Luqiaoyi purple bamboo forest, the strong wind blows, the bamboo is oblique, and two people come on the mountain path, a man and a woman.

The man is tall, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, wearing a blue robe, with his head tied on his head and carrying a heavy sword; The woman has a slender figure, thin eyebrows and long eyes, a red dress and a red dress, a red scarf on her head, and a delicate short sword. The two of them seem to be walking easily, but they are amazingly fast, as if they are coming from the wind.

"Brother Long, I made money in Beijing this time, why don't we go back to Niutou Mountain?"

"How could Sister Feng say such a thing, if the master hears it, she will definitely punish you."

The heavy sword man is the eldest disciple of the Sword God Sect Long Tiangang, and the woman on the side is the Sword God's daughter Dugu Feng.

"Hmph, Daddy has trapped us in the mountains all day long, and we are so bored, how can we see such prosperity. While we are young, we should make a difference. With money, he took root in Luoyang, and with Brother Long's martial arts, he established a sect. If Brother Long carries forward the martial arts of Dugumen, his father must also be happy to see it. ”

Listening to the little junior sister imagining the future, Long Tiangang just smiled and didn't say much.

After walking for a while, they came to a ruined temple, and Long Tiangang looked around: "According to the letter, it should be here." ”

Suddenly, a black figure jumped out of the dense forest. Hearing the voice, Long Tiangang Dugu Feng turned his head sharply. I saw that this person was tall, dressed in a black suit, with a black belt on his head, hugging his shoulders, and leaning sideways.

Long Tiangang stared: "Chen Qianyi? ”

Chen Qianyi sneered: "You still recognize me." ”

Long Tiangang snorted coldly: "You invited me here?" ”

"That's right, it's me." Chen Qianyi walked forward and threw a bag of money on the ground: "Don't worry, I won't lie to you." I've brought the deposit, but whether you can get the money depends on whether you have the ability to do it! ”

Long Tiangang laughed loudly and pulled out the heavy sword from behind him: "Your subordinates are defeated, how can you be brave?" ”

Chen Qianyi tightened his horse steps, and suddenly there were waves of anger around him, his hands were in the shape of dragon claws, and he crossed in front of him: "Fighting alone, how can you ever lose to you?" ”

Without saying much, there was a sudden strong wind in front of the broken temple, Long Tiangang waved his heavy sword, and a sword qi gushed out, Chen Qianyi flew up, and the sword qi stabbed into the bamboo forest, and the bamboo forest was separated by the sword qi, like a fast boat entering the water, parting the waves.

Chen Qianyi flew over, his claws towards the top of Long Tiangang's head, and a cloud of qi rolled with thunder on his claws, Long Tiangang flashed, and the qi flew out and smashed on the broken temple, the temple collapsed, and the sand and dust were raised.

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The candidate county horse stayed at home and tried to marry. Eight days have passed, and it is a cycle. In the morning, the eunuchs of the Inner Chamberlain Province came to the county lord's mansion to inquire about the status of the eight maids' trial marriages.

The maid's words are almost the same, saying that the candidate county horse is of noble character, gentle temperament, healthy body, large and long-lasting, and pleasant to the body and mind.

The eunuch didn't say much, and recorded the words of the test girl in the book, and asked the lord of Mei to sign it.

The county lord said that the eunuch worked hard and gave him two pieces of silver, and the eunuch was delighted, and wrote the words "everything is true" on the book, and went away happily.

Su Bottle has been bored at home for the past few days, but he has not been idle, thinking and meditating, and always feels that he can think of a way to make fine salt. He had planned this before, but he didn't dare to think about it deeply, otherwise he would have a splitting headache, as if he had a serious illness.

At this time, there was nothing to do, and he thought to himself, even if he was really sick, someone would take care of him, so he thought deeply. I really think of a key word "plant ash".

But no matter how specific it is, he can't think of it, and he doesn't dare to think about it, he only feels that it hurts like that, and it can hurt people to death.

Su set up a stove in the backyard and boiled large salt particles all day long. The lord asked him what he was doing. Su Bottle only said that the coarse salt would be turned into fine salt, but the county lord only said that he didn't believe it, and said that Su Bottle was crazy. However, she didn't stop Su Bottle, because since she knew Su Bottle, she often brought accidents.

Engaged in production, Su Bottle is doing experiments. First, the coarse salt is put into boiling water, the salt cubes are melted, the concentrated brine is steamed, the residue is filtered out with a burlap, and the brine is poured into the jar. Put the burned plant ash into a bucket, stir well, filter it with a linen cloth, and pour the plant ash water into the highly concentrated salt water. After precipitation, filter again, pour the remaining brine into the pot and boil over high heat until crystallized.

Su Bottle took a group of maids and tossed in the backyard for a while, and cooked it for three days. Finally, I found the most suitable ratio of plant ash, and the more I cooked, the more I learned. The fine salt produced is getting better and better. Su Bottle handed out fine salt to the maids, one pack per person. The maids were smiling.

"Yo, did he really make it?"

Zhen Ping'er also got a pack and showed it to the county lord, who picked up a handful with two fingers and looked surprised: "Fine salt is expensive, he can turn coarse salt into fine salt, wouldn't this make a lot of money?" ”

Zhen Ping'er said with a smile: "The county horse is really a blessing to the county lord. ”

Tang Mei muttered: "It's a blessing to make some salt?" No matter how much salt he makes, he can't sell it, and he can't buy this second-grade title. ”

Mama Wang smiled: "Who said no, it is his blessing to be the master of the county." ”

Tang Mei looked at the snow-white fine salt again, her eyes became happy, and asked Zhen Ping'er: "How did he do it?" ”

Zhen Ping'er said: "We have seen the steaming and boiling, but I don't know how much water Su Bei can pour into this salt water, and he can turn coarse salt into fine salt." Ask the formula, he doesn't say it, it's so mysterious. ”

Tang Mei nodded and said, "It's right not to say it." If you tell others that they will do it, how much money will you make? ”

As if she had obtained a magic weapon to get rich, Tang Mei couldn't wait and took Su Bottle to see Tang Kuan.

