The raw materials of porcelain include porcelain stone, kaolin, etc., and the glaze color on the surface of the porcelain will undergo various chemical changes due to the difference in temperature by firing at high temperature in the kiln. There are many types of porcelain, which can be simply divided into white porcelain and black porcelain, and Wang Xuan is particularly fond of white porcelain.

Good porcelain needs to meet three conditions:

First, after high temperature firing, the tire is white, transparent or translucent, and basically does not absorb water.

Second, the carcass of porcelain must be roasted at a high temperature of 1200~1300 to have the physical properties of porcelain, which should be subject to sintering.

The third is the glaze applied to the surface of the porcelain, which must be a vitreous glaze fired together with the porcelain at high temperatures.

The development of porcelain is also from unglazed to glazed, from monochrome glaze to multi-color glaze, and then from underglaze color to overglaze color, and gradually developed into underglaze and overglaze co-painted multicolor.

Wang Xuan does not have requirements for glaze, after all, there is no clue about the pigment formula that can withstand high temperatures, and in terms of the background of the times, monochrome white porcelain is enough to meet the market demand.

The color of kaolin, one of the raw materials of porcelain, is white or light gray, light green, light yellow, light red and other colors, white streaks, earthy luster, etc., strong water absorption, and water plasticity, commonly found in the weathered crust of magmatic rocks and metamorphic rocks.

Porcelain stone is formed by hydrothermal alteration of acid epigenetic rocks such as feldssite, fine-grained rock, quartz porphyry, and secondary quartzite. Because the porcelain stone itself contains all the components that make up porcelain, it is called porcelain stone, and its appearance is mostly white, beige, cyan, etc., earthy or vitreous luster, porcelain mouth or shell-like fracture, which can be fired separately for porcelain or as a glaze.

Wang Xuan believes that Xingyao Lake is actually a volcanic crater, and there may be these two materials around it.

Next, the steps of the porcelain burning operation were written down one by one, from the selection of materials to the kneading of mud, from the drawing of embryos to the beautification of the appearance, from the selection of the factory site to the construction of the porcelain kiln, etc., this codex has also become the construction program of the first factory of auspiciousness.

Wang Xuan plans to spend 10 days integrating human resources and another 20 days to find raw materials, both at the same time.

As for the person in charge of the project, it is only the most suitable to hand it over to Qian Duoduo, who will connect the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Propaganda Department to prepare for staff recruitment and training.

According to Wang Xuan's calculations, if porcelain stone and kaolin were discovered early, the first batch of experimental products would be produced within one month, and good products would be produced within two months.

As the sky gets darker, a crescent moon quietly hangs in the night sky, and an intoxicating hazy glow with a little starlight sprinkles over this so-called ominous place.

After Wang Xuan finished sorting out the construction plan of the porcelain factory, he asked the guards to invite the five ministers of state to come to the meeting, and the five tea kung fu came in a hurry, and after greeting each other, Zhao Sheng, who was the prime minister, first asked: "I don't know what the Lord has summoned us to come at this time, what is the so-called matter?"

Seeing Zhao Sheng's inquiry, Wang Xuan said: "There are two things that need to be discussed when everyone is recruited today, one is that I have thought of a way to make money and want to try it; ”

After all, everyone knows in their hearts that the money for road construction has arrived, but what is the situation of the way to make money?

"Show me the Lord. Zhao Sheng said with some expectation.

"According to the previous estimate, 500 gold coins are enough to build the auspicious Dongshan Mountain Road leading to Chiyan, since Chiyan is so generous, the road repair funds will be changed to 800 gold coins, and the extra 300 will be used to improve the living conditions of workers, including clothing, food, housing, transportation, medical care, etc., into the Ministry of Construction. The battle of Jichi took several years, and the casualties were not counted, Jixiang should compensate them, and the remaining 1,200 gold coins should be regarded as a pension, and the Government Council can issue it according to the list provided by the military. ”

After speaking, Wang Xuan waited for everyone's reaction.

There is no opinion on the amount of the pension and the way it is spent, and the military and civilians should not be allowed to shed blood and tears, regardless of whether this move is to win the hearts of the people or sincerely, they should support it; however, on the fact that the Ministry of Construction has a small treasury, everyone is not so consistent.

Liu Quan, a member of the committee, hurriedly said: "My lord, this is the road construction fund of the territory, is it inappropriate to allocate it to the Ministry of Construction for management? If the Ministry of Construction has a need for funds, it can directly apply to the Government Affairs Yuan, and after approval, the Ministry of Finance and Taxation can issue it according to the regulations, otherwise other departments will follow suit!"

Liu Quan's opinion is very clear: there is a set of procedures for financial appropriation, and there is no such thing as an advance payment, but the matter is urgent, and the Government Council cannot stick to dogma and hold on to all the powers, which will only make the political system more rigid.

Moreover, the Ministry of Construction is an important part of auspicious development, and it is the first time to undertake such a large project.

So Wang Xuan tried his best to soothe in a soft tone: "This matter is arranged like this first, the affairs of the Ministry of Construction are complicated, and it is impossible to apply to the Government Council every time there is a need for funds, not to mention the low efficiency, and there may be a delay in the construction period; ”

After that, Wang Xuanlu also had a harmless smile.

