After Yang Han and others left, Li Changxian stayed with He Yue and others again to consult about the salt problem.

Regarding salt, He Yue is still very clear. Although the government has the right to sell salt, in Wanling County, a place controlled by large indigenous households, the Wanling County government office has no salt to sell. Only large households and wealthy businessmen can sell it.

Table salt, a small amount of table salt, was smuggled in from private salt dealers.

What Li Zhu was holding just now was mineral salt, which was shipped from Sichuan, Hunan and other places.

Most of the salt sold here in Wanling County is this kind of mineral rock, and a small amount is sea salt shipped from the south of Wanling County.

Both salts are of similar quality and contain impurities.

As for refined salt, it is only available in big cities like Beijing and cannot be enjoyed by ordinary people.

There are no salt mines here in Lingnan. At least He Yue has been here for several years and no one has ever heard of it.

“How far is Wanling County from the sea?”

Li Changxian wanted to add to his geographical knowledge. Lingnan in this era may have been around Guangxi and Guizhou in later generations.

"Sir, Wanling County is not far from the sea, about two hundred miles or so, but the road is extremely difficult to walk, the people are sparsely populated, and there are people from Shiguo who often cross the river."

People from the Stone Kingdom? This era has really changed! Li Changxian vaguely remembered in the history books that there was a Nanzhao Kingdom, a Yue Kingdom, etc. nearby. How did a Stone Kingdom appear?

"There are many small countries in the south of Wanling County, but the largest one is Shi Kingdom. If Shi Kingdom hadn't blocked it back then, the ancient prince would have continued to attack farther places, maybe even to the horizon!"

The horizon? Li Changxian looked at He Yue and thought to himself, you are really imaginative! If you go south from here, you will reach the seaside. There is no horizon.

"According to people, the Kingdom of Stone is known as the Kingdom of Elephants, and the ancient prince suffered a loss in this regard back then."

He Yue continued to explain.

The country of elephants? Is it ancient India? In Lee Chang-hyun’s impression, only Indians play with elephants in South Asia. Are Indians’ hands so long? Are they now directly connected to ancient China?

It was impossible for Li Changxian to think about it. In later generations, India only connected with China because of the shameless British occupying Chinese land.

Li Changxian thought for a while, the Han Dynasty has changed in this era, and maybe the outside world has also changed.

I don’t want to! Let’s settle the matter in Wanling County first and then talk about it.

"Is the seaside land under the jurisdiction of Wanling County?"

Li Changxian must ask this question clearly. If he rashly steps into the territory of other countries and a dispute occurs between countries, then Li Changxian will be the sinner of the Jin Dynasty!

"The seaside is in the southeast of Wanling County, and the Shiguo is in the southwest of Wanling County. There is also a virgin forest and a big river separated by it. The seaside should be the land of Wanling County."

He Yue was not sure. Back then, the Jin Dynasty army reached the seaside, and then had a war with the Shi Kingdom in the southwest. In the end, the two sides demarcated the forest and the river as the boundary, which was still far from the seaside.

But who knows whether people from the Stone Kingdom will also go there to declare their sovereignty?

Li Changxian thought about the maps of later generations, and finally took it for granted that the seaside was the territory of the Jin Dynasty.

Since it is a place under his jurisdiction, it is necessary for him to go there to inspect and express condolences to the local civilians.

If sea salt can be dried at the beach, it will solve the problem of salt shortage here in Wanling County, and the sea salt can also be sold to Lingnan Prefecture, or even further places.

Also, the sea! The places you yearn for, the beaches, the seafood, you need to build some ships to trade in the waters farther south to make money!

Li Changxian fell into a state of confusion.

Now that everything in Wanling County is on track and everything is fine, why not take people to the beach to have a look.

In the evening, Li Changxian summoned everyone in the county government and told them directly that he was taking people to the seaside in the south of Wanling County.

He Yue and others heard this and did not stop him. They also knew that it was useless to stop Li Changxian. This county magistrate always took unusual paths.

How to get there? It’s not practical to go by horse. There are no official roads to go from Wanling County to the south. They are all rugged paths, which may be more difficult than the road from Lingnan Prefecture to Wanling County.

That can only be done by water. Fortunately, many wealthy households in Wanling County have small boats that can reach the indigenous tribes near the sea. I wonder if the wealthy households in Wanling County can borrow them?

The next day, Li Changxian sent Li Zhu to write a letter to the Mi family. He used the unpleasant incident that happened last time to express his apology to the old man of the Mi family. He also thanked the Mi family for providing so much food to the county government. Finally, he planned to temporarily borrow rice.

Used for small boats at home.

During this period, the old man of the Mi family saw that Li Changxian had no ill intentions towards them and did not endanger the interests of the Mi family. Since they were in peace, it was okay to grant him the small thing of borrowing a boat.

In the afternoon of the same day, the housekeeper of the Mi family led Li Changxian and others to the dock by the Mijia river. This dock has always been the place where the Mi family transports food. The place is not big. There are several warehouses built on the bank, and two or three docks are docked on one side of the river.

A small boat.

Li Changxian is very interested in this small dock. It seems that the Mi family is not simple! Just this small dock can bring a steady stream of wealth to the Mi family.

In fact, not only the Mi family has a small dock, but the three major families in Wanling County and other wealthy households in Wanling County also have docks on this river. This is why the old man of the Mi family readily agreed. If he didn't borrow it, would it be difficult to stop Li Changxian?

Instead of borrowing it from other places, it is better to make good friends with Lee Chang-hyun.

Does the small river at the old military camp also lead here? If so, Li Changxian also wants to expand the river there, build a larger dock, and build some large ships. Then he can also do waterway transportation and transport salt from the seaside.

come over.

I must ask He Yue later, where does this river lead to? Is it far from the Yanghan tribe? Can the limestone and stones there be transported by boat? After all, the roads in Wanling County are not good, and the horse transportation volume is not large, and

The locals also lacked cattle and horses for transportation.

Li Changxian booked these two boats on the spot and agreed to set off tomorrow.

Back at the county government office, Li Changxian carefully asked He Yue and others. The small river next to the old military camp can indeed lead to the Mijia dock and Yang Han's tribe.

However, this river can only reach Fenghuangling in the south of Wanling County, and then extends to the east. If you want to go to the beach, you need to turn to other rivers or go by horse. Fortunately, Fenghuangling is not far from the sea, about twenty or thirty years away.

About a mile or so.

Li Changxian looked at the map drawn by He Yue and felt a little regretful. Why didn't this river go straight to the sea? There was a Phoenix Ridge across it? Why was it so difficult to build his own river?

This time when he went to the beach, Li Changxian did not take Wang Jingmei and the others. After all, there were still some children at home who needed to be taken care of, and there were guards in the yamen, so Li Changxian left Zhao Yuan at home and only brought Li Zhu and Cao Yun with him.

With more than 20 people including Da, Li Huer and Zhao Wu guarding us, the road to the seaside must be safe and sound.

Of course, don't forget to bring the gunpowder can, which is a powerful weapon. It worked great the first two times. I hope you won't encounter anyone who is not smart this time.
Chapter completed!