After seeing the quality of the coarse salt, Masato felt a little dissatisfied, and he planned to purify the refined salt from the coarse salt.

The purification of coarse salt is mainly divided into three steps: dissolution, filtration and evaporation. The first step is to dissolve, the utensils can be directly used in daily use of wooden barrels, as for distilled water, it is directly used in the stream water, now at this time there is no environmental pollution, the stream water is clear and pure enough. Masara keeps the coarse salt in the bucket until it is saturated.

Once the first step is complete, it's time to start the second step of filtering. The filter paper Masara came up with a solution, which was to mix the washed river sand and hay rags, sew them together with rags, and then use this filter material to seal the wooden barrel containing saturated brine (in fact, the filter material is tied to the mouth of the barrel with a straw rope), and finally turn the barrel upside down, so that the salt water seeping out of it flows into another empty barrel below. This is repeated three to four times until the salt water becomes clear. The most troublesome part of this step is not the work of repeated filtration, but the work of cleaning the filter substance. Of course, after several uses, there is no need to clean these substances again, and they can only be abandoned and replaced with new ones.

The last step is evaporation. Pour the filtered brine into a large pot, cover it with a cloth or hay, and then boil it vigorously, paying attention to constant stirring during the cooking process, and when the water has evaporated, the purification of the coarse salt is over.

When the white powdery refined salt in the pot was poured out, several craftsmen who had been assisting immediately exclaimed, "Snow salt, this is snow salt!" ”

Shinsuke trembled and glued a little refined salt with his right hand and put it in his mouth for sweets, looking at that expression, it reminded Masara of the scene of those famous people who tasted the world's delicacies on TV in later generations.

"Ahh Your Highness, it's really snow salt, this is the best snow salt your majesty has ever seen", Shinsuke shouted after closing his eyes and tasting it.

"In the future, half of the coarse salt that is dried every month will be used to cook it into snow salt, and this matter will be left to you for the time being until you find the right person, and Togo Heiji will help with this. The cooking workshop is in the middle of Cangshan Castle, so let's find some trusted lords to help, give them a certain amount of money every month, and their families will also move here," Masara ordered. Due to the production process involved, Masashi had to take measures to keep it secret.

With the current productivity of the collar and the availability of utensils, it is now possible to boil up to half of the coarse salt that has been dried into refined salt. These refined salt and coarse salt, if there are trade routes to sell to other places, can basically ensure a monthly income of 600 to 700 guan, excluding labor and tolls of trade routes, it is estimated that there is at least about 6,000 guan a year, which is already very good, you must know that there are only about 3,000 guans in the current Luo's warehouse in Ludao.

The question is how to find a safe trade route? Now except for an outlet to the sea, the rest of the Luo family's territories are bordered by other powerful people, and safety cannot be guaranteed. And the only sea route, not only has to pass through the powerful waters of the Huzijia naval army, which has already become evil, but also has to face a large number of pirates, which is also not guaranteed. Just when Masato was having a headache with the problem of the trade route, one of the guests brought by Kizo Shigetada provided a solution for Masayo.

Kurayama Castle, in the council hall of the lord's mansion.

"Since you have come to seek an alliance, you must always tell me what benefits you can bring to your family, right?" , Zhengliang sat on the main seat and said solemnly. I really didn't expect that the Sashi family, which was once on par with the strength of the Huzi family, now took the initiative to seek an alliance after losing the last war.

"Your Highness, by forming an alliance with this family, the Luo family has already reaped the greatest benefits," said Nobusuke, an old minister who had served the Sashi family for three generations. …,

"What do you mean by that?" , Masarashi asked suspiciously. Hmph, since it was sent to the door, if it didn't get enough benefits, the Luo family would never easily agree to the request for an alliance.

"Hehe, with the wisdom of His Highness, it is impossible not to know the way, right?" , Shinsuke touched the gray beard on his chin and smiled slightly, "The Luo family is now at odds with the Yomiko family, and the Ishida family in the north is also moving around trying to snatch the territory of the original Taijiu family, and the Haoqiang in the east are basically allies of the Huko family, and the Luo family is now serving enemies on all sides." ”

"After the last war, the strength of the Sashi family has also been greatly weakened, right? And the east and west sides of the Sashi family, in addition to the main family, are also in crisis, right? Togo Heiji immediately scoffed.

"Hmph, a little local tyrant, there's no need to beg for an alliance in a low voice, Shinsuke-sama, let's go", Noda Kazubing, the general of the Sashi family who was in charge of escorting Shinsuke, said sharply.

"A little tyrant? The Sashi family is not much better than the main family now", Kuniji Onishi on the side immediately retorted.

"My lord, I ask for a life and death," Noda immediately stood up and shouted.

"Enough, Noda, this is not the place for you to be presumptuous, why don't you hurry up and apologize to His Highness Masayo?" , Shinsuke scolded angrily. Noda Kazubei was very unconvinced and saluted Masayo.

