Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

Everyone looked confused.

Ruan Xiaowu took the lead, and everyone followed on horseback.

Detouring forward, Wu Yong and others also knew that not far ahead was a large shallow bay, which was the junction of lake and river.

When the water is high, this is a shallow bay.

During the dry season, there is a large area of ​​saline-alkali land.

There is no land for planting, and there are no fish in the water.

A complete wasteland.

There are few such places here in Yunzhou.

In southern Henan, southwestern Shandong, and northern Jiangsu, places covering thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of square kilometers all have a large number of saline-alkali lands due to the diversion of the Yellow River.

I don’t know what the point of going there is?

Not long after, I saw a long wooden fence with no edges visible on the outskirts of the original wasteland.

Along the main entrance, about a mile away, there is an arrow tower several feet high.

There are Liangshan troops patrolling and guarding with bows and arrows.

The guard is tight.

Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others felt awe-inspiring in their hearts.

There is a rammed earth road after entering Muzha.

Then there is the large barracks area.

Many workers who seemed to be off duty were resting in the camp area.

Further forward, there were dozens of tall shacks, and then everyone saw a strange scene.

Salt.

Huge piles of salt piled up.

Hundreds of people packed the salt in bags, weighing one stone per bag, and stacked them in piles.

There are mountains of salt packets stacked under many sheds.

Chao Gai was going crazy.

My eyes are going to be blinded by this snow-white salt mountain!

He, a wealthy private salt owner, has never seen so much salt in his life!

At this moment, a large group of people came over.

The leader is Wang Lun, who is dressed in white.

Even though there were countless orc-like strong men around him, Wang Lun was still the core of the most eye-catching crowd.

"I have seen the King of Heaven."

Chao Gai was a little flattered for some reason.

"I don’t dare to take it, I’ve seen Wang Da take charge!"

Wang Lun smiled and said to Wu Yong:"This must be Professor Wu, a wise man?"

Wu Yong was so moved that he almost wanted to cry.

30 He didn't even dare to call himself"Zhi Duo Xing".

Compared with the person in front of him, where is his"wisdom"?

Zhu Duo Xing is about the same!

At the moment, Wu Yong bowed deeply and returned the gift, and Wu Yong was also extremely respectful. Said:"Wu Yong has met the great master."

Then Wang Lun took a deep look at Gongsun Sheng, who was dressed as a Taoist priest.

This guy has always been a bit like an idle cloud and wild crane.

But during the time when he was robbing the birthday card, he had been hanging out in the Yunzhou area.

Wang Lun's current military force can be said to be unrivaled in the world.

Premise There is no such thing as magic.

Looking at Gongsun Sheng's appearance, it doesn't look like he has magic. At least according to Wang Lun's intuition, this person is not a threat to him.

The master is indeed a master, and Gongsun Sheng should be the same as Shi Wengong. A level up

"Long Gongsun Sheng, a poor man who entered the clouds, met the great master"

"The Taoist priest is less polite."

Everyone finished the ceremony at once.

Bai Sheng and Liu Tang, who were also fortunate to meet Wang Lun, both looked honored.

They are also from the green forest.

But their status is very different from Wang Lun.

It is like ordinary people in later generations meeting idols. Feel

"Can the King of Heaven see the salt produced in these salt fields and see how good it is?"

"OK, I'll go see it."

Not only Chao Gai, but also Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others also came closer to see

"Crystal clear as jade, as white as snow, such fine fine salt is not inferior to the well salt from Sichuan and Hetao. I wonder how the master made it?"

If you still can't guess Wang Lun's intention of calling him and others here, Chao Gai is in vain.

It is obvious that Chao Gai has private salt stores in several nearby roads, dozens of states and hundreds of counties. Channel network.

A large amount of fine salt can be sold through Chao Gai's network.

If Liangshan does it on its own, it needs to build a network and connect with people. Money is the second priority, and time cannot be lost.

There are many salt mountains here.

"This salt comes from the sun."

Since Chao Gai was going to be used, Wang Lun didn't hide it from him and directly revealed the mystery.

The salt field was heavily guarded and outsiders could not enter. All the workers inside were prisoners and were not allowed to leave for three years.

Three years later...

Wang Lun I feel like I should dominate the world in three years

"Posted in the sun?"

Chao Gai opened his mouth wide. Like Wu Yong and others, they were all dumbfounded.

