After staying at the salt factory for a day, Ma Xingwang was still distracted. In the afternoon, Su Ming and Ma Xingwang took four carriages to deliver 37 stones of snowflake salt back to Erwei Fort. They put the salt into the warehouse and Su Ming went home. Pay attention to Ma Xingwang.

When Ma Xingwang returned to his room, he didn't hear the maid asking him what was wrong. He picked up his pen and ink and thought for a long time, but couldn't write a word.

In the evening, the maid brought the meal from the inn, and Ma Xingwang put down his pen and started eating slowly.

After dinner, the maid took down the food tray. Ma Xingwang was still thinking about something when he heard someone knocking on the door. When the maid opened the door, Chen Jian came back. Shen Jian smelled of alcohol as if he had just drank.

"Flag Master Chen is back. I thought Flag Master Chen was going to spend the night at the Salt Castle today." Ma Xingwang welcomed Chen Jian into the house and said to him.

Chen Jian also seemed to have something on his mind. He sat in a chair and thought for a long time before speaking.

"I plan to go back to Jinshanwei Town tomorrow. Master Yao must have been waiting for the news for a long time," Chen Jian said.

"Yes, it's been seven days, how is Banner Chen going to report?" Ma Xingwang asked.

"Su Baihu invited me to drink just now. He respects Lord Yao very much and is willing to increase his share to 50 dan this month." Chen Jian said.

Hearing what Chen Jian said, Ma Xingwang knew that Chen Jian must have been persuaded by Su Ming. 50 stone green salt a month, is this a big deal for Er Weibao?

What Yao Qianhu wants is Er Weibao's cement formula, which will definitely not be available in this short time. And Yao Qianhu will never think that they can complete the task in just seven days, so if they want to improve in front of Yao Qianhu In terms of your own weight, this report is also very skillful.

"It just so happens that I have something to report to you. When Banner Master Chen goes back tomorrow, help me bring a letter to you!" Ma Xingwang knew that he could not leave, so he could only write a letter to Yao Qianhu. The letter can't make Yao Qianhu suspicious, it can't say too much to make him pay more attention to Er Weibao, and it can't write nothing at all. It's difficult!

Ma Xingwang stayed up for three hours at night and finally finished what he wanted to write. After checking that there were no problems, he sealed it and put it under his pillow. At this time, it was less than two hours before dawn.

Early the next morning, Chen Jian left Erwei Fort on horseback after breakfast. Su Ren received the news that Chen Jian had left Erwei Fort and turned to look at his brother Su Ming who was eating.

"This Chen Jian is not a fool. He knows what to say and what not to say. This time you gave him 30 taels of silver, which he won't be able to earn for several years. Brother, don't worry!" Su Mingbian Said while eating.

"Let's hope! Let the people speed up the construction of the city wall. It's still too slow to move the stones. If the city wall is built over one foot, just use bricks! In this way, the basic construction of the city wall will be almost completed before September." Su Ren said.

"Okay, the watchtower can be built today. This project is not big. By then we can reduce the number of patrols on the seaside. The watchtower can detect enemies on the sea faster. We still have to focus on the sea." Su Ming said. I said it was to give my eldest brother some peace of mind.

"Well! It's just that there are more and more salt in our warehouse, but how to find new buyers is a problem." Su Ren said.

"Let's leave it for now! Anyway, we are not short of money now. When the merchant ship comes back in September, we will exchange for more weapons, equipment and livestock. In a few days, I plan to go to Nanjing to see if there is anyone with whom we can trade snowflake salt." Su Ming knew that he would have to eat a lot of secrets. Apart from Peiping, there was Nanjing. Beijing was too far away from them, so they had to go to Nanjing first.

"You'd better not go. It's too dangerous for you to enter the city. Let your fifth brother go!" Su Ren said.

"Fifth brother can do well in fighting, but I'm afraid he can't do business!" Su Ming said.

"Anyway, you can't leave Jinshanwei. If that doesn't work, let's slowly trade with Zeng Guosun of Fenglingdu. We can sell as much as we can. Anyway, we are not short of money now," Su Ren said.

Su Ming could only nod. The Thirteenth Brother had a more flexible mind, but he was too young and had never done business. He could only find a buyer himself.

It's really a problem that he doesn't have an identity token, so he can't enter the city without a road leading to it. There is not much chance of trading on land, so it seems that he can only consider sea.

Not only is Wang Zhi a powerful force at sea, Xu Dong from Chaolie Port is also Wang Zhi’s nominal eldest brother! His strength is no worse than Wang Zhi’s. But Xu Dong is a real pirate who does not do business but only engages in robbery.

He occupied Chaolie Port to collect tolls from the caravans. Maybe he could go to Chaolie Port to see the situation.

There is also Ding Sanpang from the Guanhaiwei Longshan Institute. He has a wide range of connections. It should be no problem to buy some weapons and equipment from him. If possible, Su Ming would also like to find a stable food purchase channel.

The number of refugees arriving from the north and west has been increasing in the past few days. There are at least three or more refugees arriving every day. This afternoon, a village came to report that 47 refugees had arrived in their village. Su Ming placed them in the East Village.

Looking back, the population of Erweibao will definitely increase in the future. It is estimated that it will exceed 3,000 by the end of this month.

