Four elder brothers take the script of salted fish

In order to act in a low-key manner, the people in charge of this matter are the chief guard Mu Sika and the concubine Liu Wei of the Imperial Academy.The former Musca was born in the Fucha family of Xianghuang Banner, and he was a very important person in Kangxi.

The latter testified for the fourth elder brother in the Caisheng cutting case, which left a deep impression on Kangxi. Was chosen to follow the Southern Tour.

The two can be said to be the people with high hopes given by Kangxi.

After taking over this important task, the two dared not delay. Even though they had doubts in their hearts, they rushed to the beach in person with nearly a hundred trusted guards. After choosing a place with flat terrain and the longest sunshine time according to the blueprint, they started on the spot. Stationed to dig a pool.

The pool doesn't need to be deep.

After all, this time is still an experiment, there is no need to use a large area, the only thing needed is speed.

After simply dividing the area, the two ordered the guards to officially start work according to the drawings.In the middle of the excavated pool, masonry is used to make a mechanism that can move up and down. It is opened when it enters the sea water and closed when it is dried. All of this is completed in one day.

Muska and Liu Kai proceeded to the second step non-stop.

From here, it is necessary to register the data and check the problem. Under the intense gaze of the two, the two guards opened the valve, and the sea water quickly poured into the pool along the channel. After the sea water basically filled the pool, the guards then Close the valve port.

Then all it takes is time and waiting.

The first batch of seawater went into the sun and became a very concentrated brine-this took three or four days.

Immediately after the second valve port was opened, the second evaporation was carried out in the second pool. This time, what appeared was a large block of yellowed salt. When you pick it up and observe carefully, you can see that it is either black or black. It is a yellow impurity.Followed by the third and fourth steps, this operation was repeated, half a month later, what appeared before everyone was a snow-white sandy field.

Musk was in a trance.

He whimpered and said, "I...my officer...I'm really not dreaming, am I?"

Liu Wei, who ate and lived with Musca from stranger to familiarity for more than half a month, nimbly pinched him: "Does it hurt?"

Musca's face twisted into a ball.

He looked at Liu Xi who quickly jumped two or three steps to the side, and he didn't know whether it was pain or anger that made the corners of his mouth twitch: "What do you think—? Of course it hurts!"

Liu Wei was quite calm.

He squatted down, held up a cluster of salt flowers that were more delicate than sand with both hands, and blew gently.The snow-white salt flowers scattered and fell back into the salt ground one after another.Liu Wei murmured: "That means we succeeded!"

"It turned out to be so simple and successful..." Musk was not an uninformed person.He has seen a lot of sea salt used by ordinary people. It is better to say that it is salty soil than salt. It is enough to add a little taste to the meal, which is enough to make people satisfied.

It’s just that who would have thought that they would guard Jinshan to eat bran and porridge. It’s just a little bit worse, but it’s just a few steps away. Those salty mud can become more delicate than mountain salt. Looking at the quality Better Sea Salt!

Musk turned his head to look at the seawater pouring into the first pool again—where are these ordinary seawater?They are clearly worthless money!Musk rolled his throat, he stabilized his mind, and immediately sent guards to set off overnight to report the matter to the emperor!

Kangxi was shocked when he received the letter.

That's it?that's all?Did sea salt succeed?Along with the guards came back a small jar of sea salt, Kangxi opened the jar and lightly dipped a few grains—it was salt, or the best salt!

He turned around the room three times excitedly before he calmed down.Kangxi immediately ordered the dispatch of Wang Guoan, the governor of Fujian, and Yang Wenkui, the commander-in-chief of Fujian and Taiwan, and 3000 troops to block the salt field immediately, and immediately send an urgent letter eight hundred miles back to the capital. Fu Lata, the servant of the Ministry, is fully responsible for rebuilding the official road from the capital to Fujian and ensuring the transportation of sea salt.

In particular, the road from the official road to the sea salt field was paved from scratch, and it was not an easy task to complete it in a short period of time—this time Kangxi issued a military order to complete the construction within three months!

The court's big move was quickly spread.

The story of sea salt mining has also spread to all parts of Jiangning, but the local salt merchants don't take it seriously.

It's not the first time they've heard of sea salt. From ancient times to the present, who doesn't know that salt flowers can be parsed from the sea?This vast and boundless ocean is like a gold brick, but it's a pity that it is surrounded by copper walls and iron walls, which cannot be pried open!

There are so many people who claim to have developed sea salt that can turn sea water into snow-white salt flowers and then into snow-white silver. In the end, they are all liars, liars!Unlike the tense emperor and courtiers, salt merchants from all over Jiangning were very calm.

Officials who know the truth...

Well, they gloated and wanted to see how long these salt merchants can jump around.

As for Kangxi.

If it weren't for the pile of things, he would have rushed over to find out in person.

Other things refer to foreign affairs.

Kangxi did not forget Kerkun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who was sent by him to Fujian and Guangdong to investigate the case.

After receiving Kerkun's letter, Kangxi wore a light blue bamboo cloth gown and took his three sons to the streets for a stroll.Not long after, a servant came forward with a smile and led Kangxi and others into the largest restaurant in Fuzhou City.

Once in the box.

Kangxi was taken aback by Ker Kun's appearance.

I saw Kerkun wearing a gemstone-studded golden silk ruyi hat on his head, wearing a maroon Ning silk robe, with a brocade belt tied around his waist, and a bunch of jingling small objects hung on the belt, ranging from betel nut purses to fan covers, from finger pullers. It can be put into the glasses case, or the bag and the key bag are all available. At first glance, it looks like a dazzling sun.

Ah this...

Kangxi hesitated to speak.

