NOVEL NEXT Chapter 29 Salt Making
When Guan Hai returned to Qingzhou with the imperial edict, Mu Yi was in a spartan state.
He also began to doubt whether he was really the son of destiny, just like the great mage Guangwu Liuxiu.
He originally just tried it with the mentality of having a date but not a date. Since the gold and silver on hand could not be cashed in, he simply used it to bribe people to see if he could get an official position.
However, the pole actually hit a jujube, and it was a big jujube.
Although the thing was very simple, there was only an imperial edict, a seal and a ribbon, and no salary. But with this thing, Mu Yi suddenly changed from a rebel to an official.
He jumped directly from a bandit to Kong Rong's immediate boss.
However, Mu Yi also knew that this thing could only be used to show off. If he really used this thing to make trouble with Kong Rong, he would probably be beaten to death by Kong Rong.
The troops he has now cannot defeat Kong Rong at all.
According to Mu Yi's understanding, Kong Rong in this world is not a weakling but a great scholar with the same fighting power as an immortal.
As the direct successor of Saint Kong, Kong Rong had a group of Confucian monks under his command, and even an army of Confucian warriors with explosive combat power.
The realms of Confucianism are divided into the realm of self-cultivation, the realm of regulating the family, the realm of governing the country, and the realm of great Confucianism.
Corresponding to the Taoist side are the four realms of practicing essence to transform into qi, practicing qi to transform into spirit, practicing spirit to return to emptiness, and being a free and easy immortal.
Corresponding to the four realms of the warrior's inner energy entering the body, inner energy condensing, inner energy forming a gang, and inner energy leaving the body.
As for counselors, there are only those with spiritual talents and those without.
In addition, there are a series of different systems such as the Mohist School, the Yin-Yang School, the Medical School, etc., but in the end they all reach the same goal through different paths.
Beings with inner energy leaving the body, carefree immortals, great Confucianists, and spiritually gifted counselors all belong to the same level.
However, their respective focuses are different, just like Ru Nei Qi Leaving the Body focuses on war and killing, spiritual counselors focus on layout and planning, immortals focus on immortality, and great Confucians focus on education.
Because of the emphasis on education, Confucian scholars were almost everywhere in Kong Rong's Beihai City, and the combined power cannot be ignored.
However, Mu Yi was not in the mood to care about Kong Rong's affairs right now. His original goal was this three-acre land in Donglai County.
Although the official position of Qingzhou Mu was somewhat unexpected, the effect Mu Yi expected actually appeared.
The poor families and scholars who originally avoided Mu Yi, after Mu Yi named him Qingzhou Mu and took out the seal ribbon and imperial edict, these people swarmed towards Mu Yi like a swarm of bees.
The management problems that originally troubled Mu Yi were solved instantly. The abilities of these scholars were not outstanding, but they had built a complete framework for handling government affairs.
Now Mu Yi doesn't need to worry about the specific details. He only needs to come up with a general framework based on the experience of the lower reaches of history, and naturally there will be these scholars to implement the specific details.
Because of this, Mu Yi finally escaped from the whirlpool of government affairs.
But Mu Yi, who escaped from the whirlpool, once again stepped into another whirlpool.
The salt industry, which has been put on hold for a long time, is finally beginning to develop.
"General, as per your request, the soldiers have dug a group of salt ponds!" Guan Cheng, who was in charge of leading the excavation team, said to Mu Yi.
"Show me!" Mu Yi led the people to the beach and looked at the independent pools excavated about one mile away from the coast, with increasing depths.
Mu Yi checked it aside and nodded with satisfaction.
The seaside salt production during this period basically used salty soil from the seaside, and then absorbed and recovered it with plant ash to make raw materials for brine, which was then boiled.
The first few steps of the salt-making method that Mu Yi knew were no different from ordinary seaside salt-making, but the last step was different. After all, decoction took a lot of manpower and time, and the salt produced was difficult to describe.
His method is to mix the prepared brine with seawater to achieve the maximum saturation of the salt. Through the scouring of layers of salt ponds, in the last salt pond, the concentration of salt increases to the maximum. After drying, the salt can be obtained directly. , and also circumvented Haiyan’s own problems, making it invincible.
For the sake of concealment and safety, Mu Yi deployed all trustworthy yellow scarves to seal off the surrounding areas and prevent anyone from prying at them.
In order to delay the spread of this method as much as possible, Mu Yi separated these people according to the steps and achieved multiple levels of confidentiality. Even if it is accidentally revealed, it will not hurt at all.
He didn't expect this thing to be kept secret for a lifetime, but at least in the early days, he kept it secret and used it to make money.
When a thick layer of salt crystals actually appeared in the salt pond, Mu Yi couldn't help but become excited.
He can only say that reading more novels will really have miraculous effects and you can always learn some useful knowledge.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. When salt crystals appeared in the first salt pond, Mu Yi immediately began to allocate manpower to expand production.
Then Mu Yi immediately found the person in charge of the Zhen family's stay in Buqi County, Zhen Si, who had always cooperated.
The Zhen family has always focused on grain, salt, and animal husbandry. They also do other things, but these three are the most important.
So when Mu Yi appeared in front of Zhen Si with a lot of refined salt, Zhen Si knew that the Zhen family was about to make a fortune.
Although he didn't know where Mu Yi got so much refined salt, Mu Yi was willing to sell it to them at half the price, and even let them share the sales on his behalf. This was simply a great joy.
He didn't want to ask where Mu Yi's salt came from, and he didn't dare to ask.
Mu Yi is no longer the bandit he was before. Qingzhou Mu is full of problems and confusing.
But that's not what the Zhen family can do, even if they are one of the four wealthy businessmen, it's all in vain.
Businessmen pursue profits, and all they need to know is that the benefits to the Zhen family are beyond imagination, even worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
After Mu Yi sent away the happy Zhen Si, he sighed helplessly. He really didn't want to take advantage of the Zhen family. Sooner or later, the other party would follow Yuan Shao. The more the Zhen family earns now, the more Yuan Shao will have in the future. , this kind of behavior is almost catching up with the enemy.
But there was nothing Mu Yi could do. He didn't even have complete control over Donglai County, so setting up his own caravan was a complete fantasy.
However, Mu Yi still organized a group of people to sell refined salt in several counties under his command, selling half and half to all the people at very low prices. It was probably no different from giving it away for free, and regarded it as a welfare for his own people.
It has to be said that in this era when ordinary people may still use salty stones, Mu Yi's low-price refined salt has really benefited society.
After a wave of benefits, the people under his command finally contributed enough spiritual power, allowing Mu Yi's talent to finally accumulate enough capital to start.