[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

Ling Han naturally didn't know what happened at the garden party.

All his thoughts were focused on the salt industry.

Donghai County has been one of the main production areas of salt since the Qin Dynasty, and there are many private salt farms.

Until the implementation of the "salt and iron monopoly" policy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the official salt farms completely banned the private salt farms.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of the central government declined, and merchants like the Mi family who had been in business for generations and had a certain political support began to smuggle salt again.

As long as a part of the profit is allocated to manage the local governor, the government will ignore it.

During this period, people who wanted to obtain salt basically used salt ponds.

They opened ditches on the seashore to attract tides and store water. After being exposed to the sun, a large amount of salt was attached to the mud and sand.

The efficiency of this salt production method is undoubtedly extremely low, and the final result is coarse salt that is difficult for modern people to swallow.

In fact, even in the 21st century, Huaguo still retains the traditional means of salt production.

It is also to open up ditches on the seashore to attract tides and store water.It's just that the follow-up process has been changed and additional artificial technology has been added, which greatly reduces the cost of salt production, and the extracted salt is also refined salt.

Therefore, to improve the salt industry, it is enough to change the saltworks in the Three Kingdoms.

The land he wanted from Tao Qian was a county near the sea with many salt fields.

After breakfast, Ling Han took a group of Mi's servants to one of the saltworks.

When he arrived at the place, he took the cloth with the blueprint drawn in advance and gave it to the leading servants, asking them to dig another ditch beside the salt pond according to the blueprint.

"Your Highness," Mi Fang graciously handed over a yellow hat: "The sun is bright, you should wear this."

The sun by the sea was indeed stronger, Ling Han didn't refuse.

Originally, others persuaded him not to come here in person, but to hand over the blueprints to the servants, and then come back after the construction is completed.

But he only memorized [-]% of it himself, so he wasn't fully sure.If you don't look at it, it will be even worse.

Ling Han turned into a foreman, instructing servants and salt workers to work, checking around and making corrections at any time.

Mi Fang couldn't do much to help, she just followed closely behind him, waiting for orders.

In fact, when they first learned that His Highness the King of Changsha wanted to improve the salt, both brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang opposed it in their hearts.

Even though the Mi family is a businessman, even if they know that the salt industry has huge profits, they still feel that this is a matter of putting the cart before the horse.Compared with recruiting troops and horses to fight for world hegemony, the salt industry is really nothing to mention.

However, this was the first time His Highness wanted to do something with great enthusiasm, and if they disagreed, they would still do their best to cooperate with the work.

Mi Fang originally thought that it would not be so easy to improve the salt, and believed that within a few days, with His Highness's mind, he would see that this road is not going to work, and go back to the right path.

But seeing His Highness not afraid of hard work today, staying on this windy and sunny beach for most of the day, and going up to do those rough jobs by himself from time to time, he was really shocked again.

Not to mention the prince, even ordinary scholars can't do such things.

Hurry up, and at sunset, a smaller crystallization pool was successfully completed.

Mi Fang asked curiously, "Your Highness, why are you digging this?"

Ling Han didn't answer him, but asked the people present who had just stopped working: "You guys have been digging for so long, does anyone know what this is for?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.

Ling Han encouraged: "It doesn't matter if you are wrong, if you can answer correctly, even if you are only a little right, this king will reward you."

Another moment of silence.

Ling Han watched them quietly and waited for a while.

Finally, a thin, dark-complexioned but energetic man took a small step forward and asked uncertainly, "Your Highness, do you want to use this pool to pick it out again? It's, it's just like frying..."

The other party didn't express clearly at all, and Mi Fang next to her was completely confused.

However, Ling Han had already heard what he meant, and asked, "What's your name? How long have you been a salt worker?"

The man bowed his head, and because he was talking to a big man for the first time, his fisted hands couldn't stop shaking slightly: "If you go back to Your Highness, the villain's name is Lu Hui. The villain came to the saltworks at the age of 12 and has done seven. It's the beginning of the year."

"Don't be afraid, is this king so scary?"

Ling Han smiled slightly: "You're right. This pond is called a crystallization pond. With it, you can save the final process of washing with sea water and frying on a plate. Moreover, the salt you get will be more delicious."

Received comfort from His Highness, Lu Hui raised his eyebrows and slowly raised his head.

The King of Changsha is a nobleman of the Tian family, and not long ago, he defeated the bandits with one enemy.Such a person, of course, can easily crush himself to death with one finger.

However, the extremely majestic and extremely cold face in his imagination did not appear. What he saw was a face that was easy to see and extremely gentle.

Lu Hui didn't know how to describe it, but felt as if he had seen a heavenly being.

"What?" Hearing Ling Han's words, Mi Fang called out unconsciously.

