Chapter 561 561: Salt production, mulberry silkworms, grain growing (Part 2) [Requesting monthly tickets]
According to the internal records of "Tiangong Kaiwu", salt production is roughly divided into sea, pond, well, soil and cliff. There are six types of sand and gravel. Namely - sea salt, pond salt, well salt, earth salt, cliff salt and ore salt. Large-scale mass production is naturally based on sea salt.
It is then prepared by sun drying.
The general steps are to use tidal flats to open up salt pans, and then introduce seawater into the salt pans during natural high tides. After constant exposure to the sun and wind, the seawater in the salt pans continues to evaporate and concentrate, reaching a saturated state to precipitate crystals, and we get Basic sea salt.
The biggest feature——
Produce! quantity! big!
After all, sea water is...
In a sense, it is inexhaustible.
However, Shen Tang’s land is not close to the sea, not to mention the sea water. If God is in a bad mood at any time, if she does not make preparations for drought in advance, she may have to drill wells everywhere to get water to survive the crisis. , where is the sea salt?
Most of the mineral salt consumed by the people is mined, and the production process is backward. The resulting coarse salt has a mixed color and a strange and bitter taste.
As for well salt?
The cost of this thing is too high. To get salt from a well, you often need to drill 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. .
Of course——
This is not a problem on Shen Tang's side.
The most indispensable thing on her side is manual labor.
Martial warrior is really easy to use.
After all, Xun Zhen had also been a parent official. He had rich experience in governing. He had also dealt with the salt industry and knew a lot about this aspect. He said: "If we are making salt, given the geography of Longwu County, only well salt and mineral salt are available, but -"
Even if the technology is improved, it is not clear how much the output can be increased, let alone from ten Wu made a fortune in his hands.
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 are many lakes nearby, and there are 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.
Shaked his head and said: "Not for the time being."
Because the person who secretly controls Chi Yan is Tianhai Wu Xian, several salt fields nominally belong to 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 the salt can make money. In fact, I have a bold idea about making salt-" Shen Tang gestured with two fingers, "Be prepared! One, if it contains As Zhang said, Chi Yan’s The idea cannot be made for the time being. There is still room for manipulation of mineral salt and well salt. If the quantity is not enough, then the quality will win. "
Shen Tang will still purify coarse salt. of.
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 once used the spirit of words [water] "Yan Qijun" used his literary energy to turn water into water, but it only lasted for a short time and then turned into the energy of heaven and earth and dispersed. Is it possible that this kind of seawater can be introduced into salt fields to make salt?
Liao Jia didn’t know Shen Tang’s ability to transform things.
I just think 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 say that the spirit turns 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 Qi Shan and others were all frowning, as if this whimsical proposal was really feasible. Liao Jia's heart trembled, suddenly feeling 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 is special about this person and the Lord.
Using words to refine seawater into salt is, after all, 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 will find Wen Zhu to buy coarse salt, then purify the coarse salt into refined salt, and resell it at a high price. Shiwu. "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."
It makes money without being ostentatious.
Whose money is not money?
Shen Tang’s head was spinning rapidly.
Gu Chi’s suggestion is also very good.
Purchase a large amount of coarse salt from Xu Jie at a low price, then purify the coarse salt into refined salt, and sell it to Xu Jie at several times the price. This 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. When you have earned enough, you will sell the purification method to Xu Jie at a sky-high price...
Eat two for one.
As for silkworm breeding...
“When purchasing silkworm seeds from Wenzhu, the only trouble is the leaf material. Although Longwu County can plant mulberry trees, the growth cycle is too long. When they grow up, the silkworms I have starved to death for dozens of rounds. And neither I nor Ling De have three heads and six arms..."
This is very embarrassing.
Jiang Sheng: "If you want quick success, the only way is to talk."
"Indeed."
Shen Tang looked at Ning Yan.
Ning Yan was a little confused for a moment.
"Please make it clear, my lord."
"Tu Nan has contact with those students, and he should know that their talents vary, and not everyone has the possibility of becoming an official. Tun Nan has thought about it How will they 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.
Just to see what the Lord wants, there seems to be other arrangements.
Shen Tang’s words were astonishing.
“Have you ever thought about letting them farm for a living?”
Ning Yan said: “Master, how is this 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 is it not feasible?" Shen Tang couldn't see the joke on his face, "In my opinion, it is very feasible."
This is the first step to control productivity.
(づ￣3￣)づ
I wrote that I slept... 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.
(End of this chapter)