You must know that the blue and white porcelain industry guild in Jingdezhen, in order to ensure its brand image, is not allowed to use any words related to Jingdezhen in Suzhou.

Porcelain without the name of Jingdezhen will be sold at least half cheaper in the future when it is exported.

As a result, the porcelain fired here in Suzhou is obviously better than that in Jingdezhen. If such porcelain is exported at half the price, eighty percent will impact the sales of Jingdezhen porcelain.

"But we're all laymen, let's listen to what Cheng Huishou has to say." Zhu Zhen threw the question to Cheng Qian again.

"At present, the quality of Pingjiang Haiyao is indeed better." Cheng Qian said with a complicated expression. He had tried to burn it many times before, and he already knew the result.

However, the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and it is impossible for him to deliberately reduce the quality of Pingjiang sea porcelain in order to favor Jingdezhen porcelain.

"Why is that? It's the same process, the same people, and even the materials are basically the same. The sixth asked curiously.

"First, because the quality of the kaolin here is better, and secondly, the firewood used here is better, so that the furnace temperature is higher, and the fire is more cooked and thorough." Cheng Qian had already analyzed the reasons, otherwise it would be impossible to agree to use Suzhou kaolin.

"A villain cannot speak with a clear conscience." After speaking, he said calmly: "Jingdezhen has been mined for too many years, and the soil quality has indeed declined. Firewood is the same, the old trees have been cut down, and all new firewood is used, so there will be a gap. ”

"Okay, this king really didn't see the wrong person, this is the leader of the Daming Porcelain Industry Guild, and he should have the bearing!" The sixth child approvingly: "Besides, they are all your own children, and there is no shame in losing to the second child for a while." Fix the problem and catch up! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Cheng Qian nodded heavily, deeply encouraged.

"Not bad, not bad." Zhu Zhen nodded happily, he remembered that Ming blue and white porcelain was the pinnacle, but Hongwu blue and white was not the peak of Ming blue and white porcelain. Whether in terms of glaze color or exquisiteness, it is not as good as the later Yongle porcelain, not to mention Xuande porcelain and Chenghua porcelain.

It is the craftsmen of Jingdezhen who strive for perfection, have the courage to innovate, and constantly try new materials and processes, so that the blue and white porcelain continues to progress and reach its peak.

"Besides, we can't let our porcelain fight overseas." The sixth gave Cheng Qian another idea: "Pingjiang Haici has no baggage, we must have the courage to try and make bold trials." Do some things that Jingdezhen does not dare to do, such as accepting customer customization, so that no matter how expensive you sell, it will not affect the price of Jingdezhen porcelain. ”

"Customized, ......" Cheng Qian is no stranger to this word. In the past, many maritime merchants approached him, hoping to customize a batch of porcelain that conformed to the other party's national conditions and customs. However, Jingdezhen has its own rules, and he, the president, can't take the lead in sabotage, so he refused.

"That's right." Lao Liu said with a smile: "Shen Rong and their reaction, many of our big customers, those princes and nobles of Nanyang, the West and even Europa, are willing to pay a lot of money to customize porcelain with their family crest ornaments and even portraits to us. ”

"Yes, yes. It's not a small market, and these people don't care about money at all, as long as you can meet his demands. Shen Rong echoed and smiled: "And Foshan has already started doing this, the porcelain is not good to burn, and the money is not less." ”

"Okay, let's try too." Cheng Qian actually didn't petition in his heart, what a sacred thing to make porcelain, how could he burn those patterns of Fanbang barbarians?

But this is the best way to balance the interests of Jingdezhen and Pingjianghai porcelain at the moment, and it was His Royal Highness who spoke in person, so he had to agree.

He exchanged glances with Shen Rong again, and then said stubbornly: "It's just that even if Pingjiang Hai porcelain doesn't compete with Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen's recent porcelain sales are also very affected." ”

"Why?" The sixth frowned and asked. Porcelain is one of his two major export products, and it must not be missed.

