Steel Dynasty - Chapter 435

[Chapter 435 Salt Transportation Department]

The Dutch were scared away by the fleet, and the atmosphere in the government office was a bit heated.

Yang Chengye was the most excited. When Xiao Ming said this, he became even more happy and said, “Your Highness, is it true?”

Nowadays, the ports of Dayu are basically in the south. Everyone knows the important role of ports in a place. If Dengzhou can become A prosperous port, then Dengzhou will soon become a wealthy city in the future.

As the governor of Dengzhou, he naturally enjoyed hearing about it.

“Of course it’s true, but we have to wait until General Niu Ben and Yue Yun capture Ryukyu.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

After hearing this, Yang Chengye stood up and said to Niu Ben and Yue Yun, “Two generals, the future of Dengzhou depends on these two generals.”

“Young Governor, there is no need to salute. This is what we should do.” Niu Ben laughed.

The completion of the warship this time means that Xiao Ming can control the waters near Dengzhou. This is another large area of maritime territory for Xiao Ming. He said: “From now on, wherever our warships pass is our country of Chongqing.” In the sea area, Governor Yang, you can’t just look at the port. In fact, there is a lot of wealth in front of Dengzhou.”

“Oh? Please make it clear, Your Highness.” Yang Chengye was puzzled.

“Ocean fishing.” Xiao Ming said softly.

Yang Chengye was overjoyed when he heard this. He clapped his thigh and said: “Oh, Your Highness, you are so right. We have been bullied miserably by the Japanese pirates at sea in recent years. Even the subordinates have forgotten about fishing. Now our fishing boats can finally It’s time to go fishing.”

“It’s not just fishermen fishing. I will allocate thirty merchant ships. These merchant ships will be converted into fishing boats. You will set up a special fishing team in Dengzhou to engage in ocean fishing to provide meat for the inland states and counties. “Xiao Ming said.

When I saw the Dutch this time, I was not only shocked by their equipment, but also envious of their strong bodies. In the Great Chongqing country, except for the rich and powerful, many of the people looked malnourished. .

In the eyes of Europeans, this is no different from refugees, and is even regarded as a symbol of poverty by Europe.

Xiao Ming also noticed this problem during the war with the barbarians. In the early stages, the physical fitness of his soldiers was not as good as that of the barbarians, which would suffer a disadvantage in the war.

After returning, he could only give the army one meal of meat for a month, and this was already the limit of Qingzhou’s meat supply.

Without meat, soldiers would not be able to strengthen their bodies to the same level as barbarians or even Europeans during long-term training. This was something he did not want to see.

In modern times, food for soldiers is also an important standard for the modernization of the army. Soldier training requires a lot of physical strength. If food cannot be guaranteed, training will be greatly compromised.

The fish brought back by thirty fishing boats may not be enough for his army, but he can at least make soup and let the soldiers drink the broth every now and then.

“I will remember this, sir.” Yang Chengye suddenly felt that the burden on him was getting heavier.

In the past, Dengzhou was just a marginal city, but now it has suddenly become a crucial city. It not only needs to establish coastal defenses, but also serves as a trading port and fishing industry base.

Xiao Ming nodded. He had explained everything he needed to explain. The New Year was coming soon, and after the New Year, his steps would be towards the ocean.

After staying in Dengzhou for a few more days, Xiao Ming inspected the development of various states and counties in Dengzhou and inspected the implementation of various government orders.

What he is most concerned about now is the implementation of government decrees in various states. Even in modern times, there are many things, including policies and countermeasures. In this era of limited information, it is more likely that government decrees will not be implemented.

Therefore, when appointing Yang Chengye to take on important tasks, he must know whether Yang Chengye responded to various government orders issued by Qingzhou.

His inspection was a bit sudden, which also made Yang Chengye a little at a loss. However, after the inspection, Xiao Ming was quite satisfied with the results he obtained.

Now in Dengzhou, there is no longer a situation where wealthy families oppress their neighbors. The former wealthy families have all become businessmen and no longer have tribal armed forces.

The distribution of land in Dengzhou is also very reasonable, and there is no dissatisfaction among the people. In fact, because the land in Dengzhou is sparsely populated, the people in Dengzhou actually have more land than Qingzhou.

This is the ancient distinction between wide townships and narrow townships. Broad townships are allocated more land, while narrow townships are allocated less land.

In addition, he also checked the state of Dengzhou’s granary reserves, which was a top priority in ancient times because the amount of food meant how long the war could last.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Xiao Ming finally went to the Salt Transportation Department in Dengzhou.

After ocean fishing began, salt would be a big problem because there was no freezing technology at this time and food could only be preserved using salt and spices. This is one of the reasons why ancient spices are so important.

The Europeans occupied Malaysia and other places and sold the most spices.

Now Xiao Ming doesn’t have enough spices, so he can only pickle the sea fish with salt to preserve it. Although the sea fish is salty, the salt content in the sea fish is not enough to meet the pickling standards.

Because of this, he needs the Salt Transportation Department to eradicate more salt. At the same time, he is also preparing to sell the salt to other places in the country of Chongqing, but the premise is that his salt is cheaper than the salt in other places.

This requires a more efficient method of making salt.

“Your Highness, this is how we make salt in Dengzhou.”

The salt transport envoy of Dengzhou Salt Transport Department is named Yao Wenyuan. After learning that Xiao Ming went to the salt farm, Yao Wenyuan rushed over immediately.

The place where Xiao Ming is now is a flat beach. There are more than a hundred thatched houses on the beach. At this time, smoke is constantly coming out of the thatched houses.

Some people were carrying seawater from the sea into thatched houses. Then they poured the water into gauze and filtered it several times. Then they poured it into a pot and began to heat and boil it to make salt.

“This is your method of making salt?” Xiao Ming frowned. This is the method of boiling sea water.

Yao Wenyuan nodded and said, “Your Highness, yes, the Salt Transportation Department has been producing salt in this way since ancient times. Now the salt produced by our Salt Transportation Department is enough for the people of the six states.”

“It’s not enough now.” Xiao Ming said: “This method of making salt is too slow. Now you must change to a fast and effective method of making salt.”

“Other methods?” Yao Wenyuan looked confused.

Xiao Ming nodded and said, “You must remember what I say now and use this method to make salt in the future.”

After that, Xiao Ming told Yao Wenyuan the modern method of drying salt.

“This method is very simple. This area is very large. You can dig out salt fields on this land. When the sea tide rises, the sea water will cover the salt fields and let the sun dry the salt fields…”

(End of Chapter)