Then I called Governor Huang and gave him a brief report on the situation first. However, after hesitating, I still did not report the red porcelain matter to him because I felt that before the matter was clear, if
If I tell this matter, it may cause a negative chain reaction.
After hearing this, he said: "Well, let me call Director Hou. I know the leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transportation, but the relationship is very casual. Moreover, I came forward to campaign for your affairs. It would not be good for other cities to know about it."
.Let’s see what Director Hou thinks, and he will tell me the truth.”
I can't stop saying thank you.
Then I called Su Wen and said, "You two can have free time today. I will check some information in the room. If there is anything urgent, I will contact you. You should keep the phone open."
I took out my laptop from the suitcase and started to check some information about red porcelain. From the information on the Internet, I initially learned some basic information about red porcelain——
Most people think that Chinese porcelain is famous for its blue, blue and white colors, and porcelain with red as the main color is rare. In fact, China's red porcelain has a long history. The development history of red porcelain can be divided into the founding period of the late Tang Dynasty, the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
The mature period, the heyday of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the contemporary revival period and other stages with obvious characteristics.
Red porcelain began in the late Tang Dynasty, but from a technological perspective, the technical maturity of red porcelain was in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, Jingdezhen developed and innovated the underglaze red technology that had been used in the previous dynasties, and began the history of mass production of underglaze red.
The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the peak period for the development of red porcelain. The Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty was the first peak period in the history of the development of underglaze red. At this time, most of the underglaze red was lighter in color, with a halo of red, and the decorations were mainly flowers, with more
The flat chrysanthemum pattern is a major feature of the era. The Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty was another peak in the development of underglaze red porcelain. The innovations of red porcelain during this period were divided into two categories: underglaze red and blue and white underglaze red.
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the manufacturing technology of red porcelain was quite outstanding. The finished red porcelain products were rich and bright in color, with different shades and shades. The varieties were also diverse, including underglaze red, blue and white underglaze red, blue and white underglaze red with color, and underglaze three.
Colors, etc. The red porcelain produced during the Yongzheng period reached the highest peak in history in terms of craftsmanship. The red porcelain finished products are bright red, especially the blue and white underglaze red, which has new ideas in color and design that were not seen in the early stage. The blue and white tones are not only very bright,
And it sometimes fades, but there is still no real red porcelain.
It was not until nearly fifty years after the founding of New China that real red porcelain was developed through the unremitting efforts of scientists, so this kind of porcelain is called Chinese red porcelain.
In other words, the red porcelain we see now is the real red porcelain. Even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the red porcelain at that time was obtained by accident. In other words, the red porcelain technology at that time was not mature and was not mature.
You cannot get a stable red color every time, and the red color you get is not as bright and pure as modern technology.
Modern technology can produce pure red because of the introduction of the modern industrial dye cadmium sulfur selenide. However, selenium is easily volatile when exposed to high temperatures. Only by "catching" the selenium can porcelain achieve a pure red color. Cadmium sulfur selenide
It is easy to volatilize at high temperatures of 1,200 degrees, and the fired porcelain will not appear red. Modern technology uses wrapping to finally solve this problem.
This further illustrates the immaturity of red porcelain craftsmanship in ancient times, and the fired products were extremely unstable. This makes red porcelain so precious.
I checked the price of carmine during the Yongzheng period and found that the price of a red porcelain bowl that was not particularly pure was already as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan. The red color in the pictures I saw was much higher than what was seen on the Internet.
The one seen is brighter and much more pure. I estimate that if something like that can be found, its value must be more than two million. After all, something like that is too rare.
Moreover, there are no pictures of pure red porcelain available online, which makes ancient red porcelain even more precious.
Governor Huang called me near noon. He smiled and said to me: "Director Hou has a very good impression of you. He said you are very straightforward and elegant."
I said embarrassedly: "The main reason is that you are well educated."
He laughed and said, "Xiao Feng, you are very good at talking and handling situations well. That's why Director Hou has a good impression of you since I first met you. Director Hou means that you are waiting in Beijing."
He will wait for two days to exchange opinions with the leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport before deciding what to do next based on the situation."
I suddenly had an idea in my mind.
At this time, I have understood that Director Hou is quite reliable in handling affairs, and he also believes that I will not tell others about the matter casually. Of course, he was also on guard against me yesterday, otherwise he would
Xiao Hu will not be asked to come forward and tell me about this matter, but should be him. Of course, this is completely understandable. After all, everyone is not very familiar with it, and precautions are inevitable.
Su Wen called me at noon. She said that the director of the National Development and Reform Commission had gone out to play. She was alone in the room and asked me how to arrange lunch.
I said, "I have nothing to do in the past two days. You can make your own arrangements. By the way, there is a concert tomorrow night. Do you want to go to it?"
She asked me: "Whose concert is it?"
I said: "Qu Jin. She is very familiar with me. She came to our Jiangnan Province not long ago. If you want to go see it, I will ask her to send two more tickets when she delivers them."
She said: "Okay, I want to see it. Mayor Feng, I have no acquaintances in Beijing. I have only been to Beijing once before. I want to see the Great Wall. Can you go with me?"
I said, "Well, if we want to go, the three of us will go together. We usually leave early in the morning to go to the Great Wall, and we can also visit the Ming Tombs by the way. But I can find a way to borrow a car. We will go in the afternoon and in the evening."
return."
She said: "I'll call him right away and ask him."
Immediately, I called Zhuang Qing and asked if she could lend me her car for a day. She said she was in Harbin, but she could ask a friend of hers to drive the car to my hotel right away.
Not long after, Su Wen called me and told me that our colleague had gone to a friend's place, and that he had been to the Great Wall several times and did not want to go to the concert. "He said, if Mayor Feng has something urgent,
He will arrive at any time."
I understand it very well. After all, we people from Jiangnan rarely go to Beijing. When we get here, we should visit classmates, friends and so on, as long as it doesn't delay work.
"Then let's go. Someone will drive over in a while. Let's go outside and have something to eat." I said to Su Wen. (To be continued)