which need to be prepared by Pavilion Chief Liu. ”

Liu Yuan nodded in response, he looked at Zhou Bo, and ordered in a deep voice: "Zhou Bo, you go to Ergou to withdraw money, go to Fengyi to buy clay bricks, by the way, there are lime and stone." These are in great demand, so you buy more. ”

"Bo, let's do it." Zhou Bo left in a hurry.

As for this area, Liu Yuan and Li Lichang surveyed the surrounding area of Hedongli, and finally decided to build a pottery kiln in a weedy field at the foot of the mountain. There were many potholes in this vacant land, and Li Lichang immediately led people to carry a shovel, pushed a wooden cart to transport soil for landfilling, and tamped it with wooden stakes. Liu Yuan also called Liu Fang and ordered him to clean up the vacant land.

In the evening, Liu Yuan arranged for Wang Lao and other craftsmen to stay in the pavilion, and asked people to bring food and tea. And he himself, after returning home for dinner, also moved to the pavilion. Now that there are many people, and there are 30,000 Qin and a half taels, he can't rest assured.

Seeing Liu Yuan move to the pavilion, Da Niu kept muttering: "Brother Yuan, how embarrassing are you to make my Da Niu embarrassed?" There's a big cow here, and you move here again, isn't this a joke for the people to see me? ”

"You kid, why do you come from so much nonsense." Liu Yuan knocked him lightly, and then said, "Let's go, go out with me for a spin." ”

The two of them inspected the pavilion, and finally arrived at the grain depot, the second dog was meticulously guarding the outside with the two of them, and now there are 30,000 yuan stored in the grain depot, and the second dog does not dare to have the slightest sloppiness. Seeing Liu Yuan, Ergou smiled and said, "Pavilion Chief, why are you here?" ”

Liu Yuan patted Ergou's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "You have a heavy burden on your shoulders, if you have something, you can come to me directly." ”

"Hehe, it's okay, I'll take my brothers to live in this granary." Ergou honestly touched his head and smiled.

"Tired the brethren." Liu Yuan sighed, and then he exchanged a few more words of greeting, and then returned to the residence of the pavilion.

The next morning, Wang Lao got up very early, and when Liu Yuan arrived at the foot of Hedongli Mountain, Wang Lao had already taken more than a dozen craftsmen to start measuring the size. These craftsmen are all experienced people, and although the structure of the town kiln and the dragon kiln are different, the steps of drawing lines, building foundations, and building are the same. According to the structure of the kiln, after Wang Lao commanded everyone to measure the size, he personally measured the chessboard line and laid the center line. After the center line, Wang Lao should measure the horizontal and wide lines of each part of the kiln, and the line can not tolerate mistakes, and the entire kiln body must be built according to the line.

Such a tedious and meticulous work, fortunately with Wang Lao in charge. Even so, Wang Lao was busy for half a day before he finished drawing all the lines. Liu Yuan stepped forward at this time, he opened the water bladder for Wang Lao, and said with a smile: "Wang Lao, you take a break and drink saliva first." ”

Wang Lao took the water bladder and walked to the shade of the tree on the side, he took a sip of water, and said to Liu Yuan in a deep voice with a slight knot in his heart: "Pavilion Chief Liu, the structure of your improved pottery kiln is complex, but it is not as simple and easy as the dragon kiln." Wang Lao is naturally not optimistic about Zhenyao.

Liu Yuan also nodded, it is true, compared with the oblique structure of the dragon kiln, the town kiln as a whole is like an eggshell, and the drawing line and the subsequent masonry are much more cumbersome. Liu Yuan bowed his hand again and said with a smile: "Elder Wang has worked hard!" ”

In the afternoon, the craftsmen began to build the foundation according to the line, and the manpower of the Surabaya Pavilion was also arranged by Liu Fang and the command of the craftsmen to carry the stone and mix the lime. The foundation was a little cumbersome, and it was not completed until the next day, and the entire foundation was made of stone, which was unusually strong and expensive. This stone is not cheap, after all, it is still very difficult to open a mountain and crack stone at the end of Qin, and this alone has cost more than 10,000 yuan.

After the foundation was built, everyone had a rare day of rest, and they needed to wait for the lime to solidify before they could build it. And Liu Yuan also took advantage of this day to distribute the wages of these two days to the craftsmen and the manpower in the Surabaya Pavilion, and at the same time let people hunt wild boars, and everyone ate them together.

Liu Yuan was so generous, and the craftsmen were more careful and meticulous when building the bricks. The process of building was quite smooth, but the strange shape of this eggshell still made these knowledgeable craftsmen laugh. The construction of the entire town kiln took seven days, costing more than 40,000 yuan and more than 50 people. As for the extra 10,000 yuan, Liu Yuan did not go to the Lu Mansion to withdraw it, but scraped together in the pavilion, and finally borrowed it, and when the pottery was sold in the future, he would repay it with profits.

Looking at the newly completed town kiln, Liu Yuan was also looking forward to it. This town kiln is divided into three parts: the front room, the middle room, and the tail chimney. The front room contains the kiln head, the kiln door and the fire chamber, and there are two ancient eyes on the kiln head, which are used to watch the fire; On the kiln door, there is also a borehole and two hooked brick holes, the borehole is used to put firewood, and the hook brick hole is used for the ash of fuel wood. Needless to say, the chamber of fire is used to burn wood.

The middle chamber of the town kiln is used for firing the kiln, the middle chamber has two layers, the inner layer is the kiln brick brick masonry, the outer layer is built with earth bricks, this practice can not only ensure the sealing of the kiln room, but also can keep warm and insulated, save firewood.

Liu Yuan couldn't hide his joy and smiled, "Then you can burn the kiln." Liu Yuan can't guarantee whether his simple town kiln can be as advanced as that of later generations, but as long as it has half the effect of later generations, it will definitely be a huge impact on pottery making in the late Qin Dynasty.