"Your Highness, please forgive Noda for his rudeness," Shinsuke bowed and saluted, "As Lord Onishi said, the strength of this family has dropped greatly after the last battle, but it is precisely because of this that you and I should form an alliance." Once the two families are aligned, you will be able to face the threats from the east and north, and you will have enough forces to defend against intrusions from the land to the east and strife from the seas to the south. ”

"Why did you choose this family? It doesn't seem that my family has enough strength to become your allies? This family is one of the heroes who besieged the Zuo Zhi family last time, don't you have any trouble with this? ", Masashi said. In the latter sentence, Masahiro deliberately provoked the other party.

"Hehe, Your Highness is humble, with His Highness at such a young age, in just a few months, he has laid a territory that is comparable to the current Sashi family, which is really admirable. His Royal Highness's heroic appearance has now spread throughout Higashimatsuura, and the name of 'Eagle of Higashimatsuura' has become a nightmare for all the powerful and terrifying", Shinsuke seemed to have an understanding of the situation of the Luo family, and said loudly, "As for the siege of the family, the Luo family did not directly participate in the cage battle, right?" Moreover, according to the original plan of the family, if the Huzi family does not invade, then the family intends to develop your territory. "Now he doesn't know what to do, the real murderer who attacked the harbor of Sachi's house is in front of him, and the poor Huzi family is completely behind the black pot.

"Haha, Shinsuke-sama is really frank enough. So, tell me, what are the conditions of your alliance? Since the other party was so frank, Masahiro didn't plan to beat around the bush, so he asked directly.

"After the alliance between the two families, the Zuo Zhi family reduced the garrison on the border with the Luo family's territory in the north, and also asked the Luo family to reduce the garrison accordingly. If necessary, the two families can even support each other and jointly deal with the Huzi family and their lackeys, I don't know what His Highness Lu Dao thinks? Shinsuke immediately said the covenant.

The political conscience silently calculated that it was impossible to reduce the garrison, and things like the covenant were too unreliable, especially this kind of equal covenant that did not send hostages, but it could be done to make a show, and the reduced garrison at the checkpoint would be stationed after retreating a certain distance, and once there were special circumstances at the checkpoint, it could also be immediately supported. Thinking of this, Zhengliang immediately said, "Yes, this covenant can be agreed to by the Luo family, but you must open the trade route and let the merchants freely enter the Luo family through your territory." The Zuo Zhi family is not allowed to interfere with the Luo family's materials passing through your territory, and of course, the Luo family will not send a large number of troops into the Zuo Zhi family's territory." It was the dozing off that someone sent a pillow, and the alliance with the Sashi family just solved the problem of the trade route. After passing through part of the Sashi family's territory to the south, you can reach Karatsu Bay, from where you can take the sea trade route. But doing so is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, once the Zuo Zhi family repents and robs the Luo family's materials, the Luo family will have to lose at least a batch of materials. In this regard, Zhengliang decided to take a gamble, anyway, no matter how big the loss is, it is just a batch of materials, and before it fully recovers, the Zuozhi family really needs the Luo family as an ally, just as the Luo family also needs the other party. …,

"Your Highness is wise", Shinsuke immediately bowed to the ground, expressing his agreement with Masayo's conditions. Before leaving, he had been fully authorized by the head of the house, and he could completely grasp such conditions on his own. Besides, the opening of trade routes is conducive to the Zuo Zhi family to collect more tolls, and they can also take the opportunity to send people to infiltrate the impermeable Luo family's territory, why not? Of course, if he knew that the Luo family only allowed certain merchants to enter the checkpoint, he would definitely not think like this.

In this way, after some bargaining, the Luo family, which has a common enemy, officially formed an alliance with the Sashi family.

Just as the two were discussing cooperation, in a secret room in Watada Castle in Karatsu Bay, Hatado was paying attention to the collision between the Huko family and the Luo family, "Hidaka, what do you think?" ”

"Hehe, is the adult planning to win over this little wealthy family? Let the Sashi family and this little wealthy family become a powerful tool to suppress the Huzi family? The words of the important minister Hidaka Zongyi said the purpose of Boduo.

"No, not only these two families, but there will also be more small wealthy families to join in, these two families are just examples for us to show other small wealthy families, so that other small wealthy families there can see the benefits of following their own family closely", Bo Duo shook his head and said.

"Your Excellency is brilliant. It is said that the head of the family is only about 17 years old, but he is brave and brave, and he once won more than a dozen heads in World War I, and is known as the 'Eagle of Higashi Matsuura' by the people, and if he cooperates with the Sashi family, he should be able to temporarily curb the expansion of the Yomiko family," said Hidaka Muneyoshi.

"Ahem... In that case, you should go on your own and get them to form an alliance and help them with some supplies. What the family needs most now is time, and as long as there is enough time to complete the strategy against Hirado Matsuura, it will be a big deal," Hadodo coughed a few times before continuing.

"Yes, sir."

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(Happy New Year's Day!) On the first day of the holiday, let's have two shifts today, and let's break out a little. Anyway, yesterday's recommendation is a bit weak.,Ask for a recommendation ticket from everyone.,At the same time, ask for a collection.。 ）