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When the spring breeze blows across the land of Xiguo, the surface of the wide Yingshui River thaws, and the water flows. Walking by the river, people can still hear the charming sound of squeaking.
This is the cry of a monster.
However, no one was afraid. Instead, they felt comfortable. Chi had returned from Yunmeng Lake. They were messengers of spring, indicating that spring was getting closer and closer.
The snow and ice melted, and there were dripping sounds everywhere, making the whole city wet.
Yao Yun is in a very good mood. As long as spring comes, the mission issued by the Yellowstone Book of Heaven will come to an end.
This year the life of slaves in Xidu is much better than in previous years. Most of the slaves in their prime have work to do and have enough food to eat. The women and children are also arranged to weave and wash clothes, and a few young and old people do some chores.
So far, no one has starved to death, but two people are sick and have not survived the winter. Overall, the mission has been completed quite well.
If you think about it, Huangshi Tianshu will not be stingy.
In this way, he waited for the official arrival of spring day by day, but Yao Yun waited and waited. Instead of waiting for the official arrival of spring, he did not wait for the reward from the Yellowstone Book of Heaven, but instead waited for the arrival of a large number of caravans.
Yes, caravans from vassal states surrounding Xi Kingdom.
In the past, caravans would wait until winter was completely over and spring would come to Xidu for trade and exchange of goods, but this year it was almost a month ahead of schedule.
When the snow had not yet melted and the road conditions were not very good, a large number of caravans came.
Dusty and dusty, his eyes shine with greed and madness.
This scene immediately frightened the soldiers guarding the city of Xidu. They treated the caravan as an enemy and pounced on it, making the whole city tense.
"Where are you from?" The city guard closed the city gate tightly and asked loudly.
"We are a caravan from Izumo Country. You don't remember us, but we are old acquaintances."
"Hey, boss, it seems that it is really the Izumo caravan. That is the leader of the caravan. Brother Dao, why did their caravan come so early today!"
Without waiting for the Xidu guards to ask questions, Brother Dao, the captain of the Izumo caravan, shouted loudly:
"We want to buy salt, snowflake salt!"
The Xidu soldiers looked at each other, but before they could recover, another caravan appeared in the distance. One of them came galloping on a fast horse and shouted loudly: "We are also buying salt, snowflake salt, we have brought it with us."
I present you with a generous gift, and I hope that my brother will pass on Xiyunnan!"
The face of Brother Dao from the Izumo Caravan immediately fell down, his expression was solemn, and he looked a little anxious.
Last year, Brother Dao was very cruel and took advantage of the heavy snowfall to bring a large amount of grain to Xidu in exchange for snowflake salt. Originally, he was still a little uneasy, worried that the snowflake white salt would not be easy to sell.
But who would have thought that after he presented the snowflakes and white salt to the Izumo Palace, he immediately received the attention of the palace steward and praised him greatly.
This was not over yet. A few days later, the king of Izumo hosted a banquet for the ministers of civil and military affairs and brought out snowflakes and white salt. For a while, all the dignitaries in the hall were amazed.
Such fine, white, and crystal clear salt was simply unheard of, and the high-ranking scholar-officials were full of praise for it.
The king of Izumo Kingdom did not expect such a scene. Faced with the compliments of his ministers, the king was so proud and in a good mood.
For this reason, Brother Dao was very honored to be personally received by the monarch, received praises, was promoted and received a salary increase, and for a time he was in a state of unparalleled glory.
After the banquet, the name of the snowflake salt spread out of the Yun Kingdom and was sought after by countless nobles. In addition to the snowflake salt dedicated to the monarch, the price of the remaining snowflake salt also increased, making a huge profit.
Brother Dao felt excited in his heart, and his whole body was glowing with a second spring. His talent in cultivation was mediocre. He only became a Qi Refiner when he was over fifty years old and relied on the essence and blood of ferocious beasts to become a Qi Refiner. Originally, he had no pursuits in his life and only wanted to
After discussing life, earn some savings to live.
