Daqin: At the beginning, he revealed that he was a traverser, and Ying Zheng was paralyzed

Fusu couldn't help being dumbfounded.

What a joke!

Not to mention harvesting five or six hundred catties of iron sand a day, even the wealthy families in Xianyang City may not have this kind of family background.

"Sir, what if you lose?"

Fusu asked confidently.

"If I can't do it, I will lose you one hundred thousand catties of salt."

Chen Qing said seriously.

Fusu couldn't help laughing.

According to information from the Black Ice Platform, Chen Qing had been involved in salt smuggling for a living before.

Not only that, but his salt seems to be abundant and cheap. Even after the golden basin washes his hands, the salt eaten in the copper and iron shop is still accumulated before.

Hundreds of people have eaten it for several years without finishing it.

"It's a word."

"So what if the sir wins?"

Fusu asked calmly.

"This is..."

"Since Lord Shang implemented the 'One Mountain Ze' law, the operation of salt and iron has been strictly controlled."

"But the sky is high and the emperor is far away. There are always some wealthy families who collude with the local government to make profits."

"To be honest, I did not suffer less from them back then."

It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

Chen Qing always felt that there must be something strange about being surrounded by officers and soldiers.

Maybe it was some tyrant who secretly reported him, which almost caused him to be killed.

"If the imperial court contracts the salt administration to the humble officials, the price of salt will drop by at least [-]% within a year."

"Not only will the salt tax not be reduced, it may even be doubled."

Fusu's face immediately became serious: "Sir, are you serious?"

"Bidin is really real!"

Chen Qing answered firmly.

"The price of salt has dropped by [-]%, how can the tax be doubled?"

Fusu asked worriedly.

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Salt is cheap, and the common people naturally eat more. Besides, I said that the price of salt in Daqin has dropped by [-]%, but I didn't say that the surrounding barbarian states also dropped."

"Not only can't it be lowered, Wei Chen also intends to use low-priced salt to destroy their market, and then raise the price to sell."

"The selling price is stuck near their cost line, neither more nor less."

Fu Su frowned: "If the salt in the Great Qin Dynasty is cheap, but the salt in the Barbarian state is expensive, smuggling and entrainment must be done."

Chen Qing waved his hand: "How is this move different from collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country? The Yi and other tribes are all light!"

"That……"

Fusu asked again: "If the barbarian state realizes that something is wrong, what should we do if we ban the salt of the Great Qin?"

Chen Qing's eyes widened: "It's a small country, how dare you refuse to accept Wang Hua?"

"What do I, the Great Qin Million Army, eat?"

"Whoever dares to ban Daqin's salt will destroy his country!"

……

Fusu was speechless.

Mr. has always acted like this, which is really helpless.

"I don't dare to make a claim, but I can discuss it with my father on my behalf."

"The Yan government may not be able to do it according to your opinion."

Fusu said cautiously.

The benefit of salt and iron is related to the foundation of Daqin.

According to records in the Han Dynasty, the profit from salt and iron in the Qin Dynasty was [-] times that of ancient times. Although it may be exaggerated, it is indeed a crucial tax.

"Then we'll make a deal."

Chen Qing smiled heartily.

When drying salt before, because there was no cement to build salt ponds, we used the rocky beach to dry salt by taking advantage of the convenient location by the sea.

Not to mention time-consuming and labor-intensive, the output has not yet been raised.

Now the time is ripe, and it is time to settle old scores with the old colleagues of the year.

Chapter 272 People are stupid, they have a lot of money, come quickly

How low is the cost of drying salt?

After large-scale industrial production in later generations, it costs about 120-150 yuan to produce a ton of sea salt.

The cost per catty is less than a dime!

The cost of underground brine mines in the interior is even more outrageously low, five cents a catty!

And a catty of salt in the Qin Dynasty is equivalent to about 200 yuan in later generations!

This is still in a place where commerce and trade are developed and there is salt production nearby.

