Chapter 57 Dragging the water into the water

Yan Chujie nodded. In fact, even if Luo Shengdong did not complain, the executive committee had already designated him as a "key target to win over." The executive committee believed that Luo Shengdong had seen the power of the traveling public and could be considered an informed person.

He is a smart person and has a certain ambition in his personal career. He is the most suitable candidate to be buried in Yazhou in the future.

Yan Chujie glanced at Schneider, and Schneider spoke understandingly: "Mr. Luo Bai, we have plenty of ways to make a fortune. It depends on whether you dare to do it or not."

Luo Shengdong was already a little drunk, but when he heard this, he immediately sobered up and ordered his subordinates: "You guys go out first, guard the door and don't let anyone in!"

After several of his subordinates went out and closed the door, Luo Shengdong quickly asked: "I wonder what Chief Shi can teach me?"

Schneider held out two fingers and said: "There are two options. Let me talk about the first one first. You are now an officer of the imperial navy, and you may get a promotion next. When you become the commander-in-chief, what will happen?

Can’t we mobilize most of the ships in the water village?”

Luo Shengdong pondered for a moment and said: "If we want to mobilize most of the ships, we must get the warrant from General He, but it should not be a problem if we usually have to dispatch a few ships."

"How about using the ships you can mobilize to help us transport the goods?" Schneider suggested: "Just go to Victory Port, Yazhou, and Qiongzhou Fucheng. The freight can be converted into silver at the market price. I heard that Shuizhai

There are more than twenty boats in there, how about making full use of these boats to earn some extra money?"

"How could this be possible!" Luo Shengdong said in shock: "If this is found out and the public weapon is used for private purposes, the crime will be quite serious!"

"You drag whoever can check you into trouble. You can't earn all the money by yourself. Sharing some benefits with your colleagues, bosses, and subordinates will not hinder your plan to make a fortune." Schneider is like the devil.

Same, constantly persuading Luo Shengdong.

"I don't want to dominate this business, but..." Luo Shengdong seemed to have some concerns and hesitated to speak.

Yan Chujie couldn't stand it any longer, and decisively launched his ultimate move: "Let me tell you, Mr. Luo Bai, you were already dead when you lied about military information before. What else do you have to be afraid of now?"

Luo Shengdong's heart suddenly thumped. He had stepped into the mud a long time ago. How could he expect to land cleanly? What was loyalty to the court and loyalty to the emperor? From the day he was captured alive, he had no idea.

Everything has become a joke! These Haihan people are trying their best to trade with me, the Ming Dynasty, so they must not have any intention of becoming an enemy of our country. In this case, why don't I get some benefits for myself?

After figuring this out, Luo Shengdong's originally anxious mood immediately relaxed a lot. He nodded and agreed, "Then I'll take care of this matter first, and we can discuss the details slowly. Mr. Shi might as well talk about the second method."

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"The second way is to illicit salt." Schneider ignored the surprised expression on Luo Shengdong's face and continued: "To tell you the truth, our salt farm in Victory Port will be put into operation soon, and the output will definitely exceed

Pass through other salt fields on Qiongzhou Island. You are a navy officer, and the navy's ships can transport goods everywhere without any hindrance. You are like a fish in water in this business. As for the profits of private salt, I don't need to go into details.

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Speaking of the salt fields on Qiongzhou Island, the largest one today is the Yangpu Salt Field in Danzhou, which became an official salt field in the Tang Dynasty. It was also one of the few salt fields that first used the sun-salting method to make salt. The mud was raked and irrigated.

Filtering salt mud and sun-drying brine, salt workers there have used this method to make sea salt for thousands of years. But even this local largest salt farm, according to historical records, has an annual output of no more than 300 tons. Such a small output is of great significance to the

The demand for the huge chemical industry is simply not enough for the public, and it is not even enough to meet the needs of the entire Qiongzhou Island residents.

According to the plan of the Executive Committee, the area of ​​the salt field off the coast of Victory Port has reached twice that of the Yangpu Salt Field. After adopting more advanced salt production technology, the output should also increase significantly. Even if it is the first salt field put into operation.

Year, the output should not be less than 1,000 tons. In this way, the cost of producing salt will be much lower than that of the official salt field. What's more, the salt field in Chuanzhong will not pay taxes to the court at all, so the price competitive advantage is very obvious.

The World Health Organization once issued a salt intake standard, recommending that adults over the age of 18 should consume no less than five grams of salt per day. However, my country's recommended standard is six grams per day. Based on this, the average annual salt consumption per capita is approximately Four to five kilograms. As Luo Shengdong knows, the current price of salt on the market, depending on the quality, is about three to four cents of silver, which is three to four hundred cents per kilogram. The current population of Qiongzhou Island has exceeded Two hundred thousand, the salt consumed in a year can reach one million catties. Even if the sale price of private salt is only half of the official salt, it is still a business of more than ten or two hundred thousand taels of silver every year!