……

Sun salt actually appeared in Fujian in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty.

Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Fujian used the sun-salt method.

So why is this simple, convenient and cost-saving method not implemented nationwide?

First, local officials and the court did not care.

People are like cattle, so what can we do to save those people and material resources?

The second is the neglect of technology, or not paying attention at all.

Third, it is easy to control.

Official salt was an important source of income during the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Sun-dried salt was widely liberalized and promoted. Cats and dogs could go to the beach to sun-dry salt. How could the imperial court control production and circulation, and collect high salt taxes?

The method of boiling salt requires a large iron pot, a large amount of firewood, and a stove household.

It is convenient to control, produce salt, calculate costs, and control transportation.

Even so, there are still a large number of private salt dealers.

If the sun-dried salt method were promoted, the massive salt taxes of the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties would be over.

For the sake of the imperial court's income, the salt intake of kitchen households and ordinary people could only be sacrificed.

The salt boiling method takes a long time, is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and not easy, so the cost is relatively high.

The salt-drying method here in Shijie Village is to dig a reservoir and open channels from high to low, allowing salt water from Qianwan Bay to flow in continuously until the reservoir is full.

The shallow bays here are all stagnant water with extremely high salt content, which is not inferior to sea water.

Then the water from the reservoir is slowly drained into the Kanchi.

Laying tiles on the bottom of the pond is equivalent to saving the process of using seawater and thatch to add salted soil to make brine after receiving the tide. It also saves the step of frying salt.

After being exposed to the sun and feng shui, the brine that is led to the lowest crystal pool is gradually turned into crystal salt through manual stirring. It is then shoveled out with a wooden shovel, stacked to dry, and finally packaged into salt.

The sun salt method saves the tools for boiling salt.

The process of making brine is saved.

Save the cooking process.

How much labor and material cost will this save?

The biggest cost is to stir around in the crystal pool.

Therefore, a crystal pool equipped with a Kanchi requires at least ten strong men.

In addition, there are warehouse personnel to shovel and load salt. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Transportation personnel.

Since this is Liangshanbo, transportation can be carried out entirely by ship.

This aspect saves a lot of costs.

Wang Lun spoke in great detail, even squatting down and using his hands to draw out the reservoir, ridge pond and crystal pool.

Let’s talk about how to drain water, store water, make brine, and crystallize into salt through air drying, sun exposure and constant stirring.[]

This process cycle only requires sufficient sunlight.

The wind is strong enough.

The process was not as difficult as imagined.

Moreover, after once storing water to form brine, it can continue to store water.

It is completely possible to keep the salt pond producing continuously every day.

That is the result calculated according to Chai Jin.

If all the salt produced can be sold out in a short time.

More profitable than drug trafficking

……

Wang Lun spoke in as much detail as possible.

Chao Gai and others in front of them were still dumbfounded.

Mainly, it's so subversive.

Will this water turn into salt after being stirred together?

Can't understand.

Wang Lun smiled and didn't force it.

Continue to move forward with everyone.

Not far ahead are the reservoir, the ridge pond, and the crystal pond.

Large areas of water are divided by aqueducts.

Then there are large tracts of deeply dug reservoirs.

The reservoir is also equipped with a large number of ridges.

The Kanchi is connected to crystal pools that are small squares like paddy fields.

The layout of the saltworks in later generations is basically the same as the current layout.

The difference is that there are some power tools to save manpower.

Wang Lun doesn't need to save manpower. There are plenty of free manpower here.

Those who want money can’t ask for much.

In fact, there are many modern salt ponds that also promote ancient methods of salt production, such as these salt ponds in front of you.

The method is the same, the difference is that modern tools are not used.

The so-called ancient method is used to satisfy some pretentious criminals who have a lot of money.

Wang Lun and his friends went to the salt field where salt was made using ancient methods.

The details are remembered quite clearly.

These were handed over to the Construction Department, and they were built in less than a month.

The next half month is spent waiting for the salt to crystallize.

As soon as the first batch of salt was packed, he impatiently called Chao Gai and others over.

……

When Chao Gai and others saw that the accumulated salt water was introduced into Kanchi.

After enough time, introduce the crystal pool.

Groups of barefoot men holding wooden pushers kept pushing and stirring in the crystal pool.

