Villager of Daming

Chapter 566: Supplies midway and looks forward to the future (first update)
The banks of the Yellow River, especially the Hukou Falls, have been inhabited since ancient times. There was no dry land for boating in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was just founded, let alone things here.

However, there are farmers and fishermen. In the current season, fishermen will not row boats into the river, but they will cast nets on the shore.

"It's almost this time, unless the temperature drops suddenly, the upper reaches will be finished!"

"This place is called Jixiang, Lingxun!"

"The same goes for the lower reaches. It's blooming normally now. The Peach Blossom Flood will come later. What should be flushed will be flooded, and what should be flooded will be flooded."

"We can only take care of ourselves. How can we care about other people? In winter, we only sell a few fish we catch through holes in the ice. Life is hard!"

"They all dig holes, and the fish will go to the hole when they see the light. Who will buy fish?"

“When the water slows down and the boat is launched, it’s time to make money.”

"Yes, yes, when it comes to operating the boat this time, it depends on our ability. Other people's boats... boats... is that a boat?"

Several people were chatting, throwing nets to fish while talking.

Then they saw... a boat passing by on the road behind them?

Twenty wheeled ships 'sailing'?The critical speed is not too slow. I always feel like the uneven road surface will capsize... the boat?

There was something smoking and buzzing running in front of the boat.

"How? Their ships look different from ours."

"The imperial court's ship, watch the flag, don't mess with it, Kuaiyi."

"The wheel is so light! It's not that heavy."

"It's not made of wood, that's strange."

"Quick, he's gone in a blink of an eye."

"Does the windlass work in water?"

"Maybe it's not a boat? It's just a car made to look like a boat."

The fishermen's conversation shifted to the boat they just saw, and they planned to unify their words and tell others later.

Tang He didn't care what the fishermen thought. Their boat was launched into the water, the wheels were replaced with paddle wheels, the steam engine was moved into the boat, and the craftsmen modified it and turned it into a paddle wheel.

The fleet went down the river at a very fast speed. When they needed to pass by His Highness King Qin's place, they went to Chang'an to load coal.

There was a long delay on the road, and they were afraid that the wheels of the cart would not be able to bear the weight, so they discarded some of the coal. It was impossible to use the remaining coal to rush back to Nanjing.

When throwing coal, everyone thought of going to Chang'an. There was coal there, and it was also the fiefdom of His Highness the King of Qin, and there were manpower from the Qin King's Palace.

From the position under the boat, walk downstream for a while, then turn to the Wei River. This section is against the current, and you will reach Chang'an.

The two sections of the river totaled more than a hundred miles, and the flow was very fast, so it suddenly jumped down.

The going upstream was not slow. We launched the boat at noon and arrived in Chang'an at midnight.

The people in Prince Qin's Mansion didn't dare to neglect. They asked people to load coal and water while serving wontons and applying hot towels to the backs of their hands and faces. Everyone's faces were chapped and it was useless to cover them up.

This is the result after applying paraffin and glycerin, otherwise the face will never recover for the rest of its life, just like a person who keeps a tan on an island, his face will never change.

After applying it on their hands and face, 81 people stopped eating and applied skin care products again. They were afraid of leaving traces for a lifetime.

The wontons are small and can be eaten by blowing them, and the big ones will burn your mouth.

After they finish eating the wontons and pack them over there, they can get on the boat directly and let’s go!Downstream into the Yellow River, rush!
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"A batch of salt was brought back, and it turned out that it was all stones, with a light pink color. This kind of salt will kill people. It is bitter and astringent. If you eat too much, you will suffer from vomiting and diarrhea, and you will die."

"Camels can be eaten, but livestock are not afraid. People are not as good as livestock." "Humans are better than animals. Help dig the pond and hope that the pond will be salted."

Digging the pond with the help of herdsmen here in Lincheng requires digging out the permafrost layer, backfilling it with some rocks and sand, and finally compacting it.

The beach drying method does not require such a deep pit, which is not conducive to moving brine from one pool to another.

Excavation is too shallow. Once the permafrost thaws, the height of the pond changes again.

The frozen soil layer is blasted first, and then excavators and people are used to clean it together. Rock salt is sent to be crushed and then dissolved in river water when the pond is built.

There is no need for laborers to worry about such design matters, they just work hard according to the instructions.

"Beach drying method, who would have thought that someone would use beach drying method to purify salt next to the Hun River in Helin City?"

Zhu Xi looked at the busy construction site with a proud look on his face.

"From now on, Helin City will be the central city of the entire region. It will be expanded to wrap that hill into the new city."

Zhu Biao was considering the political and economic situation and had a steady stream of salt. Anyone who knew the situation would definitely have to exchange salt with Lin Cheng.

The salt made by the beach drying method is much better than the salt in the desert, Gobi and desert saline-alkali land.

Moreover, the wind here is strong and the sunshine time is relatively short, but it is not necessary to collect salt several times.

The methods used are: brine making in the wind, brine kegging, brine without turning back, salting under ice, and salt on salt.

Step by step precipitation and purification, the salt produced in this way is a particularly good salt.

This operation also consumes a lot of labor and is very hard, but the people and herdsmen living here don't care.

No matter how hard it is, can it be harder than not being able to eat salt?There is no salt when grazing, and when animals encounter saline-alkali soil, animals lick it, and people have to dig up the soil and cook it!It's still bitter after cooking.

"Your Highness is right. With salt, we will have cohesion, unless we use salt to exploit the herdsmen, such as one sheepskin for two pounds of salt."

The village chief agreed with Zhu Biao's words, and herders from hundreds or even thousands of miles around would come to exchange for salt.

By the way, take the salt to a common people's house where it is inconvenient to move around, and exchange it with them again.

If the price they exchange is high, then He Lincheng will send a team out to deliver salt.

"Salt, people, come, more, smile, um! Hey hey hey hey!" Zhu Wentian found the opportunity to speak out.

"Hanhan can see it. The herdsman always has a smile on his face and his eyes are bright."

Zhu Feng could now naturally understand what Hanhan said. He could see that the herdsmen had gone from being numb and empty-eyed at the beginning to now always smiling and full of energy, forming a strong contrast.

The head of the village smiled and said: "The herdsmen used to come here because they were forced by life, and they went outside the city to wait for the judgment of fate.

They were not familiar with the Ming Dynasty, and they didn't know what they would face, so they were worried.

As everyone got to know each other, they discovered time and time again that life could be better and took the initiative to participate.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin played a strategic role in this process, and even more..."

"Chief, stop talking. There is no need for this between us. If you keep talking, I will treat you as if you are scolding me and our brother."

When Zhu Xi heard that the manager wanted to continue to praise him, he quickly interrupted him.

Who among you doesn’t know who?Is it because of yourself and your brother?It's politically correct to advertise this to outsiders, can you really lie to someone's face without blushing?But we blush!

Zhu Biao also laughed: "Chief, remember to praise yourself when you praise me later. Xiaqiu Village is my village, don't separate it separately. Hahahaha...hehehehehe!"

(End of this chapter)