Back Off, Let Me Come

According to internal records in "Tiangong Kaiwu", salt production can be roughly divided into six types: sea, pool, well, earth, cliff, and sand and stone. Namely - sea salt, pond salt, well salt, earth salt, cliff salt and ore salt. Large-scale mass production is naturally based on sea salt.

Then it is prepared by sun drying method.

The general steps are to use tidal flats to open up salt fields, and then introduce seawater into the salt fields during natural high tides. After continuous exposure to the sun and wind, the seawater in the salt fields continues to evaporate and concentrate, reaching a saturated state and precipitating crystals, thus obtaining basic sea salt.

The biggest feature——

Produce! quantity! big!

After all, sea water is this thing...

Inexhaustible in a sense.

However, Shen Tang's land is not close to the sea, not to mention the sea water. If God is in a bad mood, and she does not make drought prevention preparations in advance, she may have to drill wells everywhere to get water to survive the crisis. Where can there be sea salt? .

Most of the mineral salt consumed by the people is produced with backward production technology, resulting in coarse salt with mixed colors and a strange and bitter taste.

As for well salt?

The cost of this thing is too high. To dig a well to get salt, you often need to dig ten feet or even deeper to find brine...

The taste is slightly stronger than mineral salt, but the output is low and the cost is high.

certainly--

This is not a problem on Shen Tang's side.

The most indispensable thing on her side is manual labor.

The brave warrior is really useful.

After all, Xun Zhen had also been a parent official and had rich experience in governing. He had also dealt with the salt industry and knew a lot about this aspect. He said: "If we want to make salt, given the geography of Longwu County, only well salt and mineral salt are available, but -"

Even if the technology improves, it's unclear how much the output can be increased, let alone making a fortune from Shiwu.

Liao Jia asked: "Can't Chi Yan do it?"

The so-called pool salt is lake salt.

He was born in a small country at the junction of the northwest and southwest of the mainland. There were many lakes nearby, and there were several pools of salt specially supplied to nearby countries. At the same time, these saltwater lakes are also the trigger for nearby small countries to conquer each other, and military strategists must fight for them.

Whoever takes over these places will be able to strangle the salt lifeline of the nearby countries. It will be very lively to ask for high prices and sit back and pay back the money.

There are many salt mines in the northwest of the mainland.

Some lakes in the territory can also produce salt.

Xun Zhen glanced at Xu Quan who was yawning secretly.

He shook his head and said, "Not for now."

Because it was Tianhai Wu Xian who secretly controlled Chi Yan, several salt fields were nominally owned by the Tianhai Wu family. Wu Xian relied on Xu Jie's connections and business routes, and Xu Jie used Wu Xian to win the salt business in nearby counties. Although the market share is not high, it is still huge profit.

If not, why are the two families so closely related?

What Xu Jie gained from Wu Xian was not only an improvement in his status in Tianhai, but also real profits!

Of course, Wu Xian also gained from Xu Jie a small treasury that automatically made money, spit out money, and made money every day!

The Lord cannot take food from Wu Xian's mouth for the time being.

Liao Jia stopped mentioning it.

"It doesn't matter what kind of salt it is, as long as it can make money. In fact, I have a bold idea about making salt -" Shen Tang gestured with two fingers, "Be prepared! First, as Hanzhang said, Chi Salt The idea of ​​​​cannot be pursued for the time being, there is still room for manipulation of mineral salt and well salt. If quantity is not enough, then quality will win, and sell it to Shiwu senior officials as a gimmick of high-quality refined salt."

Shen Tang can still purify coarse salt.

Everyone silently calculated the approximate budget, and the brave warriors headed by Gong Shuwu knew that they had to work again_(:з)∠)_

Chu Yao asked: "What about the second one?"

