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The old man and Du Fugong looked at each other. The old man is old and has seen as much as a cow's hair in his life. Du Fugong is full of knowledge and knowledge, but it is really difficult to understand what Chu Huan said.

"Zikong, bring it up!" Chu Huan motioned to Sun Zikong, in front of these two people, Chu Huan would not hold back.

The grandson went out for a while, and soon came in, holding a white stone in his hand, which was the cold stone.

The corner of the old man's mouth twitched, his expression even more confused, Chu Huan already smiled and said: "Of course the old man knows what this is."

"This is a cold stone." The old man said: "It can be regarded as a specialty of the Northwest... Sir, what does this cold stone have to do with your new salt?" At this time, Chu Huan asked his grandson to carry a cold stone in his arms. He understood that the cold stone might have some connection with the new salt, but no matter how wise he was, he would never have thought that the cold stone would be made into salt, so it was impossible to think about it, with a look of "doubt" on his face. [

Du Fugong caressed his beard, thoughtfully, suddenly his body shook, as if thinking of something, his eyebrows furrowed, and he said incredulously: "My lord, you...you can't say that this new salt...this new salt will be ...!" I just felt incredible, and didn't continue talking.

Chu Huan nodded with a smile and said, "Mr. Du, you guessed right, this new salt is extracted from cold stones!"

Du Fugong opened his mouth wide. Although the old man heard it, he thought he had heard it wrong, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, what...what did you say, you mean...the new salt is extracted from cold stone?"

Chu Huan's expression became serious, and he said sternly, "Exactly, the new salt is extracted from the cold stone!"

The old man understood clearly this time, and couldn't help saying: "My lord, you don't want that old man to be joking, this... the old man has lived most of his life, and he will go into a coffin. He is a native of the Northwest, but he has never heard of Hanshi. Suppress it and turn it into table salt...!" The old man just felt that it was absurd, he would rather believe that Chu Huan was teasing his old prince for fun than believe that stones can be turned into table salt.

Chu Huan said solemnly: "Grandpa, you are my elder, you are highly respected, how dare I joke with you?"

Sun Zikong also said beside him: "Grandfather, master... Well, the governor is not joking, this salt is indeed extracted from cold stones, and the governor himself did it himself, the younger one assisted by the side, the younger one I saw with my own eyes that my lord extracted salt from the stone." I said to Du Fu: "Mr. Du, my lord didn't tell you in advance, I just wanted to make sure if it could really be successful. The dishes last night were all made with new salt. , so the taste is different from usual."

The old man still didn't believe it. Seeing Chu Huan's serious expression, Du Fugong knew that Sun Zikong would never dare to talk nonsense on such an occasion. Although this matter was indeed unthinkable, he believed that Chu Huan was not joking.

He knows a lot, but he never knew that cold stones in the northwest can be used to make salt.

He understands the significance of this, and knows that this is not just a small discovery, but a major event related to people's livelihood and the lives of future generations.

Extracting table salt from stone has never been discovered before, or even thought of.

Du Fugong suddenly felt that he had underestimated Chu Huan before. This young governor seemed to be much stronger than he knew.

The old man's hands trembled a little, there was a moment of silence in the hall, and after a long time, the old man sighed and said, "My lord, you have just come to the northwest, but... you have already brought a huge gift to the northwest...! "The old man's eye circles are already red, "The old man never thought that one day, he would be able to eat the refined salt produced by himself in the Northwest...!"

He was extremely excited. Du Fugong understood the significance of the salt production from Hanshi for thousands of years, and the old man also understood the significance of salt production from Hanshi to the current situation in Xiguan.

Although the old man is a businessman from a family and belongs to a local gentry, he is not confused about the situation in the world. In fact, he has already understood many things. It's getting worse, and he knows very well that the imperial court's thoughts are in the southeast and will not give much help to the northwest. If Xiguan wants to revive, it can only rely on the Xiguan people themselves, and he knows better that if the current situation continues, The salt roads of the East China Sea and the Jianghuai River will eventually be completely cut off, and the empire can only rely on the salt supply of the Fuhai Road to supply the whole country, which will inevitably lead to a salt shortage.

The Northwest and Fuhai roads are high and far away, and the salt in the pass will not be available at that time, let alone the salt that will be transported to the Northwest. The old man has always been worried about this matter. If that time really comes, the Northwest will definitely face a crisis The catastrophe, this disaster, was no less than the invasion of Xiliang soldiers. It was precisely because of this concern that the old man had even secretly asked someone to secretly search for private salt and store as much salt as possible.

But at this time, Chu Huan turned the stone into salt like magic, and the stone was still a huge number of cold stone in the northwest. How can he not be excited to see a magnificent dragon boat, and he understands that salt is like silver, and when Xiguan has such an economic lifeline, then the revival of Xiguan is just around the corner.

The old man was dizzy and swayed because of his excitement. Du Fugong hurriedly supported him, and Chu Huan also got up, "Old man, are you alright?"

Du Fugong helped the old man to sit down, the old man came to his senses, waved his hands and smiled and said, "My lord, you are really a bodhisattva who saves the suffering... How did you come up with such a method...!" It was true in his heart I think, could it be that Chu Huan is really a bodhisattva sent by heaven to save Xiguan. [

Chu Huan said with a smile: "I also heard about it from an expert before. I just thought it was a joke at the time. I tried it this time. I didn't expect it to succeed. It's a fluke...!"

