"Zhong Shaobao, this is what I'm talking about. Look, there are many traces of local people picking salt nearby." Li Daliang pointed to Ruoda's Chaka Salt Lake and said to Zhong Wen.

The traces of local people picking salt that Li Daliang mentioned are not so-called traces at all.

Zhong Wen looked like he had just run away not long ago.

The traces of salt collection mean that it will take at least a few days, but there are a lot of tools in front of you, which is obviously caused by escaping from the desert.

Zhong Wen looked into the distance of the salt lake.

The Chaka Salt Lake is very big and looks like it can’t be seen at first sight.

In fact, the Chaka Salt Lake in later generations was not very large, only an area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers.

However, the Chaka Salt Lake in front of Zhong Wen was at least more than the area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers in later generations.

Zhong Wen didn't reply to Li Daliang's words, walked towards the salt lake, squatted down and picked up some salt grains and tasted them.

"Pooh"

As soon as the salt enters the mouth, a heavy bitter and salty smell hits the forehead.

"Zhong Shaobao, the salt in this salt lake has a bitter taste and cannot be eaten directly. And even after it is cooked, it still has a bitter taste." Li Daliang saw Zhong Wen's condition, approached Zhong Wen and reminded in a low voice.

"It's okay, let's take a break for a while, and then start looking for a place where it is easy to build houses. This will be ours in the future." Zhong Wen was already planning to pick salt here at this time.

As for Nachardhan, he is still hundreds of miles away from the tea card. If you keep it nearby, don’t you have to go to the distance?

"Okay, I'll send someone to check it out." Li Daliang received Zhong Wen's instructions and walked towards his subordinates.

Then, many people began to search everywhere.

Chaka Salt Lake can be said to be a place like a sky.

Zhong Wen looked at such a large salt lake in front of him, and began to imagine the beauty in front of him.

The lake reflects the blue sky, which is so beautiful, as if you are in the heaven.

"Governor, is this the place where we pick salt in the future? If we really pick salt and make the fine salt made by the Governor that day, then the people of Lizhou will place the Governor on the God's case." After Zhang Cheng tasted the salt water on the ground, he knew that this was the salt land.

"It can't be said that it is simple to pick salt and make salt. Look at this big lake, it's not that easy to make. If there are no more people joining in, how much salt can we get based on the people we can gather?" Although Zhong Wen was also happy, he also knew that it was difficult to pick salt and make salt.

The salt lake is right in front of you, but there are no trees or waterways nearby.

If you want to pick and make salt here, it is definitely a huge project.

First, we need to build houses, second, we need wooden boats, third, firewood, fourth, food, and fifth, we need personnel.

Only by solving these five items can we truly devote ourselves to salt extraction and salt making.

And the surrounding area of ​​Chaka Salt Lake in front of you, let alone trees and even stones, were dozens of miles away. If this house is to be built, you can imagine the amount of the project.

"Governor, this is salt. We only need to convene people from Lizhou, and we can transport other things over. If salt is made, it will be a huge profit." Zhang Cheng didn't think too much. In his eyes, there was only this salt lake, and there was only the refined salt purified from the salt lake, and then exchanged for money.

"It is inevitable to call the personnel over. At least, my Lizhou Business Group has to start preparing, but there are still many problems that need to be solved." Zhong Wen looked at the distance of the salt lake and replied in a low voice in his heart.

Originally, Zhong Wen had never thought about the Chaka Salt Lake.

But Li Daliang brought him to this salt lake, which was considered to have broken his original plan.

Originally, Zhong Wen was going to visit Chaerhan Salt Lake this time, where at least there were poplar trees, which could be used as a material for firewood burning.

But now that we have arrived at the tea card, we have to re-plan all of this.

As for whether it is money or not, Zhong Wen didn't really think too much about it. He just wanted to solve the problem of salt shortage in Lizhou.

"Zhong Shaobao, what are our plans next? We haven't brought many things to pick salt now, and not many of us know how to pick salt." Li Daliang trotted back after placing the queue.

"Let's go, where can we sit down and discuss how to do it next." Zhong Wen probably had some plans in his mind at this time.

Then, Zhong Wen walked towards the next desert not far away, and found a clean place to sit down.

"Zhong Shaobao, what are your plans? Let's talk about it." Li Daliang asked anxiously.

"I have two plans in my mind. As for whether it is successful, I have to send someone to check it out before I know it." Zhong Wenyan said.

"Then tell me." Li Daliang heard that he wanted to send someone out to check, but he didn't know who to send or where to check. Although he was anxious, it was not the time for him to worry about it.

"People, I need a large number of personnel, and these personnel are people who need to work. They can be from Tang or Tuguhun. As long as you can solve this problem, building a house will be much faster at that time. With a house, some people can be stationed here." Zhong Wen began to say.

"I can solve this matter." Li Daliang nodded and responded.

"I need three thousand people in the early stage, and these three thousand people are only in the early stage. As for the second and third batches, I will talk about personnel matters, General Li, you, have to give me some snacks. This is the top priority."