"It's the Foshan porcelain that His Highness just said, as well as Quanzhou porcelain, the merchants in Fujian and Guangdong have long begun to lay out and dig people from Jingdezhen to produce porcelain." Cheng Qian sighed and said:

"Before, it was good that they could buy goods from Jingdezhen, and they would not grab the market with themselves, but since His Royal Highness issued a ban that year, they couldn't enter Jingdezhen porcelain, and they completely tore their faces, and used their own porcelain to pass off as our Jingdezhen, but sold at half price, which not only ruined our reputation, but also greatly affected our profits."

"That's right." Shen Rong also chimed in: "Those Fujian and Guangdong maritime merchants are really lawless. They not only smuggled counterfeit porcelain, but they also sold everything, especially gunpowder, armor, firearms, and medicines, which were banned by the imperial court...... They sell the most joyful. ”

"And it may be expected that His Highness will clean them up sooner or later, this month has entered the typhoon season, and our ships dare not sail, and they dare to do it correctly."

"Is that awesome?" Zhu Zhen was dumbfounded.

"Yes, they build that kind of one-time ship, sink and sink, and earn it when they get to the South Seas. At that time, it will be sold along with the ship and the goods, which is crazy. We're really crazy about them. ”

"That's a real problem." Li Heng sighed and said: "The Haizheng Yamen has already informed the local government, but it is of little use, the government over there is very weak, and it is all local tyrants and maritime merchants who have the final say." ”

"It seems that this king has to go there himself." Zhu Zhen nodded, it seems that the problem of Fujian and Guangdong has reached the point where it cannot be solved if it is not solved.

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However, Zhu Zhen is still very satisfied with the quality of Pingjiang sea porcelain, even beyond his imagination. So he readily agreed to write a plaque for 'Pingjiang Haiyao Factory', and also wrote an inscription for 'Pingjiang Hai Porcelain'.

Over the years, his calligraphy level has improved, at least foreigners can't see that it is not good.

After encouraging the craftsmen of the Pingjiang Haiyao Factory, he was ready to get on the ship and return.

As soon as I arrived at the dock, I saw a horse galloping over, looking at the outfit, it was the 'rider' of the city's shipping division.

The Maritime Administration Yamen has set up municipal shipping departments in more than 10 coastal cities across the country, and the municipal shipping departments have also set up offices in major cities, equipped with various means of communication to facilitate the timely transmission of information.

When Xu Da found out that Hu Weiyong was going to rebel, he actually believed in the communication speed of the City Ship Division rather than the 800 miles of the imperial court, which shows that the communication ability of the City Ship Division was far ahead of the imperial court.

In fact, there is nothing unusual, it is nothing more than a carrier pigeon for long-distance communication, and the short-range delivery of the letter depends on the rider. The combination of the two naturally makes it much faster than riding a horse alone.

The rider turned over and dismounted outside the cordon, and was led to walk quickly in front of the King of Chu, kneeling and holding up an envelope and saying: "Your Highness, Guangzhou Bo Si forwarded a letter from Panyu Zhixian County." ”

"Panyu Zhixian?" The sixth man was stunned for a moment, took the envelope and saw the payment on it, and then suddenly said: "It turned out to be the same way." ”

Speaking of which, during the Chinese New Year last year, the old thief set up a banquet to entertain the county magistrate of the world who entered Beijing for inspection, and because he was only qualified, he did not sit down to eat, and was mercilessly criticized by Boss Zhu.

As a result, he couldn't help but cry out on the spot, and sued the hot Yongjiahou Zhu Liangzu.

However, Boss Zhu had to deal with Hu Weiyong at that time, beware of Huaixi Xungui, and entrusted Zhu Liangzu with a heavy responsibility, so he ignored Daotong's complaint. It only admonished the former and gave the latter the power to play directly in front of the emperor.

Zhu Zhen was present at the time, and thinking of Daotong's tragic fate in the future, he followed him out and told him that if he had an emergency, he could ask for help from him through the office of the City Department in Guangzhou.

King Chu opened the envelope on the spot, and after reading it quickly, he sighed and said, "I just said that I was going to Guangzhou, so I have to go now." ”

(End of chapter)