Traveling through the Prosperous Pastoral of Peasant Girls

Chapter 71
"Let the crew move onto the ship quickly..." Jin Yan said as he approached the captain.

"Hey, Jin, my friend, you really touched me..." Erguotou is the best wine in Daqing Country, that is to say, the captain has been to Daqing Country and knows the benefits of Erguotou. The people of Cha country, because of the high alcohol content, get caught in the fire, and the general alcoholic level can't enjoy it. Is this golden seedling afraid of being lonely on the journey, or is it because he has drunk himself to strengthen his courage, so he is not afraid of pirates? .

When the crew was carrying these things onto the ship, Jin Yang saw his interpreter on the ship, who was also surnamed Wang, and after a few simple greetings with him, Jin Yang whispered in his ear: "You Whisper the words to the captain so that no one else can hear them."

Jin Yan asked him to translate how to deal with pirates, and how to use these good wine and torches effectively.The captain opened his mouth in shock and kept saying, "It's too cruel, too cruel, too cruel..."

"Captain, aren't pirates cruel? They robbed all of your cargo, and Baman was killed on the spot after being attacked and injured by pirates. They are only allowed to run amok. We hard-earned maritime merchants Can you just starve to death? Do you have the heart to watch your crew being robbed of their cargo, so you can no longer feed your family? Why do we go to sea between the two countries with great wind and waves, not to feed pirates? ?Since the pirates are not benevolent, why should we give them credit and conscience? Don’t you want to avenge your friend Barman..."

It was night, and Captain Venus set sail with another ship when he saw that it was getting dark. Although he knew that Jin Yang had given him a good way to severely damage the pirates, he still didn't need it if he could.

There were four cargo ships that came with them, two of which were robbed, and the other two that were not robbed had already returned.The goods of the two ships were selected by the pirates, and there was not much left. The only thing that was not looted was the disassembled four-wheeled carriage, which was custom-made by the four princesses.After asking that Lu Run had already given him the money for the carriage, he gave him 2000 taels of banknotes for emergency use. Even the other ship that was looted by pirates was in trouble like him, and Jin Yang gave him the money. They also benefited indirectly.

This time they returned to the voyage together. Jin Yang told the captain of the other ship, Kobe, that if you encounter pirates at sea, don’t run away. Captain Venus already has a good way to defeat pirates. Captain Venus' ship will go to meet it first, and his ship will just watch the fun on the sidelines.

Back at the Jin Family Warehouse, all the guys who went out to do errands in the warehouse came back. Those who had never seen the two bosses came to greet Jin Yangliu Tao. Everyone was a little surprised to see that the two bosses were so young.These are all his own employees, and the two of them didn't hesitate when they came to their own site, and directly told Lu Yi to give everyone extra meals in the evening.Taking advantage of the stall where they were preparing meals, the two asked Lu Run to find out the account books and open the warehouse to take stock.

For the dazzling array of goods in the warehouse, Jin Yang picked two types with larger quantities and higher profits. One was the exported toffee and the imported frankincense.The reason for choosing one or two of the more than 30 kinds of products is that the time of examination is limited. From the sales inventory of these two products, we can see the general account of other products.Jin Yang looked at the account book and read out the data. Liu Tao didn't use an abacus at the side, but just calculated in a hurry with a water pen. If a few data were simple, he would calculate them in his head first, then record them in the notebook, and then calculate them together at the end.

They counted the goods, and the big and small clerks and the stewards in charge of the warehouse stood behind for four or five, ready to answer their questions at any time. The inventory of several warehouses was completed in only a quarter of an hour, and Liu Tao's data was also calculated, which was the same as that of the general ledger. In contrast, there is no difference.The succinct algorithm and super speed made them admired by those who are proficient in accounting calculations.

Seeing that Lu Run and his subordinates were not nervous when they were taking stock, the two of them could see that they had done nothing wrong.

This time Wang Hua and the other three also came to eat together, and the dining hall was filled with six tables of eight immortals. Originally, Lu Run wanted the two bosses to eat in a private room, but the two insisted on eating with the guys.

Most of the dishes this time are seafood, because the warehouse is just outside the sea, and there are not only cargo ships in the port, but fishing boats account for the majority.One side supports the other side, and seafood dishes are much cheaper than meat.

First of all, Lu Run asked his owner to speak, and Jin Yang did not refuse. He first affirmed the achievements of Lu Run and his crew, and then planned the future development, mainly to form his own fleet and own his own salt farm.Now that Jin Yang has spoken, Liu Tao is happy to be at leisure, so there is no need for her to come forward.

The next thing is to drink, Lu Run and the stewards in charge of each stall took turns to toast, the two of them drank their glasses, and everyone who watched was dumbfounded.

Lu Run was not in favor of Jin Yang's establishment of a commercial fleet. He worriedly said to Jin Yang: "Cousin, there are too many pirates now. If there are ten merchant ships sailing in the sea, at least one or two will When pirates are encountered on the way, the country only collects taxes, and there is no decent navy to protect the safety of merchant ships and sea merchants."