Of course, he can't say that he came here through time travel. In a very, very distant future, rock salt making salt is already a well-known thing, and in other words, he knows that rock salt can make table salt, and it is indeed what his chemistry teacher taught him when he was in school. , that teacher is very tall, and he can be regarded as an expert.

Du Fugong was surprised, but also very excited. He knew this was a great opportunity, and said: "My lord, it is not easy to do something here. As the saying goes, a penny beats a hero. Without money, revival of Xiguan is just empty talk. Since your lord has discovered such a thing, you must immediately start preparations."

Chu Huan said: "Mr. Du, what suggestion do you have?"

"First of all, all the mountains in Xiguan must be owned by the government." Du Fu just said: "There are many mountains and lakes that belong to the private property of local gentry. Since cold stone can make salt, and salt and iron belong to the government. , then the mines with cold stones cannot be handed over to private mining...!" Looking at the old man, he said: "Old man, Du said bluntly, it is the private mountain of the seven surnames in Xiguan, and it will also be taken back to the government!"

The old man frowned. There are many mountains in the northwest, many of which are privately owned. The seven surnames of Xiguan are the heads of the gentry of the Xiguan Dao family, but there are also many mines under each name.

The mine is owned by the government, which naturally touches the interests of everyone.

"There are several mines under our Su family's name." The old man pondered for a moment, and finally said: "The old man can still make decisions about the Su family's affairs, and it is not difficult to hand over the mines. There are complaints, and the old man can suppress them, but...!" After a pause, he finally said: "There are not a few wealthy families with private mountains, and the four prefectures of Xiguan all have private mountains of wealthy families... The old man is only worried that if the adults Forcing the private mountain to be owned by the government will cause dissatisfaction and complaints...!"

Chu Huan nodded and said: "What the old man said is that I am new here, my foundation is not stable, and I have to rely on the help of the aristocratic families in Xiguan, but the salt and iron official camp, the method of opening a salt factory to make salt, will not be kept secret for a long time, and sooner or later it will be leaked." Expose it, if the mines are not owned by the government, then many people can mine their own private mountains and make salt secretly, and I am afraid that there will be many private salt transactions, and the entire salt market will be "chaos"...!" After a pause, he said: "Mr. Du said that he wants to close the mountain. This is an inevitable thing. I am determined to close the mountain, but I have come up with a method. The two of you can see if it can be implemented!"

The old man asked: "What method?"

"In the final analysis, closing the mountain touches the interests of aristocratic families, but most of today's aristocratic families only have land deeds, land deeds, and too much financial resources." Chu Huan said slowly: "I heard that many families that were once prominent , Now I can’t even eat food. In this case, I think there is a way that is beneficial to both parties. It is imperative for the government to close the mountain, but they will be compensated according to the size of the mine area. Grandpa, What do you think of this method?"

The old man pondered slightly, nodded and said: "If that's the case, you can give it a try. My lord is right, in fact, many families that used to be wealthy are no longer what they used to be. If they are given some compensation, there will probably be no Too much resentment. Moreover, the Yantie official camp, this is the historical law of the king, and the old man thinks they should have a reason for it."

Chu Huan looked at Du Fugong and asked, "Mr. Du, besides closing the mountain, what other suggestions do you have?"

"One is to produce, the other is to sell." Du Fu said fairly: "Since we want to make salt, we must open a salt factory. To make salt in a salt factory, we also need business to turn salt into silver." He bowed his hands to the old man and continued: "Yes With the help of the seven surnames in Xiguan, it should not be particularly difficult to open a salt factory, but it is not an easy matter to sell the salt."

The old man immediately said: "Your Excellency, Mr. Du, our seven surnames in Xiguan have business contacts in the pass, and can help sell salt!"

Du Fu shook his head and said: "First of all, salt and iron are sold by officials, and the seven surnames in Xiguan are not officials and merchants. If you sell salt, it will break the law of the king. I'm afraid people with ulterior motives will harm us. Besides, my lord is the governor of Xiguan. You can use the Xiguan Official Salt Office to buy salt in Xiguan, if the salt from Xiguan is transported into the pass without authorization, someone in the court will definitely impeach you.”

Chu Huan leaned on the chair, stroked his chin and said, "What's Mr. Du's idea?"

"It is unavoidable to submit a booklet. I implore the holy majesty to issue a decree on the inward intake of salt. There is also a shortage of salt in the customs. The salt in the Xiguan is entering the customs. It is also a difficult matter for the court." Du Fu said: "The salt farm can be built as soon as possible. Your Excellency can sell salt in Xiguan first before the imperial court's decree is issued, and your Excellency can naturally sign an order to designate officials and merchants to deal in salt. Your Excellency has this right."

Chu Huan said: "It's not difficult. The old man can pick out capable talents from the clan to open a salt shop. I will issue an order to designate him as an official salt dealer."

The old man knew that this was Chu Huan's trust in the Su family, and immediately said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will choose the most capable people in the clan to prepare for this matter." After a pause, he said without worry: "My lord is sure that the court will agree Will the salt enter the customs? The old man said bluntly, this is a piece of fat, the court will not let adults get the right to enter the salt so easily, right?"

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