It wasn't until Meng Zhuoyan explained the reason why Kerch couldn't dry salt several times with his superb historical, literary, and geographical skills, that Qin Cang reluctantly admitted that he was blind.

In fact, Qin Cang also committed the most general crossing disease. It should be mentioned that the southeast coast of China, from Hainan to Tianjin, can be salted, mainly because although the winter is not cold, everyone will be just as hot in the summer........

In Europe, despite the Mediterranean climate of Kerch, the dimensions determine that this place is not suitable for salt. It's something that can't be helped.

"That'...... Salt ......."

Salt iron, salt iron, salt and iron are the same important weapons of the country! Thinking about the current Jewish merchants selling salt everywhere, Qin Cang felt that he had lost a billion yuan!

"Just because we can't dry salt doesn't mean we can't boil salt!" Fortunately, Meng Zhuoyan has studied this very well. He is one of the few talents who has both knowledge of Confucianism and law. Whether it is out of the importance of salt, which is an important weapon of the country, or the huge salt lake and well salt in Shanxi, Meng Zhuoyan will not be a stunned young man who knows nothing.

"Boil salt!" Qin Cang high-fived! Yes, it's good to boil salt!

"Yes! It just so happens that the sea water on the coast of Sivash is extremely salty, and boiling salt is a good strategy! Qin Cang shouted happily! With salt and iron in hand, can the country still prosper? Inexistent!

The coast of Sivash is the section of the coast on the west side of the salt lake that Qin Cang requested. This area is the concentration of salinity in the entire sea area of the Sea of Azov. This is also the reason why the village of Zebul in the east was asked to move here. The salt is here, not in the bay between the two villages.

"But....... Chizhou ..... The areas near Chizhou are grasslands, and trees are scarce. If you want to boil the sea for salt, firewood is indispensable! Meng Zhuoyan asked Qin Cang a question.

No trees!

The question of "emmmmm....." is actually not difficult to think.

Qin Cang immediately gave Meng Zhuoyan a science about his various grievances with the governor of Kaffa. At the same time, the mutually beneficial trade policy of the two sides was mentioned.

"In the Crimean Mountains, there are not only old and excellent quality beech trees suitable for shipbuilding, but also the firewood we need. It's just that this requires the horse team to pull. Fortunately, the distance from Salt Lake Wei to Kaffa is only tens of miles, and the carriage and horse can reach it in half a day. ”

Qin Cang was also a little lucky. However, he also began to consider whether his next step was to go west, and even if he could not obtain the trading center of Kaffa, he should also obtain a part of the eastern side of the Crimean Mountains, which were parallel to the three parallel roads.

But thinking about which places belonged to the Great Khan of Crimea, Qin Cang had to put it aside for the time being. The current Crimean Khanate is not something that Qin Cang can afford to provoke. If Haji Glay of Bahkhchisaray is provoked, the consequence will obviously be the collapse of the new state on the peninsula.

"What is the king thinking?" Meng Zhuoyan quickly got into the groove. It's better that he couldn't ask for it.

"How can a small country fight a big country?"

A small country against a big country?

Meng Zhuoyan immediately substituted this sentence into the current international situation.

"Please ask the king to tell me something."

In the face of Meng Zhuoyan's inquiry, Qin Cang did not refuse, this is his future prime minister. Although he is only the prime minister's capital. There are too many people in Chinese history who have joined the cabinet and become prime ministers but almost have no name. In Qin Cang's mind, an old brother like Zhuge Liang who is wise and almost a demon is the best choice.

"This is our country." Qin Cang faced Meng Zhuoyan and spread out the map he had made.

And at this moment, Qiao Su brought over a few round pieces left by the failure of pottery firing.

Qin Cang put a piece of it in Chizhou, "I'm ashamed to say that this is the only city in my country." At present, there are nearly 4,000 people in Dingkou. On the other side of the sea, that is, Linhaiwei, there are tentatively 1,000 people, mainly for reclamation agriculture; From Chizhou to the west of the victory lake, the victory guard tentatively set 600 people, both the functions of reclamation, cargo colonization, and orientation; Victorious Wei to the northwest, for the salt lake Wei, boiled the sea for salt; The prairie south of the victorious Wei is the land of Nanzhou Wei, so it raises livestock. ”

"I have to mention that my country has Chizhou iron ore with huge reserves! It can also be boiled for salt, which has the benefits of salt and iron. At the same time, shipbuilding, wool weaving, ironmaking and animal husbandry went hand in hand. I will use wool clothes and shipbuilding boats to gain the benefits of goods and breeding, conquer foreign countries with iron-making troops, and support textile goods with herding industry! ”

Qin Cang paused at this point. For Meng Zhuoyan, this must be a completely new idea. Building a country by business? Fighting for business?

Meng Zhuoyan was indeed bowing his head and thinking about this question. This is a completely different state-building routine from the original land of China.

After a long time, Meng Zhuoyan nodded to Qin Cang and said, "This matter still needs to be thought about by his subordinates, please continue." ”

Qin Cang then talked eloquently.

He took out two stones and marked the cities of Kaffa and Sudak on the map.

"As you can see, this is the city of Kaffa, the largest export point for the slave trade in Eastern Europe, including Chizhou. Tens of thousands of slaves came and went here every year, and it was the largest commercial city on the Black Sea. The city of Sudak, also the territory of the Republic of Genoa, which controlled Kaffa, flourished in commerce.

The kingdom of Genoa, with merchants as kings, and commerce as a nation. They had a parliament of big businessmen who ruled the country. It controls trade around the Black Sea and is the strongest naval power. Fortunately, their headquarters were far away in the distant Apennine Peninsula, which was nothing more than an important satrapy for them. ”

Meng Zhuoyan nodded, this is the biggest enemy.

Qin Cang took out a large piece of cross and sprinkled it in the South Ukraine region and the Kuban region.

"This place is the land of the Crimean Khanate. His ancestors were the Golden Horde, the kingdom of Jochi, the son of Genghis Khan. After the collapse of the Golden Horde, it was divided into several states, and the Crimean Khanate won one of them. There are hundreds of thousands of Tatars in the land, descendants of the Mongols and its inhabitants. Its people are easy to use for me, and they can enter China. Its country is scattered, there is a khan, there are four nobles, and there are dozens or hundreds of tribes. However, when the khan raised his arms and shouted, hundreds of thousands of Tatars rode horses and carried bows, leading the string to fight! Fierce very. ”

Saying that, Qin Cangyou placed a stone in the eastern part of the Taman Peninsula.

"This is the Circassian Khanate. Its people are fierce and Orthodox Christian, which is very different from the Tatars. However, they were vassals or allies of the Crimean Khanate, and their attitude was uncertain. ”

After Qin Cang finished speaking, he stopped.

The situation has already been made clear, the current Han Kingdom is surrounded by the Kapha Governorate of the Republic of Genoa, the Crimean Khanate, and the Circassian Khanate. How to break the game? This was a test that Qin Cang handed over to Meng Zhuoyan.