Chapter 5 Keep up the good work and continue to invent

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In the south of Lushan County, Chen’s courtyard.

Chen Hui, who returned home from get off work at the county government office, did not go to eat, but hurried into the study. In the afternoon, he received a letter from his second son from Tumen in the signing room, and he felt uneasy that afternoon. I barely managed to maintain my 'demeanor' in the yamen, but I couldn't care less about it when I got home.

Chen Hui is a steady and calm person, and he is not seen in such a hurry in Chen Jiazhen once a year.

Chen Gaoshi knew the reason. In the afternoon, the second son of Tumen sent a large wooden box to his home. Along with it was a letter of greetings from Chen Ming. Chen Gao asked someone about Chen Ming's situation in his hometown. Knowing that Chen Ming A few days after Ming returned to Tumen, he came up with a new recipe for porcelain. The new porcelain came out of the kiln yesterday. The wooden box that the second man sent this time contained most likely new porcelain from the kiln, and there were also two letters sent directly to the county government by this person.

The sight in the study was already dark. Chen Hui put down a small reddish bowl in his hand, picked up a piece of milky white fragment and tapped it against the small bowl. A sound different from the previous porcelain reached his ears. “It really resonates!”

Chen Hui's eyes brightened even more. The ceramics of this Tumen kiln are heavier and thicker. When two bowls collide, they make a "ding" sound with almost no echo. But this bone china is different. The hardness is indeed higher than that of ceramics. Later, there was a clear "clang" sound like ringing a bell, and there was an echo.

Chen Hui's eyes moved to the letter on the desk. If what the second brother said was true..., he stood up and walked to the lamp, lit the oil lamp with a fire knife, then turned around and picked up the whitest letter in the wooden box. A piece of fragment was gently covered against the oil lamp, and the joy in his eyes burst out completely. "Okay, okay, okay! It's really transparent!"

"This tool has a lot of potential, a lot of potential!" Chen Hui no longer thought about which broken book his precious son got this recipe from. Anyway, this recipe now belongs to his family. Although the first firing was not successful, less than 100 of the 1,000 bone china products were fired, and only a dozen of them had a milky white color. But the color, texture, and appearance are enough to prove that the formula is correct. The Tumen kiln failed to fire this time. The only difference was that the craftsmanship was not good and the experience was insufficient.

If one kiln fails, ten kilns fail; if one month fails, it takes one year; as long as the road is correct, this investment cost is nothing to the Chen family.

Even if it is successful, as my son said, bone china cannot be compared with the high-white porcelain of Jingdezhen, and the color of bone china will turn yellow in a few years, and it is easy to damage the glaze and cause tea stains. Such dirt can only be cleaned with vinegar.

However, bone china has fine and transparent texture, beautiful and elegant shape, moist and bright surface, and colorful patterns. A series of advantages are enough to make it a high-quality mid-range porcelain, which is comparable to the coarse porcelain produced by Tumen kiln today. Big bowls make a lot more money.

"Master, what's promising?"

Gao's voice sounded outside the door. She held a food box in her hand and pushed open the study door.

As Chen Hui's study, there are actually no secrets here. The Chen family is not a wealthy family, and even the quarterly account books are received in the bedroom. This is the nature of a small family, and the safest place is where you sleep.

Mrs. Gao waited for Chen Huiren in the room for two quarters of an hour, but Chen Huiren still didn't come back, so she had someone prepare food and carried it to the study. At the door, I heard Chen Hui yelling uncontrollably.

"Haha, madam is here. Come and take a look -" Chen Hui is not Ai Siye, and his study doesn't even have a lock.

Half an hour later, Ms. Gao left with a face full of joy. She was not only happy with the success of bone china, but also happy with her son's success. As soon as this bone china came out, the entire Chen family was patronized by his son. In addition to being just and righteous in the patriarchal tradition, Chen Ming also has an aura of personal ability!

Chen Hui still needs to stay in the study. He has to reply a letter to Tumen's second son, and at the same time, he has to write a letter to several principals of the Chen family, such as the old man who has been taking care of the family store business in recent years. Five, there is also Chen Erbao, the commander-in-chief of the family’s armed forces...

Of the two letters I received at the county government office this afternoon, one was written by Chen Cong and the other was from Chen Ming. In addition to the first two sentences of greetings in the letter, Chen Ming added two more words about the old lady, and then stated his short-term plan: to take root in Tumen and gain influence. force.

Chen Hui was keenly aware of the problems. The "success" of bone china firing gave Chen Ming a good opportunity to get involved in the Chen family's interest chain. Although he still believes that the foundation of the Chen family lies under his butt, the younger generations cannot have no foundation at all in the family.

Of course, the Chen family doesn't need to say much when they are here, but when it comes to the next generation, the situation is different. Don't think that Chen Hui was really stunned by his eldest son's "win", he was still very conscious.

The Chen family is composed of the county government forces represented by Tumen and Chen Hui himself. In the entire Chen family system, it is clear who is the leader and who is the assistant now, but it will not be certain in the future. Not to mention that it would definitely put the cart before the horse, but letting Chen Ming gain more influence in the Chen family has only advantages and no disadvantages.

At this time, in the old house of the Chen family in Tumen, a small experiment conducted by Chen Ming was coming to an end. As long as he solved the problem of the material of the floating ball, he could say that he had succeeded in making the toilet flush.

This thing is very simple. In the 21st century, Chen Ming had repaired the flush toilet in the house he rented seven or eight times. If he still can't copy a flush toilet now, he would be really stupid.

This thing is the second way to make money for the Chen family. He continued to invent, and more importantly, it is convenient for himself. With a flush toilet, he can dig a sewer, and then he can dream of building a bathroom. In these days, apart from the hair problem, the convenience and hygiene problem is the most unsatisfactory thing for Chen Ming.

"Master, do you think this will work?" Liu Wu held a white balloon as big as a small bowl. It was made of pig bladders, and for safety, it was double-layered. But if flush toilets want to be popular, it is impossible to use pig bladders to make floats. Only some large and lightweight materials can be used.

"It's tied firmly. Let's try it!"

Chen Ming shook his sore hands. Just now, he was tired and sore from adding water to the wooden barrel hanging on the tree.

Under the shade of the tree, next to the flush toilet, there was a chair and a small table. There were two plates of fruit and a pot of tea on the wooden table. Chen Ming sat down on the chair, reached out to pick up the teapot on the wooden table, and started smoking directly from the spout. His cheap elder brother would never be able to do such a "boldness", and the previous Chen Ming could not do it either. Only the little white-collar worker in the 21st century could naturally do such a rude behavior in the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Liu Wu was not surprised. He had been following Chen Ming to Tumen for half a month. It took Liu Wu 15 days to develop a habit, and he didn't even notice it. He could now slowly accept the occasional outrage of the young master. Perhaps he also accepted Chen Ming's words and deeds that were different from the past.

Liu Wu didn't think that his young master was possessed by a ghost. After all, Chen Ming accepted almost all the memories of his predecessor, and only the main meaning was dominated by Chen Ming in the 21st century. When Chen Ming unconsciously showed some different words and deeds, most of his actions, such as living habits and speaking tone, were different from the past Chen Ming.

This body was only 15 years old, and Liu Wu was only 13. Young people are fickle and fickle.