C1181 National Treasures Like Porcelain (1/2)
The wealth of the Belait was merely an appetizer for the Russian Expeditionary Force, based on the principle of having dates but not having dates. Furthermore, because of this, as well as the fact that they were interested in Molière, EdStefanski and the other officers of the Russia, they had chosen to modify their original plans for the army.
However, no one could have expected that the small modification would bring such great benefits. The results were beyond their imagination.
”There are 10930 ounces of all kinds of gold, 2060 kilograms of silver, 12 boxes of all kinds of Oriental treasures, 136 pairs of fine porcelain …”
”Wait!” Hearing that, Molière could not help but burst out laughing, ”Exquisite porcelain? ”Bring it here, let me take a look...” When the so called fine porcelain was placed in front of Molière, the Ghost Face Knight was laughing so hard that his waist couldn't even straighten, causing the surrounding Russia s to all look angry.
”Too rude, you pervert! What are you laughing at? ” Diamond Captain slammed the table and stood up.
”Sorry, sorry …” Molière laughed and waved his hands to apologize to the rest, ”I suggest that you throw all these so-called fine porcelain into the sea. If you really want it, I think you should give it to the ordinary soldiers as well. These spoils of war are not worthy of your status! ”
”The English name of China, we all know is porcelain! ”The most famous treasure in this country is porcelain. There is no doubt that its reputation even surpasses that of silk and tea leaves …”
”In the Middle Ages, we Europeans did not even know how porcelain was made. We thought it was a natural jade, but how did the beautiful patterns on the jade come about? No one knows. No one in Europe can understand this secret! ”
”It wasn't until later when we went around the Arabian that we found out that porcelain was actually made from clay. However, we Europeans still don't know how to make porcelain burn so beautifully …”
”Later on, the Portuguese obtained the secret recipe for Kaolin's porcelain from Japan. After that, Europe finally understood how to make pure white porcelain. The things that were burnt previously were simply trash …”
Not to mention that France's palace education was indeed the best in Europe, Paris being the European capital of fashion was definitely not a coincidence, the culture behind it was something that the bumpkins Russia bears had never seen before.
EdStefanski and the other Captain s could be considered high level intellectuals, but they were completely unfamiliar with the history and secrets hidden in the luxury goods.
This was a little like an unintentionally running into a shop in Paris that was run by a cannibal from a primitive tribe of Africa in the future. He could not figure out what was inside.
Molière explained every single detail of the porcelain entering Europe in an easy to understand and interesting language. Many of the secrets and stories were not even known by ordinary people.
Who would have known that in the days of Kang Xi, French missionaries would go to Jingdezhen as spies to steal formulas? Who knew that the secret that the Japanese obtained the Kaolin formula was also thanks to Feng Chenxiuji's invasion of Korea. It was those retreating Japanese samurai that kidnapped a large number of Korean porcelain craftsmen, thus opening the history of using Kaolin to heat up porcelain in Japan.
These small secrets left Russian intoxicated. It had been like this since ancient times, savages always ridiculed the weakness of the civilized world, but at the same time, they envied the prosperity of the civilized world.
In the bitter and cold lands of the Russia, people imagined that life in Paris would be heaven. The Steel Cavalry Warriors of Liao and Jin Kingdom mocked the Song people's cowardice, but they had always dreamed of returning to the capital more than once.
What Molière had displayed today were just some ordinary topics that were discussed by the people of the upper class in Paris. However, the wealth and elegance contained therein had already made these Russia s endlessly envious.
”Are you saying that the French Emperor actually has a porcelain palace? A palace made of porcelain? ” Venia asked in surprise.
Molière nodded his head, ”That was built by the great Sun King Louis XIV, called the Chinese Palace. In fact, it is a part of the Versailles, filled with a large amount of porcelain from China, as well as the imitation porcelain from France! ”
Molière pointed at the so-called top-grade porcelain, suddenly standing up and grabbing onto a porcelain bottle and smashing it onto the deck of the ship, ”This kind of trash can be called a top-grade porcelain? You bunch of ignorant things. Nine years ago, when our English and French broke into the Emperor of Qing, the porcelain inside was considered top quality! ”