"The porcelain of the Song Dynasty is famous, and the porcelain imitated by foreigners is all from the Song Dynasty. The porcelain of the Song Dynasty is divided into six major systems in the north and south, and there are Ding kiln system, Yaozhou kiln system, Jun kiln system and Cizhou kiln system in the northern region. The southern region is the Longquan celadon system and the Jingdezhen white porcelain system! That's all I know about Song dynasty porcelain. Deng Zixuan looked at the cleaned porcelain and said happily. After the porcelain was delivered to the home, Deng Zixuan immediately instructed the brothers to clean it. In particular, after the 12 closed boxes were opened, there were porcelain vases, vases and various porcelain vessels, which were simply dazzling and had different shapes. The most shocking thing is that the porcelain in the box is all brilliant and spotless.

"Deng Gongzi, almost all of these porcelain colors are blue and white with patterns, is it northern or southern?" Chen Jintang asked with great interest. "These should be the Longquan celadon system in the south and the white porcelain system in Jingdezhen. Unfortunately, I have no research on porcelain, only the skin. However, Song Dynasty porcelain is very valuable, because there are not many in the world. Scarcity is expensive, and I really didn't expect it to be a windfall. ”

"Brother, brother, mother said you came back, and sure enough, you came back!" The elder brother Zide hurried in. "Brother Xiexie is worried!" Deng Zixuan saluted. "There is no shortage of jars and jars in our house, what are you doing with these porcelain?" Deng Zide picked up a blue and white porcelain bowl and was suddenly stunned, "Brother She, this is Song Dynasty porcelain, where did you get it?" Zide was shocked. It was Brother Chen who found it on an isolated island! Deng Zixuan left himself.

"Zixuan, no matter what you say, I have to have your share! Now Song Dynasty porcelain is very valuable. I know an antique shop owner, how about he come and have it appraised? Zide's eyes lit up after speaking, and he was obviously suspected of currying with haode. Just to estimate the price of this batch of porcelain, you can invite the boss! Brother, I won't do you any wrong. Zide was overjoyed when he heard this, and after carefully inspecting the porcelain, he seemed to be a little reluctant. Thankfully, he didn't see 12 boxes of glittering porcelain, otherwise he didn't know what would have become. After Zide was satisfied, he immediately went to invite the owner of the antique shop.

"If the elder brother wants a piece of the pie, he can't be stingy as a brother!" Chen Jintang said tentatively. "I'll be of great use to these porcelain, but it's okay to give him a few porcelain bowls." Deng Zixuan understated. An hour later, Zide invited the owner of the antique shop. The two sides greeted Deng Zixuan and looked at the visitor, only to see that the person who came was in his 50s, with sparse eyebrows and a pair of squinted eyes, obviously dragging a fake braid behind him, and a small melon skin hat buckled on his head to hide his ugliness. Deng Zixuan made up his mind that he could not let him see the 12 boxes of porcelain, let him identify the scattered porcelain, and also know its price.

"Old sir! Don't say much politely, if you don't tell the truth, I'll give you 2 blue and white porcelain bowls for nothing! Deng Zixuan clenched his fists with both hands. The old guy picked up a blue and white porcelain bowl, and suddenly his eyes widened. He took out his reading glasses from his arms and examined them carefully, then shook his head and said: "This blue and white porcelain bowl is the Longquan celadon official kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty, which belongs to the top grade, you see that this pattern is beautiful but not glamorous, the glaze is pink and green, and the tone is ・・・・・・light and elegant." ”

After listening to the old gentleman's introduction, Deng Zixuan was shocked. Give the old guy 2 blue and white porcelain bowls, and the old guy left satisfied. Then he gave his brother 10 blue and white porcelain bowls and a porcelain vase, and Zide had nothing to say. Deng Zixuan recalled the old guy's detailed explanation and valuation, and made a preliminary calculation in his heart that these Song Dynasty porcelains were worth one million taels of silver. Only a blue and white porcelain bowl is worth 1,000 taels of silver, which is simply priceless, what is a treasure This is a real treasure.

