Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 97 Plate Salt
In winter, the water is exhausted and the weather is freezing, so it is not suitable for traveling.However, the old man is not dead, so he is not afraid of the rustling wind.

After more than a month, the imperial court appointed Yu Tan as the prefect of Wuxing County and passed to Kuaiji. Therefore, Yu Tan, who had been struggling at home for nearly a year, decided to leave for Wuxing immediately regardless of the approaching of the year.

A few days earlier, the Yu family held a big banquet at Yuyao's home for guests, and had a good time all day long.This is tantamount to proclaiming to the world that the Yu family has not declined and has always been trusted by the court.

All of a sudden, the Yu Family Manor was full of guests, and the poor families of the local gentry came to congratulate them one after another to strengthen their momentum.At the same time, these visitors also hoped to take the opportunity to recommend their children to Yu Tan, so that they could become their subordinates and enter official careers.Nowadays, it is common for the big clans to be involved with each other. For those who are chief officials, it is also a very important way to deepen friendship by enlisting talented and famous children from good friends' families as subordinate officials.

This kind of ethos is most prevalent among the overseas Chinese. Not every family of the Nandu Baishi family can occupy a high position in the temple, and their family business has no existence. If they want to gain a foothold in Jiangdong, it is very important to look after each other and help each other.Therefore, when a minister of two thousand stones is often appointed, hundreds of subordinates will accompany him to take office.

Wuxing Dajun, the essence of Jiangdong, and a hundred subordinate officials can still be settled.At present, Kuaiji scholars are weak in the court, and there are few eminent ones.Therefore, Yu Tan's appointment as the prefect of Wuxing County has touched the heartstrings of many local nobles, hoping to use this to seek advancement.

Therefore, when Shen Chong led a group of officials from the county government to the Yu's Manor in Yuyao, he saw the busy scene of traffic and crowds, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit in his heart: "In the past, the county government was indifferent, but now I know the Kuaiji people many."

"It's just the gathering and scattering of flies, disturbing the tranquility."

He Xi, who was traveling with him, sneered, seemingly disdainful.If his family hadn't been displaced by the catastrophe decades ago, their reputation might not have been weaker than that of the Yu family.Even when his father was alive, the He family was more powerful than the Yu family.It's just that in his own generation, it's a bit difficult to maintain.

Regarding Shen Chong's recommendation of Yu Tan to win over Kuaiji scholars, although He Xi felt a little apprehensive, he also knew that it should be so.He is now the long history of Shen Chong. In addition to taking care of his own family, he also considers issues more from the perspective of the county government.Only with the approval of the local nobles can the government orders of the county government be more powerful, and he, the governor of the county, is also more dignified.

Especially this time, in order to ease the conflict, the Shen family worked hard to win the position of Wu Xing prefect for Yu Tan, which also made He Xi admire the energy possessed by the Shen family, and at the same time strengthened his position of moving closer to the Shen family.The idea of ​​marriage, which was originally only a slight intention, gradually became stronger in his mind, and then he subconsciously glanced at Shen Zhezi next to him, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for himself.

There is no doubt that Shen Chong, the eldest son, is undoubtedly the best choice to marry the Shen family.The eldest bloodline, Ji Zhan's outstanding apprentice, has risen to fame, although he is a little young, but this is not the focus of consideration for the marriage of the rich.If they both have intentions and needs for each other, it is normal for young couples to marry with their fingertips.

However, what He Xi regrets is that he himself does not have a daughter, and other brothers may have girls of the right age, but considering the current situation of the Shen family, it is not good for Shen to be a son-in-law.

If the first choice is not available, then you can only settle for the second best.So He Xi decided in his heart, wait until the next year to find a chance to meet Shen Mu, the Jiangdong hero of the Shen family, and if he is as handsome and courageous as the rumors say, then he will finalize the marriage as soon as possible.

