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Although Mo Yu has always been idle and idle, he still cares about his family. If Wang Jian does something to his family because of his own affairs, he will be sorry for his parents, brothers and sisters. Now that Wang Jian's men have been killed, they will definitely not give up when they go back. Anger on his own family may be very big. To avoid a tragedy, the only way to avoid a tragedy is to send your family to Fushan first.

Zhang Zhun continued: "Actually, what you have to do is very simple, you just need to publicize the military households and tell them what benefits we have. As for whether to come or not, it is entirely up to them. I believe that with such good conditions, it is impossible for them not to come. I can give you some of the decrees we have issued. With your ability, since you can escape from Lingshanwei, I believe that you can still escape next time there is danger. ”

"My warship, divided into three periods every day, will meet you in Hulu Bay. As long as you get on the boat, you don't need to take care of the rest. You can arrange for your family to board the boat at any time during these three time periods. ”

Hulu Bay is opposite Mawan, which is also a natural port and belongs to the jurisdiction of Lingshanwei. From boarding the boat in Hulu Bay to landing in Partridge Bay, it only takes less than an hour in between, which can be described as simple and fast. Lingshanwei didn't have any warships of his own, so Zhang Zhun didn't have to worry about being attacked in Mawan.

Mo Yu finally made up his mind and said firmly: "Okay! I did it! ”

Zhang Zhun nodded, took out a silver ingot from his arms, about five taels, threw it to Mo Yu, and said leisurely: "This is a deposit for you, lest you think I'm fooling you." ”

Mo Yu hurriedly took the silver ingot and put it away carefully.

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "If you take the silver, you have to do things for me, and the rules don't need to be said." ”

Mo Yu hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand, I will never swallow the adult's silver......"

He looked around cautiously, and said with some flattery: "These firecrackers of my lord are so powerful, I will definitely not kill myself." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded.

This kid is a man who understands.

Mo Yu took his two companions, got on the sampan, went to sea again, and went west.

Watching the sampan slowly leave, Zhang Zhun said to himself: "This kid, it's a little interesting!" ”

Yang Guohua came up and said, "My lord, we ......."

Zhang Zhun nodded and instructed: "Every morning, noon, and evening, you go to Huluwan to pick up people." When you are sailing at sea, you train by the way. It is also good to let those foreign military households see the combat effectiveness of our sailors. The Short Torch will be equipped for you after a while. ”

Yang Guohua hurriedly agreed.

After returning from Partridge Bay, Zhang Zhun came to the craftsman's workshop and gathered several key craftsmen to discuss with them the production of short firecrackers.

Sure enough, the craftsmen all felt that the technical difficulty of the short fire gun was not high. Even, the production of the barrel of the short-fired gun is much simpler than that of the Tiger Ben. The barrel of the Tiger Gun is 33 inches long. The barrel of the short fire gun is only 6 inches long, which is less than half of the tiger gun. Using the existing technology, the processed short-fire gun barrel will basically not be scrapped.

Zhang Zhun quickly determined the specifications of the short firecracker. The barrel is 6 inches (about 200 mm) long, and the barrel caliber is also 0.36 inches (about 12 mm). Mini bullets continue to use the Tiger Hammer and do not need to be changed. Use flint to fire. Brigadier Zhang named this short fire gun "Eagle Eye Gun" in order to distinguish it from the existing Eagle Beak Gun.

After the specifications of the eagle eye gun were determined, production was put on the way. However, the biggest problem is still in terms of manpower. Now there is not enough manpower to make tiger guns, where will the people come to make eagle eye guns? I can't say it, the eagle-eyed gun can only be hung on the wall for the time being, and we will start manufacturing it when there are enough people in the future. The current craftsman workshop must go all out to produce tiger guns.

Returning from the craftsman's workshop, Yang Ruifeng came to find Zhang Zhun.

"Brother Feng, long time no see." Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

During this period, Zhang Zhun was busy with the military, and Yang Ruifeng was busy with the refined salt business, and there were few opportunities for the two to meet. Because he was busy with the matter of refining salt, Yang Ruifeng had not attended the meeting of the Shengxia Sect twice. Zhang Zhun himself didn't have time to go to the refined salt processing plant, so he entrusted all the affairs of refined salt to Yang Ruifeng. Facts have proved that Yang Ruifeng is capable of doing this errand well, and there is no need for him to worry about it.

After the Battle of Baisha River, the salt of the Salt Inspection Division was basically emptied, and there were almost no salt inspections at all checkpoints. As a result, all the salt barons became active all at once and ran rampant everywhere. Yangjiatun's refined salt business naturally did not have the slightest resistance. Zhao Laoba's original backlog of refined salt was all swept away. Yang Ruifeng, who received a large amount of silver, naturally had more energy to work.

"Yulin, I'm here to ask for your help." Yang Ruifeng said straight to the point.

"Sit down and talk." His brother-in-law is an honest character, so Zhang Zhun naturally has nothing polite.