"I see."

"The second thing is food. Here is a little distance from my country of Tang. The road is relatively easy to walk. You need to transport the food in for me, and the road has to be leveled for me."

Zhong Wen began to press the second thing on Li Daliang.

Zhong Wen doesn’t care about personnel and food affairs, this is the condition.

"Yes." Li Daliang nodded again.

"Then the next thing is the ship. It's okay if the ship arrives. You just need to transport some from my Tang Guo, which can be solved at any time." Zhong Wen talked about the ship again.

"Zhong Shaobao, there is no problem with this." Li Daliang of course also knew that this salt harvest requires a ship. With a ship, it will definitely be much faster to pick salt.

"Okay, you will solve the ship. As for tools, I will draw some tool diagrams. Then you will find someone to build it, but the next thing is the top priority, that is firewood." Zhong Wen saw that Li Daliang could solve many things, so he began to throw out the most unsolvable problem.

"Zhong Shaobao, I can't do anything about firewood. Look, there's nothing nearby. The sun is still big. There are mountains far away, and there are not even trees." Li Daliang of course knew that the salt production needs to be boiled, and naturally, firewood needs to be used.

But the current situation is clear without having to explain it. Firewood is a big deal, but he can't focus on solving it.

"Don't worry, I'll be able to solve the problem of firewood if you send someone to investigate. However, you need to solve the problem for me so that the tribes of Tuguhun will not come out to cause trouble, and the transportation will be smooth." Zhong Wen said.

"Zhong Shaobao, you always say that you will send someone to investigate. What exactly do you need to investigate?" Li Daliang said anxiously again.

"Carbonite." Seeing that Li Daliang was anxious again, Zhong Wen said what he wanted to say.

"Carbonite? This thing is not easy to work with." Li Daliang knew that charcoal can make fire, and it is indeed a powerful tool for boiling salt.

But in this Tuguhun territory, he didn't know where there was charcoal.

"As far as I know, there are a lot of open-air charcoal in the northern part of the West Sea, and there are a lot of charcoal buried under the ground. This thing is used to make salt, which can definitely reduce the cutting of trees. Therefore, I need you to send someone to the northern part of the West Sea to find and check the specific location of charcoal. If you find it, we can form a carbohydrate mining personnel at that time." Zhong Wen slowly said what he knew.

Zhong Wen remembers that there are several coal mine sites in Hubei, Qinghai.

One is Muli coalfield, and the other is hot water coal mine.

Moreover, most of the coal production points in these two places are open-pit coal mines, so it is relatively simple to collect them. At least, it can save manpower when mining.

Although Zhong Wen knew that these two coal mines existed, he did not know the specific location, so he could only ask Li Daliang to send someone to investigate.

"Yes, I remembered it. A year ago, someone said that carbonite was found there. It seems that Mr. Zhong knew better than us." When Li Daliang heard what Zhong Wen said, he remembered the news about carbonite in the Qilian Mountains in the northern part of Qinghai Lake.

"Once a carbonite catches fire, it is relatively better than firewood, and the quantity is much smaller than firewood, so you, General Li, have to worry about finding carbonite." Zhong Wen added again when he saw Li Daliang seemingly knowing what he said.

"Okay, leave it to me, I will definitely do it for you, hahahaha, Zhong Shaobao, you are really my lucky star. In the future, my old Li and Zhong Shaobao will definitely be rich and powerful, hahahaha." Li Daliang patted his chest after hearing this, and even laughed.

After everything was connected together, Li Daliang then understood why Zhong Wen came to Tuguhun to find a salt-producing place.

There is no shortage of personnel in Lizhou, and there is no shortage of ships.

As for food, you can buy it with money. Besides, if you really produce fine salt, are you still afraid that you can't buy food?

Zhong Wen also knew that Tuguhun also produced charcoal and had a method to make fine salt.

With this method, it is difficult not to get rich.

At this time, Li Daliang's eyes were full of gold, silver balls and copper coins, and he was not worried about everything else.

Money is all money.

As long as the salt production starts, Li Daliang, in addition to counting money, might be able to improve his county marquis and go directly to the county marquis.

At this time, Zhang Cheng looked at Zhong Wen with a look of admiration.

Zhang Cheng thought to himself that Lizhou has such a governor, and Lizhou will be richer than all states in the world in the future.

What is salt?

Salt is money.

And it's fine salt.

At this time, Zhang Cheng was also imagining that he would be awarded the title of officials and rewarded by the court one day, and from then on he would become the ranks of nobles.

Even his future life began to imagine.

But at this time, Zhong Wen was a little worried.

What Zhong Wen was worried about was how materials operated.

Even with charcoal, it will be a troublesome to operate.

Carboniferous was solved, but how did this grain be transported in? How should salt be transported out?

The road in Tuguhun is a little flatter, but once you enter the territory of Tang, there are mountains everywhere. If you really want to transport various materials, the greater the manpower and cost, and the relatively reduced benefits will be.
Chapter completed!