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Liyanfu is located at the southernmost point of Longyou.
There are many salt wells here, which supply salt to the entire northwest and several counties in the pass. It is a rare and wealthy place in the northwest.
After the zombie outbreak, all the salt-producing workshops in Liyan Prefecture stopped working. If the population of Longyou hadn't dropped sharply, it would have caused a huge food shortage.
However, more than a year has passed, and almost all the salt that can be found in the land of Longyou has been collected, so the start of salt well construction is imminent.
But salt production is a technical job after all. Without enough technicians, it is simply unrealistic to produce large amounts of salt.
In addition, if you want to produce salt, you must also solve problems such as salt well safety and salt transportation safety. It can be said that this is an extremely complex project.
Huang Yuanqing, the newly appointed Salt Judge Huang Yuanqing, took over the salt production task assigned by the prefect Hu Side before he had time to carry out his work according to his own plan.
However, the real plan could not keep up with the changes. Faced with this urgent and important task, Huang Yuanqing did not refuse.
After taking over this task, Huang Yuanqing on the one hand looked for salt workers and recruited people to learn how to make salt. On the other hand, he contacted the health center and asked for safety guarantees for the salt workers in the Yanchi.
These are the only two things I can talk about, but there are countless things that need to be coordinated, such as food, clothing, housing, etc. for everyone involved.
Less than twenty days after taking office, Huang Yuanqing, who was traveling back and forth, had lost a lot of weight, making him look even more frail than he was already.
Of course, all the hard work has paid off, and the first batch of salt wells have resumed production.
In order to ensure safety, the first batch of salt wells were heavily guarded. The health station stationed a hundred households here and built fortifications around the salt wells and workshops.
At this moment, Huang Yuanqing and the hundreds of households stationed here were guarding the gate where Zhuangzi was. The university was buzzing with noise and the cold made his face turn red.
After finishing his inspection of various counties in Liyan, Zhao Yanxun will come to Yanjing today to watch, so the two of them are waiting here to welcome him.
"I heard that Mr. Huang is from Jingdong, Yuanyang?"
"Exactly!"
"I have been stationed in Jingdong before. It's a really good place!" Sun Youcheng said with a smile.
He wanted to bring up the topic, but Huang Yuanqing was not interested in it. Jingdong was a sad place for him.
Sun Youcheng was a little embarrassed at this moment, but he also knew Huang Yuanqing's character, so he could only put away his words.
But if possible, Sun Youcheng is still willing to get closer to Huang Yuanqing. After all, this is the judge of Liyan Mansion who was favored by King Yong.
Thinking about this and looking at the smoke and dust rising in the distance, Sun Youcheng said: "The prince is here!"
"Everyone stand still, the prince is here!" Sun Youcheng reminded his subordinates.
Standing at the door at this moment, in addition to Huang Yuanqing and two petty officials, there were also more than twenty soldiers under Sun Youcheng.
The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, and the team in the distance had appeared on the official road, rushing towards Zhuangzi where the salt well was located.
Zombies were inevitable along the way, but under the powerful force of the guards, they were wiped out like fallen leaves swept away by the autumn wind.
"Cut down the monsters gathered at the door!" Sun Youcheng ordered loudly.
In fact, they have been cleaning up, but this thing can't be killed at all. After killing a few, it will appear again soon.
Soon, the cavalry arrived at full speed, and Zhao Yanxun was surrounded by guards.
"See Your Highness!"
Everyone present knelt in the snow and saluted Zhao Yanxun one after another.
"No need to be polite, everyone get up!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
Then he jumped off the horse and walked forward, followed by the guards who also dismounted one after another.
After Huang Yuanqing and Huang Yuanqing stood up, Zhao Yanxun first asked: "So many people are gathered here? Are you afraid of a sneak attack by monsters?"
Sun Youcheng immediately replied: "My lord, don't worry, the fortifications around Zhuangzi are tight, and there will never be a chance for monsters to attack!"
In winter, the temperature drops, which affects the activity of zombies. As long as you don't actively provoke them, zombies will not gather on a large scale, so Zhuangzi's defensive pressure is not very high.
"Let's go and take a look at the salt well first!"
Huang Yuanqing hurriedly greeted him and said: "Your Highness, please!"
Then he guided Zhao Yanxun into Zhuangzi, while Sun Youcheng guided the guards to rest.
Along the way, Huang Yuanqing introduced the situation here and there, giving Zhao Yanxun a general understanding of Zhuangzi.
"Your Highness, there are thirty-seven salt wells in the village. Four salt wells have been re-opened and can produce nearly two hundred kilograms of salt every day!"
"Thirty-seven? How long will it take for the others to start working?"
Huang Yuanqing replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the others are still being cleaned up. No one has taken care of them for more than a year, and many salt wells have been blocked..."
Cleaning salt wells is not an ordinary job, so it will take a lot of time.
At this moment, there was a room nearby, and someone was busy inside. Zhao Yanxun walked directly in.
When I came to the door, I saw two men busy inside, taking something out from lying on the ground.
"Your Highness, the two of them are cleaning the salt well!"
At this time, Zhang Meng, who was following Zhao Yanxun, couldn't help but remind him: "You two, why don't you be polite when the prince arrives?"
The two men were working too seriously. They didn't know someone was coming until they heard the reminder, and they immediately turned around and looked at the door.
Then the two of them "plopped" and knelt on the ground, and the rope beside them ran directly behind them. After a few breaths, there was a faint muffled sound from the ground.
"Kowtow to the prince!"
Zhao Yanxun ignored it, but walked behind the two men and saw a dark "hole" with a diameter of no more than twenty centimeters.
Signaling the two men working to move away, Huang Yuanqing stepped forward and explained: "Your Highness, this is the salt well. This place is nearly twenty feet deep!"
The construction of such a deep and thin salt well is extremely difficult. It was dug out over many years and was not a one-time achievement.
The two men just used attacks to clean up debris in the well. They can only be used after they are clean.
After a brief visit, Zhao Yanxun said: "Go and have a look at the salt making workshop!"
So everyone walked out of the house, and the snow outside was now lighter.
While walking, Huang Yuanqing explained: "Your Highness, it is said that Liyan Mansion's official documents record that there are more than 900 salt wells in the whole mansion, distributed within thirty miles around the city!"
In fact, it is not accurate to say this. The salt wells came first and then the Fucheng. The Fucheng served these salt wells.
"At its peak, Liyan Mansion could produce nearly 40,000 kilograms of salt every day!"
Zhao Yanxun nodded and said: "It's a pity...I'm afraid it will be difficult to see this grand event again!"
According to Huang Yuanqing's explanation just now, the daily production output restored at this stage is two hundred kilograms, which is far from 40,000 kilograms.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yuanqing said: "I do not agree with what Your Highness said!"
"Why?" Zhao Yanxun asked with great interest.
"When Your Highness has put an end to the troubled times, and when the people are recuperating, and when the country is prosperous and the people are prosperous, a prosperous age will naturally come!"
Huang Yuanqing said it very sincerely, making this obviously flattering statement seem particularly righteous.
Zhao Yanxun did not respond to this. Some things just need to be done in a down-to-earth manner. There is no need to shout slogans every day.
