"Deputy Commander, do you have any better way to boil salt?" Zhang Shide's eyes lit up.

After all, this is his profession since childhood. As soon as he entered the professional field, Zhang Shide's blood awakened his thirst for knowledge.

Zhu Han thought for a while and decided not to hide it, but to teach Zhang Shide and others, which would improve his efficiency in beating workers.

"I have a salt-drying method that can reduce your cost to 30% of the original price!" Zhu Han said.

"What, this is impossible!" Zhang Shide was shocked and showed an expression of disbelief.

The experience of cooking salt at the beach made him realize that salt farmers have already reduced the cost again and again, and it is impossible to reduce it to the original 30%!

In fact, it does not need to be lowered to 30%, it only needs to be lowered to 80%, and many salt households will worship him as their living ancestor.

Zhu Han burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Not only Zhang Shide, but also Zhu Yuanzhang, Shi Naian and others showed expressions of surprise and suspicion.

They also don't believe that Zhu Han can know how to boil salt better than Zhang Shide, an old salt farmer?

Faced with everyone's suspicion, Zhu Han immediately took out a pen and paper and began to draw quickly.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shide, Shi Naian and Cui Changxing all gathered around to see what Zhu Han wanted to draw.

I saw Zhu Han holding a brush and writing eloquently on the rice paper, both pictures and words.

Soon I was drawing a bunch of miscellaneous things.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Shi Naian and others could not understand it and did not find anything surprising.

But Zhang Shide is completely different.

He was already petrified on the spot, like a piece of wood, staring at the paper in front of him.

"This, this, is this really the deputy commander's idea?" Zhang Shide finally asked with trembling lips.

"It's from a strange and broken book. I can't remember who wrote it." Zhu Han said with a smile.

The salt-drying method he described was a famous creation in history. It was not until the establishment of the Ming Dynasty that it was slowly spread throughout the country.

The sun salt method, through a large number of staged salt fields, turns the original boiling and evaporation into a sun salt method that utilizes sun exposure.

Not only has the output increased tremendously, but the cost has also been drastically reduced.

In particular, the use of some windmills to extract water has accelerated the salt drying process.

"Deputy Commander, can you teach me this method?" Zhang Shide asked anxiously.

"Haha, it's just for you, there's no point in keeping it." Zhu Han said generously.

Zhang Shide's eyes suddenly gleamed, he rolled up the rice paper and stuffed it into his arms like a treasure.

"Deputy Commander, don't worry, the price of salt is ten cents, I can make the decision!" Zhang Shide said hurriedly.

Zhu Han shook his head and said with a smile: "General Zhang, you are so unkind. With this salt-drying method, it would be too shameful for you to sell it for ten cents a pound."

Zhang Shide's old face turned red.

He is a very clean person.

If this salt-drying method is used, salt households can still make a lot more money than they would otherwise if it cost five cents per pound of salt.

"Well, for that handsome guy, tell me a price!"

Zhang Shide decided to put away his petty calculations and spoke frankly.

"We can't let you suffer a loss. A pound of salt is priced at five cents. As soon as it is loaded on the ship, it will be paid immediately. We will be responsible for all subsequent expenses ourselves!" Zhu Han said.

Five cents!

It's far from Zhang Shide's bottom line, and it's completely acceptable.

At the very least, if the five cents of salt piled up in Huaidong could be exchanged for grain, the Zhang family brothers would be able to wake up with a smile.

"Okay, it's settled then."

“It’s a deal!”

Finally, as the head of the family, Zhu Yuanzhang made the decision.

Zhang Shicheng's Huaidong Rebel Army won the title of Marshal of Huaidong Capital of the Red Scarf Army. The two parties agreed that the Chuzhou Rebel Army would purchase the salt from Huaidong at a discount of five cents per catty, and all future transportation and sales would be decided by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

In addition to making salt, the Huaidong Rebels did not sell it outside the country.

Both sides got what they wanted, and Zhang Shide happily left Chuzhou to resume his duties. Shi Naian, as a representative of the Chuzhou Red Scarf Army, accompanied him to Huaidong to meet Zhang Shicheng.

The rest is basically a step-by-step process.

It is nothing more than arranging people to go to Jiangnan and Huguang to expand sales.

A few days later, Shi Naian returned to Chuzhou with dozens of large ships.

These big ships are full of salt.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han happily came to the ship to check.

"Haha, it's all the best salt, weighing 50,000 kilograms!" Shi Naian said with a smile.

Zhang Shicheng was also very satisfied with the agreement reached by both parties, and immediately ordered 50,000 kilograms of salt to be shipped first.

"How much would it cost to sell so much salt?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Although what I want is food, in the end, I still have to calculate the price in money.

"I have inquired about it. Jiangnan is short of salt, Jiangxi is short of salt, Huguang is also short of salt, and even Henan is short of salt. We are also short of salt here in Chuzhou. No matter where you sell it, you will definitely make a profit." Zhu Han smiled.

said.

The white salt in front of you is real gold and silver.

"Since you want to sell it, let's sell it to Jiangnan. It's closer to transporting grain." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"If it's a one-time deal, we'll sell it at a high price. But if we plan to do a long-term deal, we have to think carefully about the price. It can't be too high or too low," Zhu Han said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "You are the best at this kind of businessman thing, so I'll leave it to you."

Zhu Han immediately rolled his eyes, "Brother, what you said is not kind!"

"Haha, calling you a profiteer is just a compliment!" Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed.

Fifty thousand kilograms of salt is actually not too much at all. At most, it is just asking for directions.

After arranging the storage of salt, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han walked all the way back to Chuzhou City.

The two discussed it and decided to send a person to Jiqing Mansion in Jiangnan to personally inquire about the local salt market and then set a price.

However, this choice is somewhat difficult.

The old brothers they knew well were all rough and tough, and they didn't even know a few Chinese characters, let alone doing business and gathering information.

As for those scholars and gentry who took refuge, they felt that they did not have enough trust and were afraid that they would collude with the wealthy businessmen of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and poach themselves.

After all, the temperament of Jiangnan's wealthy businessmen is not that of loyal men and women.

The two of them didn't come up with a solution all the way.

Just as we arrived at the gate of the government office, a voice came from the front.

"Chongpachi!"

"Seven-five!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were both stunned.

Although their former names are well known to everyone, no one dares to shout them out in public.

"who?"

"who?"

The two people looked up.

I saw it in the corner of the front gate of the government office.

A man in ragged clothes came out, holding an eleven or twelve-year-old boy by his hand.

Several guards thought it was some bad guy and quickly stepped forward to stop him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately recognized this person just by meeting him.

"Second brother-in-law!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang rushed forward and saw that it was his second brother-in-law Li Chongjiu.

The little boy next to him is his nephew Li Baoer.

"Woooo!!"

Second brother-in-law Li Chongjiu burst into tears immediately.

"Chongba, I finally found you!!!"

While talking, Li Chongjiu pulled his son Baoer and said.

"Bao'er, kowtow to your uncle quickly!"
To be continued...