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Chapter 303 Purple Clay Pot
Liu Mingzhi spent a whole month digging out the secrets of the four people.
In order to prevent the four people from colluding in private, Liu Mingzhi had to let Liu Song and Xiao Wu use a divorce plan to gradually break up the four people's minds.
Sure enough, it is true that money moves people's hearts. Under the operation of Liu Song and his team, the four of them gradually became inseparable, and sometimes they could always come up with something unexpected.
Young Master Liu learned an unexpected piece of news from He Tu. Although the boat was capsized, they still carried a lot of boxes to the shore with the fragments of the ship floating.
They buried these things in a secret place. Although Mr. Liu did not know the specific place where the things were buried, they already had a rough range. Sanhui Haikou Haijin Town, which was later known as Tianjin, but during the Dalong Dynasty Tianjin was still a sparsely populated small place, not as prosperous as later generations.
As for what was hidden, He Tu was not clear about it. Only Chuhe and the dead Xiatu knew what was hidden in the box, but they were not completely ignorant.
According to the chart, there is a chart parchment inside, which is the most complete chart that my group has drawn since they went to sea. After receiving the news, Young Master Liu immediately rewarded Hetu with a box of exquisite porcelain, which excited him for several days.
However, He Tu's receiving such a big reward naturally aroused the jealousy of the other three people. They thought He Tu had betrayed their friendship and almost got into a fight. Fortunately, Han Zhong and his group stopped him.
But these are exactly what Liu Mingzhi wants to see. He is not afraid of you getting into a fight, but he is afraid that you will be as stable as a discus inside and unable to speak.
The four of them were sitting in the hall, holding teacups and blowing the tea foam on them. If it weren't for the blond appearance and the complete set of actions, people who didn't know it would have thought they were a few intoxicants. A veteran of tea ceremony for many years.
But it was just pretending. From Liu Dashao's point of view, the four of them were learning to drink tea by themselves, as if they were like dogs.
Why do you say this? Because Young Master Liu didn’t know from whom he learned to pull the tea foam in the teacup into his mouth and chew it for a long time after the four of them finished drinking tea. His face was obviously bitter, but he still I couldn't bear to spit it out. Although the tea has the effect of clearing the eyes and improving the mind, this look is too exaggerated.
Liu Mingzhi put down the purple clay pot in his hand and chuckled while looking at the four people who still swallowed the tea foam.
After the four people put down their teacups, they stared closely at the purple clay pot that Young Master Liu placed on the table, eager to take it for themselves.
Liu Mingzhi raised his brows and held up the purple clay pot to the four of them: "Do you like this? Do you know what this is?"
The four people shook their heads in confusion. In their eyes, this dark red purple clay pot was not really beautiful. Compared with the exquisite and gorgeous porcelain, they did not think that this purple clay pot was valuable at all.
However, the four of them have been doing business at sea for many years and are also thoughtful people. Liu Mingzhi disdains the exquisite porcelain that the four of them are eager to buy. Instead, he can't put it down for an inconspicuous purple clay teapot. There must be something unusual about this teapot. They don't want it. I think Young Master Liu is the kind of person who goes against the grain and likes simple things.
Therefore, although they do not know the preciousness of purple clay teapots, they cannot stop their longing for purple clay teapots and naturally want to own a set of purple clay teapots.
"Sir, is there anything valuable about this black and red teapot?" Choe Wo is the most proficient in Chinese, and he is the right person to ask questions.
Liu Mingzhi played with the purple clay pot in his hand: "The cold spring of the small stone leaves the morning smell, and the new purple clay is filled with spring flowers. This purple clay pot"
According to Liu Mingzhi’s understanding, the history of the purple clay pot in the previous life originated from the hands of Master Gongchun during the Ming Dynasty. He really knew little about the specific situation. However, the Dalong Dynasty also had the emergence of purple clay pots, but the current purple clay pots are not that precious yet. Anyway, Mr. Liu has never seen this kind of teapot anywhere else. He bought it from a street stall not long after he arrived in the capital.
Liu Mingzhi guessed that maybe no one knew how precious the purple clay teapot was. Unfortunately, the owner of the small stall didn’t know when the purple clay teapot was collected. Naturally, he didn’t know where the master who made the teapot was. This made Liu Mingzhi wonder. I have regretted it for a long time, otherwise the appearance of the purple clay teapot would definitely set off a trend.
Hearing Young Master Liu explain the beauty of the purple clay pot in detail, the four people's expressions became even more enthusiastic. They stared at the purple clay pot in Liu Mingzhi's hand and couldn't take their eyes away.
"Sir, is this purple clay teapot very precious?"
Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while and pointed a finger at the four of them: "In my opinion, the top of this small purple clay pot is worth the fifty boxes of porcelain in your room."
There were snapping sounds one after another, and the teacups in the hands of the four people rolled to the ground one after another: "Fifty or fifty boxes?"
"This is just a crude purple clay pot. If I know the pot maker, I must ask him to make a purple clay pot that is worth millions of dollars for me. It's a pity that I have no chance to see it." There was something unspeakable in his tone. Feeling of regret.
The four of them reluctantly looked away. They understood what Liu Mingzhi said. This teapot was very rare.
"Four of you, come with me and I'll show you a few things."
"Yes Yes"
While looking at the already bare flowers and trees in the courtyard, Mr. Liu tightened his tight clothes. The weather was getting colder and colder. After winter, the capital already had a chilly atmosphere, which made people shudder.
"How do you know the direction when you are at sea?"
"Sir, some of you don't know. The ocean is boundless as far as the eye can see. It's all sea water. It's impossible to tell the direction. When I first set sail, I could tell the direction with the sun based on experience. But after a long time, I can't. Sometimes I fall asleep. I don’t know anything when I wake up. Even if I look at the sun above my head, there is no obvious sign and it is difficult to identify the direction. Therefore, I don’t know how many people die of thirst on the blue sea because they cannot replenish fresh water resources. The sea can kill people. Where it leads to wealth, it is also a bottomless pit that swallows human life.”
There was a hint of fear in Chee He's expression as he said this, obviously remembering something that still lingered in his heart.
"Have you ever heard of Simon Zhizhi?"
The four of them shook their heads in confusion, obviously not knowing what Sinan was.
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, the four great inventions had not been spread yet, so once the imperial fleet set off, it would be in an invincible position in some respects.
"Since you can't tell the direction, how do you control the course when you sail?"
"According to the monsoon period of the ocean, once the sea breeze blows in the corresponding direction, the wind direction will rarely change within a few months. Based on our past experience and the guidance of the old man, we can accurately reach the trading place. Although there are some mistakes, but You won’t just bump around like a headless fly.”
It can be said that Liu Song has achieved remarkable results in teaching Chinese to the four people in the past few days. He can also explain some complicated words very clearly, which saves Liu Mingzhi the trouble of racking his brains to guess.
