novelhk Chapter 268
Chapter 268
Qi Cheng had lunch at home, then got dressed and went outside to feel the drop in temperature. It was quite comfortable to be in the sun yesterday, but the cold air today made him hesitate.
After buying some food outside, Qi Cheng quickly returned to his home.
It’s better to just stay at home and watch the tablet.
After watching a few boring videos, Qi Cheng opened the software and looked for documentaries he had watched before. There should be a lot of interesting ones in them.
The national treasure below is the famous Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain. Porcelain has a very long history, but the development of blue and white porcelain is much later, appearing around the Tang and Song dynasties, and reaching maturity in the Yuan Dynasty.
You may have heard of another Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain, the Guiguzi Descending the Mountain, which sold for hundreds of millions of yuan at auction.
The painting we're looking at is called "Xiao He Chasing Han Xin Under the Moon." It's likely based on a Yuan Dynasty drama. Although the artist didn't leave his name, it's clear his artistry was quite good.
Omoto
Kublai Khan happily took a big sip of kumis. He had been looking at the sky for so long, and apart from the Han-French faction mentioned earlier, he rarely mentioned the Yuan Dynasty.
Its presence cannot even catch up with that of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
"Good! Give the craftsmen who made them a generous reward and ask them to make a few more at all costs. They must be painted even more meticulously."
Kublai Khan also knew that the Yuan Dynasty would not last long, and that his descendants were driven back to the grasslands. So he planned to leave a few bottles as a legacy, which were much more valuable than gold and silver.
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin actually didn't know much about the development level of Tang Dynasty porcelain, so he quickly called the Minister of Works to the palace and asked if Tang Dynasty could produce something similar to this.
"Your Majesty, this... this is a bit difficult." The Minister of Works said somewhat embarrassedly, "We don't have this kind of glaze in the Tang Dynasty yet. We need to at least know where it's produced."
big man
Liu Bang coughed suddenly. He had heard something: Han Xin died in Weiyang Palace. He looked at the faces of his old brothers below. No one seemed to have heard this.
Try to be nicer to your old brothers in the future.
Why do we say that Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain is different from Tang and Song Dynasty porcelain? First, the shape of the vessels is more beautiful, and second, the appearance of the Sumali blue pigment.
[Sumaliqing is a high-cobalt iron-containing material produced in faraway West Asia. Zheng He brought back a significant amount of Sumaliqing during the Ming Dynasty, but by the mid-Ming Dynasty, it was gradually replaced by Huiqing.]
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di shouted for Zheng He to come over. No wonder later generations placed Zheng He in such a position. It turns out that he was really that important.
"This trip is mainly to find this kind of material. The Mongol porcelain is so valuable, and our Ming Dynasty porcelain cannot lose to them. Isn't it because of Jingdezhen? It's not like they made it themselves."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Porcelain should be very valuable out there, but it's really not easy to carry around on the rough seas. I'll send an order to the Ministry of Industry later and have them come up with a plan."
"After looking at the sky screen for so long, I should have some ideas."
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[Displayed below is the golden mask of Princess Chen of Liao. She was the granddaughter of the famous Empress Dowager Xiao. Her husband was named Xiao Shaoju. As you can see from his name, he was probably a descendant of Empress Dowager Xiao's family.]
[This top-tier marriage didn't last long. Two years later, both the princess and her husband passed away.]
宋朝
Song Zhenzong, who had just signed the Treaty of Chanyuan, was shocked. How could something from the Liao Kingdom appear on the sky? The area they occupied seemed to be the territory of later generations.
So they can't see the sky either.
If that were the case, the Song Dynasty would be in real danger. If the technologies provided by later generations could be put to use, the Song Dynasty would probably not last for a few years.
It seems that we really need to send a few spies over.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Even if Liaodi can see it, they don't have enough scholars to study it. The advantage still lies with us."
"Your Majesty, although there are few scholars in the Liao Kingdom, they can still rob us. If that happens, my Song Dynasty will suffer huge losses. I think it would be better to take advantage of the treaty just after it is signed, when the Liao Kingdom is least prepared..."
The two factions started arguing again in the court.
Judging from this golden mask, Princess Chen's face should have been quite round. She was only eighteen years old when she died, and she would still be an innocent girl even now.
Being a princess of a country doesn't have an easy life either. As she gets older, she has to make political compromises.
The people outside the sky are very envious of this round face. When they watch the short videos posted by the anchors, they find that many women complain that their faces are too round.
I want to have that oval face.
This face would look better if it were rounder.
"People in later generations are really something. They all complain about being exhausted at work, but after get off work they go out of their way to find a place to move iron. If they have that much energy, wouldn't it be better for them to go back and plow a couple of acres of land?"
A few people gathered together and laughed.
"You guys are so ignorant." Xiao Suozi's mother said loudly, "Don't even mention people in later generations. Even in our time, people in the city would go out for sightseeing. You guys haven't even been to the countryside much."
"This this."
Several people snorted and left.
Xiao Suozi's mother held her head high and chest out, like a general who had won a battle.
Most of the Liao people were Khitans, who had been active on the eastern grasslands since the Tang Dynasty, living wherever there was water and grass, using yurts as their homes. At that time, the Turks and Uighurs were still the dominant peoples on the grasslands.
Later, as the Tang Dynasty declined, the Khitans gradually rose to power and became the next overlords of the grasslands. They were much more powerful than previous overlords of the grasslands because they occupied the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
[Of course, at that time, the Central Plains had not yet been unified, and there was the traitor Shi Jingtang assisting, otherwise it wouldn't have been so simple.]
[Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty, which eventually unified the Central Plains, failed in several northern expeditions.]
Tang Dynasty
What does this video mean? Why does it feel like the blame is being placed on the Tang Dynasty? Li Longji tapped the table lightly. The Tang Dynasty still has the upper hand.
The Khitan leader did not dare to attack.
"Do you want to deal with the Khitans and drive them away?"
"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty needs to recuperate now. Although An Lushan has been eliminated, there is still some instability. It is not advisable to start a war again. However, there are other ways to deal with these grassland people."
"What a good idea."
“Religion and the City.”
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After Qi Cheng finished reading these two issues, the tablet showed that these were the latest ones and the rest would not be updated for a few days.
Shaking his head helplessly, Qi Cheng went into the kitchen to pack up the things he bought.