"Wha——!"

It had been quiet for about a quarter of an hour, and suddenly the kitchen erupted in laughter that shook the roof tiles.

As this laughter sounded, Yang Xu only felt that he was suddenly caught by a thick and powerful arm, and then a big fan-like hand rubbed vigorously on his head!

"Waha, he deserves to be the old man's beloved apprentice!" Su Xiu hugged (clamped) Yang Xu with one hand, rubbing his head and laughing wildly, while praising loudly:

"I think when the old man was in Ning'an County, he could see at a glance that your kid was different, and it was definitely not a thing in the pool! Facts have proved that the old man really didn't look away back then! ”

"Well... The teacher praised it falsely..."

Yang Xu struggled to escape from under Su Xiu's armpit, quickly pulled away three steps, and saluted solemnly:

"Yang Xu's dull posture, fortunately the teacher did not give up, teaching the industry to solve the doubts of the disciples, and now offering a small salt-making method to share the worries of the teacher, it is the disciple's responsibility, I really dare not be so praised by the teacher!"

To be honest, there is no need to be so modest when you are praised twice, the main thing is that Su Xiu's arm is about to catch up with Yang Xu's thighs, and he is caught under his armpit, Yang Xu feels that he is in danger of suffocation!

"Haha, you kid is good everywhere, but this is the only thing that makes the teacher dislike! It is important to know that humility is a gentleman's virtue, but sometimes being too humble can make people feel contrived. ”

"Besides, the salt-making method you presented today is a great achievement for both the people of Yanzhou and the imperial court, and what can you be considered as a teacher just by praising you for two sentences?"

"Mention this first... Oh yes, refine, take a pen and paper to record the process of refining refined salt, and write an excerpt for the teacher later, and play this matter to the imperial court to show you merit! ”

Su Xiu said with a proud smile on his face, the more he looked at Yang Xu's apprentice, the more he liked it.

"Thank you!"

Yang Xu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed to Su Xiu.

Although this result had long been expected by him, when he really faced this moment, Yang Xu's heart was inevitably a little excited, and he couldn't help but look forward to the reward that the imperial court would give him.

Xiao Yan also came back to his senses at this time, praised Yang Xu a few words, and then pulled Su Xiu to discuss the next deployment with him.

With this great achievement in hand, the robbery of grain and grass is no longer trivial to him and Su Xiu, and even if the court wants to hold him accountable in the future, it will at most cut off Zheng Yongchang's head!

As for him and Su Xiu, they will only be punished for the crime of "negligence", after all, the person who escorted the grain and grass was selected by them, and no one can shirk this part of the responsibility.

It's just that none of this is a matter now, and it's not worth his consideration at all!

Xiao Yan is now thinking about how to get a good grasp of mining and salt, and the candidate for the supervision of the establishment of the salt farm is also the top priority.

Of course, the position of the supervisor of this salt farm must be reserved for Su Xiu's apprentice, first, this unprecedented method of salt making is from him, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes without him.

Second, even if he doesn't mention it, Su Xiu will inevitably ask his apprentice to participate, it is better to be a favor by himself now, and recommend him to participate in supervising this matter, which not only sells Su Xiu's face, but also can use this to get a piece of the pie when the court is rewarded for meritorious deeds in the future!

Xiao Yanneng went from a son of a poor family to a second-class feudal official, and he naturally saw it very thoroughly in terms of human feelings, and now that the great achievement was in front of him, how could he not rush forward to get a piece of the pie?

So he discussed a few words with Su Xiu, and then said:

"Lord Su, for today's plan, we must quickly open a salt farm, collect enough military salt to send to the front line, and this position of supervising the salt farm, I think it must be held by the adult's disciple first, and when the court sends a salt envoy in the future, it is not too late for me to hand over again, I don't know what the lord wants?"

"Oh?" Su Xiuluo saw the other party's intentions as soon as he pondered, and pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Lord Xiao's suggestion is advisable, but... The old man, this bad man, is just a county student, how can he be up to this great task with a low status? I don't think so..."

"Eh, Lord Su's words are wrong!"

Before Su Xiu's words were finished, he was interrupted by Xiao Yan's mouth:

"Since ancient times, heroes don't ask where they come from, and although Master Su is a senior disciple, this full of talent is more than that of Hanlin Jinshi, which is obvious to all!"

"In my opinion, the official will first hire him as a guest of the Buzheng Yamen, and supervise the mining and salt production full-time.

As soon as Xiao Yan opened his mouth, he directly included Yang Xu in the civil service of the Buzheng Yamen.

Although it is just a staff master who has no grade establishment, this month's salary has properly enjoyed the treatment comparable to that of an ordinary seven-grade county order.

You must know that the ordinary seven-grade county order of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you don't rely on the power in your hands to get oil and water, then the annual salary will be about 70 taels of silver!

Hearing Xiao Yan's treatment, Su Xiu naturally had no reason not to allow it.

Originally, he was concerned about the future of his beloved apprentice, so he pretended to be embarrassed to talk about Yang Xu's identity, but now that Xiao Yan said so, he nodded and agreed.

Yang Xu saw that between the two of them, he arranged a job comparable to that of the secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Secretariat in his previous life, and he was naturally happy in his heart.

Next, a few people roughly worked out a set of plans, and Yang Xu followed Su Xiu to lead the troops to build a temporary salt factory outside the city.

The master and apprentice took 1,500 sergeants and were busy until the evening, and finally built a primitive and simple mining and refining line.

Xiao Yan then transferred 2,000 soldiers from the Yanzhou battalion, half of whom were responsible for building fortifications to defend the mining area, and the other half were working overtime and began to devote themselves to salt production.

Seeing that the work of the salt works is on track, the moon is also hanging in the sky.

Yang Xu was worried that Luo Dong'er would worry about him at home after going out all day, so he asked Su Xiu to go home and report the situation here to his family.

Su Xiu naturally had no objection.

Although mining and salt production is a major event, after understanding Yang Xu's assembly-line arrangement in the salt field on this day, he has seen that this salt field can run freely regardless of whether Yang Xu is there or not.

Yang Xu went back that night in the carriage of the political envoy Yamen, and the carriage was surrounded by several palace soldiers and knights riding tall horses.

These sergeants already knew that Yang Xu was the beloved disciple of Lord Su, and the salt field outside the city was also supervised by him in the general consulate, and he was responsible for all matters.

Being entrusted with a great responsibility at such a young age is definitely limitless in the future!

Therefore, when they faced Yang Xu, the new celebrity of Yanzhou's political yamen, their attitude along the way was even more respectful and courteous!

When Yang Xu got out of the car, the support from the left and the right, and the "Mr. Yang, you are careful", "Master Yang, you slow down", shocked the eyes of the surrounding neighbors!

Who would have thought that yesterday, this poor Xiucai, who lived here and was still relying on an old man and a young woman to do needlework to make a living, would become "Mr. Yang" and "Master Yang" who were escorted by a Yamen carriage and a full-time sergeant today?