Sauron's previous understanding of Rock Island was only superficial.
After actually arriving here, I found that the natural environment here is better than expected, and there is not much rain here all year round, and the sunshine conditions are very high.
Although it is late summer now, this place is located in the southeast, and even in late autumn, the high temperature is still in the 20s and 30s.
And the sea breeze is constant all year round, so you can get salt almost all year round.
Therefore, it would be a good idea to open a salt drying farm here.
Solon is a liberal arts student and doesn't know much about science and engineering. He only knows about salt drying fields by chance.
Because he is an art student, he has to sketch everywhere. Perhaps because he feels that he is not broad-minded enough, he especially likes open places like grasslands and seasides.
Once, he accidentally passed by a large salt field and looked at the white salt on it, which looked like white snow. He was immediately moved.
Therefore, he not only painted in the salt field, but also shot many short films.
However, at that time, his focus was entirely on the visual impact. For example, the magnificence of the salt field, the white salt that looked like snow, and the wonderful moment of salt crystallization.
I really haven’t paid much attention to the structure of the salt field and the theory of drying salt.
So much so that now when he is planning the salt farm drawings, he has to try hard to recall the situation at that time, and even bring his own imagination with him.
However, the so-called sun salt is more of a conceptual breakthrough and does not have a very profound theory.
It is nothing more than introducing seawater into the pool, and then one pool after another, divided into an evaporation pool and a crystallization pool. The brine in the later pools becomes thicker. When the final crystallization occurs, it seems to wait for the salt to precipitate, the brine rises, and then the water is discharged.
go?
He also couldn't remember how the coarse salt was purified in the end and what turned it into snow-white. It seemed like it was recrystallization. Do you need to use alkali or something like that?
There is also the final crystallization pond, which must be rain-proof and the bottom must be anti-leakage.
Wait, wait, etc. In short, Sauron wrote down everything he could think of. He also arranged a reasonable construction schedule for the construction of the entire salt farm.
And regarding the output of salt fields, Solon roughly understood that the annual output of salt fields on the modern earth, ten thousand acres, is more than tens of thousands of tons. Even in the 19th century, there were more than several thousand tons.
And how many salt fields can be developed in the northern part of Luanshi Island? More than 100,000 acres!
Therefore, even with the most backward method, the final output is probably tens of thousands of tons.
…
Upon hearing Sauron's proposal to change boiled salt to sun salt, the salt slave leaders present were silent, but they couldn't believe it in their hearts.
The owner in front of me is completely whimsical. For thousands of years, our ancestors have been boiling salt, and we have never heard of sun-dried salt. Besides, the sun dries up the sea water, so how can it be possible to produce salt?
Not only the salt slaves present did not believe it, but Suo Mu and other family warrior leaders also did not dare to believe it.
It's just that their master has performed too many miracles, so even though they don't dare to believe it, they don't dare to doubt it either.
But they would think, if you can use the sun to produce salt, why has no one done it before?
However, Sauron does not need them to believe now. He is the supreme master. Even if he gets nothing, as long as he gives an order, the one hundred family warriors and more than a thousand salt slaves here must choose to obey without any conditions.
"I know you don't understand and are full of doubts, but it doesn't matter, just obey the order." Sauron said: "Did you hear that?"
"Yes!" Whether it was the leader of the family warriors or the leader of the salt people, they all shouted in unison.
"I order that starting from today, the first batch of experimental salt fields will be opened, with a total area of 500 acres, and it must be completed within twenty days." Solan ordered directly: "Can it be completed?"
The family warrior leaders present and the salt people leaders had no idea about the so-called five hundred acres of salt fields.
But as long as the master gives the order, it must be completed even if it cannot be completed.
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
Of course, the so-called 500 acres of salt fields sounds like a lot, but in fact, most salt fields only require digging a large, flat pit.
The most difficult part is the final crystallization pond. In order to prevent penetration, it needs to be paved with flat stone slabs.
Next, Sauron began a detailed division of labor.
There are now a total of 100 family warriors and more than 1,500 salt people on the island. So Sauron was divided into 100 small groups and 10 large groups.
A samurai leads fifteen salt people into a group. Each intermediate and senior samurai manages ten groups.
Construction tasks are specifically assigned to each group.
Some are responsible for digging ditches, some are responsible for digging salt pans, some are responsible for transporting soil, and some are responsible for digging stone slabs.
In short, each group has a very clear division of labor and very clear tasks. Whoever's group cannot complete it will be punished.
This kind of division of labor meeting lasted for a whole day and half of the night.
Fortunately, these family warriors have received high-level education since childhood and are almost well-versed in both civil and military skills. It is completely easy to manage more than a dozen salt people.
These salt people were born slaves. Although they were not smart, they obeyed orders completely and unconditionally.
Therefore, this kind of team is completely the most reasonable and perfect combination.
…
On the third day, the more than a thousand salt people who were physically injured from hunger were still allowed to have a day of rest and a small amount of strength recovery training.
On the fourth day, although the bodies of these salt people had not fully recovered, Sauron gave an order and the entire Rock Island entered a construction phase.
Everyone went into battle, more than a hundred family warriors and more than a thousand adult salt people.
The remaining old and weak salt people are responsible for logistics and cooking.
The entire northern part of Rock Island has completely turned into a primitive construction site in full swing, with everyone sweating profusely and working hard.
Moreover, under the command of more than a hundred highly qualified warriors, everything was in order.