For such a large amount of money, even if he could only get one out of a hundred, Luo Shengdong would not hesitate to think that this was definitely a huge sum of money. But at this time, he suddenly thought of something else - what Schneider just said

The talk of transporting private goods by warships in Shuizhai must be paving the way for this second method, right? To traffic in private salt, is there any safer way than using the military to smuggle it?

Luo Shengdong suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. Facing the Haihan people's calculations, his original persistence would have no effect at all. If he really wiped his face and rejected the Haihan people's proposal,

Then these people will definitely contact their colleagues and even their bosses tomorrow and use this irresistible money offensive to completely bribe them. Luo Shengdong has no doubt that his boss, who is about to reach the career line, will never refuse to work for him.

Before retiring, he used the little authority in his hands to make a fortune. If he wanted to play the role of a stumbling block, he would probably be "disposed of by military law" by General He before the promotion order from Qiongzhou Prefecture came down.

Already.

"That's it! In that case, I'll give it a go!" Luo Shengdong breathed out a sigh of relief and agreed to Schneider's suggestion.

The action team has completed more than half of its tasks this morning, and the afternoon has become easier. Luo Shengdong led a group of people from the action team around the city, satisfying these people's strong "

After having the intention of "come here for a visit", the team left the city through the south gate and went specifically to visit the famous "Big and Small Cave Sky" scenic spots near Nanshan Town.

The sea view, mountain view and stone view of this place are known as the first scenic spots in Qiongya. When you climb Aoshan Mountain, you can see the vast expanse of blue waves of Yazhou Bay, the nearby mountains, deep clouds, green forests, strange rocks and caves, and various large and small groups of rocks. Among them, Xianweng

The huge character "Shou" on the longevity stone is said to have been written by Patriarch Chen Tuan. This character "Shou" consists of four characters: person, longevity, year and abundance. People who saw it were amazed by it, and at the end they naturally took photos one by one.

.There are many cultural landscapes like this in the Dongtian Scenic Area, including the Rock View Pavilion, the wonders of sea and mountains, the landing place of Monk Jianzhen, etc., which made people who had never been there before traveling very excited.

Luo Shengdong didn't quite understand why all these Haihan people lined up in strange postures in front of the stone inscriptions at first. Later, he found that the person standing opposite was holding a strange little black box and pointed it at them. He was curious

When I came closer to take a look, I almost peeed out of fright. I saw that all the people in front of the small black box had turned into tiny little people about an inch tall and were reflected on the box. I don't know what kind of advanced magic they were from.

"Mr. Luo, let's take a photo together too!" Seeing Luo Shengdong looking there curiously, Wang Tom enthusiastically went over and patted him on the shoulder. As he spoke, he was about to pull him to the opposite side of the photographer.

go.

Luo Shengdong seemed to have roots under his feet: "No, no! I can't bear this kind of magic!"

When Tom Wang was still trying to pull him, Luo Shengdong had already broken away from him with all his strength, and stepped out six or seven feet in one stride. He looked at Tom Wang with a wary expression, as if the other person was trying to drag him to the execution ground, and the crowd watched.

The passers-by burst into laughter.

After the tour, everyone went down the mountain and returned to the seaside camp. At this time, the two merchants in Yazhou City had delivered the goods to the seaside as promised, and were counting and handing over the goods to the people who stayed on the ship. The shopkeepers of the two companies unexpectedly came to the beach at the same time.

They all followed, and it seemed that they also wanted to witness with their own eyes the strength of this overseas merchant. Of course, the first thing that caught their attention was the white, strange-looking dhow docked at the beach.

The two shopkeepers, who thought they were well-informed, stood on the beach and looked at it for a long time, but they could not see what kind of material the boat was made of or why it had such a weird shape. However, the hull of the boat was extremely wide and

It is low and indeed not the type of ship built by the Western Francois or the Dutch. It seems that the Haihan people's claim to be from the East thousands of miles away is not just a random lie.

Before leaving, Yan Chujie called Luo Shengdong to the boat. Schneider ordered five hundred taels of silver to him, and then told him again: "This is the activity fund for you. You can help us in Yazhou City."

Find a yard, preferably with a shop fronting the street. You can rent or buy it. We will send people to move in later. You can keep the rest of the money first. If you need to take care of your boss, you can make your own decisions. But everything

All expenditures must be recorded, and we don’t know when we will check them, do you understand?”

"I understand, I understand." Luo Shengdong responded hurriedly, knowing that this was the Haihan people preparing to do something big in Yazhou. Fortunately, what they were looking for was to settle in and trade, not to attack the city and plunder the territory. This is a trivial matter.

Of course I can agree.

"In addition, please contact several dental shops that can hire workers for us first. We may hire a group of craftsmen to bring them back to Victory Harbor next time we come." Yan Chujie made no secret of the executive committee's next plan.

"Yes Yes."

"Work hard, and your end goal will not be just the boss!" Yan Chujie gently patted Luo Shengdong's shoulder, looking like a revolutionary mentor.
Chapter completed!