The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Renzong promised Yunyan to come back, and sent the green-haired turtle as a national gift.Yunyan told Zheng Ling that this is a great opportunity, and she must choose a healthy, long-haired, and graceful one.

Zheng Ling was puzzled and said, "The one with a beautiful body...?"

Yun Yan replied: "Hmm... the big one."

Zheng Ling nodded, "Okay!"

Now their business is still being released batch by batch, and they have not yet been sold in large quantities, but a lot of them have been bred, and they are stockpiling goods.Zheng Ling went back and ordered someone to take an inventory, choose a healthy big green fur turtle, and prepare to send it out as a national gift.

At this time, people from Honglu Temple also came to meet Yunyan, and they were responsible for preparing the gifts to bring over.

"Do we choose the container for the turtle, or do you buy it yourself?" the person from Honglu Temple asked.

Because Zheng Ling is their old colleague, Zheng Ling has a share of this business, so they also made an opening.After all, this green fur turtle is provided by private individuals, maybe they will have their own ideas, and the packaging will be more delicate and distinctive.

This said, reminded Yunyan to return.

If it is packed in a simple water tank and transported to the Liao Kingdom, it will inevitably lose its color.But how beautiful can a water tank be?How can it not reflect the characteristics of the green fur turtle.

And if the tortoise is fished out, the green algae on its back will not be as good-looking as when it is floating in the water.

"I'll prepare it, but please allow me to think about it." After Yun Yan returned home, he racked his brains and thought for a few days, but he couldn't figure out how to pack it. He still wanted to make it as perfect as possible.

The Liao Kingdom respected Buddhism very much, and Yun Yanhui even thought about whether to engrave Buddhist scriptures on the water tank, but this seemed to be a bit of a mistake.

Yun Yanhui simply went out.

Shuang Yi was alone at home, and saw him go out and asked, "Where is Brother Yan going?"

Yun Yan replied: "I'm going to Daxiangguo Temple to find inspiration!"

Yunyan went straight to Daxiangguo Temple, found him, and hugged his thigh, "Master, give me some inspiration!"

Knowing: "Huh?"

Yun Yan replied: "Calculate how I should pack the green fur turtle!"

Clearly: "..."

Liao Ran said speechlessly: "Fortune-telling is not a panacea, you can't rely on everything, people do it, can you do it too well?"

Yun Yan pouted and stood up, "I'm a little stuck, I don't know what to do."

Liao Ran stroked his head and said, "Go for a walk in the temple, pay respect to the Buddhas in each temple, maybe it will give you some inspiration."

Yun Yan thought about it, so she calmed down and walked around the temple, offering incense one by one, and saying hello to the brothers in the temple.As soon as he left, he went to his own home.

Yunyan sat back on the balcony, stretched out her hand to stroke Beibei's hair, a gust of wind blew by, bringing the leaves in the bamboo forest rustling.

A piece of green is reflected in front of the eyes, spring bamboo shoots are springing up, it is the season to eat bamboo shoots...

Yun Yan quickly pulled back her thoughts from the roasted bamboo shoots, looked at the densely packed bamboos, and suddenly had an idea in her heart, "I know what to do!"

Yunyan couldn't help but shout out, but only Beibei could hear him here, and she just looked at him blankly.

Yunyan jumped back down the yard, threw Beibei down and kissed her, "Haha, I know how to pack it now."

This bamboo forest inspired Yunyan. He found a food merchant who had helped find dogs and gave manicures before. This food merchant was in the colored glaze business, and Yunyan wanted to order colored glaze from him.

Although there are also workshops for making glassware in Dasong, Dashi's glassware is the most transparent.

Yun Yanhui just wanted to create a transparent glass tank. To reflect the green fur turtle, of course it is best to use a glass tank, but it will inevitably be troublesome when transporting it.

However, fortunately, there were some fragile utensils in the national gifts of the Song Dynasty, so we have always been very careful, and the shockproof has always been done well.

