I rushed to twenty miles away overnight and came to a mountain. I followed the Marine tribe and walked around for a few times to find a valley. Both sides of the valley were covered with weathered cliffs, and the white stones were very conspicuous in the moonlight.

"That's right! It's here." Zou Yu jumped off the war horse, walked over and dipped it a little with his fingers, and after tasted it, nodded to Zhang Zhongjian and said.

"Okay, camp, let's rest here tonight!" Zhang Zhongjian ordered loudly, then waved his hand to his subordinates.

"As for the order!" the soldier replied, then dragged the Marai tribe members down. Without much effort, two screams came from a distance.

Try not to think about it, Zou Yu turned his head and focused on the mountain. With the bright moonlight, he looked around. A stream flowed down from the mountain in the distance. The water sounded gurgling, and there were many trees at the foot of the mountain. It can be said to be a natural treasure land.

"Leave me a hundred people and build a sub-base here. Uncle Zhang, check if there are any powerful enemies nearby." Zou Yu found Zhang Zhongjian and discussed.

"No problem, there are only sixty war horses, so I will take sixty people away. I will ask someone to go back and tell my family that cattle and sheep will be raised here to avoid running back and forth." Zhang Zhongjian said.

"Okay, Uncle Zhang, take a look at this!" Zou Yu took out the wrapped medicinal herbs from his arms and put them in front of Zhang Zhongjian.

"What kind of medicinal herb is this? It's very important?" Zhang Zhongjian asked in confusion.

"This is called ginseng, also known as earth essence, grass and dan. There are three treasures in the northeast, ginseng, deer antler, and urla grass. This is one of them. It has a strong nourishing effect and even saves life. If the life is hanging on the line, it can last for more than six hours." Zou Yu was a little excited when he thought of the wild ginseng that was out of reach in later generations.

"So good?" Zhang Zhongjian asked with disbelief and widened his eyes.

"Yes, this kind of thing is Goguryeo and Japanese islands, but the best one is in the Baishan and Black Water. Other places have more than one poor effect." Zou Yu answered with certainty.

"Good things, exchange them more with the Mariner tribe in the future." Zhang Zhongjian nodded. Since Zou Yu said it was a good thing, he must do more.

"More than that, I just said that there are three treasures in the northeast, ginseng, deer antler, and urla grass!"

"What is deer antler, Ula grass? I know that deer blood is a great tonic, and the venison is also very tender." Zhang Zhongjian asked curiously.

"Deer antler is the horns on the head of the deer. You can grab some and raise them. Take the deer antler and grow them again in two years. It has a strong effect of replenishing qi and blood. As for Ula grass, it is this kind of wild grass." Zou Yu said while squatting down to get a handful of wild grass.

"Isn't this a wild grass? Cattle and sheep still love to eat. Do you want us to eat this?" Zhang Zhongjian asked with a frown.

"How is that possible!" Zou Yu couldn't help rolling his eyes, "This is for keeping warm. This grass is cut off, beat it hard, dried, and sewed it into clothes or shoes. The warmth effect is very good. We lack supplies and can be used to make quilts."

"Good thing! I'm making things difficult for winter. You have solved a big problem." Zhang Zhongjian's eyes lit up and he said happily.

"No further ado, let's arrange someone to harvest tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll bring fifty men to inquire about the news, and grab one or two more families by the way. Keep the rest for you, just let's see what the arrangement is." Zhang Zhongjian made the decision.

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As soon as the sky was dawn, Zhang Zhongjian took people to set off. Zou Yu arranged for two people to go back to the village to report the news. Some of the remaining people mined cliff salt ore, some harvested urla grass, cut down trees, and collected fire.

The solution that Zou Yu thought of was actually very simple. Because the melting point of salt was very low, even warm water would be contained in the water. So he asked someone to collect the ore and smash it. Although the conditions were simple, the wisdom of the working people was infinite. Stones smashed stones, making the ore smaller, and then crushed from small to small, and finally all refer to the size of the head. Zou Yu felt that it was enough.

Digging a large hole on the ground, several people in groups, carrying a tree, tamping it hard, and laying it around with cowhide and sheepskin, a water-stalk puddle appeared. Then fill the puddle with water, put it in gravel, and stir it vigorously with a wooden stick.

Put in the ore and stir for a while, and then continue to put in until there is too much ore inside, then stopping. At this time, the water in the pool has become turbid and thick.

I asked someone to fill all the water. Because there was no big pot, I could only use marching pots and pottery bowls to slowly fill it. Then a newly made wooden barrel was set up and started to make a fire on the digging stove on the ground.

The reason is very simple. It is to introduce the salt in the ore, then cover two pieces of clothes on the wooden barrel, pour the salt water on it and filter it, so that the impurities are eliminated, and then start boiling water to allow the water to evaporate as much as possible. During this process, stirred salt water is constantly added to it.

Because it is a wooden barrel, it is heated through the stones, so the fire is very high below. Most of the wooden barrels are wrapped in the ground. The temperature is very slow at the beginning. When the soil drys up, heat transfer begins, but it is actually not slow.

In one hour or two hours, the water in the wooden barrel finally only had a little left, which was extremely thick. There were already many white particles in the barrel, attached to the wall and bottom of the barrel.

After a while, the moisture slowly disappeared from everyone's eyes, and a layer of white appeared in the eyes, like snow. Uncle Wang ignored the temperature and reached out to pinch a little and threw it into his mouth.

"Salt! Salt! It's the best salt!" In the onlookers' anticipated eyes, his lips trembled a few times, and Uncle Wang shouted excitedly.

"Roar!" The crowd burst into an excited roar. In this era, salt and money are both hard products. Being able to make salt is the same as making money. Of course, it is exciting, especially when it is made by yourself.

Zou Yu was also full of accomplishment. He watched them lift the wooden barrel, carefully scrape off the salt, and pile it on a piece of sheepskin. After two or three hours of busy work, there was only about one pound of salt. This may seem very little, but it did not affect everyone's mood. In their opinion, it was completely worth it.

The snow-white salt is a little dazzling in the sun. Many people couldn't help but try it out. They confirmed that they were not wrong. The eyes of Zou Yu again became different, mixed with admiration and respect. In the past, they might just think that he was smart and had many ways, so they trusted him. Now they have a completely shocking feeling, the kind of person who is higher than himself and not at the same stage, and this mentality gradually appears in the hearts of others.
Chapter completed!