Li Su comforted him a few words, and then asked Qiao Qi, "Qiao Qi, can you drill wells?" ”

If you want to make salt, you have to drill salt wells.

Li Su is now very skeptical of Datang's drilling technology at this time.

If you dig a large well, it will be time-consuming and laborious, and it will be troublesome to get water at that time.

As a result, after hearing Li Su's question, Qiao Qi couldn't help asking, "Metropolitan Governor, do you want to dig a well?" ”

Li Su shook his head and said, "No, the governor of Pontus has just bought the barren beach outside your village and is going to dig a salt well and then make salt. ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Qiao Qi's head shook like a rattle, and he couldn't help but say: "Governor, the barren beach outside our village is all bitter salt, and it is poisonous inside, and it is uneatable. Don't bother with this, if you can retreat, hurry up and return all these barren beaches. ”

Li Su couldn't help laughing and said: "Qiao Qi, don't worry, the Pontus Governor is not making salt from salt wells, it is not for people to eat, and the Pontus Governor has other uses." By the way, Qiao Qi, do you know how to dig salt wells? ”

Qiao Qi couldn't help but say: "Dadu Governor, you are looking for the small one, you are looking for the right person." Many people in our village have used to dig salt wells for people outside, and now they are still there! Dig salt wells, no problem. ”

Hearing Qiao Qi's words, Li Su suddenly remembered something.

It seems that in this place of Shudi, there is a place dedicated to making salt from salt wells.

Of course, because their technique is quite crude, the salt produced is of poor quality, and it tastes extremely bitter.

However, since there is a place for salt production in Shudi, this Lin Luo actually said that the salt on the Lingnan Road side cannot be transported, and there is no salt to eat in Yizhou?

This family is really rampant!

What Li Su didn't expect was that the villagers of Xiaohe Village really had someone who could dig salt wells, which surprised Li Su.

Li Su couldn't help asking: "How thick is the mouth of the salt well you dug out?" ”

Qiao Qi couldn't help but say: "It's as thick as the mouth of the big sea bowl!" ”

Well?

It's so fine?

This made Li Su feel surprised.

If it is really only so fine, then the next salt production will be very easy to operate.

It's just that one thing Li Yu is more curious about is that the wellhead is only as big as a big bowl, and they may not be able to hit a few meters deep, right?

Li Su couldn't help asking: "Then how deep can you fight?" ”

Qiao Qi replied: "The deepest salt well, we have hit more than 100 zhang deep!" ”

Obediently bang, can you hit more than a hundred feet deep?

That's more than 300 meters!

If there is a drill bit now, it will be easy.

But in Datang, if the wellhead with the thickness of the sea bowl can be drilled more than 300 meters deep, it really makes Li Su unbelievable.

However, with Qiao Qi's character, since he dares to say so, he must be sure.

So, Li Su couldn't help but say: "That's really good, in this way, Qiao Qi, you find a group of people for the governor of Pontus to dig the salt well." The governor of Pontus will pay you ten denarii a day, and take care of three meals a day. Well, by the way, let your mother-in-law find a few more women to cook, each of them for five cents a day, what do you think? ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Qiao Qi couldn't help but be stunned, and couldn't help but tremble and said, "Governor Dadu, this salary, this, this ......"

Well?

Do you think your salary is too small?

In fact, it's not that Li Su can't offer higher wages, but what Li Su wants is to develop the whole of Yizhou, so naturally he can't be arbitrary and arbitrary, and raise the market price.

Li Su couldn't help asking, "Is this salary too small?" It doesn't matter, how much do you get paid? Pontus will not treat you badly. ”

At this time, I only heard Qiao Qi say: "Metropolitan Governor, no, no, this salary is too high!" At that time, I was only in charge of two meals a day, and I was only paid one penny a day. What you gave is too high, I can't ask for so much. ”

The labor force in Yizhou is really cheap.

But it's no wonder.

Look at Qiao Qijia, the poor can't even afford to wear pants.

And in the whole of Yizhou, there are probably not many opportunities to work.

There are many idlers, but there is little demand, and as long as you pay a penny a day, you can find a lot of people. It's no wonder that wages are so cheap.

The salary of one penny or two pennies, although it is the market price, Li Su really can't give it.

Li Su couldn't help but say: "Salary, just do what the governor of Pontus said, you just have to find good people." By the way, the first salt well does not need to be drilled too deep, as long as it can produce water, it is enough to have a depth of more than ten meters. Next, boiling salt also costs you people in the village, and the wages are the same as digging wells. ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Qiao Qi's eyes immediately lit up.

I couldn't help but ask: "Governor, are you going to boil salt for a long time, or will it only be a matter of a few months?" ”

Hearing Qiao Qi's words, Li Su couldn't help but ask, "Is there any difference in this?" ”

Qiao Qi couldn't help but say, "Dadu Dudu, if you've only been cooking for a few months, just fool around." But if you want to boil salt for a long time, you need to build a house, build a salt pond, a place to dry salt, a warehouse, etc., so you can't fool around like this. ”

Well, not bad!

Sure enough, it's like a mountain.

If this mess is all down, this is a big project, and they may not be enough for the entire village to use it.

Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but say to Qiao Qi: "Qiao Qi, what about the governor of Pontus, he is planning to make salt for a long time, you are right, it is the governor of Pontus who thinks too simply." ”

"So, you should first dig a salt well as fast as you can. Then, boil the salt as fast as you can, and how to cook it when the time comes, Pontaudo will naturally tell you. At the same time, let other people start building houses, building warehouses, building salt ponds, etc. ”

"In short, I'll leave all this work to you. You don't need to do it yourself, you just coordinate it all. I only have two requirements for you, first, as long as you are not lazy in your work, you can't pay a penny less. Second, on this day, you must have three meals a day, and you must have meat every day! Qiao Qi, you just say, can you do it? ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Qiao Qi's eyes began to redden, and his voice was full of crying.

"Don't worry, Governor, people's hearts are long. You saved the lives of our entire village. If you ask us to work, that is to take care of us, and we will not know what is good! You can rest assured, you will leave this matter to me Qiao Qi! If I can't do it well, you can ask me Qiao Qi! ”

Hearing Qiao Qi's words, Li Su couldn't help laughing.

I have to say that the people of this era are really very simple.

Although there is no guarantee that there will be no bad people, the vast majority of people are good.

They are all as simple as Qiao Qi, as long as they can eat a full meal and keep the whole family from starving and cold, they will be satisfied.