Su Ming still underestimated the hardships of people's lives in this era. Not only did the coastal people have to deal with pirates and Japanese pirates that might appear at any time, but the taxation from the court and the oppression of the wealthy families were also huge challenges to their survival. In the final analysis, the world was controlled by the wealthy families.

, and the royal family is the largest family in the world.

Common people do not have the ability to decide their own destiny. A person's birth basically determines his future. Even if it is an imperial examination that the common people think is fair, relationships and backgrounds are not considered. If you do not have the ability, studying is a luxury.

On the other side of the story, Chen Jian rode back to Jinshanwei Town, entered the Yao Qianhu Mansion, and was quickly summoned.

Chen Jian described to Yao Qianhu in detail what he had seen and heard in Erwei Fort these days, from the military training of his soldiers to the construction of the new city wall of Erwei Fort, but he hid Su Ren's warm hospitality to him.

Describe Su Ren as a talent with very strong management ability and high level of training.

"Why didn't I notice that Su Ren actually has the ability to manage? I'm afraid his salt factory has increased production a lot and he's addicted to selling private salt. Once he has money, he wants to use his ambitions!" Yao Qianhu sneered.

said.

"This subordinate doesn't know. Their salt factory has newly dug several large salt fields, and they are all made of cement. I don't know much about cooking salt. Master Ma is watching the salt field. This time, Master Ma

If he doesn't come back, ask his subordinates to come back with a letter." Chen Jian said and handed the letter to Yao Qianhu.

Yao Qianhu opened the envelope, and inside it was written a lot about the Erweibao Salt Plant. It said that Erweibao's salt production has greatly increased now, and it uses the third-level salt field method. All this is due to the cement.

What is the third-level salt field? I have talked about it in general, but I have not given a specific figure for the increase in production, but I have talked a lot about the construction of salt forts.

Ma Xingwang definitely had to tell Yao Qianhu about the cement formula. He just told Yao Qianhu that Er Weibao was not wary of him, but that the time to directly ask about the formula had not yet come. Now he was staring at several people from Er Weibao.

For the cement-burning furnace, I established good relationships with several technical leaders and gained Su Ren's trust.

Yao Qianhu looked at it for a while and put Xin down. There was only a few words in the letter about the new building of Second Weibao, but he could still feel the increase in the strength of Second Weibao.

Chen Jian said that Su Ming was concentrating on training troops, and Er Weibao was very powerful, which made him very wary. Seeing that Ma Xingwang's letter also mentioned the Japanese pirate landing drill, Yao Qianhu asked Chen Jian Er Wei in detail

He could not imagine why Su Ren suddenly changed so much and his abilities suddenly changed so much.

"Chen Jian, you are my most valued subordinate. Erwei Fort Cement is much more important than we thought. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an artifact that can greatly enhance the national power of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as I can get the formula, the credit is not small. I will definitely be sent back to Beijing by then. If you are willing, I will definitely let you have sex with you.

You go back to Erwei Fort in the afternoon and keep an eye on Su Ren to see who he sells his salt to. He has not followed the path of the aristocratic family, and I have not found any forces contacting them at sea. I have to put some pressure on him.

Know how much you weigh.

I want to send a message to Mr. Ma that the cement formula must be dealt with as soon as possible. I will give him three months at most. After three months, you all have to come back and ask him to write a detailed plan for the reconstruction of the Second Weibao Salt Field to me.

The Jinshan Guard army is having a very difficult time suppressing bandits in southern Zhejiang. Many coastal people are colluding with the pirates. Governor Hu Zongxian is very angry. He has already reported it to the court. The court is likely to continue to mobilize troops from various places to support us. We must be ready to go to the battlefield.

It takes preparation." Yao Qianhu said.

"Is it already so serious? Didn't Governor Hu capture Wang Zhi's base camp the year before last? Are these pirates so unafraid of death just for money?" Chen Jian asked in surprise.

"Wang Zhi's base camp was breached, but his strength is still strong. Wang Zhi's power is only very powerful in Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangzhou, Liaodong, Japan and even the Beihai region.

More importantly, none of the aristocratic families in the eastern part of the Ming Dynasty wanted Wang Zhi to be removed. Wang Zhi lost his base in Fujian and became more unscrupulous. The number of pirates and Japanese pirates has doubled this year. Who do you think is the reason?

The water here is deep! The imperial court also took advantage of Wang Zhi's opportunity to take revenge, so Hu Zongxian is the emperor's sword! The matter in the south is not so easy to solve," Yao Qianhu said.

Chen Jian returned to his home, took a look at his child, visited his parents, and told his wife and concubines to educate his children well. If one day he cannot come back, he should leave Jinshan Guard and flee as far away as possible. Don't avenge yourself, and don't fight with him.

Yao Qianhu didn't have anything to do with it. After saying that, he rode his horse in the direction of Erwei Fort.

The damage caused by Japanese pirates and pirates was not as serious as that of the northern grassland tribes, but after the imperial court received Hu Zongxian's report on the pirate Japanese pirates who were embellishing the three provinces of Zhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian, Emperor Jiajing's reaction exceeded everyone's expectations.

There are more and more rumors about pirates and Japanese pirates in various places among the people, and it has gradually become a key event for the survival of the Ming Dynasty. Many people with lofty ideals volunteered to go south from the far north to clear out the Japanese pirates. The most famous among them is
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