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The salt was produced, and it was unexpectedly high-quality, and Donghu Sanbu fell into madness in an instant.

Even the calm patriarchs couldn't help but clap their hands in celebration, let alone the restless young people. The cheers in the Nanshi patriarch's small courtyard were louder and louder.

Some people beat their chests and roared wildly, some people burst into tears, venting their long-suppressed emotions to their heart's content.

too difficult!Really too difficult!The price of salt in the grassland is extremely high. Although there are boats in Donghu, it takes a lot of labor and firewood to boil the salt, and the salt produced often has a bitter taste. How can blood salt be as pure as this?

If you find a merchant to buy salt, you will spend a lot of money and materials every year, and half of the wealth accumulated by the clansmen will be traded, but this may not be enough to supply!

Especially when the war broke out, the profiteers immediately raised the price. Before the war started, the price of salt had already doubled, making it even more unaffordable.

But people cannot live without salt.

Even though it was known that profiteers were behind it, the third part could only smash their teeth and swallow their blood, and spend their money with a smile on their faces.

Well now, they have their own salt pans too!

It doesn't matter whether you want to do business or not, the important thing is that King Zuoguli tried his best to make Donghu Sanbu succumb!

Xi Mozhihai thought that if he got stuck at the sea estuary and the salt road, he would be trapped for life and death, dreaming his mother's bullshit dream!In just a few days, they slapped those despicable vultures with their own hands!

Hahaha, those bastards never imagined that Donghu people have their own salt fields, and they won't have to be stuck in the neck anymore!

The more they thought about it, the more excited they became, and everyone rushed to the clay pot one after another, carefully touching this hard-won treasure.

So beautiful, this salt powder is crystal clear, like the most beautiful gem in the desert!

Ning Fei stepped back when the crowd was cheering, and watched the celebration with a smile.Feng Kai stood beside him, holding a small handful of pink salt in his hand.

He put it in his mouth, tasted it, and nodded.

"It's really good salt, there is no miscellaneous taste at all."

He turned his head and looked at Ning Fei who was smiling.

"Can Yongxiguan make this kind of refined salt?"

Hearing what he said, Ning Fei was slightly taken aback.

Salt has been an important strategic resource of a country since ancient times.Salt is cheap but indispensable, and it can gather a lot of wealth. In many dynasties in the history of China, salt was exclusively managed by the imperial court, and private production by the people was strictly prohibited.

When he was in Niubei Mountain, Aunt Niu would go to Ding'an City to buy salt regularly.The salt price in Yongxi Pass is not cheap, but it is not unbearable, and Ning Fei doesn't think there is anything abnormal.

After thinking about it, Ning Juzi still told the truth.

"The quality of this salt lake in Donghu is very good. Its geographical location and topographical conditions are hard to come by. It is very difficult to find the same salt lake."

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"In fact, the sun-salt method is more suitable for the seaside. Opening a large-scale sun-salt farm at the seaside and using the tide to build a tide pool can save time and effort and increase the output."

"If Brother Muye had a coast..."

In the middle of speaking, Ning Saw stopped, his eyebrows and eyes curved, meaningful.

The corners of Young Master Feng's lips hooked slightly.

"Yongxiguan is not close to the sea, but it may not be impossible to have a coast."

"It's not difficult to get the sea, but the difficult thing is to guard several waterways to protect the saltworks."

"If it wasn't for my younger brother, I could build a ship..."

The same words were only half spoken, the two looked at each other and smiled, and both got a satisfactory answer in the other's eyes.

Hehe...hehe...hehehe.

You build a ship, I take the sea, and everyone makes salt together and makes a fortune together.

Win-win, perfect.

Both of them saw King Zuoguli's method of besieging Donghu. The Central Plains is now a mess. The three emperors are in charge of their own affairs, and they can get angry at any time.

Private salt was banned on the face of the industry, but in the era when the aristocratic family occupied half of the country, the royal family could not prevent the aristocratic family from intervening in such a high-profit business as salt making.

