In late August, after auspicious stopped trading with the Sunset Leader, the two envoys also returned.

The opinion of the royal capital is very clear, the trade and trade of the territories are the power of the territory, and the king will not interfere.

As for the bloodshed caused by trade disputes, it was an autonomous act of the territory and had nothing to do with Great Xia. In other words, this matter is within the territory of the sunset territory, and Great Xia does not interfere, and Jixiang can negotiate with it to deal with it, but he must not cross the line.

In the end, Shi Qian, the director of the Ministry of Rites, revealed that it was best to stop the matter, and the sunset received some symbolic compensation to auspiciousness, and it was all face.

The envoy who sent the Sunset Leader was humiliated, and he didn't see Qin Yuan at all, and he returned in vain for several days.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sorted out the context and timeline of the development of the incident, and finally determined that it was a premeditated and planned vicious incident against the auspicious businessman, and reported it to the cabinet.

At this time, the cabinet is discussing with the Ministry of Commerce the establishment of the China Merchants Bureau, so that the agents can carry out their work, put into production, and transfuse blood for auspiciousness.

"Prime Minister, the so-called 'public anger' of the sunset is coming too quickly and too violently, and I am afraid that it will not be clean. Li Mingdao.

Zhang Yun was a little puzzled, "Although the Sunset Collar has a vast territory and a large population, it is not stupid enough to think that it can compete with auspiciousness, right?"

"Yes, they won't attack from the south like Red Flame and the Combined Fleet, but they are guarding the course of the North Star Yao River, and as long as they make some trouble for our merchant ships from time to time, it will be enough to delay the development of auspiciousness. ”

Li Ming's words are reasonable, and this is also something that the Ministry of Commerce has been worried about.

Wang Xuan took this into account a few years ago, so he gave priority to the development of the inland river fleet and had the power of self-preservation.

"Do you think that Sunset will make some small moves against auspicious merchant ships, but if you do this, you will not be afraid of auspicious retaliation?"

Zhang Yun couldn't understand that if the combined fleet was defeated, how could the sunset leader be able to compete with auspiciousness without fear?

"The Sunset Leader and the Sunset Leader are allies, and now the dispute between the two leaders and the Xihe Leader has come to an end, if the forces are united, the strength should not be underestimated. And the opponent is fighting at home, and it is difficult for our inland river fleet to operate in the Xingyao River, and one may fall into it if you are not careful. ”

Li Ming analyzed the situation and reported the real situation facing Jixiang to the cabinet as objectively as possible.

"The two territories of the sun and the sunset are rich in stone salt, which solves the salt demand for half of the summer, and can be regarded as a relatively wealthy territory. Once the other party strangles the supply of edible salt, Jixiang will soon fall into a salt shortage. In addition, the production of linen cloth in this second collar is also quite large, and if a full-scale conflict breaks out, we should actively look for new suppliers. ”

Cao Yu of the Ministry of Commerce analyzed the trade between the two sides from the relationship between supply and demand, and his remarks poured cold water on the cabinet.

The salt industry in Daxia is not developed, most of them are stone salt, soil salt and some well salt, and there is no sea salt, because there are two outlets to the sea, one in the east of Huyue, and the other in auspiciousness.

If the supply of salt was cut off by the sun and the sunset, Jixiang would either buy it from elsewhere at a high price, or set up a sea salt factory in the New Song Dynasty, and there was no other way.

Regarding the production of sea salt, it was considered when the town of Xinsong was established, but because the coastline of Xinsong was too short, and the export-oriented economy based on tourism and vacation was established, it was delayed for a while.

Edible salt is purchased and sold by the government in a unified manner, and belongs to official salt.

Therefore, the method of making sea salt, Wang Xuan handed it over to the cabinet for safekeeping.

Now after hearing that the salt, which is related to the lifeblood of the people's survival, was actually stuck in the hands of the two leaders, Zhang Yun thought about it, and ordered someone to take that method out.

So a group of people gathered around and studied one by one with apprehension.

Everyone knows that according to the character of their own masters, it is absolutely not allowed to be controlled by such an important daily necessities as salt, and sea salt will be made sooner or later.

According to the codex, the production of sea salt is roughly divided into seven steps.

The first step is to introduce the sea water from the early tide into the salt pans.

The second step is to make brine.

The seawater evaporates in the first salt pond for one day, then it is introduced into the second salt pond on the second day to continue evaporation, and then it is introduced into the third salt pond on the third day, and so on.

The third step is crystallization.

The brine crystallization occurs in the tenth salt pond, which is covered with a layer of black cement at the bottom, which acts as a heat absorption function, which is conducive to both brine crystallization and keeping the salt clean.

At this time, the brine concentration has been increased and the salt production standard has been reached.

The brine needs to be stirred with a rope every half an hour to mix the fresh brine with the old brine, which can make the crystals of the salt more uniform and delicate.

