When the dynasty first emerged, the ministers from Conglong were full of vigor, and naturally hoped that King Jing, the supervisor of the country, would be as enterprising as they were. As a result, the king actually took an hour to admire the porcelain during the army's expedition. Since ancient times,
, there are many examples of people who were born in sorrow and died in happiness. How could this be possible? Rumors spread among officials for a while, and some even said that the supervisory state planned to spend public funds to resume production in official kilns.
After Zhu Hengjia admired the porcelain at noon, he received dozens of memorials, large and small, in the evening, all of which advised him to focus on restoring the two capitals and reorganizing the country, and not to lose one's ambition by playing with things and indulge in leisurely pleasures. Fortunately, when the army went out for battle,
, leaving a large number of officials in Nanchang, otherwise more memorials would be received.
I couldn't help but cry out that I was wronged. I just heard that Jingdezhen was very famous and just visited it. I had no intention of wasting public funds to make porcelain for myself. How could I become a plaything and indulge in pleasure?
When I read these memorials, I felt angry.
The first assistant, Guan Shou Zhen, is smart, and he talks about disasters. He advises and admonishes, but he doesn't say it directly. He said that there is a locust plague in a small county in Huguang. This is God's warning to you. You should be diligent and frugal to appease the people in order to achieve success.
God forgives.
Sun Jinding, the second assistant, was not stupid. He gave a lot of examples of good emperors who worked diligently and loved the people. The meaning is obvious. You must learn from those sages. It is wrong to buy two pieces of flowers for a penny and spend public money to burn porcelain.
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He Wuzou, a great scholar, was stupid in reading and had a foolish temperament. He actually advised directly: "In the past, successive emperors repeatedly sent their ministers to Raozhou to make porcelain. All the work was expensive and expensive. What's more, the work was done by pretending to be public or private."
, Use one to make a hundred, and the people's resentment is boiling. The changes in Jiashen must be warned. Your Highness should issue an edict and not set up supervisory ministers everywhere to calm the people's hearts."
Alas! How can I have the thought to supervise the ministers when the country is like this? It is really unfounded and unnecessary!
The tone of the memorials written by the ministers was quite gentle, but the tone of the officials was harsh, almost pointing at their own noses and scolding them.
This is also the tradition of the Ming Dynasty. Officials took pride in scolding the emperor. If they were punished for admonishing the emperor, it would be a great thing to honor the ancestors.
Among them, Ma Xing scolded the two inspection censors Shen Guangwen the most. Both of them were former ministers of the Lu Supervisory State. After surrendering, they had no job placement, so one had to be appointed as the inspector of Shaanxi and the other as the inspector of Shandong. This
The two provinces have not yet been conquered, so the two of them have nothing to do. If a newcomer wants to get ahead, he must be famous. If he wants to become famous, the easiest way is to criticize the prison country.
"I heard that the work force is booming and the army and the people are suffering. There is nothing more important than Jiangxi porcelain. The plans collected by the inner government are sufficient. Now, if you want to send the inner officials to burn it for no reason, it will definitely disturb the people. Since your highness raised the army, you have been determined to restore it, and everyone respects it.
, How can we lose the hearts of the people of the world by doing this thing of Jie and Zhou??".
"I heard that Emperor Yang was also an outstanding person, but he was very fond of achieving great achievements and indulged in having fun. The utensils in the palace were all extremely cunning, which eventually led to the boiling of resentment among the people and the vying for the throne. Now His Highness wants to send an internal official to make porcelain in Jiangxi. How is it different from Emperor Yang?
?And there are so many things happening on the border, how can the people live in peace? We hope to stop this matter in order to comply with the people's wishes??"
Of these two, one compared Gu to Jie Zhou, and the other compared Gu to Sui Yang. They are really brave! The most irritating thing is that if Gu really sent the internal officials to restore the official kiln, you will scold him. Question
Yes, Gu just went there to take a look, and had no intention of restoring the official kiln. Isn’t this an injustice?
There is no other way to deal with these officials, let alone killing or punishing them. Once punished, the reputation will be ruined. For this group of people, the saints of the past dynasties wanted to have a good reputation of "accepting advice with an open mind", no matter how much they were scolded.
How miserable, you can only recognize it by pinching your nose.
After reading the memorial, I found that among the important officials, only Zheng Feng did not scold him.
"Oh, it's still Zheng Qing who knows how to be alone!"
An urgent messenger summoned Zheng Feng to discuss the matter.
"Zheng Qing, I unexpectedly went to look at the porcelain for a while, but I was wrongfully accused here. What can I do?"
Zheng Feng smiled: "The Supervisor is the supreme authority in the world, and his every move naturally attracts the attention of the world. It is not surprising that this happened. It is easy to solve it."
"Oh? How to solve it?"
