Chapter 777 Zhang Yan, image ambassador for bone porcelain promotion? [Please give me a monthly ticket!]

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Brigadier Zhang handed all the blank paper to Tian Feng and said with a smile: "Don't be upset if you are not selected for the time being. I, Zhang Zhun, said that there is also a business introduction to everyone. I have prepared a simple banquet and asked everyone to take a seat first. After the meal, we will discuss the business in detail."

Tian Feng followed the gesture and asked everyone to sit in the restaurant next to him.

Of course, the banquet is simple, and Zhang Zhun’s banquet is never very luxurious. In fact, these merchants have no intention of having dinner in front of Zhang Zhun. Especially the few businesses that have not been selected, what they care most about is of course what business Zhang Zhun wants to introduce to them.

During the meal, Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "Our army is going to take over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan."

Zhu Baowei and others were a little surprised.

Is Zhang Zhun actually going to take over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan?

The imperial court actually wants to give up Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan?

Yes, they did not receive this news, and they had never heard anyone spread rumors before. This time, Chongzhen's edict was formally issued since he made suggestions, and it was very fast, and the people did not know it at all.

Liu Wenxuan asked in confusion: "Governor takes over Shanhaiguan..."

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "It is the emperor's edict."

Liu Wenxuan and others looked at each other with strange expressions.

They would not doubt Zhang Zhun's words. They felt a little strange because they did not doubt Zhang Zhun's words. There seemed to be some inside information here? In fact, in their opinion, there was no benefit in Zhang Zhun's taking over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan at this time.

The Hu Ben Army stationed here means endless struggles with the Tartars. Unless they are war madmen, no one likes such a situation. They speculated that Zhang Zhun probably had gained some benefits from the court in other places before he would enter Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional about the court. In front of the Hu Ben Army, the court gave up more and more territory and retreated more and more. Shandong obviously gave up. Bei Zhili had already given up half of it. Now, even the entire Liaodong had given up. The more territory it gave up, the weaker the strength of the court.

On the contrary, the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army is getting bigger and bigger, the population is getting bigger and stronger, and the combat effectiveness will only become stronger and stronger. Under such circumstances, the imperial court may not be able to hold on for a few years. Don’t say anything about giving up temporarily and counterattack in the future. Whether it is the Tartars or the Hu Ben Army, as long as the occupied land is occupied, the imperial court has never taken back. It did not before, it will not be now, and it will not be even more unavailable in the future.

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully: "Our army stationed in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. Everyone thought about what kind of business opportunities there are. As long as I, Zhang Zhun, can cooperate, they will actively cooperate and will definitely not delay everyone's making money."

Liu Wenxuan and others all started to think about it quietly.

With Zhang Zhun's promise, they can indeed discover a lot of business opportunities. Mongolian grasslands and Liaodong require a large amount of materials. As long as the materials needed by local people are sold out, it is a huge business opportunity. Not to mention, if you only need salt, you will earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels of silver every year.

However, Yanba is a specialist of the Huben Army, and it is impossible for them to intervene. Zhang Zhun would not allow them to intervene in the Yanba business. Fortunately, except for Yanba, other businesses can be done. In addition to Yanba, the Huben Army basically has all been relaxed.

The key to business is not temporary windfall, but long-term stable profits. Doing business with the people outside the Frontier has such benefits. It is like the people outside the Frontier that cannot produce materials such as tea, porcelain, silk, medicinal materials, and other materials. They must buy them from the Central Plains for a long time, and there is absolutely no possibility of self-sufficiency.

At the same time, various furs from outside the Frontier are one of the most popular and important materials in the Central Plains. When doing business with ethnic groups outside the Frontier, they generally do not charge cash, and basically exchange goods for goods. Various furs from outside the Frontier, when they arrive in Jiangnan and Nanyang, they are luxury goods, with very high prices and great room for profit.

Zhang Zhun took the initiative to ask the people present to participate in the foreign business, and he was indeed very concerned about them. Because in the past, all the business with the foreign ethnic groups was controlled by the court. It was impossible for private individuals to participate. Zhang Zhun's approach undoubtedly opened up a new way of wealth for them.

Zhu Baowei got a quota to participate in the *** market and was allowed by Zhang Zhun to participate in foreign business. His future prospects were indeed too bright. In this case, he certainly had to show his loyalty, and he whispered to remind him: "Governor, aren't you worried that some supplies fell into the hands of the Tartars?"

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "I don't think I need to remind you. Everyone will pay attention, so I won't remind you. Besides, the Tartars in Liaodong can't stay for a few days and there is no chance to buy your things."

Zhu Baowei looked at other businesses and said with a cautious expression: "Please rest assured by the Governor. We all understand the rules and will never let any materials fall into the hands of the Tartars."

Zhang Zhun suddenly remembered something and said with a stern expression: "There is information that in Shanxi, several large merchants have quietly sold various materials to the Tartars, secretly enhancing the Tartars' strength. I wonder if you have any information about this?"

Zhu Baowei looked at the others and whispered: "We do know some of the situation in this regard, but we don't know very clearly. It seems that they sold the supplies to the Mongols first and then to the Tartars. The largest business in Shanxi is Runde Trading Company, and they are the ones who secretly funded the Tartars' materials."