The fourth step is drainage in rainy days.

Summer days with high temperatures and high evaporation are the best seasons for salt drying.

However, the weather on the seaside is changeable in this season, and the salt ponds are all built in the open air, once it rains, the brine in the salt pond becomes light, and the brine making work will be in vain, so it is necessary to rush before the rain to introduce the brine into the covered pool.

When it rains, inspect the salt pond to ensure that the fresh water in the salt pond flows smoothly, and then introduce the brine into the salt pond after the rain to continue the brine production.

The fifth step is to deal with abnormal weather.

Drying sea salt depends on the weather, is not familiar with climate change, seasonal characteristics, does not have rich meteorological knowledge, can not predict the impact of storms, the output of sea salt will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, it is very important to have people who are familiar with the weather at the seaside, and with early warning, the output will increase greatly.

The sixth step is called beach rectification.

After a long period of immersion in seawater, the soil at the bottom of the salt flats will become soft and void, which requires beach preparation. That is, the soil of the salt pond is compacted, which can increase the salt yield.

The beach is held twice a year, in the auspicious climate, once in the winter during the low season and once in March before the summer season.

The seventh step is to collect the salt and return it to the mound.

When the brine enters the last salt pool, white salt appears, and when the salt reaches a certain thickness in the crystallization pool, the salt can be collected.

"It doesn't seem too difficult!"

According to the codex, it only takes ten days to divert water to become salt. And the output of each salt pond is huge, although there are very few beaches available in the new Song Dynasty, but it is more than enough to meet the needs of auspiciousness.

"What do you think?" Zhang Yun asked.

The drying of sea salt seems simple, but there must be a lot of things that need to be explored, otherwise it is impossible for the master to leave this method idle temporarily.

Everyone looked at each other, not in a hurry to make a decision, everyone had their own ideas.

After a while, Liu Na said: "Or secretly carry out a small batch of trial production, and find out a complete set of plans containing all kinds of details." ”

Sun Xing and Zhao Xiaoshan glanced at each other, still silent.

Liu Na is a woman with a unique style of doing things, she does not belong to any party, only the cabinet or Wang Xuan, and she has never been right about things or people. Mishuya .7ys.

Everyone also figured out her style of doing things, and after making sure that there was no danger, they would cooperate accordingly.

Wang Zhi glanced at Liu Na and said, "I look at Committee Member Liu's suggestion, and Your Majesty has also said that practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and if you don't try, how can you know if it is feasible or not." This method may seem simple, but it is not easy to make snow-white and clean sea salt. ”

The rest of the people have no objection, and everyone can carry the important matters related to the auspicious people's livelihood.

In the end, Zhang Yun entrusted the matter to the research institute, and Qian Duoduo responded without saying a word, and immediately began to prepare.

"Our losses in the Sunset Collar have reached 60,000 gold coins, in addition to the sixteen people killed, there are eight people missing, this matter cannot be just as the king of Great Xia said, although Your Majesty's attitude is not yet known, but the auspicious dignity cannot be disgraced. We have gone through so many hardships and sacrifices along the way, and we have never bowed our heads, and this time is no different. ”

Wang Zhi advocated a tough posture to seek justice for the auspicious businessmen who died and to ask for an explanation for the lost property.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoshan said: "Yes, it is a matter of course to repay debts and kill people to pay for their lives, and it is a matter of dignity and honor for the kingdom, and we must not stop there, and I support the opinion of Committee Member Wang." ”

Wei Xing also agreed, and with Liu Na's previous statement, the cabinet reached an agreement.

"As for linen, there are quite a few suppliers for us to choose from, and the sunset collar can't stop our necks for the time being. Li Ming added.

In this way, in terms of economic and trade exchanges, auspiciousness is not afraid of the threat of the sunset.

"But the other party is in the west of the river, far away from Xingyao Lake, and our inland river fleet plays a small role, how can we face the other party's blockade?"

The problem is back to the beginning, inland river transportation may be stuck by the other party at any time, how to solve Jixiang?

"Invite General Wang of the military to come here to discuss the matter and inform them that the stakes are very high. ”

Zhang Yun is well aware of the seriousness of the incident, and if the military does not have a good method, it will be difficult to pass the auspicious level.

Wang Yu came with several staff officers from the General Staff Office, as well as a detailed map along the river.

Li Ming recounted in detail the current situation of auspiciousness and the situation he might face in the future, hoping that the military would help.

The military's views are always based on actual combat considerations, so some ideas and methods have exceeded the psychological expectations of everyone in the cabinet.

"There are many countermeasures, and the mild way is to escort. Wang Yu said.

"Escort?"

Everyone was surprised, the North Star Yao River belonged to the territory of Great Xia, was it really appropriate for an auspicious warship to escort it?

Moreover, how could Zhao Shengrui allow the loss of the country to happen under his rule, and the ambition of the first emperor through the ages is still missing.

