Chapter 401: Drying Salt
The more they talked, the happier they became, and at this moment, the little guy came to report, saying that Xue Guang was asking to see,
"You're here just in time, let's drink a glass of wine first and go to fatigue," Man Qing looked at him and knew that he had only come back from outside.
Xue Guang was not polite, took the wine glass from Shuxiang's hand, and took a sip, this is the best Wuliangye, and Manqing specially took it out for Liu Song to drink.
"Master, this wine is really fragrant, the little one has been in Guangde Building for so long, and I have never smelled this smell."
"Hehe, incense, this is this girl's treasure, it has been counted for decades, and I will bring you an altar later." According to the speed of space, it has not been exaggerated for decades.
"We're talking about local produce, how about you? What's so urgent? ”
Manqing doesn't convene on weekdays, they rarely take the initiative to come over, and they always tell Liu Song or Uncle Liu first when they have something.
"Master, I have an idea, I have been thinking about it all night, if I can do it, it will definitely be a big business."
"Oh, you talk about it, sit down first, Shuxiang, crispy meat and get some more," just drink enough today, Shuxiang and Moxiang have gone to the kitchen, there are storage bags at home, and fresh meat is available at any time.
"Master, I've been in the port for the past two days, and the fish and shrimp I brought back are really cheap,"
"Of course, it's hot, and if you can't sell it, it will stink in a few days." Liu Song was puzzled, why was Uncle Xue interested in this.
"And then?" Man Qing smiled, someone finally noticed this, hehe, Jiang is still old and spicy.
"If we can collect these, we can keep them fresh with storage bags and transport them to the capital, and we will definitely make money."
"Yes, you can definitely make money, but after a long time, people will ask, where did this come from? There is no impermeable wall in the world, the storage bag is just for our own use, if it is used for business, the risk is still too great, not to mention, one is not enough,"
She didn't plan to buy it again, although it wasn't worth a few spirit stones, but this thing couldn't be popularized in Da'an, it would cause trouble.
"Well, it's my mistake that I want, the little one wants to make money too much."
"Fish and shrimp can definitely make money, but not like that, have you noticed, the sea is very salty."
"It's salty, but it's also bitter, and you can't use it." Xue Guang looked up embarrassedly and said sullenly.
"But there is a way to separate the bitterness in it, leaving only the salty taste, and that is salt!"
Since the fief is hers, drying salt is a must, and with her current status, she is not afraid of the emperor's taboos.
"Master! Is there really such a method? If you have salt, the fish and shrimp can be pickled and won't stink for a while. ”
"Yes, not only can it be pickled, but it can also be made into sauce, just like soybean paste, let it ferment after salting, make a delicious seasoning, or put it into sake lees to make drunken fish, there are many ways, just waiting for you to develop."
Xue Guang didn't know if he drank wine or listened to Manqing's words, his face turned red, and he couldn't speak with his mouth open.
"The crispy meat is here, hehe, this is for you to fry, eat more, Guangde Lou doesn't have this dish, it's our patent for the fragrance of books and ink."
Xue Guang's chopsticks stretched out, but his eyes didn't look at the plate, and he looked at Man Qing excitedly, wondering how to make this salt?
"Eat meat and drink wine first, and then go to the beach tomorrow, let's talk about drying salt, this work is very tiring, praise don't buy people, just recruit local workers and pay them,"
Drying salt is not very professional, and when there is no mechanization, it requires a lot of manpower, which can be regarded as providing opportunities for locals to make money.
There is a mountain in the north of Da'an that is rich in rock salt, and there is a place in the south of the Yangtze River that has well salt, which is controlled by the government, so the people by the sea do not know how to make salt.
The next day, they went to the seashore and, at Manqing's request, to the most remote places, where although there were large tidal flats, the land was even more barren, so it was almost uninhabited.
"It's good here, you see, this area is low, it's better to bring the seawater over and fill it, you can dig some evaporation ponds, in addition to relying on the sun, I can also do some small actions to make the seawater evaporate faster,"
Bury fire spirit stones in the four corners of the pool, and the evaporation rate is at least twice as fast.
"However, the sea is very bitter, can you eat the salt from the sun?"
"It is very bitter, so the next step is to crystallize it, that is, to continue to dry, trim some flat ground inside, it doesn't need to be too deep, put the evaporated brine in, and then dry it again, and soon the crystals will be precipitated, that is, coarse salt, it will not be bitter."
It's as simple as that?! Xue Guang looked at her excitedly, the master wouldn't have a trick, right?
"If you want purer salt, you need to reprocess it, and you can steam it in a large pot to remove more impurities."
"This land belongs to the government, that is, you, the master, let's build a large salt factory here, and when the time comes, we will also sell it to the north."
"No, in addition to pickling, sea salt can only be sold in Yaocheng, and it must also be quantified, and it is absolutely not allowed to be sold elsewhere, this must be managed, our salt is easy to come by, if it is not restricted, it will disturb the salt market, although the emperor does not necessarily blame, but it will indeed disturb the entire salt market.
Xue Guang knew that he was wrong, and hurriedly assured Manqing that when the time came, he would also introduce a policy of salt introduction to prevent it from flowing out.
"You start looking for someone first, go back and draw a map for you, mark the specific size, and as for how to divert water, you can figure it out yourself." She can't do it all, after all, these things are not difficult.
As for marinating fish and shrimp and making shrimp paste, you need to have salt, which is the next step.
She went back and left a passage in the house, and planned to go to Cloud Island, her grandfather has been there for many days, she went to leave a passage, and it will be convenient to go back to the space, after all, at such an old age, you will be tired if you don't rest well.
This time she went to Cloud Mist Island, she didn't sneak around, but sat on a big boat, and when Ah Qiang saw her, he asked, when will she go to sea?
"What are you anxious about? I saw your mother that day, and she also said that you don't leave home, what have you been busy with lately? ”
Cuong scratched his head,
"It's not that I didn't go back, it's too late, my mother is asleep, she is in good health now, and she is enjoying happiness in the house, I don't have anything to worry about, when I don't drive the boat, I will go to the boat yard to help."
"You, the mother must be worried, I have nothing to tell me what you are doing, so that she can rest assured, you have to wait for the outlying islands to be built to go to sea, and there have been many typhoons recently, so let's go after the summer."
Don't be afraid when the weather is cold, put a few more fire spirit stones, all the problems are solved, she is a rich man now, it is a waste in others, and it is normal in her place.
This time, she also transported some saplings to the island, I heard that a lot of people died last time they were planted, and today I went to see the reason, and replanted some more, there is not a slogan in the future, if you want to be rich in many trees.