Donghan County Commander Deng Yu admired Yuan Xi's decisiveness. When I first came to Donghan County, my butt was not yet hot, so I took Sanhan for surgery. If this move is successful, it will be much easier for him to govern in the future, and he will not be hindered in any way.

"Deng County Order, how many soldiers and horses are there in your city?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Back to Childe's words. All the soldiers defending and patrolling the city together numbered more than 1,300 people. There are also more than 500 arresters to help the government maintain order and arrest key criminals. Deng Yu replied.

"You immediately go and transfer troops, seize Samhan's property, and arrest the people involved. On the pretext of selling illicit salt, they were all wiped out. Yuan Xi said.

"No."

With Yuan Xi's support, Deng Yu also had the courage to eliminate Sanhan.

This night....

Donghan County is bloody and bloody, and the shouts of killing are constant.

Samhan's power is huge, and he doesn't want to be tied up.

He Mao's 3,000 cavalry arrived at the mouth of the sea and fought with more than 4,000 Sanhan private soldiers stationed there. The towns and villages bordering the sea were also purged, and all those armed were wiped out.

Fishing boats, ports and houses by the sea were occupied.

Deng Yu's Donghan County soldiers, led by Deng Yu himself, seized all the salt shops, air-dried fish shops, blacksmith shops, rice shops, etc. in the city, as long as they were related to Sanhan, they would never let go.

Yuan Xi was confident and sat in the county government, waiting for the news of victory.

After midnight.

Yuan Xi was about to fall asleep.

Deng Yu came in a hurry: "Childe, all the Sanhan private soldiers in the city have been wiped out. All salt shops and rice shops run by Samhan were also seized. ”

"Okay."

Yuan Xi woke up, motioned for him to sit down, and said with a smile: "It seems that Deng County Commander is not only good at governing, but also has a good ability to lead troops. Donghan County is in your hands, and it will definitely get better and better. ”

"Childe has praised falsely, and he must do his best to live up to Childe's high expectations." Deng Yu slowly sat down.

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi straightened the thoughts in his mind and said, "I came to Donghan County because I had an important matter to do. You will prepare a thousand laborers for me and gather them in the towns near the sea, and I will be of great use. ”

"Yes..."

Deng Yu replied respectfully.

After a night of action, He Mao's 3,000 cavalry wiped out all the forces of Samhan in Donghan County. Controlled and seized all access to the sea and fishing vessels.

Since then...

Samhan has completely withdrawn from the stage of history.

Late May.

Yuan Xi came to the seashore and began his great business of salt making.

The salt production method of the Han Dynasty was very simple. Take seawater and boil it, and then boil the water dry, and the salt will be produced. It's very rough, the color is not good-looking, and it tastes even more salty and bitter.

The salt that Yuan Xi wants to make is called fine salt.

First, the seawater is encircled, and after sun exposure and evaporation, it gradually crystallizes to form a solid salt. Then put the solid salt into the crystallization pool and continue to expose it to the sun to remove impurities.

If the weather is good, you can make fine salt in half a month.

It sounds simple, but it is even more clumsy than the salt production method of the Han Dynasty. But after removing impurities over and over again, the salt that comes out of the sun is countless times better than the coarse salt that comes out of boiling.

Yuan Xi is an acute child.

Just do it.

Command the 1,000 laborers to build a salt pan by the sea. The bottom is paved with bluestone, and ditches are dug around it to facilitate the release of sewage that removes impurities. In order to avoid the impact of the sea after high tide, two dikes were built.

Crystallization ponds, salt plants...

And so on, all kinds of facilities.

Twenty days later.

Everything is ready and the stage of salt production begins.

Yuan Xi had nothing to do, organized some fishing boats, and went out to sea to hunt. According to local fishermen, an island will appear in two days of sailing east. Four days to the south, there is also an island.

Yuan Xi studied the map and found that the island to the east of North Korea should be Jeju Island.

The island to the south is the Shandong Peninsula.

He now has no naval army, and the occupation is of little use.

Therefore, I didn't take any risks, but only went around the edge of the Yellow Sea, caught a few hundred catties of fish, and returned to Donghan County to dry them.

In the blink of an eye.

Half a month later.

The first batch of fine salt left the factory, and the color is still a little yellowish, but there is no longer a bitter taste. It tastes countless times better than the coarse salt of the Han Dynasty. Yuan Xi appointed Deng Yu as the manager of the salt factory, with full responsibility for salt production.

In order to prevent the leakage of salt production technology, the 3,000 light horsemen brought by He Mao were left in Donghan County.

The position of prefectural magistrate of Donghan County shall be replaced by the chief secretary of Donghan County.

"Childe, the last general thinks that a naval army should be built in Donghan County to facilitate the export of high-quality salt." On the way back to Donghan County, He Mao said.

"Hmm. You thought of going with me. However, Youzhou is now financially short and does not have the strength to build a naval army. You can discuss with Cui Yan and get ready first. Wait for my message. Yuan Xi said.

"No."

Return to Donghan County.

Yuan Xi only stayed overnight.

Bring the dried sea fish and high-quality salt, and go straight back to Youzhou. He Mao stayed in Donghan County and was responsible for supervising the salt factory for a period of time, waiting for the second batch of salt to come out before returning to Xiangping.

Jizhou.

Yecheng.

Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang already knew that Yuan Shao had rewarded Yuan Xi with 50,000 stone grains, 10,000 yuan, and enough armor and weapons to equip 100,000 troops, so they ran back to Yecheng in a hurry and asked Yuan Shao for it.

They are all Yuan Shao's sons.

In the battle of Guandu, although he was defeated, he also made great contributions.

Why could Yuan Xi be rewarded heavily, but they were reprimanded by the people sent by Yuan Shao?

was treated so unfairly, of course Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang quit. Moreover, they have the support of many families, and the officials of the court also speak for them.

They have the ability to salvage the unfavorable situation.

Assassin in the house.

The counsellors quarreled.

Yuan Shao once again favored Yuan Xi: "Regardless of governing the army or the country, we all pay attention to clear rewards and punishments." Xi'er saved me from danger several times, captured Cao Ren, Li Dian, Yu Ban, Le Jin, etc., and made outstanding contributions and deserved to be rewarded. Although you two brothers have made great achievements, they have been defeated repeatedly, and I have not punished you, which is already extraordinarily gracious, do you dare to ask me for credit? ”

"My father made his second brother the son, which is already a heavy reward, and now..."

Yuan Tan argued.

As Yuan Shao's eldest son, he was supposed to inherit Yuan Shao's inheritance, but was robbed by Yuan Xi. The Qingzhou army defeated Zang Ba's Xuzhou army, which was also a great achievement, but there was no reward.

Yuan Shang's Bingzhou army, as the vanguard of the Battle of Guandu, suffered heavy casualties and had no supplies.

If Yuan Shao hadn't rewarded Yuan Xi heavily, they would have swallowed their anger, but the 50,000 stone grain, 10,000 yuan, and enough armor and weapons to equip 100,000 troops touched their bottom line.

If it goes on like this, Yuan Xi is completely hanging, how can they still compete?

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