Infrastructure: I survive in troubled times

Chapter 525 Barter

"How big is this pool?" Lin Nanzheng asked curiously.

"The pool ridge is generally about half a foot high, and each square pool is built. The side length of each square pool is five steps from top to bottom. The beach pools are dug down one by one from top to bottom, and the drop is generally three inches. Between the upper and lower pools There is a pool door for the water to flow downward." Hong Lianshuo continued to draw on the beach, "There is a platform under the bottom pool, which can be called a salt block, for salt storage. Two or three large ditches are dug around the beach pool. , commonly known as salt ditch, to store tide water. On the side of the ditch facing the sea, open a water gate and set up gates for opening and closing. Another tidal ditch is opened outside, leading directly to the sea to attract tides into the ditch and prepare salt ditch Use it to absorb tides."

"Then let's start building! The sooner it is completed, the sooner the salt will be produced." Lin Nanzheng rubbed his hands excitedly when he heard the words, "It won't be a tight day."

"It's not just tight, it's an empty purse." Han Qinhu touched his waist and said.

"Hey! Do you have any land with money?" Hong Lianshuo looked at them angrily and said.

"As you said, money is a man's guts." Lin Nanzheng said cleverly, "Wealth is rich!"

"I think this salt is just around the corner. The key is how do we sell it?" Han Qinhu looked at them with a frown and said, "The transportation is also a headache."

"Bandits are indispensable for traveling by land these days!" Lin Nanzheng stroked his forehead and said, "They are all masters of murder and robbery."

"It's not easy. If you kill them, you'll be fine." Chen Zhongyuan clasped his fists and said cracklingly, "Those others are frightened after hearing the news, but we are not afraid. They just sharpen my knife."

"There is still a waterway to go." Hong Lianshuo drew on the beach again, "From here, go north along the coastline and reach Liaodong."

"If you travel by water, it will be much more stable." Lin Nanzheng said while looking at the map drawn on the ground.

"Is it so smooth?" Chen Zhongyuan asked with concern, "Manpower should be slower."

"In summer, the southeast wind is just right, saving time and effort." Hong Lianshuo said, drawing the direction of the wind.

"That's just right. The ship was loaded with cargo when we went, and it was heavy! The ship was light when we came back..." Chen Zhongyuan said cheerfully.

"Not necessarily, I may also buy special products from Liaodong when I come back." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with bright eyes and said.

"What is Liaodong rich in?" Chen Zhongyuan looked at them with bright eyes and asked.

"Sable fur, deer antler, ginseng." Lin Nanzheng said without thinking.

"Do we need this?" Chen Zhongyuan asked, looking at Hong Lianshuo.

"Need! We need everything now." Hong Lianshuo nodded his head, "Northeast is a treasure land!"

"It's just too cold, even colder than ours." Lin Nanzheng shuddered and said.

"Just wear thicker clothes." Hong Lianshuo said simply and easily.

"Those paper quilts and paper clothes are not good." Han Qinhu said immediately after hearing the words, "Last year can be said to be barely passable."

"You still need a sheepskin jacket to keep warm." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with shiny black eyes and asked, "Are there many sheep herders in Liaodong?"

"The Liaodong Yi Diduo still used to herd horses and sheep, although they are also actively Sinicized." Han Qinhu thought about it seriously and said.

"Then let's buy more sheep." Hong Lianshuo clapped his hands and said excitedly.

"Wait a minute, you are sure that this salt will be sold." Lin Nanzheng said, looking directly at her with his phoenix eyes.

"Sure, Liaodong doesn't produce salt, so they have to buy it from the Central Plains." Han Qinhu looked at them with a smile on his brown pupils and said, "If our salt can always maintain such a high level, the price will increase. If there are advantages, it’s no wonder they don’t buy it!”

"How can you be sure that the price is cheap!" Chen Zhongyuan wrinkled his facial features and looked at him and said, this is too arbitrary!

Han Qinhu looked at him dumbfounded and said, "Liaodong is here, Central Plains is here, and we are here. In terms of price, at least the cost of transportation will be much less!"

"Oh!" Chen Zhongyuan scratched his head and said, "I don't know much about this."

Han Qinhu rubbed his chin and thought seriously, "If this is selling salt in Liaodong, it can't surpass the governor of Liaodong."

"Salt and iron are all run by the government, and if you operate them in private, you will be arrested and sued." Lin Nanzheng frowned and said anxiously, "We are not familiar with Liaodong!"

"This relationship is all about coming out, the immaturity becomes mature!" Hong Lianshuo looked at them firmly and said.

"That's right!" Chen Zhongyuan said immediately after hearing the words, "It's not Zhuge's family, you can bet on three parties." With a soft snort, he said again, "The goods are good, so worry about selling them!"

"I'm not worried about the market's reaction, I'm worried about the official one." Hong Lianshuo looked at them and said, frowning.

"Salt is profiteering, and there is no one who is not jealous. It's just a matter of what the officials want to charge you with." Hong Lianshuo said very worriedly.

"In this case, we have to give up some benefits." Han Qinhu said after thinking for a moment.

"Things that can be solved with money are not considered problems." Hong Lianshuo nodded with his index finger, "The salt we sold doesn't cost money."

"What do you want if you don't need money? How can you not want money?" Lin Nanzheng looked at her anxiously and said.

"What do you want the money for? Where do you use it?" Hong Lianshuo looked directly at him and asked.

"Uh..." Lin Nanzheng scratched his head and said, "It seems that it can only be used locally."

"That's right!" Hong Lianshuo looked at them with warm and jade-like eyes and said, "For us, copper coins can only be used to make weapons. What can silver be used for? It's useless except to be piled in the treasury." The deep black eyes sparkled finely. Guang Dao said, "Exchanging goods is more practical. Gold and silver are the attributes that people give them as currency, otherwise they are just precious metals." Then he said, "And the equivalent barter is more acceptable, and gold and silver are not acceptable."

"Then what?" Chen Zhongyuan asked, looking at her with thick eyebrows raised like silkworm babies.

"Sheep, medicinal materials." Hong Lianshuo said without thinking, "As long as it is goods, we want it."

"You never forget the sheep." Han Qinhu said dumbfounded when he heard this.

"This mutton can be eaten, and the sheepskin can be used as a jacket to keep warm." Hong Lian looked at them with bright eyes and said, "The whole body is full of treasures." After a pause, he continued, "And it's not very eye-catching. Be alert, don't even think about it."

"That's true. Horses are strategic materials." Han Qinhu nodded hurriedly when he heard this, "Then let's exchange them for goods of equivalent value."

"Since it's decided, let's excavate first and build the saltworks first." Hong Lianshuo looked at them with calm eyes and said, "In addition to the saltworks, we also need to build a house for living, storage, living..."

"Should be, here is a distance from the county." Lin Nanzheng looked around with phoenix eyes and said, "It is also easy to manage."

(End of this chapter)