After regaining her senses, Mi Fang immediately apologized for her gaffe: "Your Highness, forgive me."

However, King Changsha's words are really unbelievable. If he hadn't had contact with His Highness, it would be impossible for him to believe such remarks.

In the process of making sea salt, the most time-consuming, labor-intensive and money-consuming step is the step of pan-frying.It requires constant calcination, which is what most salt workers do.

"It is not enough to have a crystallization pool, but a thick and long rope is also needed."

Ling Han took out another piece of cloth from his sleeve, and waved to Lu, "Come here."

Lu Hui took two steps forward in a daze, very at a loss.Couldn't help but sneak a glance at His Highness, then immediately lowered his head.

Ling Han handed the cloth to him: "The name of this rope is 'Balinizing Flower' rope. When the seawater is exposed to wind and sun, this rope is used to beat the seawater stored in the ditch. The purpose is to Let the salt in the water, which is the brine you get later, be as uniform as possible. About every two hours, the entire ditch will be drilled once."

As he said that, Ling Han took out a third piece of cloth: "Finally, introduce the salt water into the crystallization pond. The method is on this piece of cloth. I will send a master tomorrow to ask him to read the words on it to you. He will Stay here all the time, whenever you need him to read, let him read to you again."

"Of course, these are all general methods. How to deal with the specific details, you can try to adapt yourself. Everything about this saltworks is up to you to decide."

Lu Hui listened to Ling Han's speech in a daze.

Ling Han said again: "If you do well enough, I will let you manage other salt farms in the future, and it is not impossible to even manage all the salt farms in the end. If you don't do well, you don't have to worry about being punished, my king Someone else will be chosen to replace you, and you can go back to your original position."

"Also, Mr. Mi—"

Mi Fang hurriedly said: "Yes."

Ling Han said: "Give Lu Hui 20 taels of silver, which can be regarded as a guaranteed reward for answering questions."

guarantee?Mi Fang didn't quite understand, but he took out the money immediately, and when he handed the money to Lu Hui, he reminded: "Don't think that Your Highness rewards you with too little money. If you have too much money, your life will be in danger. This 20 taels of silver is enough for you It’s been a while with your family. Thank you soon!”

Lu Hui was still in a semi-confused state.

He lost his father when he was young, and came to the saltworks at the age of 12. His future life could not be more obvious: drying salt by the sea every day, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, barely supporting himself and his mother.Until one day, my feet and legs, like those old people before, were soaked in seawater and rotted, and I could no longer work, and then died.

He never expected anything extravagantly. As a humble person, being able to live to be 30 or even 40 years old is already a gift from God.

But today, even though he didn't quite understand it, he had a vague feeling that his fate could be different.

And it was His Highness who was as bright as the sun who gave him this opportunity.

Inexplicably, an unprecedented courage suddenly surged in Lu Hui's heart, he knelt down and said: "The villain will never let His Highness down!"

After dealing with the matter of the saltworks, Ling Han went back home.

The reason why he handed over the work to Lu Hui was because he only knew the general steps and a few key points.Rather than groping for it yourself, it is better to leave it to a skilled salt worker.

The salt worker named Lu Hui was able to guess the function of the crystallization pool in a short time, so he was also talented in this area.

Before arriving at the mansion, he saw Yang Zhen standing at the door.

Seeing Ling Han, Yang Zhen rushed up to greet him: "Your Highness, as you guessed, many people really sent gifts today."

Ling Han walked in and asked, "Are there any important officials?"

"Guangling County Governor Zhao Yu sent his servants over."

"Captain Cao Bao, sent a disciple of the Cao family here."

"Others are just officials of no importance."

Ling Han nodded clearly.

It's easy to understand.After all, he only wanted one county. In the eyes of uninformed people, even though Tao Qian came to visit, he might not have paid too much attention to it.

Ling Han remembered something again, and asked: "Where is my senior brother? Has he not returned from recruiting Xiangyong?"

"This..." Yang Zhenhan laughed twice, very excited: "His Royal Highness, after the news was released, there were too many people who came to sign up, even people from other counties rushed over overnight, and you only need 500 People. Brothers Zilong, Brother Pei, and General Gao are still choosing over there."

Ling Han blinked.

There were too many things these days, and he actually ignored this matter.

Yes, the scholars have doubts about the so-called "young heroes defeating the Black Mountain Army", but the common people firmly believe it.

Under the operation of the Mi clan, the young hero is His Royal Highness Changsha King, and the white-clothed swordsman is Changshan Zhao Zilong, and it is also spreading rapidly in Xuzhou.

The legendary white-clothed swordsman came to recruit soldiers for the young hero, and the treatment was so good, it must not be overcrowded!

What's even more frightening is that now this place is managed by Ling Han, and there is no such thing as a curfew, and the senior brother is an honest person.

They won't be gone all night...