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  Chapter 579 T-shaped scroll snow white money road, Budai Salt Field

   "Dongfan Development? Are you saying that you intend to participate in Dongfan Development?" Feng Ziying couldn't help asking.

"No, no, my lord has misunderstood. We just want to know about the strategy of Dongfan Reclamation. Well, what does the imperial court think about Dongfan Reclamation..." Wang Jiuyu stammered, sweat dripping from his forehead out.

  Feng Ziying is even more strange. He didn't come here for the reclamation, but he wanted to ask about Dongfan's reclamation. Why?

Looking at the other party, Feng Ziying's expression became more and more serious, and Wang Jiuyu's scalp became numb, and he couldn't help saying: "My lord, we are all people who eat salt and rice, how do we know how to open up land, the merchants like Longyou and Anfu are the ones An expert in this field, hehe,..."

  Feng Ziying suddenly recalled, her gaze was as sharp as a sword, and she nodded slowly: "I see, are you interested in Dongfan's salt affairs?"

Wang Jiuyu's majestic body trembled slightly, and his expression was a little weird, but finally he sighed and nodded: "My lord, I have made this business for generations, and I was forced to leave my hometown when the salt affairs in Zhejiang and Zhejiang were cleaned up. You and Mr. Wang just now know that we all rely on coolies to eat, haha, we have no other skills, we can only eat this bowl of rice, and if we leave this line of work, we can only be bandits besides starving to death..."

   "Hmph, Wang Jiuyu, are you threatening me?" Feng Ziying snorted softly.

"No, no, I made a slip of the tongue. I just want to say that we are desperate and want to find a suitable place. Since the imperial court intends to reclaim Dongfan, Dongfan is now a barren land. If the imperial court allows it, I am also willing to take the lead for the imperial court..." Wang Jiuyu carefully considered his words while observing the changes in Feng Ziying's expression.

"Leading the battle for the imperial court, Wang Jiuyu, do you and your subordinates have such good intentions?" Feng Ziying laughed loudly, shaking her head again and again. You are quite well-informed. I actually know that this official intends to let Longyou and Anfu merchants do it first. You also want to go to Dongfan to develop land, but it is not to help the imperial court to cultivate land and resettle landless refugees. I am afraid that you want to occupy this market first. ?”

  Feng Ziying was also observing this fellow while thinking about his intentions.

"However, it needs to be developed. The market of Dongpan Salt Industry in three to five years is not very meaningful. It will take at least a decade or two before it can be compared to a prefecture like Ningguo or Guangde, right? You will look at it this?"

Wang Jiuyu said nothing, Feng Ziying fixed his falcon-like eyes on the other party, and said slowly: "The Dongfan salt market is meaningless in a short time, so what do you guys who live on salt have any plans for? Salt field, what else can there be?"

  Wang Jiuyu was terrified and moved. The opponent is really powerful. He can figure out so many things in such a short time, and he directly clarified his purpose.

"As far as I know, Dongfan is close to Penghu, the terrain is low and flat, the climate is dry in winter, and the sunshine time is long, which is where the natural sun-dried salt is located. Moreover, there are few rivers in this area, and there is not much rain in the area. The salinity is higher than other places, the salt output rate is better than that of Changlu and Lianghuai salt fields, and the quality of salt is also higher. Didn’t you like it? It’s a good idea.”

  Wang Jiuyu's face was pale, and the biggest secret was revealed by the other party casually, and he knew it even more detailed and accurate than what the people on his side knew! ?

   Could it be that someone leaked the news?

impossible!

  Even he only knows that the land in the southwest corner of Dongfan near Penghu is flat, and the sun is strong in winter, which is suitable for drying salt, but he doesn't know why the nearby seawater has higher salt content and less rain.

  Feng Ziying knew that she had guessed right when she saw the other party's expression.

  Budai Salt Farm, the most important salt farm in Taiwan in later generations, is one of the three major salt farms in China along with Changlu and Yinggehai.

  However, although the conditions of the Budai Salt Farm are superior, it was not developed until the Qianlong period in the previous life, mainly because of the problems of reclamation and population, but now, it seems that I can advance this history.

  If it wasn't for this guy to remind me, I really wouldn't have thought that there was a Budai salt farm in Dongfan.

  Because the saltworks in later generations are really not so important, let alone a financial pillar, but in this era, for the current court, this is simply a cornucopia, and of course it can be sold for a good price.

  He had a good heart, but Feng Ziying still had a smirk on his face, as if he was laughing at the other party's hindsight, thinking that he didn't know about the situation, which made Wang Jiuyu feel uneasy.

   This guy is really a lucky guy, unexpectedly brought himself such a new way all of a sudden.

   "My lord, you already knew?" Wang Jiuyu's expression was changing, and it took a long time before he said bitterly.

