As the saying goes, the countryside is cheap, and the prices in Hai'an are really cheaper than those in Beijing, and much cheaper.

When Pan Er went to the wood in the afternoon, he bought two kilograms of pigs and a four kilogram silver carp, which cost only 42 cents. However, he didn't expect that although the salt in Hai'an was cheaper than that in the capital, only 21 cents per kilogram, it was more expensive than expected. After all, it was close to salt fields such as Fu'an, Anfeng, Jiaoxi and Basil Tea. Moreover, the imperial court had already stipulated that the salt in Taizhou, Rugao, Dongtai and other counties was not taxed.

After drinking, Han Xiufeng sat in the study room of the inner house, reading the "Taizhou Chronicles" while listening to Pan Er's experience in the afternoon.

Pan Er added two pieces of firewood to the stove and sighed: "But the salt in Huainan is better than the salt in our hometown. It is worthy of being tribute salt. I didn't expect that we would also eat tribute salt on the day!"

Just a little salt, he was so happy that he could eat Huainan salt.

Su Jueming, who was sitting on the side, felt funny and couldn't help but look up and said, "Master Han, the salt price in Hai'an was not so expensive before. When I was a child, I seemed to only be eight or nine cents per pound, which has only increased over the years."

"Why is it rising so fast?" Han Xiufeng asked curiously.

"It is said that the salt brine is getting lighter and lighter, the salt pavilion is getting smaller and smaller, and the salt is getting worse and harder to fry. And we say here are close to the salt fields such as Fu'an, Anfeng and Jiaoxie, but it is not close to the place where the salt is fried. It is naturally necessary to make money for people to transport salt from the beach to here."

"That's true, after all, it's more than a hundred miles."

"What is salt? Isn't salt boiled in sea water?" Pan Er asked in confusion.

“Yes, not.”

"What is it or not?"

Su Jueming put down the teacup and explained with a smile: "Salt is produced in Huaihuai, and decocting is used in Huainan and drying is used in Huaibei. Instead of boiling it directly with sea water, you should first find a 'breedy place' to build a pavilion site, ramming the soil solidly. After the rain and wind blow, you should choose a sunny day to lay grass ash in the pavilion site, mix the grass ash and the soil in a certain proportion to mix it into ash soil, then sweep out the ash soil, put it into the ash pond, and compact it with your feet."

Han Xiufeng didn't know how the salt was fryed, so he subconsciously asked: "What about it?"

"Then inject sea water, and then the reed tube at the bottom of the pond is introduced into the harbor well or harbor pool. This is the brine. After accumulating a certain amount of brine, the salinity of the Shilian brine is put into the Shilian to detect the salinity of the brine. If there is a lot of salt in the brine, the brine can be cured and decomposed. When the brine is boiled, the brine gas condenses, which is called "Qinglou", and then it can form crystalline salt."

Su Jueming had seen the salt frying, and then said: "When using a shovel or shovel, it is called "straight?". Some large pieces of salt cannot be shoveled, and these salt diced diced diced diced diced 'crack' is called 'crack slices', so use hot brine to dissolve it and fry it before frying it. This is called "double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-double-dou

Seeing the two of them seemingly understand, Su Jueming added: "In short, the sea water is salty, and there is salt in the sea water, but the salinity is not high, and there is not much salt in the soil that has been soaked in the sea water for many years, so the stove owners have to find a place to brine. How many years have the salt in the Huainan Salt Field? It has been fried here in all dynasties. There are fewer and fewer places to brine, so the stove owners have to move the pavilion frequently to brine."

"I've learned a lot. It turns out that it's not easy for the stove owners to cook some salt."

"It's not just not easy, it's simply miserable."

Han Xiufeng thought about it and asked again: "The stove owners frequently move the pavilion, and the previous salt pavilion was abandoned. Why are they kept such a large place under the empty space?"

"Grow grass, Mr. Han, you will know when you go to the salt farm to take a look. There are grass everywhere."

