The cannon fodder through the book will live to the end

Xiao Jingyu couldn't help thinking when he heard the words, he had never thought about this question before.He had seen sailing ships in port and sailing ships returning.I didn't pay attention before, but when I thought about it now, I found that what the princess said was the truth.

But it never occurred to him why that was the case.Not only him, I am afraid that few people in the entire Jin Dynasty noticed this phenomenon, let alone thought about the principle of it.

Originally, Xiao Jingyu didn't take Tao Anran's strange book seriously, so he thought it would be good to listen to this excuse.But now Xiao Jingyu was somewhat suspicious.

Is there really such a strange book?Otherwise, where did the princess get her ideas about sailing and making fine salt?If there is indeed a strange book, was the strange book really burned?What content in the book does the princess remember?

Xiao Jingyu was thinking about this in his heart, he saw Tao Anran's slightly curved lips out of the corner of his eyes, and suddenly realized that he might be led astray by the princess.I didn't come here at this moment to think about whether to read or not, after all, whether there is a book or not is another matter.What he really cares about is the current method of refining fine salt.

As long as he masters this method, he can do many things freely.At least the urgent need can be solved.

Salt is a necessity for the human body, and if you don't eat salt for a long time, you will feel weak all over.Now a bucket of rice sells for five renminbi, but the price of the same salt is close to 10 renminbi.Ordinary people use less salt and care less about the price.However, there are several [-] soldiers in the Zhenbei Army, and the daily training of the soldiers especially requires salt supplementation. The annual expenditure on salt alone is a large sum of money.

Now, if you can refine fine salt yourself, you can be self-sufficient.This alone saves a lot of money.And the money saved can be exchanged for weapons and armor to enhance the strength of soldiers.

And the excess salt can also be sold.Although Yantie is officially operated, it is not uncommon to sell some salt in private.If the salt in the future is always so white and delicate, and the quality is better than official salt, then imagine how much income there will be.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingyu couldn't help but soften his face.He looked at Tao Anran and said, "Princess, you have worked hard. You have been tired for a long time, do you want to take a rest?"

Tao Anran looked at Xiao Jingyu who went into the room to rest on his own after saying this, and was speechless. On the surface it was a question, but in fact it was an affirmation.He had no choice but to follow behind and walked into the house.

He has been busy since he came back to the palace, although most of it is to guide others, but he has not stopped for a moment, and he has tasted a little salt, and now he feels a little thirsty.

The two sat on both sides of the small table, and Tao Anran first poured himself a cup of tea.Fortunately, there was a clever servant girl who kept tea on the table. At this time, the temperature was just right, and Tao Anran drank it all in one gulp, feeling extremely happy.

In Xiao Jingyu's eyes, Tao Anran drank water like a cow, and he didn't have the etiquette of drinking lightly and slowly like those big brothers.But Xiao Jingyu, who has long been accustomed to the boldness of the lieutenant generals, finds such a princess very pleasing to the eye.

After Tao Anran finished drinking, he saw Xiao Jingyu staring at him. He thought for a while that he should pour the prince a cup of tea first.After all, if you come to your own small courtyard, you are considered a visitor.

Thinking of this, Tao Anran quickly poured Xiao Jingyu a cup of tea.

"My lord, please drink tea."

Xiao Jingyu looked at the cup of tea in front of him, thinking about the concubine's behavior, and felt that he should be more honest.Although the palace is full of his own people, he will know the method of refining rock salt later.But the princess refined rock salt directly in the palace, which was equivalent to being in front of him.Since the concubine doesn't hide her selfishness, he should treat each other with courtesy.

As for whether the princess had ulterior motives or not, Xiao Jingyu felt that she might be worrying too much before such a big gift as salt refining.

Xiao Jingyu picked up the teacup, "Since the king is here, the princess must know what I mean. The king wants the method of extracting rock salt from the princess. In exchange, the princess can make her own request."

Tao Anran's eyes lit up, here he is, this is what he was waiting for.What he bet is that Xiao Jingyu will not be indifferent, nor will he use the method secretly, but everyone will be honest with each other.After all, as the king of Zhenbei, he still has this kind of tolerance.

But first, be humble.

Tao Anran pretended to cough: "My lord, what do you think of this method of refining rock salt? Is it useful to you? How much is it worth?"

Xiao Jingyu gave Tao Anran a meaningful look, and replied honestly: "This method is unheard of by this king. And to be honest, it is very useful to me. As for the value, this refining method alone can be called an invaluable treasure."

Tao Anran was excited, "Since the prince approves so much, then we can cooperate to sell salt. I will provide the technology, and the prince will provide the materials and man-made sites. After the profit, we will get [-]-[-] points!"

Looking at Xiao Jingyu's expression of shock and disapproval, he didn't reply.Tao Anran withdrew the five fingers he was gesticulating, changed it to four fingers, and said embarrassingly: "Then four or six points! You six and I four, there can't be less, really can't be less!"

Xiao Jingyu showed a shocked look because he didn't expect that the princess wanted to sell salt.This coincided with his previous thoughts.And seeing that Wang Hao seemed to have misunderstood something and automatically changed it to [-] or [-] points, Xiao Jingyu obviously liked it.

