"Yes!" Liu Jin agreed, and then said, "Your Highness, please rest early!"

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "The matter is not over yet, how can we rest! Finish the matter quickly while there is still time. I estimate that I won't be able to stay here for too long!"

Although there has been no feedback from the capital so far, Zhu Houzhao also knows that this feedback will not take too long, especially after the Ye family was arrested, there will definitely be feedback from the capital, and it is very likely that he will

It was time to return to Beijing. After looking at Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "You are tired too. Let them take care of you. You can go to bed first!"

How could Liu Jin go to bed at this time? He would not give up the opportunity to serve His Highness the Crown Prince to anyone else. He turned on the light a little brighter and said, "Your Highness is not tired, and this servant is not tired. I am accompanying His Highness, what can I do?"

, Your Highness can also greet your slaves!"

Nodding, Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything, he just shifted his gaze to the book again, and the expression on his face became serious again.

Early the next morning, Zhu Houzhao came to the salt field again. What he came to was the salt field where Zhu Houzhao first came. It was originally the Huaibei D-shaped salt field managed by Ye Li. The people here were the most grateful to Zhu Houzhao.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived, many kitchen households came over and kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao also smiled and helped these people up.

The clothes of these people were still simple, and Zhu Houzhao knew that their lives were still difficult. Although he gave away a lot of things last time, these things were only to help them improve their lives.

However, it was different from the first time I saw them. At that time, they were numb and there was no trace of anger on their faces. But this was not the case for these people at this time. Their faces were filled with smiles, which were full of enthusiasm for life.

With their longing and hope for life, they no longer look at themselves with fear, but with kindness and expectation, which is their expectation for their future life.

Zhu Houzhao was very happy as he walked in with people shouting. These people no longer gave in or ran away, but rushed to get closer.

"Go and find their captain!" Zhu Houzhao glanced at Liu Jin beside him, and then said, Zhu Houzhao did not set up an official system such as a treasury and an ambassador in the salt field that has been restructured. It is these elders and captains who call the shots.

In addition to the salt field yamen that manages the entire salt field, Zhu Houzhao is not planning to set up other lower-level officials.

Not long after, several old men came over together. The old man in the lead, Zhu Houzhao, knew him. He was the old man who was supported by Zhu Houzhao on the execution ground that day.

Li Yan, his name is Li Yan. Zhu Houzhao was very impressed by him. His withered hands felt a bit scratchy to the touch. They were different from when he first met him. Although Li Yan still looked very old at this time,

There was wind as he walked. The people following Li Yan were also old people. They were all old men in the village. Zhu Houzhao looked at them with a smile.

After seeing the ceremony, Li Yan said: "I heard that the Crown Prince is here, and they all want to come and pay homage to His Royal Highness."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "I came to you here because I have something for you to do. Is there no problem on your side?"

"Go back to your highness, of course we have no problem!" Before Li Yan could say anything, several other old men started to speak. Li Yan turned around and glared at them, obviously dissatisfied with them for challenging his authority.

They took away his opportunity to perform, but those old men were not to be outdone and glared back fiercely. Zhu Houzhao laughed at this scene.

"It's no problem!" Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "Then call for the manpower and let's get started!"

The old men agreed, and then turned to the back to greet the help. Zhu Hou looked at the energetic old man and felt much more comfortable in his heart.

Of course, what Zhu Houzhao wanted to do was to build a salt-drying pond. This was actually hindered by the bureaucratic constitution of the Ming Dynasty. This is also the reason why Zhu Houzhao wanted to go around the Lianghuai Salt Fields. Since ancient times, people have known that making salt from seawater is the most primitive method of making salt.

The cooking methods are "fried" and "boiled", using a plate for frying and a pot for boiling. It is known in history as "boiling the sea to make salt".

After more than ten centuries of practical improvement, the method has been changed from boiling directly with sea water to boiling with brine. The production of sea salt by boiling method not only has low yield, but also has poor quality.

Compared with this, the benefits of the salt-drying method are much greater. From the second year of Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty to the twenty-third year of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, three salt fields, Haifeng, Hairun and Haiying, were built along the Lijin River in the north of Jieshi Mountain. In the Ming Dynasty,

In the early days of Hairun and Haiying, there were frying and drying, but the advanced salt-drying method was not promoted because no one did it and everyone just wanted to make money from it.

The lives of kitchen households were miserable, and they would not even think about improving the salt-drying method and increasing production. It was not until the first year of Jiajing reign of King Sejong that Haifengchang took the lead in changing the method of frying to drying.

Although frying was changed to drying, this advanced technology was not promoted on a large scale. Instead, it was kept as a secret. Sun-drying produced more salt, and most of the salt was washed away as residual salt.

They were all sold as private salt by salt merchants, which is why the salt merchants became more and more powerful after Jiajing.

Originally, improved processes and increased production would bring a lot of benefits to the country, but these people have enriched their own pockets.

It wasn't until Xu Guangqi, the minister in the late Ming Dynasty, promoted the salt-drying method that this advanced technology was put into use. However, at that time, the salt merchants were very powerful, and all the benefits were still taken by them.

This time Zhu Houzhao came to the Lianghuai Salt Fields. In addition to cleaning the salt fields, he established a new system in order to promote the salt drying method. Only after cleaning up the salt fields, cleaning up the salt channel officials who had enriched their own pockets, and cleaning up the unscrupulous salt dealers, so

The promotion of advanced technology is meaningful. Zhu Houzhao's previous research on the output of the salt farm was also because of this.

When everyone arrived, Zhu Houzhao also finished changing his clothes. He was wearing a short coarse cloth dress, and he looked presentable.

Taking a look at Liu Jin's expression of constipation, Zhu Houzhao glared at him. Of course, he was not wearing this to show off to others, but to make it easier to work. Not to mention other things, the prince's robe he was wearing now was really...

It's too inconvenient. This is the first time to build a salt pond, and these people have no experience. Zhu Houzhao will definitely end up personally.

Salt fields for drying salt are generally divided into two parts: evaporation ponds and crystallization ponds. Seawater is first introduced into the evaporation pond. When the water evaporates to a certain extent through sunlight, it is then poured into the crystallization pond and continues to be exposed to the sun. The seawater will become a saturated solution of salt.
Chapter completed!