There are many crystal pools that are close to success.

What drives it is the fine salt that is close to crystallization.

Stunned, completely stupefied.

Everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning.

No response at all.

It wasn't until half a moment later that Chao Gai came back to his senses with great difficulty.

"When the boss calls us over, does he mean to ask us to sell the fine salt from Liangshan? Wang

Lun smiled and said:"I have this idea... King of Heaven, how much do you sell in a year and how much profit do you make?""

Chao Gai said:"We can produce 70,000 picks a year, each pick weighs 120 kilograms. The purchase price is half the official price, and the sale price is about ten yuan cheaper than the official salt. The profit is not low. But in the private salt trade, tens of thousands of guan are needed every year to bribe government officials, cadres, gentry, rogues, local gangsters and the like along the way. Therefore, the amount that falls into the hands every year ranges from tens of thousands of guan to less than 10,000 guan."

Seventy thousand yuan, one can make a lot of money, and the net profit in a year is at least less than ten thousand yuan.

It is hard-earned money.

No wonder Chao Tianwang was tempted when he heard that he could easily get a hundred thousand yuan. It means that he worked hard It has been a few years.

The price of salt in the Northern Song Dynasty was really bad. In the Ming Dynasty, the lowest price was seven or eight cents per catty.

The higher price was no more than ten cents per catty.

Many people have spoken for the people, saying that the price of salt is too high.

Table salt , has always been under the control of the government. Until the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, salt still accounted for the majority of the revenue of the Republic of China. From ancient times to the present, the most famous private salt dealers are Huang Chao and Zhang Shicheng, both of whom have done great things.

Northern 350 Song Dynasty The price of salt is as low as 47 Wen per catty for the worst salt, and more than 50 Wen per catty for mid-range salt.

The most expensive green salt is more than 60 Wen per catty.

A commoner from the Song Dynasty who worked in the city had to work hard for a day to earn About seventy cents is enough to buy more than a kilogram of salt.

A family of five will still have to eat several kilograms of salt a month no matter how much they save.

Because in this era, buying salt is the only way to consume salt.

Unlike in later generations, a pack In small snacks, one day's salt intake may be enough.

The price of salt is too high, which has become a serious burden on the people.

Private salt dealers have also emerged in response to the times.

For Wang Lun, what Chao Gai said is undoubtedly extremely important. big good news

"We have more than 100,000 acres of water here, and the annual output can exceed one million picks of salt. We can also provide transportation and escort troops, saving some expenses. We give 30% off to the King of Heaven. How much can you underwrite in a year? Chao

Gai grinned and wanted to smile, but he felt that his body was shaking. After a long time, he managed to squeeze out an expression that was half-laughing, half-crying, and half-crying:"With a million picks, my channels can sell at most half of them."

Wang Lun smiled and said:"Half is fine. I also sent someone to contact Hun Jianglong Li Jun. He can also sell hundreds of thousands of picks.""

The two major private salt dealers in Water Margin are Chao Gai in the north and Li Jun in the south. Li Jun has more energy than Chao Gai, but the distance is far, and Wang Lun will not put his eggs in the same basket. If you choose a million, Excluding the negligible labor costs, add transportation costs, escort fees, etc.

There are also the necessary costs of managing the government in other places.

A load of one hundred and twenty kilograms is sold at fifty cents per kilogram, and a load is sold for six Thousands of coins, 30% off for Chao Gai and Li Jun underwriting, Liangshan's net profit is more than three million coins.

Chao Gai can also earn hundreds of thousands of coins.

No wonder Chao Tianwang has been twitching.

Even if he allocated his own channels , for example, the red-haired ghost Liu Tang has been in charge of the sales on Hebei East Road. After dividing it among these people, Chao Gai can still earn more than 100,000 yuan a year.

For the real rich and powerful, this is still small money.

For Chao Gai, even if He is a green forest tycoon, and he can protect a whole village. This is a huge sum of money that he could not imagine before.

Not to mention Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Liu Tang, Bai Sheng and others are all trembling as if they are showing off.

They are the same as Chao Gai. Man, everyone has a share of this money.

Wu Yong looked at Wang Lun and his eyes became extremely fanatical.

Just now he was thinking that Liangshan would be short of money...

This change of hands was another stroke of genius.

This is what he said When making the layout, have you considered everything?

The gap is too big!.