"Hiss-his

Except for Old Man Wang, everyone else had an unprecedented solemn expression on their faces.

The atmosphere in the lobby also fell silent.

In the end, it was Mr. Wang himself who broke the atmosphere in the lobby and said to everyone: "Of course, you don't have to worry too much...."

"Although our commander-in-chief has never played his cards according to common sense. However, he is definitely not an unreasonable person. If he really plans to do this, according to the past style of the chief soldier, he will definitely let out the wind in advance and give us a chance to choose again. ”

"At that time, as long as we can take this opportunity, there will be no danger. However, if anyone dares to ignore the warnings of the General Military Office, I can say with certainty that those families that have been exterminated are the fate of these people. ”

"Alright, that's all for today... Those words just now are a piece of advice from the old man for the sake of his peers. Listen to what you want, and listen to what you don't want to hear..."

After speaking, Wang Lao stood up from his seat, and walked directly out of the lobby under the gaze of several pairs of complex eyes full of shock and worry...

Two days later, under the waiting of everyone's hearts, a rumor quickly spread in Datong Mansion.

"At such a critical time in Datong Mansion, I hope that all grain merchants can work together with the General Military Government to tide over this current crisis... For grain merchants who are willing to cooperate with the General Military Administration, the General Military Administration will definitely send troops to ensure their safety...... As for those grain merchants who did not agree to cooperate with the General Military Office, the General Military Government did not dare to guarantee it. In the case of limited troops. Whether there is a guarantee that there will be no riots among the displaced people? ”

There is no guarantee that there will be no riots among the displaced people. That means that he may be attacked by the exiles, and like those families who have been wiped out, he will become the scapegoat for the general military palace to kill chickens and monkeys.......

As a result, the rumors had just spread in Datong Prefecture, and those grain merchants who were still thinking about holding the grain in their hands and waiting for the price of grain to skyrocket could not sit still.

In order to ensure the safety of his family, he rushed directly to the General Military Mansion and begged the General Military Mansion to buy the food in his hands.

Thereupon. In just three days, Wei Zheng's task of collecting 100,000 quintals of grain to Wang Peng was successfully completed.

Not only that, some grain merchants may have been frightened by a series of measures of the General Military Administration, and in order to sell the grain in their hands to the General Military Government earlier, they even took the initiative to reduce the price.

As a result, the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that Wang Peng received from the General Military Office not only bought the estimated 100,000 taels of grain, but also bought an additional 25,000 loads, which was enough for hundreds of thousands of displaced people for ten days......

The food problem was temporarily solved, and the Zhou family, who was ready to go to the south to buy the first batch of grain and sea salt for Wei Zheng. Also set off a few days ago... After listening to the latest news from Zhou Shuyuan's report, Wei Zheng's nervous heart finally relaxed.

After a long sigh. said to Zhou Shuyuan: "Now it's okay, I can finally earn money safely...."

"Strategist, haven't you been complaining that there is not much money in the treasury of the General Military Mansion, and today, I will conjure up a cash cow for you. As long as there is this cash cow, our Datong General Military Mansion can earn a steady stream of silver, allowing you to count the money and count the cramps in your hands......"

Zhou Shuyuan's eyes lit up, and he asked with an incredible face: "General, you didn't fool me... Count the money until your hand cramps, how much silver does it have to be, you can really conjure up a cash cow for me..."

"Of course..."Wei Zheng said with a firm look on his face.

Subsequently, under Zhou Shuyuan's expectant gaze, he asked: "Military Division, let me ask you, what is the price of coarse salt and refined salt in the market now?" ”

Although a trace of incomprehension flashed on Zhou Shuyuan's face, he still replied cheerfully: "General, if you buy salt directly from Jiangnan or Shandong, the most expensive load of coarse salt is only one or two silver..."

"As for refined salt, it's expensive..."

"The refined salt of our Ming Dynasty basically comes from Shaanxi, but with the start of the Shaanxi riots, the refined salt of Shaanxi can no longer enter the Central Plains and the Jiangnan region. The refined salt, which originally only cost three taels of silver and a load, has now skyrocketed to ten taels of silver a load. Even so, it's hard to get a little refined salt on the market...."

Wei Zheng smiled and replied: "If I sue you, I have a way to turn coarse salt into refined salt, and the cost is very low, and it is not even a hundred wen to purify a load of refined salt." Do you think this deal is a cash cow......"

After listening to what Wei Zheng said, Zhou Shuyuan immediately began to calculate: "The cost of coarse salt is only one tael of silver, even if you add the cost of transportation and purification, it will be two taels of silver at most... If you can really turn coarse salt into refined salt, then a load of coarse salt can make a net profit of eight taels of silver... Several times the profit, of course, is a cash cow...."

