At the banquet, everyone drank about the same, and Xiao Yao asked: "Lord He, Haiyan County is the largest salt production base in Chen State, will it have an impact on the output of salt production if all these salt gangs are arrested this time?" ”

"Xiao Xiaowei is too worried, these salt gangs are just those who bully the market and exploit the people, and they are not the salt farmers who are responsible for making sea brine frying salt, so it will not affect the output of salt at all." He Wu replied.

"Sea brine salt?" Xiao Yao asked curiously.

"It seems that Xiao Xiaowei doesn't know how to make salt! Salt farmers scrape the salty soil from the seashore, or use plant ash and other seawater to absorb seawater as raw materials for salt production; When making salt, the above raw materials are first rinsed with water to dissolve the salt to form brine; Then these brine are placed in an open container, heated and evaporated to obtain salt grains, which is called sea brine frying salt! He Wu shook his head proudly and said.

"Is it so complicated? I thought you were all exposed to the sea to make salt. "Of course Xiao Yao doesn't understand you guys who are so backward in making salt.

"Exposure to seawater?" Everyone was really stunned.

"Haha, Commander, there is so much seawater, how many years and months will it take to dry out!" Huang Wenyuan said with a smile.

"Don't talk if you're stupid!" Xiao Yao despised him for a moment, and he continued: "The climate in the south is hot and sunny, first choose a vast and flat beach to build a salt pan, and then introduce seawater into the first grade of the salt pan for exposure, and when the sun is almost done, it will become the brine you are talking about, and then introduce the brine into the second grade of the salt field and then continue to be exposed, won't you get coarse salt?" And the bigger the salt pan, the more salt will come out, which is much less troublesome than you who burn around! ”

"This, this seems to be a good method!" He Wu, who has been the commander of Haiyan County for several years, is not a corrupt official who can only make money, and he also knows a lot about the principle of salt making.

"However, this method will still be affected by many environmental factors, such as when it is windy and rainy, it will definitely not be able to dry, but this method is simple, the weather is good, a person can dry hundreds of catties of salt a day, it is definitely better than your fried salt steaming salt!" Xiao Yao nodded and said.

Seeing that He Wu was still thinking carefully, Zu Yuan also interjected on the side and said: "Lord He, you don't have to spend time thinking about whether this method is feasible or not, these new methods of Gongzi are definitely better than your original methods, you just need to consider whether to adopt this method!" ”

"Okay, since Boss Zu also said so, I don't need to bother to compare, just go directly to the salt making master tomorrow and ask, Xiao Xiaowei is really not an ordinary person, he can come up with such a wonderful salt making method! Come, I salute Captain Xiao and Boss Zu for a drink! He Wu smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it again.

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The next day, He Wu really found a few salt-making masters to discuss the method taught by Xiao Yao.

"Captain Xiao's method, I can see it! Salt can be made by exposure to the sun, which is indeed easier and more convenient than boiling brine with firewood! It's just that why do you have to divide it into two pools? A teacher asked.

Xiao Yao smiled, picked up a glass of water and splashed it on the ground and said, "A glass of water will not dry for a long time in the sun, but it will dry immediately if it is sprinkled on the ground!" In the same way, first dry in one pool, and then immediately transfer to other pools, 1 pool of water becomes 4 pools of water, 8 pools of water, do you say that you can dry the salt faster! ”

"And how can we tell if it's almost sunburned in the first pool?" Another teacher asked.

"Throw a lotus seed down, and see where he floats in the water, can't you judge?" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

He Wu and the other elders really suddenly realized, and they all gave a thumbs up and praised angrily: Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!

He Wu immediately ordered these masters to take people to find suitable places, build salt pans, and test these new methods of salt production.

Seeing that these people were all leaving in a hurry, Zu Yuan came out and said: "The young master's method will definitely increase the output of salt production significantly, which will inevitably have an impact on the price of salt, causing the price of salt to plummet!" ”

"Isn't it good to fall, anyway, it's not the general firm that is responsible for selling salt now! And salt is a must for everyone to eat, so wouldn't it be better to make it affordable for everyone? Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"The young master really cares about the community and cares about the people! This move of the young master is truly a blessing to all people! Zu Yuan patted his ass.

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When Xiao Yao was teaching the method of making salt, his infantry battalion was not idle, and was sent by Xiao Yao to do public welfare for the people and repair the city gates for Haiyan County, after all, it was the infantry battalion that smashed the four city gates of the people.

"Dabao, why are you doing all this tedious carpentry here?" Xu Jingcheng, who was riding out of the city on a big horse, saw that Zhang Dabao was also carrying a big plank, and asked in surprise.

When he knew that Xiao Yao was going to send an infantry battalion to repair the city gate for Haiyan County and help the people build bridges and roads, he still agreed, but he thought that Xiao Yao was sending ordinary soldiers, and he didn't expect that even an officer like Zhang Dabao would have to do it together.

Zhang Dabao also looked bitter, do you think I think, this is Xiao Yao's order, all officers must work together, even Huang Wenyuan was sent to repair the salt field, so he smiled bitterly: "The commander said, as a general, you must share weal and woe with the soldiers, and there is no hierarchy when serving the people!" ”

"Having said that, you are an officer, how can you work with soldiers, what a system! You are waiting here, I'm here to find Xiao Yao! After saying that, he rode a horse and left, leaving Zhang Dabao with an expectant face.

As a result, Zhang Dabao, who had been waiting for a long time, didn't see Xu Jingcheng come back, so he could only continue to carry the plank.

Because when Xu Jingcheng came to the beach, he actually saw Xiao Yao like the county magistrate He Wu, taking off his remaining shorts, barefoot, wearing a straw hat and discussing how to build a salt pan with a group of craftsmen under the scorching sun, and he was speechless.

"The low-lying terrain of this area makes it easy to bring in seawater, and the sand is so small that it is not easy for seawater to seep down! As long as you prevent typhoons from destroying the salt pans with strong winds and waves. Xiao Yao wiped the sweat on his head and said.

"I didn't expect Xiao Xiaowei to also speak our local dialect here, and the pronunciation of our local dialect gale here is 'too coaxing'!" He Wu said with a smile.

"Typhoons are hurricanes, it's May, and it's summer, it's the season of high typhoons, and your Haiyan County is a coastal area, so you should pay attention to wind and flood prevention!" Xiao Yao reminded.

"This is very difficult to prevent, every year, not to mention when the Sea Dragon King released a big hurricane, and when these big storms come, the big trees are uprooted! You can't prevent it! In the big hurricane in June last year, how many houses collapsed and the ship capsized, that miserable! He Wu said sadly.

"It's because it's every year that we have to accumulate experience and prevent it in advance!" After speaking, Xiao Yao suddenly looked at the sky, looked around, and suddenly his face changed and said: "You go and ask some experienced old fishermen to see if they feel the weather changes in the past two days, I feel that today is hotter than yesterday, and I can see the things around more clearly, and there are few seabirds on the sea!" And it seems that there was a very bright sunset yesterday evening! I'm afraid it's really going to be a typhoon! ”

"What? Captain Xiao is not kidding, is it really a hurricane? I'll go and ask the old fishermen right away! He Wu was also shocked, he didn't have time to get his clothes, and ran out wearing only a pair of pants