On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gu Haotian touched the scene and stole a noun of Su Dashen's "Water Tune Song Head, When Will the Bright Moon Be There", but this eternal swan song, in this era, was not sung by the world like its original, but was only collected by two women in their hearts. But Gu Haotian didn't feel any pity, on the contrary, he felt that it was worth it to let the two hearts connect seamlessly with him.

On this morning, Gu Haotian woke up between a pair of jade figures, and then started the day in the most fragrant way.

Gongsun Sheng and the others went to Hebei, and recruited 2,000 young men in just two months, Gu Haotian was very curious about the situation over there, so he asked Yang Zaixing to make an appointment with Ma Ling to meet in Zhonghua Hall.

"Daoist Ma Ling has worked hard, Camp Commander Xue Can has led people over, do the leaders of Drinking Ma Chuan have anything to say?"

Gu Haotian has always been worried that sending troops in the past will be taboo, so he cares a lot about the other party's thoughts.

"Rest assured, Leader Deng Fei and the others are very enthusiastic about Battalion Commander Xue's people, and they also said that we have good soldiers trained in the manor, please send more people here to help them train." When I came back this time, the three leaders wanted to come with me, but Senior Brother Gongsun said that there was no manpower there, so when I brought some people over this time, I would let them come again. ”

That's it! Gu Haotian secretly thought in his heart, among the three leaders of Yinmachuan, Deng Fei is not enough, Pei Xuan is known as an iron-faced face, he should be a legal expert, and he is using it in the manor. Meng Kang is a shipbuilding expert, he is a talent in the manor, he had thought of going to Hebei to visit, but now he has to come without effort, next time he must send them over with Gongsun Sheng.

"The people over there are willing to come to the manor to do things, but we are willing, are we strong?" Gu Haotian asked again.

"One person who came to our manor gave two taels of settling-in expenses, how many people begged to come, even the people who drank the horses and rivers and mountains also wanted to come, and what else should they use."

"Since the three leaders of Yinmachuan don't care, if they go again this time, I will ask the battalion commander Teng Ji to bring another five hundred people, and the sixth infantry battalion will be stationed there for the time being, and you will say to the brothers of Yinmachuan, if they are willing to come to the manor, we will strongly welcome them."

The Drinking Horse River is a strategic location, which can be used both for recruiting troops at present and for defending against enemies in the future. Gu Haotian originally wanted to send heavy troops, but he only gave up because of Deng Fei's feelings, and this time he sent the entire six battalions over. Immediately, he wrote another letter to Ma Ling and brought it to Gongsun Sheng, but he asked him to try to transfer Meng Kang and Kong Xuan.

A few days later, Ma Ling and Teng Ji took the 6th Battalion of Infantry and the 2nd Battalion of Ruan Xiaowu's Sailors to the north again.

Gu Haotian also calmed down temporarily, so he made an appointment with Wen Huanzhang, Zhao Ding and others to come to the Li family crossing.

Since the Lijia Road crossing was planned as a bazaar, the Civil Affairs Department, the Logistics Department, and the Finance Department have dispatched a large number of manpower and material resources to work day and night, and now it has been nearly three months. Recently, Gu Haotian heard Zhao Ding say that the waterway had been connected, and he would have to take a look.

Everyone got on the ferry on the golden beach, but found that it was Wang Dingliu who commanded the boat, it turned out that Ruan Xiaoqi knew Gu Haotian's intentions, and after taking him for some time, he handed over the affairs of water transportation to him.

"Brother Ding, this errand is satisfactory?"

After the boat sailed, Gu Haotian asked. Wang Dingliu hesitated, but replied:

"I still want to go to the sailor camp, where I can cross the river and break into the sea, and I can fight for my life at any time, which is even more enjoyable."

"Brother Wang is not thoughtful, and it is really happy to kill the enemy in close quarters, but have you ever thought about what kind of characters the traffic team escorts every day, and what kind of news is transmitted, in fact, everything here is related to the overall situation of the manor, but the petty officials use you to see your ability, and others just want to do it and don't see it!"

Wen Huanzhang saw that this guy couldn't figure it out, so he clicked on him on the spot, only shocking what Wang Dingliu said.

Along the way, Zhuxiang arrived at the Lijia Road Crossing at the time, and everyone did not go ashore, so they let the boats advance the newly opened river, and sure enough, the river was wide, the water was deep, and the bank was steep, taking advantage of the convenience of defense. Soon after moving forward, I saw a new earth hill on the right bank, which was more than ten zhang high and dozens of zhang wide, and looked at one in the north in the distance, guarding a stone slab bridge in the middle.

After a round of boating, it took an hour, and everyone went ashore at the dock of the Lijiadaokou Hotel, and there were already supervisors Tao Zongwang, the new shopkeeper Cao Zheng and the village head Han Jiangping. After sitting in the hotel for a while, the group went to the construction site to watch, only to see that along the original official road, it had been widened into a street five or six zhang wide, and there were busy construction sites on both sides. Gu Haotian visually observed that there were about thirty or forty houses that had been built along the street, and there were many that had not yet been completed.

After watching it in a circle, everyone returned to the Daokou Hotel, Gu Haotian sat in a circle with everyone, and said:

"If the market opens within the year, the houses along the street are barely enough, but the treasury is greatly insufficient, you imagine that even if the merchants who trade are hundreds and thousands, and how many houses can be used, but the treasury required for the transportation of materials and trucks is huge, and in the next few months, we will focus on ensuring the construction of warehouses, roads, inns, and restaurants, and strive to open the market before October as much as possible."