But snowflake salt allowed him to find a way to get rich suddenly. Rare things are valuable, and rarity means huge profits. There is no doubt that snowflake salt is such a rare thing.
Spring has not officially arrived yet, so he led his caravan to Xidu in the wind, snow, and turmoil.
Originally, Brother Dao thought he could get there first, but after all, the road is not easy to walk now. The hungry beasts are fierce and fierce, and their eyes glow with greed when they see a living thing. It is very dangerous along the way.
But Brother Dao never expected that other caravans would not respond slowly at all.
Apparently, the caravans who purchased snowflake salt last year had experiences similar to their own and understood the great value of snowflake salt.
Everyone in the world was looking for profit, and before long, more and more caravans arrived in Xidu.
The originally quiet and peaceful Xidudu suddenly became lively, with countless businessmen eagerly looking for various connections, just to ask to see King Xi and buy snowflake salt.
Yao Yun was practicing the "Lingshan Ten Witches' Heart Techniques" and was approaching the realm of Dacheng. He did not immediately come forward to deal with it, but the second elder of the witch temple came forward.
When Yao Yun came out of seclusion after training, Xingye and Xiaocao came over excitedly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Xidu is on fire, completely on fire!"
Yao Yunhuo stood up with a look of disbelief on his face. It was a day when the ice and snow melted, and everything was wet. How could it catch fire? So he asked in front of his face:
"Where's the fire? How could there be a fire on this day? It's not even close to a flood. Could it be an iron-making workshop?"
Thinking about the iron-making workshop, Yao Yun's heart twitched. He was not worried about losses, but worried about the safety of the craftsmen. These people were precious and could not be lost.
Xingye was smart and responsive. He immediately shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's not the iron smelting workshop, it's Xidu's snowflake salt. Many caravans came to our Xidu a month in advance through the wind and snow. High-quality well salt."
His reputation has completely spread among the nearby princely states."
Xiaocao answered: "Yes, Your Majesty, now countless caravan leaders are bringing generous gifts and begging for your audience!"
Yao Yun breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a matter of high-quality well salt. He thought there was a fire and was worried in vain.
"Okay, I know this. I'll tell the palace guards to keep all the caravan members out. I don't want to see them at the moment."
Xingye and Xiaocao were shocked: "Your Majesty, don't we sell salt to them?"
Yao Yun smiled, "Sell it! Of course."
After saying that, Yao Yun strode out of the practice room. He was about to go to the witch temple to find Wu Tong and Bald Dragon, but what he never expected was that one person and one dragon came to the palace eagerly.
Wu Tong had a happy face, light steps, and no signs of aging: "Your Majesty, snowflake salt is indeed very popular. Many caravans heard about it and came here. Hahahaha, it's really lively outside!"
The bald dragon, who had always looked at Yao Yun with a cold eyebrow, also had a proud look on his face: "It has been more than ten years since Xidu was built, and this is the first time that the caravan has returned so early. Hey, now Xidu has dug up a treasure mountain."
When Yao Yun saw the two of them coming, he immediately asked them to sit down, and then looked at them calmly, saying "you and me".
The bald dragon spoke quickly again: "Your Majesty, a large number of caravan leaders are waiting behind the palace, waiting for you to receive them. Hahaha, Your Majesty, I told you to ask for a higher price. I secretly inquired about the snowflake salt nearby.
Rumor has spread among the nobles of the vassal states that there is a price but no market, and we will make a fortune now!"
Wu Tong also sighed: "Yes, the king said that the value of snowflake salt is ten times that of ordinary salt. The second master and the old man still didn't believe it. Now we are convinced. The king is indeed very discerning. Your Majesty, look at us this time
How much is the appropriate price increase?”
Yao Yun shook his head: "Second Elder, Bald Dragon, don't worry, we won't buy high-quality well salt for the time being, and even if we sell it, we won't directly quote you."