Longwu County is located in the northwest of the mainland. It is clearly a borderland far away from the coast. At this time, the sound of surging waves was strangely heard. The wind blew and the waves rolled, and it seemed like the sea was boiling. With Shentang as the center, a wave of waves was set off for no reason. The strong wind carries the salty smell of sea water.
The hems of his clothes are hanging around, and his hair is flying around.
Everyone held their breath and looked up at the sky - the sky that was still bright and sunny was covered by dark clouds in just a few breaths, and the thick clouds were so close that it seemed like they could reach them with their hands and feet. The roar of the waves gave people an almost illusion of awareness.
"coming!"
Everyone concentrated, but in the blink of an eye, a huge wave several feet high poured down from the sky in the strong wind.
It falls neatly in the salt field.
At the same time, half of Shen Tang's body was splashed with seawater.
The seemingly menacing giant waves became docile as soon as they touched the ground, without any of the ferocity when they appeared, and filled every salt field obediently. All the excess was along the dug ditches and merged into the artificial and violent excavations. Chi. She deliberately controlled the output of Wen Qi, which could exhaust the Dan Mansion's reserves. After all, Shen Tang is still the head of a county, and it is impossible to come here every day.
If the artificial pond is full, it will be enough for the salt field to be used for a while.
He bent down and took a little of it with his finger and put it in his mouth.
Taste the saltiness: "Ah, it's quite salty."
It is indeed sea water and the taste is very authentic.
However, after all, it was transformed by Wen Qi, so she had no idea whether it could last as long as the wine created by Shen Tang.
The specific situation will need to be observed for another two days.
Shen Tang clapped his hands: "Let the salt workers do their work."
Then he said: "I'll take a moment to calm down and regain my temper."
When the salt field area was being excavated, Shen Tang did not forget to ask Chu Yao to put up notices to recruit enough common people to work as salt workers. The work of salt workers is relatively not so physically demanding, and ordinary people can do it. This can also be regarded as increasing employment. position.
Salt workers were on standby on one side.
Although they all knew that the spirit of words was magical, they had no chance to take a look. This time they saw Shen Jun summoning sea water with their own eyes. This unseen magical method made them excited. Therefore, they worked extra hard. With great energy, he carried a wooden rake and carefully raked the salt field mud soaked in seawater. Each one was more agile than the other, and they were invisibly competing for something.
Shen Tang wanted to sit down and take a rest.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the elixir palace gradually filled up.
She looked at the Wen Qi surrounding her speechlessly: "...There is no need to rush...I can recover on my own..."
You can also take advantage of the opportunity to be lazy and fish.
"It is our duty to share our worries and relieve our superiors."
There were so many literate scholars present, all of whom were of extraordinary strength. How could they possibly allow the lord to restore his literati?
Shen Tang: "..."
While muttering in her mind, she secretly wrote down these literary masters and assigned them more work later!
As soon as my thoughts fell, something was missing.
You don't need to look to know it's Gu Chi.
Shen Tang stood up and patted the dirt stuck to his clothes, and said: "If the salt workers can successfully prepare the brine, please remember to report back as soon as possible."
"Whether we can make a fortune or not depends on it."
In terms of output and cost, salt fields are actually much lower than salt wells. However, salt fields have not yet been put into actual use, and they will not be able to exert their original advantages for a while. The former can be evaporated by the sun, while the latter needs to be boiled by fire, which wastes a lot of money. charcoal fire.
In the past, straw and firewood were used to produce well salt. The cost remained high and the output was relatively low. Shen Tang naturally did not know how to increase costs, so he focused on natural gas, which is called "fire well". According to reports, You can get five buckets of salt from dendrobium water.
However, this method is relatively dangerous. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the salt wells and the safety of the salt workers, several brave warriors must be stationed for long-term inspections to nip the danger in the bud as much as possible. The salt fields do not have these worries.
Shen Tang: "By the way, is there a reply to the text note?"
Ning Yan withdrew her gaze from Yantian and said, "Not yet. Calculating the distance, it will take three days at the earliest for a reply."
Shen Tang rubbed his hands uneasily and nervously.
"How long does it take? Time is really hard to wait."
Ning Yan smiled and said: "There will be good results."
Based on her understanding of Xu Wenzhu, if such a huge piece of meat pie fell from the sky, he would not be himself if he didn't reach out to catch it.
Why is Xu Jie so entangled with Wu Xian?
Because the pool salt under the latter's name is hugely profitable.
Xu Jie had no reason to refuse allegiance to Wu Xian for the sake of his own interests and his family, but people's appetites would continue to grow. Everyone in the world said that businessmen pursue profit, but in fact, the same goes for aristocratic families. Wu Xian's appetite at the moment is a bit exceeded Xu Jie expected it.