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully: "Which backend is this Runde Trading Company?"

Zhu Baowei said with little certainty: "It is said to be His Highness, King Fu."

Zhang Zhun looked at Zhu Baowei suspiciously.

King of Blessing?

The King of Lucky in Luoyang?

He actually stretched out his hand so long and set up a business in Shanxi. He secretly sold supplies to the Tartars. Could it be that he was still worried about his inability to ascend the throne? So he secretly prying out the corner of Emperor Chongzhen?

Zhu Baowei said with a little guilty conscience: "Sir, the villain knows too little about this and cannot solve the problem for the adults. I'm really embarrassed."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "From the future, please help me understand the situation in this regard. As long as your information is valuable, I will not treat you badly."

Zhu Baowei hurriedly said, "Sir, please rest assured, we will work hard."

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said deeply: "Our army will pacify Shenyang in the next two or three years. The reconstruction of Liaodong requires a lot of materials and a business that makes money will not be less. As long as everyone follows me, the benefits will be many. Everyone should work hard!"

As soon as these words came out, the merchants present had their eyes brighter.

The reconstruction of Liaodong is definitely a huge cake. Such a large land and so many people need how much material is needed. If they plan ahead and make various preparations now, they will definitely be able to divide the big part in future reconstruction.

Two or three years, no matter how long it is, no matter how short it is. If others say that they would regain Liaodong and occupy Chenyang within two or three years, the merchants would definitely be crazy. But they all believed Zhang Zhun's words. Why? You can tell by looking at Huang Taiji's experience in Northern Zhili. Now the Tartars are no match for the Tiger Ben Army, and in another one or two years, the Tartars are no match for the Tiger Ben Army.

Originally, the Hu Ben Army continued to attack the Tartars through the Liaodong Bay, greatly consuming the Tartars' vital power. Now, the Hu Ben Army has entered Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan and is directly at the forefront of attacking the Tartars. North Korea is controlled by the Hu Ben Army again. At that time, the Hu Ben Army will advance east and west to recover Chenyang, which is indeed not difficult.

With such a promise, the merchants were in a very happy mood when they left, and they felt that their choice was not wrong. Their future will be bright. What they have to do now is to hug Zhang Zhun's thighs tightly. When Liu Wenxuan said goodbye, he said that King De might come immediately.

"Sir, King De is here."

Sure enough, not long after, someone came to report.

"please!"

Zhang Zhun nodded.

This King of De is really eager and is coming so soon.

"Governor, I'm here."

Soon, King De and Liu Wenxuan appeared in front of Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Zhun made a gesture of asking for a seat and said with a smile: "It's rude to ask the prince to come to the door in person."

King De hurriedly said, "This is OK, it's OK. I'm busy with official duties, and I'm at home. I have time. Lord, please call me Zhu Youshu. I don't dare to call him the title of Prince..."

Zhang Zhun said casually: "What does it mean? It doesn't matter, the key is sincerity."

King De hurriedly said, "Governor General, you see all my actions. Those people gathered around me and discussed making money, and they had nothing to do with the military. If Governor General thinks it is not good, I will not interact with them in the future."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said lightly: "The prince is sensitive."

King De pondered for a moment and said tentatively: "Listen to Wenxuan, sir, sir, want to talk to me alone, but I don't know sir..."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "I heard that the prince once intended to enter the porcelain industry, but in the end he returned in vain?"

King De sighed, and said with a bitter tone: "It is true that there is such a thing. Our porcelain in the north is indeed not comparable to porcelain in the south. It is indeed too difficult to make some money on porcelain. Wenxuan, tell the details of the situation to the governor."

Liu Wenxuan hurriedly introduced him.

It turned out that in the early years of King De, to be precise, was the father of King De, who was interested in entering the porcelain industry. At that time, maritime trade was very prosperous, and the Ming Empire was not so turbulent, and the Tartars were not so fierce. The previous generation King De planned to build several large porcelain kilns to produce porcelain, and then sell it overseas.

However, it is regrettable that the quality of the porcelain they fired is not very bad, but compared with porcelain in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi and other places, it is indeed inferior. Moreover, porcelain has to talk about brands and origins. Without a well-known brand, it will not be sold much. Even if your backstage is the prince, that is the same.

Maritime trade was originally in the hands of several powerful big merchants. They each had their own backstage and background and did not buy much of the Dewang Mansion. As a result, the porcelain from the Dewang Mansion was sold at a loss after it was produced. Later, seeing that the loss was too much, Dewang simply gave up and closed several large porcelain kilns again.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "If I could give the prince a recipe to let the prince produce some particularly exquisite porcelain, I wonder if the prince is willing to share the profits with me? We divide it into four or six, the prince four and I six."

Zhu Youshu immediately said: "No problem."

Liu Wenxuan asked in confusion: "I wonder what special formula does the Governor have? What kind of porcelain can be produced? Is this formula from Jingdezhen?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "This kind of porcelain is called bone porcelain."

Zhu Youshu and Liu Wenxuan looked at each other and felt a little surprised.

