How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 128 This time, he wants to make the palace's top-quality incense!
In the evening, Zhao Chen was in his room processing the material of incense that was broadcast live during the day.

His incense is just the beginning.

There is a lost secret method in the way of incense, that is Hexiang.

The so-called Hexiang refers to the spices produced by mixing a variety of natural spices in proportion.

This kind of mixing is not a simple mixing, but mixing begins during the process of making incense.

When Zhao Chenshang was in the Southern Song Dynasty, he had seen at least a hundred different kinds of Hexiang.

There are many types of folk Hexiang.

However, in his memory, he only remembered the five methods of making Hexiang.

These five kinds of incense are all specially used by the royal family, and the craftsmanship is extremely exquisite.

Zhao Chen plans to restore one of them starting tomorrow.

"The ancient Faru kiln, the ancient judge kiln, and the Yaobian Tianmu of Jian kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty have all been restored by me."

"It would be a little strange if we restore the top-quality ancient Hexiang from the Song Dynasty."

"Since it is not suitable to restore the Hexiang from the Song Dynasty, let's simply restore the Hexiang from the Tang Dynasty."

"For the family of incense makers and the Institute of Fragrance Research, a secret recipe of ancient fragrances is worth at least tens of millions."

"The secret recipes of the few incense-making families I have learned have been passed down from generation to generation and will never be disclosed to the outside world."

"Extreme handicrafts and collections are too expensive. I'm a little stretched now, and I have to do a big business."

Zhao Chen made up his mind.

He intends to introduce the process of making incense during the live broadcast, but he will not announce the formula of each step and some special details.

It's just a simple video about popular science and traditional culture.

Then, after making the spices, Zhao Chen will find a family of incense makers and sell the ancient recipes.

A top-notch ancient fragrance formula, not afraid that some people will not know what it is.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chen stretched lazily.

At this time, Zhao Chen's cell phone rang.

It was Zhang Xu from the Drama Theater, who called him on WeChat.

"Hey, Brother Chen, Senior Sister has opened a Douyin account according to what you taught, and posted a few videos of us wearing costumes. Many people follow us." Zhang Xu happily reported to Zhao Chenhui.

Zhang Xu is the inheritor of Shaoxing opera Wusheng. He is still underage, but he is very talented and has practiced Yueju opera for many years.

"Everyone likes traditional culture very much. You can watch Zhu Tiexiong's videos. His videos are very advanced."

"But it also shows that people are very interested in costumes."

Zhao Chen said to Zhang Xu.

"Brother Chen, when will you come to the theater again?"

"I'll go there when you take on the burden for the first time."

"Okay, that's settled." Zhang Xu smiled happily.

Zhao Chen hung up the phone.

He thought about dramas. The pace of life of modern people is getting faster and faster. Many people don't want to finish watching movies, but watch movie clips instead.

Everyone just wants to get the most satisfaction in the shortest time.

Opera is to tell a story in language over a long period of time, and the rhythm is too slow.

This kind of sense of gain is very low, so young people don't like it very much.

However, everyone is still very interested in costumes, cross-dressing, and ancient styles.

Perhaps gradually, opera will evolve into another form.

The next day, Zhao Chen flew directly to LN City, Gansu Province.

The traditional incense-making process in LN City is an intangible cultural heritage, and there is a unique spice here.

Then, Zhao Chen went to Guangdong Province again.

The culture of incense and Taoism in Guangdong and Guangxi is very developed, and people here have a lot of research on incense and Taoism.

The reason why Zhao Chen came to Guangdong is also very simple, that is to buy spices.

This time, he made a big investment.

Zhao Chen bought three top-level incenses, agarwood, sandalwood, and ambergris in Guangdong.

I also purchased medicinal materials such as sliced ​​brains, rhubarb, cloves, and calamus that are in line with spices.

During the period when he was in the medicinal material market and the agarwood hall, Zhao Chen started the live broadcast for a while.

Netizens also know that he buys incense here in Guangdong.

Everyone admired him more and more.

In order to restore China's top incense-making culture, Zhao Chen is willing to travel through mountains and rivers to buy various medicinal materials, such conscientious UP masters are rare.

What Zhao Chen has to do is far more than these.

For him, making top-quality Hexiang is just the first step.

Then selling the formula of Hexiang is the second step.

Some of China's top traditional objects are real luxury goods, and he can't play with them without any financial resources.

In the eyes of those top collectors and art masters, Zhao Chen is just a young man with excellent craftsmanship.

After all, without enough background, the art circle will not have enough status.

After being so busy for half a month, Zhao Chen returned to his small farmyard.

Then, take back the little fox, puppy, kitten, and goose, and start the broadcast to explain Huaxia Xiangdao!