In some places where there is a lack of salt, the price has to be doubled or tripled.

Even if it is 20% lower than the current price, it can still be sold for [-] yuan.

If you sell it for 20 yuan at a dime cost, is it crazy to make money?

"Sir, the magnet has been lifted down, let's go too."

Many people nearby were standing still and watching, Fusu didn't want to attract attention, so he urged him.

"Walk."

Chen Qing has the chance to win.

He ordered the groom to untie a healthy horse, and carefully led it from the roadside slope to the river beach.

The four wrestlers work together to tie the magnets firmly, and then let the horses be pulled by ropes.

"Your Highness, do you want to keep track of the time?"

Chen Qing stood on the empty river beach, reaching out to grab a handful of sand.

Among them, the color is dull, and there are very few rusts that can be seen faintly.

But who would have imagined that its daily output would be so astonishing after accumulating more?

Fu Su shook his head: "No need, if the master's method is really feasible, it will be a major event that benefits the country and the people."

Chen Qing added: "Not only the Weihe River, but also the banks of the Changhe River are thousands of miles away. Iron ore can be collected according to this method."

"If manpower is not spared, it is easy to get hundreds of thousands of catties a day, and millions of catties."

"There are also places where major rivers flow into the sea, and places where sand and soil are silted up can be ironed."

"At least it is enough to lay the foundation for us to industrialize."

Fusu seemed to be listening to some Arabian Nights, and became more and more confused.

Lishi made all the preparations and came to ask for instructions.

"let's start."

Fusu nodded, and stood beside the magnet, staring at it intently.

He wants to see if the method of pulling iron will work.

"drive!"

The groom swung his long whip, and it exploded in the air.

The healthy horse neighed, moved its four hooves and dragged the magnet and began to gallop forward.

In winter, the sand is frozen solid, but the weight of the stone mill is too large, leaving a deep mark on the flat tidal flat.

"Your Highness, look, it's sucked!"

Chen Qing excitedly pointed at the front end of the stone mill.

Some fine black iron sand was turned up, and then under the action of magnetism, it was adsorbed on the stone mill.

Fusu's face was slightly disappointed.

What is the use of such a small amount?

Chen Qing saw what the other party was thinking, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, let's go a little further."

The groom flicked his whip from time to time, driving the poor horse to gallop all the way.

Not long after, the entire front of the stone mill was covered with finely divided black iron sand, which was much more conspicuous than before.

"Stop, stop."

"Take one...forget it, I'll do it myself."

There was no suitable container at the moment, so Chen Qing raised his official robe, knelt down and put his hands against the magnet, carefully scraping off the iron sand on it.

It is inconspicuous when scattered on the surface of the stone mill, but after accumulating, it is a full handful.

"His Royal Highness, try the weight."

Chen Qing held the hem of his official robe to show off, and showed it to him with joy.

"This……"

Fusu reached out and grabbed a handful.

The density of iron sand is much higher than that of ordinary sand and gravel, and it is heavy in the hand.

"Half a catty?"

Fusu was shocked and couldn't believe it.

He turned his head abruptly, looking at the track left by the magnet just now.

But only thirty steps!

"Just more or less."

"It seems that I still underestimated."

"There are iron mines in the upper reaches of the Weihe River, and the iron sand content in the sand here is very high."

Chen Qing waved to the groom: "Come again! Keep going."

A group of them drove their horses forward on the barren river beach in winter, shouting and shouting from time to time, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Those who have good things come down from the official road and stop to look at them from a distance.

"stop!"

This time it was dragged a little far, and Chen Qing pulled about a catty of iron sand from the magnet.

"go!"

In a short distance of about [-] meters, a lot of iron sand has accumulated in the official robe, and it is a bit difficult to carry it around.

Fusu took a deep breath, knowing that he was going to lose.

"It's almost unheard of, unseen."

"In the past 500 years of the state of Qin, it never occurred to me that the nearby Weihe River is a big iron mine."