The next day, Deng Zixuan gave the children a day of lessons, and he found that the children had made great progress. Their self-learning ability has improved a lot, which makes Deng Zixuan very happy. Thanks to the use of Arabic numerals, children's mathematical calculations have also improved by leaps and bounds. Therefore, Deng Zixuan decided that starting from next year, he would not only learn new subjects, but also teach them English.

On this day, after careful consideration, Deng Zixuan decided to sell a batch of porcelain, and then tied up the British to cooperate in opening a match factory. Early in the morning, Deng Zixuan went to Jardine Matheson with two blue and white porcelain bowls in his arms. "Oh! Old friend, I haven't seen you for a long time, where did Mr. Deng get rich? "As soon as we met, Charlie came up and hugged him, and it seemed like an old friend meeting." Mr. Charlie, we went to the south and got a batch of porcelain! "Porcelain?" Charlie's eyes widened. Deng Zixuan took out a porcelain bowl from the box and said: "Mr. Charlie, this is the blue and white porcelain bowl of the Song Dynasty, according to the current market, the blue and white porcelain bowl has been worth 1,000 taels of silver, and I will give it to you!" ”

Charlie was stunned for a moment and suddenly shouted loudly: "Ao, Mr. Deng, you are too generous!" Is it really for me? Charlie couldn't believe it, took the porcelain bowl and took it in his hand to look closely, obviously Charlie had some research on porcelain. Mr. Deng, you and I don't have a deep friendship, and if you give me such a valuable gift, according to the unspoken rules of your Qing Dynasty, do you want me! Charlie looked at Deng Zixuan with some slyness. Mr. Charlie is a shrewd businessman, and I would like to entrust Mr. Charlie with an auction to prepare for the sale of the porcelain in my hand, provided that the auction is limited to you foreigners, and I don't want to make a storm in the city. ”

“OK！ There is no problem, the reputation of Jardine Matheson is top notch! Charlie was overjoyed, and then ordered his subordinates to bring wine. Mr. Deng, I wish us a happy cooperation! "Happy working together!" The two sides clink glasses. A few days later, Tang Zixuan took out half of the porcelain, sorted it into special boxes, and then loaded it into a truck with Chen Jintang and other brothers, and then transported the porcelain to Jardine Matheson. At this time, the traffic in front of Jardine Matheson was full of people, and many wives and ladies of foreigners came to join in the fun.

Deng Zixuan's choice of auction is in line with the style of foreigners, and he must sell for a good price, and the auction will invisibly raise the price in the competition. Walking into the auction hall of the foreign house and seeing so many blonde and blue-eyed foreigners, Deng Zixuan knew that the auction would definitely be successful. Soon, a piece of porcelain revealed the true face of Lushan, and the scene was enthusiastic. With the fall of Zuihou's hammer, a piece of Zuihou porcelain was returned to the buyer, and the auction was a great success. After the dust settled, Deng Zixuan checked and sold 720,000 taels of silver. Good boy! That's only half the size of porcelain. You must know that foreigners have a soft spot for Chinese porcelain, and in the eyes of foreigners, it is a very face-saving and show-off thing to have a piece of porcelain from the Song Dynasty.

The auction was over, and not only Deng Zixuan gained a lot of money. Charlie also received dividends, because the silver harvested by Tang Zixuan was naturally stored in Jardine Matheson. "Mr. Charlie! Thank you for your help, thank you very much. In order to show Mr. Charlie's friendship, I decided to do business with Mr. Charlie personally! "Mr. Deng, what kind of business can you and I do between you?" Charlie was deeply shocked and knew that at present, the people of the Qing Dynasty were afraid of being deceived by foreigners, and they were even more distorted about doing business with each other.

