The sixth year of God’s blessing, the ninth day of September.
With the eager anticipation of countless people, the first batch of Jun porcelain fired after the establishment of the Yuzhou Jun Porcelain Guild has successfully left the kiln and will be sold soon.
On the same day, Wei Chen took Gu Tingye and a group of government officials to escort him to the ancient Juntai site in Shenhe Town.
A "Juntai Porcelain Workshop" has been temporarily built here, specifically for porcelain trading.
Today is the first day of opening of Juntai Porcelain Factory. Wei Chen was invited by the Jun Porcelain Guild to unveil the plaque in person.
Early in the morning, the grand entrance of Juntai Porcelain Factory is already crowded with people. There are three floors inside and three floors outside. You can't see the head or the side.
Most of the people gathered here are businessmen from various places who heard the news.
It has only been more than half a month since the Mid-Autumn Festival Oiran Convention in Bianjing. Due to the limitations of communication and transportation in this era, few businessmen from the south can make it in time for the opening ceremony.
But in more than half a month, well-informed wealthy businessmen came from Bianjing, Luoyang, Chang'an and other places.
At this time, Zhao Ceying, the son of the Yuzhou regiment envoy and the current president of the Junci Guild, was leading the other fifteen guild members to stand outside the gate of Juntai Porcelain Square, waiting for the governor to come and give guidance.
When Wei Chen decided to entrust all the Jun porcelain trade matters to Zhao Ceying, many people, including Gu Tingye, had reservations about it.
After all, before this, Zhao Ceying was just an idle clan member with no experience in handling specific affairs, let alone being the helmsman of the entire Yuzhou Jun porcelain trade.
It is really hard for people to feel reassured that Wei Chen handed over such an important position to a stupid young man.
Even Zhao Ceying himself thought so at one time and declined to Wei Chen several times, not daring to take on this important task.
Despite this, Wei Chen finally pushed Zhao Ceying to the position of president of the Junci Guild against all opinions, and his trust and expectations for Zhao Ceying are self-evident.
Zhao Ceying has followed his father in Yuzhou for many years. He is full of ambitions, but due to his status, he has nowhere to show his talents and can only settle down and be an idle clan member.
Since Zhao Ceying can remember, he has never felt such a strong feeling of "being needed" and "being trusted".
Therefore, Zhao Ceying was filled with gratitude for Wei Chen's kindness and vowed to make some achievements to repay the teacher.
From the first day she accepted Wei Chen's appointment, Zhao Ceying focused all her energy on the Junci Guild.
Although Wei Chen helped a lot during this period and gave a lot of guidance, Zhao Ceying was always busy with the implementation of specific measures.
In just two and a half months, Zhao Ceying turned the "Yuzhou Jun Porcelain Trade Revitalization Strategy", which contained tens of thousands of words, into something tangible.
Today is the day when Wei Chen comes for acceptance, and it is also the day when Zhao Ceying has spent more than two months forgetting food and sleep to show off his achievements. It depends on whether he can make the teacher feel that he is trusting someone!
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After waiting for a short time, Wei Chen finally appeared in front of the gate of Juntai Porcelain Shop surrounded by everyone. Zhao Ceying came and brought people to greet him.
At this moment, President Zhao, who was known for his resolute actions within the Junci Guild, was so nervous that his voice even trembled: "Old..., Lord Zhizhou!"
Wei Chen nodded slightly and patted Zhao Ceying on the shoulder: "You did a good job."
Hearing Wei Chen's affirmation, Zhao Ceying suddenly felt that her hard work over the past two months was nothing.
Zhao Ceying's eyes were slightly red, and she solemnly bowed to Wei Chen and said: "The auspicious time has come, please know the state to unveil the plaque!"
"You too."
Wei Chen smiled and gave Zhao Ceying a hand. He and Zhao Ceying held a corner of the red silk and lifted it up at the same time under the gaze of everyone, revealing the huge plaque inside.
