"Boil the sea to get salt?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan in surprise: "How to boil the sea? I don't have anyone under my command who can boil the sea!"
He thought Chu Nan wanted to find someone who could control the sea of fire to help him cook the sea.
"There is no need to go to such trouble. We only need to dig trenches to introduce seawater into the mainland, and then expose it to the scorching sun. The seawater can be dried in three to five days, and what is left is salt." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"So simple?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and said in surprise. He didn't know how to make salt, but he also knew that it was difficult to make sea salt.
"This is also a method I got by chance. Today's salt-making method is too complicated, and the effect is far less than the method of boiling the sea. In fact, the principle is similar, but people often don't know how the power of the sun can be matched by the power of the sun, no matter how powerful the manpower is.
The power of the sun?" Chu Nan sighed. If Lu Lingqi's matter hadn't happened, he was going to use this method to knock on the doors of aristocratic families and give himself a chance to enter Liu Bei's eyes. If he uses it now, the benefits may be even greater.
, but it may be a short-term benefit.
The icing on the cake is never as good as providing help in the snow. Although Lu Bu is not a wise master, it is precisely because of this that he may only have a chance to climb up with him!
When people are weak, they don't actually have much choice. He wants to be with Liu Bei or Cao Cao, but they can't even reach the door. In fact, if Lu Bu doesn't have Lu Lingqi here, he can't reach it either, but now that he can reach it
, naturally you have to show your value. Even if you want to join someone else in the future, others have to know that you are a talent.
This salt industry is my chance to make a name for myself.
"Since you came here, you must have already established a method?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and asked.
"Yes, but it requires the strength of Marquis Wen, and it is difficult for the next person to do it." Chu Nan nodded.
"Oh?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and suddenly felt that he was a lot more pleasing to his eyes: "Tell me, how can I help you?"
"You need people!" Chu Nan said: "This matter seems simple, but it also requires a lot of manpower. Especially to spread the situation, more salt fields need to be set up. And to prevent others from being damaged, it is best to mobilize the army, at least
Before exerting force, the information must not be leaked."
Lu Bu nodded: "Is there anything else?"
"Also, salt shops in various places need to start preparations. Once the first batch of salt is released, it can be sold." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Lu Bu frowned when he heard this: "It's not difficult to find a general in the army, but this person who opened a salt village..."
The term "salt village" is a bit new, but it is not difficult to understand. It is just like the old government-run salt shop.
But to open a salt farm, you need people to manage it, right? Where do the people come from?
If you ask Lu Bu if he wants soldiers or generals, that's no problem. Lu Bu has plenty of men under his command, but those who are good at management and planning are not to say non-existent, but they are definitely limited. At the very least, it will be difficult to find them to open a salt farm.
"If Marquis Wen is willing to delegate power, I can find someone to open the salt village for Marquis Wen. But there is another point. When the salt village is opened, in order to avoid trouble in the area, there must be soldiers to guard it. It cannot be the local government office.
, I would like to suggest that the governor's office orders a battalion to be set up as the Salt Transportation Department, which is independent of the local government office and only listens to the orders of Marquis Wen. In this way, as long as we have enough salt in our hands, we can control the entire Xuzhou Salt Industry.
You can put them all in the palm of your hand, and you can even sell them to other states and counties." Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu.
This is also the second purpose of his coming, to gain power!
Although he is now a Jincao, he has no one under his command. The wealthy businessmen of the aristocratic families all have a non-violent and non-cooperative attitude. It is almost impossible to break the situation in this environment.
If you want to get your rights into your hands, you cannot rely on yourself alone.
In fact, Xuzhou has no shortage of business talents, and this is also a circle that Chu Nan is familiar with.
If he was asked to find any celebrities or talents, Chu Nan couldn't find them, and even if he could find them, he wouldn't be able to attract them. But he was looking for merchants. The Chu family is the home of merchants. Although they are small businessmen and hawkers, they still have their own circle.
In this circle, the Chu family has a lot of contacts accumulated from generations of business, at least for this matter, there will be no one available!
It is equivalent to establishing an additional financial path directly belonging to Lu Bu in addition to the existing political system. With this financial path, Chu Nan can take the opportunity to increase his status and gain certain rights, and Lu Bu can also use this to consolidate his foundation in Xuzhou.
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The Xuzhou family's trick to contain Lu Bu was economic control. They would not completely refuse financial support to Lu Bu, but this financial support was accurately calculated. It was just enough for Lu Bu not to starve to death, but it would be difficult to regain his wolf nature after eating enough.
Don't even think about it.
If Chu Nan's unexpected appearance had not happened, even if there were no historical events, Lu Bu would have been controlled by others for the rest of his life, and he would still have to be grateful.
This is also a win-win situation. Chu Nan can get the rights he wants, and Lu Bu can get financial resources outside the family to arm himself. He has more chips in his hands. As for how to use them, that is the next step.
Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan, and Chu Nan was not afraid and looked directly at Lu Bu.
"Okay, regarding this matter, I ordered Hou Cheng and Cao Xing to lead three thousand elite troops at your disposal. Don't let me down." After a while, Lu Bu nodded and patted Chu Nan on the shoulder.
"Thank you, Marquis Wen!" Chu Nan saluted. In fact, he wanted Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to cooperate with him. However, Hou Cheng was also a close confidant of Lu Bu, and even more trusted by Lu Bu than Gao Shun, which was considered a kind of respect.
I am not qualified to pick someone with Lu Bu. If I open my mouth, let people know that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun may not remember my good deeds, and they have offended Hou Cheng and Cao Xing for no reason.
"Let's go, follow me to see Han Yin." After deciding on this matter, Lu Bu got up and it was time to send Han Yin back.
The two of them went to the mansion where Han Yin was staying. Before going, Chu Nan asked Lu Bu to bring the betrothal gift and added some more.
"Do you really want to return these betrothal gifts? Then Yuan Shu relied on me last time for 200,000 stones of grain and grass and hasn't paid back yet. What's wrong with leaving a few betrothal gifts?" As he approached the gate of the mansion, Lu Bu frowned and looked at Chu Nan. He initially accepted it.
If this future son-in-law were offered this plan by others, he would never agree to it.
"If Marquis Wen is that Yuan Shu, what will happen if Marquis Wen refuses his betrothal gift?" Chu Nan did not refute directly, but asked rhetorically.
"What else can he say?" Lu Bu snorted coldly.
At this time, Lu Bu's character flaws were exposed. Lu Bu was very shrewd in small things, but lacked long-term vision.
Chu Nan was a little helpless: "Then let's say that Marquis Wen has a son, and he has betrothed Liu Bei's daughter, and the betrothal gift was also given. Liu Bei originally agreed, but had to refuse due to various reasons, and thought Marquis Wen had captured Xuzhou.
What will happen to Marquis Wen if he withholds the betrothal gift and does not return it!?"
"He dares!" Lu Bu snorted coldly: "Then immediately send troops to attack Liu Bei..."
At the end of the sentence, Lu Bu frowned and looked at Chu Nan.
"Once a war breaks out, Marquis Wen's bravery will naturally lead to victory. However, the food and grass consumed in this process are not the betrothal gifts. This war is like doing business. It is best not to do a loss-making business, as it will be lost due to a moment of anger.
Not worth it." Chu Nan laughed.
Lu Bu nodded silently and looked at Chu Nan again: "With your talent, it is indeed a pity to be a Jincao."
"Marquis Wen praised me, I have been doing business for a long time, and the principles in this world are actually the same as doing business."
"Let's go." Lu Bu said no more. The gains and losses were clear. Although he still felt distressed, there was no need to dwell on it anymore!