The imperial court controlled the salt industry, but the gate valve was powerful, and Tang Kuan felt that the business opportunities were unlimited.

Tang Kuan twisted the fine salt with his hand: "It's really good." But now that the salt administration is under the control of Shangshu Province, if we want to ship in large quantities, we still need to say hello to them. In this way, I will talk to a few officials in Shangshu Province before making a decision. Oh, by the way, now the coarse salt in the three warehouses is sealed, and no one will pick it up. ”

Tang Kuan sighed: "If those coarse salts can be turned into fine salt, you can earn hundreds of thousands of taels at least." ”

Until now, Su Bottle didn't say the method of making fine salt, Tang Mei asked him, and he didn't say anything. Tang Mei was anxious, and Su Bottle said that the heavenly secret must not be leaked, otherwise it will be punished by heaven.

"This recipe was told to me by a god in the mountains. The old fairy said, I can't pass on this immortal art to others, otherwise I will be punished. Su said with a look of makeup.

Tang Meicai didn't believe his nonsense, and said angrily: "You just hide it, hide it well, if you don't say it, I will let you go to work in the future, and you will be tired of a little turtle." ”

Sometimes, I think Tang Mei is quite childish, but that's good. I really don't want women to lose that innocence.

Although Su Bottle didn't tell the secret recipe, he gained unexpected respect. The Tang family attached great importance to this genius son-in-law, and even arranged swordsmen to the county lord's mansion. What's even more incredible is that a watchtower was built in the county lord's mansion.

Now the front and back doors of the county lord's mansion are protected by swords and green clothes, and there are swordsmen on the watchtower, and they are heavily guarded.

It is of course a good thing to have martial arts stationed there, but there are always people staring at the top of the head, which makes Su Bottle feel a little uncomfortable.

In the future, it will be a little inconvenient to sneak out in the middle of the night.

Moreover, the monthly salary of these four Tsing Yi thugs also needs to be paid by the county lord's mansion (the three swordsmen in the watchtower are supported by the family).

Tang Mei only has 25 taels of silver every month, in addition to supporting herself, she also has to support an old mother and eight maids, and now she has four thugs in Tsing Yi, which is enough for her to drink a pot.

After dinner, Su Bottle played against the county lord. The county lord only plays Go, not chess, and says that chess is too murderous, and it is for the sake of inferiority.

Su is good at chess, but Go can be regarded as knowing the rules, but he is not proficient. However, the county master's chess strength is not good, and the two are opponents.

Su Bottle fell and said: "I bought a small building in Pingkangfang, and I bought a courtyard. I'm idle now, so it's better to go there and make fine salt and sell it. It's just that the government is on the side, it's hard to say. ”

Tang Mei said: "It's better to wait for the fourth brother to believe in the letter, you will be busy in Qinghuafang in the future." ”

Su Bottle said: "The salt in Qinghuafang is also a family profit when it is sold, what does it have to do with you and me?" But if I sell it in Pingkangfang, then it is our own, subsidizing the family, how beautiful is it? ”

Tang Mei thought about it, but still shook her head.

Su Bottle said again: "Here in Luoyang, no matter how your fourth brother talks to those people, he will also have to pay taxes." And Chang'an is your family's territory, and I want my father to set up a factory in Chang'an. Of course, it must be co-organized with the Shence Army. But as you know, this recipe can't be leaked, and I'll just tell my dad alone. At that time, how about arranging a salt administration for Dad? ”

Tang Mei said: "You think too much, even Chang'an Road is not our family alone to collect taxes." There are Changshi, salt and iron envoys in the provincial mansion, etc., all of whom are sent by the emperor. In times of war, taxes are paid directly to the war. But in peacetime, the tax still had to be distributed to the imperial court, especially salt, iron, copper, silver, and gold. ”

Su Wei frowned: "Co-author, I worked hard to invent, but in the end I didn't get any benefits?" ”

Tang Mei smiled and said, "How can there be no benefit?" When my father returns, I will tell him about it, and my father will be happy. And the promotion of your father's knighthood, I see it done. If your father loves to be an official, I don't think it's difficult. It's nothing more than a word from Daddy. But you also have to think clearly, our Tang family's officials are not so easy to be. Daddy has always been ruthless in punishing corrupt officials. ”

Su Bottle nodded and said: "That's true, when Wuwei assassinated Shi and was greedy for dozens of horses, he was cut down by your father." After Wuwei Sima Lintong arrived, he also had a hard time, and he didn't dare to embezzle military funds. ”

Tang Mei lowered her voice and asked secretly: "You tell me the truth, Lin Tong really didn't raise a child in Wuwei?" ”

Su Wei blinked: "If I tell you, will you tell Tang Yun?" ”

Tang Mei said: "You tell me first." I'll tell you again. ”

Su Wei stared at Tang Mei, and Hui Wei smiled: "I don't know." ”

The reason why Su Bottle was willing to give this method to the Tang family was because he couldn't do this deal. Even if you secretly get a workshop to produce, you can't sell it openly. If the government catches the illegal trafficking, it will be arrested. So it's better to sell the Tang family. If the Tang family runs well and makes money, Su Wei will feel at ease living in Qinghuafang, get rid of the feeling of being under the fence, and his father's title should be stable.