For those who have a strong sense of revenge and self-esteem, face is greater than the sky, and if the auspicious warship sails into the North Star Yao River, it is tantamount to a declaration of war. It is no wonder that everyone in the cabinet was surprised, this is not in the interests of auspiciousness.

After the war, Ji Xiang was more reluctant to start the war than Da Xia, which is the sadness of being small and having too poor ability to be frustrated.

"If the other side detains or makes things difficult for our merchant ships with unreasonable demands, we have the right to use force to settle the matter after three warnings and exchanges have been fruitless. Wang Yu said.

This is something mentioned in the new "Foreign Affairs Law", which regulates the external conditions for auspicious resort to force to foreign countries, so as to achieve the reputation of the division.

"Is there any other way?" Wang Zhi asked.

He also believes that this move is a bit radical, and it is not an attitude to solve the problem, but an empirical evidence of provoking an incident and taking the initiative to invade.

"There is a way, a viper or a great white shark can carry out a decapitation operation. Wang Yu replied.

This time, without waiting for Wang Zhi to react, Zhang Yun hurriedly said: "No, this is the devil's method, once this opening is opened, the world will be in chaos, and there will be no peace." ”

Zhang Yun is clear about the strength of the Jixiang Special Combat Team, and once it is used in assassination operations, it will be out of control.

In the future, whenever there is a dispute between territories and countries, it will be resolved in this quick way, and the world will be in chaos.

"How far do you want to go?" asked a staff officer.

There is a big difference between the thinking of the Government Council and the style of action of the military, so the staff officer asked him directly, so as not to waste time by talking about chickens and ducks.

Zhang Yundao, "Reciprocal counterattack, let him know the determination and ability of auspiciousness, and take the initiative to retreat, it is best not to exacerbate the grudge between the two sides." ”

This is the first time since the founding of the country that the cabinet has asked the military for military support, so both sides are more cautious in their words.

Soldiers do not interfere in politics, and government employees are not allowed to make friends with military generals, which is an invisible rule that everyone abides by, so before the two sides met, Wang Xuan received applications and explanations submitted by the military and government.

After getting permission, the people of the two systems will meet openly.

At this time, on the Beixingyao River, a transport fleet composed of more than 20 large merchant ships is heading south, and there is a five-star three-color chess hanging on it, which is the merchant ship that Feng Qiangzhi returned from Hu Yue to auspicious.

Although Lu Fei is greedy, he has a good reputation and a wide range of relationships, and he can spend a little money to eliminate disasters, and he is satisfied with auspiciousness.

"Crazy, it's time to get promoted when you go back this time, right?" Lu Fei smiled a little flatteringly.

Now that the identities of the two are very different from before, Lu Fei no longer has the arrogance of being superior, but is careful everywhere.

"This little brother doesn't know, the business office has its own arrangements, we are an auspicious brick, where you need to move. ”

"Hey, that's a metaphorical image. ”

Lu Fei replied with a smile, and then hesitated, with a sad face.

Seeing this, Feng Qiangzhi knew that the other party had something to ask for, so he said: "Brother Fei has something to say, just say it directly, we have been working together for so long, there is nothing that can't be said, as long as the brother can do it, there is no ambiguity!"

Seeing that Feng Qiangzhi was still so 'empathetic', Lu Fei rubbed his palms excitedly, and said with some care: "Brother, you also know that there are too many auspicious good things, but the price in Daxia is too high and too high. Brother, although I have made some money, but I still can't afford to enjoy it, although I am not a big family, but it is not small, in order to open up branches and leaves for our old Lu family, we have worked hard. No, the second brother of our Cao Gang, my opponent, invited your auspicious builder to build a villa in the royal capital, it's called a villa, it's beautiful. Every time we go home, your sisters-in-law don't call us Ansheng, and your old sister-in-law also nags me a few words from time to time, it's not a good time. ”

Feng Qiangzhi somewhat understood Lu Fei's helplessness.

"So, we just want to ask my brother for a favor, buy some building materials, furniture, porcelain or something from Jixiang in your name, and I will do the construction team's affairs, so that we can save half of the money, and my brother will share half of you." ”

Lu Fei's face was a little painful, but he still tried to squeeze out a smile, which was not much better than crying.

"It's a trivial matter, our brothers have been friends for so many years, and if we talk about money, we will see the outside. Don't bother the two masters, the younger brother invited the construction team together, the Jiangnan construction brother should have heard of it, the leader of the industry, I and Sun Jiangnan are a little hypocritical, just wrap it up on the younger brother. ”

The advantages of Feng Qiangzhi's move outweigh the disadvantages, and he and Lu Fei are just using each other, as for how deep the personal relationship is, it is unknown.

Lu Fei was overjoyed, and just as he wanted to thank him, there was a rush of warning bells in front of him.

Feng Qiangzhi's face changed drastically, this was a situation that he had never experienced before.

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