My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 980 He gave too much! Ying Zheng: You are all too radical!
Ying Chengjiao smiled: "If the high-quality salt is no longer exclusive to Qi, can Qi still make huge profits from salt?"

Han An's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked repeatedly: "Quzhan's salt and Beihai's salt are both world-famous top-grade salts."

"Many countries including Chu, Yue, Wu, and Yan all wanted to emulate it, but few were able to achieve success!"

"It's because the ancient Qi area is a place favored by heaven, with unique advantages. Only the tidal flats in places like Quzhan can produce such high-quality salt."

"Can Chang'an Jun find a beach somewhere else that can rival those in Quzhan?"

Dig a pit in a flat and open area on the seashore, let seawater flow in, expose it to the scorching sun, and then boil the water to get salt.

This is common knowledge to later generations and was also the main way to obtain sea salt in this era.

But why is it that China, which had mastered the method of boiling the sea to obtain salt thousands of years ago and has a long coastline and seawater resources, is still extremely short of salt today?
One of the important reasons is that although the simple decoction method can produce sea salt, it will also retain toxic and harmful substances.

The toxic and harmful substances in the mudflats and seawater in most coastal areas far exceed the limit that the human body can withstand. Although the seawater here can be boiled into sea salt, and there are indeed private salt merchants who make sea salt from this place, the salt produced in such areas will at best cause toxins and heavy metals to accumulate in the human body, and at worst cause people to be poisoned and die on the spot!

Only in coastal areas such as Quzhan where there are fewer toxic and harmful substances in the mudflats can edible salt be produced using a simple decoction method. This is also the fundamental reason why the ancient Qi area enjoyed the benefits of sea salt.

Now Ying Chengjiao said that the benefits of sea salt in the old Qi area would be greatly weakened. Han An's first reaction was that Ying Chengjiao had found a treasure land like Quzhan that was suitable for producing sea salt!
Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "I have not found a place as blessed as Qu Zhan."

Han An was slightly startled, and asked in confusion: "If that's the case, why did Lord Chang'an say that?"

Ying Chengjiao said in a steady voice: "All seawater can be used to make sea salt, not just the seawater in Qi. It's just that the salt boiled on many coastal beaches contains poison and cannot be eaten by humans."

"If the poison of this salt can be removed, the salt cooked in many coastal areas will be edible, so what is the benefit of Qi?"

As soon as these words came out, Han Cang's breathing became rapid. Wei Zhuang, Li Si and other court officials all sat up straight. Even Lu Buwei could no longer bear it and said with regret: "If there really is such a method, I simply can't imagine how much benefit it will bring to my Great Qin!"

"This strategy alone can help our Great Qin become the richest country and make all the people happy."

"It's a pity that the salt poison is so strong that it cannot be cured by ordinary people!"

"What a shame! What a pity!"

Lu Buwei had long guessed that Ying Chengjiao must have many tricks in his mind that would benefit the country and the people, but he had never revealed them to others.

If Lu Buwei and Ying Zheng had not used words to hook out Ying Chengjiao's lofty ambitions, how could the pig-management house be in full swing?

Now Lu Buwei buried the hook again, but Ying Chengjiao didn't even look at it, and just rushed into the fish basket!

Ying Chengjiao whispered seductively like a devil: "The salt poison is indeed not something that ordinary people can solve, but who among the rulers and ministers of the Qin Dynasty is an ordinary person?"

"I have some ideas about boiling the sea to make salt and removing the salt poison, but because there were few coastal areas in the Qin Dynasty, I have never verified or studied it."

"It was not until our Great Qin destroyed Chu and Qi and gained many coastal areas that I was able to verify this conjecture."

"When I enter Qi, I will begin to verify my conjecture and study the art of removing salt poison."

"If I gain something, then although the old Qi can still make a profit from salt, it will definitely be far less than it is today!"

Lu Buwei was shocked.

Is Chang'an Jun so happy this time?
Not only did he admit it, he also took the initiative to take on the responsibility of making sea salt!

Is this still the lazy Chang'an Jun?

Han Cang didn't think too much about it. He slapped his thigh, looked at Ying Chengjiao with shining eyes and said, "Chang'an Jun actually has an idea for making sea salt?!"

"Salt is very profitable!"

"In the past, our Great Qin had been suffering from a shortage of salt for a long time. It was not until we acquired Bashu that we were able to alleviate the shortage. However, it was still insufficient, and we had to spend a lot of money every year to purchase it from other countries."

"Now that Chang'an Jun is focusing on salt, I think it won't be long before our Great Qin will no longer be troubled by salt, and we can even make great profits from salt!"

Wei Liao's eyes were like lightning as he murmured, "In fact, my Great Qin does not necessarily want to take advantage of the drought in Dai to unify the world."

"It would not be wrong to attack Yan and Zhao before attacking Dai."

"The coastline of Yan and Zhao is quite long, but in the past, it was not possible to boil salt, so it was of little use."

"But if Chang'an Jun can find a way to eliminate the salt poison, then the long coastline should belong to our Great Qin!"

A small handful of salt can not only replenish the strength of soldiers, workers and farmers, but also contains huge benefits.

So is salt making just salt making?

Do not!
That is still a way to strengthen the country! A way to enrich the country! A way to pacify the people! A way to print money!

From kings to slaves, who doesn't know how important salt is? !
As a result, many heroes and countries have spared no effort to study the way to make salt, but have achieved little. If someone else said that he had some ideas about making sea salt and removing salt poison, the officials would just say "oh" calmly or just laugh it off. How can you say that you have a way to solve this problem that so many heroes and countries have studied for dozens or hundreds of years but have achieved nothing?
However, if the person who said this was Ying Chengjiao, then the situation would be different!

