“Gods are so high above, how can they care about the life and death of mortals?”
"Now we can only think of ways to raise more money and food to help the people tide over the difficulties."
"Brother Hanwen, don't worry too much, drink the medicine first."
Tianjiao scooped up a spoonful of the soup, put it to her mouth and blew it gently
"What kind of medicine is this? It's so bitter."
This is for replenishing qi and blood. I brewed it specially for you.
"Hey, the hardships suffered by the people are comparable to this, not as bad as a cow's hair."
After drinking this medicine, your stomach will feel warm and your pubic area will feel warm, making you feel refreshed.
"I have a way but I don't know if it will work."
"You said that as long as you can save the people, you will be my great benefactor, Xu Hanwen, and the great benefactor of Xuzhou."
"We recently bought common people's salt on the road. It tastes bitter, gritty, and difficult to swallow. Why don't we purify this coarse salt into fine salt and sell it out. The profit is extremely high. Coarse salt costs ten cents a bucket.
, and fine salt costs ten taels of silver per dou.”
"Yes, it was mentioned in Qi Min Yao Shu that the method of making salt is that we use table salt to buy food from the wolves and rich gentry, and the people will be saved. Tianjiao, you are really my lucky star."
He was so excited that he hugged Tianjiao and kissed her deeply. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were so passionate that Hanwen couldn't wait to untie Tianjiao's clothes.
Prepare for a night of spring breeze,
The disease comes like a mountain falling, and the disease goes away like a thread spinning
"Tianjiao, Wen'er's medicine is here. At this moment, the door opens. The two of them are disheveled, and Ouyang Xue sees them clearly."
Ouyang Xue was embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with it. He was just like his father in that he would not forget such things even when he was sick.
""It's here so quickly. Why are you still acting so recklessly? Come down quickly."
Seeing Hanwen still pressing down on Tianjiao,
"Don't crush the child"
"What child"
"Aren't you pregnant with the child in her belly? It's all your fault, mother and concubine. She didn't know and made you bumpy along the way."
Ouyang Xue was extremely concerned and kept talking,
"What kid, that's not what I'm talking about"
"Tianjiao is not pregnant"
When asked by Ouyang Xue, Tian Jiao blushed with embarrassment.
"We found a way to raise money and food"
"What method can be used to purify coarse salt into fine salt? Coarse salt is fine, but mineral salt is poisonous and people will die if they eat it. Concubine, this purification of mineral salt is like smelting iron. The iron is refined.
After it came out, the waste materials were left behind. The difference is that fire was used to make iron and water was used to purify and make salt."
"The price of coarse salt has become more than ten times more expensive than fine salt. It would be great if this could happen. The people of Xuzhou would be saved."
"I'll quickly take someone to buy coarse salt to try."
Hanwen ordered Xiaowu to lead the civilian army to build several large pots in the backyard, fill them with hot water, and seal off the surrounding area to prevent strangers from approaching. Youyue was curious about what they were doing and looked at the pots.
I thought the prince was going to cook some delicious food. People feel refreshed during happy events. Hanwen's heart
As soon as the knot was untied, the whole person became lively and energetic. The eldest princess bought ten loads of coarse salt. From a distance, the coarse salt looked very white, like white rice. But when you look closely, it turns yellow. It comes in different sizes, and there are countless other things inside.
Stone particles the size of soybeans, the largest crystals are the size of a fist,,,,,
According to Tianjiao's instructions, the Taishan Army smashed fist-sized salt blocks. More than a hundred people took iron pestles to smash them, and beat them in the backyard, which aroused the curiosity of countless maids and guards, but they never experienced it.
He couldn't afford it, and then ordered the soldiers to pour them into a large pot. The boiling hot water moved at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Dissolve them quickly, stir them with a wooden stick, and the rest will disappear under the stirring of the wooden stick, leaving only some fine sand and small stones. Use the gauze you found to make a filter, and use a wooden basin to connect it below.
, pour the salty and bitter hot water into the filter gauze, with fine mesh, filter the hot water and watch the water flow.
