A group of nobles in brocade clothes walked slowly from a distance.

Fang Jun was dressed in cyan and straight, not wearing official clothes, and walked first, Kong Yingda and the old man Yuming walked beside him with their hands behind their backs, and a group of scholars and businessmen who bought shares in the salt farm followed behind, surrounding Fang Jun in the midst of the stars and moons, as if the leaders of the next generation were inspecting......

It can be seen that the praise of red and black, flattery, ancient and modern.

Fang Jun walked all the way, pointing and pointing, introducing the various facilities of the salt farm, but more often than not, he explained the purpose of various alms to the old man Kong Yingda and Yuming beside him. As for those scholars and merchants, it's already interesting enough to show you what you bought with the money, but is there still the chief manager who can't explain it personally?

Along the barren beach by the sea, countless salt ponds are lined up.

The salt pond is dug low one by one from top to bottom, the drop is about three inches, and there is a pool door between the upper and lower pools to flow downward. Dig two or three large ditches around the salt pond, called salt ditches, to prepare for tidal water storage. On the seaward side of the ditch, open a water gate and set up a gate to prepare for opening and closing.

When the tide is high, the seawater is poured into the salt ditch, and the seawater in the ditch is poured into the high brine platform with a bamboo or waterwheel, and the sediment is deposited in the pool; The next day, the seawater in the high halide platform is put into the second halide platform, and then the high halogen platform is filled with seawater; On the third day, the seawater in the dihalogen platform is put into the tertiary halogen platform, and the seawater in the high halogen platform is put into the secondary halogen platform, and then the high halogen platform is filled with seawater. Day by day and so on, the use of sunlight to evaporate water, improve the concentration of brine, the third layer of brine platform is the crystallization pool, so far the sea water has been basically in a saturated state, continue to evaporate in the saturated state, it does not take a few days to float flowers and crystallize, a few days later to fish for salt and return to the mound.

Not all brine will crystallize into salt, there will always be a part of the leftover, and this remaining liquid is called mother liquor, also known as "bitter brine", Fang Jun knows that multiple chemical raw materials can be extracted from it, but how to operate it, he is black-eyed......

Coming to a crystallization pool, Fang Jun stopped, did not pay attention to the salt field steward who nodded in front of him, but beckoned a burly man not far away.

Zhao Si was flattered, this was the marquis of the empire, the emperor's son-in-law, and a fairy-like figure in the sky, so he hurriedly trotted in front of him and bent down to salute: "That...... The big big manager, the small one will give you a gift! ”

Fang Jun likes such a simple and strong man the most, he can work in the field, and he is a good cannon fodder when he is brought to the battlefield......

He patted Zhao Si's shoulder affectionately, and asked with a smile: "You don't have to be formal, I don't know the name of Brother Tai?" ”

Zhao Si almost knelt down......

The chief manager actually called us "Brother Tai"?

This guy was so excited that he felt that his mouth was dry, so he quickly licked his lips before he replied tremblingly: "The little one is called Zhao Si." ”

Fang Jun's face stiffened, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Hehe...... That's a good name, that's a good name......"

Fortunately, this is Jiangnan, not the big city of Tieling......

Zhao Si thinks that his ancestral grave is smoking? Such a powerful big man in Jiangnan actually patted himself on the shoulder and called himself a brother, this is a great honor! It is said that this chief manager is a big mallet, murderous and brutal, but this young and handsome young man standing in front of him is heroic and kind, where is there any anger?

Sure enough, it's all rumors, if I had known that this was the case, I shouldn't have sent my daughter home, or turned around in front of the chief manager, and he took a look at it, and I could have fine clothes and food in this life, so I wouldn't marry a bitter person who boiled the sea and boiled salt......

How did Fang Jun know that his image had changed rapidly in Zhao Si's eyes, and he had become a "good son-in-law of the nation"?

He pointed to the crystallization pool in front of him and asked, "What is the concentration of brine now?" ”

Speaking of his own work, Zhao Si hurriedly collected his mind and concentrated his energy, and replied respectfully: "If you go back to the general manager, the concentration of brine is nearly ten percent, and according to the requirements of the chief manager, it will not take long to produce salt." ”

Fang Junqi said: "So accurate? ”

Without professional testing equipment, how can the brine concentration be so accurate if you only observe it with your eyes or test it by hand?

