In this acre and three points of land in the south of the Yangtze River, there are basically no secrets to speak of.

Marriages, trades, alliances, and other relationships between the various families were intertwined, and within a few days, the news that Fang Jun would build a new salt factory in Huating Town and make sea salt in a new way spread to Jiangnan.

Gangnam trembled, especially in the Gangdong area!

Since the legendary Susha clan pioneered the use of seawater to boil salt, known as "Susha as boiled salt", the method of boiling salt has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is the most important way to make salt in the north and south coasts. Now Fang Jun actually said that he has innovated a new method of salt production, which is simply subverting the tradition. If this is the case, it can be said to be a heavy blow to those families who make salt boiling a business!

So, when the news of Fang Jun's salt farm "IPO" was released, and all the major scholars in Jiangnan were invited, almost all the families in Jiangnan who were involved in Haiyan sent people to Huating Town to find out the truth.

Even if you can't get a piece of the pie from Fang Jun's hands, you have to figure out the ins and outs......

In Huating Town, the scholars gathered.

Naturally, the Gu family is indispensable.

The Gu family attaches great importance to Fang Jun's "IPO" this time, and the people sent to Huating Town are the leaders of the next generation in the clan, the eldest son Gu Yu and San Lang Gu Candle.

The Gu brothers have a very good relationship, but they don't live together. Gu Zhu guards the Gu family's sea salt industry in Wuyuan Town, while Gu Yu, as the eldest son and future head of the family, has to travel around to study and make contacts. This time, Gu Zhu drove a boat from Wuyuan Town to the sea, bypassed the sea area of Huating Town, traced up from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Jingkou to pick up Gu Yu who was studying there, and then went down the river and arrived at Huating Town from Wusongkou.

The sea boat went up from Wusongkou, the speed of the boat was slow, and the Gu brothers stood side by side on the tall bow of the building boat to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait. All the trees that had grown on the flat area of the shore have been cut down, rows of red brick houses have risen from the ground, and the busy work of laborers and craftsmen shuttling back and forth is not a shout.

"Since entering Wusongkou, the situation between the two sides of the strait has been very different. It is rumored in the world that Fang Jun is irritable and reckless, but now I know that it is just a rumor, such a huge project, if there is no careful planning, it will inevitably become a pot of porridge. But you see, although there are many laborers on this construction site, but every place is in order, busy but not chaotic, those red brick houses do not know what they are used for, but they are obviously divided and distributed, and the laborers in each area perform their duties, do not interfere with each other and compare with each other, this Fang Jun does have the talent to help the world, my Gu family and those Jiangnan scholars have repeatedly failed to get benefits in their hands, not for no reason. ”

Gu Yu is twenty-eight years old this year, and he is a man who has entered the stage of maturity from youth, and his whole body is filled with a steady and flying look.

Gu Candle's appearance is not tantamount to his brother, but the whole person looks more casual, lacking a little stability and being a little more unruly.

For the eldest brother who has always respected and revered, Gu Zhu did not behave as casually and rudely as he did in front of Gu Xuan, but when he heard the eldest brother praise Fang Jun so much, his heart suddenly became unhappy, and he stiffened his neck and said, "Why does the eldest brother respect that mallet so much?" It's just like those guinea dogs, relying on the power of his father to get this official position that covers the sky, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers under him, anyone can walk sideways in this Jiangnan! ”

In his opinion, Fang Jun is also a second ancestor who relies on his father's power to make a fortune, if he doesn't have such a strong identity background, how can he get his turn as the head of the Canghai Road march?

Among his peers, except for the eldest brother in front of him, Gu Zhu has always been unconvinced! He Gu Sanlang has the ability to fight all over the invincible opponents in Jiangnan, who is afraid of?

Gu Yu shook his head and smiled, and the warm and bright smile made the few maids on the bow of the boat lose their souls and couldn't help themselves. He patted Gu Candle on the shoulder and said warmly: "People must be proud, but they can't be too proud, then they will become conceited." Conceited people are short-sighted, do not see the good points of others, and can easily fall into blind self-confidence and eat the bitter fruits of themselves. This Fang Junneng was able to escape from defeat in Niu Zhuji, which is enough to see that he is definitely not a gentleman who only relies on family power to make a fortune, and after arriving in Huating Town, he used tricks to trap 600,000 Jiangnan Shi clans, which shows that this person is scheming and cunning and wise, is it easy to be a person? If the third brother is contemptuous, then the eldest brother will let you go back to the ancestral house of Huiji to think about it behind closed doors and study diligently. ”

Later, his tone gradually changed.