The civilian soldiers around were all curious about what the mistress was doing. After all the hot water ran out and only fine sand, soil, and stones were left in the gauze filter, they poured the hot water back into the iron pot, and the fire continued to heat it.
The water evaporated, and white crystals appeared at the bottom of the pot. Use an iron spoon to scoop out the white crystals. Looking at the white crystals, the civilian army gathered around. Tianjiao stuck a little with her jade finger, and there was a bitter taste in the mouth at first.
Savor the sweetness,
She handed the spoon to the civilian army, and the boys rushed to try it.
"Is it really table salt or fine salt? Fine salt is extremely precious. This is where you will make a fortune."
"Listen to me, this is a great plan to save tens of millions of people in Xuzhou. No one is allowed to leak it, and those who disobey the order will be severely punished."
"Follow your orders"
After half an hour, all the water has evaporated, and the appearance of the pot is white and fine salt, and it is crystal clear under the sunlight.
"Everyone follows this method to make fine salt"
"yes"
"Brother Hanwen, there is no coal here, and making fine salt requires a lot of wood. We might as well open another salt production workshop in Black Rock City to solve the wood problem."
"What a great idea. As long as we find salt mines, we can continue to produce fine salt and convert them into food."
One day and one night, ten loads of coarse salt are purified into three loads of fine salt, which can be bought for a thousand taels of silver.
At the same time, Yang Yanting found salt mines through his own connections. At the same time, he purchased a large amount of coarse salt from salt merchant Xu Rongwei and other salt merchants. The coarse salt was 30% more expensive than the market price. He also sold the fine salt to 80% of the market price.
them,
At the same time, they also cooperated with local grain merchants. Grain also knew that the skyrocketing price of grain after the flood was a good opportunity to make a lot of money. However, Hanwen used an iron fist to reduce the price of rice, which was at most thirty cents per dou, already two times higher than the market price.
It is more than twice the price. If the price is higher than this price, you will not be allowed to do business in Xuzhou, Taizhou.
Some aristocratic families and wealthy merchants united to resist, but Hanwen persuaded some small-scale grain merchants to sell rice at the price they set, and then cooperated with merchants in Xuzhou, providing convenience. The prince personally came to visit. These merchants had no power, so how could they dare to resist?
The temptation given by Hanwen,
There are only three days. After three days, grain merchants who do not sell rice at the price specified by Hanwen will be disqualified from doing business in Taixu and Xuzhou. If they sell rice at a high price without permission, the grain will be confiscated and all will be confiscated.
The eldest princess, Ouyang Xue, also gave a special pass. The food team they brought in from outside would be given special permission.
At the same time, they promised to accept everything no matter the quantity, at double the market price. Now all they have to do is to survive these days.
The princess issued an order, and grain merchants from other states and counties poured into Xuzhou. However, before they entered Xuzhou, they were forcibly purchased by aristocratic families. Those who did not buy were destroyed, either robbed or destroyed without anyone noticing.
Qiao family, Qiao Youxian is a well-known local landowner. His family has a surplus of grain and is also a grain merchant. He decided to cooperate with Xu Hanwen.
Although his Qiao family has wealth in Pengcheng, they are inferior to others. Why, he has no background as a scholar, farmer, or merchant. Every time he encounters an official job, he has to bow his head and be a grandson. He has had enough. He doesn't want his descendants to be like him.
Prince General Xiang Ning has the guts. He wants the Qiao family to find a road for his descendants to succeed.
He is superior to others. Xu Hanwen is of royal blood and has martial arts skills. He has a great chance of joining Dabao in the future. If he cooperates with him at this time, he will have a prosperous career one day. He found Hanwen.
"Your Highness, Qiao Lixian of the Qiao family is here and wants to see you."
oh,
"You may not know that he is a famous landowner in Xuzhou. His family owns thousands of acres of fertile land and has plenty of food surplus."
"Oh, if he takes the initiative to come to you, he will definitely ask for something. The floods in Xuzhou are serious now, so why not meet him?"