Yun Yanhui also thought about it before, and it would be better to use a glass tank, but the empty tank is not as good as the simple water tank, which is in line with the aesthetics at this time.

But now, Yun Yanhui has an idea, which is water and plant landscaping.

He is planning to make landscaping in a glass tank. In the past, Yun Yanhui had a colleague who liked to play with water and plant landscaping. He used wood roots, water plants, sand, stones and other things in the water tank to create a natural scenery.Canyons, forests, mountains... all kinds of scenery can be presented.

Various fish are also kept for decoration and to clean up unsightly algae.At first Yunyan went back to his house and saw a large group of fish, crabs, snails and so on in the tank, and thought he liked to raise fish. After getting to know him, he realized that he was actually playing in a planted tank.

If you build such a planted tank and put the green turtle in it, it must complement each other.

Moreover, we can design more designs in the future, and sell them with green fur turtles.

Yun Yan went back to the big food merchant and chatted for a while, and learned that it took him a long time to order, but, as Yun Yanhui said, the cylinder-shaped glazed vessels are of high purity and there is no fancy shape. Their craftsmen practiced on weekdays but burned them before, and never thought of selling them.

Yunyan was overjoyed when she returned home, and bought the glass tank. Although it was not as pure as modern ones, it was still very good, so she agreed to order another batch.

The Dashi businessman did not expect that the good relationship formed in the past, and now he still has business, so he is very happy.

The time is not enough. If it is a serious landscaping, you have to wait for the water plants to grow slowly. Fortunately, Yun Yan recalled that the scene he created was very simple and did not take long. Basically, there is no need to wait. Just wait for the water to clear up after the arrangement. .

Yunyan fiddled with it for a few days, finished the scene, and put the green-haired tortoise chosen by Zheng Ling in, and the effect was really good.

Zheng Ling was shocked when he saw it, "Brother Yan, this is really... really..."

It can't be described as beautiful, this scene is actually very simple, but he was just shocked.

Moreover, I have never seen such a decoration method before. It is a bit like putting the real estate model made by Brother Yan into the water tank-this can also be put on!

Let Zheng Ling say, this and the green fur turtle they sell are a natural match, they set off each other, and they raise each other's worth!

If this packaging method is used, the price of selling green turtles will inevitably increase in the future.

"Do you think it's not bad? That's good. I'll show it to the officials." After all, this is Yunyan's application to Renzong, to show Renzong his eyes, to prove that his products are not just for envoys. , is also playing its own role.

Yun Yanhui moved the glass jar to the palace and showed it to Renzong.

I also specially asked Kaifeng Mansion F4 to help me, and then moved the glass tank to the palace smoothly.

Yun Yan returned to put the glass tank on a table, the sunlight came in from the door, and wisps of light reflected into the tank.

Renzong came in from the back of the hall, saw the front of the glass jar at a glance, and stopped involuntarily.

"..." Renzong stared at the water tank intently, and after a while he said two words slowly, "Miaozai."

The scenery in this water tank is very simple. The back wall of the tank is pasted with a dark green background cloth, and you can see through the transparent tank walls on the front and sides. little aquatic plants.

In the background, there are densely packed bamboo poles standing in the gravel, like a little bamboo forest—the upper parts exposed a little outside the tank are all fixed by steel wires to prevent them from falling down.There are occasional spots on the bamboo body, adding to the sense of simplicity and vicissitudes.

In the foreground is a Buddha statue covered in moss, sitting on the gravel, with his back facing the "bamboo forest", his hands clasped together, his eyes lowered, and his face showing compassion.

A green-haired turtle swims lightly in the water, causing layers of water waves to pass through bamboo forests and Buddha statues. The green fur on its back is swaying in the water...

If you just look at the part in this tank, it seems like a world full of Zen. The green turtle swims in the bamboo forest, with a soothing posture, and the Buddha statue is neither sad nor happy. It is wonderful and shocking, which calms the hearts of the viewers. .

