Chapter 228

No matter what happens, if it involves the powerful, it will be very troublesome.

Song Tao couldn't sit still after confirming the news.

She went to beg to see Eunuch Wan.

If it weren't for Song Jiyun's thorn, Wan Gonggong felt that his life was pretty good these days.

He was able to hook up with Wan Shen; Song Tao's porcelain firing skills were indeed much better than those of the other so-called masters in Jingdezhen; Song Tao was also smart and sent him a batch of filial piety silver every ten days. The amount was huge, which gave him the illusion that he was making money every day.

He had never seen before that Song Youliang had this ability to teach two girls who were as good as the men.

Hearing that Song Tao wanted to see him, he readily agreed.

Of course, Song Tao will never be empty-handed every time he comes. This time she brought a pair of foot-high blue and white plum vases with eight-treasure branches and flowers that she finally made. Because Suma Liqing is used, the blue and white produced are slightly green.

She hinted to Eunuch Wan: "It is exactly the same as what was circulated in the palace of the previous court. If you think there is something wrong, you can ask someone to send it to a pawn shop for the court to take a look at."

This is to pass off as an antique.

Eunuch Wan agreed and thought that this little girl Song Tao was very good.

It would be great if Song Jiyun could be as observant and understanding as Song Tao.

Thoughts flashed across his mind, and he became a little irritable again.

Sooner or later, he would have to remove Song Jiyun's thorn in the side! !

Eunuch Wan was a little unhappy. He asked Song Tao in a rough voice, "What are you doing here?"

Song Tao was full of anger.

This father-in-law is really greedy, and he is not satisfied no matter how much he gives.

No wonder no one in Jingdezhen wants to get too close to him.

I don’t know how Song Jiyun got along with him in his previous life? She could actually please him?

Unfortunately, when she returned to the Song family, Eunuch Wan had already been transferred away.

Otherwise she could learn from it.

Song Tao suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and explained her purpose of coming with a smile: "... I'm just afraid that Song Jiyun will hook up with someone from Prince Ning's Mansion. You know that she can bite through any crack, let alone Ning. Where is such a big Buddha?"

Eunuch Wan sneered at this and said, "I'm afraid she won't go to the great Buddha like King Ning!"

Song Tao was puzzled.

Perhaps because Song Jiuyun was a little annoyed during this period, he rarely talked about Prince Ning's Mansion to Song Tao: "When Emperor Yongle went south, he said that we would rule the world together in the future, but only the idiots in Prince Ning's Mansion believed this. He was always restless and ready to move. The emperor saw it all. It was just because of the ancestral teachings that he couldn't do things so perfectly.

"But how can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? Otherwise, a small smuggling case would warrant the mobilization of troops and the dispatch of a governor to investigate? There are so many vassal kings who have killed court officials and occupied people's farmland. Why? Why do you want to investigate Prince Ning’s Mansion?”

Although Song Tao was shocked when she heard these secrets for the first time, in her previous life, Prince Ning was safe and sound. This shows that Prince Ning's palace may still be used by Song Jiyun.

She was thinking about how to tell Eunuch Wan.

But Eunuch Wan waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, don't worry about this. I know it well. But have you made any progress on the sweet white porcelain formula?"

Wan Shen likes sweet white porcelain very much, and it is probably the aunt Wan Guifei who brought it into the palace to please him.

The letters he received in the past few days urged him to find a way to bake some sweet white porcelain products no matter what.

He mentioned it to Song Tao last time, and Song Tao said that this was Song Youliang's secret, and that she had to slowly explore to know the difference from the jade porcelain formula.

Eunuch Wan couldn't wait any longer.

Song Tao scolded Song Jiyun bloody in her heart.

I don’t know where she got so many ideas and she succeeded every time.

But she didn't dare to reveal anything on her face, and she had to smile and be fair to Wan Gong: "I have tried to burn twelve or three kilns. It takes seven or eight days to burn one kiln. It is really difficult." There’s no way to go fast.”

Eunuch Wan was even more dissatisfied and said, "Didn't I say that it only takes two or three days to burn a kiln now?"

Song Tao scolded Song Jiyun in her heart again.

Why is she so idle, doing these so-called "technical improvements" every day, switching between burning coal and pine firewood, sometimes even burning half of each, so everyone has to think of ways to use their brains every day to make porcelain.

The coal boats on the Changjiang pier dyed the river black.

"Song Jiyun killed eight hundred enemies and lost one thousand!" She had no choice but to argue, "Who doesn't know that coal is more powerful and burns faster, but coal is so expensive and how many can afford it. Didn’t someone follow their example a few days ago, and all the porcelain in the kiln burned out, leaving no good ones? Porcelain is so delicate, and it won’t dry out even if the fire is high or low. How can you use such a strong fire?”

While the two were talking, the owner of the Royal Kiln Factory came to see Eunuch Wan with an unhappy expression.

Seeing Song Tao's presence, his face became even more ugly. He was originally going to talk to Eunuch Wan in private, but now he simply said it all like pouring beans through a bamboo tube: "Boss Song just opened another dragon kiln and burned it. More than 8,000 pieces of old blue and white flowers are being sold at half the price of Liangyu Kiln Factory. The Songjia Kiln Factory now has three floors inside and three floors outside. Not only are they full of merchants who want goods, there are also many people rushing to Jingdezhen overnight. "

He strongly disagreed with Eunuch Wan's so-called "fixed sales" method, and even more hated Song Tao who gave Eunuch Wan advice.

But the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the official level is overwhelming, so he can only endure it if he doesn't agree.

"Impossible!" Before Wan Eunuch could speak, Song Tao jumped out.

Her face was very ugly.

The boss couldn't help but ridicule her: "Why do Miss Song San think it's impossible? Is it impossible for Boss Song to burn eight thousand old blue and white pieces in one kiln, or is it impossible for the Song Kiln Factory to dare to sell porcelain in Jingdezhen?"

Eunuch Wan's face had already turned red and turned into a pig's liver. He didn't bother to care about the chief registrar's strange aura and said sternly: "What's going on?"

The head clerk glanced at Song Tao with disdain, and then said: "Speaking of which, Boss Song can be considered a blessing to Miss Song San. Miss Song San brought down the price of blue and white, and those who burned old blue and white porcelain had to help Song The third lady works, so these people don't account for any of the quota.

“They sold all the quota they had to the Song Kiln Factory.

“Nowadays, the annual quota of 150,000 pieces of porcelain, except for those from Liangyu Kiln Factory, is all in the hands of Boss Song.

"Tell me, can she sell porcelain in Jingdezhen?"

"How could this happen?!" Song Tao was stunned.

Eunuch Wan was also dumbfounded.

Neither of them spoke for a while.

The boss is not afraid of the height of the stage when watching a show, and he has long wanted to cancel this ridiculous quota system. He struck while the iron was hot and asked Wan Gonggong: "What do you think we should do about this matter? Will only Liangyu Kiln be allowed to burn blue and white in the future? I can see that there are two pairs of dragon vats in the list brought by the manufacturing office this year. You Look, why don't you let Liangyu Kiln Factory try to burn it first, so as not to fail to pay the job later!"

Eunuch Wan suddenly became angry with embarrassment. He grabbed the tea cup at hand and threw it at Song Tao. He also said angrily: "Why did you let those lowly kiln workers sell the quota to Song Jiuyun? Are you working for a living? You can't do such a small thing well. !What’s the use of you?”