Zhao Sihan laughed and said: "The little girl is stubborn, the day before yesterday playing by the salt pond, the lotus seed in her hand accidentally fell into the pool, but found that the lotus seed did not sink to the bottom, but floated flat on the brine, the small one felt strange, so he used the lotus seed to experiment one by one, and found that if the lotus seed floated obliquely in the brine, it was seven or eight percent brine, and flat floating on the surface of the brine was ten percent brine. The day before yesterday, the pool of brine had already had salt flowers emerging, but a heavy rain at night diluted the concentration of the brine, fortunately yesterday the weather was fine, a day of exposure, and reached ten percent of the brine! ”

Using lotus seeds to test the concentration of brine?

Fang Jun thought about it, the higher the concentration of the brine, the greater the specific gravity, and the lotus seeds will float on the surface of the water......

It was a great surprise to Fang Jun that a simple farmer could create such a simple test method. However, Fang Jun's rule has always been "meritorious reward and punishment", especially in the aspect of invention and creation, if you want the craftsmen at hand not to stick to the rules, but to continue to discover, invent new processes, improve the quality and manufacturing speed of products, there must be a strict reward system.

There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward, and when the money reaches a certain amount, even his life can be sacrificed, let alone invention and creation?

Fang Jun nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Well done!" Come! ”

Behind him, the officials of Huating Town trotted over: "What does the chief manager command?" ”

Fang Jun pointed at Zhao Si and said, "Zhao Si is conscientious and conscientious, and he has been promoted to the deputy manager of the salt farm. In addition, it has created a method of detecting the concentration of brine, rewarded with money, and passed on this story to various workshops and production teams in Huating Town, so that everyone can learn and be motivated! ”

"No!" The official replied and took note of it. Naturally, the leader will not bring money with him during the inspection, and after he goes back, he will send the reward money to this Zhao Si.

Zhao Si stared at the big eyes and was stunned for a long time, and suddenly knelt on the ground with a "poof", kowtowed "bang", and cried with joy: "A small commoner, everything he does is within his own right, how dare he be the chief manager with such a generous reward?" Don't dare, don't dare ......"

One hundred!

Even if it is a land in the south of the Yangtze River, this money can buy five acres of paddy fields on the top number, build a two-entry house, or buy the next shop in the most prosperous area of Suzhou......

For a poor commoner who even has to count the grains of rice to cook, it is tantamount to a shocking sum of money, which can make the whole family change qualitatively in an instant, and become a middle-class family! But such a good thing as pie in the sky for a simple farmer not only means joy, but also unbelievable fear......

A businessman next to him was a little impatient, and shouted: "Since the chief manager rewards you, you will go home and steal the fun, why not be humble?" If you delay the time of the general manager, even if you have a few heads, it is not enough to compensate! ”

Zhao Si was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, the little one thanked the big manager for rewarding ......."

Fang Jun frowned and glared at the businessman.

Lao Tzu is here to be "close to the people", and he is managing his own image, what are you doing with it? The merchant was glared at by Fang Jun, and immediately trembled with fright, and quickly shrank back and hid behind others......

Fang Jun personally helped Zhao Si up, and said solemnly: "Ben Hou rewards you because you have made a contribution to the salt farm, and this contribution is far beyond the scope of your responsibilities. Our Huating Town is full of barren beaches, there is no fertile land, Benhou is brocade clothes and jade food, but what do you want to feed everyone? This is not only the fiefdom of Benhou, but also the home that everyone depends on for their livelihood! Ben Hou Zidang and everyone will operate Huating Town into a pearl in the south of the Yangtze River, and every household will live and work in peace and contentment! Ben Hou hereby promises that as long as you can regard Huating Town as your home, Ben Hou will treat you as your own family, share hardships and prosperity! If you violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! ”

At these words, the children of the scholars and merchants present were of course shocked, but those local residents, with tears in their eyes, immediately knelt on the ground and shouted: "The chief is benevolent, and the chief is the prince of Wandai!" ”

Fang Jun laughed and waved his hand: "Since the brine is saturated, let's start raking the salt, let Ben Hou see, what is the entry of brine, sea salt is better than snow!" ”

"No!"

The laborers of the salt field roared in unison, jumped up with excited expressions, and rushed into the salt pool!