"Why don't you open up land and grow grain?"

"The stove households and households in the salt farm want to open up land and grow grains, but they need grass ash to make braised braised rice, and burn salt to cook, and they cannot be without grass. There is a saying that 'Shad is the mother of salt'. If there is no grass, even if there are many places with strong braised rice, it is useless. Therefore, the land can only grow grass and cannot be cultivated. If anyone dares to cultivate grains, it will be investigated by the Salt Course Department. Besides, those are all saline-alkali land, and even if they are cultivated, they will not be good for crop harvests."

"I see."

Han Xiufeng nodded and was about to continue looking at Taizhou Zhi. Yu Youfu helped Datou pack up the dishes and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he asked in surprise: "Young master, Datou said that Master Yi has really been dismissed from his post and investigated?"

"Well, I just heard about it the day before yesterday."

"Masters are pretty good, why are they dismissed?"

Han Xiufeng couldn't help but laugh, "He is good to us, and it's a different matter to the people. As a court official, he not only sucked opium, but also collected food and consumed it. He didn't know who sued the Huaiyang Daoya. He was only a Juren, neither a Jinshi nor a Hanlin. When he passed the imperial examination, the master Fang Shi had long died. He was not supported by the master Fang Shi and was in a high position in the same year. It was normal to be dismissed from his post."

"After all, there is no one in the court!"

"almost."

Yu Youfu thought about it and asked again: "Young Master, where is the Master Zhang from Taizhou?"

"You are asking Mr. Zhang what his background is?"

"Um."

"Master Zhang is not as good as the one with the surname of the capital. Master Zhang is only a tribute student." Han Xiufeng put down the "Taizhou Chronicles" and looked at him with a smile: "There are no more than capitals in the local area, and there are not so many jinshi Hanlins. I have inquired about it. Among the main halls of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture, Lu Wu, the chief hall of Jiangdu County, was once a juren, Yao Weicheng, the chief hall of Ganquan County, was a senator, Bai Shangcai, the chief hall of Xinghua County, was a tribute student, and only Tang Shoudao, the chief hall of Baoying County, and Wei Yuan, the governor of Gaoyou, were Jinshi."

"Where is the county magistrate of Rugao?" Yu Youfu asked curiously.

"Although Rugao is close to us, it is not under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture, but under the jurisdiction of the Zhili Department of Tongzhou. The county's eldest son is Li, named Li Shoucheng, and is from Jiangxi. He seems to be from a juren."

"Why are there so many juren, tribute students, supervisors, and so many Jinshi Hanlin in the capital, why don't those Jinshi Hanlins be allowed to be county magistrates?" Yu Youfu asked in confusion.

"The most difficult thing for prefectures and county officials is to be taken away from their posts. Master Ji and Mr. Ao are unwilling to be prefectures and county officials. Besides, some people's promotion paths are either promoted in the Hanlin Academy and have been a senior minister. They either transfer to the post and become a censor and serve as a six-department minister, or they are not allowed to be exiled. At least they are a minister or a provincial academic and political education."

Yu Youfu reacted and couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, what's the county magistrate who has to do? I'll be doing it for a while."

Han Xiufeng didn't want to say this anymore, so he looked up and asked, "Can the class room be reinforced tomorrow?"

"Only two walls are left, and it will be almost the same in the next morning. Anyway, as long as it is strong and not good-looking."

"Then there is no need to wait. I will take the people according to the roster tomorrow morning!" Han Xiufeng touched his chin and then said, "I know if Chu Chenggui, Jiang Huai and the archers will take the opportunity to extort. I don't want to make complaints. We are divided into five groups, and I, you, Changsheng, Datou and Shiheng each bring two archers to get people. I will look at the map later to see if there are any one going along. Try to get a few more at a time. In four or five days, all the rosters should be arrested."

"Master Han, where is me?" Su Jueming asked anxiously.
Chapter completed!