It was late at night, and Chen Xun bought a table of wine and food at home and invited Zheng Jian to come and have a meal.

In later generations, this situation was like a contracted boss and a party member. The boss generally did not go to the project, but chose the project manager to receive all parties. Regarding the requirements of Party A, the project manager agreed if he could do it, and said, "I'll ask the boss." As for the subsequent situation, there was always a buffer, so that the king would not be ugly when he saw the king.

Chen Xun later had a classmate who was a contract worker. He went to the construction site publicly from the beginning of the project, and then he went to see it secretly every time. He went there four or five times until the project ended. He said it during a dinner party, which made Chen Xun gain insight.

Originally, Chen Xun should have met Zheng Jianshao, so as not to let Zheng Jian ask too much, and it would be too embarrassing to refuse.

But the talents whom Chen Xun trained over the years were sent overseas. Chen Lu was scared this time and did not dare to get involved in these things anymore; Chen Shou was sent to Penghu; his father Chen Yi was a mediocre person, and he probably didn't know if he was sold by Zheng Jian. The elderly in other tribes are essentially farmers, and they are too afraid of officials. I guess if they are scared, their family's old friends will be saved.

So Chen Xun had to go there himself.

After the dishes and the wine has been three rounds, Zheng Jian said with a rare gentle voice: "I think you are a little official and you understand people. If you know the importance of it, just say a few more words."

Chen Xun felt nervous and said to himself: "Here you come."

In the past two days, I spent nearly fifty taels of silver just by feeding 400 mouthfuls outside. This money is enough for a family of five to eat for more than three years.

Both sides know that this stalemate is not a solution.

"You are an elder. Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years. It is my honor to persuade me." Chen Xun first praised: "I have been seriously considering this world these days. If no one takes care of me, earning some money will make a fattening sheep and let others slaughter."

"In fact, it is a good thing to rely on the boss's family to join the army. In the future, I will only make money and don't have to worry about pressure from all aspects."

"It's right that you can think so." Le Zhi was very pleased. It's worth his time and effort to stay in this rural area these days. With this time, will it not be good to go back to Dongguan County to listen to the music at Chunlou?

"I can understand the official matters, but I am still a little worried." Chen Xun stared at Le Zhi with a sincere attitude when he said this. His acting skills began to explode at this moment.

"What else are you worried about?"

"Chenjiazhuang is so close to the sea, with many pirates in the southeastern sea, and the profits are large, so naturally I can't manage everything. I don't know if I can protect my Chenjiazhuang by then."

"You may not know yet. The Sihu Army's surname is Wang, and he is the son of Zhilongtu Pavilion, the governor of Xiangzhou, Wang Boyan, and the governor of Xiangzhou. Wang is deeply trusted by the government. Sooner or later, he will join the cabinet as prime minister. It is not easy to protect you a small Chenjiazhuang."

"Wang Boyan?" Chen Xun quickly searched the name in his mind, and finally found a little image.

This person seemed to have become prime minister in the end, but his reputation was not good and he was a treacherous minister.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. No wonder my son’s official position is not high, so he is indeed very good at being a corrupt official.

"Can we wipe out the pirates who invaded our Chenjiazhuang this time first? As long as we wipe out this group of bandits, I will immediately contribute to it." Chen Xun said seriously.

"Is this your condition?" Le Zhi smiled. As long as he was willing to make the conditions, he would have something to talk about, and he was afraid that you would not speak.

"You may not feel that I am different. I grew up in Chenjiazhuang since I was a child. This time I was thieves and more than 100 people died. Many of them are my beloved relatives and friends. These days I have been unable to sleep at night. I wish I could kill a few enemies at home and use my own hands to relieve my hatred." Chen Xun said, gritting his teeth, his face was a little ferocious, his acting skills exploded with a super-level outburst, and the movie emperor was on his body.

"I try to report to the army, but I can't guarantee it. Don't expect too much." Le Zhi picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, thinking that since the Dongguan archers were killed many times, this group of pirates will eventually be wiped out. When the time comes, they just happened to have an explanation on both sides: "After the estuary of the Pearl River, the sea is endless, and the bandits may have already run away, and the chances they find are very slim."

"You must have a chance to meet them." Chen Xun said in his heart, but said sadly: "Give everything your power and leave it to fate."

*******

It is also the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the Lantern Festival.

The salt households in Hainan Yanzha are very pitiful.

The output of the salt bar has never been increased, and the pressure on it is transmitted layer by layer. When it comes to the salt house, it looks like a mountain, making people breathless.

During the Lantern Festival, these salt households cannot rest and have to come out to boil brine and boil salt.

The production of sea salt in the Song Dynasty was carried out in two steps, namely, making braised with sand and boiling braised into salt.

The sand-dried braised rice is already a bit close to salt drying, but since the construction of beaches and salt fields in the early stage of salt drying is too large, no one has yet to study it.

Chen Xun wanted to buy Guanfuchang, a Hainan salt grid, to make more advanced salt drying technology research, and then make huge profits using extremely low-cost sea salt.

Guangzhou was already a little hot in early spring. Li San, a salt man, stood in front of the braised well, holding an egg in his left hand, and his right hand went deep into the brine and his palm facing upwards. After his right hand was in place, he loosened his left hand and the egg fell into the brine. He first bounced slightly, and then gradually sank, and was caught by his right hand underwater.

"Hey! It's still too light." After sighing, Li San put away the eggs, got up and returned to the salt liu, intending to continue to use a water scoop to scoop sea water and wash it.

Before decocting, the concentration of brine must reach the point where the eggs can float, otherwise the concentration of salt in it will be too low and the fuel will be consumed, which is not cost-effective.

Of course, these salt owners do not understand the principle, but after years of accumulation, they can always summarize some methods of cooking salt that are close to the truth.

After three consecutive ripples of salt, Li San was so tired that his back and back were sore, he was finally able to stand up and take a breath.

Stretching his waist, Li San inadvertently looked at the sea surface to the east.

"Hiss!" The scene on the sea made Li San take a breath.

At the junction of sea and sky, more than 20 sea ships were sailing towards this side. With Li San's eyes, he could already see the flags flying on the top of the ship's mast.

It was a flag that I had never seen before, with a painted black base, with a skull embroidered in the middle, and two long swords under the skull crossed, making it look very evil.

"Look!"

"Where is the ship?"

The salt households who worked with Li San on the beach also found ships coming from the sea, and everyone yelled in horror.

"That's a pirate!"

"Run quickly! The pirates are here!"

Saving your life is important. Li San quickly threw down the tools in his hand and rolled and crawled towards the direction of his home. Along the way, more and more salt households were running away.
Chapter completed!