Is Kerkun such a fancy person?

etc?This is more exaggerated than fancy, right?Shouldn't this be the level of doubts about Ker Kun's aesthetics?Such a unique aesthetic...um...would it be true that a daughter taught in this way won't spoil her own son?Kangxi began to worry about Yinti's marriage, and decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son.

Yinti, Yinzhi and Yinzhen were also taken aback.

Dressing up and looking like this is like engraving the words nouveau riche on his forehead.

After the door of the box was slowly closed, and the guards confirmed that there was no one else around, Ker Kun breathed a sigh of relief, and knelt down on one knee: "Slave greets the emperor, elder brother, third elder brother, and fourth elder brother!"

"...Ai Qing, please come up." Kangxi called out after concentrating, but sat a little far away with a little disgust.

Ke Erkun can be promoted to a first-rank member, the head of the six divisions, how can there be no winking person.He immediately came back to his senses, and explained with a wry smile: "The body of a slave...is a last resort!"

Really?

There was naked suspicion in Kangxi's eyes, especially when he saw that the elder brother, the third elder brother, and the third elder brother were also doubtful, and Ke Kun almost cried.Dressed up like this, he was scared by himself when he went out, and disgusted by Fujin when he returned home, and now he is disgusted by the emperor even when he meets the emperor QAQ

Kerkun burst into tears.

Seeing his desolate appearance, Kangxi was no longer in the mood to be funny, he returned to the topic and asked rather seriously: "How did you inquire about the things I asked you to inquire about?"

Ker Kun restrained his expression.

He replied with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Bank of Guangdong has only been in operation for more than a year, and the situation inside is already terrible! Tea, silk and even porcelain merchants from all over the world cannot trade with merchants from countries such as Europa without their permission. The number of them is also much less than expected! After a private investigation of the servants, it was discovered that at the end of last year, the Guangzhou government expelled a group of businessmen from Europe and other countries and prohibited them from going ashore for trading."

After a pause, Kerkun added: "Since then, the prices of foreign companies have soared day by day, but the prices of exported tea, silk and porcelain have been repeatedly suppressed."

Kangxi's face was dark.

I also know that I am afraid that those who are expelled are not willing to make friends, and the businessmen from the European countries who are left behind... Hehe.

A sharpness flashed in Kangxi's eyes.

He said softly, "How many people are you hooked up with?"

"With Lord Shi Lang's guarantee, most of the local officials and businessmen believe that the slave was sent by the capital's Ministry of Internal Affairs—" Ke Kun had a strange expression, and he coughed lightly: "The bribes this slave has received in the past two months... ..."

Kangxi glanced at him: "After returning to the capital, turn in all of them, and one of the achievements will be regarded as a reward for your work."

Ker Kun sneered: "The slave only needs three points."

Before Kangxi showed any questioning expression, Ker Kun casually explained the number of bribes he had accepted in two months.

This number made the private room instantly silent.

Kangxi's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, a thin layer of ice floated from the bottom of his eyes, and there were sparks fluttering faintly under the thin ice.

Good guy, he also wants to call out good guy!

No wonder Kerkun didn't dare to claim even a single cent. He was afraid that he would be overwhelmed with this achievement and be impeached by the censor!

These foreign merchants colluded with the Europeans, how much profit did they get from it?Kangxi's eyes became darker and darker, and the anger overflowing uncontrollably made everyone around him immediately aware of his anger.

Yinti, Yinzhi and Yinzhen's faces were also not pretty.

After [-] Master Tang... Oh no, they originally thought that they could face all the corruption cases they encountered in the future calmly, but they never expected that they would still be hit so hard.

Corkun has accepted as many as 1 bribes from Mr. Tang.

The problem is that he has only been in Fujian for two months... What if it takes longer?The moths of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are the property that has been accumulated over time. If it is converted, it will not take two years to have it here?

The most important thing is what Ke Kun said next: "The businessmen who have communicated with the slaves so far are not the top group."

Kangxi's pupils shrank.

Everyone's eyes are red.

It's not that the top can squander money so lavishly, what about the top?How many things have these people done in the past half a year, and how much people's fat and people's anointing have they collected?

Just trying to catch them colluding is not a common thing.Yinzhen rolled his eyes and whispered in Kangxi's ear.

Kangxi's anger that had just been ignited was extinguished in an instant.

The icy air in the private room was swept away, and everyone saw the corners of the emperor's mouth twitching slightly after hearing Si elder brother's words, and the last one couldn't hold back and knocked Yinzhen's head: "Nonsense. "

Yinzhen hugged Kangxi's arm and acted like a baby.

He muttered: "How about you, Ama Khan?"

Kangxi couldn't help laughing: "...Then listen to what you say!"

Yinti, Yinzhi, and Kerkun all showed curiosity.

Yinzhen chuckled: "I would also like to ask Mr. Kerkun to spread the word, saying that you have a place to visit the Fujian Navy's military exercise, and you can bring people in for a visit."

Needless to say, Ker Kun also thought of it.

His eyes sparkled, and countless ideas flashed through his mind.He coughed and asked tentatively: "What else can I say—there is a chance to meet the emperor?"

Yinzhen gave a thumbs up.

Ker Kun felt complacent, and his mind turned faster and faster: "There is also a fee to pay for this visit—the closer the location, the higher the fee."

Yinzhen nodded heavily.

The eldest elder brother Yinti watched his father-in-law and his younger brother meeting head to head, like two wild cats eager to try after seeing dried fish, and he couldn't help adding: "Sell it back, Khan Ama's safety— —”

Ker Kun's heart shuddered.

According to their ideas, the number of idlers on the day of the military exercise suddenly increased, and ensuring the emperor's safety was undoubtedly the top priority.Ke Kun nodded cautiously: "Brother, don't worry, the slave will definitely be careful."