Lu Ning smiled indifferently and said to Fu Bo.

"In fact, this is a favor we have helped the imperial court, they only need to pay us two thousand taels each time, and they can transport 100 tons of salt, this transaction is cost-effective for everyone, and it is a win-win situation."

Fu Bo still didn't know why Lu Ning used the old method to boil water to get salt, why he still read such good refined salt.

Curiosity killed the cat, so he asked Lu Ning to answer for himself, so as not to keep himself in the dark.

Lu Ning just smiled indifferently before answering him.

"Actually, it's not that complicated at all, everything is very simple, it's just that some brine is put in the clear water, and the chemical reaction is mentioned."

Fu Bo couldn't understand the chemical reaction, anyway, he knew that this matter was a long-term meal ticket, and the young master would really be able to do business.

Lu Ning shook his head helplessly before speaking.

"Actually, it's not a business business, and what I just told him wasn't all a lie, I have to save some money for my wife."

Speaking of this, the door of the courtyard was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man came in outside.

Lu Ning took a closer look, and it was his old friend Liu Changlu, who was staring at him with the same eyes as a gold ingot.

Seeing that Lao Liu was like this, Lu Ning asked him directly.

"What is Brother Liu here for? It's not that I think I'm too tired from refining salt mines here these days, and I'm going to come and give me a beating on the back, so don't worry about it, but you're a prefect, don't fall off the shelf. ”

Liu Changlu said in his heart, this guy is really thick-skinned enough, but he didn't have the heart to talk to Lu Ning, so he said directly.

"Okay, you don't give me this set, I came today to tell you, we have a lot of infrastructure projects to do in Changzhou now, you just got a salt mine, you must have money in your hands, so please do a good deed."

Lu Ning spread his hands, looked at Liu Changlu helplessly and said.

"It's over, this is my wife's gone, is it easy for me to save some money? It's okay to always ask me to donate, and I don't want the old people who are besieging the city to donate anything. ”

Liu Changlu didn't pay attention to his crying poverty at all, and said to him directly.

"It's no problem for you kid to fool others, we are old friends, you can't fool me, you are selling Mauser guns and grenades, and now you have directly built a whole mine, you belong to the kind of mine at home."

Lu Ning said helplessly.

"It can't be so bad if you have a mine, and the landlord's family has to leave some surplus grain, right? I think you'd better go elsewhere to fight the autumn breeze first, and come back to me later. ”

Liu Changlu didn't eat his set at all, he still sat next to him, and directly picked up a cup of sour plum soup and said.

"If you, a person who has a mine at home, don't let out some blood, how can others donate to me, and I don't want much, so I'll come 100,000 taels first."

Lu Ning heard him say it lightly, and it was really a little painful.

"Okay, I'll give it to you, you have something else to do, if not, get out of here, don't let me regret it."

As he spoke, he went directly into the house and took a 100,000 taels of silver ticket and stuffed it to Liu Changlu.

However, after Lao Liu took the silver ticket, he didn't have any intention of leaving, and he drank sour plum soup there without speaking.

Lu Ning couldn't wait, so he asked directly.

"Why don't you leave? Our family doesn't plan to take care of your food today, you have to stay here all the time, and it is estimated that you can only drink the northwest wind. ”

Liu Changlu smiled, and then said to Lu Ning.

"It's not enough to just take the money, I have to ask you to help me design some architectural drawings, and then I have to take it back and let the workers do the construction according to the drawings."

Lu Ning jumped up directly on the recliner, looked at Liu Changlu helplessly and said.

"Lao Liu, it turns out that you are such a sincere person, how can you become a profiteer now? If you take the money, it doesn't count, and let me give you free design, why don't you pay me a salary? ”

Liu Changlu just looked at Lu Ning lightly, and casually said that those who can work harder, which made Lu Zi'an lose his temper directly.

Facing this old friend, Lu Ning is just joking, he often takes money out to do charity, since he wants to do it, do his best.

He took out a stack of architectural drawings from the house and handed them to Liu Changlu.

"These are all when I have nothing to do, I have nothing to do and think about it myself, what use the painting may be for you, you can take a look at it first."

Liu Changlu nodded, looked at Lu Ning and said.

"The imperial court did not transfer you to Beijing to serve, but left you in Changzhou Mansion, which is the blessing of the people of Changzhou, and it is the blessing of me, the prefect."

When Lu Ning heard him say this, he also felt that he was lucky, anyway, the capital was definitely not as free as Changning County, he replied.

"I guess the imperial court also knows that I'm just an idle cloud and wild crane, and if I fall into the capital to be restrained, I can't do anything, so it's better to be here."

The construction of Changzhou Mansion soon alarmed the Jinyi guards in this vicinity, and they saw all the construction situation in their eyes.

At the same time, it was also written as an excerpt and delivered to the capital, and it was handed to Zhu Yuanzhang through the hand of Sun Gang under the command of Jinyiwei.

After Zhu Yuanzhang read the excerpt, he couldn't help laughing, and he said to the crown prince Zhu Biao.

"Originally, I thought that Zi'an took away the processing costs of these mines just to save some money, but I didn't expect him to take out all the money and make infrastructure construction for Changzhou."

Zhu Biao was naturally very moved, and he didn't expect Lu Ning to be able to do so much.

"Father, it's really right for you to recognize this nephew, and the son has another suggestion, please consider it."

Zhu Yuanzhang has always trusted Zhu Biao, and any suggestions made by the prince are rarely rejected.

Therefore, Zhu Biao had the courage to say to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Erchen is courageous, if Lu Zi'an enters Beijing to serve in the future, please ask my father to give him grace and let him enjoy the treatment of the clan so as not to be bullied."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and he told Zhu Biao directly.

"It seems that your eldest brother is quite competent, even if you don't say so, we still have this idea."