The work of collecting salt in Xiahetun is progressing very smoothly, whether it is the salt dealers or the villagers in Xiahetun, everyone is already very skilled in doing this thing, and they also have a very tacit understanding with each other.

In less than half an hour, the salt dealers had already finished collecting the salt, packed the salt they received, and prepared to leave Xiahetun.

"Master Tang, I'm really sorry, I still have to hurry here, next time I will personally go to your house to apologize."

After the salt was collected, Zhang Tianhao was also preparing to leave Xiahetun, although he made money in this private salt business, but in fact, it was also exposed to the wind and sun, and he had to cross the mountains and mountains, so the daily itinerary was strictly arranged.

As soon as the salt is harvested, they will leave, and they must not delay too long.

"Gang Master Zhang is polite, please take care of yourself."

Tang Laohu smiled and nodded and got up, and looked at his account room, because he had few people, there was still a long queue waiting to pay the money.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Zhang Tianhao arched his hand, and slowly left Xiahetun with his own people in a long dragon.

"Helper, helper, I found this bag of things in the salt."

Not long after the salt gang left Xiahetun, the salt dealer who found Zhao Erhu hiding something in the salt also immediately came to Zhang Tianhao's side and gave the things to Zhang Tianhao.

"What is this?"

Zhang Tianhao pinched it gently, very soft.

"Could it be that the villagers hid the sugar in the salt?"

He thought the same thing as he unpacked it.

As for whether it will be sediment or something, he will not think like this, first, the villagers in Xiahetun will never dare to seep sediment into the salt, and second, even if it is mixed with sediment, it will not be stupidly wrapped in paper, but like the sugar bought, wrapped in paper and hidden in the salt.

"What is this?"

Soon, Zhang Tianhao unpacked the package and looked at the snow-white, snow-white thing in his hand, and at the same time a note was revealed.

Zhang Tianhao hurriedly picked up the note and looked at it carefully, as the leader of a gang, he still knew how to read.

"Is this salt?"

"Snow salt?"

Soon, Zhang Tianhao finished reading the contents of the note, and then looked at the snow salt in his hand in disbelief.

He was in the private salt business, and he had seen a lot of all kinds of salt, and this snow-white, snow-white without a trace of variegation, and very small, like fine sand, was the first time he had seen it.

Then he dipped a little snow salt in his fingers and put it in his mouth, tasted it carefully, and suddenly his eyes widened.

"Oh my God, this snow salt is even better than green salt, and there is so much better salt in the world."

Zhang Tianhao couldn't help but marvel, he had seen and tasted all kinds of salt, almost all of the salt tastes not pure, more or less with some astringency, bitterness and the like.

The better the salt, the purer the taste, the reason why green salt is expensive is because the green salt contains very few impurities, and the taste is pure, far from being comparable to these sea salts purchased by themselves.

But the bag of snow salt in front of him, its taste is more pure, there is no trace of other tastes, the salt is full of flavor, the key is that this color is very good, snow white, snow white, like fine sand, this kind of salt, he has seen it for the first time.

"If this kind of salt is transported to the capital to be sold, it will be sold for at least 500 wen a catty."

Zhang Tianhao's heart marked a price for this salt, the best green salt is generally sold for 300 to 400 wen a catty, this snow salt is better than green salt, and the price is naturally higher.

"This kind of snow salt, even if you have a load, you will make a lot of money on this trip."

Zhang Tianhao's face showed a smile, he has been in the private salt business for a long time, he knows very well how amazing the profits of high-quality and high-quality salt are, the same pound of salt, the sea salt he sells, a pound of salt is about 30 Wen.

But he knows that those smuggler salt dealers who sell green salt, if they take the same pound of salt from the place of origin, they can earn more than 200 yuan a catty, transport tens of thousands of catties of salt, and make tens of thousands of taels of silver at one time when they take the goods.

In contrast, he Zhang Tianhao really earns hard-earned money, crossing mountains and mountains, sleeping in the open air, every time he comes to Xiahetun to collect salt, he can receive tens of thousands of catties of salt when he is slack, and earn a few hundred taels of silver, but when he is busy with farming, he can only receive a few thousand catties of salt, and he earns even less.

Thinking of this, his heart became hot.

……

Five miles away from Xiahetun, next to a big stone at the foot of a mountain, Liu Jin and Zhao Erhu waited a little anxiously.

"Why haven't you come yet, haven't you found the note we left?"

Zhao Erhu walked around, and at the same time, he kept looking in the direction of Xiahetun.

"I saw that he found what we left behind, and they will definitely come."

Liu Jin said with great certainty.

The place I chose is off the main road, but the location is very easy to find, and these salt sellers walk this road all year round, and it is impossible not to know about this place.

"It's coming~"

As soon as Liu Jin's words fell, Zhao Erhu said a little nervously.

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately stood up, looked ahead, and saw Zhang Tianhao walking towards him with four or five people, he didn't bring everyone over, obviously he was afraid of being discovered, or there were other considerations, and it was easier to do things with fewer people.

