Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

After chatting with Master Liang for a while, Li Feng and Master Liang took a break.

After all, starting a fire requires good eyesight and judgment.

The current situation is that the firing method of the kiln continues the old wood-fired method. However, after switching to an electric kiln, some changes have been made. Although the electric kiln is still glowing red, there is no open flame.

Next, the kiln master needs to use a flashlight to observe the firing process of the porcelain inside the electric kiln.

Overall, the yield rate of porcelain has been significantly improved after switching to electric kilns.

The kiln masters and other workers are very happy about this.

After Li Feng and Master Liang finished eating the late-night snack delivered by the factory canteen, it was almost 2 a.m.

Perhaps because it was quiet and late, Li Feng felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him. He really wanted to sleep, and just as he was about to find a place to take a nap...

At this moment, Master Liang, who was sitting not far from Li Feng, suddenly stood up.

When Li Feng saw Master Liang, he asked him some questions out of curiosity.

"Master Liang, are you up again to check the heat?"

Although Li Feng's description of the firing temperature was different from what he had said before, the meaning was roughly the same: it depended on the color of the porcelain and some other conditions.

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Master Liang immediately shook his head at Li Feng.

"For now, we don't need to worry about the heat."

Li Feng asked Master Liang, somewhat puzzled.

"Don't we need to watch the heat?"

"So, Master Liang, what are you now?"

Li Feng was somewhat puzzled by this.

Only then did Master Liang begin to explain to Li Feng.

"I'm going to open the kiln door a little to let some cool air in."

Li Feng was stunned for a moment, then asked Master Liang with some curiosity.

"Does this apply to electric stoves too?"

Li Feng knew something about the concept of "cool breeze," but that referred to the wood-fired kiln.

Now that the electric kiln has been replaced, it still needs to be ventilated with cool air, which puzzles Li Feng.

At this point, Master Liang began to explain to Li Feng.

"After we bought this electric kiln, we started testing it."

"The yield rate is different depending on whether there is a cool breeze or not, and also in summer and winter."

"So that's why!"

"In winter, it takes an hour to seep through."

"This will significantly improve the yield rate and the hair color."

After listening to Master Liang's explanation, Li Feng realized that the kiln masters had thoroughly studied the electric kiln in just a few months.

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but sigh to Master Liang.

"Practice truly makes perfect."

Master Liang nodded to Li Feng and said.

"In our line of work, experience isn't all learned through trial and error."

"Otherwise, porcelain wouldn't be so expensive!"

After listening to Master Liang's words, Li Feng felt that what Master Liang said made sense.

The kiln was opened around six o'clock in the morning.

At this time, many people gathered around the kiln, and Li Feng was no exception.

After all, this is related to the results of yesterday's debugging. If it still doesn't work, then Li Feng will have to lead a team to continue debugging the production line today.

Although the kiln has been opened now, we still need to wait half an hour for it to cool down so that we don't get burned.

At this moment, Li Feng stood in front of the kiln, waiting anxiously.

Half an hour later, Li Feng finally saw the first fired porcelain bottle.

From a distance, there seemed to be no problem with the appearance. Then, Li Feng put on thick gloves and picked up the porcelain bottle to examine it.

At this moment, not only Li Feng was observing the porcelain bottle, but the pottery throwing and shaping masters in the factory were also observing whether there were any problems with the porcelain bottle.

After about five minutes, Li Feng finally found no trace of cracks on this batch of porcelain.

The porcelain bottles in the hands of the potter and the potter showed no signs of cracking.

To be on the safe side, Li Feng had the potter, the potter, and the technicians who had slept through the night check the condition of the porcelain vase together.

The first step is to determine the pass rate. Then, carefully inspect the qualified porcelain bottles to check for any minor defects other than cracks.

The technicians don't know much about porcelain yet.

Li Feng had them summoned simply to increase their experience.

Practice is a great way to learn.

After about half an hour of observation, the cracking problem was basically resolved.

After Li Feng finished tallying up the firing results, he had people load the fired porcelain into carts and push them to the branch factory.

Next, Li Feng went directly to the branch factory and reported yesterday's situation to Factory Director Zheng, Secretary Chen, Factory Director Wu, and Secretary Zhu.

After listening to Li Feng's report, the factory leaders all smiled.

Once this problem is solved, there shouldn't be any major issues with mass production afterwards.

Next, based on Li Feng's report, the factory leaders inspected the porcelain on the cart, as they wanted to see it for themselves.

After they had looked around and found that there were no problems, they were finally relieved.

With only two more days until the trial operation begins, the factory leaders are under a lot of pressure.

After the matter was resolved, Director Zheng gave Li Feng half a day off. As for Master Liang and the others who worked at the kiln, Director Zheng continued to work, but he told them that they would receive bonuses.

Master Liang and the others were naturally very happy.

After all, this can be considered an unexpected windfall.

As for Li Feng, he planned to sleep in his office in the morning.

Since he only had half a day off, Li Feng didn't want to run around, as that would be pointless. Besides, he could sleep until noon and then eat in the cafeteria. Sleeping in the office was the most suitable option.

Li Feng has a single bed in his office at the branch factory.

Because night shifts may be added in the future, staff will need to be on duty.

Now that things are resolved, he feels like he can lie down and fall asleep.

After the matter was resolved, Director Zheng and the others went to rest. They hadn't been idle the night before; instead, they had been discussing the trial operation scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

Many high-ranking leaders will be attending, and many things need to be arranged properly.

Otherwise, the experience and inspection of high-ranking leaders here will be much worse.

Director Zheng was well aware of this, which is why he wanted to do things perfectly.

After the matter was resolved, the factory leaders went to rest.

The place where the factory leaders rested was definitely better than the single bed in Li Feng's office, but that's normal, since they are the factory leaders.

Li Feng, of course, wouldn't care about any of that.

So after having breakfast with the factory leaders in the canteen, Li Feng went to sleep in the branch factory's office. (End of Chapter)