"Wang Jiuyu, I specifically added this expansion to the east in the strategy of opening the sea. You don't think that I just let Longyou and Anfu merchants go to the east to resettle some refugees. It's as simple as opening up land and reclaiming wasteland?" Feng Ziying It is plausible, "If I am not sure, how would I dare to suggest to the court? I just didn't expect you to be able to make an idea of ​​Dongfan Salt District."

  Wang Jiuyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with some difficulty: "Then what does your lord mean, that the Dongfan Salt Field has already been booked?"

"That's not true." Feng Ziying shook her head and said casually: "There is a lot of waste to be done in the east, and the matter of reclamation involves all aspects. I just have some rough ideas, but the saltworks must be the most important thing. There is no room for loss, and you should also know that there are many mountain people on Dongpan Island. If it is an ordinary salt merchant, I will give him this special privilege. Can he play well? Don’t let me get two stones out of the salt. If you lose your life, the death of others is a minor matter, and it delays the major event of Dongfan's reclamation, that is a major event!"

"Yes yes yes! What your lord said is true. The mountain people on Dongfan Island are very fierce. The government must not have so much energy to take care of them in normal times. If ordinary merchants want to develop the salt field, they will definitely conflict with the mountain people. Then If you delay your lord's great cause of developing Dongfan, then you will die, and you need to find one or two people with experience in this field and some manpower, so as to ensure that this kind of development is safe,..."

Wang Jiuyu thought that this was an empty trip for his family, but he didn't expect that the matter of the salt farm was still inconclusive, and what this person meant was that someone with some force and power was needed to be able to take on this job. Then heart beat up.

  Some of my staff are desperadoes who eat this bowl of food, smuggled salt dealers, and deal with the inspection department and the town army of the local guard all day long.

  But the people behind him have a lot of connections and money. The combination of the two, plus the Dongfan Salt Farm, isn't this a match made in heaven?

   "Wang Jiuyu, you are quite good at talking. Do you think that only you, Wang Jiuyu, can do this at Dongfan Salt Farm?" Feng Ziying smiled.

"My lord was joking, and the little one just wanted to say, please give me a chance, um, not only the little one, but also some other people. They are all very optimistic about the big plan of the big man to develop the East, and they are willing to help The imperial court has done its best to develop and expand the East, so please give us a chance, and we will never forget it in the future,..."

Seeing Wang Jiuyu's earnest words, Feng Ziying was silent for a while, and then said: "Wang Jiuyu, do you know that the development of Dongpan's land reclamation is not a trivial matter, and the unpredictable risks that I mentioned earlier are just one aspect, maybe you will accept them." It’s only when you do this job that you know it’s hot,…”

"Don't worry, my lord, life and death are determined by fate and wealth. Since I have eaten this bowl of rice, I don't take this life seriously. If I sleep at home, the beams of the house may collapse and crush people to death. In the world, can you earn money by sitting at home?" Wang Jiuyue's words were quite bachelor.

"Well, you can see it openly. That being the case, do you understand the specific situation of the Dongfan Salt Field? It is estimated that you have done some exploration, but you may not understand it carefully. My suggestion is that you arrange people to go to Dongfan as soon as possible. Find a professional on the spot to investigate the situation of the salt field and salt drying. On the other hand, you also need someone who can talk to you to talk to me. Can I leave it to you? You all know that the court is in a difficult situation, do you understand what I mean?"

  Wang Jiuyu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "The little one understands, the little one understands, it's just..."

  Seeing that Wang Jiuyu's expression was a little strange, Feng Ziying smiled lightly, "Why, is there anything else to say? Even if I say it, I don't blame it."

"Thank you for your kindness, my lord, well, my lord also knows that the younger one is just here to stand in front, uh, I have to go back and convey some things, um, the younger one wants to ask for an approximate amount, so I can explain it when I go back..." Wang Jiuyu struggled After saying these few words, his eyes were full of anticipation.

Feng Ziying laughed, tapping lightly on the table with her fingers, "You are not asking this question wisely, so you should ask what you want? Dongfan is only involved in the imperial court's strategy to open up the sea. The initial development investment is definitely not small. Apart from performing daily jurisdiction, the imperial court has no intention of getting involved. Well, or to put it a little more bluntly, the imperial court can directly assign the salt farm to you for development. It can be given to your family or a few Home, I guess you should know how big the area is, so it depends on your bids. In addition, you can sell salt by yourself, but you can’t sell it into the territory of Dazhou, and you can also sell it into Dazhou, such as Nanzhi, Zhejiang or Huguang, Jiangxi, but this needs to be discussed in detail, in a word, the price may be different for each condition, do you understand?"

Seeing that Wang Jiuyu had realized something, Feng Ziying added: "Since you are allowed to come, you must have thought about this aspect. If you have no strength, you probably wouldn't dare to touch this business. In this way, my official I will give you one month, and within a month, someone will come and discuss with the official in detail, and after one month, the official may have to make other arrangements."

  (end of this chapter)