"Gang Leader Zhang~"

Liu Jin took a deep breath, pretended to be calm and walked up, facing these illicit salt dealers, Liu Jin didn't know if they would kill people and sell goods, this is a wilderness, I can't see a single figure, if the other party kills people and sells goods, he and Zhao Erhu are estimated to be in the wilderness, and it will become a good meal for jackals.

"Are you Liu Xiucai from Xiahetun?"

Zhang Tianhao squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Jin and Zhao Erhu, Liu Xiucai he knew, Zhao Erhu didn't know.

"Exactly down there."

Liu Jin smiled and nodded.

"I have the courage to ask two people to come over to do business, I really didn't expect it to be you."

Zhang Tianhao looked at Liu Jin carefully, smiled and said.

"Because I'm also a person who wants to get rich, I won't talk nonsense, my Xueyan, are you interested?"

Liu Jin was actually very panicked in his heart, now this scene is the same as the gangsters trading illegal goods he saw on TV, he is obviously weak and wants to suffer, but on the surface, he is pretending to be very calm and calm.

"Interested, of course interested, but I'm more interested in, where does this snow salt come from?"

Zhang Tianhao smiled, his eyes narrowed, as if a tiger was looking at his prey, which made Zhao Erhu next to Liu Jin couldn't help but lean closer to Liu Jin, and at the same time clenched the flat burden in his hand.

"Gang Master Zhang, it doesn't seem to be in line with the rules of the rivers and lakes to inquire about other people's ways to make a fortune."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

"Haha, okay, sure enough, you have the courage, in that case, let's talk about business."

Zhang Tianhao looked at Liu Jin, and then laughed happily, and did not continue to study the way of this snow salt, it is taboo to inquire about other people's ways to make a fortune on the rivers and lakes, the ancients had a saying, cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents, and it is not good that the other party will fight to the end, so Liu Jin is like this, and he also smiled and passed by.

"I took this snow salt, how much I collected, and paid it all in cash."

"Refreshing, Huzi, bring out the snow salt."

When Liu Jin heard this, he praised it, and then said to Zhao Erhu.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhao Erhu also hurriedly went to the woods on the side and picked out a load of snow salt covered with cloth.

"Gang Master Zhang, please take a look, the first cooperation, I only brought 100 catties of snow salt over."

The snow salt was picked out, and Liu Jin also lifted the cloth covering it, revealing two baskets of snow-white and snow-white snow salt.

Zhang Tianhao's eyes lit up when he saw the snow salt, he came to the side of the snow salt, glued a little with his hand, tasted it carefully, rubbed it, confirmed that there was no mistake, and nodded with satisfaction.

"I'll give you a price of 200 wen a pound for this snow salt, what do you think?"

Then, Zhang Tianhao was silent for a while, thought about it and quoted a price.

This price is also the price he gave after thinking about it carefully, compared to the huge difference in the price of sea salt, the price of this snow salt can be said to be very good, of course, this is also what he wants to stabilize this financial road, and hopes to have more cooperation with Liu Jin in the future, so he quoted this price.

"Gang Master Zhang is refreshing, just according to the number you said."

When Liu Jin heard this, he thought about it and nodded and said with a smile, this price is about the same as the price he expected in his heart, and he naturally has no need to bargain, the key is that this is the first cooperation, although Liu Jin pretended to be calm, he was panicked in his heart.

"Refreshing, worthy of being a showman, he was admitted to Xiucai at a young age, and he must be able to go to high school next year."

Seeing that Liu Jin readily agreed to the price, Zhang Tianhao also smiled happily and said, after negotiating the price, Zhang Tianhao's subordinates also began to weigh it, and at the same time, they also carefully checked all the salt, packaged the salt, and put it into the basket he brought over.

"I borrow your good words, it's really a high school day, and please be sure to come and have a glass of wine."

After the matter is done, Liu Jin is also relieved, it seems that the identity of this scholar is still very useful, if possible, he still has to go to the imperial examination, not to mention the things that are not in the middle, it is also good to be able to make more friends with scholars.

"100 catties of snow salt, 200 wen a catty is 20,000 wen, I will convert it into silver for you here, a total of 13 taels and 5 yuan, do you see this number?"

After weighing here, after checking all the salt, there was no problem, Zhang Tianhao also paid the silver happily, this time it was no longer a copper coin, but a direct silver.

"The numbers are not wrong, and the cooperation is pleasant."

Liu Jin calculated silently, there was no mistake in the number, Liu Jin had already inquired about the exchange ratio of copper coins and silver in advance, and now one or two pieces of silver can be exchanged for 1500 Wen, and the simple arithmetic problem is naturally difficult for Liu Jin.

"Happy working together!"

"Liu Xianggong, if there is snow salt in the future, please sell it to me."

The money and goods were cleared, and Zhang Tianhao was not in a hurry, but wanted to stabilize this way to make a fortune.

"Gang Master Zhang is a cheerful person, so let's do it, every time you come to collect salt in the future, I will wait for you here."

As soon as Liu Jin heard this, he was happy in his heart, he was about to confirm the future transaction with this Zhang Tianhao, but he didn't expect him to speak first, and after thinking about it, he also said.

"Okay, gentleman."

When Zhang Tianhao heard this, he was also full of smiles.

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.