"To make incense, we must determine the spices and medicinal materials according to the purpose and taste of the incense, and match them according to the ruler, minister, assistant, and assistant."

"This involves the deduction of the five lucks and six qi, the generation and restraint of the five elements, and the deduction of the heavenly stems and earthly branches."

"These deductions are extremely complicated, so if you know Xiang Fang, you can skip this step."

Zhao Chen slowly explained.

Hearing his words, everyone immediately turned into a black question mark face.

Five Luck and Six Qi, Five Elements, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches?
Does the master still study the Book of Changes?
Many people in the live broadcast room raised questions. When Zhao Chen was broadcasting live, he would put his mobile phone aside, so that he could clearly see people's barrage.

Zhao Chen explained:
"For example, the incense used in daily life in the year of Jiazi is calculated according to the principles of five movements and six qi. host."

"Therefore, agarwood is the king, and sliced ​​brain, rhubarb, and clove are supplementary."

"And sandalwood is dry, so it is not suitable for Jiazi year."

"Actually, if you are pursuing the top craftsmanship, you have to do it on specific solar terms, dates, and hours to achieve the best results."

"Taking the top-level Hexiang "Lingxu Fragrance" as an example, it is required to blend materials on the day of Jiazi, grind on the day of Bingzi, blend on the day of Wuzi, make incense on the day of Gengzi, and pack and store in the day of Renzi. This is the top-level Lingxu fragrance."

Zhao Chen looked calm and spoke clearly.

Hearing his words, netizens were dumbfounded.

[Does anyone understand? 】

[Are top-level crafts so complicated?Now who knows what festivals Jiazi Day and Bingzi Day are? 】

[If it's not a top-level luxury item, these luck things that our ancestors studied are too complicated! 】

[Brother Chen is a master, you know all of this! 】

【I believe even if you say he can tell fortunes! 】

[I believe even if you say he can do light work! 】

[You said he could fly with a sword, I believe it! 】

[You said that he stood up and yelled to become an Ultraman, I believe it! 】

[Ultraman is outrageous, Yu Jianfei is likely to be real. 】

Sand sculpture netizens rejoiced in the live broadcast room.

Zhao Chen just smiled, did not respond to these barrages, and then continued to explain the process of making incense.

The incense he makes is to use agarwood as the king, add a little ambergris and sandalwood as the minister, and add various auxiliary materials.

The name of this kind of incense is called Guifei Hexiang.

The famous spice of Concubine Yang Guifei of Tang Dynasty!

The top spices are only circulated in the court, and the folks can only hear about the names of these fragrances, but they are not even qualified to smell them.

This kind of incense is mixed with the top spices agarwood, ambergris, and sandalwood, and the resin secreted by the styrax tree is added, and it has been refined through more than a dozen complicated processes.

It is rumored that Li Longji is obsessed with the fragrance of Yang Yuhuan, which is this unique fragrance of noble concubine!
There is also a saying that during the Anshi Rebellion, Concubine Yang Guifei was given to death and buried hastily.Later Li Longji ordered Gao Lishi to find the burial place of Concubine Yang.

When Gao Lishi came back, he reported that the imperial concubine's skin was damaged, but the sachet was still there.

Few numbers, every word punishes the heart.

Therefore, the imperial concubine Hexiang is full of many legends.

This secret recipe for making incense is supervised by an old eunuch in the palace. Some eunuchs only do a few things in the palace all their lives.

A young eunuch learned the craft of making incense from the old eunuch, and later the eunuch became a eunuch again in the Song Dynasty, and this craft of making incense was spread in the court.

Therefore, Zhao Chen once witnessed the whole process of making incense.

He has a good memory and good craftsmanship, and he even tried it himself.

Now that the materials are in order, it is not a big problem to restore the imperial concubine Hexiang.

"The processing of traditional Hexiang is very strict."

"As the saying goes, 'if it is not enough, the efficacy will be hard to find, if it is too much, the flavor will be lost'. Therefore, whether it is processed or not will affect the quality of the incense."

"Next, I will start to concoct these spices."

"The so-called processing, one is to remove the impurities in the spices to make them more essence; the other is to guide the good and cure the bad, manage their medicinal properties, and ensure that they are mixed together to exert greater efficacy."

"Extreme Hexiang, each powder has been carefully selected and refined."

"Just smelling this kind of fragrance light can mobilize the functions of the human body, even soothe the nerves and activate the body and mind."

"This is not groundless, and the best spices are very effective in prolonging life."

"Next, I will concoct a spice."

Zhao Chen began to move while explaining.

This time, he is going to produce one of the top incenses in the Tang court:

The imperial concubine is fragrant!

(End of this chapter)