Shen Tang: "Previously, Ji Shou used the Spirit of Words [Seven Flooded Armies] to fend off the enemy, and used the Spirit of Culture to turn water into water. However, it only lasted for a short time and then turned into the energy of heaven and earth and dispersed. Think about it, he can also summon the sea water with the Spirit of Words? Could this seawater be introduced into salt fields to produce salt?”

Liao Jia didn't know Shen Tang's ability to transform things.

I just feel that her idea is quite whimsical.

The things summoned by the spirit of speech, whether water, fire, or wind, are essentially external physical manifestations of the air of heaven and earth, and cannot truly transform into objects. If seawater can attract real seawater, the cost of salt production... can be described as non-profiteering!

Furthermore——

If it can be done, why not just turn the spirit into salt?

He thought that others had the same idea, but when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he found that except for Ning Yan, Chu Yao Qishan and others were all frowning, as if this whimsical proposal was really feasible. Liao Jia's heart trembled, and suddenly felt a little inexplicable and absurd...

Chu Yao: "I'm afraid only the Lord and Ling De can use this method. Whether it will succeed or not is not yet known, but you can give it a try."

If it works, I'm afraid it can break through the price of salt.

Liao Jia silently wrote down the word "Lingde".

I don’t know what’s special about this person and the Lord.

After all, using words to transform seawater into salt is just Shen Tang's personal imagination, and it is impossible to bet on it.

Well salt and mineral salt are the key points.

There are indeed several salt wells and salt mines in Longwu County that have been abandoned for various reasons, and people still need to be sent to investigate.

Of course, if this road doesn’t work either——

"...The output is too low, so we ask Wen Zhu to buy coarse salt, then purify the coarse salt into refined salt, and resell it at a high price." The whitest salt kills the fattest Shiwu. If Xungui wants to be different from ordinary people, he must use the best in every aspect.

Gu Chi said quietly: "If refined salt is easy to obtain, I imagine it will be popular not only in Shiwu, but also in various parts of the pass."

Make money without being embarrassed.

Whose money is not money?

Shen Tang's head was spinning rapidly.

Gu Chi’s suggestion is also very good.

Purchasing a large amount of coarse salt from Xu Jie at a low price, then purifying the coarse salt into refined salt, and selling it to Xu Jie at several times the price is also a huge profit business. Chu Yao knew what she was thinking and silently wrote this down - Longwu County is too poor, and mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. As long as there is a way to make money, he will naturally catch it. After making enough, he will sell the purification method to Xu Jie at a sky-high price...

One meat and two meals.

As for silkworm breeding...

"Buying silkworm seeds from Wenzhu, the only trouble is the leaf material. Although mulberry trees can be planted in Longwu County, the growth cycle is too long. By the time they grow up, the silkworms will starve to death for dozens of rounds. And I can still make them Virtue does not have three heads and six arms..."

This is very embarrassing.

Jiang Sheng: "If you want to achieve something quickly, the only way is to talk the talk."

"really."

Shen Tang looked at Ning Yan.

Ning Yan was a little confused for a moment.

"Please make it clear, my lord."

"When Tunan comes into contact with those students, he should know that their talents vary, and not everyone has the possibility of becoming an official. Has Tunan ever thought about how they will make a living in the future?"

Ning Yan waited quietly for Shen Tang to speak.

In her opinion, even if you have no talent, you can still be a low-level official with careful training.

It just depends on the Lord's wishes, there seems to be other arrangements.

Shen Tang's words were shocking.

"Have you ever thought about letting them farm for a living?"

Ning Yan said: "Master, how can this be possible?"

Let these students go through years of hard study and practice, and then let them go back to inherit the traditional craftsmanship of their ancestors?

"Why isn't it feasible?" Shen Tang couldn't see the joke on his face, "In my opinion, it's very feasible."

This is the first step to controlling productivity.

(づ￣ 3￣)づ

I fell asleep while writing... It turned out that I didn't sleep enough during the day_(:з」∠)_

Zhang said when will the ban be lifted? It’s so boring.