"Since the country doesn't care about it, after forming a caravan, you can only protect yourself. It's okay, it depends on human effort, and the living will not be suffocated to death by urine."

Wang Hua also held a different opinion: "Young master, with the manpower of a merchant ship, it is difficult to compete with pirates. What are pirates? They are robbers who fight openly. They are good at force and ruthlessness, and the speed of the ship is extremely fast. But our merchant ships are slow, and the crew on board are all businessmen or hard-working sailors, except for a few escorts, where can they beat pirates who lick their blood all day?"

"If we don't fight them head-on, they just use swords against us, and we don't have any rules with them. Seeing that they are going to pose a threat to us, we can act first..."

"Are you talking about shooting arrows at them? They are not afraid of them. Their strong bows are even more accurate and farther than ours? Just rely on them..." He pointed to a building like a gun tower and a small piece of land in the distance. The house continued: "Aren't those people who rely on the wharf to arm the yamen just for display?"

He pointed to the Armed Forces Yamen of the port, which was specialized in managing the security of the port, and ignored everything about merchant ships leaving the port.

"I have my own clever plan. When our merchant fleet is formed, my new weapons will be able to be used to exert their power!"

The Salt Industry Department is in charge of the manufacture of sea salt, and the Salt Transport Department is in charge of the distribution of sea salt. In addition, there is also the Taxation Department.Jin Yang and Liu Tao went to the seaside with Lu Run and Wang Hua to see those salt farms.

For the convenience of management, the Salt Industry Department of Liangshan Port has concentrated the salt farms on the north and south sides of Liangshan Port. There are dozens of large and small houses, each of which has a beach, and the smallest one has a beach that is only [-] steps wide.Behind the beach are tall and steep stone cliffs formed by land subsidence, usually as high as seven or eight floors. These stone cliffs have another advantage, that is, they block the wind from the west and the afternoon sun.The production process of table salt is also similar, there is a method of boiling salt in a large pot, and a method of frying salt in a flat pan.

After they greeted the officials surnamed Zhang from the Salt Industry Department, the Salt Industry Department asked them to look at the place by themselves and apply after they were optimistic.Because the nearby areas are occupied by various salt fields, they can only go far away. First, they went to the north. After four or five miles, there is still no good place. The reason is that the distance between the rocky cliff and the sea is too close. It will be affected, because there are no ravines, and the vehicles entering and exiting can only drive on the beach, which is strenuous for the vehicles pulled by livestock.

They went to the south of the port again, and this time they found a good place seven miles away from Liangshan Port. There happened to be a large ravine in the middle of two high cliffs. In the ravine was a seasonal unnamed river, only 300 meters wide. The narrowest part is only 100 meters, and the depth is no more than four meters. It is a tributary of a big river called Heishui River, which divides the valley into two.

Behind the flat beach of the sea is the land, and there are roads winding up the hillside, so the traffic is very convenient.There are no rocky cliffs behind the sea beach to leeward. This is a place where many salt farms are not optimistic about the location of salt.

Jin Yang first took a fancy to this place. The terrain here is a big triangle. Only a small part of the acute angle is behind the cliff, and the rest of the beach is covered with land. If it is reclaimed as a salt field, there will be a small river to drain the abandoned brine not far to the south. , that is ideal enough.

The three of Wang Hua didn't think so. Not to mention that there was no leeward rocky cliff behind the beach, and it was far away from the port.Jin Yang told them: "This is a good place to dry the salt. If there are stone cliffs to block the flow of the wind, it will not be conducive to the evaporation of the salt pond."

However, their vision is too short-sighted, and they don't care about life and death. In other words, they don't care about this salt-making method.Jin Yang and Liu Tao had no choice but to return to the Salt Industry Department according to their wishes, to see if the Salt Industry Department could find a good place.

Back at the Department of Salt Industry, the official surnamed Zhang in the yamen happened to be arguing with someone, and when he saw them coming in, he greeted them: "It just so happens that you are back, but have you found a good place?"

Wang Hua said: "Not yet, didn't I want to ask you to have a look?"

"There happens to be a shopkeeper here who has quit, and his saltworks are nearby. Let's see if we can do our best..."

This salt farm was jointly opened by the quarreling shopkeeper surnamed Huang and another person, because the other wanted to quickly get money to switch to a maritime business, so he wanted the shopkeeper surnamed Huang to sell it by himself.This man surnamed Huang is not in good health and he is unwilling to do it anymore. He is eager to sell the salt farm. A relative of the official Zhang surnamed also wants to open the salt farm, but he can’t be eager to come up with a price, a large sum of 800 taels. The one surnamed Huang had to wait for a high price, while the other wanted to sell it at a low price and take the money.Because the three families couldn't agree on the price, they quarreled and got angry.

(End of this chapter)