Yang Ruifeng was not polite in front of Zhang Zhun, and directly said his intention. The problem he wanted Zhang Zhun to solve was actually the same one he had encountered before, that is, the production of coarse salt was insufficient, and he couldn't eat enough. Raw materials cannot be guaranteed, and production is naturally not guaranteed. If you want to expand production, you must have the strong support of Zhang Zhun.

It turns out that Fushan also produces part of the coarse salt, which is about 1,000 catties per day. But now, with the implementation of the policy of dividing the land, families are busy cultivating their own fields, or reclaiming wasteland, and fewer and fewer people are willing to boil salt. Recently, Yang Ruifeng has purchased less than 300 catties of coarse salt from Fushan Fortress every day, and there is a trend of continuing to decrease.

The coarse salt sent from Lingshanwei every day is only a thousand catties, and the two together are only about 1,300 catties. However, Yang Ruifeng's current processing capacity is more than 3,000 catties per day. In other words, relying only on one Lingshan Guard, Fushan City is already full. Quite underfed. Ways had to be found to buy large quantities of coarse salt from elsewhere.

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Over there in Jimo County, do you have any contact?" ”

Yang Ruifeng said cautiously: "There is a lot of coarse salt backlogged over there, and the salt lord is willing to sell it to us at a low price." However, we fought a battle with the officers and soldiers at the Baisha River, and the salt barons were worried that the officers and soldiers would continue to attack Fushan City, and they did not dare to openly do business with us......

Zhang Zhun said disapprenously: "I will deal with the problems of officers and soldiers." People die for money, birds die for food, as long as it is profitable, the salt barons will not fail to come. They have a huge backlog of coarse salt and can't get a penny, what's in it for them? ”

Yang Ruifeng nodded yes.

At present, the backlog of coarse salt around Jimo County is indeed very serious. Because of the war outside, Shandong's coarse salt still cannot be transported. At the same time, a large amount of coarse salt from the Jianghuai salt field began to seize the market in Shandong. Purely in terms of cost, the coarse salt of the Laizhou Bay Salt Works cannot be resisted by the Jianghuai Salt Works. What's more, in the north of Shandong, there is a larger Changlu salt field.

Under the attack of the two super-large salt farms in the north and south, the Laizhou Bay salt works are not as good as day by day, and the coarse salt produced is a large backlog. The current salt dealers are anxious to get rid of the coarse salt in their hands. Yang Ruifeng purchased a large amount of coarse salt at this time, which can not only keep the price low, but also ensure a continuous supply of goods.

Yang Ruifeng emphatically said: "Zhao Laoba has been in contact with some salt lords in private, and learned that the current backlog of coarse salt in Shandong is very serious, and a salt field in Laizhou Bay has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of catties of coarse salt. If you can convert all this coarse salt into refined salt, the profit will be great. ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "You want to swallow all the coarse salt? ”

Yang Ruifeng said affirmatively: "This needs the support of the escort team. ”

What he meant was to absorb all the coarse salt around Jimo County, process it into refined salt, and then sell it again. Ordinary coarse salt, one load is one tael of silver, and when it changes hands, it can be sold for sixteen taels of silver, and the difference in the middle is fifteen taels. If the refined salt processing plant continues to expand, the profit can continue to increase.

The coarse salt output in Jimo County is also very large, and it is not a problem to absorb three or four thousand catties or even tens of thousands of catties every day. In fact, everyone knows that most of these coarse salts come from the government-run Laizhou Bay Salt Works, not pure private salt. However, no one will find fault with this matter, and everyone knows it.

However, this will have a serious consequence, that is, Fushan City will receive the attention of countless well-intentioned people. Turning coarse salt into refined salt, it is dozens of times the profit as soon as it changes hands, and it is strange that others are not blushing. The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty, this refined salt business is a hen that lays golden eggs, and it will definitely attract the covetousness of all parties. In these years, for the sake of money, for the sake of silver, all kinds of things can be troubled. Violent means are the most common.

If there is no strong military support, the profits of the refined salt business are enough for people with a heart to raze Yangjiatun to the ground. Last time, the officers and soldiers came to attack Fushan City, and a large part of the reason was for the huge profits of refined salt. The next time the officers and soldiers come back, it is also inevitable that such a reason will be avoided. Therefore, the premise of the refined salt business is still Zhang Zhun's escort. Only a strong force can deter the small of all sides. On the contrary, if the capacity of the escort team is insufficient, then the refined salt business might as well maintain the existing small scale, so as not to attract the covetousness of the giants of all parties.

Zhang Zhun carefully weighed for a moment, and said decisively: "Dry!" ”

Yang Ruifeng's spirit was suddenly lifted.

Zhang Zhun stood up, paced back and forth, and said, "You set up a purchase point on the south bank of the Baisha River to receive coarse salt from the direction of Jimo County. Be careful not to allow smugglers to cross the Baisha River. I will have the convoy set up a checkpoint at the Baisha River and station a small team of troops. If your people are attacked, the convoy will intervene. ”

Yang Ruifeng agreed one by one.

The two carefully weighed some other details before Yang Ruifeng left.

Zhang Zhun continued to pace, thinking about the possible consequences of this incident.

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