Chapter 122: Salt
In the conference hall, all the windows were closed, and only the light cast from the top floor and the flickering candles illuminated the hall. The hall that should be lively www.biquge.info Pen, Fun, and Pavilion is now only 20 elders, queens, and duge left. Everyone's eyes were locked on a boiling stone cauldron in the hall, their faces full of seriousness and seriousness. makes the already dim and depressing scene even more breathless.
This can't be blamed on them, after all, what is boiling in the pot is a major event related to the future of the fox clan.
The gurgling of boiling liquid echoed through the hall.
Other than that, all that was left was the rapid breathing of the crowd with nervousness.
Du Ge leaned back in his chair with a leisurely look, despising these primitive people in his heart. The sleepiness kept pouring up, and the process of boiling such a large pot of seawater was too boring.
In the end, Du Ge couldn't help it, and fell asleep on the table.
Just as he was sleeping, a loud voice suddenly roared. Frightened, he fell to the ground with a pop.
"Came out, came out!!"
That familiar voice immediately let him know who it was, who else would there be outside that fiery Fire Fox Elder?
Disturbed by the good dream, Du Ge got up depressed.
The surrounding elders couldn't bear it, and they all gathered in front of the pot, and those who couldn't squeeze in were screaming outside. I want to see the moment when the salt is precipitated.
Du Ge was a little infected by people's emotions, and he also squeezed into the crowd, but was squeezed out by the elders who were already excited.
"Cut ~ a group of primitive people, what is there to see about salt precipitation. ”
Muttering, Du Ge sat back in his place.
After a while, when the brine in the pot was almost exhausted, a large handful of white crystals had already precipitated from the bottom of the pot. Finally, under the Queen's forced order, the elders sat back in their seats.
After extinguishing the bonfire, Du Ge took the dishes and divided a plate of coarse salt by himself.
The elders couldn't wait to taste it, and then they became excited again.
"It's true! It's real salt!" "You can really boil salt, the god of war is on it, Ares!" "You can make salt with just seawater...... ...... The hall was full of exclamations, and the lack of salt had made these people regard pure salt as a treasure.
"Damn the lion clan, how long have you been lying to us, what are you digging out of the cave, damn it!" "The blue fox elder who had been in charge of the transaction learned that the salt production was so simple, and scolded the lion clan bitterly, how many years had the fox clan been deceived by the high transaction price. Now that she learned the truth, she had the urge to find a piece of tofu and pretend to be dead.
Hearing Elder Blue Fox's words, Du Ge suddenly spoke, "No, they may not have lied to us. Salt exists in a variety of ways, and what they may have mined was mineral salt, which would certainly consume more than boiling seawater. ”
"Really?"
Elder Blue Fox looked at Du Ge with a confused expression, and felt a little better.
"Yes, if that's the case, then we can produce salt cheaper than theirs. ”
……
"Silence. ”
The noise of the hall finally fell silent in the case of the Queen's seal, and the Queen smiled, and her body trembled with some excitement that could not be concealed, and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the salt is made, it's time for us to discuss how to produce it. ”
There was not even a stage for voting, and the queen went straight to the next step. As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes unconsciously looked at Du Ge, the person who proposed the production of salt. Knowing this, Du Ge picked up a parchment scroll and walked it to the crowd, unfolded it and hung it, on which a simple plan for a salt factory was drawn.
"I've already figured out the perfect production process, we don't need to boil, we just need to bask in a large area of seawater, and use the sun to evaporate it. Let me tell you the next ...... "Duge has completely taken the initiative and stands in the center of the hall, explaining the construction of the factory. “…… To sum up, we need to build a salt production plant by the sea. ”
After the explanation of Du Ge, someone immediately refuted it.
"I don't agree! Such an important salt factory should be built next to the tribe and be well protected!
The elder's words were immediately echoed by the majority.
"Please take a long-term view, and build a factory next to the tribe? The transportation of seawater is a very troublesome matter, it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and transporting so much seawater will naturally attract the attention of other races, and it will be even more troublesome to build a salt-out pond at that time. The input cost is not as good as buying it in the Leon Clan. It's better to build a factory by the sea, recover a small tribe and take care of the whole process, and we will have endless salts. ”
"Moreover, the salt is easy to make, and I believe that it will not be long before other races will find out. For example, the cat people who are now close to the sea, they are not big people, but they have salt-making techniques. Let's take a long look, salt will definitely be launched into the category of luxury goods in the end, and become ordinary household goods. ”
Under Du Ge's explanation, the elders also fell into deep thought.
"I agree!"
The quick-thinking Blue Fox Elder immediately understood the pros and cons and loudly agreed. Very open, and the other elders agreed.
After some discussion, the salt factory was finally settled on the seashore, and a small tribe of 1,000 people with close ties to the Silverblood tribe was in charge, and the silverblood would send a tribe of 300 people to be stationed for a long time. Because of the importance of the establishment of the salt factory, the elders asked Du Ge to personally go to supervise the work, and Du Ge had no choice but to print it.
The final result is that this time the Silverblood Tribe will send an army of 300 people and 20 craftsmen. Under the leadership of the legion commander Wei Ya, go to the seaside and establish a salt factory.
When it was all over, the queen suddenly slapped the table and waited for the hall to be quiet. Queen Melissa said solemnly:
"The matter of the salt factory has come to an end, and now I raise an important issue. ”
After a pause, looking around at all the elders around her, the queen said slowly:
"Whether it's the last farming study or the discovery of salt production this time. have changed the entire tribe, and Duge will be recorded in the history of the fox clan, and this merit cannot be buried. I now declare that the item is officially proposed: Feng Du Ge is the 21st Elder. ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent, the needles could be heard, and everyone looked at the queen with wide eyes. Duge was no exception, and he was a little surprised that the queen would suddenly make such an offer.
After a short silence, the scene was fried again.
"No, no, how can a man be an elder?!" "It's a tribal matter, how can a man let a man participate in it?" ...... "I think Duge is worthy of this elder, and his contribution should be rewarded." "I also think, otherwise, how could anyone be willing to contribute to the tribe in the future?" ......
Du Ge didn't speak, just looked at the noisy hall and the arguing elders, and the position of elder suddenly proposed by the queen was a little unexpected for him.