When the group arrived at the gate of Yu's house, Yu Tan, who was beaming with joy, went out to greet them in person.Many levels are not enough, and the families who don't know the inside story are all shocked when they see this scene, and then feel anxious.

In the past, these people used the momentum of Yu Kong Gaomen to isolate Shen's family, and often turned a deaf ear to the county government's orders. They only thought that Kuaiji would soon change hands, and they didn't take Shen Chong, the internal historian of Kuaiji, seriously.But unexpectedly, the Yu family, which used to be the target of Kuaiji, had turned to the Shen family. After being shocked, he was even more frightened, wondering if Shen Chong would blame them for his old grievances after he established a stable foothold in Kuaiji.

Shen Zhezi took in the anxious expressions of these people. These people may be powerful in their respective villages, but they are much less impressive at the level of the state and county.Dad may not attack everyone, but there will definitely be some unlucky people who will be brought out to make an example of others.

Poor families are not necessarily poor, and some of them are wealthy and rich in Jiazhou County.Once involved in a struggle at the political level, you can chop without hesitation.

For example, this time the Shen family wants to use Yan's family to establish their prestige, Yan's family is entrenched near the sea, the family of Yan Xiao, the family wealth can be called rich, even more than the Shen family.But neither Shen Zhezi nor his father Shen Chong had any scruples in mind when considering dealing with the Yan family.

But if you step into the ranks of the gentry, it is completely different.The Ruan family of Chenliu is well-known in the world, although most of his clan members lost their property and fell into abject poverty.

The reason has nothing to do with family assets, but more importantly, the size of influence.

Yu Tan and Shen Chong entered the manor hand in hand, He Xi followed closely behind, and Kong Tan of the Kong family in Kuaiji was still behind.The Shen family and the Kong family also have a lot of feuds. Kong Yu, the uncle of the Kongtan family, was the last county official who was expelled from Wuxing by Shen Chong.

Originally, the Kong family and the Yu family joined forces to resist Shen Chong, but now the Yu family has changed their position, and the Kong family is no longer alone.If his family continues to maliciously target the Shen family, they will be besieged by other families who have changed their positions.

The Yu family's banquet made the local families in Kuaiji realize that the wind had changed, and they all thought about how to deal with it in the future.If we continue to ignore the authority of the county government as before, I'm afraid there will be unforeseen disasters.But if they immediately bowed their heads to the Shen family, many people would not be able to accept it.Hundreds of people have thousands of thoughts, and their thoughts are different.

In addition to announcing that he has united with the Yu family, Shen Chong also made an agreement with Yu Tan that Shen Zhezi would return to Wu Xing with him on the day of his departure.After the intention was achieved, he left in a hurry with a group of subordinate officials and did not stay long.

On a certain day in Dongyue, when the weather was fine, the Yu family sent someone to send a message saying that they were about to leave.So Shen Zhezi packed up his luggage, took the children of the youth camp and Longxi soldiers, and rushed to the ferry of Qiantang River to meet up.

When they come, they are light and easy, but when they leave, they are a mighty team.Many trucks were loaded with goods, there were thousands of pieces of silk alone, and various other military equipment, which were directly extracted from the arsenal of the county government, and brought back to Wukang to equip the Shen family's trilogy.

After the two teams reunited, Shen Zhezi saw that there were quite a few of Yu Tan's companions. Besides the Buqu disciples, there were dozens of subordinate members. It seemed that he planned to use his spare time to show his strength in Wu Xing's position.This is exactly in line with Shen Zhezi's wishes, he is really worried about Yu Tan's old body, willing to do nothing, and eat a vegetarian meal in his corpse.

There were quite a few people who came to see them off. After the two teams merged, they headed for the Qiantang River Ferry in a mighty way, but after a short time, they suddenly stopped in front of them.It turned out that someone used the bamboo fence as a wall to occupy part of the ferry passage.

