After talking about the spices, Cheng Kai said again: "There is another matter, the old pearl farmer in charge of the pearl pond told me that they have learned to raise mussels. But there is no suitable place at the moment, but I chose the most suitable place, which is the inner bay of Qinzhou. ”

The white-named crane knew that the width of that place was thirteen kilometers from east to west and eighteen kilometers from north to south. The average wind strength is one to three levels, the shallowest water depth is half a meter, basically four or five meters deep, only the center has a few more than ten meters deep water, is a super good natural inland sea.

"There are three rivers there, and there are ...... at the mouth of the bay," Shira-naso said that he had to garrison troops.

Cheng Kai added: "My lord, since you can be good at mussels, you can be good at oysters, and there are abundant aquatic products there. Another pig farm will be built in the vicinity, which can put millions of stone pig manure into the sea every year, and the annual income is at least 100 times or even hundreds of times that of the original Qinzhou tax. ”

"Okay!" Bai Minghe nodded and turned around: "Governor Qian." ”

The fat man ......, of course, the fat man who had lost a lot of weight rushed over: "In, in!" ”

"Who is the governor of Qinzhou?" Bai Minghe asked.

"Your person, if he is disobedient, immediately change to an obedient one, as you can arrange." Qian has no eyes, that's happy.

The white crane was a little speechless, is he so terrible?

But after all, he was working for the Ming Dynasty, Bai Minghe thought for a while and said to Cheng Kai: "You tell the prefect Qian the general meaning, and I will ask the political envoy to expose it!" ”

"Yes!" Cheng Kai knew that Zhuzhu was top secret, but the rest could be told.

Bai Minghe entered the cabin and said straightforwardly: "Lord Jie, I want to cover the taxes of Qinzhou!" ”

"It's better for you to pay taxes in Guangdong." Jieji replied with a smile.

"Then I'll just let it go." Bai Minghe was recognized by Jieji and simply explained his idea of wanting Qinzhou. After hearing this, he said: "Actually, the taxes of the entire Guangdong are in your hands. There are no tenants outside the city of Guangzhou, these things were originally going to be mentioned to you, since you asked, you might as well think about how to solve it, Qinzhou Benduoqiu, flat land is only one percent. Taxes are in deficit every year. ”

"I want to think about it!" After the white crane answered. Withdrew.

came to the bow of the ship again: "Governor Qian, you bother more about the affairs of Qinzhou." I am here to pay taxes in the entire Lianzhou government, and I will ensure that you are excellent for the next three years. Sue sù Qinzhou Zhizhou, and I will cover the taxes of Qinzhou in the future. Before the end of the year, I will give you a copy of Qinzhou's plan, which has been approved by the political envoy, and I will give it to you in the form of an official document. ”

"Yes, you must be attentive!" Qian Wuyan's waist bent almost ninety degrees.

"Chengzhi County. I will send someone to bring ten stones of gold, don't rush the harvest, have a long-term plan. Qinzhou Thousand Households, next year will be promoted to Qinzhou internal guard, and there will be more Qinzhou left guard and right guard, and there will be enough people to guard the surroundings of the three guards. In the second half of this year, Qinzhou's taxes, you Hepu out! ”

Bai Minghe said that Hepu is a poor county, and it is a state tax outside of Qinzhou.

This is a different person. Won't believe it.

Cheng Kai knew in his heart how many things were in the Hepu warehouse at the moment. And Qian Wuyan is infinitely believing in the white crane. This is not a six-rank official, this is a first-level emperor of the Son of Heaven.

In the afternoon, the fleet traveled fifty miles upstream, and then entered the inner lake called Xingdao Lake, which looks like a big tree from the map, but freshwater aquaculture has not yet begun in the Ming Dynasty. The pristine scenery is also preserved here. It's truly a sight to behold.

In the area controlled by the southern end of the guard, there is a water bend by the lake, three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry.

Qian Wuyan, who accompanied him, waited for the people from Lianzhou Mansion to be blocked, and asked to rest in the barracks. Qian Wuyan didn't even dare to mention half a word. Don't say that there are two big names here: Yang Neng and Jieji. There is also the white crane, a character who is so terrible that he has nightmares every day, he doesn't dare to mess around.

However, Xing'an has always been very low-key, still wearing a fake beard and dressing like a master.

"Xiaobai!" Mao Yijian greeted him with a smile on his face: "I didn't hold back, I refined a furnace first, hahaha!" ”

Judging from Mao Yijian's expression, it seems to have succeeded.

Before entering the steel mill, a few soldiers came over with a few knives, gun heads and other things, and Mao Yijian naturally took one for Yang Neng first. Yang Neng took it but gave it to Xing'an, this action made Mao Yijian a little surprised, it seems to be a big shot, but since he didn't introduce it, he pretended to be confused.

Xing'an flicked his finger on the blade and gave it to one of his attendants.

The master of the East Factory is no worse than the general who leads the troops.

Soon, several people came to the conclusion: "This knife is pure steel, but the quality of the steel is not too good." But as equipment in the army, it is already the best quality. ”

"Hahaha!" Mao Yijian laughed: "This is directly created after being baked, and what is baked is not molten iron, but molten steel." When it comes out of the oven, it is poured into the mold, and it only needs to be finely beaten and then purified. ”

"What I care about is, can they improve?" Bai Minghe asked again.