Yun Yanhui’s colleague likes the planted water tank with Buddhist elements very much, and has made a few. It can be very complicated if it needs to be complicated, such as an ancient temple in a deep mountain.The current one using bamboo is relatively simple, but it fits the current needs very well, so Yun Yanhui reproduced it.

Sure enough, everyone who has seen it so far has highly recognized it.

Renzong admired it for a long time before saying, "I'm a little bit reluctant to ask you to give this away."

Although this water plant tank is easy to copy, it is obviously not so precious to make a second copy of the national gift given out, and it does not conform to the Song people's behavior style.

"Because the Liao Kingdom respected Buddhism, we built such a scene. I plan to sell green fur turtles with such water plant tanks in the future. I have already ordered many glazed water tanks. At that time, I will build a few more unique ones for the officials. Let’s make decorations at home.” Yun Yan naturally would not miss the opportunity to advertise, he wanted to send back a few more green turtles to Renzong, but Renzong refused to accept it.

Renzong nodded this time, "Very good."

Yun Yan replied: "It's just that it may take a little longer. I want to build a big scene, and I need to let the plants in the tank grow well."

And it's not the same as modern days, where there are a lot of tools to help set up the biosphere in a planted tank, so it will probably take longer.Yun Yanhui doesn't have such a high level of aesthetics. The design of the entire scene will not only learn from modern successful experience, but also rely on Zheng Ling's art.

Renzong knew that good things have to wait, "It's okay, you can get it slowly." He was still thinking in his heart that he could reward some courtiers who valued him to show his love.This kind of thing is elegant and novel, which can show his heart.

When Yunyan goes back there, of course, he will also use Renzong's advertisement...ah no, demand is the most important thing, and he will start launching new products after helping him.

When Yunyan returned to the planted tank, only a few people saw it, so it was not widely circulated afterwards. The shock of hearing and seeing it with one's own eyes is still different, and it may even be regarded as a real estate model, similar to something played by children.Therefore, no big waves were caused.

This vat was given a name by Renzong himself, called "Bamboo Forest Listening to Zen".

The mission of the Song Dynasty went to the Liao Kingdom, and also specially learned how to feed the green turtles, clean the water plant tanks, take care of them and present the gift list after arriving in the Liao Kingdom.

When Emperor Liao saw it, he didn't notice the Zen tank in the bamboo grove, and thought it was a utensil, but when he saw the words "Bianliang specialty green turtle", he thought it was very funny. How could the green turtle become a Bianliang artifact? Liang specialty ah?Do you think the Liao people don’t raise turtles?

The courtier introduced it to Emperor Liao, "I heard that there was a small official in Bianliang who got a green-haired tortoise from the palace. After returning, he raised it with other tortoises in the family. Unexpectedly, the other tortoises also grew green hairs. , the tortoises put in later will also be assimilated and grow green hair. Presumably because of this, they call it a special product of Bianliang."

The green-haired turtle is not a special product of Bianliang, but the green-haired turtle grown in this strange way is of course a special product of Bianliang, and it is the only one.

After hearing the story, Emperor Liao wanted to see this unique green-haired tortoise, so the palace people moved to the bamboo forest to listen to the Zen tank.

Emperor Liao, as well as the other courtiers and courtiers who were waiting beside him, saw a green-haired turtle swimming leisurely in the Zen listening tank in the bamboo forest, with the compassionate ancient Buddha behind them, they took a deep breath and felt their minds fluttering. shocked.

The courtier who introduced it said again: "This is another insight. The bamboo forest listening to the meditation tank is one with the green turtle."

Two separate objects, yet one, both are precious.

Emperor Liao was very close, looked at the world in the vat, admired in his heart, and said sincerely: "Song people really have clever minds, such objects, we can't get out of Daliao."

Emperor Liao loved this very thoughtful and innovative gift, and immediately ordered someone to put it in his bedroom.

Because of the liao emperor's love, the liao kingdom has started to open tanks for landscaping and raise turtles.