Tian Fan shook his head and said, "Lord, I'm not talking about boiling salt, but drying salt!" ”

Liu Bei asked, "Boguang, what is salt?" ”

Tian Fan explained: "My lord, everyone, the common method of making salt now is to put seawater into a pot and slowly dry the water to get salt, this method is slow, produces less salt and has a high cost!" When I talk about drying salt, I dig a flat piece of land slightly lower than the sea level at high tide by the sea, called a salt pan, and have a small dam to block the sea surface from the salt pan. When the tide is high, we tear the dam open and pour seawater into the field, and when the tide is low, we plug the gap in the dam to stop the water from flowing away from the salt pans. In this way, after the sea breeze blows and the sun is exposed, the water in the salt pans will decrease. Then it is poured into seawater and dried again. If this is repeated, there will be a lot of salt in the salt pans! ”

Several people were shocked! If the method Tian Fan said is feasible, then the price of salt in Dahan will change from now on!

Liu Bei grabbed Tian Fan excitedly and asked eagerly, "Boguang, is this matter feasible?" ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "It's feasible!" ”

Liu Bei let go of the hand that grabbed Tian Fan's hand and sat there stunned. After a while, he came back to his senses, looked at Tian Fan affectionately, and said to him: "Boguang, you are really a savior given to me by God!" "Tian Fan had a chill!

After talking about the method, everyone discussed the specific implementation rules.

Tian Fan said: "Lord, this matter must be handled by someone who is absolutely trustworthy!" First, to prevent the spread of this law, and secondly, there will be no corruption! Another thing is to send troops to guard outside to prevent leaks. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Then I asked my deputy commander Liu An to take someone to do it, this person has been following me for more than ten years!" Absolutely can be trusted! ”

Tian Fan nodded and continued: "Lord, I will write a detailed rule for this method of making salt to the lord. In addition, it is wartime and the situation is special, so we have this method in our hands in order to increase our income. But I hope that when the world is peaceful, the lord will hand over this law to the merchants, not the government. ”

Liu Bei asked strangely, "Why?" ”

Tian Fan said: "The lord, the people in the government manage this matter, which is prone to corruption, and in the end, the salt that the people buy may be more expensive." Just like when Emperor Wu took back the salt and iron business, the government monopolized it. What do you see happening? It's just that it feeds countless corrupt officials! And if the businessmen are in charge, then under the supervision of the government, they will not do too much! ”

Liu Bei nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, when the world is peaceful, I will let your Tian family do my big man's salt and iron business!" Hahaha. ”

Several people laughed together, and Tian Fan hurriedly said: "Lord, I didn't say this for myself, don't get me wrong!" ”

Liu Bei said: "I'm just joking, hehe, don't be nervous!" ”

Tian Fan said again: "My lord, in fact, the best places to dry salt are the two counties of Le'an and Donglai in Qingzhou, as well as Bohai County in Jizhou, but we have to wait until we get Qingzhou to dry salt there!" ”

Everyone nodded, and Chen Qun said: "In a few years, hehe, Jizhou is not easy to say, but at most five years, Qingzhou will be under the rule of the lord!" After that, everyone agreed. Liu Bei is happy, hahaha!

Chen Deng said: "My lord! If the method of drying salt mentioned by Boguang is feasible, then the benefit to us will not only be to increase taxes! ”

Liu Bei asked, "Oh? What else? ”

Chen Deng smiled and said: "My lord, Guangling County is not under our control now, and there are many salt merchants in Guangling, most of them are controlled by the wealthy families of Guangling, once the lord produces salt here, it will inevitably have an impact on them!" When the time comes, we will let them participate in the sales, and the price will be two percent lower than their cost, and they must be willing! At that time, will they not be able to honestly support the lord? Liu Bei listened, nodded his head, and said hello again and again! …,

A solution has been found to the problem of money, and everyone is happy. Mi Zhu said: "My lord, Boguang said that the matter of collecting business taxes should also be put forward as soon as possible. I'll discuss with a few people, and then report to the lord! ”

Liu Bei said: "Very good, you do things, I don't worry." You can implement it after you discuss it, and I don't need to look at it. Hehe, as long as I fully believe in everyone and give everyone enough rights, why worry about big things? "And they all said, The lord is wise.

Tian Fan saw that Liu Bei was in a good mood, so he said that he wanted to run a special forces. When they heard this, they were very interested. Liu Bei asked: "I don't understand what you said, you can tell me briefly!" ”

Tian Fan responded and said, "To put it simply, it is a group of soldiers with extraordinary abilities getting together. These people are not meant to face the enemy head-on, they are good at night combat and close combat, and can perform some special tasks in special situations. For example, in battle, they can easily use the night to climb the enemy's walls, and then silently kill the enemy guarding the gate, open the gates, and welcome our army into the city. For example, if we need to save someone who has fallen into an enemy city, they can come in handy! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was very excited and said, "Okay, great! In this case, you can choose who you need, and I will greet the generals below! Tian Fan hurriedly thanked him.