Deng Zixuan smiled: "Mr. Charlie! I understand your thoughts. But I admire your adventurous spirit, and I'm also a well-behaved person. At present, the imperial court encourages private enterprises to run factories, so I want to cooperate with Mr. Charles himself to run factories? "Mr. Deng! It is very risky for me to be a layman in running a factory, and I am afraid that the cooperation between you and me will not work, and I regret this! Charlie immediately refused.

"Mr. Charlie, would you like to hear my terms?" "Please!" "Mr. Charlie, you know that I am a grass farmer, and it is easy to start a factory, but I have lingering palpitations in the face of the government, and frankly speaking, it takes a lot of energy to deal with the government, and the slightest carelessness will be wasted. Therefore, I need Mr. Charles to use his status as a citizen of the British Empire to play the role of a shield! Charlie's eyes rolled and said, "Mr. Deng, I understand what you mean, tell me about your conditions?" ”

Deng Zixuan smiled and said, "Mr. Charlie! You and I cooperate with you and you will make sure that you will not lose money. I promise that I will pay for all the money, and you will be responsible for the purchase of machinery and equipment, steam engines, and the hiring of engineers and technicians! After the factory is profitable, I will give you 2% of the profit! Charlie heard that there was no such good thing in the world and said, "What factory do you want to run!" "Match Factory!" "Mr. Deng, it is very simple to run a match factory, but the patent for a match needs to be purchased, and you may not know that patents are very expensive!"

"Mr. Charlie, to tell you the truth, I just need machinery and equipment. I made the safe match recipe myself! Then Deng Zixuan casually said the recipe for the match. Frankly, the match formula is not even clear to Charlie. Charlie said suspiciously: "Mr. Deng, there is a saying that seeing is believing, I saw your match formula, and we will discuss the cooperation with each other!" "No problem, I sent the recipe two days later. But I must put the ugly words first, and if the gentleman lacks sincerity, I will cooperate with the French, the Americans, and the Germans! "Mr. Deng! Trust the sincerity of a banker! "Good! Deal! ”

On the same day, Deng Zixuan bought a lot of beakers, alcohol lamps, quantity furniture and raw materials and other necessities at the foreigner store. When he returned home, he rushed into his room and ordered no one to disturb him for the next two days. For an ordinary middle school student now, as long as he has the conditions, he will be proficient in configuration, so it is difficult for Deng Zixuan. Sulphur, red phosphorus and the binder are stirred together, and then the red phosphorus and antimony sulfide "antimony sulfide is dissolved with concentrated sulfuric acid" binder are stirred together. The following work is simple, make the match head and match skin separately, and then dry the match with an alcohol lamp and the match is completed.

However, after the experiment, the effect was very unsatisfactory, either the fire did not catch fire or the medicine head fell off. Deng Zixuan knew that the formula was unreasonable, and it seemed that he could only go through repeated shiyan. The next day, after repeated shiyan, the measurement problem was finally solved. He then made dozens of matches and put them in small wooden boxes, and pasted medicinal skins on the outside of them. Zuihou recorded the complete data of the experiment in detail, and the safety match was born.

Charlie could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the safety match, and after repeated rubbing and ignition, he had no doubts. Charlie is a shrewd banker, and he won't let go of the benefits. The next step was to discuss cooperation, and soon the two sides agreed. Before the two parties signed the contract, Deng Zixuan said: "Mr. Charlie, I have additional conditions!" "What's the strings attached?" Charlie's eyes widened. "First, Mr. Charlie is responsible for the purchase of the machine, and the payment is made when the machine is shipped. Second, the steam engine comes with a generator. Third, I need to purchase equipment and processes to make sulfuric acid. Fourth, in addition to hiring engineers and technicians, I need to hire a manager! Fifth, I want to form a transport fleet and call at Jardine Matheson! ”

Charlie's eyes rolled and said, "Mr. Deng, you must take out 50% of your fraudulent deposit as a deposit!" "One word is a deal!" "Happy working together!" The two sides clinked glasses in celebration.