However, Xiao Jingyu took a sip of tea, looked at Wang Hao's expectant expression, and said slowly: "Wang Hao knows that salt is operated by the government, and the price is uniformly distributed by the Salt Transport Yamen. If ordinary people sell salt, it is private salt. And Selling illegal salt is a capital offense under Dajin law."

Tao Anran was taken aback when he heard this, he just wanted to sell some salt to make money, but he didn't expect the consequences to be so serious.However, thinking of the identity of the person in front of him, he couldn't help but said: "My lord, you have a noble status, so you should have a way to solve this problem."

Xiao Jingyu looked at Wang Hao's anxious eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and then quickly smoothed it out, "Even this king will have to spend a lot of effort to silence someone who cares. And you need to get an official salt sales certificate, It is also necessary to go through various relationships. Not to mention the employees of the venue selling salt. So, Wangfei, [-] or [-]% is not enough, we will be [-]% or [-]%."

Tao Anran put away her nervousness when she heard this.I said so much before co-authoring, just to bargain.

Tao Anran rolled her eyes towards the sky, and showed her previous contract negotiation posture, "My lord, you are not being kind. At any rate, I provided the main technology. Without this technology, how could you think of selling salt?" ? And it was because of the consideration of all kinds of things in the follow-up that I reluctantly divided it into [-]-[-]%. [-]-[-]% is already my bottom line. I can't change it anymore."

Xiao Jingyu was just testing it out, after all, the [-]-[-] share is already very beneficial to him.Besides, as Wang Hao said, without Wang Hao's skills, he would not be able to sell salt.So it was just a tentative bargaining to say that the [-]-[-]% share was just a tentative bargain. I didn't expect the princess's reaction to be so intense.

The cheeks are puffy, which looks a little cute.It makes people want to bully a bit!

Xiao Jingyu pretended to think for a while, and then, under the gaze of the princess, nodded reluctantly and said: "Well, what the princess said makes sense, then do as the princess says. This king is a little greedy, after all, there are still people under my command. There are hundreds of thousands of Zhenbei troops to support. Always thinking about the soldiers under him, not taking into account the thoughts of the princess, it is because the king is not thinking carefully."

Tao Anran saw that Xiao Jingyu agreed to the [-]-[-] share so quickly, but she didn't react for a while.Normally, shouldn't we continue to discuss a few more times before deciding on a final plan?Xiao Jingyu's decisiveness made him feel like he was hitting cotton with his fist.Originally, he was still planning to show off his tricks in the follow-up.

But since Xiao Jingyu is so talkative, Tao Anran is not a person who doesn't know what to do.Hearing Xiao Jingyu's words, he seemed to be short of money.It's right to think about it carefully, Xiao Jingyu has an army of hundreds of thousands, can he not be short of money?But no matter how short of money, you can't take money from him.All his small money is for retirement in the future.

Tao Anran immediately put on a warm expression, "Thank you, my lord, for your understanding. Then this matter is settled. Why don't we sign the paper first."

Xiao Jingyu glanced at Tao Anran, showing weakness a little, but the princess was completely indifferent.And once the matter is settled, it will be evidenced immediately.This decisiveness and caution made Xiao Jingyu give Tao Anran a high look.

Tao Anran originally wanted to sign the contract, after all the terms of the contract are detailed and more cautious.But precisely because the terms of the contract are detailed, there are many words to be written.

And although he inherited the original owner's writing skills, after all, he didn't practice stroke by stroke by himself, so he could only recognize and read, and it took a lot of time to write a few words when writing.Therefore, he seldom writes with a brush, it should be said that he does not write.

But at this moment, you need to write something down.Fortunately, the written evidence only needs to write two or three lines.Tao Anran asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and then the two negotiated and signed a written document. After confirming that it was correct, they signed and marked it in duplicate.Tao Anran carefully put away his copy of the paper and kept it carefully.Maybe I will rely on this to get money in the future.

After talking about the cooperation and writing the documents, the two were relatively silent.Tao Anran stared at Xiao Jingyu who was still sitting and drinking tea, wondering why he didn't leave.

It's almost time for dinner, so why don't you stay for dinner?Although Xiao Jingyu grew up in his aesthetic point, he didn't dare to do anything.And if Xiao Jingyu was here all the time, he would still be a little stressed.

Tao Anran decided to drive people away.He looked up at the sky and said, "My lord, it's getting late. If you have something to do, you should do it quickly."

Xiao Jingyu heard the implication behind these words, if it was the past, he might have left directly.But seeing the other side of the princess today, he was curious for a while, so he didn't want to leave so soon.

Xiao Jingyu replied: "There is nothing to be busy for the time being, and all the things to be dealt with today have been dealt with. It's just that the military affairs are busy these days, and the king has not returned to the mansion for a long time, so I have neglected the princess. How is the princess doing recently? Northwest is no better than the capital. , the climate is drier and cooler, is the princess not acclimatized?"

Tao Anran's eyes widened, what's going on?Why did the paranoid and ruthless king of Zhenbei in this book suddenly ask himself warmly?And how are you doing recently, don't you know?Otherwise, why did you come back so soon after you made the fine salt?