Mao Yijian thought for a while: "It is said that it can, but the cost is huge." At present, according to what the old blacksmith said, the bellows should be changed again, and the last part should not be changed to a wooden box, but a copper box, and then not a lever bellows, but a winch steel rod type, so that the effect of blowing steam should be increased several times, and there are some others that can also be changed, but it is just a guess, only to know whether the effect is good, just come over and get an idea. ”

"The miscellaneous family thinks that another hundred stones will be called."

As soon as Xing'an spoke, everyone around him fell silent.

Bai Minghe was very surprised, Xing'an actually had such a bearing and courage, it was directly a hundred stone of gold, which was two million taels of silver.

"This Dongchang Xing Eunuch!" Yang Neng opened his mouth to introduce.

Governor of the East Factory! Mao Yijian was startled and hurriedly gave a gift.

Xing'an nodded slightly as a return gift, and then said to Bai Minghe: "One hundred stones of gold, you can take it." It's just that I don't know if they can be baked to make 100 steel. ”

"Theoretically, yes, but I only gave 50,000 taels of silver last time. Since Xingdu opened his mouth for a hundred stones, then a hundred stones would be fine. Intensify trial production, and then build more furnaces like this. According to the standard of this knife, ten steel ingots weighing one stone are produced in unlimited quantities, whether it is iron ore, coal, or others, and priority is used. If some of the material is involved outside of Guangdong. When Bai Minghe said this, he turned his head to Xing'an and said, "Xingdu, look." ”

"No one dares to miss such a big thing." Xing'an's words are a guarantee.

Bai Minghe said: "Since we have made such a big determination, this place must be vigorously developed. It's just that the newly built furnace workshop doesn't want Xingdao Lake here, this lake is extremely beautiful, don't pollute this lake in the future. ”

In ancient times, there were not as many chemicals in steelmaking as in later generations, and there was only steelmaking here, and there was not much forging. At least slag slag or something, even if Bai Minghe knows that there is still a large amount of rare metal content in it, Daming's technology can't refine it.

Shira's opinion is quite authoritative here.

Instead, he asked: "Xiaobai, the scenery of this lake is really beautiful, are you still useful?" ”

Hearing this, Mao Yijian immediately followed: "Could it be that you can still make money here?" ”

"Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you won't be able to do it in the future. In your spare time, it's okay to have a beautiful place to enjoy life. For example, every year to the craftsmen of the workshop for more than ten days off, come here to relax the mood, is always a pleasant thing, but now, to ask for money without money, to time without time, but can not destroy here, always can not be in a few decades later, children and grandchildren see that this place is full of black water, the stench is repeated! ”

What the white crane said is reasonable, the ancients had a saying, the predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade.

"Then, just do what Xiaobai said!" Yang Neng spoke, he is the highest manager of the Guangdong Metropolitan Division, and this is the Wei Office.

In the words of later generations, this is an arsenal, and naturally the governor of the capital has the right to speak.

Tie Ah San, the original three apprentices of the old iron master, but the rest of the people all ran away, leaving only him and Xiao Qi two disciples, regardless of life and death to protect their master, Bai Minghe came this time to give gifts to their master and apprentice to make a name.

Although the old blacksmith was tired, he was full of spirit.

His thoughts, his plans. It can't be done with his financial resources, and the white crane wants people and silver. If you want an ordinary blacksmith to do it, the entire Guangdong capital will dare to transfer thousands of blacksmiths, hundreds of carpenters, and 3,000 strong laborers to you. There are three types of stove sizes.

The white crane will not wait, do the three together, make three things each, and then try to pick the good ones, and finally learn from each other's strengths.

Seeing the white crane, the old blacksmith was so excited that he wanted to get off the chair, even if he had no legs, he had to kowtow to the white crane. But he was pressed on the chair by the white crane: "I just have these false courtesies in my heart." ”

"Three, quickly kowtow to Lord Bai."

Not only Tetsu Triathlon, but the rest of the blacksmiths also knelt down and kowtowed.

Bai Minghe stretched out his hand to help: "This official came this time, first, to see the new stove." Second, there is a big thing to do, Tie Lao, you have the talent of a grandmaster, and this official thinks that you will open a sect. Speaking of this, the white-named crane turned around: "Yang Du, why don't you give a name." ”

Is the blacksmith also going to start a sect?

What is this trying to do, and does this have any special significance?

It's just that this matter is too small, just a little face-saving favor, Yang Neng naturally won't refuse: "Since that's the case, it's called Bailian Sect, which is taken from the word Bailian Refined Steel." The governor took the name, and then he bothered to reveal the handwriting of the lord. ”

I didn't refuse, didn't I just write a few words.

He sent a pen and paper and wrote down the three big characters of the Hundred Refining Sect. Bai Minghe did not immediately hand it over to the old blacksmith, but said, "Tomorrow, the opening ceremony." Tie San is your big disciple, it is not good to call Tie San, take the sound and change the name to Tie Shan. (To be continued......)