Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

Chapter 408 Magic?

At this time, the meeting hall fell into silence.

Everyone frowned and looked solemn.

If everything goes as Zhou Zheng guessed, Xiangjun may be in crisis.

They are not afraid of a war, and they don't even care about the so-called eldest prince, second prince and the five major families taking action. After all, everyone has experienced quite a lot of things on the surface.

But for the so-called trade war and economic war, in the eyes of Gu Jiang, Mu Yun, Gong Tan and others, they are simply unheard of and unseen.

The point is, everyone seems powerless!

"Why do the Great Xia Kingdom and the Great Yuan Dynasty want to trade with our Great Zhou Dynasty?"

“Because only in this way can their domestic needs be met through trade.”

"Only in this way can the people and the country be stabilized. Otherwise, Daxia and the Yuan Dynasty will fall into civil strife even if they are strong."

Zhou Zheng's explanation made everyone understand a little bit.

"Prince, what should we do now?"

Gu Jiang's face was a little panicked at this moment, and so were the others.

Although they were of good status and were educated and knowledgeable people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they racked their brains and could not think of a way to crack it.

After all, you can't really lead your troops to the five major families and force them like Zhou Ping said!

"It's easy!"

"Faced with this external blockade, the best way is to promote internal circulation!"

Zhou Zheng's eyes flashed and he spoke slowly.

Inner loop! ?

Upon hearing these three words, everyone looked at each other with confusion on their faces.

What is this! ?

"In short, Xiang County strives to meet the pace of self-production and self-sufficiency."

“If you can’t buy things outside, make them yourself!”

"What we produce ourselves, we use ourselves."

"I would like to see who can hold on!"

The concept of internal circulation was naturally not proposed by Zhou Zheng, but in the world where Zhou Zheng lived in his previous life, his country was also blocked by other countries. Finally, he proposed the method of internal circulation and cracked the enemy's blockade. means.

The same principle could not be more appropriate to apply to Xiang County.

"Self-sufficient!?"

These four words brought joy to everyone's faces. If one could truly achieve self-sufficiency, the so-called economic blockade would naturally cease to exist.

“If you have to be self-sufficient in food and clothing, it’s not a big problem.”

"How to solve edible salt, horses, ceramics, tea, etc.!?"

"The top priority, especially the issue of salt."

Gu Jiang naturally understood Zhou Zheng's thoughts, but water far away could not save the fire nearby!

Salt is the foundation of people's livelihood.

Whether it was the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Xia Kingdom, or the Great Yuan Dynasty, the demand for salt never dared to be ignored.

Most of the table salt was refined by the Zhou Dynasty.

They used the ancient salt refining method to extract salt from the sea, and then simply quenched it to obtain edible salt.

These salts are transported to all parts of the world through the five major families to meet the needs of everyone.

The technology of smelting salt is almost monopolized by the five major families, and it is regarded as a top secret and cannot be leaked at all.

Although other people can also refine salt, they are rough and the taste is much worse than that of the five major families.

This is why Gu Jiang's expression changed drastically when he heard that the five major aristocratic families might be secretly joining forces!

After a while, the salt reserves in Xiangjun will be exhausted, and it is very likely that the people will be in chaos.

After all, it’s okay to tolerate not eating salt for a while.

But how many people can tolerate not eating salt for half a month or even a month! ?

At that time, the prosperity and stability of Xiangjun will completely disappear!

Their hard work will be in vain!

The others also fell into silence, their eyes falling on Zhou Zheng, obviously waiting for Zhou Zheng's answer.

In more than a year, Zhou Zheng has created too many miracles.

"If I remember correctly, there seem to be many salt-producing places in Xiangjun."

Zhou Zheng was calm and unhurried.

There are many salt-alkali lakes in Xiangjun, especially in ancient jungle areas.

These saline lakes are rich in salt and have crystallized over the years. When the lake water level drops, these salt blocks will be completely exposed.

Even around the salt-alkali lake, you can see salt blocks scattered everywhere.

These salt blocks are yellow-brown in color and vary in size, ranging from the size of a fingernail to the size of a fist, and some are several feet high and quite huge.

"Prince, there is indeed a salt-producing land in Xiang County."

"But those are poisonous salts."

"It's simply unusable."

Shaking his head, these salt blocks are extremely poisonous. There are almost no fish around the salt lake, let alone livestock.

If a person accidentally ingests poisonous salt, he or she may become unconscious, or in severe cases may cause internal organ damage. Excessive use may even lead to sudden death on the spot!

Therefore, everyone avoided this thing.

Turning poisonous salt into table salt, for hundreds of years, countless people have tried their best, but no success has been achieved!

As time goes by, I can only give up.

Now, Zhou Zheng mentioned poisonous salt again. In Gu Jiang's opinion, this method is simply not feasible.

"If it really doesn't work, we can only rely on the power of the court."

"I don't believe that the five great families dare to confront the imperial court head-on."

Mu Yun said solemnly, and the others nodded quickly.

Zhou Zheng returned to Xiangjun this time to train his troops and prepare for the northward expedition to Daxia.

All things must make way for this.

It is impossible for the imperial court to allow the five great families to act recklessly.

Besides, Xiangjun was not easily pacified by Zhou Zheng. Did Emperor Tianjing really want to see Xiangjun fall into chaos again?

"Boss, there's nothing to be ashamed of."

"When the time is right, we can just settle the accounts with those aristocratic families."

Zhou Ping coughed.

He naturally knew Zhou Zheng's concerns.

Gong Tan frowned. She knew very well that the reason why the five great families dared to do what they did was because they had secretly obtained the tacit approval of the imperial court.

In other words, the current court is waiting for Zhou Zheng to relent.

Of course, this kind of submission comes at a price.

"It's just salt, but you want me to bow down!?"

"The imperial court looks down upon me so much."

Shaking his head, Zhou Zheng had a hint of contempt in his eyes.

"Everyone, how about I perform a trick on you?"

Suddenly, Zhou Zheng looked at everyone mysteriously.

"trick!?"

"Boss, isn't there something wrong with doing tricks at this time?"

The corners of Zhou Ping's mouth twitched. How could such an important matter be trivial?

"I can turn all the poisonous salt in Xiang County into table salt!"

As soon as Zhou Zheng said these words, everyone was stunned!