The perfect rich man in the city

Zhong Jing looked at Mo Ding with a look of affection in his eyes.

Such a beautiful Mo Ding, to be honest, he was reluctant to use it.

Put this thing in your home, it will definitely be a work of art

"Chuangshi, how much do you think this thing is worth?"Zhong Jing looked around.

The more he looked, the more he liked it.

It's so exquisite.

"According to the test, the value of this thing is not less than one million. If there are people who like to collect ancient ink, it may be worth more." Zhong Jing's hand is Cao Sugong's ink, not the current ink. The current ink is not worth that much money.

But given the value of antiques and the value of fame, it is valuable.

And"Li Mo" is a national treasure and a priceless treasure.

Even if you have money, you can't buy it.

"Wocao is so expensive." Zhong Jing's eyes widened.

This ink was a bit beyond his expectation.

"Of course, the production procedures are very complicated, and Cao Sugong ink is even more so."

The process of making ink ingots is very complex, and is divided into multiple steps such as refining tobacco, steaming glue, mixing materials, making ink, turning and drying, and tracing gold. Among them, ink making is the core process. The biggest advantage of Cao Sugong is that in the process of making ink, the ink mold uses precious heather wood, which has strong ability to absorb moisture and is hard and not easy to damage. And the 'hard hammering method' 'It is also a unique process required to make high-quality ink ingots.

After mixing the materials, the ink embryo is made, and is beaten repeatedly by hand with a hammer weighing dozens of kilograms until the ink is beaten into a fine, waxy and uniform state, and then finely It is kneaded and collected to make ink strips, which are put into an ink mold made of heather wood and pressed into shape. It needs to be turned over and dried every day. Depending on the size of the ink ingot, it will take about 3 to 6 months to dry naturally. This All steps require manual operation. Only in this way can ink ingots be made. For many years, Cao Sugong has adhered to this tradition and has never changed. The basic raw materials of ink are smoke and glue. Tung oil, sesame oil and other Completely burned, the soot obtained is oil smoke; pine branches are smoked, and the soot collected is pine smoke; the glue is animal glue, donkey-hide gelatin, etc. Mixing refers to the process of mixing smoke and glue into ink base.In addition, spices such as musk and sandalwood, or materials such as gold foil, pearls, jade chips, bear bile, comfrey, salvia, garcinia, etc. will also be added to add fragrance, firm ink, color, and antisepsis. and other purposes.

The most important thing in making ink is beating. Use a hammer to hit the blank and use your hands to ensure that the ink is made without gaps on the surface and no bubbles inside. In the ink-making room, the young ink-making craftsman holds a hammer with one hand and rubs it with the other. To make ink, beat the blank into an ink blank with a uniform texture, and then put it into the ink mold one by one according to the size to press the ink ingot."The mixing is not very uniform. After beating, the glue is 'lifted' out, and the ink will be shiny. It's very beautiful; in addition, it is also to knock out the moisture, otherwise the ink will be too sticky and difficult to work with.

Cao Sugong pioneered the"hammering hard blank method" and hammered it with thousands of pestles to make the ink fine, smooth and even, and the yield of the ink ingot was greatly improved; if the process is not in place, bubbles and cracks will occur inside and outside the ink, resulting in The ink surface after the mold is blurred and easily broken when turned over to dry. After kneading, it is put into a mold to shape. This kind of heather ink mold also requires the ink maker to make it himself, and there can be no deviation by one centimeter.

After the molding ink is removed from the ink mold, it needs to be turned over and dried. The ink will warp slightly with changes in temperature, humidity, and contact surface. It takes four months for a piece of ink to complete the drying process.

No matter how cold the winter is or how hot it is, the ink-making room maintains a constant temperature of 20 to 25 degrees.

And the seemingly simple beating is not as easy as imagined. Cao Sugong ink is a manual work with high variability. The key is to"understand" yourself and master the appropriateness according to different raw materials.

The production cycle of ink ingots is very long. The formed ink ingots need to be turned over regularly and left to dry under natural conditions. Depending on the size of the ink ingots, the entire process will last 4-12 months, and the time required for specifications above 8 taels will be even longer. The turning and drying process is greatly affected by the environment. Direct wind, sun, baking, and high-temperature drying will cause uneven analysis of water in the ink, resulting in cracks and fragments. Excessive humidity will cause mildew.

After that, according to the corresponding words and patterns, gold, silver and other colors are painted on the ink ingot, and a Cao Sugong ink ingot is completed.

Because the procedures are complicated and the production is exquisite, it is not something that ordinary people can purchase.

"Your uncle, I didn’t expect that a little Mo could be so cultured and knowledgeable." Zhong Jing really didn’t expect that there was so much knowledge and Taoism in it.

"The four treasures of the Chinese study - pen, ink, paper and inkstone, have a long history, not to mention the culture, especially the ink, paper and inkstone, which bloom with dazzling light. The value of this thing is very great." There is a sentence in Chuangshi that does not say, You still have a lot to learn.

Zhong Jing nodded, then put away the"Purple Jade Light"

"Chuangshi, search for Cao Sugong ink for me." Zhong Jing asked Chuangshi to open some East Mall.

He found that he suddenly fell in love with these ink pads.

They were so beautiful.

I just happened to have not spent the 100,000 yuan today, so I bought it! _See

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