Bone porcelain?

What a weird name.

They had never heard of such a name before.

Zhang Zhun smiled secretly in his heart. In this era, of course, no one except himself knew the existence of the name bone porcelain. Because bone porcelain was invented by a British man until 1794 AD, that is, 160 years later. As the name suggests, bone porcelain is a porcelain made by adding ashes of herbivorous animals such as cows and sheep (beef bone meal is the best) during the firing process.

Zhang Zhun is still very familiar with bone porcelain and has studied its materials specifically. This is not for time travel, but a pure hobby. When he just retired, he was introduced to be a private bodyguard for a business owner. When the two parties met, they had a five-star meal at a certain family. Here, it was the first time that Zhang Zhun had seen a truly high-end bone porcelain. From then on, he felt that bone porcelain was indeed good, and it felt very exquisite and had research value.

Later, for some reason, he was unwilling to be a bodyguard for this big boss, so he went to a school to work as a martial arts coach, and then he did not come into contact with exquisite bone porcelain. Later, when he was bored, he went online to learn about bone porcelain information, carefully pondered the pictures of bone porcelain tableware, and gradually became familiar with it.

In fact, Zhang Zhun wanted to fire bone porcelain a long time ago. Unfortunately, he never got what he wanted. The key problem is that no one around him is engaged in porcelain production. Porcelain is not like glass, it requires a sales network, it also requires a relatively large start-up capital, and it also needs appropriate marketing promotion. Therefore, although he started purchasing animal bones two years ago, in the end, except for accumulating a lot of animal bones, he still did not tinker with the bone porcelain.

Liu Wenxuan's statement was accurate. At that time, the main exquisite porcelains in the Ming Dynasty were from Jiangnan, especially from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. Those who could be sold at high prices were basically Jingdezhen porcelains. As for porcelains such as big road goods, even if they were fired, they would not make much money. They were just to support their families. Of course, King De would not satisfy his family's profits. Of course, the profits of ordinary porcelain would not be able to catch his eye.

As the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army continued to expand and all kinds of conditions were met, Zhang Zhun was preparing to launch horse bone porcelain. Because bone porcelain was high-end, ordinary merchants were really not suitable for them to come forward. However, if a prince came forward in person, it would be different. In people's minds, the word "Prince" is still a bit attractive. His identity is there. If King De personally promoted bone porcelain, it would be much more effective than ordinary large merchants.

This is also the reason why Zhang Zhun has never demoted King De to a commoner. Others are still valuable! Zhang Zhun even wanted Zhang Yan to advertise! Zhang Yan's identity is higher than King De, and it is more suitable for selling porcelain. Originally, bone porcelain was first promoted by the Queen of England, but now it has been promoted by Queen Yi'an of the Ming Empire, and the effect may be better!

After listening to Zhang Zhun's introduction, Zhu Youshu said in disbelief: "Governor, maybe I shouldn't ask, is this bone porcelain really that exquisite?"

Zhang Zhun nodded affirmatively and said slowly: "It's very exquisite, even more exquisite than the thin-body porcelain in Jingdezhen, but the cost is much lower than the thin-body porcelain."

Zhu Youshu and Liu Wenxuan looked at each other, both of whom were a little surprised.

More exquisite than thin-body porcelain? Impossible? You must know that the thin-body porcelain in Jingdezhen is the queen of porcelain, the most exquisite. Thin-body porcelain represents the highest level of China's porcelain industry, as thin as paper, white as jade, bright as a mirror, and sound like a chime. When the Westerners who first saw thin-body porcelain were amazed, they praised thin-body porcelain as "thinner than paper, white as milk, and more transparent than glass."

There are even rumors that thin-body porcelain is priceless in the West. Some people are willing to exchange a ship for a piece of thin-body porcelain, and there are even rumors that a thin-body porcelain can be exchanged for an army. What's more magical is that this kind of porcelain can even be made into lamps, but it has a more fantastic effect than glass lamps, which makes people love it at will.

Because of the high requirements for craftsmanship, the output of thin-body porcelain is very small, which makes it extremely valuable and extremely precious. Even in the Dewang Mansion, there are only two thin-body porcelains. One is rewarded by Emperor Tianqi and the other is rewarded by Emperor Chongzhen. In other words, King De himself has not obtained a thin-body porcelain.

Zhang Zhun actually said that bone porcelain is more exquisite than thin-body porcelain? How is this possible? Unless Zhang Zhun gets the firing process of thin-body porcelain. However, this is basically impossible. Because the manufacturing process of thin-body porcelain is too confidential. Over the years, I don’t know how many people have sharpened their heads and wanted to get its formula and firing process, but they have never been able to do it.

Seeing the look of disbelief of the two, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Thin-body porcelain and bone porcelain are both exquisite, but their uses are different. Thin-body porcelain is more suitable for appreciation and decoration. Bone porcelain is very suitable for firing a variety of tableware, tough and wear-resistant. As long as you fire it and we jointly promote it, you can seize the market. Well, seize the market all over the world."

Liu Wenxuan said with some confusion: "What the governor meant is to sell it to the West?"
To be continued...