I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 86 People's Longing for a Better Life
Fuel oil, that is military supplies.

And this handsome young man in front of him actually has fierce fire!

The three of them, Lin Zaifeng and Kong Liang, couldn't help breathing faster, staring at Guo Yi with burning eyes, and asked in unison: "What conditions?"

"You are in the army, do you still have acquaintances?"

"Of course there is!" Zhang Zhen responded without hesitation: "I have a life-long brother, and now I am the deputy capital commander of the Guangjie Army."

In the words, full of arrogance.

Guo Yi couldn't help raising his eyebrows, nodded knowingly, and continued: "My condition is very simple. You can only sell this fierce oil to the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. You can't sell it to Xixia and other countries. .”

"Of course!" Zhang Zhen straightened up, stared at the bull's eye of the copper ring, and responded with a full beard and hair: "You don't need to say this! We have many brothers, and death at the hands of the Xia people is irreconcilable." Vengeance!"

"Yes!" Lin Zaifeng also echoed in a cold voice: "Erlang, don't worry, our brothers will not do such things that are sorry to our ancestors!"

"Okay!" Guo Yi nodded: "I'll give you the method of boiling salt with brine first, and after I go back in a few days, I'll send someone to fetch you fire oil."

"Okay! Erlang is refreshing! That being the case, if something happens to Erlang in the future, we brothers will definitely help with all our strength!"

This time, Guo Yi taught Kong Liang a solid lesson about what it means to get more help when you are right, but less help when you are wrong.

If you treat others with courtesy, others will treat you with courtesy.

As the saying goes, throw a peach and return a plum.

When they were young, Lin Zaifeng and Kong Liang entered the saltworks under the leadership of Guo Yi.As Guo Yi walked, he introduced each process link to them.

From digging brine wells, transporting brine, to burning fire to boil salt at the end, everything is explained clearly.

"Thank you Erlang for teaching me everything!" Kong Liang bowed his hands solemnly again.

"you are welcome!"

Lin Zaifeng asked impatiently beside him, "I don't know Erlang, when will he go back?"

Guo Yi pondered for a while, and responded: "There are still some ends here in the salt field. It is estimated that in about half a month, it will be over. At that time, I will return to Jiangling."

"Okay!" Lin Zaifeng nodded: "So, then XX will wait for you at home."

"Well, before I leave, I will give you some information about tea trees, and you can help to find them in the mountains. If you can find them, I will teach you how to make tea."

"Fried tea?" Lin Zaifeng frowned and asked curiously, "What is fried tea?"

"Hehe! A lucrative business."

As soon as they heard that they could make a lot of money, several people immediately became interested, and patted their chests to assure: "Erlang, don't worry, we brothers have nothing but a lot of people! I have to find the tea tree for you!"

"Okay! Then I will welcome the good news!"

Soon, several people kept the method of boiling salt in brine in mind, and left immediately.I can't wait to go back soon so I can start boiling salt and selling it for money.

Nanling Mountain, as the name suggests, is just south of Jiangling City.It is said that it is a mountain, but it is not very high. It is just a group of 400-meter-high, undulating hills.

But its geographical location is very superior, in the north of Fengshui, it is one of several traffic arteries that reach Chenzhou in the west, Dongting and Jingnan in the south, and Huainan in the east.

And Fengshui is a tributary of the Han River, connected by waterways and convenient for boats.

Zhang Zhen and Lin Zaifeng's old lair of bandits is on Nanling Mountain.On the mountain, there are stretches of hills and jagged rocks, and there is not much area suitable for farming.

Therefore, most of these bandits make a living by robbing passing merchants.

As for Kong Liang, a dog-headed military adviser, he is more or less knowledgeable, and every time he robs, he asks for money and does not hurt others.And, give as much as you want, don't force it.

He knew the allusion and the truth behind it.

Therefore, the Jiangling Mansion only recruited them to surrender, and did not send troops to wipe them out.

However, as the taxation of the imperial court became more and more serious, many poor families could not make a living, so they went to join them and became bandits.

But as the number of people increased, even their "Buddhist robbery" could no longer be maintained, and the business of escorting darts gradually emerged.

It was also because of their luck that when they came back, they happened to hear that Guo Yi was building a saltworks, so they wanted to meet up.

What's more, they fell in love with Guo Yi's method of boiling salt with brine; Guo Yi was the one who fell in love with them.

In this way, one shot and two combinations, each takes what it needs.

After agreeing on a time to meet and finding tea trees, they happily returned with the method of boiling salt with brine, while Guo Yi continued to build the salt farm.

First, the trestle bridge on the east bank was built, and then he delineated the scope for building the wall.Subsequently, a group of masons began to build the wall.

And five days later, the three houses housing the stove were also completed.

Then, they began to dig the fire path again, and built a stove in the house.It is divided into two rows on the left and right, with four in each row, two and four get eight, three houses, a total of 24 stoves.

Guo Yi wrote a letter, bought some fireworks and firecrackers from Jiangling City, and held a grand moving ceremony.

For this reason, some clan elders and elders were specially invited from Liuhe Village and Hedong Village to fill up the sense of ceremony.

For nothing else, he also carries a mission to lead Liuhe Village and Hedong Village to become rich.

The purpose of inviting these clan elders and elders is to tell them that the government is determined to make the salt farm bigger, and at the same time, it will benefit the village and lead the villagers to become rich.

Sun Yanming frowned, looked at the various foods on the long table, and said dissatisfiedly: "Erlang, isn't this a bit too extravagant and wasteful?"

The chickens, ducks, fish, and geese placed on these long tables, as well as some special snacks in Jiangling City, were all transported from Jiangling City with high mountains and long rivers.

hehe!From his point of view, it is narrow-minded people's thinking.

Guo Yi approached him with a smile, and explained in a low voice: "Special Envoy Sun, as the saying goes, once you serve as an official, you will benefit one party. Although you are not a local parent official, your salt farm is located here, and you have recruited Liuhe Village and Hedong The people of the village.

In the future, the salt field will become bigger and bigger, and will radiate to farther places, affecting more local people.

So, in a sense, you are no different from the local parents, and you are also their father.

Therefore, as Lao Tzu, you have the responsibility and obligation to lead them to live a better life. "

After finishing speaking, he pointed at the crowd who were eating and drinking in front of him: "Look, these people of yours, look at the clothes on their bodies, which one is not patched?
Is it that they don't want to wear new clothes?Certainly not!
Look at their faces again, look at their mental outlook, which one is rosy?Which one is not weather-beaten?
Is it because they don't want to live a good life?Certainly not!

Look again, what they are holding in their hands and eating in their mouths.I'm afraid they won't be able to eat this once in a lifetime, so do you think they like it?

sure!Must!
Therefore, the common people's yearning for a better life is our goal as officials! "

　Is there nothing to invest in?
　　Hurry up and get in the car!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)