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Hubu Shangshu hurriedly asked: "Prime Minister, what is the cost of producing salt at the Donghai Salt Farm?"

Yu Huatian hurriedly said: "The cost of one hundred catties is three qian!"

"The cost of a hundred catties is three dollars?"

The Minister of the Household Department had an unbelievable expression on his face: "The cost of a catty is not even a tenth of the money! Your Excellency, is it really so low?"

"It's really that low!" Yuhuatian said hurriedly, "This is the cost that includes the cost of building the saltworks. If it's just the production cost, it will be even lower!"

Hubu Shangshu's first reaction when he heard this was that this is absolutely impossible!

But looking at Yu Huatian's serious eyes, he couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.

Thinking about it again, this is written in the memorial of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry angered the emperor because he questioned the output of the salt field in public, and was sent to the East China Sea Salt Field to investigate and verify.

You have to be careful yourself, you must figure things out before you talk!
Thinking of this, the Minister of the Household Department said seriously: "Master Prime Minister, can you let the humble official see the memorial of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry?"

Yu Huatian had already seen what Hubu Shangshu was thinking, and said with a slight smile, "Of course."

After saying this, he handed over the memorial to the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

The Minister of the Ministry of Household took a closer look, and it was indeed the memorial written by the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Looking at the content inside, it is exactly the same as what Yuhuatian said.

"Could it be that the cost of the East Sea Salt Field is really so low?"

Hubu Shangshu couldn't help being shocked!
Yu Huatian looked at Shangshu Hubu's face, and hurriedly asked, "Have you finished reading the memorial?"

"It's over, Prime Minister." Hubu Shangshu said hastily.

"Then let all the adults take a closer look!"

Yuhuatian took back the memorial and handed it to the household servant.

Immediately he said to Minister of the Household Department: "The Donghai Salt Farm uses the sun-dried salt method invented by His Majesty! Not only is the output much higher than the original salt-boiled method, but the quality and cost are far superior!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The Minister of the Household Department looked at the memorial and said seriously: "This method uses the sun-dried salt method, and the cost is only three Wen for a hundred catties! The previous cost was two Wen for a catty of salt! The cost has been greatly reduced! "

"In this way, the government-run salt farm has an absolute advantage over the private salt farm!"

The officials of the household department also became excited, and hurriedly said: "The price of salt in the world today is five cents a catty.

Even if the price of salt in the government-run saltworks is set at a penny per catty, it can guarantee dozens of times the profit! "

"More than 30 times the profit, the price can be much lower than the market!"

Upon hearing this, Minister of the Ministry of Finance calculated carefully, and said excitedly: "As long as the technology of drying salt method is limited to government-run salt farms, this will be a huge source of income!"

"Your Majesty, my minister suggests that we must vigorously build government-run salt farms!"

Hubu Shangshu hurriedly said: "Produce table salt vigorously, and at the same time, use the method of drying salt in an illegal form, and strictly limit it to government-run salt farms!"

The Minister of Tobe also became excited all of a sudden.

Salt is a necessity in life that everyone cannot lack.

The importance even exceeds that of vegetables and meat!
After all, most people can't afford meat, so it's okay to go without vegetables for a few days.

But salt has to be eaten every day.

As long as the salt market is monopolized, the huge demand of the tens of millions of subjects of the Great Qin Empire can make the court a lot of money.

"It's natural!" Seeing that the cost of table salt is so low, Ying Zigao finally let go of his last worries.

Even if the salt industry is government-run and monopolized at the national level, it can still guarantee low salt prices and ensure that ordinary people can afford salt!

With the last layer of worries gone, Ying Zigao made up his mind to vigorously promote the salt government camp!

Ying Zigao asked solemnly: "Are you all ready for the rules of the salt official camp?"

"Your Majesty, I have already drafted it."

The household servant said hurriedly.As he spoke, he handed over the prepared memorial: "Please have a look, Your Majesty."

Ying Zigao opened the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully. There was no big difference between them and the official rules of the salt industry in history. He nodded and said, "The writing is not bad. But it still needs to be refined, and some details need to be revised. "

While speaking, Ying Zigao picked up the brush and made some revisions referring to the laws and regulations of tobacco monopoly in later generations.

In later generations, he had run a small supermarket for a period of time, and he knew very well about the tobacco monopoly laws and regulations.Copy it over now, no problem at all.

"According to my instructions, make a proper revision."

Ying Zigao handed the memorial to the accompanying eunuch, and said solemnly: "After the revision, I will show it to you!"

Hubu Shangshu took the letter and hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, after you read it, will you carry it out immediately?"

"There's no rush." ​​Ying Zigao thought for a while, and said, "Put it off for three months, and wait until the first batch of government-run salt farms are completed and put into operation!"

"I understand!" Hubu Shangshu hastily agreed.

Ying Zigao then said to the minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Have the addresses of the first batch of government-run salt farms been decided?"

"Your Majesty, everything has been selected according to the requirements."

The minister of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly said: "The first batch is the list of government-run saltworks and the specific location situation! They are all places with sufficient sunshine and less rainfall, and all have large mud flats, and they are vast and flat!"

Ying Zigao took the memorial and looked at it, only to find that the addresses of the salt farms were all concentrated in the famous Changlu Salt Farm in later generations.

However, the lands of Qi, Chu, Wuyue, and salt fields are rare in later generations!

There is no such thing as the inland northwest and southwest areas.

He clearly remembered that there were several places, and there were many inland salt lakes in later generations.

The salt in Xia, Bei, and the two places was even more famous in the Song Dynasty, and flourished in the world. It is known as Qingyan, and it is a well-known high-end table salt!
The Xixia Kingdom, located in the northwest, relied on rich salt resources and possessed strong financial resources. It was able to compete with the Song, Liao, and Jin empires for hundreds of years!

The salt resources in the southwest are even more abundant, and Zigong's artesian wells are well-known!
"Your Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs are working closely together to build a government-run salt farm according to the model of the East China Sea Salt Farm!"

Ying Zigao said seriously: "Don't concentrate on Yandi and Qidi. There are also many places in Chudi and Wuyue that are suitable for developing salt farms!"

"Weichen understands!" The servant of the household department hurriedly agreed.

"Salt ponds and salt wells in inland areas, under suitable conditions, should also adopt the sun-dried salt method to set up government-run salt farms!"

Ying Zigao went on to say: "The salt farms are concentrated along the coast, and transporting them to the inland will increase the transportation cost. If the government-run salt farms are established in the inland areas, they will be able to supply the inland nearby. It is very convenient!"