Rather be a concubine

Chapter 259
Knowing that Yu Nian, the magistrate of Yangzhou, was related to Qi Zimu's disappearance, Chu Zheng naturally never stayed idle. When he saw Qing Nu's appearance earlier, he knew that this prostitute had become an outcast of the Salt Gang. Sending Qing Nu to seduce Chu Zheng, Chu Zheng used his tricks to make others think that Qing Nu had betrayed the Salt Gang, so this Yangzhou skinny horse has just ended up in the present situation. If she dared to speak half a lie, she would not have to live up.

Ah, Ah, and Er's lightness skills are very good, so it is very good to bring the two of them to visit the magistrate's mansion at night, but Chu Zheng has never been idle, and he is not the kind of arrogance who does not take the dead in his eyes Therefore, Chu Zheng will go there in person tonight to investigate the magistrate's mansion at night, and the three of them in his party don't know what news they will find.

However, even if Chu Zheng plans, it has nothing to do with Bo Yuqiao, she has come up with a good idea now, so she simply spoke to Chu Zheng.

"My lord, if my concubine remembers correctly, the salt sold by the Salt Gang should be mine salt, pool salt and well salt?"

Hearing this, Chu Zheng frowned slightly, then nodded straight away.As Bo Yuqiao said, most of the salt sold by the Salt Gang is mineral salt, and sea salt is not too common. After all, the method of decocting salt is really laborious. How can it be easier to mine directly from the salt mine?These salt merchants are not stupid, and they will not block their own way of making profits, so most of the salt lords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang smuggle are mine salt and well salt.

With Chu Zheng's affirmation, Bo Yuqiao immediately pursed her lips and smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, which was really pretty.

"My lord, if the price of official salt can be lowered, presumably there won't be so many sales outlets for private salt. At that time, the salt gang will naturally not be able to survive. Wouldn't this also solve the serious problem of your confidant?"

Hearing what Bo Yuqiao said, Chu Zheng understood, then looked at the beautiful young lady in front of him with some surprise, and asked a question tentatively.

"It's really not easy to get official salt. Could it be that you have a way to lower the price of official salt?"

Bo Yuqiao naturally has a plan. After all, she is not a real native of the Daqian Dynasty, and she also knows that most of the salt eaten by people in this world is sea salt. Since sea salt occupies such a large amount, the court only needs to control If you sell sea salt, the price of salt will drop. At that time, the profit of the salt gang will drop sharply, and officials who want to collude with Ting Yuanfeng will have other ideas!

The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the world is for profit.If Ting Yuanfeng no longer holds gold and silver in his hands, the officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will not pay attention to a small business. At that time, Chu Zheng will be able to rectify the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

"My concubine has a way, but I don't know if it's feasible, so please take a look, my lord. If it's feasible, let's try it first, shall we?"

After saying those words, Bo Yuqiao met Chu Zheng's fiery phoenix eyes, and stopped showing off. Then she personally fetched a pen and paper, and silently wrote the method of the ditch on the paper.Before the ink was completely dry, Chu Zheng couldn't wait to snatch the rice paper over. He was very eager, but he was really careful in his movements, for fear that the thin rice paper would be torn.

The method of ditches and beaches is actually not difficult. This method was used to dry sea salt in the Qing Dynasty. Although the method of drying salt was mostly used in the Qing Dynasty, this method should have been produced around the Yuan Dynasty, but it was not widely used at that time.

As for the Dagan Dynasty, the method of making sea salt is not the oldest method of boiling sea salt, but the method of decocting salt in the Tang and Song Dynasties. However, the method of decocting salt is still too complicated and consumes manpower and material resources. It is better to change it to the method of drying salt , the effect will be more obvious.

Bo Yuqiao had a background in literature in her previous life, and she also saw this method of drying salt in a book. She hadn't thought of it a few days ago. The momentum won't last long.Chu Zheng knew this better than Bo Yuqiao, so he just held the thin rice paper like a treasure.

The method of gully beach is to use the coastal beach to build dams to open up salt fields, absorb tides and divert seawater to irrigate the ponds, evaporate into brine after sunshine, and finally precipitate salt crystals after the brine evaporates.

As for the method of collecting the tide, it is not too difficult. You can collect the tide naturally, let the seawater flow in along the tidal ditch when the tide is high, and close the tidal channel when the pool is full.It can also absorb tides, adopt external force to introduce seawater, and use a keel car to bring seawater into the pool.

The method of making brine is generally well known to salt workers. It is carried out in a salt pond, and a lot of water will be evaporated every day, so that the salinity of the brine will gradually increase. Get snow-colored salt grains.You only need to pile up the salt grains grown in the salt field and put them in the warehouse to get a large amount of sea salt. Although this method is not as convenient as the salt from the well salt pond, it is better in large quantities, which is exactly the boundary that Chu Zheng cares about most.