Even though Ying Chengjiao has not officially started his research yet, court officials could not help but begin their excited fantasies.

Ying Zheng's eyes flashed with eagerness, but he regained his composure after a few breaths. His calm voice was like a basin of cold water that poured down on the fiery ministers: "Is this a strategy that will eliminate all benefits?"

"What is your plan for relocating the people, my brother?"

Seeing that Ying Zheng didn't even show the slightest bit of excitement, Ying Chengjiao tilted his head to look at Ying Zheng in confusion, but couldn't tell what he meant, so he continued, "So the number of Qi Tian clan members is tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands!"

"Every member of the Tian clan of the former Qi Dynasty is a descendant of the former King of Qi, so it is inevitable that they have the delusion of restoring their country."

"Moreover, most of the Qi Tian clan members are united. Whenever our Great Qin has policies that are not favorable to the Qi Tian clan, many of the Qi Tian clan members may gather together and coerce the people under their rule to rebel against the Great Qin."

"Moreover, the Tian family of the ancient Qi had an extremely strong control over the ancient Qi land, and they also controlled the vast majority of the land in the ancient Qi land."

"I think if we can't kill them all, we should relocate them all."

"Therefore, I advise that all the people of the Tian clan of the former Qi and the powerful and wealthy people of the former Qi who have disloyal intentions be relocated to Guanzhong, and then their land in the former Qi land be given to our soldiers who are from the former Qi and have titles."

"At the same time, the descendants of the former Qi Tian clan are ordered to change their surnames. From now on, they will no longer be called Tian. Instead, the king will give them a surname to sever their clan and their unity, and keep them under close supervision!"

"Only in this way can the Qi region truly belong to our Great Qin."

This strategy is simple and crude, and even a bit outrageous at first glance.

How can you force someone to change their surname? How can a surname alone influence the friendship between clan members?

However, Liu Bang in the original history adopted this strategy, and violently and forcefully moved the former Qi Tian clan to Guanzhong in batches. The first batch of former Qi descendants who migrated took the First as their surname, the second batch took the Second as their surname, and so on until the eighth batch took the Eighth as their surname.

Later, Liu Bang again gave new surnames to the branches of these eight clans on the grounds of rewards and punishments, and finally disintegrated the descendants of the former Qi Tian clan to a certain extent!
Wei Zhuang said thoughtfully: "It is widely rumored that the seventy-odd sons of Tian Chengzi (Tian Chang) are not all his sons, but are the sons of Tian Chengzi's guests who were strong and intelligent and his concubines in the harem. It's just that Tian Chengzi regarded them all as his sons."

"To this day, no one knows whether this rumor is true or not, but there are indeed members of the Tian family who have imitated this rumor and have given birth to more than a hundred children."

"This strategy of Chang'an Jun may not be very effective for other clans, but it may have a miraculous effect on the former Qi Tian clan!"

"However, if this strategy is implemented, the Tian clan of the old Qi will definitely resist fiercely, and may even force the common people of the old Qi to attack the government offices and stir up unrest."

"People all over the world will think that our Great Qin is tyrannical and cruel, and that it is harming the people. It may even cause chaos among the people everywhere!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded in agreement and said, "I think what the Left Prime Minister said is very true!"

"Therefore, only the general can take on this responsibility!"

"If the Tian clan of Qi or the people of the world really rebel because of this, this general can lead the troops to quell it quickly."

"Although this will cause short-term pain, it will help my Great Qin to eliminate many disloyal thieves and make my Great Qin more stable!"

While speaking, Ying Chengjiao kept pointing at himself, as if to say, choose me, choose me, choose me quickly!
If going to the ancient Qi area to serve as a county magistrate is equivalent to traveling independently, then escorting the descendants of the Tian family of the ancient Qi area back to Guanzhong is equivalent to traveling in a group.

Although group tours are not as comfortable as independent travel and have strict time planning, it is still travel. You can see more local customs and eat more delicious food than when you are on a march!
Ying Zheng ignored Ying Chengjiao's recommendation and said thoughtfully: "This strategy is a bit unconventional, but it has some merits."

Lu Buwei also nodded in agreement: "Although this strategy is a bit cruel, it is indeed a good strategy to eliminate hidden dangers!"

Taking a deep breath, Lü Buwei solemnly bowed and said, "I follow Chang'an Jun's advice and also advise our Great Qin to cut off the benefits of the old Qi and relocate the people of the old Qi."

"I advise you again to let Chang'an Jun take charge of this matter!"

Lu Buwei compromised.

Although Lu Buwei knew very well that if Ying Chengjiao developed a technology to remove salt poison, the salt production in Daqin would increase dramatically, and Daqin would definitely gain not only a surge in income, but also a strong impact on its economic foundation.

Although Lu Buwei was well aware that once Ying Chengjiao's trick was used, the salt policy of the Qin Dynasty would be reformed, and Lu Buwei would have to lose countless hair for it.

Although Lu Buwei was worried that a series of uncontrollable events might occur after Ying Chengjiao left Neishi County.

But, there is no way, Ying Chengjiao gave too much!
That's salt whose production has skyrocketed! How could Lü Buwei not be greedy?

Wei Liao and Wei Zhuang were both delighted and bowed their hands in unison: "I second the motion!"

However, what the ministers never expected was that Ying Zheng actually frowned and refuted: "My brother and all the ministers' advice is too radical!"

Ministers:? ? ?
what?
My king, do you think I am too radical?

(End of this chapter)