Two days later, Liu Bei's house allocated by the dark night was implemented, the specific location was seventy miles outside the city, it was a farm, the original owner died, and he had no relatives, so it was received into the hands of the government. Tian Fan took Cao Yong and the others to take a look, and they were all satisfied. This manor is very large, about 100 acres, there are many rooms, and it is not a problem to live a thousand people. What's more, it is secluded, with a hill behind it, and the mountains are densely forested, and the nearby land belongs to the original owner, and now it is a borderless land, and no one will come. Tian Fan: They only need to tidy up the place, and they can train inside.

Tian Fan is very busy now, one person wears four positions, the leader of the dark night, the head of the craftsman battalion, the head of the small military camp, and the head of the special forces in the future...... I still have to listen to Liu Bei's call from time to time, busy!

When he was done, he went to the craftsman's camp. The trebuchet had been made as early as when Tian Fan went to Langya Kingdom, but for the sake of secrecy, Liu Bei did not order immediate production, and it was not until the new craftsman base was built that mass production began. The old man Zhao Shan took a reward of 100,000 yuan, and he couldn't say that he was in a good mood. Hearing that Tian Fan was coming, he hurriedly rushed over.

Speaking of which, all the people in the craftsman camp have a very grateful mood towards Tian Fan. At his suggestion, the craftsmen began to receive wages, although not much, but it was better than just taking care of food. The craftsmen who participated in the creation of the crossbows and catapults were even more excited, and they were all rewarded with 5,000 to 10,000 yuan, and their enthusiasm for work was much greater.

A few people came to Zhou Ting's hut, and before they sat down, Liu Zheng and Zhao Shan asked, "Is there a new task?" ”

Tian Fan hurriedly shook his hand and said, "How can there be so many tasks?" You can rest assured, as long as you are serious and responsible, even if there are no new tasks, there will still be a reward! ”

Seeing that Zhang Sheng and Zhang Xiang were not in a high mood, he asked, "Two old Zhang, why are you not happy?" Zhang Xiang said: "Boguang, the cloth bag armor you gave is too difficult, and there is no progress at all!" Zhang Sheng also said: "Yes! Modao has not made any progress either! ”

Tian Fan asked, "Where is it blocked?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and Zhang Sheng said: "Actually, the two problems are the same, that is, iron is not good!" We can't make that good iron! Take Mo Knife as an example, I tried to build one, but it can meet your requirements, it is sturdy but strong, but it is too heavy! Among the more than one hundred and twenty pounds, I'm afraid that no one will use it! ”…,

Zhang Xiang nodded and said, "The problem on the side of the cloth bag armor is similar, and it is also a problem of materials!" According to the weight and thickness you said, there is no effective protection at all! What's more, it's really hard to build such a large whole iron plate! With that, he shook his head.

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Don't worry about this, you just have to do it seriously!" Well, I think you should find a way to improve your iron smelting technology now, and strive to make better iron, so that it will not be a big problem! The two nodded dejectedly.

Tian Fan asked again: "By the way, how is Qu Yuan Plow?" ”

This time, Zhao Shan couldn't be happy, he said: "It's not much progress! It's really ...... This is beyond our comprehension. We've had a few discussions together, but ......"

Tian Fan also shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, there are still a few months to go, you have to think more!" Several people nodded hurriedly.

After leaving the craftsman camp, Tian Fan returned to Xiapi and found the Xiapi order. His name is Liu Da, check it according to the genealogy, and he is also a relative of the Han family, and he is a partial one of the sons of Emperor Guangwu, and the relationship is quite winding anyway. He is a very capable person, especially in terms of catching people, he is very good at it, and he feels like a detective. This man was white and pure, in his forties, with a white face and beard, like a eunuch. And the speech is also yin and yang, and it is said that it is very difficult to deal with. However, Tian Fan didn't think so, he just felt that Liu Da was a little cold when he spoke, and after seeing Liu Bei's order, he immediately agreed to help. Although he didn't understand what Liu Bei wanted these social unstable factors to do, it did not prevent him from carrying out Liu Bei's orders.

Liu Da asked lukewarmly: "Lord Tian, when will you ask for someone?" Those who meet the criteria, there is a part of the prison, and they can be taken away immediately! If it's not enough, I'm helping you catch it! ”

Tian Fan nodded and said politely: "Thank you, Lord Liu!" Don't worry about mentioning people for the time being, when I arrange it over there, there will naturally be Master Lao! As for arresting people, hehe, don't hide it from Lord Liu, the more people this kind of person is, the more the merrier, I will catch as many as you can! ”

Liu Da nodded and said, "In Xiapi City, three days later!" Outside the city, look far and near! ”

Tian Fan was very surprised, three days? It's efficient enough! After thanking him a few words, Tian Fan left.