These family warriors have an almost perverted pursuit of honor. Although they don't know what the owner is doing by digging these salt fields? Does the so-called salt-drying method work?
But they only know one thing: their master's orders must be fulfilled, even if they don't understand them.
Once it cannot be completed, it will be criticized in public and punished by the master. This is completely unacceptable.
On the lonely mountain on the south bank of the Nu River, they were even willing to die in order to clear their reputation. Now, for the sake of the reputation of the warriors, they drive every salt citizen almost crazily. And they are also responsible for the most difficult part of the work...
And these more than a thousand salt people have long been tamed to the extreme, and they only know how to obey orders. And under the temptation of three meals a day, everyone works almost as hard as their lives.
Moreover, this is all saline-alkali land. The soil is loose, so digging a pond is the easiest thing to do.
The most difficult thing is the last crystallization pool, which needs to be paved with stone slabs underground to prevent seepage. However, there is nothing else in the rocky peninsula, and there are quite a lot of stones.
At this time, the opportunity for those dragon-power type warriors to perform came. They took a black gold-plated sword worth hundreds of gold coins and slashed it at the stone, which turned out to be a complete and smooth stone slab.
…
Under this almost crazy working condition, more than 1,600 people opened up the first batch of 500 acres of experimental salt fields in just thirteen days.
Although it is very simple, it has a lot of functions and a lot of pools.
The final crystallization pool is all paved with smooth stone slabs, and the seams between the slabs are tight.
This is the power of the collective. In fact, everyone present had no idea what the owner wanted to do, and they couldn't believe that this so-called salt field could produce salt.
But he still completed the tasks assigned by Sauron much ahead of schedule.
After the first batch of salt fields were opened, most of them immediately went to open the second batch of salt fields.
One hundred people were left behind to begin the first drying of salt on these salt fields.
At Sauron's order, dozens of people took advantage of the rising tide to dig trenches and divert seawater into the evaporation pond.
Looking at the seawater pouring into the evaporation pond, Sauron murmured to himself: "My gold coins and my inheritance all come from here."
Just like that, the first batch of sun-dried salt in Sauron’s territory officially started!
Everyone on the entire Rock Island is paying attention around the clock. Whether the salt-drying can be successful is completely related to the life and death of the Sox family.
…
As time passed, these hundreds of salt people, in full compliance with Sauron's orders, introduced salt water into new salt pools one after another. They were constantly filtering, evaporating, and introducing new sea water.
Although there were many mistakes in the process, most of them were due to mistakes in Sauron's orders. But everything was carried out in an orderly manner while groping.
In less than ten days, the brine with the highest concentration finally entered the final crystallization pond.
These crystal pools are all paved with flat stones after everyone's greatest efforts.
Whether it can be successful or not depends on these two days.
Even Sauron couldn't help but secretly pray that it would never rain, because he didn't even prepare a large number of defensive tarpaulins. Once it rained, all the previous efforts would be wasted.
I don’t know if it’s God’s favor, or if it doesn’t rain here even if it wants to, it will remain cloudless for the rest of the day, without even a drop of rain.
The sunshine conditions these past few days have been really good, let alone no rain at all.
The sun is blazing, the sea breeze is blowing, and the daily temperature is at least around 30 to 40 degrees.
Midnight every day is the time when the temperature is the lowest, and it is also the time when salt water crystallizes best. The salt deposits gradually settle and the brine gradually rises.
"Drainage." Sauron gave the order, and dozens of salt residents immediately used bamboo pipes to drain the rising brine into the ditch dug nearby.
Can the salt be successfully produced and crystallized? It is completely related to Soxhlet's life and death. Therefore, at this time, the entire salt field was filled with suffocating tension.
Suo Ningbing and Ye Jingyu were too nervous to sleep. They ignored Sauron's urging and sat on the edge of the crystal pool all night long.
It seems like this, God will appreciate their sincerity and allow Sauron to succeed.
And not only Suoning Bing and Ye Jingyu, but also the warrior leaders of other families and the leaders of the salt people, all were waiting at the edge of the crystallization pond regardless of the fact that they had to work early tomorrow.
Waiting is completely anxious waiting.
"I'm going to sleep first. Wake me up when the salt crystallizes." Sauron said, and then walked towards the small castle.
As for Suoning Bing, her beautiful eyes were fixed on the crystal pool, and she refused to go back to sleep.
…
Sauron was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up by Ye Jingyu's voice. He looked up and saw that it was just dawn.
"It's amazing, it's really amazing." Ye Jingyu's voice was full of excitement and ecstasy.
Sauron immediately stood up and ran towards the salt field.
At this time, the edge of the crystallization pool was already crowded with people, and there were dozens of people inside the pool, constantly pushing salt.
Driven by the wooden boards, only snow-white salt is seen, piled up layer by layer, more and more, more and more.
Everyone around the Yantian was completely stunned.
It turns out that the sun can really produce salt. It turns out that this is how it is done.
Suddenly, the Suo family warriors and the salt people looked at Sauron with infinite fanaticism.
Once again, once again, their master once again created a miracle.
With crazy joy, dozens of people began to harvest sea salt in the crystallized fields.
Two hours later, the final output came out. Everyone was completely shocked. This, this is incredible!
This is not white salt at all, but a golden gold coin.
…
Note: The first update is here. I have to go on a long trip today, so I may need to write the second update in the car. Please give me a monthly ticket and an automatic subscription. (To be continued.)