Chapter 276: Out to Sea
The people under the pearl are all used to calling, each is a talent, holding a full moon banquet, the scale is not small, after all, the guests who come are not all asking for people, it is more of a kind of human exchange, the governor is considered the emperor here, but if compared with the magnates in the capital, it is different. Of course, it is not that Qin Hui became a small person when he arrived in the capital, but although those powerful people were noble, they were far less important than Qin Hui in the emperor's mind.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Qin family received a lot of gifts, several of which were good calligraphy and paintings, all of which belonged to everyone in the previous dynasty and were left by pearls. Someone also got a one-meter-long, two-foot-high red gold model ship, the ship was built like a real ship, very delicate, the windows and doors could even be opened, and there were many small precious stones and pearls inlaid on it. There is also a one-foot-long model of a boat carved out of jasper, an agate carving, and a two-foot-long ivory carving.
There are also various ornaments of Hetian mutton fat jade, and there are many agate and black jade. There are more jade ornaments of all kinds, and some people have sent two boxes of pearls, although the size is not as large as those in the pearl collection, but it is not small, and the diameter is also 9mm-10mm, all of which are perfectly round and flawless, with white, milky white, pink, purple and pale gold. The other box is slightly flawed, not perfectly round, but the pearls are very good, and it is just right to make jewelry.
When the two sons passed the full moon this time, most of the people who came to give gifts chose fine inkstones, paperweights, lake pens, topaz and bloodstone and other literati things. Of course, there are also gold collars, bracelets and anklets for children. Silk brocade, this time received a lot of seven-colored satin and streamer brocade. Streamer brocade has become popular in the past two years, and has not been officially supplied to the court, Pearl thought of the situation that it was difficult to find later, and immediately sent Liu Lan to the south to buy, sign a contract directly with the manufacturer, pay a deposit in advance, buy more back, and the price is not a problem.
Compared with the seven-color satin, the streamer brocade has its own merits, but Pearl still feels that the streamer brocade is slightly better than the seven-color satin. Those produced in their own textile mills. There are also matte silk brocades. It's just that the pearls are worried that they are too showy and not easy to sell, and there are very few such silk brocades, and now I want to come. If you want to do business overseas. Such a bright color does not have to worry about pressing the bottom of the box. Get a letter from the textile mill. Let them start spinning colorful brocades.
Pearl is now busy every day, feeding her eldest son and breastfeeding her two younger sons. I also had to keep an eye on the kitchen and make some delicious meals and tonic soup for the overworked Qin Hui. On the other hand, there was news from Zhuozhou Wharf, saying that there were three more ships of jade rough stones, which had been put into storage, all of which were good, and there was a shipload of more than 100-year-old Tongkat Ali. Pearl drew some drawings and sent them over, and instructed the stewards to let the craftsmen play freely according to the materials. Be unique, not the same for others. They have a polisher and a polishing potion there. As for the gold and silver jewelry, the pearl side also sent those large and small gems and diamonds that have been cut in the space, as well as turquoise, lapis lazuli and golden green cat's eye, etc., and the two boxes of pearls that were recently received were sent to Zhuangzi, and some large pearls were selected from the space and sent in a box.
At this time, Liu Xuan also came back with the team, and the Zhuangzi left for the pearl was the best Hetian jade, especially the sheep fat jade was the best and the most. There are also tourmaline precious diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, emerald pomegranates, lilac purple, turquoise and a variety of colors of beryl and emeralds, among which the lilac purple jade is the favorite of pearls, Liu Xuan is very aware of the owner's preferences, such jade gets back a lot. The variety of diamonds is also good, and now they are all placed on the Zhuangzi, because in this life there is no machine for the processing plant to cut diamonds, so the pearls have to come by themselves, but fortunately, in the previous life, a lot of cut diamonds were collected, as well as cut diamonds and zircons purchased from modern times. These modern diamonds are not only better cut than pearls, but also have more color.
There are also many tourmalines and crystals, as well as gemstones that are produced there, which come in red, yellow, orange and white, and are perfect for jewelry. Among them, the golden silk jade gemstone light is the most beautiful.
The amount of mutton fat jade, agate and other gems that Liu Xuan bought back was twice as much as that of Qin Hui's people, but Qin Hui sent more people, but because it was the business of the husband and wife, one was to pull it to his own house, and the other was for the four provinces in the northeast. That is, for the welfare of these sergeants, of course, everyone is very good, and they know that the best must be sent to Liu Xuan, when these people came, Qin Hui told them that the opportunity is rare, if you have money, bring some, and it is good to get back some travel expenses for yourself, even if there is no shortage of travel expenses, come back and let the master carve it out, and sell it for a large price, and leave it to your children and grandchildren in the future or take it yourself, which is also a meaning. These people are Qin Hui's cronies, two of them even have official positions, and they took them to the northwest, and Qin Hui said hello to the iron buddies over there, they just need to keep a low profile.
