Looking at the washbasin in front of him, Liu Yongnian's face looked a little weird. After a while, he said: "Porcelain is the most important thing, either blue or white, and those who are pure but without any brilliance are the most important. The flowers and colors you have made are so complex, which is really too vulgar."

Manager Tan, who was in charge of burning porcelain, said: "Taiwei, overseas people like this style. These colors were made by the ordering merchant who took their own porcelain and asked us to do it accordingly. He ordered goods worth more than 10,000 yuan. For such a large-scale customer, we will naturally do whatever the family wants."

Liu Yongnian said: "Forget it, you always have to make money at the beginning. Let's do this. In addition to making it for him, you can move some people out and make a batch for me and Deng. There is no need to be too many, just a hundred or ten. As for glaze, it should be mainly celadon, plus some glaze-changing porcelain, I will give it to others. It's just that we can wait a few more days to make it difficult for you to make it."

Manager Tan said that the glaze process is different, and the temperature is different when burned. Liu Yongnian's requirements are actually very high, which affects the normal production here. However, his identity is very high, so Manager Tan could only grit his teeth and agree.

The porcelain in this area is Ru kiln to the northwest and Jun kiln to the north, both not far away. The iron supervisor fired enamels mainly in the styles of these two kilns. The blue-white porcelain of Ru kiln and the kiln-formed color porcelain of Jun kiln were the best in later generations, and one piece was a national treasure. However, the style of the Central Plains is very different from the porcelain exported, and it emphasizes simplicity. The pattern of the porcelain exported is complicated, and in Liu Yongnian's eyes, it is just a vulgar character. He was a master of painting at this time, and he had very high requirements for this. Even if there were patterns, it was impossible to be such a pattern.

In fact, Du Zhongxiao is not satisfied with the enamel basin now. It’s fine to use cups and bowls, but you can use solid colors, which are what you remember. The washbasin is also solid colors, and the sky is blue and white, and many things are not favored by him. The enamel basin in my memory is made of white background with bright flowers and birds painted on it, which looks very beautiful. Su Su’s basin, no matter how you look at it, it feels wrong.

After leaving the Iron Supervisor, Liu Yongnian said to Deng Baoji: "It's early spring now, the flowers and plants are singing, and the sun is shining. Anyway, I have to wait here for a few days. Why don't we go to Qingliang Temple to burn incense and visit?"

Deng Baoji said: "This is the best. Qingliang Temple is not far from here. We told Du Yunzong that we would stay for two days and come back."

Qingliang Temple is located in the mountains not far from the Iron Prison. It is a large temple. At this time, the incense is so popular that it is quite famous. This temple is located in the deep mountains, with graphite mines nearby. The Iron Prison arranged for people to mine. Originally, the area belonged to Wuyang County, and when the Iron Prison was established, it was shipped over.

The Iron Prison was established, and the iron piled up into mountains and could not be sold. A few days ago, Qingliang Temple sent a monk from Zhike, who took out thousands of stagnants of money and purchased some iron to cast iron Buddhas in the temple. Now that the casting is done, there are still people in the Iron Prison.

He could easily take out several thousand guan of money, which made Du Zhongxiao sigh that the temple was really rich. The temple was still in the deep mountains, and it was inconvenient to incense. If it was in a prosperous place, it would be great.

The railway from Ye County to Xiangcheng organized by the court was completed, but the Xiangnan Railway organized by the Railway Supervision itself was still under construction. At this time, it had passed Fangcheng County and was about to extend to Qingtai Town. The Railway Supervision was about to connect with the field affairs of the railway. Du Zhongxiao was still busy, and accompanied Liu Yongnian and Deng Baojie for two days to play, so he let them play at will. Yesterday, the two went to the shop to buy goods, but they didn't want the enamel basin to run out, so Du Zhongxiao came out and gave some of the production capacity to burn them specifically.

The enamel washbasin iron supervisor paid 8 guan a month of takeout, and each of them bought 50, which was 400 guan. These wealthy families were so generous. Du Zhongxiao, who spent 400 guan at a time, had to hesitate. Although there are many industries now and their annual income is much higher than these two people, the Du family has not become rich for a few years and their family's wealth is far inferior. The rich families have no savings, and they are still incomparable to these wealthy families for several lifetimes.

Du Zhongxiao entered the flower hall, and two businessmen in their forties stood there and hurriedly greeted him.

This is the maritime merchants who bought enamelware. The two brothers, Qi Bolin and the second brother Qi Zhongma. They went to sea from Mingzhou and sold porcelain all year round. Before the New Year, they collected a batch of overseas treasures and went to the capital to make a move. When they heard that Ye Jian was very prosperous recently, they turned around and took a look. When they saw the newly released enamelware, they fell in love with it at a glance. They took out nearly 20,000 guan of capital, ordered the goods, and prepared to sell them overseas.

The guest and host took a seat, Du Zhongxiao said: "Xian Kunzhong is very busy with money when he takes action. Such a generous merchant is rare here in the Iron Supervisor. I only heard that you do maritime business and don't know where the goods are sold?"

Ziberlin bowed and said, "I returned to the official, my younger brother's house is in Mingzhou, and the most goods are sold to Japan and Goryeo. We have a fleet at home and often trade in these two places. In addition, we also sell goods to Nanyang, and we have to take someone else's boat."

Although Mingzhou is south of the Yangtze River, it is particularly convenient to go to Japan due to trade winds. If the direction is right, it is extremely convenient to go to Japan in four or five days. For them, it is actually a long journey to the Central Plains, which is not as convenient as those places.

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said, "I heard that Japan overseas is a big country and produces a lot of gold and silver. I wonder if it is right or not?"

Ziberlin said: "We went to Japan and only went to the port to sell goods. The place was not big. I heard from the local natives that there were many islands, many foreign countries, and there were quite a few places, but I had never been there. As for gold and silver, the price there was indeed lower than that in the Central Plains. However, in many places outside the country, gold and silver are cheaper than in the Central Plains. I don't know if it produces more. There are more sulfur, which is abundant and cheaper."

Sulfur is the raw material of gunpowder, Du Zhongxiao was very interested when he heard this: "Oh, if you sell sulfur back to the Central Plains, wouldn't you make a lot of money?"

Ziberlin said: "This thing is not used much, although it is very profitable, it is less expensive."

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but smile: "How come the quantity is smaller? If you can sell it here, I will want as much as you want!"

After hearing this, the two brothers looked at each other and said, "How about the official's words? This kind of goods sold is not difficult, but it is of little use except for making medicine. We all sell goods in large quantities, and we are most afraid that we can't sell them, which will delay several years and reduce our capital."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I am a court official, how could I mess with you? This kind of sulfur is very useful. As long as you sell it, you will need as much as you want!"

The two brothers were overjoyed and discussed for a while, saying, "This matter is not difficult! In a few days, the trade winds will rise, and you can go back and forth in one month when you go to Japan. Then we sell some sulfur and still exchange for enamels. We are planning to sell these porcelains to Nanyang. If the business is good, more maritime merchants will definitely come to buy them, and it will be the same for the Iron Supervision!"

After saying that, his younger brother Qi Zhongma said, "But it is very inconvenient to go to Nanyang here. If you walk along the waterway, you have to go from the Han River to the Yangtze River. After entering the Yangtze River, you have to turn back to enter the Xiangjiang River and go south."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Have you seen the railway under the railway supervision now? When the road opens, you can take a bus and go straight to the Yangtze River."
Chapter completed!