"Juntai Porcelain Workshop", four powerful gilt characters suddenly appeared in front of everyone. There was also a line of signature and a seal below, both of which were inscribed with the word "Xingyun". They were obviously inscribed by Wei Chen himself.
After the plaque was completed, everyone clapped and applauded, the gongs and drums were noisy, firecrackers were fired, and the eight pairs of lions prepared in advance also danced vigorously, creating a happy and festive atmosphere.
"Congratulations, Lord Zhizhou!"
Huang Shouzheng, the general magistrate of Yuzhou, Chen Jun, the magistrate of Xinzheng County, Sun Zhuo, the magistrate of Mi County, and other Yuzhou officials of all sizes stepped forward to congratulate Wei Chen, and Wei Chen returned the greetings one by one with a smile.
After that, the invited local gentry and wealthy businessmen from all over the place were all invited into the porcelain workshop hall, where fine wine and delicacies were already laid out, and the first round of Jun porcelain auction was about to begin.
That's right, it's an auction.
This is the highlight of today.
Last month, the sixteen kilns under the Jun Porcelain Guild produced thousands of qualified finished products, but only thirty-six treasures were selected to participate in today's auction as representatives of top-grade Jun porcelain.
These thirty-six pieces of Jun porcelain have different shapes and glaze colors. They may look like rainbows in the sky after rain, or like waterfalls in deep gorges and vast valleys, or like fairy mountains surrounded by pavilions, flying clouds and flowing water. It’s within our reach, but it’s natural and ever-changing.
When these thirty-six miraculous and magnificent pieces of Jun porcelain were unveiled one by one, all the audience in the audience had a look of ecstasy in their eyes, and they could not bear to look away for a moment.
What is the most precious treasure in heaven and earth?
The saying goes: "The creatures of heaven and earth are gifted with essence, and the earth receives them with form. All things are magical inside and the shape is revealed outwardly. Those who can express the magic in the outward appearance of the changes in heaven and earth are the treasures of the world!"
Isn’t this passage, word for word, a true portrayal of Jun Ci?
Jun porcelain is truly a peerless porcelain!
What’s even more amazing is that every piece of Jun porcelain participating in the auction has been given a unique name based on its own characteristics.
For example, "Thousands of Green Peaks", "Youtan Sail Shadow", "Snow-covered Nanling Mountains", "Jade Warm Glacier", etc. are not only vivid and incomparable to the object itself, but also full of poetic and picturesque meaning, which attract people's endless reverie. After host Zhao Ceying explained the auction rules, the auction officially began.
As soon as the auction for the first lot, "Thousand Peaks of Green Color," started, there was an upsurge in bids. In the end, the price was one million yuan, which is a high price of more than a thousand taels of silver. The price was paid by Wei Chen, the magistrate of Yuzhou.
When Wei Chen got this treasure, he couldn't put it down, and immediately said with emotion: "Gold is priceless, but gold is priceless. Even if you have a huge fortune, it is not as good as a piece of Jun porcelain!"
As soon as Wei Chen said these words, the atmosphere of the auction was immediately pushed to a climax. The wealthy businessmen who gathered from all over the world were all excited to bid, and all kinds of staggeringly high prices emerged one after another.
In this magnificent auction hall, money seems to be just a number.
These businessmen were all cunning and cunning. Of course they saw Wei Chen's intentions, but they were still willing to be led by Wei Chen. They competed to bid at high prices, vowing to make Junci the "King of Porcelains".
"The throne.
Because their identities are just businessmen, and things have only passed through their hands once. As long as the deeds at today's auction are spread, the more gimmicks and hot spots there are, the more likely they will be taken advantage of by those who pride themselves on elegance and are stupid and rich.
Willing to take over.
Wei Chen, the Jun Porcelain Guild, and merchants are all beneficiaries, and even the final buyer will not suffer a loss, because the top-grade Jun Porcelain is really worth the price, and the price will only get higher and higher in the future.