In fact, there are many people who smuggle jade from Hotan every year, but this line of work is too risky, there are food and sleeping along the way, there are bandits, and there are even hundreds of miles of people in places with jade. Pearl had made sufficient preparations before they set off, using tents, blankets, medicines for various diseases, and some bamboo charcoal, for fear that they would not find anything to ignite the fire on the Gobi Desert. They also prepared a lot of hunger-resistant things, such as somen noodles, camellia noodles and instant noodles that can be eaten in hot water, as well as seasoning powder, jerky, sausages, and bacon.
Although Qin Hui's side is not as good as the ones that the pearls got back, there are also a lot, these people returned to Qin Hui to make a difference, and brought back a total of twenty carts of mutton fat jade, agate, crystal, tourmaline and ruby sapphire, aquamarine, emerald, demantoid garnet, garnet, etc.
Qin Hui had already found a craftsman, and he had also found a lot of craftsmen in jewelry processing, and Pearl asked Qin Hui to hand over those gems to herself, so that she could cut the gems into shape, but she still needed Qin Hui's help to find black oil, and they had black oil here. Qin Hui was very curious, what did he want this black oil to do, and Pearl told him that the gem cutting machine she designed and manufactured needed power, that is, the things refined from this black oil would generate power after it was launched, replacing people's handwork.
Qin Hui listened to the clouds and mountains and decided to take a look in the future, just like that, Pearl got an empty house in the house, and then packed all the rough gems and put them in a large box, a total of sixteen carts, including one car of diamonds, zircon, ruby sapphires, alexandrites and opals cut in the pearl space, etc., as well as many broken diamonds, and small gems made of small crystals and gemstones, which are used for jewelry. According to the different degrees of nobility, they are all classified and packed in small boxes. There are also modern synthetic crystals and gemstones, which are very low-cost, but the ancients could not see them. There are also cosmetics loaded with two wagons.
specially asked Qin Hui for leave, saying that he would go to Zhuozhou Zhuangzi and go to the dock in Zhuozhou to see if there were any good things. As for the origin of the machines, the pearls are said to have been bought from foreigners in a small country. Of course, one more thing to do this time is to meet Liu Huang and Fei Tang who went to sea, they have collected enough tea, silk brocade, and porcelain in the south, this tea has been collected from several large tea gardens that they bought in the south, and some are purchased in the south, as for silk brocade, some of them have been purchased in the market, and they have been married in the past two years, have children, and give their children a full moon and a hundred days of others, these silk brocades are a lot, and pearls will be taken out of the eye-catching, and the remaining silk satin has 1,560 horses, Two thousand five hundred horses were found from the space, and one hundred and twenty horses were taken out from the textile factory, all of which were of the finest brocade of gold and gold, and even bright yellow, which were intended to be tribute to the palace, but it was better to think about it.
In terms of porcelain, their own three large kiln factories have obtained their own recipes and raw materials, and have produced classic porcelain such as white porcelain, blue and white, pastel, cloisonne and glaze red, although they have failed several times, but now there are few mistakes. All the porcelain made by the three kilns this time, except for some pearls, the rest was given to Liu Huang and them. They also collected a lot of fine porcelain in the market. In addition to porcelain, there were also gold and silver vessels, all inlaid with precious stones. Very beautiful. It was all given to Qin Hui by others. Just sell.
This time, Pearl also asked Liu Huang and them to bring a lot of daily medications, all with instructions in English and French, which were written in great detail. When they arrived in Zhuangzi, Pearl asked them to put all these boxes in the storeroom, and put the things given to Liu Huang and them separately. Seeing Liu Huang and Fei Tang, Pearl sent them two boxes, one containing artificial gemstone set jewelry purchased from modern times, as well as pearl jewelry, and a lot of headdresses, and more necklaces and earrings, rings, bracelets or bracelet sets. There are also two crowns, one is emerald, the other is pearl and diamond, and the matching necklace and bracelet, as well as the ring are very beautiful, embellished with broken diamonds. There are also many pieces of jewelry in single pieces, all of which are modern necklaces, bracelets, bracelets, rings and brooches.
In addition, Liu Huang and Fei Tang were also given some vitamins and daily medicines, and the place they were going to this time was France, which was a long way away, and it was estimated that it would take two years to come back. They prepared two large ships, equipped with four guns provided by Pearl, a number of shells, and ten submachine guns on each ship. Iron sheets are added to the hull and deck to ensure safety.
Sending them away, Pearl will have two gem cutters, two jade and agate cutters, all numerically controlled, and two generators. Two polishers and four barrels of polish. The jade and jewellery workshops here are gem and diamond cutters, as well as jade cutters, polishers and polishes, as well as two generators and metal plating equipment. Ten barrels of diesel fuel were left behind. Pearl also personally taught these craftsmen how to use these techniques, precautions, and how to choose the cutting angle, for fear that they would not remember, so that people recorded it. With these two machines, the secrecy measures on the Zhuangzi must be strengthened. They were isolated from the rest of the staff, and they were watched, so that the craftsmen could not even speak to their families. They even sent people to spy on them. (To be continued......)