Once the war is about to start, the price of rice, grain and salt will increase, not to mention, if the few companies that control the salt mines follow suit and cut off the salt road at Yongxiguan, how can the frontier soldiers live? !

The Feng family wanted to make salt a long time ago, and built a salt factory in private, but there were only small salt wells in the area, and the brine produced had a strange smell, and it was difficult to eat after boiling.

At that time, seeing Ning Fei helping Donghu build a salt field, Feng Kai's heart moved slightly.

He participated in the construction of the salt field all the way, and personally raked the crystallized salt slabs into salt grains, so he naturally knew how powerful this method of drying salt is.

The cost is low, the output is huge, and no labor is required.If there is such a salt field, the problem of the frontier army eating salt will be solved!

Red Salt Lake is hard to find, it doesn’t matter, Feidi didn’t say that the coast is more suitable?

After taking down Xiaoling and Shizikou, most of the Wuzhi River basin has been included in the sphere of influence of Yongxiguan, and only the vicinity of the eastward mouth is still under the control of the Hu people.

To the south is the territory of Xianyun Heyue's family.

He Yue's family is good at naval warfare and has large ships. If they don't have enough force to support them, once they are discovered by He Yue's family, the seaside salt farm will probably not be able to keep.

Feng Kai originally planned to recruit some Donghu boatmen to return to Yongxiguan to build ships at a high price, but Ning Juzi responded directly to the matter, which was a pleasant surprise.

He had seen the fish boat before, and the design was exquisite, completely beyond his imagination.

Feidi's ability is much better than that of Donghu boatman. With him, the shipbuilding business will be stable.

The little fox and the big-tailed wolf were making calculations at the side, and the celebration in the courtyard had already entered the second half.

Nanshi Patriarch Tuhan stood on the stone table, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly.

"The salt field was built by Mr. Ning for our three tribes. Without Mr. Ning, we would not be able to eat such good salt. You should be grateful for this!"

The people below suddenly agreed.

The people of Donghu are warm and loyal, with clear grievances and grievances. Everyone can see how Yantian came to be, and they are clear in their hearts. No one wants to be an ungrateful bastard.

So when the three chiefs announced that [-]% of the Yantian production would go to Mr. Ning Xiao, and each of the three tribes would give a large amount of cattle, sheep and livestock as a gift, no one objected, and everyone nodded and said it was right.

"That's it!"

Tuhe patriarch Bu Li slapped his hands.

"When Mr. Ning Xiao and Mr. Feng are ready to go back, I will personally take people to deliver the boat."

"I've been displeased with those Xihu bastards for a long time! I just happen to have a face-to-face fight with them, and see who turns over!"

"Bu Li! Don't be impulsive!"

The old man beside him jumped up and knocked him.

Although his face was already full of wrinkles, the old man's legs and feet were very flexible, and he was merciless in his strikes.

"Father! Don't hit your forehead!"

Bu Li clutched his head and groaned, but he didn't dare to confront his father, so he lowered his voice and muttered.

"That's right! Those bastards have blocked our way out. Isn't this stepping on my face and pissing on it? Which man can bear it?"

"fart!"

The old man kicked him again.

"Who are you with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu is your Lao Tzu!"

"The benefactor of the third department is on the boat, you dare to make a fuss, what will you do if you get hurt?"

Hearing what he said, Bu Li immediately withered.

It is too risky to go out to sea desperately, and if you are not careful, you will be buried underwater. What if you make your benefactor tired? !

"Then I'll lead someone to clear the way for Mr. Ning!"

Bu Li didn't give up, and continued.

"In the current situation, as soon as we get out of the river mouth, there will be bullies harassing people. The bastards bite people hard, and they won't let go when they get entangled. Our boat can't match their flexibility and speed. It's too bad."

"Why don't I lead the boat at the front, trying to attract their attention and entangle their hands and feet, so that Mr. Ning's boat will be safer at the back then."

This time his father did not object, but nodded in relief.

"It should be like this. We Tuhe people pay attention to kindness and righteousness, but we can't be ignorant and do bad things with good intentions."