All the people present were either rich or noble, so how could they delay the trip because of trivial matters, even if someone asked servants to tear down the fence to make way for the road.However, Shen Chong, who was in the middle of the team, stopped these behaviors: "There are many wooden boards placed in this fence, which are in order and seem to be the work of painstaking efforts. There is no owner here. The person called him to come to him and asked about his intentions. If it was only for occupying the road and disturbing the people, it would not be too late to blame him."

Hearing Shen Chong's statement, even if the others were dissatisfied, they could only hold back and echoed Shi Jun Gaoyi.

Soon, someone brought an old man with purple face and white body to the front.Seeing so many dignitaries and dignitaries gathered here, the old man was trembling and cautious, pleading guilty again and again.

"Leaving aside your crime, what is placed in the fence?"

Shen Chong looked at the old farmer with a smile and asked, and the others looked into the fence, only to see wooden stakes wedged on the ground, each supporting a wooden plank several feet square, and inside the wooden planks were filled with unknown objects. The turbid soup, the tidal wind blows, shines like fish scales in the sun.

The old farmer didn't seem to want to talk more, he hesitated, talked about him from left to right, and his accent showed that he was not from Wu.This inevitably made everyone more curious, especially when they found that this old farmer was the most annoying swindler, they were even more impolite. When someone shouted angrily: "Your envoy asked me a question, how dare you not answer it! Tell me the truth, if No matter how perfunctory you are, you will be punished immediately!"

The old farmer couldn't be forced, so he said with a bitter face: "The thing inside the fence is a unique technique in my hometown, called salt board. The brine board is exposed to the wind and the sun, and the salt will precipitate by itself. There is no waste firewood, pots and stoves. The people from the Bohai Sea of ​​Xiaomin, whose whole family fled here, were exhausted and unable to travel southward, so they implemented this method on the riverside to make salt in exchange for some goods and travel southward. They really dare not intentionally disturb the envoys."

Hearing this, the faces of everyone in the venue changed. Kuaiji is near the sea, and there are many families who cook salt around the sea. They know that boiling salt consumes firewood, and the manpower consumption is huge, so the price is so high.But when he heard the old farmer say that he could get salt by pouring brine into the wooden planks, he was very shocked.

When Yu Tan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered someone to bring a salt plate and examine it carefully.Seeing that the brine inside the salt board was gradually drying out, tiny salt flowers had condensed at the bottom, he ignored the turbidity of the brine, used his nails to dig out a piece of salt from the edge of the board, and threw it into his mouth to taste it carefully, his face became even more dignified.

"Please look at Shiju!"

Someone handed the salt plate to Shen Chong, Yu Tan stared at the old farmer with burning eyes, and said in a concentrated voice: "Old man, don't panic, I don't mean to blame you. Can you explain the method of making salt in your village carefully?" ? If you can reach Jiangdong and benefit all the people, I am willing to perform miraculous deeds for you, and it is not a bad idea to crack the earth and become a knight!"

When everyone heard this, they gathered around one after another, wanting to hear about the unique method of making salt in the Northland as soon as possible.Huge profits in the salt industry, people are uncomfortable and confused, just in time for the meeting, hearing this secret, how can you miss it!
Shen Zhezi and his father smiled at each other, trying to force him with power, but how to lure him with profit.The method of sun-drying salt benefits all peoples, and the huge profits among them can only be enjoyed by one family.Instead of embracing jade and dying in a famine year, how about taking advantage of the trend to make extraordinary achievements!

　Plate salt is a branch of sun-dried salt method. It is easier to operate than Yantian sun-dried salt, suitable for small households, and the quality of salt obtained is better than Yantian sun-dried salt. . .In addition, the book review area has not responded in recent days. Readers who often read books at the starting point also understand that there will always be some broken things when they are about to be put on the shelves. If you don’t want to spoil the mood of the code, you can only ignore it. . .If you want to discuss the plot or comment on the author, you can add a brief introduction to the Q group, directly @ the author, and will respond if you have time. . .

　　
　
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