Through Time Chapter 117

The situation at the salt farm was already known to Zhao Lang when he was on the road.

The reason for this was quite simple: a big storm had started not long ago in the coastal area.

The sites previously used for salt production were all destroyed.

The salt production method now, Zhao Lang also looked at it.

It was very crude.

A small amount of it is salt that naturally crystallises in the seaside depressions.

Then it is a matter of digging up the salty seaside soil and drenching it with brine to fry the salt.

All of this required a large number of artisan hands.

Now we have to rebuild, but we don’t have enough manpower.

Yes, it’s that simple.

Zhao Long was a bit confused at first, if there are not enough people, can’t we just recruit people?

But after looking at the slave market yesterday, there was not a single slave who knew the craft, so he could probably guess some of the reasons.

But this matter he is not at all panic, there is the salt purification method given by the system before, and then probably know the principle of drying salt.

Even if there were fewer people, he could bring them along himself and get the job done.

He could then hand it over to the sales channel given by his cheap dad.

It was only right to get the salt farm up and running as soon as possible.

The next morning, Zhao Lang woke up quickly.

The events of the past few days had made it impossible for him to sleep at all.

“Little Seven, Little Nine, why don’t you hurry… ”

Halfway through, Zhao Lang stopped, setting off this time, because of safety issues.

He didn’t bring the two out at all.

When he was on the road, he was originally all somewhat familiar with them, but once he returned to this manor.

He had the illusion again.

Zhao Lang knew that the death of someone in the group still had some effect on him.

This reinforced his intention to train elite soldiers.

He did not want to die one day holding a thick roster and telling him that these were all his own men who had died.

“Mercy does not rule the army…”

Zhao Lang let out a low sigh and got up on his own.

“Wangcai, tell the stewards of the other four manors to report here, I want to see the situation of these manors when I return.”

Zhao Long explained to Wangcai.

“Then from today onwards, all the young servants in the courtyard will have to follow the training.”

“The spider web should also be run as soon as possible, and first get a clear picture of the surroundings of the several manor houses.”

“Someone from the county should also be sent there.”

Wangcai said with a bitter smile.

“My lord, there are our men everywhere in the manor, and the spider web is naturally easy to operate.”

“But we’ve only just arrived at this place…”

Zhao Lang knew he was rushing, too, except that he particularly hated this feeling of being in two minds.

“If you don’t have anyone, use money to buy news, I’ll give you a thousand taels of gold, and within a month, I’ll at least know the gossip that everyone in the county knows.”

Zhao Lang said indifferently.

Wang Cai gritted his teeth and agreed to do so.

“This time, I’ll go out and only take to death them, on the Zhuangzi, I’ll leave it to you guys.”

After saying this, he got on his horse and took the dozen or so people who had long been prepared to go to death and galloped off in the direction of the salt farm without the slightest lingering.

There was no Little Seven, Little Nine, and Uncle Fu was not at this stately home, nor were the two teachers.

He could not hold back in his heart.

He sped along.

These days, they were practising riding on the road as well.

They could not fight on horseback yet, but they had little trouble getting around.

When Zhao Lang smelt the smell of the sea in the air, he knew he was almost at the place.

“House Master, this place is too desolate too.”

Looking at the surroundings, Go Dead frowned and spoke.

The fields along here were in a barren state, and not a single person could be seen for half a day.

Zhao Lang thought about the fertile land here and said with a few moments of regret that

“It was originally a frontier land, this kind of situation, it’s normal.”

It was hard to find someone to ask about the exact location, and when Zhao Lang saw the salt farm, a pair of eyebrows, too, could not help but frown.

This was completely different from the salt farm he had imagined.

Not far from the beach, in a flat area.

A haphazard pile of earthen nests that should be used for salt production.

On the other side is a row of ramshackle wooden huts.

It was not long before the group arrived when a small official, dressed in green clothes, approached with two men in tow.

“Who is stopping at the salt farm!”

The official questioned without fear in the face of so many people.

“We are the new merchants in charge of the salt farm, and here is the paperwork.”

Zhao Lang handed over the prepared paperwork.

“So you’re a merchant, how come you’re only here now? The salt farm has been out of action for a long time!”

“Within a month, I must see, a thousand catties of crude salt!”

“Otherwise, this salt farm will be handed over to someone else in the future!”

The junior official handed the paperwork back to Zhao Lang and, with a cold snort, quickly left.

He did not give Zhao Lang a chance to speak at all.

Zhao Long froze for a moment, his status as a merchant, he was in charge of sales, not production, but what was going on now?

The reaction of this petty official was extremely wrong.

Just then, the two people left behind said that

“This gentleman, we are the stewards of the salt farm here.”

Zhao Lang dismounted at once and walked towards the inside of the salt farm as he said.

“Is the salt farm unable to produce even a bit of salt now?”

Even if there were no apparatus to make fire to refine the salt, there were always natural salt crystals here by the sea, so it wasn’t like there was no output at all.

The two stewards looked at each other, and one of them smiled and said

“You don’t know, there are still more than a hundred slaves in the salt farm, so naturally there is still some output.”

“But all this output has to be supplied to the Zhao family first.”

The two stewards said one thing to each other, and when Zhao Lang had almost seen the whole salt farm, he knew what was going on.

It was a clichéd story of a local Zhao magnate and a minor official colluding to get their hands on this salt farm.

When the salt farm was destroyed, they took the opportunity to take away all the craftsmen who knew how to make salt in advance, leaving only the slaves behind.

No wonder the petty official was behaving so strangely.

Only this was not a problem at all for Zhao Lang.

A thousand pounds of salt was just that.

“Order it down, work will begin tomorrow.”

Zhao Lang said indifferently.

The two stewards said that

“My lord, there are no artisans here, the slaves don’t know how to make salt.”

Zhao Lang waved his hand and said that

“No matter, I will.”

The two stewards gave each other a silent look, this was no mere technicality.

The two of them were more or less technically savvy as well.

But neither of them said much.

After Zhao Lang and the others had entered the salt farm, a figure left the place in a hurry.

At this moment, inside a mansion covered with guards in the county.

Several people dressed in flamboyant clothes were sitting on their knees opposite each other, talking to each other.

“Your Excellency rests, Wei Yi has been ordered by the Lord of the State to bring Princess Yushu to join you in marriage this time.”

“From then on, Yan and Zhao will once again be allied, and when the time is ripe, we will be able to complete the great task of restoring the country.”

Wei Yi spoke impassionedly, but Zhao She did not seem to be very interested.

Seeing this, Wei Yi smiled and said that

“Don’t worry, Duke Xie, Princess Yushu is incomparable in appearance and will certainly satisfy you.”

“Please, Princess!”

Zhao Xie was about to explain when he saw a woman slowly walk in.

A stunning goose egg face, bright eyes and white teeth, red lips lightly opened and said

“Yushu has met the two gentry.”

For a moment, Zhao Xie and Zhao Jie beside him both looked mesmerised.