The lord handed over this piece of meat pie at this time...
How does Xu Jie choose?
Eat? Or eat? Or eat?
The reality was just as Ning Yan expected.
Xu Jie couldn't refuse Wu Xian, let alone Shen Tang - the latter not only brought benefits, but also had the kindness of knowing someone.
That day, the sky was clear and blue.
Fugu City is as peaceful as ever.
Xu Jie temporarily forgot about his worries, holding a cup of tea, sitting in the courtyard and basking in the sun, flipping through the book of words and spirits that he had already learned by heart. Just as he was brewing a little drunkenly, he heard familiar footsteps approaching, and he covered his head. Volume, put the book away.
"Any more letters from home?"
"The older Wen Shi gets, the more clingy he becomes..." Xu Jie seemed to be complaining about his cousin, but in fact, the corners of his mouth had already been raised quietly, "... considering his age, he is still a man of his own, so why is he still so unstable? I’m not afraid of Shen Junsheng’s opinion…”
Attendant: "Not only are there letters from Xiaolang's family, but there are also several letters from the Longwu County government office, which need to be read by the parents themselves."
From the Longwu County Government Office?
This is a very formal official negotiation.
Xu Jie was confused, but he still opened the home letter from his long-winded cousin first. Unsurprisingly, it was all nonsense. He could barely extract the core content - the wife of the Zhao family who ran away from home came to Longwu and entrusted him to help bring her a message.
Peace, don't think about it.
"Da Yi can rest assured now."
As he spoke, he opened the letter with the seal of Longwu County Magistrate, and the curve at the corner of his mouth gradually stiffened until it solidified.
The attendant was a little curious about the content, because he had been following his parents for so many years, and he had never seen his parents' eyes so wide open!
Yo ho——
Not only were his eyes widened, but his breathing was also quickened.
Xu Jie suddenly stood up and crumpled the letter into a ball.
Looking around, he said in a stern tone: "You brought this letter here by yourself? Did anyone else get their hands on it along the way?"
Attendant: "My subordinates are keeping an eye on me and no outsiders have contacted me."
"That's good, that's good."
Xu Jie's face turned red because of his excitement.
I don't know when I started sweating.
The letter was just a general greeting at the beginning, and asked him if he could sell some silkworm seed leaf material at a friendly price. Although the quantity was large, there was not much profit from this stuff. If the cost of labor and round trip were included, it would probably still be possible.
Big loss.
What really excited Xu Jie was the back part!
Salt!
Mr. Shen has a low-cost method for refining refined salt. There is a huge profit gap between coarse salt and refined salt.
Several abandoned salt wells were discovered in Longwu County. Shen Jun wanted to restore them, so he asked his brave warriors to repair them. They dug deep wells by mistake. Not only was the brine abundant, but there were fire wells to support combustion, so there was no need for high-cost and inefficient work.
Straw charcoal fire.
It won't take long for a large amount of high-quality fine salt to be produced, and Shen Jun is worried about how to deal with it.
Then I wrote to him asking if he was interested.
She is currently so entangled with the government affairs of Longwu County that she has no skills, and there is no full-time staff in the account who can handle this. It is a pity that it is thrown into her hands. She cannot eat it all, and she is currently short of money. It is simply a convenience and friendship.
The price is 40%!
Four percent!
This is 40%!
If those salt wells were really high-yield and low-cost, 40% of the profit would be a figure that would make Xu Jie even breathe faster. The key is that this profit can be eaten by opening his mouth without any additional expenditure... It is difficult for Xu Jie not to be tempted.
But his sanity still exists.
Although the meatloaf is large, eating it is risky.
The risk was not on Shen Tang's side, but on the lord Wu Xian's side. For a moment, Xu Jie was in a dilemma.
It's a dilemma, but the balance in my mind has reached a conclusion.
The attendant was concerned about him: "Why are parents in trouble?"
Xu Jie sighed: "Because of my lord."
The attendant knows the parent's temperament best and knows that the other person only needs one step now, so he pretends to be doubtful.
"But - my parents are very loyal to Duke Zhao De, and they only have business dealings with Long Wu Shen Jun, so why are they in trouble?"
Xu Jie burned the letters from Longwu County with his own hands.
He murmured: "Yes."
Merchants pursue profit, so why not do profitable business?
It’s not like I changed the door or wall...
Xu Jie didn't want to change, but some people couldn't wait.
I was even so excited that my teeth chattered.
"Shen, Mr. Shen... what do you mean... let me smuggle these salts... ah no, sell them for ten bucks?"