"How to make porcelain, you are the teacher. How to make new porcelain, we are better at it. Only when we join forces can these new products be made and become popular in the world."
Zuo Mengeng arrived in Zichuan.
Knowing that the progress of the sanitary ware products was not very satisfactory, he dropped his matters from Qingzhou Prefecture and made a special trip here.
Coming with him was the fully equipped First Division.
Now that Jinan has been captured by the Dongjiang rebels, it is time to recover. Of course, the First Division must continue to advance.
In addition, there is also Zuo Mengeng’s scheming in it.
He received a report from Xu Yingyuan, saying that the family in Zichuan seemed to have two minds and was quite resistant and alienated from the new government.
Based on the principle of persuasion, Zuo Menggeng personally proposed that the army came.
Look, I brought so many people to convince you, you should believe it, right?
When welcoming Zuo Mengeng, he saw the endless army passing by. Sure enough, many families understood the truth.
Even Bi Ziyin sat in front of Zuo Mengeng naturally.
"It is your commander-in-chief's will to allow all the people in Zichuan to join forces with me?
In the days before Zuo Mengeng's arrival, the new porcelain here had entered the trial production stage.
After all, it is a new thing that no one understands, so it needs to be mastered slowly.
Zuo Mengeng only knew that porcelain could do this, but he didn't know the specific process.
Xu Yingyuan, Wang Wei and the craftsmen of the mold factory borrowed Wang Mengzhen's workshop and porcelain maker and started trial production over and over again.
The preliminary process is no different from traditional porcelain production.
First, the soil needs to be mixed, and the various materials must reach a certain ratio.
But starting from the second process, problems arose.
In the production of traditional porcelain, the second process is kneading clay.
It means kneading the prepared soil continuously like kneading dough, mixing the ingredients evenly and popping the air bubbles.
But bathroom ware is a very big thing, so it must require a lot of clay, which cannot be kneaded by human hands alone.
To this end, the craftsmen made a large mixing tank, poured the soil into it, and then stirred it with shovels.
As a result, the effect of the soil produced in this way was very poor.
Not only that, the baked items are so brittle that they almost break when touched.
After doing this several times, a craftsman suddenly had a whim and changed the method.
After mixing the soil, we no longer knead the clay, but add water to the soil and sift it. Only the most delicate clay is used, which immediately improves the quality.
When Zuo Mengeng arrived, they had already started casting the mold.
In the past, molds were also used in the production of porcelain. However, they cannot be compared with the molds of bathroom products, and it cannot be achieved with Zichuan's local craftsmanship.
But at this point, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these new porcelains are completely feasible.
At the same time, every family in Zichuan also understood.
With Zuo Mengeng's powerful army, I'm afraid the imperial court won't be able to come back.
With great benefits on one hand and threats on the other, various companies in Zichuan quickly changed their attitudes.
Not only that, Bi Ziyin even secretly wrote a letter to Bi Ziyan who was far away in the capital, hoping that his cousin could come back quickly while he was dismissed from office.
Otherwise, if it is later learned that the Bi family has taken refuge with Zuo Menggeng, the court will probably not let Bi Ziyan go.
"Zichuan is not a prosperous place. The local people are in poverty and have just been attacked by the rebels. If we want to change the current situation, we should make use of the ceramic industry to make it bigger and stronger and make it an important source of wealth for the local area."
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The new government attaches great importance to business, which makes every family in Zichuan quite strange, but also very happy.
It's not that they didn't invest more in the ceramic industry in the past, but the government always warned them to pay attention to farming and mulberry trees and didn't allow them to invest too much in the commercial field.
Song Yunxiao hurriedly said: "If I don't know the details of the joint venture, how should the rights be divided?
Zuo Mengeng didn't speak, and Xu Yingyuan gave the answer.
"The new ceramics company will be jointly established with funding from the government and interested parties. The company will form a board of directors, and all shareholders will be directors of the board of directors. Then one person will be elected from among the directors to serve as chairman and be responsible for the control of the entire company. At the same time,
, and then the board of directors will make a resolution and elect a general manager to be responsible for the company’s daily operations.”
This method caused a lot of discussion among people in Zichuan, and they felt it was novel, but after careful consideration, they found that it was actually quite reasonable.
The government actually did not take too much, but was on an equal footing with everyone.
This alone makes everyone feel comfortable.
Wang Mengzhen had completely changed and immediately said: "My Wang family contributed eight thousand taels."
Han Jun quickly followed.
"The Han family contributed five thousand taels."
Seeing that the joint venture is progressing smoothly, Zuo Mengeng is quite pleased.
It's worth making a trip to do this in person.
Finally, after discussions, a total of 13 joint venture ceramic companies took shares, raising a total of 113,000 taels of starting capital.
Among them, the Zichuan County Government contributed the most, becoming the largest shareholder of the new company with eleven thousand taels of silver.
Naturally, the first chairman will also be someone from the government.
The general manager is Wang Zesheng, Wang Mengzhen’s fourth son.
Wang Zesheng did not become an official, but was always responsible for the family business. He had a wide network of contacts in Zichuan and was qualified for the position of general manager.
The board of directors voted for the first time to order 10,000 sets of bathroom molds from Dongping Mold Factory.
This kind of workpieces that require uniform specifications can only be produced by factories in industrial parks.
"The new company has risen from the ground and is about to achieve great success. Please ask the commander-in-chief to name it to increase morale."
At the founding meeting of the new company, Xu Yingyuan smiled and invited Zuo Mengeng to name the new company.
Many brands are named after Zuo Menggeng, which is not only very appropriate, but also easy to remember and very popular.
Another thing is that Zuo Menggeng is a leader, and products named after him are the best guarantee.
Zuo Mengeng didn't refuse. He looked at everyone's eyes and thought for a while, then said: "Our new company focuses on sanitary ware products. What is sanitary ware? Eliminate dirty odors and keep clean. In my opinion, our sanitary ware products are named
Hengjie, how about it?"
Everyone tasted it and praised it one after another. They could not agree more.
"Ever clean, people are always refreshed, and homes are always clean. It's so wonderful, it makes people feel relaxed and happy just listening to it.
Wang Mengzhen flattered Zuo Mengeng a little, but it didn't make anyone feel ashamed.
After personally taking charge and establishing the ceramics industry, Zuo Mengeng didn't stop for a moment and followed the first division towards Jinan.
At the same time, all departments of the New Army began to mobilize.
The second division divided into two groups, one going from Lijin to Qidong, the other from Pingyuan to Yucheng, and also pressed towards Jinan.
The first regiment of the 3rd Division still controls Yanshen Town, and the rest of the troops spread out in parallel along Laiwu, Xintai, and Pingyi, forming the eastern defense line.
The Fourth Division was also mobilized by Zuo Mengeng and deployed along the border between Dongchang Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture, as well as to the east of Dongping County, blocking the westward advance of the Dongjiang rebels and preventing the Dongping Industrial Zone from encountering war.
Since then, there is only one escape route left for the Dongjiang rebels.
That is to follow the official road from Jinan Prefecture all the way south to Yanzhou.
The war in Shandong has begun to enter its final stage.