"I am coming too!"

Helan roared at the top of his voice.

"Our Baike also has the Clippers. I have been holding back this energy for several days, just wanting to compete with those Xihu people!"

He paused, and suddenly sneered three times.

"The door wax is from Yesaha, right? Yesaha's nickname is a fast-footed businessman, I want to see how fast I can go!?"

Hearing that they all expressed their attitudes, the old patriarch Tuhan also nodded.

"We only have sea boats in Nanshi, and the speed of the inland river is not as fast as Yesaha, but we can carry heavy loads."

"That's how it is. Nanshi goes out to sea, and Tuhe and Baike are in charge of guarding and guarding. We all have to send our benefactor home even if we do our best."

Feng Kai translated the conversation of several people, and Ning Fei felt very moved.

Not to mention Yantian's income and cattle and sheep's thanks, just because Bu Li and Helan led a team to cover themselves, Donghu Sanbu is a loyal friend!

"Can I have a look at the door wax family's boat?"

he asked Holland.

"what?"

Helan froze for a moment, and replied instinctively.

"But, they, the family, even the outsiders, are all dead."

Hearing what he said, Ning saw that he touched his nose.

"The ship should still be there if the people are dead. I think they will at least give themselves a way to escape."

Clay heard the conversation between the two, and hurried to tell Grandpa.

Although he didn't understand why Mr. Ning Xiao wanted to see Yesaha's boat, it wasn't a secret at all, so Tuhan simply nodded, and sent his people to take Ning and Feng to the old house that had been sealed off.

"That's the one. They hid in the reeds under the water bridge. After we found it, we tied it to the pier below."

The Nanshi people pointed to a wooden boat and said.

Ning Fei thanked the other party, and walked down the stone steps with Feng Kai to the end of the pier.

This is a typical multi-oared speedboat, small in size and equipped with stiff sails.The hard sail can only be one-way. If you can’t take advantage of the wind during water battles, you can use human paddling to advance; if you paddle with the wind, the sailing speed is indeed very impressive.

Nanshi's boat is also hard sailed.

The advantage of a hard sail is that it is easy to operate, and a pulley can be raised quickly. Although it is a one-way sail, the hydrological environment of the offshore and rivers is not complicated enough to meet the navigation requirements.

In particular, the multi-paddle speedboat like Menwa not only bridges the short board of single power, but also can achieve a strong addition of manpower and wind power. Under the current technical background, its advantages are very prominent.

However, in Ning Fei's view, this paddle boat has serious flaws.

There is only one support point, the area of ​​the hard sail is limited, and the lack of wind intake results in a slow speed.The hard sail can only be raised to the top once, and the sail force and direction cannot be adjusted according to the situation. When turning, it needs to be manually supplemented with power, and there is no advantage in crossing reefs and avoiding attacks.

But even so, the flexibility of the multi-oared speedboat was much stronger than Nanshi's sea transport ship. No wonder a group of Nanshi sailors went out to sea aggressively, making people beat up. It was not without reason.

This kind of flexible wolf pack tactics is not afraid of Bai Ke's warship, and it can bite a piece of meat if it is deployed properly.

This can't be done.

Ning saw the situation while rubbing his chin.

Although I haven't seen Tuhe's boat yet, it's no surprise that it's probably a hard sailing boat.

It is said that the three shipbuilding departments of Donghu have their own specialties.Nanshi's sea boats, Baike's warships, and Tuhe are said to be good at building ships, and their technologies are all top-notch in the world.

But from a horizontal comparison, the multi-oar speedboat is really the most flexible and fastest one.If the ramming angle is added to the bow, the ship is equipped with archery holes, and the number of ships of sufficient scale is gathered, the third part of the water battle may not really take advantage of it.

In order to escort the slow-moving and inflexible Nanshi ships, Tuhe and Baishi had to fight hand-to-hand with each other, using themselves as live targets to attract firepower when necessary.

This will not work.

Ning saw his own black belly.

He had to figure out a way.