"As long as we issue an edict, we will never set up supervisory ministers in various places. In addition, we can sell this official kiln. It can not only enrich the military resources, but also eliminate criticism. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
"Well, what Zheng Qing said makes sense, so I will follow your words."
The next day, Zhu Hengjia summoned his ministers and said that he went to the Imperial Ware Factory just to sell the imperial kiln to raise military pay.
An order was issued on the spot to never set up supervisory ministers in various places. He also asked the two most scolded censors, Shen Guangwen and Ma Xing, and the left minister of household affairs, Zhang Xiaoqi, to stay in Jingdezhen and sell official kilns. He led the army to Shangrao County.
Set off.
How to sell? Zhu Hengjia gave the three of them a clever trick: auction.
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Feng Yuanlong looked at the exquisite craftsmanship of the old kiln workers who were making embryos, and was filled with emotion, "We have two treasures in Jingdezhen, one is kaolin (the porcelain clay discovered in kaolin is recognized as the best porcelain-firing material in the world)
"One is an old kiln worker who has been passed down from generation to generation."
Just as I was sighing, suddenly my friend Qin Yizhai, the owner of Qin's private kiln, broke in.
Feng Yuanlong and Qin Yizhai are not from Raozhou, but from Jianchang. Nowadays, the private kiln owners in Jingdezhen are mainly divided into two groups: one group is local kiln owners; the other group is kiln owners from Jianchang. The competition between the two sides is fierce.
.Historically, more than a hundred years later, the local kiln owners were defeated by the Jianchang kiln owners, and several large kilns in Jingdezhen were in the hands of several families from Jianchang.
"Brother Feng, have you read the official notice? They are going to sell the official kiln." The Qin family and the Feng family have always been on the same page, and Qin Yizhai likes to discuss everything with Feng Yuanlong.
"Ahem, that official kiln has been abandoned for many years, and most of the kiln workers have left. What's the use of buying it?"
"Brother Feng, you don't know something. This time it is sold together with the inscription. The buyer is qualified to have the word 'official kiln' signed on the inscription."
A distinctive feature of the Jingdezhen imperial kiln porcelain in the Ming Dynasty was that it was popular to sign inscriptions on the utensils, which is commonly known as "inscriptions". Although it is an accessory to the decoration of the porcelain, it can highlight the noble status of the imperial kiln.<
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According to later generations, the brands were packaged and sold together.
Feng Yuanlong was stunned, "The word 'official kiln' is worth millions of silver. Even if you and I lose everything, we still want to buy an official kiln."
Qin Yizhai also said: "Those local porcelain merchants are very powerful. If we fight alone, you and I are no match for them. How about our two families joining forces and taking over the official kiln together. After we succeed, we can use this golden signboard together. How about that?"
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"So good!"
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Under the inspiration of King Jing of the Supervisory State, auctions, a common commercial activity in later generations, appeared in the Ming Dynasty.
When Feng Yuanlong and Qin Yizhai arrived at the entrance of the official shed temporarily set up by the Ministry of Revenue in Jingdezhen, a petty official blocked their way.
"You two want to buy an official kiln?"
"Exactly. The two of us plan to make a joint purchase."
The clerk glanced at the two of them and said, "First deposit a hundred thousand taels to prove your strength."
The two paid money, received a small sign, and entered the venue.
When I walked in, I saw that several major local porcelain merchants: Jiang, Liu, and Wang were already seated. Seeing their competitors, I couldn't help but be extremely jealous.
Zhang Xiaoqi, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Shen Guangwen, the imperial censor, and Ma Xingtuan sat in the chairman's chair, supervising the sales.
A clerk explained the auction rules, and then the auction began.
"In this auction, three hundred thousand taels is the reserve price. Is there anyone who bids?"
Feng Yuanlong and the heads of the Jiang, Liu and Wang families all raised their hands.
"The one-time price increase is 100,000 taels. Is there any increase in price?"
"Four hundred thousand taels", the head of the Jiang family shouted.
"Five hundred thousand taels", the head of the Liu family shouted.
"Six hundred thousand taels", the head of the Wang family was not to be outdone.
"Seven hundred thousand taels", Feng Yuanlong increased the price.
"Eight hundred thousand taels", "Nine hundred thousand taels".
"One million taels", Feng Yuanlong shouted loudly.
The whole audience was silent. This price can be said to be a sky-high price in the Ming Dynasty porcelain industry.
"One million twice once", "One million two times", "One million two or three times".
"Bang!"
The clerk knocked on the iron chassis with a small hammer and said, "Deal. Jingdezhen Guanyao belongs to Feng Yuanlong and is owned by Qin Yizhai."
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In later generations, there was a failed scholar named "Yangyang Ming Dynasty". When he heard about this incident, he wrote a limerick and said:
King Jingxiong is rich and wealthy,
Millions of silver fell into the pocket.
A Thousand Years of Jingde Dream,
From now on there will be no more official kilns.
This chapter has been completed!