Liu Quan saw that Wang Xuan was so insistent, so he no longer objected, but he was a little unhappy in his heart.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Wang Xuan continued: "Since the funds for road construction have been in place, please ask the Ministry of Construction under the jurisdiction of the Government Council to design a specific implementation plan, clarify the number of recruited laborers, age, gender, and salary, ensure the safety, hygiene, diet, and accommodation conditions of workers, fix working hours, prevent possible accidents in advance, and take timely countermeasures." These workers are preferentially selected from among the families of the casualties and civilians and are incorporated into the Ministry of Construction, which is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Construction. ”

said that Wang Xuan felt a little thirsty, and just about to pick up the teacup, he emphasized to everyone with a serious expression: "There are often fierce beasts at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, remember, remember!"

Everyone was also in a daze, and secretly wrote it down.

Wang Xuan put forward everything he could think of, hoping that everyone could warn and prepare for the construction to ensure the safety of personnel to the greatest extent.

Zhao Sheng and the others also thought that what Wang Xuan said was reasonable, and they all said yes, saying that they would improve the plan as soon as possible and construct it as soon as possible.

Although the war is over, the psychological wounds left to the auspicious people can not be healed in a while, and the blood flowing from the wounds is constantly ticking, always waking up the mascot to strive for self-improvement and move forward bravely.

The days still have to pass, and Wang Xuan can immediately understand the pain of losing his loved ones, which is sadness, helplessness, and hatred! The mascots under this emotion are more and more united, and they know that if they want to live, they must do so.

At this time, the proposal of the porcelain-making plan also invisibly diverted everyone's attention and accelerated the dissipation of repeated grievances in the auspicious sky.

"In addition, what I said about making money is true, so I made a plan for this. Wang Xuan proposed his plan to attract money.

"Show me the Lord. Zhao Sheng continued.

So Wang Xuan handed the manuscript to Zhao Sheng, and he continued: "I know that there are pottery utensils in Great Xia, including the Xingyao Continent, but the utensils I made in this way are countless times more exquisite than pottery. There is also a pigment that retains its color at high temperatures, and when it is used to paint a picture on porcelain and fire it together, the two blend with each other and come to life, but it has yet to be verified. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Xuan also blushed a little, strictly speaking, this is only a semi-finished product, I hope to break through the bottleneck of pigments as soon as possible.

At this time, everyone no longer blindly looked at the manuscript, but looked at Wang Xuan a little sluggishly, and his expression was as stiff as a puppet with a string.

"Could it be that this method is not feasible? Or at this moment, this thing is no longer rare?" Wang Xuan beat a drum in his heart, if this is the case, it will be too big.

"Is what the Lord said true?" At this time, Liu Quan's loud question interrupted his mental activity.

"That's nature. Wang Xuan was a little surprised by Liu Quan's questioning tone, but he still responded instinctively.

"That, that, that's not ......"

Liu Quan's gaffe was very abrupt, his hands trembled slightly, his eyes were scarlet, and his already dark complexion looked extremely hideous due to excitement!

At this time, Zhao Sheng had also eased his mind, glanced at Wang Xuan deeply, and asked Wang Xuan a little solemnly: "What the Lord said is really true?"

"Is that reasonable, am I too idle to play with you?"

Wang Xuan was also made angry by repeated doubts, so he replied loudly, and at the same time looked at Zhao Sheng with some annoyance. But the next moment he was stunned, and what he saw was not imaginary doubts and disappointments, but heartfelt hopes and expectations for an affirmative answer. According to his understanding of Zhao Sheng, in this situation, could it be said that ceramics still have a head?

Zhao Sheng saw that Wang Xuan was impatient and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Lord, if there is really such a thing, we can be regarded as auspicious!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone nodded yes, the expectation was overflowing, Wang Xuan could hardly imagine that the average middle-aged man over forty years old also had a time when he couldn't control himself, and Wang Xuan, who was looking at it with eager eyes, was furious in his heart, and hurriedly explained the whole plan and the plate.

After hearing this, everyone unanimously said that they could give it a try, and that auspiciousness could lose money, but not hope.

Wang Xuan can understand everyone's mood at the moment, just like a drowning person, even a straw will be clung to it.

Subsequently, Wang Xuan allocated 1,000 gold coins from his inner treasury to the research institute for the development of porcelain, and promised that once the development was successful, after deducting taxes, the government affairs yuan would get 50%, and the inner treasury would get 20%, one percent would be used for the welfare of registered officials, one percent would be used for bonuses for porcelain factory workers, and one percent would be used for technology research and development, all of which would be paid on a monthly basis.

Among the people, Zhao Sheng was the only one who was unhappy, and he was not as happy as others.

Subsequently, Wang Xuan called for Li Guang and Qian Duoduo from the Propaganda Department and arranged for them to start preliminary work, including publicity, recruitment, and the search for porcelain stone and kaolin.

He also emphasized that he would provide the best support he could to find the site by Xingyao Lake, and that the site selection should be carried out only after finding the source of raw materials.