"It is also necessary to prepare for the defense of law and order, so as not to rush when the time comes." Wen Huanzhang emphasized.

"But I'm thinking, in addition to attracting merchants from all over the world, if there are items in our manor that people can't get rid of, the popularity of this episode will not dissipate."

Zhao Ding, the person in charge of the market, seems to have put a lot of thought into this recently.

"Aren't we drunk with immortals?" Han Jiangping said on the side.

"Although it is good to be drunk, after all, it is not an item that everyone needs, and there are not many of them." Zhao Ding obviously thought of this as well.

"I heard Brother Li Jun say that selling smuggled salt is a million profits, and our manor is not afraid of anyone, so it would be good if we did this business." At this time, Wang Dingliu said suddenly.

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and no one really thought of this deal, and they couldn't help but weigh the gains and losses.

When Wang Dingliu saw that no one was silent, he thought that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said:

"I'm just talking nonsense, you just don't hear it."

"Brother Dingliu is right, anyway, the whole world is doing this business, why can't we do it, if we do it, maybe it can give the people greater benefits, I think this matter is feasible, what do you think?"

After Gu Haotian heard this, he thought in his heart why he forgot about this good business, this salt official sold those moths cheaply, and sold those profiteers cheaply, why couldn't he do it himself? Moreover, he still had the salt drying technology of later generations in his mind, as long as he occupied a suitable place, there would be a continuous supply of salt in the future, and he immediately made up his mind when he thought of this.

Salt has been an official monopoly in all dynasties in China, so it has often become a tool for some powerful people to accumulate money. For the common people, this kind of necessities of life has become a luxury, and whoever has the right to operate and sell salt means that he has a huge amount of wealth, so many people take risks and sell illicit salt. Among the leaders of Liangshan, Taihu Sijie, Jiangzhou Li Jun and others originally did this business.

But if the market openly sells and buys illicit salt, it means an open break with the imperial court. So when Wang Dingliu brought it up, everyone fell into silence, but Gu Haotian had other ideas, he had a hunch that the day of the showdown with the imperial court would not be far away, and it would be better to control this financial route as soon as possible.

"Since the petty officials have made up their minds, I have no objection, but there must always be a fixed source of salt, and it is conceivable that if this transaction is launched, it will be in short supply at that time, and there will be customers from all over the world, and what will the manor use to satisfy them."

Zhao Ding originally also considered the issue of the government, and when he saw that Gu Haotian had made up his mind, he did not object, but he raised a very practical question.

"Director Zhao doesn't have to worry about this matter, Jingdong is on the verge of the sea, we only need to occupy a salt farm, so why worry about no salt."

In this regard, Gu Haotian is confident.

"Sea salt is bitter and astringent, and it is not easy to dry, if Haotian has this idea, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!"

In this era, the sea salt drying technology is not up to par, the taste is not good and toxic, Wen Huanzhang saw Gu Haotian's idea, and he felt a little unreliable.

"The student has his own idea about this matter, and the master doesn't have to worry about it."

Seeing that Gu Haotian was full of confidence, Wen Huanzhang muttered in his heart, does this disciple have any unexpected ideas, but he can't help but look forward to it.

Let's say that since Gu Haotian proposed private salt from Wang Dingliu, his mind has been all on salt. He remembered that Laizhou Bay on the coast of Shandong was one of the four major salt farms in later generations, and there were also large salt farms in Rizhao in the south. And he also knew a little about the sea salt process in later generations. So when Zhao Ding and Wen Huanzhang talked about the source and quality of salt, he was not worried at all.

The people present saw that Gu Haotian was full of confidence, and they all knew that this little official often had miraculous performances, so they no longer dwelled on this issue.

So after a few people discussed the market planning and construction of Lijia Daokou, they went their separate ways.

After Gu Haotian returned to the manor, he immediately sent someone to invite Li Jun and Fei Bao, both of whom were experts in selling illicit salt, and asked them to come over to learn about the problem of consumption channels.

"Do petty officials want to buy and sell private salt? As long as there is salt, there is no way out, if the price is fair, how much is not enough to sell. ”

As soon as Li Jun heard Gu Haotian's words, he knew the meaning, and then said excitedly.

"Brother Li Jun is reasonable, I have also been doing private salt for many years, but what I am most worried about is the disturbance of the government, if the manor opens up a safe transportation road for buyers, I am afraid that all salt merchants in the world will come to hear the wind."

The government has always been the biggest enemy of private salt dealers, but Fei Bao has said the biggest headache for private traders in the world.

Gu Haotian was more at ease when he saw it, raw materials and sales channels were not a problem, as for the government, when the time came, he would tear his face and do it, what else did he care, he was confident that with the strength of Liangshan, it would not be a problem to open a few transportation channels at that time.

At that time, Gu Haotian sat in the office of Zhonghua Hall, carefully recalled the technology of sea salt drying in later generations, and then wrote it down, until the time when the lamp was lit, he wrote a rough charter. Stopped writing and packed up and was about to go to dinner, but someone outside listened to Bian Shen to ask questions, and listened carefully, it was Ma Ling, and I couldn't help but be surprised, didn't he go to Hebei a few days ago, why did he hurry back again? He hurriedly greeted him.