Gu Candle was startled, and quickly begged with a sad face: "Don't! Big brother, can't my brother listen to you? If you let me go back to study, it would be better to kill me with a knife......"

Gu Yu suddenly shook his head and was speechless.

This third brother is gifted and intelligent, he can understand the practice of knives and sticks, and he is good at learning, but he just doesn't like to read, and when he sees books, he is like seeing an enemy who killed his father, and he can't see it no matter what......

He knows Gu Candle's temperament, and this brother is his loyal supporter, and the relationship between the brothers is very strong, so naturally he can't bear to be too harsh, just beat a few words, lest he be arrogant and willful, and get into a big disaster.

While speaking, Gu Jialou's boat had already arrived at the dock.

This is already the center of Huating Town, and the prosperity is naturally even worse than that of Wusongkou just now.

On the other side of the wharf, there is a naval port and shipyard under construction, and countless laborers and craftsmen are busy and thriving. The boats on both sides of the Wusong River are like clouds, and countless cargo ships and warships are weaving back and forth, where is there still half of the desolation and barrenness of the past?

This time, even Gu Zhu gradually put away his contempt.

On the wharf, the officials of Liberty Huating Town were waiting to receive the visitors from various families, and when they saw the Gu brothers stepping down from the boat, they immediately greeted them, and said with a smile: "But the Gu family of Wu County is here?" ”

Gu Yu hugged his fists and smiled: "Exactly, under Gu Yu, at the invitation of the chief manager, came to discuss the matter of the salt farm, I don't know where to go?" ”

This is his consistent style of doing things, never contemptuous because of the humble position of the officials in front of him, the etiquette is flawless, and the demeanor is graceful, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

The official naturally knew Gu Yu's name, and the people of Jiangnan even arranged a list for the children of various scholar families, among which there were four outstanding people, known as the "Four Great Sons of Jiangnan", and this Gu Yu was one of them.

In the face of Gu Yu's courtesy, the official was a little flattered, and hurriedly said: "The prince is a little one, the chief manager has already explained, if you come from each family, please go to the official office of the city department immediately." ”

Gu Yu hugged his fists again and said: "In this way, there is Brother Lao Tai to lead the way." ”

The official hurriedly returned the salute and said, "This is a matter of duty, Gu Gongzi, please!" "Leave your left hand for a moment, and then lead the way. I was very upset about Gu Yu's Corporal Lixian, Wen Runren's and gentle bearing, and thought that only such a character could be worthy of the title of "Four Princes of Jiangnan......

A large area of storage buildings along the wharf to the short distance is the upcoming operation of the city. The whole city is neatly planned, criss-crossing like a chessboard, and the roads in the middle are paved with cement, which is convenient and strong, and is more stable and neat than the stone road.

Gu Yu walked on it and found that this kind of road was light gray, smooth and seamless. There was a heavy rain last night, and there was still a little water in some low-lying places on the road, but people stepped on the car and ran it, but the road surface was as hard as ever, and I stomped hard with my foot a few times, and there was a bang, like a stone slab.

Gu Yu had never seen this before, so he asked, "What is this road made of?" ”

The official said proudly: "This thing was created by the chief governor, and its name is cement, which is like mineral powder, and after it is dried with water and river sand, it is as solid as a rock." As he spoke, he pointed to the tall warehouses and buildings around him, and said: "Childe, please see, all the houses here are made of bricks and stones, and they are cemented together, so that the whole house is solidified, strong and durable, compared with the yellow mud and white ash in the past, it is not afraid of rain and snow. ”

Gu Yu looked carefully, and sure enough, all the houses were made of red bricks, and there was this gray thing glued together in the brick joints.

Gu Zhu snorted and muttered, "Strange tricks, but it's so ......"