Chapter 80: Porcelain
Although everyone knows that a storm is coming in the savanna, in general, the eve of the storm is the calmest.
Weishan City was given a rare time to digest the fruits of this battle.
All the baggage, supplies and armor carried by the more than 20,000 annihilated Yunzhong troops were pocketed by Weishan City.
The countless wealth accumulated by the Lower Four Cities over the decades has also been concentrated in Weishan City.
War is a big gamble, the winner takes all, a million profits, there is no doubt that Weishan City is the big winner of this big gamble.
Immediately afterwards, news came that after the main force of the Yunzhong Army led by Marshal Cumberland retreated to Yunzhong, he immediately arrested Rosh, the former city lord of Moon Cliff City.
The Grand Duke was furious and ordered Rosh to be sentenced to the harshest punishment in Yun China, the Bronze Bull Punishment.
It is said that Rosh died of an hour wailing in the fast-bellied bronze bull controlled by a clever executioner, which was constantly scorched by a raging fire, and the wail was amplified by the horn-shaped hollow copper pipes that ran straight to the nose of the ox, and it was clearly audible within a radius of three miles.
Of these main characters in the Lower Four Cities, only Diseto is still missing, perhaps he has been lying silently in some deep mire and slowly rotting, or has been gnawed into a pile of white bones by the fish and shrimp of the Wuding River, who knows.
In the month since the end of the Battle of Broken Water, Weishan City has been changing day by day.
With the addition of more than 10,000 residents in the lower four cities, the population of Weishan City has exceeded 23,000 people, and nearly half of the area above Weishan has been filled with people.
The new entrants in the lower four cities were asked to line up to attend the church of Our Lady to hear the Gospel, and as a result, more than 40 people were arrested after leaving the church.
In the end, it turned out that they were not wronged, these people were either the remnants of the cronies of the former city lords of the Lower Four Cities, trying to infiltrate Weishan City to sabotage and take revenge, or they were spies who were bought by Yun China or other forces, trying to infiltrate Weishan City and collect intelligence for their masters.
According to the proclamation of the Sheriff's Department, the discovery of these dangerous elements hidden among the civilian population depends on the divine guidance of Our Lady.
Such a miracle gave the newcomers a very strong first impression of the Church of Mary, so much so that the subsequent work to attract them to the new denomination was carried out very smoothly, and the church was full of Protestants waiting to be baptized every day.
As the dry season continues, the temperature continues to drop, and after the second season of buckwheat is harvested, the climate is no longer suitable for growing crops, and farmers enter the slack season.
However, the entrance of the stone house built next to the Wuding River is very lively, which are two large mills powered by water.
The plump, pearl-like grains of wheat are ground into snow-white flour here, and then transported back to the city by truckloads, and sent to the dough urns of each family, or to the large warehouses of the castle lord's mansion and the large and small bakeries.
But the peasants did not enjoy much leisure, they were soon organized, and every young man underwent systematic military training, and the sound of loud slogans and drills resounded throughout the city.
As for the standing army, it now has reached 3,000 men, of which two regiments of about 2,000 men were selected by the residents of Weishan City, and the commanders of the regiments were Knight Hansjia and Knight Haydensen.
The other regiment was composed of soldiers drawn from the upper four cities, of which the soldiers of Riptide City accounted for half, and naturally the Blaze Flower of Torrent City, Garcia, served as the regiment commander.
The standing army of the three regiments was pulled out into the field all day long, and under the command of Zhuo Lanama, they were trained in all kinds of strange tactics that were conceived by the lord of the city.
The military headquarters of the kingdom specially sent an eagle envoy to ask Weishan City to provide a few new weapons that would show their might when defeating the Yunzhong army, and the craftsmen of the military department could imitate them.
After dragging on for more than half a month for various reasons, several iron-armed crossbows were handed over to the craftsmen of the military department.
However, after only a dozen arrows were test-fired, two of the three crossbows were broken, and the officers who tested the weapon concluded that although the weapon was powerful, it was too useless to be of much use in actual combat.
The craftsmen found that the receiver on the crossbow arm was cast in one piece, which was extremely difficult to open, and after slowly sawing it with a hacksaw, they found that the components inside had been fragmented, and its original structure was completely invisible.
Despite this, the weapon was a great inspiration to the craftsmen, who succeeded in creating a replica of it, but no matter how much they tried it, it was only half as powerful as the original.
However, our version is more durable and more suitable for actual combat.
This is how they reported to His Majesty the King.
Soon, these knock-off crossbows were made in large quantities and appeared on the battlefields of the north.
But now Gao Ge doesn't care about all this.
His main concern now was that the kiln was burning red in the flames, and it might be changing wonderfully, but it might also end up being just a pile of rubbish like the previous ones.
