Three Kingdoms: My Army Formation Is Too Invincible!

Chapter 564 Salt Mining

After Chen Chong returned to the capital, due to Tao Dayong's merits in handling the case, he was named Yongning Hou and immediately rushed to take office. Early that day, Chen Chong looked at the ministers and said:

"It is a good time to recuperate and rejuvenate as it is today. Jiangnan has always been rich in salt, so I decided to set up a salt in Jiangnan to serve the people. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, salt has been an indispensable part of people since ancient times, and no one can eat without it, so your idea is the most sensible.

"Your Majesty, salt is the foundation of the country. It is edible for all people in the country. It is also an important tax for the country. Therefore, the mining of salt mines cannot be delayed."

"Your Majesty", the minister fully supports your idea that salt, as an essential flavoring agent in daily life, is deeply loved by the people. It can be said that everything is useless without salt.

Chen Chong listened to everyone's suggestions, all coincided with him, and nodded in satisfaction. Chen Chong felt that salt mines could not be limited to Jiangnan, and that salt mines should be explored throughout the country.

So people were ordered to draft and promulgate a salt industry order, which was issued to various states and counties.As soon as the notice came out, people crowded around to see what new policies were in place. At first glance, it was the state calling on people to mine salt mines. Excited.

"Salt mining is a good policy that benefits the country and the people. It is directly related to the livelihood of the people and must be strongly supported.

"Salt has already entered thousands of households and is the lifeblood of the common people. Of course, mining salt mines is an urgent matter."

"The power of mining salt mines is in the modern age and will benefit the future, so we must actively respond to the call and do what we can do."

Suddenly, there was a salt mining boom across the country. People in places with salt mines enthusiastically signed up to contribute their own strength to salt mining.

As a salt mine base in the south of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou is also a typical land of fish and rice. Of course, it is a key national training target and a place of strong support. Chen Chong allocated 200,000 taels of silver to the Yangzhou Order for the mining and application of salt mines. .

The Yangzhou Decree personally supervised that the salt mine must be built into the largest salt mine in the country that is safe and efficient. In the above, there is a saying that steel backing should be used on the blade, which is quite reasonable.

After a period of careful preparation, with the full cooperation of the local people, the salt mine was finally on the right track. The salary paid to Lao Bai by Yangzhou Decree was ten taels of silver a month for each person. Since there are many workers in the mines, this is also a large amount of capital.

With a loud noise, the entire mine was collapsed by Chen Chong's special explosives.

The salt ore rolled down immediately.

People classify the ores, then remove the brine and other impurities in the salt ore, steam the brine in a pot, and slowly extract the salt. Ling Yangzhou heard that the salt was extracted, so he came to check and taste it personally. He dipped it with his hands and tried it. It was pretty good.

And there is a taste, so the Yangzhou Decree ordered it to be refined according to this method. Over time, a large amount of salt was produced. From a distance, it was white and flawless, and it was spectacular. It is hard to imagine that this is the salt that people want to use.

With the increase in the amount of edible salt, Yangzhou decreed that it should be sold to the common people at low prices. The common people went back to cook and the taste was good, so it gradually spread in the surrounding counties and counties, and people nearby also rushed to buy 0... for a while in Yangzhou. The edible salt has become a hot product.

As the popularity of Yangzhou Salt Mine increased in the country, news spread like wildfire and slowly spread to the capital. After Chen Chong knew about it, he decided to go to Yangzhou to inspect the development of the salt mine in person.

On this day, Chen Chong took the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to Yangzhou in person. The Yangzhou Decree received Chen Chong and the others. Chen Chong said:

"I heard that the salt mines in Yangzhou are now in full swing, and the development of edible salt is vigorous. It seems that the two hundred thousand taels of silver that Lianpai gave you is used in the right place."

When Yangzhou Ling heard it, he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, the two hundred thousand taels of silver has not been taken by the minister, and all of it has been spent on the salt mine. The minister has an account to check."

Speaking of Yangzhou Ling took out the bill and let Chen Chong look at it, it was an unintentional sentence in the process. I didn't expect that Yangzhou Ling was so real, and he really took out the bill for him. Chen Chong had to pretend to look at it and found that there was no What loopholes, praise Yangzhou Decree for doing things well.

The next day, Yangzhou Ling led Chen Chong and his party to the mine. When the workers saw Chen Chong personally come to visit the salt mine, they were all surprised and praised Chen Chong as a good emperor with all his heart for the people. Said 1.5 Chen Chong felt warm in his heart.

Chen Chong and the ministers circled around the salt mine and were amazed. Chen Chong asked everyone:

"What do you think of this salt mine?

"Your Majesty, under your wise leadership, the salt mine business is booming all over the country, and the future value is immeasurable."

"Your Majesty, the salt mines are magnificent, and the people are working hard. Isn't this what you expected?"

"Your Majesty, the Minister suggested that this year's salt mine tax should be paid 70%, so as to maximize the enthusiasm of salt mining in various places."

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