After reading the method on the paper, Chu Zheng looked up with a flushed face. He never thought that Bo Yuqiao could come up with such a good method to make salt. Anyway, the court can control the beach and prevent others from intervening. However, even if Ting Yuanfeng was attracted by Yan, it has nothing to do with Haiyan.

"That's a really good idea!"

Chu Zheng praised him, then got up straight from the mahogany stool, and then suddenly remembered something, his complexion changed a few times, and he asked Bo Yuqiao.

"How did you get this idea?"

Hearing Chu Zheng's question, Bo Yuqiao had already thought of an excuse, and then spoke.

"My lord, I saw this method in an ancient book in the early years, and I didn't take this method seriously at the time, but I just remembered it when I saw you worrying about it recently."

"Ancient book? Where is that ancient book now?"

Chu Zheng didn't believe what Bo Yuqiao said. If there were so-called ancient books, he must have used the method of drying salt. Why didn't he know anything about it?

Bo Yuqiao pretended not to notice Chu Zheng's suspicious eyes, and defended herself.

"My lord, the ancient book was read by my concubine in my father's study. After the previous chaos, the ancient book must have been lost!"

After Bo Zheng was imprisoned earlier, the entire study room in Bo's mansion was almost demolished by the people from the Ministry of Punishment. Where can I find a so-called ancient book?Now that even Bo Zheng has been exiled to the southwestern border, life must not be easy.But Bo Yuqiao couldn't care about it at all, it was his retribution for Bo Zheng to end up like this, but he couldn't blame others at all.

It is said that Chu Zheng is not too obsessed with the so-called ancient books. After all, no matter where Bo Yuqiao found this method, the only ones who can dry salt by the sea are the Dagan Dynasty. If so, the method of drying salt The provenance is not so important.

Thinking of this, Chu Zheng's complexion softened, and he said softly to Bo Yuqiao.

"After returning to Beijing, I can give you a status. After all, you already have a baby in your belly. In addition to such a necessary method, you should really be rewarded for your merits!"

Seeing that Chu Zheng had never been obsessed with the source of the salt drying method, Bo Yuqiao also breathed a sigh of relief.This guy actually wants to mention her status, obviously he wants to give her the position of side concubine.Thinking of this, Bo Yuqiao felt a burst of joy in her heart. Although the side concubine was not as respectable as the main concubine, she was also included in the imperial family's jade certificate. At that time, even if she gave birth to the baby in her womb, she would not have to hand it over to others brought up.

During the Daqian Dynasty, the children born in the concubine's room were sent to the mistress to be raised. Bo Yuqiao did not grow up beside Fengshi, but Fengshi looked down on Zhao Yueru's mother and son, and deliberately refused to give Bo Yuqiao this Decent is.Bo Zheng was aware of Feng's thoughts, and he didn't say yes or no. After all, Feng's long-awaited Bo Yurong, Bo's manor also had an eldest daughter who raised his profile back then, so why should he care about a little concubine?

It's not nice to say that the side concubine is also a concubine's room, but no matter what, it is more decent than a concubine. At that time, Bo Yuqiao doesn't have to hand over her baby's future to others to raise her.

Bo Yuqiao put her hand on her belly. At this moment, she couldn't feel any strangeness, but felt a little strange feeling in her heart. She wished she could give the best things to the child in her belly, so that she could live happily ever after. Peace and joy.That's probably what it feels like to be a first-time mother.

Taking Bo Yuqiao's actions into his eyes, Chu Zheng's phoenix eyes also overflowed with a trace of softness. Before welcoming Bo Yuqiao through the door, he had already accepted this little lady and wanted to give her the position of side concubine.Now is an opportunity, and it can be regarded as the fulfillment of the promise.

Chu Zheng didn't stay in the inn for long, and when the night was dark, he took the two dead men, one and two, put on night clothes as black as ink, and rushed straight to Yu Nian's mansion.

Knowing that Chu Zheng had left, Bo Yuqiao felt a little worried. If Chu Zheng really fell into the trap of others, what should he do?Although this guy is a prince, money is touching. Even if he is a prince, he probably won't care about it for the sake of profit and life in Yu Nian.After all, only by controlling Chu Zheng can the Salt Gang survive.

At this moment, Bo Yuqiao was very worried. Even though she was lying on the bed, she was still sleepless, tossing and turning and having trouble falling asleep. When she saw the white belly in the sky through the window lattice, Bo Yuqiao realized that she hadn't slept all night.

There was a wry smile on her lips, did she care about Chu Zheng?If not, why is this happening?
With a low sigh in her heart, Bo Yuqiao didn't want to get up, because she was quite lazy recently because of her pregnancy, even if she didn't feel sleepy, she was willing to stay on the bed to rest.

There was only a creaking sound, it turned out that the window lattice was pushed open, and Bo Yuqiao turned her head to look, and saw a masked man entering the guest room through the window lattice, not to mention tall, with a strong smell on his body. The bloody smell approached the bed step by step, it was really scary.

(End of this chapter)