Jiang Chengzi said "oh" and motioned to Pan Daochang to speak.

Pan Daochang straightened his beard and said: "Speaking of salt, Chuanyun Village has always been unable to afford that expensive thing, but there is a Danqing Mountain behind Chuanyun Village, there is a cave there, and there is molten water seeping out, and the water is salty." Because there is a shortcut to the cloud village, and the water that seeps out will flow into the water behind the cloud village. Therefore we know the place. ”

"You mean where all the salt in Chuanyun Village has come from all these years?" Jiang Chengzi was a little uncontrollable excited.

Pan Daochang nodded and said: "Turning the cloud village will take the water to precipitate, boil, filter the grass and wood ashes, and get a little salt, and the people in the cloud village will hang their lives." ”

"It's a lot of work, and the salt you get is not pure. If you make a slight mistake, you will have a problem eating. Jiang Chengzi frowned.

Pan Daochang sighed and said, "In the years of war and chaos, this salt and gold are very expensive. It's a coarse piece of salt, and that small piece is also gold that is not exchanged. To have this blessed land, everyone in Chuanyunzhai is grateful for God's gift. How can you be picky. Now, when I talk to the Nine Girls, I know that the Nine Girls have great powers and will be able to refine high-purity salt. ”

Jiang Chengzi was silent, just pacing back and forth in the courtyard a few times before saying, "I'll try my best." ”

In this way, the poor Dao is grateful. Pan Daochang arched again, and then said goodbye and said not to bother.

After the people left, Yao Ziqiu came up and was quite concerned, and asked: "Ah Zhi, I am a layman in this matter, what do you think?"

"After I have seen it, if what Daoist Pan said is true, it will be a good thing. Plus there are fire wells nearby that can be used as fuel. Boiling salt doesn't have to go through a lot of work. It's just that the design of this derrick takes time. I'm afraid that I will trouble Brother Yao in the classical books. Jiang Chengzi replied.

When Yao Ziqiu heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Don't say this." I can't thank you enough for bringing me with you for this ideal plan. Being able to play a role in the Shennong plan is a blessing for Yao's three lives. ”

"Brother Yao, you and I don't have to be so polite. Today, I will cultivate here, and when Xie San will bring their people, I will ask for a little distribution and enter the mountain early tomorrow morning. Jiang Chengzi said.

Then. Yao Ziqiu chose a well-lit place and sat down to read the remnants of the classics he carried with him. And Jiang Chengzi asked Xie Laosan to come, and asked Xie Laosan about the candidates recommended by Xie Laosan one by one. The candidate for the mountain was finally determined.

Of course, Ma Sanye is the best choice as a guide. When the candidate was confirmed, Xie Laosan began to prepare the equipment for entering the mountain. Jiang Chengzi gave him a list. He was very efficient, and by dusk he had already prepared it, and asked Jiang Chengzi to check it.

After checking properly, Jiang Chengzi dismissed everyone and let them rest and recuperate.

After dinner, Yao Ziqiu was already painting the salt well frame according to the remnants in his hand. Jiang Chengzi saw that he was painting well, and he didn't bother. only took Xiao Jiu out for a walk.

Heyun Town at dusk was deserted, and the shops had long been closed. There was not a single ghost in the street.

"Nine girls, this mountain town is most afraid of mountain bandits. At dusk, families are eager to hide underground. Xiao Jiu explained.

Jiang Chengzi said "um" and didn't answer, just walked around the town, and then asked, "Xiao Jiu, how much do you know about the Qiang people?"

"Qiang people?" Xiao Jiu was very puzzled, but he didn't continue to ask, but answered on his own, "This Qiang people are elusive, tall and big, and have strong combat effectiveness. In this southwestern mountain, the Lord confronted them several times, and we suffered many casualties. ”

"Then have you ever fought with the Qiang people?" Jiang Chengzi asked again.

Xiao Jiu shook his head and said, "I am a guard selected by the Lord to protect the Jiang Mansion, so naturally I will not use it for other purposes. I also heard from people in the training camp about the confrontation with the Qiang people. ”

Jiang Chengzi lowered his eyes, walked to the temporary stage in the middle of the street, looked at the mottled pillars on the stage, and asked, "Last time, someone said that the ancient Qiang people were in this mountain. What do you think?"

"This—" Xiao Jiu looked up at the towering mountain, and didn't answer for a while. After a long time, he scratched his head and said in embarrassment, "Nine girls, I'm actually not sure." I don't know the map, but I think this Jianbei Dao is far from the Longyou Dao where the Qiang people haunt. Last time, General A Nian entered Longyou Road from Shuzhong overnight to outflank the Qiang people, which was also a rapid march. ”

"If you don't hide in this Shu Mountain, how can you not find their traces?" Jiang Chengzi muttered to himself.

Xiao Jiu was speechless for a while, and then seemed to suddenly realize, and shouted in a lost voice: "Is the ninth girl worried about this meeting?"

Jiang Chengzi let out a "hmm" and said, "The last time the Qiang people clashed with General A Nian in Longyou Road, the Qiang people were defeated. General Ah Nian chased and fled, and they lost a trace. Later, listening to what your master said, General Cheng's subordinates also searched in all directions, but there was no trace of the Qiang people. And for so many years, the Qiang people have been haunted. This also broke the morale of our army. ”

"The ninth girl suspects that the Qiang people have actually been hiding in the deep mountains of Shuzhong, and there is a secret passage to enter Longyou, waiting for an opportunity to enter Gyeonggi Province and go straight to Chang'an at any time?" Xiao Jiu was also surprised when he heard Jiang Chengzi say that.

"The Qiang people are tall and strong, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the heroes rose together, they may not have no ambitions, but in view of the small number of people, they have only been active around Longyou Dao. The last time I heard the youngest son of General Cheng talk about the Qiang people who had clashed with the Tang army several times since the Tang Dynasty, and their combat effectiveness was fierce, which made the Tang army unstable. Jiang Chengzi said this, and did not continue.

Because from a certain point of view, when there is a general shortage of salt in the world, being able to have such spirit to fight can show that the Qiang people have a large amount of refined salt, and their horses can also show this. From the perspective of geology and geography, Shuzhong belongs to the basin and is the most likely place to have exquisite salt mines. Judging from the location and state of the Qiang people, it is likely that they are hidden in the northwest of Shu and have huge salt mines.

And this time, Jiang Chengzi is looking for salt mines, or he may meet the Qiang people lurking in Shu on the western narrow road. What if we meet on a narrow road? This was not thought of in the previous plan, when Jiang Chengzi was initially preparing, the dangers he foresaw were heavy rain, mudslides, landslides, or other bandits.

She never thought that in the mountains northwest of Shu, there might be potential invisible dangers. It was also when she entered Heyun Town that she remembered the previous garrison here, and remembered that she had deduced the movement trajectory of the Qiang people before. It's just that there was no evidence of support at that time, and now if there are a large number of salt mines in the vicinity, this is supported.

"If this is true, we are afraid that we will have to make other arrangements for this trip. Xiao Jiu also realized the seriousness of the matter.

Jiang Chengzi said "um" and said, "Therefore, you have to go to the barracks with me and meet the general here." ”

(Happy Valentine's Day, everyone) (To be continued.) )