The next morning, all the people in Xiayuanxi County heard the news.

The earthen kiln is about to reopen.

At this time, many people had gathered around the earthen kiln.

Lu Chun and his apprentices also arrived early.

Lu Chun glanced at the noisy crowd. He hadn't seen such a lively scene in almost twenty years.

After a while, Zhao Jun, Pan Daning and Yan Li all came over.

The arrival of the county magistrate quieted the people around.

Zhao Jun and Pan Daning stepped aside and decided to let the local county magistrate speak about the earthen kiln in Xiayuan County.

Yan Li did not refuse and stood in front and gave a long speech.

In short, it’s just one sentence.

"Xiayuan County earth kiln resumed operation today!"

There was warm applause all around.

Many people even recognized Lu Chun and his apprentices, knowing that they were the craftsmen of the earthen kiln twenty years ago.

Fortunately, Lu Chun was able to hold it together, but some of his disciples were so moved that they couldn't hold back their tears.

By the time Yan Li's groundbreaking ceremony was over, the people who had been watching the excitement had almost all dispersed, leaving only Zhao Jun, Lu Chun and others in the venue.

"Mr. Lu, I don't know how to fire this earthen kiln. I'll leave everything to you."

Zhao Jun said this sincerely.

Lu Chun nodded reservedly and told his disciples to start making preparations.

Wait until the first fire is lit.

Looking at the curling smoke, Lu Chun couldn't help but wipe away his tears.

"Mr. Lu, how long will it take to bake what I want?"

Zhao Jun didn't have much idea about this so he asked Lu Chun.

Lu Chun was in high spirits at this time and answered with a rather arrogant tone.

"I can bake what you want in one day, but the kiln is new so I can't bake anything today. I can only adjust it."

"I have to practice with my apprentices tomorrow, so I can only burn your things the day after tomorrow."

"Based on the current scale of the earthen kiln, we can probably fire four large vats a day. How many do you want?"

Start burning it the day after tomorrow, and you can burn four a day.

Zhao Jun thought about it silently and felt that the efficiency was quite fast.

"Well, I'll take twelve first. If it's not enough later, I'll call for more."

She thought about it and decided to take this much initially.

Everything went very smoothly after that.

Even Mr. Lu’s apprentices didn’t expect that their master’s craftsmanship would still be so good after twenty years.

There is almost no change from that year.

After a day of getting familiar with it, they gradually got the hang of it.

At this time, the five-day stay in Xiayuan County that Zhao Jun had agreed to had arrived.

"Sir, are we going back tomorrow?"

Pan Daning exclaimed in surprise.

"Well, the first batch of pottery will be produced from the earthen kiln tomorrow. If everything goes well, we can go back first."

"And the finished vats can't be brought on board with us. We need to send people to transport them back to Jiangyuan County in batches."

Pan Daning nodded.

"I understand, sir. I will find someone to deliver the goods in batches. I just need to make sure there are no problems with the cooking."

"I'm not worried about the firing, though."

Mr. Zhao hesitated to speak.

However, a decision must be made regarding the follow-up of the earth kiln.

"County Magistrate Pan, go call Yan Li over. I have something to tell him."

Yan Li, who was busy in the county government office, was soon called over.

"My lord, what are your instructions?"

Yan Li said flatteringly.

Although he knew that Zhao Jun wouldn't fall for it, he still put on a good show.

"I called you here to talk to you about the earthen kiln."

In the past two days, Zhao Jun has made a decision on how to build the earthen kiln.

"Speak, sir."

Yan Li listened carefully.

"The earthen kilns can continue to exist and be directly managed by the Xiayuan County Magistrate, but their business model needs to change."

Zhao Jun said.

"Business model?"

Yan Li didn't understand the meaning of the word, but fortunately Zhao Jun gave him the answer quickly.

"The earthen kilns are often open, but they won't produce pottery without restraint. The kilns will only start firing pottery if people are willing to spend money to buy what they need."

"Half of the money earned was collected and reported to the county government, and the other half was used as wages for the kiln craftsmen. They were paid according to the quantity sold, and the more they sold, the more they earned."

This is actually the same as Hyundai's practice of making a reservation and paying before delivering the goods.

Yan Li thought for a moment and understood the key.

In the past, earthen kilns had to fire pottery every day, which might have caused some waste. Now there is basically no waste, however.

"Sir, if the people in the surrounding counties also want to buy pottery from our kiln, is that also possible?"

If there is only a small Xiayuan County, it cannot absorb many pottery products.

Zhao Jun glanced at him.

"The earthen kiln is open to business from all sides. As long as you pay, we will do business with anyone who wants. But you have to keep good accounts. I will ask the people from the prefecture to check."

Yan Li was overjoyed when he heard this.

If this is the case, the earthen kilns will become the most profitable thing in Xiayuan County.

Zhao Jun shook his head and didn't look at his face which was smiling like a chrysanthemum.

The next day, Lu Chun officially began to fire the large vat needed by Zhao Jun.

He was confident that even large-scale designs could be fired properly.

Zhao Jun and Pan Daning came to the kiln to visit today.

When the first large vat was fired, Zhao Jun knew there was no problem.

Lu Chun and his apprentices were immersed in the joy of the successful firing, while Zhao Jun and the other man quietly retreated.

"Sir, Magistrate Pan, please be careful on the road. I will be watching over the people who will be transported later."

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