Speaking of this, Zhou Shuyuan's face was already covered with a thick expression of excitement. Staring at a pair of eyes full of heat, he asked Wei Zheng, "General, do you really have a way to turn coarse salt into refined salt..."

"Of course, I'll take you to the backyard right now and see how coarse salt becomes refined salt...."

Wei Zheng and Zhou Shuyuan had just walked into the backyard, and a hundred households came over with respect and reported: "My lord, the brothers have all prepared everything you wanted..."

"Okay, then let's start ....... now"

Under Wei Zheng's command, a packet of coarse salt was quickly dissolved into a bucket of boiling well water.

When the coarse salt in the well water is saturated, a filter made of the face is taken out and filtered layer by layer.

When there were no more impurities on the last layer of the strainer, a whole bucket of brine was poured into the cauldron again.

Subsequently, the final step of extracting the refined salt is to evaporate the water in the brine and precipitate the refined salt.

Of course, in the evaporation process, there is another very important step, that is, the brine is constantly stirred to avoid the precipitated refined salt from agglomerating again, affecting the quality of the refined salt.

In this way, under the gaze of Zhou Shuyuan, who was full of confidence in his stomach and full of expectation and suspicion, the water in the cauldron began to become less and less, and some powdered salt grains began to appear at the bottom of the pot.

When the well water in the cauldron evaporated completely, a scene that shocked Zhou Shuyuan appeared...

Two hours ago, it was coarse yellow and large grains of coarse salt, but at this moment, it has become a completely powdered white refined salt without any impurities... That's right, it's refined salt, and it's the best refined salt...

With Zhou Shuyuan's understanding of all kinds of coarse salt and refined salt on the market, the refined salt in the cauldron in front of him can be sold for at least eleven taels of silver.......

Seeing this, Zhou Shuyuan could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart, and shouted at Wei Zheng: "General, great....With the method of refining refined salt from coarse salt, we don't have to worry about silver anymore..."

"I can say with certainty that as long as we keep the secret of refined salt purification, and Shaanxi continues to be so chaotic, at the latest, the entire refined salt market in Daming can be monopolized by us in one year at the latest..."

"Now I finally know that when we are not short of salt, why did Lord Zongbing ask the Zhou family to buy us so much coarse salt at one time......

Speaking of this, Zhou Shuyuan, who was already a little impatient, said directly to Wei Zhengjian: "Lord General Soldier, I think we should immediately establish a workshop for refining coarse salt into refined salt... As soon as the coarse salt that the Zhou family bought back for us arrived, we will start production... The sooner we produce refined salt, the sooner we can earn silver..."

Facing Zhou Shuyuan's scorching gaze, Wei Zheng nodded affirmatively and replied: "The workshop must be established." It is necessary not only to set up, but also to directly build a very large-scale workshop. In your workshop, you can purify at least 1,000 quintals of refined salt in a day..."

"A thousand quintals...."Zhou Shuyuan gasped and asked Wei Zheng rhetorically.

"General, a thousand loads of refined salt a day, then there are not tens of thousands of workers in this workshop..."

Wei Zheng affirmed without hesitation: "Yes, it is tens of thousands of workers... At that time, if the refined salt needed in the market is not enough, the whole workshop will be expanded....In a word, I will let us produce the refined salt that will continue to be produced, and monopolize the entire Ming Dynasty..."

Seeing Zhou Shuyuan nodding with a look of approval, Wei Zheng continued to remind: "In addition, in order to facilitate the production of refined salt, and to ensure that this cash cow is always in our own hands. When establishing a refined salt purification workshop, there are still several problems that we must pay attention to......"

"First, a large amount of water is required to purify refined salt, and all refined salt purification workshops must be established in places with sufficient water sources to ensure sufficient water supply in the process of refining salt."

"Second, the process of refining salt is very simple, as long as the news is revealed, others can learn it immediately. Therefore, we must ensure the safety of the purification workshop..."

"In the selection of the site of the refined salt purification workshop, confidentiality is also a factor that must be considered."

"In addition to this, we can also maintain the confidentiality of the production process...... As you have just seen, the whole process of refining salt is divided into several steps, one can only do things on one of them, and it is forbidden to touch the others. In this way, we can keep the secret of experience purification for as long as possible. ”

"Okay, that's all I have for now... What else is there, you can figure it out for yourself..."

"In addition, before the first batch of coarse salt purchased by the Zhou family has not returned, the experience refining workshop must also be established, and it cannot be idle... As for the coarse salt used for purification, it can be temporarily purchased in the market in the name of the Datong General Military Office. While purifying a small amount of refined salt and earning silver, we waited for the first batch of coarse salt that the Zhou family bought back for us. (To be continued......)