Chapter 2971 Secret rubbing

As soon as they left, only his own people were left in the courtyard. The prince thought so. These people were all available to him and were temporarily considered his own.

The prince raised his chin slightly and said, "Let's talk about it."

Tang He didn't say anything, so Ning Yushi looked at Bai Shan and confirmed again, "Salt can really be exposed to the sun?"

Bai Shan said firmly: "Okay."

Ning Yushi did not doubt him, and said to the prince with bright eyes: "Your Highness, the salt tax in Jiangnan can be checked, and even the salt policy in the world can be changed."

"Father thinks so too."

This sentence seemed to be a reassurance for Ning Yushi and Tang He. They both breathed a sigh of relief and said in unison: "I am willing to serve your majesty and be driven by your highness."

The prince then said: "Then let's start from the salt fields in various places. Of course, we can't go straight to the salt fields, so we must first improve the officials and ensure that the salt roads to and from the salt fields are smooth."

The planned trip flashed through Tang He's mind. Sure enough, it was on the way out of Qingzhou and on the way in and out of Jiangnan Salt and Liang.

If the weather in Jiangnan changes, then they not only have to ensure that places outside Jiangnan are not affected by Jiangnan, but they also have to provide enough salt to Jiangnan, so salt has to go in.

Tang He and Ning Yushi looked at each other and said, "Water transport in the south of the Yangtze River..."

"Father has his own arrangements. What we have to do is to rectify the administration along the way and ensure the salt production of the salt field," the prince and Bai Shan said: "I wonder what the requirements are for this salt drying place? Can it be done in the sea? Or just in the sea?

Is it okay in Beihai County?”

Bai Shandao: "It has to be a place with plenty of sunshine and little rain. Of course, seawater with high salt content is naturally the best."

He said: "The new salt field in Jiawa was left by the former Lu County Magistrate. He chose this place very well. When we dig down in some places on the seaside, we can still see the salt brine."

The prince then understood, "Listing the salt-drying method in detail will be of no use."

Bai Shan responded.

The prince pondered and said: "Since we are suitable for this, and the method of drying salt originated from your Beihai County, then you should build more salt fields. As long as there is sea water, it will be enough, so you don't have to stick to the seaside, you can go further in.

Just dig a big trench and let the sea water go straight in."

Because he found that there were very few crops planted in this area, and some areas that were not mountains were barren. The weeds on it looked sparse, and it seemed that nothing could be grown.

Bai Shan said distressedly: "That's true, but Beihai County is poor and has few manpower. Whether it is digging ditches, opening salt fields or drying salt, it requires a lot of manpower."

The prince frowned.

Other than that, there was nothing he could do about it in terms of manpower.

Despite the fact that there are always voices from various places saying that there is not enough land to allocate, and there will not be enough land for adults, but the population is not that big.

"Gu can't conjure up a human being for you at once. Are there many widows in your territory? Can I send you some soldiers? Let them have more children."

Tang He couldn't help but bow his head in joy.

Bai Shan: "...Your Highness, it's too late to have a child now. It will take at least seventeen years to reach adulthood, right?"

Even if you conceive a baby today, it will still be ten months before the baby is born.

But he did not refuse the prince to send troops to him, "After today, the Jiawa Salt Farm will definitely attract attention, and it will indeed need more people to protect it."

It just so happened that he asked the soldiers to work in the fields as soon as the people arrived. He couldn't just do patrols every day. Everyone took turns to open a wasteland when there was nothing to do. If they could grow food, they would plant food, and if they couldn't, they would dry salt.

Bai Shan's abacus clicked loudly, and he said to the prince: "Your Highness has also seen that the coastal line in our area is very long. If salt fields are built on them, a lot of salt will be produced every day. So much salt will go away."

Shipping by land takes no time and effort.”

The prince thought of Laizhou Bay. Before he could speak, Bai Shan said with a slightly raised tone: "There is a place in Beihai County called Longchi. It is a natural ferry. Laizhou Bay is outside, and it is not far from Jiajiawa to Longchi.

, if there are sea ships departing from Longchi, then the salt from Jiawa can not only go south to Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places, but also go north to Youzhou and Pingzhou."

The prince raised his eyebrows and looked at Bai Shan. Although he felt that there was no need to build another ferry, he still listened.

Bai Shan continued: "When Guanyan arrives in Youzhou and Hepingzhou, he can enter the Taiyuan area and the grasslands. It saves the step of going to Laizhou, and the road is much safer."

At present, sea routes are safer than land routes.

Of course, this safety is aimed at man-made disasters, not natural disasters.

The prince thought thoughtfully and asked, "Do you want to compete with Laizhou for the ferry and ships to go to sea?"

Bai Shan coughed lightly and emphasized: "It is to attract more businessmen here."

He temporarily thought divergently and hypothesized: "If salt can be transported out of Longchi, the ship will definitely not be empty when it comes back. Silk and porcelain from the Jiangnan area can be transported on the ship, as well as fur, medicinal materials, cattle and sheep from Youzhou and Pingzhou."

For horses and other items, they can complete the exchange at Longchi, and it will be safer for the salt ship to follow the same route as the caravan."

Tang He's heart moved, "Wouldn't this change the current water transportation route?"

The prince, who originally didn't take it seriously, sat up slightly and thought about it, "In this case, it will be inconvenient to set up the ferry for Guan Yan to go out in Laizhou."

After all, he has Bai Shan at his disposal in Qingzhou, but he is not very familiar with him in Laizhou.

Bai Shan nodded repeatedly and looked at the prince with bright eyes.

The prince pondered: "But this is not something that can be accomplished in one or two years. It will be difficult to achieve scale within four or five years, or even five or six years."

Bai Shan thought for a moment and then gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to stay here until this matter is completed before leaving."

The prince raised his eyebrows, "Are you really willing to stay here for five or six years?"

With Bai Shan's ability and qualifications, he was out to gain experience. In addition, he now has the merit of the salt-in-the-salt method. Even if he is promoted and leaves now, no one will say anything.

However, the purpose of his overseas trip was to gain experience and he would not leave so early. However, the initial plan the prince and emperor made for him was also for three years.

After three years, he can be transferred to other places to continue his training and will stay in Beihai County for six years...

The prince smiled slightly, nodded and said: "In that case, I just agreed. Isn't it just to build a ferry? You go ahead and build it."

Ning Yushi coughed heavily and reminded: "Your Highness, this matter must be approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works."

According to Bai Shan's plan, it is obvious that it is not a small ferry, so Qingzhou will not provide the money, but funds will be allocated from the treasury.

Bai Shan felt that he didn't know how long it would take to wait for the treasury to allocate funds, so he hinted: "Maybe Qingzhou can advance part of it."

The prince was really interested and leaned forward, "Oh?"

Bai Shan said to the prince despite the "you treacherous sycophant" look of Ning Yushi: "It's summer now, and the summer and autumn harvests are around the corner. After that, there will be taxes. If the treasury can't get the money for a while, you can advance it from Qingzhou."

Part of it.”

In other words, if the things that Qingzhou should turn over to the treasury are spent first, it is actually still considered as money from the treasury, but the process of first sending it to the treasury and then being allocated by the treasury is omitted.

The prince thought this was a good idea, so he nodded in agreement.

Of course, he agreed. Whether it can actually be done depends on the wishes of the emperor and the princes in the court, but Bai Shan also won the prince, didn't he?

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