He had failed seven times, and each time he had to study temperature, time, ventilation, density, and so on with the craftsmen......
With each failure, he felt that he was one step closer to success.
Through the high pointed window, you can see that the black smoke column that has been smoking for seven days in the direction of the east factory is slowly fading, and the latest kiln test porcelain is about to leave the kiln.
Gao Ge had some expectations in his heart, but he was more nervous, and couldn't help but play with the glass on the desk.
In this world, there is no porcelain, but there is glass, and the level of processing and craftsmanship of glass has reached an extremely high level.
Just like the glass in front of me, it was obtained when cleaning the battlefield after the Battle of Broken Water, and it is said that it was used by the prince of Cloudsdale who had a long standby.
The body of the cup is made of three different colors of glass with different minerals, and is set with six gemstones of different colors, and then decorated with gold and silver threads, which is full of luxury and dream.
This kind of thing is completely a beautiful handicraft, if it is in the original world of Gaoge, it is a treasure that can be auctioned at a sky-high price in the auction house!
Aristocrats are always the largest group of buyers of luxury goods, and only by taking the luxury route can they maximize profits.
As the door of the study was opened, before anyone appeared, the voice of Speaker Darigori had already rushed in: "Lord of the city, it has been successful!"
Immediately afterwards, a large crowd of people swarmed in, and the tall and majestic Darigori bore the brunt of it, holding up an object and shouting in a voice that was so excited that the tone changed: "We have burned porcelain!"
Gao Ge stepped forward and took the thing that seemed to have residual warmth.
It is a bottle with a thin neck and a big belly, and the shape is elegant and steady.
What makes it impossible to take your eyes off at first sight is that its surface is extremely smooth, the whole body is white and flawless, moist as jade, and exudes a soft and delicate brilliance.
This kind of material has never appeared in this world.
No one dared to believe that such a noble thing was actually made of clay, and it was a cousin of crude pottery.
Gao Ge held the bottle in one hand and flicked his fingers lightly with the other.
"Ding!" is like a chime, and the aftermath is lingering.
This is really porcelain, and he has really copied something unique to his hometown in the other world.
Gao Ge carefully looked at the porcelain vase in his hand, and a special feeling welled up in his heart, as if he had suddenly met an old friend in another country, and his mood was indescribable.
Seeing that Gao Ge was silent for a long time and his expression changed, Darigori and the others became uneasy.
"Lord of the city, this ...... Is that the porcelain you are talking about?" asked Darigori cautiously.
Gao Ge came back to his senses, and he shouted to the group of craftsmen who had worked day and night to make porcelain: "That's right, it's porcelain." It will bring a huge change to Weishan City. You will all be richly rewarded for it. I want everyone in Weishan City to know that to gain honor and wealth, you can only go through the battlefield. ”
A day later, a solemn gathering was held in the main square at the top of the mountain, and eleven craftsmen were given the title of model workers at all levels, which represented great honors, and they and their families would be given high social status because of this title.
Among the eleven people, the most surprising was a digger, according to the city lord when he conferred on him the title of third-class model worker, the public urinals he was in charge of were always the cleanest, and he had jumped into the urinal more than once just to clear the blocked sidewalks as quickly as possible.
It turns out that seemingly ordinary, even lowly work, can be so fully respected as long as you pour enthusiasm into it, which greatly shocks people's hearts, especially the hearts of new residents.
"Labor is glorious", these four words, shouted from the mouth of the city lord, deeply rooted in people's hearts.
And on that day, October 1, this day was declared an important holiday - Labor Glory Day, on which every year great gatherings and celebrations are held.
After the rally, Gao Ge, who was in a good mood, also presided over the unveiling ceremony of two sculptures in the main square of the city.
The two sculptures are the work of a stone carver who came with refugees and is now one of six artists hired by the Department of Culture.
The first sculpture, titled "He Comes from the Golden Griffin", depicts a young warrior waving the golden griffin's flag and shouting as he rushes up to the city.
The statue commemorates the battle to liberate the city of Vishan from the barbarians, fulfilling his promise to Vasilist, the commander of the Golden Griffin Legion, and promoting his own courage in his first ascent with one stone.
The second sculpture, titled "He is at the place where the killing is most violent", commemorates the battle of Broken Mizuzawa, still with Gao Ge as the protagonist, he is waving a sword in one hand, holding it high in the other, and looking back and shouting, as if he is calling on the warriors behind him to rush with him in a fierce battle, and at his feet, full of the chaotic flags and armor of the army in the clouds.
At this time, no one would have thought that sculptures like this would continue to appear in this city lord square, and one was more intense than the other, and one was more angry than the other.
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Ten days after the porcelain was successfully fired, Councilor Donita, who was stationed in Songquan City and was in charge of secret work, returned to Weishan Castle and brought a guest with him.